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06/20/2006
Star Suzuki students
Las Vegas violinists selected to play at national conference

By ERIKA BAYER-POLAK
VIEW STAFF WRITER

Sixteen students from the Nevada School of the Arts were one of three groups chosen to play during the 12th annual Suzuki Association of the Americas Conference held this year in Minneapolis May 26-29.

The group of 16 violinists, who range in age from 13 to 18, were chosen from groups throughout North and South America that submitted a DVD of a performance to be accepted.

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06/20/2006
Changing kids' lives
Tennis foundation raises more than $300,000 at benefit

By KEVIN STOTT
VIEW STAFF WRITER

The stars were shining brightly on May 13 when <a href="http://VegasTennis.com">VegasTennis.com</a> and the Marty Hennessy Junior Tennis Foundation held a benefit dinner and fundraiser in honor of Tony Bennett's 80th birthday at The Stirling Club in Turnberry Place.

Driven by the simple mantra, "Changing kids' lives through tennis and education," the foundation raised more than $300,000 with the help of celebrities and dignitaries like Bennett, Frankie Avalon, Phyllis McGuire, Mike Agassi, Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, Tennis Channel founder Steve Bellamy, Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt, Las Vegas City Councilman Larry Brown and Jay Leno, who surprised the crowd when he played waiter and rolled out a birthday cake for Bennett.

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in this issue...


Singer shares showbiz secrets
SOUTHWEST BRIEFS
SPORTS BRIEFS
FAVORITE SONS & DAUGHTERS
Drivers urged to pull to right
Academy seeking applicants
Beware of the grape leaf skeletonizer
Kids can be Junior Rangers
Summer survival requires a good hammock
Family and fans honor local racer
Changing kids' lives











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