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on the cover It seems like every positive national ranking has Nevada last, but hope is not lost.
The Nevada caucuses will be conducted this month. But how does a caucus work? It’s not as simple as selecting your choices on a screen in a booth, but it’s not so intimidating that any registered voter should shy away from participating. In five minutes, we’ll make you an expert on when, where and how to caucus.
Education, domestic violence, unemployment, health care, personal finances, suicide, mental health, underwater mortgages. All areas in which Nevada ranks at or near the bottom nationally. How did we get here, and what can be done to improve our standing? Experts offer solutions.
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Why I gave up alcohol at 22 Seamus Kirst shares his personal battle with alcoholism and what he learned about himself during his journey to sobriety. Under the radar, a mini Tesla flourishes A Henderson battery company has grown from five guys to an 80-person operation in less than a decade. Mr. Vegas is grateful to serve those who serve John Katsilometes checks in with Wayne Newton, a longtime supporter of the USO who recently celebrated the organization’s 75th anniversary.
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Jim Livengood, former UNLV athletics director, is part of a group planning a postseason college basketball tournament in Las Vegas that would feature teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament. Livengood says it’s time for the NCAA to embrace the city, and this event could open doors for others to come to Southern Nevada.
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Booker T. Evans moved to Las Vegas to be a counselor at UNLV. Before long, though, he realized his calling to become a lawyer. As one of the first black attorneys in the Nevada, Evans was keenly aware of the responsibility he had to work hard and smart, paving a path for those who would follow him.
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Where I Stand Myra Greenspun on why Nevadans should not fall into the trap of defining a candidate by one label.
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Lion and dragon dancers perform Feb. 8 in front of the Venetian in celebration of Chinese New Year. This is the Year of the Monkey. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)
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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.
John Kasich
Bernie Sanders
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With his secondplace finish in the New Hampshire primary, Kasich surged forward in the battle to galvanize the Republican Party establishment. But is he conservative enough to win again in South Carolina?
Sanders was expected to cruise in New Hampshire, but his margin was larger than many pundits had predicted. Then again, he was virtually in his backyard, and New Hampshire, unlike some states, allows independents to participate.
Former President George W. Bush announced he would host a campaign event for his brother. But considering that many Americans — Republicans included — identify Dubya with the Iraq War and economic downtown, will that be a blessing or a curse?
Although Clinton got trounced by Sanders in New Hampshire, she still holds a big lead among superdelegates.
The momentum from Rubio’s third-place finish in Iowa went up in smoke when he finished fifth in New Hampshire, a disappointment he attributed to a poor performance during the most recent GOP debate.
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Rancher Cliven Bundy was charged by federal authorities with leading an April 2014 armed standoff with Bureau of Land Management agents. Bundy is accused of recruiting and organizing more than 200 militia supporters, including snipers with military-style weapons positioned on federal agents who were trying to enforce a court order to round up Bundy’s cattle.
the house wins Bettors gambled $132.5 million on the Denver Broncos’ 24-10 Super Bowl victory against the Carolina Panthers, Nevada gaming officials said. The total walloped the previous record of $119.4 million set two years ago when the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Broncos. Nevada’s 194 sports books reported a collective win of $13,314,539 on Super Bowl 50 for a hold of 10.1 percent
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Nevada’s Democratic and Republican parties will conduct presidential selection contests Saturday, Feb. 20, and Tuesday, Feb. 23, respectively. The caucuses will be the only chance you’ll have to vote for your favorite White House hopeful before November Election Day. Presidential candidates will not be on the ballot in Nevada’s June primary. ¶ Although Nevada had its first early caucuses in 2008, this will be the first competitive early caucus for the GOP, since Mitt Romney was a shoe-in as the state’s top Republican pick in 2008 and again in 2012. ¶ For Nevadans who haven’t caucused before, the process is different than a typical primary. There are no absentee ballots or early voting for the general public. That means you must show up at a certain time and place on the selected date to pick your candidate.
Democrats will make their presidential selections at more than 200 caucus locations statewide, including about 120 in Clark County. Most are schools, community centers or places of worship.
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Doors will open for Democrats at 11 a.m.
Registration will begin then, and the caucuses will be called to order at 11:30 a.m. You must be in line by noon to participate.
The Democratic Party offers a “tele-caucus” for active duty members of the military.
Democrats can pre-register for the caucus online to expedite the process on-site. Anyone, even people not registered to vote, can show up. You’ll be able to register as a Democrat at the caucus site if you haven’t registered already.
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When the caucus begins, voters will break into groups in different corners of the room. Each group represents a candidate. If the group fails to meet the threshold to win at least one delegate, voters can break off and join other groups.
Supporters can try to persuade others to join them, but nobody has to speak if he or she doesn’t want to.
Each group then will elect delegates to attend the county convention in April to cast their votes for their candidate of choice. In total, caucusing takes about an hour.
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Republicans will have more than 130 caucus locations across the state.
■ You must show up to your assigned caucus location, which you can find online.
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■ Democrat sites: nvdems.com/caucus ■ Republican sites: nevadagopcaucus.org Republican sites will open between 5 and 7 p.m., depending on location.
■ Be sure to bring governmentissued picture identification. ■ You must be 18 years old to vote in a general election. But, if you are 17 and will be 18 on or before Election Day (Nov. 8), you may register as a Democrat or Republican and participate in your respective caucus.
Only people who have registered as Republicans before Feb. 13 can participate.
The Republican caucus is different from the Democratic one because votes are secret. Participants will cast confidential paper ballots in a presidential preference poll.
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During the caucus, attendees first will select a caucus chair and secretary, who run the precinct caucus, then delegates and alternates to send to the county convention to vote in March. Voters also can submit issues to be considered in the county platform at the county convention.
After that, one representative for each candidate will stand and tell everyone at the caucus why they should support their candidate. Then, it’s voting time.
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The entire process takes 30 to 60 minutes. All of the caucus meetings are scheduled to end by 9 p.m.
The GOP allows absentee voting for disabled veterans and activeduty military and their dependents serving outside of the country.
This year, Nevadans are expected to play a big role in choosing the 2016 presidential nominees. Nevada will be the first Western state to make its voice heard in the presidential primary. With Nevada conducting the “First in the West” caucuses (as well as the third and fourth caucuses in the Democratic and Republican lineups, respectively), residents are in a strong position to shape national opinion.
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By Jackie Valley | STAFF WRITER
“Nevada: A world within. A state apart.” Our state’s slogan gets it right in many ways. Nevada offers enchanting desert landscapes, pristine lakes and rugged mountains. It also boasts such quirky gems as the Extraterrestrial Highway, the Clown Motel, the Neon Museum and, of course, the famed Las Vegas Strip. ¶ Nevada truly is “a world within” as the slogan suggests, but while its diverse beauty may set the “state apart,” so does its dismal performance in multiple national rankings. ¶ We struggle to educate our children properly. We can’t keep track of our money. We lack doctors. We’re living in underwater homes. We’re prone to deep sadness. ¶ And so time and again, Nevada winds up the loser in national rankings pitting states against one another on any number of measures. We’re a bottom dweller on lists that start with the best and a top feeder on lists you’d want to avoid. ¶ With the majority of Nevada residents living in Southern Nevada, Las Vegas’ influence can’t be denied. Many of the state’s problems are interconnected, rooted in Las Vegas’ rapid growth, transient population and the lingering effects of the recession. ¶ On the bright side, we can go only up from here. ¶ The Sunday examined some of Nevada’s most embarrassing rankings and spoke with experts about how we can overcome the challenges.
The problem
Mentally ill patients are flooding Nevada emergency rooms. The state lacks enough mental health providers to meet demand. Jails and prisons essentially have become Nevada’s largest mental health facilities. Not surprisingly, Mental Health America, an advocacy organization, ranked Nevada 49th among states and the District of Columbia for effectiveness in addressing mental health issues. The state’s low ranking indicates a higher prevalence of mental illness and insufficient access to care. In fact, Nevada ranked 51st for access to care.
How we got here The situation isn’t new. Nevada’s challenges have received considerable attention over the past few years. State officials came under fire in 2013 after the Sacramento Bee exposed Nevada’s practice of busing mentally ill patients out of state. The investigation led to a lawsuit against Nevada and Gov. Brian Sandoval, who created a Behavior Health and Wellness Council to address the problems. The council issued 16 recommendations for how to improve Nevada’s mental health services.
ION SOLUT The Wellness Council suggested that the state add inpatient psychiatric beds in Southern Nevada, boost the state’s mental health workforce, extend the reach of mobile crisis units that serve children, create an information portal for families and enhance peer services. The state already has acted on some of the recommendations and is revamping the children’s mental health system thanks to an $11 million federal grant. Recruiting more mental health providers — psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, social workers, etc. — will lead to shorter waiting lists for services. Easing licensing hurdles can encourage professionals to move here. Training mental health providers on substance abuse issue would be wise as the two often go hand in hand. Beyond that, Nevada would better serve people with mental health problems and their families if it placed a greater emphasis on community programs that use practices founded on scientific research, said Sandra Stamates, president of Nevada’s chapter of the National Alliance of Mental Illness. For instance, the state is piloting an evidence-based program to help people who recently experienced their first episode of psychosis.
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Education
Nevada’s lackluster education system is evident in students’ test scores. The 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, a standardized test given to American students, showed:
Only 29 percent of Nevada fourth-graders were proficient in reading.
Only 32 percent of Nevada fourth-graders were proficient in math.
The problem When it comes to teaching our children, Nevada’s report card is a disaster. For example, the state received a D grade and a No. 51 ranking among all states and the District of Columbia in Education Week’s annual “Quality Counts” report released this year. Education Week is published by Editorial Projects in Education, a nonprofit group that aims to raise understanding of critical issues facing American schools. The organization evaluated states in three categories: chance for success, which examined the role of education in a person’s life; K-12 achievement, which assessed public school performance and improvement; and school finance, which examined educational spending and funding. Nevada received a D in all three categories. To anyone familiar with Las Vegas, the ranking shouldn’t be a surprise. The Clark County School District, the fifth-largest in the nation, has long been plagued by problems, including low graduation rates, subpar test scores, crowded classrooms and a severe teacher shortage.
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Only 27 percent of Nevada eighth-graders were proficient in reading.
Only 26 percent of Nevada eighth-graders were proficient in math.
Once again, Nevada students fell near the bottom when ranked against other states and districts.
How we got here Las Vegas’ rapid growth is at least partly to blame. The Clark County School District couldn’t keep pace hiring teachers and building new schools to accommodate all the children entering the district. Although the state made a major stride during the 2015 legislative session, when lawmakers voted to increase K-12 funding by more than $400 million, Nevada has chronically underfunded its public education system. CCSD’s supporters say the lackluster funding has made it difficult for CCSD to recruit and retain quality leaders and staff, provide adequate materials and keep up with students’ technological needs. On top of that, the district has a high percentage of English language learning students who need specialized instruction and tend not to perform as well as their peers who are native speakers.
The need for a better education system isn’t lost on state leaders. In fact, it was one of the most important issues during the last legislative session. Gov. Brian Sandoval last year approved an education-reform package that included money to expand full-day kindergarten to every school in the state and to help English language learners. Ensuring teacher quality also can improve schools, said Holly Yettick, director of Education Week’s Research Center. That can be done by increasing teachers’ salaries, giving them enough supplies and making sure schools have good administrators and professional development opportunities, she said. Another important consideration is class size. Large classes burn out teachers, Yettick said. It’s not uncommon for an uppergrade teacher to have 250 students in all of his or her classes combined. “How are you ever going to grade all those papers?” Yettick asked. To boost graduation rates, schools need to have more programs for ninth-graders, since studies show that students’ performance and attitude in ninth grade in large part determine whether they will drop out of school later, Yettick said. Developing engaging, creative curricula also can help dropout rates. Many improvement efforts, however, hinge on students being prepared to learn, which often doesn’t happen if they live in poverty, said Terri Janison, a former Clark County schools trustee and vice president of community development at the United Way. “As a community, I don’t think we have an organized social services structure to assist families in poverty,” she said. The Las Vegas community does a great job organizing efforts such as backpack drives filled with school supplies, Janison said, but it needs to go a step further by asking families about their specific needs. If the community can help keep families become more stable, there’s a greater likelihood their children will fare better in school, Janison said.
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The problem
The problem
Nevada severely lacks physicians of all types, but especially in primary care medicine, general surgery and psychiatry. Residents frequently must navigate long waiting lists to get in the door to see a physician. Nevada had 197.4 working doctors for every 100,000 people, ranking it 47th in the nation for number of doctors, according to a 2015 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Only Wyoming, Idaho and Mississippi fared worse.
When it comes to taking care of personal finances, Nevadans are a mess. The state has the seventh-highest bankruptcy rate in the nation. If they lost their income, more than half of residents wouldn’t have enough savings to live at the poverty level for three months. Sixty percent of Nevadans have subprime credit, meaning they don’t qualify for loans at typical rates and must rely on high-interest financing such as loans from payday lenders. For these reasons and more, Nevada was ranked 48th among states for personal finance in 2016, according to the nonprofit Corporation for Enterprise Development. The state ranked No. 48 in 2015, No. 50 in 2014 and No. 51 in 2013.
How we got here This isn’t a new problem. Nevada’s ranking has fallen steadily in the doctors study. Nevada ranked 44th in the 2009 report, 45th in 2011 and 46th in 2013. For primary care physicians, Nevada ranked 48th among states, with only 69.8 primary care physicians per 100,000 residents. Why? Nevada experienced explosive growth over the past few decades, and even though more physicians moved to practice here, it wasn’t enough to keep pace. Plus, Nevada lacks residency and fellowship programs, meaning newly minted doctors typically receive their postmedical-school training in other states. That’s important, because doctors often end up practicing medicine where they complete their residencies and fellowships. In addition, recruitment remains a barrier, as many doctors shy away from Las Vegas when they hear negative commentary about its schools and family environment, said Tabor Griswold, health services research analyst for the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
TION SOLU Progress already is underway to bring more doctors to Nevada. UNLV and Roseman University of Health Sciences each plan to open a medical school in Southern Nevada. Both hope to start classes in 2017 and aim to foster a sense of community among students to make them want to practice medicine here. Key, however, will be offering residencies and fellowships here as well. Last year, Gov. Brian Sandoval approved $10 million for the development of graduate medical education programs. In December, the Valley Health System announced it would add eight residency programs at its hospitals. And MountainView Hospital announced accreditation of its new internal medicine residency program. Griswold said the state needed to offer loan-repayment programs for physicians and craft a better message about the positive aspects of the community. “We need to show them that we have this great place to have their families,” she said. Nevada also needs to grow future physicians by providing students solid STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education, said Keith Clark, outreach director for the state Office of Rural Health. Doing so could be particularly helpful to rural communities because children from them one day may want to practice medicine in their hometown.
How we got here Las Vegas’ transient population has contributed to residents’ financial woes, said Michele Johnson, president and CEO of the Financial Guidance Center, a nonprofit agency that provides financial counseling and education. People move to Las Vegas without proper financial cushions, so when they encounter such setbacks as increased insurance or childcare costs, or they can’t find a decent-paying job, they have nothing to fall back on. In addition, many residents are reliant on tips, which can be difficult to manage effectively, Johnson said. And like everywhere, parents pass bad financial habits to their children. The result: a compounding community problem. “We don’t talk about it nearly as much as we should,” Johnson said. “People don’t generally volunteer to learn how to handle their money. They think they do just fine.”
TION U L O S By law, Nevada high school graduates must have received financial literacy instruction. Nevada Revised Statutes lay out a roadmap for what must be covered, such as managing finances, developing savings plans and understanding credit cards, credit scores and investing, but “it’s rather vague, and it’s unfunded,” Johnson said. Plus, Nevada’s high dropout rate means some students don’t receive the instruction. The state should require financial literacy education for students of all ages, starting when they enter school, Johnson said. Nevada corporations can help by offering financial literacy courses to employees. “Stress and financial problems cause marital problems that cause problems at work,” Johnson said. “One problem begets another.” Individuals need to step up as well and take charge of their personal finances by taking courses offered at banks or the Financial Guidance Center, learning how to budget and not being afraid to ask for help. “It’s a matter of making it a goal that you as a family, couple or individual are going to become financially capable,” Johnson said.
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Underwater mortgages The problem Las Vegas has the largest share of underwater homeowners of any large metropolitan area in the United States, according to Zillow. During the third quarter of 2015, 22 percent of Las Vegas homeowners were underwater, meaning they owed more on their mortgage than their home was worth. Another 19 percent effectively were underwater because they had less than 20 percent equity in their home and wouldn’t be able to afford selling it and buying another.
How we got here A good number of Las Vegas homes — 44 percent — were built after 2000. Home prices were skyrocketing, rising more than 125 percent between January 2000 and the pre-recession peak in May 2006, said Svenja Guvell, Zillow’s chief economist. People were buying homes they barely could afford, often with loans that required little downpayment.When the economy collapsed, so did Las Vegas’ real estate market. Housing prices fell drastically, with valley homes losing almost 63 percent of their value from 2006 to 2012. At the same time, people lost their jobs, and unemployment spiked.
TION SOLU
If underwater homeowners want to move, their options are limited: pay off their outstanding mortgage balance, negotiate a short sale with their lender, wait for the home’s value to appreciate or stop paying and fall into foreclosure. All likely take a healthy dose of patience. “Time is going to heal most of these wounds,” Guvell said. The number of underwater homeowners in Las Vegas should continue to decrease, but it might take another eight years to undo the damage done by the recession, Guvell said. In the meantime, homeowners shouldn’t give up on their underwater homes, even if they feel discouraged. Neglecting to do home repairs and maintenance hurts the resale value of the home and others around it. Residents also can ask their bank or an advocacy organization, such as the Financial Guidance Center, about federal programs intended to help struggling underwater homeowners.
The problem
Suicide
Nevada has one of the highest suicide rates in the nation. A total of 573 residents killed themselves in 2014. At 20.2 suicides per 100,000 people, Nevada tied Colorado for the fifth-highest suicide rate in the nation, trailing only Montana, Alaska, New Mexico and Wyoming, according to the American Association of Suicidology. The high ranking isn’t an anomaly. Nevada held the No. 1 spot in the 1990s, then fluctuated among the top five over the next decade, said Richard Egan, of the state Office of Suicide Prevention. In 2013, Nevada ranked sixth nationally for suicide. More people die by suicide in Nevada than are killed in motorvehicle crashes or homicides, sometimes combined. And state figures do not include tourists who kill themselves while visiting Nevada.
