Serving Your Community

Wednesday, June 3, 1998 | 9:04 a.m.

Getting Results

* LOCAL ARTS GRANTS -- The Nevada Arts Council recently awarded a record $725,876 to arts organizations throughout the state. The following are grants distributed locally: Allied Arts Council, $10,000; Boys Chorus of Southern Nevada, $3,200; Contemporary Arts Collective, $3,200; Las Vegas Art Museum, $3,200; Las Vegas Brass Band, $3,200; LaserVida, $1,322; Left of Center Art Gallery, $3,200; Myron Heaton Chorale, $2,800; Nevada Theatre Company, $2,800; Signature Productions, $2,800; The New Works Project, $4,000; Allied Arts Council, $6,400; Desert Chorale, $6,400; Las Vegas Jazz Society, $6,000; Nevada Chamber Symphony, Henderson, $7,200; Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society, $7,200; Actors Repertory, $12,800; KNPR-FM Public Radio, $21,600; Lied Discovery Children's Museum, $24,000; Nevada Institute Contemporary Art, $16,800; Nevada Dance Theatre, $19,200; Nevada School of the Arts, $18,000; Charleston Heights Arts Center, $5,850; City of Las Vegas Artreach, $4,940; City of Las Vegas Gallery Program, $4,500; Clark County Cultural Outreach, $5,850; Clark County Galleries Program, $5,200; Nevada Opera Theatre, $5,200; New West Theatre, $4,875; Red Rock Review, $3,743; Reed Whipple Cultural Center, $4,635; UNLV Donna Beam Gallery, $5,850; UNLV Performing Arts Center, $6,500; and Winchester Community Center, $6,500.

* LOCAL ARTS GRANTS -- The Nevada Arts Council has awarded grants to a local school and a local organization for projects that demonstrate creative and innovative arts education programming. The grantees are: Kahre Elementary School, a school mural project with visual artist Maggie Hernandez on science exploration, $1,550; and Women's Workshop, Nevada Theater Company, The Books Alive! program will present a production of Romona Quimby, $1,426.

* A HOME OF THEIR OWN -- Habitat for Humanity finished its latest project Friday. Two North Las Vegas properties were handed over to their new owners. The key-giving ceremony was accompanied by the presentation of awards to major contributors including Household Bank, Bank of America and TRW. Habitat for Humanity provides decent homes to low-income families. If you wish to volunteer your services for the next home-building project, call 638-6477. Also, Las Vegas has been chosen as a future site for an "Oprah House," a program initiated by the popular talk-show hostess.

* WISHING WELL SWEEP -- Texas Station hotel-casino recently donated $1,000 to C.P. Squires Elementary School in its ongoing "Wishing Well Sweep" program to benefit the school. The student body at C.P. Squires in North Las Vegas has the highest percentage of disadvantaged and homeless children in Clark County. The school educated children from the Salvation Army, St. Vincent, Shade Tree and MASH shelters. Texas Station has been the school's community partner for more than a year.

* MEDICAL & NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS -- Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Harmon Killebrew made a special appearance in Las Vegas Thursday at a local golf tournament to help raise funds for medical and nursing scholarships. Killebrew played in the Nicholas J. Horn Memorial Golf Tournament, organized by the Clark County Medical Society and VistaCare, which raised nearly $25,000 for students at UNLV and the University of Nevada, Reno. The tournament is named for a former Nevada state senator who died in 1992. The Valley Health System was the official sponsor of the tournament.

Good sports

* CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT-- The staff of Safe Nest/TADC is having its first charity golf tournament on Friday at the Wildhorse Golf Club in Henderson. The tournament is a shotgun event, beginning with a continental breakfast and culminates in a barbecue luncheon and auction. Entry fees are $160; teams of four are $500. Paula Francis of KLAS TV-8 is the honorary chairwoman. Call 368-1533 for more information.

Honors

* 1998 GRANT RECIPIENTS -- The Union Pacific Foundation Board of Trustees recently announced its 1998 grant recipients and will host a luncheon in their honor on Friday. The 1998 recipients are American Red Cross-Clark County Chapter; Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas; Family and Child Treatment of Southern Nevada; Lied Discovery Children's Museum; Lincoln County Library-Caliente Branch; St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation; and UNLV Foundation. The 11:30 a.m. luncheon will be at Alexis Park Resort, 375 E. Harmon Ave. If you wish to attend, RSVP to Beth Matthews before Tuesday at (916) 442-2800.

* O'ACES BARTENDER -- Bix's, 4455 S. Buffalo, honored Salvatore Zendano, the O'Aces Bar and Grill bartender who was killed recently during an alleged robbery. Zendano had worked at Bix's since the opening in February. On May 24th, patrons and employees made donations to help Zendano's mother with funeral costs and support his eight-month-old daughter. Bix's provided appetizers and entertainment, donated by the Tommy Thompson Jazz Band.

* EMS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD -- The late Battalion Chief Timothy Hynes of the Salt Lake City Fire Department was honored with this year's James O. Page EMS Achievement Award. Hynes was killed in the line of duty in January in a University of Utah Air Med rescue flight while attempting to evacuate an avalanche victim. The award, named for James O. Page, a former fire chief, paramedic coordinator and EMS director, was created to recognize those who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of fire service emergency medical services. The event was held on May 26 at the Orleans.

* RESEARCHER AWARD -- Dr. John Hallett, a senior researcher who has been with the Desert Research Institute for more than 30 years, received the University and Community College System of Nevada's 1998 Board of Regents' Researcher Award. Hallett, an atmospheric physicist, is the first DRI faculty member to win the award. He was instrumental in the development of atmospheric sciences graduate program at the University of Nevada, Reno, which he directed for 10 years until 1995. Hallett, who holds the Edgar J. Marston Professorship of Atmospheric Physics in DRI's Atmospheric Sciences Center, is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and received the Dandini Medal of Science in 1995.

