Event celebrates military, first responders in North Las Vegas

Las Vegas Review-Journal

6 years ago

Tsui Alston dances during a performance by the Heart of Polynesia at the Armed Forces Military Veterans and First Responders Appreciation Day at Craig Ranch Regional Park at 628 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. Bill Hughes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Zaleia Poindexter bounces on a trampoline in the Tumble Gym Bus LV during the Armed Forces Military Veterans and First Responders Appreciation Day at Craig Ranch Regional Park at 628 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. Bill Hughes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Joseph Preston of the Road Kill Grill makes cheeseburgers during the Armed Forces Military Veterans and First Responders Appreciation Day at Craig Ranch Regional Park at 628 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. Bill Hughes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Air Force Senior Airman Jeff Novak, right, talks with Dana Smith during the Armed Forces Military Veterans and First Responders Appreciation Day at Craig Ranch Regional Park at 628 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. Bill Hughes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rachel Borders, left, and her brother Joshua, center, talk with Josiah LaRow at the American Cancer Society booth at the Armed Forces Military Veterans and First Responders Appreciation Day at Craig Ranch Regional Park at 628 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. Bill Hughes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Marrisa Luke catches some shade with her dog Rex during the Armed Forces Military Veterans and First Responders Appreciation Day at Craig Ranch Regional Park at 628 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. Bill Hughes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Apalonia Warner contemplates a hot dog during the Armed Forces Military Veterans and First Responders Appreciation Day at Craig Ranch Regional Park at 628 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. Bill Hughes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Olivia Amescua, left, watches while her father Stevie helps her brother Sonny add flavoring to a cup of shaved ice during the Armed Forces Military Veterans and First Responders Appreciation Day at Craig Ranch Regional Park at 628 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. Bill Hughes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

It was Armed Forces Military Veterans and First Responders Appreciation Day at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas on Saturday.

It was a celebration of active military members, veterans, first responders and their families. More than 60 vendors from across the Las Vegas Valley came to the event, which included entertainment, games, a play area for kids and food.