VIEW CAPTION CONTEST WINNERS

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First Place:

EIGHT WINNERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSPAPERS STAFF, WHO EVALUATED THE 152 ENTRIES THAT WERE SUBMITTED BY A TOTAL OF 115 READERS.

And that's why you should never talk to strangers, land developers or council members.

-- Sam Tat, Las Vegas

Watch for another caption contest in the Sept. 11 editions.

Second Place:

Third Place:

Honorable Mentions:

* And all the casino owners lived happily ever after. -- Merrill R. Faille Jr., Las Vegas

* Is there any gin at the bake sale? -- Frank Ko, Las Vegas

* Which one of you alcohol-free kiddies want to help King Oscar start his car? -- Rhonda Waller, Las Vegas

* And then I said we should cut off their thumbs! -- Carrie Ann Dahlman-Street, Las Vegas

* And that's how Papa Vodka, Mama Vermouth and Baby Olive became the martini. The end. -- Francine Schowers, Las Vegas

Prizes will be awarded to all the winners, including a copy of "The Reign of Sir Oscar" by Las Vegas artist Mike Miller for the first-, second- and third-place entries.

* Pity, too small to exploit, but you'll grow. -- Michael Teren Broad, Glenview, Ill.