Local yarnstormers will adorn a pedestrian bridge over Maryland Parkway with crocheted and knitted art in the evening of Sunday, June 10 and complete it on Monday, June 11, with a public unveiling at 10 a.m.

The unveiling on the bridge, which leads to and from Sunrise Hospital near Desert Inn Road, coincides with International Yarnstorming Day. The bridge will be adorned with sunrise-inspired colored circles of all shapes and sizes. 

So far, the yarnstormers, who are 50 years old and over and are headquartered at the West Flamingo Senior Center, have crocheted enough circles to cover a central area on one side of the bridge.

Anyone 50 and over can participate in the yarnstormer group, which holds sessions on Wednesday afternoons to knit and crochet squares and rectangles incorporated into various yarn storming projects. Unlike many yarnstorming groups around the world, the West Flamingo group is for seniors only. However, the group is interested in partnering with teens and other yarnstormers under 50 to help install the works after they’ve been created.

The United Way of Southern Nevada is hosting a free tax preparation event Saturday.

The event is for people whose household income was less than $50,000 last year. The tax preparers are IRS-certified volunteers and are specially trained to maximize federal refunds. It is part of the United Way’s Earn It Keep It Save It collaborative.

The tax event is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Lied Memorial Boys & Girls Clubhouse, 2850 Lindell Road. For more information, visit eksnv.org.

Mia Decker was only 6 years old when she was struck and killed by a car while crossing a busy street in North Las Vegas.  

In effort to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, a group of business owners are banding together to make that crosswalk safer. They are looking to raise money for lights around the signs at the crosswalk at Bent Arrow and Camino Eldorado.  

They held a kickoff for “Shine a Light for Mia” Friday morning. Donna Botti at Villa Pizza is heading up the project. Her pizza place and neighboring businesses near Durango Drive and Desert Inn will be offering special deals and donating part of the proceeds.

“We are trying to raise money for lights where little Mia got killed,” Botti said. “Everybody is giving a discount on their products and above that donating so much to raise money.”

Mia’s mother is grateful for the effort. She believes there should be better signs for that crosswalk.