Happening This Week... 

First Day of Winter, December 21
The Winter Solstice occurs exactly when the earth's axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23° 26'. Though the Winter Solstice lasts an instant in time, the term is also colloquially used like Midwinter to refer to the day on which it occurs. For most people in the high latitudes this is commonly known as the shortest day and the sun's daily maximum position in the sky is the lowest... [read more]

Festivus, December 23
Festivus is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23rd. It was created by writer Dan O'Keefe and introduced into popular culture by his son Daniel, a scriptwriter for the TV show Seinfeld as part of a comical storyline on the show. Although the original Festivus took place in February, 1965, as a celebration of the elder O'Keefe's first date with his future wife, Deborah, it is now celebrated on December 23, as depicted on the December 18, 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike." According to O'Keefe, the name Festivus "just popped into my head"... [read more]

National Eggnog Day, December 24
Also known as an Egg Flip, the predecessor of today's eggnog is believed to have started life in England as early as the 8th Century. Originally a concoction made of milk mixed with alcohol, frequently beer and perhaps some spices, it was known as a posset and was initially taken for medicinal purposes but certainly by the 1550s, they had become a more fashionable drink amongst the upper classes with posset sets being a popular gift... [read more]

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Welcome to Vegas Community Online’s
New Friday Flyer Newsletter Format!

Please take some time and read what other Las Vegans are saying about Las Vegas—the city we all love! With this new look for the Friday Flyer Newsletter, we ask for your comments on our new look. Good or bad we want to hear from you. You just might see your comment in the next Friday Flyer Newsletter. E-mail us at [email protected].

Thank you all for sticking with us after our long absence due to the loss of our founder, publisher and dear friend Marleen Marino and thank you all for your e-mails and expressions of sympathy.

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This Week's Featured Column:

 

Jay White’s Diamond

by Nikki Artale
Entertainment Writer

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Nevada Government 

Governor Jim Gibbons
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Governor Gibbons Names New Member To Nevada State Board Of Medical Examiners
>> Governor Gibbons Names New Member To Nevada Commission On Judicial Selection
>> Governor Gibbons Names New Member To The Super Speed Train Commission
>> Governor Gibbons Announces Early Unemployment Benefits
[read more]


U.S. Senator Harry Reid
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Nevada Delegation Introduces Hoover Power Allocation Act
>> The Reid Report December 16, 2009
>> Responsible Estate Tax Reform Needed To Assure Fairness For Small Businesses
>> The American People Are Counting On Us To Pass The Senate Health Reform Bill
>> Reid Statement On The Grand Opening Of CityCenter
>> Senate Health Bill Will Lower Seniors’ Prescription Drug Costs
>> Health Reform Is Economic Reform
>> Reid Announces More Than $1.9 Million Headed To Nevada For Renewable Energy Projects
>> The Reid Report December 10, 2009
[read more]


U.S. Senator John Ensign
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Ensign Calls For Hearing On Politics Surrounding Base Closure List
>> CityCenter Will Deliver The Jobs Nevada Desperately Needs
>> Strip Tax Increases On Middle-Income Americans From Health Reform
>> Obama Administration Decision On Terrorist Transfer Is Flawed
>> I Challenge The President To Veto This Spending Bill
>> Protect Health Care For Those Who Fight To Protect Our Freedoms
>> Ensign Introduces Amendments To Keep Taxes Low For Nevadans, Americans
[read more]


U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> America’s Armed Forces Get Berkley’s Vote
>> Prevents Elimination of Health Insurance Subsidies, Preserves Unemployment Assistance for Nevada Families for Two Months
>> Berkley Votes For Tough Sanctions In Repsonse To Iran Nuclear Ambitions
>> House OK’s Berkley Funding For Nevada National Guard Facilities, LV Beltway Upgrades, Educational Needs In Clark Co.
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U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Titus Supports Bill to Create Jobs, Provide Relief to Nevada’s Families
>> Titus Votes to Support Troops and Military Families
>> Financial Reform Will Protect Consumers by Reigning in Wall Street Banks and Streamlining Regulation
>> Amendment Safeguards Seniors Against Deceptive Mortgage Practices
>> Titus Amendment to Financial Reform Will Protect Nevada Seniors from Predatory Mortgage Agreements
[read more]

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Monthly Astrology / Horoscope

Michele Avanti, CAP EFT-3
December ’09 Astrology / Horoscope
As you read your sun and moon sign, you will note each section is broken into Focus, Test, Key & Action. Focus defines what you will find yourself focused on during this time. Test is the issue or experience which will test your focus. Key is a little gemstone... [read more]

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Entertainment

Victoria Alexander ¦ Viewpoint on Vegas
December 18, 2009
This Week: Order of Consular Emissaries at the Parisian Palace, Movies This Week, Review of Precious, Hash House Opens on The Strip, Fat Merchants, Witchdoctors Need Albinos, My New Best Friend, and more... [read more]


Nikki Artale ¦ Vegas Stars Interviews
Jay White’s Diamond
At the Riviera Hotel on December 3, 2009 the curtain came down on the final show for Jay White’s tribute show to Neil Diamond. Jay’s six-month contract turned out to be an eight-year run... [read more]


Jackie Brett ¦ Vegas View
December 18, 2009
>> Hash House A Go Go Opens New Location Inside Imperial Palace
>> CityCenter Openings
>> Mandarin Oriental Is All About Service
And much more... [read more]


Chick Hughes ¦ Chick’s Chicks
This Week Around Town With Chick and Some Beautiful Ladies!
I went to the Cowboy Christmas Gift Expo at the Sands Expo Center and ran into these lovely girls, Miss Canada Princess and Miss Rodeo Canada. They gave me the hat I’m wearing and signed it too... [read more]

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Community

Parker Philpot ¦ From Parker’s Pen
Holiday Wrap Up: Local Gifts and Alternative Packaging
Save money, as well as help our local economy this holiday and beyond. Join the trend of buying locally produced products of all types. Then, use economical, eco-friendly alternatives to wrap gifts... [read more]

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Sports

Frank Marino ¦ Marino’s Sports
The Starting Line
I have been challenged by the Mouth of Motown, to a three pick NFL, winner gets VCO bragging rights, contest—this Sat., Sun., Mon. I guess the Mouth has been stinging his local book(s) a little... [read more]

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VCO Artist of the Month—December 2009

 

                DON RICKLES

          

Don Rickles was born in the New York City borough of Queens to Jewish parents Max and Etta Rickles. He grew up in the borough’s Jackson Heights neighborhood. After graduating from Newtown High School, he served in the U.S. Navy in World War II aboard the USS Cyrene as a S1/c until he was honorably discharged in 1946. Two years later he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and played occasional bit parts on television...
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