How we got here A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study theorized that Western states have higher suicide rates because of residential instability. Transient populations lead to fewer social ties and a weakened emphasis on marriage and religion. Add in the loss of a job, home or loved one, mental health issues or drug use, and people may “feel like they’re in a dark cave and no one can help them,” Egan said.
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Most people who kill themselves exhibit warning signs. That’s why raising awareness about those warning signs, which include talking about wanting to die, sleeping too little, researching ways to kill oneself or expressing a sense of hopelessness, is crucial. The Nevada Office of Suicide Prevention organizes training sessions to teach people about suicide risk and warning signs. Courses are open to all residents, organizations and companies, and can be scheduled by calling 702-486-8225. Egan also urged Nevada and the nation to funnel more money into suicide prevention efforts. “Look how much effort and funding we put toward other avenues,” he said. “It’s time to put more effort to help those individuals (struggling with suicidal thoughts).” Egan also suggested the state begin instituting “social and emotional learning” in elementary schools to teach children coping skills.
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Las Vegas remains at the bottom of the heap when it comes to employment, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Las Vegas’ unemployment rate was 6.3 percent in November (the most recent data available), worst among U.S. metropolitan areas with more than 1 million residents. The valley still is dealing with the “hangover from the recession,” said Robert Lang, executive director of Brookings Mountain West at UNLV.
Every few weeks in Nevada, women are fatally shot, stabbed or beaten by their boyfriends or husbands. It’s so rampant that, almost every year, Nevada nears the top of the Violence Policy Center’s ranking of states with the highest rates of women killed by men. Nevada has been among the 10 worst states for 17 of the past 18 years, including seven years in the No. 1 spot. In 2015, Nevada ranked fifth worst, with 1.95 women killed per 100,000.
How we got here
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“Construction was just too large of a share of (gross domestic product) for the region,” Lang said. “It wasn’t sustainable.” In 2007, construction jobs accounted for 12 percent of the region’s economy; now they make up 6 percent. Nevada has made a “pretty good recovery,” Lang said, but it hasn’t been able to keep up with states that suffered less during the recession. On the upside, sectors such as health services and information technology are growing locally, Lang said.
What’s driving men to hurt and kill women here? Experts say a number of triggers contribute to the problem, including financial stressors, alcohol and drug use, a lack of extended family nearby to serve as victims’ safety nets and the vast desert landscape, where abusers sometimes abandon victims. On top of that, resources to help victims escape abusers are limited. For example, Metro Police disbanded its domestic violence unit in July as part of a department reorganization. Many detectives who specialized in domestic abuse cases became generalists that investigate all types of crime. The change angered detectives in the department and left some community organizations uneasy. * Both men and women, regardless of sexual orientation, can be victims or abusers.
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Efforts to diversify the state economy, including within tourism, remain key to continued recovery. “The thing we do best, remember, is tourism,” Lang said. “But you need to diversify your core while investing in it.” Because today’s tourists don’t gamble as much as previous generations, it’s important to look for other moneymakers. Strip operators did that by expanding into the dayclub sector to lure young people to fork over money for cabanas and bottle service. The next big opportunity: events on or near the Strip. T-Mobile Arena is scheduled to open in April, but the region could benefit from a stadium as well, Lang said. Diversification opportunities exist beyond the Strip as well. In December, the Nevada Legislature approved tax breaks and incentives to bring electric-car startup Faraday Future to the 18,000-acre Apex Industrial Park in North Las Vegas. If that area is built out fully, a quarter of the region’s GDP could come from Apex, pumping billions into the economy, Lang said. Developers and regional leaders also need to emphasize to companies interested in relocating here the benefits of McCarran International Airport — its convenience, its connectivity to the Strip and its large volume of daily flights. “That airport is the greatest gift the city has,” Lang said.
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The Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence suggests state officials focus on these fixes to curb domestic violence:
n Increase funding for domestic violence-related programs and social services that provide a safety net for victims. n Hold abusers more accountable in the criminal justice system. “Often times, charges may be pleaded down,” which lets abusers off the hook, said Lisa Lynn Chapman, the network’s communications coordinator. n Bolster the effectiveness of protection orders by requiring suspects to relinquish firearms. n Start universal background checks for anyone who wants to buy a gun. “We do have a very strong group of people in this state who believe this is a big issue,” Chapman said. “I do believe (improvement) is possible.”
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Why I Gave Up Alcohol at 22 Two years ago, I decided to stop drinking. Considering my checkered history, the decision happened after a rather insignificant night. It did not happen the morning I woke up in a hospital with hypothermia and alcohol poisoning. It did not happen when I spent 30 days in rehab after getting into a drunken fight with my parents and chugging a bottle of mouthwash and a handful of prescription pills. It did not happen after a 50-something bartender told me I needed to kiss him to get my ID back, which somehow led to me bringing him back to my dorm, and upon regretting the decision, pretending to be passed out as he pressed his naked body against mine and repeatedly whispered, “Don’t fall asleep on me, babe.” It did not happen after I had to run away from a homeless man who led me to a park and exposed himself to me after I asked him for directions. It did not happen after I almost left a New Delhi Men’s Fashion Week party with a man who said he was a model but actually was a pimp and hours later texted me trying to sell me an hour in a limo with a boy or girl for $400. It happened after what was, for me, a rather routine, if not tame, night: I went out drinking with my friends, blacked out and had to be brought home.
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When I woke in the morning, I felt like I was surfacing from the water just as I was about to use my last breath of oxygen. I had been so consumed by my self-created chaos that I hadn’t had clarity of mind for years. “What if my friends hadn’t been there?” I asked myself. “What if they hadn’t brought me home?” Of course, I already knew the answer, but for the first time, I allowed myself to let it sink in: If I didn’t stop drinking, I would wind up killing myself, either intentionally or accidentally. And it was going to happen soon. I had been drinking regularly since I was 15. The issue with high school and college drinking is the blurry line between typical, if dangerous, experimentation and blatant abuse. It wasn’t so bizarre that I hid a bottle of vodka beneath seamus kirst special to the sunday the floorboards of my parents’ attic, but I crossed beyond standard teenage rebellion when I’d pour vodka in my mug of Sprite as a I did my homework. As a gay teenager in an inner city high school, alcohol took on extra significance. Drinking is the great equalizer; anyone can do it. Though I loved my close friends, I always felt different, apart. I used alcohol to bond with classmates with whom I otherwise had nothing in common. In retrospect, the truth was glaring and obvious. By the time I graduated from high school, I had been hospitalized three times for alcohol poisoning, completed a monthlong stint in rehab and spent a night in a psychiatric center after a drug-induced
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breakdown. After going to rehab in my sophomore year of high school, I stayed sober for a few months while I completed an outpatient program, but my heart was not in it. I was convinced I didn’t have a problem. After each hospitalization, I would have a window of time where I essentially “grounded” myself from alcohol, but within a few weeks, I would lie to my parents and find my way back. I made myself a victim. When people tried to talk to me about my behavior, whether it be adults or friends, I would lie, and if they kept pushing, cry. My biggest blessing and curse in high school was that I was able to achieve despite all of my struggles. I was the valedictorian of my class and was accepted at Brown University. I left for college with high hopes. I wanted to study international relations and become a human rights lawyer. But without the structure of high school, I quickly fell apart; I drank almost every night. Where I had been admired for my work ethic in high school, in college, I schemed to do the bare minimum. Though my grades were lower than in high school, they were strong enough that I was able to maintain a façade of being OK. I ignored the changes happening to me. I no longer took joy in learning, or in anything at all, besides partying. I hid my past from my friends at Brown, but as time went on, my troubling relationship with substances came to the surface. By the time I graduated, I had been hospitalized an additional time after an alcohol and cocaine binge and suffered from a Xanax addiction. I’d black out a few times a week. I was aggressive and reckless. I constantly started fights I couldn’t remember afterward, both with friends and strangers. When I wasn’t drunk, I was hung over. My anxiety was through the roof. I had trouble sleeping and would take whatever I could get, be it NyQuil, Ambien or Vicodin, just to get through the night. After college, I moved to New York City without a job. My low point: After drunkenly breaking up with a boyfriend at a party, I tried to run into heavy traffic while two friends walked me home. They pulled me back. I was in a complete blackout. They tell me I sobbed for an hour and passed out. I awoke the next day at 2 p.m., completely disoriented, barely remembering anything from the night before. I stopped drinking for a few weeks and sulked that I had to. Within the month, I decided I was going to try drinking again with strict rules in place. I would drink only on weekends and would have no more than three drinks spread throughout the night.
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Needless to say, I soon was drinking during the week and blacking out routinely on weekends. And so on the Sunday morning of the second weekend, I woke up and decided that the only way I might ever be happy was if I never drank again. If you’re a heavy drinker, that decision can seem impossible. I always ran with a hard-partying crowd. For someone young, the thought of losing access to the social situation they’ve always known is terrifying. Whenever I would try to become sober — which happened at least 10 times before it actually worked — the voice inside my head would shout: What if I’m less funny when I’m sober? What am I going to talk about if I’m not drunk? I can’t dance until I’ve taken a few shots! Sleeping with someone without alcohol?! I told myself that drinking was what made my world feel magical. My first couple of drinks gave me manic energy and a sweeping sense of happiness, and I would spend the rest of the night trying not only to maintain that feeling but to make it grow. I remember sitting at my kitchen table during Senior Week at Brown. It was around noon, and I was incredibly hung over. I felt flat and empty, but as soon as I chugged a beer, I came back to life. My depression temporarily subsided, and I was bubbly and talkative and vivacious. I gleefully proclaimed, “Wow! I love drinking!” I was convinced I’d lose my true self if I gave up alcohol, because at that point, it was rare that I felt happy when I wasn’t drunk. Alcohol felt like my lifeline, and it was only on rare occasions — during common morning panic attacks — that I even briefly acknowledged that it was destroying my life. One minute I’d be drinking and dancing with friends, then my next moment
Alcoholism has taught me that you really can convince yourself of
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of worldly awareness would be waking up completely disoriented, panicked, unsure of where I was. Whether I found myself in my underwear in my dorm basement, naked in someone’s bed or on a beach in Costa Rica missing my shoes and wallet, I never was really shocked. More times than I would care to admit, I woke up in a pool of my own urine or with vomit splattered against the walls as my phone repeatedly rang or a concerned friend pounded on my door. I often didn’t ask questions about what had happened the night before, because I didn’t want to know the answers. For me to admit that I did not remember the insults I hurled, or that I did not mean what I had said, would have meant acknowledging that I was out of control. For me to admit that the sexual situations I found myself in were scary or shameful would have meant re-evaluating my own habits and addictions. Alcoholism has taught me that you really can convince yourself of anything. Instead of recognizing that I needed help, I convinced myself that my outlandish behavior was what made me interesting. Deflection was my weapon of choice. If I woke up frightened, I would tell the story for a laugh. Though people occasionally confronted me, most acted as if I were entertaining. Besides, I quickly realized that if my “partying” pushed a friend away, there always were more people who wouldn’t notice or, frankly, care, how many drinks I had or how drunk I got, so long as they didn’t have to carry me home. It was only two years ago that I finally was able to admit to those I love — and most important, to myself — that drinking wasn’t worth it if one day I’d wake up seriously hurt. If I woke up at all. Learning to live a sober life, in many ways, has been like trying to walk when you’re used to crawling. I still remember how easy it was to drink and how much more effort it has taken for me to reach an emotional place where I’m strong enough to choose against it. Besides, whatever problems or feelings I would drink to try to escape would come back, tenfold, the next morning. For me, the hardest part of sobriety has been learning to be comfortable with myself all of the time. Every day, it gets a little easier. I’ve had to teach myself how to communicate thoughtfully without poisoning my speech with the fury of alcohol. I have had to learn how to flirt and pursue romance without being a histrionic drunk. I understand I have a long way to go before I achieve true self-acceptance and genuine serenity. But what I do have, finally, is the peace of mind of knowing I can wake up every morning remembering all that I did the night before — for better or worse — and knowing, in the end, I will be OK.
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Mark Stoker is co-founder and vice president of sales and marketing at K2 Energy Solutions in Henderson. (photos by mikayla whitmore/Staff)
Under the radar, a mini Tesla flourishes By Ric Anderson Staff Writer
While Tesla was making international news by choosing Nevada for its $5 billion battery manufacturing plant, a homegrown battery company has quietly been crafting a remarkable success story. K2 Energy Solutions started in 2006 in a tiny office in the Henderson Business Resource Center, which provides work space and business guidance for startups. Today, K2 Energy Solutions is an international company that boasts a workforce of 80 in its U.S. operation and is building manufacturing plants in Henderson and China. “At the outset, it was four other guys and me working on card tables in a room about twice the size of this one,” said Mark Stoker, one of K2’s founding partners, from a conference room at the company’s headquarters at 7461 Eastgate Road in Henderson. “When we moved to our second building (on American Pacific Drive), our square footage quadrupled. This building doubled that, and our new facility here in Henderson will double it again.” Barbra Coffee, director of economic development and tourism for the city of Henderson, called K2 “a true Henderson success story.” “They are a valuable asset to our business community, and their exponential growth locally and internationally in such a brief period of time is remarkable,” Coffee said. “Our goal is to see more technology jobs in Henderson, and K2 Energy Solutions helps pave the way for this
The Extreme Angler is one of a new series of marine batteries produced by K2 Energy Solutions.
with its innovative and highly skilled workforce.” K2 still isn’t Tesla in size and scope, but the companies have more in common than making batteries in the same state. In the same legislation that provided $1.3 billion in incentives for construction of the Tesla Gigafactory in Northern Nevada, K2 received a scaled-down set of incentives to build its manufacturing facility in Henderson. “In other words, at the same time Tesla got the (Tesla) Gigafactory, K2 got its megafactory,” Stoker said. The heart of K2’s growth is a lithium battery that’s chemical formula and design make it light and longlasting. K2 says its products are more environmentally friendly than traditional lead-acid batteries — such as those found in most cars — and are safer than the lith-
ium-ion batteries that power a great deal of electronic equipment. Those batteries can overheat and ignite, as occurred recently when a number of lithium batterypowered hoverboards caught fire. K2’s design has attracted an array of customers, including the Department of Defense and manufacturers of outdoor equipment. The military uses the company’s batteries in high-tech Navy railguns, which launch guided projectiles at speeds up to 5,600 mph — up to three times faster than rocket-propelled missiles. In November, K2 played a role in the successful test of a rocket designed by private aerospace firm Blue Origin, a competitor of Elon Musk’s SpaceX corporation. The rocket, with avionics and hydraulics systems powered by K2 batteries, traveled to space and made a vertical landing, allowing the booster to be reused. “(Blue Origin) beat SpaceX by about a month” on a similar test, Stoker said. But not all of K2’s batteries are used in space-age technology. One of its newest products is used in trolling motors for fishing boats. The batteries allow boaters to stay on the water longer. Stoker said the idea for the boat battery came from a supplier who fishes. “We’re always having customers contacting us and suggesting ideas,” he said. “They can think of ways to use our batteries that we haven’t come up with. One of the reasons we’ve been successful is that we listen to our customers.”
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U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Wayne Newton shake hands Aug. 18, 2010, during a groundbreaking ceremony at the USO Lounge in Terminal 1 at McCarran International Airport. (Staff file)
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he USO celebrated its 75th anniversary Feb. 4. It’s no surprise that Wayne Newton took part in the ceremonies in Las Vegas, at the USO Lounge at McCarran International Airport. Newton’s affiliation with the organization dates to when he and the USO were just kids. “My first show for the USO was when I was 7 years old; President (Harry) Truman was in office at the time,” Newton recalled during the cake-cutting ceremony. “My brother (Jerry) and I were flown to Washington to take part in the USO’s ninth birthday, believe it or not. And here we are, at the 75th birthday.” A Republican who typically backs GOP presidential candidates (he recently came out in support of Donald Trump), Newton forged an unlikely alliance with Democratic Sen. Harry Reid to make the USO Lounge a reality. Newton backed Reid’s initiative to open the lounge, and the two appeared together at the ribbon-cutting ceremony in August 2010. “We don’t seem to have a lot in common,” Reid said at the time. “He’s an entertainer. I’m a politician. He’s a Republican. I’m a Democrat.” While Reid secured funding for the
lounge, Newton recruited moting the MDA’s new logo such right-leaning resort and tag line, “For Strength, officials as South Point Independence & Life.” The owner Michael Gaughan video aired during an event and Las Vegas Sands Jan. 29 at Carnegie Hall in Chairman Sheldon New York. Adelson to support the It was Lewis’ first formal project. Newton also appearance on behalf of the broke party affiliation to MDA since his ouster from John back Reid’s re-election the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Katsilometes campaigns. Day Telethon in September The lounge serves as a 2010. The organization has rest-and-relax enclave for since dropped the telethon people serving in the U.S. and even its winnowed TV armed forces. Adelson donated all of the specials in an effort to adopt a more furniture for the lounge, located in Ternimble fundraising strategy using online minal 1 on McCarran’s mezzanine level. and social media platforms. Newton has grown along with the There’s no question the MDA’s ability USO, ascending to chairman of the to raise money has sagged since Lewis’ Celebrity Circle and organizing trips departure. The organization raised $171 on behalf of the organization since the million in 2010, compared with$135 Vietnam War. Among those he wrangled million in 2013, according to the MDA’s to travel overseas: Drew Carey, Kid Rock, tax filings. Chris Isaak, Neal McCoy and the Dallas Meanwhile, Lewis says he has no Cowboys cheerleaders. interest in returning to the MDA in any “Being in the USO is how I have official capacity, saying his 61 years of served those who serve us,” Newton service stands as his legacy with the said. organization. n On the topic of legends who serve, n Something that threw me off durJerry Lewis returned to the Muscular ing my Super Bowl Sunday visit to the Dystrophy Association in a ceremonial Tropicana: A hotel official told me a sort of way. He recorded a video clip proshuttle service had been established
between the Trop and M Resort. “Why’s that?” I asked before I realized it is because Penn National Gaming owns both hotels. This is another instance where hotels otherwise unrelated suddenly are corporate siblings. It was the same situation about 15 years ago when I ran into longtime Caesars Palace communications exec Debbie Munch at an event at the Rio and asked, “What are you doing here?” “We own this place now,” she said, referring to Harrah’s Entertainment, now Caesars Entertainment, which bought the Rio in 1998. The M and Trop are separated by about 11 1/2 miles of asphalt on Las Vegas Boulevard, but the shuttles, which run five times each afternoon and evening, carry guests of either resort back and forth. The properties plan a crosspromotional players’ loyalty program to further link the hotels. The Trop also is expanding its pool area for a daylife “experience,” essentially a nightclub-styled outdoor party for 21 and older, beginning in April. The Havana Room, which has been restricted to private events since the One Group’s Bagatelle pulled out of its partnership with the hotel, also is expected to reopen this year.
