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Seven valley mothers to be honored

Nevada’s annual Mother of the Year brunch is planned for Saturday when Las Vegas two women – Mary Jean Holcombe and Erin Cranor – will be honored. Also at the brunch five local mothers will be recognized with Community Mothers of Honor awards.

Literary Las Vegas: Dennis Goode

Las Vegas novelist, poet and short story author Dennis Goode grew up in New York City, the setting for his novel “Time Squares.” The book follows the adventures of two young boys curious about the lives and stories of the neighbors stacked in apartments around them, “intrigued by the fact that people lived on top and below one another, and that they could be seen at once in a single swooping glance.”

Super Summer Theatre to launch season May 18

Super Summer Theatre is ready to kick off its 2012 season with a revamped stage and new productions.

Jazz in the Park offers free concerts for locals

Tourists visiting in early summer typically flock to the Strip, but residents might consider attending an annual event downtown targeted toward them.

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Summerlin moms find ways to bond with their children

Mother’s Day is Sunday, and View recently sat down to talk with some special Summerlin mothers about how they spend quality time with their children.

Collector has right stuff for space and science center

If they build it, Lonnie Hammargren will come. And he’ll bring some of his space stuff with him. The former Nevada lieutenant governor and 1960s flight surgeon for NASA astronauts has space junk in his backyard, cosmos memorabilia upstairs and scale models of a space shuttle and the International Space Station on the roof of his southeast Las Vegas home.

Nevadan at Work: UNLV grad had the time so he pursued brewing career

As he sought an elective his senior year to reach graduation requirements, David Pascual exemplified University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ reputation as a party school by signing up for a semester-long course in beer tasting.

Firefighters’ 24-hour shifts get close look

In the last few years, Clark County fire­fighters have seen their reputations tarnished amid accusations of abusing sick time, and they’ve responded by using 57,000 fewer hours.

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