The Nye County Valor Quilters are continuing on in the mission of wrapping current and former military service members in comforting, healing Quilts of Valor and as of the organization’s most recent presentation ceremony, nearly 500 of these special quilts have been awarded to Nye County residents who gave their service to America.
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WEEKEND EVENTS
Nye County had several winners in the 2019-20 Nevada State Cinderella Youth Development Scholarship Program and Pageant state competition in Las Vegas.
Ask Kayne Horibe about his confidence level going into this weekend’s District 4 Tournament, and you get a very reasonable response.
Marvin Caperton is used to going to local and regional senior track and field competitions and bringing back a haul of medals. But even the confident Caperton was impressed with what he was able to do in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
For many people, the thought of standing before a large crowd and speaking is utterly terrifying, one that evokes sweaty palms, butterflies in the stomach and in some cases, near panic. Even taking the lead in speaking to small groups or conducting effective one-on-one conversations can pose a challenge to certain individuals.
Desert View Hospital put its wares on display during an event this spring at the Pahrump Senior Center.
Down a rough and rutted gravel road just off Leslie Street on the north side of town, mountains create a backdrop and vast open space surrounds a lot that has been transformed into something of an artificial wetland. The natural variations in the earth’s surface, dipping and rising at random, form depressions large enough to hold life-giving water in just the right amount for Bufo Boreas , the western toad.
The largest graduating class at Pahrump Valley High School walked across the stage at the end of May.
Nevada senior living community Inspirations announced newly Certified Dementia Practitioners, a June 1 news release reported.
Tye Hardy knows what it’s like to compete in the national rodeo championship. Brandon Mountz is about to find out.
Not a lot of things went right for Pahrump resident Marvin Caperton at this year’s Bay Area Senior Games.
The cool, spring-like weather in Pahrump may have lasted longer than usual this year but rising temperatures are swiftly making their way to the area and with the increase in temperature comes a ban on open burning in the valley.