Cooling stations opened around the valley to offer heat relief
As temperatures soared Friday in the Las Vegas Valley, officials opened eight additional cooling stations to shelter homeless and other people from scorching daytime heat.
The cooling stations, in recreation centers and other facilities, provide people with water and a temporary escape from heat during the warmest part of the day.
Temperatures are expected to hit a high of 106 today and to continue climbing into early next week, according to the National Weather Service, which issued an excessive heat warning for this afternoon through Monday evening in the valley.
In addition to the temporary cooling stations, which are scheduled to be open at least through Wednesday, people can take refuge in three daytime summer shelters that already are operating in the downtown homeless corridor as part of an inclement weather shelter program through the Southern Nevada Planning Coalition's Committee on Homelessness.
People can dial 211 from any phone to find the nearest cooling station.
The following stations are open:
■Â Cambridge Recreation Center, 3930 Cambridge St., 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
■Â Hollywood Recreation Center, 1650 S. Hollywood Blvd., 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
■Â Walnut Recreation Center, 3075 N. Walnut Ave., 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
■Â Valley View Recreation Center, 500 Harris St., Henderson, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
■Â Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
■Â Dr. William U. Pearson Community Center, 1625 W. Carey Ave., 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
■Â Dula Gymnasium, 441 E. Bonanza Road., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
■Â Islamic Society of Nevada, 4730 E. Desert Inn Road, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
Daytime summer shelters also are open each day at the following locations:
■Â Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, 1501 Las Vegas Blvd., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
■Â Salvation Army, 31 W. Owens Ave., 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
■Â Shade Tree, 1 W. Owens Ave., 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The Shade Tree serves women and children only.
