Community news briefs for February 13, 2001

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001 | 9:46 a.m.

This week's donation location

United Blood Services, 6930 W. Charleston Blvd., has scheduled blood drives at these locations this week:

Wednesday 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Nevada Power, 6266 W. Sahara Ave.

Thursday 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Cimarron-Memorial High School, 2301 N. Tenaya Way

Friday 1-6 p.m. at Bartlett Elementary High School, 1961 Wigwam Parkway, and 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Aces M & O, Center Circle Drive.

Saturday 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at LDS Singles Conference, 6100 Alta Drive

Monday 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Chabad of Southern Nevada, 1261 S. Arville St.

Open house set at family facility

University Medical Center's Family Resource Center is offering an afternoon of free activities for parents and children 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday at 1120 Shadow Lane, across from UMC.

The open house will include a tour of the facility, games for the children, face painting, demonstrations and a safety information booth. For more information, call 383-7058.

Victory Baptist Church schedules programs

Victory Baptist Church is celebrating Black History month with a program of gospel music and a health fair.

The church's Music Ministry will perform gospel music 7 p.m. Thursday at the North Las Vegas Library, 2300 Civic Center Drive. For more information, call Kathleen Hanselmann at 633-1070.

The church's Education Ministry and the Las Vegas Coalition of the National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer will hold its first Black History Month Health Awareness Fair 10 a.m.-4 pm. Saturday at 500 W. Monroe St.

The Mammovan for Nevada will be available for low-income women age 40 and over to receive mammograms, Pap smears and clinical breast examinations.

Immunizations

Health District immunization clinics are open each week in and around Las Vegas. Immunizations are free to children and young adults under the age of 21 in any of three public health centers and 35 immunization clinics. The following clinics will be open Wednesday through Feb. 20.

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

NORTH LAS VEGAS PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER: 1820 E. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite F, 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 1-3 p.m. Wednesday.

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 p.m. 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.

RAINBOW LIBRARY: 3150 N. Buffalo Drive, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 20.

CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTER CLINIC: 3827 S. Maryland Parkway, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. Feb. 20.