Las Vegas Sun

March 18, 2024

Summerlin community in brief

Children's Museum makes green changes

The Lied Discovery Children's Museum's Everyday Living Pavilion is undergoing a $335,000 renovation to turn it into the Green Village exhibition.

At the museum, at 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North, the new permanent first-floor facility is a mini-city with an environmentally friendly focus with hands-on as well as interactive displays for visitors to explore jobs in and the responsibility of living in sustainable ways.

The entrance features a wind energy display. The NV Energy center focuses on solar energy, allowing kids to use reflected light as a power source. The plumbing store offers a lesson in water conservation through the use of a low-flush toilet and tankless water heater, while the state capitol features video greetings from Nevada officials and facts about state government and symbols.

For information, visit ldcm.org or call 382-3445.

Emergency response training available

The Community Emergency Response Team program trains people to be better prepared to respond to emergency situations in their communities.

CERT members can provide critical support to the first responders, provide immediate assistance to victims and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. CERT members can also help with non-emergency projects that help improve the safety of the community.

Las Vegas Fire & Rescue provides training for and coordinates the CERT program for the valley. CERT training includes disaster preparedness, disaster fire suppression, basic disaster medical operations and light search and rescue operations.

The free six-week training course will be 6-8:30 p.m. on Thursdays, April 22-May 28 at the Centennial Hills Community Center.

For information, call Rick Diebold, 229-0067.

City department sponsors health fair

The Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services will host a free Health & Wellness Fair 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Feb. 28 at the Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center.

Free blood pressure, heart rate, glaucoma and vision screenings will be offered. Instruction and challenges will be available on several Wii active games. Booths will offer a variety of free nutritional, housing, dental and medical information. Vendors of senior services will be on-site to answer questions and distribute information.

United Blood Services will accept blood donations from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive. Donations of non-perishable food also will be accepted for a local senior food bank.

For information, call 229-1100.

Forestry division nursery is open

The Nevada Division of Forestry State Tree Nursery, 9600 Tule Springs Drive, is open to the public year-round and offers adapted species for the Las Vegas area.

The nursery provides plant material for conservation uses such as windbreaks, soil erosion control, water conservation and wildlife habitats.

The nursery has more than 50 species available now with 1-gallon containers for $2.50 and 5- and 15-gallon containers for $8.25 and $22.

For the nursery policy and plant list, visit www.forestry.nv.gov/main/nursey_c.htm.

The nursery is open by appointment only 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays during April.

For information, call 486-5411.

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