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Balloon inspired “Yorbs” — Yarn and balloon orbs

I’ve been inspired by the Pahrump Balloon Festival happening this weekend to make some cool yarn orbs or “yorbs.” All it takes is a few balloons, glue and yarn. See? Frugal and fabulous! This is such a cool décor idea with so many applications. Once you know how to make them you’ll be hooked.

Museum lecture honors nuclear defense

The Pahrump Valley Museum and Historical Society will hold the next presentation in the Lecture Series at 1 p.m., March 8 at the facility, 401 E. Basin Ave.

School Menu

Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of March 10 – March 14

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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 $27 million.

No to Abuse holds a three-day fundraiser

It’s time for the fundraising season to begin and it certainly will have a kick-off Feb. 28 through March 2 when No to Abuse makes a weekend of it. Festivities are scheduled from one end of town to the other and include a range dinner, a chili cook-off, a golf tournament and an “All-Star Revue.”

Cook-off weekend: 10 remakes for leftover chili

Pahrump is home to The Silver State Chili Cookoff this weekend so I’m guessing you may be inspired to make a great big batch of chili yourself. I hope you do because on the “Frugal and Fabulous” scale of one to ten; chili is an eleven.

Maverick features Sunday entertainment

Las Vegas oldies band, “The Sixties Sensation,” has landed an every-Sunday gig at the Maverick Saloon &Dance Hall. The afternoon to early evening show will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is being called a “sock hop” by band leader Hal Singer.

DVNP Furnace Creek Visitor Center captures Design Award of Excellence

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — The Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park was granted the Award of Excellence from Docomomo US. The award is part of the Modernism of America Awards, the first national program of its kind to celebrate the projects and people working to preserve and rehabilitate significant mid-century modern buildings for continued productive use, and to raise public awareness of the ongoing threats to modern architecture and design.

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.

School Menu

Nye County School District elementary menu for the week of March 3 – 7

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