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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 To Your Health! Toastmasters club meets at 12:05 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Southern Nevada Health District, 625 Shadow Lane (759-1105).

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 Speak Easy Toastmasters club meets at noon on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Gibson Library, 280 S. Water St., Henderson (267-1518).

The Lion's Roar Toastmasters Club meets at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of each month in the security briefing room at the MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South (256-1699).

The Carpe Momentum Toastmasters Club meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Centex Training Room, 3606 N. Rancho Drive (515-3266).

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).

KIWANIS CLUB

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

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).

MILITARY OFFICERS GROUP

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

LAS VEGAS LEADS CLUB

The Las Vegas Leads Club will meet at noon Thursday at Sonny's Tavern, 4145 S. Grand Canyon Drive. (360-9690).

AMERICAN INDIAN ROCK ART

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

LECTURES

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Liberal Arts will present the lecture "Intelligent Education or 'Intelligent Design'? The Challenge of Effective Science Education," by Kevin Padian, professor of paleontology and curator, Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Barrick Museum auditorium, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway (895-3401).

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Architecture will present the lecture "Crossing Boundaries: What Do You Want to Design?" by Mark Rios, associate professor in the School of Architecture and director of the landscape architecture department at the University of Southern California, at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Architectural Studies Library of the Paul B. Sogg Architecture Building, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway (895-1575).

Compiled by Melissa O'Neill. Around the Valley is produced by the Review-Journal as a public service for readers interested in the meetings, events and other activities presented by local nonprofit organizations and clubs. 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 or write c/o Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125.

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