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When a loved one dies, holes are left in the fabric of people’s lives. For youngsters who have suffered the loss of a close family member, Nathan Adelson Hospice’s Camp Mariposa helps them deal with their emotions.
Sounds of squeaky shoes echo throughout the studio as the dozen or so dancers practice their upcoming Asian hip-hop routine. The music stops abruptly. Someone missed a step. Choreographer Ed Downing sternly, but gently, advises where the mistake occurred and how to make sure it doesn’t happen again. After all, the show is one week away.
One benefit of living in Southern Nevada is the opportunity to explore little-traveled back roads winding their way to uncrowded outdoor adventures. One of the best is the Mormon Well Road, originally a pioneer wagon trail on what is now the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.
Thousands of locals and tourists strap on a tunic, clothing you can stick magnets to, several cows worth of leather or squeeze size-15 bosoms into a size-3 corset to attend the Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival.
For most of its 18 years, the festival has circled the lake at Sunset Park, 2601 E. Sunset Road. This year the event will make a temporary move to Silver Bowl Park, 6800 E. Russell Road.
“Do they make me look like a movie star?” a woman asks, flashing a toothless grin as she points to sunglasses on her weathered, wrinkled face. Jay Schwartz reassures Susie that the shades fit just right and tells the homeless woman she can take one pair for free.
Early harvesting and installing special netting to protect trees are the best ways to beat birds to eating your fruit.
