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October is the birth month of the most U.S. presidents: Jimmy Carter (Oct. 1, 1924), Dwight Eisenhower (Oct. 14, 1890), Theodore Roosevelt (Oct. 27, 1858), Chester Arthur (Oct. 5, 1829), Rutherford Hayes (Oct. 4, 1822) and John Adams (Oct. 30, 1735).
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dangerous place for mopeds
on the cover A Southern Nevada family teaches you how to live like a prince on a pauper’s salary.
For many people, the convenience and low cost of scooters make them an attractive transportation option. But Nevada can be a risky place to ride. In five minutes, we’ll make you an expert on what differentiates a moped from a motorcycle, and how best to stay safe on your daily commute.
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living well on $14,000 a year
The Wagasky family makes every dollar count. By price matching and setting strict spending limits, Danielle Wagasky has changed her life. She shares tips on how she creates and sticks to the family budget, and what shortcuts she takes to get the most out of money without sacrificing life’s little pleasures.
kicking into high gear
He’s only 15 years old, but Silverado High School freshman Jonathan Cosio already has his eyes on UFC gold. For now, that goal will have to wait, as the young fighter climbs the ranks of the Muay Thai kickboxing world. Cosio, the amateur U.S. junior lightweight champion, recently won a silver medal in Thailand.
pioneers of conservation
For golf to work in the desert, especially amid this drought, courses have to get clever with water use. Whether it’s changing their seeding practices, picking a less thirsty grass or irrigating the course with reclaimed water, Southern Nevada courses are finding ways to keep the ball rolling while using less water.
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Presidential debates in Smith’s World Cartoonist Mike Smith shares his take on some of the candidates as October debates approach.
could fast-track train line 20 China High-speed rail proposals have long sputtered in the United States, so what’s so different about this one?
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Angels in the Valley: Stacy Watkins Nevada State Bank vice president and cancer survivor dedicates time to teaching children about financial literacy.
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A kiss isn’t always just a kiss A UNLV anthropologist is studying the culture of kissing, and finding that it’s not universal.
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Barber Omar Franco walks through the fire-damaged All-Starz Barber Shop in Henderson after retrieving some personal items. A fire broke out in a neighboring business and spread to the barbershop. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)
Sept. 28
parking lot rage A 72-year-old man died less than a week after being beaten in a Wal-Mart parking lot after a confrontation with another driver, Metro Police said.
Sept. 29
fight for clean air As part of a yearly tradition, groups advocating for a ban on smoking in casinos picketed outside the Sands Expo and Convention Center, where the Global Gaming Expo was being conducted.
Sept. 30
Welcome relief Meteorologists predicted this would be the last triple-digit temperature day of the year. The high temperature recorded at McCarran International Airport was 100 degrees.
Sept. 30
new boss at blm John Ruhs was named state director of the Bureau of Land Management. He will lead the management of 48Â million acres of public land and 59 million acres of federal mineral resources in Nevada.
Oct. 7
doctor in court A former doctor, Binh Minh Chung, 41, is scheduled to appear in court to answer to charges he sedated a teenage patient and videotaped himself having sex with her at his office.
4,212 Number of new homes builders have sold through August this year in Southern Nevada, up 12.7 percent from the same period in 2014, according to Home Builders Research.
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the hopefuls and hopeless on the presidential scene The purplest of purple states, Nevada is a key battleground for Oval Office aspirants. Each week, we rank how the presidential candidates fared in the state and on issues important to its residents. Here’s who had a good week and a bad week.
hillary clinton
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Although she’s struggling in national polls, the former secretary of state continues to build a Nevada firewall, making a statewide push for Latino voters and hiring several Latino organizers.
Bush also is floundering in national polls but, like Clinton, continues to build momentum in Nevada, most recently trumpeting a statewide 26-member Hispanic advisory committee. (Similarities between the beleaguered presumptive frontrunners is entirely coincidental.)
The Florida senator will make a campaign swing through Las Vegas from Oct. 8 to Oct. 10, with a happy hour at Havana Grill, a town hall meeting in Boulder City and — perhaps most importantly — a rally in Sun City Summerlin. Those retirees, they vote.
British newspaper The Guardian recently examined how Trump’s incendiary comments about Mexican immigrants have bolstered largely Latino-led efforts to unionize his hotel in Las Vegas. (For Eric Trump’s answer to that, see Page 24.)
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus raised the possibility that early-voting primary and caucus states, including Nevada, could lose their places in line in 2020. “I don’t think anyone should get too comfortable,” he said.
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hockey dream still alive Bill Foley, the billionaire businessman trying to bring a National Hockey League team to Las Vegas, made a formal presentation to the NHL Executive Committee in New York. Foley’s group has completed three phases of the NHL’s expansion process, earning a spot in front of team owners to discuss how hockey would look in Las Vegas. The 30-team league hasn’t expanded since 2000, when Columbus and Minnesota joined.
Celebrate the valley’s unique culture and history with discounted admission and special promotions at museums and nature centers across Southern Nevada. Visit vegasmuseums.org for details.
Gambling revenue in August on the Strip, down almost 5 percent year over year, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
Sept. 29
we don’t need no sex education Parents flooded a special school board meeting to demand that the Clark County School District uphold state law requiring parents’ signatures before students are able to take sex education classes. Advocates are pushing to make sex ed mandatory for all students unless a parent opts them out.
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Attendees try out “The Simpsons”-themed slot machines during the Global Gaming Expo at the Sands Convention Center. (Las Vegas News Bureau)
UNLV football’s record-breaking score against Idaho State. The Rebels set program records for points scored in a quarter (35) and in a half (52) on the way to posting the highest point total of any Mountain West Conference team since the league began in 1999.
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respect the road, even when riding a scooter Although mopeds don’t travel all that fast, they leave riders vulnerable in wrecks with bigger, faster vehicles By Megan Messerly | staff writer
It was sunset on a Saturday in March, and David Wear, 46, was riding a 2000 Jonway moped west on Sahara Avenue. Wear had just crossed Lindell Road when his scooter veered into the left side of an RTC bus. Wear was taken to UMC Trauma, where he battled life-threatening injuries for six days before dying March 13. Moped wrecks have claimed the lives of eight people this year in Clark County, already exceeding last year’s total, and have sent at least 67 more to UMC. Experts say anecdotal evidence suggests an increasing number of scooters are on the road. Mopeds are much cheaper than cars — on the low end, they can cost between $500 and $1,000 — and can be a cost-effective transportation alternative in hard economic times. But just how many mopeds are on the road is a question that remains unanswered. “I’ve heard estimates from 4,000 up to 20,000,” said Peter Vander Aa, Nevada’s mo-
torcycle safety program administrator. “It’s one of those things we have no clue about.” The state soon will answer that question, once it carries out provisions of a bill that requires a one-time registration of all mopeds. The Nevada Legislature passed the bill in May, and registration is expected to begin sometime before Jan. 1, 2017. Though mopeds will be required to bear a special license plate, the bill does not require owners to buy insurance or riders to wear helmets, unlike the laws in place for motorcycle operators. But the severity of injuries suffered in a moped crash can be the same or worse than those sustained in a motorcycle crash, said Dr. Douglas Fraser, chief of UMC trauma surgery. One of the main reasons, Fraser said, is that many scooter operators don’t have driver’s licenses or lost their licenses because of a DUI. In Nevada, you need at least a Class C driver’s license — the one required to drive a car — to operate a moped.
Mopeds must be outfitted properly with all the required safety equipment, including headlights and mirrors, to be driven on public streets. Mopeds are not required to have turn signals.
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Moped vs. motorcycle laws
There is a fine line between mopeds and motorcycles in Nevada. What looks like a moped legally could be considered a low-powered motorcycle. Answer the following questions to determine whether you own a moped or a motorcycle. n Does it go more than 30 miles per hour on a flat surface? n Does it produce more than 2 gross brake horsepower?
Moped Helmet and headgear optional No insurance required Registration not required* Must have a Class C driver’s license or higher
n Does it have an engine bigger than 50 cubic centimeters?
*A one-time registration will be required soon.
If you answered yes to any of the above, you are riding a low-powered motorcycle, not a moped.
Motorcycle Helmet required (A face shield or goggles also are required if the motorcycle doesn’t have a windshield or screen.)
Insurance required Registration required Must have a Class M driver’s license
Stolen mopeds Nevada’s soon-to-beenacted moped registration law is expected to help law enforcement return stolen mopeds to their owners. Metro Police have investigated 2,336 reports of stolen mopeds over the past three years. Not having a registration system makes it difficult for law enforcement to locate stolen scooters’ owners and verify their identity, Metro Police Officer Brian O’Callaghan said.
Moped injuries and fatalities in Clark County in 2015 (From Jan. 1 to July 31) AGES AGES 0-14 0-14
AGES AGES 15+ 15+
In September, two more valley residents died in scooter crashes. A 34-year-old man died after his scooter collided with a car on Charleston Boulevard, and a 26-year-old man died in a collision on North Green Valley Parkway in Henderson, bringing the total number of local moped fatalities to eight this year.
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For now, there’s no way of knowing how many mopeds are being driven on Southern Nevada streets. (Steve Marcus/staff file)
Moped safety Though true mopeds can travel only up to 30 mph, in Nevada, they are allowed to drive on streets with faster speed limits — and, by extension, faster-moving, larger vehicles. “If you imagine going to Aruba, 90 percent of the island is small vehicles, scooters and golf carts,” Fraser said. “But when you’re trying to navigate on Las Vegas roads against trucks and SUVs, the scooter is going to lose.” Fraser said the most important piece of safety equipment for moped riders is a helmet with a face shield. The worst moped injuries that come through UMC involve riders who weren’t wearing helmets or didn’t have their helmets fastened, he said. Fraser also recommends riders wear protective clothing and boots. He said he has seen patients who have been thrown from scooters onto 150-degree black pavement and suffered third-degree burns as they lay on the ground unconscious in tank tops and flip-flops.
Sources: Nevada DMV, Nevada Department of Public Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Nevada Department of Transportation
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BUDGETING Budgeting used to take Danielle a long time. Now, she sits down for an hour once a week to go through her family’s bank account online. ¶ “Online banking is amazing,” she said. “It keeps you in check and helps me know, ‘Whoa, you need to hold your horses, Danielle’ or ‘You’re OK.’ ” ¶ The family’s budget is based on Jason’s base salary. Any overtime pay he receives goes into savings. Each month’s budget varies depending on upcoming expenses, such as vacations or birthdays. ¶ Though the family occasionally splurges, every treat is written into the budget. For instance, Jason has wanted a new cellphone for about a year, so the couple has been researching options, looking for the best deal and putting away money so there’s no hesitation when it comes time to buy it.
As Danielle goes through the store, she crosses items off her list and totals her purchases on her calculator so she can be sure she’s staying on budget.
Save money on transpor tation Danielle re commends combining trips across town to get the most out of your gas mileage.
Danielle Wagasky compares prices and does some mental calculations at the WinCo supermarket in Henderson. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
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Always pay cash When you ha ve only a certain amou nt of cash on hand , it’s hard to go ov er budget.
o n e fa m i ly s h a r e s t i p s for a frugal lifestyle By Megan Messerly | staff writer
ocal lifestyle blogger Danielle Wagasky purses her lips at the pound of Darigold butter she weighs in her hand. “This is where I have a battle with myself,” she says. “I wanted to buy six of them.” Wagasky thought the butter would be cheap at WinCo, but it’s $3.99 apiece. She might be able to buy four. Backlit by racks of butter, she pauses, doing mental calculations of her grocery bill and running through recipes in her head. She glances back at the racks. Above the Darigold, a generic WinCo brand catches her eye: $2.28 each. She brightens instantly, putting the Darigold back and grabbing an armful of the store brand. Most people might see a measly $1.71 difference per package, but Wagasky sees $10.26 in total savings. Wagasky has become a master economizer — she once had to budget just $14,000 a year for her family of four. Although the family has a bigger budget now, Wagasky likes to be frugal. “There was one time in my life where the word ‘budget’ was met with great disdain,” Wagasky said. “I didn’t think about how I was spending my money, I just swiped my cards and went about my day. It wasn’t until later that I realized that by living beyond my family’s means, I was digging my family into a huge hole of debt.” In the condiment aisle, Wagasky grabs two jars of Vlasic Zesty Dill Spears Pickles. They’re $2.32 each — not $1.98 as they were earlier in the month — but they’re her husband’s favorite, so it’s worth the splurge.
Wagasky has brought $200 cash with her — her budget for today’s purchases — and calculates a running tally on her phone as she shops so there are no surprises at checkout. She crosses each item off of a neatly printed grocery list and keeps a running total on the side just in case her calculator accidentally clears. When she gets to the register, her phone reads $130.04. When the cashier finishes ringing her up, the bill is $131.47 — only $1.43 off, probably due to the weight of the produce. “I’m usually within a dollar or two,” Wagasky says. Danielle, 31, lives in Henderson with her husband, Jason, 34, and her two children Keagan, 10, and Libby, 8. She runs a lifestyle blog called Blissful and Domestic, which she started in 2009, where she doles out grocery shopping, budgeting, homeschooling and other life advice. She also has a YouTube channel and published a book this summer called “Living a Beautiful Life on Less.” Though she now spends her time helping others live a frugal life, Danielle wasn’t always good with money. She grew up privileged, never having to pay bills. Six months after she graduated from high school, Danielle met Jason, and they were married six months later in November 2003. Jason grew up the son of a Marine in a family of six children. Budgeting was essential for his family. Jason enlisted in the military the summer after the couple married, when Danielle was six months pregnant. As soon as he finished boot camp, he was deployed to Iraq. Danielle didn’t know how to manage their tips, Con t inue d on page 14
Danielle’s four steps for financial freedom
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Tithe at the beginning of the month If you tithe to your place of worship or regularly donate money to charity, do so at the beginning of the month. If you wait until the end of the month, when you’re feeling cash-strapped, you may be more likely to scrimp on giving.
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Be conscious of how much you spend Keep track of how much you spend and where you spend your money.
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Live below your means Save money now so you can weather financial difficulties more easily in the future.
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Embrace a frugal lifestyle Stretch what you have to make it last longer. Buy only what you need and have planned to buy. Think about it as a game and a challenge.
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money, and they were living paycheck to paycheck. Before Jason’s second deployment, the couple started thinking about what they would do when he got out of the military. Since he was getting war pay, they decided to start saving. Except Danielle didn’t know how. By then, she had two young children, and she was overwhelmed. She couldn’t stop spending money. “I was addicted to shopping,” Danielle said. “I used it as a way to escape. I was sad my husband was gone, so I shopped. But whenever I came home and that initial high went away, you’re left with this stuff.” Jason would call from Iraq to see how she was doing. Danielle would say “fine,” but she wasn’t fine. “Finally one day, he called and he was like, ‘We’ve talked about this dream. You want to get a house, but if you don’t stop what you’re doing, it’ll be your fault we don’t do it,’ ” Danielle said. “I’m so thankful, and now I can look back and say that was a blessing. I needed someone to be blunt with me and say, ‘You’re screwing up right now.’ ” Jason suggested Danielle read a book on budgeting by Steve and Annette Economides, who market themselves as “America’s cheapest family.” Danielle says it was a game changer. She started saving little by little. First, she went to her bank account to see how many times she went to the grocery store and how much she spent. “It was ridiculous,” Danielle said. “I don’t remember what that number was, but it was big, and I said, ‘Let’s cut this in half.’ ” Grocery shopping became an orderly process. Danielle set a budget and tallied the price of her purchases on a calculator as she went through the store. Once she got the hang of grocery shopping, she learned how to bake bread and sew. She stopped carrying credit cards, going so far as to lock them in a safe. By the time Jason came home, the couple had saved $30,000 for a down payment on a house. But the family couldn’t afford a mortgage or even rent. Jason was attending school on the GI Bill, and the family had to survive on only his $14,000 annual cost-of-living allowance. They decided instead to take their down payment and pay cash for a mobile home in foreclosure. “We basically lived on a need-to-pay budget,” Danielle said. “You need a home to live in. You need electricity. We were in survival mode, and we lived that way for a few years.” After four years in school, Jason graduated with a degree in criminal justice. Now, he works full-time for the Clark County School District and is getting ready to go back to school to get a second degree in computer science. The family still lives frugally and still budgets for everything: homeschooling supplies, clothing, car insurance. Danielle and Jason bought a Prius — an investment for the long term due to its high gas mileage — and are saving for a down payment on a new home. Keagan and Libby help their mom shop and generally are supportive of the family’s efforts to save, Danielle says. Keagan typically is the one to point out whether something Danielle wants to buy is not on the list, while Libby encourages Danielle to buy it anyway. Danielle says she and Jason are working hard to set a good example for their children and to teach them how to get through tough financial times. “It’s all about creating a way of life and rewiring our brains,” Danielle said. “It’s about changing our relationship with money and knowing it’s not just disposable. We should know where that money is going.”
Choose a spending limit: If you have a salary, budget based on that amount. If your income fluctuates, work off a conservative average of how much you make every month.
