Aliante preps anniversary celebration

When the Aliante master-planned community in North Las Vegas celebrates its fourth anniversary May 19, all of Southern Nevada is welcome to stop by Nature Discovery Park for an evening of free fun and entertainment. Highlights will include a concert by Island Tyme, an Aloha Festival and a fireworks display.

Festivities will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. in the 20-acre park and visitors are invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnic baskets. Island-themed food and beverages will be sold at the event, which is sponsored by North Valley Enterprises, LLC, the developer of Aliante, and The City of North Las Vegas.

To reach Nature Discovery Park, take U.S. Highway 95 north to Interstate 215, the Las Vegas Beltway. Head east on I-215, exit at Aliante Parkway and proceed south. Learn more about the fourth anniversary bash by calling 866-874-6393 or visiting aliantehomes.com (click on Events).

Encompassing more than 1,900 acres, Aliante consists of a Primary Village and an Active Adult Village, which will collectively have as many as 7,500 homes and a population of about 20,000 when the community is complete. North Valley Enterprises, LLC, is an affiliate of American Nevada Co. and Pulte Homes.

Aliante's home builders, in addition to Pulte, include Astoria Homes, Del Webb, KB Home, Lennar and Pardee Homes.

Prices range from the upper $100,000s to the upper $600,000s.

Del Webb is also building the age-qualified Sun City Aliante community.

Aliante is bordered roughly by Grand Teton Drive, Centennial Parkway, Decatur Boulevard and Clayton Street. The I-215 beltway on the north side of the valley intersects Aliante and provides access to I-15 and U.S. 95.

Approximately 428 acres of Aliante are designated for recreational and public purposes, including the Aliante Golf Club, Nature Discovery Park, Deer Springs Park, Aviary Park, more than 24 miles of lighted concrete trails and a natural arroyo.

The Clark County School District opened Aliante's first school, Theron H. and Naomi D. Goynes Elementary School, in August 2005, and there are plans in the works for building another elementary school and a middle school. A new fire station opened in April 2004 and the Aliante Library, located adjacent to Nature Discovery Park, opened in May 2006.

Ground was broken a couple months ago for construction of Aliante Station Hotel & Casino at the northeast corner of I-215 and Aliante Parkway.

To reach the Aliante Information Gallery, take U.S. 95 north to I-215 and exit east. Head east on I-215, exit at Aliante Parkway and proceed south. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Information can also be obtained by calling 866-787-2951 or visiting aliantehomes.com.