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AROUND THE VALLEY

LIONS CLUB

The Summerlin Lions Club meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Durango Hills Golf Club, 3501 N. Durango Drive. The group is open to men and women (228-0367).

TOASTMASTERS

The Chamber Voices Toastmasters club meets at 11:30 a.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 3720 Howard Hughes Parkway (312-2048).

The Schoolhouse Toasters Toastmasters Club meets at 4:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at Roundtable Pizza, 7460 W. Lake Mead Blvd. (656-7888).

The Burnt Toast II Toastmasters club meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Desert Pines Golf Club, 3415 E. Bonanza Road (455-2179).

The Early Risers Toastmasters club meets at 6:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Century 21 Money-World, Suite 100, 8020 W. Sahara Ave. (699-4131).

The Windjammers Toastmasters club meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny's, 3081 S. Maryland Parkway (876-6842).

The Yucca Mountaineers Toastmasters club meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays at 1160 Town Center Drive, Suite 320 (821-8785).

The Bachelors/Bachelorettes Toastmasters club meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Calico Jack's, 8200 W. Charleston Blvd. (217-8199).

The Voice Links Toastmasters club meets at noon Thursdays at Embarq, 330 S. Valley View Boulevard (493-0695).

The I'll Drink To That Toastmasters club meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at StakeOut, 4800 S. Maryland Parkway (454-7367).

The Premier Toastmasters club meets at 6:15 p.m. Thursdays at Coldwell Bankers Premier Realty, 6628 Sky Pointe Drive (806-3605).

The Starmasters Toastmasters club meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at Abundant Life Seventh-day Adventist Center, 1720 N. J St. (395-8728).

The Vocal Vegans Toastmasters Club meets at noon Thursdays at the Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway (455-1606).

ROTARY CLUB

The Las Vegas Central Rotary Club meets for lunch at noon Wednesdays at the Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive (734-1122).

EXECUTIVE LEADS CLUB

The Executive Leads Club meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at Becker's Lakeside, 8603 W. Sahara Ave. (255-8891).

THE TALL CLUB OF LAS VEGAS

The Tall Club of Las Vegas meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Blue Ox Tavern, 5825 W. Sahara Ave. Those who meet the height requirements of 5 feet, 10 inches for women and 6 feet 2 inches for men can attend (390-8255).

KIWANIS CLUB

The Las Vegas Kiwanis Club meets at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays at Marie Callender's, 4875 W. Flamingo Road (839-9509).

NEVADA PASTEL SOCIETY

The Nevada Pastel Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. (233-1005).

MILITARY OFFICERS GROUP

The Military Officers Association of America, Southern Nevada Chapter will have its monthly dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Plaza, 1 Main St.. Reservations are needed (914-1844).

ROCK ART ASSOCIATION

The Southern Nevada Rock Art Association will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Las Vegas Library, 833 N. Las Vegas Blvd. (897-7878).

HUMANIST ASSOCIATION

The Humanist Association of Las Vegas and Southern Nevada will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North (258-1587).

LECTURE

Ven. Jian Liao, Abbot of Chung Tai Zen Center of Houston, will host the free lecture "Zen & Eternal Life" at 7 p.m. Friday at Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center, 101 N. Pavilion Center Dr. (229-1100).

Around the Valley is produced by the Review-Journal as a public service for readers interested in the meetings, events and other activities. Qualified organizations are asked to submit complete written information at least 10 days before the desired publication date. For more information, contact Melissa O'Neill at 383-0265.

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