Centennial Neighborhood News

CITY COUNCIL HONORS CENTENNIAL HILLS ACTIVE ADULT CENTER STAFF MEMBERS

Staff members at the Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, were honored during a Feb. 6 Las Vegas City Council meeting for providing events and programs that benefit the community.

Roney Fuller, Stephanie Richard, Jennifer Winder, Sharon Derry, Lester Bennett, Nancy Presser and Gloria Sampson were presented with an ACTION Team Award. ACTION is an acronym for achievement, creativity, teamwork, integrity and ownership now.

Staff members also were recognized for collecting school supplies for needy students, food for seniors on limited incomes and helping create a community garden at the center.

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS
PLAN MEETINGS

Three local homeowners associations plan meetings this month:

n The Tolbert Mills HOA plans to meet at 6 p.m. today at the Centennial Hills Community Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive.

n The Glendale HOA plans to meet at 6:30 p.m. March 21 at 7951 W. Deer Springs Way, Suite 170.

n The Prairie Rose HOA plans to meet at 6 p.m. March 25 at the Centennial Hills Community Center.

CITY OF LAS VEGAS KIDS CAMP TO BEGIN
AT CIMARRON ROSE COMMUNITY CENTER

The city of Las Vegas plans spring break camps and workshops this month.

Locally, a Kids Camp for ages 6-11 is set for 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 25-29 at the Cimarron Rose Community Center, 5591 N. Cimarron Road.

The cost is $75 for the first child and $70 for each additional child.

Youths will enjoy sports, games, arts and crafts and other fun activities. Each child must bring a sack lunch and snacks each day.

Advance registration is required via phone or at the center.

For more information, call 229-1607.

REVEREND TO GIVE LECTURE ON APPLYING SPIRITUALITY TO EVERYDAY LIFE

The Rev. Patrick J. Harbula, author of “The Magic of the Soul: Applying Spiritual Power to Daily Living,” plans to give a lecture titled “Radical Gratitude: An Entrance Into the Sacred” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Center for Spiritual Living, 4325 N. Rancho Drive, suites 110-120.

For more information, visit living
purposeinstitute.com or call 702-255-6412.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY LUNCHEON
TO FEATURE TRADITIONAL FARE

The Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, plans to host a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon with a traditional Irish meal at 11:30 a.m. March 20. The cost is $8. For more information, call 702-229-1702.

SUNRISE HEALTH SYSTEM HOSPITALS
INSTALLING SELF CHECK-IN KIOSKS FOR ER

The Sunrise Health System is installing self check-in kiosks in the emergency department lobbies at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center, 3186 S. Maryland Parkway; Sunrise Children’s Hospital, 3186 S. Maryland Parkway; MountainView Hospital, 3100 N. Tenaya Way; and Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center, 9300. W Sunset Road.

A patient selects English or Spanish and swipes a driver’s license or credit card. Credit card swipes at the kiosk are not used for billing purposes, hospital officials said. Patients may also enter their names manually. They will then be asked to enter their reason for visiting the emergency department.

Walk-in patients experiencing chest pain should bypass the kiosks to see the triage nurse immediately. Patients 4 or younger or 65 or older will be flagged for attention from the triage nurse.

Staff members are scheduled to be available to assist patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The kiosks are geared to increase patient satisfaction by eliminating paper check-ins and offering two language options and improve accuracy of arrival times.

For more information, visit sunrisehealthinfo.com.

MOUNTAINVIEW JOINS THREE OTHER SITES FOR FIREFLY CLINICAL TRIAL

MountainView Hospital, 3100 N. Tenaya Way, is one of four nationwide sites to take part in a Firefly clinical trial that looks at the use of directed imaging during minimally invasive hysterectomies for cervical and uterine cancer.

These procedures use the da Vinci surgical system to perform complicated gynecologic cancer procedures through several tiny incisions.

The clinical trial gets its name from the Firefly fluorescence imaging software and dye that causes sentinel lymph nodes to glow fluorescent green.

The study examines whether fewer lymph nodes can be removed during cancer surgeries by identifying the sentinel lymph nodes — those most likely to be involved in the spread of disease. Current practice requires removing all the lymph nodes near the cancer, which can result in long-term health side effects, such as lymphedema of the legs.

Dr. Lynn Kowalski, medical director of the hospital’s robotics program, heads the study at MountainView.

For more information, visit mountainview-hospital.com.

SHRINERS OPEN PLANNED IN OCTOBER AT TPC

The 2013 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open golf tournament is planned for Oct. 14-20 at TPC Summerlin, 1700 Village Center Circle.

The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is an official PGA event. The 2013 tournament is set to feature more than 130 PGA professionals competing for a $6 million purse, with a winner’s share of $1,080,000. All proceeds will benefit the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

The event’s fourth annual Women’s Day luncheon, Kick Off Your Heels, is planned for Oct. 15. It will be catered and feature a guest speaker. Tickets are $125 per guest.

Daily and weekly tickets and ticket packages for the 2013 tournament can be purchased at 702-873-1010 or
shrinershospitalsopen.com.

COMPUTER CLUB TO MEET SATURDAY
AT TOTAL WINE & MORE

The Clark County Commodore Computer Club plans to meet from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Total Wine & More, 730 S. Rampart Blvd. in Boca Park.

Commodore 64 software for 1040EZ tax returns will be demonstrated. A question-and-answer session is planned regarding the Google Nexus 7 tablet. A free raffle also is scheduled, giving away Norton AntiVirus 2013 or an Alpine 7 Pro Intel CPU Cooler, both for PCs.

The club consists of computer enthusiasts of the Commodore 64 and Commodore line of computers. The meeting is open to the public.

For more information, call Forrest Nettles at 702-363-3331 before 6 p.m. or email flnettles@hotmail.com.

JEWISH GENEALOGY SOCIETY TO MEET
AT SAHARA WEST LIBRARY SUNDAY

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada plans to host its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.

Speaker Crista Cowan’s planned topic is “Ancestry.com: Get To Know Our Family To Discover Even More About Yours.”

There is no charge to attend, and meetings are open to the public. The group is scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month.

For more information, call Abe Simon at 702-523-9874 or email abe_simon@cox.net.

For more information about the group, visit at jgssn.org.