NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Valley residents, the Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada, the city of North Las Vegas and Home Depot joined forces Oct. 25 to revitalize North Las Vegas neighborhoods for national Make A Difference Day. In all, more than 350 volunteers showed up to help. Left, never too young to make a difference in people?s lives, Sam Welcher, 4, paints a garage door. Crews worked all day cleaning up and painting the Highland Village and College Heights neighborhoods. Above, volunteers, front row, from left, Nour Arencibia, Jim Haye, Donesha McKnight and Pat Watkins have fun stretching before working at Booker Elementary School, 2277 N. Martin Luther King Blvd.Photos by Larry Cruikshank/View Valley residents, the Volunteer Center of Southern Nevada, the city of North Las Vegas and Home Depot joined forces Oct. 25 to revitalize North Las Vegas neighborhoods for national Make A Difference Day. In all, more than 350 volunteers showed up to help. Left, never too young to make a difference in people?s lives, Sam Welcher, 4, paints a garage door. Crews worked all day cleaning up and painting the Highland Village and College Heights neighborhoods. Above, volunteers, front row, from left, Nour Arencibia, Jim Haye, Donesha McKnight and Pat Watkins have fun stretching before working at Booker Elementary School, 2277 N. Martin Luther King Blvd.Photos by Larry Cruikshank/View Advertisement

THREE SQUARE FOOD BANK LOOKING FOR DONATIONS

Nevada Rehabilitation Centers and Valhalla Health & Wellness are collecting food until Thursday to benefit Three Square Food Bank. The goal is 1,000 pounds of nonperishable food.

Drop off your canned or dry goods from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday at Valhalla Health and Wellness/ Nevada Rehabilitation Centers, 6800 W. Cheyenne Ave.

For more information, call 309-4878.

NORTH LAS VEGAS ALLIANCE OF HOMEOWNERS TO MEET

The North Las Vegas Alliance of Homeowners will hold its monthly meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Aliante Library, 2400 Deer Springs Way.

For more information, please call alliance president Richard Cherchio at 325-6708.

NORTH VISTA HOSPITAL ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE

Twenty-year veteran of the health care industry Vincenzo Variale was recently named Chief Executive Officer of North Vista Hospital, 1409 E. Lake Mead Blvd. Variale most recently served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer at the hospital. Variale graduated from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois and has been a resident of Las Vegas since 1985.

PUBLIC REVIEW OF ECONOMIC PLAN REQUESTED

The Southern Nevada Enterprise Community was created on the recommendation of Housing and Urban Development in an effort to develop a strategic plan to overcome poverty, unemployment and lack of residential and commercial development in the valley.

Senate Bill 352 called for the creation of an advisory board in partnership with local government, private sector and residents to help develop a community plan for the Enterprise Community of Southern Nevada, which was a federal designation. A draft economic development plan is available for public review and comment at the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 3345 W. Craig Road. Submitted by e-mail at sneccomments@ cityofnorthlasvegas.com, or visit www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com for more information.