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In summer, France’s Eiffel Tower grows almost 7 inches taller. That’s because heat from the sun causes the iron in the structure to expand. It’s unknown whether Las Vegas’ replica Eiffel Tower undergoes the same phenomenon.
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on the cover The Southern Paiutes have cultivated land and business in the Las Vegas Valley for centuries. (Photo illustration; photo by Bryan Hainer/ Special to The Sunday)
what’s on the menu in jail
the nation in our backyard
keep your kids busy in summer
switch’s superwomen
In a place devoid of most freedoms, a decent meal can go a long way toward keeping the peace behind bars. It’s not exotic, but it’s a far cry from bread and water. In five minutes, we’ll make you an expert on the daily nutritional intake of Clark County prisoners, as well as the procedures for how and when meals are made.
Las Vegas has a long and complex history with the Paiute Tribe, whose ancestry can be traced back centuries. The culture almost died out in the early 20th century and today has just 56 members, but the community persists. It has its own police department and even a child development center.
Children are out of school, but it’s too hot to send them outside to play. We’ve got you covered with 10 relatively low-cost suggestions for indoor fun.
Holding seven of the company’s top 14 executive positions, women have turned the traditional, male-dominated tech industry power structure on its head at local data center Switch. The women credit the work culture cultivated by CEO Rob Roy, who they say prioritizes talent regardless of gender.
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Nevada health care in critical condition New data reveal just how far below average the state and Clark County are in terms of the number of doctors practicing.
real estate sales lagging 20 Online The .vegas domain hasn’t taken off as originally hoped, but an upcoming marketing push could propel registrations.
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court is still in session
Though long removed from the days when professional tennis stars attracted massive crowds for high-profile matches in Las Vegas, the city’s love affair with the sport is hardly over.
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When the judge is on trial An effort is afoot to remove North Las Vegas’ first female municipal judge from the bench.
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Teens’ experiment gains national acclaim Three students from St. Viator Catholic School just wanted to play on cooler turf. Their discovery earned them $4,000 and a trip to the nation’s capital.
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CEO: Bring downtown out of the ’70s Downtown Grand’s new boss has a big vision for what the hotel, and the area, can become.
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This gun control tactic is hard to shoot down There doesn’t seem to be any harm in requiring potential gun owners to pass a background check. Nevada voters will get a chance to weigh in on the issue next year.
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Rookie player Jesse Ingle takes a selfie to post online during the first day of play in the World Series of Poker’s Main Event at the Rio. (L.E. Baskow/staff)
July 13
New city manager The Henderson City Council hired Robert Murnane as the next city manager. Murnane has worked for the city for 19 years, most recently in parks and public works.
July 14
campaign promises Wisconsin governor and GOP presidential hopeful Scott Walker, while in Las Vegas, rallied to fight Islamic extremists, repeal Obamacare and build the Keystone XL pipeline.
July 15
the final table The World Series of Poker’s Main Event played down to the November Nine, who will return Nov. 8 to finish the tournament and vie for the $7.6 million first prize.
July 16
failing grade Nevada education officials dumped testing contractor Measured Progress after a year of problems with its computerized standardized tests.
July 22
aiming to impress The NCAA open recruiting period runs through July 26 and will bring high school basketball players here from across the nation to try to impress college coaches scouting.
$880K Federal grant money UNLV and CSN will receive from the U.S. Department of Education to bolster student services. The majority of the funds will go to UNLV, with the bulk supporting services for students in STEM fields.
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Record stock price Allegiant Air hit, months after pilots threatened to walk off the job. The stock is up $45.22, or nearly 30 percent, from a recent low of $152.63 in May.
Locals hoping for an NBA team had their bubbles burst: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said from the Wynn that the Milwaukee Bucks moving to Las Vegas “is not realistic in the short term.” Two weeks earlier, Bucks officials threatened to leave Wisconsin if public money wasn’t allocated for a downtown arena.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, during a speech at the FreedomFest convention at Planet Hollywood, said he was confused about his opponents’ political decisions. (L.E. Baskow/staff)
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North Las Vegas is in the running for an electric car factory. The city is one of four finalists being considered to house a factory for Faraday Future, which hopes to take on industry giant Tesla Motors.
Casino executives breathed a sigh of relief after Moody’s Investors Service upgraded its outlook for the U.S. gaming industry from negative to stable. Moody’s assigned the industry a negative outlook last June partly because of declining gaming revenue, but the company now anticipates revenue will rise for the next 12 to 18 months.
another arena added A new arena is coming to the Strip. MGM Resorts International announced plans for a 5,000-seat venue at the Monte Carlo, next door to the 20,000-seat Las Vegas Arena under construction. Officials said the new theater will be used to complement events at the arena and the Park promenade between the Monte Carlo and New YorkNew York.
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Members of the Culinary Union protest in front of Palace Station as part of an ongoing effort to unionize employees of the Station Casinos chain. (Christopher Devargas/staff)
Number of acres Tesla Motors bought outside Reno to add to the 1,000 acres the electric car company bought in October for a gigafactory. The additional land could house solar arrays to help power the lithiumion battery plant.
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5-MINUTE EXPERT
Breakfast begins at 3:30 a.m. daily, followed by lunch at 12:30 p.m. and dinner at 4 p.m. Inmates eat early so meal times don’t interfere with morning court appearances.
WHAT’S ON THE MENU IN JAIL They’re not exotic, but Clark County inmates’ meals are a far cry from bread and water
BY JACKIE VALLEY | STAFF WRITER
The nearly spotless commercial kitchen boasts shiny stainless-steel appliances, vats of veggies and noodles, oversized sinks and 163 cameras monitoring every square inch. The absence of walls makes that a bit easier. Here, sightlines are key. Dressed in navy blue and orange uniforms, inmates make up the majority of the kitchen staff at the Clark County Detention Center. The all-male crews help prepare the jailhouse food, filling thousands of trays with meals and washing returned dishes. The busy kitchen hums with efficiency. There’s no room for error. The kitchen generates about 9,000 hot meals daily – breakfast, lunch and dinner – for roughly 3,000 inmates.
swiped, Suey said. Two corrections officers also monitor kitchen activity. Good behavior in the kitchen has its perks: In addition to extra food, inmates earn a food-handler safety training card after learning cooking basics, sanitation, dress code and interview skills. That could help them land a job when they get out of jail. By 3 p.m. most days, hundreds of insulated trays containing dinner — on this day, chicken casserole, carrots, salad, a roll and cookie — sat on wheeled carts, ready to board elevators. Later, empty trays return downstairs, triggering dish duty. Jail staff and workers take pride in a clean kitchen. “I’d put it up against any casino kitchen,” Suey said.
provide food and kitchen management at And in a place devoid of most freedoms, the detention center and the North Valley decent food can mean harmony. Complex, where another 3,000 meals are “The one thing these guys look forserved daily. Ten Aramark supervisors ward to is a meal,” said Capt. Rich Suey, work alongside as many as 32 who oversees the downtown inmates, who receive redetention center’s kitchen Inmates duced sentences instead operation. receive three hot of pay. The inmate The 40,000-squaremeals per day that workers have been foot basement facilequal 2,800 calories and convicted of misdeity reopened in June 9 grams of protein. That’s meanor crimes and 2013 after a remodel 400 more calories than the are serving sentences to improve efficiency. minimum required by the American Correctional of less than one year. Two percent — or $5.3 Association. Each meal Inmates cause few million — of the decosts Clark County issues while working tention center’s annual 94 cents. in the jail’s food hub, but operating budget goes toas a precaution, superviward food service, including sors count kitchen utensils every staff and products, Suey said. two hours to make sure nothing has been The county contracts with Aramark to
A SAMPLE MENU AT THE CLARK COUNTY DETENTION CENTER 1 oz freshbaked cookie
/2 oz margarine 1
2 slices enriched bread
2 slices enriched bread
1 /2 cup fruit
1 cup coffee
/2 cup Cajun potatoes 1
4 oz scrambled eggs
BREAKFAST
1 1/2 cups grits with cheese
LUNCH
3-oz crispy chicken patty
Female inmates work next door to the kitchen in the jail’s laundry facility. “The male inmates are horrible at laundry,” Capt. Rich Suey said. “It doesn’t matter how much you train them.”
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THE LOGISTICS
WHAT DIETARY RESTRICTIONS DOES THE DETENTION CENTER ACCOMODATE?
1 Trucks of food arrive at the Clark County Detention Center’s loading docks.
■ The Clark County Detention Center is a porkfree facility to help staff accommodate inmates’ religious preferences. Inmates can adhere to kosher, halal and vegetarian diets, based on their religious beliefs. When inmates request special diets, the jail’s religious coordinator meets with them to verify the need.
2 The food is transported to multiple storage and freezer rooms. The jail keeps enough food on hand to provide meals for three weeks.
■ Kitchen workers prepare about 750 speciality meals each day — 250 each of breakfast, lunch and dinner for people with allergies, diabetes or high cholesterol. Labels accompany each tray to ensure inmates receive the correct food.
Insulated trays of meals
Kitchen staffers and
3 inmate workers prepare
carts for distribution. Each cart has a label indicating its destination within the jail’s housing units.
the food. About 25 percent of the food is pre-made and involves only heating.
1 /2 oz margarine
5 Each inmate receives a tray of food.
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The Clark County Detention Center is considering replacing chicken with a textured vegetable protein product known as soy meals. Soy meals are cheaper, easier to prepare and last longer than chicken. Jail staff recently conducted a taste test with inmates, and 11 of 13 inmates preferred the taste of the soy meals.
1 /2 oz margarine
2 slices enriched bread
1 fudge brownie
1 cup fruit drink with vitamins B12, C, D, E and calcium
1 /2 cup carrots
Empty trays are stacked on the carts and brought to the kitchen for cleaning.
1 cup sweetened tea
8 oz turkey ala king
DINNER
3 /4 cup noodles
1 /2 cup mixed vegetables
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By Jackie Valley and Delen Goldberg staff writers
th e va l l e y fo r c en tu r i e s The Las Vegas Paiutes own 31 acres downtown and about 4,000 acres at Snow Mountain Reservation in the northwest valley.
ust north of downtown, sandwiched between Ewing Brothers Towing and Main Street, lies a sovereign nation. The 31-acre plot of land belongs to the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, which owns a bustling smoke shop that sits on the corner of the property, beckoning customers with low prices and a large selection of cigars and cigarettes. Down a nondescript road called Paiute Drive are a couple dozen homes nestled in trees, a health clinic, a police department, a child development center, a community hall, an administrative building and a cemetery. The area is what tribal members refer to as “the Colony,” their headquarters since 1911, when Las Vegas ranch owner Helen Stewart deeded 10 acres to the tribe. “There is a reason Las Vegas exists, and part of it has to do with its indigenous past,” said William Bauer, a UNLV professor who teaches Native American history. nnn
The Las Vegas Paiutes are descendants of the Tudinu, or Desert People, who since at least 1100 A.D. lived along the Colorado River, spreading north and west into what today is Southern Nevada, Utah and California. The Grand Canyon was integral to their history and traditions. While outsiders who visited the territory described the land as barren and harsh, the Southern Paiutes, a tribe that included more than a dozen smaller bands, developed a culture suited to the arid conditions. They
found natural springs and hunted for meat, birds and fish; every fall, tribe members took part in communal hunts for jack rabbits and antelope. Tribes made use of nearly every plant available, gathering and drying edible roots, seeds and berries, and using hemps and reeds to weave baskets, shoes and tools. The Moapa Paiutes for centuries irrigated corn and bean fields along the Muddy River, which drains into Lake Mead. Although documentation of their history is scarce, the tribes left stories of their lives in petroglyph and pictographs on canyon walls in Valley of Fire State Park, Red Rock National Conservation Area, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area and Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area. The engravings are more than art; they are religious symbols of great spiritual importance to the tribe. After centuries on the same land, the Southern Paiutes first made contact with Europeans in the late 1700s, when a Spanish friar crossed their territory. By the 1820s, the Old Spanish Trail, a 2,700-mile route linking Santa Fe, N.M., to Los Angeles, opened across Paiute land, bringing scores of traders and travelers to the region. The white travelers killed the plants and animals on which the Paiutes survived and seized their water. Homes frequently were raided, and a number of Paiute children were kidnapped and sold as slaves. As a result, tribe members, traditionally friendly and welcoming, avoided newcomers. In 1855 and 1856, Mormon missionaries, Las Vegas’ first settlers, tried to convert the Paiutes, but tribe members objected. The frustrated missionaries left the area, Paiutes, Continued on page 16
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About 1.2 percent of Clark County residents, or 24,800 people, identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, according to 2013 data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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BELIEFS AND CULTURE When Las Vegas Paiute Benny Tso wakes up each morning, he drinks water, burns cedar and prays to Sha-Nuv, the creator. Because water is fundamental to life, it’s revered in the Paiute culture, which favors spiritualism over organized religion. The Paiutes traditionally were animists who believed that all of nature is alive and that both elements and animals could be allies and tricksters to people.
Young Paiutes learn from their elders how to weave baskets and make jewelry using beads. For special accomplishments, members of the tribe earn eagle feathers. Every September, families go to Mount Charleston to pick pine nuts, and a popular year-round pastime is a gambling game that uses 12 counting sticks and two pairs of deer shin bones. The Las Vegas Paiutes also host an annual powwow.
In Paiute tradition, parents plant the last bit of umbilical cord that falls from a newborn’s belly button. The spot where it is planted becomes an eternal grounding point. The Paiutes believe a spirit won’t rest unless a person is buried where he or she was born.
MEMBERS OF MULTIPLE TRIBES FROM ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES ATTENDED A POWWOW MAY 23 AT THE LAS VEGAS PAIUTES’ SNOW MOUNTAIN RESERVATION OFF U.S. 95 NORTH. (BRYAN HAINER/SPECIAL TO THE SUNDAY)
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There are four major Native American tribes in Nevada Southern Paiutes (Nuwu)
Becoming a las vegas Paiute Enrolled members: 56 Tribe leaders declined to explain what constitutes a member of the Las Vegas Paiutes. Chairman Benny Tso said every tribe has its own enrollment criteria, but most members keep it to themselves. The Las Vegas Paiutes faced criticism in 1999 when 14 members were disenrolled from the tribe, sparking years of legal battles and creating a rift among members. A mandate by the then-tribal council banned people from the tribe if they didn’t have one-quarter Southern Paiute heritage, even though some had ancestors listed on a 1940 census roll. Critics said the main motive was money; the disenrolled members were stripped of their share of disbursements from the tribe’s businesses, worth about $100,000 a year to each member. Tso declined to comment on that chapter of the tribe’s history.
The Southern Paiutes, which once included 15 bands across Southern Nevada and the West, today includes two federally recognized bands in Nevada: the Las Vegas Paiutes and the Moapa Paiutes. A band also lives in Pahrump, but it’s not federally recognized. The tribe has lived in the region since at least 1100 A.D. and originally survived by harvesting plants, hunting game and drinking spring water. The Las Vegas Paiutes now operate a golf resort and smoke shops. The Moapa band owns a travel plaza off Interstate 15 and is developing a solar project on tribal land.
Washoe (Wa She Shu)
The Great Basin, a large swath of land that includes much of Nevada, has served as the Washoe tribe’s home for at least 9,000 years. According to the Washoe’s creation story, a coyote brought the people to their homeland near Lake Tahoe, which became the geographic and spiritual center of the tribe. Tribe members lived off freshwater clams and fish, as well as plants and pine nuts. Fall hunting sustained the tribe during the cold winter months. Today, the Washoe tribe of Nevada and California runs the Meeks Bay Resort on the western shore of Lake Tahoe. The tribe’s headquarters is in Gardnerville, about 16 miles south of Carson City.
Northern Paiutes (Numu) The Northern Paiutes live primarily in northern Nevada. Members have lived near Pyramid Lake and Walker River for centuries. The Northern Paiutes believe power resides in natural objects such as plants, animals and landforms. Historically, members were hunters and gatherers who traveled in search of food. At the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, there’s a scenic byway and a cultural center that houses tribal artifacts.
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WESTERN SHOSHONE (NEWE) The Western Shoshone’s land originally included central Nevada, southern Idaho, parts of northwest Utah and the Death Valley area of California. The tribe often divided into smaller extended family groups and lived in areas where they could hunt and gather to sustain themselves. Four Nevada bands — the Elko Colony, Battle Mountain Colony, Wells Colony and South Fork Reservation — united to form the Te-Moak Tribe, which adopted a constitution recognized by the federal government in 1938. The Te-Moak Tribe is based in Elko. The Duckwater Shoshone Tribe lives in northern Nye County.
HUALAPAI TRIBE (ACROSS THE BORDER IN ARIZONA) Located in northwest Arizona, the Hualapai are a federally recognized tribe with a reservation that includes 1 million acres along the Grand Canyon and Colorado River. The tribe’s economic drivers are tourism, cattle ranching, and arts and crafts. There is no gaming on the reservation. Instead, the tribe operates Grand Canyon West, which offers tour packages and Grand Canyon views from a glass bridge called the Skywalk. The tribe also owns Hualapai River Runners, a rafting company on the Colorado River. A total of 1,621 people live on the reservation, which includes Peach Springs, about 55 miles east of Kingman.
The Las Vegas Paiutes pass down their cultural traditions generationally. But there’s one aspect of their heritage on the verge of extinction as elder tribe members die: Nuwu, the Southern Paiute language. “The language is getting lost,” Tso said. It’s a problem common to many tribes. Older generations find it increasingly difficult to teach native languages to younger generations who grow up speaking English. The Southern Paiute Chairman Association frequently discusses the issue at monthly meetings, and every Thursday, elder Paiute members gather to teach the language at a social event, Tso said. A decade ago, the Washoe County School District began a language program to address the problem. The Paiute language program now has expanded to three high schools. The language taught is a Northern Paiute dialect associated with the Pyramid Lake tribe that lives northeast of Reno. The classes are offered to all students, regardless of ethnic background. Sixty students are enrolled. “Once the students are in it the first year, they want to take a second year,” said Jillian Fillmore, Indian education specialist for the Washoe County School District. In the future, the district hopes to offer an advanced immersion class in which students would speak only the Paiute language, Fillmore said. The Clark County School District doesn’t offer Native American language classes, but if students are interested in taking a college course to learn one, they can apply for funding, said Billie Rayford, the district’s interim chief educational opportunities officer.
GOVERNMENT The Las Vegas Paiute Tribe is governed by a chairperson (Benny Tso), a vice chairperson (Chris Spottedeagle) and a fivemember tribal council.
Sources: Nevada Indian Territory, Washoe Tribe, Te-Moak Tribe, Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, Hualapai Tribe
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Businesses & organizations Las Vegas Paiute Tribal Smoke Shop 1225 N. Main St., Las Vegas Snow Mountain Smoke Shop 11525 Nu-Wav Kaiv Blvd., Las Vegas Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort 10325 Nu-Wav Kaiv Blvd., Las Vegas The Las Vegas Paiute Tribe employs about 300 people, including 13 tribe members. Las Vegas Paiute Tribe Health and Human Services 1257 Paiute Circle, Las Vegas The goal of the health clinic is to provide “culturally appropriate and holistic health care.” Health services, which are offered to all North American federally recognized Native American tribes, include medical, dental, vision, behavioral, social and some specialty care, such as obstetrics and gynecology. The clinic also houses a pharmacy. Las Vegas Paiute Tribal Police Department 6 Paiute Drive, Las Vegas The police department employs nine people, including a captain and a lieutenant. Officers patrol the Las Vegas Paiute’s 31 acres downtown and serve as firstresponders in neighboring jurisdictions if other police departments need help. Officers and police cadets also participate in a two-day annual event to clean up the areas around the Colony and Snow Mountain Reservation. Las Vegas Paiute Tribe Child Development Center 1321 1/2 Ken St., Las Vegas The child development center operates a preschool that incorporates into the curriculum cultural traditions, such as dancing and crafts. The center also is open to children up to age 12 after school and during the summer. Children of federally recognized Native American tribes may enroll, along with a limited number of non-native children.