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resorts’ roses are romantic genus Love inspires picking of Venetian, Palazzo breeds By Megan Messerly staff writer
A rose by any other name literally might not smell as sweet as two roses named for Las Vegas landmarks. These days, many roses have had their scents bred out to make them more insect resistant and easier to grow commercially. Not so with the Venetian and Palazzo Dana Beatty, director of floral and horticulture at the Venetian and Palazzo, displays an arrangement of Venetian and roses, named for the Strip resorts. Their Palazzo roses. The resorts receive about 300 Venetian roses and 200 Palazzo roses per week. (STEVE MARCUS/staff) fragrance and high petal count make in bouquets but ultimately settled on them a relative rarity in the rose world. a softer warm cocoa, peach and chamThe Palazzo rose was introduced in pagne rose. December 2012, while the Venetian rose Beatty had considered another rose at debuted in August. first, but it died within a day of being de“It was always fascinating to me, what livered. Resort officials needed roses that made a rose get named something,” said lasted at least five days — longer than the Dana Beatty, director of floral and hortiaverage guest stay. culture at the Venetian and Palazzo. Eventually, they found a rose from a So, Beatty, a floral designer for 32 years, breeder in Ecuador. They liked its started looking into how to have a high petal count, color and frarose named after the resorts. the palazzo the venetian grance, and the Venetian rose Soon, she came across a was born. classic, deep red rose grown Today, the roses are used in Amsterdam. The owner How to breed a rose cost of a dozen roses in high-limit guest areas and had bred the rose but was Breeding a new rose takes years. The color of the Venetian rose, for example, (six Venetian and around the resort seasonally. taking suggestions on a took eight years to develop. six Palazzo) In public areas, the roses have name. 1. It’s up to the breeders to decide 4. When seedlings emerge from to be replaced frequently, since “The rose’s owner didn’t how they want the rose to look — the soil, the best ones are chosen smoke in the casino and pinching like the names that were getting the color, the smell, the shape of to continue the breeding process. from guests quickly degrades the flowers. suggested,” Beatty said. “When we came the petals and the petal count. To Once the seedlings grow into The Venetian rose isn’t as heavily proto him with ‘Palazzo,’ he said, ‘That’s it. hybridize a new rose, breeders first full-fledged adult plants, they duced as most other roses, but it is availThat’s the name.’ ” must choose the roses with which are crossed again using the able commercially, as is the Palazzo rose Resort officials drafted a two-year exthey want to begin. same process. That continues for in limited amounts. clusive contract to buy the rose from the 2. Breeders take pollen from one several years until the desired Though the resorts don’t have the bigbreeder. They didn’t have to pay to name rose — the pollen parent — and characteristics of the rose are gest floral shop on the Strip, the Venetian the rose, although some breeders do sell transfer it to the seed parent. The achieved. and Palazzo hope to set themselves apart naming rights. date of the cross and details on 5. Once breeders have settled on a with their unique breeds. “They’re very protective of their prodthe parents are recorded, so the final look, it can take six months to Roses “are named after famous peoucts,” Beatty said. breeders can keep track of what a couple of years before the rose is ple like Lady Di and Dolores Hope,” BeWhen she started looking for a rose for crosses have been made. released to the market. The breeder atty said. “Our property is symbolic of the Venetian last year, Beatty wanted a 3. Over the next few months, the then either names the rose or Italian romance, so what better way to flower that would complement the red of seed parent grows rose hips with solicits suggestions for names. recognize our resorts than to have roses the Palazzo rose. She initially envisioned seeds inside. Breeders remove the named after them?” a purple flower to create a rich, royal feel Source: Fine Gardening seeds and plant them.
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Erectile dysfunction can be an early indicator of heart disease, said Nayab Zafar, MD, a cardiologist at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. “Erectile dysfunction can be a vascular problem, so men who are otherwise healthy but experiencing erectile dysfunction should see a cardiac specialist to make sure it’s not an indicator of a larger issue.”
Love is not just a vague condition of the soul or a topic of debate among philosophers and poets. Love has powerful, tangible effects on the physical body as well. ¶ Love and attraction can affect every part of the body, and sexual activity only further heightens the phenomenon. In honor of Valentine’s Day, we delved into the physical mechanics of love and sex and examined how they can affect the brain, heart and sexual organs. on The brain Love and sex cause a firestorm of neurological reactions in the brain that ripple throughout the body. When people experience amorous feelings, key parts of the brain light up and feel-good chemicals such as dopamine, adrenaline, oxytocin and norepinephrine are released. Love also can increase blood flow to the “pleasure center” of the brain, which can increase feelings of euphoria and suppress impulses. The pleasure center is engaged similarly in the brains of people in love as it is in the brains of people addicted to drugs, so the adage that “love is a drug” may have some validity. That also is part of the reason love can cause obsessive thoughts and feelings of anxiety.
Viagra didn’t start as a sexual enhancement drug Viagra was created to treat high blood pressure and angina, but it was remarketed once it was discovered to be a powerful treatment for erectile dysfunction. “For the most part, Viagra can be beneficial for healthy people, though for patients with some heart diseases, Viagra can lower their blood pressure too much, which can cause problems,” Zafar said.
Scientists have identified three phases of love 1
Lust: Lust is driven primarily by hormones that cause feelings of desire.
Attraction: The pleasure center of the brain is activated, which makes people feel preoccupied by, or even fixated on, their beloved.
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on The heart The heart is a universal image of love, but the effects of love and sex on the heart extend far beyond Valentine’s Day greeting cards. Just as love itself is wrought with ups and downs, the heart can be affected by love in both positive and negative ways. Good impacts: The feel-good chemicals that are released in the brain when someone is in love can benefit the heart. The chemicals can decrease blood pressure and contribute to lowered stress levels. “Studies say that people who have a good love life and a healthy sex life have less stress and an overall sense of happiness, which is very good for the heart,” Zafar said. Bad impacts: For people who are healthy overall, sex can contribute further to physical wellness, but for people with heart conditions, sex can be damaging. “Sexual activity increases risks for patients who have diagnosed, or undiagnosed, heart conditions,” Zafar said. “Sex can even trigger heart attacks for these people because of the sudden increase in vigorous physical activity and the flood of adrenaline and increased oxygen demand caused by orgasm.” Patients who have a history of heart disease should speak openly with their doctor about their sexual practices to help ensure that sex won’t cause further problems.
How to have a better sex life To maximize your chances of having the best sex possible, focusing on your overall health is key. Exercising regularly improves circulation and physical stamina, eating a healthy diet can help prevent disease, and keeping well hydrated can help cellular function and promote cell turnover. Another necessary component to a great sex life? Not smoking. “Smoking is one of the worst things anyone can do for their libido and is a major cause of erectile dysfunction,” said Jayram Krishnan, DO, a urologist at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. Smoking damages blood vessels, reduces circulation and can cause infertility.
on sexual organs For consenting adults, great sex should be a staple of any loving relationship. The chemicals released during sex are good for the body and mind, and can help forge deeper bonds between you and your partner. Unfortunately, there are risks that come with sexual activity, from STDs to unplanned pregnancy to unintended physical and psychological effects. Taking precautions to limit the risks are necessary. “The most common urological conditions that we see with both men and women after sex are STDs, with HPV being the most common in the United States,” Krishnan said. To prevent STDs, Krishnan recommends always practicing safe sex and doing so with trusted partners.
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Male and female impotence Sexual dysfunction is common for men and women of all ages. Though the symptoms and causes of sexual dysfunction vary between men and women, sexual dysfunction occurs when there is a physical problem that prevents sex from taking place or prevents sexual satisfaction for either partner.
www.SunriseHealthInfo.com Source: Loyola University Health System, McGill University
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While 96 percent of drivers carry at least one emergency item in their vehicle, only about 5 percent carry all of the emergency items experts recommend.
prepare yourself for a breakdown By MJ Stevens | special to the sunday
A flat tire. An empty gas tank. A blown gasket — and no roadside emergency kit. Studies show that most of us could be better prepared for roadside emergencies. ¶ While twothirds of drivers carry junk in their trunk — food wrappers, toys, shopping bags and the like — only about half of drivers keep such emergency supplies as a flashlight or jumper cables in their vehicle. ¶ “Even on a relatively short trip, you can find yourself stranded for several hours,” said John Nepomuceno, an auto safety research administrator at State Farm. “It’s important to be prepared.” ¶ Proper emergency equipment can help you get back on the road quickly and safely.
Common-sense guidelines Are you prepared? Men are more likely than women to be prepared for roadside emergencies: Carry jumper cables
64%
53%
In addition to carrying an emergency kit and knowing how to use it, the following can protect you and your family on the road. n Try to move your car off the road before taking emergency measures. n Do not stand near the edge of the street or highway while checking your vehicle.
n Set out flares if you have them. n If you have to repair your vehicle at night, wear a fluorescent safety vest.
n At night, turn on your flashers to signal that you need help.
n While waiting for help to arrive, stay inside the vehicle with the windows up and the doors locked.
n In the daylight, raise the hood.
n Do not accept a ride from passing drivers.
Have a flashlight
Trunk essentials
62%
48%
Have a first-aid kit
n Hazard triangle with reflectors, or road flares
n High-calorie, nonperishable food
n First-aid kit
n Water
n Jumper cables
n Road salt or cat litter to help with tire traction
n Windshield scraper and brush n Spare tire
47%
40%
Regularly check their vehicle’s emergency supplies
81%
53%
n Blankets and extra warm clothing
n Brightly colored distress sign or a “Help” or “Call Police” flag
n Fluorescent safety vest
n Candle, matches, lighter
n Cellphone and charger
n Tarp
n Flashlight
As important as having the proper gear is making sure it is in working order. That means regularly checking your supplies — at least twice a year — and switching out food as it expires. “The only thing worse than getting a flat tire is finding out that your spare is also flat,” Nepomuceno said. Also, be sure you know how to use the equipment. Become familiar with the items in a calm and familiar setting, because simply having them in your possession may not be enough to help you in an emergency.
Sources: State Farm, DMV.org
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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.
Candy (A878113)
Brownie (A694901)
Jason
Becky
Age: 4-year-old spayed female Breed: Domestic longhair Description: Candy is a sweet girl who enjoys affection and has plenty of love to give. She would love to be a Valentine’s Day gift. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 11-year-old spayed female Breed: German shepherd and pit bull mix Description: Brownie is outgoing and has a lot of energy. She gets along with everybody, including kids, other dogs and cats. Adoption fee: $105
Age: 6-year-old neutered male Breed: Chihuahua Description: Jason needs someone to love. He is humble and friendly, and he gets along well with other sweet dogs. Adoption fee: $40
Age: 7-year-old spayed female Breed: Balinese Description: Becky enjoys chatting and being near people. She offers unconditional devotion in exchange for a compassionate, indoor-only, forever home. Adoption fee: $20
Bridgette (A881139)
Boots (A879674)
Nora, Joanna and Nina
Karl
Age: 2-year-old spayed female Breed: Pit bull Description: Bridgette is excited to meet new people for playtime. She has a big personality and would love to go home with someone looking for adventure. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 6-year-old spayed female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Boots is a shy gal who needs you to make the first move. Take things slowly, and she will repay you with unconditional love. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 2-year-old females Breed: Guinea pigs Description: Nora, Joanna and Nina are gentle girls asking for a responsible, caring home where they will be valued as members of the family. Adoption fee: $25 for the trio
Age: 8-year-old neutered male Breed: German shepherd Description: Karl longs for love and stability. His life has been hard, but he still believes in human goodness and asks for your consideration. Adoption fee: $30
Missy (A881319)
Luna (A878823)
Val
Samson
Age: 5-year-old spayed female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Missy is a friendly kitty looking for a loving companion. She’s a homebody, but adopt her and you will never be bored. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 12-year-old spayed female Breed: German shepherd Description: Luna prefers to be the only dog in your world but promises to be the only one you need. Adoption fee: $105
Age: 1-year-old spayed female Breed: Small Labrador retriever mix Description: We admire Val’s positive attitude and radiant spirit. She is compatible with cats, dogs and mature children. Adoption fee: $60
Age: 15-year-old neutered male Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Samson will surprise you with how much love emanates from such a calm spirit. He is a big loverboy, terrific with cats and people. Adoption fee: $20
Animal foundation 702-384-3333 x131 | animalfoundation.com/adopt Animals are assigned a color next to their names indicating location: 655 N. Mojave Road, Las Vegas 286 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson
Nevada SPCA 4800 W. Dewey Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-873-SPCA | www.nevadaspca.org
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former unlv athletic director: it’s time ncaa embraces las vegas
jump hoops THROUGH no more
By
Taylor Bern Staff Writer
Schools on the bubble for invitations to the NCAA Tournament could be welcomed in the Vegas 16 event. (associated press)
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hile Las Vegas waits for the NHL to give it a chance to be a hockey city and the whisper of an NFL franchise tantalizes the town, basketball remains the top sport in the Entertainment Capital of the World. That lead is about to get bigger with the inaugural Vegas 16 postseason college basketball tournament, and if the group behind the event gets its way, an NCAA policy change may be coming that would open the door for the women’s basketball Sweet 16 and more in Southern Nevada. “The time has come,” said former UNLV Athletics Director Jim Livengood. Livengood is serving as selection committee chairman for the Vegas 16, a new 16-team, singleelimination tournament expected to compete with the three other postseason events on the market: the National Invitation Tournament, the College Basketball Invitational and the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. While the CBI and CIT charge teams to host games on short notice in front of less-than-enthusiastic fans, the Vegas 16, to be played March 26-30 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, has positioned itself as a more lucrative option for programs that want to keep playing. “We’ve kind of created a bowl game for basketball,” said Brooks Downing, president and CEO of BD Global, a Lexington, Ky., events management firm. Downing has helped promote basketball events in Las Vegas, such as UNLV’s two appearances at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, as well as working on next season’s game against Duke at T-Mobile Arena. The idea to add a postseason event was borne of a desire to provide what the other tournaments, especially the CBI and CIT, lack: certainty. Instead of an unknown amount of money being spent to travel wherever the bracket determines only days after selection Sunday, the Vegas 16 gives fans time to plan a trip to a city they might be inclined to visit regardless. And for the teams, it’s a one-time fee of about $50,000 for round-trip flights, ground transportation and lodging, plus the chance to compete in a made-for-TV event that organizers hope can compete with the NIT. “If you can’t get in the (NCAA) field of 68,” Downing said, “I think it’s pretty attractive for a coach to walk in his locker room and say, ‘Boys, we’re going to Vegas.’ ” It’s also an easy sell to an athletic director, to the point that Downing and Livengood say they’re receiving almost no pushback from the people who soon will be deciding whether to accept an invitation to the inaugural event. The selection committee — Livengood, Downing, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer George Raveling, college basketball analyst Debbie Antonelli and Boulder City High coach John Balistere — will begin picking teams as soon as the NCAA Tourna-
ment field is set. Not only do they see the Vegas 16 as appealing to the programs, but it also keeps momentum going in town on what’s generally a quiet time between the tournament’s opening weekend and the Final Four. “It’s kind of a win on all fronts,” Livengood said. “This first year is really important to make sure things go really smooth for the teams, they have a really good experience and Vegas embraces it.” Assuming all goes well, one committee member has big plans for what could come next. For five years, Antonelli, a college basketball analyst for CBS and ESPN, among others, has been selling an idea of hosting the women’s basketball Sweet 16 in one location. And for five years she’s said that site should be Las Vegas, which currently isn’t allowed to host NCAA-sanctioned postseason events. “When I first started, of course people mocked me,” Antonelli said. She doesn’t get much of that anymore. Livengood said the NCAA’s Board of Governors could decide as soon as April to allow Nevada to host sanctioned postseason events, which could open the city to all kinds of opportunities. But in no sport has that ban seemed more outdated than college basketball, where four conferences — the Pac-12, Mountain West, WAC and West Coast Conference — already stage tournaments here in March. NCAA President Mark Emmert, who had courtside seats for last year’s Pac-12 tournament at MGM Grand, made some comments around Christmas that indicated to Antonelli that she was almost done waiting for her Las Vegas proposal to be reality. “He said as a membership we have to look at things that are hypocritical, and there is great hypocrisy in Vegas,” she said. “If the Pac-12 presidents voted to move the tournament from (Los Angeles) to Vegas, why would we worry about playing the championships there? To me, the work has already been done. It’s hypocritical for the NCAA to say we’re not going to take any championships there.” Antonelli said women’s basketball shouldn’t be treated the same as the men’s tournament because it earns much less money, and creating an event like this offers an opportunity to showcase the women’s game. “The whole concept there is to do something really different for women’s college basketball,” said Livengood, who has worked with Antonelli on the project. Las Vegas always has room for more events, but whatever sports eventually move in or out of town, basketball will continue to have a prominent place.
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what’s coming for basketball fans in las vegas West Coast Conference Tournament
since
‘09
Men, March 4-8; Women, March 3-8 Orleans Arena All-session tickets: $143 and up Single-game or single-session tickets: Available the day of event
Western Athletic Conference Tournament since
‘11
Men, March 10-12; Women, March 9-12 Orleans Arena All-session tickets: $97 and up Single-game or single-session tickets: Available the day of event This tournament also played three years at the Thomas & Mack Center, from 1997 to 1999, when UNLV was a member.
Mountain West Tournament
since
‘07
Men, March 9-12; Women, March 7-11 Thomas & Mack Center All-session tickets: $220 and up Single-session tickets, men’s: $40 and up Single-session tickets, women’s: $20 and up (general admission) The tournament started at the Mack for a four-year run in 2000 before a brief, and unsuccessful, three-year move to Denver.
Pac-12 Tournament
since
‘13
March 9-12 MGM Grand Garden Arena All-session tickets: $240 and up Single-session tickets: $30 and up
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Gaming
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CASINO PROMOTIONS STATION CASINOS
MyGeneration Wednesdays Date: Ongoing Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: For loyalty card holders 50 and older. Swipe your card at a kiosk to earn up to 10x points on slots and 6x points on video poker, and discounts on dining, movies and bowling. Slot tournaments from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a top prize of $1,000. The first entry is free; receive up to four additional entries by earning 50 additional base points for each.
