Victoria Young, 11, who has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City, won a $10,000 award to help with music needs.
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Desert Spring United Methodist Church will get its latest NV Energy bill any day now. But there will be no cringing because the church has gone solar, and an estimated 40 percent of its energy costs will be powered by the sun. Best of all, the solar panels and their installation didn’t cost the church a dime.
Cathy Carrabis of The Lakes has never been in the Army or fought in a war, but she does battle every day, and she has the pink camouflage outfit to prove it. Carrabis, 57, is facing down breast cancer and plans to take part in next month’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K fun walk, sponsored by the American Cancer Society at the JW Marriott.
Don Tortaco is open 24 hours, and that’s good news when the cry goes out at 4 p.m. or 4 a.m. for a crispy taco, a tasty burrito or a satisfying enchilada.
Sixteen years in and Don Macauley’s hobby is still a pain in the neck. The Centennial Hills resident rolls pigeons, a competitive hobby involving training a domesticated breed of the birds to do rapid backward somersaults in flight.
n King Ibu from Podor, Senegal. plans to perform original music inspired by the culture and folk music of Senegal during a free public concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.
Dwight Jones is entering his ninth month as superintendent and faces a $150 million budget deficit. Of the school district’s more than 20,000 seniors, half are not on track to graduate this year. More rigorous curriculum and tougher standardized tests are likely going to lower proficiency scores and the graduation rate in coming years. These problems weigh heavy on Jones’ mind and keep him working late hours.
Northwest Las Vegas plays host to a variety of car shows, from weekly Cruise Night events to the West End Boys Sunday Morning Car Show in the parking lot of Santa Fe Mining Company.
The Las Vegas chapter of the Brandeis University National Committee plans to kick off its 17th year with a luncheon at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Madrid Room at the Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive. Highlights will include a performance by the Hawaii Dance Company of Las Vegas and a preview of the more than 40 study groups being produced this year from fine arts to groups for food lovers. Admission is $40. Contact Carol Sperber at 341-7226.