Mum society to learn about mushrooms
The Las Vegas Chrysanthemum Society will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Nevada Garden Club Center, 3333 W. Washington Ave., at the corner of Twin Lakes Drive in Lorenzi Park.
Guest speaker for the afternoon will be Peg Cummings, who will present a program on mushrooms.
All interested people are welcome to attend. For more information, call Barbara at 459-4633.
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