Briefs

TRANSPORTATION

Road to be closed for parkway project

The Nevada Department of Transportation has announced that a portion of St. Rose Parkway is scheduled to be closed from Friday to Tuesday. The closure will be in both directions between Paseo Verde Parkway and Jeffreys Street from 9 p.m. Friday to no later than 5 a.m. on Tuesday for reconstruction of the intersection as part of the St. Rose widening project.

Detours around the area include using Pecos Road to Pebble Road to Eastern Avenue to Jeffreys Street. Eastern Avenue is scheduled to remain open with two lanes of travel in each direction crossing the parkway. However, no turns will be permitted in the Eastern Avenue and St. Rose Parkway intersection. NDOT strongly advises using an alternate route during this construction period.

CHARITY

Volunteers to be locked up for charity

Locals are scheduled to voluntarily submit to jail time today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in a mock cell at the Galleria at Sunset mall, 1300 W. Sunset Road, to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Those imprisoned are charged with finding sponsors to donate money to bail them out. The money raised will be used to help those assisted by the Ronald McDonald House of Greater Las Vegas. To participate in the lock up, call Sarah Lautman at 252-4663 extension 3.

SAFETY

Children's DNA sampling offered

The DNA LifePrint Kit, endorsed by John Walsh of Fox's "America's Most Wanted," is scheduled to be available at a safety program slated for March 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ensign Federal Credit Union, 1300 Warm Springs Road.

The non-invasive procedure involves swabbing a child's cheek with an applicator. This captures the child's DNA in a vial, which is then given to the parent with no records kept by the sponsors. The sample can be used to help identify the child in the event of an abduction. Those interested in more information can go on the Internet to www.dna-lifeprint.com.

EXHIBIT

Neon show will continue to glow

The "Neon Unplugged: Signs from the Boneyard" exhibit at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society has been extended through June 27. The exhibit was originally scheduled to close Sunday.

The exhibit features historic signs from Las Vegas' past stored outdoors in a neon "boneyard," photos and an interactive technology exhibit that shows how the signs' colors are created.

The museum, located at 700 Twin Lakes Drive, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for children under 17. For more information, call 486-5205.

SENIORS

AARP offers free income tax help

AARP is making free tax counseling and preparation available for those who are in middle and low-income households with priority given to those aged 60 and older.

The AARP Tax-Aide program is available now through from April 15. Participants do not have to be AARP members to use the program. For more information, call the Las Vegas Information Center at 938-3225 or go on the Internet to www.aarp.org/taxaide.

GOVERNMENT

Planning Commission, City Council to meet

The Henderson Planning Commission is scheduled to meet on Feb. 26 and the next scheduled city council meeting is March 2.

Regular city meetings temporarily will be located at the Henderson Convention Center's grand ballroom, 200 Water St., during renovation activity on the older part of City Hall. Those interested in obtaining a council agenda can call the city clerk's office at 565-2057 or for a commission agenda, call 565-2474.

EVENT

Art association

to hold juried show

The Henderson Art Association will be holding its semiannual juried session for artists interested in becoming members of the Association. The session will take place March 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Old Town Gallery, home of the Henderson Art Association, 10 W. Pacific Ave. For more information, call 568-5655.


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