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Planner Kyle Walton outlines new plans for Willow Creek Golf Course during Wednesday's RPC meeting.
Developers say Willow Creek will remain open
Developers interested in building a resort with a clubhouse, casino and motel at Willow Creek Golf Course assured the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Wednesday the course will remain open.

Balloqui remains Pahrump's EDC
Despite a proposal to the Pahrump Town Board to remove him from the post of volunteer economic development coordinator, Al Balloqui is remaining at his post.


Developers say Willow Creek will remain open
Developers interested in building a resort with a clubhouse, casino and motel at Willow Creek Golf Course assured the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Wednesday the course will remain open.

Winter break puts crews into action
Kids all over the county may be looking forward to a few weeks off from school for the holidays, but their absence from class is just a chance for the Nye County School District Maintenance and Operations crew to get some work done safely on various projects.

Large child care facility lauded by RPC members
A pre-school and child care center that could house 150 to 175 children, was approved by Pahrump regional planning commissioners Wednesday, who promoted it as an example of how developers could find locations suitable to their businesses.

Back then

Health care resolution wins passage
Pahrump Town Board Chairman Laurayne Murray may be off enjoying the cruise she won from Terrible's Lakeside, but as the saying goes, the show must go on.

Nevada rebuffed over Yucca
WASHINGTON -- Nevada suffered a setback in its fight against nuclear waste when a panel of judges Wednesday rejected a charge that a document database required for the Yucca Mountain project was incomplete.

Keep relationship on the high road
Why do some relationships endure and others cease to be?

Sparks fly over generators
A plan to install two emergency generators to supply the town with electricity in the event of a regional power outage has been tabled yet again.

PHOTOS: GHETTO MART IS UP AND AT 'EM

California Lottery
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday's drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $17 million.

VEA discontinuing WildBlue service
Valley Electric Association will discontinue expansion of its WildBlue satellite Internet service after the first of the year, a spokeswoman announced.

PHOTO: POSTING BAIL

Nuts & Bolts with Buffalo Jim
Dear Jim,

Beatty Chamber is awarded two grants
LAS VEGAS -- Local organizations were awarded grants for tourist promotion, during the annual governor's tourism awards here this week.

Community Calendar

RCMS proclaims 'Peace Matters'
Rosemary Clarke Middle School's new anti-bullying program and task force has been officially named "Peace Matters."

'Pre-K' program gaining ground
"A human's brain is like a window. There is a certain time in a child's life to fill it with language and then it closes. The language can still get through, but it is harder, like trying to communicate through a closed window," believes Linda Fitzgibbons of Nye County Pre-K.

Habitat plan could limit growth
The desert habitat conservation plan up for consideration by Nye County commissioners would quickly put a moratorium on development in the fee area, developer Tim Hafen charged this week.

IN BRIEF

PHOTO: HELPING OUT


Open mike poetry group has something for everyone
Promptly at 10 a.m. on Saturday, the eclectic group of poets and writers who host and regularly attend Open Mike Poetry at Lois Layne's, the deli and ice cream shop located at 20 Dahlia Street, were setting up the microphone and getting ready to share their passion with patrons and burgeoning poets alike.

School Menu
Nye County School District elementary breakfast menu for the week of Dec. 17 - Dec. 21:

Local musician goes solo on CD
Dale Lynch has a reason to party; and he will. His new CD "Highway 160," was released for sale on Wednesday and his plans are to celebrate at a CD release party starting at 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 17 at the Stagestop.

New Year's may need reservations
Christmas isn't here yet, but if no plans have been made for a New Year's celebration, it might be time to think about making reservations.

Senior News
Pahrump Senior Center menu (menu subject to change) and activities for the week of Dec. 17 to Dec. 21:

Entertainment Schedule

Correction

PHOTO: DENTED CADDY

Code officer stays busy
Nye County Code compliance Officer Dick Johnson testified in a few different cases before the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission Wednesday.

Community assistance

Eve-N-Keel hosts New Year's Eve Pub Crawl
In most cases, it's safer when attending a New Year's Eve party to stay where you are after getting there, particularly if you're getting a head start on the champagne.

PHOTO: HOLIDAY LIGHTS

PHOTO: AND MORE LIGHTS

Sheriff's Rport
The following information was provided by the Nye County Sheriff's Office. All crimes are alleged and all defendants are presumed innocent:

Balloqui remains Pahrump's EDC
Despite a proposal to the Pahrump Town Board to remove him from the post of volunteer economic development coordinator, Al Balloqui is remaining at his post.

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