Clark County, Nevada

construction engineer from Pennsylvania, who developed Red Rocks into a park in 1878 complete with roads, trails, picnic grounds, steps, and ladders. Eicholtz later sold Red Rocks to John Brisben Walker in 1905 for $5,000. Walker renamed the park “Garden of the Titans” and began developing the park and amphitheatre more to attract tourists. He constructed a wood stage in the naturally acoustic bowl. Walker also helped to develop a mountain park system for Denver where roads connected Denver residents to the mountains and park land. Unfortunately, Walker had to sell off portions of his land due to the financial problems and World War I. He sold the central portion to the Park of the Red Rocks Corporation, a John Ross enterprise. The City and County of Denver acquired 110 acres of Red Rocks in 1928, plus 530 adjoining acres the year prior from John Ross. By 1941, the Denver mountain park system included 13,000 acres, which mostly included land beyond the city limits. In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt became president during the Great Depression. Roosevelt created New Deal work relief to change the unemployment rate of America. In the process, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) emerged as a means to conserve the nation’s natural resources and to provide work to young, unemployed men. The CCC cooperated with the Federal departments of War, Labor, Agriculture, and Interior in running different parts of each project. Representatives from these departments served on the…

A. Introduction There are many demographics that come to mind when thinking of Grant Bowler Elementary School in Logandale, Nevada. Three of the more prominent demographics that will be identified are religion, language, and non-working parents. Grant Bowler Elementary is located in a rural area Moapa Valley, which is an unincorporated division of Clark County. It is primarily a farming community and small businesses with about 7,000 people and made up of three different communities Moapa…

considered a commercial service airport. One of the best known reliever airports for McCarran International Airport is the Henderson Executive Airport (HND) located less than 20 minutes from LAS. HND.aero (2014) states that, “as a primary reliever airport to busy McCarran, HND provides all the necessary services and amenities to make your trip pleasant and convenient” (About HND). Clark County, NV has invested millions of dollars into HND since 2006 to improve the airport, and bring it up to a…

Las Vegas, Nevada—the city known for its flamboyant nightlife and never-ending party—instills a fictional reputation for those living outside of the city. Tourists often see the beauty and elegance proudly marketed by Las Vegas; the city does what it does best—put on a show. The city does nothing more than put a façade to hide the failure to serve our community. I chose to write about Las Vegas because the misconceptions of my hometown affect how people think of me when I introduce myself.…

Holmes, a young, beautiful woman at the age of twenty-one was a kindergarten teacher at the River Town elementary school. A stunning man by the name of Haden Clark was twenty-three years old and was a post office worker in that town. Payton and Haden had attended the same church since they were little children. It was now that Haden was older that he realized the admiration and love he had for Payton. One day as Mrs. Holmes was teaching her Kindergarten class, Haden sent her some flowers and…

Why Partying in Las Vegas Is Desired by Many Las Vegas is one of the most renowned places in the United States. Over 39 million people visit Las Vegas each year. Most of the people visiting Las Vegas aren’t first time visitors. They enjoyed their previous trips so much that they return. Often, people party in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is widely known for having lavish parties. From parties following an entertainment event to private parties hosted by celebrities and other socialites. Many people…

tourists, to coming and spending all their hard-earned money in seconds. It is a city that plants addictions and helps them flourish, resulting in so many suicides to occur. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; especially the deaths that accumulate over the years. Image 1.0 Image The picture depicts a regular grocery store, Lucky 's Supermarket, found in Las Vegas. The picture helps to emphasize the fact of how normalized slot machines have become in Las Vegas as a passer-by shopper goes…

their retail stores. There are several reasons why gambling deserves to continue to exist, especially because of how popular, high-demanding, and big money the industry is. There are billions of dollars going into the gambling industry and is estimated to be worth at least 240 billion dollars annually in total economic impact. In 2013, 13 states generated a total of 27 billion dollars in revenue, from casinos on Native American land. According to (USA TODAY), the top three states that…

the people of Australia are beginning to depend on desalination to provide clean water for their communities. This matters because Australia faced one of the most severe droughts recently and they were not well prepared which caused more devastation. Australia came out of the drought by recycling water through desalination. This demonstrates the impact that recycling water can have on communities that are facing droughts or even attempting to avoid them. Water is unpredictable and therefore,…

6 What do Beginner's luck and Leprechun gold have in common? Sam was off to a great start at the Las Vegas Casinos. Spurred by beginner's luck, he continues gambling away more and more money till his more cautious friends decide to hold him back. But does beginner's luck really exist? A more logical explanantion is that only people who had good luck to begin with, actually continue gambling. If Sam started out with Jason, but Jason lost money the first two times while Sam didn't, it's likely…