Community briefs for Sept. 26, 2003

Friday, Sept. 26, 2003 | 9:16 a.m.

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 bfslivac@clan.lib.nv.us.