Neighborhood news

The North Las Vegas Municipal General Election is scheduled for June 7. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The city clerk's office will be open for voter registration from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today. Early v oting will take place Wednesday through June 3. Any registered voter living in North Las Vegas can vote by mail. A written request for a mail ballot must be received by 5 p.m. May 31 in the Clark County Registrar of Voters office. For more information, visit clarkcounty.nv.gov/vote. Early v oting will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at City Hall, 2200 Civic Center Drive and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the county's Election Center, 965 Trade Drive, Suite B. For a listing of nine other early voting locations, dates and times in North Las Vegas, visit cityofnorthlasvegas.com or call 633-1030.

NORTH LAS VEGAS CITY COUNCIL MEETING SET for wednesday

The North Las Vegas City Council is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall, 2200 Civic Center Drive. For more information about commission meetings or to get a copy of the agenda, visit cityofnorthlasvegas.com and click on "Meetings and Agendas" on the left-hand side.

YMCA OFFERS SIZZLIN' SUMMER PASSES

Day camp registrations and sales of Sizzlin' Summer passes, which provide four months of unlimited YMCA access, are now under way at the Heinrich YMCA, 4141 Meadows Lane, and the SkyView YMCA, 3050 E. Centennial Parkway. Y day camp for kids ages 5 to 15 runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 13 to Aug. 26. The Y provides free care for campers from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Camp includes weekly themes and activities such as swimming, arts and crafts, group games and character development activities. Weekly camp prices range from about $100 to $200, and a daily drop-in rate of $45 is offered. No one is turned away because of an inability to pay. Financial assistance is available. Sizzlin' Summer passes are on sale through July. The pass is good for four months from the purchase date and can be used at all locations. The new SkyView YMCA is scheduled to open June 1. The first 250 SkyView members will receive a backpack filled with Y gear and more than $150 in free offers, including a free wellness coaching session and the choice of either a free week of camp or free swim lessons.

For more information, visit lasvegasymca.org.

YOUTH AND ADULT TENNIS PROGRAM scheduled at three sites

Tennis sessions will be offered today at Desert Horizons Park, 3750 Simmons St.; Cram Middle School, 1900 W. Deer Springs Way; and Nature Discovery Park, 2627 Nature Park Drive. Mark Cohen is a certified instructor with the Professional Tennis Registry who has helped start a youth and adult tennis program in the city.

The cost is $45 per class. For more information, visit cityofnorthlasvegas.com and search for the parks and recreation department.

NORTH LAS VEGAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOST COMMUNITY EVENTS

"Networking on the Greens" is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. May 27 at the Aliante Golf Club, 3100 W. Elkhorn Road. Registration is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. The 2 p.m. tee time includes green fees, cart use and a drink ticket. RSVP by Friday. Register at northlasvegaschamber.com or call 642-9595.

DESERT NEWCOMERS TO HOST SPRING FASHION SHOW AT WILDHORSE GOLF CLUB

A spring fashion show featuring Alfred Dunner attire is planned from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Desert Newcomers Club Inc. The show is scheduled at the Wildhorse Golf Club, 2100 W. Warm Springs Road.

Desert Newcomers Club Inc. is a social women's organization for those who have lived in the Las Vegas area for three years or less and want to meet new friends. Guests are welcome. The cost is $27. For more information, contact Tara Levine at 596-4667.

BUSINESS PERMIT INFORMATION

To find out if a home or business site improvement project requires a business permit, call the city's Building Division, 2240 Civic Center Drive, at 633-1550 or 633-1536. For more information, visit cityofnorthlasvegas.com, click on Building Safety and then click on Frequently Asked Questions in the Hot Topics box in the left-hand margin.

Donations allow Adopt a Rescue Pet animal sanctuary to remain open

After weeks of seeking donations to cover a $70,000 debt, Adopt a Rescue Pet, 1500 E. Tropicana Ave., Suite 105, will be able to keep adoptable animals at its 5-acre Amargosa Valley property.

The $70,000 sum was to cover a balloon payment on the mortgage that was to be paid by a private grant. When that funding was no longer available, the nonprofit animal rescue organization sought donations and conducted creative fundraising to cover the cost.

As of midnight May 1 -- the deadline for the payment -- the remaining donations were gathered, and the property was saved, said Elizabeth Davis Rubin, founder and president of the organization.

Rubin said that although the payment is covered, residents are welcome to donate funds or supplies to the organization.

