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Lift Ticket Specials for Service Workers in March

Lift Ticket Specials for Service Workers in March

 

If you serve the public in some way in southern Nevada, the Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort will give you a deal at some point in March.

The resort will offer a two-for-one lift ticket special to various service workers throughout the month, beginning with public service workers.

The schedule is as follows:

Event to Celebrate Improvements at Raptor Play Park

Event to Celebrate Improvements at Raptor Play Park

 

The grand opening of phase two of the Raptor Play Park in the Thunderbird Family Sports Complex will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16.

The 10-acre sports complex is located at 6105 N. Durango Drive, at the northwest corner of Tropical Parkway and Durango. Some light refreshments will be available.

The F-22 Raptor is the centerpiece of the park, appearing to fly above a monument plaza with contrail-shaped curved steel beams anchored in a concrete base providing support. The Raptor was selected due to its use in the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base. The Thunderbird Family Sports Complex pays tribute to the United States Air Force and all military families in the  valley.

Formula DRIFT Series Returns to LVMS

Formula DRIFT Series Returns to LVMS

A type of racing known as drifting is returning to the speedway this weekend.

         The Formula DRIFT Series is back at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway today and Saturday.

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Save $100 on Girl Scout Camp Foxtail Registration

Save $100 on Girl Scout Camp Foxtail Registration

It’s your summer, love it!

Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada is offering special anniversary pricing on Camp Foxtail registration as a celebration of 100 years of Girl Scouting. Save $100 on resident summer camp with session prices ranging from $50 to $295.

Camp Foxtail is located in the cool in the cool Spring Mountain Range, just 45 minutes from Las Vegas.

Summer sessions run through August 17 and a 10-day pre-registration is required.  Registration is available at girlscoutsnv.org.

Dream Racing Offers Fast Times at the Speedway

Dream Racing Offers Fast Times at the Speedway

There is a new way to race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Dream Racing officially opened its doors Tuesday at the speedway. The company allows people to get behind the wheel of a Ferrari F430 GT. The car is the only non-street legal Ferrari in Las Vegas. It has been modified specifically for racing with a top speed of 200 miles per hour.

"The driving experience is unique because the car first of all is a red Ferrari non-street legal car: easy but fast. We have a big lounge, big simulator room, classroom.  Everything is first class," Enreco Bertaggia the founder of Dream Racing said.

Playground, Water Area Among Upgrades at Alexander Villas Park

Playground, Water Area Among Upgrades at Alexander Villas Park

 

A Nellis-area park will show off its new upgrades Saturday at a grand reopening party.

New playground equipment and an improved and much larger water play area are among the amenities added to the Alexander Villas Park, 3620 Lincoln Road, where a celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The park is near the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard North and Lamb Boulevard.

There will be face painting, balloon artists, bounce houses and food at the free event. Representatives from the Clark County Commission District D Office, which oversees this area, will also be at the event.