News item: A church official’s recent admission to stealing parish funds to fuel his gambling addiction makes one wonder if there weren’t warning signs. Brothers and sisters, some among you may have heard whispers within our community of certain questionable financial matters at this parish.

An in-kind donation In 2009, 12-year-old Josh Stevens was killed in a golf cart accident in Henderson. But from that tragedy, his parents created a powerful gift in his memory — powerful because it’s so simple.

Two young men take on childhood obesity with a free fitness program that’s fun — and fierce Oh, great — another initiative against childhood obesity. (Yawn.

‘Musical engagement enhances learning.’ Once upon a time — OK, four years ago — about 80 miniature violins were gathering dust in a Sunrise Acres Elementary School closet.

Our must-get gift picks for him and her By Maureen Adamo Home stylish home The beloved shelter blog has finally been compiled into a vibrant, time-warping print edition, complete with home tours, DIY projects and tutorials. If she ever pokes her head up from its beautiful pages, you'll enter a wormhole of thank yous.

Enjoy the season's events Ethel M. Holiday Cactus Garden Nov.

new and notable Walls could talk Have you, like us, been thinking: I would kill to paper my exercise room in vintage Soviet-era art? WALLS 360 is a locally based business that specializes in stickable wall graphics—er, make that high-resolution, Ultrachrome digital ink prints on “premium self-adhesive re-positionable fabric paper.” That means everything from rose decals for a princess bedroom to life-size Star Trek characters for your socially awkward friend.

A Lift Up Org What they do: Provide furniture and household goods to families What they need: Able-bodied humans who can lift in the Furniture Bank Warehouse, and for delivery and donation pick-up service. Donations such as furniture and household goods are also welcome.

The discomfort: Hey! He’s a lover, not a fighter The zone: He takes lessons in the Israeli martial art of Krav Maga So there I was, eating a Cool Mint Chocolate Clif Bar, anxiety forcing my heart into thumping beats, unsure if it was nerves, the green tea in the Clif Bar, or the three cups of coffee (decaf, but loads of sugar) I consumed sitting all day in a social media marketing seminar. I was 15 minutes away from leaving the comfort of my home office to drive to Krav Maga Las Vegas’ Henderson location for my first, free, drop-in class.

It’s more than a Brazilian drumming class. It’s a (very loud!) community Words can’t capture the sheer wall of sound of a samba bateria live, but they’ll have to do.