2015-04-05 - The Sunday - Las Vegas by Greenspun Media Group

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Nevadans are expected to spend more money this year on Easter meals ($79.4 million) than candy ($33 million) or gifts ($35.6 million), according to the Retail Association of Nevada. Nationally, candy is the most popular spending category.

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NOTEWORTHY STORIES

A GLIMPSE AT LAS VEGAS IN 2115

No one can say for sure what the future will bring, but scientists have ideas about how climate change is expected to affect Southern Nevada — and the rest of the nation. In five minutes, we’ll make you an expert on how weather, health, habitat and infrastructure will be affected.

ON THE COVER Have you played all 18 holes on our fantasy course?

SOUTHERN NEVADA’S DREAM 18

We’ve taken some of the most popular and challenging holes from golf courses throughout the area and combined them into one package — your guide to Southern Nevada golf. Plus, we take a look at golfing in extreme conditions and offer tips to avoid common injuries.

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lated to success for underdogs in recent years.

Before you fly, check your ID Many people are confused by new driver’s licenses that, because of a law passed in 2005, won’t get them on a plane. Who is complaining about Uber? John Katsilometes talks to a limo driver who loves the ride-sharing service.

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Some of the hottest prospects in baseball come from Southern Nevada. Kris Bryant (Bonanza High) put the league on notice during spring training, while Bryce Harper (Las Vegas High) and Chris Carter (Sierra Vista) have made their mark in the bigs, and Joey Gallo (Bishop Gorman) isn’t far behind.

Q+A WITH FORMER MAYOR

Jan Jones Blackhurst, former mayor of Las Vegas, discusses gambling over the Internet, the bankruptcy of Caesars Entertainment and the importance of corporate giving, among other topics, in an interview with VEGAS INC.

LIFE

Bundy’s battle not over yet The rancher might be celebrating, but the feds still are plotting ways to collect unpaid grazing fees.

talks in municipal races 20 Money Low voter turnout hasn’t trans-

LAS VEGANS DIG THE LONG BALL

The Westwind kids The band members of Brumby draw inspiration from their hometown.

GAMING

Casino promotions Feeling lucky? April brings a new batch of deals to local gaming establishments.

OPINION incorrigible Michele Fiore 38 The There’s a downside to state legislators thinking outside the box.

HER DANCING IS EN POINTE

When your parents are Cirque du Soleil performers, chances are you’re going to find yourself on stage. Monika Haczkiewicz will represent Las Vegas this month at the most prestigious ballet competition in the world.

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WEEK IN REVIEW WEEK AHEAD NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE

LAS VEGAS VALLEY, AND BEYOND

SPORTS

DOWN FOR THE COUNT?

Referee Tony Weeks gives a count to WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez after he was knocked down in the fourth round by Gary Russell Jr., left, at the Palms. Russell took the title with a fourthround TKO. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

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A federal judge granted a restraining order halting a short-lived effort by Allegiant Air pilots to go on strike, a move that would have grounded hundreds of flights.

Las Vegas officials for the first time since 2007 unveiled a balanced city budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1.

Gov. Brian Sandoval will be in Boulder City to launch construction of Interstate 11 from U.S. 95 to U.S. 93. The interstate will connect Las Vegas and Phoenix.

Municipal primary elections are today. Nine city council seats, including Las Vegas mayor, are up for election in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson.

The Las Vegas 51s, the Triple-A baseball affiliate of the New York Mets, will open the season at Fresno. The home opener at Cashman Field is April 17.

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$62 MILLION Amount the Clark County School District estimates it would cost to repeal the Common Core standards under attack by activists in Carson City.

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SPORTS

BUSINESS

LIFE

GAMING

POLITICS

E N T E R TA I N M E N T

$118.9

GAMING

MILLION

GO BIG, GO HOME STATE

Annual economic impact of the Downtown Project since its inception in 2012, according to economic research firm Applied Analysis.

Derek Stevens, co-owner and CEO of the D and Golden Gate, is a dedicated Spartan. The casino exec is betting big that his home-state school, Michigan State, will pull off an underdog victory in the 2015 NCAA college basketball tournament. In December, Stevens wagered $20,000 on his home team at 50-1 odds and as of Saturday was two games away from a $1 million payout.

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ROBOT WARS

Team Clockwork Oranges of Orange, Calif., control their robot during a match at the FIRST Robotics Competition at Cashman Center. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

MCDONALD’S BEEFS UP WAGES NEWS

CALIFORNIA RESTRICTS WATER USE

McDonald’s announced it would boost pay for 90,000 workers to at least $1 above local minimum wage starting this summer. The catch: The increase will apply only to 1,500 corporate-owned stores, about 10 percent of McDonald’s restaurants nationwide.

In response to a four-year drought that has wracked the West and shows no signs of relenting, California Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order to cut the state’s water use by 25 percent. Mandatory restrictions likely will affect watering gardens and lawns, washing cars and even taking showers.

A bill that would allow businesses to donate money to a scholarship fund in return for tax credits passed the state Assembly. AB165, supported by Gov. Brian Sandoval, would help students pay tuition at private schools. The vote was split along party lines, with Democrats arguing money should benefit public schools first.

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Amount Americans are expected to spend on Easter candy this year, according to the Retail Association of Nevada.

EXTINGUISHING THE THREAT

Bystanders watch firefighters after a two-alarm apartment fire near Tropicana and Eastern avenues. Two apartments were damaged and several others were evacuated. No one was injured. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

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A GLIMPSE AT 2115 BY THE SUNDAY STAFF

A century from now, the Las Vegas Valley could be shrouded in a haze of ozone, parched from lengthy droughts and faced with blackouts from overexerted power grids used to run air conditioners. Summer temperatures could rise, and hotter days and warmer nights could disrupt Nevada’s ecosystem. ¶ Climate change is altering our planet, with devastating results. One hundred years from now, the effects of our reliance on fossil fuels could be paralyzing. ¶ Projecting the impact of climate change is a cloudy business, but the world’s leading climate scientists agree that global warming is happening and stopping it will require reducing greenhouse gas emissions, possibly to zero, this century. ¶ “Science has spoken. There is no ambiguity in their message. Leaders must act. Time is not on our side,” U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said during the release last year of an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. ¶ Already as a result of climate change, sea levels are rising, the ocean is becoming warmer and more acidic, glaciers are melting, and heat waves are becoming more frequent and intense. ¶ What’s coming down the pike? Here is a look at what life in the valley could be like 100 years from now if global warming continues unfettered.

WEATHER Over the next century, the average temperature in Southern Nevada is expected to rise between 2.5 and 8 degrees. That means July temperatures could measure as high as 123 degrees. And weather patterns considered extreme today are expected to become the norm. One hundred-plus degree days will occur more frequently, droughts will last longer and monsoon rainstorms will become more intense, scientists say.

HEALTH A haze of ozone could settle into the valley. For now, Las Vegas sits on the safe side of the Environmental Protection Agency’s ozone standards, but a string of longer summers and heat waves that help ozone thrive could create a health hazard. Ground-level ozone can exacerbate respiratory issues. Prolonged exposure is powerful enough to crack rubber tires, and breathing it can destroy lung tissue, which can be especially dangerous for children. Because ozone can travel with wind, high levels would be a regional problem that would require an unprecedented multijurisdictional plan to resolve.

LAKE MEAD Higher temperatures almost certainly would mean less water in Lake Mead. Minerals that typically get diluted in the lake, such as salt, would become more concentrated, making the water undrinkable and threatening native fish. In Northern Nevada’s Pyramid Lake, the water level dropped, killing the Lahontan trout to near extinction. The same could happen to Lake Mead and the Colorado River’s razorback sucker, Colorado pikeminnow and bonytail chub.

FLORA AND FAUNA A rapidly changing environment could lead to a proliferation of invasive species. Already, cheatgrass and salt cedar trees have moved in, killing off once-populous willow trees and leaving the willow flycatcher bird without a habitat. Drier conditions could make forest fires more frequent, intense and unpredictable.

INFRASTRUCTURE Frequent heat waves and higher temperatures could overexert air conditioning units and fry power grids, causing increased blackouts and power failures.

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JULY TEMPERATURES COULD MEASURE AS HIGH AS

NOT JUST NEVADA

The effects of climate change are expected to affect every part of the country.

NORTHEAST ● Warming could cause more rain and flooding.

● Higher temperatures could exacerbate pollution from

agricultural runoff.

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● Maple trees could disappear. ● Coastal cities could have to reroute sewer, water and

transportation systems to accommodate a rise in sea level. MIDWEST/GREAT PLAINS ● Winters could become milder. ● Droughts and flash flooding could increase. ● The growing season could become longer, but farm-

ing on marginal land could become more difficult.

GREAT LAKES ● Water levels could

decrease because of increased evaporation. ● Marine transportation problems could emerge because of lower water levels.

NORTHWEST AND ALASKA ● Higher water temperatures could cause some fish species, including Pacific Northwest salmon, to migrate northward.

● Invasive species could

proliferate.

● Sea level rise could

affect low-lying areas, especially in the Puget Sound area. ● Warming in Alaska

could increase permafrost thawing, damaging roads and buildings.

SOUTHEAST ● Rising sea levels

MOUNTAIN WEST ● Reduced snow accumulation in the mountains could result in less summer runoff, complicating water management, flood control and irrigation.

and more frequent storm surges could threaten coastal development. ● Coastal wetlands,

barrier islands and beaches could disappear.

● Alpine meadows in the Rocky

Mountains could disappear.

● Grassland and

SOUTHWEST ● Deserts could shrink, while shrublands could expand. ● Changes in wet and dry periods could

increase flooding and fires. ● Some birds and mammal species could

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LAS VEGAS RECORD-HIGH TEMPERATURE JULY 19, 2005 AND JULY 24, 1942

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move to higher elevations, while reptiles and amphibians could stay in lower elevations, disrupting the food chain.

savannas could displace forests. ISLANDS ● Sea level rise could reduce the availability of fresh water and pose health risks. ● Higher water temperatures and

increased carbon dioxide levels could exacerbate coral bleaching and increase destruction of coral reefs off southern Florida and the Hawaiian Islands.

