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Nye tosses Eye remodeling bids
The Calvada Eye, for now, will remain the quiet domain of the ducks and the picnickers.

County examining green power with fed grant
BEATTY -- A $492,000 renewable energy study will examine planning issues associated with various wind and solar projects proposed around Nye County, the possibility of converting county buildings to green power and generating biomass from the county landfill.


Nye tosses Eye remodeling bids
The Calvada Eye, for now, will remain the quiet domain of the ducks and the picnickers.

Senior News
Pahrump Senior Center menu (menu subject to change) and activities for the week of April 28 to May 2:

PHOTOS: HATS AND GRINS

PHOTO: HELLO IN D.C.

AVCO nibbles at recession

On tap for this weekend

Silver State Regional Chili Cook-off May 16-17
Get out those big pots folks; it's time for the annual chili cook-off and the more the merrier.

SNAPS forced to close
Spay and Neuter All Pets and Strays, or SNAPS, a local organization dedicated to helping control the overpopulation of cats and dogs here and in surrounding areas, announced it will be closing the doors of its office at Gamebird Road and Pahrump Valley Boulevard due to budget constraints.

PHOTO: BEAT THE HEAT

Brothel sponsors annual event
The Chicken Ranch in partnership with the Las Vegas Sin City Chamber will host the 4th annual Chicken Ranch Experience on May 3.

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 $15 million. The winning numbers were:

PHOTO: HAFEN AND HAFEN

Civil War battle to be waged in Eye
The Calvada Eye will be temporarily transformed into a field of battle when an engagement of the the Civil War is re-enacted there Saturday, May 17.

Entertainment Schedule

Freedom Fest concert offered for host-less 4th
The Pahrump Freedom Festival, normally a three-day event culminating in a fireworks show to celebrate the Fourth of July, is still up in the air.

Trash includes old cards, bottles
When it comes to littering, there are no limits to what will find its way out into the desert, as anyone who has ever cleaned up a public stretch of road or land knows.

Board proclaims Youth Week
The Pahrump Town Board approved a proclamation officially deeming May 4 through May 11 Youth Week.

Community Calendar

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

LARC helps road to PARC get PAVED
Nearly a decade after the idea's inception, the Pahrump Arts and Recreation Complex (formerly known as the fairgrounds) finally has plans on paper.

Earth Day taught year-round
For many Rosemary Clarke Middle School students, remembering the environment isn't just a once-a-year event heating up hot dogs on a solar cooker at the park.

Pretty Paws and Rumps keeps dogs happy
Need someone to get the cactus burrs and desert dust off man's best friend? Pretty Paws and Rumps is available to pamper your canine pals and make them clean and pretty.

Correction

Beatty airport growth OK'd
BEATTY -- A $431,623 contract was awarded by Nye County Commissioners to Triton Grading and Paving to pave a 57,600 square foot expansion of an apron at the Beatty Airport at the April 15 meeting here.

Engagement

Death Valley Walk for Life is May 4-5
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. -- Thirteen years ago, Sharon Funck went for a walk and took the entire community of Furnace Creek with her on an unforgettable journey of community spirit that continues every year.

A day on the Amargosa
Saturday, April 12, was a translucent, neon, desert morning in Shoshone that can best be appreciated wearing hiking boots and carrying a camera.

Red Barn opens with printmaking exhibition
BEATTY -- Goldwell Open Air Museum's Red Barn Art Center opened its exhibition season April 20 with a reception for "Out of Print," an exhibit of work by a varied group of printmaking artists.

County examining green power with fed grant
BEATTY -- A $492,000 renewable energy study will examine planning issues associated with various wind and solar projects proposed around Nye County, the possibility of converting county buildings to green power and generating biomass from the county landfill.

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