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Photos By Jennifer smith/ViewA 10-meter mascot race was held on May 31 at Red Spring in Calico Basin in honor of Don?t Trash Nevada Day. Top, Deputy Drip, Mojave Max, Hey Reb, Smokey the Bear, Summerlin Sam and a Storm Trooper prepare to compete in the Race for Our Desert event. Center, Mary Jo Rugwill, left, of the Bureau of Land Management?s Las Vegas Field Office, and Tami Lucero with the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership speak with Summerlin Sam. The event was sponsored by UNLV?s Public Lands Institute, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service. Organizers sought to increase public awareness that desert dumping is illegal and is bad for the environment. A 10-meter mascot race was held on May 31 at Red Spring in Calico Basin in honor of Don?t Trash Nevada Day. Top, Deputy Drip, Mojave Max, Hey Reb, Smokey the Bear, Summerlin Sam and a Storm Trooper prepare to compete in the Race for Our Desert event. Center, Mary Jo Rugwill, left, of the Bureau of Land Management?s Las Vegas Field Office, and Tami Lucero with the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership speak with Summerlin Sam. Left, Amy Spencer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service presents Deputy Drip with a first-place ribbon. The event was sponsored by UNLV?s Public Lands Institute, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service. Organizers sought to increase public awareness that desert dumping is illegal and is bad for the environment.Photos By Jennifer smith/View Photos By Jennifer smith/ViewA 10-meter mascot race was held on May 31 at Red Spring in Calico Basin in honor of Don?t Trash Nevada Day. Top, from right, Deputy Drip, Mojave Max, Hey Reb, Smokey the Bear, Summerlin Sam and a Storm Trooper prepare to compete in the Race for Our Desert event. Bottom, Mary Jo Rugwill, left, of the Bureau of Land Management?s Las Vegas Field Office, and Tami Lucero with the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership speak with Summerlin Sam. The event was sponsored by UNLV?s Public Lands Institute, the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service. Organizers sought to increase public awareness that desert dumping is illegal and is bad for the environment. Advertisement

TOP CHEF TO LEAD COOKING CLASS

Executive chef Heinz Lauer plans to host a cooking class called Ride Around the World at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas, 1451 Center Crossing Road.

The class will feature contemporary and traditional cooking techniques and will benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. The cost is $150 per person. Reservations are required by calling Lauer at 851-5373 or e-mailing hlauer@vegasculinary.com.

GENETIC COUNSELOR TO SPEAK AT MEETING

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada plans its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave.

The main program will be Our Heritage and Our Health -- The Importance of Being Informed. Gary Frohlich, a certified genetic counselor of the Genzyme Corp., will provide up-to-date information on the genetic conditions that occur more frequently in Jewish individuals of Ashkenazi descent.

A 10-minute program will be National Archives Index Cards and How to Use Them. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call Michael Brenner at 243-2858.

GROUP RAISES $10K FOR CHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION

The Darin Lifetime Group held an afternoon benefit concert on May 4 in honor of musician Bobby Darin, raising $10,583 to benefit the Children's Heart Foundation.

The Nevada-based foundation lends support to children and families who suffer or are affected by heart problems. Because of the damage rheumatic fever did to his heart as a child, Bobby Darin had a special interest in children with heart problems.

For more information on the Children's Heart Foundation, call 967-3522 or visit www.chfn.org.

MEETING TO ADDRESS WASHBURN PROJECT

The city of Las Vegas has planned a neighborhood meeting for 6:30 p.m. today at the Centennial Hills Community Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive. The topic will be the Washburn-Alpine Ridge project, a still-being-planned city industrial facility proposed for the area at West Ann Road and the Las Vegas Beltway.

Updated plans for the project will be presented at the meeting. For more information, call 229-6154.

EXHIBIT FEATURES PIECES FROM FINE ART COLLECTIONS

The Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., is showing Las Vegas Collects Contemporary, featuring works of contemporary art on loan from some of Southern Nevada's privately held fine art collections.

Artists featured in the show include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Uta Barth, Dan Flavin, Andreas Gursky, Michael Heizer, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Donald Judd, Jason Martin, Takashi Murakami, Ken Price, David Reed, Gerhard Richter, Ed Ruscha, Venske & Spänle and Andy Warhol.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. General admission is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens ages 55 and older and $3 for students ages 13 and older. Children ages 12 and younger enter free when accompanied by an adult.

For more information on exhibitions, membership and education programs, call 360-8000, or visit www.lvam.org.

140 WOMEN TAKE PART IN REDUCED-COST MAMMOGRAMS

Nevada Cancer Institute reported that 140 uninsured Nevada women over the age of 40 took advantage of its reduced-cost $50 screening mammograms, held May 5 through 16 in honor of Mother's Day and National Women's Health Week.

