🌱 UMC Offers More Free CPR Classes + Library Cards Access State Parks

Good morning, everybody! I'm back with your fresh copy of the Las Vegas Daily, fresh off the presses. Here's all the local news you need to know right now.

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Here are the top three stories in Las Vegas today:

1. The University Medical Center (UMC) will be offering more frequent free CPR classes throughout the first quarter of the year. Demands for the classes have increased across the valley recently. A local nurse manager said that rising media attention to cardiac episodes around the country has likely contributed to the increased demand for classes. (Fox 5 Las Vegas)
2. Library cards from Nevada public libraries can now be used to access all 27 Nevada state parks. The cards are part of the Library Park Pass pilot program to help increase the accessibility to state parks. Each library card covers the day-use fee for one passenger vehicle. (Fox 5 Las Vegas)
3. Conductor Donato Cabrera is set to leave the Las Vegas Philharmonic at the end of the 2023-24 season. The conductor has been leading the symphony longer than any other conductor in the symphony's 25-year history. Cabrera's last performance conducting the symphony will be May 11, 2024. (Subscription: Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Today in Las Vegas:

• Coffee & Commerce At Urban Chamber of Commerce (9:00 AM)
• Doin' Good In the Neighborhood At Summerlin Library (3:00 PM)
• UNLV Jazz Concert Series At Clark County Library (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you on the hunt for a new house for the new year? Check out this week's roundup of properties that have recently hit the market in the Las Vegas area, including a couple of three-bedroom, three-bathroom options, and a two-bedroom, two-bathroom house for $487,000 on Anna Bay Drive. (Las Vegas Patch)
• Would you like to learn more about North Las Vegas' economy and its impact on the community? Register for Cocktails & Conversations with North Las Vegas City Mayor Pamela Goynes Brown. The event will be held on Jan. 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Aliante Casino & Hotel. (Vegas Chamber via Facebook)
• It's time for a new display at the Bellagio! The Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens unveiled its brand new Year of the Rabbit display for the Lunar New Year. Check out the photos of the new exhibit and see it for yourself through Mar. 4. (KTNV 13 Action News Las Vegas)
• Stand-up comedian Jay Leno will be making his venue debut at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on Friday, Mar. 31. Tickets for the singular show go on sale Friday, Jan. 13 at 10:00 a.m.(Broadway World)

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That's it for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update!

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.