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When it comes to keeping youths active, on top of schoolwork and off the streets, many of them turn to sports. One gym that offers opportunities to train in boxing and receive tutoring in school is North Las Vegas Center Ring Boxing, 1018 Fremont St.
Book events scheduled this week include signings for “Fade Sag Crumble: Ten Las Vegas Writers Confront Decay,” “Feathers & Gifts” and “Confessions of a Guidette.”
A gypsy curse, dreams of a mysterious woman later spotted in a 60-year-old photograph, family secrets and a gay man looking for acceptance from his retired minister grandfather fill the pages of local author Donna M. Quick’s novel “Hallowed Illusions.” For more information about the book, visit iuniverse.com or Quick can be contacted at donnamquick@hotmail.com.
El Rancho Mexican is a fusion restaurant without all the fuss and fancy trimmings that many associate with fusion dining.
SLIDIN’ THRU TO OPEN LOCATIONS
ON DURANGO DRIVE, FORT APACHE ROAD
Question: What should I be doing with my lawn this time of year?
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ University Forum lecture series is in its 28th year, and its purpose of providing engaging presentations to the local community still holds true since its inception.
Officials throughout the Las Vegas Valley are taking measures to ensure safety during Halloween this year, alerting residents of suggested trick-or-treating hours and hosting events to promote alternative ways of celebrating.
You might be impressed when Jan VanTuyl tells you he’s been teaching in the Clark County School District for 40 years, but that pales in comparison to the 60 years he’s been coaching overall. He was the inspiration for the first gymnastics team in Henderson and is currently building a new tennis team at Desert Pines High School.
At 99 years old and tethered to an oxygen tank, Silverio Cuaresma hardly fits the image of a poster child.
Yet, the Filipino-American Veterans of Nevada are hoping that he’ll anchor their campaign. The group wants to present President Barack Obama a petition when he visits Las Vegas on Monday.
President Barack Obama will drop by Las Vegas during a three-state visit to the West on Monday to pick up some campaign money and tout his revised jobs bill.
In the two weeks before 16-year-old Joe Miller killed himself, he seemed to throw off his despair. He watched his younger brother and sister while his parents were out. He even took his mother out for ice cream three times.
