Green Valley - Las Vegas Sun

Canyon Springs opens up in second half to beat Green Valley 42-21: PREP FOOTBALL:; Saturday, September 12, 2009; By Anthony Fenech; Canyon Springs’ Devin Rimmey took the opening kickoff of Friday’s second half against Green Valley and raced 65 yards, each stride knocking the rust off the Pioneers after a slow season-opening half. That kick return set the tempo for a second half that saw the Pioneers explode for 29 points in coach Hunkie Cooper’s debut at Canyon Springs , a 42-21 win over Green Valley.

Green Valley High grad makes NFL roster with Chargers: Thursday, September 10, 2009; By Case Keefer; Brandyn Dombrowski watched Saturday in the San Diego Chargers’ weight room as players were summoned one-by-one to the front office. This is how it works on NFL cut day — when teams are required to trim their rosters to 53 players — in San Diego. If a Chargers official pulls a player aside during their work out, he is no longer on the team.

Injured Green Valley grad returns to cheer on his team: Saturday, August 29, 2009; By Case Keefer; LaQuan Phillips would not have missed this for anything. Phillips, the former Green Valley defensive back who was temporarily paralyzed last season after suffering a bruised spine in a game against Centennial, watched this season’s showdown between Green Valley and Centennial Friday night from the stands in his No. 7 jersey.

Trick play leads Green Valley to victory over Centennial: prep football:; Saturday, August 29, 2009; By Case Keefer; Centennial had no reason to suspect anything out of the ordinary when Green Valley lined up for a 44-yard field goal attempt with seven minutes remaining in Friday night’s game. Green Valley senior kicker Nolan Kohorst is widely considered to have the strongest leg in the Las Vegas valley.

Fight over health care draws crowd to Titus event: Saturday, August 22, 2009; By Kyle Hansen; The national debate over health care reform came to the streets of Henderson on Saturday when Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) held a Congress on the Corner event in the Albertsons on Boulder Highway and Lake Mead Parkway. About 300 people came to the event, many with homemade signs or American flags, to voice their support or opposition to proposed health care reform and other issues before Congress. While Titus visited with those who came early enough to get a ticket to speak with her in person, most opposing Titus gathered in the store parking lot.

Green Valley will rely on offensive line: prep football preview:; Thursday, August 20, 2009; By Ray Brewer; Green Valley High will rely on several inexperienced players at the skilled positions this fall in their quest to return to the postseason. The Gators won their first playoff game in more than a decade in 2008 in advancing to the Sunrise Regional semifinals, but will have to replace several key components to equal the success.

St. Rose Dominican Hospitals births: Wednesday, July 29, 2009; By The Home News; Birth notices from the St. Rose Dominican Hospitals.

About Station Casinos: Tuesday, July 28, 2009; Founded in 1976, Station has some 13,400 employees in Southern Nevada and 10 major Las Vegas-area hotel-casino properties, including two that are 50 percent-owned with affiliates of the Greenspun family, owner of the Las Vegas Sun.

Henderson council authorizes review of park fees: Wednesday, July 22, 2009; By Jeremy Twitchell; The Henderson City Council authorized a review of the city’s recreation fees at its Tuesday meeting, though a decision on who — if anyone — would be paying more isn’t expected for another year.

Week-long convention had valuable information: Genealogy:; Wednesday, July 22, 2009; By Stefani Evans; I went to Washington, D.C., and I didn’t get a lousy T-shirt. But I did pick up a lot of information.

Variety of classes help to make better gardeners: Desert Gardner:; Wednesday, July 22, 2009; By Angela O'Callaghan; The U.S. Department of Agriculture has finally recognized the great work that Master Gardener volunteers perform for their communities nationwide. This is in the form of a news release entitled “USDA Master Gardeners Available to Help Americans Grow Safe, Healthy Food Throughout the Country.”

Obit: James E. Norman Sr.: Wednesday, July 22, 2009; By The Home News; James E. Norman Sr., 72, a former Henderson resident, died July 8 at the Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee.

Ultralight plane pilot who crashed was a UNLV professor: Sunday, July 19, 2009; By Mary Manning; The ultralight plane pilot who died in the crash of the aircraft on Thursday southeast of Las Vegas was Jeffrey Michael Stitt, a UNLV associate professor in the English Department.

St. Rose Dominican Hospitals births: Wednesday, July 15, 2009; By The Home News; Birth notices from the St. Rose Dominican Hospitals.

Targeted biographies add layers of knowledge: Genealogy:; Wednesday, July 15, 2009; By Stefani Evans; Research plans keep us focused. Genealogists usually incorporate a thorough review of local histories and available record groups in our research plans, but our plans become more useful when we add targeted bibliographies.