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AROUND THE VALLEY

January 20, 2008 - 10:00 pm
 

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 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 (737-9068).

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

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).

WOMEN'S CLUB

The Las Vegas Towne Club, a social group for women, will have its monthly luncheon Tuesday at Spanish Trail Country Club, 5050 Spanish Trail Lane. The program will be "The Drama Dozen." A reception will begin at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch at noon. Reservations are required (343-4884).

HEALTH PROGRAMS

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

A six-week Nicotine Cessation Program meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at New Song Church, 1291 Cornet St., Henderson (492-1771).

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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