Plan for the essentials: First budget for items you absolutely need to live, such as housing, food and power. Then, add in any extras you might have to pay for, such as children’s activities.
he key to grocery shopping is to go only once a month, Danielle says. Each trip typically takes her about four hours, but she won’t return until the following month. ¶ Danielle starts by taking an inventory of everything she has at home. Then, she creates a meal plan for the month based on what she has. She also schedules leftovers as some meals. ¶ Danielle then makes her grocery list, including any pantry staples she might be running low on. She groups similar items together so they’re easier to find at the store. ¶ The entire inventory, meal planning and list-making process takes Danielle several hours over one weekend. ¶ For shopping, Danielle usually visits several grocery stores — typically WinCo, Wal-Mart, Costco and Smith’s. She tries to do all of her shopping in one day, although occasionally she spreads it out. Before she goes to the store, Danielle checks to see what sales are being offered so she can make sure she’s getting the best deal. ¶ As she goes through the store, Danielle crosses items off her list and totals her purchases on her calculator so she can be sure she’s staying on budget, which is $400 a month for food. ¶ When there’s a sale, Danielle takes advantage and stocks up. Any portion her family won’t eat before it spoils, she freezes. Danielle also buys bigger portions of food — large bags of shredded cheese from Costco, for instance — and divides them into smaller bags for freezing.
Instead of couponing, Danielle price matches, shopping at stores that honor other stores’ advertised prices. The best way to price match is to scan ads from different grocery stores, then circle good prices and items you’re running low on, Danielle said. Write the price on your grocery list, and be sure to bring the ad along to show the cashier. The key is to make sure you’re buying the same brand and the same size featured in the ad. If you’re going to price match, try going to the grocery store when it’s not busy, Danielle said. Price matching takes cashiers extra time, and they may be more impatient or frazzled if the store is busy.
Danielle buys produce only once a month. She has a price range in mind for each fruit or vegetable and will buy it only if it’s within that range. The best way to save on fresh produce is to bring a notebook when shopping and record the prices of each item at each store. Eventually, you’ll get a sense of what a good price is, and you won’t need to carry the notebook anymore. Though Danielle enters the store with a wish list of produce, if it’s not on sale for a good price, she won’t buy it. Many people forget that fruit is seasonal, Danielle says, which means you pay extra for items that are out of season.
The secret to making fresh produce last all month is to freeze it. After a shopping trip, Danielle heads home to wash, chop and freeze all her fruits and vegetables for the month. She refrigerates the produce her family will eat over the next week or two. Though some apples and oranges last longer, softer fruits such as bananas, peaches, pears, mangoes and kiwis won’t last a month outside of the freezer. You also can freeze carrots, celery, bell peppers, yellow onions and green onions; avoid freezing spinach, lettuce, cabbage, cucumbers and tomatoes, which get soggy when thawed.
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Think about future costs: If you know you’re going to have higher expenses in the future — holidays, car registration, doctor’s visits, etc. — start setting aside money now. Also, consider saving for bigger-ticket items in the future, such as a down payment on a house.
Start an emergency fund: Decide how much you want to have as a buffer, then work toward that goal. If your income is lower, start with a $100 buffer. If you earn a higher salary, set aside a more significant portion.
purchase fresh items at a food co-op Danielle and her family use Bountiful Baskets, but there are other food coops that serve the area, including Vegas Food Co-Op and Azure Standard. Berries
Bananas
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Spinach
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Lettuce
Flour (50 lbs.) Lasts 3-4 months, $13.99 Sugar, 25 lbs. Lasts at least 6 months, $15.04
Other items to bu y in bulk Canned peac hes, pears, mandarin oran ges, green beans, peas an d carrots; applesauce; re fried beans; some fresh fruit; some canned soups in winter.
Semi-sweet chocolate chips, 4.5 lbs. Lasts about 2 months, $9.79
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Don’t be afraid to say no to extra expenses: If your friends invite you out to do something you can’t afford, don’t feel guilted into saying yes.
Tortillas, 40 count Lasts 1-2 months, $4.45
Oil Lasts at least 6 months, $9.36
Peanut butter, two pack Lasts 2 months, $13.50
Pancake mix Lasts 2-3 months, $6.46
Ranch dressing Lasts 2 months, $11.42
Salt Lasts months, $2.46
GoGurt Lasts 1 month, $9.17
Mayonnaise Lasts 2 months, $9.49
Vinegar Lasts at least 6 months, $3.37
Jasmine rice Lasts 6 months, $31.57
Raisins $9.02
Nutella, two pack Lasts 2 months, $9.98
Craisins $8.43
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Pears
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Peaches
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Celery
Thoughtful storage Danielle stores her flour, sugar and rice in 5-gallon tubs she bought at Home Depot. She stores other dried goods in small canisters on her counter.
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If you’re starting from scratch, choose a small section to start with, such as a corner. It’s difficult to fix up an entire garden at once. Set a budget and stick to it. Write down what you will need and see if you can get any of the items from a family member or friend. Try to buy other items at a thrift store or yard sale. Choose climate-friendly plants. Danielle suggests sedum, jade,
rosemary, snapdragons, aloe and marigolds, since they all require infrequent watering and can withstand the hot valley temperatures. Start small. Buy smaller, immature plants that cost less but will grow bigger. Keep an idea board. Danielle uses Pinterest to save inspirations so if she’s at a thrift store and spots something she likes, she can pick it up.
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et a monthly budget for clothes. Danielle says this is especially important if you have young, growing children. She budgets $40 a month for her family of four. Go thrifting and find sales. Some thrift stores even have rewards programs that give shoppers money back or a stamp on a punch card. Danielle’s favorite thrift stores are Deseret Industries, the Salvation Army and Savers Thrift Store. Think of clothing as an investment. Each item you buy should be versatile, Danielle says. Don’t buy a statement piece just because it’s “in” right now. Instead, consider
investing in jewelry to dress up outfits. Rework clothing to make new items. When Danielle can’t wear something as is, she refashions it. If a dress is too short, she makes it into a skirt. She turns T-shirts into cardigans and pants into capris. Keep a wish list. When thrifting, you might not immediately find what you want. That’s why Danielle makes a wish list, so she can be on the lookout for what she has in mind. Make finding good deals a hobby. If you think of something as fun and an adventure, you’ll be more likely to do it, Danielle says.
Having fun on a budget Though the Wagasky family has a little extra money now, it still tries to be frugal with activities. The Wagaskys typically go to the park, take advantage of free events at the library or do extra activities with their homeschool group. Occasionally, the family budgets for a dinner out to try a new type of food or to go to the dollar movie theater.
Average monthly costs for two adults and two children living in the Las Vegas Valley
$1,038 Housing 1 pair of black heels
1 pair of fun heels
1 pair of neutral sandals
1 basic buttondown shirt
1 pair of tennis shoes
$782 Food
$1,114 1 pair of workout sneakers
A few statement necklaces and earrings
1 fun maxi skirt or dress
1 simple pencil skirt
2 pairs of great jeans
Child care
$608 Transportation Avoid credit-card debt Don’t let credit-card debt build. Either don’t use credit cards or pay them off each month, Danielle says. If you do have a credit-card balance, budget for it so you can pay it off as soon as possible.
$736 Health care
$879 Other necessities
$534 Taxes
Monthly total $6,691 Annual total $68,289 Calculate exactly how much you can spend given your financial situation. Set a price limit for each person. Danielle typically spends $10 per person, the same budget she uses for birthdays.
Don’t make purchases on a credit card. Shop with a calculator to make sure the total is less than the cash you have on hand.
Danielle has made rag-tie wreaths and a beauty salon set with fake makeup and old curling irons with the cords cut off. You also can check local thrift stores for gifts.
Think about what will last, and avoid cheaply made items, Danielle says. Think of each purchase as an investment.
$69,475
Median income for a family of four in Nevada
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Policy Institute
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n Oct. 13, Nevada will host the first of six Democratic presidential primary debates. ¶ “These six debates will not only give caucus-goers and primary voters ample opportunity to hear from our candidates about their vision for our country’s future, they will highlight the clear contrast between the values of the Democratic Party, which is focused on strengthening the middle class, versus Republicans, who want to pursue out-of-touch and out-of-date policies,” Democratic Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said. ¶ The Republican Party had its first debate in August and another in September. The next is scheduled for Oct. 28, and the GOP candidates will debate Dec. 15 in Las Vegas. ¶ In advance of all the upcoming debates, our cartoonist Mike Smith shares his take on some of the candidates.
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China could fast-track train line High-speed rail proposals have long sputtered in U.S., so what’s different about this?
connecting to california Three train lines could meet in Palmdale, allowing passengers access to mass transit up and down California.
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XpressWest, a 230-mile highspeed rail project slated to stretch along the Interstate 15 corridor, could be just what Las Vegas needs to bring more weekend tourists from Los Angeles, but more importantly, it could mark a big moment in the growing relationship between Las Vegas and China. The rail line, to be funded by a Chinese government-backed consortium, is just one of several high-profile projects in the valley that show the domestic benefits of a growing Chinese economy — and its perils. “The project will be a landmark in overseas investment for the Chinese railway sector and serve as a model of international cooperation,” Yang Zhongmin, chairman of China Railway International, a newly formed Nevada firm owned by Chinese project backers, told Xinhua, a Chinese newspaper. The state-owned project, which could break ground as soon as September 2016, is expected to cost at least $100 million. It also is a chess move by China, which is looking to beat Japan in a race to export high-speed rail technology. For China, the deal marks an opportunity to establish a foothold in the U.S. rail market. The largest bullet-train company in Japan had expressed interest in XpressWest several years ago but lost out. Just weeks after China won the Los Angeles-Las Vegas route, it also beat Japan in a months-long battle for an Indonesian contract to build a railway from Jakarta to Bandung. To be fair, XpressWest is just one of a number of proposals to link Southern California and Southern Nevada that have come and gone since the 1970s. In the late 1990s, a proposal to connect Anaheim and Las Vegas with a magnetic levitation train was floated but went nowhere. In 1999, Amtrak proposed upgrading service to use high-speed Spanish-made Talgo trains, but the concept sputtered. Then there was the Z-Train, which was supposed to have gone into service in 2012. And a startup based in El Segundo, Calif., now is looking to bring Elon Musk’s Hyperloop to the route. As Chinese capital takes a great leap
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outward, other projects funded by Chinese investors could take shape. Electric cars from Faraday Future, a project linked to Chinese tech conglomerate Leshi Internet Information and Technology, could roll off a production line in North Las Vegas, if a rumored tax
incentive passes a special session of the Legislature that Gov. Brian Sandoval may call. Sandoval also plans to embark on a trade mission to China in October, to visit Xi’an, Nanjiang, Shanghai and Beijing with governors of other Western states
to drum up business in clean technology, taking advantage of the country’s recently announced cap-and-trade program to limit carbon emissions. Chinese investment also has helped fund several new casinos in Las Vegas, including the Lucky Dragon, SLS Las Vegas (almost a quarter of the financing came from Chinese investment) and Resorts World Las Vegas, which broke ground in May with funding from the Genting Group, an Asian multinational corporation. And of course, there’s Macau, the Chinese gaming hub, which has attracted gaming tycoons such as Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson. But like a train, the economic ties run both ways. When China catches the flu, Las Vegas frequently gets sick too. Most recently, after Chinese President Xi Jinping began an anticorruption crackdown, Macau’s economy plummeted. That in turn led to revenue declines for the Las Vegas companies invested there. The stock price of Las Vegas Sands, for instance, fell from more than $62 to less than $39 over the past year.
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Stacy Watkins volunteers at schools in Las Vegas, where she teaches young people about financial literacy. (courtesy)
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volunteers take over for the day to teach students how to create budgets, decipher interest rates and be responsible consumers. Soup kitchens and senior centers typically come to mind In Angels in the Valley, an “It’s about getting these kids to understand they need to stay when someone mentions volunteering, but people need occasional series, we in school and make good decisions,” Watkins said. “They end help in all kinds of ways — often with their finances. profile people who have up having some real-life ‘aha’ moments.” Enter Stacy Watkins. She has volunteered with Junior made a difference in Junior Achievement also offers job shadowing, classes for Achievement of Southern Nevada since 1998, teaching people, the lives of others and day laborers and other nontraditional adult programing. mostly K-12 students but also adults, about financial literacy — deserve to be recognized Watkins’ term on the Junior Achievement board is set to exhow to save, spend and manage money. Watkins now is in her for their willingness to pire in June, and while she likely will continue volunteering with second year as chairman of the board of the nonprofit group. help. If you know the organization, she already has her eye set on a new cause. “The role I took with Junior Achievement is about breaking an Angel, email A married mother of two, Watkins was diagnosed with breast cycles,” Watkins said. “You can grow up in the worst environnews@thesunday.com cancer in 2012. She now hopes to persuade 1,000 women to get ment, in the worst neighborhood and still make a change. Junior with details. mammograms. Achievement gave me a platform to share that message. It has “I’ve probably influenced about 100 so far,” she said. “Breast allowed me to have a voice in the most affected communities.” cancer didn’t run in my family, and I didn’t have a lump. People say, ‘I don’t Watkins said she grew up in a home with little financial knowledge. Her pardrink, I don’t smoke, it doesn’t run in my family.’ They do this checklist and ents struggled to make ends meet, and Watkins and her dozen siblings and stepthink, ‘This isn’t me, so I don’t need to get scanned.’ But if the doctor says, ‘At siblings frequently went without food and other basic necessities. Most of the this age, go get a screening,’ do it. This was my first mammogram, and they children started working as young teenagers to help support themselves. found cancer.” “I made it through my early years because of strong mentors,” said Watkins, Watkins’ cancer is in remission, and she says she feels more passionate than who now manages 15 bank branches and 150 employees as a senior vice presiever to give back to her community. dent and regional manager at Nevada State Bank. “If not for them, I can hon“I’m here for a reason and was put in this position for a reason — to advocate estly tell you I wouldn’t have made it.” for and educate people,” Watkins said. “You have to use your voice. It’s imporAs an adult, Watkins made it her mission to return the favor. tant to always pay things forward.” In classrooms throughout the valley, she and other Junior Achievement
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I own a Volkswagen diesel. I’ve seen a lot in the news about the company lying about emissions; maybe my car shouldn’t have passed. I also see officials hope to update the software soon so the car shows its true colors. Can I sue Volkswagen? What if I can’t pass a smog test anymore? Is my car worthless? - John S., Las Vegas You’re right, John. There definitely has been a lot in the news about the VW diesel situation. And now that the company has admitted actual wrongdoing, and the media have stopped using the word “allegedly,” quite a few consumers are asking your same questions. Unfortunately, it’s too early in the process to be able to give you any specific answers. As you may have guessed, this is an issue judah that’s bigger than any zakalik single consumer. In fact, it’s a worldwide problem and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency just happened to be the agency to uncover it — this time. This isn’t the first time the EPA has caught a manufacturer cheating on emissions tests. Since the Clean Air Act was passed in 1963, several companies, including Chrysler, Ford, GM, Toyota, Honda and VW again in 1973, have been accused of using defeat devices to bypass emissions standards. In most instances, the auto companies reached agreements with the government that left the cars already on the road, on the road. The wiki page for “defeat device” has a pretty good timeline.
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ric Trump toggles his time between Las Vegas and New York as a top-level executive at Trump International and the highest-ranking official at Trump International Las Vegas. He also juggles responsibilities as a resort official and de facto campaign spokesman for his father’s presidential campaign. Trump is the third and youngest child of Donald and Ivana Trump. He recently spoke with The Sunday about his family’s resort, which opened in March 2008, and his father’s lively run for office. What has your father’s presidential campaign meant to the Trump brand? He’s an incredible guy, and everything he has touched in his life has turned to gold. He is larger than life. There are certain people in the world who are just winners, and he is one of them. He has no filter. Does that make you nervous? I think people find it refreshing, and it is interesting, for the first time, for us to be in politics. It’s a brutal business, to tell you the truth. It’s a tough, tough thing. There is a lot of scrutiny, obviously. He has sparked a lot of conversations about a lot of issues people otherwise wouldn’t be talking about. People wouldn’t be talking about immigration and sanctuary cities if he hadn’t brought that to light. He has brought a lot of important issues to the forefront because he is not afraid to be
In the first week of the campaign, everyone was piling on him about illegal immigration until Could his opinions dethey actually started tract from the family’s hearing the message. business prospects? Countless examples, like We’re opening properties when someone says, “I on every corner of the globe. think they’re building We’re doing tremendously John terrorist camps in the well. I can’t walk down the Katsilometes Mideast, and President street without someone Obama is a Muslim,” and telling me they support my fahe shrugs his shoulders ther. I was walking by a buildand says, “Is this really ing I walk by every day in New my first question? Next,” the coverage is, York, and the doorman said, “Everybody “How dare you not defend the president who works in this building is supporting of the United States?” It’s really silly. But your father 100 percent. Tell him to give he’s doing phenomenally well. He is runthem hell.” ning a successful presidential campaign, self-funding that campaign, and at the Has there been a moment where same time, running one of the most sucyou or your siblings have said, cessful companies in the world. “Hold on, Dad, you might want to watch what you’re saying?” How is Trump International perYou might think I’m joking, but no. I forming? know the person he is; he’s incredibly We couldn’t be more proud of the projpassionate. He’s willing to speak when ect. We built it — on time and slightly unsomething is on his mind. He says it as it der budget — when just about everybody is, and sometimes the truth is difficult. said we couldn’t get it done. It has been At the same time, I think the media have an absolute, tremendous success. Many taken a lot of things and twisted words other projects were being built at the and tried to take them out of context. I same time that were billions of dollars think that has happened through the enover budget and literally years behind tire campaign, and he has ended up being schedule. It’s a great testament to us, and on the victorious side of many of these the hotel has done great. We are packed. quote-unquote scandals. People love the product type. When has the coverage of your Is the hotel going to unionize? father been unfair? vocal and is not bought by special-interest groups.
