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Henderson students place at Best Teen Chef Las Vegas
en for more than 15 years.
"From an early age, my family's
bonding time was spent cooking in
our little kitchen," he said.
His win secured him a $3,000
scholarship to attend the school. He
is also interviewing for the Epicurean
Scholarship, which would fully fund
his culinary education.
From here. Grant will compete
against 31 other students in the national competition, held May 17 at
The Art Institute of Las Vegas, where
he is guaranteed a minimum $5,000
scholarship.
Additionally, the first-place winner
of the national competition will be
"Intern for a Day" at the Food Network
Kitchens in New York City, receive a
tour of the Food Network studio, dinner for two at a Food Network chef's
restaurant and a library of Food Network cookbooks.
After graduating. Grant said he
would like to combine his interests
and open a skateboard shop with an
arcade and restaurant inside.
Cooking was a great way for him to
stay out of trouble as a child, he said,
so he wants to bring that to other
children and teenagers to provide a
place for them to hang out and stay
safe after school.
By I^ANCES VANDERPLOEQ
High school students from around
the West Coast and Canada faced
off April 12 for the title of Best Teen
Chef Las Vegas, with Jonathan Grant
of Coronado High School coming out
on top.
To win that title, Grant and other
students prepared a menu of shrimp
cocktail and sauteed breast of chicken with fresh broccoli and rice pilaf.
They were each given the same menu
and same ingredients, and were
scored on a 100-point scale, earning
points based on their knife skills,
cleanliness, organization and finished product.
The April competition was for the
top 10 students from North America,
including one from as far away as
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Each of the 32 Art Institutes offering culinary programs held its own
regional competition. In Las Vegas,
Bianka Papp of Green Valley High
School placed third.
Other Las Vegas students competed, including Apryl Rosenthal
of Del Sol High School and Michelle
Bernard, Marlene Corn and Alexander Sharfner, all of Southeast Career
Technical Academy, formerly known
as Vo-Tech.
Grant said cooking is a family af- Frances Vanderploeg can be reached at
fair for him. He's been working with 990-2660 or frances.vanderploeg'Sihbcpub.
his parents and brother in the kitch- com.
By DAVE CLARK
When 20 million people rallied on U.S. college campuses
to launch the original Earth
Day in 1970, fresh on their
minds were moments like the
Cuyahoga River catching fire,
the Santa Barbara oil spill and
discovery of toxic waste buried
at Love Canal. They demanded
the government act, and the
Environmental Protection
Agency was born.
This year, as an estimated 1
billion people worldwide mark
MONA SHIELD PAYNE/SPECIAL TO THE HOME NEWS
Earth Day, the focus has shifted to global warming, accord- Jonathan Hemmers chooses sunfloww seeds from Maggie Swain to
ing to the Earth Day Network. plant in his decorated pot whiie visiting the Idds' tent during the "Grow
"It's a day to rally people Into Green for Earth Day" event at Whole Foods Maricet at the District
with very different ideolo- April 20.
gies and religions around the
Garcia noted that highly polidea of protecting our planet," fort.
According to the company, luting e-waste is often overRaquel Garcia, the network's
spokeswoman, said. "Global only 11 percent of electron- looked.
"It's complicated; it's expenwarming is the biggest envi- ics are recycled in the U.S. Las
ronmental challenge threat- Vegas franchise owner Mike sive," she said. "A lot of local
ening the existence of human Schoenbaechler underscored regipnal governments are not
the importance of keep- invested enough in providing
beings."
In Henderson, activities fo- ing computers, TVs and cell locations and times to drop
the electronics."
cused on what individuals can phones out of landfills.
"There's heavy metals in
In addition to providing a
do, with an electronic waste
collection and Earth Day fairs computer monitors and TVs," place to drop electronic waste,
at the Green Valley Whole he said. "They'll be there for- the Whole Foods in Green ValFoods and Galleria at Sunset ever and contaminate the ley hosted exhibits and booths
by environmental organizalandfill."
mall.
He said regular trash servic- tions and organized children's
1-800-GOT-JUNK?, a recyactivities.
cling company, hosted col- es do not accept these items.
"Locally, when we get these
The store is also celebratlection points for recycling
electronics at the Galleria and items on a day-to-day basis, we ing Earth Day this year by
Green Valley Whole Foods on donate them to make sure they officially eliminating plastic
April 19 and April 20 as part get to the correct facilities," bags — a nationwide move
aimed at curbing the amount
of an inaugural nationwide ef- Schoenbaechler said.
of non-compostable trash fillCode 70
ing landfills.
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Whole Foods will also be offering tours at 5 and 7 p.m.
April 25 on how people can
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What's better than strolling through rows of booths
loaded with fine art while sipping on a Napa Valley Merlot?
Doing so while children are
gleefully occupied with riding
a just-unveiled carousel.
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Ranch will combine several
mayor events during its Big
Weekend May 2-4.
"It's really the first time
we've had this much going
on in one weekend," District
spokesman Rob Benson said.
"We have some events, like
the Wine Walk, that are new
as of last season, and then the
return of some events like the
concert series and movies."
The fine arts showcase will
feature painters, sculptors,
jewelry makers and other art-
ists from around the country. The District is owned by
American Nevada Company, a
subsidiary of the Greenspun
Corporation, parent company
of the Home News.
The District's semi-annual
Festival of the Arts will'be
challenged of all ages. Tickets
for the Wine Walk are available
at www.newvistacommunity.
org, or at the event.
The Live Music at The Courtyard kicks the season off Friday with pop ban Matrix. On
Saturday, in addition to Jump,
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Adults who want to relax
with a drink after perusing
and purchasing art can stick
around May 3 for the second
installment of the Wine Walk,
which moved to The District
from Lake Las Vegas this year.
The event will feature swing
band Jump, Jive and Wail.
There will be at least 20 wine
tasting station, and proceeds
benefit New Vista Community,
a local organization providing
support for the intellectually
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play. On Sunday, Dueling Guitars hit the stage.
In addition to the music
and wine, the Outdoor Picture
Show resumes on May 2 and 3
with Disney's "Meet The Robinsons" on Friday and "Pirates
of the Caribbean: at World's
End" on Saturday. The movies
are free and start at dusk on
The Green, next to Whole Food
Market.
The highlight of the weekend, at least for the children,
will be the debut of The District's new carousel on the
York 'with'^my family to rid«
the carousel," said Bruce Deifik, president and chief executive of American Nevada Company. "We want to share that
experience with our guests."
Rides on the carousel will
be free during the inaugural
weekend and will cost $2 each
afterward.
For a full listing of events
and schedules, visit www.thedistrictatgvr.com.
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Teenagers from the Las Vegas area have a chance to experience a summer camp that
builds character by giving
them a taste of military life.
Devil Pups Inc. is a nonprofit
organization that helps young
people gain self-confidenQe
and learn to take responsibility for their actions.
Local recruiters will hold
two informational meetings
to explain the program and
to find this year's Southern
Nevada Devil Pups. The first
meeting starts at 3 p.m. April
26. The second begins at 5 p.m.
May 1. Both will take place at
the Greater -Nevada Marine
For more information about Devil
Pups, cali Marie Tomao 293-1051
or 285-4142; Staff Sgt. Randy
Luna. (818) 322-5828; or Victor
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team building and leadership
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is a leadership program, not a out during the screening promini boot camp or recruiting cess, leaving about 25 to attend
organization for the military, Camp Pendleton, she said.
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teens at the Camp Pendleton careers and others followed
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choose, the experience has a
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camp taught him to make bet-
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intended for kids who want to
be there. But it certainly has
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