Community news briefs for March 5, 2001

Monday, March 5, 2001 | 10:02 a.m.

New address at Guy VA center

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs moves to a new Las Vegas address at 1500 Vegas Drive, in the Ambulatory Care Center campus on the Addeliar C. Guy III VA center.

Veterans now have access to the benefits office and medical facility in one location. The hours are 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. For more information, call (800) 827-1000.

Volunteers needed for study

Volunteers are needed for a research study involving diabetes, hypertension, diabetic neuropathy, osteoporosis and growth hormone deficiency.

Any individuals, including veterans, who have or possibly have any of the medical conditions, are encouraged to participate. The study is conducted by Loma Linda Veterans Association for Research and Education. For more information, call 636-3035.

Paper on water named outstanding

Douglas Boyle, a postdoctoral appointment in the Desert Research Institute's Division of Hydrologic Sciences, has won an outstanding student paper award from the hydrology section of the American Geophysical Union for his paper "Incorporating Spatial Hydrologic Information to Improve Streamflow Forecasts."

Boyle's paper examined the ability of newer measurement technologies for improving the accuracy of estimating streamflow from a watershed.

Culinary students take gold, silver medals

Culinary students from Community College of Southern Nevada recently won the gold and silver medals for the Western region at the American Culinary Federation competition in Hawaii.

The student teams will compete in July at the national contest at the MGM Grand.

Participants were quizzed on four culinary textbooks: "On Cooking: Techniques from Expert Chefs," "The World of Culinary Supervision & Management," "Nutrition for Foodservice Professionals" and "Servsafe Manual, fourth Edition."

Western High student one of 105 winners

Western High School senior Danielle A. Belnap recently became one of 105 winners of the $10,000 Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans scholarship contest. More than 50,000 students competed for the award.

Students will travel to Washington, D.C., in April to attend the 54th annual Horatio Alger Awards. The Scholars Program is privately funded and offers educational and financial counseling for each student. For more information, call 684-9444