Centers will be closed Feb. 18. All activities are subject to change. List is not all-inclusive. Call centers near you for complete list of classes and activities. Most activities require advance registration.

LEAGUES, SPORTS & SWIMMING (all ages)

Police Athletic League Youth Boxing Program (ages 8-17)
Wednesdays, 5 to 7 p.m.
Fee: $25 registration fee plus $20 per month
Stupak Community Center, 300 W. Boston Avenue, (702) 229-2488.
Boys and girls learn to box and get in shape in this physically demanding new program.

Doolittle Tumblers (ages 5-16)
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Fee: $15 per month
Doolittle Community Center, 1950 North J Street, (702) 229-6374.

After-School Tennis Program (grades 6-8)
Monday through Friday, after school to 6 p.m.
Fee: $40 per month
Gibson Community School, 3990 W. Washington Avenue, (702) 229-5096.
Participants learn tennis fundamentals, work on homework and engage in other activities.

Sports Galore (all ages)
Fees: vary; some are free with $2 annual membership.
Dula Gymnasium, 441 East Bonanza Road, (702) 229-6307.
Dula offers bowling at Texas Station; pickle ball, table tennis, bocce, golf, paddle tennis, open basketball, basketball leagues, volleyball, hiking and weight training. Call for days and times.

Learn to Swim (ages 4-adult)
Tuesdays and Thursdays or Saturdays. Classes begin each month. 
Fee: $20 per session of 4 lessons or $25 for 6 lessons;
Municipal Pool, 431 E. Bonanza Road, (702) 229-6309
Classes offered in different age and skill divisions from age 4 to 12+.

Splash Diving (ages 7-17)
Saturdays, February 9-March 8; 10 to 11 a.m.
Fee: $20 per session of 5 lessons
Municipal Pool, 431 E. Bonanza Road, (702) 229-6309
Beginning and intermediate instruction for youth comfortable in deep water.

Badminton (ages 40+)
Mondays and Wednesdays, 1 to 3:45 p.m.
Fee: $2 per day
Mirabelli Community Center, 6200 Hargrove Avenue, (702) 229-6359.

Coed Paddle Tennis and Pickle Ball (ages 18+)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 to 11 a.m.
Fee: $2 per day
Mirabelli Community Center, 6200 Hargrove Avenue, (702) 229-6359.

Splash Synchronized Swimming (ages 7-17)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 5-28; 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Fee: $32 per session
Municipal Pool, 431 E. Bonanza Road, (702) 229-6309
Beginner and advanced participants combine dance, acrobatics and swimming in four-week sessions.

Open Table Tennis (ages 7-adult)
Saturdays, 1 to 3 p.m.
Fee: $1 per day.
Mirabelli Community Center, 6200 Hargrove Avenue, (702) 229-6359.

Over 30 Recreational Basketball League (ages 30+)
Tuesdays, beginning February 5. Registration opened December 1.
Fee: $300 per team, plus officials’ fees
Charleston Heights Community School, 6438 Celeste, (702) 229-4440.

Men’s Basketball Leagues (ages 18+)
Division B – Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m., beginning February 28. Must be no taller than 6’3”.
Division A - Fridays, 6 to 9 p.m., beginning February 29.
Fee: $250 per team, plus officials’ fees. Team registration only.
Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center, 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive, (702) 229-1100.

FITNESS & MARTIAL ARTS (all ages)

Fitness Club (ages 14+)
Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fee: $6/day; $10/week; $29/month; $150/6 months; $230/year; family discount available.
Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center, 101 N. Pavilion Center Drive, (702) 229-1100.
Includes access to cardio room, weight room, open gym, all fitness classes and fitness assessment. Personal trainer available at extra charge per hour. Less expensive memberships available for fitness classes only, cardio and weight equipment only, or equipment and open gym only.

Martial Arts (ages 5-18)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 to 7 p.m.
Fee: $15 per month
Doolittle Community Center, 1950 N. J Street, (702) 229-6374.
Beginning and intermediate students welcome.

Karate (ages 6 to adult)
Wednesdays, 6 to 7 p.m. for beginners; 7 to 8:30 p.m. for intermediate
Fee: $36 for beginners; $44 for intermediate
Johnson Community School, 340 Villa Monterey, (702) 229-6175.

Tae Kwon Do (ages 7-adult)
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; white/orange 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., yellow/green 6:15 to 7 p.m., purple+ 7 to 7:45 p.m.
Fee: $40 per month
Lied Community School, 5340 West Tropical Parkway, (702) 229-5072.