What about gaming? Seven slot machines sit in the Snow Mountain Smoke Shop. They’re the Las Vegas Paiutes’ only foray into gaming — so far. “Las Vegas is a casino mecca; we get that,” tribe Chairman Benny Tso said. “It’s just something we don’t really think the tribe should pursue” on a large scale. To date, tribe members mostly have steered clear of gaming, figuring they can’t compete with the valley’s other casinos. The approach differs from most U.S. tribes’. Revenue generated at Indian casinos nationally totaled $28 billion in 2013 — $8.5 billion more than a decade earlier, the National Indian Gaming Commission found. Hundreds of gaming operations — some large, some small — are run by tribes in 28 states, including Nevada. The Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, based in Needles, Calif., operates the Avi casino in Laughlin. The Moapa Band of Paiutes runs a casino that’s part of a travel plaza off Interstate 15. Tso doesn’t believe his tribe is at a disadvantage with limited gaming, but the Las Vegas Paiutes haven’t ruled out expanding their gambling footprint either. The Las Vegas Paiutes would consider adding gaming amenities “on a smaller scale” at the resort and conference center they hope to build adjacent to their golf courses, Tso said.
TRIBE MEMBERS SING AND PLAY DRUMS DURING AN ANNUAL POWWOW AT SNOW MOUNTAIN RESERVATION. (Bryan Hainer/Special to The Sunday)
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but more settlers came. During the 1880s, unable to keep pace with their rapidly changing environment, having had their farming disrupted and forced to flee into the desert, many Paiutes relented and began working on ranches owned by white settlers. Men cut hay and hauled wood, while women worked as maids and cooks. Many of the Paiutes adopted aspects of the white culture while keeping their traditional ways. By 1905, railroads reached Las Vegas, and officials organized a town site, launching a spate of construction that brought more settlers to the area. With them came diseases the Paiutes had no immunity against — particularly tuberculosis and measles. By the latter half of the 19th century, much of the Paiutes’ land had been claimed by ranchers. As a result of colonialism and disease, the Paiutes withered in strength and numbers. Realizing a culture was in peril, Stewart deeded 10 acres of land, a small portion of her holdings, to the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. But members’ lives remained hardscrabble; poverty was endemic. They built their homes by flattening 5-gallon tin drums and lashing scraps of metal together. While other tribes raised cattle, many of the Las Vegas Paiutes scavenged for food at a nearby stockyard. Elders were stoic and hesitant; they believed if outsiders knew about the tribe, they’d hurt it. It wasn’t until 1970 that the federal government officially recognized the Las Vegas Paiutes as a sovereign nation. The Paiutes’ fortunes changed again in 1978 — this time for the better — when a tax-free smoke shop was erected on the reservation. The shop has brought millions of dollars in revenue to the tribe. nnn
As the city of Las Vegas grew, so did the Las Vegas Paiutes’ acreage. In 1983, Congress returned to mem-
bers 4,000 acres of ancestral land in northwest Las Vegas. In 1997, the tribe added another 8 acres to the downtown reservation, including a burial ground. Today, the 4,000 acres includes three golf courses and a clubhouse at the Las Vegas Paiute Resort, which is flanked by Sheep Mountain to the east and Mount Charleston on the west. Tule Springs, a fossil-rich wash that was declared a national monument last year, sits directly behind the golf courses. Undeveloped land to the south can be seen in the distance. Tule Springs was the seasonal migration route the Paiutes’ ancestors used centuries ago when they split their time between Mount Charleston in summer and the valley in winter. The land now factors directly into the economic livelihood of the 56 Las Vegas Paiutes living today. Tribal Chairman Benny Tso said the Paiutes support development around Tule Springs, as they think it would complement the tribe’s plans to build a hotel and conference center on native grounds. The resort could feature a spa and gaming, Tso said. The Paiutes expect to have a spot on a Tule Springs advisory committee, created by the U.S. Interior Department, to shape development on city land around the national monument. One idea is to treat the monument like oceanfront property by building restaurants and shops with outdoor seating and views. The Las Vegas Paiutes also are finalizing a contract to build a solar project on reservation land, Tso said. “It’s exciting because it’s new to the tribe,” he said. “Economically, it’s going to be beneficial.” For decades, the tribe had little control over what rose around their colony downtown, so Tule Springs represents a new chapter in their history. Improved communication has created a “government-to-government” relationship as opposed to a “governmentwithin-a-government” scenario, Tso said. “I envision this will be the staple of the tribe within the next 15 years,” Tso said. “What serves (the city) is also going to serve us.”
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Nevada health care in critical condition By Jackie Valley staff writer
Is there a doctor in the house? In Las Vegas, the answer is more likely to be no than in many other cities. In fact, new data reveal just how short we are on general practitioners and specialists, including emergency room physicians, pediatricians and OB-GYNs. Nevada politicians, educators and health care workers point to Nevada’s doctor shortage as one of the state’s most pressing concerns. It creates long waitlists for patients, overwhelms emergency rooms and hurts the economy as people seek care elsewhere. The West tends to lag behind the national rate of doctors, but Nevada is particularly bad, ranking 48th among states for its ratio of primary-care physicians per patients. The lack of doctors is particularly acute in the valley. Clark County has just 185 physicians for every 100,000 people, compared with 279 in Washoe County and 346 nationally, according to the University of Nevada School of Medicine. What’s behind the shortage? “The biggest thing is the growth in Southern Nevada was so fast,” said Dr. Andy Eisen, president of the Clark County Medical Society. Clark County has more than quadrupled in population since 1980, and although the number of doctors also increased, the gains weren’t enough to keep pace. Another hurdle: Southern Nevada’s lack of residency and fellowship programs, the steps between students graduating from medical school and becoming full-fledged doctors. Ninety percent of Nevada’s medical students move out of state to complete their residencies and fellowships, and only 40 percent of them return to practice medicine here, said Mary Tabor Griswold, health services research analyst for the University of Nevada School of Medicine. Of those who stay in state for training, 80 percent end up practicing medicine here. Changes could be coming soon. During this year’s legislative session, Gov. Brian Sandoval approved $10 million for the development of graduate medical education programs. Medical schools at UNLV and Roseman University plan to start classes in 2017. “Obviously, we will have some challenges,” said Dr. Mark Penn, founding dean of Roseman’s College of Medicine. “But I think as we all pull together, we will have some great results for the community.”
how many doctors do we need to catch up? One of the leading health care problems in Southern Nevada is its doctor shortage — a problem fueled by rapid population growth and a lack of medical schools and residency programs that would train and keep physicians in the region. Clark County is short on doctors in most specialties, but the numbers below — which show how many doctors there are per 100,000 residents — pinpoint exactly where we have the most need and where we’re doing OK. KEY
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0.3 0.7 0.4 0.4 Public health and preventive medicine
0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 Pediatric cardiology
0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 Forensic pathology
2.1 3.0 2.0 2.5 Plastic surgery
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15.4 20.8 15.1 15.1 Anesthesiology
WHERE WE’RE BELOW AVERAGE
2.6 4.8 2.9 4.6 Gastroenterology
0.3 2.3 0.6 1.4 Allergy and immunology
14.9 13.0 13.5 Pediatrics
10.2 14.4 10.5 14.7 Obstetrics and gynecology
Cardiovascular disease
1.0 3.7 1.3 2.0 Neurological surgery
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42.8 47.8 40.9
5.8 10.5 6.2 7.6
2.3 4.3 2.6 3.6 Physical medicine and rehabilitation
56.9 6.4
Internal medicine
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The .vegas top-level domain was launched in September 2014 and has registered about 15,000 domain names. (christopher devargas/Staff file)
Online real estate sales lagging The .vegas domain hasn’t taken off as originally hoped, but an upcoming marketing push has director optimistic By Daniel Rothberg staff writer
What is .vegas? That is not a question you want to hear if you are Tyson MacKay, director of marketing for Dot Vegas, Inc., and you’re trying to persuade a business to buy a .vegas domain for its website. But it’s one MacKay has fielded more than once since the domain launched in September — and it’s central to the problem alternative domains such as .vegas face in a .com-dominant World Wide Web. “They didn’t understand it or they hadn’t heard of it,” MacKay said. What .vegas does is fairly simple. It allows users to register websites with the .vegas domain rather than the more traditional .com, .org. or .net. A .vegas website can redirect to a .com home page — if you, for instance, visit treasureisland.vegas, it forwards to treasureisland.com — or stand alone to replace a .com, as electronic.vegas does. The .vegas root joins a handful of specialized city domains, including .nyc, .london, .berlin, .paris, .moscow., and .tokyo. Although they won’t replace .com, .net or .org anytime soon, the domains have had some success in getting websites to register. For example, about 152,000 websites have registered with .berlin, 80,000 with .nyc and 64,000 with .london, according to nTLDStats, a website that tracks top-level domain registration. By comparison, of the 284 million domain name registrations filed as of September 2014, 114.9 million ended in .com, according to Verisign’s Domain Name Industry Brief. With registrations hovering around 15,000, .vegas is lagging.
But MacKay says the numbers don’t consider domains given away for free or the city’s population. After all, the Las Vegas Valley is home to about 2 million people, whereas Berlin has a population of 3.4 million and New York City, 8.5 million. Plus, MacKay said, the city of New York, which manages .nyc, has taken an active role in pushing the domain to businesses. He said the city of Las Vegas, which makes 10 percent off each .vegas sale, also will begin raising awareness and offering deals to companies that buy .vegas sites. Dot Vegas, Inc. plans to launch a six-month television campaign in August to raise awareness about the domain. MacKay said consumers need to encounter the .vegas domain “out in the wild,” hearing it mentioned on the radio or seeing it spelled out on billboards. But it’s difficult to tell whether a more concerted push will raise enthusiasm. At least one local consultant, Platinum Web Marketing founder Anthony Carlitto, believes the .vegas domain is a bad bet and doesn’t advise his clients to buy a .vegas domain. Not only are alternative domains unfamiliar to the public, he said, they do nothing to improve a website’s ranking in a Google search. “I don’t see any way for it to be valuable,” Carlitto said. “I knew about them coming out a long time ago. I’ll take a .com over a .vegas, and I’ve been out in Vegas for 36 years.” MacKay admits it is too early to tell if alternative domains such as .vegas will affect search results. But he said the domains still are valuable for marketing, especially if there is a shift away from .com, as he predicts there might be if top-level domains take off. Michael Kruse, a real estate agent at Keller Williams, can attest to the value of a .vegas website. He
said traffic to his site is up about 30 percent since he bought lvrealestate.vegas to replace his clunkier .com name, lasvegashomesbymike.com. “I’m happy I got it when I did,” Kruse said. “I think over time it’s really going to catch on.” Las Vegas officials also see the domain as a benefit. It is used for branding initiatives — downtown.vegas, for instance, helps promote the developing downtown area. Even for cities, though, alternative domains have limits. Web users typically look for .org, .edu or .gov sites they know are credible. “With issues of identity theft today, it’s very important that people know they are on a legitimate government site,” city spokesman David Riggleman said. “We don’t use the top-level domain for the official site.” Of the 15,000 .vegas websites purchased, about 80 percent of registrants are in the Las Vegas area. Not all .vegas domain purchasers, though, have motives related to marketing or commerce. Danny Ballard, who runs Fat Beard LLC, a web development firm, encourages clients to claim .vegas domains to protect their brand names from cybersquatters. And some larger companies have registered .vegas domain names. Google, for example, is the registered owner of google.vegas, and software company Atari Inc. is the owner of atari.vegas. There also is a speculative element to buying .vegas domains, which start at GoDaddy for $29.99. Some users buy names they believe might go up in value. “It’s real estate,” said Michael Gallagher, a New Yorker who owns jebbushforpresident.vegas and has purchased website names about politics as a sideline business. “It might be crappy real estate. It might be great real estate.”
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When the judge is the one on trial Tony Olivas, left, teacher Johana Franklin and Trevor Olivas show the boys’ cooler alternative to artificial turf that earned them a trip to Washington, D.C., after winning a science fair. (l.e. baskow/Staff)
Teens’ experiment with cooler turf takes them to D.C. By Adwoa Fosu staff writer
On a hot September afternoon, 14-year-old soccer players Tony Olivas and Milosz Fernandez-Kepka took off their cleats to give their feet a chance to cool during halftime of a game. They were surprised to see steam rising from them. As their coach began to talk, the pair looked out at the vast expanse of artificial turf covering the field and noticed a heat wave blurring their view of the distance. “We didn’t understand why the field was so hot,” Olivas said. Knowing their school’s annual science fair was coming up, the two St. Viator Catholic School eighth-graders decided to team up with Olivas’ brother, Trevor, to investigate what was causing the excessive heat on the field. They were afraid it might injure players. Little did they know their solution, a cooler alternative to artificial turf, would take them through the state, regional and national levels of the eCybermission science fair, which challenges students to find solutions to problems in their communities using science, technology, engineering and math. Each won $4,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. To get started, the students watched documentaries and read scientific articles about artificial turf. They also relied on knowledge they’d gleaned from their daily lives. “My mom would rather have me wear a white T-shirt on a hot day instead of a black one because the white one would reflect the sunlight, so we thought color might be a factor in the turf,” Olivas said. The team cut a piece of artificial turf donated by Las Vegas’ parks and recreation manager into four squares. Half were spray-painted a lighter yellow-green color. Half contained chrome rubber (which is made of recycled tires and used on artificial turf fields today), and the others contained an organic infill, a dirt-like clay substance. The turf squares were left out in direct sunlight for a week. Special infrared thermometers lent to the team by UNLV recorded their temperature every 10 minutes. The results showed it was infill type, not turf color, that affected the turf’s temperature. The team hopes to meet with the manager of the Las Vegas Parks and Recreation Department to find a way to install the improved turf on the valley’s fields.
Effort afoot to remove NLV’s first female municipal judge from bench By Conor Shine staff writer
In 2011, Catherine Ramsey made history as the first woman elected a Municipal Court judge in North Las Vegas. Now, after four years on the bench, Ramsey could make history again — this time as the first judge in Nevada’s 150-year history to be voted out of office in a recall. A group led by the city’s police union, which represents the court’s marshalls, and political consultant David Thomas launched the recall effort in March. “She’s out of control,” North Las Vegas police union President Mike Yarter said. “The citizens deserve better than Catherine Ramsey.” Thomas is known as a “judge maker” for his success running campaigns for district court judges, although his tactics sometimes draw complaints from opponents. He said he was brought onto the recall effort as a consultant but since has devoted thousands of his own dollars to oust Ramsey. Ramsey and her attorney call the recall effort a politically motivated attack on a judge who has defied city leaders. “This is a much more serious story than a disagreeable judge getting her comeuppance,” Ramsey’s attorney Craig Mueller said. “This is a public employee union dictating how things are going to be done in the city.” Ramsey declined to comment. The bad blood between Ramsey and her opponents transcends her courtroom actions and strikes at a broader clash with a city in flux under new leadership. “The problems started when the mayor showed up,” said Mueller, referring to North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee, who took office in July 2013. Lee, whose arrival triggered a mass turnover of city executives, has publicly criticized Ramsey, who has clashed with city officials over budgeting and staffing issues she says undermine the independence of her court. Ramsey maintains she is holding the court to a high standard that doesn’t allow sloppy paperwork. The police union accuses her of wrongly dismissing cases, mistreating staff and lowering fines for criminals. Ramsey is fighting the effort against her, arguing the state constitution doesn’t allow for voters to recall judges. A Clark County District Court judge rejected her argument, but Ramsey appealed to the state Supreme Court. A ruling in Ramsey’s favor would nullify the recall, but if the Supreme Court sides against her, a recall election could take place as soon as
August. If there is an election, Ramsey would face a well-connected opponent: North Las Vegas City Attorney Sandra Douglass Morgan. Morgan announced her candidacy this month and is gathering the 1,984 signatures needed to qualify for the race. Morgan said she decided to run after witnessing firsthand and hearing from employees about how Ramsey’s courtroom was being run. The City Attorney’s Office is responsible for charging and prosecuting cases heard in municipal court, which deals exclusively with misdemeanor offenses and traffic citations. “I thought I did as much as I could in my current position,” said Morgan, who became city attorney in 2013 aframsey ter five years as a deputy in the office. Morgan accused Ramsey of disregarding the law and not being fair in her rulings. She also criticized Ramsey’s handling of court employees; there have been three morgan lawsuits and two complaints to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission related to Ramsey. In one case, Ramsey fired an employee she had promised employment to during her campaign. After the employee sued and North Las Vegas refused to defend Ramsey because the job promise was made before she took office, Ramsey used her city-issued credit card to cover $12,000 in legal expenses. The move sparked a complaint by the city to the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline; the case is pending. Morgan, Yarter and others also have accused Ramsey of arbitrarily reducing charges or fines or dismissing cases brought before her. “In some cases, (police) experts in fields like DUIs have checked every box, done everything they need to do, but she summarily dismisses the case,” Yarter said. Mueller said Ramsey has held the court process to a higher standard than in the past, which has irritated police and city officials who see the court as a revenue generator. “What’s going on is she won’t play ball with the excessive fees and fines,” Mueller said. “She went over and took that job and I believe was simply appalled at the low standard of practice there. She has been holding them to the letter of the law, and they’re not happy about it.”
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WANT A MOTORCYCLE LICENSE? HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT In 2014, the victims in more than 18 percent of Nevada’s road fatalities were motorcyclists. While an alarming statistic, more motorcycle training and knowledge can help reduce that number. Resources such as motorcycle classes cover everything from riding laws and basic operation to how to make important judgment calls during complicated driving situations. Whether you’re a first-time rider hoping to get your license or you’ve been riding for years, motorcycle training classes can help polish and hone your skills — and maybe even give you a break on your insurance premium.
TWO WAYS TO GET YOUR MOTORCYCLE (“M” CLASS) LICENSE 1. Get an instructional permit by passing a written test at the Department of Motor Vehicles, then schedule and pass a motorcycle driving test at the DMV to become licensed. 2. Take an approved motorcycle course. Once you complete the course, you’ll receive a certificate you can take to the DMV that will allow you to get your license, bypassing the tests taken at the DMV.
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Course: Riding courses in the valley vary in price, but riders should expect to spend roughly $150 to $300. License: In Nevada, it costs $42.25 for a non-commercial driver’s license. Adding a motorcycle “M” class license costs an additional $9.25.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT MOTORCYCLE SCHOOL The Motorcycle Safety Foundation provides the curriculum used in Nevada for the Basic Rider Course, which teaches motorcycle fundamentals. The course typically is taught over a two-and-a-halfday period and includes both classroom time and riding practice. What you’ll learn in the classroom Learn about different types of motorcycles and the layout and operation of basic controls. Take part in activities that introduce the mental and perceptual processes needed to be a good rider. The activities are designed to show you how to process information and make safe decisions while riding. What you’ll learn on the motorcycle Practice basic controls including using the clutch and throttle coordination; straight-line riding; and stopping, turning and shifting. Instruction also will cover swerving, emergency braking and curves. The course concludes with both a written test and a riding evaluation. The curriculum for the riding portion can be broken down into 14 categories.
14 Combined skill practice using a series of learned maneuvers
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Becoming familiar with the motorcycle including basic functions of the major parts, identifying the main controls and learning how to hold your body while riding and dismounting 1
Using the “friction zone,� a maneuver using the clutch that allows you to ride in a smooth, controlled manner while stopping, starting and changing gears 2
Drills to learn how to properly start and stop with precision 3
Learning how to shift and stop
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Practicing basic skills including low-speed maneuvering around bends and corners 5
Initiating and adjusting lean while maneuvering curves, including how to use handgrip pressure and handlebar movement 6
12 Maneuvering multiple curves and learning how to change lanes, including learning how to judge safety margins and gap selections while changing lanes
Stopping quickly and making tight turns from a stop, including how to brake progressively to avoid skidding 7
Demonstrating stopping distance, allowing students to observe the total stopping distance needed and illustrating the effects of speed on braking distance
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Jim Simms, who recently became CEO of Downtown Grand, has plans to generate awareness about the resort’s offerings. (christopher devargas/Staff)
CEO wants to bring downtown out of the ’70s
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im Simms remembers the moment, about 16 years ago, when he was a newly hired casino marketing official at Paris Las Vegas. He was walking along Le Boulevard at the then-new hotel, just past Napoleon’s bar, when he heard knocking at the window. A group of hotel execs sat inside, enjoying cocktails and cigars. One of the execs waved him inside. “They invited me into the group,” Simms recalled. “I was thrilled.” Simms received another wave-in, more metaphorically, this spring. He was hired as the CEO of Downtown Grand, replacing Seth Schorr, who now is chairman of Fifth Street Gaming, the company that owns Downtown Grand. Simms came from Miami Valley Gaming in Ohio and previously was president and general manager of Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack in West Virginia. He recently joined me at Downtown Grand’s Art Bar to talk about his task of improving hotel business, in and outside Las Vegas.
