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Summerlin-area neighborhood news

LOVE ON THE RUN EVENT SET
FOR SATURDAY AT BONANZA TRAIL

Love on the Run, a 10K, 5K and 1-mile running event, is planned for 8 a.m. Saturday at the Bonanza Trail behind Fleet Feet Sports Las Vegas, 7575 W. Washington Ave., Suite 123.

Registration on site is slated from 7 to 7:30 a.m. Entry fees are $45 for the 10K, $35 for the 5K and $25 for the 1-mile event. Online registration is available until midnight Thursday at elementalrunning.com/races/love-on-the-run. The event also is set to include technical shirts, chip timing, raffle prizes and refreshments.

SHOW SUPPORT FOR RED ROCK CANYON THROUGH LICENSE PLATE

The Red Rock Canyon license plate has been approved by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles and is now available at any DMV office. Those who wish to support Red Rock Canyon do not need to wait for their current plate to expire. Exchanging your existing plate for a Red Rock Canyon one costs $61, plus a transfer fee of $5. Bring your ID and vehicle registration.

Annual renewals are $30 and can be handled through the mail or online.

Friends of Red Rock Canyon will receive $25 (first year) and $20 for renewals.

For more information, visit dmvnv.com.

ASK A MASTER GARDENER COMING
TO WHOLE FOODS MARKET

Whole Foods Market, 8855 W. Charleston Blvd., plans to host an Ask a Master Gardener table from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday in February, beginning Saturday with the topic organic gardening. Other topics will be raised beds on Feb. 18, and cool and warm season veggies on Feb. 25. Along with weekly topics, additional information will be available.

The table will be staffed by the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners. For more information about the program, contact Ann Edmunds at 257-5587 or email edmundsa@unce.unr.edu.

STAR NURSERY PLANS PLANTING SEMINARS

Las Vegas Star Nursery plans to offer a free class titled Gardening Seminar: Spring Vegetable & Herb Gardening at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday at all its locations. In the Summerlin area, there are three locations: 8170 W. Charleston Blvd., 360-7827; 7330 W. Cheyenne Ave., 645-2400, and 9480 W. Tropicana Ave., 278-7827.

CHESS GROUP MOVES

The World Chess Federation Inc. has moved its meetings to a new location. It now meets from 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays inside Family Practice Urgent Care-Amazing Chiropractic, 3120 S. Valley View Blvd. For more information, visit wcfchess.com or call 418-4687.

UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH SYSTEM TO ACQUIRE NEVADA CANCER INSTITUTE

UC San Diego Health System has received approval to acquire the Nevada Cancer Institute.

The institute is a nonprofit organization committed to fighting cancer by offering early detection, high-quality patient care, education and prevention.

Plans for UC San Diego NVCI include the recruitment of medical and surgical oncologists and a national search for a physician-scientist to serve as director of the institute. For more information, visit ucsd.edu or nvcancer.org.

DUMP YOUR EX'S STUFF FOR VALENTINE'S DAY THROUGH GOODWILL EVENT

Now through Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, bring your ex's gently used stuff to one of Goodwill of Southern Nevada's more than 30 donation centers across the Las Vegas Valley. All items donated must be the sole property of the donor. Goodwill of Southern Nevada and Lotus Broadcasting are not liable for items donated that do not belong to the individual donating.

To find a donation center near you, visit sngoodwill.org.

Those who donate before Friday will find out how to register to win a Future Ex prize package courtesy of KOMP 92.3 FM's Rock n' Roll Morning show. Contest rules will be posted on komp.com.

LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY RECEIVES WALMART FOUNDATION GRANT

The Southern Nevada chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was given a $50,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to fund an in-depth educational series called Educating and Empowering Southern Nevada, which is open to anyone in Clark, Lincoln, Nye and Esmeralda counties.

In 2011, the chapter provided $178,665 in medication co-pay assistance and financial aid to local patients. It's estimated that doctors will diagnose approximately 800 Southern Nevada residents with a blood cancer in 2012.

For more information, visit lls.org or call 1-800-955-4572.

PHOTO CHALLENGE TO BENEFIT FAMILIES

Show off your photogenic child for a cause with Portraits to You and Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, a nonprofit group that provides free photography sessions to families suffering an early infant loss.

Participants pose for a session with Portraits to You for a $39 fee. Families also receive a print.

Families rally support and votes via charitymodelsearch.org. Votes are $1 each, and proceeds benefit Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.

Voting is to be conducted through March 23.

The top 25 vote yielders are judged by a panel of photography experts, and the top three are to receive awards including a camera, gift cards and savings bond.

For more information, visit charitymodelsearch.org, portraitstoyou.net or call 499-9930.

COCKER SPANIEL RECOVERY FOUNDATION JOINS PETFINDER.COM

The Cocker Spaniel Recovery Foundation, Las Vegas, has joined other animal welfare organizations in the area that list their homeless pets on petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet. The site currently has more than 359,000 homeless pets listed and is updated continuously.

Cocker Spaniel Recovery Foundation pets may be viewed at petfinder.com/shelters/NV159.html.

AREA PET RESCUE SEEKING FINANCIAL AID FOR MICROCHIPS

Due to microchip upgrades and other factors, Adopt A Rescue Pet is facing doubled costs for microchips for its adoptable animals. The rescue is asking the public to donate $10 to sponsor a pet's microchip. This will allow the rescue to provide a registered microchip to every dog being adopted. Out of the 1,292 animals adopted out last year, 126 were relocated and returned to their owners or to the rescue due to their microchips.

Secure Donations can be made at adoptarescuepet.org or mailed to Adopt A Rescue Pet, 1500 E. Tropicana Ave., Suite 105, Las Vegas, NV 89119. Adoptions also can be made in person at the weekend adoption events at PetSmart, 2140 N. Rainbow Blvd., or Petco, 2340 E. Serene Ave.

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