Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001 | 9:52 a.m.
Chamber will present seminar
Frank W. Abangale will present a seminar on fraud prevention for the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Riviera hotel.
Abangale, a former check passer, is recognized as one of the world's most knowledgeable experts in the areas of check fraud, forgery, embezzlement and secure documents.
For more information, call 641-5822, option 2.
Several locations to take donations
United Blood Services, 6930 W. Charleston Blvd., has scheduled blood drives at these locations next week:
Tuesday 9 a.m-3 p.m. at Henderson City Hall, 200 Water St., and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at AAA Nevada, 490 E. Capo Villa Ave.
Thursday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Orleans; 2-7 p.m. at Tobler Elementary School, 6510 Buckskin Ave.; 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Health Plan Services, 1921 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 106; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at UNLV.
Feb. 9 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at 57th Eagles F-15, 3909 Tyndall Ave., Suite 250; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the 57th Strike F-15/Thunder A10, 3991 Tyndall Ave., Suite 258B; and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at UNLV.
Feb. 10 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Saturn of Henderson, 310 Gibson Road, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Saturn of West Sahara, 5325 W. Sahara Ave., and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at American Legion Post No. 40, 425 Van Wagenan St.
Feb. 12 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Las Vegas Convention Center; 2-7 p.m. at Berkley Bunker Elementary School, 6350 Peak Drive, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Nellis Air Force Base 99th, 6255 Depot Road.
For more information, call Michelle Keanini at 228-8400.
A free home buyers' seminar
is being offered at 5:30 p.m. Monday and Feb. 12 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 26 by the Consumer Credit Counseling Service, 3650 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite 32. Advance registration is required. Call 364-034 to register.
A physical therapist
will discuss ways to get back into shape after the holidays through proper exercise from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Valley Hospital Medical Center, 620 Shadow Lane. To register, call 388-4665.
"Baseball and the Press:
The National Pastime in American Culture" will be the topic of the University Forum lecture 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV.
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
is holding an orientation for the spring Master Gardener training series 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Cooperative Extension Learning Center, 2590 Lindell Road. Reservations are required and seating is limited. Call Jane Strickland at 257-5501.
Canine Assistants looks for clients
Canine Assistants, a nonprofit organization that trains and provides service dogs for the disabled, is searching for Las Vegans who need the dogs. Recipients are not asked to pay.
The dogs are able to perform a variety of tasks, including opening doors, turning on lights, retrieving dropped objects and pulling wheelchairs, allowing an individual increased mobility and greater self-reliance.
Contact Canine Assistants at (800) 771-7221 or visit the website (canineassistants.org) to receive an application.
Valley student heads to D.C.
Marco Velotta, a 16-year-old Valley High School student, has been named one of 350 outstanding National Scholars, and will attend next week's National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.
The conference runs from Tuesday through Feb. 11 and is designed to help students develop leadership skills.
The conference is put on by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, a nonprofit educational organization founded in 1985.
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