You’ve lived at the hotel for a month or so. What have you learned?
We have a beautiful property. But on the outside, we’re a bit of a calamity of
have. When people check into the hotel, see it and go to our restaurants, whether it’s Triple George or Pizza Rock, it’s a great price value they are getting. We’ve got to let people know about that.
contradictions in terms of our signage, so there are some branding things to fix. The fact that we are two minutes away from Fremont is a long two minutes. That’s two minutes away from a lot of business, isn’t it?
John Katsilometes
There are 15 million people on Fremont Street annually, and we need to get our fair share of that business. When you look at the Third Street corridor leading from Fremont to here, there’s really no strong visual attraction to pull you down here. We’re going to change that. I’m not giving away the playbook, but we have some dynamic things to generate awareness to come into this property. You don’t need a major renovation of the hotel because it just opened in October 2013, right?
Yes, correct, but there will be some infrastructure changes and adjustments to make things better. What we’re guilty of is not standing on the mountaintop and screaming what a great product we
You have a great pool here, Picnic, and it’s somewhat unknown.
We’ve got one of the best pools down here, yes, but nobody knows about it because we haven’t marketed it yet. We have the casino-top pool with cabanas and food, and it’s probably up there with the Golden Nugget. When people compare our price point versus the Golden Nugget, they’ll say, “Man, why would I not stay here?” It’s a challenge to drive gambling downtown these days, isn’t it?
Yes, and our gaming product is great, but we’re not getting the volume we want. People come to Fremont Street and eat and drink, experience the property and game a little bit. But I wouldn’t say that most of the Fremont customers are gaming customers. We want to be a gambling joint on our gaming floor. I’ll come right
out and say that with no inhibitions at all. How do you plan to attract customers?
We have to find an optimal mix of gamblers, gamblers in rooms, tourist foot traffic off Fremont Street, locals and out-of-market customers. We have the ability to offer meeting space, run events and banquets. We just haven’t had a clear unification of what that plan is yet, and that’s what we’re working on right now. But we have all the pieces. Downtown properties still are at a lower price than resorts on the Strip. Why?
The thing that amazes me about downtown is, we’ve all heard about downtown being the cool place to go, but the pricing structure is still stuck in the 1970s. Everybody still discounts as if we’re offering an inferior product. We’re not. There are great services, and we can have consistent price points that are in line with those services. We’ve had instances where we have offered $13 for a drink at Picnic at the same time we’ve had $29 room rates. That is an inconsistent strategy that confuses the customer. And if you want to build loyalty, that is the type of thing that needs to be addressed.
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things you really don’t know about hepatitis
Jaundice is the yellowing of the pigment of the skin and the whites of the eyes, and is an indicator of serious liver damage or disease. The yellow color occurs due to high levels of bile in the blood.
Most people are familiar with hepatitis by name, but there are many misconceptions and misunderstandings about the condition itself. “Hepatitis describes an inflammation of the liver and is the name of a series of viral diseases — A, B, C, D and E,” said Dr. Shirin Rahman of Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. While each type of hepatitis is caused by a different virus, has varying modes of transmission and can affect the liver differently, they all typically present similar symptoms.
Symptoms for all strains n Weakness and fatigue n Nausea and vomiting n Abdominal pain (especially in the liver area, which is on the right side beneath your lower ribs) n Fever n Loss of appetite n Dark urine n Joint pain n Yellow skin and eyes (jaundice)
Hepatitis describes an inflammation of the liver and is the name of a series of viral diseases.
What is the prognosis? Hepatitis can be acute (lasting six months or less) or chronic (lasting the patient’s lifetime). Acute hepatitis usually does not cause lasting liver damage, but chronic hepatitis can lead to cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), liver cancer, liver failure and other complications.
What is jaundice?
LIVER
Where is it most prevalent? “Hepatitis is found all over the world, but hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C are the most common types in the United States,” Rahman said. Hepatitis D is common in Russia and Romania, and hepatitis E is common in East and South Asia.
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Hepatitis A Symptom onset Symptoms typically don’t present for two to four weeks, if at all.
How it is transmitted n Contaminated food or food handled by someone with the virus who did not thoroughly wash his or her hands n Drinking contaminated water n Eating raw shellfish from sewage-polluted water n Being in close contact with someone who has the virus
Vaccine Yes
Treatment Can be managed with antiviral medication if needed
Outcome Hepatitis A usually is acute and clears up on its own in six months or less. If it becomes chronic, it typically does not cause lasting damage to the liver, but it can be spread to other people.
Vaccine Yes
Treatment Can be managed with antiviral medication if needed, especially if medication is administered within 24 hours of exposure. The vaccine can be given immediately at birth to infants born to mothers who have the virus.
Outcome Most people who contract hepatitis B as adults have an acute reaction and recover fully. People who contract it during childhood, especially before age 5, typically develop chronic hepatitis.
Vaccine No
Treatment Can be managed with antiviral medication if needed
Outcome Patients with chronic hepatitis C have a 60 to 70 percent chance of developing potentially deadly chronic liver disease.
Hepatitis B Symptom onset Symptoms typically present one to four months after exposure, if at all.
How it is transmitted n Having sex with someone who has the virus (It can be shared through saliva, blood, semen or vaginal fluid). n Sharing needles n Accidental needle sticks (a concern for health care workers) n From mother to child during birth
Hepatitis C Symptom onset Acute infections can occur during the first six months of exposure, but 75 to 85 percent of acute infections develop into chronic infections. Ongoing chronic infections can go undetected for decades without presenting symptoms, then suddenly cause serious liver damage or disease.
How it is transmitted n Sharing needles n Accidental needle sticks (a concern for health care workers) n From mother to child during birth n Unsanitized tattoos or piercings n Sharing personal care items that could come in contact with another person’s blood (razors or toothbrushes) Research still is being done to determine whether hepatitis C can be transmitted through sexual contact, and if so, how often that occurs.
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There can be additional symptoms specific to this strain It is uncommon for hepatitis C to present symptoms during the acute stage, but liver damage caused by chronic hepatitis C can cause the following symptoms:
n Bleeding and bruising easily n Itchy skin n Ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdomen) n Leg swelling n Weight loss n Hepatic encephalopathy (confusion, drowsiness, slurred speech) n Spider-like blood vessels
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Crab Ceviche Tostadas recipe provided by the perch
On a hot summer day, a cold seafood dish balanced with a touch of spice is a refreshing appetizer to serve guests. The Perch, inside Downtown Container Park, recently introduced a brunch service that features, among other items, this complex but easy-to-make crab ceviche that is sure to impress.
ingredients & directions
(Each serving is three tostadas – recipe serves 10)
Crab Ceviche
Chili Lime Crème Fraiche 1. Open can of crab and strain off any extra liquid.
1 lb jumbo lump crab (canned)
/4 cup red onion, diced 3
/4 cup jalapeños, 1 cup baby seeded and heirloom tomatoes, chopped halved
1
/4 cup lime juice
1
/4 cup pineapple juice 1
2. In a mixing bowl, add crab, jalapeños, tomatoes and red onion; mix gently, making sure not to break up the crab lump too much. 3. Add cayenne, lime juice and pineapple juice, and mix again gently. 4. Season with salt and cracked black pepper to taste.
1 tsp cayenne pepper
Salt and cracked black pepper
5. Wrap or cover and set aside in refrigerator overnight or at least four hours before serving.
2 cups crème fraiche
/2 cup lime juice
1
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 /4 cup Sriracha chili sauce
Salt and cracked black pepper
tostadas
30 4.5-inch corn tortillas
1 cup vegetable oil (for frying)
1. In a frying pan on medium heat, slowly heat the vegetable oil and fry each side of the tortilla until firm and crisp. On a paper towellined platter, let the tortillas stand and cool before using.
1. In a mixing bowl, add all of the ingredients and mix well. Season with salt and cracked black pepper to taste. Set aside in refrigerator until ready to serve.
use for garnish
4 Hass avocados, peeled, quartered and seasoned with salt and pepper
4-6 oz micro cilantro (regular cilantro will work as well)
4-6 limes, quartered
To Serve Place three tostada shells on each plate. Top each tostada shell with crab mixture and halved baby heirloom tomatoes, then drizzle with chili lime crème fraiche. Top each tostada with a small bunch of micro cilantro or two to three cilantro leaves, and a slice of avocado, then sprinkle with salt and cracked black pepper to taste. Serve one lime wedge with each tostada.
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KEEP KIDS BUSY IN SUMMER
JUMP Pump it Up, 3200 W. Sunset Road, Suite 100, Las Vegas 702-228-8017 Replace jumping on the bed with jumping on oversized trampolines and inflatables. Pump it Up offers open jump sessions Monday through Friday. Times vary, but open jumps typically run from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $8.95 per child.
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Color Me Mine, 9350 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas 702-522-7119 Allow your children to get artsy without fear of getting paint on your furniture. Color Me Mine runs monthly Family Friday events, at which a family of four can paint, eat pizza and play trivia games for $20 plus the cost of the pottery. The shop also offers themed children’s classes with step-by-step instruction.
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BY KATIE VISCONTI
The summer heat brings out a whole new kind of daytime desperation for parents. ¶ You’ve run out of any smidge of enthusiasm for trips to play gyms, splash pads and Target, but you need to get your children out of the house. ¶ Here are 10 things to do to keep your kids sunburn-free and your wallet happy for the rest of the summer.
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TODDLER PLAY CLASS Barbara Greenspun Women’s Center, 2651 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 180, Henderson 702-616-4900 The center offers free classes for toddlers and their parents from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Tuesday. Activities include singing, dancing, interacting and crafts. The class is free, and there’s no need to register; just show up and play with your little one.
OPEN GYM Desert Breeze Community Center, 8275 Spring Mountain Road, Las Vegas 702-455-8334 The center’s two indoor multicourt gyms are free to use for teens ages 13 to 17. Practice your volleyball or basketball skills. Check with the center for availability and hours.
MERMAID SHOW AT THE SILVERTON 3333 Blue Diamond Road, Las Vegas Escape the heat with a cool — and free — mermaid show at the Silverton aquarium. Performances are hourly from 2:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. There also are daily fish feedings at 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
STORY TIME AT THE LIBRARY Throughout Clark County lvccld.org/kids/weekly_storytimes.cfm Get your children ready for school with a free program centered on stories, songs and literacy development. At least 14 libraries in Clark County participate in storytime programs that range in length from 20 minutes to an hour and cater to children of all ages. Check with your local branch to see if reservations are needed.
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CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL SUMMER CAMP Winchseter Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, Las Vegas 702-455-7340 Pre-teens and teens can learn Chinese language and culture during this fiveweek summer camp. The camp ends Aug. 14 and runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Cost is $45 per camper for supplies.
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CHILDREN’S PLAY PLACE Kinderland, 9330 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas kinderlandcafe.com This play place may not be super cheap — admission is $12 for the first child and $10 for each additional child — but it’s a great spot for little ones to burn off extra energy. There’s a cafe with WiFi and gourmet snacks where parents can relax while their kids play, and a drop-off babysitting service for $10 an hour.
ROLLER SKATING Crystal Palace Skating Center, 3901 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas skatevegas.com Every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. is family night at Crystal Palace. A family of four can skate for $14, including skate rentals. For $22, owners will throw in a pizza and four soft drinks.
FREE MOVIE NIGHTS Downtown Summerlin, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Las Vegas Summer Screen begins every Thursday at sundown, roughly 7 p.m. Bring lawn chairs and blankets, and arrive early for snacks from local vendors. A list of movies can be found at downtownsummerlin.com. The movies are shown on Park Center Drive.
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The Animal Foundation and the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are shelters dedicated to finding homes for dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, turtles and more. Each week, we feature a selection of animals available for adoption.
CJ (A834705)
King Kong (A846232)
Gwen
Conan
Age: 5-year-old female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: CJ is calm and quiet but affectionate. She loves to explore. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 8-year-old neutered male Breed: Pekingese Description: King Kong is friendly and easygoing, which makes him a great fit for someone looking for a relaxed companion. Adoption Fee: $200
Age: 3-month-old spayed female Breed: Tabby Description: Gwen dazzles with her acrobatic abilities on cat trees. Since her rescue, she has been lovingly raised and socialized in a foster home with cats, dogs and ferrets. Adoption Fee: $70
Age: 2-year-old neutered male Breed: Chihuahua mix Description: Conan is a fun, lovable youngster offering a lifetime of unconditional love in exchange for a stable, forever home. He is housetrained and good with other dogs. Adoption Fee: $60
Presley (A838614)
Bob (A837041)
Artemis
Maria
Age: 4-year-old spayed female Breed: Pit bull terrier Description: Presley qualifies for the Underdog Adoption Program and will receive a discounted adoption fee; free collar, leash and custom ID tag; vaccines for life and more. Adoption fee: $55
Age: 3-year-old neutered male Breed: Chihuahua mix Description: Bob is friendly, social and outgoing. Adopt him and receive a free collar, leash and custom ID tag; free vaccines for life; discounted training and more. Adoption fee: $105
Age: 8-month-old spayed female Breed: English spot bunny Description: Artemis is fascinated by everyone and everything around her. Please help us find her a responsible, indoor-only, forever home. Adoption Fee: $25
Age: 16-year-old spayed female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Maria gently taps your arm for attention and reassurance. Once you make eye contact with her, she begins purring and rubbing her head in your hands. Adoption Fee: $20
Snooky (A848087)
Duke (A848604)
Hitoshi
Kona
Age: 2-year-old male Breed: Pit bull Description: Snooky is a calm and friendly, and is looking for love from his new family. Adoption Fee: $105
Age: 2-year-old male Breed: Domestic mediumhair Description: Duke is looking for a new best friend. He loves attention. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 7-year-old neutered male Breed: Heinz 57 with Akita and retriever Description: Hitoshi (which means even-tempered) bonds easily with people. He gets along well with dogs and is house-trained. Adoption Fee: $50
Age: 5-year-old neutered male Breed: Shih-Tzu mix Description: Kona is a terrific cuddler. This social and affectionate gentleman adores adults, cats, dogs and older children. Please plan and budget for regular grooming. Adoption Fee: $60
Animal foundation 702-384-3333 x131 | animalfoundation.com/adopt Animals are assigned a color next to their names indicating location: 655 N. Mojave Road, Las Vegas 286 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson
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court still in session
Though long removed from its heyday with pro events, Las Vegas still loves tennis By Jesse Granger Staff Writer
Nearly 40 years ago, an 8-yearold Andre Agassi peeked through his bowl haircut at tennis greats as they competed in the Alan King Classic on the famed hard courts of Caesars Palace. Men in togas and gold headgear circled the arena in chariots, while hall of famers Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors and Arthur Ashe battled on the court for a wheelbarrow full of gleaming silver dollar coins. The stands overflowed with celebrities — Chevy Chase, Gerry Cooney, Sonny Bono, Kirstie Alley. All gathered on the Strip to witness the battle for the first six-figure winner-take-all tennis prize. “It was like a prizefight, like Mike Tyson was out there,” said Marty Hennessy, a former Las Vegas tennis pro. “It was right on the Strip, and they had after-parties that people just died to be a part of, with all the pros and celebrities tied in.” Soon after, Las Vegas lost its grip on the professional scene. The Alan King Classic left Caesars in 1985, but that wasn’t the end of tennis here. Recreationally, participation numbers have steadily increased. Membership in USTA-Nevada has grown by 30 percent over the past five years, said Ryan Wolfington, the group’s executive director. There are about 25,000 players in Southern Nevada, 4,300 of whom are registered with the association. About 7,000 play in association leagues. Interest grows during summer, propelled by the popularity of the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. “Those three months when tennis is on TV, people see the pros and they want to go out there and play,” Wolfington said. “People who played in high school or in
What do I need, and How much does equipment cost?
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Low: Retailers such as Wal-Mart sell Wilson rackets for as little as $10. Mid: Tennis Express sells already-strung Babolat rackets for $250.
Tennis racket
$$$
High: The Dunlop Max 200G Golden Grand Slam is one of the best rackets on the market and costs up to $400.
No Quit Tennis Academy sells high-quality used rackets for as low as $50.
Tennis balls
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Places to learn how to play n Darling Tennis Center 7901 W. Washington Ave., Las Vegas 702-229-2100 Private lessons (all ages): $75 per hour Semi-private lessons (up to four people): $75 per hour for group Semi-private lessons (more than four people): $80 per hour for group Drop-in clinics, 9 a.m. daily: $15 for 1.5 hours Summertime youth classes (2-hour weekly class): $25 per week Advanced youth classes (four 4-hour classes per week): $250 per week
n No Quit Tennis Academy
at Lorenzi Park 3075 W. Washington Ave., Las Vegas 702-767-7531 Private lessons: $65 per hour Summer camp: $250 per week Afterschool academy: $495 per month Full-time homeschool academy: $1,375 per month
n Desert Palms Tennis Club 3090 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas 702-368-2800 Private lessons: $40-$60 per hour Clinics: starting at $10 for 1.5 hours Junior tennis classes (Monday through Friday, 4-18 years old): $150 per week
n Himmelheber Tennis Locations vary 702-569-2831 Lessons at the Cosmopolitan: $125 per hour Lessons at a private location (will travel to you): $90 per hour Summer camp (Monday through Friday, 2.5 hours per day): $175 per week
n Annie Rockwell Tennis at Bally’s Sydney Dockendorf, 6, returns a ball as instructor J.C. Pauli watches during a United States Tennis Association youth clinic at Macy’s court in Summerlin.
3645 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas 702-451-7740 Clinic (two hours): $60 Private lesson with a USPTA pro: $100 per hour Private lesson with former ATP No. 1 David Plate: $125 per hour Court rental (available 24/7): $12 per hour for locals on weekdays, $15 per hour on weekends
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Mid: A four-pack of Dunlop Max Tour Pro retails for $13.
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Low: Big-box retailers sell cans of three Wilson balls for about $2.
High: A four-pack of Slazenger balls — the official tennis balls used at Wimbledon — costs $16.
Low: Asics Gel Gamepoint sneakers cost $49. Mid: Adidas Barricade Team 4 sneakers cost $90.
Tennis shoes
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High: Nike Lunar Ballistic 1.5 sneakers cost $165.
Limited edition! A pair of Nike Zoom Vapor Roger Federer 287s (in honor of when Federer hit 287 weeks ranked No. 1 in the world) costs $287.
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their younger years want to get back into the sport.” Wolfington says interest also gets a boost when a tennis center opens. Las Vegas once had only five or six tennis clubs but now has more than 35 clubs and resorts. With the closure of the International Tennis Center — a 96,000-square-foot, $15 million indoor tennis facility built in 2009 — some felt tennis in Las Vegas was on the verge of extinction, but tennis pros have another explanation. “Indoor tennis is not for Las Vegas,” said Annie Rockwell, a Nevada Tennis Hall of Famer and tennis pro at Rockwell Tennis in Bally’s. “You can basically play tennis 365 days a year here. In Michigan, an indoor facility might be great, but in Vegas ... it’s not needed.” Officials rave about more than the participation numbers. In 12 years, the area went from having two nationally ranked juniors to 100. That’s due largely to the emergence of the Andre Agassi Boys and Girls Club and the Marty Hennessy Junior Tennis Foundation. Agassi hired former UNLV tennis national champion Tim Blenkiron to coach at his club, which produced more than 20 nationally ranked players in four years. Blenkiron now runs the No Quit Tennis Academy at Lorenzi Park and has helped more than 50 student-athletes earn college scholarships for tennis and academics. Blenkiron is credited for transforming Asia Muhammad from a novice to a pro. Muhammad recently won the doubles title at the WTA’s $220,000 Top Shelf Open in the Netherlands. Over the past nine years, Hennessy’s foundation has sent more than 80 students to college with scholarships. “We never thought it would become this big,” Hennessy said. “We just wanted to raise a little bit of money for a couple kids, but it just started mushrooming.” One of the best talents to come out of Hennessy’s foundation is Kimberly Yee, who has been ranked No. 1 in the country in every age division in which she has competed, and recently accepted a scholarship to Stanford. “The USTA looked around the country at all of the programs in each state and chose Nevada’s as the most effective,” Wolfington said. “Now they are duplicating our program in eight U.S. cities.” The Red Rock Country Club brought the USTA to the valley in 2009 with the $50,000 Red Rock Pro Open and will hold its seventh tournament in September. With the explosion in talented youngsters here, it’s possible the next Agassi is watching from the sidelines.
