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AROUND THE VALLEY

FUNDRAISER

The Sons of Erin "Halfway to St. Patrick's Day" fundraiser will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the showroom at South Point, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Skip Martin of Kool and The Gang will make a special appearance. Tickets will be available at the door (897-2283).

TOASTMASTERS

The Valley Voices & Vices Toastmasters Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Fridays at Nevada Federal Credit Union, Suite C, 2645 S. Mojave Road (454-8266).

The High Noon Lectern Toastmasters Club meets at noon Fridays at Denny's, 3081 S. Maryland Parkway (798-3700).

The Earth Wind & Fire Toastmasters Club meets at noon the second and fourth Friday of each month at University United Methodist Church, 4412 S. Maryland Parkway (456-3126).

The Good News Toastmasters Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Friday of each month at the Las Vegas Outlet Center, 7400 Las Vegas Blvd. South (580-8236).

The TNT Toastmasters Club meets at noon the second and fourth Friday of each month at University United Methodist Church, 4412 S. Maryland Parkway (897-2775).

The Jackpot Speakers Toastmasters Club meets at 1 p.m. the second and fourth Sunday of each month at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. (647-8038).

STAMP CLUB

The Southern Nevada Stamp Club meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Friday of each month at Atria Sutton, 3185 E. Flamingo Road (839-1694).

JEWISH WAR VETERANS

The Jewish War Veterans Post 21 and Ladies Auxiliary will meet for breakfast Sunday at Desert Vista Community Center, 10360 Sun City Blvd. (228-7151).

MERCHANT MARINES

The Merchant Marine High Rollers Chapter of the AMMV will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the Moose Red Rock Lodge, 4970 W. Charleston Blvd. (732-1369).

KIWI CLUB

The Las Vegas Kiwi Chapter, comprised of retired and active American/TWA flight attendants, meet for lunch on the third Friday of every month at various locations in Las Vegas (360-9897).

SPRING MOUNTAIN FREE TRAPPERS

The Spring Mountain Free Trappers meet the first and third weekend of every month for traditional black powder rifle and pistol shooting and primitive archery at different locations near and across Las Vegas (645-2658).

JEWISH WAR VETERANS

The Murray L. Rosen Post of the Jewish War Veterans meet on the fourth Sunday of every month at the City of Las Vegas Northwest Leisure Services Center, 3521 W. Durango Drive. The guest speaker will be Brett Meyers, district director of Boy Scouts of America (341-7963).

RETIREE APPRECIATION DAY

The Nellis Air Force Base Retiree Appreciation Day will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Thunderbird hangar on base (652-8712).

Around the Valley is produced by the Review-Journal as a public service for readers interested in the meetings, events and other activities. For details, contact Melissa O'Neill at 383-0265.

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