Community news briefs for April 17, 2003

Thursday, April 17, 2003 | 10:09 a.m.

Las Vegas sets Easter egg hunts

Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services will host Easter egg hunts Friday and Saturday in each of the city's wards.

Ward 1: Walking age to 10 years old, 10 a.m. Friday at the Charleston Heights Community School, 300 S. Torrey Pines Drive. Call 878-8644.

Ward 2: Walking age to 8 years old, 10 a.m. Friday at Johnson Community School, 340 Villa Monterey. Call 229-6175.

Ward 3: Walking age to 9 years old, 10 a.m. Saturday at Robison Community School, 4794 Harris Ave. Call 459-0201.

Ward 4: Ages 1 to 12 at 10 a.m. Friday at Molasky Community School, 7801 W. Gilmore Ave. Call 229-5345.

Ward 5: Walking age to 8 years old, 10 a.m. Friday at Gibson Community School, 3900 W. Washington Ave. Call 229-5096.

Ward 6: 10 and under, 10 a.m. Saturday at Lied Community School, 5350 W. Tropical Parkway. Call 229-5072.

Project Challenge seeking applicants

Nevada Project Challenge, a residential youth at-risk program, is seeking male and female applicants ages 16-18 for its July through December semester.

The program, which includes a five-month residential program conducted in a military environment followed by one year of post-residential mentoring, focuses on developing discipline and responsibility to provide graduates the basic education and social skills needed for success in life.

There is no cost or military obligation to students of families who enroll in Project Challenge.

For more information, call (775) 885-8201 or (775) 887-7357.

Lions Clubs International

President Kay Fukushima will speak at the 50th anniversary dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday at Palace Station. For more information, call 565-6664.

Guitarist Richard Smith

and wife, Julie Adams, will perform at 7 p.m. Monday at Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, in tribute to Chet Atkins. Tickets are $15; $12 for Guitar Society, Las Vegas Jazz Society, and Southern Nevada Bluegrass Society members. Call 455-7340.

The North Las Vegas Library

will hold bilingual scrapbooking classes at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and at 1 p.m. May 3, 2300 Civic Center. Participants will learn how to create safe, meaningful and affordable photo albums in two bilingual sessions. To enroll or for more information, call 633-1070.

Registration for the Western Pension

and Benefits conference will begin at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Tropicana hotel. Admission is $35; $25 form members. For more information, call 326-9540.