Ab-Dominators and Dance Aerobics Fitness Class (ages 18+)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:15 to 9 a.m.
Fee: Free with center membership of $3/day, $15/month, $70/6 months or $105/year; couples discount available when registering together.
Doolittle Community Center, 1950 North J Street, (702) 229-6374.
Get fit with a cardio and core workout.

Cardio & Strength Building Fitness Class (ages 18+)
Monday through Thursday, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Fee: Free with center membership of $3/day, $15/month, $70/6 months or $105/year; couples discount available when registering together.
Doolittle Community Center, 1950 North J Street, (702) 229-6374.
Working out with peers helps keep you motivated!

Kickbox Aerobics Fitness Class (ages 16+)
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Fee: Free with center membership of $3/day, $15/month, $70/6 months or $105/year; couples discount available when registering together.
Doolittle Community Center, 1950 North J Street, (702) 229-6374.

Power Abs Fitness Class (ages 18+)
Saturdays, 10:30 to 11 a.m.
Fee: Free with center membership of $3/day, $15/month, $70/6 months or $105/year; couples discount available when registering together.
Doolittle Community Center, 1950 North J Street, (702) 229-6374.
Thirty minutes of intense abdominal workout.

Cardio & Weight Room (ages 16+)
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fee: Free with center membership of $3/day, $15/month, $70/6 months or $105/year; couples discount available when registering together.
Doolittle Community Center, 1950 North J Street, (702) 229-6374.
Equipment includes cardio machines, circuit, stretch, free and plate-loaded weights.

Weight Room (ages 16+)
Daily Fee: $4/day, $6/week, $18/month, $92/6 months, or $173/year. Sports Pass purchase of $22/month brings unlimited use of weight room and open gym.
Mirabelli Community Center, 6200 Hargrove Avenue, (702) 229-6359.

Jazzercise (ages 16+)
Tuesdays, 6 to 7 p.m.
Fee: $35 per month or $12 to drop in.
Johnson Community School, 340 Villa Monterey, (702) 229-6175.

Jazzercise (ages 12+)
Mondays 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays 9 to 10:30 a.m.
Fee: $30 per month
Lied Community School, 5340 West Tropical Parkway, (702) 229-5072.
Cardio workout to music plus muscle toning and stretching.

Weight Room 101 (ages 16+)
Tuesday, February 5, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Fee: $5
Mirabelli Community Center, 6200 Hargrove Avenue, (702) 229-6359.
Learn proper form on weight room machines, which muscles each machine targets, general fitness principles and weight room etiquette. Gain confidence to build your own workout and exercise on your own or with new friends.

2008 Corporate Challenge

Corporate Challenge Seeks Involvement by More Local Businesses

Corporate Challenge, the largest amateur athletic competition in the state of Nevada, is seeking the involvement of more local companies and organizations in the annual event. Corporate Challenge is a healthy way for employees to stay physically active, build teamwork and friendships, and become more at home in the community. It fosters company pride, corporate wellness and unity, and has done so every year since 1985.

The 12-week Corporate Challenge competition brings company names and images into the limelight, a real marketing benefit for all area enterprises. Some 20,000 players and spectators are exposed to businesses and their staff throughout the 35 events. Competitors wear their company T-shirts in a variety of locations, and the company names will be displayed on the canopy of lights at Fremont Street Experience during opening ceremonies.

Management participation is an excellent way to encourage initiative, reward the commitment of key staff, improve morale, and motivate future performance. Dozens of today’s most successful local companies have been involved in this annual activity for many years.

Companies may register for participation in the 2008 Corporate Challenge competition through Feb. 15. Costs for participation range from $1,750 for companies of up to 150 employees to $2,360 for companies of 2,000 or more. Companies are divided into four divisions, based on the number of employees. This makes competition fairer, so companies with only a few employees are not challenging those with a base of thousands.

Events will begin March 26 and continue through June 14, and include most sports as well as less strenuous activities — a comical executive relay, parade, blood drive, chess, croquet, 8-ball, darts, poker, table tennis, horseshoes, tabletop shuffleboard, and a T-shirt design contest. Smaller companies that share business often join forces to form a combined team.

Corporate Challenge is operated by the city of Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services. To register your company, or for more information on Corporate Challenge 2008, please contact Andrea Anzalone at (702) 229-6706.