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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1966
Page
12
A newspaper reader jokes about the Friends Finders Institute marketing claim that happiness comes from matching singles. The narrator notes the brochure excludes married men and privately teases a friend Grogan about lonely weekends while passing along the offer.
Lois Thurston an 18 year old was hospitalized with lacera tions and abrasions after her car went out of control struck a guard rail and rolled over three times. She was en route to Fort Lucinda on Highway 466-93 near Boulder City before 10 a.m. and was extricated and taken to Boulder City Hospital.
Registration for all students from kindergarten through grade six is scheduled on Friday and Monday. Students may sign up between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on either day. The first day of school is August 30 for grades one through six.
Boulder Homemakers will open their club year September 1 at 1 30 p m with an open house tea at the Teen Club building. A display of past projects will be shown. Sponsored by the University of Nevada Home Extension Service the club invites all women to join for lessons in sewing Christmas decorations casseroles bread making and family improvement. New officers are Mrs G L Barneby president Mrs P H Moore vice president Mrs Gay Helms treasurer.
Boulder City invites fourth through ninth grade Girl Scouts to bring garden rakes at 5 p.m. Thursday to the 5 Bar C horseman's Association arena. They will clean, then eat lunch with drinks provided, followed by a campfire singout. The horse show runs September 3 4 and 5.
Alan Jarlson, KLAS-TV news commentator, represents the station in the Trail Course contest for reporters and hosts at the Salute to Nevadans Horse Show. The event, Sept 5 at 1 p.m. at the B Bar C Arena, features Jarlson on his horse Red with competition from Arabian mare Maudé and other reporters. Judges include Dale Hallan and Kiki Paige, with Ennis and his wife representing local horse interests.
Dr. Juanita Greer White reports that since Nevada joined in 1959 the WICHE corepact has funded 39 Nevada residents in medicine dentistry and veterinary programs at other states. Six graduates so far through June 1968 with 29 more expected in 1966 47. Most students come from Sparks Reno Las Vegas Ely Yerington Boulder City Fallon Carson City Eureka Moapa Elko Alamo and Valmy and all have performed as strong scholars benefiting Nevada.
All girls will be taken home after the singout. Those not in the Scouts who wish to join may call Mrs. Sam Cochran for a permission slip. No girl will be allowed in the arena without one signed by a parent.
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