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AROUND THE VALLEY

TOASTMASTERS

The Northern Voices Toastmasters Club meets at 11:30 a.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month at the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 3345 W. Craig Road (633-2098).

The Trinity Toasters Toastmasters club meets at 5:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month at Holy Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church, 700 Lola Ave., North Las Vegas.

The Republican Toastmasters club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month at the American Legion Post 8, 733 Veterans Memorial Drive (878-4142).

The Toastmasters en Espanol club meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce, 300 N. 13th St. (951-9454).

The Sourcer-Ers Toastmasters Club meets at 7:15 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month at the Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson (896-1427).

POMEGRANATE GUILD

The Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework will meet at 10 a.m. Monday at the West Sahara Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. (838-5373).

HOST FAMILIES

NW Services, a nonprofit program, is looking for families to host high school students from Mongolia, Japan, Colombia, Belgium, France and other countries for the 2007-08 academic year (1-866-846-3977).

PINOCHLE CLUB

The non-smoking Double Deck Pinochle Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays for double-deck pinochle (274-6387).

SOCIETY OF SINGLE SENIORS

The Society of Single Seniors and Widowed Persons will have its monthly meeting at noon Monday at Cambridge Recreation Center, 3930 S. Cambridge Parkway (645-5802).

NEVADA CAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION

The Nevada Car Owners Association meets at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month at the Blue Ox Tavern, 5825 W. Sahara Ave. (871-2536).

SHILOH HORSE RESCUE

The Shiloh Horse Rescue Ranch will have its first Horse Wash from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and April 29 at the Shiloh Horse Rescue Ranch in Sandy Valley, off Interstate 15 at the Jean Exit (655-1359, www.shilohhorserescue.com).

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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