Community briefs for July 16, 2003

Wednesday, July 16, 2003 | 8:54 a.m.

NLV will host community meeting

North Las Vegas will hold a community meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at Holy Trinity AME Church, 700 Lola Ave.

The public is invited to meet representatives of North Las Vegas Police, Community Development, Parks and Recreation, Code Enforcement, fire department and Public Works, as well as representatives of local utilities.

The event will also include refreshments and entertainment provided by Rec and Roll Mobile.

For more information, call877-0790.

Tortoise Group sets kids' workshops

The Tortoise Group will hold workshops for children ages 3 and up at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society in Lorenzi Park.

The event includes an interactive presentation of tortoise behavior, crafts, entertainment and refreshments.

For more information, call 739-8043.

Fire crews honored for rescue

Crews from Las Vegas Fire and Rescue and the North Las Vegas Fire Department were to be presented with an award at today's Las Vegas City Council meeting for saving four people from a house fire March 31 near Vegas and Rancho drives.

The unit citation is Las Vegas Fire and Rescue's most prestigious award, department spokesman Tim Szymanski said.

When firefighters arrived at the one-story house the morning of the fire, citizens had pulled a set of security bars off one of the windows. Firefighters entered the smoke-filled house and rescued the occupants. A 53-year-old woman died in the fire.

The award is being given because the firefighters "worked under extremely adverse conditions and stress," Szymanski said.