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Along the eastern rim of Utah’s Paunsaugunt Plateau lies Bryce Canyon National Park, a visual feast for the eyes. Standing along the park’s rim, visitors are treated to a multicolored landscape of natural spires, pinnacles and pillars called hoodoos. They got their name because their upright shape, with a little imagination, suggests humanoid or even supernatural beings.
The season’s final Super Summer Theatre production, “Five Guys Named Moe,” is scheduled to run Thursday through Sept. 24 at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, about 10 miles west of Charleston Boulevard at the Las Vegas Beltway. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the gate if available. Visit supersummertheatre.com or call 594-7529.
To honor those who died, were injured or survived the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, events around the city are being planned to commemorate them this weekend. “It is the 10-year anniversary,” said Kristine Anderson, vice president of media and communication for 9/11 Remembrance Las Vegas. “It’s nice for us to all come together to remember.”
Several of the 9/11 hijackers spent time in Las Vegas before committing the deadliest act of terrorism in the nation’s history. But in its 2004 report, the 9/11 Commission wrote, “Beyond Las Vegas’ reputation for welcoming tourists, we have seen no credible evidence explaining why, on this occasion and others, the operatives flew to or met in Las Vegas.” Former Clark County Sheriff Jerry Keller told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2006 that he thought the hijackers were eyeing Las Vegas for a possible future attack involving other al-Qaida members.
John Glock isn’t exactly sure what to call it. What he does know: Against all odds, he is alive. A series of events kept Glock from the upper floors of the World Trade Center where nearly 3,000 people died on Sept. 11, 2001. His friends and coworkers make up hundreds of the victims. Their memories serve as painful reminders of the day he wishes he could forget.