Community news briefs for September 28, 2001

Friday, Sept. 28, 2001 | 8:18 a.m.

Luncheon planned Oct. 26 at Bellagio

Experts in Israeli-American military relations will speak 11:45 a.m. Oct. 26 at a luncheon at the Monet Ballroom of the Bellagio.

The event, sponsored by the Business and Professional Division of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, will feature Steve Rosen, the director of foreign policy issues for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and Lt. Gen. Richard Bethurem, retired commander of the Air Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base.

The cost for the luncheon is $30 per person. Call the Jewish Federation, 732-0556 for more information.

Environmental impact hearing is scheduled

The Department of Energy has rescheduled a hearing on environmental impacts if a defense support project is moved from Los Alamos, N.M., to the Nevada Test Site, 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

The Test Site is one of four alternatives the DOE is studying to relocate its old Technical Area facilities from Los Alamos. The DOE prefers to keep the project in New Mexico.

The Technical Area at Los Alamos supports research and experiments on nuclear criticality. Nuclear materials become critical if a sustained chain reaction occurs.

The public meeting is set from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 11 at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Nevada Operations Office, 232 Energy Way, North Las Vegas. The facility is located off Losee Road.

The DOE had scheduled the original hearing on Sept. 13, but changed it after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Las Vegas Christian Homeschool Association

is holding a Scholastic Book Fair 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Harbor Christian Fellowship Church, 2675 S. Lamb Blvd., near Sahara Avenue. The fair will feature traditional children's favorites and new works by popular authors and illustrators. for more information, call 452-6682.

Birkenstock, Kiwanis donate new, used shoes

The footwear retailer Desert Birkenstock and the Las Vegas Strip Kiwanis Club have donated 250 pairs of shoes to Opportunity Village.

The shoes were collected at Desert Birkenstock during a "Reuse, Recycle, Repair" promotion.

Mary Hager, owner of Desert Birkenstock, and Jim Hutchins, chairman of Kiwanis International Priority One/Young Children's Project, then selected those that were new or slightly worn for the donation.

$16,000 in grants awarded to teachers

The nonprofit Junior League of Las Vegas awarded more than $16,000 in educational grants earlier this month.

The grants, given out to 20 Clark County educators, allow teachers to finance special activities and projects in their schools. The awards range from $500 to $1,000.

The projects that received an award include literacy and language programs, as well as projects in mathematics and biology.