Holiday closings

Friday, Dec. 21, 2001 | 9:09 a.m.

Because Christmas falls on Tuesday this year, many entities will close early Monday. Schools will be closed Monday as will the Boulder City Library, Southwest Gas and Nevada Power. Here's what's open and closed on Tuesday:

SAFETY: Police and fire emergency services as usual. Offices closed.

UTILITIES: Closed: Nevada Power Co., Sprint, Las Vegas Valley Water District, Southwest Gas, Cox Communications cable television.

GOVERNMENT: Closed: Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City, Clark County, state, courts, federal offices, federal courthouse.

SCHOOLS: Closed, no classes: Clark County School District, UNLV, Community College of Southern Nevada. (Note: Classes resume at the university and community college on Jan. 22.)

MAIL: Closed no deliveries: U.S. Postal Service, United Parcel Service.

NEWSPAPER: Sun offices closed. Sun published in combined morning editions with the Review-Journal.

TRANSIT: Downtown Transportation Center: Closed. City trolleys: Not operating. Citizen Area Transit: Weekend-holiday schedule (fewer buses on fixed routes).

LIBRARIES: Closed: Las Vegas-Clark County district, Henderson district, North Las Vegas district, Boulder City District.

GARBAGE: Republic Services of Southern Nevada pickups as usual. Offices closed.

MATRIMONY: Marriage License Bureau open 24 hours, starting 8 a.m. Monday, closing midnight Tuesday.

FINANCIAL: Closed: Brokerage firms, most banks. (Note: Banks have the option of staying open on holidays as long as transactions are posted on the next banking day, according to the Nevada Division of Financial Institutions. Check your local branches for holiday hours.)

PARKING: City parking metered spaces free.