For more information, email arpinfo@adoptarescuepet.org or call 798-8663 or 883-0035.

To adopt a pet, visit PetSmart at 2140 N. Rainbow Blvd. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday.

GET $75 MAMMOGRAMS THIS MONTH

Now through May 31, The Breast Center at Sunrise, 3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 250; Southern Hills Hospital, 9300 W. Sunset Road; and Red Rock Radiology, 7130 Smoke Ranch Road, are offering a special $75 digital screening mammogram, without a physician's referral, for any woman at least 40 years old.

This program is most beneficial to women who may be uninsured or underinsured. If you have insurance, check with your provider. You may find that your mammogram is fully covered.

To schedule a mammogram, contact The Breast Center at Sunrise at 784-7870, Southern Hills Hospital at 880-2900 or Red Rock Radiology at 731-2888.

BUY A PIN TO HELP A CHILD

During May, all Short Line Express convenience stores will be selling Yogi Bear and Kermit paper hearts, and select stores will be selling various styles of gold heart pins to raise money in support of Variety-the Children's Charity.

Variety helps children with special needs in Southern Nevada. For more information, visit varietysn.org.

Patrons can purchase a paper heart for $1 or a gold heart pin for $2.

NORTH LAS VEGAS TRAFFIC TO BE DIVERTED ON BELTWAY FOR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

Traffic on the Las Vegas Beltway at North 5th Street between Losee Road and Aliante Parkway will be diverted for six months. Both westbound travel lanes will be redirected onto the new North 5th Street ramps to get traffic off and on the main line beltway. No westbound access will be provided to North 5th Street to the south, to and from the beltway, in order to construct the North 5th Street Bridge.

Eastbound traffic will remain diverted to the street's ramps. Construction is part of an $11.8 million project that completes the interchange at North 5th Street and is expected to be completed by this fall.

For more information about the closure, visit clarkcountynv.gov.

FREE FINE ARTS COMPETITION DISPLAY

Each year, the city of Las Vegas Arts Commission and the city of Las Vegas sponsor the Celebrating Life! fine arts competition to recognize the talents of Las Vegas artists. There is no fee to enter.

A public reception and awards ceremony is scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Charleston Heights Arts Center. The exhibition will be displayed there Friday through June 30. Artists may enter original works in the following fine art media categories: drawing and pastel; mixed media
(2-D); painting; sculpture and ceramics (3-D); watercolor and gouache; and photography.

The work must be ready for display, completed within the past three years and not previously juried into a Celebrating Life! exhibit. Only one work per artist may be submitted for jury. This year's judges will be Stewart Freshwater, Suzanne Hackett-Morgan and Bobbie Ann Howell.

Artists whose works are not selected for the 2011 Celebrating Life! exhibition will have the option to display their submissions in the Salon de Refusés exhibit in the Charleston Heights Arts Center Gallery. This exhibit will remain on display Friday through June 8. Award-winning pieces from the 2011 Celebrating Life! exhibit will travel to the City Hall Bridge Gallery to be displayed July 7 through Aug. 25.

For more information or to request an entry form, call 229-4631 or 229-1012.

FITNESS CLASSES FOR KIDS AND ADULTS SCHEDULED AT WALNUT RECREATION CENTER

From 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. Monday through Friday, Body Tune-Up is set for those 16 or older who prefer a self-guided physical fitness routine but enjoy the discipline of a class. The free session focuses on cardio, strength and flexibility training. The class is ongoing and free at Walnut Recreation Center, 3075 N. Walnut Road.

Belly dancing classes are set from

10:15 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays for those 16 or older. Cost is $18.

A tai chi class is set from 11 a.m. to noon on Mondays for those 16 or older. The class is ongoing and free. Registration is required.

A karate class is slated for those 6 or older. The class is scheduled for 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost is $37.

For more information about class schedules or prices, call 455-8402 or visit clarkcountynv.gov/parks.

ARCHITECTURAL VIEWS

A Las Vegas News Bureau art exhibit titled "Architectural Retrospective" is on display through June 7 at the Centennial Hills Library, 6711 N. Buffalo Drive, offering a photographic journey into Las Vegas' mid-century modern resorts and marquees. For more information, call 507-6100 or visit lvccld.org.

VEGAS PUB QUIZ

A free trivia pub quiz, hosted by Vegas Pub Quiz, is planned at 7 p.m. every Thursday at Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane. For more information, visit vegaspubquiz.com.