By: Tonyray Silva
Chief Judge Mark Stevens kicked off his re-election campaign for Henderson Municipal Court on Tuesday, Jan. 15th at Johnny Mac's Grill. Guests were treated to some of the finest pizza and wings in the Henderson area, all donated by Mr. John McGinty, owner, who was also in attendance.
Despite the inclement weather, many of the nights attendees would...
The William B. Keith Camp #12 invites you to attend our monthly camp meeting. If you have an ancestor that served during the Civil War (years 1861-1865), we invite you to join us.
We meet the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM at the Family Search Library on Ninth Street, downtown Las Vegas. If you’re interested, call Al...
By: Janet Snyder
The Installation of Officers for William B. Keith Camp No. 12, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was held at the Las Vegas Family Search Library in Las Vegas on January 8, 2019. Installation of camp officers was conducted by Dean Enderlin, Department Commander from California. Janet Snyder attended as a member of William Boone...
LAS VEGAS – The Board of Regents unanimously passed a resolution aimed at financially assisting any enrolled NSHE student impacted by the federal government shutdown on Friday.
Earlier this week, Gov. Steve Sisolak sent a letter to Board of Regents Chair Kevin J. Page and Chancellor Thom Reilly requesting the Nevada System of Higher Education financially assist any student enrolled at NSHE’s...
By: Janet Snyder
Chapter meeting on January 12, 2019
Silver State Chapter Regent Joyce Duvall welcomed members and new members, who were installed into the Silver State Chapter, and board members greeted them. Susan Zink presented a fascinating talk with slides on the Pony Express. Chapter officers and committee chairs gave their reports during the business meeting.
By: Association of the United States Army Photo by: Department of Defense
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan said the Defense Department “continues to be one of our nation’s bedrock institutions.”
The former Boeing executive who has been the Pentagon’s deputy defense secretary became acting secretary Jan. 1 after the departure of retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis.
“Our foundational strength lies...
JANUARY 30, 2019 RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission.
The Washington Post is reporting that Russian officials have made a secret proposal to build North Korea a nuclear power plant in exchange for dismantling its weapons programs.
In its article published on January 29, The Washington Post cited unnamed U.S. officials as...
By: Linda Miller
Geoffrey Beaumont, son of Naval artist Arthur Beaumont, received the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Historic Preservation Medal on January 12, 2018, from the Old Spanish Trail Chapter DAR in Henderson. Dr. Linda Miler, OST Chapter Historic Preservation Chair, prepared the application. Mr. Beaumont was selected for his countless volunteer hours in the preservation of...
Members and Guests met at the Las Vegas National Golf Club on January 17, at 11:00 a.m. to socialize, followed by lunch, meeting and speaker Dr. Arnold Stalk talking about Veterans Village housing for local veterans. Terry Care attended from the office of Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-1) and was thanked for their support to Veterans Village. Mike Young was...
Stars and Stripes | By John Vandiver
While fighting in Iraq, the Army failed to grasp the significance of the country's sectarian divisions and "tended to penalize" its own innovative leaders, according the service's long-awaited history of the war that claimed over 4,000 servicemembers' lives.
The study, titled "The U.S. Army in the Iraq War" and published by the U.S. Army War College, was commissioned in...
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