Sources: Western Regional Climate Center, Clark County Department of Air Quality, CBS, Desert Research Institute, Associated Press, Native American Community Development Corporation

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#1 CASCATA GOLF COURSE One Cascata Drive, Boulder City

#2 LAS VEGAS PAIUTE GOLF COURSE 10325 Nu-Wav Kaiv Blvd., Las Vegas

18 DREAM GREENS BY RAY BREWER | STAFF WRITER

as Vegas offers some of the best golf in the country. ¶ With more than 50 golf courses in the area, there are options for every taste, skill level and price point. Putt in the shadow of the Strip or deep in Death Valley. Tackle the greens of a PGA-pro designed course or a municipal-run one. Relax among desert palms and native plants, or escape to a lush oasis of waterfalls and ponds. ¶ With so many courses to choose from, you could spends months exploring the greens (which wouldn’t be a bad thing). For those with less time to spare, here’s a look at the region’s best holes.

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THE HOLE: NO. 14 434 YARDS, PAR-4 A creek cuts in front of the tee box and down the right side of this hole to create a significant challenge. It’s also a stunning view. Two bunkers guard the green and give little room for error on the approach shot. There’s also a pond about 100 yards from the green. (Tiger Woods once was photographed there for the cover of “Golf Digest.”) This exclusive course has $500 green fees with priority tee times for Caesars Entertainment hotel guests.

THE HOLE: NO. 15 ON WOLF COURSE. 182 YARDS, PAR-3 Each year, about 20,000 balls are lost in the water hazard guarding the island green. “It has a way of bringing out the worst in people’s swing,” said Tom Fisher, the course’s PGA professional. “It tenses people up. They try too hard.” The hole resembles No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass, notoriously one the toughest holes on the PGA Tour.

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BEAR’S BEST LAS VEGAS

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11111 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas

COYOTE SPRINGS GOLF COURSE

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3100 NV-168, Coyote Springs

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THE HOLE: NO. 17. 196 YARDS, PAR-3

THE HOLE: NO. 18. 463 YARDS, PAR-4

THE HOLE: NO. 14. 413 YARDS, PAR-4

THE HOLE: NO. 4. 621 YARDS, PAR-5

The first hole-in-one to end a PGA Tour event happened at this hole in 2010 when Jonathan Byrd aced No. 17 in a sudden death playoff during the Shriners Hospital Open. Byrd sunk the ball with a six-iron, while the shots of the two other golfers landed in the water guarding the left side of the green. A bunker also sits on the right, forcing an accurate tee shot to record a respectable score. This hole typically produces the most excitement of any round at TPC Summerlin. Plus, golfers tee off on an elevated tee box with amazing views.

The last hole on this Jack Nicklaus-designed course has water and sand guarding the right side of the green. It is backdropped with palm trees and a bunker to the left, meaning there are plenty of chances to lose a shot or two at the end of a round. And when you make it onto the green, there’s a three-tier green that presents another challenge.

It is considered one of the toughest holes in Southern Nevada in which to post an under-par score. Coyote Springs officials say a par on No. 14 likely will win the round. The undulating green takes your ball on a journey if you aren’t careful, forcing scores to spike with multiple putts. The Jack Nicklaus-designed course, about an hour north of Las Vegas on U.S. 93, opened in 2008 and is rated one of Southern Nevada’s top courses.

The sheer length, combined with frequent windy playing conditions, make this a challenging hole. The left side features trees and out of bounds; the right side is 1 1/2 feet of rough and a sand trap guarding the green. The green isn’t forgiving because it slopes away in many directions. All of Royal Links’ holes resemble those from the British Open, which rotates between 11 courses in Europe. This hole was inspired by No. 8 at Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake in England.

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#7 TPC VEGAS 9851 Canyon Run Drive, Las Vegas

#8 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS GOLF CLUB 1 Robert Trent Jones Lane, Las Vegas

#9 BALI HAI

LAS VEGAS NATIONAL

5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

1911 E. Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas

THE HOLE: NO. 14 465 YARDS, PAR-4

THE HOLE: NO. 17 214 YARDS, PAR-3

THE HOLE: NO. 16 141 YARDS, PAR-3

THE HOLE: NO. 18 538 YARDS, PAR-5

Affectionately called the “Steeple Hole” because golfers aim their tee shot toward the steeple of a nearby church, TPC’s No. 14 is widely considered one of the best par-4s in Las Vegas. Players are advised to hit tee shots to the right side of the green, which gives a manageable 100-yard shot onto the green. Hit to the left of the steeple, and your ball will have to carry over a ridge.

At more than 200 yards from the back tees, this is a long par-3. The green is guarded by a hazard of two waterfalls on the right and a rear bunker. The course is home to the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, and even the region’s top college golfers struggle to score par. Birdies are rare.

It’s called the Pacific Rim and labeled Bali Hai’s most beautiful — and daunting — hole. The island green of this par-3 calls for a chip shot over water and onto heavily sloped greens. The green is protected by bunkers.

Get out your driver for this dogleg-right, long par-5. The green is protected by water to the right and bunkers to the front, left and right. The course, previously known as the Sahara Country Club, dates to the 1960s. The Rat Pack frequently golfed there and visited the bar. In 1996, Tiger Woods won his first PGA Tour victory here.

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TIPS TO AVOID COMMON GOLFER’S INJURIES

BOULDER CITY GOLF COURSE

Golf can make for a fun outing with friends or serve as the backdrop for business negotiations. ¶ Though overuse is to blame for many professional golf injuries, amateur golfers also can suffer injuries due to poor conditioning or improper technique. Injuries to the lower back, elbows and wrists are most common in golf, but shoulder, knee and hand injuries also can occur. ¶ Strengthening your body and learning proper form can keep you healthy — and improve your swing.

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THE HOLE: NO. 17 186 YARDS, PAR-3

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SHOULDERS A golfer’s lead shoulder is expected to have a large range of motion in a golf swing. Overuse can lead to small shoulder injuries, which can build up to bigger injuries. Common injuries include rotator cuff problems, tendinitis, arthritis and bursitis, or inflammation of the fluid-filled sacs between bones and soft tissues. To keep healthy, remember to rotate your body as you swing backward, rather than just move your arms. During the downswing, your arms should move with your body rather than be forced down by your shoulder muscles. Practice keeping your knees bent during the downswing to prevent your shoulder from coming out of sync. Keeping your body in sync helps prevent excessive strain and allows you to maintain optimal body angles.

HOW TO REMAIN INJURY-FREE ELBOW Elbow injuries are common for amateur golfers. Women are particularly vulnerable because of their physiology, in particular the angle of their elbows. Golfer’s elbow is pain on the inner side of the elbow, while tennis elbow, which also can occur in golf, is pain around the outside of the elbow. Both tend to get worse with frequent play and as players get older. To keep your elbows healthy, minimize tension in your swing by gripping the club lightly. Also, during your backswing, when the club head passes your back foot, your right arm should bend at the elbow in a quick, controlled motion to prevent unnecessary strain. KNEES Squaring your lead foot and locking your knee can exert force on your knee joint. That force, plus the impact of shifting weight in the downswing, can cause damage to the joint, leading to arthritis or cartilage damage. Instead, make sure your knee shifts in front of your hip early in the downswing and rotate your hips to ensure as little unnecessary pressure as possible on the joint.

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HAND/WRIST Wrists and hands can be injured during impact if a golfer hits something other than the ball, such as the ground, during a swing. The impact changes the force applied to the club. In addition, beginning golfers who unlock their wrists while swinging downward cause a flinging motion, which in addition to causing a less forceful, less controlled shot, can put pressure on their wrists and cause injury. Wrist injuries such as chronic tendinitis also can arise when swing technique or grip changes, especially when excessive use also is a factor. To help prevent such injuries, build forearm strength with exercise, especially in your lead wrist. Also, practice your swing and grip.

BACK Lower back strains are the most common golf injury. Though golfers may try to rotate their pelvis and trunk separately for the sake of a powerful swing, the torque can cause serious damage. Rotating your hips and shoulders together is safer. Increasing your flexibility and muscle strength also can help prevent back injuries. Gluteal muscles take pressure off your lower back, so strengthening them can help keep your back in good working order.

The tree-lined fairways and native plants at Boulder City’s municipal course create a serene setting for a day on the links. The course is nestled among three mountain ranges. Rates are as low as $20 with a cart, and at 6,660 yards, this par-72 course yields friendly scores. A water hazard on No. 17 presents the stiffest challenge, but avoid the water on your tee shot and a birdie is obtainable.

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Warm up for at least 10 minutes before golfing. Gradually increase the length and intensity of golf games each season. Perfect your stance. Stand with your feet shoulder-length apart with knees semi-bent. Shoulders should be square to the ball. Avoid overuse. Repetition may be important to mastering your swing, but keep in mind your body’s limitations. Focus on body alignment and posture. Find a grip that feels comfortable and try to strengthen your core.

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BARGAIN STOPS Nine holes, four clubs and less than two hours. That was my morning at North Las Vegas Golf Course, a par-3 that measures a little more than 1,000 yards and is one of the valley’s most affordable golf escapes. Walk on for less than $10 on a Friday morning. The course works as well for those just learning the game — my playing partner started her first-ever round here as a child — or those used to a full 18-hole course who want to work on their short game. The course, owned and operated by the city of North Las Vegas, opens at 6 a.m. and offers lighted late-night hours in the summer, when keeping your eye on the ball can be as important as the swing. I used a 9-iron, pitching wedge, lob wedge and putter, though a few holes tested those limits. Lessons are available for beginner and intermediate children and adults, and the pro shop offers clubs children can use free of charge.

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RIO SECCO GOLF CLUB

SHADOW CREEK GOLF CLUB

130 Par Excellence Drive, Henderson

2851 Grand Hills Drive, Henderson

3 Shadow Creek Drive, North Las Vegas

THE HOLE: NO. 10. 172 YARDS, PAR-3

THE HOLE: NO. 11. 478 YARDS, PAR-4

THE HOLE: NO. 15. 438 YARDS, PAR-4

Each tee box on No. 10 is shaped in a playing card suit — club, diamond, heart and spade.

