Aliante to hold Ice Cream Sunday

The Southern Nevada community is invited to come out tomorrow, Sept. 28, and enjoy the Aliante master-planned community's sixth annual Ice Cream Sunday.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the 20-acre Nature Discovery Park, located at 2627 Nature Park Drive, near the southeast corner of Interstate 215, the Las Vegas Beltway, and Aliante Parkway.

Visitors can enjoy free ice cream provided by Meadow Gold, along with face-painting, bounce houses, games and prizes. A highlight of the event will be the Ice Cream Sunday Olympics, which will feature a Hula-Hoop Scoop, Pool Duel and a frozen T-shirt contest. Food and refreshments will be available for sale.

The Ice Cream Sunday event will be co-sponsored by the Aliante Home Owners Association, and KSNE, 106.5-FM radio.

To reach Nature Discovery Park, take U.S. Highway 95 north to the I-215 exit east. Head east on I-215, exit at Aliante Parkway and proceed south. For more information call 238-7300.

Four new neighborhoods are being offered by home builders within Aliante.

Prominence at Aliante by Astoria Homes is a private, gated neighborhood of two-story homes ranging from 2,830 to 4,449 square feet and priced from the low $400,000s.

Fields at Aliante, also by Astoria Homes, offers four- and five- bedroom designs that range from 2,228 to 3,374 square feet and priced from the low $300,000s.

Autumn Ridge by Pardee Homes is a gated neighborhood that offers a selection of one- and two-story homes ranging from 2,695 to 4,245 square feet and priced from the $400,000s.

Springdale, also by Pardee Homes, is a gated neighborhood that offers a selection of one- and two-story homes ranging from 2,754 to 3,289 square feet and priced from the low $300,000s.

Aliante is a development of North Valley Enterprises LLC, an affiliate of American Nevada Co. and Pulte Homes.

Encompassing more than 1,900 acres, the community is bordered roughly by Grand Teton Drive, Centennial Parkway, Decatur Boulevard and Clayton Street.

I-215 intersects Aliante, providing access to Interstate 15 and U.S.-95, as well as a quick commute to major destinations in the valley.

About 428 acres in Aliante are designated for recreational and public purposes, including the Aliante Golf Club, the 20-acre Nature Discovery Park, Deer Springs Park, Aviary Park, more than 24 miles of lighted concrete trails and linear parks, and an arroyo.

The Aliante Station Hotel and Casino is scheduled to open in November. The resort will be located on a 40-acre parcel at the northeast corner of I-215 and Aliante Parkway.

For more information, contact the Aliante Information Gallery, which is located across from Nature Discovery Park. It is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

More information is available at aliantehomes.com or by calling 631-0359.