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The heat has arrived in full force and we hope you are staying cool, well as much as you can in triple digit temperatures. With that said, we will focus the next two issues on getting out of town and cooling off. We will give you idea’s form our neighboring states from mountain getaways to costal drives that we hope you will be able to enjoy. Also check out the Top Ten Shopping Saving Tips - there is money to be saved and spent! We also want to thank everyone for the comments and feedback we received on our last issue. Those comments and feedback can be read on page 62. To see a full review of these comments go to our web site Simply55plus.com. Here at Simply 55+ we appreciate your feedback, positive or negative, to improve our publication. We hope you have a fun and safe summer & we look forward to your comments and feedback at feedback@simply55.com

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Contents July/August 2015 pg 4

From The Staff

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Hike of the Month - Cathedral Rock

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Makeup Tips For Summer

pg 12

Low Testosterone Levels

pg 14

Let’s Go Ride A Bike - Valley of Fire

pg 20

Cooking With Martha

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Calendar Of Events

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Knowing Your Benefits By Sen. Dean Heller

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CARE Act Becomes Law In Nevada

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Nevada’s Clean Energy Resources By Sen. Harry Reid

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With Social Security & Medicare Timing Is Everything

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Shakespeare Festival

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Southern Utah State Parks

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The Binion Name Will Live Forever In Nevada

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One of the Best Hikes in Mt. Charleston – Entertainment & Food Reopened! by Branch Whitney After the devastating fire back in 2013, which closed numerous hiking trails in Financial Mt. Charleston, the Cathedral Rock trail is open again. This is one of the best hikes in Mt. Charleston. Here’s why: It’s a short hike (three miles round trip), has Auto Travel an easy to follow trail, and offers great views from the top. This trail is well traveled, especially on the weekends. If you have small children, watch them Improvement & Lifestyle carefully at the top. There Home are big drop offs.

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Feedback It will be at least 20 degrees cooler along the trail than down in Las Vegas. Some might want to bring an extra layer in case the temperatures drop. Calendar Of Events Also, watch the sky and check the Hike: Cathedral Rock — up and back forecast. The Monsoon season starts in July Calendar Of Events Trailhead: At the endo of SR 157 — marked and continues through August. My previous article talked about the Monsoon season. In a Distance: 3 miles — round trip nutshell: The Monsoon season brings violent Elevation gain: 1,000 feet thunderstorms to the mountains.Remembering These Nevada Elevation Peak: 8,600 feet thunderstorms are sporadic and normally start Time: 3 hours — round trip around noon. Difficulty: 2 How easy to follow: 1 Happy Holidays Some readers might wonder if the South Loop Children: Yes trail is now opened. It’s is not. The South Loop trail led to both Griffith Peak and Charleston Driving Directions: Take Highway north 95 to Peak. Griffith Peak is closed. You can hike State route 157. Go left on 157, drive 21 mile Charleston Peak by the North Loop trail or Trail and park next to the signed trailhead sign. The Canyon and then head west (left) onto the signed trailhead is on the west (right) side of the North Loop trail. There’s no timeline as to when road. There is no fee to park or hike. the South Loop trail will open. 8 Simply55+

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Overview: The trail starts easy, flattens out, and then becomes steep before reaching the peak. Comments: Cathedral Rock, the second most popular trail in Mt. Charleston, is the perfect hike for beginners. You can see Cathedral Rock, the huge pinnacle that looms above the Mt. Charleston Lodge, by looking at the imaginary 10 o’clock position as you approach the hairpin turn on 157.

Save your energy for the last quarter mile of the trail–it’s steep. Take the signed right fork when the trail divides. About a half- dozen switchbacks take you to the top of Cathedral Rock. Once on top the view becomes more spectacular with every step. Mt. Charleston Lodge lies almost 1,000 feet below and farther to the east you can see the desert floor. To the north is Mummy Mountain; to the NW is Mary Jane Falls, and to the west is Charleston Peak.

The Hike: From the trailhead, the trail starts in a westward direction at a slight grade. It winds through thick patches of aspens and evergreens. The trail turns south and heads toward the magnificent Echo Cliffs. The Cliffs have a sheer drop of almost 800 feet. As the trail snakes to the west of Echo Cliffs, a side trail leads to a small seep. Water flows almost year round, making the 100-yard walk worth the effort. Once past Echo Cliffs, the trail heads west and the grade becomes steeper as it makes its way across a slope. As you traverse the slope, you can see the destruction an avalanche can wreak on a mountain. Many trees and boulders are still misplaced by an avalanche that happened years ago. The trail flattens out as it heads toward the backside of Cathedral Rock. This is the easiest and most enjoyable part of the trail, a cakewalk through a forest, and you forget that you’re 8,000 feet above sea level. Not That Old And Loving It!

Watch children closely at the top; the drop-offs are more than 100 feet at the edges. Railings have been erected, but they seem to entice people to climb down to them. To Descend: Retrace your steps. After the hike you can visit the new Visitor Center. It’s located on the south side of the round-about that you drove past on your way to Cathedral Rock trailhead. + July/August 2015

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Makeup Tips for Looking Fresh and Modern All Summer

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lifesaver! The heat and humidity can make ordinary makeup run. If you don’t like wearing waterproof mascara, there is a good alternative. Curl your lashes first and apply clear mascara to set them. Food

Try the classic smoky eye in a lighter, modern summer style. Outline the top of the eye at the lashes with a creamy eye pencil and blend with an applicator sponge. Finish with waterproof or clear mascara. This smoky-eye look is not too Financial heavy but looks sexy and glamorous. Although you should avoid glittery makeup on

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metallic eye shadows will complement your eyes beautifully. Start with a makeup base on the eyes before you apply eye shadow. The base will help the colors set and the shadow last longer.

