Elder recalls hardships, joys on tribal colony

Betty Burns steps outside her one-story brown house adorned in ivy and shaded by a few small trees on the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation ... [ELDER RECALLS HARDSHIPS, JOYS ON TRIBAL COLONY]( [Betty Burns steps outside her one-story brown house adorned in ivy and shaded by a few small trees on the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony in Churchill County. She walks around the side of the house, past piles of boxes and other miscellaneous items, and out to her backyard where a white goose struts about as planes from the nearby naval air station hum loudly overhead.]( [HOME BUILDERS UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND IN SOUTHERN NEVADA]( [As he stood on a dusty road where homes were being built in Inspirada, Klif Andrews talked about how the new home market did the opposite of what some thought it would do following the onset of the pandemic. “It’s still busy,” Andrews said. “It hasn’t slowed down. It’s a little more difficult to qualify now, which is why we’re a little more focused on town-homes and affordable houses.”]( [EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE REFLECTED BY EARTH, AIR, FIRE, WATER — AND ANXIETY]( [When UNLV senior Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio looked out the window of her Airbnb in Irvine, Calif., she saw flames rising in the nearby mountains and scorch marks on the ground. A wildfire was approaching the apartment, where she had moved from Las Vegas during the pandemic to be closer to family. In quick succession, the sky darkened. She smelled the smoke and received an alert on her phone from police instructing her to evacuate the area.]( [LOVERS & FRIENDS USHERS IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST YEARS YET FOR MUSIC FESTIVALS IN LAS VEGAS]( [The month of May typically brings the first big outdoor music festival of the year to Las Vegas, the Electric Daisy Carnival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. While the dance music mega-festival returns May 20-22, the Strip has already seen one new event this spring with Miami’s Vibra Urbana reggaeton fest taking place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds April 30-May 1, and that site across from the Sahara is set to host the star-studded Lovers & Friends R&B and hip-hop festival May 14-15.]( WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS: [Editorial: Forget states’ rights, Republicans are aiming for national abortion ban]( [Nevada GOP bucks Trump on endorsements, but does it really matter?]( [More human remains found at Lake Mead]( [Las Vegas Aces focusing on team defense under Becky Hammon]( [Henderson native takes another step toward his soccer dreams with spot on Lights’ roster]( [[Facebook] ]( [[Twitter] ]( Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( Sent by gmginfo@gmgvegas.com