The elevated tee box overlooks the Strip, yielding one of the best views from a golf course in the valley. But the rest of the course isn’t as relaxing. Because it’s a canyon hole, swirling winds are a challenge. And the fairway is narrow, easily forcing the ball out of play.

The course was built on 350 acres by Steve Wynn in 1989 for invited guests of the Mirage. Now operated by MGM Resorts International, Shadow Creek remains exclusive and is available only to hotel guests for a $500 green fee. The course includes streams, hillsides and waterfalls, and exotic birds easily are spotted. A creek runs down the left side of No. 15 and across the green. Players hit back into mountains and toward one of the best views from a Las Vegas golf course.

THE HEAT TOOK HOLD ON HOLE NO. 15. When you’re playing a golf course with furnace in its name, it’s a question of when, not if, that happens. I’m not a good golfer even in perfect conditions, so the scorecard, ugly all day, didn’t betray my secret. It simply was a feeling inside — that a few hours and 14 holes at Death Valley’s Furnace Creek Golf Course on a day the thermometer revved up to 130 degrees had defeated me. The last few holes of a course usually provide a shot at redemption, a chance to get in a flush hit that become the only thing you really remember and the thing that keeps you coming back. This trip offered no such safety net. Furnace Creek, part of a resort in Death Valley National Park about two hours from Las Vegas, claims to be the world’s lowest grass golf course. It sits 214 feet below sea level, and from June to October, the rate drops to $30, including a cart. That’s a great deal to play a beautiful course. The catch? Wide-open desert fairways under a scorching sun that tests durability and conditioning as much as skill. Dealing with heat is part of golfing in Las Vegas. Hot is hot, or so I thought. But when the heat index creeps past 120, you’re entering a whole new level. Hydration, of course, is critical, but no matter how much liquid you consume, it doesn’t feel like enough. Drinking an entire bottle of water or dumping it on your head offers the same result, because you’re never not drenched in sweat. Part of Furnace Creek’s appeal is testing your mettle in the heat. Merely completing the round felt like an accomplishment. I recommend taking the challenge at least once. Circle the hottest day of the year and step into the furnace. — Taylor Bern

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One of five holes on the Lake Las Vegas shoreline, No. 8 includes beaches, bunkers and palm trees in the backdrop. Each hole on this high-end public course features views of a 320acre man-made lake. The course, built in 1998 by Jack Nicklaus, was featured in a Tiger Woods video game.

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THE HOLE: NO. 17. 185 YARDS, PAR-3

THE HOLE: NO. 3. 227 YARDS, PAR-3

THE HOLE: NO. 18. 425 YARDS, PAR-4

Hazards make this par-3 tough to post a score on. A two-tier green is guarded on the right by a stream and stone retaining wall, and two bunkers protect the green on the left. Golfers are advised to aim tee shots to the left to avoid the water hazard or a difficult chip from the desert over the wall. The course includes mountain views, six lakes, waterfalls and natural desert terrain.

The long par-3 is intimidating, with a waterfall pouring into a lake to protect the right side of the green and a bunker directly in front of the green. That puts high demand on an accurate tee shot. Once on the green, putts are considered difficult because of the pace of the greens.

This is one of the city’s best 18th holes. The view can’t be beat. A $2 million cascading 37-foot waterfall behind the 18th green is a perfect setting to finish a round. There also is a view of the Las Vegas skyline. Water comes into play on the left side of the fairway, with 4,600 lineal feet of stream and two marshland areas with natural groundwater. Formerly the Desert Inn Golf Club, the course was rebuilt in 2005 and designed by Tom Fazio and Steve Wynn. It costs $500 per round.

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Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, center, listens to testimony on a bill challenging federal control of Nevada public lands during a hearing at the Legislative Building in Carson City. Bundy garnered national attention a year ago when he and armed supporters engaged in a showdown with federal authorities. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Bundy’s battle not yet finished Government stood down last year but still plans to collect unpaid grazing fees

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BY AMBER PHILLIPS STAFF WRITER

One year after the biggest Western standoff in recent history, the Battle of Bunkerville still is smoldering. The citizen militiamen with guns and “Don’t Tread on Me” flags are long gone from Cliven Bundy’s ranch, where a federal attempt to round up the rancher’s illegally-grazing cattle went terribly wrong, but major questions remain. Bundy continues to graze his cattle on federal land with impunity. He claims the desert scrub 70 miles northeast of Las Vegas is rightfully his. He still hasn’t paid the government the estimated $1.1 million he owes in grazing fees and interest. And the federal government, so far, has done nothing about it. “We’re probably living in the freest place in the whole world,” Bundy recently told The Sunday. “We have not had any type of government interference.” That could change. When the Bureau of Land Management decided last April to abort its roundup before someone pulled a trigger, officials in Washington promised to find a way to uphold the law. They handed the case over to the Department of Justice and FBI — what some insiders say should have happened in the first place. The Department of Justice now is investigating

Bundy and the dozens of militiamen who traveled from across the country to defend him. But it’s not clear what prosecutors will decide to do with the case, or when they will make a decision. In the meantime, some say the government’s inaction has only emboldened Bundy and his supporters. “It makes the BLM’s overall job more difficult when it appears they are unable to take effective measures against a scofflaw like Cliven Bundy,” said David Alberswerth, a historian and former BLM aide. Last week, Bundy and a group of fans traveled to Carson City to support a Republican-backed bill that declares a swath of federal land in Nevada the “common property of the citizens of the state.” It prohibits the federal government from claiming water rights and owning any land in the state unless it’s for a military operation or approved by the Legislature. Many wonder: Could another ugly confrontation be next? WHAT WENT WRONG BLM officials won’t speak publicly about what went wrong last April. Agency officials were caught off guard by the underground infrastructure that compelled dozens of people to load their rifles, pack their pickup trucks and drive — some from as far away as Massachusetts — to face off against the

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government threatening Bundy’s ranch. “It’s not about the cows,” said Cliven Bundy’s cousin, Jake Fraught. “It’s about the freedom to make our own choices close to home.” Former high-ranking officials have criticized the agency’s handling of the situation as clumsy. BLM agents didn’t need to bring so many law enforcement officers to the roundup, critics say, and could have coordinated better with then-Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie. Gov. Brian Sandoval and Sen. Dean Heller also criticized the BLM’s use of “First Amendment areas” for protesters as authoritarian and an infringement on the pickets’ constitutional rights. Agents also didn’t help matters by one firing a taser at a protester and knocking a woman to the ground after a scuffle with the Bundy family. A 10-minute video of the incident was posted to YouTube and drew national attention. “I do feel like it could have been handled differently, like with more reliance on local law enforcement,” former BLM chief Robert Abbey said. Bundy and his supporters have filed more than 30 criminal complaints against the government. The cattle roundup was supposed to be one of the final acts in a decades-long battle with Bundy over 150 square miles of federal land. The BLM was carrying out a 2012 court order requiring the agency to impound Bundy’s cattle because he refused to pay grazing fees. Bruce Babbitt, former secretary of the Department of the Interior, said asking for the court order was the BLM’s first mistake. The agency should have asked for judicial cover to punish Bundy another way. “A better way would have been to go to court and put a lien that would prevent the sale of the cattle,” Babbitt said. The BLM also underwent a change in leadership right before the melee. The cattle roundup took place shortly after Elko native Neil Kornze took charge of the agency. Kornze wouldn’t comment on the incident but recently told a House panel, in reference to a broader grazing policy, “I think it’s important to clarify that grazing is not a right.” WINNING — FOR NOW Bundy says momentum is on his side. He points to a joint resolution that began in the state Senate that would give 7 million acres of federal land back to the state as an example of government “coming closer” to his view that states, not Washington, should govern the Nevada desert. Bundy’s family traveled to Carson City in March to champion the measure. But Bundy is an anomaly in the Nevada ranching community — an embarrassment, even. The conservative Nevada Cattlemen’s Association won’t comment on him because President Ron Torell says the group doesn’t want to be associated with him in any way. The majority of ranchers in Nevada pay grazing fees on time and respect the government’s boundaries. “Our best interest is for the betterment of the land, the resources,” Torell said. Since the BLM was founded in 1946, there has been tension between the government and ranchers who resent federal authority. Federal land makes up more than 80 percent of Nevada, making the state ground zero for resistance.

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Jim (no last name provided) of Las Vegas, Reid Hendricks, center, of Camden, Tenn., and Ian Houston of Eugene, Ore., take up a position April 15, 2014, on a hill by Cliven Bundy’s ranch near Bunkerville. The three were part of a cadre of militia members who flocked to Nevada in support of Bundy last year for a standoff with the Bureau of Land Management. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

Cattle graze by the Virgin River near Bunkerville. Cliven Bundy for years has defied federal orders to pay grazing fees. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF FILE)

Bundy is the latest iteration of such rebellion. He says he’s planning a one-year reunion for his supporters at the ranch. He expects speakers, music and reverie. Anyone who came to his defense is invited. And he has extended a good-will invitation to Sandoval and Clark County officials. Bundy plans to live-

stream the event on his family’s blog. “I felt like I was blessed” a year ago, Bundy said. “We didn’t have anybody get injured. We got our cattle back. The government got off our road and out of this area. We, the people, celebrated, and we’re going to celebrate again.”

