Community briefs for July 3, 2001

Tuesday, July 3, 2001 | 9:28 a.m.

Donations accepted at these locations

United Blood Services, 6930 W. Charleston Blvd., is hosting blood drives at these locations:

Wednesday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Belz Factory Outlet World, 7400 Las Vegas Blvd. South.

Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at NOS Communications, 54380 Boulder Highway; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at MountainView Hospital and 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Home Depot, 1030 Sunset Road.

Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the LDS East Stake, 1300 S. 8th St.For more information, call Michelle Keanini at 228-8400.

Educational programs planned by rangers

National Park Service rangers from the Lake Mead National Recreatin Area will host these educational programs:

A full-moon hike is scheduled 8 p.m. Thursday at Boulder Beach and at Overton Beach. As the evening temperature cools, desert creatures are more apt to venture from their homes. This hike offers participants the chance to observe and perhaps admire the plants and animals that come out on a full-moon night.

"Mysteries of the Deep," will begin 7 p.m. Friday at the Alan Bible Center. Join in to learn about the people and history of the Colorado River before it was Lake Mead.

The final program of the month will be 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Temple Bar Amphitheater in Arizona. The clear skies above Temple Bar reveal the wonder of galaxies, planets and the moon, using the 4.5 inch mirror-reflecting telescope or your binoculars. For more information, call 293-8990.