Community news briefs for February 24, 2000

Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000 | 9:51 a.m.

'Warrior' author holds lecture series

A monthlong lecture series to mark National Women's History Month will begin 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, with Phoebe Eng, author of "Warrior Lessons" and founding member of the Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership institute.

The free lecture will be followed by a reception. Call 382-2523.

Competition covers history and culture

The seventh annual African American History Challenge Final Four Competition will be held 6 p.m. Thursday at KLVX Channel 10 studios, 4210 Channel 10 Drive.

The challenge is a team competition among area high schools on African American history and culture. The program will be televised 6 p.m. Sunday on Channel 10. This year's host will be former news anchor Juana Hart. A reception for participants will be held from 3-5 p.m. March 4 at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Rainbow Blvd.

For more information, call 799-1010.

Kavanagh speaks on 18th century

Thomas Kavanagh of the University of California, Berkeley, will lecture on "Cards and Culture in Eighteenth-Century France" 7:30 p.m. Friday at UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History. The lecture, also part of the international conference of the Western Society for 18th Century Studies, is free.

Other conference events require registration. For more information call UNLV's Department of Continuing Education at 895-3394 or UNLV English Professor and society President Tim Erwin at 895-3437.

Retired execs solicit counselors, mentors

Service Corps of Retired Executives Association is looking for business experts, managers and owners to volunteer to provide small business counseling and mentoring.

To learn more about the group, visit the SCORE website (www.score.org) and click on Volunteer Opportunities or call 388-6104.

College seeks cream of mechanical crop

Community College of Southern Nevada's Automotive Department will host the VICA Regional Skills Nevada Automotive Competition 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday on the Cheyenne Campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave.

The contest is sponsored by local automotive suppliers and new car dealerships, including Honda West, Fairway Chevrolet, Desert Chrysler, Findlay Toyota, Friendly Ford, Nevada Dodge, Fletcher Jones Chevrolet, Desert GMC, United Nissan, Meyers Western Auto Parts, Carquest, Charleston Auto Parts, CSK Checker Auto Parts, Cashman Cadillac and Desert GMC.

More than 100 area high school students will perform procedures and take written exams to be judged in eight categories of automotive repair. Judges will determine who will represent Southern Nevada at a state competition next month in Reno. Call 651-7303.

AASN's annual dinner held at Four Seasons

The Alzheimer's Association Southern Nevada Chapter will be hosting its 2000 Gala Dinner 6:30 p.m. March 4 at the Four Seasons featuring recording artist Mel Carter and honoring Steve Rigazio, senior vice president of Nevada Power.

The deadline to sign up is Feb. 28. Cost is $125 per tickets. For reservations, call 248-2770.