South Valley

Friends hoping to make frozen popcorn a hot trend: Monday, October 10, 2011; By Conor Shine; Liquid nitrogen is a typical tool in the arsenal of chefs around the valley, but a trio of local friends decided to use the ingredient in a decidedly lowbrow concoction — frozen popcorn. The idea for the treat was born out of experimentation. When Oliver Morowati used nitrogen on a batch of popcorn at a barbecue last year, Zelma Watsubo and Jean Francois Chavanel, Morowati’s friends and co-workers from the Eiffel Tower Restaurant at Paris Las Vegas, thought it would make a marketable product.

Early mistake fails to slow Basic against Coronado: high school football:; Friday, September 23, 2011; By Case Keefer; This was seemingly the worst possible way Friday’s game could start for Basic. A week after getting torched on the ground in a loss to Green Valley, Basic allowed Coronado’s Nate Webb to break a 70-yard touchdown run on its first possession.

Henderson hits spot on 50 best cities list: Despite 12 percent jobless rate, Henderson still ranked 38th on Bloomberg list; Thursday, September 22, 2011; By Jackie Valley; Henderson hasn’t escaped the sour economy gripping Southern Nevada, but it still managed to snag a spot on Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s list of best cities.

Local Little Leagues two tourney wins away from making history: Little League baseball:; Friday, July 23, 2010; By Ray Brewer; The Mountain Ridge and Paseo Verde Little League all-star teams of Southern Nevada on Sunday will begin play in the Majors Division state tournament in Carson City with hopes of advancing one step closer to Little League’s ultimate prize.

Liberty's Norris hopes to duplicate another local receiver's success at Southern Utah: PREP FOOTBALL RECRUITING:; Monday, January 25, 2010; By Ray Brewer; It didn’t take much for Liberty High senior wide receiver Anthony Norris to be convinced he could flourish on the Southern Utah football team. Norris took his recruiting trip to the Cedar City, Utah, school this weekend and had a chance to visit with Thunderbirds receiver Tysson Poots, who shined at Coronado High in Henderson.

Memorial stones don't always offer solid proof: Thursday, October 8, 2009; By Stefani Evans; We make a lot of assumptions about our ancestors and their burials — oftentimes we’re wrong.

Fight over health care draws crowd to Titus event: Saturday, August 22, 2009; By Kyle B. Hansen; The national debate over health care reform came to the streets of Henderson on Saturday when Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) held a Congress on the Corner event in the Albertsons on Boulder Highway and Lake Mead Parkway. About 300 people came to the event, many with homemade signs or American flags, to voice their support or opposition to proposed health care reform and other issues before Congress. While Titus visited with those who came early enough to get a ticket to speak with her in person, most opposing Titus gathered in the store parking lot.

Chamber to energize small-business support: Friday, August 14, 2009; By Richard N. Velotta; The Henderson Chamber of Commerce will energize its support for small businesses with a series of free workshops that will cover operations, banking and financial resources, human resources, sales management and marketing.

Council upholds higher speed limit on Seven Hills Drive: Thursday, August 6, 2009; By Jeremy Twitchell; The Henderson City Council this week unanimously upheld a citizen advisory committee’s decision to increase the speed limit on a portion of Seven Hills Drive from 25 to 30 mph.

St. Rose Dominican Hospitals births: Wednesday, July 29, 2009; By The Home News; Birth notices from the St. Rose Dominican Hospitals.

Henderson council authorizes review of park fees: Wednesday, July 22, 2009; By Jeremy Twitchell; The Henderson City Council authorized a review of the city’s recreation fees at its Tuesday meeting, though a decision on who — if anyone — would be paying more isn’t expected for another year.

Obit: James E. Norman Sr.: Wednesday, July 22, 2009; By The Home News; James E. Norman Sr., 72, a former Henderson resident, died July 8 at the Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee.

Week-long convention had valuable information: Genealogy:; Wednesday, July 22, 2009; By Stefani Evans; I went to Washington, D.C., and I didn’t get a lousy T-shirt. But I did pick up a lot of information.

Variety of classes help to make better gardeners: Desert Gardner:; Wednesday, July 22, 2009; By Angela O'Callaghan; The U.S. Department of Agriculture has finally recognized the great work that Master Gardener volunteers perform for their communities nationwide. This is in the form of a news release entitled “USDA Master Gardeners Available to Help Americans Grow Safe, Healthy Food Throughout the Country.”

Ultralight plane pilot who crashed was a UNLV professor: Sunday, July 19, 2009; By Mary Manning; The ultralight plane pilot who died in the crash of the aircraft on Thursday southeast of Las Vegas was Jeffrey Michael Stitt, a UNLV associate professor in the English Department.

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