If the employees wanted a union, believe me, it would be unionized. The union protest looked very weak in the eyes of our employees. Since the very beginning of Trump International, the union has tried and has failed to unionize. We have amazing associates, an incredible team, and we work together as a family, not to sound cliché. Our employees are categorically rejecting the union, and it’s for reasons beyond just salary and benefits. It is because we have a strong relationship with all of them. Editor’s note: After this interview took place, Trump hotels announced that hackers had accessed the company’s computer system, potentially obtaining customers’ credit-card information between May 2014 and June 2015. The Trump Organization released the following statement about the breach in response to a request from The Sunday: “Like virtually every other company these days, we may have been the target of a cyber security incident. Upon notification, we immediately engaged independent forensic experts. Although the forensic experts did not find that any customer information was removed from our systems, out of an abundance of caution, we provided notice of the incident to our clients. We are working with the Secret Service and the FBI to help catch these criminals and prosecute them to the full extent of the law. We are committed to safeguarding all guests’ personal information.”
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Brides and grooms kiss as they are married during a mass wedding ceremony in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Public kissing was the focus of a recent study by UNLV and Indiana University researchers. (associated press)
a kiss isn’t always just a kiss By Ian Whitaker staff writer
In America, it’s fairly common for lovers to steal a kiss in public. But try that in another country and you might be met with weird looks. That’s because not every culture looks at kissing the same way. “Kissing seems so natural to our culture and it’s so pervasive in all levels in society that it’s just shocking for us to realize that it’s not,” said UNLV anthropologist William Jankowiak, who with researchers at UNLV and Indiana University recently published a study on kissing. The researchers looked specifically at romantic kissing, not the innocent smooches people plant on babies or the pecks on the cheeks used as greetings. They found that for the most part, romantic kissing is a Western thing.
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It’s a culturally developed taste. Kissing on the lips seems to develop much more when eroticism becomes something people start talking about.”
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It tends to be popular in societies that have what Jankowiak calls a leisure class, made of people who have the time and money to seek out luxurious and sensual joys. Of 168 cultures worldwide, 54 percent showed no evidence of romantic kissing. “It’s a culturally developed taste,” Jankowiak said. “Kissing on the lips seems to develop much more when eroticism becomes something people start talking about.” That’s in stark contrast with agrarian societies, tribal cultures and hunter-
gatherers, for whom love and romance exist mainly to ensure their community survives for generations. Geographically, the researchers found kissing became more common the farther north one traveled and less common in cultures closer to the equator. University of Arizona anthropologist Alice Schlegel attributed it to humans’ desire for touch and the fact that we are a tactile species. If you’re Inuit or Chukchi living in the Arctic Circle, what are you going to touch if you’re wrapped head to toe in warm
furs? “If the whole body is clothed, you only find the lips,” Jankowiak said. “But if you have the whole body nude, what makes the lips so special?” Schlegel’s hypothesis likely explains why members of cultures who live in hot climates aren’t that keen on kissing. The study debunks a good amount of existing research on kissing, much of which was informed by evolutionary psychology and assumed that kissing was pervasive. “We had really thought it was a human universal,” Jankowiak said. “But we started looking at all the material and found there’s nothing universal here at all.” Much of that belief was due to ethnocentrism, Jankowiak said. Western academics believed kissing was universal because they were used to seeing it in their own societies.
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Access to affordable mammograms is essential For the 1 in 8 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, early detection — made possible by annual screenings — can help increase their chance for survival by as much as 20 percent. The American Cancer Society reports that female breast cancer death rates have been declining since 1989. Doctors attribute the decline to more women receiving regular mammograms as well as improved treatment methods once cancer is discovered. While mammograms undoubtedly have saved and will continue to save thousands of women’s lives, there are many women who are left vulnerable because of health care costs. When should I get a mammogram? Doctors recommend that women begin getting mammograms at age 40 and continue to get them annually thereafter. However, the recommended frequency may differ depending on your medical history and risk factors.
In 2013, 66 percent of all women age 40 or older reported having had a mammogram in the past year. That means 34 percent of women were unaccounted for.
Recent immigrants are less likely to have regular mammograms. Forty percent of women living 10 years or less in the United States reported having mammograms, whereas 66 percent of women born in or living in the United States for 10 years or longer reported having had a mammogram in the past two years.
healthy breast The use of mammograms has increased greatly between 1987 and 2013 among all racial and ethnic groups, but mammography rates remain persistently low among uninsured women.
Of the 66 percent who had a mammogram, insured women reported the highest screening numbers, while uninsured women and immigrants reported the lowest screening numbers.
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uninsured
70 percent had mammograms
38 percent had mammograms
That means 62 percent of uninsured patients and 30 percent of insured patients are not receiving adequate and essential preventive screenings.
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Self breast exams Self-examining breast tissue is not a replacement for regular doctors visits or mammograms once you’re 40, but familiarizing yourself with your breast tissue from a young age can make it easier to detect a change, if one should occur. Starting at 18 years old, women should perform self-exams every month during the same time, as breast tissue consistency can change during menstruation. Self-exams should be conducted both while standing up and lying down. With the pads of your fingers, start in the middle of the breast and work your way out in circles. Breast tissue begins at the collarbone, extends to the middle part of the ribcage and goes across the middle of the breastbone into the armpit, so it’s important for women to cover the entire area while examining themselves. Healthy breast tissue can be somewhat lumpy, and every woman is different, so it’s important to be sensitive to changes and know what’s normal for your body.
What if I can’t afford a mammogram? For uninsured patients, essential health screenings, such as mammograms, are made possible by a variety of health care organizations concerned with public health. Each October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, many imaging centers and clinics offer mammograms at reduced rates, including the Breast Center at Sunrise, Red Rock Radiology, and Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center. You also can check with your primary care physician to find other low-cost screening opportunities yearround. Men also should be aware of any lumps that develop in their chest and should see a doctor if a lump is found. While occurrence is rare, older men have a higher risk of developing breast cancer, as do men who have genetic risk factors, such as BRCA gene mutations. A doctor can recommend whether a mammogram, MRI or biopsy is necessary.
Sources: American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Cancer Institute
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cancerous breast Symptoms include a lump or hard knot inside the breast, chest or underarm; dimpling or puckering of the skin; sores or a rash on the nipple; sudden nipple discharge or bleeding; and swelling, warmth or color change.
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1 Give it some practical thought - consider the recipient
Does he or she live in a small space or with children or pets? If yes, that may rule out large or especially fragile items.
Will the person have to travel with your gift? Consider the recipient’s mode of transportation. Traveling with large items on a plane or in a car can be difficult.
Does your person have any special dietary needs? Consider food allergies, addiction history and whether the person is trying to lose weight.
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e’ve all been there: You open a wellintentioned gift from someone you know and love, and all you can think is, “What in the world were they thinking?” ¶ Unfortunately, those moments tend to linger longer than memories of “just what I always wanted!” ¶ So if you’d rather be remembered as thoughtful as opposed to thoughtless, here are some tips on how to be a great gift-giver.
2 Consider one of these alternatives to a store-bought gift
Give an experience
Give a subscription
Realistically speaking, who needs more stuff? Unless you’re just starting out, few of us do. That’s why giving an experience can be such an awesome gift. Consider a lesson in golf, tennis, pastry design or sushimaking. Spring for tuition for a painting, wine or beer making, gardening, woodworking or fitness course. Or give a gift that’s an outing: a wine tour, concert, hot-air balloon ride or visit to the museum, zoo or amusement park. Your recipient will be left with memories that last much longer than any back-scratcher or vase of flowers.
Forget jelly of the month club. These days, you can buy a subscription for just about anything — Starbucks, cosmetics, bacon, toys, wine, magazines. These are great for people who seemingly have everything. Many subscription companies stock their deliveries with unique products.
Get gift-certificate creative Gift cards to Target or Amazon rarely induce groans, but consider a gift card that’s a little more out of the ordinary. Why not buy credit for a photo developing or photo gift website, a salon or massage parlor, or a gourmet food delivery service?
Short on cash? Homemade gifts always are appreciated. And so is your time. New parents love free baby-sitting, neighbors appreciate free landscaping, and sometimes just taking someone out for coffee and conversation is a perfect gift.
3 keep these things in mind when deciding what to get
Always include a gift receipt. It can’t hurt, and recipients may appreciate the chance to swap or return an item.
If there’s a gift registry, stick to it or give cash. No exceptions.
If you’re buying clothes or shoes for children, always buy a size larger than you think is appropriate. Kids get bigger, not smaller.
When buying children’s toys, ask mom or dad for suggestions. Kids typically are specific about what they like, and duplicates are a drag.
Shop locally. Restaurants, boutiques, theaters, coffee shops and bookstores often carry cool knickknacks and trinkets, and you’ll be supporting your community.
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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.
Cooper (A859854)
Oreo (A610137)
Joan
Dandelion
Age: 2-year-old female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Cooper is a feisty and friendly feline looking for a pal who likes to play and snuggle. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 4-year-old male Breed: Shih-Tzu Description: Oreo is easygoing and friendly. Leave room in your budget for regular grooming. Adoption fee: $200
Age: 5-month-old spayed female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Joan is charming and delights in exploring new rooms and studying her toys. She has been lovingly raised and socialized in a foster home since her rescue. Adoption fee: $70
Age: 3-year-old spayed female Breed: Maine Coon mix Description: Dandelion was rescued from a vacated home. She is great with other cats and enjoys snuggling close with people. Adoption fee: $40
Otis (A861737)
Lola (A856494)
Aladdin
Mary Ann
Age: 5-month-old female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Otis is one cool and unique kitten. In addition to being adorable, she’s friendly and easygoing. Adoption fee: $50
Age: 3-year-old spayed female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Lola’s sweet personality is even more endearing than her striking appearance. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 10-year-old neutered male Breed: Chihuahua Description: Aladdin wishes for three things: someone to love, someone who will never fail him and someone who will treasure him dearly. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 3-year-old spayed female Breed: Jack Russell terrier and Italian greyhound mix Description: Mary Ann is cheerful and content to be around people and other dogs. An active lifestyle routine is best for her. Adoption fee: $60
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Vinnie
William
Age: 2-year-old neutered male Breed: Labrador retriever mix Description: Mr. Freckles is a happy boy looking for a new best friend to play with and give kisses. Adoption fee: $105
Age: 10-month-old female Breed: Chihuahua Description: Windy is a sweet and playful pup looking for someone to give her love and affection, and teach her new tricks. Adoption fee: $155
Age: 4-year-old neutered male Breed: Sable ferret Description: Vinnie likes to kiss people’s ears and cheeks. He is rambunctious and full of joy, and he likes to play with cats, dogs and other ferrets. Adoption fee: $40
Age: 3-year-old neutered male Breed: Australian shepherd mix Description: William is kind, and it is important to him that you are happy with him. He is good with other dogs and adjusting well to life with one eye. Adoption fee: $50
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Jonathon “Cisco” Cosio practices with his coach, Nick Blomgren. (MIKAYLA WHITMORE/STAFF)
WHAT IS MUAY THAI? Dubbed “the martial art of eight limbs,” Muay Thai allows fists, elbows, shins and feet as striking weapons. The combination has made it perhaps the most popular form of kickboxing. The sport also incorporates techniques to set up striking.
■ ONE KICK’S GYM 121 E. Sunset Road, Las Vegas 702-384-6786, onekickgym.com Free weeklong guest pass available Nick Blomgren, a lifelong martial arts enthusiast, opened One Kick’s Gym in 1993. It was the first Muay Thai gym in Las Vegas. Since then, the former professional kickboxer has trained more than 15 world champions, including UFC Hall of Famers Stephan Bonnar and Chuck Liddell. Notable current fighters training under Blomgren include UFC lightweight Anthony Njokuani and veterans Jon Fitch and Phil Baroni. Jonathan Cosio’s usual sparring partners include professional kickboxer Anthony Castrejon, a 24-year-old former amateur Muay Thai champion, and Jason Pacheco, a 21-year-old champion in King of the Cage, a well-known mixed martial arts promotion in Southern California. “We can’t have (Cosio) spar with the kids anymore because he breaks them up,” Blomgren said. “He has to spar with the pros now.”
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The lights are dim inside One Kick’s Gym on East Sunset Road, where 15-year-old Jonathan Cosio dances around the boxing ring. He bounces off the red, elastic ropes and shuffles his feet precisely while winging punches, kicks, knees and elbows from all angles. There’s no opponent. Jonathan is only warming up. But it’s already clear the boxing ring is where he belongs. Growing up with a developmental delay that slowed his speech, Jonathan struggled to fit in. “I couldn’t do things that other people could do — mainly communicate with people,” he said. “I got bullied and pushed around a lot.” When Jonathan was 12, his father encouraged him to begin training in Muay Thai kickboxing to better protect himself. Three years later, the people who need protection are the opponents who find themselves staring across the ring at the Amateur U.S. Muay Thai junior lightweight champion. The martial arts kickboxing phenom has tallied an amateur record of 5-2 with three knockouts, all before completing his freshman year of high school. Jonathan recently returned from a worldwide tournament in the sport’s native Thailand. The IFMA Royal World Cup lasted two weeks and featured fighters from 102 countries. Fifteen fighters from the United States were invited. Jonathan was the only one younger than 18. He lost in his weight class’ championship match in a razor-close decision, bringing home a silver medal. “It was a great honor to go and compete where it all started, to go down there and represent the United States,” Jonathan said. “I never thought I would
have an opportunity like this, especially at this age.” It was Jonathan’s first time leaving the country, and the culture shock alone was an obstacle. “It is so different, with the wealth and the poverty in the same area, but everyone was very nice and they live for Muay Thai,” said Janine Cosio, Jonathan’s mother. “Fighting is no holds barred over there. Anything goes.” Children start fighting much younger in Thailand. Lookchang Sitchang, one of the trainers at One Kick’s, began his professional career in Thailand at 9 years old. Everywhere Jonathan went with his red, white and blue jumpsuit, he received praise from locals, but the trip wasn’t without its bumps. “There was a terrorist bombing in Thailand only about a mile away from the stadium that we were competing in,” Janine Cosio said. “They evacuated the stadium and locked down the hotel.” The bomb detonated inside the Erawan shrine in Bangkok, killing 20 people and injuring 125. But the show went on, and Jonathan emerged with a lustrous, silver prize hanging from his neck. “The first time I let him spar with one of our other fighters, I realized he had a gift,” said Nick Blomgren, Jonathan’s head trainer at One Kick’s. “Most people want to spar, right up until they get hit in the face. But he showed heart from the very start.” The sport not only brought Jonathan halfway around the world, it helped him fit in at home. As a freshman at Silverado High, Jonathan is a member of the cross-country team and is more focused than ever on academics. “Being in the sport helps me concentrate in school,” he said. “I have to get good grades to train and compete.” His average weekday starts at 4:30 a.m. He trains
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at home with his father until he heads to school. After school, he trains at One Kick’s until 8:45 p.m. “It is good for him,” Janine Cosio said. “Before, we couldn’t get him off the couch or away from his TV and video games. Now all he does is train because he’s in love with the sport.” The gym has taught Jonathan to not allow his developmental delays to hold him back. “He has found out that he can do whatever he wants,” said Blomgren, who also had a speech delay growing up. “There are no excuses; you just have to put your mind to it.” Long term, Jonathan has UFC gold glistening in his eyes. He loves watching great Muay Thai practitioners such as Anderson Silva and Jose Aldo inside the octagon and already has begun training in Brazilian jiujitsu. “When you hear mixed martial arts, the first thing that comes to mind is the UFC,” Jonathan said. “To hold that belt, with all of the history behind it, is the ultimate goal.” To get there, he is attacking his short-term goals of winning more amateur titles, and fighting on the undercard of smaller promotions such as Lion Fights. On Dec. 19, he will face Jimmy Gomez (3-0) for a dual California/Nevada championship belt. Jonathan has ended fights with kicks to the body and knees to the chest. In one fight, his opponent threw in the towel. “He has such strength for someone his size and age,” Blomgren said. And Jonathan hasn’t forgotten why he joined the sport in the first place. “There are a lot of fighters that go down the wrong road,” he said. “But I’m staying away from that. I want to be a good example for kids to look up to.”
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CASINO PROMOTIONS Golden gate and the d
Reelin’ Your Way to Mexico Date: Through April 30 Time: 8 p.m. Information: Loyalty card members can earn drawing entries playing blackjack, keno, slots or video poker. Drawings at The D will be Nov. 30, Jan. 31 and March 31. Drawings at the Golden Gate will be Oct. 31, Dec. 30, Feb. 29 and April 30. The grand prize is a cruise July 17-21 to Mexico.
