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Taking a walk around the periphery of the For Love of Cats and Kittens (FLOCK) animal sanctuary early Wednesday afternoon, there was no escaping the fact that despite the rain that taunted the valley briefly the night before, it was yet another dry, hot day in Pahrump. Veterans museum talk erupts in controversy A decision on whether or not to lease a new building located at the Pahrump Veterans Memorial, in the Chief Tecopa Cemetery, to the Support Your Soldiers in Need (SSI) Foundation was tabled Tuesday by the Pahrump Town Board. HELP NEEDED: Vols strive to help shelter's cats Taking a walk around the periphery of the For Love of Cats and Kittens (FLOCK) animal sanctuary early Wednesday afternoon, there was no escaping the fact that despite the rain that taunted the valley briefly the night before, it was yet another dry, hot day in Pahrump. Yucca rail estimated at more than $3b WASHINGTON -- The cost of building a government railroad across rural Nevada to carry nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain has grown beyond $3 billion and is climbing with groundbreaking still several years away, according to new estimates. PHOTO: COOLING IT Support meetings Community Calendar 40 horses dead at test range Numerous wild horses managed by the Bureau of Land Management were found dead late last week and additional horses have died since the discovery, BLM officials reported Tuesday. The cause of death of 40 wild horses is under investigation. Board approves grants A number of grants have been approved for various town events. Nuts & Bolts with Buffalo Jim Anniversary Senior News Pahrump Senior Center menu (menu subject to change) and activities for the week of July 9-13: BACK THEN Two commissioners will tour Scandinavian nuclear sites For the third year in a row the United States Transport Council is sponsoring a fact-finding trip to visit foreign nuclear waste facilities. This year up to seven Nye County officials may travel to Sweden and Finland Aug. 25 to Sept. 1. Tonopah hospital tax dropped Northern Nye County taxpayers will enjoy slightly lower property tax rates for the 2007-08 fiscal year, thanks to the elimination of a Nye County hospital district tax of almost 30 cents for each $100 of valuation. Park master plan on agenda The Pahrump Town Board approved taking the next step in developing two proposed theme parks at its last regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday. Spaghetti served western style Ever seen any of the old western movies of the 1960s? Those with a "young" Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and others, that were not filmed in the American Southwest but rather in the Italian-style southwest. Community assistance YUCCA OPPONENT: Corbin Harney, Western Shoshone, led protests Corbin Harney, a Western Shoshone spiritual leader who founded the anti-nuclear, pro-Indian rights group Shundahai Network, died recently in Santa Rosa, Calif. He was 87. California Lottery Streams flow through more than books Streams in the Desert, located at 421 S. Frontage Road, Suite 1, is not your normal Christian bookstore. Noise ordinance gets tweaked The Pahrump Town Board held a special meeting last Saturday to discuss a proposed noise ordinance for the town. US Ecology opens processing facility BEATTY -- US Ecology Nevada, south of Beatty on Highway 160, recently opened a new $3 million facility for processing liquid hazardous waste. Goldfield Days all set GOLDFIELD -- The Aug. 17-19 Goldfield Days schedule is out. Fairgrounds become PARC According to volunteer economic development coordinator Al Balloqui, the town's proposed fairgrounds have a new name: the Pahrump Arts and Recreational Complex, or PARC. A Busy Bee learns to draw and paint Over the years, the curriculum at schools across the nation has been changed drastically. One of the casualties was art, especially for young children. Art teaches coordination, inner thought, and most of all imagination. The Busy Bee, located at 601 S West Street (near Manse Elementary), opened its doors with the help of local artists. Owner, Claudia Heine, plans to give children a place to go to learn how to draw, paint, do scrap booking, bead work, and much more. Veterans museum talk erupts in controversy A decision on whether or not to lease a new building located at the Pahrump Veterans Memorial, in the Chief Tecopa Cemetery, to the Support Your Soldiers in Need (SSI) Foundation was tabled Tuesday by the Pahrump Town Board. IN BRIEF Obituaries |
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