A new park deep in southeast Henderson celebrates its grand opening on September 22.

Mayor Andy Hafen, members of the City Council and the City of Henderson Parks and Recreation Department will be at the celebration for Heritage Park, 350 S. Racetrack Road, beginning at 10 a.m.

The park is located on Racetrack Road between Burkholder Boulevard and Newport Drive. In addition to a ribbon cutting, the event will feature activities for children, refreshments, and tours of the park. A previous phase of the park’s 160-acre campus included completion of the LEED Gold-certified Heritage Park Aquatic Complex and Heritage Park Senior Facility, as well as the Bark Park dog park.

Second-phase amenities include:

A landmark casino in downtown Henderson is marking its 50th anniversary this Sunday.

The Eldorado Casino, 140 South Water Street, Henderson, opened its doors July 1, 1962. It was the first venture of Sam Boyd and his son Bill. It was the beginning of what is now Boyd Gaming.

The casino will celebrate its anniversary with a party starting at 3 p.m. Sunday. The party will feature a champagne toast, cake and special giveaways. The casino will also be using limited-edition, commemorative $5 gaming chips.

The property will also kick off several promotions that will go on throughout the rest of the year, including 50 cents specials on at the snack bar. They will also be giving $50 bonus cash to any customer in the bingo hall who wins a game on a “G-50.”

It’s your summer, love it!

Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada is offering special anniversary pricing on Camp Foxtail registration as a celebration of 100 years of Girl Scouting. Save $100 on resident summer camp with session prices ranging from $50 to $295.

Camp Foxtail is located in the cool in the cool Spring Mountain Range, just 45 minutes from Las Vegas.

Summer sessions run through August 17 and a 10-day pre-registration is required.  Registration is available at girlscoutsnv.org.