Community news briefs for February 29, 2000

Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000 | 12:23 p.m.

New Orleans zest marks area ball

St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation presents the 43rd annual Mardi Gras Ball, "The Fine Art of Healing," Saturday at the Bellagio hotel-casino. The valley's oldest ball will benefit the development of St. Rose Dominican Hospital's Siena campus and renovations of the Rose de Lima Campus.

Tickets for the event are $250, with sponsorship opportunities ranging from $500 to $7,500. For ticket and other information, call Marty Galloway at 914-2715.

Benefit to be held for bereaved families

The Golden Monarch Council will host a benefit afternoon tea at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Spanish Trail Country Club, 6767 W. Tropicana Ave. The event supports the hospice's Families in Focus program, a six-part, psycho-educational series for bereaved families with children ages 6 to 16. The program's goal is to provide a safe atmosphere where families can talk about their grief and learn how to extend support and encouragement to each other after the death of a loved one.

Tickets are $45 each. Call Heather Kantor at 796-3162.

Radio-controlled plane pilots have the field

The Las Vegas Radio Control Club is offering "Trainer Day" 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday at the flying field near the Silver Bowl for those who want to learn how to fly radio controlled airplanes.

There will be a short ground school and a safety briefing. Call 451-2815.

Immunizations

Health District immunization clinics are open each week in Southern Nevada. Immunizations are provided without charge to anyone below the age of 21. The following clinics will be open this week, March 1-7.

DISTRICT HEALTH CENTER: 625 Shadow Lane, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

NORTH LAS VEGAS PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER: 3262 Civic Center Drive, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

HENDERSON PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER: 129 W. Lake Mead Drive, Building A, Suite 10, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

EAST LAS VEGAS PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER: 560 N. Nellis Blvd., Suite E12, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

BOULDER CITY CLINIC: Multi-Purpose Bldg., 1204 6th St., 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., Wednesday.

A.D. GUY CLINIC: Boys & Girls Club, 817 N St., 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday.

MEADOWS VILLAGE CLINIC: Chester W. Stupak Community Center, 300 W. Boston Ave., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday.

GREEN VALLEY CLINIC: Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3:30 p.m. Friday.

CHEYENNE I-3 CLINIC: Centers for Healthy Families, 3266 Las Vegas Blvd. North, No. 12, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. Friday.

WAL-MART: 201 N. Nellis Blvd., Saturday.

FREMONT MEDICAL CLINIC: 4880 Wynn Road, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Immunizations free to anyone who walks in.

CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTER CLINIC: 3827 S. Maryland Parkway, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. March 7.

RAINBOW LIBRARY CLINIC: 3150 N. Buffalo Drive, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 7.

Neighborhood association

The Arbor Hill Neighborhood Association will meet 7 p.m. Thursday at 1512 Linden Ave. Arbor Hill is a nonprofit Nevada corporation dedicated to fighting crime and urban decay in Las Vegas' downtown and east side.