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$50,000 Codeplay Frenzy Date: Thursdays Times: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-8 p.m. Information: Loyalty card members can win a share of $50,000 in free play. Gift giveaways Date: Fridays Information: Guests who earn 250 slot points or 500 video poker points, or have made a $10 advancedeposit wager or higher during the past 90 days, receive a gift. Point multipliers Date: Saturdays Information: Earn 2x points on video poker. Bonus drawing entries for the $1 Million Deal of a Lifetime Date: Mondays-Thursdays Information: Earn 2x entries for the $1 Million Deal of a Lifetime drawing that will take place Aug. 22. Twentyone names will be drawn from all participants to receive $500 in promo chips and are placed into a separate drum for the second drawing, where seven names will be drawn to participate in one hand of blackjack with a chance to win $1 million. 10x slot points Date: Fridays and Saturdays Information: Guests who have made a $40 advance-deposit wager or higher can win up to 1,000 slot points.
Jokers Wild
Hot seat giveaway Date: July 19 Time: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Information: One player will win $50 every hour. Gift giveaway Date: July 26 Information: Earn 200 points to get a gift. Bonus wins Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays in July Information: Poker machines have designated four-of-a-kind bonuses worth an extra 100 coins. Slot machine or keno wins of $50 or more earn an extra $10 in play. Jumpin’ Jokers cash giveaway Date: Saturdays Time: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 6-10 p.m. Information: Players selected every hour through drawings and hot seats can win up to $1,000 or $1,200 in slot play.
Earn a food voucher Date: Mondays in July Information: Earn 300 points to get a food voucher worth $8. Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays Information: Earn 11x points on reels and 7x points on video poker and multigame machines. Rollin’ for dough Date: Fridays Time: 1-9 p.m. Information: Earn drawing entries for a chance to roll the dice to earn 10x the amount.
EL CORTEZ
$67,000 Cruisin’ for Cash drawings Date: Saturdays through Aug. 1 Time: 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Information: Earn entries by playing the Cruisin’ for Cash kiosk game. Win a share of more than $16,000 and slot play. Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays Information: Earn 5x points on video poker and 10x points on all reels. 50+ $2,500 senior slot tournament Date: Aug. 10 Time: Noon-4 p.m. Information: Top 25 places will share $2,500 in slot play.
Free Play Frenzy for Jackpot Winners Date: July Information: Loyalty card members can receive up to $100 in slot play on top of a jackpot, depending on the machine’s denomination.
$100,000 Airin’ It Out football contest sign-up Date: Aug. 10 Information: Win weekly, quarterly and year-end cash prizes. No point spreads, just pick the winner. $25 per entry; buy three, get one free.
Saturday Point Fever Date: Saturdays Information: Ten Club Cortez members will be selected for a chance to win 100,000 points. Players will receive one virtual drawing ticket for every 200 points earned each day during the week. Club Cortez members also can earn entry multipliers every day at kiosks with the Metal Horse Race.
Gift giveaway Date: Aug. 20 Information: Earn 250 points and receive a set of bowls.
ALIANTE
50+ Play Day kiosk game Date: Mondays Information: Earn 50 points to spin the wheel to win up to $500 in slot play. $10,000 mobile hot seat Date: Tuesdays Information: Players must accept the hot seat offer from the mobile app to qualify. From noon to 5 p.m., five people will win $50 in slot play. At 6 p.m., 10 people will win $100 in slot play. Winners will be announced over the intercom and must swipe at a kiosk to redeem their prize. Cruisin’ for Cash kiosk game Date: Through Aug. 1 Information: Choose a cruise director and “sail” through three ports of call or “cruise” through four days at sea. Each port is a guaranteed prize; allday sea prizes award drawing entries into weekly Cruisin’ for Cash drawings. Win up to $10,000. Other prizes include slot play, dining credits, resort credits, points and more. Earn 250 points for each swipe.
SILVERTON Senior Mondays Time: Drawings at 2, 4 and 6 p.m. Information: Random names will be drawn for a chance to win cash and free play. Players 50 and older also will receive dining discounts. $10,000 Reel & Win slot tournaments Date: Tuesday Time: 11 a.m. Information: The top 30 players will qualify for cash and slot play. The first-place player will win $1,000. Extreme Spin drawings Date: Select Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 19 Time: Friday drawings at 5 and 8 p.m.; Saturday drawings at 2, 5 and 8 p.m. Information: Receive one drawing entry for every 200 points earned. Ten winners at each drawing will receive a spin on the big wheel with a top prize of $10,000 or free play. See a players club representative for details. Wild Wallet Wednesdays Time: Wednesdays Information: Earn 500 points and receive a leather wallet with a gift card worth up to $100.
Point multipliers Time: July 30 Information: Swipe your loyalty card at a kiosk to earn up to 6x points.
GOLD COAST
Gift giveaway Date: Tuesdays Information: Earn 300 points and receive a gift, such as a bladeless fan or neck pillow.
ORLEANS
Gift giveaways Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays Information: Earn 300 points and receive a gift, including T-shirts, sunglasses and towels. Point multipliers Date: Mondays Information: Earn 15x points on penny reels. Win $200 Date: July 24 Time: 2-6 p.m. Information: Earn entries at slots, video poker and table games. Fifteen names will be drawn every hour for a chance to win $200.
SUNCOAST
Select your prize Date: Mondays and Thursdays Information: Earn 300 points in one day and receive a breakfast or lunch buffet, or earn an additional 600 points for a dinner buffet, brunch, $10 food credit at Café Siena or Coasta Cantina, or $10 in slot dollars. Point multipliers for senior players Date: Tuesdays and Wednesdays Information: Players 50 and older can earn up to 50x points.
Eldorado
Bonus days Date: Tuesdays Information: Hit the designated four of a kind on video poker for a 100-coin bonus, win $50 or more on qualifying slot machines to win a $10 bonus, or win $50 or more on a qualifying keno game to receive a $10 bonus. $6,000 Giveaway Date: Saturdays Time: 4:30-9:30 p.m. Information: One name will be drawn every hour to win up to $500 in cash and $500 in slot play. Point multipliers Date: July 26
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Information: Earn 15x points on penny reels, 11x points on other reels and 7x points on video poker and keno machines. Gift days Date: July 19 Information: Earn 200 points and receive a gift.
Golden gate and the d
Email Yourself a Million Date: Through Aug. 31 Information: Swipe your loyalty card at a kiosk for a chance to win $1 million, free play, comp dollars, food and more. A valid email address is required.
STATION CASINOS
MyGeneration Wednesdays Date: Ongoing Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: For loyalty card holders age 50 and older. Swipe your card at a kiosk to earn up to 10x points on slots and 6x points on video poker, and discounts on dining, movies and bowling. Slot tournaments from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a top prize of $1,000. The first entry is free; receive up to four additional entries by earning 50 additional base points for each. $1 Million Classic Summer Scratch & Win Date: Fridays and Saturdays Locations: All Station properties Time: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Information: Cards will be mailed, or earn 300 points to get one. Card must be scratched off at any Station Casinos’ promotional area in front of an authorized team member. Win up to $1,000, dining credit, free rooms, free play or points. Summer Fun Cash drawings Date and time: 8:15 p.m. Fridays and 6:15 p.m. Sundays Locations: All Station properties Information: Ten players drawn; earn entries through play and by swiping loyalty card at kiosks. Earn 5x entries on Wednesdays. Win up to $5,000.
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Win Derek’s Hellcat Date: Through Aug. 29 Information: Earn tickets for monthly drawings that culminate with a chance to win a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.
SOUTH POINT
$600,000 July Money Madness Date: July Information: Loyalty card users have the opportunity to win a progressive
bonus that will hit by $25,000. When it does, other players win $25 in play. Once the bonus is hit, the progressive bonus will reset at $10,000. There will be an additional $1,000 free play progressive bonus that will start at $1,000 and must hit by $2,500. This bonus also will restart immediately after hitting and will hit on average three times per day. Slot machine players will have the opportunity to win either bonus at any time just for being active players on the casino floor; there are no specific hand or reel combinations necessary to win the progressive bonus. All free play is valid for seven days.
slot and video poker games.
PLAZA
Nifty 50 slot tournament Date: Wednesdays Time: 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Information: Earn entries with play. First prize is $1,000.
Point multipliers Date: Tuesdays and Fridays Information: Earn 10x points on slot machines. 50+ slot tournament Date: Wednesdays Time: 10 a.m. Information: The best combined score from two sessions wins $1,000.
DOWNTOWN GRAND
Cruisin’ for an Adventure Date: July 24-25 Time: 8 p.m. Information: Four players will win free play both nights; one name will be drawn Saturday to win a cruise. Additional hot seat drawings are 9-11 p.m.
FIESTA HENDERSON AND FIESTA RANCHO
Grand Thursdays Date: Thursdays Information: Loyalty card members 50 and older receive point multipliers, dining and gaming discounts, and entry into slot tournaments.
Cash drawing Date: Saturdays Time: 6:15 p.m. Information: Win up to $5,000. There will be 10 winners selected each week from both Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho. The top two base-point earners from slot and video poker each week will automatically be among the 10 entered into that Saturday’s drawing. Winners must be present to play for up to $5,000 or have 24 hours to collect a $250 consolation prize. Earn 10 free drawing entries every day, and 5x entries on Wednesdays.
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Rockin’ 777 slot tournament Date: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Time: 4-8 p.m. Information: Free for loyalty club members. The top five winners will receive $100 in free slot play.
Rampart Casino
Pirate’s Treasure progressive drawings Date: Last Wednesday of the month Time: 6:15 and 8:15 p.m. Information: Ten winners will be cho-
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sen at each drawing. The progressive jackpot increases every month it doesn’t hit.
50+ weekly slot tournament Date: Thursdays Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: Open to Club Card members 50 and older. The first entry is free with a swipe at a club kiosk; collect a second by earning 250 points and a third by earning 500 points. Top prize is $1,500; total prize pool is $5,200.
$250,000 Stars & Stripes pull tab giveaway Date: Fridays and Saturdays Information: Pull tabs will be mailed and must be uncovered at designated promotional area in front of an authorized team member. Win cash, points, free play and more.
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Young at Heart Date: Wednesdays Location: Orleans, Suncoast, Gold Coast or Sam’s Town Information: Loyalty card members can earn up to 50x points and receive dining and other discounts.
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MyGeneration Mondays Date: Ongoing Information: Players 50 and older earn 6x points on slot machines and video poker and receive discounts on bowling and dining.
BINION’S
Mother Lode swipe and win Date: Ongoing Information: Club members can win up to $2,500 daily. Earn points for chances to swipe the prize machine, with a maximum of three swipes daily. Earn five points for a chance to win $50, 40 points for a chance to win $100 and 300 points for a chance to win $2,500.
JERRY’S NUGGET
Up to 5x points Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: 4 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Information: Rewards members who swipe their cards at a kiosk receive 3x points, 4x points or 5x points on
Silver sevens
Point multipliers Date: Thursdays and Saturdays Information: On Thursdays, earn 3x points on video poker and 7x points on reels. On Saturdays, earn 4x points on video poker and 10x points on reels.
Club Fortune Top of the Hill slot tournament Date: Wednesdays and Thursdays Time: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Information: Win cash and slot play.
GOLDEN NUGGET New player rewards Date: Ongoing Information: Sign up for a players card and spin to win up to $1,000 in free play.
SAM’S TOWN Poker High Hands bonus Date: Through August Information: Players who get a royal flush, straight flush or four of a kind while playing seven-card stud and hold ’em will receive a bonus payout. Video Poker Showdown Date: Fridays Time: 4-8 p.m. Information: Earn 10 points for the first entry and 50 points for each additional entry in a video poker tournament at 8:15 p.m. Top prize is $1,000 in play. Win up to $500 Date: Saturdays and Sundays Time: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Information: Ten bingo players drawn at each session will win $50 with a chance to trade for an envelope with a mystery prize worth up to $500. Heat is Rising cash drawings Date: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through July 30 Time: 6:15 p.m. Information: Earn entries for cash drawings by playing slots and table games. Point multipliers Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays Information: Earn 20x points on Buffalo machines, 11x points on reels and 7x points on video poker.
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side from picking office holders, Nevada voters next year will have the opportunity to help keep guns out of the wrong hands. Granted, we can’t always identify “the wrong hands” because many crimes are committed in the passion of the moment by first-time gun-wielders who might not fit the profile of a gunman-in-waiting. But as a society, we at least can try to weed out those people who, on the face of it, shouldn’t be allowed to carry a weapon. It’s an obvious group: felons, domestic abusers and the mentally ill who have been identified by the state as having been committed involuntarily to a mental health institution or deemed a danger to themselves or others. As it stands now, someone in Nevada can buy a weapon from a private party and not register it or be checked against a federal database of criminals maintained by the FBI. As a result, guns end up in the hands of very trustworthy
and well-intentioned people — but also with street thugs, spouse beaters and the seriously mentally ill. With some exceptions, the proposed law would require every person who buys a gun from an unlicensed, private seller — they account for about 40 percent of all gun sales and typically are found at gun shows and online — to undergo a computerized FBI criminal background check. In many cases, it can be done very quickly. Customers who buy guns from licensed firearms dealers already are required to undergo background checks. The proposed law is known as the Background Check Initiative. It qualified for a place on the Nevada ballot in November 2016 by virtue of a petition drive that got 166,779 signatures, the most ever collected for an initiative in this state. This should be an easy decision for voters. Who would argue against background checks? Where’s the harm? The National Rifle Association is fighting the initiative. It worries back-
ground checks are a veiled effort by the government to build a national registry of gun owners. Such a registry apparently would allow the government, when it sees the need and the moment is right, to swoop in and confiscate everyone’s weapons. Claiming the offensive, the authorities — monitoring us with surveillance cameras, supercomputers and hovering black helicopters — would imprison us in huge warehouses, shut down the Internet and blow up our printing presses. Despite that threat, 18 other states have adopted the Background Check Initiative, which is being promoted by Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety and its partner, Moms Demand Action. The groups call background checks a no-brainer. Seems that way to us, too. According to the Justice Department, more than 2 million people have failed to pass background checks and have been denied firearms since federal checks began in 1994. Polling shows overwhelming sup-
port for efforts to clamp down on who can buy guns. A New York Times/CBS News Poll in 2013 found 92 percent of respondents supported background checks on all potential gun buyers. The findings were echoed in a Pew Research Center poll that same year: 85 percent of respondents supported background checks. And various polls show NRA members strongly support background checks, despite the organization’s opposition statement on its website. The only argument to be made against background checks is the misguided notion that the government is trying to compile a list of gun owners. But five federal laws ban the creation of such a national registry. We hope voters get behind the Background Check Initiative. If we are proven wrong, and at some point the feds come after gun owners in a #84463050 is from ThinkStoc nationwide dragnet,image we assume word will spread quickly and people can bury their guns in their backyards or stick them in a storage unit. Until then, let’s start saving more lives.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, july 19 Sunday Salutations: Participate in a one-hour yoga class. 9 a.m., free, the Learning Village, trailer T2, 727 Fremont St., 702-854-1401. Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada meeting: The monthly meeting will be followed by a live webinar on new research opportunities with myheritage.com and familysearch.com. 1 p.m., Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., jgssn.org.
Tuesday, July 21 All-American Day lunch: Celebrate National Hot Dog Day with hot dogs, potato chips, potato salad, apple pie and lemonade. Advance registration required. Ages 50+. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $3, Doolittle Senior Center, 1930 N. J St., 702-229-6125.
Ingredients 21/2 oz Pimm’s No. 1 21/2 oz Fever-Tree Ginger Ale 21/2 oz lemonade Cucumber ribbon for garnish Strawberry for garnish
Medicare information session: Representatives from the Nevada State Health Insurance Assistance Program, Senior Medicare Patrol and Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act will provide information and answer questions about Medicare benefits, premiums, deductibles and copays, how to file a claim, how to detect and report fraud and abuse, and more. 2 p.m., free, West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-507-3964.
Apple slices for garnish Orange slice for garnish Blackberries for garnish Sprig of mint for garnish
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Build the drink in a tall, 16-ounce glass filled with ice. Stir, garnish and serve.
From our friends across the pond, Pimm’s No. 1 is a popular gin-based, herb-infused liqueur and the foundation of England’s classic summertime cocktail, the Pimm’s Cup. Light and refreshing, this drink is ideal for a leisurely croquette game, a casual polo match or, more realistically, lounging poolside on a Sunday.
TechArt Studio: Learn how to DJ, including scratching, mixing and lighting, then create a mix. For ages 13-17. 3 p.m., free, Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave., 702-5073761. *Also: Thursday
Wednesday, July 22 Summer fun lunch: Celebrate National Parks and Recreation Month with Mayor Pro Tem Steve Ross and his Northwest Youth Empowerment Council. Enjoy a home-cooked meal and live entertainment. Ages 50+. Registration required. 11:30 a.m., $8, Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-229-1702. Chocolate & Spice cooking class: Chef Megan Romano will teach children how to create seasonal sorbets. Parents must be present for the duration of the session.
Megan Romano, owner of the Chocolate & Spice Bakery, will teach children how to make sorbet in a class Wednesday. (L.E. Baskow)
Walk-ins welcome, but reservations are recommended. 3 p.m., $25, Chocolate & Spice Bakery, 7293 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 8, 702-527-7772. Ward 2 Beers with Beers: Join Ward 2 Councilman Bob Beers for a beer and conversation about what is happening in Ward 2 and the city of Las Vegas. 5:30-7:30 p.m., free, the Pint, 9941 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-341-7468. Spanish wine dinner: A representative from Vin Sauvage will lead guests through each tasting, giving the history of the Spanish varietals and their paired courses from Chef Alex Stratta. Reservations required. 6 p.m., $100, Tapas by Alex Stratta, Tivoli Village, 440 S. Rampart Blvd., 702-483-3555. Southern-style dinner: Chef Ben Vaughn shares his Southern cuisine. 6:30 p.m., $39, Made L.V., Tivoli Village, 440 S. Rampart Blvd., 702-722-2000. Tequila cocktail pairing dinner: Enjoy a five-course Mexican meal and tequila cocktails. 6:30 p.m., $65, Diablo’s Cantina, Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 702-693-8300 Speakeasy Cinema movie series: Enjoy a screening of “Hoodlum Empire” from 1952. 6:30 p.m., $12-$15, the Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Ave., 702-229-2734. “Monster Intelligence”: Melvin the monster is another year older
but still not old enough for his license to scream. Watch a cast of friendly, colorful monster puppets sing original songs. $3, 7 p.m., Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., upinarms.biz. *Also: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St.
Friday, July 24 Baked potato bar luncheon: Enjoy a luncheon of salad, buildyour-own potatos, dessert and beverages. Registration required. Ages 50+. 11:30 a.m., $6, Lieburn Senior Center, 6230 Garwood Ave., 702-229-1600. Adam & Eve Charity Love Fling: This bachelor and bachelorette auction benefits New Vista, a local nonprofit organization that helps intellectually challenged people learn life skills and job training. 6:30-10 p.m., $25+, Hyde Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South, newvistanv.org. Las Vegas Dance in the Desert Festival: Enjoy contemporary dance by local, regional and international choreographers and dance companies. 7 p.m., free, Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3863. *Also: 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday Cardboard Boat Regatta: This family event includes night swimming, water games and music. Test
LIFE your creativity and boat-building skills by bringing a decorated boat made of cardboard and duct tape. Boat must be a maximum of 8 feet. Prizes will be awarded. 5-7 p.m., $1-$3, Desert Breeze Aquatics, 8275 Spring Mountain Road, 702-4557798.