PALMS
$50,000 Spooktober drawings Date: Fridays Time: 7 p.m. Information: Earn drawing tickets with slot play. Earn 2x entries from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and earn 5x entries from 8 to 11:59 p.m. Fridays. There will be 10 winners with a maximum prize of $3,000. Activate at least 10 base drawing tickets and receive a bonus of $10 in free slot play the following Saturday. Play for Prizes – Curb Appeal Date: Oct. 5-16 Information: Points earned Monday through Friday may be combined and redeemed for gift cards to Lowe’s and McDonald’s. Play for Prizes – Fashion Star Date: Oct. 19-30 Information: Points earned Monday through Friday may be combined and redeemed for gift cards to Macy’s and the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Gift giveaways Date: Oct. 4, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 Information: Earn 100 base points on video slots or 500 base points on video poker between 12:01 a.m. and 6:59 p.m. Pick up a gift receipt at a kiosk for the following items: Oct. 4 – cookie sheets; Oct. 10 – air compressor; Oct. 11 – coffee mug and spoon set; Oct. 12 – milkshake glass set; Oct. 17 – sleeveless hoodie vest; Oct. 18 – teapot with infuser; Oct. 24 – glass spice rack; Oct. 25 – glass storage jars; Oct. 31 – buffet dish. Hallo-Win costume contest Date: Oct. 30 Time: 5 p.m. Information: The first 100 costumed guests from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. will receive $10 in play at Club Palms. There also will be a costume contest at the Mint. Ten people will win up to $500 in play. No masks are allowed on the casino floor. Point multiplier Date: Saturdays
Time: 7-10 p.m. Information: Earn 10X points on reels and 2x points on video poker.
ARIZONA CHARLIE’S
$250,000 Scratch for Scratch giveaway Date: October Information: Receive a scratch card for every 1,500 base points earned. Win prizes and drawing entries. Drawings will be 8:15 p.m. every Saturday starting Oct. 10. Five winners will be chosen in each, with a top prize of $5,000. Ticket to Ride! weekly table games drawing Date: Fridays starting Oct. 9. Time: 8:45 p.m. Information: Three winners will be chosen each week, with a top prize of $500. If the top prize is unclaimed, it will roll over to the next week. Second chance drawings Date: Mondays through Dec. 28 Information: Receive a drawing ticket for every $10 losing NFL bet. Drawings will be conducted after halftime of Monday Night Football. Four winners will be chosen each week. The top prize is $500.
EL CORTEZ
Free Play Frenzy for Jackpot Winners Date: Ongoing Information: Players winning a jackpot of $200 or more on a slot machine, a jackpot of $200 or more on a nickel or lower video poker machine, a jackpot of $300 or more on 10-cent or higher video poker or a jackpot of $200 or more on live keno will receive $10 to $1,000 in play.
BOYD GAMING Pumpkin Patch Pick Date: Until Oct. 24 Information: This kiosk game offers up to 1 million points, $1,000 cash mystery multipliers, dining credits and more. A grand prize drawing Oct. 30 will award $10,000 to 10 winners. Grand prize drawings will be at 7:15 p.m. at the Orleans; 8:15 p.m. at Gold Coast and Suncoast; and 6:15 p.m. at Sam’s Town. Pick the Pros Date: Ongoing Information: There will be a $30,000 prize pool every week of the NFL season in this free contest. Players select the winners of each week’s slate of games, straight up, and win-
ners are selected by the number of correct picks. If there is only one top performer during a given week, that player wins the entire $30,000 prize pool. If there is a tie among multiple players, one player will be selected randomly to receive $10,000, while the remaining winners will split a $20,000 pool.
Westgate
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 slot play. $25,000 Spooktacular Scratch Card giveaway Date: Throughout October Information: Receive one scratch card for every 500 slot points.
EMERALD ISLAND
Graveyard high jackpot competition Date: Mondays through Saturdays Time: 11 p.m.-7 a.m. Information: Jackpot winners will earn up to three Wheel Spin certificates.
STATION CASINOS
$750,000 Free Gridiron Glory football contest Date: Ongoing Information: At a kiosk, make your selections and track your progress throughout the contest with a personalized “team helmet” that gains yardage across the football field with each correct pick. Receive instant prizes, including points and free play, each time a touchdown is scored. A total of $750,000 will be awarded in cash and prizes.
SILVERTON
$10,000 Reel & Win slot tournaments Date: Tuesdays Time: 11 a.m. Information: The top 30 players will qualify for cash and slot play. The first-place player will win $1,000. Play for Pasta Date: Thursdays Information: Receive a pasta dinner at Sundance Grill for 400 points. $136,000 Grab-A-Gourd interactive drawing Date: Oct. 10, 17, 24 and 31 Information: Ten winners will win slot play and one will grab a gourd
for a chance to win $25,000. Each drawing entry is 200 points. Loyalty card members can receive up to 100 drawing entries each Friday beginning Oct. 9. Players must swipe their card at a kiosk. Earn & Win movie tickets Date: Wednesdays Information: Receive one Regal Cinemas movie ticket for 1,000 points. Up to two tickets can be earned each promotion day. Earn & Win a crock pot Date: Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30 Information: Loyalty card members who earn 5,000 points Tuesday through Thursday will receive a slow cooker that may be picked up the following Friday. Only one slow cooker can be earned during the month. Columbus Day point multiplier Date: Oct. 12 Information: Earn 10x points on video reels or slots. Activate the multiplier at a kiosk. Second chance football drawings Date: Thursdays, Sundays and Mondays Information: Loyalty card members who place their nonwinning sports wagers in the drawing drum next to the Sports Book will receive one entry into the drawing. Drawings are at halftime during Thursday, Sunday and Monday night NFL games. One winner will receive $250 cash and a $250 Town Square gift card. Valid only on sports wagers with a $5 minimum bet.
William Hill race & sports Book
Pro Pick ’em football contest Date: Weekly contest Information: Pick winning teams to collect a share of $13,000 in prizes each week of football season. Each entry costs $25.
Silver sevens
Nifty 50 slot tournament Date: Wednesdays Time: 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Information: Earn entries with play. First prize is $1,000.
Rampart Casino
Red Zone to Riches $50,000 football kiosk contest Date: Ongoing Information: The top three winners each week will share $1,000. First
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pick is free. Earn 250 base points to receive a second pick. Football Widows program Date: Sundays through Jan. 3 Information: Receive discounts on cabana rentals, spa treatments and more. $6,500 Galleons of Gold midmonth drawing Date: Second Wednesday of the month Information: Players who earn 2,000 base points during the previous calendar month can participate in the following month’s drawing. Ten winners will be chosen.
DOWNTOWN GRAND
Get a Grand from the Grand Date: Through Dec. 31 Information: For new loyalty card members. Earn up to $1,000 back on all reel and video reel games. Requires a minimum loss of $50. The rebate will be split over three redemption periods to total 100 percent of the player’s loss. $250K Grand slot tournament Date: Qualifying began Oct. 1. Players who qualify will be notified the following month and will be given the choice of two semifinal session dates in which to play. Information: Players with loyalty cards can enter one of four ways: Hit a jackpot of $1,200; earn 2,500 base slot points in a calendar month; be the top slot point earner of the day; or be selected in a drawing. All members with recorded play will be entered into a weekly drawing conducted at 10 p.m. every Saturday. The final tournament will be in December.
GOLDEN NUGGET
Brighton charm bracelet giveaway Date: Oct. 5-7 Information: Earn 500 base points and receive a bracelet. For every additional 500 points, guests will earn a bead or charm. A maximum of 10 gifts may be redeemed. Seven Deadly Zins wine giveaway Date: Oct. 12-14 Information: Earn 1,000 base points to receive a bottle of wine. $2,000 Golden Derby Breeder’s Cup horse race Date: Oct. 30-31 Information: Earn a minimum of 50 slot points or 15 video poker points to compete for a share of $250 in slot play. The promotion includes four races per day. $30,000 Trick-or-Treat Triple slot tournament
Date: Oct. 19-21 Information: The entry fee is $50 and includes access to three daily $10,000 slot tournaments with options for rebuys each day.
Date: Wednesdays and Thursdays Time: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Information: First place is $500.
$30,000 war tournament Date: Oct. 23-25 Information: The entry fee is $75 and includes access to two separate tournament plays with options for rebuys each day. First place wins $5,000 cash.
$25,000 Pro Day Parlay football contest Date: Through Dec. 30 Information: The 17-week contest will award 10 winners each week. Select the most winning teams to win a share of $1,475 in free play.
$100,000 Tournament of Champions Date: Oct. 29-31 Information: The entry fee is $799 and includes a three-night stay, a $100 food and beverage credit, tournament play, a welcome reception, two continental breakfasts, dinner with live entertainment and entry in a $2,000 costume contest. First place wins $50,000. All participants are guaranteed a minimum $100 cash prize.
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SOUTH POINT
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. The top prize is $1,500; the total prize pool is $5,200. Pro football game of the week cash giveaway Date and time: 5:30 p.m. Thursdays and 1:15 p.m. Sundays Information: Poker players will be selected randomly every time there is a score for a chance to win $50 for a field goal, $100 for a touchdown or $200 for a safety. Pro football team jersey drawings Date: Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays Time: 10 p.m. Information: One poker player will be selected to win a football jersey. Pro football squares Date and time: 1:25 p.m. Sundays and 5:30 p.m. Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays Information: Poker players in the first no-limit hold ’em and 2–4 poker games of the day can earn one football square for aces full, four of a kind, straight flush or royal flush card hands. The selected squares at the end of the first, second and third quarters will receive $50, and the square selected after the final score will receive $100.
Club Fortune
Top of the Hill daily slot tournament
ALIANTE
Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays and Sundays Information: Earn 11x points on reels and 7x points on video poker on Wednesdays and 25x points on all machines on Sundays. Crazy Cash giveaway Date: Saturdays Information: Win a share of $15,000 in cash and play.
SUNCOAST
$16,000 poker football squares Date: Through Jan. 3 Information: Earn squares for each ace-high flush or better. Win up to $1,000 per week. Friday hot table Date: Throughout October Information: A random table will be chosen, and everyone at the table will have a chance to win up to $2,500.
SLS
Gift days Date: Oct. 9, 16 and 23 Information: Earn 250 points on slots or 500 points on video poker and receive a gift, such as a fortune cookie, Halloween candy dish, clip-to-cart shopping bag or hardware caddy. Home Depot card giveaway Date: Thursdays Information: Earn a minimum of 150 slot points or 750 video poker points to receive a Home Depot gift card. SLS Pays Your Bills for a Year Date: Sundays Time: 7 p.m. Information: Ten players will be selected to win prizes including money to pay car insurance, power bills, car payments, mortgages and more. Earn 2x entries Monday through Thursday. Each winner will receive a key for a grand finale house drawing in December. Point multipliers Date: Mondays Information: Earn 3x points on video poker. Guests who have made a $40 advance-deposit wager or higher can
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win up to 1,000 slot points. $500,000 Our House is Your House giveaway Date: Sundays through December Time: 7 p.m. Information: Ten people will choose one of 10 prizes; the grand prize pays your mortgage. Additionally, winners will be eligible for a grand finale house drawing in December. The top 10 point earners in October will be eligible for the December drawing. To participate, players must earn 25 slot or video points or have an average bet of $15 for one hour on a table game. Double entries can be earned Monday through Thursday.
ORLEANS
Point multiplier Date: Oct. 12 Information: Receive 10x points on video poker, 12x points on reels and 15x points on pennies.
SAM’S TOWN
Point multipliers Date: Tuesdays Information: Receive 15x points on Buffalo penny slot machines, 11x on reels and 7x points on video poker. Pepsi giveaway Date: Drawings on Thursdays Information: Get a suited blackjack and win a Pepsi six pack, plus an entry ticket into a weekly drawing, when 11 players will win jackets, watches and blankets.
PLAZA
50+ slot tournament Date: Wednesdays Time: 10 a.m. Information: The best combined score from two sessions wins $500; second place is $300 and third place is $200. 777 slot tournament Date: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays Time: 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m. Information: Earn 2,500 points or pay $10 per session. The top prize is $350 in slot play.
Eldorado
Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays and Thursdays Information: Receive 25x points on Wednesdays and 30x points on Thursdays on all machines.
GOLD COAST
Point multiplier Date: Oct. 12 Information: Receive 10x points on video poker, 12x points on reels and 15x points on pennies.
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f all the ways drug addicts can get their hands on narcotics, the most preventable is from doctors who can — but don’t — check the patient’s history with controlled substances before authorizing more. The Nevada Board of Pharmacy maintains a database, as required by law, listing the names of people who have been prescribed narcotics such as Lortab, OxyContin, Percocet and Vicodin. Physicians have been encouraged to check the database before prescribing a narcotic to a patient to make sure the patient isn’t already being prescribed narcotics from another doctor. One of the reasons doctors should check a patient’s history, as reporter Megan Messerly pointed out in last week’s issue of The Sunday (“We Have a Pill Problem”), is that many addicts go to multiple doctors feigning pain to get prescriptions for narcotics, which are regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The practice is known as “doctor shopping” — addicts’ efforts to get as many doctors
Odds are an addict can go to multiple doctors, claim pain and receive multiple prescriptions from inattentive physicians, then fill them at various pharmacies. The so-called patients are gaming the system, but doctors are complicit by their inaction.
as possible to prescribe drugs. Some may not use the drugs themselves but sell them on the street. (A 30 mg tablet of black-market OxyContin sells for about $20 on the street, according to the DEA.) Given the pharmacy board’s database, why are so many addicts still able to secure narcotic scripts from multiple physicians? The answer triggers great disappointment: Of the 9,150 physicians in Nevada authorized by the pharmacy board and the DEA to prescribe narcotic medications, barely half, 5,037, have registered to consult the database. And less than half of those, 2,100, use it regularly. In other words, odds are an addict
can go to multiple doctors, claim pain and receive multiple prescriptions from inattentive physicians, then fill them at various pharmacies. The socalled patients are gaming the system, but doctors are complicit by their inaction. Thankfully, this problem now should be fixed. A law passed by the 2015 Nevada Legislature took effect Oct. 1, making it mandatory that physicians who have the ability to prescribe narcotics check the database to see if the patient seeking a prescription is trying to defraud the system, as evidenced by multiple, overlapping prescriptions for controlled substances. A physician who doesn’t use the
database could be disciplined. Pharmacists also have access to the database, to report when they dispense prescriptions and to help them stop addicts from pharmacy shopping. The pharmacists’ input also is valuable because a prescribing doctor can search for his own name to see if fraudulent prescriptions are being issued by someone forging his signature. We wish doctors who have the authority to prescribe narcotics would have been using the database all along, to cut down on the incidence of people getting multiple prescriptions for controlled substances. They are among the most dangerous medicines that can be prescribed and are the ones most likely to be abused. Now that there’s a law that requires doctors to check the pharmacy board’s database to make sure a patient isn’t already getting drugs elsewhere, we expect all physicians will get on board, lest they become lawbreakers themselves. It’s not the best motive to participate in the database, but if it works, it works.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, october 4 Guitar Basics 101: Local guitar instructor Matt Hennager will teach a three-week course covering how to read music, chords, progressions and more. Students must bring their own guitar; for ages 10 and up. Noon-1 p.m., free, Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630. *Also: Oct. 11 and Oct. 18 “Music Maestro”: The Nevada Chamber Symphony will premiere its 31st season with pieces selected by Maestro Rodolfo Fernandez. 3-4:30 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400.
Ingredients 1 1/2 oz Grey Goose Le Melon vodka /2 oz Aperol Italian aperitif
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1 oz lemon juice /2 oz mint syrup
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1 tbsp cantaloupe melon chunks /2 oz pasteurized egg white (optional for texture and froth) 1
A fresh cantaloupe melon ball for garnish Micro basil for garnish Method
Place the melon chunks into a cocktail shaker and muddle them briskly. Add the rest of the ingredients to the shaker and fill with ice. Shake well and strain into a 7-ounce martini glass. Garnish with a cantaloupe ball and micro basil.
The slightly unconventional flavor combinations in this cocktail are what make it great. Melon vodka and cantaloupe reign supreme, while mint syrup draws out the citrus notes in the Aperol and highlights the tartness of the lemon juice. Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, Executive Director of Mixology and Spirits Education at Southern Wine & Spirits.
Maxwell Drake writing workshop: The science fiction/fantasy author will conduct a workshop to help attendees become better writers. 3-5 p.m, free, Centennial Hills Library, 6711 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-507-6100. *Also: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 5
Monday, October 5 Yoga flexibility and balance class: Improve your flexibility and strength while learning tools for living a more balanced life. Bring a yoga mat and towel. 4:30-5:30 p.m., free, Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630. “The Hunting Ground” screening: This documentary examines sexual assaults on college campuses, institutional cover-ups and the toll on victims and their families. A discussion will follow. 5 p.m., free, Student Union Theater, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, unlv.edu.
Tuesday, October 6 Fiber arts workshop: Work on craft projects and learn new skills. Enthusiasts of all fiber crafts are welcome. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., free, Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. Cleveland Museum of Art series: Learn about African mask making and how masks are used in ceremonies. 11 a.m.-noon, free, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave., 702-483-6055.
