Holiday Closings

Monday, Dec. 22, 2003 | 8:17 a.m.

Christians worldwide have celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ on Dec. 25 since the fourth century. Some entities will close early Christmas Eve. Others may close Friday or be short staffed to give employees a four-day weekend. Here's what's open and closed on Thursday, Christmas Day:

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. (Note: Nevada Power closed Christmas Eve).

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, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Community College of Southern Nevada. (Note: Public school classes resume Jan. 5. Classes at the university resume Jan. 20. Classes at the community college resume Jan. 26.)

MAIL: Closed no deliveries: U.S. Postal Service, United Parcel Service. (Note: No UPS ground deliveries on Friday.)

NEWSPAPER: Sun offices closed. Sun published in combined morning editions with the Review-Journal. (Note: Sun offices open Friday, regular afternoon deliveries.)

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.

FINANCIAL: Closed: Brokerage firms, most banks. (Note: State law gives banks the option of opening on holidays as long as transactions are posted to the next regular business day. Check your local branches for holiday hours.)

PARKING: City parking metered spaces free.