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Money talks in mayoral, city council races BY CONOR SHINE STAFF WRITER

Running a campaign for a municipal election is equal parts art and science. You have to craft a message that’s simple and understandable yet resonates with voters enough that they remember it at the ballot box. You have to be able to use data and statistics to target the fraction of voters, generally 10 to 20 percent, who actually cast ballots. But more than anything, races are about money. “You could be the greatest candidate in the world, but without money, nobody would know it,” said Bradley Mayer, one of two political consultants helping Mayor Carolyn Goodman bid for a second term. Since the start of the year, more than $1 million has been spent by candidates running in eight local city council races and one mayoral race, a figure that will continue to grow as the April 7 primary nears. Most of the spending has come from incumbents, who hold a fundraising advantage that UNLV political scientist David Damore credits to a “self-fulfilling prophecy.” “Money goes to candidates people think are going to win,” Damore said. “You want to be seen as supporting the winner.” A big campaign war chest helps candidates in many ways, one of the most important being the ability to reach voters. Goodman and her main opponent, City Councilman Stavros Anthony, both have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on television ads, signs, billboards and mailers to blanket Las Vegas with their names and faces. While Goodman and Anthony hired teams of paid canvassers to knock on doors and work neighborhoods, candidates without much cash must rely on their own two feet and help from friends and family. “It’s almost a do-it-yourself type deal,” said Phil Cory, who through the March reporting deadline had raised $4,600, including a $1,500 loan, vying for the Las Vegas mayor’s seat. Cory’s campaign has consisted mostly of walking neighborhoods with volunteers and waving signs in front of polling locations, although he has sprung for several billboards in the city. Well-funded candidates also can hire professionals to fundraise, strategize, organize volunteers, poll and design advertisements. The success of a campaign often

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Volunteer Duane Brisco III mans a phone bank at the campaign headquarters of Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman near the Meadows Mall. (PHOTOS BY STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

CANDIDATE SPENDING, JAN. 1 THROUGH MARCH 13

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$3,292.00 Source: Nevada Secretary of State

In Las Vegas, there are almost 250,000 registered voters, but only about 50,000 likely will cast a ballot. City council races have even lower turnout, with many contests decided by only a few hundred votes. That opens

the door for less-funded challengers who run a strong ground game knocking on doors and meeting constituents. Even then, it’s an uphill battle. Of 32 Southern Nevada city council and mayoral races since 2007, the candidate who spent the most money won all but two contests. ANTHONY Anthony could defy that trend in this year’s mayor’s race. He has amassed just $309,000 through midMarch compared with Goodman’s $663,000, but he has a tailor-made election issue in the city’s failed $200 million soccer stadium plan, which Goodman supported. “This race has been highly unusual because we had a very high-profile issue,” said Lisa Mayo-Deriso, one of Anthony’s campaign managers. “That certainly helps with getting people aware of the race.” Whether it will be enough remains to be seen. Goodman’s fundraising advantage has helped her dominate the airwaves, with four times as many commercials as Anthony.

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People wait to be called at the Department of Motor Vehicles office on East Sahara Avenue. People who want to avoid lines at the DMV by renewing their driver’s licenses online will find that their ID cards come with the notation “NOT FOR FEDERAL OFFICIAL USE.” (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF FILE)

Before you fly, check your ID Many confused by new driver’s licenses that, because of a law passed in 2005, won’t get them on a plane BY ANDREA DOMANICK STAFF WRITER

If you renew your Nevada driver’s license by mail, beware: Soon, you won’t be able to use it to board an airplane. As of November, only licenses renewed in person at the Department of Motor Vehicles are recognized for federal use. That means expired licenses renewed by mail can’t be used to access federal facilities, as of October won’t work at military facilities, and beginning in 2016, won’t be accepted to board commercial aircraft. Why the change? In 2005, Congress passed the Real ID Act, a federal law designed to combat terrorism and identity theft by standardizing how state IDs are issued. The law set basic criteria for receiving a driver’s licence or identification card, such as which documents states may accept as proof of identity and residency. States phased in the regulations over several years. Nevada came into compliance with the Real ID Act on Nov. 12. Since then, all Nevada driver’s licenses and identification cards have been marked either

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with a Real ID gold circle in the upper righthand corner or the heading “NOT FOR FEDERAL OFFICIAL USE” printed on the top middle of the card. The change has caused much confusion among residents, many of whom were unaware of the new regulations and didn’t realize for months the restrictions associated with their mailed licenses. A Real ID isn’t mandatory and is almost identical to a driver’s license or identification card; the only difference is whether it is compliant for federal use. But that’s a big difference if you are standing at the gate of Nellis Air Force Base or waiting to board an airplane. To get a Real ID, you must present proof of identity (a birth certificate, out-of-state driver’s license or passport), your Social Security number and two residency documents in person at a DMV office — even if you already went through the same process to obtain your original license or ID. Real ID cards cannot be obtained through the mail or online. Standard driver’s licenses and identification cards will remain valid until their expiration dates, but you can upgrade to a Real ID any time for $8.25. The good news: The in-person requirement needs to be done only once. When your Real ID expires, you can renew it through the mail.

You’re working on an important presentation for work. The deadline is bearing down. A lot is riding on this one, but you’re in the zone, thoughts flowing. And then your phone beeps. It’s Facebook, Twitter, a text or new email. Or someone pops over to your desk. Or your phone rings. That small distraction — even if it lasted only seconds — more than doubled your chance of making an error in your work. CONVERSATION In a recent KILLER study conducted Psychology at Michigan State professor Erik University, reAltmann has come searchers asked up with his own 300 college stumethod of dealing dents to complete with interruptions exercises on a during conversations. computer. Dur“If their cellphone ing the exercises, goes off, I just stop talking,” he said. a program inter“I let them try to rupted the stufigure out where the dents every sixth conversation left off.” step or so. A box They almost never popped up with a remember, Altmann code instructing said. the students to type symbols before they could continue. When it was time to return to the exercises, the students had to remember where they left off. Many made mistakes. Researchers programmed two codes to create different distraction times: one lasted 4.4 seconds, the other 2.8 seconds. After the 4.4-second interruption, users’ chance of making an error more than tripled. After the 2.8-second distraction, it more than doubled. The findings are key not only at the office but in personal life, too. Interruptions can make meaningful conversation impossible as well. “Conversations require a certain train of thought,” said Erik Altmann, the Michigan State psychology professor who led the dis traction study. So how do you avoid interruptions? Dis cipline. “Don’t just put your cellphones away; turn them off,” Altmann said. “If they’re in front of you, you’re going to want to play with them. You have to turn it off and put it out of sight, because you can’t go very far without getting a ding these days.”

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Like the brake job, you’ll even see people who purport they did it themselves and were successful. Or nonattorneys piping up and quoting laws that may or may not be relevant to your case, without understanding there are years of case law directly affecting how those laws are interpreted. If you mess up your brakes, you’ll crash. If you mess up your own legal matters, it could cost you tens of thousands of dollars, you could lose your house, lose custody of your children, wind up in prison or worse. There’s an adage used in my profession: “The person who represents himself /herself has a fool for a client.” As a general rule, attorneys won’t represent ourselves even on simple matters, even though we have the knowledge and experience to do so. That’s because we know enough to know the value and necessity of proper, objective legal counsel. Representing yourself can cause even the best attorney to “crash.” While the cost associated with legal counsel may lead some people down the DIY path, it’s important to remember that oftentimes, a good attorney is like a good insurance policy: While there may be a nominal fee upfront, it could save you a lot more in the long the run. So if you’re ever wondering, “Should I hire an attorney to deal with this?” the answer is simple: Yes, you probably should hire an attorney, or at the least, get an initial consultation (which usually is free).

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Demonstrators in Carson City protest against ride-hailing company Uber. Nevada lawmakers are considering bills that would create regulations specific to companies such as Uber and Lyft, but cab companies decry them as “special treatment.” (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Uber controversy highlights complaints about cabs

he other night, I ran into an old buddy who has driven a limousine for years. As such, he experiences the undercarriage of Las Vegas transportation on a daily basis. I asked him what he thought of Uber. “I love it,” he said. Then he told me a story about using the ride-sharing program months ago during its all-toobrief run here. My friend suffered from an allergic reaction that caused his throat slowly to contract. He was alone at home, several minutes from the nearest hospital. He hit his Uber app and hoped for the best. “I had a driver at my place in three minutes,” he said. “I was at the emergency room at UMC inside 15 minutes.” Of course, the more sensible move might have been to summon a paramedic. But the point is, the ride-sharing program worked as designed, picking up a potential passenger in need of a quick ride in short order. The conversation was sparked by Uber’s latest effort to gain traction in Nevada. Two bills have been introduced in the state Legislature that would allow

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even during a single day companies using smartor night. A driver might phone applications to deliver a group of golfers link passengers with ride to, say, Badlands Golf Club, services such as Uber. and be asked if he or she Uber’s brief foray in can return in four hours to Nevada, and especially in scoop up the group. Uber’s Las Vegas, was blunted by guidelines say no, passenstrong resistance from the gers must launch the app state’s powerful Taxicab JOHN and send a signal to the Authority and its hired KATSILOMETES nearest driver, whomever guns, namely lobbyists Bob it might be. List and Richard Bryan, But in an example of both former governors. how murky Uber’s rules (Bryan also is a former U.S. are, a driver conceivably could drop senator.) off the group and return to the course But Uber is a global, multibillion-dolparking lot at a prearranged time, when lar operation, winning similar battles all the passenger would hit the app — and over the country. The company doubtguess who is closest to that ride? less is willing and equipped to slug it There also are no gratuities built into out to enter a transportation market as the payment process for Uber; passenfertile as Las Vegas. gers pay a flat rate. But Vegas’ service Still, questions abound about how industries are legendarily tip-generUber would police itself if it were alated. To expect a driver to turn down a lowed to conduct business full time in tip because some disembodied overlord our city. says it’s not part of company policy is A friend, a former cabbie who signed remarkably naïve. up as an Uber driver last October, And how would Uber contend with a recently outlined such concerns. Uber per-head payment to transport guests does not endorse developing clientele,

to the city’s many strip clubs? Cab drivers currently make $60 to $80 per passenger to ship customers to gentlemen’s clubs. Uber has no stipulation as to how to deal with that reality, and a driver would take such a payment outside company guidelines. Regardless, Uber drivers receive 80 percent of any fare, with the rest delivered to the company. Cab drivers make 30 to 35 percent, plus they pay for gas. This is the overriding reason cabbies are reluctant, or simply will refuse, to take a long trip if there is not a ride wait at the destination. What resonated in the recent conversations with those in the industry is the backlash from passengers against cab drivers. Complaints about long hauls, dingy cabs, drivers’ unwillingness to carry passengers to remote destinations and lengthy waits are commonplace. My limo friend flatly told me he would never take another cab in a city that offers Uber. “Think about it,” he said. “The only people who are against Uber are cab drivers and cab owners.”

