News briefs for January 28, 2005

Friday, Jan. 28, 2005 | 9:29 a.m.

Addiction studies scholarship created

The Las Vegas Recovery Center is creating a scholarship fund for students studying addiction at UNLV, Stuart Smith, the center's chief executive officer, announced Thursday.

The fund will pay for tuition and books for two undergraduate and one graduate student each year, starting in Fall 2005, Smith said.

The scholarships are designed to support the development of future professionals in the addiction field, Smith said. The recovery center, a drug abuse treatment facility, already partners with UNLV to supervise student interns seeking to become licensed counselors.

The recovery center is also donating $2,000 to the Student Organization of Addiction Professionals, Smith said.

Students must be enrolled in one of UNLV's counseling programs in addiction studies and must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Lake campground will be closed

The Las Vegas Bay Campground at Lake Mead will be closed during February for routine maintenance on roads in the campground.

The work will include pouring oil onto existing roadways to seal cracks and chips, extending the life of the roads.

"We regret any inconvenience this may cause our visitors," park Superintendent Bill Dickinson said.

The road work cannot be completed when the campground is open, Dickinson said. All other campgrounds will remain open.

Water districts receive grants

Gov. Kenny Guinn today was to present $9 million in grants to four water districts including the Virgin Valley Water District in Clark County.

The state Board for Financing Water Projects allocated $2 million to the Virgin Valley district to build an arsenic removal plant in Southern Nevada.

The board also allocated $4 million to Washoe County to remove nitrates in Spanish Springs; $956,478 to the Golconda General Improvement District in Humboldt County to bring the water standards into state compliance and $2.4 million to the Lovelock Meadows Water District for upgrading its system.