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AROUND THE VALLEY

TOASTMASTERS

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 Blvd. (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 Blvd. 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).

REPUBLICAN WOMEN

The Active Republican Women of Las Vegas will have a membership mixer 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Red Rock Country Club, 2250-A Red Springs Drive. Reservations are required (362-8050).

The Republican Women of Las Vegas will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Plaza, 1 Main St. Reservations are needed (498-0792).

STONEWALL DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF SOUTHERN NEVADA

The Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road (407-6804).

THE GROWERS STUDY GUILD

The Growers Study Guild will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Nevada Garden Club Center, 3333 W. Washington Ave. (878-4797).

SIERRA CLUB

The Sierra Club of Southern Nevada will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nevada Power, 6226 W. Sahara Ave. (648-2983).

BEAD SOCIETY

The Las Vegas Bead Society meets at 6:45 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. (203-4697).

RETIRED OFFICERS' WIVES CLUB

The Retired Officers' Wives Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. for lunch Wednesday at the Nellis Enlisted Club, 4280 Carswell Ave., at Nellis Air Force Base (657-1196).

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 Calender's, 4875 W. Flamingo Road (839-9509).

VEGAS VAIRS

The Vegas Vairs Corvair club will meet for dinner at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Denny's, 2545 E. Fremont St. (645-6666).

SEMINAR

The Nevada Fair Housing Center Inc. will have free home buyer seminars taught in Spanish 5:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesday and May 16 (both nights must be attended to receive a housing education certificate). Another session will be taught in English 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday. All classes will be at the Nevada Fair Housing Center, 3380 W. Sahara Ave., No. 150 (731-6095).

GOLF TOURNAMENT

AAA, Club Sport Green Valley, The Legacy Golf Club, Bentley Las Vegas and the Review-Journal will host the AAA Golf Classic at The Legacy Golf Club, 130 Par Excellence Drive in Henderson at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. All proceeds will go toward expanding St. Rose Dominican Hospitals' neonatal services at all three hospital campuses. The entry fee is $150 per person, and tournament bags will be given to all participants (891-2200).

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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