ALIANTE
Point multiplier Date: Wednesdays Information: Receive 5x points on video poker and 10x points on slot machines. Cupid’s Cash and Prize pull tabs Date: Fridays and Saturdays Information: Earn a pull tab at 250 points; win up to $10,000. Redeem pull tabs on Friday and Saturday, and receive a bonus prize on Sunday at the kiosk. Players must bring pull tabs to Player’s Club. $42,000 Chrysler 300 giveaway Date: Feb. 28 Time: 7:15 p.m. Information: Earn entries into the drawing. The top five entry earners will automatically be in the drawing and will receive $500 in slot play. Need for Speed giveaway Date: Fridays Time: 7:45 p.m. Information: Earn entries by playing table games. Ten winners every Friday night. The top prize is $500 and two tickets to the 2016 Kobalt 400 on March 6 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Point multiplier Date: Feb. 15 Information: Receive 6x points on video poker and 12x points on slot machines.
EMERALD ISLAND
Super bonus multiplier Date: Fridays Information: Get a natural royal flush worth more than $1,000 on singlehand games to spin the wheel for a chance to win $1,100. Cash Back Tuesdays Date: Tuesdays
Information: Redeem 700 base points for $10. Earn up to $20. Video reel double-double bonus Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: 4-8 p.m. Information: Win $75 or more in the bonus round on a penny slot for a tournament spot. Win up to $200. Monthly Wheel of Cash drawings Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: Begins at 7 p.m. Information: One player will be chosen every half-hour to win up to $3,000. 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. Gift giveaway Date: Thursdays Information: Earn 200 base points and receive a gift.
DOWNTOWN GRAND
Grand Seniors Date: Tuesdays Information: For players 60 and older. Receive 6x points from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monthly 60,000-point drawing.
SILVERTON
Senior Mondays Date: Mondays Time: Drawings at 4 p.m. Information: Random names will be drawn for a chance to win cash and free play. Players 50 and older will receive dining discounts.
PALMS
Play For Prizes – Curb Appeal Date: Feb. 15-26 Information: Points earned Monday through Friday may be combined and redeemed for gift cards to Lowe’s and the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Gift giveaway Date: Feb. 14, 20, 27, 28 Time: 12:01 a.m.-6:59 p.m. Information: Earn 100 base points on video slots or 500 base points on video poker. Swipe your card at a kiosk to redeem your receipt: Feb. 14 – watch gift set; Feb. 20 – black zip jacket; Feb. 27 – salad container; Feb. 28 – cleaning kit. Point multipliers
Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: 7-9 p.m. Information: Earn 10X points on select reels and video reels. $20,000 All You Need is Love & Prizes swipe and win Date: Feb. 18 and 25 Time: 12:01 a.m.-9:59 p.m. Information: Earn 25 points on slots or 100 points on video poker to receive a swipe. After your card has been swiped through a kiosk, the monitor will display a prize and a voucher will be dispensed. Win up to $100 in slot play, food credits, gifts and more. Million dollar match Date: Through April 30 Time: Drawings on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:15 p.m. Information: Five players will be selected to participate. Win up to $1 million. Earn 2x entries from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Must have a loyalty card to participate.
Golden gate and the d
Reelin’ Your Way to Mexico Date: Through April 30 Information: Loyalty card members can earn drawing entries playing blackjack, keno, slots or video poker. Drawings at the D will be at 8 p.m. March 31. Drawings at the Golden Gate will be at 8 p.m. Feb. 29 and April 30. The grand prize is a cruise July 17-21 to Mexico.
M Resort
Leap For Joy drawing Date: Fridays Time: 9 p.m. Information: Earn one drawing entry for every 250 reel slot or 500 video poker base points earned from 4 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. Fridays. The top prize is $2,500 in play.
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. Point multipliers Date: Feb. 15 Information: Receive 10x points on penny slot machines. Players who
receive 1,000 base points on penny slots will receive $30. Receive 5x points on select slots and video reel machines. Players who receive 1,000 base points in reel play will receive $15. Receive 2x points on video poker. Players who receive 1,000 base points on video poker will earn $6.
ARIZONA CHARLIE’S
Gift giveaway Date: Thursdays Information: Earn 250 base slot points to receive a gift. Presidents Day Weekend hot seat Date: Feb. 14-15 Time: 4:15, 6:15 and 8:15 p.m. Information: Four slot players will be chosen; win up to $100. Leap into Cash Date: Feb. 16-27 Time: Grand prize drawing is 8:15 p.m. Feb. 27 Information: Players who earn 1,000 base points will receive dining credit or up to $1,000 in slot play. Additionally, guests will receive a drawing entry. Five names will be drawn; the top prize is $10,000.
Rampart Casino
Pirate’s Treasure progressive drawings Date: Last Wednesday of the month Time: 6:15 and 8:15 p.m. Information: Ten winners will be chosen at each drawing. The progressive jackpot increases every month it doesn’t hit. $6,500 Galleons of Gold mid-month 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.
SUNCOAST
Point multipliers Date: February Information: Receive 11x points on slot machines on Tuesdays. Seniors can receive up to 50x points on Wednesdays. Receive 10x points on slot machines and 6x points on video poker on Thursdays. Receive 15x points on Buffalo games on Sundays. Receive 15x points on penny slots, 11x points on other slot machines and 7x points on video poker Feb. 15 and 29. Play and select
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Date: Mondays and Tuesdays Information: Earn 300 points to receive a voucher for a breakfast or lunch buffet. Earn an additional 600 points to receive a voucher for a dinner buffet, brunch, $10 food credit or $10 in play (not valid for Friday dinner buffet). February Fortunes drawings Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Information: Win up to $1,000. Ten names will be picked at each drawing. Earn 10x entries on Mondays and Thurdays. Candy giveaway Date: Feb. 14 Information: Earn 100 base points to receive a box of Russell Stover candy.
Silver sevens
$10,000 double action bingo jackpot Date: Ongoing Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 3-5 p.m., 7-9 p.m. Information: Three $10,000 jackpots are available daily. A minimum $4 buy-in with an additional $1 activation fee is required. $3,000 Roaring Riches Date: 15th of every month Time: 7 and 8 p.m. Information: Twenty people are guaranteed to win cash or play. The top prize is $1,000. Contest conducted inside the Corona Cantina.
GOLD COAST
Point multipliers Date: Feb. 29 Information: Receive 15x points on penny slots, 11x points on other slot machines and 7x points on video poker. Candy giveaway Date: Feb. 14 Information: Earn 100 base points to receive a box of Russell Stover candy.
Eldorado
Car flag giveaway Date: Feb. 15 Information: Earn 100 base points to receive a car flag in honor of Presidents Day. Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays and Thursdays Information: On Wednesdays, receive 11x points on slot machines and 7x points on video poker or multigame machines. On Thursdays, receive 20x points on slot machines (on your first 500 base points) and 7x points on video poker or multi-
game machines. Cash grab Date: Feb. 21 Time: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Information: Coupons to participate will arrive in the mail, or earn 300 base points on Feb. 21 to participate. Lucky Leap Year Loot Date: Feb. 29 Times: 1-8 p.m. Information: Win $29 in slot play during the Hot Bank giveaway. Get $10 Date: Feb. 14 Information: Earn 600 base points and receive $10.
BINION’S
Mother Lode swipe and win Date: Ongoing Information: Club members can win up to $2,500 daily. Earn points for chances to swipe the prize machine, with a maximum of three swipes daily. Earn five points for a chance to win $50, 40 points for a chance to win $100 and 300 points for a chance to win $2,500.
GOLDEN NUGGET
New player rewards Date: Ongoing Information: Sign up for a players card and earn 20 points to spin. Win up to $1,000 in play.
ORLEANS
Point multipliers Date: Feb. 29 Information: Receive 15x points on penny slots, 11x points on other slot machines and 7x points on video poker. Candy giveaway Date: Feb. 14 Information: Earn 100 base points to receive a box of Russell Stover candy.
SAM’S TOWN
Point multipliers Date: Feb. 29 Information: Receive 15x points on penny slots, 11x points on other slot machines and 7x points on video poker. Candy giveaway Date: Feb. 14 Information: Earn 100 base points to receive a box of Russell Stover candy.
SLS
Gift giveaway
Date: Feb. 20 and 27 Time: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Information: Mail recipients and players who earn 250 slot points or 500 video poker points can receive a gift. Gifts include a football blanket, a $2 bill commemorative giveaway, a seven-piece fondue set, a 17-piece chocolate heart and wine. Point multipliers Date: Feb. 21 and 28 Information: Receive 3x points on video poker and 10x points on slot machines.
Jokers Wild
Play $5, Get $5 Date: Wednesdays Information: Loyalty card members who play $5 will receive $5 in play added to their account. Earn Up to $30 Slot Dollars Date: Sunday Information: Earn 600 base points to receive $10 in play. A maximum of $30 is available. Hot Cash Hot Seat Date: Sunday Time: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Information: One player will be chosen every hour to win $50. Car flag giveaway Date: Feb. 15 Information: Earn 100 base points to receive a car flag in honor of Presidents Day. Take It or Trade It Date: Saturdays Time: 6-10 p.m. Information: Cash giveaway with a top prize of $1,000. Rolling for Dough Date: Fridays Time: 1-9 p.m. Information: Two players every hour will get to roll the dice and win 10x the roll. Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays Information: Receive 11x points on reels and 7x points on video poker or multigame machines.
WILDFIRE
MyGeneration Mondays Date: Ongoing Information: Players 50 and older earn 6x points on slot machines and video poker, and receive discounts on bowling and dining.
PLAZA
Birthday free slot play Date: Daily ongoing
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Time: 8 a.m.-midnight Information: Loyalty players can receive up to 3x their age in slot play. $500 on us Date: Daily Time: 8 a.m.-midnight Information: Sign up for a loyalty card to receive up to $500. 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.
MAX CASINO AT THE WESTIN
Happy hour specials Date: Daily Time: 6-8 p.m. Information: Select tables will offer $3 craps and 25-cent roulette
HARD ROCK HOTEL
Bonus Match Win Car giveaway Date: Through Feb. 26 Information: Win a 2016 BMW 320i. Receive 10 entries for signing up for a loyalty card. Receive one entry for 200 base slot points or a $10 theoretical table bet. Swipe card at kiosk for additional entries. Receive 10x entries on Mondays. Drawing will be 8 p.m. Feb. 26 $320,000 Match Madness giveaway Date: March 1-25 Information: Earn entries based on machine and table play. Win slot play, cash and more. Million Points Leaping Leap Year Date: Feb. 29 Information: Earn 250 base points to play a kiosk game. Bonus Play Sundays Date: Sundays Information: Receive $5 in slot play for 250 base slot points. Receive $5 in match play for 500 base table points. 45+ Classic Rockers bonus days Date: Wednesdays Information: Players 45 years and older receive 15x points on reel machines and 5x points on video poker.
Club Fortune
Top of the Hill daily slot tournament Date: Wednesdays and Thursdays Time: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Information: First place is $500.
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Why we support Clinton for the Democratic nomination
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emocrats heading to Nevada’s caucuses on Saturday have just two candidates from which to choose: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. They share the same essential values. The difference is that Sanders, a rebellious democratic socialist, would be going into battle outnumbered in pursuit of his domestic agenda and poorly equipped in foreign affairs. Clinton has established strengths and demonstrated successes in both arenas.
On National Security Our next president must wield a command of the world stage, including the threat of the violent Islamic State. This is not the time for someone to learn as he goes. Sanders has correctly acknowledged his lack of experience in foreign affairs at a time when North Korea is working on its nuclear weapons program and a proven belligerent nuclear power — Russia — is actively trying to destabilize Europe. And Sanders would have us be
less militarily proactive in the Middle East. Clinton, on the other hand, presents a more assertive tone in dealing with terrorists — a stance that would serve her well in a general election. As secretary of state, Clinton demonstrated a deep, nuanced understanding of world affairs and building allegiances. And she shaped and executed — with the support of Russia, China and the European Union — economic sanctions against Iran. Clinton would bring surety and confidence to the White House. On Health Care Sanders’ idea of single-payer health care must be viewed through the prism of political reality. Republicans would block it. For all his best intentions, Sanders’ vision would be dead on arrival. We prefer Clinton’s pragmatic approach to fix what’s already law, Obamacare, which has extended the security of health insurance to 17.6 million Americans and reduced to 10 percent the number of Americans without insurance. Honing current law is more achievable than starting anew
in a hostile Congress. On the Economy Sanders wants to upheave Wall Street and big banks, a reason younger Democrats are smitten by his candidacy. In fact, both candidates agree on the need for greater regulation of Wall Street, and each proposes a new tax on it. Sanders would tax stock and bond trading, while Clinton would employ a tax to discourage volatile, high-frequency trading. Sanders wants to break up big banks, while Clinton would impose “risk fees” on banks as they grow in size and give regulators the power to break up big banks. On every front, Clinton seeks more measured, realistic approaches to effectively rein in Wall Street. And at every opportunity, she has strived to help the middle class, including laborers, women and tip workers in low-wage jobs. On Vision We understand why younger voters find Sanders appealing: He clearly enunciates the problems that beset us, even if his solutions seem simplistic.
Despite the somewhat wonkish Clinton offering greater detail about how to solve problems, voters seem to think she lacks vision. Hardly. Clinton has a history of being part of the solution in fighting the really tough fights — for civil rights, for women’s rights, for reliable health care, for protection of workers, for a safer world. To suggest that Clinton lacks vision is to sink in a cesspool of disingenuous campaign rhetoric. Pitching a vision, and executing it, hinges on experience, leadership, tenacity and the ability to build coalitions. Clinton has done that. She understands, too — as a senator and secretary of state — the necessity of compromise or deferring on some parts of a vision to achieve larger goals. Sanders hasn’t demonstrated these qualities; Clinton will bring them to the White House. Clinton has the vision and leadership to guide the country, plus the experience of dealing with Congress on the home front and world leaders abroad. We confidently endorse Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee for president.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign stop in Hudson, N.H. (associated press)
When considering candidates, Nevadans must look beyond one-word descriptors and sound bites
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think venting is a good thing — in a proper environment, of course. I have been watching the political debates and town hall meetings ad nauseam on both sides of the aisle. First, I must address the labels assigned to the candidates. They are vying for the titles of “establishment,” “conservative,” “liberal” and “progressive.” The one-word descriptors are supposed to encompass all the views of each candidate? Maybe that speaks to voters, but my guess is that depending on the issue or topic, there might be opinions or ideas that cross lines. Please, someone stand up and tell us those descriptors shouldn’t matter. Please tell us what you really think, without the labels. Second, I get that the electorate is angry, feeling disenfranchised and frustrated. However, does that mean we elect an untested and inexperienced leader? Just because one candidate is a “verbal impulse disorder” business mogul and another is an obscure, democratic socialist doesn’t mean the hardest job in the world can be accomplished effectively. Again, look past what you perceive to sound good. The rhetoric we hear sometimes is lofty, hopeful and tough. And that can be persua-
sive. But can that candidate work with a desperate and disparate Congress to get sound, meaningful legislation passed? We have seen enough executive orders to know that both houses of Congress must join forces with the White House to govern equitably and fairly. When one takes the time to dissect the qualities of each candidate, I believe there is one standout running for the position of leader of the free world. Yes, this is an endorsement. It is also my first “Where I Stand” column. As a mother, a sister, a wife, an active member of the Las Vegas community for decades and a grandmother whose horizons have been extended by two precious young people, I cannot stay silent. I must speak out, and I must act in every way possible to help convince Nevadans to choose our next leader wisely and courageously. Hillary Clinton should be that leader. She exemplifies the characteristics we need: strength, experience, intelligence and heart. She knows government inside and out. From a Goldwater Girl to a Children’s Defense Fund activist to a U.S. senator and secretary of state, Hillary is the whole package. I had the fortunate opportunity of dining with a well-known and respected Repub-
lican senator a few years ago when Hillary was a senator from New York. The senator’s assessment of her was nothing short of extraordinary, given the political climate in Washington. He lauded her talent, diligence and ability to work across the aisle. And, yes, he used the word respect. That was at a private dinner with friends, where the truth usually comes out. Those are not words you will hear on the GOP campaign trail. Full disclosure: Hillary Clinton has been my friend for many years. I know her well. Up close and personal, she is a gifted woman of generosity, warmth, humor and lightheartedness combined with smarts, seriousness, steadfastness and sound judgment. Nevada voters have supported Hillary before. Nevadans know her. So please, do not be swayed or swept away by sound bites or rhetoric that on the surface get you excited and wound up. Look beneath what you see and hear to find that one person who clearly can do the job. The Democratic caucus is Saturday. Stand up for Hillary Clinton. Our country needs her leadership. Myra Greenspun is the wife of The Sunday publisher Brian Greenspun and a co-owner of the Greenspun Media Group.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, February 14 Mob Museum anniversary: Locals will receive free admission, and nonlocals will receive a buy-one, get-one-free discount. On display: Thompson submachine guns and ballistics evidence from the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., free-$24, Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Ave., 702-229-2734. “The Glory of Love”: A romantic jazz performance by the Vegas Voice. 3 p.m., $15-$20, Sun City MacDonald Ranch Community Center, 2020 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, 702-630-6111. Adam Sandler, Norm Macdonald and Rob Schneider: The former “Saturday Night Live” castmates will share the stage for a limitedtime engagement. 7 p.m., $50$175, the Joint at the Hard Rock, 4455 Paradise Road, 702-6935222.
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Valentine’s Day cruise: Enjoy complimentary sweets and a drink aboard a luxury yacht on Lake Las Vegas. 6-7:30 p.m. and 8:30-10 p.m., $30, Lake Las Vegas Marina, 10 Costa Di Lago, lakelasvegasevents.com.
Monday, February 15 CSN Fine Arts Gallery exhibition: Artist Jill Parisi’s exhibit “Wallflowers” celebrates the intricate patterns and vast color palette found in nature. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., free, Performing Arts Center’s Fine Arts Galleries, CSN Cheyenne Campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-4146. *Also: Through March 19; 9 a.m.4 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday Science camp: I Want My Mummy: Children ages 6-12 can peek into the pyramids and learn about the science behind mummification. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $40-$50, Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-822-7700.
Tuesday, February 16 Las Vegas Diversity job fair: Meet employers from a variety of companies. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., free, Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, 702-942-7777.
Las Vegas Philharmonic Spotlight Series: “Brahms: First & Foremost” highlights Brahms’ Violin Sonata, Piano Trio No. 1 and Piano Quartet No. 1. 7:30 p.m., $168, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Troesh Studio Theater, 361 Symphony Park Ave., lvphil.org.
Wednesday, February 17 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. oratorical competition and art festival: Students will showcase their oratorical and creative skills. 5 p.m., free, West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-507-3989. Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”: Sad Elephant Gerald and perky Piggie sing and dance their way through a kid-friendly vaudevillian musical. 6:30 p.m., $15-$23, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Reynolds Hall, 361 Symphony Park Ave., 702-749-2000. Chinese New Year festive gala: Celebrate Chinese New Year with cultural performances, singing, dancing and vibrant costumes. 7:30 p.m., $15-$35, Orleans Showroom, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., 702-284-7777.
