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Monday, September 6, 2010 2:48 PM PDT

Chamber mixer moved up to todayLAUGHLIN - The Laughlin Chamber of Commerce “Business after Hours” mixer, the first of the 2010-11 season, originally scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 9, has been advanced to today, Sept. 8, at the Golden Nugget in Tarzan's at 5:30 p.m. on Casino Drive.

Chamber officials said the resort-hotel notified them of a special event that required changing the mixer date.Admission is $10 for chamber members and $15 for non-members. In October the mixer will be replaced by the 23rd annual Chef's Food Fest, on Thursday, Oct. 14.

For more information, call 702-298-2214 from 8:30-4 p.m. weekdays.Unity of Mohave Valley to offer first natural health fair September 25BULLHEAD CITY - Unity of the Mohave Valley will host its 1st annual Natural Health Fair-Symposium from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Mohave Shrine Club on Miracle Mile Road in Bullhead City.Admission will be $5 at the door.Visitors will meet with local experts in natural health, energy healing, yoga and healthy eating as offered by many local natural health vendors and practitioners; have a new and used metaphysical book sale; and sample vegetarian, vegan and organic dishes.The symposium will begin at 1 p.m. with a yoga demonstration. It will be followed by aura imaging and analysis, eating tips and a discussion on aging.The keynote address will be by author Deb Devar, a Kingman resident and life coach, speaker, instructor and owner of a non-profit business.She specializes in hydroponic gardening and essential oils with 30 years of experience in the health and beauty industry including owning and operating several medical day spas and establishing and operating a state-licensed holistic healing college.for more information, call 928-763-6605 or e-mail unityofmohavevalley@gmail.com.Unity of Mohave Valley is a spiritual community offering practical spiritual teachings that empower abundant and meaningful living.Silver Rider announces fourth wine tasting and silent auction November 6LAUGHLIN - The Southern Nevada Transit Coalition's fourth annual Wine Tasting-Charity silent Auction will be on Saturday Nov. 6, from 2-4 p.m. PST, with the same admission prices as last year.Once again it will be held at the River Palms Resort-Casino. The event would not be possible without the support of the resort and its staff.SNTC - Silver Rider - hopes to have 175-200 items by the event for the auction.Ticket prices will remain the same as last year, $15 per ticket in advance or $20 per ticket at the door, if there are any available. Last year was a sell out.Tickets are on sale at KLBC/TV-2 at 3100 S. Needles Highway in the Laughlin Town Center in upper Laughlin or at the Silver Rider offices at the end of Deputy way, off Laughlin Civic Drive, in downtown Laughlin, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Last year's tasting-auction raised more than $26,000, and Silver Rider has raised its goal this year to $28,000.Proceeds support the senior citizens and chemo-therapy/dialysis transportation programs and Meals on Wheels for shut-in senior citizens.School supplies needed by MondayLAUGHLIN - Once again the community is being asked to help students in need of school supplies. The program will run through Monday, Sept. 13. Drop off places are at the Laughlin Post Office (give items to Postmaster or staff), Kruz ‘n Kuts salon and Aldape's Market Place where there are drop-off bins.Needed are pencils, pens, paper, folders, backpacks, rulers, colored pencils, markers, and any other school items a person may wish to donate.for more information, call Tammi Bennet or Cindy McCollum at 702-834-1471.Connor's band sets 4th jam session-picnicBULLHEAD CITY - The fourth annual Charlie Connor Band jam session-picnic will be held Sunday, Sept. 26, at 2 p.m. at the Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce on Arizona Highway 95 at Community Park in old Bullhead.Admission per adult will be one new (unwrapped) toy worth $10 or more.All toys will benefit the Colorado River chapter of the 1st Marine Division Association, Lunch with Santa and the Bullhead City Firefighters Toy Drive.five businesses have donated free food, while it lasts.for more information call 702-292-3740, 928-754-6247 or 928-758-3971.BLM lifts fire restrictionsKINGMAN - The Bureau of Land Management was to lift fire restrictions for property overseen by the Kingman Field Office on Sept. 1Fire restrictions were to end Sept. 6 on public land administered by the Lake Havasu and Yuma field offices; including Yuma, La Paz and Mohave counties in Arizona and Imperial, San Bernardino and Riverside counties in California.The public is asked to be extremely careful and exercise precautions when using fire:? Keep a 10-foot circle cleared