The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill has weekly support groups at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at its clinic, 1590 W. Sunset Road, and at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, 6161 W. Charleston Blvd., Building 1 (310-5764).
In early July, high-country wildflowers burst into full bloom, and Cedar Breaks National Monument burst with pride expressed in its annual wildflower festival, Thursday-July 20.
Williams, Ariz., thrives on tourism. The small Northern Arizona town enlarges on its frontier beginnings and its enviable location close to scenic and recreational attractions. It sits along Interstate 40, Historic Route 66 and Highway 64, a major access route to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. Railroad connections include Amtrak’s Southwest Chief along the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe tracks and the historic Grand Canyon Railway, which begins its daily scenic trip to the South Rim from the restored depot in Williams.
Downtown Las Vegas’ young art district seems to be continually acquiring new galleries. But one of the newest is fundamentally different from the rest.
By now, you may have read too much about the genius of George Carlin and why we will miss him.
She’s a phobic flier, and she has come for help. And, as simplistic as it sounds, one of the tools for confronting irrational fear is “self-talk,” meaning, changing the way we talk to ourselves.
hen Tony Taylor took a vacation two weeks ago, he didn’t sign up for one of those relaxing cruise/beach/backyard affairs.
The last thing Jo Ann Abajian wants to do when it’s 110 degrees outside is get in her car and drive to the gym. So she stays home. But Abajian, 53, doesn’t allow the Las Vegas summers to impact her physical fitness. Instead, she works out at home.
As summer sears the desert, Cerca Country travelers head for high country and its pleasant summers. Check out these offerings.
Forty-one people are now graduates of the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s master gardener program. They have completed 70 hours of horticulture training and passed the final exam. They are Patty Annis, Sandra Beynon, Bob Cardillo, Thomas Cook, Mary deCesare, Dick Diskin, Cindy Dixon, Barb Eagan, Dian Eisen, Carol Farkas, Sharon Fodness, Betty Formes, Romy Fortin, Mark Gamett, Perl Gettman, Rebecca Gonzalez, Susan Haas, Adriana Hall, Jenn Head, Nanette Hilton, Anna Huh, Meegan Lancaster, Dennis Lardent, Julie Livernash, Barbara McKinnon, Robbie Moore, Randall Morgan, Carol Newton, Yutaka Nomura, Lori Nye, Mary Riding, Carolyn Robins, Lisa Roof, Amy Saccomano, Michael Smith, Dan Stephens, Joan Stevens, Bill Strang, Sue Verchick, Gregory Wilkinson and Ray Zawisza.
Downtown Las Vegas bartender Arlana “Red” Alvarez could make something more than minimum wage if she joined a union and worked on the Strip. Or she could go back to a salaried office job.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson was so determined to quash MGM Mirage’s joint-venture deal in Macau with Hong Kong businesswoman Pansy Ho that he flew to Mississippi to discuss the matter with Gov. Haley Barbour.
The son of a gambler, Joe Asher hopes to bring the influence of his youth into Nevada’s race and sports books.
