Community news briefs for February 22, 2002

Friday, Feb. 22, 2002 | 8:56 a.m.

These locations are hosting blood drives for United Blood Services, 6930 W. Charleston Blvd.: Monday: 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Clark High School, 4291 W. Pennwood Ave.

Tuesday: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Stratosphere, 2000 S. Las Vegas Blvd.; 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Imperial Palace, 3535 Las Vegas Blvd., South; 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Painters Union, 1701 Whitney Mesa Drive.

Wednesday: 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Las Vegas Convention Center and Visitors Authority; 2-7 p.m. Tobler Elementary School, 6510 Buckskin Ave.; 9 a.m.-3 p.m., VA Medical Care Center Post 76, 1700 Vegas Drive.

Thursday: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sallie Mae, 10550 W. Charleston Blvd.; 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Regent Las Vegas, 221 N. Rampart Blvd.; 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Flamingo Las Vegas.

Friday: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., DeLuca Distributing, 1849 Cheyenne Ave.; 11:30-5:30 p.m., Nevada Palace, 5255 Boulder Hwy.

Saturday: 8 a.m.-2 p.m., LDS East Stake, 1707 Sloan Lane.

Call Michelle Keanini at 228-8400 for more information.

Check out hikes, educational programs

Free guided hikes and informative talks are offered by the Lake Mead National Recreation Area at the park's Alan Bible Visitor Center northeast of Boulder City.

Reservations are required for the guided hikes. Call 293-8990. Some upcoming programs:

Who Let the Dogs Out?: A hike for canines and their families 9 a.m. Saturday at the Alan Bible Visitor Center. Call to register.

Bluffs Hike: A moderate three-mile hike Saturday that permits exploration of the edge of the desert around Las Vegas Bay.

Cranes Nest Rapids Hike: A four-mile, moderate hike Sunday that leads down a wash to the Colorado River.

Hiking Lake Mead National Recreation Area: A one-hour program Sunday that focuses on hiking within the recreation area.

HBC Las Vegas

will present Kindervision, a free community service program dedicated to the protection and safety of children at 3 p.m. Saturday at 4884 E. Lake Mead Blvd. For more information, call 284-6425.

The fourth annual NASCAR Driver Auction

to benefit the Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities, begins with a concert at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Sam's Town. Tickets are $35. Call (888) 464-2468.

The 18th annual Miss Saloon Sweetheart

Showcase will be noon Sunday at the Silverton hotel. The event will benefit the American Cancer Society and the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Research of Breast Cancer. Tickets are $20. Call 362-0933.

Red Rock Canyon

National Conservation Area will host the Las Vegas Astronomical Society program "Exploring the Moon," 6 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Visitors Center. Call 363-1921.

Culture Shock Las Vegas

presents its fifth annual song and dance production "Takin It to the Streets" at 7 p.m. Saturday at Palo Verde High School, 333 Pavilion Center Drive. Admission is $15. Call 281-7588.