around campfires.? have a shovel and plenty of water on hand.? Put fires dead out before leaving.? Dispose of smoking materials properly.? Don't park motor vehicles where the exhaust system could cause vegetation to ignite.Fireworks are forbidden at all times in local areas of Arizona and California. Fire restriction information can be found at www.publiclands.org/firenews or www.azfireinfo.com or call 877-864-6985. To report a wildfire, call the Arizona Interagency Dispatch Center toll-free at 800-309-7081.Schedule for Leadership Forum revisedLAUGHLIN - The lineup has changed for the Leadership Forum of the Laughlin Economic Development Corporation. Appearances are at 9 a.m. Fridays at American Legion Post 60. Coming up:Sept. 17 - Doug Gillespie, Clark County sheriff and chief of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.Sept. 24 - Democrat Rory Reid, candidate for governor.Oct. 8 (instead of Oct. 1) - Republican Brian Sandoval, candidate for governor.(Tentative) Oct. 15 - Laughlin Town Advisory Board candidates forum.Oct. 22 - Republican Dr. Joe Heck, candidate for U.S. Third District House of Representatives seat.Nov. 19 - Greg Franklin, Clark County Comprehensive Planning Department assistant director.Rotary's rummage sale will be Oct. 15-16LAUGHLIN - The Laughlin Rotary Foundation will conduct its annual 24-hour rummage sale Friday-Saturday, Oct. 15-16, in the parking lot in front of Aldape's Market Place in the Laughlin Town Center.The sale will begin at 4 p.m. Friday with proceeds going for student scholarships at Laughlin High School and teacher mini-grants of up to $300 each to the local junior-senior high school and Bennett Elementary School instructors to supplement the Clark County School District allocations.Residents and visitors may drop off donations at Laughlin Storage on the Needles Highway at Bruce Woodbury Drive; for larger items to be picked up call Terry Ursini at 702-420-6821 or Sheri Hundley at 702-299-5381.New cellular tower improves serviceCAL-NEV-ARI - Wireless calling, text messaging and surfing the Web on the Verizon Wireless high-speed 3G network is now easier and faster for residents and travelers in southern Clark County, thanks to a new cellular telephone tower near Cal-Nev-Ari.The site expands coverage of the radio-telephone service along U.S. Highway 95 south from Cal-Nev-Ari toward the California border and east along Nev. Highway 163 towards Laughlin.The company's network investment in Nevada totals more than $550 million.Dinners benefit churches, sportsLAUGHLIN - Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 243 will serve its monthly spaghetti dinner at American Legion Post 60 on Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 5-7 p.m. Dinners include meatballs, salad and garlic bread.September proceeds will support St. John the Baptist Catholic Church's Iraq-Afghanistan Military Troop Outreach Program, Laughlin Community Church's Operation Shoebox and the Laughlin High School fall sports teams. Call 702-299-1510.Girls may join Scout troops at any timeLAUGHLIN - Young girls of all ages are invited to join this year's Girl Scout troops at any time.The popular fund-raising sale of cookies will be done in January, with delivery the following month.Call Kathleen Kasper at 928-814-8942.Laughlin Elks to meet Sept. 9LAUGHLIN - The committee organizing a Laughlin Elks Lodge invites men and women to a meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9, at American Legion Laughlin Post 60 on Bruce Woodbury Drive at Cougar Drive.Current and past members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, as well as those who have never joined the fraternal-patriotic organization, are invited.at least 150 adults must sign up for a local lodge to be formed. Recruiting will continue until that number is reached.Tickets for popular Chefs' Food Festfund-raiser set to go on sale FridayLAUGHLIN - The Laughlin Chamber of Commerce has announced that its big annual charity fund-raiser, the 23rd annual Chef's Food Fest, will be start at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 14, at The Aquarius Casino Resort's Pavilion in downtown Laughlin.The fest is considered an extraordinary presentation by the best chefs along the Colorado River.Tickets will go on sale at the chamber office on Casino Drive just north of Laughlin Civic Drive at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 10. this year, tickets will be $60 per person or $600 for a table of 10; no one under age 21 will be admitted.for more information call the chamber at 702-298-2214.Senior citizen commodities distributed through Colorado River Food BankLAUGHLIN & SEARCHLIGHT - The Colorado River Food Bank senior citizens commodity food distribution will be held in Laughlin and Searchlight from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on the same days.In Laughlin