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An American flag was placed at one of the gravesites along with a wreath.
An American flag was placed at one of the gravesites along with a wreath.
Darcee (Werly) Romero, a Boulder City native, and members of her family, helped volunteer in pl ...
Darcee (Werly) Romero, a Boulder City native, and members of her family, helped volunteer in placing of the wreaths.
Volunteers went row by row placing the wreaths.
Volunteers went row by row placing the wreaths.
Volunteers were broken into several groups through the cemetery. Here, many wait in line to be ...
Volunteers were broken into several groups through the cemetery. Here, many wait in line to be given wreaths to be placed.
A view later in the day once all the wreaths had been placed.
A view later in the day once all the wreaths had been placed.
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More than 1,000 turned out Saturday morning for the annual Wreaths Across America at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Following an hour-long ceremony, which featured Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony, family members and hundreds of volunteers placed more than 12,000 wreaths.

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At just more than six months on the job, City Manager Ned Thomas does not need to be worried about keeping the gig as city council members gathered Wednesday morning for an earlier-than-normal performance evaluation and every comment from every member present (Councilwoman Sherri Jorgensen was absent) could be fairly characterized as stellar.

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If one is offered an equal seat at the table on a regional group that advises on policy for an area where that person’s population is equal to .005% of the total region at a cost of $5,000 per year, does that sound like a pretty good deal?

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