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Photo archive for January 13, 2009

Revolution-Tyson Beckford

Tyson Beckford. View photo

School zoning

Sharon Dattoli, right, director of demographics and zoning for the Clark County School District, listens as Sig Rogich sixth-grader Lindsey Drewes, 12, talks about why she doesn't want change schools during Tuesday's public input meeting at Durango High School. View photo

School zoning

Sharon Dattoli, right, director of demographics and zoning for the Clark County School District, listens as Sig Rogich sixth-grader Kimball Knuth, 12, talks about why he doesn't want to be relocated to another school during a public input meeting Tuesday at Durango High School. View photo

School zoning

This map shows the proposed changes between Sig Rogich and Johnson. View photo

School zoning

Sharon Dattoli, right, director of demographics and zoning for the Clark County School District, listens as Richard Taylor, whose child attends Sig Rogich Middle School, speaks during a public input meeting Tuesday about school attendance boundaries at Durango High School. View photo

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A sparse crowd attends an April 12 playoff game between the Las Vegas Wranglers and the Stockton Thunder at the Orleans Arena. View photo

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Fresno Falcons jerseys hang in an empty locker at Selland Arena in Fresno on Dec. 23, the day after it was announced that the first-place team would fold, joining the Augusta Lynx of Georgia. View photo

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Randall Walker, head of Clark County's Aviation Department, says he emphasizes to employees that most tourists' first and last views of Vegas are at McCarran airport. View photo

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The documentary "Orthodox Stance," part of the Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival, turns the lens on boxer Dmitriy Salita, left. Parts of the movie were filmed here. View photo

Lake Mead Science Symposium

Two attendees discuss the sessions at the Lake Mead Science Symposium held at UNLV Tuesday. There were 150 people from 30 different agencies in attendance. View photo

Lake Mead Science Symposium

Warren Tuckett of the Southern Nevada Water authority conducts a presentation entitled "Evaluation of Water Quality Monitory Instruments with Cooperative Interagency Sampling Events in Lake Mead" during the Lake Mead Science Symposium held at UNLV Tuesday. View photo

Lake Mead Science Symposium

UNLV professor of environmental and occupational health, David Wong, addresses questions during a session in the UNLV Ballroom during the Lake Mead Science Symposium Tuesday. View photo

Lake Mead Science Symposium

Wen Baldwin presents new information on quagga mussels in Lake Mead at UNLV for the first Lake Mead Science Symposium Tuesday. View photo

Lake Mead Science Symposium

A crowd listens to Wen Baldwin at the UNLV Ballroom for the first Lake Mead Science Symposium Tuesday. Baldwin was presenting new findings on the quagga mussels that have taken over Lake Mead. View photo

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Green Valley High junior kicker Nolan Kohorst practices last week in preparation for a national kicking combine Saturday and Sunday at UNLV. View photo

State of the City

Mayor Pro Tem and City Councilman Gary Reese, far right, listens during the 2009 State of the City address by Mayor Oscar Goodman at the Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday. View photo

State of the City

Mayor Oscar Goodman gives the 2009 State of the City address at the Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday. View photo

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Green Valley High junior kicker Nolan Kohorst practices last week in preparation for a national kicking combine Saturday and Sunday at UNLV. View photo

State of the City

City Manager Douglas Selby, far left, is honored at his last State of the City address with a standing ovation by interim City Councilman David Steinman and City Councilmen Steven Ross and Gary Reese during the 2009 State of the City address at the Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday. View photo

State of the City

The audience laughs at a joke by the mayor during the 2009 State of the City address by Mayor Oscar Goodman at the Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday. View photo

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Green Valley HIgh kicker Nolan Kohorst View photo

State of the City

Mayor Oscar Goodman gives the 2009 State of the City address at the Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday. View photo

State of the City

Mayor Oscar Goodman gives the 2009 State of the City address at the Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday. View photo

State of the City

City Manager Douglas Selby, from right, introduces Mayor Oscar Goodman, as City Council members Gary Reese, Steven Ross, and interim councilman David Steinman stand by before the 2009 State of the City address at the Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday. View photo

State of the City

City Manager Douglas Selby speaks before the 2009 State of the City address by Mayor Oscar Goodman at the Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday. View photo

State of the City

Carolyn Goodman, the wife of Mayor Oscar Goodman, stands for the "Star-Spangled Banner" before the 2009 State of the City address by Mayor Goodman at the Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday. View photo

State of the City

Las Vegas Municipal Court judges have a group photo taken before Mayor Oscar Goodman's 2009 State of the City address at the Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas. View photo

State of the City

The singing group "Ring" welcomes attendees to the 2009 State of the City address by Mayor Oscar Goodman with songs Tuesday at the Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas. From left, Stacey Riss, Ami Fewell, Bobbie Jewell, Suzanne Lunak. View photo