Summer is synonymous with heat, beach and sand. For many, summer means basking in the sun for hours. But how can you enjoy the heat Home while looking your best? Here areImprovement some easy & Lifestyle makeup tips to look fresh and modern through Regardless of how you highlight your eyes, don’t Simply Savers the hottest days of summer. neglect your eyebrows. Keep them neat and Feedback well-shaped. Apply makeup powder or cream with a brush to define the shape of the brows. Before applying makeup, use a water-based Powder or cream lasts longer in the heat than sunscreen of SPF 30 or greater on your face. eyebrow pencils. Calendar Of Events But sunscreen in the morning is not enough. Reapply sunscreen every two hours,Calendar even on Of Events areas like the neck and ears. If you don’t want Exfoliate and moisturize your lips regularly, to ruin your makeup, opt for a light, spray-on especially if you wear summer’s bold lip palette. sunscreen. Rub a damp sugar paste on your lips to slough Remembering Nevada off dead skin and rinse. Apply lip balm to keep To cope with the heat, consider other makeup lips in top shape and ready for color. changes. Switch your powdered blush and bronzer out for a cream. The cream willHappy last Holidays The hottest summer look is all about the lips. longer through heat and humidity. Avoid blushes Opt for a lip in bright colors (red, violet, orange and highlighters with glitter and sparkles during or hot pink). Combine bold lips with a natural summer. Your skin will naturally be dewy and in face and polished brows. more extreme cases, sweaty. You don’t need to add more shine to a naturally dewy face. Now that you know some of the latest trends for summer makeup, try a few. Not only will you look modern, but with the proper makeup Waterproof makeup in the summer is a strategy, you will also look fresh all day long. +

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Is a Low Testosterone Level Destroying Your Love Life? Entertainment & Food

1. Anxiety We all get tired from time to time, but when your get up and go gets up and leaves every 2. Emotional withdrawal time your significant other starts to display 3. Aggressive behavior amorous tendencies it is not an ideal situation. 4. Loss of motivation In fact, it can be very frustrating -- for both parties involved -- and a lack of libido is oftenFinancial 5. Personality changes caused by a low testosterone level. Some experts believe IMS may also be the root cause of certain self-destructive behavior patterns including gambling and alcohol abuse. Although many people do not realize this, men Auto Travel are not alone in their need for testosterone. Women also produce testosterone via the leydig Low Testosterone & cells in their ovaries; so when testosterone Male Mortality Rates production plummets, the female of the species can be just as susceptible to low Improvement libido as her & Lifestyle Low testosterone may be more than just Home male counterpart. a passion killer. A study conducted at the Simply Savers Â University of California in San Diego revealed Of course, there is much more to the human Feedback men who have low testosterone levels are sex drive than testosterone. more likely to die sooner Feelings of desire are the than those who are more result of a complicated set hormonally blessed. The of Of emotional study involved a group Calendar Events and hormonal exchanges, but when going of 800 men, aged 50 to Calendar Of Events to bed becomes all about 91-years-old, and was going to sleep the underlying conducted between 1984 reason may be a low and 1987. The volunteers testosterone level. provided samples at the Remembering Nevada start of the study and the researchers continued to Irritable Male Syndrome take regular samples until Happy Holidays the life of the volunteer Irritable Male Syndrome came to an end, or until (IMS) is caused by 2004. testosterone deficiency and it is a problem that goes The samples showed most beyond low libido. IMS has of the volunteers had been linked to a number of testosterone levels that problems: were considered normal

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for their age, but 29% of the men exhibited testosterone levels that were lower than average. During the study’s average follow-up time (18 years), 538 of the men died and the researchers discovered the volunteers with low testosterone were 33% more like to die (during the follow-up period) than the volunteers who had testosterone levels that were considered normal for their age.

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by the hand of some unseen deity than from If you’re planning a trip to Southern Utah this shifting sands, complex uplifting, and extensive summer—quite possibly to escape the Las Vegas Remembering Nevada erosion some 150 million years ago. And if heat—you might want to consider a couple of the fire red rocks aren’t enough, a journey really scenic bike rides on your way out of town. down the road exposes anyone adventurous As you head up I-15 toward the Utah border, enough to undertake it to a wonderland of the Valley of Fire awaits just to your right. It Holidays Happy pastel colors that would be the envy of any takes only one trip into this colorful State Park artist. In my opinion, this state park is one to understand how it got its name. Its bright of Nevada’s finest in its uniqueness and its red Aztec sandstone formations towering above beauty. This is probably why the area has been the road combine to create some of the most used by Hollywood for such films as Star Trek breathtaking rock formations in all of Nevada. Generations, Beast Master, and 1,000,000 Years B.C. The Valley of Fire State Park is something unearthly. It looks more like it was formed

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There are two popular bike rides in the park. Both, however, require a road bike and bit of experience riding for two reasons. The first is that each trail is relatively long (although shorter versions are available). The second is that these rides are not along dedicated trails, which means bikes share the road with vehicles—vehicles that can be paying more attention to the amazing scenery than to you and your bike. It’s not that the road is dangerous—it certainly is not—but you do have to pay close attention to your surroundings and for this reason I do not recommend taking these rides on weekends or holidays. The best way to access either trail is to enter the Valley of Fire by car and park at the visitor center off Mouse’s Tank Road. This will cut a great many miles off the trail and allow you to avoid biking through some of the less appealing Continued on pg. 16 Not That Old And Loving It!