Sexual assault mock trial: UNLV law school students will partner with the Women’s Center for a mock trial, to give audience members, who act as the jury, insight into the sexual assault complaint process. 6-8:30 p.m., free, Moot Court Room 105, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, unlv.edu.
Wednesday, October 7 Frontotemporal and youngonset dementia discussion: Learn about this group of disorders and discuss diagnosis, treatment and available services. Noon-1 p.m., free, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave., 702-483-6055. Savvy Seniors Scam Prevention Series: Representatives from the Better Business Bureau will explain how online pharmacies obtain drugs, ways to identify a fake website or claim, where to find legitimate online pharmacies and what to do if you’ve bought counterfeit drugs. 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m, free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. Papel picado workshop: Learn about the Mexican folk art of carving paper banners while you create your own. 4:30-5:30 p.m., free, Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Lane, 702-507-6030. Survivor Speak Out: An open forum for survivors of sexual assault to share their stories. 5 p.m., free, Pida Plaza, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, unlv.edu. “Climate Change and Economic Development: Prospects for a Global Agenda”: Joshua Meltzer, a professor at Johns Hopkins University and Georgetown University Law School, will speak as part of the Brookings Mountain West lecture series. 5:30-6:30 p.m., free, Greenspun Hall Auditorium, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, unlv.edu. Las Vegas Film Society movie night: Watch an eclectic variety of short and feature-length films each week. 7 p.m., free, Paul B. Sogg Architecture Building, Auditorium 127, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, unlv.edu. Lucas de Lima: Brazilian native Lucas de Lima will read his poetry as part of the Black Mountain Institute Emerging Writers Series.
7-8:30 p.m., free, Beverly Rogers Literature and Law Building, Room 101, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, unlv.edu. “The Lads That Will Never Be Old”: An examination of popular song lyrics and their significance during World War I. 7:30-8:30 p.m., free, Lee and Thomas Beam Music Center, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, unlv.edu.
Thursday, October 8 Take Back the Night: This event aims to honor survivors and teach people about domestic, sexual, dating and gender violence. There will be a resource fair, a braceletmaking station, a concert with student performers and a march at 5 p.m. 1-5:30 p.m., free, Student Union Courtyard, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, unlv.edu. Nathan Adelson Hospice Food and Wine Tasting Extravaganza: Sample wine and cuisine while enjoying music and auctions, to raise money for hospice programs. 5:30-8 p.m., $75, Gaudin Porsche, 6800 Redwood St., 702-938-3910.
Friday, October 9 Hispanic Youth Leadership Summit: Join Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly, County Liaison Kelly Benavidez and local youths as they discuss the importance of education in recognition of National Hispanic Heritage History month. 8 a.m.-noon, free, West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-507-3980. College of Engineering construction career day: High school students can learn about the construction industry and related fields, such as engineering, architecture and marketing. 8 a.m.-3 p.m., free, Science and Engineering Building, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, unlv.edu. “Black Jets and Secrets: The Real Area 51”: Peek behind the veil of secrecy that surrounds Area 51 during a panel discussion with CIA experts, historians and former Area 51 workers. 7 p.m., $10, Atomic Testing Museum, 755 E. Flamingo Road, 702-794-5151. ¡Viva el Mariachi!: An evening of mariachi music performed by
LIFE students from the Clark County School District’s Mariachi Music Instructional Program. 7-8:30 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400.
Saturday, October 10 Desert Springs Hospital Health and Diabetes Fest: Learn how to do hands-only CPR and receive a free health screening, plus Jazzercise demonstrations, a farmers market and more. The first 200 adults who arrive will receive a free flu shot. 9 a.m.-noon, free, Desert Springs Hospital, 2075 E. Flamingo Road, 702-733-8800. Foundation Assisting Seniors charity golf tournament: Proceeds will benefit the foundation, which works to improve the quality of life of seniors in Sun City Aliante, Anthem and Solera. 9 a.m., $75, Aliante Golf Club, 3100 Elkhorn Road, FoundationAssistingSeniors.org. Shop for Success: Dress for Success Southern Nevada will conduct an inventory sale offering shoppers new and used professional attire and accessories at significantly reduced prices. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., free, Opportunity Village Thrift Store, 390 S. Decatur Blvd., dressforsuccesssouthernnevada.org. *Also: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 11 Farmers Market Art in Food workshop: Chefs will transform produce
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into edible masterpieces. Children are invited to draw on the picnic table canvas. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Downtown Summerlin, 2025 Festival Plaza Drive, 702-832-1000. Discovery Children’s Royal Fall Ball: Children and adults can dress as princes, princesses, queens and kings, and celebrate the fall season with a focus on education and the arts. The first 250 children ages 17 and under will receive half-price admission. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $15, Discovery Children’s Museum, 360 Promenade Place, discoverykidslv.org. Career Development Series: Learn how to make a great impression on a job interview. Author and business owner Lisa Frye will discuss the do’s and don’t’s of interviewing. 10:30-11:30 a.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400.
Sunday, October 11 Las Vegas Kidney Walk: Raise money for the National Kidney Foundation. Check in at 8 a.m., start time is 9:30 a.m., free but donations are appreciated, Kellogg Zaher Park, 7901 W. Washington Ave., 702-3952602. Vincent Falcone Quartet: The Las Vegas Jazz Society will present an afternoon of music. 2 p.m., $18, Summerlin Starbright Theatre, 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd., 702-240-1301.
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Larry White htis a drive off the eighth tee at the Palm Valley Golf Course in Summerlin. The area of dead grass at left will be converted into desert landscaping to save water. (steve marcus/staff)
Pioneers of conservation For golf to work in the desert, especially amid this drought, courses have to get clever with water use By Danielle Birkin | Special to VEGAS INC
In his nine years as director of golf course maintenance at Golf Summerlin, Brian Bagwell has become a wizard of water efficiency, a guru of Bermuda grass, a zealot for xeriscape landscaping and an expert in space-age irrigation. Bagwell is an unsung hero in the turf wars that are reshaping the terrain and complexion of golf courses across the golf, Continue d on page 53
73.4K Southern Nevadans currently unemployed. That’s 1,000 fewer than in July.
3.4M
Monthly visitors to the travel website Vegas.com. Las Vegas-based Remark Media Inc. recently finalized its acquisition of the site after reaching a deal with Vegas.com’s founding company, The Greenspun Corporation.
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Jobs that will be eliminated in the Southwest, including in Nevada, due to the closure of 100 Haggen stores.
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Passenger count at McCarran International Airport in August, a 7.2 percent increase from a year ago and the second consecutive month that passenger totals hit 4 million, according to the Clark County Department of Aviation.
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Matt Smith, founder of Matt Smith Physical Therapy, serves on the Latin Chamber of Commerce Foundation Board, which helps further the education of Las Vegas-area youths through scholarships.
Memorial Scholarship Fund. Ten students will receive $5,000 scholarships based on their grades, community involvement and scholarship application essay. Beck and Soldo were Las Vegas Metro Police officers who were ambushed and killed by anti-government extremists in June 2014.
Blue Man Group Las Vegas raised more than $11,500 for the Grant A Gift Autism Foundation.
HomeAid Southern Nevada helped Project 150 provide more than 600 backpacks filled with school supplies and hygiene items to homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students.
Towbin Dodge hosted an animal adoption drive with the Nevada SPCA that raised $2,000 for the charity and helped find homes for dogs. MGM Resorts International, Boyd Gaming and Station Casinos will donate $2.5 million toward construction of Hospitality Hall, a new academic building for the Harrah Hotel College.
Chef Kim Canteenwalla and Elizabeth Blau, who help oversee Buddy V’s Ristorante, Honey Salt, Made L.V. and Andiron Steak & Sea, raised more than $10,000 for Three Square during Restaurant Week. The money provided more than 30,000 meals. CenturyLink donated $232,000 to the nonprofit. The money came from CenturyLink’s Backpack Buddies Food Drive and a matching donation from the Clarke M. Williams Foundation.
Opportunity Village broke ground on Sean’s Park at the organization’s Ralph and Betty Engelstad Campus, 6050 S. Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas. The first of its kind in the United States, the 2.5-acre project will offer a life-learning park for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. Work is expected to be finished in the spring. Station Casinos donated more than $100,000 toward the development of a building for Southern Nevada Children First, a nonprofit that helps Nevada’s homeless pregnant and parenting youths and young adults. Grand Canyon Development Partners is handling the construction at no charge. The facility will be at 3755 W. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas. Nellis Air Force Base airmen teamed with Spread the Word Nevada to provide more than 1,400 books to Lois Craig Elementary School. Each student received a backpack and two books.
Bank of America teamed with USO Las Vegas to collect 1,229 items to fill care packages for families of deployed troops. Donated items included shampoo and conditioner, lotion, makeup, laundry detergent, dryer sheets and snacks. (COURTESY PHOTO)
The Vegas Viking Lodge of the Sons of Norway gave $500 scholarships to Alison Barney, Centennial High School, Brigham Young University; Eliza Een, Bonanza High School, Brigham Young University; Chelsey Honrud, Coronado High School, UNLV; Oliver Kompst, West Career and Technical Academy, Chapman University; Amanda Lytle, Northwest Career-Technical Academy, Brigham Young University; Daniel Mortenson, Palo Verde High School, Brigham Young University; and Jessica Reed, Cornell College.
The Nellis Area Spouses’ Club donated $10,000 in commissary and exchange gift cards to Creech and Nellis airmen and their families in honor of Memorial Day. WSOP.com hosted the second annual Battle of the News charity poker tournament during the 2015 World Series of Poker. Shawn Tempesta from ABC’s “The Morning Blend” won first place and split his prize money, with $2,000 going to the International Rett Syndrome Foundation and $1,000 going to the Healing NET Foundation on behalf of Fox 5’s Jon Castagnino. Christine Maddela of Fox 5 placed second, with $2,000 going to the Geoff Morris Gray House Scholarship Fund. Vicki Gonzalez of KSNV News 3 won $1,000 for Safe Nest.
Lutheran Social Services of Nevada and Reformation Lutheran Church launched the Heart of the City Senior Meal program. Meals are served from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. daily at Reformation Lutheran Church, 580 E. St. Louis Ave., Las Vegas. Seniors 60 and older eat for free or with a donation; nonseniors may dine for a suggested $5 donation. Menu options change daily and are available at lssnv.org.
Tracy DiFillippo of Armstrong Teasdale, Tom Edington of Nevada State Bank, Leslie Maple of Barrick Gold Corp. and Jennifer Oswald of NV Energy joined the Communities In Schools of Nevada board of directors. McDonald’s donated $13,621 to the Injured Police Officers Fund. Three Square Food Bank, in partnership with the National Council on Aging joined a nationwide effort to help older adults access the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that only two of five seniors who are eligible for SNAP are enrolled in the program. Machine Guns Vegas is partnering with Wishes For Warriors, which helps disabled veterans, to serve as the official Nevada chapter to support local veterans. Machine Guns Vegas plans to conduct several events, including an annual gala and firepower demonstrations, to raise money for Wishes for Warriors Nevada. Chase Bank and Building Homes for Heroes donated a home to a veteran and his family. The American Cancer Society launched a Las
Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada helped renovate the Transition Services Inc. facility at 6100 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas. The renovation was made possible by HGTV’s “Brother vs. Brother.” The Property Brothers, Jonathan and Drew Scott, went head to head to see who could most successfully renovate and resell a Las Vegas fixer-upper. The sale of both brothers’ renovated homes yielded a profit of $88,888, which was donated to Rebuilding Together and used for repairs at the Transition Services facility.
Smith’s Food & Drug Stores donated gift cards to local firefighters and $3,000 worth of school supplies to the Clark County School District’s Teacher Exchange during the ribbon-cutting of Smith’s remodeled store at 7130 N. Durango Drive, Las Vegas. Grimaldi’s Pizzeria partnered with the Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation to conduct a pizza-making class for students suffering from visual impairments or blindness. Twelve students, ages 6 to 15, spent a morning learning the history of pizza, the layout of a restaurant and the steps it takes to make a pie. (COURTESY PHOTO) Vegas Leadership Board made up of NOVA Group Director of Marketing Rick Campbell, Dr. Souzan El-Eid, attorney Charles Gianelloni, City National Bank Vice President Branch Manager Stacey Martini, Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican Communications and Public Policy Director Katie Ryan, Henderson Chamber of Commerce Foundation Manager Bill Bokelmann and Vegas PBS public relations consultant Jennifer Bradley. Centennial Hyundai and Planet Hyundai donated $50,000 toward the Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo
Business advisory and accounting firm Johnson Advisors held an art contest at Doris Reed Elementary School that resulted in a $5,000 check to the school and a large gift basket of art supplies to the winning artist, third-grader Sunshine Tucker, who crafted a drawing of her family standing outside her home with the title, “America Is Our Home!” and the words “Peace. Love. Freedom.” It will become a greeting card that members of the firm will send to clients, vendors and friends. Principal Melonie Poster said the money will be used for the school’s art and gardening programs. Sands Cares, the global corporate citizenship program of Las Vegas Sands, is partnering with the Quiet Storm Foundation, C.J. Watson’s initiative to positively impact underprivileged youths, to provide 10 $1,000 scholarships over two years. The partnership includes a mentorship program to assist with career exploration for the Quiet Storm Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council.
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These shoes are made to move community forward Describe your business.
We are more than a lifestyle footwear company. Not only do we offer multiple options for men’s and women’s footwear in the casual, fashion and performance categories, we strive to inspire and give back to our community. Who are your customers?
Our customers are those who embrace life and inspire others. Tell us about your background in the fashion industry.
My career in fashion and shoes began at Brown Shoe Co., which afforded me the opportunity to work with brands such as Naturalizer, Champion, Fergie and Carlos Santana. At Brown, I learned the ins and outs of product development, quality assurance and sourcing. Then in 2011, I joined Toms to help expand its One for One movement. During my time with Toms, I learned how to make business meaningful. With the teachings and experience I received at both companies, I felt it was my turn to inspire others through our brand LIUID. What makes your business unique?
I’ve spent many years becoming an expert in product development and manufacturing within the shoe industry. I wanted to apply that knowledge to the products we produce. Steve Jobs said, “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” What makes my business unique goes beyond the sole; the shoes are intimate because they are named after a friend or family member. Aside from designing and producing reliable, authentic products that embody quality footwear, it is our mission to inspire our communities through nonprofit organizations. Where do you draw your inspiration?
As an immigrant, U.S. military veteran and business executive, my inspiration is drawn from my experiences and life. Those events contribute to our product designs, themes, community and the potential of LIUID. I call it the American dream. How does your brand compete with larger, international manufacturers?
In my former jobs, my role was to oversee the design and production of more than 200 million shoes for large, international brands. LIUID shoes are designed with quality, comfort, style and value. The materials used in manufacturing are of the highest quality for people who demand the best on any budget. I believe we are giving consumers a product and brand they can trust, believe in and be proud of.
Stanley Hu spent years in the fashion and shoe industry before founding his company, LIUID, which stands for Loyalty, Inspiration, Unity, Innovation, Difference. (courtesy)
LIUID Address: 5 Longevity Drive, Henderson Phone: 702-473-5585 Email: pr@liuid.com Website: liuid.com Hours and days of operation: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday Owned/operated by: Stanley Hu In business since: 2015
and deserve. n Inspiration: Inspire others by making LIUID a symbol that is aspirational yet relatable. n Unity: Change the world through inclusiveness — in design, messaging and example. n Innovation: Never stop moving forward by inventing and adapting the newest technologies and improvements. n Difference: In every way — look, feel, tech, mission, openness. What is the hardest part about doing business in Southern Nevada?
I think the hardest part is getting started and the recruitment of talent. Along the way, I’ve experienced great support from state, local, national and business leaders. Regardless of the challenges, this is a great place to establish a business.
What is your business philosophy?
What is the best part about doing business here?
We don’t just believe in our shoes, we believe in people. What we stand for can be summed up in five simple tenets: n Loyalty: Be true to our wearers by delivering the design, styles, quality and technology they want
Accessibility to the latest fashion trends (boutiques, malls, trade shows, etc.), transportation/ entertainment (airport, taxis, hotels, restaurants, etc.) and community leaders (city of Henderson, Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Make-A-Wish,
etc.) make this an ideal place for a business startup. Why headquarter your business in Henderson?
You get the best of both worlds — that smalltown/big-city feel without the congestion. I love the proximity to everything, especially the airport and freeways. Henderson also has a lot of facilities that can be quickly tailored to meet a customer’s needs. From a personal side, there are many great parks, neighborhoods, restaurants, shops, etc. What obstacles has your business overcome?
Launching a new global business during a challenged economic environment is a great obstacle. Luckily, with supporting business leaders and partners, we are continuously overcoming these challenges with strategic planning and strong principals. We are here for the long haul. How can Nevada improve its business climate?
I think Nevada knows what needs to be done and will continue to make strides. Favorable tax incentives, political leaders who are in tune with business and looking for ways to help ensure the continued growth of businesses in Nevada certainly helps. The Tesla Motors factory is a great example and a wonderful addition to the economy. It is a sign of more to come for Nevada. My aspirations for LIUID is to be one of the leaders here to help add to and improve the business climate. What did you learn from the recession?