State of the City

Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman gives interviews to the media after delivering the 2009 State of the City address Tuesday at the Fifth Street School in downtown Las Vegas. View photo

Student2Student

Jaclyn Mauch, left, whose father is in the Air Force, and Andrew Kim, a member of the JROTC program, lead a new program at Palo Verde High School called Student2Student. Largely a student-driven program, Student2Student is designed to help new kids at the school who are from out of town or military families. View photo

Faith Community Lutheran Church

From left: David Selby, Keith Clough, Marlin Mueller, Jim Egan and Doug Rierson stand next to a tree that toppled in the winds of Hurricane Gustav. Within a few days of the disaster, the 700-member congregation of Faith Community Lutheran Church began raising funds for a five-person relief team to travel to Baton Rouge and provide hurricane relief. View photo

Jason Andoscia

Jason Andoscia View photo

Orthodox Stance

Dmitriy Salita and Louis Brown in the documentary "Orthodox Stance," one of the films included in this year's Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival. View photo

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Brent Thomson stands atop the rugged terrain in Bootleg Canyon. View photo

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"Love Letters" plays at 4 p.m. Jan. 24 at Desi's Boulder Theatre, 1225 Arizona St. Tickets cost $40 and proceeds benefit the nonprofit Boulder City Ballet Co. View photo

Tropicana

Tropicana Entertainment will convert some debt to stock and cancel other debt as part of a reorganization plan announced Tuesday. View photo

Real estate

Thousands of homes in the Las Vegas Valley are in foreclosure, as was this one in Henderson, and growth has slowed considerably. The median price of homes in the region has plummeted $100,000 in 18 months. View photo

Lamping greenhouse

Each spring, Frank Lamping Elementary School students grow flowers and plants inside the school's greenhouse. The flowers are then sold to raise money for horticulture supplies. View photo

Lamping greenhouse

Mackinzie Howel looks for flowers to prune inside Frank Lamping Elementary School's greenhouse. Students at Lamping get horticulture experience and science know-how from the work. View photo

Lamping greenhouse

Kayla Eason, center, laughs while watching Tommy Orluske, left, water plants inside the Frank Lamping Elementary School greenhouse. View photo

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Henderson Hobbies is at 117 Water Street. View photo

Karaoke

Aja Johnson, 13, sings "This Is What Dreams Are Made Of" by Hilary Duff during the teen karaoke event Saturday at the Enterprise Library. View photo

Karaoke

Angelo Moliner, 10, performs "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" with a Hawaiian flare similar to Israel Kamakawiwo'ole during the teen karaoke event Saturday at the Enterprise Library. View photo

Karaoke

Silhouetted by the afternoon light, Aja Johnson, 13, sings "Reflection" by Christina Aguilera during the teen karaoke event Saturday at the Enterprise Library. View photo

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Corey Millington, 11, passionately sings "Who Said" by Miley Cyrus during the teen karaoke event at the Enterprise Library Saturday. View photo

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Friends Alesia Rowe, 17, left, and Paige Allan, 15, sing "Joy to the World" during the teen karaoke event Saturday at the Enterprise Library. View photo

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Dr. Edna Almaden Makabenta View photo

Warren McKay

Warren McKay, the new principal of Greenspun Middle School, stops to speak to some students while making his rounds during lunch time. View photo

Warren McKay

Warren McKay, the newly promoted principal of Greenspun Middle School, stops to speak with Dior DeSormeau, left, and Kayla Auyong, both seventh graders, during his rounds during lunch. View photo

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Warren McKay, who was named principal of Greenspun Middle School after the former principal was promoted to a district position, discusses the itinerary for the month with his assistant, Cheryl Bace, in his office. View photo

Police academy

Metro Police recruiter Lisa Gallion answers a question for an applicant during testing for employment Tuesday at the Suncoast. View photo

Police academy

Metro Police recruiter Regina Coward-Holman answers a question for an applicant during testing for employment Tuesday at the Suncoast. View photo

Police academy

Applicants fill out the personal history questionnaire during testing for employment Tuesday at the Suncoast. View photo

Police academy

Applicants fill out a personal history questionnaire during testing for employment with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Tuesday at the Suncoast. View photo

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Jeffrey Rhoads

Jeffrey Rhoads, considered the godfather of public art on bridges and other infrastructure in Southern Nevada, kneels beside cutouts used to create Native American-style petroglyphs in concrete. Rhoads' work inspired the state Transportation Department to welcome such decorations on road projects. View photo

Kelly Czuy

Las Vegas Wranglers' forward Kelly Czuy. View photo

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