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memorial provides no insight as to the fate of scenery. From the visitor’s center you can head his horse. back out onto the main road toward Overton where you can visit such formations as Seven Entertainment & Food If you choose the other ride, you’ll leave the Sisters and Elephant Rocks. You can also see visitor’s center and head back into the pastel the memorial to Sergeant John J. Clark, a landscape toward the White Domes past Civil War officer, who immigrated to Southern Mouse’s Tank Road. Mouse was a Paiute who California after the war. On one of his trips to didn’t take to settlers moving onto his tribe’s Salt Lake City, Clark stopped, tied his horse to sacred land, so he terrorized them, stealing the back of his wagon, and began looking for supplies and just being a general nuisance. water. Unfortunately, Clark chose a bad placeFinancial Every time the settlers chased Mouse into the to run out of water. His dead body was found bright red rocks, they under his buckboard on June 30, 1915. The

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were unable to catch or even to find him. Natural crevices in the rocks would catch water and that, in addition to the supplies Mouse Entertainment & Food stole, allowed him to remain in the area for months undetected. Mouse was able to elude all his chasers and hide so well, that the area became known as Mouse’s Tank. The word “tank” was used Financial by settlers to indicate a place that holds water.

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you—which can be life-threatening in the desert. When riding in June through September, you should plan your rides early in the morning. Another important item to have when riding in Las Vegas is sunblock. Regardless of the time of year, the sun is especially hot in the desert and it takes no time at all to develop a severe sunburn. You don’t want to end up looking as red as the rocks in the Valley of Fire now, do you? +

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Ingredients Remembering Nevada • 1 1/2 pounds Fresh Cheese Tortellini, Cooked According To Directions In a blender or food processor combine • 1 cup Fresh Basil Happy Holidays 1 cup basil, 1 cup spinach, 1/3 cup almonds, • 1 cup Fresh Spinach 2 cloves of garlic, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese • 1/3 cup Almonds and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Pulse until combined and pureed. • 2 cloves Garlic

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Sunset Hike – Moenkopi Road Trails

Beat the heat and take an evening stroll with a naturalist on some of Red Rock Canyon’s most beautiful trails. Triassic fossils and various desert flora can be seen on this open country trail which starts at the visitor center and traverses a prominent limestone ridge. In addition to panoramic views of the Wilson Cliffs, there are connecting trails to the Calico Hills area (2 mile loop, easy) Ages 10+. We will look for nocturnal and crepuscular wildlife along the way and discuss animal & plant adaptations for living in the dark. Together we’ll enjoy the sunset, stars, and moon away from city lights in one of Nevada’s premier outdoor locations. Limited space/ registration necessary. For more information or to register for a program, please call us and RSVP to schedule your event. (702) 515-5367 Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015 Free Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 1000 Scenic Loop Drive Las Vegas, NV 89161

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Named Las Vegas Headliner of the Year two times running, Frankie Moreno has been wowing audiences from coast to coast with his mix of Rat Pack glamour, original and classic hits and vintage funk-infused sounds. A piano prodigy and multi-instrumentalist, Moreno has performed with many greats, including award-winning classical violinist Joshua Bell. Now, Moreno takes his sound intimate with his special weekly residency at Cabaret Jazz, “Under the Influence,” where he explores the music that inspires him. For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000 Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 8:00p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2015, 8:00p.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 8:00p.m. $25-35 The Smith Center Not That Old And Loving It!

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Sunset Hike – Late Night Trail

Beat the heat and take an evening stroll with a naturalist on some of Red Rock Canyon’s most beautiful trails. We will look for nocturnal and crepuscular wildlife along the way and discuss animal & plant adaptations for living in the dark. Together we’ll enjoy the sunset, stars, and moon away from city lights in one of Nevada’s premier outdoor locations. Late Night Trail is an easy to moderate hike of 3.5 miles. Ages 10+. Limited space/registration necessary. For more information or to register for a program, please call us and RSVP to schedule your event. (702) 515-5367 Wednesday, Jul 22, 2015 Free Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 1000 Scenic Loop Drive Las Vegas, NV 89161

Summer Fun Lunch Celebrate National Parks and Recreation Month with Mayor Pro Tem Steve Ross and his Northwest Youth Empowerment Council as they put on a fun event for you! Enjoy a home-cooked meal and live entertainment. Advance registration required. Registration opens June 23. For More information please call 702-229-1702 July 22 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm $8 (with an active city of Las Vegas Senior/Active Adult Program membership.) Not That Old And Loving It!

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Society of Seven: Last of the Great Show Bands

For more than four decades from their early years in Hong Kong as the Fabulous Echoes to SRO performances in clubs and concert halls around the world - the saga of the Society of Seven has been one of the most enduring success stories in show business. With wit, warmth and remarkable recall, FRANCES KIRK - the group’s longtime confidante and manager - recounts the wild ride of this revolving cast of world-class entertainers, who overcame dramatic turnover and personal tragedy to build a unique legacy in the rough-andtumble world of showbiz. The Society of Seven: Last of the Great Show Bands is the unforgettable tale of this brotherhood of born showmen, still performing today in the finest showbusiness tradition. For more information please call 702-636-7111 July 25, 2015 - July 26, 2015 Starting at $15.95 Suncoast Hotel and Casino Suncoast Showroom 9090 Alta Dr Las Vegas, NV, 89145

