Las Vegas Sun

April 25, 2024

Community briefs for Sept. 26, 2003

UMC offering childhood shots

The Family Resource Center at University Medical Center, 1120 Shadow Lane, is offering childhood immunizations from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday.

A representative from the Clark County Health District will administer the immunizations for a $15 fee, and all recommended childhood shots are available.

Children should receive the following shots before 12 months of age: Dtap (diptheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis), IPV (polio), MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), HIB (Haemophilus influenzae type b), Hepatitis B, Chickenpox (varicella), and PCV7 (prevnar pneumococcal conjugate). Call 383-7058.

Deadline nears for neon contest

The deadline to enter the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society's Neon Art Contest is 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The museum invites all Las Vegas area artists to enter a "neon" art piece in the contest and having it displayed at the museum alongside the Neon Unplugged: Signs from the Boneyard exhibit.

Pieces entered in the competition will be exhibited in the museum Nov. 1-Jan. 18.

For entry forms and exhibit information, contact Barbara Slivac at 486-5205, Ext. 227 or Email her at [email protected].

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