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For most children, and many adults, summertime is the greatest time of the year: pool parties, barbecues, camping, hiking, picnics and playing outside on sunny, beautiful days. While summer sets the landscape for limitless activities, it also comes with a set of risk factors, especially for the season’s most gleeful participants — children. Here’s how to keep your kids happy and safe during summer and Las Vegas’ many, many months of summer-like weather. COMBATING HEAT STROKE Heat stroke occurs when body temperature rises to the point it can cause damage, 105 degrees or above. “Heat stroke can happen very quickly for children simply because they’re smaller. The smaller the body mass, the more quickly the person will become overheated,” said Jeanne Marsala, RN, Safe Kids Director at Sunrise Children’s Hospital.

Early symptoms n Feeling faint n Unsteady balance n Dizziness or disorientation

Late-stage symptoms n Seizures (especially common in young children) n Organ failure

Note: Excessive sweating typically isn’t observed in a person experiencing heat stroke, because their body’s internal cooling system is unable to function properly. Prevention Heat stroke can be prevented by staying hydrated, avoiding hot environments for extended periods of time and wearing hats, sunglasses and light clothing when outdoors.

KIDS IN CARS Never leave a child in a car for any amount of time. Because of their low body mass, children and infants are more at risk for acute and deadly heat stroke. The smaller the child, the greater the risk. On average, even with windows cracked, heat rises 2 degrees per minute in a car, which means that during a 95-degree day, in 5 minutes or less, the temperature inside the car will be 105 degrees.

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“Window falls happen every year in warm weather,” Marsala said. “When the weather gets nice, people open their windows, and kids will lean on the screen and fall directly out.” If you have children at home and open your windows, be sure window guards are in place. Window guards are effective at preventing window falls and can be purchased at most hardware stores. Also, avoid placing furniture that children can climb on near windows. Marsala also warns about backyard falls. Trampolines, tree houses and jungle gyms should be used with caution and only with parental supervision.

THE NON-NEGOTIABLE A helmet. Helmets can reduce the risk of severe brain injuries by 88 percent, yet only 45 percent of children 14 and under wear one, according to Safe Kids Worldwide, an international organization aimed at preventing injuries to children. Also, be sure your child’s helmet fits properly. It should fit low and snug on the head. If it moves around easily or shows the child’s forehead, it is not fitted correctly.

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DEHYDRATION Because of their small body mass, children also are more prone to dehydration. “The recommended eight glasses of water a day is the bare minimum,” Marsala said. “If kids are spending time in the heat, playing or doing activities, they need to be drinking even more water.” Symptoms Thirst, dry mouth, dry eyes, tenting in the skin (if you pinch the skin, it sticks up) and dizziness Prevention Drink a lot of water. For kids playing sports or sweating a lot, drinks with electrolytes also can help. Examples: Pedialyte for young children; Gatorade or Powerade for school-age children.

WATER SAFETY Children die from drowning every year in Clark County. To help keep kids safe, it’s important to remember the “A,B,C,D’s” of water safety.

Adult supervision Adults should know where children and infants are at all times and always closely supervise children in or around swimming pools or bodies of water. While swimming, adults should maintain “touch supervision,” which means they’re within reach of the child the entire time.

Barriers It’s important to have proper barriers to prevent children from accessing pools unknowingly. Proper barriers include a 60-inch-tall, nonclimbable fence around the entire pool area with a self-closing gate and alarms on doors and windows to alert you when they have been opened. (Also, don’t leave toys floating in the pool when they’re not in use. Toys might further entice a child to try to access the pool.)

Classes Enroll children in age-appropriate swim classes and enroll yourself in CPR classes.

PROTECTIVE WEAR “Prior to puberty, kids are more susceptible to broken bones,” Marsala said. “Their bones become stronger after puberty, which is why younger kids break bones easier.” Any child riding on wheels — a bicycle, rollerblades, skateboard, scooter, etc.— needs to be wearing a helmet and other protective gear. “Ideally, all children should also wear elbow pads, knee pads and wrist guards,” Marsala said.

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Devices Keep a phone by the pool or bathtub at all times in case you need to call 911. Always keep rescue tools such as shepherd’s hooks and life preservers by the pool. Young children and nonswimmers should wear personal flotation devices near all bodies of water.

Remember, a drowning can occur within minutes, in as little as 1 inch of water, including in dog dishes, water buckets and toilet bowls.

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Ballerina Monika Haczkiewicz, 17, is going to New York City to compete for a chance to attend a prestigious dance school or join a ballet company. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

Ballet prodigy’s dancing is en pointe BY ADWOA FOSU STAFF WRITER

Seventeen-year-old Monika Haczkiewicz leaps across the dance floor, a blur of limbs as her slender body keeps time with the music of “Don Quixote’s” “Kitri.” Her wiry, flexible muscles tighten and relax with every movement as she executes the routine she has practiced hundreds of times over the past five months — the same routine that earned her a trip to New York City this month to compete in the finals of the Youth American Grand Prix, the world’s largest ballet scholarship competition. It’s what you might expect from the daughter of two Cirque du Soleil performers. As a little girl, Haczkiewicz accompanied her parents to rehearsals for “Mystere,” which she saw for the first time when she was 3. “It was like I was in a different world,” Haczkiewicz said. “It was so exciting and magical.” Hoping to teach their daughter her own set of tricks, Haczkiewicz’s parents enrolled her in gymnastics, a gateway sport for many Cirque performers. But Haczkiewicz had hypermobile limbs, meaning she was capable of an unusually wide range of motion and was at greater risk for injury. She started taking classes at the Nevada Ballet Theatre

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instead and took to it quickly. In January, Haczkiewicz won second place in classical dance at the Youth American Grand Prix’s semifinals at UNLV’s Artemus Ham Hall. She beat hundreds of dancers from across the country and world to become the first dancer from the Las Vegas Valley to reach the finals. “I’m really representing Las Vegas, I feel, and Nevada in general,” Haczkiewicz said. “It’s pretty cool to have a hometown girl do this.” To prepare for the finals, Haczkiewicz trains seven days a week with ballet teacher Tara Foy. Weekdays consist of fine-tuning legwork and movement to polish Haczkiewicz’s routines. Weekends are reserved for Pilates. Sometimes, Haczkiewicz performs routines at home for her mom so she can get some extra critique. “I do get tired of doing the same dance over and over, but at the same time, I love it because this is one of my favorite variations,” Haczkiewicz said. Dancing isn’t just an after-school activity for Haczkiewicz. She is a dance major at Las Vegas Academy and dances for three hours at school before practicing with Foy for two hours in the afternoon. “This last week, I’ve been sick, and they told me to miss ballet, and I was like, ‘I really can’t, Mom,’ ” Haczkiewicz said. “It’s impossible for me to miss right now. This is so important.”

Her drive is fueled by a passion for ballet, which “has taught me to be elegant, to be proper and also to have a love of the arts in general,” Haczkiewicz said. Her father still performs in “Mystere,” but her mother recently retired after a back injury. “I am so very proud of Monika,” Ursula Haczkiewicz said. “Not only because she gets to experience what we did performing for audiences on stage, but also because she has worked so hard to get to this point.” “She has a gift,” said Foy, who danced with the Royal Ballet in London. “Physically, a gift. This girl has everything that you want: hyperextension, the most incredible feet, flexibility, and she’s just exquisite.” Haczkiewicz insists she’s no different than the average teenager. In her free time, she likes to binge watch “Grey’s Anatomy” on Netflix, go window shopping with friends and indulge in McDonald’s. In the future, she would like to study psychology at the University of Washington, which has a partnership program with Pacific Northwest Ballet — one of many ballet companies she’ll perform for in New York. For now, though, Haczkiewicz remains focused on training. She continues her routine across the floor, then flexes her muscles one last time as she falls into a final pose, signaling the end of the dance. Her calling as a ballerina has just begun.

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Old Vegas has left its brand on Brumby BY KATIE VISCONTI STAFF WRITER

The home that inspired the name of Las Vegas band Brumby’s debut album is one you would expect to find here decades ago. Built in the 1960s, before today’s resorts and large housing developments, the stucco two-story has a backyard large enough for horses, goats and chickens. Past the animals is a merry-go-round, tire swing and swimming pool framed by large trees. The upper outline of the Strip sits just over a brick wall. This is the home, on Westwind Street, where three of the four band members’ fagot Brumby tion a thers grew up. It’s also part of the inspiir the insp om the fr e ration for the band’s debut album, “The m for its na an , “The M Westwind Kid.” 1982 film which ” r, e iv wy R Since forming in 2009, Brumby has from Sno an in a horsem performed 35 shows, most notably features alian tr s f wild Au opening for Kings of Leon and playing pursuit o d e ll a horses, c alongside Young the Giant. rumbies. b The band includes Tyler Tingey (guitar), his cousins Oliver (vocals) and Spencer Tingey (bass) and childhood friend Dylan Self (drums). After graduating high school and a short stint in Provo, Utah, the Brumby boys headed back to the place that inspires them most: the Las Vegas Valley. Here, they share some of the things they love most about our city.

SEE THEM LIVE Brumby will be playing at: The Great Vegas Festival of Beer, April 11, downtown Las Vegas, $35-$90 Henderson Arts Pavillion, May 9, Henderson Events Plaza, 200 S. Water St., free

Brumby frontman Oliver Tingey performs at the Joint at the Hard Rock during Holiday Havoc last year. Drummer Dylan Self is at right. (PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE BUSCH)

SPENCER TINGEY, BASS

TYLER TINGEY, GUITAR

OLIVER TINGEY, VOCALS

DYLAN SELF, DRUMS

n The Goodwich, a sandwich shop at 1516 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas. He also likes Lola’s, Nevada Chicken Cafe and I Love Sushi.

n Cowtown Guitars, which sells vintage instruments and items Tingey needs as a left-handed guitarist

n Bonnie Springs, where he rides horses about once a week

n Some of his favorite memories are attending airshows at Nellis Air Force Base with his dad.

n Bunkhouse Saloon, the downtown cowboy-themed music venue and bar n House of Blues, where Brumby played with Imagine Dragons n The Mouse’s Tank, a trail in Red Rock Canyon full of caves and canyons to explore n Idol: U2

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n Henderson. “We moved here 20 years ago when Henderson was still mostly dirt and tumbleweeds, so we’ve always been very proud of what the southern part of the city has become,” he said. “In many ways, it seemed like Henderson grew up with us.”

n Frijoles, a Mexican restaurant at 7000 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas n Calico Basin at Red Rock Canyon, which offers hiking and horseback riding surrounded by grey limestone mountains n Bellagio Fountains n Idol: Coldplay

n The Artifice, a lounge and performance house in the Arts District n

Velveteen Rabbit, a downtown cocktail bar n Idol: Radiohead

n Idol: Simon and Garfunkel

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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.