Willie Nelson

“With a six-decade career and 200 plus albums, this iconic Texan is the creative genius behind the historic recordings of Crazy, Red Headed Stranger and Stardust. Willie Nelson has earned every conceivable award

as a musician and amassed reputable credentials as an author, actor and activist. “Willie’s albums include Let’s Face The Music And Dance, an album of deep pop country repertoire classics performed with transformative patented ease by Nelson and Family, his long-time touring and recording ensemble; and October’s To All The Girls... which features 18 duets with music’s top female singers including Dolly Parton, Mavis Staples, Sheryl Crow, Loretta Lynn, Wynonna Judd, Rosanne Cash, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, and Shelby Lynne.” cosmopolitanlasvegas.com For more information please call (702) 698-7000 Sunday, July 26, 2015 7:00 pm $48.40 - $130.15 The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas 3708 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, NV 89109

Sunset Hike – Calico Basin Trails

Beat the heat and take an evening stroll with a naturalist on some of Red Rock Canyon’s most beautiful trails. We will look for nocturnal and crepuscular wildlife along the way and discuss animal & plant adaptations for living in the dark. Together we’ll enjoy the sunset, stars, and moon away from city lights in one of Nevada’s premier outdoor locations. Easy to moderate hike of 3 to 4 miles. Ages 10+. Limited space/registration necessary. For more information or to register for a program, please call us and RSVP to schedule your event. July/August 2015

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An Evening With Lyle Lovett And His Large Band

A singer, composer and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers. Lovett has appeared in 13 feature films, and on stage and television. Among his many accolades, besides the four Grammy Awards, he was given the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award, and was recently named the Texas State Musician. For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000 Saturday, July 25, 2015, 7:30p.m. $25-$99 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106

Johnny Mathis

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the Performing Arts. Save 10 percent on tickets purchased online, in-person or by phone using the promotional Remembering Nevada code BOOMER (see details below). Celebrating his 59th year in the music industry, Johnny Mathis is Happy Holidays Columbia Records’ longest-running artist. Best known for popular hits like “Chances Are,” “It’s Not For Me to Say,” “Wonderful, Wonderful” and “Misty,” Mathis has recorded more than 80 albums and achieved 50 hits on Billboard magazine’s Adult Contemporary Chart. On July 31 Mathis comes to Las Vegas to perform some of his greatest hits and personal favorites. For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000 Friday, July 31, 2015, 7:30p.m. $29-$175 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106

Sunset Hike – First Creek Trail

This is a pleasant 3-mile walk across a desert valley to a little waterfall with cottonwood trees, willows, and other shade trees. Except for the last few feet, the hike follows a wellmaintained trail. At the falls, the route follows a use-trail down the side of the wash to the falls. As with other falls in the area, these often are dry. Beat the heat and take an evening stroll with a naturalist on some of Red Rock Canyon’s most beautiful trails. We will look for nocturnal and crepuscular wildlife along the way and discuss animal & plant adaptations for living in the dark. Together we’ll enjoy the sunset, stars, and moon away from city lights in one of Nevada’s premier

outdoor locations. Easy to moderate hike of 3 miles. Ages 10+. Limited space/registration necessary. For more information or to register for a program, please call us and RSVP to schedule your event. (702) 515-5367 Wednesday, Aug 05, 2015 Free Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 1000 Scenic Loop Drive Las Vegas, NV 89161

An Evening With Reckless In Vegas

Reckless In Vegas, the power trio fronted by singer/guitarist, Michael Shapiro, alongside multi-platinum producer Dan Shea, have created an exciting live show and album, of rocking’ contemporary renditions of songs….by 1960′s Las Vegas golden era acts such as, Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis, Sonny & Cher, Frankie Valli, Neil Diamond, Johnny Cash, Bobby Darin, and much more. Think The Rat Pack meets Green Day. For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000 Friday, August 14, 2015, 8:00p.m. $35-$45 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106

Soul Men Starring Spectrum

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sing and dance their way through one of the most influential American songbooks of all time. The look, class, style, choreography, harmonies and costuming are captured as only Spectrum can. Internationally acclaimed, they will leave you wanting more with stirring renditions of classic hits by The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Miracles, The Stylistics and more. For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000 Saturday, August 15, 2015, 7:00p.m.,

Sunday, August 16, 2015, 3:00p.m. $37-$40 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106

Sunset Hike – Badger Pass Trail

sunset, stars, and moon away from city lights in one of Nevada’s premier outdoor locations Easy to moderate hike of 3.5 miles. Ages 10+. Limited space/registration necessary. For more information or to register for a program, please call us and RSVP to schedule your event. (702) 515-5367 Wednesday, Aug 19, 2015 Free Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 1000 Scenic Loop Drive Las Vegas, NV 89161

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Improvement & Lifestyle By U.S.Home Senator Dean Heller Simply Savers Feedback

ndar Of Events care. The success of programs crucial to Nevadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Calendar Of Events Medicare seniors and future generations is very Part B is important to me. I am fortunate to serve on medical insurance that covers services from both the Senate Committee on Finance and health care providers, preventive services, the Senate Special Committee onRemembering Aging, which Nevada medical equipment, and outpatient care. have great influence on our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior Medicare Advantage, Part C, includes benefits programs. One of those programs is Medicare. covered under both Part A and Part B but is I believe Congress has a responsibility to fulfill run by Medicare-approved private insurance the promise it has made to all seniors by Happy Holidays companies and may include extra benefits for maintaining the Medicare program. a greater price. This also generally includes prescription drug coverage, much like Medicare It is also of great importance that Nevadans Part D. Part D is Medicare prescription drug have a clear understanding of what Medicare coverage and is also run by Medicare-approved has to offer and how to best utilize it. The private insurance companies. To learn more program is available to all seniors ages 65 about Medicare plans and eligibility, visit this and older. Current beneficiaries of Medicare website: http://www.medicare.gov/Pubs/ have the opportunity to change their coverage pdf/10050.pdf or call (800) 633-4227. You during the open enrollment period beginning can also contact the State Health Insurance in mid-October; however, changes will not go Assistance Program and sign up for counsel in into effect until January of 2016. You can learn your local area by calling (800) 307-4444. more about enrollment at http://www.medicare. gov or by calling (800) 633-4227. I hope you find this information helpful. If you or any other Nevadan is facing difficulties with Medicare has four key parts to understand. The this program, my staff and I would be happy to first part, Medicare Part A, is hospital insurance assist you. To reach my Las Vegas office, please that covers inpatient care in hospitals, home call (702) 388-6605. + health care, nursing facility care, and hospice

