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AROUND THE VALLEY

LIONS CLUB

The Summerlin Lions Club meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at IHOP, 9651 Trailwood Drive (254-5245).

TOASTMASTERS

The Yucca Mountaineers Toastmasters Club meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays at 1160 Town Center Drive, Suite 320 (821-8785).

The Burnt Toast II Toastmasters Club meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Desert Pines Golf Club, 3415 E. Bonanza Road (455-2179).

The Bachelors/Bachelorettes Toastmasters Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Calico Jack's, 8200 W. Charleston Blvd. (217-8199).

The Early Risers Toastmasters Club meets at 6:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Century 21 Money-World, Suite 100, 8020 W. Sahara Ave. (699-4131).

The Windjammers Toastmasters Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny's, 3081 S. Maryland Parkway (876-6842).

The Chamber Voices Toastmasters Club meets at 11:30 a.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 3720 Howard Hughes Parkway (312-2048).

The Schoolhouse Toasters Toastmasters Club meets at 4:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at Roundtable Pizza, 7460 W. Lake Mead Blvd. (656-7888).

The Voice Links Toastmasters Club meets at noon Thursdays at Embarq, 330 S. Valley View Blvd. (493-0695).

The Vocal Vegans Toastmasters Club meets at noon Thursdays at the Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway (455-1606).

The I'll Drink To That Toastmasters Club meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at StakeOut, 4800 S. Maryland Parkway (823-8306).

The Premier Toastmasters Club meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Coldwell Bankers Premier Realty, 8290 W. Sahara Ave., second floor training room (222-1436).

The Starmasters Toastmasters Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at Abundant Life Seventh-day Adventist Center, 1720 N. J St. (395-8728)..

NUTRITION SEMINAR

Nevada Cancer Institute will present a seminar, "Basic Nutrition for the Cancer Patient," at 6 p.m. Wednesday at 1 Breakthrough Way. Reservations are required (822-5465).

CLIPPED WINGS

Clipped Wings Las Vegas Chapter will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Bleu Gourmet restaurant, 8751 W. Charleston Blvd. The meeting is open to all retired and active United Airlines flight attendants (294-8400, 617-1167).

GOLF CLUB

The North Las Vegas Ladies Golf Club plays every Wednesday morning at the North Las Vegas Golf Course, 324 E. Brooks Ave. (646-7180).

HADASSAH TZIPOR

Hadassah Tzipor, serving Aliante, Centennial Hills and North Las Vegas, will discuss genealogy at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Sun City Clubhouse, 7930 Aliante Parkway, North Las Vegas. Jeffrey Kaiser will be the speaker (399-5347).

ROTARY CLUB

The Las Vegas Central Rotary Club meets for lunch at noon Wednesdays at the Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive (734-1122).

EXECUTIVE LEADS CLUB

The Executive Leads Club meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at Becker's Lakeside, 8603 W. Sahara Ave. (255-8891).

NEWCOMERS CLUBS

The Desert Newcomers, a social organization for women new to the Las Vegas Valley, has a luncheon on the third Wednesday of every month (818-5641).

DEMOCRATIC CLUB

The Paradise Democratic Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Teamsters No. 14 Building, 1250 Burnham St. The guest speaker will be U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (363-2456).

OASIS REBEKAH LODGE

The Oasis Rebekah Lodge meets at 8 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at 109 Ninth St. (458-5552).

KIWANIS CLUB

The Las Vegas Kiwanis Club will have a luncheon and meeting at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at Marie Callender's, 4875 W. Flamingo Road. Guest speaker will be Dawn Gibbons. Reservations are required (839-9509).

ROCK ART ASSOCIATION

The Southern Nevada Rock Art Association will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Robert Jones of Desert Research Institute will speak on rock art at 40 Mile Canyon (897-7878).

SINGLE SENIORS

The Society of Single Seniors and Widowed Persons will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Blueberry Hill, 1280 S. Decatur Blvd. Reservations are necessary (362-0296).

MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

The Military Officers Association of America, Southern Nevada Chapter, will have its monthly dinner meeting Thursday at the Plaza, 1 Main St. A social hour will begin at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and a program at 7 p.m. Reservations are required (914-1844).

AARP MEETING

AARP Northwest Chapter 4395 will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. (300-5803).

RETIRED TEAMSTERS

The Southern Nevada Teamsters Retiree Association will meet at noon Thursday in the Teamsters Retiree Hall, 700 N. Lamb Blvd. (648-3115).

THE TALL CLUB OF LAS VEGAS

The Tall Club of Las Vegas meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Blue Ox Tavern, 5825 W. Sahara Ave. Those who meet the height requirements of 5 feet, 10 inches for women and 6 feet 2 inches for men can attend (390-8255).

SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION

The Las Vegas Songwriters Association meets at 6:45 p.m. Thursdays at the Cabana Mobile Home Park clubhouse, 5303 E. Twain Ave. (223-7255).

FAMILY CLASSES

University Medical Center's Family Resource Center offers many classes throughout the month at 1120 Shadow Lane. Appointments are required (383-2229).

SINGLE PARENTS

A new social networking group for single parents in Las Vegas and Henderson is being formed that will offer family-friendly activities (436-5204).

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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