Saturday, July 25 Gardening in Small Places: Organic Gardening: Learn the principles of organic gardening and how they apply to home gardeners. Class size is limited to 25; registration is required. 8 a.m.-noon, $25, UNLV Cooperative Extension’s Lifelong Learning Center, 8050 Paradise Road, 702-257-5573. Eat Your Way to Health: Chefs Markus Rothkranz and Cara Brotman present a raw food demo, followed by a food tasting to inaugurate Winchester’s new community garden. 10-11 a.m., free, Winchester Cultural Center Theater, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340. Geek Chic: Enjoy a day of fun, fashion shows and back-to-school savings. Zappos will showcase the Zappos Bright Future Experience, including stations filled with Zappos merchandise for children, a braid and accessories bar, and a photo experience. Noon-7 p.m., Downtown Summerlin, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, downtownsummerlin.com.
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Kovalev v. Mohammedi: Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev, the undefeated WBO, WBA and IBF light heavyweight champion, will take on his first IBF mandatory contender, Nadjib “Irondjib” Mohammedi. 3 p.m., $25-$300, Mandalay Bay Events Center, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, mandalaybay.com. Distill Hawaiian-style anniversary: Enjoy a luau-inspired buffet with Hawaiian food, drink specials and live music. Guests can vie for raffle prizes including show tickets, Las Vegas experiences and more. 7 p.m., free, 4830 W. Pyle Ave., distillbar. com.
Sunday, July 26 Pajama Jam: Distill will launch a recurring pajama jam Sunday brunch with a kick-off party. Attend in pajamas and compete for cash prizes for the best ensemble. Guests dressed in PJs will receive a free mimosa. 8 a.m.-2 p.m., free, Distill Summerlin, 10820 W. Charleston Blvd., distillbar.com. Summer brunch cooking demo: Pastry Chef Robyn Lucas from db Brasserie will conduct a cooking demonstration of original creations, including sweet crepes, peach almond scones and more. RSVP required. 11:30 a.m., free, WilliamsSonoma, 1001 S. Rampart Blvd., 702-938-9480.
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Women executives of Switch playfully poke fun at traditional gender expectations in the tech industry by modeling in the style of a Vanity Fair cover. They are, from left, Missy Young, Terri Borden, Tracy Brown, Jaclyn Miller, Lesley McVay and Kristi Overgaard. (courtesy)
Switching up the industry standard With seven women among its top 14 executives, data company sets itself apart By Daniel Rothberg | Staff Writer
When Missy Young, now an executive vice president at Las Vegas data company Switch, was 12, she remembers her mother “banging her head against the glass ceiling” as the only female vice president at a bank. ¶ She was paid $50,000 per year less than her male colleagues. ¶ “That’s not fair,” Young told her mother at the time. “You should make a lot of Women of switch, Continued on pag e 53
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Square footage of Las Vegas’ gross leasable retail space per household, the highest among the 54 U.S. metro areas with at least 1.5 million residents, according to the Directory of Major Malls and Pitney Bowes.
$786K Rent and fees law firm Gordon Silver allegedly owes owners of the Hughes Center office park.
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Net metering limit, in megawatts, for solar companies in Nevada. NV Energy said the solar industry wouldn’t hit the cap until next year, but solar companies say they will reach that limit in the next several weeks.
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Median sales price of singlefamily homes in Southern Nevada in June, up 10 percent from a year ago, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.
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CONTENTS PUBLISHER Donn Jersey (donn.jersey@gmgvegas.com)
EDITORIAL
NOTEWORTHY STORIES
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MEET: VEGAN MEALS BY MINDY
DATA AND PUBLIC INFORMATION
The vice president of operations at Southwest Medical Associates discusses the challenges and opportunities presented by the advancement of technology in the health care industry, as well as charitable organizations and the best Christmas gift ever.
Mindy Poortinga never imagined she’d become a vegan, let alone a chef. Her background is in real estate, but these days Poortinga uses her cooking to try to persuade others that eating vegan doesn’t mean sacrificing flavor.
A listing of local bankruptcies, bid opportunities, brokered transactions, business licenses and building permits.
TALKING POINTS Risks, benefits of hiring outside the family, P49
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MORE VEGAS INC BUSINESS NEWS Calendar: Happenings and events, P55 The List: Gaming suppliers,
EDITOR Delen Goldberg (delen.goldberg@gmgvegas.com) MANAGING EDITOR Dave Mondt (dave.mondt@gmgvegas.com) DIGITAL EDITOR Sarah Burns (sarah.burns@gmgvegas.com) ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR/BUSINESS Brian Deka (brian.deka@gmgvegas.com) ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR/POLITICS Scott Lucas (scott.lucas@gmgvegas.com) STAFF WRITERS Kailyn Brown, Andrea Domanick, Adwoa Fosu, Megan Messerly, J.D. Morris, Kyle Roerink, Daniel Rothberg, Cy Ryan, Eli Segall, Conor Shine, Jackie Valley, Pashtana Usufzy, Katie Visconti, Ian Whitaker COPY DESK CHIEF John Taylor COPY EDITORS Jamie Gentner, Brian Sandford SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS EDITOR Craig Peterson DIGITAL COORDINATOR Adelaide Chen EDITORIAL CARTOONIST Mike Smith LIBRARY SERVICES SPECIALIST Rebecca Clifford-Cruz RESEARCHER Julie Ann Formoso OFFICE COORDINATOR Nadine Guy
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VINTAGE VEGAS: LAS VEGAS CINERAMA AWED LOCALS Las Vegas Cinerama opened in January 1965 with the premier of “Circus World,” starring John Wayne. The dome-style movie theater was the third Cinerama built nationally but the first with an aluminum roof instead of concrete. The first two dome-style venues were in Los Angeles and San Jose, Calif. Designed by architect Perry Neuschatz and built by E.L. Farmer Construction Company of Phoenix, the facility boasted the world’s largest indoor screen — which measured 90 feet wide by 43 feet high — and included 992 seats. Pictured here is an aerial photograph of the theater during construction in 1964. Located on Paradise Road near the Hughes Center, the movie theater was demolished in the early 1980s to make way for a strip mall. — REBECCA CLIFFORD-CRUZ
CLARIFICATION
CORRECTION
In the commercial real estate developers list published July 5, Gatski Commercial Real Estate Services incorrectly listed itself as a developer. Gatski offers services including third-party property management and commercial leasing but does not develop commercial properties.
A column in the June 28 edition of VEGAS INC included inaccurate information. It should have stated that Nevada law provides a procedure by which a landlord and its property shall not be subject to mechanic’s liens arising from its tenant’s improvements.
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Emma Williams is a public relations associate and Amanda Venit is public relations williams venit administrative assistant at Preferred Public Relations. In addition, Preferred Public Relations is providing PR services for the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada. Melanie Evans is the Southern Nevada mortgage and marketing specialist at the Nevada Rural Housing Authority. Eugene Santiago is executive chef at Carson Kitchen in the John E. Carson Hotel, 124 S. Sixth St., Las Vegas. Santiago has been with the restaurant since it opened in June 2014. Mindy Martinez of Western Risk Insurance earned her santiago Certified Insurance Counselor designation through the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research. Martinez joined the company in 2007. Larry Piparo is tax services manager at Stewart Archibald & Barney. He handles business development and manages complex tax issues and the growth of the tax department. Seth Schorr is chairman of the Downtown Grand and Jim piparo Simms is CEO. Schorr was the property’s CEO. Simms was president and general manager of Miami Valley Gaming in Ohio. Dr. Craig Hunter joined Urology Specialists of Nevada. Hunter was a fellow in the 2014 Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at the Kulkarni Center for Reconstructive Urology in Pune, India. He received his degree in medicine from Arizona College hunter of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his urologic residency as chief resident at the Detroit Medical Center, Michigan State University consortium. Brooks Pierce is Aristocrat’s managing director of the Americas. He previously was CEO of BHP Consulting Group. Mike Korzen is a strategic marketing executive at Capstone Risk Management. Korzen has more than 20 years experience in insurance marketing.
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International School of Hospitality Executive Director Timothy Lam is president of the Foundation of the National Association for Catering and Events. Go Global Realty broker/owners Michael Ring and Rone lam Chang awarded Wing Kwong “Vincent” Ho one year of paid dues to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors, worth $1,100.
Ho won the grand prize at the Go Global Realty Builder Trade Show.
Ellen Lloyd is a grant writer for Professionals in Philanthropy.
Stephanie Tyler, president of AT&T Nevada, joined the board of directors of the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities.
Steve Bonilla is engineering development manager at Gaming Laboratories International. He was director of IT and technical compliance at American Gaming Systems.
Patrice Ross is state director of the Nevada State SHRM Council. The council is the state affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world’s largest professional association devoted to human resources management. Ross has more than 15 years in ross human resources experience, working primarily for nonprofit and governmentcontracting organizations. Several people joined the staff of Southwest Medical Associates. Chad Bullock, an bullock holloway advanced practice registered nurse, specializes in adult medicine at the Lake Mead Health Cenmanalo barlaan ter, 270 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson. Phyician’s assistant Marcy Holloway specializes in adult wadhwa sandhu medicine at the Lifestyle Center-West, 8670 W. Cheyenne Ave., and the West Flamingo Health Center, 6330 W. Flamingo Road, both in Las Vegas. Dr. Maria Manalo specializes in adult medicine and nurse practitioner Maria Barlaan and wilson Dr. Jyotu Sandhu specialize in urgent care at the Urgent Care Center, 2704 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas. Dr. Josef Abbo specializes in urgent care at the Charleston/Rancho Urgent Care Center, 888 S. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas. Dr. Mukesh Wadhwa specializes in anesthesiology at the Surgery Center, 2450 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, and physician’s assistant Lyndsie Wilson specializes in gastroenterology at the Charleston/ Rancho Health Center, 2316 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas. Rodney Morrow, director of sales at Green Valley Ranch Resort, won Henderson’s seventh annual Destination Champion Award, which recognizes excellence in the hospitality community. Eric Geisler is director of sports venues at Shawmut Design and Construction. Jason Elison is director of technical compliance at BMM Testlabs, a gaming testing laboratory and technical consultant.
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Adam Jones is state director of Americans for Prosperity Nevada. He co-founded the Foundation of America with actor John Ratzenberger. Jones previously served as chief of staff for former Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki and held roles with Mitt Romney for President and RedRock Strategies, a Nevada political consulting firm. The Restaurant Hospitality Institute began instruction. Mark Steele, a fourth-generation food and beverage industrialist, is the founder and instructor. The institute offers a five-session educational program and is the first and only food server academy recognized by Nevada and approved by Nevada’s Postsecondary Education Board. Penn National Gaming appointed Bob Sheldon to oversee the Tropicana and the M Resort. Sheldon was general manager of Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., and started his career at the Las Vegas Hilton, now the Westgate. Hard Rock Hotel won the No. 1 spot for “Best Hotel Pool” in USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice contest. Aristocrat Gaming rolled out Lighting Link games, available on Happy Lantern, High Stakes, Magic Pearl and Sahara Gold machines. Lightning Link offers multiple denominations with a progressive jackpot that is the same for all denominations. Travel website Trip Advisor named Clark County Wetlands Park one of the area’s best attractions, based on reviews from the website’s visitors. Silver State Schools Credit Union opened a branch at 2256 S. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas, in the Winterwood Pavilion Shopping Center. AT&T set up cell towers at Grand Canyon Village at Horse Drive and U.S. Route 95, in Southern Highlands at St. Rose Parkway and South Las Vegas Boulevard, and in Winchester at Desert Inn and Theme roads. Solutions Recovery opened a Pahrump office at 1306 E. Calvados Blvd. The center offers outpatient services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for adults 18 and older. Las Vegas Sands ranked 60th of 500 companies on Newsweek Magazine’s 2015 list of Top Green Companies in the United States. Researchers based the rankings on eight environmental performance indicators, including energy, water and carbon productivity. Other companies with Southern Nevada ties that made the list include Wynn Resorts (No. 100), MGM Resorts International (No. 112) and HCA Holdings (No. 340). Sundance Helicopters was inducted into the TripAdvisor Hall of Fame after receiving its fifth consecutive TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award. Smith’s closed a store at 4440 N. Rancho Blvd., Las Vegas, and celebrated the remodel of a store at 55 S. Valle Verde Drive, Henderson. The Nevada Department of Transportation awarded a $39.2 million contract to general contractor Las Vegas Paving Corp. to build northand southbound U.S. 95 connection ramps to the east- and westbound 215 Beltway in northwest Las Vegas.
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As health care changes, providers must adapt Toni Corbin, vice president of operations at Southwest Medical Associates, has seen the health care industry change considerably over the past 24 years. Technology and competition have enhanced the experience in many ways, and Corbin has overseen the implementation of programs and projects that improve patients’ lives. What have been your greatest accomplishments in your career? Five years ago, two new health care companies arrived in Southern Nevada, creating the potential for competition within the senior segment of our market. At Southwest Medical, our success is based on our coordinated team care effort. To remain in our position as a leader, we developed new strategies to embrace our senior market to retain and grow our membership. With my operations team, I led the creation of two lifestyle centers, in the west and east areas of Las Vegas. This substantial project was not something that existed in our organization’s strategic plan at that time but was launched in response to our patients’ needs and the changing dynamics of the health care marketplace. The lifestyle centers offer services and opportunities for older adults to attend social events, make friends and learn about health topics important to this stage in their lives. Each center has a medical component devoted to comprehensive wellness checkups for our Senior Dimensions patients. We also offer resource guidance with an onsite social worker who can assist with transportation, meal services and even getting help with medication costs. The social club is open to the community — you don’t need to be a patient of Southwest Medical to enjoy the activities. What is the most challenging part of your job? The ebb and flow of health care technology and our ability on the health care front to lead initiatives and foster solutions. Last year, Southwest Medical introduced NowClinic, a face-to-face video chat technology that allows patients to have a virtual visit with Southwest Medical providers for non-urgent conditions like allergies, swimmers ear, rashes, urinary tract infections, etc. We educate patients on this technological platform, and we’re seeing growing use of this new option, month over month. We also monitor patient satisfaction
For business, I am reading “Transforming Health Care” by Charles Kenney, which relates to a health care management certification I am pursuing. For pleasure, I am reading “Cutting for Stone” by Abraham Verghese, a saga of twin brothers and the life challenges they face. What do you do after work? Community service, and I am an exercise enthusiast. I enjoy all outdoor activities, especially snow skiing with my grandsons at Lake Tahoe. I’ve been married for 34 years and have a loving son and daughterin-law with two beautiful grandsons, ages 6 and 3. Toni Corbin, vice president of operations for Southwest Medical Associates. (L.E. Baskow/staff)
closely, which has been consistently more than 95 percent for this new offering. What changes have you noticed in health care over your 24 years of service? Across the health care community, there has been an emphasis on improvements and initiatives focusing on the quality of care, and that has been an essential part of Southwest Medical’s efforts, as well. In health care, there is a set of quality measurements designed to allow consumers to compare health plan performance to other plans and to see how well a plan performs nationally (the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, or HEDIS). I am happy to say that Southwest Medical reached a five-star HEDIS rating in 2014 for quality results. Another change is the advancement of technology, which we see both outside and inside the health care community. Technological applications of all types have improved health outcomes and the personal experiences of patients across the country and around the world, and each day seems to bring a new opportunity. I think we can enhance the human touch, even with the influence of high tech. Since we launched NowClinic on Jan. 1, 2014, we’ve sur-
passed 22,000 enrollments. What community organizations are you involved in? I have been asked to participate in numerous Southern Nevada boards and committees. I strive to be an active participant with any group I support and not simply take part in name only. If I can’t be successful in my contribution, I respectfully decline. I am very gratified to say I have been able to donate financially or provide volunteer support to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas and the American Red Cross of Southern Nevada, in addition to my board leadership and participation in Dress for Success of Southern Nevada. I also oversee the charitable giving of Southwest Medical, and I am a proponent of employee volunteerism projects in the community. What has been the most rewarding part of your job? Last year, I received the best Christmas present: I’d been helping to coordinate care for a patient over the previous six months, and the patient texted me on Christmas morning to thank me for saving her life. It was the best Christmas gift I could have received. What are you reading right now?
Describe your management style. Influential management: I develop and set expectations for my team and I coach and mentor them to accomplish our goals. I work to gain consensus with my team and our physician leadership. Whom do you admire and why? I have the most admiration for my mother, Marilyn Gorski. She taught me you could have a successful career and raise a family. She did both and cared for my grandmother. At an early age, my sister and I lost our father. My mother went back to school to become a nurse to support her family, and she worked full-time for 35 years caring for patients with cardiac health issues before she retired. As a single parent, she found the important balance between her career and raising her two daughters. She imparted her philosophy to my sister and to me to live your life so in the end, you can look back, smile and say, “I did it all, and I did a great job.” What is your biggest pet peeve? When I recognize poor customer service. I am a patient advocate, and it triggers an immediate emotional response. What is something people might not know about you? I am an adrenaline junkie — I love to bungee jump and ride zip lines and crazy roller coasters.
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by the numbers
4.7 million
Shares in Wynn Resorts Ltd. that T. Rowe Price Group owns. The investment firm once was the largest single shareholder in Wynn Resorts with 16.8 percent of the company, but the investment firm recently sold more than 12 million shares.
677
Number of homes creditors repossessed in the Las Vegas area in May, the highest monthly tally in more than 2 1/2 years, according to RealtyTrac.
$7.7 Million
Prize for winning the World Series of Poker’s main event in November.
644
Complaints the Federal Trade Commission received in 2014 from Nevadans about someone posing as an IRS agent.
52,000
Rounds of ammunition the Bureau of Reclamation wants to buy for law enforcement at Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. The purchase has raised questions from Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., who said he would look into the bureau’s operations.
$2,000
Amount Donald Trump donated to Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., for his campaign. Heller donated the money to charity after Trump faced criticism for comments about immigration.
72,000
Square footage of a luxury movie theater set to be built near the Arts District downtown. It will have eight movie screens.
4.1 percent
Increase in monthly gaming revenue for 18 states with casinos from April to May, according to Moody’s Investors Service. Every state but New Jersey and Connecticut saw improvements.
Mindy Poortinga is a self-confessed former “hardcore carnivore” who became vegan and now makes her living cooking vegan meals for clients to purchase once a week. (l.e. baskow/staff)
Vegas chef dispelling stigma of ‘bland’ food Vegan Meals by Mindy
Describe your business.
I provide ready-to-eat plantbased meals through a textblast ordering system. I cook one day a week in a commissary kitchen, then people pick up the mels or have them delivered.
Address: 10597 Foggy Glen Ave., Las Vegas Phone: 702-375-7487 Email: veganmealsbymindy@gmail.com Website: veganmealsbymindy.com Owned/operated by: Mindy Poortinga In business since: July 2014
Who are your customers?
Some are vegans. Some are people trying to transition to a plant-based diet. Some are just trying to get more veggies into their diet. But the bottom line is they all want convenient, good food they can afford. What are your most popular meals?
The most requested meal I’ve been asked to repeat is my grilled eggplant ciabatta sandwich. It has seasoned, grilled eggplant, fresh basil, tomatoes, vegan mayo and a sweet balsamic reduction on crunchy ciabatta bread. I like to serve that with lemon dill potato salad. I use fresh herbs from my own organic patio garden. What are the biggest misconceptions about vegan and plant-based food?
The biggest misconception about vegan food is that it’s expensive. It’s not. Another misconception is that sticking to a vegan diet is hard. It’s not. There are so many options available at grocery stores, and more and more vegan restaurants are popping up. But it’s like any diet: You need to plan in advance to stay on track and keep it healthy. There’s a ton of unhealthy vegan food out there. What got you interested in living a vegan lifestyle?