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Feedback The 2015 Nevada legislative session came to designation of the caregiver, the relationship an end and there are several laws affecting of the caregiver to the patient, and the name Calendar Of Events seniors and their families, which I will discuss and contact information of the caregiver in the upcoming months. The CARECalendar Act was Of Events into the medical record of the patient. If the signed into law by Governor Brian Sandoval, patient declines to name a caregiver, the and becomes effective on October 1, 2015. hospital must record the declination in the medical record of the patient. Remembering Nevada The CARE Act allows a person to designate a caregiver when admitted to a hospital. The hospital needs to comply with privacy It strengthens communication between requirements and, when required by law, Happy Holidays hospitals and caregivers, ensuring a obtain the written consent of the patient designated caregiver is notified when a loved or representative for release of medical one is discharged or transferred, and receives information to the caregiver. Once a instruction on any after-care required at caregiver is designated and the proper home. release is obtained, the hospital is required to: After admitting a patient, a hospital must provide the patient an opportunity Attempt to notify the caregiver before to designate a caregiver. If the patient the patient is discharged or transferred to lacks capacity, the representative of the another facility. patient can designate the caregiver. The representative is defined as the legal Attempt to provide the caregiver with a guardian, a person designated in a living will, written discharge plan, which must include or a person named under a durable power of a description of all necessary aftercare, attorney for health care. This is yet another including any requirements to maintain the reason for everyone to get their durable ability of the patient to reside at home. The power of attorney for health care in place. plan must include contact information for any providers of health care and community Once a patient has designated a caregiver, resources necessary to carry out the the hospital is required to record the discharge plan and provide the contact

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information of the hospital employee who will be available to answer questions about the discharge plan. Attempt to consult with the caregiver, in person or by video technology, and demonstrate the aftercare set forth in the discharge plan, and provide an opportunity for the caregiver to ask questions about the aftercare. Document in the patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical record the attempts or completion of these acts.

Many family caregivers provide uncompensated care, often with little or no training, leading to stress and burnout. This bill is designed to help caregivers be better prepared to take care of loved ones at home, with the goal to allow people to live independently longer. + Disclaimer: Information provided as a service of Kim Boyer, Certified Elder Law Attorney. It does not constitute legal advice. For specific questions you should consult a qualified attorney.

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Nevada’s Clean Home Improvement & Lifestyle Energy Resources Simply Savers By U.S. Senator Harry Reid

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No other state in the country has shown tremendous progress in leading our nation in the clean energy revolution than Nevada. Our state currently ranks first in the nation in Nevada Remembering infrastructure. For instance, I worked in 2012 to solar job growth per capita. This year, Nevada pass legislation on renewable energy production climbed to the number two spot in new solar tax credits typically utilized by wind and capacity in the nation. Milestones like these Happy Holidays geothermal projects. This has allowed our state show Nevada’s commitment to securing a clean to gain hundreds of millions of dollars in clean energy future and also one that makes us less energy investments. dependent on harmful fossil fuels. The threat of climate change is a reality that we face. We must move toward solutions that sustain the needs of our communities while making sure we are doing everything we can to protect and preserve the environment. I am pleased that our state is moving in the right direction, with over $6 billion in clean energy investments and 20,000 clean energy jobs. These developments, however, did not happen by accident. I have spent a great deal of my time in Congress supporting and ensuring the passage of legislation that encourages Nevada to harness its rich clean energy resources. Over the last decade, I supported state and federal policies that helped advance Nevada’s renewable energy

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In 2009, I worked with then Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on a plan that will expedite permitting for clean energy projects on public lands. So far in this year alone, the Department of Interior has approved three new solar projects on Nevada public lands. These new projects have the capacity to generate enough electricity to power 130,000 homes, bringing with it 1,900 new jobs. These are the kind of investments that strengthens Nevada’s leadership in moving the country toward a clean energy future. Public and private partnerships are especially crucial in fueling Nevada’s renewable energy industry. We must encourage these kind of investments to keep the momentum going Not That Old And Loving It!

on all the progress we have made. Our work is far from over and we must continue the clean energy conversation. The eighth annual National Clean Energy Summit is an event I co-host that provides a platform for these conversations. It also encourages public and private partnerships, as it together industry leaders and top policymakers in order to discuss clean energy solutions that will prepare us for a more sustainable future. This year’s National Clean Energy Summit will be held on August 24th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. For more information, please visit www.cleanenergysummit.org. +

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Financial Auto Travel and Medicare, With Social Security Timing is Everything By Bob Stephen and Rosa Maymi

