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AROUND THE VALLEY

GANG PREVENTION TRAINING

Drug Abuse Resistance Education officers and the Southern Nevada Community Gang Task Force Gang Prevention Subcommittee will offer training regarding their "Parents Handbook on Gangs" as follows: 9-11 a.m. Wednesday at Griffith Elementary School, 324 Essex Drive; 4-6 p.m. Jan. 29 at Vegas Verdes Elementary School, 4000 El Parque Ave.; and 8-10 a.m. and 3-5 p.m. Feb. 7 at Wendell Williams Elementary School, 1030 J St. (828-3394).

HADASSAH MEETING

Hadassah Tzipor, serving Aliante, Centennial Hills and North Las Vegas, will present "Hadassah 101" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Sun City Clubhouse, 7930 Aliante Parkway, North Las Vegas (399-5347).

HISTORICAL GROUP

The Las Vegas Civil War Round Table will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Guest speaker will be author Carel Scott (453-1556).

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 To Your Health! Toastmasters Club meets at 12:05 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Southern Nevada Health District, 625 Shadow Lane (759-1105).

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 (454-7367).

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).

The Speak Easy Toastmasters Club meets at noon on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at Gibson Library, 280 S. Water St., Henderson (267-1518).

The Lion's Roar Toastmasters Club meets at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of each month in the human resources conference room at the MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South (256-1699).

The Carpe Momentum Toastmasters Club meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Centex Training Room, 3606 N. Rancho Drive (515-3266).

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).

KIWANIS CLUB

The Las Vegas Kiwanis Club meets at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays at Marie Callender's, 4875 W. Flamingo Road (839-9509).

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).

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.

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