I learned that more than ever, planning is crucial, and to surround yourself with a team that can be proactive and reactive during economic challenges by executing swiftly and intelligently.
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Number of Uber cars operating in Nevada. The ride-hailing company has permission from the state to operate an unlimited number of vehicles.
6.8 percent
Nevada’s unemployment rate, compared with 5.1 percent nationally.
13 million
Number of iPhone 6S and 6S Plus smartphones sold during their first weekend of availability, according to Apple. The sales topped last year’s record for 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus smartphones, although sales are skewed high because the new phones launched in more countries, including China, than previous versions.
1.3 percent
Drop in the price of Apple stock after the iPhone 6S launch weekend. Shares of Apple fell $1.41 to $113.25 as investors reacted to weekend sales statistics.
$97 billion
Projected economic impact of Tesla Motors in and around Reno in 20 years.
4,000
Number of workers Barrick Gold Corp., the state’s largest mining company, employs in Nevada. The company recently opened its first facility in Southern Nevada, a technology hub in Henderson.
Patrick Lindsey is the new tournament director of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. (christopher devargas/staff)
Following through on promise to kids The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open brings some of the world’s best golfers to Southern Nevada to help support the mission of the Shriners Hospitals, which provide advanced care for children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lips and palates. Patrick Lindsey is the tournament director. The PGA Tour has been in the Las Vegas market for 32 years, and the Shriners Hospitals became involved in 2008. How have the organizations continued this tradition for so long? It’s all due to our more than 150 corporate sponsors that support the event. We are lucky to have such great partners who continue to challenge us to produce an exceptional tournament every year.
IF YOU GO
Describe your management style. How did you refine your management approach? I have to trust my employees, and they have to trust me. Most importantly, I have to give them the tools to be successful. I don’t see myself managing them but being more of a facilitator for them.
rent field? I am a lover of anything around water. Growing up, I went boating and camping almost every weekend. My dream job would be to own my own marina on a lake.
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Where do you see yourself and your organization in 10 years? I came here from the PGA Tour event in Miami to grow this event and continue to challenge myself. In 10 years, I still want to be in Las Vegas, challenging myself and my staff to make the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open one of the best events on the PGA Tour, as well as an event the local community can be proud of. And our goal has been and always will be to raise as much money as possible for the children associated with this amazing organization.
61 percent
What are you reading right now? “The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America,” by Erik Larson.
69,000
Number of temporary workers Kohl’s plans to hire nationally this holiday season. That averages to about 50 seasonal associates per store.
Average payback on a slot machine in Nevada.
Share of casino revenue in Nevada attributed to slots.
What is your dream job, outside of your cur-
What: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open When: Oct. 19-25 Where: TPC Summerlin, 1700 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas Cost: $35-$300 for a one-day pass; $100-$999 for a weekly pass For more information: shrinershospitalsopen.com
Where do you go for business lunches? I’ve only been in Las Vegas and the Summerlin area for six months, but I have been to Cantina Laredo in Tivoli Village several times. I love their steak fajita. What is something people might not know about you? Being from North Carolina, I’m a huge Duke Blue Devils fan. That might not be very popular here with the UNLV fans, but I promise I’ll cheer hard for the Rebels — as long as they aren’t playing my Blue Devils. Anything else you want to tell us? We have activities for everyone at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and great ticket specials. With the Golf Channel broadcasting in more than 100 countries worldwide and the potential of nearly 700 million viewers, let’s pack TPC Summerlin and show the world how the community of Las Vegas supports local events.
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Sam Boyd Stadium, left, seats 40,000, while the Las Vegas Arena under construction on the Strip, right, is expected to seat 20,000. (steve marcus/staff; las vegas news bureau)
Tourism committee hears pitch for a new and improved Las Vegas stadium By j.d. morris Staff Writer
Las Vegas is doing well at using special events to attract tourists and entertain locals, but officials still think one element is missing: a bigger stadium. A special tourism committee convened recently by Gov. Brian Sandoval recently heard about the strengths and weaknesses of Southern Nevada’s athletic and entertainment venues. Presenters told the committee that despite all the area does well, it would do better if it had a major stadium. To be sure, Las Vegas already has plenty of small and midsize venues, with UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center and Sam Boyd Stadium among the largest. On top of that, the Strip will soon be home to a 20,000-seat arena that will host entertainment events and, potentially, a National Hockey League team. Moreover, Las Vegas has proved it can pull off big events such as the Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Rock in Rio USA at MGM Resorts International’s new festival grounds and the Life is Beautiful festival on the streets of downtown. That’s all fine and good, officials and event organizers say, but something larger is needed to lure events that simply can’t fit in any current venue. “There isn’t a city in the world that has the venues, has a system in place to do events like we do events,” said Pat Christenson, president of Las Vegas Events. “The only missing component
“There isn’t a city in the world that has the venues, has a system in place to do events like we do events. The only missing component is a stadium.” — Pat Christenson, president of Las Vegas Events
is a stadium.” The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee, whose members include public officials and casino executives, has until July 2016 to submit a report to the governor. Its goal is to keep Las Vegas at the cutting edge of the tourism industry by thoroughly evaluating the region’s facilities and making recommendations about new or improved ones. Entertainment events, and the facilities that host them, are a key component and an increased focus of Southern Nevada tourism. Rick Arpin, senior vice president of entertainment and development with MGM Resorts, said such events have become crucial for drawing visitors, particularly as traditional tourism catalysts — namely, the construction of major resorts — become less strong than they once were. “It’s clear to us that growing events is key to driving visitation,” Arpin said. In that vein, Arpin’s company has been aggressively expanding its entertainment space on the Strip. In May, MGM Resorts debuted festival
grounds across from SLS Las Vegas, adding to the outdoor festival space the company has on the south Strip across from Luxor. Additionally, MGM Resorts is partnering with AEG to build the arena that may host a hockey team. And MGM said this summer it would build a 5,000-seat theater at Monte Carlo. Arpin said MGM Resorts had no plans to build any further entertainment space, but he agreed that Las Vegas needs a larger entertainment venue, as long as it would be built to the right capacity and with the right funding model. Money, naturally, will be one of the trickiest components of constructing any stadium. In addition to considering possible financing of the stadium proposals themselves — and the degree to which they rely on public and private funds — the committee is grappling with the question of events funding more broadly. Rossi Ralenkotter, CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, stressed that Southern Nevada would benefit from funds dedicated
solely for special events — especially if the region wants to stay competitive with other states and cities. He pointed to a Texas state events fund as an example. Beyond the financial considerations, the committee also heard about stadium proposals for UNLV and the city of Las Vegas. UNLV President Len Jessup, a member of the committee, told the other members that although the university could do “a number of things” with a 42-acre piece of land nearby, “a stadium is one very exciting opportunity on that ground for us.” He said a stadium near campus “would so incredibly enhance the student experience.” The Ader Group, meanwhile, is pitching a soccer stadium idea for downtown Las Vegas, possibly at the site of Cashman Field. The group’s proposal indicates the stadium would be privately funded, but the group asked the committee to consider transportation infrastructure improvements for the area. Las Vegas could see some business leave if a bigger stadium doesn’t come to fruition. Ken Hudgens, chief operating officer of Feld Motor Sports, said that of the dozens of stadiums his organization uses throughout the country, “Sam Boyd Stadium is the worst.” He said the stadium is not big enough and does not have the amenities his organization requires. The committee will meet again this month to focus on convention space.
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Henderson luxury apartment complex sells for $38.2 million; rebound complete By eli segall Staff Writer
Vantage Lofts was a mothballed condo complex, abandoned during the downturn. After changing hands a few times, it became one of Southern Nevada’s most expensive rental properties. Now it’s been sold again, and like the renters at Vantage, the new owners are paying top dollar. The Bascom Group, based in Irvine, Calif., paid about $38.2 million for the 110-unit Henderson apartment complex, Clark County records show. According to a draft news release, Bascom acquired the complex and a 4-acre parcel of land through a venture with Los Angeles investment firm Oaktree Capital Management. They paid $39 million total, according to the companies. The groups spent $347,000 per unit for Vantage. That’s more than four times the average rate — about $85,000 per unit — that investors have been paying this year for Southern Nevada rental properties, according to Colliers International data. Bascom has acquired more than 70,000 apartment units in 12 states since its founding in 1996. Vantage was “one of the most amazing buildings we’ve ever seen,” said Scott McClave, senior principal of transactions and finance for Bascom. Perched on a hill at Gibson Road and Paseo Verde Parkway, with sweeping views of the valley, Vantage has gourmet kitchens, floor-to-ceiling windows and a sleek pool area. If the property were in, say, west L.A. — a far more expensive market — it would sell
Sunset falls on one of the pools at Vantage Lofts, an upscale apartment complex in Henderson that was mothballed during the recession but now is almost fully leased. (l.e. baskow/staff)
for $1.5 million per unit, or $165 million, McClave said. “I’m serious,” he said. The purchase, from Seattle investor John Goodman, who bought the partially built complex in 2013 and completed it, is the latest bet on the valley’s apartment sector. The multifamily business is one of the most robust aspects of Southern Nevada’s real estate market, marked by heavy construction and landlord acquisitions the past few years. Investors have piled in because many people here are unable to buy a home due to shabby finances and because many others prefer to rent, amid a broader trend nationally of slumping homeownership rates. It’s also a gamble that, even though Las Vegas’ economy is wobbly and
packed with lower-paying service jobs, there are enough people here willing and able to pay thousands of dollars a month to rent a luxury apartment in a housing market dominated by subdivisions with single-family homes. Goodman, however, found dozens of customers. With average monthly rents of about $2,500, Vantage is roughly 93 percent occupied, McClave said. This year, peak rental prices at Vantage topped more than $4,500 per month. By comparison, Southern Nevada apartment landlords charge an average of $889 per month, according to Colliers. “There’s a slice of society that makes pretty good income, and if you want something unique, this is unique,”
McClave said. Bascom is no stranger to Las Vegas; it owns eight other apartment complexes in the valley, and co-founder Derek Ming-Dar Chen lives here. The company even made an offer for Vantage a few years ago. Bascom executives liked the property because they could eventually sell it to someone who might want to revert to the original developer’s plans and sell units one by one, and because the 4-acre parcel next door could hold more units if Bascom decides to expand Vantage. They also bought the complex for much less than it would cost to build a similar property from scratch, McClave said. “It’s a world-class building we bought for 50, 60 cents on the dollar. ... That in itself is pretty exciting,” he said. Buyers hunting for “quality properties” are looking in the valley, as deals are less expensive here than in such places as Denver, California and Phoenix, where prices are “nuts,” said Las Vegas broker Perry White, a vice president of investments with Marcus & Millichap, a real estate investment services firm. Still, he said the Vantage deal “sounds like a risky investment,” given how much was paid and the small pool of potential renters. Ten years ago, when prices were soaring, apartment buildings sold for as much as $200,000 to $250,000 per unit, but not at the level Bascom paid, White said. “I don’t remember anything being that high,” he said.
Illegal gambling threatens casinos, association leader says By J.D. morris Staff Writers
The persistence of illegal gambling in the United States is a major threat to the casino industry that must be addressed, the head of a major casino lobbying group says. Geoff Freeman, president of the American Gaming Association, kicked off the annual Global Gaming Expo last month with remarks that focused heavily on illegal gambling
and his organization’s attempts to fight it. Freeman said that despite laudable economic strides casinos have recently made, some policymakers hold outdated views about them, partly due to the popularity of “another industry that operates in the shadows.” As an example, Freeman pointed to the situation in Massachusetts, where the mayor of Boston and the
state attorney general have raised objections to Wynn Resorts’ plans to build a casino. Freeman said the public officials have found “every roadblock they can possibly find to slow down casino development,” despite the sizable economic investment casinos bring. It’s illegal gambling, Freeman suggested, that fuels policymakers’ negative views about casinos. “Illegal gambling affects the cred-
ibility of our industry, and that credibility is directly tied to the public policy that we confront,” he said. The gaming association revealed plans this year to address the issue through an initiative in partnership with law enforcement. Freeman told audience members at G2E that they could help his group’s efforts by spreading a positive perception of casinos — becoming “proselytizers about gaming,” he said.
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New-home sales up from 2014, but report delivers bad news as well By eli segall Staff Writer
Las Vegas homebuilders are selling more houses than last year and ramping up construction plans, but a number of issues still are weighing down the valley’s economy, a new report says. Builders sold 636 new homes in Southern Nevada in August, bringing the year’s total through eight months to 4,212, up 12.7 percent from the same time last year, according to Las Vegas-based Home Builders Research. “Not a bad year for new-home sales, right?” company founder Dennis Smith said in the report. The median sales price of August’s closings was $305,047, up 5.3 percent from a year earlier. Builders also pulled 696 permits in the month, putting the year’s tally at 5,506, up 17 percent from the same period in 2014, Smith reported. The market has likely been buoyed by cheap, available money: Interest rates are low, lenders have been issuing more mortgages in Las Vegas and buyers have been making smaller down payments. Smith said he wasn’t surprised, given the economy’s “anemic” recovery, that the Federal Reserve decided not to raise interest rates in September. Among other factors, a rate increase would boost costs for mortgage borrowers, potentially lowering demand for home purchases. The central bank has kept rates near zero since 2008 to boost the economy amid the worst recession in decades and the country’s slow recovery from it. Smith said the continued rock-bottom rates will not affect new-home sales much, but he was pleased the Fed implied the recovery “has a ways to go before they might feel warm and cozy about raising interest rates at all.” “Whatever happened to the conversations about Nevada still leading the nation — by a notable margin — in negative equity? What about the high delinquency rates?” he said. Las Vegas’ housing market and broader economy have improved since the depths of the recession — as Smith noted, job growth is better and unemployment is roughly half what it used to be. But a number of problems remain. The valley, for instance, has some of the nation’s highest rates of upside-down borrowers (25 percent), foreclosures (1 in 507 homes) and unemployment (7 percent). There also remain an untold number of residents who haven’t made a mortgage payment in years because banks, under closer scrutiny from government officials, have not seized homes from delinquent borrowers as quickly. Meantime, some of those homeowners have bought cars and other consumer goods. “We were just told of a businessman who was bragging about not making a payment on his mortgage since 2008!” Smith wrote in his report. “How can this be classified as a sustained, real housing recovery?”
Barrick Gold board members and other dignitaries including, from left, Brian Greenspun, state Sen. Michael Roberson, Chairman of the Board John Thornton, Gov. Brian Sandoval, President Kelvin Dushnisky and Sen. Aaron Ford participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Barrick’s global IT operations center in Henderson. Greenspun is CEO, publisher and editor of Greenspun Media Group. (mikayla whitmore/staff)
A step forward for tech: Barrick Gold opens IT hub in Henderson By daniel rothberg Staff Writer
Mining deposits attracted Barrick Gold Corp. to Northern Nevada years ago. But a modern resource — technology — made Southern Nevada stand out to the company as it searched for a home for its global IT operations and corporate affairs hub. The company, which sources nearly half of its output from five Nevada mines, established its first physical presence in the southern half of the state recently when it opened its new technology facility in Henderson. A key factor in the site selection was a tour of Switch, the Las Vegas data firm that runs one of the world’s top-rated data facilities. “The tour was a transformational moment for our IT team,” said Michael Brown, Barrick’s executive director for the United States, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The presence of Switch has prompted several companies to establish a presence in the Las Vegas Valley. Most recently, app-based video game company Machine Zone announced it was setting up an office here. At the Barrick opening, Henderson Mayor Pro Tem Debra March said she hoped the company’s move would prompt others to look at the city as a tech hub. “Diversification of our economy is essential for the sustained growth of our community,” she said. “High-tech jobs in the field of information technology, such as those here at Barrick Gold, position the city of Henderson as a leader in technology.” Barrick President Kelvin Dushnisky said the desire to seek advanced technology might have struck some as odd. When most people think of mining, he said, they associate it with
processes dating back centuries. “It’s not perceived as being front-edge when it comes to technology,” he said. But Barrick executives emphasized that their mining, because gold is often found 1,500 feet underground and is nearly microscopic, involves a great deal of technical precision. And with a flurry of activity at Switch, Dushnisky said he hoped the new location would help spur innovation. “You get a sense that things will germinate from here that may not elsewhere,” he said. Toronto-based Barrick is the largest gold mining company in the world. The Henderson office will begin operations with more than 30 employees, primarily comprising its technology department. Executives say they plan to expand to a staff to about 90 and possibly rent more space. Dushnisky said the office opened with encouragement from Gov. Brian Sandoval, who applauded the company for a commitment to economic development, responsible stewardship of Nevada land and community outreach throughout the state. “This is the new Nevada I talk about all the time,” Sandoval said. Barrick, founded in 1987, employs 4,000 people in Nevada and is the state’s largest mining company. In addition to the gold mines that the company operates in Northern Nevada, it also has a power plant and solar energy facility near Sparks. “For more than three decades, Barrick Gold Corp. has played a key role in Nevada’s economy, providing good-paying jobs from their operations in Northern Nevada,” U.S. Sen. Harry Reid said in a statement. “I’m happy to see them expand to Southern Nevada and create even more jobs in the Silver State.”
