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07/22/2008
NATIONAL DRIVE-THRU DAY: An affair with the auto
Las Vegas drivers can take care of variety of needs without leaving vehicle

By F. ANDREW TAYLOR
VIEW STAFF WRITER

National Drive-Thru Day is Thursday, but with summer heat blanketing the Las Vegas Valley, it's likely most drivers won't require a special day set aside just to take advantage of the convenience, instead opting to procure goods and services as much as possible from the air-conditioned comfort of their vehicles.

Regardless, if there's ever a Drive-Through Hall of fame, Las Vegas would be featured prominently. There are, of course, drive-through fast-food venues, banks and even pharmacies in nearly every corner of the country, but no other place seems to have embraced the drive-through concept as firmly as Sin City. Here's a few examples of some of the valley's more unusual drive-throughs.

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07/22/2008
Gym prepares to put on 2008 Junior Golden Gloves
By F. ANDREW TAYLOR
VIEW STAFF WRITER

The Golden Gloves features the finest amateur boxers in the nation, and this week, they will meet to size up their competition, battle for championship belts, play video games and ride go-carts. The 2008 Junior Golden Gloves Nationals features boxers ages 9 to 16 and will take place Wednesday through Saturday in Mesquite.

The Golden Gloves is the pre-eminent amateur boxing organization in the United States, with a history of creating world champions and an unbroken run of annual bouts going all the way back to 1928.

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Letters to the Editor
Talent on full display at 'Hit Parade'
Eastside Cannery prepares for opening
Book provides tips for college-bound freshmen
Literary Las Vegas
Wrong ryegrass doomed to die in summer heat
Book Briefs
Golden-era Las Vegas actress Terry Moore still has it
View Dining Guide
Lounge scene
Crime Report
Recreation Briefs
Briefs
Things to do in Sunrise
Neighborhood news
Get tips on how to prepare your home to be rented out
Things to do
Residents weigh in on Sheep Mountain Parkway
Gym prepares to put on 2008 Junior Golden Gloves











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