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Age: 8-year-old neutered male Breed: Miniature pinscher/Dachshund Description: Although he’s never been around cats, Harley loves spending time with people and dogs. Adoption Fee: $105 with Underdog Adoption Program. See an adoption counselor for more information.

Breed: Male guinea pig Description: Snowball is curious about the world and likes getting attention from people. Adoption Fee: $10

Age: 3-year-old spayed female Breed: Mastiff and bully mix Description: Amazon delights in sharing the couch or hanging out in the backyard. Toys don’t interest her much, but bonding with people brings her joy. Adoption Fee: $50

Age: 10-year-old spayed female, previously declawed (front paws) Breed: Himalayan mix Description: Giselle is a quiet-natured lady who likes people, cats and dogs. Please help her find a calm household. Adoption Fee: $20

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Age: 2-year-old male Breed: Pit bull terrier mix Description: Blitz pulls on his leash sometimes, but his skills improve with every walk. He’s eager to please and is very trainable. Adoption Fee: $105

Age: 2-year-old spayed females Breed: Mini rex and English spot Description: Adelaide and Catalina

Age: 1-year-old male Breed: American breed guinea pig Description: Bel-Air is content

are petite and friendly, bonded for life. Meet them in the Lovebugs Room at the Nevada SPCA. Adoption Fee: $40 for the pair

around kind people and enjoys their companionship. Please spend plenty of quality time with him daily. Adoption Fee: $10

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Age: 3-year-old spayed female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Star is one friendly feline! This mellow lady gets along with kids, other cats and dogs. Adoption Fee: $80

Age: 1-year-old spayed female Breed: Golden brown tabby Description: Gemstone likes quiet

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rooms, soft-spoken people and kibble she can eat leisurely, one piece at a time. She purrs in your arms when you talk sweetly to her. Adoption fee: $40

little gentleman who yearns for stability. He gets along with other dogs and asks only for kindness and compassion. Adoption Fee: $30

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heers from the hometown crowd had barely died down when Kris Bryant swung at the first pitch from Oakland’s Jesse Hahn. ¶ The Chicago Cubs prospect drove the fastball the opposite way, and right fielder Jason Pridie drifted back as the ball cut through a slight breeze blowing at Cashman Field. Pridie ran out of room, stopping at the warning track as the shot from Bryant sailed over the wall — and over the berm behind it. Bryant thrilled fans again three innings later, homering to left-center to cap an eventful trip home to Las Vegas for Big League Weekend.

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Not much has changed since Bryant’s high school days. “He hit balls sometimes that you would watch and they would still be rising as they went over the fence,” said Derek Stafford, who coached Bryant at Bonanza High School. “It was almost like an event when he was up to bat.” Bryant, 23, the second overall pick in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, hit 43 home runs in the minor leagues last year and hit nine during spring training this season. The regular season starts this week. He once hit a ball over Bonanza’s left field fence and onto Oakey Boulevard, where it bounced and went through a car’s open window, striking a man in the neck and drawing blood. “We hit a lot of home runs in batting practice there, and we would never hit cars,” Bryant said. “That’s a pretty busy street too, especially when school gets out. … It was just crazy that it actually happened.” Bryant isn’t the only premier slugger produced by Las Vegas schools in recent years. Sierra Vista High’s Chris Carter is the Hous-

ton Astros’ top power threat, Las Vegas High’s Bryce Harper is a two-time All-Star for the Washington Nationals, and Bishop Gorman’s Joey Gallo is working his way through the Texas Rangers’ system. “I seriously think Gallo could be the best out of all of them,” said Nate Selby, who coached Carter at Sierra Vista. “When he hits them, they just go different than the other guys.” Gallo hit 67 home runs at Bishop Gorman, including 21 during his senior season, when he had a .509 batting average. “He was a man among boys in high school,” Stafford said. When Gallo was 17, he hit a 442-foot home run during an all-star showcase at Petco Park in San Diego. “Joey Gallo’s ceiling is unlimited,” former American League MVP Jason Giambi, who has been working with Gallo, told Grantland’s Ben Lindbergh. “I think (he) can be whoever he wants to be. He has the potential to be a .300 hitter. He has the potential to hit 50 homers. SLUGGERS, CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 4

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23 | 6-FOOT-5 | 215 POUNDS

Kris Bryant, a graduate of Bonanza High School, is the Chicago Cubs’ top prospect, although he’ll start the season in the minors. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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High school: Bonanza Drafted: First-round pick (second overall) by the Chicago Cubs in the 2013 draft. The Toronto Blue Jays selected him in the 18th round of the 2010 draft, but he did not sign. 2014 stats: 138 games for Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa, .325 batting average, .438 on-base percentage, .661 slugging percentage, 43 homers, 110 RBIs, 118 runs, 34 doubles, 15 steals, 162 strikeouts, 86 walks Accolades: Won the Dick Howser Trophy for college baseball player of the year and the Golden Spikes Award for being the nation’s best amateur baseball player; named minor league player of the year by Baseball America and USA Today; named No. 1 prospect for 2015 by Baseball America. Memorable home run: During his senior season at the University of San Diego, Bryant hit a titanic homer against San Francisco on a foggy night. Some say the ball was level with an 80-foot light pole in left field when it left the park. “I couldn’t tell you how far it went,” Bryant told MLB.com. “I just know it’s the farthest ball I’ve hit in my life.”

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He has the potential to drive in 140.” Gallo, 21, will start this season with the Rangers’ Double-A affiliate. Harper, 22, drew national attention as a high school sophomore when he hit a 502-foot home run during a national home run derby at the Tampa Bay Rays’ Tropicana Field. He hit the blast with a metal bat, but the baseball world took notice. “He was just naturally strong,” Las Vegas High coach Sam Thomas said. “When you mix in his love for the weight room, it’s unbelievable what this kid can do.” In 2009, Harper appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the headline “Baseball’s Chosen One.” Bryant played against Harper in youth baseball, and they were on the same club team as teenagers. “He was always a step above everybody else,” Bryant said. “Just really fun to watch him play. Really fun to watch him now, as well as Joey. They’re doing great things. It’s pretty cool that Vegas has some good players coming up.” After hitting .626 with 14 home runs as a sophomore at Las Vegas High, Harper earned his GED and enrolled at the College of Southern Nevada. In 66 games there, he hit a school-record 31 homers and drove in 98 runs. “People ask, ‘What was it like to coach Bryce Harper?’ ” Thomas said. “He was really, really good when he got here and really, really good when he left. I’m just glad I didn’t mess him up.” Thomas said the school once got complaints from a bus driver about kids throwing baseballs at buses on Hollywood Boulevard beyond the right-field wall. It actually was Harper taking batting practice. Some of the balls even made it across the boulevard to Clark County Fire Station 31, which Thomas discovered when an engine captain showed up at practice with a bucket of balls Harper had hit. The Nationals drafted Harper first overall in the 2010 draft. He has hit .272 with 55 homers in three seasons in Washington. Unlike the others, Carter, 28, wasn’t known as a slugger in high school. “He definitely had the potential to have a lot of power,” Selby said. “He didn’t hit as many home runs in high school as you might think.” Scouts projected Carter could develop into a power hitter, and the Chicago White Sox drafted him in the 15th round of the 2005 draft. Carter homered 29 times for the Houston Astros in 2013 and tied for second in the majors with 37 roundtrippers last season. He’s a streaky hitter and prone to striking out — he led the American League with 212 whiffs in 2013 — but Selby said Carter’s demeanor keeps him from getting frustrated. “Chris’ personality is very laid-back, even-keeled, and in high school, he was the same way,” Selby said. As for Bryant, whose free agency will be delayed by a year if the Cubs keep him in the minors until mid-April, he said hitting home runs comes naturally to him. “I was just blessed with the ability to hit the ball pretty far,” Bryant said. “Playing in Vegas also helps. You get to play outside year-round. … I was able to play a ton of games, whereas guys on the East Coast probably didn’t get to go outside until maybe April.” When all is said and done, Las Vegas could produce four of the greatest power hitters of this generation. “All those kids are going to be hitting home runs in the major leagues,” Selby said. “They’re elite guys as far as size and strength.”

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Bryce Harper, the Las Vegas High and College of Southern Nevada product who was the first overall selection in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, has hit 55 home runs in three big-league seasons. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

PROFILES IN POWER HITTING JOEY GALLO

BRYCE HARPER

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FIRST BASEMAN, LEFT FIELDER, DESIGNATED HITTER

High school: Bishop Gorman Drafted: Supplemental firstround pick (39th overall) by the Texas Rangers in the 2012 draft 2014 stats: 126 games for Class A Myrtle Beach and Double-A Frisco, .271 batting average, .394 on-base percentage, .615 slugging percentage, 42 homers, 106 RBIs, 97 runs, 19 doubles, 7 steals, 179 strikeouts, 87 walks Accolades: In 2013, became the first teenager since 1962 to hit 40 homers in a minorleague season; won the Joe Bauman Home Run Award for hitting the most home runs in the minors; named MVP of the 2014 All-Star Futures Game. Memorable home run: With the United States trailing 2-1 in last year’s All-Star Futures Game, Gallo hit a two-run homer, estimated at 419 feet, into the second deck at Target Field in Minneapolis. The U.S. won 3-2.

High school: Las Vegas Drafted: First-round pick (first overall) by the Washington Nationals in the 2010 draft 2014 stats: 100 games with the Nats, .273 batting average, .344 on-base percentage, .423 slugging percentage, 13 homers, 32 RBIs, 41 runs, 10 doubles, 2 steals, 104 strikeouts, 38 walks. Also hit .643 with 4 homers and 11 RBIs during a five-game minorleague rehabilitation stint. Accolades: Named Baseball America’s high school player of the year; won the Golden Spikes Award for being the nation’s best amateur baseball player; named National League rookie of the year; two-time MLB All-Star. Memorable home run: In 2009, Harper hit a 502foot home run during the International Power Showcase at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The homer led Sports Illustrated to put Harper on its cover and call him the LeBron James of baseball.

