Community briefs for Feb. 27, 2003

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003 | 9:20 a.m.

Garage sale will benefit Street Teens

A mega-garage sale is being held to benefit Street Teens, a local nonprofit group that helps homeless and at-risk teenagers, 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Commercial Center, 900 E. Karen Ave.

In addition to clothing, furniture and various other items, Street Teens will be selling discount tickets to "Showgirls of Magic" at the San Remo hotel.

For more information call 809-3585 or see the website (www.streetteens.org).

Strip-Flamingo walkways to close

The pedestrian walkways at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard South and Flamingo Road will be closed 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 3-6 while contractors replace the walking surface.

The surfaces are being replaced because the anti-skid resistant material is starting to wear thin, according to the Clark County Public Works Department. The new material, which is expected to last five to six years, is nontoxic but will have a smell after it is placed.

While the bridges are closed pedestrians will have to use alternate routes, but will not be allowed at-grade access to the intersections.

For more information call 455-6030.

Applications due for neighborhood awards

Applications for the 2003 Neighborhood Impact Awards are being accepted now through Wednesday and will be presented at the fifth annual Neighborhood Congress themed "Building Community through Partnerships" April 5.

Nominees can include businesses, organizations and individual citizens who have made significant impacts on their neighborhoods. A separate award category honors youth or youth organizations that have made outstanding contributions to their neighborhoods.

Nomination applications are available through the website: www.co.clark.nv.us/parks/neighborhoodservices/congress.

For more information, call 455-8338.

Red Cross to hold fund-raiser at museum

The American Red Cross of Southern Nevada and the Las Vegas Art Museum will host a fund-raiser from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.

Author, Don Harten, who will introduce his new book, "ARC Light One," a history lesson written by a military hero.

Admission is $40.

For more information, call 791-3311, Ext. 3010.

Auditions for the 18th annual Ms. Senior Nevada Pageant

are being accepted. The pageant is open to all ladies who are sixty plus years of age and who have been Nevada residents for at least three months. Anyone interested in further information or to obtain a contestant application, may call Karen Cummins at 566-7812.

The Informer Ministries

is looking for church youth groups to participate in The National Day of Prayer Youth Rally, a gathering planned for April 26. The event is to include singing, rap, dance, food, drinks, mimes, drama and bands, according to evangelist Sister Kimberley Bethel. For more information or to volunteer to participate, call 796-1102.