Tuesday, March 30, 2004 | 8:59 a.m.
Teaching the Holocaust scheduled
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, in cooperation with the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, will present "Teaching the Holocaust," from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at the International Gaming Institute on the UNLV campus.
The conference is designed specifically for students studying to be teachers.
Sessions during the day include: An overview of Holocaust history; Methodological guidelines for teaching about the Holocaust; Using technology to teach about the Holocaust; Incorporating literature into a study of the Holocaust; and a presentation by Holocaust scholars and a Holocaust survivor.
Educational materials from the Holocaust Memorial Museum will be distributed to all participants.
For more information, call Sarah Lee Cover at (202) 314-7826, [email protected] or Dr. Gregory Levitt at 895-2067.
Home buyers park event planned
BankWest of Nevada is sponsoring House Party in the Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Freedom Park, Mojave Road at Washington Avenue.
Residents will learn about community resources, down payment assistance, first-time buyer programs, special needs assistance and new loan products from the community's leading financial institutions, nonprofit groups and housing agencies.
The event will also offer games, prizes for children, demonstrations by the Metro Police Mounted Patrol and K-9 units, skate board park facilities, and a household item swap meet will provide entertainment for families while adults talk to home-buying experts.
For more information, call Janell Bettinger at 229-4904 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Annual walk for MS set Saturday
The annual Multiple Sclerosis Walk is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday at the Hughes Center, 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway.
Participants will walk about 3 kilometers along a route that begins and ends at the Hughes Center. Coffee and donuts will be provided in the morning, water and fruit will be available along the way and Capriotti's will provide lunch after the walk.
Registration and contribution forms are available at all Courtesy auto dealerships. Pledges also can be made by logging on to www.nationalmssociety.org.
Neighborhood awards scheduled
Applications are being accepted through April 9 for the 2004 Neighborhood Impact Awards that will be presented at the sixth annual Neighborhood Congress May 15 at the East Las Vegas Senior Center, 250 N. Eastern Ave.
Nominees may 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 neighborhood services offices at the county and Henderson, Las Vegas and North Las Vegas.
The nominee's name, address and telephone number must be included as well as a written explanation detailing why you are nominating the person or organization being nominated for an award.
To register log on to http://sandgate.co.clark.nv.us/impactApp/impactApp.htm.
Call 455-3777 for additional information.
Clark County Parks and Community Services
is offering acting classes from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. every Wednesday at Whitney Center, 5712 E. Missouri Ave. Class highlights include comedy, drama, monologues, and improvisational techniques. Pre-registration is requested by phone or in person. Call 455-7576 for additional information.
Two free support programs
will be offered to cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, families and friends: Wednesdays: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, 2650 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 208. Thursdays: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, 3730 S. Eastern Ave. Call 952-3400.
Immunizations
RAVENHOLT PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER: 625 Shadow Lane, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
NORTH LAS VEGAS PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER: 1820 E. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite F, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
HENDERSON PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER: 129 W. Lake Mead Drive, Building A, Suite 10, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
EAST LAS VEGAS PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER: 560 N. Nellis Blvd., Suite E12, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
GREEN VALLEY CLINIC: Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday.
CHEYENNE WIC CLINIC: Center for Healthy Families, 3601 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Suite No. 102, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Friday.
FREMONT MEDICAL CLINIC: 4880 S. Wynn Road, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday. A small administration fee may be charged.
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