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High school: Sierra Vista Drafted: Fifteenth-round pick (455th overall) by the Chicago White Sox in the 2005 draft 2014 stats: 145 games with the Houston Astros, .227 batting average, .308 on-base percentage, .491 slugging percentage, 37 homers, 88 RBIs, 68 runs, 21 doubles, 5 steals, 182 strikeouts, 56 walks Accolades: In 2008 and 2009, was named the Oakland Athletics’ minor-league player of the year; won a Minor League Baseball Yearly Award for being the best overall hitter of 2009. Memorable home run: On July 6, 2012, Carter hit a 416-foot, two-run homer off Seattle’s Steve Delabar in the 11th inning to give the A’s a 3-1 walk-off win at O.co Coliseum. “I don’t know if the ball has landed yet,” Oakland manager Bob Melvin said after the game.

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CASINO PROMOTIONS THE D AND GOLDEN GATE Tax Day bonus Date: April 15 Information: Hit a taxable slot or video poker jackpot on any house game and the casino will pay the jackpot taxes in free slot play. Promotion does not include progressive jackpots not paid by the D Las Vegas or Golden Gate.

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PALMS $40,000 Spring Has Sprung drawings Date: Fridays through April 24 Time: Drawings at 7 p.m. Information: Earn drawing tickets with slot play. Earn 2x entries from 4 to 6:30 p.m.; earn 5x entries from 8 p.m. to midnight. Ten winners will be selected each week with a maximum prize of $3,000. Activate at least 10 drawing tickets to receive a bonus of $10 in free slot play the following Saturday. Play for Prizes — Something Fresh Date: Monday through Friday through April 10 Information: Points earned may be combined and redeemed for gift cards for Albertsons and Einstein Bros. Bagels. Participants keep their points. Play For Prizes – Curb Appeal Date: Monday through Friday April 13-24 Information: Points earned may be combined and redeemed for gift cards for Lowe’s and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Participants keep their points.

SUNCOAST $20,000 Table Games Hot Seat Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: 7-11 p.m. Information: Play table games for a share of $2,500 in prizes. $100,000 Spin and Win Date: Saturdays and Sundays Information: Earn 25 points and swipe your loyalty card at a kiosk for a chance to win prizes. Young at Heart Date: Wednesdays Information: For players 50 and older. Earn up to 50x points, participate in cash drawings, get dining discounts and more.

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The incorrigible Michele Fiore’s would-be land grab

very once in a while, we need to step back and celebrate the imagination that is the Nevada Legislature and the ability of some state lawmakers, with the help of militant rebels, to lean back, crack a few knuckles, breathe deeply and solve problems by looking outside the box. Way outside. Take, for instance, the inspired notion that Nevada can, and should, seize federal land and then empower counties to tax as they see fit for the use of said land inside their boundaries, including for cattle grazing. Brilliant! (But doesn’t the Bureau of Land Management already do that? Oh, stupid little details.) Just imagine how county tax revenues could be applied toward, say, education, or more county-sponsored gun ranges. High-fives all around. Assembly Bill 408 is sponsored by Republican Assemblywoman Michele Fiore of Las Vegas and has the support of such outstanding, law-abiding citizens as Cliven Bundy, the self-appointed sheriff

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of Bunkerville, and his cadre of guntotin’ constitutional law experts. Surely Mr. Bundy would be the first to step up and pay his fair share of grazing fees, because now the money would go to the county instead of those darned feds. Yep, Fiore clearly is comfortable thinking beyond the conventional, which we applaud, because she certainly opens our eyes to some bafflingly intriguing ideas. (Recently, she suggested that cancer is a fungus that can be cleansed with baking soda — whoa, pardner, imagine the cost savings! — and encouraged “young, hot little girls” to carry guns to ward off sexual predators. Gee willikers, what could go wrong there?) The bill to swipe — er, appropriate — federal land had its first hearing last week before the Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining. It lasted a full three hours — rather succinct, actually, considering the unprecedented and gutsy maneuver to quitclaim federal land. But on a Debbie Downer note, the hearing began with the observation that

the bill was unconstitutional. C’mon now, just how expert is the Legislature’s legal counsel? It took her 10 pages to collect her thoughts before concluding that the feds have extensive authority and ample bases to acquire and control public lands and can trump state laws. Really? Then she went on to claim that seizing federal land would be “manifestly hostile to federal interests” when it comes to matters of national policies and concerns. Sheesh, what a buzzkill. If Nevada were to take control of federal land, it would cost the state nearly $100 million to watch over some 60 million acres of Uncle Sam’s foreclosed property, according to one estimate. Well, that’s a bummer, but we’re thinking Fiore surely thought of that — we’re confident she drills deep in her research — and maybe the $100 million is just a really rough guestimate. There was no committee vote to move the bill along, just on the chance that someone else might find ways to defend the constitutionality of the land seizure. Maybe it will be deposited qui-

etly in a cold, dark drawer in a bureaucrat’s cubicle. We not only want to congratulate Fiore for her self-indulgence but offer shoutouts to other Assembly members who thought enough of this bill to cosponsor it. Their constituents must be so proud. Let’s hear it for Shelly Shelton, Victoria Dooling, Robin Titus, Victoria Seaman, Jill Dickman, John Ellison, David Gardner, Ira Hansen, Brent Jones, John Moore, Harvey Munford, Philip O’Neill, James Oscarson and Jim Wheeler — and, on the Senate side, Donald Gustavson. To all of you Republicans, congratulations for keeping your focus on the realities of government. Oh, wait … What really saddens us is that the Nevada Legislature probably won’t discuss the bill further because the session already is half over. Maybe Fiore introduced the bill as a way to keep her cohorts fresh so they wouldn’t get consumed over other little matters involving education, taxes and labor. Wouldn’t want to be serious lawmakers now, would we?

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Easter sunrise service: Celebrate Easter with an uplifting, interdenominational outdoor service. 6:30 a.m., free, Palm Cemetery, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., 702-4648500, palmmortuary.com. Pinoy Pride celebration: The final day of this festival includes traditional food and entertainment from the Philippines. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., free, Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, 1200 S. Fourth St., pinoypridelv.com.

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“The Traditional Cuisine & Food Culture of Bali”: Author Vivienne Kruger talks about her travels, food discoveries and cultural experiences. 6 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, lvccld.org. LGBTQ Seder: Join the LGBTQ and Jewish communities for an inclusive Passover Seder celebration. Reservation required. 6 p.m., free, Gay and Lesbian Center of Southern Nevada, 401 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-732-0556.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7 Cleveland Museum of Art series: Learn about the structural properties and geometry of buildings. 11 a.m.-noon, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave., 702-483-6055.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 Gardening class for mature adults: Aging gardeners can learn easier ways to continue doing what they love. 10 a.m.-noon, UNLV Cooperative Extension’s Lifelong Learning Center, 8050 Paradise Road, 702-222-3130. Spring blood drive: Help stabilize the community’s blood supply by donating blood. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, lvccld.org.

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“A Baby Boomer’s Guide to Brain Health”: Dr. Leah Beegan will discuss what we can do to preserve and promote brain health as we age and risk factors associated with dementia. Guests are encouraged to bring a lunch. Noon, free, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave., 702-483-6055. Clark County fair and rodeo: This family fair includes rodeo events, a carnival, a Frisbee dog show, dancing, live music, contests and more. 4-11 p.m., $8-$24, 1301 W. Whipple Ave., Logandale, ccfair. com. *Also: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. New Belgium Brewery dinner: Join guest chef Michael Van Staden for dinner paired with New Belgium Brewery beers, ales and lagers. 6:30 p.m., $39, Made L.V., Tivoli Village, 450 S. Rampart Blvd., made-lv.com, 702-722-2000. UNLV Jazz concert series: This series highlights the graduate combo and guitar ensemble from UNLV’s Jazz Studies program. 7 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-5073459.

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“Luck and the Silver State: The History of Nevada”: Historian Michael S. Green will discuss his new book, which details the arrival of early European explorers, the predominance of mining in the 1800s, the rise of tourism in the 20th century and the role that luck plays in the state’s growth. 7 p.m., Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3459.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10 Craft festival: Two hundred craft workers from across the country will show handmade items. Categories include jewelry, pottery, leather, woodwork, fiber, glass, sculpture, toys, fine art and weaving. 10 a.m.6 p.m., adults $7, seniors 65-plus $6, children 12-17 $2, children under 11 free, Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North, stevepowers.com. *Also: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Pirate Fest: Pirates, steampunks and faerie-like characters will gather for live entertainment, music, food, vendors, games, activities, camel rides, a beer garden, hot-air balloon rides and a cardboard regatta. Noon-7 p.m., $13-$30, children $8-$20, Lorenzi Park, 3343 W. Washington Ave., piratefestlv.com. *Also: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Star Catchers ballet showcase: Ballet students ages 3 to 17 will perform, as will jazz and contemporary dance students. 6 p.m., $5, Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day: Get an HIV/STD test and watch “Blood Lines,” a film produced and directed by HIVpositive youths that documents struggles with the disease. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-5 p.m. HIV/STD testing, film and panel 6-9 p.m., free, Gay and Lesbian Center of Southern Nevada, 401 S. Maryland Parkway, thecenterlv.org.

Motorcycles and Mutts Poker Run: Raise money for the Animal Foundation and encourage shelter adoptions. There will be food and drink specials, a 50-percent discount on pet adoptions, a raffle and an after-party. 7 a.m., Sierra Gold, 6515 S. Jones Blvd., animalfoundation.com.

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Rox in Sox children’s music festival: Celebrate children’s music and literature with music from Alphabet Rockers, Recess Monkey and Aaron Nigel Smith. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., free, Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza, Lorenzi Park, 720 Twin Lakes Drive, artslasvegas.org, 702-229-3514.

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Spring Fling cornhole tournament and tailgate grill out: Participants can challenge their friends and compete for prizes, including a cash purse in this 10-board, doubleelimination tournament. 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Made L.V., Tivoli Village, 450 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 120, 702-7222000, made-lv.com.