The institute uses digital mammography that is geared to significantly improve the capability to diagnose breast cancer earlier in some women.

For more information, call 822-5416 or visit www.nevadacancerinstitute.org.

$20K RAISED FOR CHILD FOCUS AT JW MARRIOTT EVENT

The fifth annual Hats Off to Child Focus Mother's Day Tea, held at JW Marriott on May 10, saw more than 400 people in attendance. The event raised over $20,000 for Child Focus.

Child Focus is a nonprofit agency that provides resources and services which enrich the lives of children in foster care. For more information, visit www.childfocusnv.org.

HOSPICE SEEKS HELPING HANDS

Hospice of Las Vegas, a Medicare-certified hospice agency, is recruiting volunteers to help with administrative work and direct patient contact.

No prior hospice experience is necessary, just a desire to help others. Training will be provided free of charge.

Contact volunteer coordinator Ivan Lozon at 853-9063 or visit hospiceoflasvegas@yahoo.com.

BRIGHTER SMILES CAN BENEFIT CAUSE

Cascade Valley Dental, 7180 Cascade Valley Court, Suite 240, is participating in the Garth Brooks Foundation's Smiles for Life program.

Every year, from March 1 until June 30, it offers home bleaching kits for $250, which goes entirely to the children's charity.

For more information, call 735-0833.

FAITH LUTHERAN PLANS GOLF CLASSIC

The Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School 2008 annual Golf Classic is set for Friday at Palm Valley Las Vegas, 9201 Del Webb Blvd.

The cost is $275 per person or $1,100 per foursome and includes breakfast, tee gifts and awards luncheon. For more information, call 804-4473.

FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP

The Gleaner Life Insurance Society Scholarship Foundation chose University of Nevada, Reno student Ryan Gustafson as the recipient of a $1,000 Gleaner Life Insurance Society Scholarship MasterCard Award. Gustafson is a 2004 Centennial High School graduate.

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS

World Experience Teenage Student Exchange is seeking open-minded and caring families willing to open their home to teenagers from other countries.

The students are eager to experience daily life in the United States by becoming members of the family and attending local high schools. Students have their own spending money and medical insurance.

For more information, those who are interested can contact Joni Stumpf at 577-5977, e-mail jlstumpf@hotmail.com or visit the organization's Web site at www.worldexperience.org.

Band association to sponsor camp

The Southern Nevada Band Association is sponsoring the third annual Summer Concert Band Camp from July 21-25 at Clark High School, 4291 W. Pennwood Ave.

The camp, which is free to all current sixth- through 12th-grade band students, will run from 9 a.m. to noon daily.

For more information, or to register, visit http://snvba.org or call 799-2270, Ext. 4040.

TRUSTEE RECEIVES AWARD

The Equity & Diversity Education Department recently presented the Flying Eagle's Award to School Board Trustee Larry Mason for his commitment to all students, with special sensitivity to students of color.

Mason was honored as an exceptional role model and for his support of students whose country and language differ from those of their peers.

SAFEKEY, THE EDGE PROGRAMS HOLD WALK-IN REGISTRATION

Clark County Parks and Recreation's Safekey and The Edge programs will hold walk-in registration now through June 30 for before- and after-school recreation programs held at participating elementary and middle school sites. Registration at participating schools is held in the Safekey area from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m.

Safekey is a before- and after-school program sponsored by the Clark County Parks and Recreation Community Enrichment Division. Safekey will be held in more than 70 Clark County School District elementary schools during the 2008-09 school year. The Edge is an after-school program for middle school students attending Lawrence, Silvestri, Sawyer and Faiss middle schools. Program hours are typically from 7 to 8:30 a.m. for elementary students, and from school dismissal to 6 p.m. for both elementary and middle school programs. Students must attend Safekey or The Edge programs at the school they attend.

Financial assistance may be available to qualifying families. Information and applications can be requested directly through the State of Nevada Childcare Assistance Division by calling 387-0985. A complete list of Safekey and The Edge sites, along with additional information, can be found at www.accessclarkcounty.com/parks. Those interested in enrollment can call the Clark County Safekey office at 455-8251.

VEGAS PBS TO AIR COOKING SCHOOL SERIES

The Vegas PBS cooking school series "ChefClass" airs on Channel 10 at 3:30 p.m. every Saturday from now through Aug. 9. The show takes viewers inside The International Culinary Schools of the Art Institutes to learn how to cook like professionals. Each episode features a chef-instructor teaching cooking techniques, such as roasting, grilling, braising and sautéing.