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Simply Savers interested in making the most of your Social As you’re mapping out your retirement plan, Security, it may pay to wait to claim benefits. don’t forget to include Social Security and Feedback For more information on how to make the most Medicare in your thought process. When it of your Social Security, go to AARP’s Social comes to enrolling in these hugely important Security Benefits Calculator, www.aarp.org/ programs, timing is everything. Enrollment socialsecuritybenefits. doesn’t usually happen at the same time, and Calendar Of Events both deserve special attention. Let’s take a Calendar Of Events close look at each. Social Security Spousal Benefits If you’re married (or divorced but your marriage lasted at least 10 years), you may be eligible for Social Security spousal benefits. If half of your Did you know that Social Security Remembering provides Nevada partner’s benefit is more than your full benefit, benefits to 57 million Americans? However, it you will receive the spousal benefit. Here’s an is designed to replace only about 40% of your example: pre-retirement earnings, so you’ll need other Happy Holidays sources of retirement income such as pensions, 401(k)s and personal savings. Kim’s full retirement benefit: $750/month Her partner’s full retirement benefit: $1,600/month When You Are Eligible for Kim’s spousal benefit: $800/month Social Security Benefits

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Your eligibility for full Social Security benefits depends on when you were born. Full retirement age, when you can begin collecting unreduced benefits, is 66 for current retirees. This age is gradually increasing for people born between 1954 and 1959, until it reaches age 67 for people born in 1960 or later. You can begin receiving Social Security benefits as early as age 62. However, your benefit will be reduced permanently if you chose to claim early. Each month you wait after age 62 to claim benefits (up to age 70) increases your monthly payment. Benefits at age 70 are over 75% higher than benefits at age 62. If you are

Kim will receive the spousal benefit since it is higher than her full benefit.

When to Enroll You should apply for your benefits three months before you want to receive your first payment.

Where To Go for More Information For questions about Social Security, visit AARP’s Social Security Q&A tool at www.aarp. org/SSQA. You can also use the AARP Social Security benefits calculator, at www.aarp.org/ socialsecuritybenefits, to figure out the best age to claim your retirement benefits. Continued on pg. 42

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You can sign up for access to your Social Auto Security estimated benefits statement at any time. Go to www.ssa.gov and click on my Social Security.

Travel find out how the program works with any other health insurance coverage that you may have.

After you are enrolled in Medicare, you have the opportunity each year to review your coverage Home Improvement & Lifestyle to see what new benefits Medicare has to offer Medicare and to make sure your plan still works for you. Simply Savers You can make changes to your plan during When You Are Eligible Feedback Medicare Open Enrollment, which runs annually for Medicare from October 15–December 7. Most people are eligible for Medicare, the health insurance program for older Americans, at age Where To Go for 65. Today, more than 50 million people receive Calendar Of Events More Information health insurance through the Medicare program. Calendar Of Events For answers to your questions about Medicare, visit AARP’s Medicare Q&A tool at www.aarp. When to Enroll org/MedicareQA. You can get one-on-one help Enrollment isn’t the same for everyone. How through the Nevada State Health Insurance you enroll depends on when you begin receiving Nevada Remembering Assistance Program (SHIP) at 800-307-4444 or Social Security benefits: online at www.nvaging.net. You can also contact Medicare directly at 1-800-MEDICARE or visit If you begin receiving Social Security benefits www.medicare.gov. Happy Holidays before age 65, Social Security will automatically enroll you in Medicare when you turn 65. If you begin receiving Social Security benefits after age 65, you will need to enroll in Medicare yourself. There’s an Initial Enrollment Period for Medicare, which gives you a seven-month window to enroll when you turn 65. It is the three months prior to your birth month, your birth month itself and the three months following your birth month. It’s a good idea to sign up in the three months prior to your birth month to avoid a lapse in coverage from your previous plan. If you miss your Initial Enrollment Period, you may have to pay a penalty in the form of higher premiums when you enroll later on. If you are age 65 or over and are still working and covered by a group health plan from your employer, you might not need Medicare right away. Check with Medicare and your employer to

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Understanding when and how to enroll in Social Security and Medicare is an important part of your overall retirement planning process. It’s worth it to take some time now to understand how these programs work. And remember, AARP is here with tools and information to help you make the most of your benefits. +

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‘What’s in a name?’: Home Improvement & Lifestyle Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Simply Savers offerings go far beyond its Feedback namesake’s plays Calendar Of Events

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A staff of 35 people jumps to approximately 300 administrators, actors, directors and more. An almost tangible energy is in the air as they busily prepare for the last week in June when Happy Holidays promoting quality theater,” Adams said. the opening performances begin. And it is William Shakespeare who inspires all the bustle. “Even though it was written (more than 400) years ago, there’s still something about those characters, about those situations, that still speak to us today,” said R. Scott Phillips, executive director for the festival. For 53 years, the Utah Shakespeare Festival has brought Shakespeare’s works to residents and visitors of Cedar City, Utah, with the hope that his plays will continue to teach life lessons. With his plays as a base, the organization also seeks to create a varied experience by providing additional plays and learning opportunities.

A Foundation

Fred C. Adams, founder of the Utah Shakespeare Festival, wasn’t bringing anything foreign to Utah; he was building on a foundation that already existed. “Right from the beginning, when it was the state of Deseret, Brigham Young was

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Brigham Young once said, “The people must have amusement as well as religion,” according to the book “The Place Which God Prepared” by Scott C. Esplin and Kenneth L. Alford. Adams further noted that even in the midst of construction on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Salt Lake Temple, the Salt Lake Theatre opened in 1862 to meet that need for amusement, and a legacy of love for theater in Utah was born. Adams said this early foundation of appreciation for theater, along with the desire to boost Cedar City’s economy and provide evening activities for summer tourists, served as his motivation for establishing the festival in 1961. “I think probably as important as any (reason for founding the festival) was to keep alive this passion that the early settlers had in the arts, in classical music, in classical literature and especially in the writings of William Shakespeare,” Adams said. Not That Old And Loving It!