those who qualify may come to the Food Bank on Deputy way at the corner of Laughlin Civic Drive, one block uphill from Casino Drive. In Searchlight qualified senior citizens should go to the Community Center on Cottonwood Cove Road.Distribution dates will be Fridays, Sept. 17, Oct. 22, Nov. 19, and Dec. 17. for more information, call 702-298-9220.Food to be distributed September 17LAUGHLIN - U.S. Department of Agriculture food commodities will now be distributed through the Colorado River Food Bank, 240 E. Laughlin Civic Dr. The next distribution will be from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17.To be eligible, household income cannot exceed 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. Each household must certify eligibility by reading a “self Declaration Assurance” and signing an issuance sheet. Nevada identification is required.Frozen meat has been added to the typical commodities that include dry pasta, dry beans, canned fruits, canned vegetables and canned juices. Call the food bank at 702-298-9220. Future dates, all Fridays, will be Sept. 17 and Nov. 12.EIS out for Blythe sun power plantBLYTHE - The Bureau of Land Management has issued the final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed 968-megawatt Chevron Energy Solutions-Solar Millennium Blythe Solar Power Project, with a Sept. 20 comment deadline.Chevron Energy Solutions-Solar Millennium has requested a right-of-way to construct and operate the BSPP on 7,025 acres of BLM property 8 miles west of the city of Blythe and 3 miles north of Interstate 10. A new double-circuit 230 KV line would connect the BSPP to the Colorado River substation.The FEIS is available at http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/palmsprings.html and by contacting the BLM Palm Springs South Coast Field Office at 760-833-7100.Send e-mails to CAPSSolarBlythe@blm.gov, by fax to 760-833-7199, or write to Allison Shaffer, project manager, Palm Springs South Coast Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262.for more information also contact Holly L. Roberts, Palm Springs-South Coast associate field manager, at 760-833-7100. Park Service wants volunteersLAS VEGAS - The National Park Service is looking for hiking enthusiasts to monitor wildlife and plants in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, which includes Lake Mohave north of Laughlin.Volunteers help, at least once a month, to monitor and observe park resources, make minor trail repairs, remove litter, and report unsafe conditions to rangers.All supplies and equipment are provided. There are limited opportunities to participate in the Resource Steward Program training sessions.for information call 702-293-8711, e-mail jennifer_winston@nps.gov or apply at http://www.volunteer.gov/gov, keyword “Lake Mead.”Free online homework help at libraryLAS VEGAS - The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District's web site at www.lvccld.org has a homework help section that can be used from home, at the library (including the Laughlin Branch) or from school. A library card and computer with Internet access is all that is needed.Select Homework Help under quick Links on the Kids or Teens pages for information organized by subject and grade level. In addition to web sites, databases and other resources, homework help offers HelpNow from Brainfuse, an on-line tutoring site accessed through the button that says “Online Tutors & Tests.” The site connects to a live tutor for English, mathematics, sciences, social studies and writing. this secure site is a free resource through the library and requires a library card.for more information, call 702-734-READ or visit www.lvccld.org.Town board set to meet September 14LAUGHLIN - The next regular session of the Laughlin Town Advisory Board will be Tuesday, Sept. 14.The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. in the Clark County Regional Government Center. Agendas are to be available three business days before the meeting.Trails committee meets September 15LAUGHLIN - The next meeting for the Colorado River Heritage Greenway Trails Committee has been scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 2:30 p.m. in Clark County Regional Government Center Meeting Room 2.Committee members have been asked to RSVP their planned attendance on Sept. 15 to lju@co.clark.nv.us or telephone 702-298-0828.Parks-Rec to meet September 20LAUGHLIN - The Parks-Recreation Committee is to meet in public session at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 20, in the Clark County Regional Government Center on Laughlin Civic Drive.Agendas for the four standing committees and their parent Town Advisory Board are available three business days before the meeting and may be picked up at the Town Manager's Office.Register to vote in Laughlin Sept. 18LAUGHLIN - Nevada residents may register to vote at the Laughlin Branch of the Las Vegas-Clark County Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 18, 10 a.m.