New Recreation Center Named After Bob Price

At exactly 3:33 p.m., the 20,000-square-foot facility at 2050 Bonnie Lane was officially dedicated after longtime Assemblyman Bob Price.

So why the strange time? The number three is particularly significant to the Prices. Bob and Nancy were married March 3, 1984 at 3:33 p.m. It was the third marriage for both of them. Bob and Nancy celebrated 25 years by renewing their vows at the dedication for the recreation center.

The Bob Price Recreation Center named after the longtime state legislator features a gymnasium with regulation basketball court and padded floor, rooms for classes such as gymnastics, yoga, piano, ballet, belly dancing and martial arts; tiny tot gym and meeting space.

"He was a champion of that area for many years," Commissioner Tom Collins said. "He is long overdue for this recognition."

Price, a retired electrician, moved to Las Vegas shortly after high school graduation in the 1950s and went on to serve in the legislature for 29 years. During his tenure, he was the chair of Economic Development and created the Film Commission. He spoke in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment, received the Ethics in Government Award from Common Cause, proposed and passed ethics legislation and “sunshine laws” requiring open meetings. He served on the Bicentennial Committee and the Committee on the Constitution as welll as all of the legislative committees. He also proposed a resolution, that later passed, to remove a section of the Nevada Constitution that states women are not allowed to hold office.

Price and his wife Nancy now live in Sparks where you can often find him at the doctor’s office, political meetings or playing with Duke, the dog he and Nancy rescued.

The center replaces the Sunrise Recreation Center, the oldest recreation center in Clark County Parks and Recreation, which closed to the public in December after a storm damaged the electrical components. Clark County took over the park in 1971 with the center and pool opening in 1974. The center proudly served the surrounding neighborhood for nearly 35 years. We look forward to another 35 years at Bob Price Park.

To find out more about activities at the center, click here.

IBEW Local 357 Breaks Ground on New Facility

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 357 broke ground on its new 36,000 square-foot facility at 850 Lamb Blvd. In this picture from left to right: Danny Thompson, Las Vegas City Councilman Gary Reese, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross, David Jones, Assemblywoman Ellen Koivisto, County Commissioners Chris Guinchigliani, Lawrence Weekly and Tom Collins.

Clark County Dedicates Shadow Rock Park

Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins kicked off the opening of Shadow Rock Park last month by throwing out the first pitch, opening the park to the public.

The kick-off event at the park located at 2650 Los Feliz St., north of Carey Avenue and east of Hollywood Boulevard featured the Sunrise Girls Softball League. The league's 15 teams competed in an all-day tournament on the park’s two new ball fields.  

The 10,000-square-foot park also offers restrooms, a concession building, parking and a playground. Carnival booths at the event will host games and light refreshments will be served.

“We are doubling the opportunity for leagues to be able to play and the families to come out and enjoy it,” Collins said. “I am pleased to be part of something that will enhance the quality of life for residents.”

Those interested in Shadow Rock Park can call Clark County Parks and Recreation at 455-8200 or visit the Web site at www.accessclarkcounty.com/parks.

Residents enjoy time with their dogs at Shadow Rock Dog Park.

Herr Elementary School Graduates D.A.R.E. ClassT

Commissioner Collins and Metro officer Gerald Cahoon stand alongside students from Herr Elementary School who graduated from the Metro Drug Abuse Resistance Education aka. D.A.R.E. program.

Cora Coleman Seniors help Spruce Up Community

Sharon Anderson to the far left stands with Kelly Salyer, manager of Cora Coleman Senior Center, and Charles and Daisy Musso. The group volunteered their time to repaint faded red curbs in front of the fire hydrants on Toiyabe Street.

Four Commissioners Sworn Into Office 

Two new county commissioners Larry Brown and Steve Sisolak and Commissioners Tom Collins and Lawrence Weekly, who won election in November, were sworn into office on Jan 5  – creating the first all-Democratic Commission in 40 years.

