Community news briefs for September 20, 1999

Monday, Sept. 20, 1999 | 8:50 a.m.

Registration begins for winter classes

Winter registration is open at the new senior center at 2420 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., Building B.

Classes include beginner and advanced computer; Microsoft Money 99 Level 1; Microsoft Publisher2000 Level 1; Internet classes; introduction to keyboarding level 1; English as a second language; Spanish classes for beginners; flatbed scanning and bridge class.

Hospital hires two new radiologists

Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center recently hired radiologists Peter Weidenfeld and J. Werner Ziegler.

Weidenfeld received his fellowship of cardiovascular and interventional radiology at the Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Centers. He interned at the Mayo Clinic of Scottsdale in Arizona and received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.

Ziegler received his fellowship in cardiovascular interventional radiology from the UCLA Medical Center. He interned in internal medicine at Northwestern University Medical Center in Chicago and Evanston, Ill., and received his medical degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago.

VA honored for cutting red tape

The VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System was awarded the Scissors Award this month by the Department of Veterans Affairs for "cutting red tape" and simplifying operations to improve the quality and timeliness of services to homeless veterans.

The VA Homeless center and MASH Village were presented the award for their partnership in serving the homeless in Southern Nevada.

The Department of Veteran Affairs selects winners based on criteria including creativity, originality, value to veterans and their families and enhanced customer service.

New chairman elected by board of directors

Phil Weisman, owner of PDT Associates, Inc., has been elected chairman of the 1999 board of directors for Goodwill of Southern Nevada, Inc.

Weisman, a four-year board member, has also served as vice chairman. Also on the executive committee are Edd Kluth, vice chairman and owner of Advantage Parking Service; and Ted Atencio, treasurer and retired Citibank vice president.

Goodwill is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide training, employment and job placement services for people with disabilities and other special needs.

Group helps restore Yosemite National Park

More than 500 Boy Scouts from California and Nevada gathered Friday and Saturday in Yosemite National Park to clear brush from Yosemite Valley and assist in other tasks that help fire management teams restore part of the park to its natural state.

At the president's 1997 Summit for America's Future, the Boy Scouts committed to 200 million hours of community service by the end of 2000, a goal that can be accomplished if each scout completes a minimum of 12 hours of service.

The group that gathered over the weekend -- the Boy Scouts Order of the Arrow -- have pledged to complete 2,000 hours of community service at the park.

The group will also participate in training, competitions and fellowship held at Bridalveil Creek Campground.

The Boy Scouts Order of the Arrow, known to the scouting community as "The Brotherhood of Cheerful Service," recognizes scouts and scout leaders.