Holiday Closings

Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003 | 8:21 a.m.

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.