The Clark County Museum will host an opening reception for �How Time Flies: Sixty Years of McCarran International Airport� from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 16 in the Anna Roberts Parks Exhibit Hall at the Clark County Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway.

The reception will include a short presentation by Mark Hall-Patton, museum administrator, on the changes at McCarran International Airport during the last 60 years. The presentation will be followed by a brief question-and-answer session. The reception is a free event.

The exhibit features historic photographs and artifacts from the collections of the Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum and will be shown at the Clark County Museum through Nov. 30. The Clark County Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission is $1.50 for adults and $1 for children.�

Senator Harry Reid
National Clean Air Summit UPDATE
New addition: Special opening session with President Clinton Monday evening August 18th! (Limited availability! Reserve now to ensure your attendance!)....

Senator John Ensign
Another Victory In Battle To Stop Animal Fighting
Senator John Ensign, a veterinarian and lead author of the Animal Fighting Prohibition Act, released the following statement as Louisiana becomes the 50^th and final state to outlaw cockfighting.........

On Saturday, August 23 at 8:00 pm, the Moonlight Concert Series will bring the Original Founding members, Rock & Roll Hall of fame inductees, and R&B Pioneer Award Winners Jerry Martini and Cynthia Robinson; the first inter-racial / inter-gender horn section in Rock & Roll history who will bring you the hits of Sly & The Family Stone. The concert will be held at the Clark County Amphitheater located at 500 South Grand Central Parkway.

Featuring the Powerful Voices of Robert Brookins and Trina Johnson on vocals bringing you the message of peace, love, and social consciousness through musical harmony with some of the funkiest players of all time. Players like Nate Wingfield on the Guitar, drummer Frank Klepacki keeping the beat, and Musical Director Blaise Sison on bass adding the proper pocket to the raw Family Stone sound.

The Las Vegas Marathon seeks to supply first-year teachers with supplies needed to kick off the school year right at the Mandalay Bay Dash on Monday, Aug. 25 at 4 p.m.

The Las Vegas Marathon is collecting school supplies for first-year teachers now through Aug. 23 at Fleet Feet Sports (7591 W. Washington Ave.), The Las Vegas Marathon Offices (3153 E. Warm Springs Rd., Ste. 200) and The Athlete�s Foot (4712 W. Sahara Ave.).� All supplies collected will be presented to the Clark County School District at the Mandalay Bay Dash on Monday, Aug. 25 in the parking lot outside the Shark Reef Aquarium.�

Those who bring an item to the Mandalay Bay Dash have the opportunity to participate in a 1-mile �dash� at 4 p.m. before the supplies are presented to the educators during a teacher reception at 5 p.m.� Everyone bringing a supply will receive a discount admission coupon to the Shark Reef Aquarium as well as $3-off entry into The Las Vegas Kids Marathon.

Supplies needed include books for children four to 12-years old, unused paper, index cards, rulers, glue sticks, paper towels, post-it-notes, folders, glitter, calculators and much more.�� For more information on what to donate, where to drop off items, The Las Vegas Kids Marathon and the Mandalay Bay Dash, please call 702.731.1052.

The Las Vegas Marathon will take place on Sunday, Dec.�7, 2008 at 6 a.m. at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.� Fireworks start the race as runners run down the legendary Las Vegas Strip. Contrary to previous years, The 2008 Las Vegas Marathon is limiting the number of participants.� Once 20,000 runners are signed up for the full and half marathon combined, registration will be closed.