Friday, February 19 Annual fish fry: Christ the King Catholic Community will host a fish fry. Take-out is an option. 4-7 p.m., $8 for adults, $5 for children under 12, Christ the King Catholic Community, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Drive, 702-871-1904. *Also: Every Friday through Lent, which ends March 24 Fatshion Friday: This body-positive event will feature plus-size retailers, ’90s throwback music, a photo booth, a food truck and specialty cocktails. 6 p.m., free, Velveteen Rabbit, 1218 S. Main St., 702-685-9645. Winter Wine Fest: Sample wines and appetizers while supporting the Nevada Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation. A silent auction will feature airplane tickets, a Lake Tahoe cabin rental and a Jerry Tarkanian-signed basketball. 6-8 p.m., $20-$25, Tivoli Village, 440 S. Rampart Blvd., hfnv.org.
“Crossing Delancey”: A play about a young Manhattan woman who must deal with the clash between modern American ways and her Yiddish immigrant traditions, as well as her meddling grandmother and the local matchmaker. 8 p.m., $10-$15, Theatre in the Valley’s Playhouse, 10 W. Pacific Ave., theatreinthevalley.org. *Also: 8 p.m. Feb. 20 and 2 p.m. Feb. 21
Saturday, February 20 Gardening in Small Places Vegetables: Learn how to grow vegetables. Social horticulturalist Angela O’Callaghan will discuss potting mixes, artificial light, fertilizers and more. 8 a.m.-noon, $25, Lifelong Learning Center, 8050 Paradise Road, 702-257-5573. Love for Literacy Festival: Celebrate Nevada Reading Week and Black History Month with reading, writing and creativity. Activities include a free-flow writing workshop and a reading room. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., free, West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-507-3989. Coral Academy of Science job fair: Administrators of the charter school are looking to fill almost 75 teaching, administrative and support staff positions at campuses opening for the 2016-17 school year. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., free, Coral Academy of Science, 1051 Sandy Ridge Ave., Henderson, caslv.org. Arctic Voices: The Origen Museum’s newest exhibit offers a journey to the arctic with animal and plant displays. Entrance is included with museum admission. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., up to $19, Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-822-7700. *Also: Through May 18 Black History Month festival: Celebrate Black History Month with music, food, dancing, carnival games, face painting and more. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $5 for adults, free for children 17 and under, Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-822-7700. Las Vegas Valley Humane Society volunteer orientation: Become a volunteer and help rescue and rehabilitate animals. Adoption counselors, foster care providers and demonstration volunteers are needed.
LIFE 11 a.m.-1 p.m., free, RSVP requested, Las Vegas Valley Humane Society, 3395 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 454, 702-434-2009. Joe Williams Music Scholarship fundraiser: The event will feature choral and band music, as well as solo performances from guest artists. 2 p.m., $15, Nicholas J. Horn Theatre, CSN Cheyenne Campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-6515483. Desert Author Series: An Afternoon with Dr. Earnest N. Bracey: Learn about the history of discrimination against blacks in Las Vegas and across the nation. A book and CD signing will follow. 2:30 p.m., free, Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3631. Splendor in the Glass wine and beer tasting: Sample the flavors from more than 60 wineries and breweries. There will be auctions and entertainment provided by a jazz ensemble. The event benefits Vegas PBS. 3-7 p.m., $85 in advance, $100 at the door, Westgate, 3000 Paradise Road, tickets@ vegaspbs.org. Spirit of the Streets: This drifting competition will feature seven hours of driving and stunts. 4-11 p.m., $80-$100 for competitors, up to $10 for spectators, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Bullring Lot, 7000 Las Vegas Blvd. North, vegasdrift.com. Global Legends Series: Teams
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comprising 25 soccer greats who have won some of the world’s biggest competitions will face off. Team captains are U.S. forward Landon Donovan and Portuguese legend Luis Figo. 4:30 p.m., $35$95, Sam Boyd Stadium, 7000 E. Russell Road, unlvtickets.com. Daddy Daughter Dance: Fathers and their daughters can enjoy quality time together dancing, playing games, doing crafts and eating dinner. 6-9 p.m., $25 per father-daughter couple at the Green Valley location, 121 Carnegie St., 702-802-7300; $50 per fatherdaughter couple for gym members, $60 for nonmembers at the Summerlin location, 10721 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-228-2611. The Tenors: The internationally acclaimed band blends classical music and contemporary pop. 7:30 p.m., $24-$95, Reynolds Hall, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., 702-7492000.
Sunday, February 21 Gardening in Small Places - Vegetables: In honor of Black History Month, the Charles McNeal Quartet will perform music by black composers. 1-4 p.m., $12 for Las Vegas Jazz Society members, $15 for general admission, Bootlegger Bistro, 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. South, vegasjazz.org.
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Booker T. Evans began his legal career in Las Vegas working for the District Attorney’s Office as one of just a few black lawyers in the state. (mikayla whitmore/staff)
A lifetime of accomplishment Booker T. Evans, a trail blazer in Nevada, earned special recognition from the National Bar Association By Julie Ann Formoso | STAFF WRITER
When Booker T. Evans came to Las Vegas in 1970 to work as a counselor at UNLV, he had no idea his career was about to make a sharp and rewarding turn. Âś After discovering that legal issues often were the root of the problems he encountered as a counselor, he decided to seek a law degree in hopes of becoming more adept at helping sort them evans, Continued on page 53
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Drop in value of shares of Tesla Motors Inc. on Feb. 8. Shares were trading at under $150, down more than $90 from the end of 2015.
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Share of millennials who visited bank branches as of December, according to Business Insider Intelligence. Younger consumers increasingly opt to use digital banking services.
20,ooo Square footage of a planned H&M at Downtown Summerlin. The retailer recently announced it would not build a 26,000-square-foot store at Tivoli Village as rumored.
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The plastic surgeon and owner of SurgiSpa Costmetic and Plastic Surgery talks about his experience as a volunteer working in Honduras, the most common procedures performed at his practice and his love of Spartan races. THE NOTES People on the move, P46
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Kim Sonerholm is vice president of sales and marketing at UnitedHealthcare. She has been with the company for 23 years and most recently served as vice president of key accounts. Rossi Ralenkotter, president sonerholm and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, was appointed to the Brand USA board of directors. Brand USA is the destination marketing organization for the United States. Henderson Mayor Pro Tem Debra March won the 2015 LIFRES Award from the UNLV Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies. The award is presented to people who contribute considerably to the growth and sustainability of the Lied Institute. March was a founding march board member of the institute and later served as executive director. Retired Clark County Credit Union President and CEO Wayne Tew won the Distinguished Service Award at the California and Nevada Credit Union League’s Reach Conference. Brandi Stankovic, human resources executive at Boulder Dam Credit Union and senior stankovic partner at Mitchell Stankovic and Associates, won the Tomorrow’s Star Award. Wally Murray, president and CEO of the Greater Nevada Credit Union, was named board chairman of the league. Eric Estes, president and CEO of Boulder Dam Credit Union, is vice chairman. Rounding out the execumurray tive committee are secretary/ treasurer Dennis Flannigan, president and CEO of Great Basin Federal Credit Union; Rick Schmidt, president and CEO of WestStar Credit Union; and Matt Kershaw, president and CEO of Clark County Credit Union. Evelyn Connors is the lifestyle director for DK Las Vegas, LLC, owner of five condominium developments in Las Vegas: The Ogden, One Las Vegas, Juhl, Loft5 and Spanish Palms. Connors oversees social programming, activities and events for residents of all DK Las Vegas connors properties with special focus on the Ogden and One Las Vegas. Dan Eckles is a communications, marketing and publishing specialist for the Nevada Association of Realtors. MountainView Hospital is the first in Nevada to offer bronchial thermoplasty to help alleviate symptoms of severe eckles asthma in adults. A portion of the surgery was performed by Dr. Arnold Chung, a cardiothoracic surgeon at MountainView’s Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Associates. Prior to bronchial thermoplasty, doctors had only medications to offer severe asthma patients temporary relief from symptoms. Stacy Lewis is an aesthetician and laser technician
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at SurgiSpa Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Nnamdi Otuwa specializes in anesthesiology at Southwest Medical’s Rancho/ Charleston pfeiffer swanson Health Center, 2450 W. Charleston Blvd. Amy Pfeiffer is a nurse practioner in Southwest Medical’s Care Plus turner cobb division. Dr. Julie Lynn Swanson specializes in adult medicine and Monique Turner is a nurse practioner who specializes in adult medicine at Southwest’s Medical’s Nellis Health Center, 540 N. Nellis Blvd. Sherry Cobb is an advanced practice registered nurse who specializes in inpatient/skilled nursing care with Southwest Medical. Jamie Lamphere is a marketing manager at Town Square Las Vegas. Michael Kenny joined commercial real estate brokerage firm NAI Vegas. He works with Eric Larkin. Wendy Gibson is executive lamphere vice president of global marketing at Global Experience Specialists. Nicole Stuart is the director of marketing for Eastside Cannery.
in Healthcare Award. Goodman was recognized for his dedication to treating patients with cancer, his commitment to research pertaining to prostate cancer, as well as his ongoing work with Roseman University of Health Sciences. Goodman is an associate professor of internal medicine at Roseman and is part of its Cancer Research Program. The UNLV College of Sciences honored CCCN radiation oncologist Matthew Schwartz as its Alumnus of the Year. A 1996 graduate of UNLV, Schwartz serves as a member of the Radiation Executive Committee of the US Oncology Network and the Clinical Pathways Committee. He also serves as chairman of the board of managers of Las Vegas Cyberknife at Summerlin. Amber Stidham is the Henderson Chamber of Commerce’s director of government affairs. Dan Palmeri is senior director at Cushman & Wakefield/ Commerce. Palmeri currently represents HealthCare Partners of Nevada and maintains stidham its 475,000-square-foot Nevada portfolio, which consists of 65 locations. Multiple physician practices received 2015 HealthInsight Quality Awards. They include: Cambridge Family Health Center, Eastern Family Medical & Dental Center, First Person Care Clinics, Las Vegas Outreach Clinic, Martin Luther King Health Center and the North Las Vegas Family Health Center. Creel Printing acquired New Jersey-based GlobalSoft Digital Solutions, an integrated marketing and digital enterprise with specializations in the retail, medical and financial markets. HealthCare Partners Medical Group acquired Community Family Doctors. Cadence, a 2,200-acre community in Henderson, was named “Redevelopment Project of the Year” by the Henderson Chamber of Commerce and City of Henderson at the 16th Annual Economic Development and Small Business awards.
Mark LaVoie, vice president of food and beverage for Boyd Gaming, joined the Las Vegas Business Academy board of directors. stuart
Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison received an award from the Southern Nevada Homebuilders Association for his work to strengthen Nevada’s economy. Nevada Volunteers and the Governor’s Commission on Service recognized Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada medical oncologist Dr. Mary Ann K. Allison as a Governor’s Point of Light Awards finalist. Allison was honored in the “Individual Volunteer: Southern Nevada” category for her work with clinical trials, community involvement and her co-founding the Caring Place, a local nonprofit organization and program of Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation that provides nocost adjunctive therapies, programs and services to support, educate and empower those affected by cancer. The Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce honored CCCN with a 2015 Business Excellence Award. CCCN was distinguished as a “Trailblazer” for its engagement and support of the local community, as well as improving the quality of life for Southern Nevadans. The Nevada Society for Human Resource Management named CCCN one of its Best Places to Work in Southern Nevada. CCCN placed second in the medium-sized business category. Las Vegas HEALS (Health, Education, Advocacy and Leadership of Southern Nevada) celebrated CCCN medical oncologist Dr. Oscar Goodman, Jr., with its Inspired Excellence
Planet Fitness opened its seventh Southern Nevada club at the Decatur Crossing Center, 230 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite B-100, Las Vegas. Valley hospitals were recognized for their cardiac care by the American College of Cardiology. Receiving the college’s NCDR ACTION Registry– GWTG Silver Performance Achievement award was Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican Hospital’s Siena campus. A gold award went to Desert Springs Hospital. UMC received a platinum award. Fuku Burger opened at 3429 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas. F. Pigalle opened at 508 Fremont St., Las Vegas. Remark Media provides marketing and community relations for Lyft in Las Vegas. Sutton Watkins Advertising & Marketing is the agency of record for Dynamic Minds Consulting Inc., a hospitality technology consulting and professional services firm. Lyft is the preferred transportation network at 15 AEG Live-owned or affiliated venues, including the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Las Vegas Endoscopy is open at 7315 S. Pecos Road, Las Vegas. Michael’s at South Point Casino is the only Southern Nevada restaurant on OpenTable’s 100 Best Restaurants in America.
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Q&A with Dr. arthur cambeiro
‘Sometimes age and genetics are not on our side’ Dr. Arthur Cambeiro, one of the few plastic surgeons in Southern Nevada who is a native of Las Vegas, owns SurgiSpa Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery. He studied at the Mayo Clinic and donated his time and skills to global organizations, working in Honduras and Vietnam before setting up his practice here. Do you have any recent news you’d like to share? Minimally invasive procedures are a rapidly growing trend and are my specialty at SurgiSpa. Patients who receive these types of treatments experience little to no down time and minimal pain. The newest nonsurgical treatment is Kybella, small injections under the chin that melt the fat away. What is the best business advice you’ve received? It was not necessarily business advice, but my father always told me, “Knowledge, perseverance and dedication will open any door.” He was absolutely correct. You can accomplish any goal if you put your mind to it. You volunteered as a general surgeon in Honduras. How does health care here compare and contrast? There is no comparison. The United States has state-of-the-art medicine, facilities and programs. We are so far advanced with patient outcomes, safety and satisfactions that it’s hard to correlate. Plastic surgeon Arthur Cambeiro poses in the lobby of SurgiSpa Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery in Hender-
What inspired you to choose cosmetic son. (steve marcus/Staff) surgery as your medical specialty? mance in Life,” by Joe De Sena. It was the only specialty that really captured my imagination and intrigued me. There are so many What do you do after work? options to treat similar needs, and it’s up to the Before work, I train at the gym every morning so plastic surgeon’s experience and perceptual skills that after work I can spend time with my children. to determine what will work best for each client. Whether I’m going to football practice, dance rehearsal or doing homework with them, I tend to deWhat are the most common vote my afternoons to my family. procedures you perform? The most common surgeries are breast augmentaDescribe your management style. tion and SmartLipo Triplex. My most common proI treat my staff like family. We have a cohesive cedures are Botox and facial fillers such as Juvederm. group of employees who work well together. They It’s popular because you deserve to look your best. all understand that our common goal is to do what’s Sometimes age and genetics are not on our side. best for the patient. If you could change one thing about Where do you see yourself and your comSouthern Nevada, what would it be? pany in 10 years? I would like to see the educational system imI would like to open another office on the west proved. I believe every level, from our elementary side of the valley. That would include expanding schools to the universities, could be dramatically and hiring another plastic surgeon or two. better. What has been your most exciting professional project to date? Building our office facility in Henderson. We house more than $1 million in laser technology. It’s the dream clinic that I’ve always wanted. What are you reading right now? “Spartan Up! A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Perfor-
If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be and why? On a beach. Any beach, just pick one. Whom do you admire and why? My father overcame so many obstacles to become one of Las Vegas’ most prominent and respected architects. It’s amazing what one’s drives and ambitions can lead them to. I try to emulate his charac-
teristics in everything I do. What is your biggest pet peeve? Laziness. I do not like it when things are done with half the effort. Do it right or don’t do it all. Where do you like to go for business lunches? I typically operate or work through lunch. But when I have lunch delivered, it’s typically something healthy from Daily Kitchen & Wellness Bar or Greens and Proteins. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I wish I was a bit more free-spirited at times. My type A personality combined with my perfectionism can be a little overbearing at times. But I guess you want your plastic surgeon to have some OCD qualities. What is something people might not know about you? I’m an avid Reebok Spartan Obstacle Course racer. I travel the country doing races in the mountains from 5 to 30 miles with over 60 obstacles. Some of these races take up to 10 hours to complete. I usually place in the top five for my age group. I entered the Reebok Spartan Obstacle Course race last year and finished second in my age group.
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$22.2 Million
Yelp’s net loss in the fourth quarter of 2015. The company’s chief financial officer, Rob Krolik, said he will step down by Dec. 15.
150 Million
Bags of coffee bought in 2014, when only 143 million coffee bags were produced. Demand for coffee is rising faster than the supply.
91 percent
Share of UPS ground packages delivered on time during the 2015 holiday season. In 2014, 97 percent of packages arrived on time. The drop is a result of an increase in online shopping.
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Number of basis points the risk premium on the Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index increased as of Feb. 8, the most since 2012. The rise is a result of increasing concern in the financial market that global growth is slowing.
$3.99
Price Wired Magazine plans to charge readers for four weeks of ad-free access to its website. Many customers have turned to ad-free software to speed web browsing or prevent being tracked online.
Doug Kays is co-owner of Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet, where a collection of more than 600 vendors sell their wares to shoppers looking for new or made-to-order merchandise. (mikayla whitmore/staff)
Constant turnover keeps business fresh Describe your business.
Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet has more than 600 vendor booths offering only new or made-to-order merchandise, including clothing, jewelry, exotic plants and home décor.
Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Phone: 702-877-0087 Website: fantasticindoorswapmeet.com Hours of operation: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday through Sunday Owned/operated by: Doug Kays, Sam Present and J.R. Lamensdorf In business since: 1988
What makes your business unique?
It is all about the small-business person. Businesses in Fantastic are owned by local businesspeople trying to get a start or grow their businesses. What is your business philosophy?
$14 Million
Value of the media exposure Anheuser-Busch InBev, the company that makes Bud Light, received thanks to Peyton Manning mentioning the beer twice after the Denver Broncos’ Super Bowl victory, according to Apex Marketing Group Inc.
8,600
Expected square footage of a new poker room at Wynn Las Vegas. The room will feature 28 tables and 35 televisions to showcase live sporting events.
All of our business decisions are focused on trying to optimize opportunities for every vendor while creating an exciting, uniform market for the consumer. How have you managed to keep business steady for almost 30 years?
We have to constantly find fresh, new and exciting vendors so the market is never stale. The fact that we always have new vendors setting up shop is what keeps our customers coming back. It is exciting, fun and rewarding. We have helped over 4,000 businesses launch in Las Vegas. Throughout our existence, we have never required contracts with our vendors. We want to help entrepreneurs start and grow their business. What is the hardest part about doing business in Las Vegas?
