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07/22/2008
NATIONAL DRIVE-THRU DAY: Celebrating car culture
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
PETANQUE: French game gains following
Group meets weekly at Gardens Park

By BROCK RADKE
VIEW STAFF WRITER

Las Vegas is often derided for being a transient city, a place where people from various locations and cultures quickly slip in and out. But that kind of growth also leads to the development of Las Vegas as a harbor of diversity, a true melting pot.

For Lisette Garcia-Kohler, it has provided a way to reconnect with her European lineage and a sport she picked up as a child, watching her father play.

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in this issue...


Book provides tips for college-bound freshmen
Wrong rye will die in summer
Golden-era Las Vegas actress Terry Moore still has it
Things to do
Local talent shines in 'Hit Parade'
View Dining Guide
Shopping center loses anchor, other tenants
Nonprofit helps newly handicapped
Neighborhood news
Education Notebook
Crime Report
Literary Las Vegas
Book Briefs
Letters to the Editor
Lounge scene
Get tips on how to prepare your home to be rented out
Southwest-area teen writes children's book to bark home about
PETANQUE: French game gains following




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