Community briefs for August 13, 1999

Friday, Aug. 13, 1999 | 11:10 a.m.

Body near marina was Army sergeant

The body of a man found dead near a Lake Mead marina has been identified as Sgt. Anthony Scott, 37. Scott was part of an Army unit stationed at Nellis Air Force Base

Scott was last seen around the Overton Beach Marina on Sunday. He was reported missing, and National Park Service rangers conducted an unsuccessful land and water search. His body was found in the water near the marina on Tuesday.

Services for Shapiro for planned Sunday

Services for Phillip Shapiro, co-founder of the Al Phillips dry-cleaning chain, have been scheduled for noon Sunday at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial will be at Palm Memorial Park.

Shapiro died Wednesday at an Oakland, Calif., hospital following brain surgery to control the effects of Parkinson's disease.

Shapiro's family has requested that donations be made in the name of Phillip Shapiro to the National Parkinson Foundation Inc., 1501 NW 9 Ave., Bob Hope Road, Miami, Fla. 33136.

Environmental groups schedule conference

Two Nevada environmental groups will sponsor a conference Sept. 15-17 focusing on local air and water issues.

The Air & Waste Management Association and the Nevada Water Environment Association will meet at the Stardust hotel-casino to discuss arid climate landfills, hazardous waste landfills, wastewater treatment plant odors and industrial operations.

Clark County Assistant Manager Rick Holmes will kick off the conference with a noon luncheon keynote address.

Other issues will include how to cap a municipal landfill such as the closed, unlined Sunrise Mountain landfill or a low-level nuclear waste trench at the Nevada Test Site.

Other topics of local concern will include odor controls at the Clark County Sanitation District's wastewater treatment plant and local water resources.

UNLV to offer nutrition, health programs

Two new bachelor's degrees -- one in nutrition sciences and one in health sciences -- will be offered by UNLV's College of Health Sciences this fall.

The nutrition sciences program will prepare students for careers in medical nutritional therapy, community nutrition, consumer nutrition, wellness, food and a variety of other professions, according to Susan Meacham, head of the new program.

Carolyn Sabo, dean of the College of Health Sciences, said the new health science degree program is primarily for students who have received an associate's degree in an allied health field, such as clinical laboratory technicians, physical therapy assistants, dental hygienists and nurses.