There are a couple of challenges. First, the economy for the locals isn’t always robust and can be challenging. Second, there is a huge amount of competition for
consumer attention. What is the best part about doing business here?
The city of Las Vegas’ support has been strong. City officials have been supportive of our changes over the years. There is a constant influx of entrepreneurs in Las Vegas, and that makes it exciting for a business like us.
What obstacles has your business overcome?
Economic downturns and a massive flood from a broken sprinkler pipe that damaged 40,000 square feet of our building in July 2012. Another obstacle that we continuously deal with is educating the public about what the term “swap meet” means. When consumers hear “swap meet,” they may assume that all the products are used and it is a bartering system when it comes to pricing. We want people to know that we sell only new or made-to-order brand-name merchandise, just like at a regular store, although we have a much larger variety of products. How can Nevada improve its business climate?
Keep the barriers to entry low. Business taxes and license fees have to be reduced for these mom-and-popstyle businesses. What did you learn from the recession?
It reinforced the need to be consistent, be diligent in our plans and be innovative. Additionally, we learned that our business plan must evolve with our business. To be successful, we had to expand our marketing to niches and be more proactive.
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Ruffin: Trump would be a ‘brilliant’ president Casino owner discusses his friend’s campaign, the NFL in Las Vegas and paid parking on the Strip By j.d. morris Staff Writer
Two years ago, Treasure Island owner Phil Ruffin told his longtime friend and business partner Donald Trump not to run for president. They were having dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach, Fla., when the subject came up, according to Ruffin. For Ruffin, there was one vital question: Why would Trump want to subject himself to a potentially bruising political campaign given all he had accomplished? Trump responded that the country was broken and he knew he could fix it, Ruffin said in a recent interview. Despite Ruffin’s initial advice against the campaign, he vowed to give $1 million to his friend’s presidential run, if it ever came to pass — a promise he said he fulfilled after Trump’s campaign launched last year. “He immediately sent it back,” Ruffin said. Trump Treasure Island owner Phil Ruffin and his wife donated $1 million to veterans groups at a recent Donald reiterated a standard campaign bragging point Trump campaign event. (steve marcus/staff) — that he’s a self-funded candidate — and said he Asked whom he would support if Trump were not tertainer, according to Ruffin. wouldn’t budge on that, even for Ruffin. in the race, Ruffin ruled out Cruz, whom he said was “That’s the kind of friend he’s been,” Ruffin said. While Trump would not accept a big campaign “not a pleasant person” and would likely not work Back then, Trump was known more for his real contribution, according to Ruffin, the candidate did well with Congress. estate empire and his television show, “The Apprenaccept help in another way. This month, Ruffin and Aside from politics, Ruffin also told VEGAS INC tice,” than for being a serious contender for the nahis wife donated $1 million at a Des Moines, Iowa, that he supported the idea of bringing an NFL team tion’s highest office. fundraiser for veterans that Trump staged instead to Las Vegas. Las Vegas Sands Corp. is backing a plan Now, he’s most often in the headlines due to his of participating in a debate. to build a 65,000-seat stadium on land recently purunconventional, personality-driven presidential Ruffin said he made the donation because “it was chased by UNLV, and Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson campaign. Trump also has become known for maka good cause” and was in line with his other charirecently met with Oakland Raiders owner Mark Daing incendiary remarks, particularly about immitable interests. He said the donation was more about vis. grants and Muslims. charity than supporting Trump as a candidate. Las Vegas Sands has suggested that some of the Ruffin said he and Trump “differ on a few things” Still, Ruffin’s donation and presence at the Des stadium’s price tag of about $1 billion would be — though he declined to detail specific issues — and Moines event made him a crucial supporter during a covered by public funds, including, potentially, hothat Trump would generally listen to Ruffin, then do key moment in his friend’s controversial campaign. tel room taxes. That idea was met with strong op“what he wants to do.” Ruffin’s contribution was among about $6 milposition by MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Any particular political differences have not lion raised at that event, including $1 million from Murren, who said the priority for room-tax dollars stopped Ruffin from being a strong supporter of his Trump and $500,000 from investor Carl Icahn, should be funding the expansion and renovation of friend’s campaign, however. And Trump held a rally owner of the mothballed Fontainebleau Las Vegas the Las Vegas Convention Center. at Treasure Island last year. project, according to media reports. Ruffin did not weigh in about the particulars of “He would be a very good president. I think he’s Ruffin and Trump have a long history together. room tax dollars but said he valued the convention brilliant,” Ruffin said. “Usually, you don’t get that They were partners in developing the Trump Incenter expansion more than a stadium project — unquality of person running; a lot of those guys are ternational Hotel, which opened in 2008 next to less an NFL team was definitely part of the equation. Class B lawyers. I wouldn’t hire any of those guys to the New Frontier property that Ruffin had recently Additionally, the most controversial change on run any of my companies.” sold. Ruffin said the hotel has been “a great investthe Strip — MGM Resorts’ move to start charging Trump, who has tied much of his campaign to the ment” despite initial headwinds from the recession, guests for parking — is not off the table at Treasure idea of being a winner, suffered a damaging defeat in calling Trump an “absolutely brilliant” partner. Island. Ruffin said his decision about whether to the Iowa caucus, the first round of voting in the 2016 In fact, their friendship is strong enough that institute a similar policy at his resort depended on presidential primary. Ruffin attributed Sen. Ted Trump was the best man at Ruffin’s 2008 wedding, whether other operators would follow suit. Cruz’s strength there to his appeal to evangelical which was held at Mar-a-Lago. Trump, not knowing “If it spreads throughout the city and everybody Christians, noting that the Iowa caucus was “maybe what gift to offer, decided to pay for the whole thing does it, we’ll probably do it,” he said. not Donald’s cup of tea.” — except the cost of hiring Lionel Richie as the en-
“Usually, you don’t get that quality of person running; a lot of those guys are Class B lawyers. I wouldn’t hire any of those guys to run any of my companies.” — Phil Ruffin, owner of Treasure Island
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Investor interest in Las Vegas homes continues to drop By eli segall Staff Writer
In another sign that housing investors are clearing out of Las Vegas, such buyers picked up a larger share of homes nationally than in Southern Nevada in 2015, a reversal from recent years. Just 2.2 percent of home sales in the Las Vegas area last year went to “institutional” investors, or nonlenders who buy at least 10 homes per year. That’s down from 7.6 percent in 2014 and 14.1 percent in 2013, accord-
ing to RealtyTrac. Such investors accounted for 2.7 percent of U.S. home sales last year, compared with 5.8 percent in 2014 and 7.6 percent in 2013. Last year’s national tally was the lowest since 2000, the earliest year for which RealtyTrac has data, the company said. Las Vegas had the 13th-highest share of investor purchases in the country in 2013 among metro areas. It fell to 33rd in 2014 and tied for 91st last year, RealtyTrac reported.
MGM Resorts will outsource parking and valet services
Investors flooded Las Vegas and other cities after the housing bubble burst to buy cheap homes, often in bulk, to turn into rentals. The buying spree helped revive Southern Nevada’s housing market, pushing up prices at some of the fastest rates nationally and raising fears of another bubble. Faced with higher prices and a crowded rental market, investors have been pulling back, triggering a slowdown in Las Vegas’ resale market. Meanwhile, the market ended 2015 with a jump in December sales but a
Mission accomplished for ex-Downtown Grand CEO By J.D. Morris Staff Writer
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Valets at many Strip properties owned by MGM Resorts International will soon start working for a new employer as the casino company outsources its parking operations to a third-party contractor. MGM Resorts announced that SP Plus Corp. will take over the management of its parking facilities within 60 days, and the new operator will employ nonunion valets as part of the change. SP Plus will match the compensation, seniority and benefits received by valets when they were MGM Resorts employees, according to a company statement. Unionized valets at Luxor, Excalibur and Circus Circus will remain MGM Resorts employees when the transition happens, but “pending discussions with union representatives will determine whether operational changes will be made,” the statement said. About 400 nonunion valet staff members will be affected, according to MGM Resorts spokesman Gordon Absher. The shift is happening as part of MGM Resorts’ previously announced $90 million parking initiative, which includes a much-criticized plan to start charging guests for parking. Under the new policy, expected to be implemented in the second quarter this year, guests will pay $10 or less for overnight self-parking, the company has said. Guests also will be charged a fee for valet parking. MGM Resorts will build a $54 million, 3,000-space garage near Excalibur that will help accommodate demand for the T-Mobile Arena and the Park dining and entertainment district, both set to debut in April. The company also will spend $36 million to upgrade its existing parking facilities. SP Plus, a Chicago-based parking company, counts more than 22,000 employees among its ranks, and it runs more than 2 million parking spots at 3,900 facilities in North America. It offers valet and self-parking services for hotels and has expertise in parking operations management for such large-scale events as the Olympics, the World Cup and the Super Bowl.
dip in prices, which had been flat for months. Single-family homes sold for a median $217,000 in December, down 1.4 percent from November but up 6.4 percent from a year earlier, according to data from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors’ resaleheavy listing service. Before December, the median price of single-family homes had been the same since August, at $220,000, and sales of such homes had dropped each of those months, GLVAR data show.
Downtown Grand CEO Jim Simms is gone after less than a year on the job, the casino announced this month. Simms was named to the position in June, replacing Seth Schorr, who became the Grand’s chairman. The resort said in a statement that Simms was leaving because he had “completed his one-year plan ahead of sched- simms ule.” Simms came to the Grand in part to expand its gaming operations, the statement said, while furthering the “full casino resort experience” and building on success of the existing room and restaurant offerings. The Grand introduced a tiered rewards program during his tenure, as well as changes to the casino floor and a competitive video game lounge. The resort also has plans to feature skillbased games on its casino floor. Simms said in an interview with VEGAS INC last year that the Grand wanted to compete for core casino customers while also being a technological leader. “We’re looking at building a model here that is going be a little more technologysavvy, maybe more cutting-edge than some of our competition,” he said at the time. Schorr said in an interview that Simms was hired on a one-year contract, and that he had a “very specific mission” that included helping to right-size some expenses and improving the resort’s finances. “We thought that would take the course
of a year or so, and it ended a little earlier than we expected. We’re not replacing him, so it’s not a termination,” Schorr said. “He helped us rebuild our team, and we’ve got great things going on.” Before coming to the Grand, Simms was president and general manager of Miami Valley Gaming in Ohio. He held various other hospitality and gaming positions prior to that, including at businesses in West Virginia, Chicago and Las Vegas. Schorr said the decision not to replace Simms would not hinder the resort’s progress. “My daily responsibility, in terms of the oversight and strategic direction, actually never changed,” Schorr said of his transition to chairman last year. “My direction has always been one from a strategic position, and I am still there. From that sense, there aren’t any changes in leadership.” Location poses a challenge to the fledgling Grand, which opened in 2013 as a renovation of the former Lady Luck. Unlike some of the other resorts in downtown Las Vegas, the Grand’s situation at Third Street and Ogden Avenue is a bit more removed from the heavy foot traffic on the Fremont Street Experience. But the Grand’s statement emphasized its “strong operating performance” last year, noting that it reported an average 90 percent hotel room occupancy, “steady growth” on the gaming side and “continued popularity” in the main restaurant and bar offerings on its property. Schorr said in the statement that the Grand was prepared for another strong year of “elevating the casual sophisticated resort experience in Downtown Las Vegas.”
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Las Vegas investors’ innovation mixes cocktails, worries bartenders who say it could kill jobs By eli segall Staff Writer
Barry Fieldman is known in Las Vegas for developing Showcase mall, the retail property decorated with a giant Coke bottle and M&M’s along the Strip. Now he’s on another mission: Overhaul the bartending business with rapid-fire, machine-made cocktails. Fieldman’s company Smart Bar USA makes the Smartender, a $25,000, touch-screen bar on wheels that holds 16 liquor bottles and 15 pounds of ice and can make at least 600 different drinks. A modular, bar-top unit sells for $22,500, with an additional $1,500 for installation and training. The machine makes a beverage in six seconds and pours within 1/16th of an ounce on “every single drink,” Real estate developer Barry Fieldman’s new venture, the Smartender, is an Fieldman said. automated cocktail maker. (l.e. baskow/staff) As he sees it, the Smartender can tender because now any staff member the Tropicana and the California Pizza serve more people faster, and with can pour drinks during peak times, Kitchen in the Mirage, Fieldman said. precise control, letting a bar sell more happy hours, sporting events, etc.,” a He expects to sell more than 100 drinks and a server make more tips. brochure says. “The staff no longer has units this year, including more than “The idea of being able to do someto wait for the bartender to fill each or50 to the Regal movie-theater chain. thing quickly, inexpensively and effider. They can do it themselves.” He recently received an order to send ciently is very valuable,” he said. Fieldman said the Smartender canSmartenders to Sugar Factory locaFieldman and business partner not replace all bartenders. However, tions throughout the country, includJuanita Wasserman, both of Henderhe said it could “eliminate some labor ing in New York and Miami, he said. son, took control of Smart Bar after costs in certain environments,” such Despite being able to pour hundreds battling in court with the company’s as replacing a back-of-house service of drinks, the Smartender has limitafounder, and they plan to move its bartender or an extra bartender who’d tions. manufacturing and assembly operabe out front on busy nights to help fill It can’t make frozen drinks or comtions from Illinois to Las Vegas in the orders. plicated, labor-intensive concoctions, coming months. But, he said, “usually when you and servers still have to put in ice cubes The local bartenders union isn’t eliminate one job, you create another,” and limes, cherries or other garnishes exactly thrilled at the idea of seeing including in manufacturing, sales and by hand. And even though it holds 16 Smartenders making drinks, saying repairs. bottles of booze, a typical bar may have automated-cocktail makers can wipe “All of those things create other jobs, “16 different brands of vodka” alone, out bartending jobs. But, it seems, and some of them may be union, some said Terry Greenwald, secretary-treapatrons who enjoy chatting with barof them may not,” he said. surer of UniteHere Bartenders Local tenders at neighborhood watering Last year, the Beau Rivage hotel-ca165 in Las Vegas. holes shouldn’t worry that their drink sino in Biloxi, Miss., started using auThe machine makes one drink at a slingers will be replaced by machines tomated-cocktail makers, said Houck, time, whereas bartenders can line up anytime soon. who was trying to organize bartenders several glasses at once to fill up, said Fieldman’s target customers include at another casino in Biloxi at the time. Aria bartender Nick Houck, a member movie theaters, casinos, restaurant The Beau Rivage, owned by Las of Local 165’s executive board. chains and stadiums, not local bars. Vegas-based MGM Resorts InternaBar guns dispense water, soda and He’s going after clients that can easily tional, ended up laying off bartenders, juice, letting bartenders quickly make afford his product and might want it according to Houck. a wide range of drinks. Such guns are to serve a few thousand drinks a day, “The bartenders down there called “more efficient” than automatedwhether it’s helping order-slammed it ‘The Terminator,’ ” he said. drink makers, he said. bartenders out front, making drinks MGM Resorts spokesman Gordon “Rum-and-Cokes don’t slow me in the kitchen for servers to pick up, or Absher said four positions were elimidown; it’s the complicated drinks that wheeling it poolside at a hotel. nated at the Beau Rivage, and he indislow me down that these machines “We’re not everything to all people,” cated the property is using the Easybar can’t make,” he said. he said. brand. Meanwhile, Smart Bar marketing Smart Bar has distributed about 100 “Like most businesses, we continumaterials say its product “saves money units nationwide. Locally, Smartendously evaluate our operations and seek on labor costs.” ers are in Downtown Summerlin’s Reopportunities through technology and “No need for a professional bargal movie theater, the Cosmopolitan,
other resources to improve how we deliver guest service,” he said in a statement. He noted, however, that company officials have not decided whether to expand its use. Fieldman said he learned about the Smartender in 2012 through the Tropicana’s food and beverage director, who introduced him to its inventor, William Metropulos. He said he was intrigued by its “total control over quality, that drinks would be made the same way every single time.” Fieldman and Wasserman put $3 million into the company. But the investors and the inventor ended up in court. Metropulos sued Fieldman and Wasserman in late 2013 in Illinois state court. He alleged in court filings that Wasserman wrongly interfered with a potential sale of his stake in the company and tried to steer the deal to one of her own investors at a cheaper price. He also alleged that Fieldman made “intentional false statements” about his “connection to juggernauts in the hospitality and beverage industries.” The dispute went to arbitrator Mitchell Marinello, who sided with Fieldman’s group. Marinello wrote that Metropulos “had significant credibility problems” and paid himself and some associates “six-figure salaries” and “personally took additional payments totaling at least $350,000” from funds provided by Fieldman and Wasserman, according to a copy of the findings provided by Fieldman. Marinello wrote that, after spending “well over $2 million” of the investors’ money “and having little or nothing to show for it,” Metropulos “refused to abide by even modest and typical controls on travel spending,” even though his investors had the right, under their operating agreement, to curtail spending if sales quotas were not met. Fieldman said he and his investors have put $5 million into Smart Bar — including $1 million in legal fees. But he has big plans. For instance, he’s working to move company operations to Southern Nevada. There are seven people working for Smart Bar in Illinois. After the company relocates to Las Vegas, Fieldman said, that number “will go up significantly.”
