Palin stands her ground in VP debate with Biden
Oct 2, 2008 (7:59 p.m.)
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS -- Under intense scrutiny, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin stood her ground Thursday night against a vastly more experienced Joe Biden, debating the economy, energy and global warming, then challenging him on Iraq, "especially with your son in the National Guard."
SEIU picketing St. Rose Dominican hospitals
Oct 2, 2008 (5:24 p.m.)
By
Megan McCloskey
In what might be an effort to tip the balance of power leading up to the next bargaining session, the Service Employees International Union said it is picketing St. Rose Dominican hospitals this evening.
Indicted CSN employees placed on paid leave
Oct 2, 2008 (5:23 p.m.)
By
Charlotte Hsu
Four College of Southern Nevada employees are on paid leave a week after they were indicted on charges related to the construction of a college administrator’s home using college materials and workers.
Romney, in Boulder City, roots for McCain, Palin and Porter
Oct 2, 2008 (4:16 p.m.)
By
Michael Mishak
The onetime presidential candidate, who won Nevada’s Republican caucus in a landslide, received a standing ovation from a crowd of about 150 people gathered at the town’s high school theater. “I know a lot of you were hoping I would be at the top of the ticket,” Romney said, interrupted by applause. “But I know when my time on the stage is over.”
O.J. Simpson trial goes to jury
Oct 2, 2008 (3 p.m.)
By
Melissa Arseniuk
O.J. Simpson's fate and liberty now rests with nine women and three men from Clark County. The 12-member jury will on Friday morning begin deliberating the 12 robbery, weapons and kidnapping charges Simpson and his alleged co-conspirator, Clarence "C.J." Stewart, face.
North Las Vegas VA hospital gets final contract
Oct 2, 2008 (1:22 p.m.)
By
Mary Manning
Senators John Ensign, R-Nev., and Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the final construction contract to complete the long-awaited veteran's hospital in North Las Vegas.
Felix Rappaport
Oct 2, 2008 (11:56 a.m.)
By
John Katsilometes
Following are excerpts from the radio show Our Metropolis, a half-hour issues and affairs program that airs Tuesdays at 6 p.m. on KUNV 91.5-FM and is hosted by the Greenspun Media Group’s John Katsilometes. Tune in next week to hear the rest of this interview with Luxor President Felix Rappaport, or listen to the show at lasvegasweekly.com.
Residents air concerns about Sunset Park renovations
Oct 2, 2008 (7:19 a.m.)
By
Ashley Livingston
Sunset Park users expressed concern during a public meeting Wednesday night about changes to the park's disc golf course, as well as the effect planned park renovations will have on other park amenities.
The 40-year-old park is set to receive a facelift funded by the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act, which allows the revenue from the sale of public land to go toward the improvement of parks and trails.
Correction plan not enough
Oct 2, 2008 (2:07 a.m.)
Given all that has been written in recent years about the need for hospitals to stop infections from spreading among patients, a recently published report about MountainView Hospital is highly disturbing.
More sound science?
Oct 2, 2008 (2:07 a.m.)
The Environmental Protection Agency announced its radiation health standard for the proposed nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain.
Addressing foreclosure crisis
Oct 2, 2008 (2:06 a.m.)
One of the unfortunate outcomes of the housing slump in the Las Vegas Valley is the effect the record number of foreclosures is having on neighborhoods.
True leaders follow their own convictions
Oct 2, 2008 (2:04 a.m.)
Mark Mikowski, North Las Vegas
This country is in the midst of a financial crisis the likes of which have not been seen since the Great Depression.
Bailout bill defeat was bipartisan
Oct 2, 2008 (2:03 a.m.)
Kyle L. Tingle, Henderson
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., accused House Republicans of defeating Round 1 of the bailout bill.
Leave the tax breaks out of bailout plan
Oct 2, 2008 (2:02 a.m.)
Michael K. Casler, Las Vegas
The Senate proposes to add tax breaks that are not fully paid for to the $700 billion bailout plan to entice more members of the House to vote for the bill.
Bailout: Their defining moment
Oct 2, 2008 (2 a.m.)
By
Lisa Mascaro
Nevada’s two Republican representatives, Jon Porter and Dean Heller, watched from the House floor Monday as the electronic voting board lighted up, recording the outcome of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout.
TOO FAST.
Oct 2, 2008 (2 a.m.)
By
Alexandra Berzon
Nevada workplace safety regulators say a building contractor’s poor safety practices and rush to finish work at Echelon on the Strip led to the death of a construction worker in June.
