Happening This Week... 

Please Donate to the American Red Cross for Haiti Relief

More than a week after a catastrophic earthquake shattered the Port-au-Prince region and surrounding areas in Haiti, the Red Cross, with the help of the generosity of the American public, is delivering relief—through first aid posts, hospitals, relief distribution sites, water trucking programs and family linking stations—and helping to make life better for those affected.

In just the first week of the relief operation in Haiti, the American Red Cross has committed and spent funds in three basic areas: food and water; relief supplies; and logistical and support services. So far, more than 100 tons of Red Cross aid has arrived in Haiti, and planes and trucks carrying additional assistance are arriving in the region every day... [read more]

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Community Service Announcement 

‘One Humanity Concert’ For Haiti
Will Be A Marathon Concert In
The Las Vegas Rocks Showroom

Lou Ragland of the Ink Spots Organizes
Entertainment for Fundraiser

Lou Ragland of the Ink Spots is taking up the cause for Haiti relief by organizing a marathon concert with continuous top headlining entertainment on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, from 2 p.m. until midnight at the Las Vegas Rocks Showroom downtown. Ticket donations are $20 and good for 10 hours of live entertainment, call 702-648-0383 or 702-227-5872.

Signed up so far to perform are fellow entertainers: World Famous Ink Spots, Billy Hunt, Original Cornell Guntner Coasters, Ned Towns, Paul Stubblefield, Dean Courtney, Eddie Perrell, Rachael Kapp & 3D, Lambus Dean, Gents of Swing, Elegant Diversity, Tony Sacca, Ramon Scruggs, Carolyn Walden and Phil Flowers. This will be the first of many concerts.

Money will go to the non-profit Nevada Entertainment Training Program headed by Tom Rideout to assist in getting relatives together in both countries and to bring immigrants to Las Vegas and set them up in real estate and a new life with promise. The goal is to get Haitians out of the squalor.

The Las Vegas Rocks Showroom is located inside the new Las Vegas Rocks Café downtown at Neonopolis, 450 Fremont Street. There’s easy access parking on Fourth Street between Fremont Street and Ogden in the underground Neonopolis Parking Garage. For information, call 702-227-5872 (LVRC).

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This Week's Featured Column:

 

Please Donate to the American Red Cross for Haiti Relief

See Above for More Details

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Nevada Government 

Governor Jim Gibbons
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Governor Believes Special Session For The Economy Likely
[read more]


U.S. Senator Harry Reid
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Reid Meets With Sheriff Douglas Gillespie
[read more]


U.S. Senator John Ensign
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Ensign Urges Expedition Of Pending U.S. Adoptions Of Haitian Children
>> Win Is Referendum On Democrat Agenda
[read more]

U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Oscar And Shelley Talk Jobs, Economy
>> Berkley Delivers $6 Million For Nevada Green Job Training
>> House OK’s Bill Allowing Nevadans To Deduct Haiti Relief Donations On ’09 Tax Returns
>> Berkley Calls HUD Secretary Donovan To Discuss Neighborhood Stabilization Funding
>> Berkley Backs Bill Allowing Nevadans To Deduct Haiti Relief Donations On ’09 Tax Returns
[read more]


U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Titus Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
[read more]



Nevada Department of Business & Industry
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Commissioner Approves Decrease for 2010 Workers’ Comp Rates
>> New Division of Insurance Site Serves Consumers, Agents, Industry
[read more]


City of Henderson, NV
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Grand Opening Celebration for Heritage Park Aquatic Complex and Heritage Park Senior Facility Set for January 30, 2010
>> City of Henderson Parks and Recreation Department Adds Scouting Merit Badge Workshops
[read more]

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Monthly Astrology / Horoscope

Michele Avanti, CAP EFT-3
January ’10 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 which can help you pass the test if you will use it. Action is the outcome of what you do at this time... [read more]

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Entertainment

Victoria Alexander ¦ Viewpoint on Vegas
January 22, 2010
This Week:
Victoria is on holiday in
Central America & will return
January 29, 2010


Nikki Artale ¦ Vegas Stars Interviews
Wayne Newton: Once Before I Go
Wayne Newton is performing at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas for a limited time, with a full orchestra, videos and photos that tell the story of the fascinating 50 years of his life and career... [read more]



Jackie Brett ¦ Vegas View
January 22, 2010
>> Stratosphere Plans New ‘SKYJUMP’ Thrill Ride
>> Eastside Cannery Launches New Concert Venue
>> Bellagio’s Conservatory Has Chinese New Year Display
And much more... [read more]


Chick Hughes ¦ Chick’s Chicks
This Week, Chick Goes To The 2010 Adult Entertainment Expo!
Here is old Charming Chick posing with some very pretty adult stars,
at the grand opening of the AVN 2010 Expo... [read more]




Little Anthony ¦ Little Anthony's This and That
My Mohegan Sun Journal—January 2010
I just finished a juggernaut trip to Mohegan Sun. It started at the airport in Las Vegas. There was a predicted blizzard for New England, but I was going to see this through like the US Mail—“rain nor sleet nor snow.” It’s a long flight... [read more]


Dr. Adele “Z.Z.” Zorn ¦ Entertainment Tidbits
January 2010
I don’t know about you, but the date 2010 seems almost surreal to me, almost like Buck Rogers in the 25th Century does. But here it is and as always, with a new year, comes new hopes that all will get better. Hopefully, that will happen in 2010... [read more]

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Community 

June Beland ¦ Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Richard Lee Is Keynote Speaker At Women’s Chamber 8th Annual Legislative Luncheon
Richard Lee, vice president and director of public relations for the First American Title Insurance Company, will be the keynote speak at the 8th Annual Legislative Luncheon held by the Women’s... [read more]

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Home & Family 

Susie Isaacs ¦ Ms. Poker
Good News!
I have several “good news from my world items” on my mind today that I want to share with you. First, I gained weight over the holidays, but let’s be honest, we all did... [read more]

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VCO Artist of the Month—January 2010

 

                ANTHONY COOLS

          

Anthony tours the country bringing sold-out rooms to tears from fits of laughter. Anthony’s high energy performances have left more than one person coming back to finish off the whole dinette set.

Anthony Cools has taken the art form of comedic hypnosis and soared into an entertainment dimension untouched by his peers. As others cautiously test the outer limits of adult comedy, Calgary-born Cools has already taken the plunge into an outrageous vat of raw, boiling humor... [read more]

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