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e vans, from page 43
He wants to show that race is immaterial in law out. Nearly 40 years later, after a trailblazing career as an attorney in Las Vegas, the 68-year-old still is going strong. Evans is part of the Ballard Spahr national law firm, commuting between its Arizona and Las Vegas offices. A co-founder of the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association, he recently received a lifetime achievement award from the organization. “I get to do what I want to do ... I get to practice law,” Evans said. “Why stop?” VEGAS INC recently spoke with Evans about his career. How were you able to get a job at the District Attorney’s Office? The district attorney at the time was running for sheriff. When I first walked in for an interview, he didn’t want to hire me. Bob Miller was running for the office, and I realized that (George) Holt was not going to be the district attorney. I cold-called Miller. He answered the phone. He told me he’d call me back. He apparently called the office and convinced them to hire me. I went to work at the juvenile division. I worked there for three months and then, when Miller was elected district attorney, he had replacements sent in for me and brought me downtown and let me prosecute adult cases. Did Miller tell you why he hired you? I think he was probably impressed that I called him, that I was so assertive. I don’t think with Bob that my race had anything to do with it. I don’t think he was looking for black lawyers. I think it happened that my personality and the way I did things struck a chord with him. Was race an issue with your colleagues? I got to be very good at the job very quickly. I think because of that, people didn’t focus on my race. My place was that I was a very good prosecutor, as opposed to being a very good black prosecutor. Was it your goal to be looked at as just a prosecutor instead
“From a human standpoint, the thing that’s changed the most is that the lawyers on either side (think of) it as ‘us versus them,’ as opposed to advocates trying to reach a solution to a problem.” — Booker T. Evans, attorney
of a black prosecutor? No, it wasn’t, because I believed that part of my being a lawyer and doing this was to create a pathway for people who would come after me. I wanted people to notice that I was a black person. I didn’t want it be a hindrance to progress, but I wanted people to notice it because that would give the next person who came after me an opportunity. They’d be more willing to give black people a chance. Were you relieved not to be judged based on your race? It made me feel good, I guess because I believed that I had earned their respect. I earned my way and continued to do that every morning. Who did you look up to at the time? Oscar Goodman had a lot of influence. I would watch him in court, and he was a pro. I learned a lot watching him. What advice do you have for aspiring minority lawyers? I tell them all the time that if you’re a minority and you’re in court and you screw something up, they’re going to always remember that you did it and what it was. If a majority lawyer does the same thing, they’ll remember what it was but they won’t remember who did it. I tell people to be prepared, to do their very best each day and not put yourself in a position where you could be treated in that fashion. How did your family react when you told them you wanted to be a lawyer? My father and mother didn’t graduate high school. I think in some ways, they were just amazed. My mother took my diploma back to Mississippi, and she must have shown it to everybody in Hattiesburg. Everybody
must have seen it at least once. About four or five years after I graduated law school, I visited. My dad said to her, “Rose, why don’t you give him his diploma?” She gave it to me, but I knew she didn’t want to. I called my law school and found out how to order (a copy of my diploma). I had one framed and I gave it to her for Christmas. She thought that was just the best thing. Did your parents try to push you to do well? When I got home from school, before I could go out and play, I had to do my homework and finish it. It was a routine. I’m not sure that they knew some of the stuff they were checking, but they were checking to make sure it was done. In the summers, my father would take us to the library. We would check out a book, and we had to finish the book before the next Friday and be able to give him a summary. How has the law profession changed since you started practicing? Of course, the body of law continues to grow because of appeals, and the Supreme Court keeps taking cases and interpreting laws in a different fashion. From a human standpoint, the thing that’s changed the most is that the lawyers on either side think of it as “us versus them,” as opposed to advocates trying to reach a solution to a problem. In the criminal sector, people once got along really well. Prosecutors back when I started didn’t intend on staying prosecutors. Now, you have career prosecutors who have no reason, in my mind, to treat a defense lawyer well because they’ll never be defense lawyers. You always treat people better when you see yourself in their position.
Was it difficult for you to adapt to the changes? I don’t think there’s anything difficult about practicing law for me. I don’t know how I found it, but it’s almost like I was born to do it. I don’t get upset about the things that happen around me. What is the case that’s had the most impact on you? I did a case that involved a kid who was convicted of murder. One of the investigative reporters went to the managing partner of my firm and said, “Do you have anybody who can go down and look at the case and can understand it? I don’t believe this kid is guilty, and he’s about to go to prison for the rest of his life.” I went down. The kid didn’t have any money, so I did the case pro bono. I got the conviction reversed. The reason why this had an impact on me is this kid never got into another day’s trouble. He went out and started a pest control business. Now he has six or seven trucks with his name on them. He’s done so well. He calls me regularly. We’re Facebook friends. When I got the lifetime achievement award, he wrote a note on Facebook that said I was his lawyer for life. Speaking of the award, what was it like receiving the lifetime achievement award from the National Bar Association? My wife did the introduction. I was kind of, for once, speechless. I struggled through and thanked everyone. It was a very emotional and humbling experience for me. I never thought of my part as anything special. I thought that this is what I’m supposed to do. This is what I was born to do. I just do the best I can. I didn’t anticipate being honored for doing my work. Were you named after Booker T. Washington? My father was. I’m named after my father. It’s a rare name, and when you’re a kid, you get a lot of grief about it. When I grew up, people would say, “That is a unique name.” I would think, “Where have you been all my life? People have been calling me all kinds of things.”
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Calendar of events Tuesday, Feb. 16
Patty Davidson of Profit Boosters will discuss embezzlement and how common it is in small businesses. She will offer suggestions on checks and balances for business owners, and tips on how to oversee bookkeepers.
Members and guests can gather to network and learn about the community from business leaders and officials.
Wednesday, Feb. 17
Boulder City Republican Women’s meeting Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $21; open to the public but reservation required Location: Railroad Pass, banquet room, 2800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson Information: Call Maraya Evans at 702-393-1228 Guests will include three candidates for Congress: Kerry Bowers, Danny Tarkanian and Annette Teijeiro.
“How to turn your customers into raving fans” Time: 11 a.m.-noon Cost: Free for Henderson Chamber of Commerce members Location: Online at bit.ly/1KIy5ix Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com A webinar presented by business coaching company Smith Durant. Tim Welc, co-founder of Masterpiece Cuisine, will discuss how developing systems and defining goals allow business operators to create a consistent customer experience and increase sales.
StrikeSplitMix Vegas charity bowl Time: 5-8 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Orleans Bowling Center, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas Information: Email latasia@creativeclassic.com Creative Classic Agency will host this industry mixer and charity fundraiser. The winning bowling team’s charity will receive half of the money raised; the other half will be split among the remaining charities.
North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee Vision Symposium Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for pre-registered members, $40 for walk-in members; $40 for pre-registered nonmembers, $45 for walk-in nonmembers Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 S. Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas Information: Contact James Lamb at 702-4993291 Lee will present his vision for North Las Vegas, including the development of Apex Industrial Park and the Faraday Future plant.
Southern Nevada Forum - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Time: 8-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free; RSVP requested Location: Las Vegas City Hall, 495 S. Main St., Las Vegas Information: Email bmcanallen@lasvegasnevada.gov Discuss concerns and needs related to transportation and infrastructure. The forum is open to government and community members.
Thursday, Feb. 18 City and county managers panel Time: 7-9:15 a.m. Cost: $25 for NAIOP members, $40 for nonmembers Location: Orleans, second-floor convention area, 4500 W. Tropicana Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit naiopnvevents.org Meet the managers of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson and Clark County at this breakfast and panel discussion. Roadmap to Success Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free for Henderson Chamber of Commerce members, $25 for nonmembers, $35 for nonmember walk-ins Location: Henderson Business Resource Center Seminar Room, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Call Bill Bokelmann at 702-5658951
Vegas Young Professionals fusion mixer Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $10 online for VYP members, $15 online for nonmembers; $15 for members at the door, $20 for nonmembers at the door. Nonmembers must be 21-39. Location: Cantina Laredo, 430 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Email Danica Torchin at info@ vegasyp.com Make connections, build business relationships and mingle with like-minded young professionals.
Friday, Feb. 19 Latin Chamber of Commerce luncheon Time: Noon Cost: $45 in advance for members, $50 for nonmembers, $55 at the door Location: Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-385-7367
Wednesday, Feb. 24
Construction Financial Management Association luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $30 for CFMA and Associated General Contractors members; $40 for nonmembers Location: Lawry’s the Prime Rib, 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Contact Anne Gilroy at 702-4931066 February chapter meeting for CFMA members. Those who renew their membership by Feb. 14 will be entered into a drawing for a $100 Lawry’s gift card.
Thursday, Feb. 25 Foundations for Success Time: 9, 10 or 11 a.m. Cost: Free for Henderson Chamber of Commerce members Location: Henderson Business Resource Center, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: To schedule an appointment, call Bill Bokelmann at 702-209-3967 Spend 45 minutes with an industry expert for a professional consultation. Topics include law, human resources, finance, marketing and technology. Time slots are limited.
Conventions
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Debt Buyers Association International Annual Conference
Aria
Feb. 9-11
1,200
Off-Price Specialist Show
Venetian
Feb. 14-17
11,500
SHOW: Accessories the Show
Sands Expo and Convention Center
Feb. 15-17
2,000
MAGIC Marketplace Spring Show
Las Vegas Convention Center
Feb. 16-18
85,000
AVMA 2016 Show - American Wholesale Marketers Association
Paris Las Vegas
Feb. 16-18
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Records and Transactions bid opportunities THURSDAY, FEB. 18 2:15 p.m. Roof replacement Clark County, 603981 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for paint Clark County, 603804 Chetan Champaneri at chetanc@ clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for laundry services of mats, towels, hazardous medical towels, scrubs, linen and other misc. items Clark County, 603959 Susan Tighi at slt@clarkcountynv. gov 3 p.m. Professional engineering services for Laughlin-Bullhead City Bridge Project Needles Highway in Laughlin to SR 95 in Bullhead City, Ariz. Clark County, 603974 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov
FRIDAY, FEB. 19 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for electrical service pedestals Clark County, 603983 Ashley Blanco at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov
Brokered transactions SALES $11,950,000 for 130,446 square feet, industrial Address: 551 Courier St., Henderson 89011 Seller: Henderson BTS LLC Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Dan Doherty, Susan Borst, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International $9,500,000 for 34,244 square feet, retail Address: 1000-1152 W. Sunset Road, Henderson 89014 Seller: SunLife Assurance Co. Seller agent: Charles Moore, Marlene Fujita Winkel and M. Laura Hart of CBRE Buyer: JR Generations LLC Buyer agent: Brendan Keating and Sean Margulis of Logic Commercial Real Estate $8,750,000 for 150,213 square feet, industrial Address: 4375 and 4385 N. Pecos Road and 4339,4345, 4351 and 4357 Corporate Center Drive,
North Las Vegas 89030 Seller: Westland Enterprises LLC Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: MCA Realty Inc. Buyer agent: Dan Doherty, Susan Borst, Chris Lane, Jerry Doty and Phil Dunning of Colliers International $4,000,000 for 13,718 square feet, retail Address: 7250 S. Durango Drive, Las Vegas 89113 Seller: Sortino Asset Management Co. LLC Seller agent: Gino Vincent and Brendan Keating of Logic Commercial Real Estate Buyer: J3 Generations LLC Buyer agent: Sean Margulis of Logic Commercial Real Estate $3,400,000 for 68,191 square feet, residential Address: 4810 Judson Ave., Las Vegas 89115 Seller: KW Loan Partners II Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Birdie Asfoura LLC Buyer agent: Craig Summers and Mel Koich of Gatski Commercial $3,350,000 for 1.95 acres, retail Address: 4266 S. Durango Drive, Las Vegas 89147 Seller: IPTV-B-L6-188 LLC Seller agent: Chris Richardson and Jason Otter of Logic Commercial Real Estate Buyer: Durango Rochelle LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose $1,400,000 for 10,711 square feet, office Address: 600 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas 89104 Seller: State Bar of Nevada Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Hellfire Media LLC Buyer agent: Mel Koich and Craig Summers of Gatski Commercial $854,980 for 3.15 acres, land Address: 1160 W. Pioneer Blvd., Mesquite 89027 Seller: Shapiro Trust Etal and Shapiro David and Ilana Trust Seller agent: Eric Berggren of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Buyer: BHF LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose $496,000 for 5,319 square feet, industrial Address: 2535 E. Washburn Road, North Las Vegas 89081 Seller: Teeples Investments LLC Seller agent: Salina Ramirez of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Buyer: Win Hsia Revocable Living Trust Buyer agent: Did not disclose $345,000 for 4,200 square feet, office Address: 3600 Cambridge St., Las Vegas 89169
Seller: Don L. & Virginia Starling Revocable Family Trust Seller agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Buyer: 4J Farid LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose $340,000 for 3,168 square feet, NNN investment Address: 4411 S. Pecos Road, Las Vegas 89121 Seller: Wells Real Estate Nevada LLC Seller agent: Jennifer Lehr and Chuck Witters of Gatski Commercial Buyer: Roberts Law Group Buyer agent: Greg Pancirov of Colliers International
LEASES $3,378,387 for 19,981 square feet for 127 months, NNN investment, retail Address: 5780 Centennial Center Parkway, Suite A, Las Vegas 89149 Landlord: TAG Centennial LLC Brendan Keating Landlord agent: Chris Richardson and Jason Otter of Logic Commercial Real Estate Tenant: Down East Corp. Tenant agent: Did not disclose $2,605,365 for 12,866 square feet for 65 months, office Address: 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Las Vegas 89135 Landlord: The Shops at Summerlin North LP Landlord agent: Did not disclose Tenant: Security National Mortgage Co. Tenant agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services $869,281 for 14,199 square feet for 42 months, retail Address: 2310 Corporate Circle, Las Vegas 89074 Landlord: Tech Park 5 LLC Landlord agent: Mark Moser of Savills-Studley Tenant: IMAC Medical Systems Inc. Tenant agent: Chuck Witters of Gatski Commercial $401,235 for 9,000 square feet for 120 months, NNN investment, retail Address: 570 E. Windmill Lane, Las Vegas 89123 Landlord: Mema Properties LLC Landlord agent: Chris Richardson and Jason Otter of Logic Commercial Real Estate Tenant: BB Holdings NV LLC dba Dutch Bros. Tenant agent: Brian Sorrentino and Angelica Lopez of ROI Commercial $363,300 for 2,100 square feet for 96 months, NNN investment, retail Address: 8090 Blue Diamond Road, Las Vegas 89178 Landlord: Sunstone Diamond LLC
Landlord agent: Nelson Tressler and Michael Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Tenant: Babystacks CafĂŠ 5 LLC Tenant agent: Did not disclose $144,366 for 1,000 square feet for 63 months, retail Address: 6520 E. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas 89156 Landlord: Sannik LLC Landlord agent: Laramie Bracken of Gatski Commercial Tenant: VIP Nails Tenant agent: Did not disclose $132,482 for 1,400 square feet for 60 months, retail Address: 2401 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas 89102 Landlord: Did not disclose Landlord agent: Laramie Bracken of Gatski Commercial Tenant: Maria Del Rosario Parra Tenant agent: Did not disclose
BUSINESS LICENSES W/C Maintenance Services LLC License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Carlos A. Huezo Water Smart Landscape LLC License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 5368 Winning Spirit Lane, Las Vegas 89113 Owner: Guillermo Garcia Welkin Limits License type: Photography Address: 9970 Brasada St., Las Vegas 89178 Owner: Aerial Enterprise LLC. Wenjie Liang License type: Reflexology practitioner Address: 2228 Paradise Road, Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Wenjie Liang Wireless Toyz License type: Secondhand dealer class II Address: 5891 W. Craig Road, Suite 150, Las Vegas 89130 Owner: BMT LLC World’s Best Corndogs License type: Mobile food vendor Address: 439 Rock Quarry Way, North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Connie Graham 1 Detail LLC License type: Janitorial service Address: 1901 Solana Del Norte Way, North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: 1 Detail LLC 1 Percent Listing Realty LLC License type: Real estate sales Address: 7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 300, Las Vegas 89128
Owner: Jay W. Sanderson 1 Step Innovative Solutions LLC License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 2375 E. Tropicana Ave., Suite 163, Las Vegas 89119 Owner: Mothana R. Jumaili 1617 Decatur LLC License type: Business space, rent or lease Address: 50 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Becker Enterprises LLC 2101 South Jones Holdings LLC License type: Business space, rent or lease Address: 2101 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas 89146 Owner: David Ting 4750 Lake Mead LLC License type: Business space, rent or lease Address: 50 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Becker Enterprises LLC 6060 Elton LLC License type: Business space, rent or lease Address: 6110 Elton Ave., Las Vegas 89107 Owner: William Jackson III A1 Mitchells Heating & Cooling LLC License type: Contractor Address: Did not disclose Owner: Cody Mitchell A Home 4 Spot Animal Rescue License type: Community services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Diana England Abbott Services License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 595 Lou St., Las Vegas 89040 Owner: Michael Abbott Ace Analytical Laboratory License type: Clinic or laboratory Address: 7151 Cascade Valley Court, Suite 210, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: ERP LLC Ad Storageone LLC License type: Business space, rent or lease Address: 50 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Becker Enterprises LLC Affairs to Remember Catering License type: Catering service Address: 818 S. Main St., Las Vegas 89106 Owner: Michael G. Whitesides All American Granite LLC License type: Contractor Address: 5365 Cameron St., Las Vegas 89118 Owner: Did not disclose
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Records and Transactions All Lit Up Lighting, Fans and Design License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: All Lit Up Lighting, Fans, and Design LLC Alpha Wheel Inc. License type: General retail sales Address: 3111 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Michael Constantin Alqarrous Professional Services LLC License type: Business support Address: 3776 Bacolod Court, Las Vegas 89147 Owner: Mohammed Al Qarrous Alta Decatur Shopping LLC License type: Business space, rent or lease Address: 50 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Becker Enterprises LLC Appleone Employment Services License type: Administrative office space Address: 8330 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 250, Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Howard Wright Employment Agency Arias Music Co. License type: Phonograph store Address: 1002 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas 89106 Owner: Richard M. Garcia Artefaqs Corp. License type: Photography Address: Did not disclose Owner: Wayne V. Lorentz At Your Service Catering Inc. License type: Catering service Address: 800 Brush St., Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Kathleen Frances Depatta Atomic Massage License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 1040 Tabor Hill Ave., Las Vegas 89074 Owner: Brent Bornemeier Attention To Detail 702 LLC License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Aisha Hill Aurora Services LLC License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Dawn Faron-Ardine Autotrucksports LLC License type: General retail sales Address: 1521 W. Oakey Blvd., Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Glenda Douglas
Bailey’s Sweeper Service License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 4430 E. Alexander Road, Las Vegas 89115 Owner: Bailey & Son Enterprises Inc. Bait & Tackle License type: Internet adult entertainment Address: 3296 Meade Ave., Suite 4D, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Bait & Tackle LLC Bank of America License type: Bank Address: 300 S. Fourth St., Suite 2, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Al Welch Becker Office LLC License type: Business space, rent or lease Address: 50 S. Jones Blvd.. Suite 100, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Becker Enterprises LLC Bespoke Development LLC License type: Contractor Address: Did not disclose Owner: Michael Carrison Bliss Home Health Care LLC License type: Residential homecare provider Address: 8670 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 210, Las Vegas 89129 Owner: Adam Bustios Bloss Bar & Event Consulting LLC License type: Management or consulting service Address: 5593 Trooper St., Las Vegas 89120 Owner: Richard Bloss
Address: 1401 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Daniel Leon Chaldean Manor Banquet Hall License type: Banquet hall Address: 4514 Meadows Lane, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: St. Barbara Mission Cheeky Photography License type: Photography Address: Did not disclose Owner: Amanda Cheek Christina Ezzo Gonzalez License type: Real estate sales Address: 8400 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Re Solutions LLC City Wide Janitorial License type: Janitorial service Address: 707 Carlitos Ave., North Las Vegas 89031 Owner: Hugo Montes Classic Party Rentals License type: Rental and leasing Address: 5525 Wynn Road, Las Vegas 89118 Owner: CP Opco LLC Claudia’s Creations License type: General retail sales Address: 9347 Iceland Spar Court, Las Vegas 89148 Owner: Claudia Belen Color My Nails License type: Cosmetics Address: 6716 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas 89108 Owner: Nam Tran N Le
Bob May Golf Academy License type: Instruction services Address: Did not disclose Owner: BMGA LLC
Container Park License type: Multivendor Address: 707 Fremont St., Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Shipping Containers LLC
Bodhi Tree License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Deshaun Damon Tellez
Copy Shoppe License type: Sales/services Address: 3324 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Nerida Ginez-Linarez
Body Mechanix License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 2606 S. Durango Drive, Suite 285, Las Vegas 89117 Owner: Vincent L. Medina
Custom Kings License type: General retail sales Address: 425 Fremont St., Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Nevada Cell Inc.