The Utah Shakespeare Festival has continued to grow and to earn recognition on a national level. “I don’t think people realize how far-reaching this Shakespeare festival is in terms of how many top-notch people in this industry are excited and clamoring to work down here in southern Utah at this organization,” he said. In fact, the Utah Shakespeare Festival was awarded a Tony Award in 2000 for Outstanding Regional Theatre, but many residents throughout the state and surrounding region have yet to visit it. “It’s like living in Arizona and never going to the Grand Canyon a little bit,” said Brian Vaughn, who works as an artistic director with Ivers. “Right in our backyard is this world-renowned organization that is doing some of the finest work in theater in the nation.”

was “Hamlet.”

Finding Relevance

Adams said that every four years, every school district in Utah is “able to have a fully mounted, fully realized Shakespeare production for their students.”

Adams explained that one of the challenges the Utah Shakespeare Festival faces is overcoming some people’s aversion to the Bard of Avon’s work because of a lack of understanding. One of the organization’s primary missions is to help as many people as possible understand the meaning behind Shakespeare’s writings.

The festival also offers teacher training and an annual high school competition that provides students with the opportunity to perform and learn about Shakespeare plays through workshops and seminars.

Shakespeare’s works may be considered classics, but that doesn’t mean they are always popular.

“There’s something that happens when you have a positive Shakespeare theater experience,” said Michael Bahr, education director for the Utah Shakespeare Festival. “It was never meant to be read in a book; it was meant to see live and onstage.” The organization runs several education programs to create these positive experiences. A group of actors tours schools in Utah, Nevada, Arizona and Idaho every January through April to perform abbreviated versions of a Shakespeare play. The play selected for 2015 Not That Old And Loving It!

The hope is that students will see the plays’ applications in their own lives. “I find them eternally illuminating about the human condition,” Vaughn said. “At any point in anyone’s life, they will continue to resonate in new ways.” Different lessons can be learned from different works, Adams said. Through stories such as “Macbeth,” one can learn that “the end does not justify the means;” “Richard III” teaches the potential of power to corrupt; and “Romeo Continued on pg. 44 July/August 2015

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Although the Utah Shakespeare Festival is well-known for its annual productions, it also offers many other elements and activities geared toward cultivating understanding for the Shakespearean culture. “Somebody can spend all day at the Shakespeare Festival and not be bored,” Koontz said. “There is something going on every hour because we know that they’re traveling such a long distance.” Half-hour orientations are offered before each show to give audience members an overview of what will occur onstage. “This was started way back in 1961-62. Fred (Adams) wanted people to feel comfortable,” Bahr said. “He doesn’t tell them the whole plot; he just gets you just enough information so he can get you going.” Continued on pg. 46 Not That Old And Loving It!

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Ivers and Vaughn began the Complete-the-Canon Project in 2012 with the goal to produce all 38 of Shakespeare’s plays by 2023. It will be the first time the festival will have performed all of the plays in its 53 years. For plays such as The Taming of the Shrew and King Lear, you may have more than one opportunity to see them, however, productions of plays such as this year’s Henry IV Part Two and The Two Gentlemen of Verona will definitely be more rare. So start planning now; you don’t want to miss a single experience. “A lot of it is not only doing those plays we haven’t done, but it’s also revisiting those plays that have had very little stage time,” Vaughn said. Within the Complete-the-Canon

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Shakespearean Theatre will be replaced by the new open-air Engelstad Theatre. A third, flexible option for Festival programming is the Eileen and Allen Anes Studio Theatre, a 200-seat theatre. This theatre will provide the production of small, intimate plays to complement the offerings in the new Engelstad Theatre and the Randall L. Jones Theatre. The center will also house the Festival’s new artistic and production building, which contains offices, rehearsal space, and a new costume shop. On the opposite corner, by the Southern Utah Museum of Art, the Center will be anchored with four galleries, collection storage, and education space. “It’s going to be dusty and muddy and noisy (during construction), but it will be beautiful when it’s all completed and well worth the wait,” Phillips said. Completion is expected in 2016 in time for the quadricentennial of Shakespeare’s death. Festival organizers also plan to eventually expand the festival’s season and create more of a yearround program to provide more people with the opportunity to experience the festival. “You’ll have the opportunity to see more plays and more offerings in the coming years,” Phillips said. +

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Long before corporate America moved into the gaming world of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas had a personality. Business was conducted differently and hotel executives had faces that were recognizable. While young people were busy going to college to attain degrees in business and public relations, the best PR guys were operating in Las Vegas by the seat of their pants – and establishing milestones at the same time. Count Texas gunslinger Benny Binion among those who came to town sporting a colorful outlook on life; and convinced that the desert was the place to make money.

you by your first name. Developer Del Webb, the same guy who owned the New York Yankees, strolled into his Sahara Hotel with a big hat on his head. Webb’s long list of customers over the years in the 1970s included various members of the Bronx Bombers like pitcher Whitey Ford and homerunhitting Mickey Mantle. The Las Vegas Strip had a special allure to it; and so did downtown Las Vegas. The bean counters of corporate America hadn’t discovered Las Vegas yet and special assessment room taxes hadn’t been adopted to help offset the debts created by explosive growth.

