Summerlin-area neighborhood news

FRIENDS OF RED ROCK CANYON
PLANS TRAIL MAINTENANCE DAY

Friends of Red Rock Canyon plans to host a trail maintenance day Saturday at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Volunteers will pick up litter and help maintain the trails.

Friends reminds residents that winter snow and inclement weather can make for good pictures, which could result in a $100 first-place prize in its 2012 Red Rock Canyon Photo Contest.

For more information on either event, visit friendsofredrockcanyon.org.

RESOLUTION RIDE & RUN SET FOR SATURDAY

The Red Rock'n Rally Resolution Ride & Run is planned for Saturday, with free group rides and runs set from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and a live music rally from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Summerlin Lifetime Athletic, 10721 W. Charleston Blvd.

Athlete registration is set to begin at 8:30 a.m., with the half marathon and all bike distances to Red Rock Canyon starting at 9 a.m. The 5K, 10K and family runs are set to start at
10:30 a.m.

For more information, visit saveredrock.com.

CHILD FOCUS SEEKS SIBLING MENTORS

Child Focus, a nonprofit organization dedicated to reunifying separated brothers and sisters living in foster care, is recruiting sibling mentors to assist with chaperoning events and helping siblings develop the ability to become a healthy family.

Activities are held monthly and vary in topic. For a complete listing of volunteer opportunities, visit childfocusnv.org or call 436-1624.

TRAVEL FAIR COMING TO THE ORLEANS

The 25th annual Travel Fair is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave.

Exhibitors will include cruise lines, tour operators, tourist boards, hotels, resorts and other travel-related services.

Destination presentations and lectures are scheduled throughout the day. The program will include Holland America's "live" Alaska Travel Show. This presentation will give the public a glimpse of the scenery, wildlife and stories that shape the history of the state. Other destination presentations include river cruising in Europe and Asia, adventure travel by Lindblad Expeditions and cruising the Mississippi River by the Great American Steamboat Co. Check out various vacation options that cater to families and reunions and group and senior travel.

Free entry tickets are available at any Prestige Travel office or pay $3 at the door. Entry proceeds will be donated to Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada.

For more information, call 248-1300.

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PLANS PRUNING CLASSES

The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener plans to offer winter pruning classes in January to teach you how to prune your fruit trees correctly for high-quality production. All classes are scheduled for 9 a.m. and repeat each hour until noon at 7700 Horse Drive in North Las Vegas.

Saturday's topic is fertilizing fruit trees and pest control. Jan. 21's class will cover figs, pomegranates and persimmons, and Jan. 28's topic is almonds and pistachios.

Reservations are not required. The orchard is about 100 yards east of the intersection of North Decatur Boulevard and Horse Drive. Take Interstate 15 or U.S. Highway 95 north to the Las Vegas Beltway and exit at Decatur Boulevard going north. Horse Drive is about 3½ miles north of the Beltway exit.

A $5 donation is requested. For more information, contact Jonathan Chodacki at 257-5532 or chodackij@unce.unr.edu.

EXPLORE YOUR FAMILY HISTORY
WITH JEWISH GENEALOGY SOCIETY

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 Mackey Murdock plans to discuss the do's and don'ts of media preservation, how to copy and manipulate files between different storage mediums, practical applications of your digital media into genealogy and how to share it all with your family and friends.

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

For more information, call Earle Malkin at 528-4334 or visit jgssn.org.

NORTHWEST BUSINESS NETWORK
PLANS MEETING

The next Northwest Business Network meeting is planned for 6 p.m. Thursday at the Durango Hills YMCA, 3521 N. Durango Drive.

Patricia Dues, information technologies manager for the city of Las Vegas, and Joseph Marcella, director of information technologies for the city of Las Vegas, plan to present the Top 10 Business Predictions for 2012 and the strategic technologies needed to support those efforts.

For more information, call 229-2524.

FOUNDATION DONATES TO LOCAL CHARITIES

In December, the Nevada Community Foundation's Changing Lives Community Fund donated $10,000 to each of the following organizations: Safe Nest, St. Jude's Ranch for Children, City Impact Center and Communities in Schools.

The organization also partnered with local businesses by matching funds for the Court Appointed Special Advocate Foundation's Angel Tree Program.

For more information about the Nevada Community Foundation, visit nevadacf.org.

RECYCLE CHRISTMAS TREES
THROUGH SUNDAY

The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is partnering with community organizations for the annual Christmas tree recycling program.

Drop off your Christmas tree for free at more than 20 convenient drop sites through Sunday. Remove all objects such as lights, wire, tinsel, ornaments and nails. Foreign objects contaminate the mulch and damage the chipper. Flocked trees cannot be recycled.

Last year, Southern Nevada residents recycled more than 15,000 trees. Since 2001, residents have recycled approximately 100,000 Christmas trees or the equivalent of more than 12,600 cubic yards of solid waste, which was diverted from the landfill to a beneficial use.

For more information and drop sites, visit cdsn.org.

GIRL SCOUTS PLAN THIN MINT SPRINT
AND SHORTBREAD SHUFFLE JAN. 28

The Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada plans to host its Thin Mint Sprint 5K and 1 Mile Shortbread Shuffle and 16th annual Cookie Carnival Jan. 28 at Freedom Park, 850 N. Mojave Road.

The timed race begins at 9:30 a.m., and the shuffle is set to start at 10 a.m. followed by the carnival, which includes cookie contests, entertainment and prizes.

The cost to participate in the 5K is $35 and $20 for the 1-mile run until Jan. 25, when fees increase to $40 and $25.

For more information, call 385-3677 or visit girlscoutsnv.org.