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Carl Joerger gave the town his 30-day notice, terminating his $5,000 per month contract as town attorney, at Wednesday's Pahrump Town Board meeting. Two Pahrumpians heading to St. Paul for GOP convention Two faces from Pahrump will be among the sea of 2,380 delegates and 2,227 alternate delegates in the audience attending the Republican National Convention Sept. 1-4 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. FIRST RUNNER-UP JobConnect still serves Pahrump The fiscal year ending June 30 brought about personnel changes at the local JobConnect office, but Diane Lake, the interim director, said, "We're open for business and services are continuing as normal." IN BRIEF Support meetings In the Service 'Rock'-climbing increases in popularity Heath Campbell is taking advantage of the very popular skill of rock-climbing on an artificial rock as a business venture. Birth Announcements Community Calendar First-run movies There has been much skepticism regarding theaters in Pahrump and rightly so. Senior News Night sky programs in Tecopa One weekend a month closest to the full moon, stargazers gather in Tecopa to do a little deep-space viewing. 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. Trailer takes truck along for a ride Michael Alley of Pahrump was involved in a minor accident Aug. 20 while towing a trailer carrying a junked vehicle behind his 2004 Ford F150 pickup. Goldwell artist's residency The Goldwell Open Air Museum outside the ghost town of Rhyolite is continuing the founder, Albert Szukalski's vision of making art by offering artist residency and workshop programs to challenge and support the creative growth of artists from a variety of disciplines. Back Then Community assistance AT RHYOLITE: Artist reception at Red Barn Rhyolite -- Goldwell Open Air Museum will host the opening reception for the "Indra's Jewels" exhibit by artist James Stanford at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, in the Red Barn Art Center. PHOTO: NEW BANK OPENS IN PAHRUMP Two important county boards formed on water and animals Animals and water are two of the most hotly debated issues in Nye County, if not the entire western U.S. Kohbarger lacks much company in week-long meet and greet Pahrump Town Manager Bill Kohbarger talked to five residents during his first meet and greet at Lois Layne's Deli and Ice Cream over lunch hour Monday, but no members of the general public showed up at the Last Chance Steakhouse Tuesday. PHOTO: HAWAIIAN GUITARIST PHOTO: A GREAT FOURTH Correction NTA making people scream for ice cream The Pahrump community has been so generous to No to Abuse and Resource Center (NTA/RC) that the organization's leadership decided to return the favor by holding an ice cream social. Arbors Florist is on the Internet Arbors Florist & Gifts recently opened a new location at 1266 E. Calvada Blvd., Suite 5, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Customers worldwide can now visit as well as purchase flowers from the shop at www.arborsflowersnv.com. Live Music Sheriff's Report The following information was provided by the Nye County Sheriff's Office. All crimes are alleged and all defendants are presumed innocent: School menu Nye County School District elementary breakfast menu for the week of Sept. 1 - Sept. 5 Town OKs PAVED room-tax hike With minimum discussion, the Pahrump Town Board members unanimously passed a request from Al Balloqui of PAVED (Pahrump Alliance for Valley Economic Development) to begin the three- to four-month process of increasing Pahrump's hotel room tax by 2 percent. PHOTO: LUAU Calvada Inn, meet the wrecking ball Sheila Miller watched her son Nathan feeding the ducks at the Calvada duck pond on a warm summer afternoon this week. Entertaintment Briefs Entertaintment Schedule Obituaries |
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