I used to consider myself a hardcore carnivore. I ate meat and dairy every meal. I really didn’t even know what vegan was until I started volunteering at a farm sanctuary. I became vegan for the animals, the environment and my health. Going vegan has opened my eyes to
what is happening in commercial farming, with animal testing, and how animal products are in nearly everything. What is your business philosophy?
Do good. I want to help people get healthy. I want to contribute to the Las Vegas vegan community. I want to help the environment. I want to educate my nonvegan clients about where their meat and dairy products come from — how the animals live, how they’re pumped full of hormones and antibiotics, and how they’re slaughtered. It matters. I keep telling my clients that I didn’t know before, but now I do. What obstacles has your business overcome?
The biggest obstacle is the stigma that vegan food is bland, only raw vegetables, and that vegans are a bunch of frail, hairy, tree-hugging hippies. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Vegan food is full of unique flavors and food combinations you’d never think would go together. I have fed so many nonvegans who have told me they don’t miss the meat and they can’t believe how tasty my food is. Each time I hear this, I know I’m breaking down walls and educating people through food. What have you learned from the recession?
You’ve got to be able to adapt. You must be flexible and have multiple skills and talents. Our generation is different from our parents’ or grandparents. They used to work one job until they retired. Now, we tend to change professions more than once. My background is real estate. I used to work for title companies in the escrow department. I did that for about 10 years. Then I worked in advertising sales. And here I am years later, a self-taught vegan chef with my own cooking company. Just shows you that you never know where life will take you.
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Risks, benefits of hiring outside the family
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guest column: wealth and pride for future family members, amily-owned businesses robert randolph but the limited managerial capabilities make up a dominant share of of family members may lead the business businesses in the United States instead to rely on expertise provided by and are a cornerstone of Las professional nonfamily managers. Vegas’ small-business community. The conclusions of this research confirm the notion: that Family businesses are characterized by their access to regardless of performance, age or industry, businesses with intangible family-based resources as well as barriers and higher degrees of family ownership and stronger intentions constraints owing to their familial nature. As such, successfully for transgenerational succession are less likely to employ leading a family business may, in some cases, run afoul of nonfamily managers. traditional notions of business management. A significant That being said, the threats facing family businesses example of this arises as a family business grows and its regarding employment of nonfamily managers weaken as founders are faced with the choice of keeping management in the business grows. the family or hiring professional nonfamily managers. Las Vegas family businesses facing this issue may benefit A recent study of more than 7,000 family businesses from this research by putting greater consideration into from across the nation, conducted by researchers at UNLV, their expansion strategies. While it potentially could lead Mississippi State University and the University of North to short-term success, an overreliance on professional Carolina, explores this relationship. The data collected management in younger and smaller businesses may erect suggest that while professional managers may have long-term barriers that inhibit family managers from being superior capability, they take positions that potentially able to successfully enter, and potentially even succeed could be filled by family members. Thus, they may not ownership of, the business. only threaten the familial nature of the business but, in These findings suggest a family business certainly should the long run, increase barriers to successfully grooming not reject the idea of professionalizing its management family successors, inhibiting a business’ ability to succeed outright, but instead should incorporate professional ownership to later generations. management gradually as the business grows, ensuring its This puts many family businesses between a rock and a ability to retain and benefit from its family-owned nature. hard place; it is the desire of the founders to do everything Robert Randolph is an assistant professor of management in in their power to maximize the performance and growth of the Lee Business School at UNLV. their business to make it a positive source of employment,
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Houses popping up at long-dormant Skye Canyon By eli segall Staff Writer
In the midst of the real estate bubble, developer John Ritter led a group that paid more than half a billion dollars for sprawling desert land in the upper northwest corner of Las Vegas, with plans for a massive community. But Ritter, CEO of Focus Property Group, never built a thing, and his consortium lost the site to foreclosure in the early days of the financial crisis. Today, new owners are in charge and homes are sprouting at the valley’s edge. The first phase of 1,700-acre Skye Canyon, at U.S. 95 and Horse Drive, is underway. Work crews are building roads, installing utilities and landscaping, and constructing about 15 homes, most of which are models. The first ones are expected to open Aug. 1. Olympia Cos., led by founder Garry Goett, is developing the project. The Las Vegas-based company owns the site with New York investment firms Stonehill Capital Management and Spectrum Group Management. The trio bought the site out of foreclosure over the course of about a year and a half. The group has sold roughly 120 acres — a fraction of the overall land — to Pulte Homes, Century Communities and Woodside Homes. The entire first phase will comprise 160 acres with about 750 homes. Skye Canyon, however, is designed for 9,000 homes and, if all goes as planned, would take about 15 years to complete. But building that many homes seems unlikely, as Las Vegas’ housing market is a shadow of what it was during the bubble. “I don’t know if we’ll get to that,” said Chris Armstrong, vice president of development for Olympia. “Right now ... I’d say 9,000 is not likely, but we’re designing infrastructure to be able to support that.” Ritter’s group, which boasted several homebuilders including Pulte and Woodside, bought the project site for $510 million at a U.S. Bureau of Land Management auction in 2005. The former Wachovia Bank, however, foreclosed on the untouched property in September 2008, less than two weeks after Lehman Brothers went bankrupt and helped set off the national financial meltdown. The developers’ envisioned masterplanned community wasn’t the only
Construction is underway in the Skye Canyon development. (mikayla whitmore/staff)
mini-city in Southern Nevada that stalled during the recession — and Goett’s isn’t the only group reviving one. Other projects that were derailed but got back in business in the past few years include 2,200-acre Cadence in Henderson, 2,700-acre Park Highlands in North Las Vegas and 1,900acre Inspirada in Henderson. Olympia, which developed the 2,750-acre Southern Highlands community off Interstate 15, at the southern tip of the valley, broke ground on Skye Canyon last year. Project plans call for schools, parks, retail, hiking and biking trails, and even a casino — but like the 9,000 homes, a big gambling den on the outskirts of town is unlikely to be built anytime soon. Armstrong met with VEGAS INC at at Skye Canyon to discuss the project. What kind of homes will be here? We’ve got some low-density residential and some higher-density. A lot of it depends on the market, obviously. We’ll eventually have some rental product, but the first phase is all single-family detached homes. We’ve got a park in the first phase that’s centrally located with a basketball court, splash pad and tot-lot type facilities. Recreational amenities are important to our project. If you look at where we’re located, it’s the great outdoors; that’s how we’re labeling ourselves. Do you have any lingering concerns that this is too far, that it’s too far northwest and too removed from, say, the Strip or other parts of the valley? I don’t think so. Being close to a
freeway interchange makes a huge difference. When we were originally looking at the project, I looked at it on a map and thought, “Wow, that’s far away.” But when you drive it from the central part of town, it’s not that bad. I drove up today from Southern Highlands and it took me 32 minutes. From the central part of town, it took me 16 minutes. If you talk to our owner, people told him that Southern Highlands was too far out there. In general now, homebuilders are not breaking ground until they pre-sell homes. Is that what’s going on here? Woodside has models under construction now but also some production homes, and they haven’t opened their sales office. It looks like there are three or four homes under construction on spec. They’re jumping out in front of the curve. But you’re not expecting waves of spec construction. No. It’s not like it was back in the early 2000s. There’s a general sense of optimism from the builders, but it’s cautionary optimism. What was the appeal of the site? It’s an easy drive when you’ve got great freeway access. That’s a big deal. We’ve got a full interchange, Horse Drive, but we’re changing the name to Skye Canyon Park Drive, so the exit will be called Skye Canyon. We’ve already approved that through the city and are working to change the street and interchange signs. It helps in branding our project.
Howard Hughes Corp. is big on promoting and building outdoor amenities in Summerlin. It seems like you’re doing the same thing. Are you trying to get people here as a cheaper alternative? You hit the nail on the head. We’re going to look out for any opportunities that we can seek, and one of those is definitely Summerlin. They do a great job of promoting the outdoors; we see that it works well for Summerlin, so we’ve taken that into consideration in the design of our project. We will be trying to capture some of that market that goes to Summerlin now. And you’re right: The prices will be a little lower. Are you going to have a Ridges-esque section of megamansions like Summerlin has? We’ve got a very nice custom-home area in Southern Highlands, and obviously the Ridges has theirs. We’ll have some executive homes; we’ve already got homes proposed upwards of 4,000 square feet. But right now, we’re not contemplating doing custom homes. This isn’t the only masterplanned community that was essentially left for dead during the recession. Why are these projects back on track? Land prices went through the roof but are now at a level that can support growth again. At the end of the boom, we actually sold land at close to $1 million an acre in Southern Highlands for higher-end, executive homes. Typical suburban stuff was going for probably $700,000 an acre. Prices today are considerably lower but up from four to five years ago when they hit bottom. How much did you sell the land for in the first phase here? Generally around $350,000 to $400,000 an acre. Do you have any land set aside for a possible casino? On the originally approved project, there was a 35- to 40-acre site dedicated for a casino. We’ve kept those entitlements active. We’ve discussed it with casino companies. Obviously it won’t happen now because the rooftops aren’t here, but there’s interest in the site, which we’re optimistic about.
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Private schools worried new program could put them out of business By ian whitaker Staff Writer
Private school administrators are worried that a stipulation of Nevada’s comprehensive new voucher law could put them temporarily out of business. In an email to lawmakers, Lake Mead Christian Academy founder Sue Blakeley said families had begun withdrawing their children from the private school in order to be eligible for the state’s new Education Savings Account program in January. That’s because the program is only available to families whose children have attended public school for at least 100 days. After that, they can receive upwards of $5,000 in state money per year to spend on things such as private school tuition, tutoring and online education. That creates a serious problem for the 25-year-old Henderson academy, which Blakeley said has historically served low-income families. Some families are scrambling to receive the funds to spend on tuition later, but every child who leaves means less money for the
“We’re going to have to figure out how to weather a 100-day storm. It will be very problematic if we have an exodus of families next semester. We’re going to have to let staff go.” — Sue Blakeley, founder of Lake Mead Christian Academy
school now. Blakely said it could force the academy to scale back considerably or possibly shut down. “We’re going to have to figure out how to weather a 100-day storm,” she said. “It will be very problematic if we have an exodus of families next semester. We’re going to have to let staff go.” Blakeley is a supporter of the new voucher bill but said the 100-day requirement could endanger many private schools. “Most private schools do not have the funding to operate for the next six months without enrolling the number of students that our budgets are built on,” Blakeley said in her email to lawmakers.
Private school administrators said they raised that concern in spring during a Q&A session with Republican state Sen. Scott Hammond. But Hammond said the 100-day requirement couldn’t be changed. He also said new private schools opening could be a factor in some families’ decision to leave. “What’s happening right now is competition,” he said. “I’m not sure how much of the student drain on the private schools is due to the 100-day requirement.” Hammond said the concerns would be addressed by the Treasurer’s Office as they work this summer to draw up regulations for the program. “These guys are dealing with some-
thing that is brand new,” he said. “I’m not going to fault them for being concerned.” Not every private school is feeling the burn. Faith Lutheran, one of the largest private schools in the valley, hasn’t seen any families withdraw yet, according to CEO Steven Buuck. “But it’s a deep concern,” he said. “If the word gets out, we could potentially lose (students).” That may not be as big an issue for Faith Lutheran, which offers middle and high school in a relatively wealthy part of town. Buuck said it could be a different story for Nevada’s K-12 private schools. Low-income families whose children attend private school from kindergarten through high school have a much greater incentive to leave to claim state money than parents with children who have only a few years of school remaining. “I do feel sorry for the smaller schools,” he said. “They’re going to lose a ton of money.”
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Solar companies say NV Energy misled them on cap limit By Kyle Roerink Staff writer
Less than two months after solar companies and NV Energy reached a compromise on a controversial energy policy, the two groups are rehashing their battle. The Alliance for Solar Choice filed a petition with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada this month, saying it would soon hit a controversial cap limiting participation in a program called net metering. The alliance said it would hit the cap in six weeks because NV Energy, the state’s largest power provider that monitors the use of rooftop solar, gave lawmakers and solar officials inaccurate information during the legislative session. The alliance filed the petition to question the veracity of the utility and ask the PUC to rule on the matter. The utility has yet to file a formal response about how it would react if the cap is met but says it is working to accommodate new rooftop solar customers after the limit is reached. On multiple occasions, NV Energy assured the media and lawmakers the
cap would not be met this summer. In a packet the company provided to lawmakers in May, the utility said the solar industry would not hit the cap until March 2016. Lawmakers boosted the limit from 225 megawatts to 235 megawatts. In testimony, the solar industry said it was comfortable with the hike because it was confident the cap would not be hit. But this month, NV Energy officials told solar companies the cap would be reached in the coming weeks. The petition continues the conversation about consumer choice in NV Energy’s regulated electricity monopoly. The utility spent the legislative session trying to prevent an increase in the cap, saying net metering offers a subsidy that only benefits customers with rooftop solar. The policy allows NV Energy customers to use solar panels for powering their homes and providing energy to the grid. The program provides a 6-cent credit per kilowatt hour for solar energy they provide to the grid. NV Energy says each additional megawatt could cost nonsolar customers around $8 million.
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Berkshire Hathaway Energy, which owns NV Energy, has panned net metering as a policy that cuts into its revenues and has waged a battle against the policy in states such as Utah, Washington and Arizona. “We will continue our efforts to develop just and reasonable charges for net metering that avoid, reduce or eliminate an unreasonable shifting of costs to customers who do not install rooftop solar,” Jennifer Schuricht, an NV Energy spokeswoman, said. The utility, according to the petition, told solar companies it had miscalculated how many participants were generating energy with rooftop solar, saying it found an additional 17.5 megawatts worth of NV Energy customers participating in the program. “No explanation has been provided as to the reason that the 17.5 MW was overlooked or how the discovery was made that the 17.5 MW was not included in the calculations that were provided in several public statements to Nevada’s legislators,” TASC attorneys wrote in the petition. “As a result of this discovery, NV Energy now recognizes that the cap could be hit in as
Report: Southern Nevada’s retail market is most saturated in the nation By eli segall
By daniel rothberg Staff Writer
Machine Zone Inc., the company behind “Game of War: Fire Age” — the top grossing iPhone game in 30 countries — plans to expand its operation into Southern Nevada. The company is expected to make a $50 million investment in the state, in large part by purchasing up to 4,000 servers. Machine Zone has signed a lease for a 12,000-square-foot property in Southern Nevada and plans to hire 50 full-time employees in data, customer service and quality assurance. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development board unanimously approved about $3.8 million in tax breaks for the company over the next three years. “The economic development incentives ... have been an integral factor in our decision-making process to locate our operation here,” Chief Legal Officer Victoria Valen-
zuela wrote in a letter submitted to the board. “We have been examining multiple locations throughout the western states and ultimately, after much due diligence and economic feasibility analysis, Nevada was chosen for its overall incentive package and pro-business climate.” Valenzuela said the firm also considered locations in Texas, Arizona and on the East Coast. “This is a significant step out of California for us,” she said. The move is a big win for Las Vegas data company Switch, which Machine Zone officials said was a significant factor in their decision. “We are locating our major data operations into the best data center in North America,” Valenzuela’s letter said. Southern Nevada will serve as a data hub for the company. Its servers will be housed at Switch and managed by Machine Zone. It will remain headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif.
few as six and a half weeks.” The solar alliance said the Legislature’s compromise was supposed to provide stability in a market that supports 6,000 jobs — the No. 1 ranking per capita in the nation. “It is imperative that in order to meet the very specific expectations of the Nevada legislators … the commission clarify that (net metering) will be offered without interruption,” TASC attorneys wrote in the petition. The Legislature’s compromise gave the solar industry a bump in the cap while mandating that the PUC study adding a fee for net metering customers and asking regulators to look at a new participation policy to replace the cap. The solar industry spent the session lobbying that customer demand would hit the cap by the end of summer. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said the same thing in a letter to Gov. Brian Sandoval when a solar compromise was still in the works. Schuricht said the utility’s analysis during the session came from historical data and input from solar companies.
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Driving around Las Vegas, it’s easy to think the valley has far too much retail, as shopping plazas big and small line the main roadways with a seemingly endless amount of bigbox stores, eateries, clothing shops and beauty salons. Southern Nevada, it turns out, is the most saturated retail market in the country. A new report, by publisher Directory of Major Malls and mailservices and software company Pitney Bowes, says Las Vegas has 44.9 square feet of gross leasable retail space per household. That’s highest among the 54 U.S. metro areas with at least 1.5 million residents. Phoenix is No. 2 at 42.5 square feet, and Albuquerque is last at 13 square feet. Las Vegas also has the youngest retail centers in the country, with an average opening year of 1999. Phoenix again was No. 2, at 1998, and three cities were tied for last, at 1981
— Buffalo, N.Y.; Louisville, Ky.; and Baltimore. The report looked at nearly 5,000 shopping centers nationally, all with at least 200,000 square feet of leasable space. Las Vegas’ resort corridor is packed with malls, and Hal Hopson, a managing director with Pitney Bowes, says one reason the valley tops the list is because a lot of its retail centers cater to tourists. But his group’s findings also seem to highlight how overbuilt Las Vegas became during the boom years. As of 2012, the valley had the most Wal-Marts in the country — 19 within 10 miles of the center of town, according to Forbes magazine. “For a city of just under 2 million, that’s a whole lot of Wal-Mart,” Forbes wrote. The vacancy rate for anchored retail centers soared from about 4 percent in 2007 to 12 percent in 2011, according to Colliers International. The rate was 9.9 percent in the first quarter this year.
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Gender gap in tech industry begins as early as high school noise about it.” “That’s the way things are,” her mother responded. Young, now 44, works in technology, an industry dominated by men. While women make up 59 percent of the U.S. labor force, women hold only about 22 percent of leadership positions in the country’s top tech companies, according to company diversity reports. That’s not the case at Switch, where half of the company’s 14 top executives are women. Several hold high-level technical positions, including having chief responsibility for construction and engineering. “I’d say we’re a little odd,” said Kristi Overgaard, Switch’s vice president of marketing. Although the company declined to disclose statistics for companywide gender distribution in technical versus nontechnical jobs, a boardroom with gender parity is rare, even outside of tech. The three Switch executives interviewed for this story said credit for the company’s balance among its highestranking executives belongs to the company’s CEO rather than any official initiative to promote gender equity. Overgaard said by prioritizing talent and creating a meritocratic work environment, Switch founder Rob Roy created a company culture in which gender is irrelevant. Roy “doesn’t walk through life going, ‘Are they male or female?’ ” Overgaard said. “He walks through life looking for, or seeing, innate talent. ‘Can this person problem solve? Can this person lead? Can this person communicate? Can they get results?’ ” Experts say tech’s gender problems stem from a web of factors, including — but hardly limited to — workplace environment. The industrywide imbalance begins much earlier, with education and perception of what constitutes appropriate work for women. But culture can make a difference, said Joan Williams, author of “What Works for Women at Work” and director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. “It depends, from firm to firm, but in computer science (the gap is) a combination of a dearth of applicants and a hostile environment for women, which leads to a higher level of attrition,” Wil-
liams said. At Switch, Young is in charge of sales and works closely with other firms. She got her first job in tech during the dot-com boom in the 1990s and has seen firsthand how gender bias can run rampant in environments that allow it. Her first boss, a woman, wanted to give other women a chance to break into the industry. “She was replaced by a man who thought I had no business in technology,” Young said. The gender gap develops as early as high school. The 2015 U.S. News/ Raytheon STEM Index found large disparities in the interests of high school students based on their genders. Thirty-one percent of high school boys said they were interested in engineering, compared with 3 percent of girls. Fifteen percent of high school boys reported interest in technology, compared with 2 percent of girls. Overgaard, who holds the playful title of executive vice president of awesomeness, said the industrywide gender gap has persisted in large part as the result of a “historic groove line” that for many years did not encourage women to pursue education or employment in STEM fields. That was obvious in nearly every technology class Switch executive Lesley McVay attended at the University of California, Riverside, where she earned a minor in computer science. “They were certainly much more male dominated,” she said. McVay, who has two female team members and oversees the company’s facilities, echoed the sentiment that Roy, the company’s CEO and founder, has been able to correct that at Switch. “We are able to find women who are really able to stand up and perform in the roles they are given,” McVay said. “I think he really trusts us.” Still, executives at Switch can’t shield themselves from the larger industry. “Even now, I walk into meetings with clients and I’m the only woman in the room,” Young said. Overgaard, who mentors several students, recalled meeting an eighth-grader who was being taught code. She was so good, Overgaard said, she almost was ready to be hired. “When you have a coding mindset, you’re a rock star,” Overgaard said. “You can start tomorrow.”
