Even though Master Daniel Jackson claimed another gold medal from the USA Taekwondo National Tournament in July, his real reason for training and teaching martial arts isn’t awards. It is to see the impact in people’s lives.
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A knitting a crocheting group at the West Flamingo Senior Center hosted a “Yarn-a-Thon” event this month, creating yarn flower murals. The group plans more meetings throughout the year.
She can parry. She can lunge. And now, she’ll be doing it on the world stage. Northwest Las Vegas resident Amy Montoya, 51, has qualified to represent the U.S. and Nevada at the 2013 Veterans World Fencing Championships in Bulgaria in October. Her fellow fencer at the Fencing Academy of Nevada, Summerlin resident Sean Ameli, is going for the third year in a row.
Lakes at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs in northwest Las Vegas have been closed following the discovery of 15 dead ducks in the area.
HIKES: Red Rock Canyon: On Monday, join a geologist to discuss the geology, plants and animals encountered on a moderate, 3-mile hike to the First Creek Grotto; for ages 10 and older.
■ LAKE MEAD — With the waters warming, stripers are hanging in the deeper water during the day and moving into the shallows at night to feed. Just after sunset and just before sunrise are peak times to get your line in the water. Various swimbaits, as well as cut baits and gizzard shad, if you can find them, are attracting striped bass. One angler reportedly reeled in a 16-pound catfish near Echo Bay over the weekend. The current lake record is a 19-pound, 15-ounce catfish taken in 1996. With fluctuating water levels, use extra caution and watch for emerging land masses. Conditions can change week to week.
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