Fourteen national and 25 regional titles are among the accolades the University of Nevada, Las Vegas rodeo team possesses. Come this weekend, 17 of the university’s team members hope to add one more title to the list.
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SCAMS TARGETING SENIOR CITIZENS
TO BE FOCUS OF AWARENESS EVENTS
The Nevada State Contractors Board plans to launch its inaugural senior awareness program from 9:30 to 11 a.m. May 2 at the Martin Luther King Senior Center, 2420 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., Suite B, in North Las Vegas.
News reports of murders, robberies and home invasions can prompt one to buy a gun. Learning how to handle them safely and use them legally are matters that gun laws, firearms classes and local agencies aim to address.
The Large Vision Business Network Mixer is a marketing savvy vehicle to help drive traffic to small businesses. The group’s next mixer, “The Power of Women & Business,” is planned for May 1.
Summerlin resident Brian Arlin converted his thirsty front lawn into a water-efficient landscape and earned the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s Yard of the Month designation for March.
The Faith Lutheran Theatre Company plans to perform “All Shook Up,” which is based on William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” but features Elvis Presley as the star. It includes more than 20 of Presley’s greatest hits, including “Jailhouse Rock” and “It’s Now or Never.”
Summer camps can help keep kids active, entertained and safe during the summer break, and options are available around the Las Vegas Valley.
It may be packed with more than 200 pages of photos of Las Vegas from the Strip to the surrounding desert, but Linda Chase’s “Picturing Las Vegas” is more than just a picture book. Chase, an author who grew up in Las Vegas, fills her pages with history, stories and trivia spanning from the city’s early history to today.
Pizza is taken seriously here as fresh dough is made daily with the finest flour and olive oil, while the homemade sauce has a tasty blend of Italian herbs and spices.
Question: We want to plant a pecan tree. Would you please recommend one for Las Vegas? If we plant one, can we cut it way back and keep it small like we did our other fruit trees?