This campaign ad you can believe
Oct 2, 2008 (2 a.m.)
By
Megan McCloskey
Dina Titus is running a largely biographical ad to promote herself as an “independent voice for change” in her race against Republican Rep. Jon Porter in the 3rd Congressional District.
Time for something drastic?
Oct 2, 2008 (2 a.m.)
By
Jeff Haney
After yet another appalling episode at a Las Vegas sports book, this one a Boyd Gaming joint, I’m ready to think the unthinkable.
State or federal lawmakers should consider doing away with legal sports betting in Nevada.
Dawson ready for Tarver, title
Oct 2, 2008 (2 a.m.)
By
Andy Samuelson
A day after Chad Dawson and Antonio Tarver exchanged fiery responses in a national media teleconference, the 26-year-old Dawson again pointed out that he will prove to the world that he, not Tarver, is the sport’s best light heavyweight.
Boulder in brief
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Home News Staff
News briefs from the Boulder City area.
Training exercise shows how Boulder City might help in a disaster
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Bill Erin
An emergency management training exercise involving a fictional earthquake striking Las Vegas was held recently at FEMA's National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Md. A 70-person delegation from Clark County, including Boulder City's Deputy Police Chief John Chase, coordinator of Boulder City's emergency planning team, took part in the exercise.
Workshop helps hunters stay sharp
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Sean Ammerman
The Nevada Department of Wildlife’s workshop on upland game was so successful last week, the department plans to hold more in the future, hunter educators said.
Group lauded for driving safely
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
With all the crazy drivers out there, we have a group to be proud of: Black Canyon Willow Beach Adventure Tours.
Tennis players could see postseason play
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Brent Hinckley
The high school tennis postseason starts Oct. 4, and while Boulder City High won't be represented in the team portion, coach Eric Speaker expected to have a couple players in the singles and doubles tournaments.
Play's the thing
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Dave Clark
Henderson has been recognized as one of 67 playful cities in the nation — a distinction heralding the city's efforts to promote playtime and playgrounds for children.
Up to the job
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Jacob Coakley
The ravings of a right-wing senator’s office staff become ever more harried as they examine seven unnatural, disgusting, yet utterly hot photographs that have been delivered to the office, trying to determine if they are, in fact, pornographic pictures at all.
Back and gone again
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Deanna Rilling
The X-rays of grotesque human mishaps are gone. So is the cigarette-burned carpet. But at the former Emergency Room Lounge last Saturday night, local music returned to its newly redecorated home … at least for a minute.
Foo Fighters
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Josh Bell
About a week prior to his band’s show this past Friday at the Joint, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl announced that the group would be taking an indefinite hiatus following the conclusion of their latest tour; other than appearances at the Austin City Limits festival and an upcoming Southern California benefit, then, the Joint gig was the Foos’ last for potentially a very long time.
Appaloosa
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
T.R. Witcher
Virgil Cole (Harris) and Everett Hitch (Mortensen) are freelance lawmen, plying their trade—what they call “gun work”—to towns with no laws.
Center celebrates centenarians
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Diana Cox
Lucille Salter and Teddy Kreuter were born in a world when Scotch tape and penicillin did not exist. Traffic lights had not been invented yet. The women were in their 20s when ballpoint pens came about, their 30s when aerosol cans hit the market.
Jennifer Hudson
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Josh Bell
Jennifer Hudson’s self-titled debut album opens with a song perfectly pitched to her unique sensibilities and strengths: “Spotlight” is a slinky, old-fashioned torch song, marrying Hudson’s traditional vocal talents to an understated dance beat and lush keyboards. It seems to announce an album that will capitalize on Hudson’s success in the old-school musical Dreamgirls while giving her a subtle pop gloss
Cold War Kids
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Annie Zaleski
The 1990s were a halcyon time for mainstream alt-rock, an era that had no problem embracing jazzbos such as Soul Coughing and Morphine and other genre-defying acts. A nod to that experimental spirit is the only explanation for the recent crossover success of the Cold War Kids.
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Josh Bell
Look out, Cameron Crowe: While you’ve been busy with arty remakes of Spanish horror flicks and self-indulgent trips through your CD collection, someone’s come along and made the Cameron Crowe-iest movie in years, and you weren’t even involved.
Flash of Genius
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Josh Bell
The college engineering professor invented the intermittent windshield-wiper system in his basement, pitched it to Ford and was then ripped off by the monolithic automaker, which introduced its own version of the system without crediting Kearns.
