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Meet our new firefighters
Nineteen new North Las Vegas firefighters hit the streets
this month after graduating from the North Las Vegas Fire Academy. I’m proud to
say this was one of the biggest classes we have ever graduated!
The new firefighters and firefighter/paramedics completed 16
weeks of intensive training and now are out in our community helping to keep
all of our residents and businesses safe and secure.
To all of the graduates, congratulations! We are proud of
you!
During a recent awards
ceremony, the City and Police Department had the honor of recognizing dozens of
men and women in uniform who keep us safe and make North Las Vegas a great
place to live and do business.
A total of 80 awards were
presented to North Las Vegas police officers, first responders, civilian
employees and volunteers.
The ceremony was an
opportunity for us to highlight the extraordinary actions of so many of our
employees, who go above and beyond to save lives, be heroes and selflessly give
of themselves for others.
A big congratulations to
all of the award recipients. We appreciate you!
 Chief Alex Perez and Assistant Chief Dave Noahr with Officer Michael Eggers, recipient of the Meritorious Service Award
This week, I had the pleasure of volunteering at McDonald's as part of the Eggs For Education program, a wonderful fundraising effort for our community.
The North Las Vegas McDonald's at 1408 W. Craig Road, along with others, will donate $1 for every Egg McMuffin or Sausage-Egg McMuffin purchased this week to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas scholarship program.
Over the past six years, local McDonald's owner/operators have raised more than $320,000 with this annual event. Thank you, Southern Nevada McDonald's franchisees, for being such great community partners!
 
Mayor Pro Tem Isaac Barron and I had the pleasure of welcoming Congressman Ruben Kihuen to North Las Vegas
and to the 4th Congressional District.
The City’s annual Raul Elizondo Day is always a bittersweet
one. On the one hand, we remember a fallen hero taken from us far too soon. On
the other, we get to spend the day with our wonderful North Las Vegas students,
who show so much love and respect for our officers and this great community.
North Las Vegas Officer Raul Elizondo was killed in 1995 in
the line of duty, but his legacy lives on in his namesake school, where our fantastic
police officers have formed a strong bond with students. On March 8, they all
came together once again for breakfast and lunch, a memorial ceremony, a parade
and story time in the classroom.
 
Congratulations to Cummins Inc. on the grand opening of its new 50,000
square foot service facility in North Las Vegas! The grand opening was a blast,
with special guest NASCAR superstar Jimmie Johnson.
Cummins’ expansion to its new facility at 2807 E. Alexander
Road adds more than $11 million of investment in our community and is proof
that our easy business processes are helping companies succeed, grow and create
jobs.
The day after the grand opening, Cummins hosted a job fair to
hire for several technician and other positions.
 
Residents and businesses
now have more options for banking in North Las Vegas.
The North Valley Credit
Union recently celebrated a grand opening and ribbon cutting at its new
location in the Hidden Valley Shopping Center at Martin Luther King Boulevard and
Alexander Road.
I had such a wonderful
time participating in Nevada Reading Week with students at Richard H. Bryan Elementary School. They asked
very smart questions and shared lots of great stories with me!
Join us for some springtime family fun at Silver Mesa Recreation Center!
Interested in working in education or for the School District? Troops to Education will host informational meetings April 3 and May 4 to discuss with veterans, service members and spouses various opportunities for jobs in education.
The meetings will be at the Community Commons at Nellis Air Force Base.
Topics will include jobs available for people who have degrees in fields other than education but are interested in becoming teachers, as well as opportunities for those interested in jobs such as bus drivers, mechanics, security guards, custodians, food service workers, instructional aides and substitutes.
Southern Nevada Children First will host its 10th anniversary
Gala from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. April 22 at Texas Station.
The organization aims to strengthen the lives of children and families by
giving opportunities to pregnant and parenting youth and young adults.
Since its inception in 2007, SNCF has helped more than 1,500
young families secure housing, education, financial services and physical and
mental health care.
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