School volunteer office hours

The Nye County School District Volunteer Coordinator's office will only be open from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays during school break. Call the office at 727-7743, ext. 258 or 259 for more information.

Home school bowling

The Pahrump Home School Bowling League is now taking sign ups for the summer bowling season, which will begin today and end Aug. 17 and meet at 9 a.m. at the Pahrump Nugget bowling center.

The Home School Bowling League accepts home-schooled children from 3 and a half to 17 at any bowling skill level with parental consent. There are no tryouts; it is a friendly league and all who participate will receive a trophy at the end of the season. The summer season will cost $65 per bowler for the entire season.

Contact Veronica (751-9324/Aronica1@yahoo.com) or DeEllen (702-810-5799/Dstowell6@yahoo.com) for more information or to sign up.

Salvation Army Bible School

The Salvation Army's Vacation Bible School, for all children ages 5 through 14, will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday to June 15 at the Salvation Army Church grounds (The Manor), 721 S. Buol Road.

Registration is $5 per child. Registration forms are available at the Social Services Office, located at the Salvation Army Thrift Store on Dahlia Street.

Call 751-6171 to register and for assistance to pay the $5 registration fee. Leave a message with phone number and contact information.

Mt. Charleston registration

Mt. Charleston Elementary School's kindergarten and all fall registration will be ongoing through June 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The school office will open back up again for all registration starting Aug. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Call the school office at 727-7892 for more information.

Amateur radio raffle

Southern Nye County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Inc., is hosting a raffle to raise funds for the group.

Prizes include: One $100 gift certificate at Smith's Grocery, one $50 gift certificate at Smith's Grocery, one $50 gift certificate at Wal-Mart, a free car wash at Carbucks and assorted hand-made gifts donated by club members.

Winners will be notified by phone and do not need to be present in order to win. The drawing will be June 24 at 11 a.m. during the ARRL "field day," which is scheduled the weekend of June 23 and 24 in the parking lot of the Pahrump Nugget Hotel & Casino.

For more information on ticket sales ($1 each or $5 for six) or to make a donation, call 727-9524, 727-4427 or 727-9167.

Exchange students

NWS Peace Program, a non-profit and CSIET-approved program, is looking for 10 caring families in the area to host high school students from Mongolia, Japan, Belgium, France and other countries.

The students are 15 to 18 years of age and will begin arriving in August, staying five to 10 months, attending local high schools. They speak English, have medical insurance and their own spending money.

Single parents, retirees and those who have small children, teens or no children are eligible to be host families.

Call 1-866-846-3977 for more information.

Amateur Radio tests

Amateur Radio tests will be given at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Pahrump Senior Center, 1370 W. Basin Ave.

Call Frank Heyer at 751-4791 for more information.

Republican women monthly meeting

The Pahrump Valley Republican Women will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the CCSN Community College on Calvada Boulevard.

Byron Foster, Nye County Recorder, is the scheduled guest speaker.

Call Lois Beecher at 253-0433 for more information.

Library family day

Family day will be held from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the Pahrump Community Library, 701 East St.

Make a Father's Day card with Miss Brenda. (This is the last family day until September).

Family to Family June calendar

The June class schedule for Family to Family Connection, located at 160 S. Emery, is as follows:

Today -- Nevada Early Intervention Services explore and learn play group, 11 a.m.

Monday -- Car seat safety check point, 11 a.m.

Tuesday -- Home safety class, 11 a.m.

June 18 -- Nevada check up and Medicaid application assistance, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

June 19 -- Teen parenting, 2 p.m.

June 21 -- Family vehicle safety program, 3:45 p.m.

June 22 -- Nevada Early Intervention Services explore and learn play group, 11 a.m.

June 29 -- Pediatric first aid, 1 p.m.

Parenting class is at 3 p.m. every Wednesday. Playgroup is at 1 p.m. every Thursday.

For car seat safety checks or assistance with Nevada check up applications, please call for an appointment. Call 751-5898 (se habla español) for more information.

Ninth grade summer school

Pahrump Valley High School is providing summer credit computer-based recovery classes at no cost to ninth graders who need to retake one or more required semesters in English, math or science, starting Monday and ending June 29.

Morning classes will be from 8 a.m. to noon and afternoon classes from 1-5 p.m. Students can sign up for this program in the main office or the A building on a first come-first serve basis or the parent or guardian can call and reserve a spot for the student by calling 727-7737.

Summer dance sessions

The Artistic Centre is offering summer dance sessions, including hip hop, ballet, tap, jazz and combo. Gymnastics, voice and acting classes are also offered. Students must be ages 3-18.

Sessions begin Monday. Call 751-0880 to pre-register and for more information.

Ms. Senior Golden Years pageant

The Ms. Senior Golden Years U.S.A. pageant will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Saddle West Casino showroom.

Tickets are on sale now at the Saddle West, from the Queen's Court, the board of directors or by calling 727-7011.

Support our senior ladies and celebrate five successful years of pageantry that assists the needy and other seniors in the community.

Rummage sale

A rummage sale will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at 420 Bronco.

Call 513-9204 for more information.

Early Childhood screening

The Nye County School District has a responsibility to locate, assess and identify children ages 3-5 who are not enrolled in any school program and who may have some kind of developmental delays.

If your child is currently being served through Nevada Early Intervention, contact the district about 90 days prior to your child turning 3 years of age.

If you live in Pahrump, to make an appointment for an evaluation for your child during the week of Monday through June 15, please call the ECSD office at 751-2638. The office is located at 2200 S. Mt. Charleston Drive W.