Community briefs for January 16, 2002

Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002 | 9:26 a.m.

Grants-writing workshops scheduled

The Nevada Arts Council will offer seven grant-writing workshops throughout the state this week and next.

The workshops are free to nonprofit organizations, public institutions and individual artists. Reservations are not needed.

The workshops will be in Las Vegas Jan. 23, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, and from 4:30-7 p.m. at the West Las Vegas Art Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd.

It will be held in Henderson noon-2:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the James I. Gibson Library, 280 S. Water St.

For more information call the Nevada Arts Council at (775) 687-6680.

Locks will be given away in state

Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt and the Nevada Sheriff's Association launched a home safety program Jan. 7 that will deliver 50,000 gun locks throughout Nevada.

Project HomeSafe, developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and funded by the firearms industry and a $4.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, is responsible for the 30-day tour.

The program will be traveling throughout the state providing residents with a free firearms safety kit that includes a cable-style gun lock and a safety brochure. The gun lock fits many types of firearms, but in order to install the cable the gun must be unloaded first. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved the distribution of the gun, according to HomeSafe.

The safety tour will travel in a 16-foot mobile classroom van that will provide safety education along with free products. Residents will be able to watch a safety video and view a display of safe storage equipment while children can take the Project HomeSafe Pledge, their commitment to be safe around firearms.

The HomeSafe van will be in Las Vegas Sunday through Feb. 5.

For more information visit the website (www.projecthomesafe.org/) or call (203) 426-1320.

Variety of hikes on tap this week

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area offers hikes and walks free of charge, but reservations are required for all programs, which begin at the Visitors Center. To make reservations or for information call 363-1922. Some upcoming programs:

Hike Leaders Choice: A six-mile moderate hike with the entire naturalist staff Friday.

Just Because: A six-mile moderate hike around White Rock, Sunday.

Icicles: A three mile moderate trail Monday that consists of some rock scrambling.

Century Community Learning Center,

3900 W. Washington Ave., presents after-school educational classes 2-3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, offering tutorial opportunities for homework assistance, computers, arts and crafts, cooking, and more. Recreational activities are offered from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Call 229-5096.

St. Andrew's Society of Southern of Nevada

in partnership with the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District is holding the event "Something Scottish" 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. Call 223-8040 or 452-4278.