Community news briefs for June 18, 2002

Tuesday, June 18, 2002 | 9:27 a.m.

LV Fire Department to hold open house

The Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Department will hold an open house 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Fire Station 5, 1020 Hinson St., for local residents to meet the firefighters and learn about fire safety. Firefighters will have equipment on display, a mobile classroom that teaches children how to safely escape a burning building, and safety material available for citizens to take home or to work and learn about fire prevention. For more information about upcoming open houses, call Tim Szymanski at 229-0145.

June Dance set

The United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association and Rebel DanceSport will hold its June Dance 7-10 p.m. Saturday at Dance Fitness and Sport, 633 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite I. Admission is $7. For more information, call 656-8690.

New Sprint books on way

The new Sprint Yellow Pages are being delivered and will include the business white pages.

Sprint officials said the new book, with a cover photo of the Las Vegas Strip at dusk, will mark yet another change in the packaging of the phone numbers, which in recent years split from one book every six months to two books every six months.

However, the residential white pages now will be produced just once a year, in January. Starting with the July issue, the white business pages will be part of the Yellow Pages.

About 876,000 copies of the new Yellow Pages are being delivered through July.

Henderson youths advance

Six Henderson youths have won sectional competitions of the Pepsi Pitch, Hit and Run national competition.

Brian Uran of Henderson and Colby Jensen of Mesquite each won 13/14-year-old titles. Blayne Berglund of Henderson and Jordan Smith of Mesquite each won in the 11/12 division.

Henderson youths Joey Parrish and Jacob Mann each won 9/10-year-old titles and Joseph Gallo and A.J. McInerney each won 7/8 divisions.