NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

DIABETES FUNDRAISER WALK SET

Sunrise Health plans the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk on Nov. 14 at UNLV's north field. The university is located at 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.

Registration for the is at 9 a.m., and the 5K walk starts at 10 a.m. To learn more about the foundation or to put a walk team together, visit http://walk.jdrf.org.

HELP SOUGHT FOR HOMELESS TEENS FOR HOLIDAY SEASON

This holiday season, Street Teens is asking the community to "adopt" a teen and bring some holiday spirit to young homeless individuals. Each teen will create a wish list, including clothing sizes and gift ideas.

Residents can help by purchasing Walmart or Target gift cards, mall gift certificates or by giving a cash donation that will be used to fill the wish lists of teens. Donations need to be delivered to Street Teens by Dec. 4. Staff members will purchase the gifts for all of the teens. Send donations to Street Teens, P.O Box 70478, Las Vegas, NV 89170.

For more details, contact Lisa Preston at 215-4171 or streetteens@earthlink.net.

VISION SOURCE OFFERS FREE SCREENINGS

Vision Source Las Vegas plans free eye-health screenings Monday through Nov. 14 as part of Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month and American Diabetes Month.

Screenings are available to diabetic patients who have not had an eye exam in the past year. For more information or to make an appointment, visit www.visionsourcevegas.com or call (800) 393-7911.

BLM TAKING COMMENTS ON SLOAN CANYON TRAILS

The Bureau of Land Management Red Rock/Sloan Field Office is seeking public comments on the Sloan Canyon Trails Master Plan.

The project proposes to designate about 45 miles of hiking, mountain biking and equestrian trails within Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area. Comments will be accepted until Nov. 20.

The environmental assessment is available online at http://www.nv.blm.gov/vegas and printed copies and CDs are available at the Southern Nevada District Office.

Written comments must be addressed to the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Manager, Red Rock/Sloan Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130. No faxes, e-mails or telephone calls will be considered as valid comments.

PHILANTHROPIST AWARDED KEY TO THE CITY

Writer, photographer and philanthropist Michael Shulman was set to be presented the key to the city by Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman at City Hall, Oct. 29. The Shulman Family Foundation supports organizations such as the Nathan Adelson Hospice, Make A Wish Foundation, Greater Las Vegas After-School All-Stars, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Keep Memory Alive/Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.

ADOPTION EXCHANGE TO HOST EVENT

The Nevada Adoption Fair is slated from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Crest Park, 4701 N. Durango Drive. The event includes food, games and information on adoption.

The Adoption Exchange placed 428 children in adoption homes for 2008-09, a 20 percent increase from the year before. Of those 428, 56 percent were age 9 and older, and 19.6 percent were teenagers age 14 and older.

Since The Adoption Exchange began more than 26 years ago, a total of 5,762 children have been placed with adoptive families. For more information, call 436-6335.