North Las Vegas Neighborhood News
Specialty gift baskets to benefit
Three Square Food Bank
Double holiday giving with a Jadon Foods gift basket.
The North Las Vegas-based gluten-free bakery is donating all proceeds from its specialty baskets to Three Square food bank through the month of December.
The baskets include the bakery's signature cookies and snacks for people and pets as well as Tea-rrific brand teas. One Park Place Enterprises partners with Jadon Foods to create the baskets.
Jadon Foods also caters to customers with diabetic and dairy-free dietary restrictions.
For more information, visit jadonfoods.com or threesquare.org.
Book club meeting planned, libraries closed Thanksgiving
The Aliante Library Book Club is scheduled to discuss "Unwind" by Neal Schusterman at 7 p.m. today at the Aliante Library, 2400 W. Deer Springs Way.
The event is free and open to the public. The book club meets from 7-8 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month, except for holidays. The December book is "The Girl Who Chased the Moon" by Sarah Addison Allen.
All three North Las Vegas Library District locations will be closed Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving.
Catholic Charities in need of donations for Thanksgiving
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada is in need of turkeys for Thanksgiving. The Social Service program is providing turkeys and groceries to families in need. This holiday season, Catholic Charities expects more than 4,000 families will come seeking Thanksgiving baskets. The organization needs turkeys and traditional Thanksgiving dinner fixings.
Individuals or organizations who would like to help by donating turkeys, canned or non-perishable food can call 385-2662 or deliver donations to Catholic Charities, 1501 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
For more information about Catholic Charities, visit www.catholiccharities.com.
Noah's Animal House anniversary garnered funds for shelter
Noah's Animal House, a safe place that provides shelter for the pets that belong to domestically abused women of the Shade Tree, drew in hundreds of influential community members and industry names during its four-year anniversary, which took place Oct. 20 at the Hard Rock Hotel. The evening was a success for Noah's Animal House, raising more than $95,000 in donations, which will support the shelter with vital supplies, proper veterinary services, vaccinations and more. To donate to the shelter or for volunteering information, go to noahslasvegas.org.
HELP OF SOUTHERN NEVADA LAUNCHES HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
HELP of Southern Nevada, 1640 E. Flamingo Road, is launching three of its annual programs this holiday season.
Donations to HELP's Thanksgiving program provides a holiday meal for a family of four.
The group's Adopt-a-Family program allows people to assist needy families in giving them clothing and toys for the holidays. The Holiday Assistance/Toy Drive benefits more than 16,000 families with its donations.
To donate, volunteer or for more information, call Lisa Laudadio at 369-4357, ext. 1246, or visit helpsonv.org.
Learn to sell local produce and meat during workshops
The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, 8050 Paradise Road, plans to launch a Beginning Farmers & Ranchers program in 2012 with workshops on field crops, processing and selling locally grown meat products and becoming a produce farmer. Each workshop is two days long and costs $50, which includes two lunches and snacks.
The program is scheduled to run from March to September 2012. For more information, call Staci Emm at 775-945-3444 or visit unce.unr.edu.
BUSINESS PERMIT INFORMATION available
To find out if a home or business site improvement project requires a business permit, call the city's Building Division, 2240 Civic Center Drive, at 633-1550 or 633-1536. For more information, visit cityofnorthlasvegas.com, click on Building Safety and then click on Frequently Asked Questions in the Hot Topics box in the left-hand margin.
City Hall relocation commencing
As of Nov. 21, North Las Vegas City Hall services were scheduled to move to 2250 Las Vegas Blvd. North, at the northwest corner of Hunkins Drive and McDaniel Street.
The nine-story building sits on a 12-acre site. The city said the project's budget was about a $127 million, down from the original budget of $142 million.
The new building replaces the existing City Hall at 2200 Civic Center Drive and is designed to consolidate municipal services and support the city's growth in coming years.
Services at the new City Hall include: Administrative Services, Business License, Building Safety, City Attorney's Office, City Clerk's Office, City Manager's Office, Community Services and Development, Economic Development, Finance, Human Resources, Mayor and Council Offices, Permit Application Center, Public Works, Real Property Services and Utilities.
The new City Hall building has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, Silver Certification. It is the City's first LEED-certified building.
For more information, visit cityofnorthlasvegas.com.
Utilities department receives
platinum award
The city of North Las Vegas Utilities Department has received a Platinum Award for Utility Excellence from the largest publicly owned drinking water system organization in the United States, the Association for Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA).
The department was recognized for its mission to provide quality and cost-effective utility service that meets the needs of the community. As a joint effort among the six divisions of the department, the award highlights employees' ability to efficiently perform daily work, implement new programs and improve infrastructure that increases customer convenience.
The completion of the state-of-the-art membrane bioreactor at the City of North Las Vegas Water Reclamation Facility propelled the department's success.
AMWA criteria for the award focuses on the 10 attributes of effectively managed water sector utilities and the keys to management success developed by a committee of water industry executives.
The Utilities Department also received AMWA Gold recognition for exceptional utility performance in 2005.
For more information, call Amanda Dillard with the utilities department at 633-1877.
LAS VEGAS ROTARY CLUBS COLLECTING CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN IN NEED
Las Vegas-area Rotary Clubs are asking for donations for the 16th annual Gift of the Holidays program, which provides winter clothing to children in need. On Dec. 8, children identified by local charitable organizations will be driven to JCPenney stores, where each child will be paired with a Rotarian or a volunteer to shop for shoes, socks, underwear, pants, shirts and a jacket.
The day includes supervised sports activities with college athletes and cheerleaders and a pizza party.
In order to reach its goal, the Rotary Clubs need to collect more than $30,000. To make a donation, contact Jim Hunt at 498-7787 or Tom Krob at 498-2259.
Ms. Wheelchair Nevada seeking aid
A division of the Ms. Wheelchair America program, Ms. Wheelchair Nevada is a disability advocacy program that seeks to select the most articulate and accomplished spokeswoman to represent people with disabilities in Nevada and at the national level.
Candidates are judged on their accomplishments since the onset of their disability, involvement with their respective communities, ability to relate to the media and the general public, their self-perception and self-projection, poise and personal appearance. Ms. Wheelchair Nevada is a symbol of the dignity and productiveness of disabled people. The selected candidate must communicate both the needs and the accomplishments of the disability community to the general public, the business community and the government.
State coordinator Tammy Wilber is seeking contestants, volunteers, sponsorship and a location to hold the first Ms. Wheelchair Nevada Pageant 2012. To help, email her at mswheelchairnevada@yahoo.com or call 206-714-1253.
Department of Public Safety awards NLVPD grant funds
The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety awarded the North Las Vegas Police Department $60,000 in federal grant funds for the Pedestrian Safety Campaign titled "Pedestrians Can Walk Safely." This money will be used to continue conducting pedestrian safety events throughout North Las Vegas until Sept. 30, 2012.
During pedestrian safety events, officers focus their efforts on crosswalks with high vehicular and pedestrian traffic volume. They target violations committed by drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians in clearly marked crosswalks and pedestrians who fail to use marked crosswalks.
The goal of this campaign is to educate both drivers and pedestrians to be more aware of their surroundings on the roadway and to reduce the number of automobile-pedestrian collisions that occur each year.
These efforts are designed and conducted in conjunction with the statewide "Pedestrians Can Walk Safely" campaign, made possible by a Traffic Safety grant from the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety. For more information, contact the NLVPD Public Communications Office at 633-9111.
