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AROUND THE VALLEY

TOASTMASTERS

Powerhouse Pros Toastmasters Club meets at 6:15 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Merrill Lynch Training Room in the U.S. Bank Building, 2300 W. Sahara Ave. (258-1922).

The Sourcer-ers Toastmasters Club meets at 7:15 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of the month at the Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson (296-8665).

The Monday Niters Toastmasters Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Denny's, 3081 S. Maryland Parkway (807-2176).

Toastmasters en Espanol Club meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at Cambridge Community Center, 3900 Cambridge St. (951-9454).

The Premier Tostmasters club meets at 6 p.m. Mondays at Gordon Biersch, 750 S. Rampart Blvd. (222-1436).

WOMEN'S CLUBS

The Valley Women's Club offers a luncheon the second Monday of the month and a bimonthly business meeting at Green Valley Library, 2797 Green Valley Parkway, Henderson (837-2541).

The Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary will have its monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. Monday at 2900 Palomino Lane. The speaker will be James O'Reilly, elder attorney. An award will be presented to the volunteer of the year and nominees for auxiliary officers will be announced (870-4430, ext. 201).

Beta Sigma Phi City Council will have its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Donald W. Reynolds Girl Scout Center, 2941 Harris Ave. (250-5058).

PINOCHLE CLUB

The nonsmoking Double Deck Pinochle Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays (274-6387).

SINGLES TRAVEL CLUB

The Las Vegas Singles Travel and Social Club, for people 55 and older interested in local and world travel, meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month at the Tap House, 5589 W. Charleston Blvd. (888-324-2028).

PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL GROUP

The SW Las Vegas Chapter of Drinking Liberally, an informal, left-leaning progressive social group that talks politics, meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at Torino's Sports Pub & Restaurant, 5570 W. Flamingo Road (460-0973).

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER

The Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada offers singles programs for adults of all ages. Jewish singles meet for bagels and coffee at noon the first Sunday of the month at Temple Beth Sholom, 10700 Havenwood Lane, and the fourth Wednesday of each month at Rave Motion Pictures, 6587 Las Vegas Blvd., South; Jewish singles in their 20s and 30s meet at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Co., 2220 Village Walk Drive in Henderson; Jewish singles age 60 and older meet for dinner at various locations the third Wednesday of the month in Henderson and the last Thursday of the month in Summerlin. Other singles programs also are offered (794-0090).

BREAST CANCER CLASSES

The Breast Center at Sunrise offers classes in yoga, meditation, nutrition, etc., throughout the month at 3600 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 250 (784-7870).

CANCER SCREENINGS

St. Rose Dominican Hospital offers free breast cancer screenings and services to uninsured and underinsured women ages 40 and younger (616-7525).

Mammovan for Nevada offers free mammograms to low-income women age 40 and older in the Las Vegas area. Appointments are necessary (877-581-6266).

Compiled by Jean Bard. 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 Jean Bard at 383-0245 or write c/o Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125.

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