-noon; or Thursday, Sept. 30, 4-6 p.m.Bring proof of residency with name and full address such as a Nevada driver's license, gas or telephone bill, etc. and a picture ID.Sept. 30 will be the last day to register in Laughlin for early voting Oct. 16-29 and on-site polling Tuesday, Nov. 2. after that residents will have to go to Las Vegas to sign up. Saturday, Oct. 2, will be the last day to register or update registration information without having to appear in person at the Elections Department. Oct. 12 will conclude all voter registration.Students set electionLAUGHLIN - Students at Laughlin Junior-Senior High School will elect their class officers for the Student Councils the morning of Thursday, Sept. 9.on Tuesday, Sept. 14, seniors will receive career presentations during their government classes.on Sept. 8, the Drama Club was slated to hold its organizational meeting.Quilt supports centerLAUGHLIN - A large hand-made quilt will be raffled by Laughlin Community Church in time for Christmas as a fund-raiser for the $1.5 million Glady Laughlin Children's Center.The drawing will be held in mid-December. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20 and are available from Teri White or by calling the church at 702-989-1228.High Holy Days begin todayTRI-STATE - The Jewish High Holy Days will be observed starting Wednesday, Sept. 8.The Rosh Hashana service will be tonight at 7 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 9, at 10 a.m., be in the Harbor Port Room 1 the Riverside Resort.The Yom Kippur service will be Friday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. in the same location and on Saturday, Sept. 18, at 10 a.m. in the Coronado Room at the Tropicana Express, also on Casino Drive in downtown Laughlin.Everyone is welcome with a free will donation. for more information, call Marcia or Barry at 928-754-4083.Community Church ladies to view ‘The Potter'LAUGHLIN - The monthly women's dinner at Laughlin Community Church will feature the movie “The Potter” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, at the church. All women are invited.All women also are invited to the next women's Bible study and lunch, at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, at the church.The monthly men's fellowship-prayer breakfast will be at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, at the church, and all men are invited.Each second Sunday of the month those with birthdays and anniversaries will be honored.on Sept. 12, Senior Pastor Gene Lee will resume his seven-part series comparing King Saul and King David as God's chosen leader of the Hebrews at that time in the old Testament. It will be the sixth in his series, delayed by a week due to a recent medical problem. for that week volunteer Pastor Roger Scalice preached the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services.All teenagers are invited to the Pro-Teens lunch at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Church.St. John the Baptist Catholic Church announces schedule for September 8 - 14LAUGHLIN - St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and the Pioneer Hotel-Gambling Hall will present the comedy and magic of Spike and Hammer on Sunday, Sept. 12, at Granny's. Doors will open at 5 p.m., with the show at 6 p.m. Tickets are $9 each; profits will go to the Colorado River Food Bank.for Sept. 11 and 12, the second collections will be for the Catholic stewardship appeal.The monthly second Tuesday HIV-AIDS outreach will be from 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the church.The Knights of Columbus will hold a garage sale Friday, Sept. 24, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Drop off for items will be Thursday Sept. 23 at the church from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. for bulky items that cannot be dropped off prior to Sept. 23 call Fred Wells at 702-298-5359 or call the parish office at 702-298-0440.make, fill and send Christmas stockings to U.S. troops. Stocking patterns may be picked up after Mass. Stocking items needed include candy, toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, lotion, lip balm, peanuts, granola bars, etc. Call Michelle Kirkland at 928-768-8234.Volunteers are needed for Riverside gift shop sales before and after 4 p.m. Mass Saturdays, 10 a.m. and noon Masses on Sundays.Religious education begins in mid September. Get registration forms in the church vestibule or office. Call Hope Castillo at 702-412-441.Register for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults on Sept. 19, at the church will follow the 8 a.m. Mass. Classes begin Sunday, Sept. 26, from 9:15-11 a.m. at church.The church is on El Mirage way at Banyon Drive in upper Laughlin. Call 702-298-0440 Monday -Friday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.Enter senior gamesLAUGHLIN - The five-day eighth annual Laughlin Senior Games, for persons age 50 and older, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2, through Sunday, Nov. 7.The registration deadline will be 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22, and must be made by mail, on-line, or in person at the Spirit Mountain Activity Center on Needles Highway at Arie Avenue.for more information, call 702-298-3413 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays except Clark County holidays.High school slatesLAUGHLIN - Games, matches and meets this coming week for Laughlin High School include:Football - Friday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m., LHS varsity hosts Lake Havasu, Ariz., junior varsity (home opener at Cougar Stadium.)Cross country (boys and girls) - Saturday, Sept. 11, 8 a.m., Las Vegas Invitational at Boulder City Veterans Memorial Park.Volleyball - next match, Sept. 17, varsity and JV at Las Vegas Andre Agassi College Prep Academy.Desert council meets in NeedlesNEEDLES - The next meeting of the Bureau of Land Management's California Desert Advisory Council will be held Oct. 1-2 in Needles, Calif. The council will participate in a field tour of BLM-managed public lands on Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and meet in formal session on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the BLM Needles Field Office, 1303 S. Hwy. 95.Agenda topics for the Saturday session include updates by members and reports from the BLM district manager and five field office managers. More are being developed, see: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/rac/dac.html.All DAC meetings are open to the public. The public will be invited to comment at the beginning of the meeting Saturday morning, during the presentations at the discretion of the DAC chair, and at the end of the meeting. Written comments may be presented at the meeting or filed in advance, addressed to the Desert Advisory Council, c/o Bureau of Land Management, External Affairs, 22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553. Call David Briery, BLM California Desert District public affairs at 951-697-5220.BLM to hold horse, burro auction Sept. 17-20KINGMAN - The national Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will auction 30 healthy wild horses and wild burros to qualified adopters from Sept. 17-20 in Kingman during the Mohave County Fair.only pre-approved adopters may bid. Adopters and visitors should use the east gate of the Fairgrounds on Harrison Road.Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the public may visit on Friday, Sept. 17, to see the animals and submit an adoption application for approval.Beginning on Aug. 18 at 11 a.m., a silent competitive bid will be held for the wild horses and burros. The silent bid will last 30 minutes, then first-come, first-served until 3 p.m. on Aug. 19.The minimum bid will be $125 per animal. Following the competitive bidding, any remaining animals may be adopted for $125.To qualify to adopt, individuals must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old, and have no convictions for inhumane treatment of animals.for more information visit www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov and download the application, or call 1-866-4MUSTANGS.Hunters face new regulations this yearLAS VEGAS - Nevada hunters have a new type of license available and some new regulations for the 2010-2011 season.It is each hunter's responsibility to know the law before going into the field.An apprentice license to entice more people to try hunting allows anyone 12 years and older to hunt upland game and waterfowl (no tagged species) for one season without first completing a hunter education course.Wildlife Commission General Regulation 374 now reads “each person who shoots and wounds any wildlife while hunting shall make a reasonable effort to take that wildlife, including, without limitation, pursuing and tracking it.” The regulation also makes it legal to use illuminated nocks on arrows while hunting.Another regulation establishes a process for a person with a visual disability to apply for a scope permit to use a 1x magnification on a muzzleloading rifle during muzzleloader only season. To apply call the department license office at 775-688-1512.A fourth regulation updates the procedures and deadlines for withdrawing big game tag applications.A fifth regulation forbids hunters from hunting or taking any big game animal within a half-mile of wildlife safety crossings, which are passages above or below roads to redirect migrating wildlife out of the way of on-coming traffic.Hunters should read all applicable regulations in their entirety. Visit http://www.ndow.org/law/regs/.ActivitiesBoys and Girls ClubThe schedule of indoor