Happening This Week... 

American Red Cross Month...

The American Red Cross (also known as the American National Red Cross) is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States, and is the designated U.S. affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Today, in addition to domestic disaster relief, the American Red Cross offers services in five other areas: community services that help the needy; communications services and comfort for military members and their family members; the collection, processing and distribution of blood and blood products; educational programs on health and safety; and international relief and development programs.... [read more]

International Women's Day, March 8...

International Women's Day (IWD) is marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. On occasion of 2010 International Women's Day the International Committee of the Red Cross is drawing attention to the hardship displaced women endure. The displacement of populations is one of the gravest consequences of today's armed conflicts. It affects women in a host of ways. But far from being helpless victims, women are resourceful, resilient and courageous in the face of hardship... [read more]

The Barbie Doll Makes Its Debut, March 9, 1959...

Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler (1916–2002) is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for fifty years... [read more]

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Community Service Announcement 

Klip It For Kidz Returns in March,
Raising Funds for the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation

Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada along with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Clark County Fire Department are proud to present the 2nd Annual Klip it for Kidz on March 13, at Town Square Las Vegas, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This special event will benefit the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation's programs and services for critically ill children and their families living in Southern Nevada. We are expecting to welcome over 1,500 people. [More Event Info and Pledge Form]

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This Week's Featured Column:

 

SAVE the ARTS and Education

Audrey Roberts

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Nevada Government 

Governor Jim Gibbons
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Governor Proposes Sweeping Changes To Modernize Higher Education
[read more]

U.S. Senator Harry Reid
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> The Reid Report—March 4, 2010
>> Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Remarks Upon Receiving Award from National Council of La Raza
>> Reid, Commerce Secretary Announce $5 Million In Broadband Expansion
>> Baucus, Reid Introduce Package To Restore Aid For Out-Of-Work Americans, Improve Tax Certainty For Families, Businesses To Bolster Job Creation
[read more]

U.S. Senator John Ensign
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Ensign Offers Resolution To Honor Three Navy Seals Facing Courts-Martial
>> Ensign, Senate Colleagues Request Obama Reconsider Order Restricting Intelligence Community
>> Ensign Votes To Stop Presidential National Monument Designation In Nevada
>> Ensign Ushers Through Bipartisan Tourism Promotion Bill
[read more]

U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Berkley Votes For House “Hire” Bill To Spur Jobs
>> Berkley Attends White House Signing Ceremony For Travel Promotion Act
>> Energy Department To Yank Yucca Mountain License Application
>> $4.7 Million Recovery Act Grant Will Expand, Create Computer Centers Around Las Vegas Valley
>> Republicans Abandon Military Families, Seniors As Nevadans Told They May Lose Access To Their Doctors
>> Republican Games Leave Nevada Seniors, Military Families At Risk Of Losing Access To The Doctor
>> Berkley Calls On Republicans To Stop Blocking Unemployment Benefit Extension
[read more]

U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> HIRE Act an Important Step to Getting Nevadans Back to Work
>> Titus Statement on President Obama Signing the Travel Promotion Act
>> Titus Applauds Department of Energy’s Move to Withdraw Yucca Mountain License
>> Titus Signs on as Original Cosponsor to Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Bill Introduced Today
>> Titus Applauds $4.7 Million to Increase Access to Computer Centers in Southern Nevada
>> Titus Expresses Disappointment with Senate Republican Obstructionism
>> Titus Applauds Senate Passage of Travel Promotion Act
[read more]

City of Henderson, NV
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Athletes Wanted For 2010 Henderson Senior Games
>> Turf Conversion Project Completed at Anthem Hills Park
>> Free Educational Forum Discusses Medical Bill Auditing
>> Henderson’s Bark in the Park Saturday, March 6
[read more]

City of North Las Vegas, NV
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Municipal Court Offers 50% Off On Warrants Limited Time Only
>> Ward 1 Councilman Robert L. Eliason To Hold Town Hall Meeting
>> City Now Offers Electronic Billing for Utilities
[read more]

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Monthly Astrology / Horoscope

