South Valley - Las Vegas Sun

Memorial stones don't always offer solid proof: Thu, Oct 8, 2009 (7:14 a.m.); By Stefani Evans; We make a lot of assumptions about our ancestors and their burials — oftentimes we’re wrong.

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.

Chamber to energize small-business support: Friday, August 14, 2009; By Richard N. Velotta; The Henderson Chamber of Commerce will energize its support for small businesses with a series of free workshops that will cover operations, banking and financial resources, human resources, sales management and marketing.

Council upholds higher speed limit on Seven Hills Drive: Thursday, August 6, 2009; By Jeremy Twitchell; The Henderson City Council this week unanimously upheld a citizen advisory committee’s decision to increase the speed limit on a portion of Seven Hills Drive from 25 to 30 mph.

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

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

Group sees more needy children, fewer donors than past years: Henderson non-profit seeks more sponsors for Back to School event; Wednesday, July 15, 2009; By Jeremy Twitchell; Overwhelming requests have led organizers of an annual drive that provides school supplies for children from low-income Henderson area families to appeal to the community for help.

Sotomayor proof of evolving melting pot: One Man's View:; Tuesday, July 14, 2009; By Tim O'Callaghan; The hot days of summer are finally upon us in the relentless Mojave Desert. Even for a native desert rat like myself the 110 degree temperatures can be tough. It seems just a bit hotter since my return from the Pacific Northwest where temperatures are either pleasantly warm or down right cold.

Man missing since Saturday found unharmed: Sunday, July 12, 2009; By Jeff Pope; Police say they’ve found a 21-year-old man who has been missing since Saturday.