Moving to the front
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Jared Harmon
A year after coming out of the Sunrise Regional Cross Country Championships as the runner-up, Coronado senior Michaelanne Laurent is ready to make another run at a title.
Champions facing off for adoption
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Jeff Jensen
The Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge benefiting the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has announced its field for the 2008 event Nov. 11 at Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson.
A Coronado Circus
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Frances Vanderploeg
Coronado High School student body officers have had one thing on their minds for the past few weeks: Homecoming. On Sept. 26, it arrived, and they said it was worth it.
Four funny men bring improv show to Henderson
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Jamie Gentner
When Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Chip Esten and Jeff Davis take to the stage at the Henderson Pavilion at 8 p.m. on Oct. 11, the audience can expect 90 minutes of non-stop laughter and nothing less. That's what Bud Pico, manager of cultural arts and tourism programs for the city of Henderson, has come to expect from the cast of "Whose Live Anyway?"
Request for bail money could be a trick
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Randy Sibbett
Officers Michelle Isham and Armando Salazar recently handled a call involving a scam directed at senior citizens and asked me to alert the public. A male or female obtains telephone numbers for communities with seniors in the hopes of getting a senior citizen to answer the telephone. Here's an example of the conversation.
It's Fabulous
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Team Hangover
It’s “f--king Fabulous!” tout festival reps. Fabulous Las Vegas aims to be an alternative to the rigid policies of some of the megaclubs in town.
Taking on the Goliaths
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Sean Ammerman
Foothill boys tennis coach Mark Richards insists the secret to his team's 8-1 record has been the depth of its doubles play. The success begins with the brother doubles tandem of senior Danny Dion and junior Kevin Dion, who have led the Falcons with a 14-3 record as of Oct. 1.
From doodles to designs
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Diana Cox
The author of "Jujo: The Youngest Tribesman" and "The Flower Man" spoke to Henderson students throughout the week as part of the city's APPLE Core celebration, the kickoff of a yearlong literacy program that rewards children for reading.
Heroes
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Josh Bell
It’s never pleasant to sit through a local feature film and realize that it’s failing on almost every conceivable level.
TV On The Radio
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Spencer Patterson
On 2006’s Return to Cookie Mountain, TV on the Radio played musical tour guide for an impending apocalypse, its words cautioning of war, hate, fear and technology even as generous doses of the latter steeped those prophecies in analogously chilling portent.
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Jeffrey M. Anderson
When a movie like How to Lose Friends & Alienate People—about an entertainment journalist who must decide between truth and hype—comes along, it veers dangerously close to home. Nonetheless, the film never quite relieves itself where it eats; it’s funny enough to wear down even insiders.
High and dry
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
T.R. Witcher
As if the high price of oil weren’t enough, next week PBS is airing a documentary on that other critical natural resource, water, and it focuses on the most water-starved region in America: ours.
Dropouts aren't always criminals
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
There's no doubt the Las Vegas Valley has its share of juvenile delinquents and that its schools have a high dropout rate. But is there a correlation between these social problems? Does dropping out of school lead to criminal activity?
Cool vegetables can blossom
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Angela O'Callaghan
Shorter fall days give desert gardeners the perfect opportunity to create their cool season gardens. The summer is fine for growing melons, tomatoes and peppers (albeit under shade cloth), but during periods of cooler temperatures, especially cooler night temperatures, many other vegetables can flourish.
Soldiers turn job hunters
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Members of the Nevada Army National Guard's 72nd Military Police Co. said hello again to their families after their third deployment since 2001.
Senior Citizens
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Xania Woodman
There are two sides to every prom: There’s the dreamy, romantic image of what the night will bring, coupled with anticipatory outings to check things off a fantasy shopping list. And then there’s what really happens.
Church invites community, animals to feast
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Frances Vanderploeg
When St. Francis of Assisi's Catholic Church celebrates its namesake's day, things can get noisy. That's because in honor of the patron saint of animals, ecology and merchants, the church includes in its two-day community feast a blessing of the animals. This year's feast is Oct. 4 and 5, with the blessing of the animals at 4 p.m. Oct. 5.
Second time's a charm
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Ken Miller
One rule I abide by as a diner is to always give a restaurant a second chance. Every business has an off day, and snap judgments based on one fair-to-middling experience can sometimes rob you of a genuinely great haunt.
Dogs get their day in the pool
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Dave Clark
For the first time, Henderson will open its Multigenerational Activity Pool on Oct. 11 to canines during its Doggie Paddle and Play Day.
Who said being good was easy?
