Plan ahead for parking changes
Travelers headed to McCarran International Airport should be aware of a new parking setup.
A new remote parking lot opened Aug. 25 just east of the McCarran Rent-A-Car Center off of Gilespie Street,.
The airport's economy lot on Flight Path Avenue just east of Paradise Road will close permanently at 3 a.m. on Sept. 2 to make room for construction of a third terminal.
Vehicles that enter before that deadline can remain parked in the lot through 3 a.m. on Sept. 15, at which time airport staff will relocate any remaining vehicles.
A new economy parking lot will open in time for this year's Thanksgiving travel rush. The 5,100-space lot will be on the west side of Paradise Road, just south of Tropicana Avenue.
Airport officials suggest that travelers plan ahead to know which lot they will use or find a ride to the airport.
Call the McCarran parking hotline at 261-5122 for more information.
Greek Festival raises money for church
The 36th annual Greek Food Festival is set for Sept. 18 to Sept. 21 at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 5300 El Camino Road.
The festival is the primary fundraiser for St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church.
More than 32,000 people attended last year's event, said coordinator Marilyn Flangas.
"We're the oldest food festival in Clark County," Flangas said. "It's going to be a very festive weekend."
The event is open to the public and tickets can be purchased at the door for $5 each.
Two bands will be playing play continuously and visitors can taste a variety of traditional food such as Pasticio (Greek lasagna), Bougatsa (pastries with cream filling) and Diples (Greek cookies). Booths will also be selling sell arts and crafts.
The festival runs from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sept. 18, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Sept. 19, noon to 11 p.m. on Sept. 20 and noon to 10 p.m. on Sept. 21.
For more information, call 248-3896 or 221-8245.
Man arrested in stabbing
Charles Petrovic
A 76-year-old man was arrested Aug. 20 in the death of his 70-year-old girlfriend.
Police responded to a disconnected 911 call that came from an apartment in the 3100 block of Serrano Court. When they knocked on the door, Charles Petrovic answered and had blood on his clothing, police said. Officers entered the residence to find that Loretta Naumann had been stabbed. Naumann was taken to a UMC, but died a short time later.
Petrovic was taken to the Clark County Detention Center, where he was held without bail.
Free parenting class to be offered
The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension will offer a free parenting class Sept. 13.
The class runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the extension's learning center, 8050 Paradise Road.
The class is designed to help parents explore and understand some of their own limitations, beliefs and conflicts that are fundamental to individual parenting practices.
For more information or to register, contact Jean Metzker at 908-5905 or [email protected].
Energy bill assistance available
Nevada Power Co.offers financial help in paying electric bills to vulnerable adults over the age of 62, the medically fragile or Reserve and National Guard members who meet the income guidelines through Project REACH.
Project REACH (Relief through Energy Assistance to prevent Customer Hardships) is a partnership between Nevada Power and United Way that has helped 25,076 households with more than $3.3 million in assistance.
Customers may visit nevadapower.com/help or call 402-5200 to see if they qualify for Project REACH.
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