Community briefs for August 12, 2003

Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003 | 8:56 a.m.

Test Site advisory board will meet

The Community Advisory Board for Nevada Test Site programs will host a public meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Pahrump Nugget, 681 S. Highway 160 in Pahrump.

The Energy Department Nevada Site Office staff will present an update on the transuranic waste currently being stored at the Nevada Test Site.

All CAB meetings are open to the public and the public is encouraged to actively participate.

For more information on CAB meetings or activities, visit the website at www.ntscab.com.

CPR classes planned in Spanish

The American Red Cross of Southern Nevada will offer a CPR and first aid class in Spanish this month.

The class, which will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 29 at 3672 N. Rancho Drive, is a response to the Las Vegas Valley's changing population, said Diana Guy, community education specialist. The valley now includes an estimated 368,000 Hispanics. Two classes have been offered in Spanish in the last year, she said.

The initial class will have room for 15 students and Spanish classes will be offered twice monthly thereafter.

In fiscal year 2002-2003, 12,000 local residents took classes in English, which teach people "anything from helping with a cut to helping someone who unconscious and not breathing," Guy said.

The annual diocesan pro-life potluck

will begin at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Christopher's Catholic Church, 1840 N. Bruce St., North Las Vegas. For more information, call Greg at 363-4299 or Kathleen at 262-9433.