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Switch, NV Energy work out deal to maintain relationship By Kyle Roerink Staff Writer
After more than eight months of debate, Las Vegas data company Switch and NV Energy have reached a compromise that will keep the tech firm as a customer of the power company. The deal, which awaits approval from the Public Utilities Commission, will end an attempt by Switch, a large-scale electricity consumer, to cut ties with the power company in order to produce and buy energy from other sources. It mandates the utility build a 100-megawatt solar array north of Las Vegas that will generate power for Switch by the end of 2016. NV Energy will partner with First Solar to build the array. When the sun is down, Switch will be able to access the utility’s geothermal and wind resources to power its operations. The company will pay a premium to use the renewable energy and will no longer purchase power from carbon-emitting sources. Until its completion, Switch will be able to use credits to buy renewable electricity on the wholesale market. “We plan on being 100 percent green immediately,” said Adam Kramer, Switch’s vice president of government affairs. The company, which provides data storage for an array of Fortune 1000 companies, has facilities in Southern Nevada and recently broke ground on a facility near the site of the Tesla Motors battery factory near Reno. Switch wanted to cut ties with NV Energy as part of a plan to consume 100 percent renewable energy and save money on energy costs. Switch filed an application with the PUC to leave in November, and three commissioners denied it last month. Switch then signaled that it would take legal action and filed a petition for reconsideration, but the deal will put an end to those attempts. Switch, which consumes the equivalent power of more than 50 Super Wal-Marts annually, is among the state’s largest energy users, and the commission worried that prices for remaining customers would rise if the tech company exited. The utility said during negotiations with the PUC that if Switch paid at least $27 million, its exit wouldn’t increase costs for other customers. Switch suggested it pay around $18 million. In its decision, the PUC said those forecasts did not provide enough assurance that power bills for remaining customers would not increase. Switch’s attempt sparked a battle unseen in Nevada in more than a decade. Two mining companies, Barrick Goldstrike and Newmont Mining, took advantage of a law that allows large-scale companies to exit the grid if they consume more than 1 megawatt of energy, bring new generation into the state and receive PUC approval. The mining companies built coal and natural gas plants to create their own energy. Casino companies attempted exits but failed to receive PUC approval. The law, dubbed 704b, passed in 2001 at a time when NV Energy was largely buying power on the wholesale market. The company has since built and signed into power purchase agreements in which it supplies at least 80 percent of its power needs, calling many to question a Switch exit in the current market conditions. The Switch decision doesn’t end the exit debate. Three casinos — Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts International — have all filed applications to exit.
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Calendar of events Monday, july 21
thursday, july 22
Henderson Chamber of Commerce member briefing Time: 8-9 a.m. Cost: Free Location: HBRC Seminar Room, Wells Fargo Building, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com Increase your organization’s visibility by connecting with Henderson business professionals.
The Social Register of Las Vegas workshop Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: Free for members, $20 for nonmembers Location: Spanish Trail Country Club, 5050 Spanish Trail Lane, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-256-0123 Differentiating yourself on the Internet can be difficult. Stormie Andrews, author of “Power of the Platform: Speakers on Success,” will discuss ways to stand out in the digital market and attract potential customers for your business.
RIMS educational session and meeting Time: Doors open 11 a.m. Cost: $27 for members with RSVP, $30 for nonmembers with RSVP, $32 for members without RSVP, $35 for nonmembers without RSVP Location: Lawry’s, 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Email RSVP@nvrims.org Michael P. Lowry, a shareholder at Thorndal Armstrong Delk Balkenbush & Eisinger, will discuss how to avoid being accused of tampering with evidence during an investigation.
Wednesday, July 22
Public Relations Society of America Las Vegas Valley Chapter mid-year membership mixer Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free for PRSA members, $10 nonmembers Location: Tapas By Alex Stratta, Tivoli Village, 440 S. Rampart Blvd., B-180, Las Vegas Information: Visit prsalasvegas.com Catch up with colleagues and friends, compare notes on market trends and connect with new business contacts.
Convention Services Association luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: $30 for members, $35 for nonmembers Location: Canaletto Ristorante Veneto, Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit conventionservicesassociationlasvegas.org Network with local professionals in the tradeshow and tourism industries. Money raised from a raffle will be donated to Baby’s Bounty.
Henderson Chamber of Commerce networking mixer Time: 5-8 p.m. Cost: $15 for members, $25 for nonmembers, additional $10 for walk-ins Location: Bravo! Cucina Italiana, 1300 W. Sunset Road, Suite 1950, Henderson Information: Email disraelson@hendersonchamber.com Exchange contacts, referrals and ideas with local business professionals.
Stirling Club luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $26 Location: Gordon Biersch, 3987 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit celebrityspeakersentertainment.com Andy Hangarter will speak about his experiences promoting magician Tommy Wind and hypnotist Justin Tranz.
Tuesday, July 28 HR Insights webinar: “From Hiring to Firing” Time: 9 a.m. Cost: Free Location and information: Visit nsbank.com Jill Bell, human resources director at Nevada State Bank, will lead a panel discussion on how to implement human resources policies at your business, ways to manage employment issues
as your business grows and how to avoid legal problems. BOMA Nevada monthly breakfast meeting Time: Registration begins 7 a.m. Cost: $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers with advance reservation; $45 for members and nonmembers without advance registration Location: Las Vegas Country sinnock Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas Information: Visit bomanevada.org Hugh Sinnock, vice president of customer experience at the Las Vegas Convention Center, will discuss ways to promote Las Vegas to leisure and business travelers. Network After Work Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: $12 for the first 100 tickets, $15 regular price, $20 at the door with RSVP, $25 at the door with no RSVP Location: Blue Martini, 6593 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit networkafterwork.com Meet professionals from a variety of industries, including the restaurant, hotel and club sectors. Light appetizers will be served from 6 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 29 NAIOP Southern Nevada bowling tournament Time: 3:30-6 p.m. Cost: $35 per person for each five-person team Location: The Gold Coast Bowling Center, 4000 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Email laura@theferrarogroup.com Meet members of the real estate industry and learn how to improve your business while taking part in a fun competition.
Conventions
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Location
Dates attendance
Association of Woodworking and Furnishing Suppliers Fair 2015
Las Vegas Convention Center
July 22-25
14,000
Bick International — Coin, Currency, Jewelry and Stamp Expo
Orleans
July 31-Aug. 2
1,000
ASD Las Vegas — August 2015
Las Vegas Convention Center
Aug. 2-5
44,000
Las Vegas Market — Summer 2015
World Market Center
Aug. 2-6
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Records and Transactions Bankruptcies CHAPTER 11 Sin Clean Energy Inc. 810 S. Casino Center Blvd., Suite 101 Las Vegas, NV 89101 Attorney: Matthew C. Zirzow at mzirzow@lzlawnv.com
Bid Opportunities Monday, July 20 3 p.m. ARC; Lot 1 for air filters and Lot 2 for purchase installation of air filters Clark County, 603691 Adriane Garcia at akgarcia@ clarkcountyNV.gov 3 p.m. Covered species analysis support Clark County, 603732 Sherry Wimmer at sherryw@ clarkcountynv.gov
Tuesday, July 21 2 p.m. Four-year open-term contract cigarette stamps State of Nevada, 8319 Annette Morfin at amorfin@ admin.nv.gov
Thursday, July 23 2 p.m. A multiple-award open-term contract for de-icing sand and cinders State of Nevada, 8352 Marti Marsh at mmarsh@ admin.nv.gov
Friday, July 24 2:15 p.m. Clark Place parking garage: Structural wall improvements Clark County, 603735 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ ClarkCountyNV.gov 2 p.m. CTF legumine fish toxicant State of Nevada, 8358 Teri Becker at tbecker@ admin.nv.gov
Brokered transactions SALES $23,400,000 for 109,838 square feet, retail 415-535 E. Windmill Lane, Las Vegas 89123 Seller: Donahue Schriber Realty Seller agent: Michael Hackett and Ryan Schubert of DTZ Buyer: Citywest Investments Joint Venture Buyer agent: Chris Emanuel and Jeff Mitchell of Virtus Commercial
$1,299,999 for 17,390 square feet, office 1909 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas 89146 Seller: Leumi B LLC Seller agent: Mark Musser of NAI Vegas Buyer: C.Y. Tom Buyer agent: Eric Larkin of NAI Vegas $875,640 for 7,297 square feet, industrial 5965-2 Wigwam Ave., Las Vegas 89139 Seller: MCA Wigwam LLC Seller agent: Dan Doherty, Susan Borst, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International Buyer: VLE Holdings LLC Buyer agent: Eric Molfetta of Colliers International $50,000 for 72 acres, land 2330 S. Corbin St., Pahrump 89048 Seller: City National Bank Seller agent: Grant Traub and Chris Connell of Colliers International Buyer: Francisco R. Sotelo Buyer agent: Did not disclose $1,100,000 for 4,000 square feet, industrial 3588 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas 89103 Seller: Jeffrey Long Family LP Seller agent: Peter Guzman of Coldwell Banker Wardley Buyer: MBSC LLC Buyer agent: Troy Tobler of Virtus Commercial
LEASES
Owner: Damon Cochran Delicias Jaliscienses License type: Food services Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite E47B, Las Vegas Owner: Maria Jimena Garcia Diversified Roofing Corporation License type: Contractor Address: 2015 W. Mountain View Road, Las Vegas Owner: Mark W. Schouten DMV Vegas.com License type: DMV registration Address: 2065 Pabco Road, Henderson Owner: Stacey Chapman Donan Engineering Co. Inc. License type: Engineering Address: 7685 Commercial Way, Henderson Owner: Donan Engineering Co. Inc. Doug Bowman License type: Solicitors Address: 7101 Smoke Ranch Road, Suite 1079, Las Vegas Owner: Doug Bowman Drive Climo Consulting License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Thomas Climo Dubowsky Law Office Chtd. License type: Professional services Address: 300 S. Fourth St., Suites 1010 and 1020, Las Vegas Owner: Peter Dubowsky
$61,206 for 1,121 square feet, office for 51 months 1481 W. Warm Springs Road, Suite 136, Henderson 89014 Landlord: Transwestern Inv. Holdings Augusta Park LLC Landlord agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial Tenant: Mother to Mother Care LLC and Great Expectations Midwifery Tenant agent: Todd Manning of Commerce Real Estate Solutions
Elaine Maren License type: Real estate sales Address: 1333 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 190, Las Vegas Owner: Elaine Maren
BUSINESS LICENSES
Embroidery Nook License type: Retail Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: William Hughes
D&A Holdings Group LLC License type: Business space, rent or lease Address: 5041 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Dennis Hunsaker Dakota Fabricating Inc. License type: Sales Address: 4216 N. Pecos Road, North Las Vegas Owner: Dakota Fabricating Inc. Damon Cochran License type: Real estate sales Address: 7181 N. Hualapai Way, Suite 135, Las Vegas
Elegant Banquet Hall License type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 3020 E. Bonanza Road, Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Bonanza Mojave LLC
Evanelli License type: Retail Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Evanelli LLC
140, Las Vegas Owner: Fitness Operations Ltd.
Vegas Owner: Deshun Lyons
EZ Multiservices License type: Retail Address: 5714 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Quick Money Transfers LLC
Impact Installations Inc. License type: Contractor Address: 10091 Streeter Road, Suite 2, Las Vegas Owner: Laura Caruso
Flood Doctor LLC License type: Janitorial service Address: 1655 Stocker St., North Las Vegas Owner: Flood Doctor LLC
Incrediblysimple Inc. License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Clayton J. Hardy
Ftroop Gunsmith License type: Gunsmith Address: 2908 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas Owner: Family First Firearm Safety Training LLC
Innova Beauty Corp License type: Retail Address: 71 N. Pecos Road, Suite 111, Las Vegas Owner: Wilson Yanez
Gambler’s Cafe License type: Liquor on-sale Address: 800 S. Main St., Las Vegas Owner: Allan D. Silberstang George J. Bonilla License type: Solicitors Address: 541 Sellers Place, Henderson Owner: George J. Bonilla Glam Factory Vintage License type: Retail Address: 211 E. Colorado Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Stephanie Soshto Haley Lane Mua License type: General services counter/office Address: 5012 Shoal Creek Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Haley Lane LLC Happy Events License type: Professional promoter Address: 9668 Waukegan Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Happy Event Promotions LLC Hollywood Furniture 4 License type: Retail Address: 2401 Searles Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Hollywood Furniture LLC Horticulture Consultants Inc. License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 221 Misty Garden St., Las Vegas Owner: Patricia Smith
Exotica Skin Care License type: Personal services Address: 2490 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Exotica Skin Care LLC
Hutton & Johnson Insurance agency License type: Insurance agency Address: 800 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 146, Las Vegas Owner: Andrew Johnson
Express Fitness License type: Recreation facility Address: 7135 W. Ann Road, Suite
Immaculate Solutions LLC License type: Retail Address: Did not disclose, Las
Inscriptagraphs LLC License type: Retail Address: 5953 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 315, Las Vegas Owner: Tyler Feldman Insphere Insurance Solutions Inc. License type: Insurance agency Address: 7500 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 13, Las Vegas Owner: Peggy G. Simpson It’s Your Party and Pizzeria License type: Convention hall Address: 4040 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas Owner: Jose J. Martinez Ja Haddad License type: Designer Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Ja Haddad LLC Jaclyn N. West License type: Real estate sales Address: 1333 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 190, Las Vegas Owner: Jaclyn N. West Jason E. Stailey License type: Solicitors Address: 972 Wagner Valley St., Henderson Owner: Jason E. Stailey JB Dash Covers Embroidery License type: Automotive parts Address: 2657 N. Las Vegas Blvd., North Las Vegas Owner: Jose Bobadilla Jessica Tomlinson License type: Instruction services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Jessica Tomlinson JM Garage Door Repair License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Juan J. Jimenez Joseph Charles Royce Ristine License type: General services counter/office Address: Did not disclose Owner: Joseph Ristine
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Records and Transactions Juan Jose Granados License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Juan J. Granados
Lisa L. Wetzel License type: Professional services Address: 7331 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Lisa L. Wetzel
Juliana’s Fashion License type: Clothing accessories Address: 3422 E. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite A, North Las Vegas Owner: JMZ Group LLC
Lizada Law Firm Ltd. License type: Professional services Address: 800 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 170, Las Vegas Owner: Angela Lizada
Kevin Ober License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Kevin Ober
Lowry’s Catering Inc. License type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 4125 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Robert W. Lowry
Kids Club License type: Amusement park Address: 5831 W. Craig Road, Suite 103, Las Vegas Owner: Stoopid Entertainment Ltd. Kingrace Trading Co. License type: Retail Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite C29, Las Vegas Owner: Grace To Kustom Kraft Performance License type: Automotive cylinder repair Address: 500 Parkson Road, Suite 110, Henderson Owner: Kustom Kraft Performance LLC
Luke Jorgenson License type: Solicitors Address: 3589 Mountain Valley Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Luke Jorgenson Lung Center of Nevada License type: Professional services - medical Address: 3150 N. Tenaya Way, Suite 125, Las Vegas Owner: Allison Curtis Kingsley Meoz Madison Blau License type: Real estate sales Address: 1215 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 210, Las Vegas Owner: Madison Blau
Kyle Brennan License type: Real estate sales Address: 1333 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 190, Las Vegas Owner: Kyle Brennan LLC
Make Studios License type: Contractor Address: 817 S. Main St., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Green Morning LLC
La Pupusa Loka License type: Food services Address: 1956 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Walter Escobar
Marshall James Moser License type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Marshall J. Moser
Larissa Flowers License type: Retail Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Pedro Plaza Trujillo
Mary Maravich License type: Real estate sales Address: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Mary Maravich Ltd.
Law Office of Erik A. Bromson LLC License type: Professional services Address: 1810 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Erik A. Bromson Legacy Auto Detailing LLC License type: Automobile detailing Address: Did not disclose Owner: Brett Stultz Lima Limon Peruvian Restaurant License type: Liquor on-sale Address: 222 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Quispe Segovia Linda Pearson License type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Linda Pearson
Mary McClellan License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Mary McClellan MCNV LLC License type: Medical marijuana support business Address: 12813 S. Rembrandt Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Jason Mussotto
Address: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 102, Las Vegas Owner: Merly Lopez
Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Nina Grozav
Address: 855 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1855, Las Vegas Owner: Reebok International Ltd.
Micah Liam License type: Retail Address: 72 St. Johns Wood Ave., Henderson Owner: Micah Liam LLC
Office Tailors LLC License type: General services counter/office Address: 6234 Windy Waters Court, Las Vegas Owner: Michael Macayan
Reghecampf Soccer Academy LLC License type: Soccer academy Address: 716 Arden Valley Ave., Henderson Owner: Reghecampf Soccer Academy LLC
Paradise Nail Bar License type: Cosmetics establishment Address: 8370 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 106, Las Vegas Owner: Vjell Inc.
Relentless Elite Soccer Training License type: Training facility Address: 980 American Pacific Drive, Suite 107, Henderson Owner: Relentless Elite Soccer Training LLC
Peepland License type: Adult bookstore Address: 2424 Western Ave., Las Vegas Owner: New Vegas Ventures Inc.
Reliable Automotive LLC License type: Automotive garage Address: 2911 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas Owner: The Ground Up LLC
Premier Solar Solutions LLC License type: Contractor Address: 480 Mirror County, Suite 102, Henderson Owner: Premier Solar Solutions LLC
Retana’s Lawn Service License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Jaime Rodriguez
Pricebusters License type: Adult Internet sales Address: 4820 N. Rancho Drive, Suites D and C, Las Vegas Owner: Momandad Inc.