* REHAB UNIT AWARD -- The Rehabilitation Unit at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center has earned a three-year accreditation award by the Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities -- the highest level of accreditation available. This marks the third consecutive three-year accreditation awarded to the Sunrise Hospital Rehabilitation Unit by CARF. The unit is managed by Dr. Samuel A. Wise, medical director; Margaret Russitano, administrative director of physical medicine and rehabilitation; Gail Binyon, assistant director of physical medicine and rehabilitation; and Patricia Dratter, CRRN, rehabilitative unit nursing manager. The rest of the rehab team includes physical therapists, speech/language pathologists, social workers, recreational therapists, dietitians, nurses and psychologists, all specially trained in rehab medicine.

* ADVERTISING AWARDS -- The Las Vegas Advertising Federation will hold its annual awards ceremony 5 p.m. June 10, in the Voo Doo Lounge of the Rio Suite hotel-casino. The 1998 Silver Medal Award winner is Tony Bonnici, of Lotus Broadcasting, and the Hall of Fame Award recipient is Rich Newman, of RFN Productions. This year's presentations have been expanded to include the scholarship recipients of the federation's Students Training for Advertising Realities program. All high school students were invited to participate in this creative learning experience. Special certificates from the Boulevard Mall will be given to the five high school students who created and completed an outstanding community awareness campaign for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada. Tickets are $18 for LVAF members and parents of STAR participants; $24 for guests. For reservations, call 223-9900.

* GOLDEN BROOCH AWARDS --Hispanics in Politics will present their Broche de Oro (Golden Brooch) biennial awards to Nevada leaders who have been of special assistance to the Hispanic community at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Treasure Island hotel-casino. First awarded in 1996, the awards have become a tradition as a way to acknowledge those whose efforts in the political arena or in community service have been especially valuable to members of the Hispanic community. This year, the Golden Brooch will be presented to District Attorney Stewart Bell, Assemblywoman Barbara Buckley, Assemblyman Dario Herrera, Sen. William Raggio and Federal Judge Lloyd George. Guests will be treated to a dinner featuring foods from Mexico, the Caribbean, Spain and South America, along with cocktails, music and dancing and a silent auction. For more information, call Fernando Romero at 650-7408.

Special needs

* SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM -- The Upward Bound office at UNLV is currently accepting applications for a summer nutrition program for teenagers. Registration for the program is June 10-11. The summer food program, which runs June 14 through Aug. 10, provides a balanced breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks for each student at no cost. Presentations on academic subjects, drug education and career opportunities will be offered, as well as field trips. The program is sponsored by the state Department of Education. For more information, call 895-4777.

* URGENT FOOD DRIVE -- All of the food that was donated to the Salvation Army last Christmas has already been distributed and a recent Post Office food drive only provided enough food for a week, so the Salvation Army is in urgent need of an estimated 350,000 food items between now and November. Approximately 60,000 food items are distributed each month to needy families and homeless adults and children. If you can help, call 870-4430.

* HENDERSON SALVATION ARMY -- The Henderson Salvation Army is in dire need of food supplies for its operation. The Henderson Salvation Army has a lack of sites where the public can drop off food donations and its staff is stretched thin running around town picking up donations. To help, Del Webb offered the Desert Willow Community Center, Sun City MacDonald Ranch, 2020 Horizon Ridge Parkway, as a public drop-off site. Easily stored, primarily boxed and canned food are preferred. Anyone interested in helping out can drop off donations at the front desk of the Desert Willow Community Center.

* SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM -- The City of Las Vegas Housing Authority, in conjunction with the Southern Nevada Joint Management Culinary & Bartenders Training Fund, have announced their inaugural corporate sponsorship program. The Housing Authority, which provides housing to members of the community who may not qualify for conventional housing, has committed to assisting its residents move from welfare to work. Part of this commitment they share with the community, in particular local businesses, and are seeking support with their sponsorship program. Mark Solomon, executive director of the Southern Nevada Joint Management Culinary & Bartenders Training Fund, has lent his support. If you wish to help, call the Housing Authority at 383-0135.

Volunteers

* MDA SUMMER CAMP -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association is currently seeking applications from people who would like to volunteer for a week as counselors at the MDA summer camp. Volunteers act as companions to children and teenagers with neuromuscular diseases during the camp session, July 13-19. Counselors must be 16 years old, able to lift a child, push wheelchairs and assist with grooming, dressing and feeding. They will also help the children participate in activities including swimming, horseback riding, arts and crafts and canoeing. For more information, call Craig Fabert at 739-7833.

* SENIOR ACTIVITIES -- Volunteers are needed for sharing a little time with the seniors living at Village Oaks, 3025 E. Russell Road. If you or someone you know is interested, call Connie Adkisson, 451-7896.

* SCORE VOLUNTEERS -- Service Corps of Retired Executives has 30 former business owners and seasoned management individuals available just a phone call away. These extremely competent volunteers are ready, willing and able to assist you in resolving your business questions. Best of all, their one-hour appointments are free. Call 388-6104 and arrange to see one of these experts.

* STUDENT HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS -- Are you a student considering a career in the health-care field? Or looking for something constructive to do this summer? Then Desert Springs Hospital may have the program for you. The hospital is recruiting high school and college students over the age of 15 who would like to volunteer at the hospital this summer. Students will be placed in many areas of the hospital, giving them an opportunity to learn about many aspects of healthcare. Students are required to complete an application, undergo a TB test and work a minimum of four hours a week. For more information, call 369-7782.

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