Brookhollow Management Co. License type: Business support Address: 7310 Smoke Ranch Road, Suite H, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Gregory Knapp
Cycle Vegas License type: Travel and ticket agency Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Cycle Vegas LLC
Built Right Contractors Corp. License type: Contractor Address: 1240 S. Commerce St., Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Sean Butler
Denise Fredella License type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Denise Fredella
Casa Blanca License type: Banquet hall
Desert Sky License type: Travel and ticket
agency Address: 3900 Paradise Road, Las Vegas 89119 Owner: Desert Sky Transportation Inc.
Green Orchid Events License type: General services Address: 548 Mayfair Walk Ave., Las Vegas 89178 Owner: Green Orchid Events LLC
Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Club License type: Multivendor Address: 7353 Eugene Ave., Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Roger Tabor
Grigsby Law Group License type: Professional services Address: 624 S. 10th St., Suite A, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Aaron D. Grigsby
Eagle Home Mortgage License type: Professional services Address: 7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 300, Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Universal American Mortgage Co. of California
Hand It 2 Rich License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Richard Rodriguez
Ebonny Home Health Agency License type: Residential homecare provider Address: 3530 E. Flamingo Road, Suite 105, Las Vegas 89121 Owner: Ebonny Home Health Agency Inc. Envios Directos Inc. License type: General retail sales Address: 2901 W. Washington Ave., Suite O102, Las Vegas 89107 Owner: Guillermo Vazquez Envise License type: Contractor Address: 4749 W. Post Road, Las Vegas 89118 Owner: Did not disclose Eugene W Scheffels License type: Real estate sales Address: 1925 Village Center Circle, Suite 150, Las Vegas 89134 Owner: Eugene W. Scheffels Evergreen Designer Lawns License type: Property maintenance Address: 1457 Morro Creek St., Las Vegas 89128 Owner: Roger E. Guinn Fashion XV Boutique License type: General retail sales Address: 1829 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 105, Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Dorado Hernandez and Mendez Floyd Scotton License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Floyd Scotton Gold Cleaning License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 1918 Highland Ave., Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Yadira Horta Ortiz Gold Spike Hotel License type: Hotel Address: 707 Fremont St., Las Vegas 89101 Owner: LFDTP LLC
Handpiece Club LLC License type: General retail sales Address: 2101 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas 89146 Owner: Chun-Yu Chen Happy Changes License type: Sales/services Address: 2621 Magnet St., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Josefina Santana HB Lawn Maintenance License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Abraham R. Hernandez Head-2-Toe LLC License type: Instruction services Address: 5155 S. Torrey Pines Drive, Suite 2093, Las Vegas 89118 Owner: Courtney Garcia Holliday Errand Services License type: Personal services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Kris Drake Hong Sung Brakes Las Vegas License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Gaesook Kim
BUILDING PERMITS $6,450,000, commercial 4491 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Nevada General Construction $875,000, tenant improvement - store 525 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 3301, Las Vegas Shawmut Design and Construction $650,000, tenant improvement - store 10950 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas Shaw Lundquist Associates $500,000, tenant improvement - hotel 301 Fremont St., Las Vegas TRE Builders LLC $500,000, tenant improvement restaurant
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Records and Transactions 518 Fremont St., Las Vegas Custom Estates LLC $425,000, wall/fence 407 Antelope Ridge Drive, Las Vegas Hirschi masonry LLC $404,230, residential - custom 1687 Tangiers Drive, Henderson Mark Thomas $399,958, commercial - remodel 1450 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 425, Henderson Horizon Foothills Market Place $357,153, residential - custom 13 Cloud Chaser Blvd., Henderson Ascaya Inc. $235,995, residential - production 2807 Belmont Drive, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $218,972, residential - production 3005 Novellara Ave., Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada $218,972, residential - production 3012 Novellara Ave., Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada $209,379, residential - custom 1040 San Eduardo Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $208,214, residential - production 3009 Novellara Ave., Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada $202,281, residential - production 338 Mandarin Hill Lane, Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada $202,281, residential - production 936 Pomander Point Place, Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada $202,281, residential - production 345 Mandarin Hill Lane, Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada $200,000, wall/fence 7120 Sky Pointe Drive, Las Vegas Hirschi Masonry LLC $188,985, single-family residential - production 6840 Dayton Flyer St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $186,273, single-family residential - production 8932 Kenzie Cove St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $185,647, single-family residential - production 12217 Olivetta Court, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $185,647, single-family residential - production 342 Evante St., Las Vegas
Pulte Homes of Nevada
Greystone Nevada LLC
Desert Wind Homes
$183,373, residential - production 341 Mandarin Hill Lane, Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada
$159,307, residential - production 481 Wildflower Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC
$179,547, residential - production 2146 County Down Lane, Henderson Toll Henderson LLC
$155,315, residential 5 Porto Malaga St., Henderson Century Communities Nevada LLC
$138,626, single-family residential - production 9264 Long Grove Ave., Las Vegas Desert Wind Homes
$176,331, residential - production 189 Strone St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc.
$154,151, residential - production 185 Strone St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc.
$176,331, residential - production 184 Strone St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc.
$153,374, residential 7 Porto Malaga St., Henderson Century Communities Nevada LLC
$173,114, residential - production 945 Pomander Point Place, Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada
$150,000, commercial 4491 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Nevada General Construction
$173,114, residential - production 337 Mandarin Hill Lane, Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada
$150,000, commercial - remodel 1001 New Beginnings Drive, Henderson Church Christian Central
$170,000, commercial 3100 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas SR Construction Inc.
$149,659, residential - production 121 Clouded Ave., Henderson PN II Inc.
$169,843, residential - production 3016 Novellara Ave., Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada
$148,661, residential - production 941 Pomander Point Place, Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada
$169,732, residential - production 875 Via Serenelia , Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $169,732, residential - production 872 Via Serenelia, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $168,235, residential - production 1149 Hilside Peak ST., Henderson PN II Inc. $168,235, residential - production 124 Clouded Ave., Henderson PN II Inc. $167,003, residential - remodel 1186 MacDonald Ranch Drive, Henderson Laurie Nancy Walton Trust $161,248, residential - production 876 Via Serenelia, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $160,694, residential - production 3008 Novellara Ave., Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada $160,694, residential - production 3013 Novellara Ave., Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada $160,694, residential - production 3014 Novellara Ave., Henderson Pardee Homes Nevada $160,638, residential - production 472 Wildflower Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $160,638, residential - production 477 Wildflower Ave., Henderson
$148,300, tenant improvement store 805 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1983, Las Vegas Hayward Builders LLC $146,942, residential - production 1064 Tropical Sage St., Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $142,483, single-family residential - production 10426 White Princess Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $139,512, residential - production 476 Wildflower Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $138,815, single-family residential - production 8908 Kenzie Cove St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $138,815, single-family residential - production 5640 Mackenzie Park Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $138,815, single-family residential - production 9510 Desert Dog Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $138,626, single-family residential - production 9241 Palmer House Ave., Las Vegas
$138,626, single-family residential - production 9328 Long Grove Ave., Las Vegas Dubs Family Trust $138,347, residential - production 476 Sterling Falls Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $138,347, residential - production 473 Sterling Falls Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $136,906, residential - production 116 Clouded Ave., Henderson PN II Inc. $136,906, residential - production 1145 Hillside Peak St., Henderson PN II Inc. $136,795, residential - production 880 Via Serenelia, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $126,758, residential - production 136 Outcrop Ridge Ave., Henderson PN II Inc.
$116,611, residential - production 669 Rose Apple St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $116,112, residential - production 477 Sterling Falls Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $115,779, residential - production 672 Rose Apple St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $114,615, residential - production 3109 Berceto Court, Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $113,173, residential 3153 Umbria Hills Walk, Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $113,173, residential - production 3152 Del Terra Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $105,909, residential - production 188 Strone St., Henderson D.R. Horton Inc. $105,000, single-family residential - remodel 7405 Silver Palm Ave., Las Vegas Artisan Contractors
$126,758, residential - production 137 Outcrop Ridge Ave., Henderson PN II Inc.
$103,232, single-family residential - production 12237 Terrace Verde Ave., Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc.
$126,758, residential - production 128 Outcrop Ridge Ave., Henderson PN II Inc.
$102,527, residential - production 2133 Emyvale Court, Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC
$123,986, residential - production 481 Sterling Falls Ave., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC
$102,194, town - model 2270 Lambro St., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC
$120,000, electrical 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas TRC Electric Service LLC
$100,475, residential 3151 Umbria Hills Walk, Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC
$119,272, residential - production 692 Rose Apple St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC
$100,000, wall/fence 4491 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Nevada General Construction
$119,272, residential - production 676 Rose Apple St., Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC
$80,568, town - model 2268 Lambro St., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC
$117,785, single-family residential - production 9233 Palmer House Ave., Las Vegas Desert Wind Homes
$63,000, demolition 562 N. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas Quality Construction LLC
$117,338, single-family residential - production 8829 Kenzie Cove St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $117,338, single-family residential - production 8845 Kenzie Cove St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$54,472, commercial - carport 245 S. Gibson Road, Henderson Baja Construction Co. Inc. $50,000, disaster 1105 Freeman Ave., Las Vegas Vision Builders To receive a complete copy of Data Plus every week in Excel, visit vegasinc.com/subscribe.
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*Legal Notice* Advertisement for Proposals Sealed proposals will be received from prequalified bidders on behalf of Union Village for the Union Village off-site infrastructure and site improvements (Phase 2) at the new Union Village Master development site in accordance with NRS-338 on or before March 11, 2016. This work is being advertised, coordinated and supervised on behalf of Union Village by the PENTA Building Group.
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Tax professionals locally
Business returns prepared in 2015
Nonprofit returns prepared in 2015
Stewart, Archibald & Barney LLP 7881 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 250 Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-579-7000 • sabcpa.com
1972
39
1,200
70
Robert Worthen, CEO
2a
Bradshaw, Smith & Co. LLP 5851 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89146 702-878-9788 • bradshawsmith.com
1976
16
1,395
Did not disclose
Douglas Winters, managing partner
2b
Fair, Anderson and Langerman 3065 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89146 702-870-7999 • falcpa.com
1987
16
541
11
Curt Anderson, CEO
2c
Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern 6100 Elton Ave., Suite 1000 Las Vegas, NV 89107 702-384-1120 • pbtk.com
1990
16
1,206
41
L. Ralph Piercy, president
5
Houldsworth, Russo & Company P.C. 8675 S. Eastern Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89123 702-269-9992 • trusthrc.com
1996
13
136
78
Dianna Russo, principal
6
Ovist & Howard CPAs 7 Commerce Center Drive Henderson, NV 89014 702-456-1300 • ohcpas.net
1981
11
620
6
Francis Howard, managing partner
7
Tompkins & Peters CPAs P.C. 1880 E. Warm Springs Road, Suite 115 Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-456-4272 • tpcpas.com
1987
8
249
8
Dana L. Tompkins, stockholder
8
Kondler & Associates 6460 Medical Center St., Suite 230 Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-433-7075 • kondlercpa.com
1995
5
500
25
Did not disclose
9a
BDO USA LLP 6671 Las Vegas Blvd., South, Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-784-0000 • bdo.com
2008
4
Did not disclose
Did not disclose
Ben White, senior director
9b
Smith & Francis LLC 6700 Via Austi Parkway, Suite C Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-798-1919 • smithandfrancis.com
1991
4
198
7
Jackie Smith, managing member
9c
Summit Consultancy Group 4730 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 220 Las Vegas, NV 89147 702-732-4302 • summit-cpa.com
1975
4
400
12
Elizabeth Mercier, managing director
12
David Deiterman CPA Ltd. 2410 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 105 Las Vegas, NV 89108 702-877-1185 • prep.1040.com/lvtaxman
1986
2
100
2
David Deiterman, president
13
Complete Financial Services 7231 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 110 Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-254-2500 • Did not disclose
1988
1
250
15
Valentine Magda, president
Company
1
Top executive
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LasVegasAcura.com 800.968.5912 7000 W. Sahara, Las Vegas, NV 89117 MDX: Lease for 36 months with $5,750 due at signing, residual $28,022, 10K miles per year, $.20 per mile overcharge, $0 security deposit, 710 or higher FICO score required, OAC. Prices exclude tax, title, license, registration and $599 DOC fee. Well qualified applicants through Acura Financial Services.
FREE Bloody Mary or Mimosa
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and $5 OFF adult ticket to Gospel Brunch at House of Blues.
Buy one drink and get the second FREE.
*Subject to availability. Must present coupon when booking Gospel Brunch ticket; to get a drink ticket for free Bloody Mary or Mimosa. Limit one coupon per customer. Not valid with any other offers. Offer is non-transferable and has no cash value. Not valid on holidays. Management reserves all rights. Expires 02/29/16.
*Good for one domestic beer, well drink or house wine, valid at the bar only. Must present this coupon when ordering drink. Limit one coupon per customer. Not valid with any other offers. Offifer is non-transferable and has no cash value. Must be 21+ with valid ID. Management reserves all rights. Expires 02/29/16.
HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119
HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119
(702) 632-7600 www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas
(702) 632-7600 www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas
Steel Panther Friday, Feb. 19
Buy 1 Get 1 Free Draft Beer
Buy 1, Get 1 Free - GA Entry Ticket *Present coupon by 7pm day of show. Some exclusions apply. Management reserves all rights. Expires 2/19/16.
*Must be at least 21 with valid photo ID. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Limited to one per customer per day. No cash value. Management reserves all rights. Not valid on holidays or during special events. Expires 4/30/2016.
(702) 632-7600 HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 S LAS VEGAS BLVD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119
www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas
LOCATED CENTER STRIP AT THE LINQ UNDER THE WHEEL
(702) 862-BOWL www.BrooklynBowl.com
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Free $10 gift card to Bravo! Larsen’s or GEN*
Two-for-One Entrees at Marilyn’s Café or The Cantina Buy one entrée; receive one of equal or lesser value free, or receive 50% off one entrée. Must be a valid Tuscany Players Club member. Valid only at The Cantina or Marilyn’s Café restaurants. Dine-in only. Limit one per customer. Expires 3/31/16.
*must present this coupon to guest services located on the upper level near Macy’s. One gift card per person while supplies last. Offer expires 2/29/16.
GALLERIA AT SUNSET 1300 W SUNSET RD, HENDERSON, NV 89014
TUSCANY SUITES & CASINO 255 E. FLAMINGO ROAD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89169
702-893-8933 TuscanyLV.com
Limit one coupon per customer per visit. Coupon 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. © 2016 DD IP Holder LLC. All rights reserved. Expires: 3/12/2016
GOOD AT Valleywide
99¢ Bagel and Cream Cheese
PLU # 2749
*Limit one coupon per customer per visit. Coupon 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.
SERVING LAS VEGAS SINCE 1978 THE ONLY TRIBAL SMOKE SHOP IN LV
© 2016 DD IP Holder LLC. All rights reserved. GOOD AT Valleywide Expires: 3/12/2016
Use PLU#2749 if barcode fails to scan.
$
2 OFF per Carton* 3 FREE RECORDS
(Cigarettes only) *Must be 18 years of age or older. NO LIMIT on any brand of carton purchased. Excludes fifiltered cigars. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Limit one discount given per customer per day. Must present this coupon for redemption. Cannot be redeemed for cash. No photocopies accepted. EXPIRES 2/29/2016. TS
Plus, 10% OFF Total Purchase *One coupon per customer per visit. Certain restrictions apply. Expires 3/6/16.
1641 E. SUNSET R. STE. B104 LAS VEGAS, NV 89119
(702) 528-3738 www.vegasvinylrecords.com
Buy One Get One FREE Drink at Sean Patrick’s Wine, well or domestic beer *Expires 2/20/16. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Management reserves all rights. May not be combined with any other offer. See bar host for details. VALID AT 11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY. and 8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD ONLY. Settle to 1581.
11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY. LAS VEGAS, NV 89141
8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD LAS VEGAS, NV 89147
(702) 837-0213 www.pteglv.com
(702) 227-9793 www.pteglv.com
Buy One Get One FREE Buffet or 50% OFF One Buffet at S7 Buffet
Visit A-Play® Club for coupon redemption Visit A-Play Club for coupon redemption prior to visiting buffet or cafe. Present A-Play Club coupon and A-Play® Club Card at the buffet or cafe when paying for meal. Must be 21 years or older. Tax and gratuity not included. Complimentary value up to $12.99. Void if copied. Limit one coupon per week, per party. No cash value. May not be combined with any other coupon offer or discount; full retail pricing applies. Management reserves the right to cancel or discontinue this offer without prior notice. Not valid without A-Play® Club Card. Membership into the A-Play® Club is free. Offer expires 3/5/16. CP31491.
4100 PARADISE ROAD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89169
(702) 733-7000 www.SilverSevensCasino.com
Las Vegas Smoke Shop 1225 N. MAIN STREET, LV, NV 89101
Snow Mountain Smoke Shop 11525 NU-WAV KAIV BLVD, LV, NV 89124
(702) 366-1101 (702) 645-2957 www.LVPaiuteSmokeShop.com
$5 FREE Slot Play for New Members
Must become a Player Rewards Card member to redeem. Existing Player Rewards Card Members do not qualify. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other free slot play offer. Management reserves all rights. Limit of one (1) New Member free slot play offer per person and Player Rewards card. Group #5503. Valid 2/14/16 — 2/20/16.
725 S RACETRACK RD. HENDERSON, NV 89015
(702) 566-5555 www.clubfortunecasino.com
KIDS EAT FREE 4 P.M. - 10 P.M. Tuesday – Thursday
Ask your server for details about additional Kids Eat Free Nights. Restrictions may apply. © 2015 DFO, LLC. At participating restaurants for a limited time only. Offer not valid for the Las Vegas Strip locations. Selection and prices may vary. *See server for details.
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