The commissioners selected Rory Reid to continue serving as commission chairman and Susan Brager to be vice chair for the next two years. Reid is the first commissioner to serve as chairman for three consecutive terms in almost 50 years, and only the fourth to do so in Clark County’s 100-year history. 

Brown represents District C, which covers much of the northwest part of the county and is the second largest district with 329,000 residents. Sisolak represents the southeast’s District A, which is the county’s largest district by population with 376,182 residents as of July 1. 

For the first time since 1969, the County Commission is all Democrats. According to state archivist Guy Rocha, Republican Bob Broadbent defeated G.L. “Bud” Franklin in the 1968 election at a time when the then-five-member Commission was all Democrats. Broadbent was sworn into office in January 1969.

Harley E. Harmon, C.C. Ronnow and W.J. Stewart are the only other commissioners selected to chair the commission for three or more consecutive terms. Harmon was chairman in 1953 and 1954 and then from 1957 through 1961 during a time when commissioners selected a chairman every year. Rannow was chairman from 1911 to 1917. Stewart was chairman from 1921 to 1929.

Commissioners were appointed to the following boards:

 Las Vegas Valley Water District board: Reid, president; Sisolak, vice president;

Southern Nevada Health District board: Giunchigliani and Weekly, members, with Collins as the alternate;

Southern Nevada Regional Transportation Commission and Regional Flood Control District: Giunchigliani and Brown, members;

Metropolitan Police Committee on Fiscal Affairs: Brown and Sisolak, members; and

Las Vegas Convention and Visitor’s Authority: Collins and Weekly, members. 

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's 1st Tuesday program is an excellent opportunity for citizens to get involved with their police department.

On the first Tuesday of every month, police open the doors to local substations from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the community to have an open forum of communication with the police officers who patrol their neighborhoods.

Each month a different area of the police department is highlighted so the community can get a better idea of what goes on "behind the scenes" throughout the different sections of the department.

First Tuesday meetings are held at the Northeast Area Command Station at 831 N. Mojave, 7 p.m., first Tuesday of each month. Contact Bella Yourgules-Scholes office 828-3340 or e-mail at B7845Y@LVMPD.com with any questions.

Learn More About Public Works Projects in Your Area

Public Works is one of the largest departments within county government and offers a variety of services to the community including the design, construction, and maintenance of local, collector, and arterial roadways; the Bruce Woodbury Beltway; flood control facilities; traffic and safety management; land surveying; vector control; and public information. The Public Works Department is comprised of the Director's Office and six individual divisions. Learn all about what is happening within Public Works by clicking here.

Federal Dollars to Assist Homebuyers in District B

Residents living in District B are targeted for federal dollars aimed at stabilizing neighborhoods affected by the foreclosure crisis.

This year, the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department will allocate approximately $31 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds to Clark County to spend on first-time homebuyer assistance, housing rehabilitation, acquisition of vacant homes for rental housing, housing counseling and redevelopment.

To decide where the money was most needed, boundaries were drawn identifying the most affected areas to target in each district. In District B, the NSP target area shows that more than 750 homes are in foreclosure, making it the district with the third largest need for those federal dollars in the county.

The program's intent is to provide relief to the county’s hardest hit areas by reducing the number of vacant homes left behind from foreclosures.

Neighborhood Stabilization Program Homebuyer Assistance information can be found by clicking here.

People without insurance or access to health care can now get high quality affordable health care through the Cambridge Family Health Center. 

The center operates on a sliding scale, according to income and can cost as little as $20. Proof of income is required. Medicare, Medicaid, Nevada Check Up, Clark County Social Services and most other insurances are cheerfully accepted. Appointments are strongly advised. You can contract the center at:

CAMBRIDGE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER 

3900 Cambridge Avenue, Suite 101
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday

(702)  307-5415

Go "Where Fun Happens"

Looking for something to do? Click here for a list of events going on in Clark County parks this week.

District B Map

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