Community news briefs for May 16, 2000

Tuesday, May 16, 2000 | 9:42 a.m.

UMC offering tea, video tour

University Medical Center is offering a free Victorian tea and video tour for mothers- and fathers-to-be 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at the UMC Bright Beginnings classroom, 1815 W. Charleston Blvd.

The informal gathering is designed to acquaint parents with the labor and delivery and post-partum services available at the hospital and introduces them to the variety of free parenting classes offered through UMC's Bright Beginnings program.

For more information about the tea and tour or to make a reservation, call 383-3848.

Estate Planning Day will be held June 8

The Arthritis Foundation will provide free financial, legal and medical advice 8 a.m.-2 p.m. June 8 at the Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort in Henderson.

The annual Estate Planning Day will feature speakers, such as estate and financial planning experts, rheumatologists and physical and occupational therapists.

Roundtable discussions will feature topics including "Elder Law, Social Security & Medicare," "Estate Planning for the Single Person" and "Ask the Doctor."

Registration is required. For more information, call (800) 954-2873.

Nurses sought to discuss experiences

The Orvis School of Nursing at the University of Nevada, Reno, is looking for World War II nurses who served in the Pacific or European theater to discuss their experiences at the Great Basin Book Festival.

Sponsored by the Nevada Humanities Committee, the Great Basin Book Festival will be held Sept. 29-30. The panel of nurses is scheduled to convene Sept. 29.

Elizabeth Norman will be the featured speaker at the event. Norman is the author of "We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese."

For more information, call (775) 784-6841, ext. 243.

Coalition schedules annual luncheon

The Southern Nevada Coalition of Concerned Women will host its fourth annual luncheon beginning 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the MGM Grand.

SNCCW's focus is "Year of Community Involvement," with a luncheon theme of "Building Communities through Commitment and Service."

In conjunction with the luncheon, SNCCW provides a monetary award to a business or organization based upon its service to the community. SNCCW is an organization for women who share a concern for the political, educational, legal, financial and social problems associated with the growth in their communities, and who are willing to work together to make a difference.

Tickets for the luncheon are $45 per person. For additional information, call 240-6787.

Grand opening set in Henderson

Opportunity Village, Nevada's largest charitable organization for people with mental retardation, will hold a grand opening of the Walters Family Campus in Henderson at 4 p.m. Thursday.

The new facility, which was occupied in early April by about 75 workers with disabilities and staff members, is located at 451 E. Lake Mead Drive.

The building will house assembly, packaging and collating operations for various local and national companies, with all work performed by people with disabilities.

Immunizations

Health District immunization clinics are open each week in Southern Nevada. Immunizations are provided without charge to children and young adults under the age of 21 in any of four public health centers and 15 satellite clinics. The following clinics will be open this week, May 17 - 23:

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.

EOB NORTH LAS VEGAS WIC: 5A E. Tonopah Ave., 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.

PARADISE PARK CLINIC: Recreation Center, 4770 Harrison Drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday.

GREEN VALLEY CLINIC: Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway, 9 a.m.-noon 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 Friday.

FAMILY TO FAMILY CLINIC: 2125-C E. Lake Mead Blvd. (College Park Plaza), 12:30-3:30 p.m. Friday.

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

EPICENTER CLINIC: 2100 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 5, noon-4 p.m. May 23.