Before the mega resorts Benny Binion, left, is seen with began to change the face Long before public relations popular actor Chill Wills. of the desert in the 1990s, was moved to social media, Milburn Stone – better masterminds like Binion known as “Doc” from Gunsmoke – arrived at strolled through casinos chatting with the the Sahara each Thanksgiving so that he could common folks while handing out comps. go fishing at Lake Mead. If you were a hotel executive, you naturally took People dressed up to attend shows on the care of the customer while thanking the patron Las Vegas Strip to see entertainers like Don for the business. And if you were a dealer, a pit Rickles and Johnny Mathis at the Sahara; or boss or even a porter, the guy in charge knew

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Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop, Peter Lawford and Sammy Davis Jr. of the Rat Pack at the Sands. There were dinner shows in the early evening and cocktail shows later that night in the same showroom. Meanwhile, as Las Vegas was slowly undergoing a change that many wish had never taken place, cagey characters like Benny Binion were working the streets of downtown Las Vegas. Before a canopy was added in the early 1992, kids cruised Fremont Street and a giant mechanical sign dubbed “Howdy Partner” greeted every car-full of onlookers that came to see what was better known as “Glitter Gulch.” Lester Ben “Benny” Binion was an old-school individual from Pilot Grove, Tex. He and his wife, Teddy Jane, brought their Texas charm with them when they moved to Las Vegas in the 1950s. Texas was home for the couple, but with their four children (Ted, Jack, Brenda and Becky), the family went to work on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. The family was yet another example of people with foresight seeing promise in a city in the middle of the desert especially considering that the move was made in the 1950s. Vegas also had its level of charm and it required hard work, and dedicated people with their own level of PR (public relations) was a natural. Nowadays, public relations seems to require a four-year degree from a university. However, Binion seemed to be born with the trait; and he probably could have taught a class on the subject long ago. At the time, Fremont Street was the center of the city and locals along with visitors found the area to their liking. It was true Wild Wild West and the first thing many out-of-towners saw when arriving in Not That Old And Loving It!

Southern Nevada. The Binions didn’t come to town looking for a quick score before heading back to their previous residence. In fact, they built a oncegorgeous horse ranch estate at what is now the corner of Bonanza Road and Tonopah Avenue not far from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Truth be known, when Benny Binion arrived in Las Vegas, the dusty little town hundreds of miles from nowhere landed someone who would reach out to the rest of the world letting him know the treasure he had discovered. Fremont Street became the home of Binion’s Horseshoe Casino and the family fit into the town like a ball in a glove. Decades later after many big ideas created by others turned to dust, Binion is credited with landing the World Series of Poker in 1970 along Continued on pg. 58 July/August 2015

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made that Gaughan couldn’t turn down and the with having a hand in securing the National Happy Holidays rest is history. Finals Rodeo in 1985. If anyone ever put together a list of Las Vegas residents who turned dreams into reality, Binion would be among the most noteworthy. Fellow hotelman Michael Gaughan, now 62, and the owner of the South Point Hotel Casino on South Las Vegas Boulevard, lauds Binion.

Walls had to be moved to facilitate the 3,000 pound sculpture that is now proudly displayed near a restaurant in what is a true effort by Gaughan to extend the legacy of Benny Binion. Legendary Southern Nevada publicist KJ Howe, who worked at the Mint Hotel when Binion was roaming the streets and upping the ante, has fond memories of the former Texan who left his mark in Las Vegas.

And while Binion helped bring the NFR to Las Vegas, it was Gaughan who kept it here when there were fears that the event was headed elsewhere. “The Binion family has been around for a long time,” said Gaughan. “They were innovators.” In fact, Gaughan is such a fan of the family that he relocated a giant statue of Benny Binion on a horse. Once sitting outside on grounds of Binion’s Horseshoe, Gaughan pulled off an engineering feat when he moved the statue to the inside of the South Point Boulevard South.

Becky Binion Behnen and Michael Gaughan with the statue of Benny Binion and his horse at the South Point Hotel Casino. on Las Vegas

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“Benny Binion was one of the most influential and colorful characters on Fremont Street,” recalled Howe, who was also the race director of the Mint 400 off road race. “I worked next door at the Mint and in 1970 when I was working at the Mint, I would venture next door to check the crowd. Benny would see me outside the coffee shop and he would invite me in for a cup of coffee.”

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sense of competition also led him to carefully “Then, too, it might have been a competing Happy Holidays protect his events. casino executive or some little old lady slot player that would stop by for a chat. Benny would always share a yarn or two with them. “He always wanted to know how business was Many people sought advice on then-downtown at the Mint,” Howe explained. “Benny wanted to make sure that the World Series of Poker dates didn’t conflict with the Mint 400 race.” Then, too, Binion was interested in the fact that Howe had spent numerous tours with the U.S. Army in Vietnam and wanted to hear about what went on over there. “He had such a colorful distinctive twang and cadence when he talked,” Howe said. “His personality and his twang were perfect for the character that he was. “I used to call him ‘No Limit Benny’ because he would let you bet what you brought – and he often lost. But if he did, he would get it back in future wagers.” One of Nevada’s true gifts, Binion died Dec. 25, 1989. Considering his dedication in Las Vegas, his passing on Christmas Day seemed appropriate. The display of $1 million became a popular attraction at Binion’s Horseshoe on Fremont Street. happenings while others simply wanted to be near him.” Binion’s familiarity with downtown and his keen

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Sorry to have to inform you that the article about BBQ tri-tip is incorrect. The Wikipedia article is also incorrect. I never heard of Otto Shaeffer Sr. or Bob Schutz who both claim to have invented the tri-tip, one in Oakland, California in the early 50’s, and the other in Santa Maria, California at the same time. The tri-tip was not invented. I don’t know how you can claim to invent something that has been around for 10,500 years as part of a cow. In my Meat Buyer’s Guide to Standardized Meat Cuts published by the National Association of Meat Purveyors in 1966, there is no mention of the tri-tip. There is a triangle, however it is part of the forequarter, whereas the tri-tip is part of the hindquarter. The tri-tip is mentioned in my copy of the Meat Buyer’s Guide dated 1976. So, some time between those two dates the tri-tip came into being as standardized meat cut.

Mike Cooper

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