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CAMPS

Church offers summer activities

Good Samaritan Lutheran Church is offering a weekly summer Christian day camp for grades kindergarten through fifth grade from July 30 to Aug. 10. Camp hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 6500 W. Flamingo Road.

The cost is $80 per week and registration has begun.

For more information or to register, call the church office at 873-3589.

Sandou offers circus skills training

Sandou Theatrical Circus School presents its second annual circus summer camp for children ages 4 through teens through Aug. 17.

Students can learn gymnastics, acrobatics, trampoline, juggling, trapeze, tightwire, hand balancing, unicycle riding, aerial silk and hoop. The camp runs Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Daily and weekly rates are available, with discounts for siblings and multiple weeks. Call 454-5005 or visit www.sandoucircusschool.com for more information.

Teens can get musical theater training

Red Mountain Music Camp presents a week-long musical theater training program for high school-aged students at El Splendido Ranch located near Panguitch, Utah, Aug. 5 -11.

For more information or to register, visit www.redmountainmusic.org or call 351-6552.

EVENTS

Senior Center to host health fair

The Howard Lieburn Senior Center invites area residents age 50 and older to its Health and Wellness Fair on July 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Medical and wellness providers will offer free dental, eye and hearing screenings, blood pressure and heart rate checks, spinal screenings, chair massage and other services. Representatives of various government agencies that focus on the senior population will distribute information and answer questions, as will health and wellness vendors from the area.

The health services are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Free refreshments will be available to participants while supplies last. The event is sponsored by the city of Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services.

The Lieburn Senior Center is located at 6230 Garwood Ave., near the junction of U.S. Highway 95 and Jones Boulevard.

For more information, call 229-1600.

Program to explore memory loss

Southern Hills Hospital will host Memory Loss -- How Will it Affect You? from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 19.

The program is free and open to the public and includes a lunch. Reserve a space by calling 233-5300. Southern Hills Hospital is located at 9300 W. Sunset Road.

Hospital to give sun tips for seniors

Southern Hills Hospital will host Sun Safety in Seniors from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 22.

The program is free and open to the public and includes lunch.

Reserve a space by calling 233-5300.

Class to explain lower back pain, therapy

Southern Hills Hospital will host Lower Back Pain and Therapy from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 13.

The program is free and open to the public and includes lunch. Reserve a space by calling 233-5300.

Hospital to present tips on how to live longer

Southern Hills Hospital will host How to Live a Longer and Healthier Life from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 20.

The program is free and open to the public, and includes a free lunch. Reserve a space by calling the hospital at 233-5300.

REUNION

High schools looking for alumni

The 40th reunion for Las Vegas and Valley high schools' classes of 1967 are being planned for Oct. 6 and 7. Organizers are looking for alumni to attend and to help find other classmates.

For Valley High School, contact Sandy Berger at 362-1247 or jbworknomore@peoplepc.com. For Las Vegas High School, contact Marci at marci_lvhs@mfn.com.