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THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC TRAVEL SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2007 TS 1 Strip project digs to the bottom, another tops out mm have comedy clubs? Answer: Ongoing comedy clubs are at Tropicana (Comedy Stop), Harrah's (Improv), Riviera (Riviera) and Flamingo (Second City), and a new one at Palace Station is called LA Comedy Club. For information about shows, buffets, coupons and deals, go to www.lasvegasadvisor.com. Rock and Green Valley Ranch locations through Aug. 31. Burgers and shakes: A new outdoor-dining restaurant called Stripburger has opened on the corner of the Strip and Spring Mountain Road.

Get a great view of the Wynn as you eat big burgers and drink homemade shakes. Nothing on the menu costs more than $10. Question: Which casinos LAS VEGAS ADVISOR Pass card and get a free breakfast buffet, earn 400 points and get lunch, earn 600 points for dinner. The 200-point level equates to playing a quarter machine for about a half-hour. The deal is good Sundays through Fridays at the Palace, Santa Fe, Texas, Sunset, Boulder, Red I By Anthony Curtis Special for The Republic The huge excavation of the underground parking garage for the Strip's Cosmopolitan Hotel-Casino has been completed and was celebrated with a bottoming-out party.

The parking space descends 85 feet below the surface, with an 8-foot layer of concrete and 3,000 concrete-filled pipes that anchor the garage extending an additional 100 feet deep. The Cosmopolitan is on schedule to open in December 2009. On the other side of the Strip, after 19 months of construction, George Maloof 47-story Palms Condo-Hotel and Spa topped out Aug. 10, with construction workers pouring the last of the 295 million pounds of concrete. The project is on schedule to open in early 2008.

Green buses: Ford Motor Co. soon will deliver two ultra-clean hydrogen-fueled buses to the Las Vegas fleet With the delivery, Las Vegas will become the first city in the Western United States to use the environmentally friendly vehicles, a move made possible by a federal grant. They'll be assigned to express routes to and from the city's premium locations. Play for buffet: You can get fed for your play at any Station Casino. Earn 200 players club points on a Boarding Honolulu We fly nonstop to four Plan your trip today at usairways.comhawaii The Southern Paiute Village at the for Amanda Villanueva, 3, and her Registered as PRESERVE Continued from T4 Children duck into little caves to see all manner of snakes, birds, lizards, tortoises, Gila monsters and a gray fox the size of a large house cat sleeping in its air-conditioned lair by day so it can venture into an outdoor enclosure at night.

Over the years, more than 250 wildlife species have been documented at the springs. But the site was neglected for decades, with little left to mark the spot designated as a national historic site in 1978. The Las Vegas Valley Water District, which owns the land, established a nonprofit organization to raise funds, reshape and oper V. 187 Kona $189 Kauai islands in Hawaii A 237 $237' THl ISLAND ALOHA ADVERTISEMENT A Part or alt at the service may be provided by America West, United, America West Express (operated by Mesa Airlines), or US Airways l.xpress carriers Air Midwest, Air Wisconsin, Chautauqua, Colgan, Mesa, Piedmont, PSA, Republic and Trans States. 'lerms nnil conditions: advertised fares are each way from Phoenix to cities listed.

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I Ji 3 UH preserve exercises mind and body mother, Jessica. historic site ate the preserve. Critics decry the Strip-level ticket prices $18.95 for adults. But entry is free to the 8 acres of demonstration gardens and 1.25 miles of trails that wind through a desert wetland, with native plants, bird and animals. The facility's debut featured a concert by pop singer-songwriter Jewel in a artificial-turf amphitheater.

Another lesson: Artificial turf conserves water; grass guzzles it. Solar panels generate enough electricity to power 70 percent of the preserve. The water system is designed to be self-sustaining flowing through exhibits, buildings and restrooms, collecting "gray water" for treatment, then irrigating plants. FILE PHOTO The LaughlinBullhead City airport is undergoing major improvements this year. Airport improves A LaughlinBullhead International Airport terminal project that will double its size by the completion anticipated in December is under way A runway rehabilitation and safety area project also is planned, with the runway closing from Dec.

9-22 so crews can work around the clock. The airport will install an Automated Weather Observing System to provide pilots with real-time weather data. The system aims to enhance safety and allow commercial air carriers to expand airport service to 24 hours a day. 1 3w cT la l.Jml 4 I 1 1 I 1 Bwu, A Lisa Evans at 602.444.8448 lisa.evanspni.com Harrah's salutes 'Rat 1 1 1 sJUa To Pack' Charity golf tourney On Sept. 16, The American Heart Association is sponsoring their 12th annual charity golf tour nament and barbecue that will be at Desert Lakes Golf Club in Mohave Valley, Ariz.

There will be prizes for longest drive, closest to the pin and four cash prizes. Findlay Motor of Bullhead City is donating a 2007 Yukon to the first Hole In One. The $75 entry fee includes green fees, cart, range balls, lunch, welcome bag and prizes. For information, call (702) 298-2692 or (702) 420-6103. Quick clips The Comedy Shop is continuing at the River Palms through Sept.

29 with three new headlining comedians each week. From Aug. 27-Sept. 1, John Knight, John Bizarre and Marc Patrick will take the stage. On Sept.

2, there will be a free Labor Day weekend fireworks display by Zambelli, just after dusk at the Avi's Beach Area. On Sept. 8 and 22, Tom Sharon's Ballroom, Latin and Swing Dance Party will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at The Dance Club at Riverside. For information, call (928) 754-2097.

ctUL advertise on this page, call I a 1 1 I 9 From Sept. 1-12, Harrah's will present Drinkin', Singin', Swingin' Salute to Sinatra, Davis and Martin In the Fiesta Showroom. Tickets for the tribute show start at $17.95. Call (702) 298-8510. The salute features the talents of Monty Aidem as Frank Sinatra, Bryan Clark as Sammy Davis, Jr.

and Rick Michel as Dean Martin. These accomplished entertainers skillfully blend musical performances with witty repartee and soft-shoe dance routines. Accompanied by a seven-piece band, the performers transport the audience to a time when three talented men, handheld microphones and martini glasses brought the best of music, comedy and chemistry to the stage. Outlaws headline On Sept. 1, the Southern rock band, The Outlaws, will headline at 8 p.m.

in the Tropicana Express in the American Heroes Pavilion. Tickets are $25. Call (800) 243-6846. The band was formed in Tampa, in 1972. Its top two chart songs were There Goes Another Love Song and Green Grass and High Tides, both from their 1975 self-titled debut album.

The records they released between 1975 and 1980 are considered the most credible representation of the style the band developed. The albums released after 1980 are viewed as a gradual move away from the original sound that gained them success in the 1970s. The reworking of the Western-styled Ghost Riders in 1980 was the band's last taste of big-league success; although the band released two more records in 1982 and 1986. As of 2005, the band has reunited and plans to release a new studio album, Once An Outlaw. Riverside and the River Cruizers From Sept.

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