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Valley courses save 2 billion gallons of water a year problems that used to take hours to Southwest as the worst drought on identify and resolve — say a faulty record persists with no relief in sight. sprinkler head — now can be diagSince 2002, when the Southern nosed and repaired in minutes. Nevada Water Authority introduced “We continue to upgrade our irria drought-response plan that limits gation computer systems in an effort annual golf course water budgets, to put exactly the proper amount of golf course owners, operators and suwater in exactly the proper place,” perintendents have learned to make Turner said. “From a chemical standdo with less — less water, less grass, point, we’re also using more wetting less landscaping and fewer frills. agents, which help keep moisture on Golf Summerlin comprises three the plants longer. It’s almost like it public courses in Sun City Summermakes water wetter.” lin: Highland Falls, Palm Valley and The use of reclaimed water — Eagle Crest. Sun City has been proacwastewater that has been recycled tive in its water-conservation efforts, and treated — also is common for Bagwell said. golf course irrigation, including at For instance, the standard golf Royal Links Golf Club. course maintenance practice of “We use all effluent water, pumped overseeding, in which grass seed is from right next door at a local water spread on top of existing grass either Wastewater that has been recycled and treated is used to irrigate the course at district facility,” said Charles Bomto promote new growth or to switch Palm Valley Golf Course. (steve marcus/staff) bard, Royal Links’ general manager. out seasonal turfs, has been tweaked “We run a state-of-the-art irrigation the nation” in water conservation, he That acreage is just the tip of the to save water. Sun City also uses rugsystem based on plant need and ensaid. iceberg valleywide, says Patrick Watged, drought-tolerant, warm-season vironmental conditions, and our golf Harry Turner, regional vice presison, conservation services adminisBermuda grass, which requires less course is 100 percent Bermuda dent of Pacific Links, which owns trator at the Southern Nevada Wawater than traditional cool-season grass.” Southern Highlands Golf ter Authority, which manages local ryegrass, a move mirrored by several Jeff Jensen, Southwest Club, South Shore Golf water resources for residential and courses in the valley. field representative Club and DragonRidge business consumers. “Sun City, in the early years, for the Golf Course Country Club, said his “Since 2003, local golf overseeded the entire golf Average annual Superintendents Asorganization works courses have removed course, but in the early precipitation, measociation of America, hard to stay ahead about 900 acres of turf, 2000s, management desured in inches, Number of said the industry inof the curve when it which is roughly equivacided to seed only the arin the United golf courses vests lots of money and comes to saving water, lent to nine golf courses’ eas that are in play,” BagStates in Southern backs scientific research both for environmental worth,” Watson said. well said. “So initially, Nevada to help advance irrigation reasons and bottom-line “Southern Nevada golf any grass that was considpractices, water management, concerns. courses have done a great ered to be rough was left dorsafety and the use of chemicals and “We all want to be good stewjob with water efficiency and mant and not seeded. In 2006, the pesticides. ards of our environment and were leaders in the commurough had many bare areas, meaning “As for turf, we’re always looking of our communities, but nity in taking out turf. ... dirt spots in many locations. A year for different hybrids and alternawater is one of the largWith water being such a or two later, we had good coverage, tives: How can we develop the perest expenses at a golf big-ticket item for golf with minimal (bare) areas, and took Average anfect grass that takes very little water, course, so we want to courses, next to staff Bermuda grass from the edges and nual precipitation, stays green all year and can handle manage that resource and personnel, removmoved it to the middle and in-play armeasured in intense heat?” said Jensen, adding very judiciously,” said ing turf not only saves eas. We then decided to not overseed inches, in Clark that continuing education among County Turner, who has worked money spent on wathe par-3 fairways; the reason being golf course superintendents and in the golf business for 35 ter but also reduces the they are short holes, and the golfer maintenance personnel is crucial. years. amount of money spent on should be able to land on the green How does Nevada compare with Irrigation has gone high-tech, maintenance and expenses such as on his or her first shot — or at least be other Western states when it comes Turner said, with the golf course infertilizer costs.” close.” to weathering the drought? dustry at the forefront of advanceSince 2003, the combined Xeriscape is another buzz“Arizona has done a pretty good ments in sprinkler technology. conservation efforts of word among golf course job, and we’re faring better than Newer irrigation systems allow Southern Nevada golf operators in the SouthCalifornia, but it has been an adsuperintendents to control a single courses have saved west, and Golf SumAverage acrejustment for everyone,” Jensen said. sprinkler head at a time, while senabout 2 billion gallons merlin is no exception. age of Southern “Our industry has been fortunate besors in the ground collect and anaof water a year, Watson It converted 75 acres of Nevada chamcause local government recognized lyze data related to moisture in the said. turf to water-conservpionship golf our problems 25 years ago and put soil, which allows for tailored water“Nevada has some of ing desert landscape, courses policies in place to prepare us. As a ing. The systems can be controlled the best water managers in with an additional 6 acres result, we’ve been more efficient as a through a smartphone or tablet, the country, and golf courses slated to be removed starting golf community.” which allows for remote access, and have all jumped on board to lead in November, Bagwell said.
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Calendar of events Monday, october 5 Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce: Southern Nevada Forum Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas City Hall, 495 S. Main St., Las Vegas Information: Visit lvchamber.com Southern Nevada lawmakers and business leaders will discuss priorities for the 2017 legislative session. A continental breakfast will be served.
Wednesday, Oct. 7 Bob Maheu First Wednesday luncheon Time: 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Cost: $30 with RSVP, $35 without RSVP Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas Information: Email lsoper@fclaw.com J.B. Bernstein, president and CEO of Access Group of Miami, an athlete management firm in Las Vegas, will talk about experiences that helped him become successful.
Thursday, Oct. 8 NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association: Back to the Future Bus Tour Time: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: $95 for members, $125 for nonmembers Location: Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit naiopnv.org Learn about current and future commercial real estate projects in the valley. Asian Chamber of Commerce seminar Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: Free
Location: Small Business Administration, 300 S. Fourth St., Suite 400, Las Vegas Information: Visit lvacc.org Learn how to increase your chances of getting a loan approval for your business. “Perspectives on Global and U.S. Economy: What Does It Mean for Campaign Policy Debate?� Time: 5-7 p.m. Cost: $50 Location: Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit econclublv.org Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, a University of Michigan adjunct professor and former chief global economist at Ford Motor Co., will discuss how the global economy affects the campaign policy debate.
Friday, Oct. 9 Henderson Chamber of Commerce: Business Connection Expo Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: Free to attend, $275 for member booths, $400 for nonmember booths Location: Henderson Convention Center, 200 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com More than 100 booths will offer business-tobusiness networking. There will be a panel discussion on economic development and business growth in Henderson. Panelists include Doug Roberts, of Panattoni Development Company; Lee Farris, of Cadence; Sam Kaufman, of Henderson Hospital; Windom Kimsey, of Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects; and Joe DeSimone Jr., of First Federal Realty.
saturday, october 10 Hispanic Heritage Summit Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Cost: Free Location: College of Southern Nevada, Cheyenne Campus, Telecommunications Building A, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas Information: Email arianni.valencia@mail.house. gov or kelly.espinoza@mail.house.gov Rep. Cresent Hardy and Fernando Romero, president of Hispanics in Politics will lead a workshop on obtaining U.S. citizenship and understanding immigration services.
Monday, Oct. 12 UNLV Foundation Annual Dinner Time: 5:30-9 p.m. Cost: $200 Location: Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Email tori.klein@unlv.edu CNN anchor Anderson Cooper will be the guest speaker.
Tuesday, Oct. 13 Henderson Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $25 for members, $45 for nonmembers, additional $10 for walk-ins Location: Wildhorse Golf Club, 2100 W. Warm Springs Road, Henderson Information: Email disraelson@hendersonchamber.com Hugh Sinnock, vice president of customer experience for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, will speak about marketing in Las Vegas.
Conventions
expected Show Location Dates attendance
National Academic Advising Association Annual Conference
Caesars Palace
Oct. 4-7
4,000
Electronic Retailing Association - Annual Convention 2015
Wynn Las Vegas
Oct. 6-8
3,000
PubCon2015
Las Vegas Convention Center
Oct. 6-8
2,000
National Association of Convenience Stores Inc. Annual Meeting and Exposition 2015
Las Vegas Convention Center
Oct. 12-14
30,000
IMEX America 2015
Sands Expo and Convention Center
Oct. 13-15
10,000
Traders Expo Las Vegas 2015
Paris
Oct. 14-16
5,000
Society of Research Administration International - 2015 Annual Meeting
Paris
Oct. 17-21
1,100
ABC Kids Expo 2015
Las Vegas Convention Center
Oct. 18-21
14,000
LRP Publications - HR Technology Conference 2015
Mandalay Bay
Oct. 18-21
8,000
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Records and Transactions Bankruptcies CHAPTER 7 RLP-Ramsgate DR LLC 316 Lingering Lane Henderson, NV 89012 Attorney: RLP-Ramsgate DR LLC
Chapter 11 RBJ General Wealth Management LLC 871 Coronado Center Drive, Suite 200 Henderson, NV 89052 Attorney: Seth D. Ballstaedt at seth@ballstaedtlaw
Bid Opportunities THURSDAY, OCT. 8 2 p.m. Document scanning services Clark County, 20015-07 Heather McLain at heather. mclain@umcsn.com 2 p.m. A 66,000 GVW cab and chassis with combination vacuum sewer and catch basin cleaner State of Nevada, 8376 Marti Marsh at mmarsh@admin. nv.gov 2:15 p.m. Clark Place parking garage: Structural wall improvements Clark County, 603735 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov 2:15 p.m. Pearson Park: Track and field renovation project Clark County, 603798 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov
FRIDAY, OCT. 9 2 p.m. Nevada certificates of title and salvage titles State of Nevada, 8377 Sharon Knigge at sknigge@admin. nv.gov 2:15 p.m. Traffic signal and roadway improvements on Tropicana Avenue, Lindell Road to Decatur Boulevard Clark County, 603812 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov
Brokered transactions Sales $26,750,000 for 35,000 square feet, office Address: 3968 Rancho Drive, Las Vegas 89130 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Charles Moore and
Marlene Fujita of CBRE Las Vegas Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Charles Moore and Marlene Fujita of CBRE Las Vegas $2,619,000 for 57 units, multifamily Address: 310-400 S. 11th St., Las Vegas 89101 Seller: Norma Jakubowski Seller agent: Michael LaBar and Michael Shaffner of Avison Young Buyer: BDR Cascadia Buyer agent: Did not disclose $2,000,000 for 10 acres, land Address: 3940 E. Lone Mountain Road, North Las Vegas 89081 Seller: Fleetpark LLC Seller agent: Ben Millis and Chris Beets of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Buyer: Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona LLC Buyer agent: Wayne Uhlir of Arizona Industrial Advisors $1,550,000 for 4,490 square feet, medical office Address: 2660 Windmill Parkway, Henderson 89074 Seller: Sonrisa Venture LP Seller agent: Charles Moore, Fujita Winkel and M. Laura Hart of CBRE Las Vegas Buyer: Brilliance Holdings LLC Buyer agent: Tin Lee of Skyline Properties $1,225,000 for 3528 square feet, medical office Address: 8445 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas 89147 Seller: Sonrisa Venture LP Seller agent: Charles Moore, Fujita Winkel and M. Laura Hart of CBRE Las Vegas Buyer: Luis M. Chibras Romero and Ivan E. Chibras Rabell Buyer agent: Tret Billingsly of EBO Realty $710,000 for 24,200 square feet, medical office Address: 106, 108, 110 E. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson 89015 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Not represented Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Charles Moore and Fujita Winkel of CBRE Las Vegas $407,000 for 2,058 square feet, medical office Address: 1420 E. Highway 372, Pahrump 89048 Seller: Sonrisa Venture LP Seller agent: Charles Moore, Fujita Winkel and M. Laura Hart of CBRE Las Vegas Buyer: Hung Nguyen and Hoa-Dao Phan Buyer agent: Hendry Dang of ML Consulting & Development $300,000 for 2 acres, land Address: 2930 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas 89032
Seller: Koenig Family Trust Seller agent: Mike Delaimo of Elite Realty Buyer: HD Royal Craig LLC Buyer agent: Andrew Fehrman and Jeff Mitchell of Virtus Commercial $180,000 for 1,250 square feet, office Address: 6270 McLeod Drive, Suite 140, Las Vegas 89120 Seller: Angelito and Emelina Cordoviz Seller agent: Salina Ramirez of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Buyer: Wang Real Estate LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose
BUSINESS LICENSES Faizali Sadruddin License type: General retail sales Address: 4530 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite B3B, Las Vegas 89110 Owner: Faizali Sadruddin Farmers Insurance - Sedera Agency License type: Insurance agency Address: 9408 Del Webb Blvd., Las Vegas 89134 Owner: Daraka Sedera Insurance Agency LLC Fashion 702 Boutique License type: General retail sales Address: 5000 W. Oakey Blvd., Suite D2, Las Vegas 89146 Owner: Julissa Pagoaga Fine Touch Cleaners License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Jonathan Nichols First Command Financial Services Inc. License type: Insurance agency Address: 500 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 310, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: John S. Spiker G.T. Energy LLC License type: Gasoline distributor Address: 5530 N. Sloan Lane, North Las Vegas 89115 Owner: G.T. Energy LLC Galaxy Cannery License type: Full liquor on-sale Address: 2121 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Galaxy Theatres LLC Galleria Pediatric Dentistry License type: Dental office Address: 731 Mall Ring Circle, Suite 101, Henderson 89014 Owner: Harout V. Gostanian Galleria Women’s Health License type: Medical office Address: 1389 W. Galleria Drive, Suite 220, Henderson 89014 Owner: Deepali Kashyap, M.D. PLLC
Get It Done VIP Mobil Car Wash License type: Automobile detailing Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89130 Owner: Bristure Clayton Go Vegas First Class License type: General services Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Tilli Enterprises Go Wireless License type: General retail sales Address: 7150 N. Durango Drive, Suite 140, Las Vegas 89149 Owner: Go Wireless Inc.
Indi Motion Graphics License type: General services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Jenae Taylor Insight Property Inc. License type: Real estate sales Address: 6130 Elton Ave., Suite 224, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Gabriele U Pruitt J-Bez Inc. License type: Insurance agency Address: 7380 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 130, Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Judith Bernardo
Gold Spike Hotel License type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 899 Fremont St., Las Vegas 89101 Owner: LFDTP LLC
J. Timothy Katzen License type: Professional services - medical Address: 10300 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 17, Las Vegas 89145 Owner: J. Timothy Katzen, M.D., PLCC
Good Deals Store License type: Secondhand dealers Address: 4375 N. Pecos Road, Suite 100, North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Ezzat Elias
Jerry Stella License type: Instruction services Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Jerry Stella
Green Valley Piano Studio License type: Music lessons Address: 2024 Hobbyhorse Ave., Henderson 89012 Owner: Laura Thiele Halloween City License type: Sales Address: 1601 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Party City Corp.
Jett Gaming LLC License type: Slot machine route operator Address: Multiple Owner: Herbst Gaming Trust Just Like Family LLC License type: Residential home care provider Address: 2110 E. Flamingo Road, Suite 110, Las Vegas 89119 Owner: Alfortra D. Turner
Healthy Active Life License type: Recreation facility Address: 1928 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas 89108 Owner: Samuel Gutierrez
Kathy Sallas License type: Real estate sales Address: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas 89144 Owner: Kathy Sallas LLC
Help USA SSVF Las Vegas License type: Community services Address: 931 W. Owens Ave., Suite 155, Las Vegas 89106 Owner: Help Social Service Corp.
Kim’s Alterations License type: Tailor/dressmaker Address: 4530 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite C2, Las Vegas 89110 Owner: Jeong Ma
Home By Jackie Inc. License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suites H47 and H48, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Jiahui Zhu
Kinetic LLC License type: Management or consulting service Address: 8681 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 280, Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Kristopher Garza
Home Cleaning Concepts LLC License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89108 Owner: Hector Rodriguez
Kipling License type: General retail sales Address: 755 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1467, Las Vegas 89106 Owner: Nautica Retail USA Inc.
