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02/24/2009
Building bridges
Fifth-grade students learn even the best-built structures have a breaking point

By FRED COUZENS
VIEW STAFF WRITER

When it comes to education, failure is not a kind word.

But to a group of some 30 Martha King Elementary School students, some of whom will be heading off to UNLV this Saturday, they'll learn the word is only a relative term as they participate in the 20th annual Student Model Bridge Building Contest.

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02/24/2009
Emergency Aid, Lend-A-Hand to get needed cash
City Council votes to give groups 15 percent of block grant allotment

By FRED COUZENS
VIEW STAFF WRITER

Boulder City Council members voted unanimously Feb. 10 to allocate a portion of its Community Development Block Grant funds to Emergency Aid of Boulder City and Lend-A-Hand to help supplement their budgets for the next fiscal year.

The total amount of $28,119, which represents 15 percent of Boulder City's share of the Clark County block grant funding, will be split, with Emergency Aid getting 74 percent, or $20,808, and Lend-A-Hand receiving the remaining 28 percent, or $7,311.

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in this issue...


DREAM MACHINE
EDUCATION BRIEFS
YOUR BEST FRIEND
Sure sign of election's approach will be proliferation of signs
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Young children may tune out details in Ellington book
Soften stiff soil with mulch
BOOK BRIEFS
Reader calls columnist on appearing to be 'smug'
THINGS TO DO IN BOULDER CITY
NEWSMAKERS
Lady Eagles senior stars in basketball, three other sports
Valley of Fire abloom with spring events
View Dining Guide
FAVORITE SONS & DAUGHTERS
LITERARY LAS VEGAS
Masters of the Constitution
TAKE ME HOME
Women take aim and fire
PET BRIEF
El Rancho sign saga goes on
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Lutefisk for One and All!
Emergency Aid, Lend-A-Hand to get needed cash







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