Ward 5 News and Events June 19, 2019

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NEWS

Every Kid in a Park Program

Students from the West Las Vegas Arts Center, Doolittle Community Center, and Batteries Included program enjoyed a day at Zion National Park in Springdale, Utah, June 13. Students enjoyed lunch and a guided hike with park rangers through nature to explore, learn and play in a spectacular outdoor space. I am grateful I had the opportunity to host our youth on this day.

Western Elite Tour

Western Elite, one of Nevada's largest recycling and waste removal management companies, specializes in the collection, storage, removal, recycling and proper disposal of unusable materials. Last year, Western Elite diverted from the landfill more than 165,000 tons of waste in Nevada. In an effort to keep up with the rapid growth of Las Vegas, Western Elite employs a fleet of truck drivers and a team of 270 service professionals to ensure the proper and efficient removal of waste for thousands of residential, commercial, construction and corporate projects.

I had the opportunity to take a tour of the organization's 560-acre landfill facility in Coyote Springs with Western Elite's Vice President Scott Seastrand, in an effort to further my education on the industry of recycling and available resources. From food waste to plastic, and construction materials such as steel, green waste and concrete, Western Elite sorts all the collected materials for recycling before reaching the landfill, minimizing waste and maximizing solutions.

EVENTS

Master Plan

Las Vegas Live Free Program

Saturday, June 22, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Free and open to the public.

Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St.

Registration opens at 8 a.m.; Musician/manager workshops begin 10 a.m.; exhibits open 11 a.m.; workshops continue 1:30 p.m.; Rehearsal begins 4 p.m.; doors open for audience 6:30 p.m.; live performance begins at 7 p.m. Presented by the city of Las Vegas, American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, and the Music Performance Trust Fund. Go to https://afmlasvegaslive.com/ for details and workshop registration. Workshop details are available at https://afmlasvegaslive.com/workshops. Call 718-679-5366 for more information.

Strategies for Creating Great Neighborhoods, City Hall June 25

CERT Course Offered to Spanish-Speaking Residents

Two-day Course Gives Latino Residents Opportunity to Learn Life-Saving Skills

The Southern Nevada Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is offering Spanish speakers in the valley the opportunity to learn essential preparedness and response skills for free.

The two-day CERT course takes place Saturday, June 29, and Sunday, June 30, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the city of Las Vegas Emergency Operations Center, 7551 W. Sauer Drive.

Students will have the opportunity to learn important skills, such as fire suppression, basic first aid, search and rescue, disaster psychology, signs of terrorism and more from a bilingual, certified CERT instructor. Students must attend both days of the course to receive CERT certification and a free backpack loaded with emergency supplies.

The course is free, but registration is required and seats are limited. Register for the course at NVCERT.org.

The Southern Nevada CERT course is administered by the city of Las Vegas Office of Emergency Management and is part of a multi-jurisdictional partnership. Course materials are made possible by the Nevada Department of Public Safety Division of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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You Light It We Write It Flier June 2019

The Okee Dokee Brothers Family Concert

Especially for Children!

Wednesday, July 10, 10:30 a.m. at Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., and

Thursday, July 11, 10:30 a.m. at the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St.

Tickets: $5 (plus tax/fees). Call 702-229-ARTS for group tickets.

Justin Lansing and Joe Mailander have been exploring the outdoors together since they were kids. Now they are a Grammy Award-winning folk and roots music duo that puts the natural world at the heart of their Americana music, with songs written under wide-open skies and harmonies fine-tuned around the campfire. Performing songs from their new album “Winterland,” a tribute to the season of coziness, family time and fun, the Okee Dokee Brothers make room for kids to dance, for parents to share stories and for everyone to gain respect for nature, each other and the world we live in. They will inspire your family to get outside and get creative! Tickets available online at www.ArtsLasVegas.org or by calling 702.229.ARTS (2787).

Class 1 begins Thursday, July 11, at City Hall

495 S. Main Street | Now Cafe - 2nd Floor

Registration

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