Community briefs for February 18, 2002

Monday, Feb. 18, 2002 | 8:23 a.m.

Food drive held with thrift stores

The Salvation Army is holding a food drive through Saturday with the help of Savers Thrift Stores.

Savers customers are asked to bring a nonperishable food donation to the store or make a $20 purchase to be entered into a drawing to win $100 of free groceries.

For more information, call 870-4430.

The Girl Scouts of America

Frontier Council, 2941 Harris Ave., will hold a luncheon and tour at 11:30 a.m. Thursday. To RSVP, call 385-3677.

Clark County, through its Summer Business Institute program,

a partnership with area businesses, has jobs for 100 qualifying Las Vegas Valley high school juniors and seniors. The eight-week program begins June 10 and is designed to expose disadvantaged inner-city youth to career fields they might not otherwise consider. The application deadline is March 1. For more information call Carrie Shorty, 455-4432 or 455-2426.

The 12th annual Sportsman's Boat, RV & Travel

show will be held noon-8 p.m., Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m to 8 p.m., Saturday; and 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday at Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Call 736-5958.

Green Valley Senior Friends

presents St. Patrick's Day Celebration 1:30-3 p.m. Tuesday at the Fiesta Henderson (formerly the Reserve), 777 W. Lake Mead Drive. Call 434-6500.