Michele Avanti, CAP EFT-3
March ’10 Astrology / Horoscope
Pisces you are the dream weavers of the zodiac. Extremely sensitive and compassionate you either champion those less fortunate or run to escape from the pain you feel around you. From spiritual leaders, artists and psychics to drug addicts and... [read more]

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Arts

Audrey Roberts ¦ Las Vegas Art Scene
SAVE the ARTS and Education
Good afternoon everyone. My company is ARTV a 17-year Nevada Corporation. I specialize in the “The international promotion & marketing of ART” for profit, and use the funds to educate, by producing events & TV programs for the public... [read more]

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Entertainment

Victoria Alexander ¦ Viewpoint on Vegas
March 5, 2010
This Week: Darshan with Louix Dor Dempriey, Mary and George Bugatti, The Up Close Magic Experience with Steve Darci, My Cursed List, Multiverses, Regarding Tiger Woods, Androgyny of the Human Soul, The Search for Captian America, The Crazies, and more... [read more]

Nikki Artale ¦ Vegas Stars Interviews
Chippendales—It Does a Body Good
An ultimate girls night out is going to see the Chippendale’s at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. From the moment the men come on stage, until the curtain closes, there is mass hysteria of screaming and yelling from all the women in the audience. It does not matter how young or... [read more]

Jackie Brett ¦ Vegas View
March 5, 2010

Jackie is on vacation this week. She will return next week.



Debbie Hall ¦ Dining with Debbie
Canal Street Restaurant
Canal Street Restaurant, located in the Orleans Hotel and Casino, is a tradition that continually evolves. The menu, which is changed about every 18 months by Rene Werner, the Orleans’ director of food and beverage and Executive Chef Philip Bonanno, combines... [read more]

Celebrity Event To Benefit National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Celebrities come to Las Vegas for fun, work and to lend their name to a worthy cause. One of the biggest events so far in 2010 was the Canon U.S.A. and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® Tenth Annual Canon U.S.A. Customer Appreciation... [read more]

Chick Hughes ¦ Chick’s Chicks
This Week, Chick Introduces You To The Las Vegas “CaddyMates.”

See what beauties Chick has in store for you this week... [read more]



Kid Cary ¦ The Boss Asked Me...
Don’t Choke
As the retired three-time Hot Dog Eating Champion of Las Vegas 1998, 1999 & 2001, I am appalled by the stories about hot dogs being a choking hazard. This is an assault on an American Icon. What’s next Baseball, Apple Pie, or even Motherhood... [read more]

Chuck Rounds ¦ Las Vegas Entertainment News
March 2010
March is here, and it is springtime in Las Vegas...and what a beautiful spring we are having. It seems that there is something innate that is built into the core of our being that senses this time of renewal for the earth—the emergence from the cold winter... [read more]

Dr. Adele “Z.Z.” Zorn ¦ Entertainment Tidbits & Society News
THE NEVADA OPERA THEATRE—La Boheme
The Nevada Opera Theatre now in its 24th year presented Puccini’s “La Boheme.” The Nevada Opera’s 24th season will also include “Cinderella” and “Madame Butterfly.” With hard work and dedication, Nevada Opera Theatre has... [read more]

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Home & Family

Susie Isaacs ¦ Ms. Poker
The Highs and the Lows
I have never been a full-time professional poker player, just part time. I have always had other sources of income (thank goodness). On one of my best years, I was playing about a third of my time. I asked myself, if I gave up everything else that takes time and... [read more]

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VCO Artist of the Month—March 2010

 

             GORDIE BROWN

          

Born June 15, 1963 in Laval, Québec, Canada, Gordie Brown is an impressionist, singer and entertainer. He is well known for his amazing comedy and celebrity impressions such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jack Nicholson and Sylvester Stallone, as well as Las Vegas icons like Elvis Presley and Sammy Davis, Jr. Gordie Brown has consistently received rave reviews by both critics and audiences alike, and has been recognized as Entertainer of the Year and Best Show.

No stranger to the camera, Gordie Brown kicked off his career in television co-hosting NBC’s “Friday Night Videos.” This was followed by several memorable appearances on the popular game show “Hollywood Squares”... [read more]

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