PAVED meets

PAVED will meet at 5 p.m. June 16 in the Bob Ruud Community Center.

The speaker will be John Carich from Zee Dynamics. PAVED is wanting to assist the company, which has purchased a zeolite mine in Amargosa Valley, with opening a milling center in Pahrump.

SHIP training class

JobConnect will hold a "Medicare Overview and Volunteer Recruitment Training" 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., June 16 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 30 at 1541 E. Basin Ave., Room 8.

SHIP volunteers provide free health insurance information for seniors and pre-retirees by answering questions about Medicare, Medicare Supplemental Insurance, Medicare Advantage, prescription coverage, long-term care insurance and low income assistance.

JobConnect is seeking volunteers to participate in an intensive four-day training course.

Call Claudia Palacios, 537-2323, Ext. 204 to register.

Marine Corps League meets

Pahrump Detachment No. 1199 will hold a monthly meeting at 10 a.m., June 13 in the Wulfy's RV Park clubhouse.

All former Marines, FMF Corpsmen and patriotic Americans are welcome.

Call 751-2700 or 751-6407 for more information.

Garden Club meets

The Pahrump Valley Garden Club will meet 9:15 to 11 a.m., June 13 in the large meeting room of the Pahrump Community Library.

Don Simon of Pahrump Valley Sprinklers will present landscape irrigation systems.

The meeting is free and open to the public.

Call 751-4785 for more information.

Library summer reading

The Pahrump Community Library Summer Reading Club is coming soon.

Signup now for "Be Creative at Your Library," June 16-July 22.

A kick-off presentation with storyteller Glenda Bonin, "Just imagine: Stories for the fun of it," will be 10 a.m. June 16.

Regular classes will begin the following week: ages 4-5, 9-10 a.m., Wednesday; ages 6-11, 1-2:15 p.m., Tuesdays or 10:30-11:45 a.m., Wednesdays; fifth grade and up, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays.

Classes are free. Call 727-5930, option 2, for more information.

Pancake breakfast

The Nye County Democratic Party will have a pancake breakfast 8 to 11 a.m., June 14 at the Pahrump Senior Center.

Tickets will be available at the door.

League of Women Voters meets

The Pahrump League of Women voters will meet at 6:30 p.m. June 20 at Great Basin College-Calvada Campus.

This will be the first annual election and installation of the executive board. Men and women are invited to attend. Guests are welcome.

Call 727-3978 for information.

Canned goods donations are welcome and benefit the Nevada Outreach Training Organization.

P.O.S.S. schedule

* This nonprofit organization is looking for sponsors for the buckle show, regular shows and year-end awards. Donations are deductible and businesses will receive advertising on the Web site and at the shows.

* The buckle show is scheduled for 6 p.m. June 27 in McCullough Arena. The judge will be Todd Goodwin of Sandy Valley.

For more information visit pvhorse.com or call 537-2537.

Calling all vendors

The Pahrump Chamber of Commerce will host the "We the People" Jubilee starting at 10 a.m. July 4 at the Pahrump Nuggets.

Anyone wishing booth space applications or more information should call the chamber, 727-5800.

Free computer class

Nye County Health and Human Services through a Community Service Block Grant will join with Great Basin College and Nevada JobConnect to offer a free one day, basic computer training class from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Nevada JobConnect offices, 1541 E. Basin Ave.

The free class is open for those meeting income requirements, grant requirements, are seeking employment and who desire skills to create cover letters and resumes, use Internet browsers and e-mail, etc.

There are 20 spaces available. Required documents must be provided and eligibility satisfied in order to take the class.

Call 751-7095 to apply and get document requirement information.

Seminar for diabetics

Desert View Hospital, in cooperation with Desert Springs Hospital in Las Vegas, will present a "Know Your Numbers" program 10-11 a.m. June 17 in the training room at Desert View Hospital.

Seating is limited to 30. Call 751-7579 for reservations.

The seminar is free and open to the public.

Volunteer youth for NAH

Nathan Adelson Hospice will hold volunteer training for teens and youth 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 22 and 23 at the hospice office, 1480 E. Calvada Blvd., Suite 900.

Space is limited. Call Tonya, 751-5601, to reserve space or get more information.

Eagle Scout blood drive

Dustin Ward's Eagle Scout project is a blood drive to be held 8 a.m. to 12:40 p.m., June 27 at the LDS cultural hall, 921 E. Wilson Road.

Each donor will receive free tickets to the Area 51 baseball game at Cashman Field and a free pen to commemorate donating.

Call Dustin Ward, 751-2971 for an appointment.

Sheriff's open forum schedule

Sheriff Tony DeMeo will hold public open forums at Wulfy's Sports Bar at 1 p.m. on the following dates:

June 28, July 19, Aug. 23, Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 22 and Dec. 20.

New Hope enrollment

New Hope Christian Academy is accepting enrollment in pre-kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds for the little Froggors learning center.

Leap into adventure, swim in discovery and land on the lilly pad of wisdom.

Call 751-1867 or come by the academy on West Street, for more information.

VFW calendar

The VFW on Homestead Road has an ongoing schedule of events.

Breakfast, 8-11 a.m., Sundays

Poker, noon, Wednesdays

Dinner, 5-7 p.m., Fridays, $7 unless stated differently.

Swap Meet, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., second and fourth Saturdays.

Call 727-6072 for more information.

School volunteer summer hours

The Nye County School District Volunteer Coordinator Office will be open 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesdays and Thursdays only through the summer break.

Call 727-7743, ext. 259 for more information.

Yard sale for youth camp

Choice Hills Baptist Church will have a yard sale as a fundraiser to support a youth camp 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 12 and 13 at 80 Huascaran, off Basin Avenue by Petrack Park.

Call Jessica, 910-9303 for more information.

AGLOW meets

AGLOW, an international interdenominational Christian women's organization, will meet 9:30-11:30 a.m., June 20 in the conference room of the Pahrump Community Library.

Michele Grabley, a former New York police officer who missed Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001, will be the guest speaker.

Call 727-5181 for more information.

NARFE meets

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees will have its annual picnic and meeting at noon, June 19.

For details, call 751-9766.

Library notices

* The Pahrump Community Library will have new hours starting June 15.

The hours will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday and closed Sundays and holidays.

* The Pahrump Community Library is accepting applications for volunteer security persons. Volunteers are asked to give five to 10 hours per week.

Applications are available at the main circulation desk.

* The Pahrump Community Library is looking for adult literacy tutors. There are students waiting.

Adults interested in getting help with reading skills, call 727-5930, ext. 19.

The service is free.

Relay for Life

Relay for Life, Pahrump Valley, will hold the annual run/walk Aug. 15 and 16 at Petrack Park.

All money raised before, during and after the event will stay here for cancer services.

The American Cancer Society has a gift closet at Desert View Hospital where cancer patients can get wigs, supplements and other items.

Patients may also apply for gas cards and gift Visa cards to help during treatments. For more information go to www.cancer.org.

Drivers are needed to transport patients to appointments and treatments. The service depends on local support.

To sign up for team membership, go to relayforlife.org/pahrumpnv or call Reva, 727-0911.

Summer hours for NOTO

Nevada Outreach Training Organization will begin summer hours on June 1.

All program offices for No to Abuse and the Pahrump Family Resource Center will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The crisis hotline is available 24/7 by calling 751-1118.

4-H

The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Southern Nye County 4-H Culture Club is seeking youth age 9 and up who want to learn to knit or crochet.

Currently, this 4-H project group meets at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Enrollment dues are $1 per year for most project clubs.

Donation of yarn of any weight/color would be appreciated.

Call Debby Woodland, 727-5532, for more information.