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Susanne Forestieri
Please note: “This show intended for mature audiences only,” but don’t get too excited. Curators Wendy Kveck and Danielle Kelly were determined to stimulate your brain, not your gonads.
Local groups join Make a Difference Day
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Home News Staff
Residents in and around Henderson will have many opportunities to give back to the community as part of the 18th annual Make a Difference Day, Oct. 25.
Report: Dropouts more likely to become criminals
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Ashley Livingston
Students who drop out of school are more likely to end up as criminals. Sheriff Douglas Gillespie and Clark County School District Superintendent Walt Rulffes discussed this finding from a recently released report at a news conference Sept. 25.
Religulous
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Mike D'Angelo
You’d be hard-pressed to find a film critic more potentially sympathetic to Religulous, the new documentary in which Bill Maher roams the globe poking nonstop fun at the inherent absurdity, as he sees it, of all religious faith. I am among the converted to whom he is preaching, and I wanted to slap him upside the head.
Jewish school celebrates new home
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Ashley Livingston
The upper school students in Nevada's first Jewish school to serve students in preschool through high school, The Milton I. Schwartz Hebrew Academy and Adelson School, are proud to say they finally have classrooms that can't be relocated.
Fitness center collects underwear, money for charities
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Ashley Livingston
The Silverado Curves fitness center is doing more than helping women drop the pounds. The center is helping its members help the community as they participate this month in an underwear collection drive for St. Therese Center; and also raise money for the American Cancer Society.
Solar companies to study lake bed
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Cassie Tomlin
The City Council Sept. 23 voted unanimously to allow solar power companies to study whether expanding the Energy Zone into the dry lake bed would be possible and beneficial.
Car club plans to aid local charities
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Frances Vanderploeg
"Guys with cars" shouldn't necessarily conjure up images of men with attitudes, cigarettes and not a care in the world beyond their beloved vehicles, Chuck Kittelson of the British Automobile Club of Las Vegas says.
Not seeing is not believing
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Mike D'Angelo
Arguably the work that landed him the Nobel Prize for Literature, José Saramago’s dystopian novel Blindness, published in 1995, was long considered to be “unfilmable.”
Two Gals closes up shop
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Cassie Tomlin
Two Gals, a longtime popular Nevada Highway breakfast and lunch joint, closed this month after its owner was served an eviction notice.
Keep in touch, no matter the method used
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Judy Miller Gerard
Have you ever wondered how many people you have met so far in your life, and interacted with on some level? I was pondering that recently, and then went on to consider how many people are still in my "Circle of Life."
Locals married
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Two Boulder City High School graduates tied the knot on Sept. 27.
Muslims speak out
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Damon Hodge
For nearly 20 months, U.S. Muslims have watched Barack Obama fumble as he tries to debunk rumors that he’s a closet Muslim.
Club founder helps kick off golf season
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Brent Hinckley
Boulder City resident Bob Faiss won't soon forget watching his father, Will Faiss, hit the ceremonial opening tee shot to mark the start of the Nevada State Seniors Golf Club tournament at Boulder Creek Golf Club on Sept. 13.
Former teacher, Gettler, dies
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Diana Cox
In 1954, Robert W. Gettler left his native Minnesota to be a teacher at Boulder City High School. Teaching U.S. government and history until 1963, he made his influence felt.
Jenny Lewis
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Julie Seabaugh
Having ditched her Rilo Kiley bandmates (albeit temporarily) and the Watson Twins—her collaborators on 2006’s otherwise-solo effort Rabbit Fur Coat—malleable indie songstress and onetime Las Vegas resident Jenny Lewis has found herself a new playgroup in an upgraded musical sandbox.
Perla's Pumpkin Pie
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Xania Woodman
Trick or treat! Okay, just practicing. October gets me in the mood for fall, fall gets me in the mood for Halloween, and Halloween gets me in the mood for inappropriately orange drinks and shots called Boo-Berry and such.
October is Fire Prevention Month
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Bill Wilson
Autumn brings October, which happens to be Fire Prevention Month, to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Fire Departments across the country step up their public education programs, focusing on teaching fire safety skills to children.
The Help Desk
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Las Vegas Weekly Staff
- Lance Armstrong loses to Oregon cyclist in second annual Cross Vegas.
- Testing afterward showed evidence of several Strip buffets.
- FBI raids nine sites around the Valley as part of homeowners associations investigation.
- Okay, okay—we’ll trim the red yucca on the side of our house. Happy?
- O.J. Simpson laments USC loss while arriving at his trial.
