FREMONT STREET, STRIP ROAD CLOSURES
SET FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATIONS
Local Las Vegas
Question: I remember you said to apply fertilizer to a lawn around Thanksgiving. But during that time, it was cold, and the fertilizer bag says to water frequently.
SILVERTON RESTAURANTS ANNOUNCE
NEW YEAR’S EVE OPTIONS
At this busy time of year, it’s good to keep in mind an outdoor destination close enough that it won’t require much time and preparation. Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve is just such a place — an oasis of natural peace hidden close to the urban bustle of the Las Vegas Valley.
About 25 graduate students in the public history program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, spent much of the past semester at the Walking Box Ranch in Searchlight, cataloguing and cleaning thousands of artifacts that once belonged to former Nevada Lt. Gov. and actor Rex Bell and his wife, actress Clara Bow.
Students from The Meadows School hosted their fourth annual holiday event for another school Dec. 16, this year bringing presents for students at West Preparatory Academy in downtown Las Vegas.
Karen Rowe, a resident of The Trails in Summerlin, was beginning to walk her 13-year-old dog, Al, at 6:30 a.m. Dec. 5 when the garage door of a house two doors down rolled up and two large dogs, which Rowe said were some sort of shepherd breed, tore away from their owner and began attacking her terrier mix.
Many homeless and low-income people enjoyed a Christmas Day dinner on Sunday at Catholic Charities in Las Vegas. More than 150 volunteers served the meals.
There’s no chance of a white Christmas in the valley this year, although that’s to be expected for Las Vegas, a city that’s had snow fall on Dec. 25 only three times in the last seven decades.
There is exactly one “good news” story on the Review-Journal’s list of the Top 10 news stories of 2011. And it’s about shoes. Can we all sigh together now? Sigh.
Santa should have no problem delivering presents to Las Vegans on his “nice” list tonight, as it’s perfect flying weather with all clear skies in the forecast.
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