Community briefs for March 6, 2003

Thursday, March 6, 2003 | 9:15 a.m.

Girl Scout cookies available for purchase

Sales of Girl Scout cookies continues throughout the Las Vegas Valley through March 16 at booths in front of markets and other stores.

The Scouts, who earn 60 to 65 cents per box, are selling eight varieties of cookies this year: Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Animal Treasures, Shortbread, Lemon Pastry Creams and Friendship Circles.

The cookies cot $3 per box.

For more information call the Girl Scouts Frontier Council at 385-3677, ext. 239.

Cancer prevention class on tap Wednesday

The American Cancer Society will offer a colorectal cancer prevention and early detection class from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Barbara Greenspun WomensCare Center of Excellence, 100 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite No. 330.

Participants will learn about prevention through nutrition and lifestyle and about detection through screenings.

The WomensCare Center is offering EZ Detect Kits, a home test for the early detection of bowel disorders for $5.

To register for the class or to purchase an EZ Detect Kit, call 616-4900.

Synagogue to host concert of peace

Valley Outreach Synagogue will host a concert of peace at 7 p.m. Saturday at Green Valley Presbyterian Church, 1798 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson.

Featured performer will be Karen Daniel, a singer/songwriter/recording artist from Nashville.

Admission is free, but a free-will offering is requested. All proceeds will go to Neve Shalom, a settlement in Israel where Jews and Muslims live together and are working toward peace in the region.

For more information, call Rabbi Schachet at 436-4900 or Susan Bindhamer at 642-1047.

Bishop Gorman High School

will present its 21st annual Knight of the Gate dinner fund-raiser at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Texas Station. Call the BGHS Development office at 732-1945, ext. 363.

Jade Productions

will hold its major fund-raiser at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Summerlin Performing Arts Center, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. Admission is $17.50; $15 for seniors and students. Call 263-6385.

Gaming Organization for Leadership Diversity

will hold an informative Myers-Briggs Type Indicator workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the Las Vegas Country Club. Call Claudia Winkler at 395-8170.