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Estella’s Café is closing its doors on Friday after a roughly 63-year run.

The Old Town café has been a staple in the city since 1950. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. until Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday.

“It is probably the best thing at this point, but it really wasn’t my decision, said Adelita Lujan, manager of the restaurant. “Basically I will just go with it, and I’m ready to move on.”

A suspicious fire destroyed a single-wide mobile home on Taos Street early Friday morning and left the home owner hospitalized after she tried to save her pets from the blaze.

The fire is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal and Las Vegas Police Department after suspicions were brought to firefighters attention, said Phillip Mares, Las Vegas Fire Chief.

A report of the fire could not be obtained by press time. Mares declined to divulge what was suspicious about the fire due to the investigation.

In 1963
Tuesday, April 2 — The “Last Squad” club of the Leonard Hoskins American Legion Post 24 will have its 25th reunion dinner at the El Fidel hotel dining room Saturday. The affair is scheduled to get under way with a pre-dinner “get-together” starting at 6:30. The dinner is being prepared under the direction of Martin Rapp. When the club was organized in 1939, there were 54 members. Now, Seth Gray, one of the organizers of the group, said there are 33 members left and these are scattered across the country.

Wednesday
A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Northeast wind 5-10 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 29. Southeast wind 5-10 mph, becoming north after midnight.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 5-10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Mostly clear at night, with a low around 37.

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