The dedication of Tom Williams Park in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (L-R) Rev. Aubrey Walley, Methodist Church, Hal Fincher, North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Board, Dorothy Booth; Councilman Jack Petitti; Theron Goynes, North Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Board; Father James Shehy, the Catholic priest who gave the prayer.
From the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada (PH-00277) -- Wayne Newton, famous Las Vegas entertainer, was honored for the benefit performance that he gave at the River Rats meeting, Convention Center, Las Vegas, fall of 1973. At right is Maj. Richard Skeels, Nellis Air Force Base. The River Rats are airmen who have flown at least one mission over the Hanoi-Haiphong Area during the Vietnam War. (Nellis Air Force Base 5-23-74)
From the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada (PH-00277) -- Capt. Willie Mays, left wing, Thunderbirds Precision Flying Team. Nellis Air Force Base. (1-19-82)
From the North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada (PH-00277) -- Capt. Joseph "Pete" Peterson, Right Wing, Thunderbirds Precision Flying Team Nellis Air Force Base. (1-19-82)
Mrs. Mitchell, wife of Board Chairman Johnny Mitchell, cuts the ribbon at the back gate of the Frontier Fort, marking the grand opening of Old Vegas. Old Vegas President Bob Shelton looks on.