Horizon Asset Protection License type: Insurance agency or adjusting firm Address: 3041 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 130, Henderson 89052 Owner: Horizon Asset Protection LLC
L.A. Wireless License type: General retail sales Address: 3001 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite C, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Ulises Rosas La Petatera Taqueria License type: Restaurant
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Records and Transactions Address: 2245 Las Vegas Blvd. North, North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: P&A Llc. Laria’s Rentals License type: Sales Address: 5320 Adorato Drive, North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: Rosa M. Lara Las Maria’s Multiservices License type: Business support service Address: 3975 E. Owens Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas 89110 Owner: Maria Jimenez Las Vegas Festivals and More License type: Online advertising Address: 2831 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson 89052 Owner: Lasvegasfestivals.com Lien Services License type: Sales Address: 2926 Brookspark Drive, North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: Lien Services Inc. Lingerie Boutique License type: General retail sales Address: 2901 W. Washington Ave., Suite J104, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Hector N. Cazares Lone Mountain Family Dental License type: Professional services - medical Address: 4818 W. Lone Mountain Road, Las Vegas 89130 Owner: Joshua D. Etman Lori Clarke Insurance agency License type: Insurance agency Address: 3650 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 105, Las Vegas 89130 Owner: Lori Clarke Lowenkind Bakery License type: Nonfarm product vendor Address: 302 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas 89145 Owner: Vito Lowenkind LLC Lowry’s Catering Inc. License type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 500 S. Grand Central Parkway and 4125 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas 89106 Owner: Robert W. Lowry Lucky Puppy Stay and Play License type: Pet sitting Address: 2831 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson 89052 Owner: Jeannee Vale and Alicia Kay Wilbur Luis Calderon Fotografia Y Video License type: Photography Address: 1720 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite B4A, Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Luis A Calderon Lyght License type: E-commerce jewelry
business Address: 148 Sheridan Drive, Henderson 89074 Owner: Lyght.Com LLC LYMYD LLC License type: Sales Address: 6584 Bared Eagle Place, North Las Vegas 89084 Owner: LYMYD LLC Mariana’s Supermarket License type: Automated teller operator Address: 3631 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Mariana’s Enterprises Mariana’s LLC License type: General retail sales Address: 701 N. Eastern Ave., Suite A, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Martin Omana Mario Joyner License type: Real estate sales Address: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Following Our Dreams LLC Mark Lawrence Martial Arts License type: Martial arts instruction Address: 7510 Westcliff Drive, Las Vegas 89145 Owner: Nazrat Inc. McDonald’s License type: Administrative office space Address: 1775 N. Martin L. King Blvd. and 4804 W. Lone Mountain Road, Las Vegas 89106 Owner: WBF McDonald’s Management LLC MCL LLC License type: Consulting service Address: 215 Quest Park St., Suite 215, Henderson 89074 Owner: MCL LLC Members Auto Brokerage Service Inc. License type: Brokerage firm Address: 6120 N. Decatur Blvd., North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: Members Auto Brokerage Service Inc. Michelle Marchini License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas 89134 Owner: Michelle Marchini Mitchell Stankovic & Associates License type: Strategic consulting firm Address: 617 House Blend Lane, Henderson 89052 Owner: Mitchell Stankovic LLC MJ Freeway LLC License type: Medical marijuana support business Address: 1601 Arapahoe St., Suite 900, Las Vegas 80202
Owner: Jessica Bilingsley
Owner: Shigeyuki Okano
Modern Renovations and Repairs License type: Property maintenance Address: 249 Albany Way, Henderson 89015 Owner: Modern Renovations and Repairs
New Hope Placement LLC License type: Nursing home Address: 1050 Wigwam Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson 89074 Owner: New Hope Placement LLC
Monitas Party Supplies License type: Gift shop Address: 2415 Las Vegas Blvd. North, North Las Vegas 89084 Owner: Martha Mayanin Andrade Monument Title Insurance Inc. License type: Title insurance Address: 2230 Corporate Circle, Suite 220, Henderson 89074 Owner: Monument Title Insurance Inc. Morris Anderson Law License type: Professional services Address: 235 N. Eastern Ave., Suite 102, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Bighorn Law LLC Moshimoshi Motors License type: Storage facility Address: 4550 Donovan Way, North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: Semental Automotive LLC Moshimoshi Motors License type: Automotive service Address: 4550 Donovan Way, North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Semental Automotive LLC Motor Clean USA License type: Automobile detailing Address: 2411 Tech Center Coourt, Suite 103, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Markus Muchenberger MRS Events License type: Employment agency Address: 3271 S. Highland Drive, Suite 717, Las Vegas 89109 Owner: AAA Business Services Inc. MVP Towing License type: Automobile towing service Address: 3451 Losee Road, Suite A1, Las Vegas 89030 Owner: MVP Industries Inc. My Preferred AC Repair Expert License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: International L&A LLC Nevada Driving Schools License type: Trucking Address: 2235 Renaissance Drive, Suite E, Las Vegas 89119 Owner: Nevada Driving Schools LLC New Hope Foundation International License type: Community services Address: 201 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 150, Las Vegas 89101
Nex Level Barbershop License type: Cosmetics Address: 3888 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Lanardo I. Shelton Nighthawk Security Solutions License type: General services Address: 8122 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 190, Las Vegas 89147 Owner: Pamela Woods Oliver Law License type: Law firm Address: 170 S. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 300, Henderson 89012 Owner: Seebald Law PLLC Omni License type: Restaurant Address: 2280 and 2290 Corporate Circle, Henderson 89074 Owner: ISS Facility Services Inc. Optic Gallery License type: Professional services - medical Address: 5705 Centennial Center Blvd., Suite 150, Las Vegas 89149 Owner: Optic Gallery Centennial Hills Inc. Outfitters License type: Artist Address: 6170 Boulder Highway, Suite 1010, Las Vegas 89122 Owner: Matthew Webster
BUILDING PERMITs $12,600,544, single-family residential - production 6671 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $939,850, assembly group complete 445 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $700,000, commercial 6455 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas Pier Construction & Development $679,420, pool and/or spa 1620 Quartz Ledge Court, Las Vegas Vintage pools $611,620, commercial - new 5564 Camino Al Norte, North Las Vegas R&O Construction $587,515, commercial - alteration 2920 Brookspark Drive , North Las Vegas ADJ Contracting & Development
$390,000, tenant improvement restaurant 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Taylor International Group $303,182, tenant improvement store 4300 Meadows Lane, Suite 1600, Las Vegas RM General Contracting Inc. $300,000, tenant improvement restaurant 8721 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas JM Stitt Construction Inc. $287,408, tenant improvement halls 2127 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Kalb Industries of Nevada Ltd. $251,798, residential - production 424 Emily Crossing Court, Henderson Luke Properties LLC $218,195, residential - production 1173 Monte De Luz Way, Henderson Blue Heron $218,195, residential - production 1168 Monte De Luz Way, Henderson Blue Heron $200,000, wall/fence 6781 N. Grand Canyon Drive, Las Vegas Hirschi masonry LLC $199,970, commercial - remodel 10170 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson Eastern Market LLC $196,015, residential - production 1177 Monte De Luz Way, Henderson Blue Heron $193,298, residential - production 1176 Monte De Luz Way, Henderson Blue Heron $191,302, residential - custom 540 Patti Ann Woods Drive, Henderson DR Horton Inc. $187,920, residential - production 2147 Carlisle Court, Henderson Toll Henderson LLC $187,920, residential - production 2092 Canvas Edge Drive, Henderson Toll Henderson LLC $185,647, single-family residential - production 338 Rezzo St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $185,203, residential - production 1180 Monte De Luz Way, Henderson Blue Heron $182,000, solar 3012 Guillemot Ave., North Las Vegas Sunrun Installation Services I
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Records and Transactions $179,693, single-family residential - production 5525 Fowler Plains Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $179,103, residential - production 428 Emily Crossing Court, Henderson Luke Properties LLC $178,200, tenant improvement assembly group 1651 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson Monterey Vista Village Shopping $178,060, residential - new 4021 Celebration Cove St., North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $178,060, residential - new 4017 Celebration Cove St., North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $175,399, residential - new 4324 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $174,000, retail 4600 E. Sunset Road, Henderson Smith’’s Food And Drug Centers Inc. $170,009, residential - production 432 Emily Crossing Court, Henderson Luke Properties LLC $169,621, residential - production 718 Sea Coast Drive, Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $167,685, single-family residential - production 312 Rezzo St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $167,685, single-family residential - production 12221 Olivetta Court, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $165,795, residential - production 328 Values Circle, Henderson Woodside Homes Nevada LLC $165,000, commercial - remodel 711 Marks St., Suite A, Henderson Sunmark Centers LLC $158,479, residential - new 2417 Charmed Oasis Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $157,019, single-family residential - production 12262 Lorenzo Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada
$153,300, single-family residential - custom 6709 Buckskin Ave., Las Vegas Enriquez Omar
$133,047, residential - new 816 Vegas Palm Ave., North Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada
$115,901, residential - new 5420 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada
$90,068, pool and/or spa 445 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC
$150,741, single-family residential - production 258 Besame Court, Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC
$132,996, single-family residential - production 10709 Red Badge Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$115,336, residential - production 973 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC
$87,225, electrical 4100 Lone Mountain Road, North Las Vegas Salmon electrical Contractors
$146,035, residential - new 352 Casmailia Ave., North Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada
$132,764, residential - new 3617 Greenbriar Bluff Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc.
$145,475, pool and/or spa 445 Heritage Bridge Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC
$130,700, residential - new 5669 Sleeping Creek St., North Las Vegas Harmony Homes LLC
$143,775, residential - new 4356 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc.
$129,280, commercial - addition 1899 W. Brooks Ave., North Las Vegas Cross Construction Company LLC
$142,839, residential - production 2096 Canvas Edge Drive, Henderson Toll Henderson LLC $141,657, single-family residential - production 9918 Rams Leap Ave., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $139,234, residential - production 330 Values Circle, Henderson Woodside Homes Nevada LLC $138,306, single-family residential - production 6816 Dayton Flyer St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $137,294, residential - production 698 Coastal Lagoon St., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $136,906, residential - production 920 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $136,699, single-family residential - production 250 Evante St., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC $136,699, single-family residential - production 246 Evante St., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC $134,538, residential - new 5409 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $134,402, residential - new 5416 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $134,401, single-family residential - production 9914 Coyote Echo Court, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC
$125,540, residential - new 5408 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $125,540, residential - new 5424 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $125,535, residential - new 5673 Sleeping Creek St., North Las Vegas Harmony Homes LLC $125,404, residential - new 5405 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $124,318, residential - production 3110 Apecchio Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $124,318, residential - production 3106 Apecchio Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $122,187, single-family residential - production 6650 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $120,835, residential - new 5856 Clear Haven Lane, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings Corp $116,056, residential - production 2634 Ornate Regiment St., Henderson Beazer-Inspirada LLC $115,901, residential - new 5404 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $115,901, residential - new 5412 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada
$108,865, single-family residential - production 10717 Red Badge Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $108,865, single-family residential - production 10810 Faulkner Run Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $108,411, residential - new 5677 Sleeping Creek St., North Las Vegas Harmony Homes LLC $106,108, residential - new 4348 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $106,108, residential - new 4404 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $106,108, residential - new 4352 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $102,859, residential - production 918 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $102,527, residential - production 3094 Ripe Peak Lane, Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $102,527, residential - production 3095 Ripe Peak Lane, Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $101,457, residential - new 3613 Greenbriar Bluff Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $100,742, residential - new 5713 Sagamore Canyon St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $100,000, tenant improvement - store 4300 Meadows Lane, Suite 2130, Las Vegas Construction by Juan Cruz Inc. $100,000, tenant improvement - store 4300 Meadows Lane, Suite 2210, Las Vegas Construction by Juan Cruz Inc. $91,577, tenant improvement offices 7541 Tule Springs Road, Suite 150, Las Vegas Glover Development
$85,935, wall/fence 9351 W. Deer Springs Way, Las Vegas Hirschi masonry LLC $85,000, disaster 204 Ronald Lane, Las Vegas Stansberry Construction Inc. $83,000, pool and/or spa 449 Paso De Montana St., Las Vegas R&L Industries LLC $80,720, pool and/or spa 1980 S. Tomsik St., Las Vegas Ozzie Kraft Enterprises Inc. $80,000, single-family residential - custom 3133 Brady Ave., Las Vegas Maria Dolores Compean-Lopez $75,218, pool and/or spa 11946 Girasole Ave., Las Vegas Vintage Pools $72,983, commercial - remodel 3255 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson Ten Saints Properties LLC $71,148, electrical 2075 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas Sting Alarm Inc. $70,350, electrical 4650 Losee Road, North Las Vegas Communication Electronic System $70,000, demolition 2742 Carina Way, Henderson Kenneth A. Kefala Trust $64,824, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 9408 Grand Gate St., Las Vegas SolarCity Corp. $64,317, solar 6313 Giant Oak St., North Las Vegas Sunrun Installation Services $63,045, pool and/or spa 356 Rellegra St., Las Vegas Vintage Pools $60,411, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 8436 Apple Hill Court, Las Vegas SolarCity Corp. To receive a complete copy of Data Plus every week in Excel, please visit vegasinc.com/subscribe.
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Category: commercial printers (Ranked by number of employees as of Aug. 31)
Company
Employees
Processes employed
Ancillary services
Top executive
Creel Printing Co. 6330 W. Sunset Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-735-8161 • creelprint.com
375
Offset, heat-set web, cold-set web, sheetfed
Design, prepress, bindery, fulfillment, mailing
Allan Creel, president
2
Las Vegas Color Graphics 4265 W. Sunset Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-617-9000 • lasvegascolor.com
151
Offset, four color digital variable
Printing, bindery, data, mailing, signage
John Scheffler, CEO
3
Digital Lizard LLC 2650 Westwood Drive Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-852-3400 • digitallizard.com
75
Digital printing
Web2print, prepress, bindery, fulfillment, direct mail, large format, POP, signage
Allan Creel, CEO
4
Haig’s Quality Printing Nevada 6420 & 6360 Sunset Corporate Drive Las Vegas, NV 89120 702-966-1000 • haigsprinting.com
42
Commercial printing, offset, digital letterpress, foil
Mailing, fulfillment
Nora Atamian, president
5a
Color Magic Inc. 4250 Wagon Trail Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-364-1125 • colormagicinc.com
6
Digital, large format, commercial
Banners, posters, duratrans, direct print to substrate, vinyl including adhesive back, wall wraps, window mesh, window retail, trade show exhibit graphics, casino graphics, small and large corporate business graphics
Zia Rehman, president
5b
AA Printing Service 4800 S. Maryland Parkway, Unit C Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-527-7474 • aaprintinglasvegas.com
6
Digital, large format
Printing, signage, mailing
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FREE Bloody Mary or Mimosa and $5 OFF adult ticket to Gospel Brunch at House of Blues. *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 10/31/15.
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HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119
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HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119
2 Complimentary Entry Tickets. *Present coupon by 7pm day of show. Some exclusions apply. Management reserves all rights. Expires 10/14/15.
(702) 632-7600 HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 S LAS VEGAS BLVD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119
(702) 632-7600 www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas
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Buy 1 Get 1 Free Draft Beer
One Free Order of Fried Pickles
*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 10/24/2015.
*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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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
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FREE Appetizer at Sean Patrick’s Buy one appetizer and get the second FREE *Expires 10/31/15. 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.
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8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD LAS VEGAS, NV 89147
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8544 BLUE DIAMOND, LAS VEGAS, NV 89178
(702) 262-9100
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large-sized beverage purchase
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725 S RACETRACK RD. HENDERSON, NV 89015
(702) 566-5555 www.clubfortunecasino.com Use PLU#856 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: 10/24/2015
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*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 valid on your next visit 10.11.15-10.24.15.
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100 Chorus of laughs 102 Thanksgiving week for a baker? 105 Tex.-based carrier 108 Layered pastry 110 Gillette razor word 111 Relative of A-flat major 113 Word heard when pulling a string 114 “Find Your Own Road” sloganeer 116 Spaceship Earth setting 119 In 120 Isn’t exactly humble 122 Affair for dessert-loving bovines? 125 What toadies do 126 Latin 101 word 127 It sets in Spain 128 Rocky subj.? 129 Almonds, e.g. 130 Little bits 131 To-do list item 132 Coastal fisher Down 1 Longtime PLO chairman 2 Wyndham-owned brand 3 Advance in the race? 4 Sixth __ 5 Show to a seat, in slang 6 Greek meeting site 7 Gut reactions? 8 Sam’s competitor 9 Janet Yellen’s org., with “The” 10 Large deep-water fish 11 Bed intruders 12 Rice title vampire 13 Call to cruisers, briefly 14 Without exception 15 Group that thrived during the borscht years? 16 Censor’s targets 17 Blasting supplies 20 Pasta wheat 24 Land in Paris? 25 Prize since 1901 30 Bug in a garage 33 Quaint words of determination 35 Fixes a draft 37 Byron, for one 40 Flip over 41 What opposite personalities often do
42 “Why not?!” 44 Procedural impediment 46 Monthly exp. 48 “Amores” author 49 MacArthur’s “best soldiers” 50 Paul in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 51 “The jig is up!” 52 Period of terror induced by a brat? 54 Early Chinese dynasty 55 Dick Van Patten’s “Mama” role 57 Pod opener? 61 Operettist Franz 62 Season finale, e.g. 64 Pipe remains 67 Sumac from Peru 69 Explosion sources 71 Column with a slant 72 Emilia, to Iago 74 Fuzzy memory 75 Second to none 76 “There’s __ in ... ” 77 Love deity 79 __ this world 80 __ project 82 Letters for John Smith? 83 Buffalo locale: Abbr. 86 Dog, in a way 87 Send a Dear John letter 88 Artistic theme 91 Surfing mecca 95 Like privately owned classic cars 97 Violinist Zimbalist 99 Update to reflect new routes 101 SpongeBob’s home 103 “Annabel Lee” poet, in some of his personal letters 104 Paranormal 105 Annoying bedmate 106 Hot-and-sour alternative 107 Sweater pattern 108 Boot camp barker 109 “Little House” lass 112 Pixel pattern 113 Degrees for CEOs 115 Tattle 117 Peak of Greek myth 118 General __ chicken 121 His, to Henri 123 Many USMA grads 124 Animal in a rut
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