Snoots Cartoon Contest Opens for Las Vegas Students
The Las Vegas SUN invites elementary students to enter a Snoots cartoon contest. Five first place trophies and twenty second place zoo memberships offered. Submissions must be black and white seven by three to four inches, with name address zip phone and age, due Sept 25. Winners announced Oct 2.
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Tule Springs Zoo
Snoots
Las Vegas Sun Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Highland
Las Vegas
Nev
Carnival Benefits Muscular Dystrophy Telethon at Local Park
A Sunday carnival on August 24 from 2 to 4 PM at Big Tee parking lot 3209 West Sahara Avenue across from Spanish Oaks raises funds for the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. Sponsored by Rex Bell Elementary School area youths Joe Bryan Mary Bryan Mike Bryan Tim Bryan Scott Laity Mark Laity Leslie Bush Geri Bush Elisa Dorfman with donations from local businessmen.
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Big Tee
West
Sahara Avenue
Spanish Oaks
Rex Bell
Joe
Mary
Mike
Tim Bryan
Scott
Mark Laity
Leslie
Geri Bush
Elisa Dorfman
Gingerbread Surprise With Pears and Cherries
Pear halves are arranged in a 9 by 9 pan with flat sides facing each other. Gingerbread mix is prepared and cherries used as decorative or flavorful accents, creating a simple pear featured bake.
Pear halves baked with cherry and gingerbread cake
Pear halves are filled with a cherry placed in each hollow and covered with prepared gingerbread batter. Bake at 350 degrees until cake is done per box directions. Invert onto a platter to yield six servings.
Two Young Volunteers Named July Volunteers of the Month
Garth Courtney and Dave Whitney both 13 and 14 were named July Volunteers of the Month at the Las Vegas Valley Zoo. They live on Howard Drive and attend K C Knudson Junior High, working 40 hours weekly in three zoo departments gaining light construction maintenance and basic zookeeping experience. They plan to continue Sundays during the school year and prefer volunteering over pool outings.
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Garth Courtney
Dave Whitney
Las Vegas Valley Zoo
Howard
K.C. Knudson Junior High School
Voluntary Action Center
Dave
Garth
Larry Main
Cloth Pictures From Fabrics To Fashion History
A compact look at how textiles shaped clothing through ages from linen and silk to cotton and synthetics. The piece notes origins in Egypt and China, mentions historical weaving, and invites readers to create cut and paste fabric pictures using scraps and textures for a tangible, educational project.
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Egypt
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Snootsville
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Jane
Jerry Lewis
Jimmy Jack Lee
Ken Larry Sandy
Owynd Agnyvs
JEC
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Kids Corner
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Center
Zoo
Kimberly McCall
Nathan Green
Michelle Davis
Steven Green
Shelly Horton
Christopher Green
Beverly McCall
David Peltz
Jan Butler
Convention Center
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