Rialto Mortgage Finance LLC License type: Mortgage company Address: 2490 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 115, Henderson Owner: Rialto Mortgage Finance LLC
Minds Matter LV LLC License type: Instruction services Address: 6130 Elton Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Michael A. Smith Miriam Wimberly License type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Miriam Wimberly Morena Sales License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 1006 Bracken Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Morena G. Sales MS Painting & Drywall LLC License type: Contractor Address: 932 Dover Glen Drive, North Las Vegas Owner: MS Painting & Drywall LLC Natural Dose Nutrition LLC License type: Food specialty store Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Anita Thompson NDQ Services License type: Business support service Address: 1536 Dorothy Ave., Suite 1, Las Vegas Owner: Nicole Vuceta Neurology Center of Las Vegas License type: Professional services - medical Address: 2480 Professional Court, Las Vegas Owner: Shanker Dixit New Look Collision Center LLC License type: Automotive collision repair Address: 100 Corporate Park Drive, Henderson Owner: New Look Collision Center LLC
Prime Estate Sales LLC License type: Management or consulting service Address: 1437 Drakewood Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Scott Slowiak Puddlemark Vending License type: Coin-operated amusement machine Address: 531 National St., Henderson Owner: Duff Travis Pond Quality Care Medical Services Inc. License type: Business support service Address: 500 S. Rancho Drive, Suite 7, Las Vegas Owner: Lisa Esposito R and C Pest Control LLC License type: Property maintenance Address: 1531 Western Ave., Las Vegas Owner: R and C Pest Control LLC
Next Step Alliance LLC License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Terri MacTaggart
Ray’s Automotive License type: Automotive garage Address: 2051 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Ramon Prieto
Memotech LLC License type: General services counter/office Address: 6024 Draft Horse Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Allen McElwain
Nicholas Panter License type: Real estate sales Address: 2055 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Nicholas Panter
Real Estate Auctions-Nevada LLC License type: Real estate sales Address: 7465 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Romulo (June) Silverio
Merly Lopez License type: Real estate sales
Nina Grozav License type: Real estate sales
Reebok License type: Retail
Ricky (Ric) Rushton License type: Real estate sales Address: 2500 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 211, Las Vegas Owner: Ric Rushton LLC Roadrunner Engine Parts License type: Retail Address: 71 N. Pecos Road, Suite 109, Las Vegas Owner: Rep Inc. Roxasita Yasul License type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Roxasita I. Yasul S.O.S. Appliance Service Inc. License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 720 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Thomas Masone Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino License type: Food services Address: 4949 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas Owner: NP Santa Fe LLC Say It With Flowers LLC License type: Retail Address: 3110 Polaris Ave., Suite 43, Las Vegas Owner: Maria I. Morimando Senergy Petroleum LLC License type: Express/delivery service
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Records and Transactions Address: 622 S. 56th Ave., Las Vegas Owner: David Lueth Sharon L. House License type: Real estate sales Address: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Team House Inc. Sigrid Marmann License type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Sigrid Marmann Skyline Helicopter Tours LLC License type: Oral solicitation Address: 2826 Perimeter Road, Las Vegas Owner: Dean Miarecki Social Revolution LLC License type: General services counter/office Address: 317 S. Sixth St., Las Vegas Owner: Michael Tchong Southern Nevada Counseling Associates LLC License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Daniel Reiness Sprint Corp. License type: Retail Address: 4450 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 1, and 2342 E. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Owner: Sprint Telephony PCS LP Sprouts Farmers Market License type: Grocery Address: 10000 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: SF Markets LLC Starr Landscaping License type: Property maintenance Address: 1040 Spring Pond Court, Henderson Owner: Adam Starr Stephen Cornelsen License type: Solicitors Address: 7101 Smoke Ranch Road, Suite 1079, Las Vegas Owner: Stephen Cornelsen T Nails License type: Barbershop Address: 10345 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 130, Henderson Owner: Thuy Nguyen Tacos El Centenario License type: Open-air vending Address: 4518 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Jose P. Salazar Tevi Boutique License type: Retail Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Ivet Khechoumian
The Arts Factory LLC License type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 107 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: The Arts Factory LLC The Bach Law Firm LLC License type: Professional services Address: 7881 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 165, Las Vegas Owner: Jason J. Bach The Community Tool Chest License type: Nonfarm product vendor Address: 302 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Las Vegas Woodworkers Society LLC
BUILDING PERMITS $596,676, multifamily 4650 Ranch House Road, North Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$172,560, residential - production 216 Cromarty St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $169,621, residential - production 1117 Echo Pass St., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $156,701, residential - production 2361 Boretto St., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $149,881, residential - production 1920 Galleria Spada St., Henderson Toll Henderson LLC $146,665, residential - production 2801 Poseidon Shore Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $146,554, residential 1093 Via Della Curia, Henderson Century Communities of Nevada LLC $145,279, residential - production 98 Estes Cove Ave., Henderson Ryland Homes
$582,410, patio 1690 Sundown Drive, Henderson Premier Patio Covers
$145,279, residential - production 909 Estes Cove Ave., Henderson Ryland Homes
$473,767, commercial - alteration 4701 Vandenberg Drive, North Las Vegas Accelerated Construction Inc.
$145,279, residential - production 925 Carson Bluff Ave., Henderson Ryland Homes
$399,000, solar 4433 Erica Drive, North Las Vegas SolarCity Corporation $373,100, solar 4013 Aaron Scott St., North Las Vegas SolarCity Corporation $292,040, commercial - remodel 249 N. Stephanie St., Henderson AutoZone $254,404, residential - production 1164 Sparta Crest St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $254,404, residential - production 2802 Poseidon Shore Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $240,819, residential - production 2400 Trevisani St., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $186,256, residential - production 1168 Sparta Crest St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $181,820, residential - production 3217 Porta Cesareo Ave., Henderson Toll Henderson LLC $175,032, commercial - remodel 4301 E. Sunset Road, Henderson Pacific Dental Services
$143,615, residential - production 1145 Bear Head St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $142,395, residential - production 728 Sea Coast Drive, Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $142,050, residential - new 117 Chino Ave., North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $142,050, residential - new 208 Chino Ave., North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $138,625, residential - production 3079 Beaux Art Ave., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $137,904, residential - production 2606 Marvel Astoria St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp.
1109 Strada Cristallo, Henderson Century Communities of Nevada LLC $136,906, residential - production 932 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $130,584, residential - production 3163 Baranek Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $130,584, residential - production 3162 Del Dotto Walk, Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.
2610 Marvel Astoria St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $115,890, residential - production 2617 Via Firenze, Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $115,203, residential - new 345 Casmailia Ave., North Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada $115,010, commercial - remodel 1410 Jet Stream Drive, Suite 100, Henderson Apex Aviation
$130,005, residential - incident repair 556 Engel Ave., Henderson Raymond Faber
$113,173, residential - production 3157 Del Dotto Walk, Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.
$129,475, residential - production 2630 Ornate Regiment St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp.
$110,768, residential - new 4316 Red Fan Palm Court, North Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada
$128,699, residential - production 497 Cadence View Way, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$109,846, residential - production 2614 Marvel Astoria St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp.
$125,553, residential - new 209 Chino Ave., North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $125,553, residential - new 116 Chino Ave., North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $124,318, residential - production 2507 Pennabilli St., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $124,318, residential - production 3102 Apecchio Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $120,271, residential - production 409 Via Gigante Court, Henderson Century Communities of Nevada LLC $117,368, residential - new 205 Chino Ave., North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $117,368, residential - new 204 Chino Ave., North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $117,276, residential - production 962 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.
$137,904, residential - production 2602 Marvel Astoria St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp.
$117,276, residential - production 941 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.
$137,904, residential - production 2613 Via Firenze, Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp.
$116,056, residential - production 3083 Beaux Art Ave., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp.
$137,294, residential - production 686 Coastal Lagoon St., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $137,238, residential - production
$116,056, residential - production 3068 Beaux Art Ave., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $115,890, residential - production
$107,850, residential - production 384 Shanon Springs St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $102,527, residential - production 700 Bollons Island St., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $102,305, residential - production 382 Shanon Springs St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $100,742, residential - new 3513 Starlight Ranch Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $90,495, residential - new 5948 Montina Vines St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $86,391, residential - production 3158 Teaderman Walk, Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $75,000, retail 745 S. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson Watt Unlimited LLC $52,946, pool and/or spa 111 S. Gibson Road, Henderson Paragon Pools $51,940, solar 4340 Shannon Valley Ave., North Las Vegas SolarCity Corporation To receive a complete copy of Data Plus every week in Excel, please visit vegasinc.com/subscribe.
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Summerlin: Ahead of the curve on going green Tom Warden knows it’s not always easy being green. As Summerlin senior vice president of community and government relations for The Howard Hughes Corporation, Warden helped establish the master-planned community as a leader in conservation. Hughes showed its characteristic foresight when it recently removed 100,000 square feet of water-thirsty turf from its roundabouts. And Summerlin was the first Southern Nevada community to implement strict Water Smart guidelines. The Water Conservation Coalition, including The Howard Hughes Corporation, is working to raise the bar for responsible water use. To learn how your business can make a difference, go to snwa.com/waterconservationcoalition
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Category: gaming suppliers (Ranked by number of employees as of april 30) Year est. locally
Employees Services
Scientific Games 6650 S. El Camino Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-897-2284 • scientificgames.com
1989
1,650
Slot machines, casino management systems, table-game products
Gavin Isaacs, president, CEO
2
International Game Technology 6355 S. Buffalo Drive Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-669-7777 • igt.com
1981
800
Game equipment sales, networking services
Renato Ascoli, CEO
3
Aristocrat Technologies 7230 Amigo St. Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-270-1000 • aristocrat-us.com
1963
600
Slot machines, casino management systems, virtual casinos, mobile game apps
Maureen Sweeny, chief commercial officer
4
Konami Gaming Inc. 585 Konami Circle Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-616-1400 • konamigaming.com
2004
450
Casino slot machines, management systems and technology
Steve Sutherland, COO, executive vice president
5
Global Cash Access 7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-855-3000 • gcainc.com
1998
357
Integrated gaming payment solutions, innovative video and mechanical reel spinning gaming content and technology solutions
Ram Chary, president, CEO
6
VSR Industries 6190 Mountain Vista St. Henderson, NV 89014 702-382-7773 • vsrindustries.com
1969
180
Slot machine bases, high security locks, gaming cabinets
Colt Vollmann, president
7
Gaming Laboratories International 7160 Amigo St. Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-914-2220 • gaminglabs.com
2001
150
Gaming device and systems testing, regulatory consultation
Ian Hughes, vice president of global services
8
JCM Global 925 Pilot Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-651-0000 • jcmglobal.com
1990
120
Bill validators, peripheral currency transaction equipment, digital display equipment
Aki Isoi, president
11
Sunkist Graphics 401 E. Sunset Road Henderson, NV 89011 702-566-9008 • sunkistgrfx.com
1983
55
Gaming graphics, lighting solutions, top box integration
Erik Black, president
12
Gaming Partners International 1700 Industrial Road Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-384-1965 • gpigaming.com
2002
40
Casino chips, playing cards, gaming tables and layouts
Gregory Gronau, president, CEO
13
Sting Alarm and Surveillance 7120 Rafael Ridge Way Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-737-8464 • stingalarm.com
2003
50
Surveillance, electronic access control, intrusion alarm and monitoring
Jon Perry, president
14
Interblock 711 Pilot Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-260-1384 • interblockgaming.com
2002
36
Electronic table games and equipment
John Connelly, CEO
15a
eConnect 7710 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 126 Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-523-8786 • econnectglobal.com
2009
30
Loss prevention services and software through video-drive analytics
Henry Valentino III, founder, CEO, president
15b
Kiesub Electronics 3185 S. Highland Drive Las Vegas, NV 89146 702-733-0024 • kiesub.com
1972
30
Slot machine parts, bulbs, LED bulbs, LED-lit boards and panels to replace fluorescent bulbs, LED-lit panels for signs and kiosks, network cable and connections
Mike Johnsen, director of manufacturing
NetEffect 5575 S. Durango Drive, Suite 110 Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-318-7700 • neteffect-it.com
2002
23
Nnetwork monitoring, helpdesk ticketing, call center services, first level helpdesk, consulting and project manaement, staff augmentation
Jeff Grace, CEO
Company
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17
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Get 15% off Parts and Service at Subaru of Las Vegas Plus tax. Coupon valid through 7/31/15. Must present coupon at time of service. Doesn’t apply to prior service. One coupon per guest, per visit. Not valid with any other offer. See dealer for full details.
Buy One Get One FREE Buffet or 50% OFF One Buffet at S7 Buffet
Must be at least 21 with valid photo ID and A-Play Card. Membership into the A-Play Club is free. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Complimentary buffet value up to $12.99, additional fees apply on specialty, brunch and holiday buffets. Tax and Gratuity not included. One coupon per person, per table, per week. Dine in only. No cash value. Void if copied. Management reserves all rights. Expires 8/1/15. Settle to: 535.
5385 W. Sahara ave. LaS vegaS, Nv. 89146
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Buy One Get One FREE Drink at Sean Patrick’s
FREE Appetizer at Sean Patrick’s Buy one appetizer and get the second FREE
Wine, well or domestic beer *expires 7/31/15. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Management reserves all rights. May not be combined with any other offer. see bar host for details. vAlID AT 3290 W. ANN ROAD and 6788 NORTH 5TH sTReeT. settle to 1581.
*Expires 7/31/15. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Maximum value at $9.99 on free appetizer. Management reserves all rights. See bar host for details. VALID AT 3290 W. ANN ROAD and 6788 NORTH 5TH STREET ONLY. Settle to 1580.
3290 W. ANN ROAD NORTH lAs vegAs, Nv 89031
6788 NORTH 5TH sTReeT NORTH lAs vegAs, Nv 89084
3290 W. ANN ROAD NORTH LAS VEgAS, NV 89031
6788 NORTH 5TH STREET NORTH LAS VEgAS, NV 89084
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Buy One Get One FREE Drink at Sean Patrick’s Wine, well or domestic beer *Expires 7/31/15. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Management reserves all rights. May not be combined with any other offer. See bar host for details. VALID AT 11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY. and 8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD ONLY. Settle to 1581.
FREE Appetizer at Sean Patrick’s Buy one appetizer and get the second FREE *Expires 7/31/15. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Maximum value at $9.99 on free appetizer. Management reserves all rights. See bar host for details. VALID AT 11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY and 8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD. Settle to 1580.
11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY. LAS VEGAS, NV 89141
8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD LAS VEGAS, NV 89147
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FREE Bloody Mary or Mimosa
FREE Drink On Us at House of Blues Crossroads Bar
and $5 OFF adult ticket to Gospel Brunch at House of Blues.
Buy one drink and get the second FREE.
*Subject to availability. Must present coupon when booking Gospel Brunch ticket; to get a drink ticket for free Bloody Mary or Mimosa. Limit one coupon per customer. Not valid with any other offers. Offer is non-transferable and has no cash value. Not valid on holidays. Management reserves all rights. Expires 7/31/15.
*Good for one domestic beer, well drink or house wine, valid at the bar only. Must present this coupon when ordering drink. Limit one coupon per customer. Not valid with any other offers. Offifer is non-transferable and has no cash value. Must be 21+ with valid ID. Management reserves all rights. Expires 7/31/15.
HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119
HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119
(702) 632-7600 www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas
(702) 632-7600 www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas
2 Complimentary Tickets
Buy 1 Get 1 Free Draft Beer
to Fan Halen — Tribute to Van Halen at House of Blues Las Vegas. Friday, July 24. To redeem, present this coupon at House of Blues Box Offfiifi ce by 7pm day of show. *Must be 18+ to attend. Offer expires 07/24/15 at 8pm. No cash value. Available while supplies last and subject to venue capacity. Management reserves all rights.
hOuse Of blues iNside MANdAlAy bAy resOrt 3950 lAs vegAs blvd. s. lAs vegAs, Nv 89119
www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas
*Must be at least 21 with valid photo ID. Cannot be combined with any other offer. No cash value. Management reserves all rights. Not valid on holidays or during special events. Expires 8/31/2015.
LOCATED CENTER STRIP AT THE LINQ UNDER THE WHEEL
(702) 862-BOWL www.BrooklynBowl.com
$59 Exam, X-Rays & Cleaning *Some restrictions apply, new patients only.
(702) 388-8888 www.bostondentalgroup.com
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$
5 OFF per Carton* Las Vegas Smoke Shop 1225 N. MAIN STREET, LV, NV 89101 (702) 366-1101 Snow Mountain Smoke Shop 11525 NU-WAV KAIV BLVD, LV, NV 89124 (702) 645-2957 www.LVPaiuteSmokeShop.com
(Cigarettes Only)
*Must be 18 years of age or older. NO LIMIT on any brand of carton purchased. Excludes filtered cigars. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Limit one discount given per customer per day. Must present this coupon for redemption. Cannot be redeemed for cash. No photocopies accepted. EXPIRES 8/31/2015 SERVING LAS VEGAS SINCE 1978 THE ONLY TRIBAL SMOKE SHOP IN LV
$1 OFF PER CARTON* (Cigarettes Only)
20% OFF
*Must be 18 years of age or older. NO LIMIT on any brand of carton purchased. Excludes filtered cigars. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Limit one discount given per customer per day. Must present this coupon for redemption. Cannot be redeemed for cash. No photocopies accepted. EXPIRES 7/31/2015
$5 FREE Slot Play
Entire Guest Check
*One coupon, per table, per visit. Not valid with any other coupons or promotional offers. Coupon has no cash value. No change returned. Taxes and gratuity not included. Valid at participating Denny’s restaurants. Selection and prices may vary. Only original coupon accepted. Photocopied and Internet printed or purchased coupons are not valid. No substitutions. © 2014 DFO, LLC. Printed in the U.S.A. Offer ends 8.01.15.
for New Members
725 S RacetRack Rd. HeNdeRSON, Nv 89015 (702) 566-5555 www.clubfortunecasino.com
Must become a Player Rewards card member to redeem. existing Player Rewards card Members do not qualify. cannot be used in conjunction with any other free slot play offer. Management reserves all rights. Limit of one (1) New Member free slot play offer per person and Player Rewards card. Group #5361. valid 7/19/15 - 7/25/15.
FREE Donut with any medium or large-sized beverage purchase
Start of Summer Specials
Use PLU#856 if barcode fails to scan.
A/C Cooling System and Battery Check
99¢ for a Small COOLATTA® or Frozen Beverage
included when you bring in this coupon. *expires 7/31/15.
6825 Redwood St., LaS VegaS, NV 89118 | I-215 & S. RaINbow
(702) 475-3015 www.ABCHyundai.com
*(Plus appl. tax). Limit one coupon per customer per visit. Coupon and barcode must be presented at time of purchase. Shop must retain coupon. No substitutions allowed. No cash refunds. Void if copied or transferred and where prohibited or restricted by law. Consumer must pay applicable tax. May not be combined with any other coupon, discount, promotion combo or value meal. Coupon may not be reproduced, copied, purchased, traded or sold. Internet distribution strictly prohibited. Cash redemption value: 1/20 of 1 cent. © 2015 DD IP Holder LLC. All rights reserved. Expires: 8/8/2015
Use PLU#2976 if barcode fails to scan.
*(Plus appl. tax). Limit one coupon per customer per visit. Coupon and barcode must be presented at time of purchase. Shop must retain coupon. No substitutions allowed. No cash refunds. Void if copied or transferred and where prohibited or restricted by law. Consumer must pay applicable tax. May not be combined with any other coupon, discount, promotion combo or value meal. Coupon may not be reproduced, copied, purchased, traded or sold. Internet distribution strictly prohibited. Cash redemption value: 1/20 of 1 cent. © 2015 DD IP Holder LLC. All rights reserved. Expires: 8/08/2015
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31 Off Your Next Removal 3850 LAS VEGAS BLVD. SO., LAS VEGAS, NV 89109 (702) 597-7991 VALID SATURDAY 7AM–6PM www.dickslastresort.com
Start of Summer Specials
(800) 468-5865 www.1800gotjunk.com
*Not valid with any other offer. Limit one coupon per customer. Expires 12/31/15.
20% OFF Any of the Following Factory Recommended Services
ONE FREE Order of Fried Pickles
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6825 Redwood St., LaS VegaS, NV 89118 | I-215 & S. RaINbow
(702) 475-3015 www.ABCHyundai.com
3850 LAS VEGAS BLVD. SO., LAS VEGAS, NV 89109 (702) 597-7991 www.dickslastresort.com
*Dine in only. Must present coupon to redeem offer. Not valid with any other offer. Excludes holidays and special events. Management reserves all rights. Not including tax or gratuity. One voucher per guest per visit.
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Album” songs were recorded 37 Put in stitches 40 “Be quiet,” in scores 44 __ Latin 45 Cable guy, e.g. 46 Test episodes 48 “If You Knew __...”: Quatro album 53 __ avis 55 Donald, to Huey 57 Small cells 59 Fruit used in a numbers game? 60 Theater section 61 Work (out) 62 Certain NCOs 63 Twinkie relative 64 “Glee” specialty 66 Bullets 68 Miss, in much of S.A. 71 “Go Set a Watchman” author Harper 73 Soup in “That’s Amore” 75 Brand at Petco 78 Last Olds model 80 “Already been to that movie” 83 Lao-tzu follower 85 Just for kicks 87 __ room 90 Book that begins, “All children, except one, grow up” 92 Heat shield site 94 Nice view 96 Sunglasses feature 97 Lab attendants 98 Aim 99 Football’s “Boomer” 100 Watchers of boxers 101 Formally approves, formerly 102 Show some spine 103 Ben, in Hebrew names 109 Ignoring 111 Lunar valley 113 “What’s Hecuba to him, __ to Hecuba”: Hamlet 114 Enjoy thoroughly 117 Sylvia of jazz 120 Eponymous sea discoverer 123 20% of MMDX 124 Place for sweaters 125 See 76-Across 126 Afore
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