AROUND THE VALLEY

BACKGAMMON CLUB

The Las Vegas Backgammon Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Jackson's Bar & Grill, 6020 W. Flamingo Road (458-0926).

PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL GROUP

The Henderson Chapter of Drinking Liberally, an informal, left-leaning progressive social group that talks politics, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at The Gin Mill, 2561 Windmill Parkway, Henderson (460-0973).

REPUBLICAN WOMEN

The Southern Hills Republican Women will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Buckman's Grille at Revere Golf Club, 2600 Hampton Road, Henderson (616-0056).

PARADISE SERTOMA

Las Vegas Paradise Sertoma promotes public awareness of the needs of deaf and hearing impaired people. The group meets at 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays at Denny's, 3081 S. Maryland Parkway (384-2315, 878-0043).

BRIDGE CLUBS

Bridge World II meets at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. (735-3114).

The Spring Mountain Bridge Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 450 S. Buffalo Drive, No. 104 (278-8614).

TOASTMASTERS

The Pyramid Power Talkers Toastmasters Club meets at 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays at Luxor, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South (262-4806).

SENIOR SOFTBALL

Senior Women's Softball, for those 40 and older, meets year-round for recreational and tournament play (251-9784).

FREE TRAPPERS EVENTS

The Spring Mountain Free Trappers have biweekly shoots on the first and third weekends of the summer months. Events include shooting black powder rifles and pistols, and throwing hawks, knives and lances, as well as primitive bow and arrow competitions (645-2658, 454-2164).

Compiled by Jan Alfaro. Around the Valley is produced by the Review-Journal as a public service for readers interested in the meetings, events and other activities presented by local nonprofit organizations and clubs. Qualified organizations are asked to submit complete written information at least 10 days before the desired publication date. For more information, contact Jan Alfaro at 383-0265 or write c/o Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125.