Adventures along the San Juan

Only about 15,000 people live in the entire 7,933 square miles that is San Juan County, Utah. That leaves a lot of room for the rest of us to go adventuring there, and the opportunities are many.

Performers have high hopes for show space

There are many causes in this world, and Las Vegas entertainers raise money for lots of them. Everything from Family Promise, sheltering homeless families here in town, to earthquake victims in L’Aquila, Italy.

HARDLY HIRING

Clinton Tell hurries through Planet Hollywood Resort with résumé in hand, hoping this day will be different from the others. Tell is an unemployed warehouseman in his late 30s. He is attending a job fair for a chance to be one of 800 hired by the Strip resort for the November opening of its 1,201-room PH Towers.

Aqueduct casino bids fierce and furious

The bidding for a casino at New York’s Aqueduct racetrack has turned into an old-fashioned Wild West shootout.

BUSINESS CALENDAR

NORTH LAS VEGAS CHAMBER

COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS

TAKING THE REINS: Newly installed North Las Vegas Mayor Shari Buck said she will focus on stabilizing the city’s businesses and creating jobs.

Painful quarter for local lenders

The recent failure of $1.5 billion-asset Community Bank of Nevada was a reminder of just how much damage the unrelenting recession has caused Southern Nevada financial institutions.

IN BRIEF

GOLF

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

Nogueira handles Couture

PORTLAND, Ore. — A rare appearance before hometown fans ended in disappointment for Randy Couture, who lost a unanimous decision to Brazil’s Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the main event of UFC 102 at the Rose Garden on Saturday night.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT DEL MAR

Local conquers Badwater

It’s the world’s toughest foot race — 135 miles through Death Valley in July, when the temperature reaches 125 degrees. The runners competing in the Adventurecorps Badwater Ultramarathon will climb a combined 13,000 feet and race without sleep for two days. They have only 60 hours to complete the 135-mile course — 48 if they want to win a coveted belt buckle.

Porter carries Agassi Prep to 48-6 win

DeVonn Porter rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns Saturday to lead Agassi Prep’s football team to a season-opening 48-6 win over Abundant Life (Utah) at Rancho High.

Briscoe outduels Dixon on last lap

JOLIET, Ill. — Points leader Ryan Briscoe went wheel-to-wheel with fellow championship contender Scott Dixon on the last lap and came out on top, winning Saturday night’s IndyCar series race at Chicagoland Speedway by only 0.0077 seconds.

Demoted Accardo puzzled

After pitching poorly in spring training, 51s closer Jeremy Accardo understood the Toronto Blue Jays’ decision to send him to Triple-A to start this season.

Message to Texans fans: Buzz off

The beers at Houston’s Reliant Stadium this year won’t necessarily taste great, but they will be less filling.

Caring Coronado freshman puts best feet forward

They should have known that when 9/11 struck terror into this nation and Nick Paris put on his official little police uniform to set up a lemonade stand with his older sister, there was something special about him.

THIS WEEK

MONDAY

Hellacious Harmon mess rooted in ’90s politics

Go ahead and whine about lane closures on Harmon Avenue at the Las Vegas Strip. About the backups and congestion caused by motorists turned away and forced to find an alternate route. About how every effort to maneuver around Harmon is greeted only by more construction.

Cancer fighter enjoying new life

There was a time in Bill Layne’s life when his biggest concern was making sure that the performance contracts of Elvis Presley, Ike and Tina Turner, Barbra Streisand, Nancy Sinatra, Perry Como and many other entertainers were in order at either the International or Las Vegas Hilton hotels.

Reporters’ Notebook

THE LATE SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY will be remembered for many things, not the least of which was his ability to recite a nursery rhyme.

Buying & Bailing: Walking away from ‘underwater’ mortgage has pitfalls

You bought your place for $350,000 in 2006. Today, you might get $175,000 for it. You owe at least $100,000 more than it’s worth. Could you perhaps buy that exact same model across the street for $150,000, walk away from your underwater mortgage and start over with a sane housing payment? And would it be so wrong if you did buy and bail?

Experts say exceedingly few homeowners possess the financial wherewithal to indulge in the practice, which grabbed national headlines in a recent Time magazine cover story.

Dateless period just right for lulavs

TECOPA, Calif. — The margins are thin and seasonal in the date farming business, so Brian Brown is always searching for new ways to squeeze extra revenue from his spring-fed oasis 80 miles west of Las Vegas.

Date farm uses castoff clothes to keep birds at bay

TECOPA, Calif. – Junior Huffman made his living in the Mojave Desert as a miner and a rancher. It wasn’t until he reached his mid-60s that he developed an interest in women’s clothes.

‘Clunkers’ benefit debatable

The pitch for Cash for Clunkers included the environmental benefits of getting less fuel-efficient cars off the road. But whether sidelining clunkers translates to reducing the haze that sometimes shrouds the Las Vegas Valley remains to be seen.

Top Stories

A ghastly crime took a sinister turn on Friday, when authorities confirmed that a 19-year-old Henderson woman now charged with killing her newborn son once left a stillborn baby in a trash bin at The Mirage.

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