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In a special meeting Tuesday morning, convened to address funding the Pahrump Powwow, the Pahrump Tourism and Convention Council unanimously supported the powwow as a significant cultural event by granting a last-minute request for funds to cover various expenses totaling $6,100. Town selects site for Last Chance Park Since when is a park a place with no grass, no running water and no big trees? School menu Nye County School District elementary breakfast menu for the week of Nov. 23 -- Nov. 27: The fine art of sushi at Tommasino's Some Pahrump residents have been getting an education into sushi lately. The Japanese raw fish that's been popular for some years now in trendy American cuisine has been served up for the last few weeks at Tommasino's Italian Restaurant on Tuesday nights. Weekend roundup Don't ever let anyone tell you there's nothing to do in Pahrump. The area is about the swing into the holiday season and here's what's on tap this weekend. Casting call for ABC's 'Supernanny' LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The casting team of the popular ABC show, "Supernanny," is currently casting for season six. The casting team will be sending producers all around Nevada to find a "Supernanny" family. PHOTO: THROUGH THE STOP SIGN Community assistance Warden no stranger to starting up correctional centers For Joe Ponte, the warden assigned to the new Nevada Southern Detention Center in Pahrump, it will be the fourth startup correctional facility he's opened in three years with Corrections Corporation of America. PHOTO: WATCHING Firm hired to clean out evidence locker A small crowd gathered for the Nye County Commission meeting at the Bob Ruud Community Center Tuesday to protest the rezoning of parcels around Willow Creek Golf Course, only to learn the appeal of the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission decision has been tabled until next month. Just the facts The workshop at which residents selected locations for the 10-acre entry to Last Chance Park was held Sept. 29. Entertainment Schedule CCA pledges to meet expectations on local jobs Construction of the Nevada Southern Detention Center is on time to be completed by August and on schedule to begin taking in inmates Oct. 1, 2010, Corrections Corporation of America Vice-President of Facility Operations Steve Conry told members of a CCA-Great Basin College Workforce Development Task Force Tuesday. PHOTO: FIRE AFTERMATH ON LEXIS Senior News 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 $25 million. PHOTO: JAZZ AT TOMMASINO'S Mass vaccination for Tier I The Nevada State Health Division, Frontier & Rural Public Health Program announced yesterday it will hold a mass H1N1 (Swine flu) vaccination for people who fall in the Tier I category. Community Calendar Honor roll -- first quarter Second chance for school dropouts Meeting attendees air misconceptions Pahrump boosters have been promoting Last Chance Park for five years and the project they envisioned finally has a location. Entertainment Briefs Craft fair in Sandy Valley This time of year anyone who is creative looks for craft fairs in the area to set up and sell their wares. Well, there is another opportunity in Sandy Valley. Seniors plan another road trip Pahrump seniors don't sit still very long when the Senior Center makes plans for a bus trip. Back Then IN BRIEF Obituaries |
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