and outdoor programs and activities for Sept. 8-14 at the Laughlin Unit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Colorado River, in the Spirit Mountain Activity Center:Today, Sept. 8 - Club news, 3:30-4:30 p.m.; knock the pin, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; teen center, 2:30-3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 9 - Ships and shores, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; teen center, 2:30-3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.Friday, Sept. 10 - Image-makers photography club, 3:30-4:30 p.m.; freeze tag, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; teen center, 2:30-3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.Monday, Sept. 13 - Cooking club, 3:30-4:30 p.m.; pizza-pie-pistachio, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; teen center, 2:30-3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; Torch Club, 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 14 - Crab soccer, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; teen center, 2:30-3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; healthy habits, 4:30 p.m.for more information, call 702-299-9223 from 2:30-6 p.m. weekdays when school is in session.Family Learning CenterThe Family-to-Family Connection, also known as the Family Learning Center, holds its programs in the FLC in the Laughlin Branch of the Las Vegas-Clark County Public Library, unless noted otherwise. Days and times to be announced.The monthly calendar for class details is available at the library. for more information call Renata Faccioli at 702-507-4075 or e-mail her at renata@link2hope.org.Seniors at Spirit MountainHere is the schedule for the Clark County Parks-Recreation Department's Laughlin senior citizens programs in the Spirit Mountain Activity Center on Arie Avenue at the Needles Highway for Sept. 8-14.Today, Sept. 8 - 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., bocce (Italian lawn bowling); 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wii bowling; noon-1 p.m., line dance exercise.Thursday, Sept. 9 - 9-11-a.m., drawing class; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Mah Jongg; 12:30-4 p.m., bridge.Friday, Sept. 10 - 10-11:30 a.m., yoga (bring a mat); 11:40 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Bingo ($5 for six-week session); the 2 p.m. movie will be “Killers,” rated PG-13. Three years after settling down with the woman of his dreams, a former government assassin discovers there's a price tag on his head.Monday, Sept. 13 - 10:30-3:30 p.m., hand and foot canasta; the 2 p.m. movie will be “The Joneses,” rated R. A picture-perfect family moves into an upscale community impressing the locals and integrating themselves into every aspect of the community until a sudden tragedy forces them to reassess their priorities.Tuesday, Sept. 14 - 9-11a.m., quilting, knitting and crocheting; 10-11 a.m., new exercise class begins in the Boys and Girls Club; 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Dominos, billiards and Ping-Pong.The schedule is subject to change. unless otherwise noted, all activities are free. Persons ages 50 and older are eligible. To contact the center call 702-298-3413 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays except county holidays.American Legion Post 60Here is the American Legion Laughlin Post 60 schedule for Sept. 8-14:Friday, Sept. 10 - Fish, shrimp and more dinner, 5-7 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 12 - Breakfast, 8 a.m.-noon.Monday, Sept. 13- Monday night football, food and prizes.Tuesday, Sept. 14- Auxiliary will play cards at noon; Kiwanis Club will meet at 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 15 - Sons of the American Legion will meet at 4 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 29 - V.F.W. spaghetti dinner fund-raiser, 5-7 p.m.for more information call 702-299-1510.Laughlin Branch LibraryThe Laughlin Branch of the Las Vegas-Clark County Public Library has announced its schedule for Sept. 8-14.Thursday, Sept. 9 - Brown Bag Book Club, 11 a.m.-noon, “The Almost Moon” by Alice Sebold.Monday, Sept. 13 - Friends of the Laughlin Library, 4-5 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 28 - Wii games for adults, 10:30-11:30 a.m.Register to vote - Saturday, Sept. 18, 10 a.m-noon and Thursday, Sept. 30, 4-6 p.m.Art gallery exhibit - Cigar Boxes “Transformed to Wearable Art” by Liz Gini, through Sept. 23.Art gallery exhibit - Expressions in Watercolor by Mary Bolch will run from Sept. 25-Dec. 2; the artist reception will be Saturday, Sept. 25, from noon-1:30 p.m.The library is on the Needles Highway at Las Palmas Lane, just above the U.S. Post Office. Library hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m. for more information call 702-507-4060.

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