- Meanwhile, his lawyers lamented the fact they had to defend O.J.
A clone of a clone
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Josh Bell
The Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated movie that came out this summer was meant to stoke anticipation for the new Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series (Cartoon Network, Fridays, 9 p.m.), which premieres this week. But the movie was derided by critics and even by many hardcore Star Wars fans, and made little money at the box office. So the show arrives with diminished expectations and probably even a bit of resentment on the part of Star Wars completists.
Henderson deaths
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
Home News Staff
Obituaries from the Henderson area.
Folsom
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Aaron Thompson
The fourth release from Folsom—the pillar of Las Vegas’ fading, macho hardcore scene—is a pack of consistently balls-out, hate-filled testosterone abuse.
Leaving her own legacy
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Frances Vanderploeg
Rhonda Holy Bear, now a Henderson resident, was encouraged to gather scraps and continue making dolls. At first, her efforts were to provide herself with toys her family could not afford to buy. Now her creations are considered pieces of art and are shown in museums around the world, including the Museum of American Folk Art in New York City, the Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey and the Denver Art Museum.
Handmade crafts for sale at Sun City Summerlin fair
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Jeff O'Brien
The Desert Vista Community Center in Sun City Summerlin will be filled with a variety of arts and crafts for the Fall Arts & Crafts Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 4, and Carol Przybycien will be right in the middle of it.
A debate to remember (and forget)
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Damon Hodge
,
Aaron Thompson
n hit the jackpot. Minutes into Friday evening’s presidential debate-viewing party at Sierra Gold at Jones and the I-215, someone won $20. Two center-bar televisions cut away from Barack Obama’s meandering economic prescription for the recession, and up popped glowing graphics and the word jackpot in red uppercase letter
The Vermin
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Spencer Patterson
Track 18 on the new Vermin album runs for nearly half an hour, but not because the Vegas vets have suddenly embraced prog.
Nightclub obituaries
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Jack Colton
We would now like to take a moment to honor the memory of some of our dearly departed nightclub venues for providing us over the years with so many drinks, memorable stories, new friendships and lasting short-term relationships, and for their contributions to today’s Las Vegas nightlife landscape. Please, bow your heads in silence …
Art galleries show off for Third Thursdays
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Jeremy Twitchell
Each month, Henderson hosts a Third Thursday event in an effort to drive traffic to the art galleries and mom-and-pop restaurants that make up the stalwart core for the city's downtown redevelopment efforts. It's a marriage of convenience — the galleries get their customers and the city gets to show off its dedication to Water Street and woo other tenants to open up shop in one of the district's abandoned storefronts or vacant office space.
Disability doesn't mean college is not an option
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
René Hill
Throughout my teaching career, I have had the privilege of working with students with diverse disabilities. The one thing that has impressed me, as well as motivated me to continue my work in this area, is the drive and tenacity many of these kids have.
Flower Tower
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Steve Friess
Andrew Fonfa doesn’t want me to write this. He knows I have to, he knows I want to, but he also wants us to know that everything in this column is entirely speculative.
Hospital officials prepare for defeat
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Cassie Tomlin
Boulder City Hospital officials are planning for the next year without income from a proposed tax voters will decide on next month. Chief Executive Tom Maher said Sept. 30 he thinks the November ballot initiative, which asks for a 15 cents per $100 assessed home value property tax, will fail. If it passed, the tax would raise about $750,000 a year for the hospital, income crucial to the hospital's ability to provide services, hospital officials say.
Oil and (holy) water
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Stacy J. Willis
Mark your calendars. In February of 2009, religious people who dare explore the (missing) link between science and God will participate in a worldwide event: Evolution Weekend.
Amen Corner: CCSD to hire 400 teachers
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Las Vegas Weekly Staff
The City of Dallas may soon get a huge boost, courtesy of Las Vegas. Dallas is expected to lay off 700 educators this year, but Clark County, which has the fifth-largest school district in the country, is looking to hire 400 teachers.
Carp in Lake Mead good for tourism, not ecosystem
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Cassie Tomlin
Carp are the swarming, splashing beggars of Hemenway Harbor. The popcorn-gobbling pets who crowd around docks at Lake Mead Marina and Las Vegas Boat Harbor are a popular tourist staple, but they don't do much else for Lake Mead.
Students gather for dance
Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)
By
Frances Vanderploeg
A black-and-white checkered floor suitable for wheelchairs bedecked Foothill High School's gym Sept. 26, and white tablecloths with records decorating them set the theme for the first Southeast Region special programs get together of the year.