“Colorations: Emerald”: Contemporary wind ensemble the Desert Winds will perform arrangements of “Wizard of Oz” and “Schindler’s List.” 7:30 p.m., $15, Congregation Ner Tamid, 55 N. Valle Verde Drive, thedesertwinds.org.

Festival of Communities: Enjoy live music, dancing, readings and performances. The event includes food tastings, art and cultural displays, balloon art, face painting and more. Noon-5 p.m., free, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Parkway, unlv.edu.

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When former Las Vegas mayor Jan Jones Blackhurst began working at Caesars Entertainment about 15 years ago, it was a very different company. ¶ Then known as Harrah’s Entertainment, the company had just moved its headquarters from Tennessee to Las Vegas, so it was, in many ways, the new kid on the block. Since then, Jones JAN JONES BLACKHURST, CONTINUED ON PAGE 53

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The Japan America Society of Nevada’s 2015 board of directors are chairwoman Kathleen Blakely of Clark County Parks & Recreation; president Sherry Hashimoto of Yesco; vice president Betty SPURLIN Atkins; treasurer Hiroko Godfrey of Kumon Las Vegas-Peccole Ranch; and secretary Eric Guideng of House Guideng. Directors include Mayumi Coffman, Lockheed Martin; Jodie Cohen, Chado Urasenke Las Vegas School; Richard Galin, Gordon Silver; Shizue Hill, Rape Crisis Center; Toko Lee, Nu-Skin Enterprises; and Gary Mamiya, Findlay Honda. Honorary directors include Gayle Anderson, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance; immediate past president Gerri Schroder, Henderson councilwoman; and Yoshi Nakagawa, Watanabe and Nakagawa Tax Service. Ron Batula is director of human resources at Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort. He previously worked in human resources at Maverick Aviation. Fafie Moore, president and broker/owner of Realty ExBATULA ecutives of Nevada, joined City National Bank’s Southern Nevada advisory board. Barbara Smith Campbell’s Consensus LLC merged with the Ferraro Group, a public relations firm. Campbell, a tax policy expert, will represent the firm’s clients before regulatory agencies. Don Hamrick, general manager of Chapman Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram, is on the board of directors at Nevada Public Radio. Christopher Burns is an associate professor of biomedical sciences and A. Peter HAMRICK Eveland is associate dean of student affairs and admissions, and a professor of family medicine at the College of Medicine at Roseman University of Health Sciences. Burns helped develop medical and graduate education programs at Central Michigan University, University of Illinois, University of Virginia, Florida Atlantic University and Georgia School of Medicine. Eveland served as associate dean for student affairs, admissions and outreach, and professor of medical education, at California Northstate University. Patty Duffey is chief operating officer, Kesha Dirkson is chief fund development and marketing officer, and Melody Sherrill is chief financial officer of Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada. The Gaming Standards Association 2015 board of directors are returning chairman Adrian

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Marcu, vice president of global architecture and interactive research and development, International Game Technology; vice chairman Mark Pace, vice president of global technical operations, Scientific Games; secretary Klaus Peltsch, director of architecture and emerging technologies, Ontario Lottery Gaming Corp.; and treasurer Keith Wood, vice president of systems design and development, Aristocrat Technologies. Board members are Roman Czubak, Rachel Barber, Byron Bridger, Syed Hussain, David Oh, Shay Segev, Kevin Trombo and Jeanne-Marie Wilkins. Francis Carneiro and David Craig are general manager and assistant general manager, respectively, of Pot Liquor Contemporary American Smokehouse. Ricky White is director of marketing and catering events. The Women’s Council of Realtors Las Vegas honored its Top 25 Women in Real Estate. Honorees were Mary Baca, Dani Bald, Jillian Batchelor, Teri Brenkus, Julie Brown, Leslie Carver, Delinda Crampton, Ellen Fahr, Paige Gross, Laura Harbison, Valentina Herzog, Heidi Kasama, Olga McDowell, Fafie Moore, Linda Naw, Trish Nash, Ashley Oakes-Lazosky, Merri Perry, Joanna Piette, Mary Preheim, Joyce Reed, Iryna Sysenko, Diann Tonnesen, Diane Varney and Brandy White Elk. Loni Gray, national account manager of casinos at Brown-Forman; Heidi Hinkle, director of national accounts for hotels and casinos at Bacardi USA; and Chris Fava, CEO of the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas, joined the Las Vegas Business Academy board of directors. MRG Marketing & Management Inc., a franchise partner of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, hired Dean Bennett as general counsel. Bennett previously served as an outside attorney for MRG. Nik Rytterstrom is general manager of the Luxor. Rytterstrom most recently worked as general manager of the Goldstrike in Tunica, Miss. He replaces Renee West, who will retire April 24. Las Vegas Black Image Magazine honored several people and businesses in the community. Recognized were: Ernest Fountain of New Ventures, Tony Gladney of MGM Resorts International, Fred Keeton of Caesars Entertainment, Larry Ruvo of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Yvette Williams of the Black Caucus, author Sonya Horsford, Tiffany Tyler of Nevada Partners Operations, Dr. Mulugeta Kassahun of Urology Specialists, Broadway in the Hood founder Torrey Russell, the Rev. Robert Fowler, Edmond Town Center owner John Edmonds, educator Patti Hester, filmmaker Stan Armstrong, Rainbow Dreams Academy owner Diane Pollard, philanthropists Bubba and Kathleen Turner Knight, Jim Koonce and Channel 13, author Brenda Williams, Mark Ficarra and the Las Vegas Review-Journal, UNLV archivist Claytee White, gaming and labor expert Terry Johnson, supporters of historically black colleges and universities Paul and Sue Lowden, activist Sheila Collins, McDonald’s owners and operators, Community Garden of Las Vegas founder Rosalind Brooks, Nicole Lise and Cory Enus of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Jamaal McCoy of Findlay Chevrolet and community advocate Trisha Geran. Special entertainer honors went to Larry Blackmon of Cameo and original Temptations member Otis Williams. MGM Resorts International, the Cosmopoli-

tan and Zappos.com were included on the list of Achievers’ 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in North America. Companies were recognized for displaying leadership and innovation in engaging their workplaces in such areas as communication, culture, rewards and recognition, professional and personal growth, accountability and corporate social responsibility. A Mayo Clinic “telestroke” program is available at all three campuses of Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican Hospitals. Telestroke robots enable stroke patients to be seen in real time by neurology specialists at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. The CareMeridian 4kids Inpatient Post Acute Nursing and Rehab Facility for Children opened at 7690 Carmen Blvd., Las Vegas. The facility includes a rehab gym, two hydrotubs, outside play areas and more. The 21,000 square-foot facility has 35 beds. Cream, a gourmet ice cream shop, opened its first outlet outside of California at Downtown Summerlin. The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance formed the LVGEA Community and Economic Research Council to sponsor and expand community research. The council includes Applied Analysis, 8 News NOW, Wells Fargo, Nevada State Bank and Cox Communications. Phase 1 at Canyon View, a $7.8 million, 5-acre community with 36 single-family homes on Jones Boulevard just north of Windmill Road, is open. Maverick Helicopters re-signed a multiyear contract with Las Vegas Motor Speedway to continue to be the exclusive helicopter operator for events at the complex. Desert Radiologists earned a 2015 Employee Voice Award from Quantum Workplace. The firm was selected in the Raising Engagement category. Desert Radiologists was the only Nevada recipient of the national accolade this year. Southwest Medical Associates opened a health center at 10105 Banburry Cross Drive, Suite 150, Las Vegas. The center offers senior wellness exams, primary and preventive care, blood glucose tests, bone mineral-density tests, flu/pneumonia vaccines, urinalysis testing and radiology. MGM Resorts International was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for food recovery efforts. The company received two national Food Recovery Challenge awards for reducing food waste and was named a Top Corporation for Women’s Business Enterprises by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. Hospital Corporation of America, a health care provider with 166 hospitals and 113 surgery centers in 20 states and the United Kingdom, for the sixth consecutive year was named a World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute. HCA has eight facilities in Nevada. FirstService Residential is providing HOA management services for Traverse Point Condominiums off of Stephanie Street and Wigwam Parkway in Henderson. Allegiant Air is offering discounts and incentives through PlayStudios’ MyVegas games, available for mobile devices and on Facebook. Batteries Plus Bulbs opened at 2546 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas.

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Q&A WITH DANIEL MATHIS

When it comes to health care, Nevada needs more of just about everything In 2012, Daniel Mathis became president and CEO of the Nevada Health Care Association, a nonprofit organization that works to improve the quality of care in Nevada’s nursing homes. Among his duties: advocating for the organization’s member institutions to legislators in Carson City. The Nevada Health Care Association has grown significantly over the past year. What is the expected growth over the next few years? We expect to represent post-acute care providers in Nevada to help improve care in the state. With the passing of the IMPACT 14 legislation in Congress last fall, we are drawn together more than ever and will be measured by the quality of care we deliver. How has care in nursing facilities changed over the past year? Our quality measures have improved across the state. One reason has been the evidence-based education we’ve been able to provide, specifically targeting facilities that weren’t performing as well as others. One example is the improvement of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) accuracy rate for such facilities in Nevada from 74 percent to 82 percent. The MDS is part of the federally mandated process for clinical assessment of all residents in Medicare or Medicaidcertified nursing homes. This process provides a comprehensive assessment of each resident’s functional capabilities and helps nursing home staff identify health problems. We still have much work to do, but we’ve been making solid progress recently. What does the NVHCA Perry Foundation do? The Perry Foundation analyzes compliance and “Online Survey, Certification and Reporting” (OSCAR) data and then formulates specific education for providers. Sometimes education is engineered specifically for a single provider when asked. How can people advocate for better nursing home care? Consumers can affect care in a postacute setting by participating in the provider’s care plan programming and having open communication with the caregivers. People who want to advo-

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sion this year. What would improve health care in Nevada? Medicaid and Medicare rate increase for providers would be the biggest thing, as well as training and education for providers on how to improve the quality measures already in place. We need more clinicians, including nurses and therapists. What is the most challenging part of your job? Getting consensus with providers. Now that we represent more than just Nevada’s skilled nursing and assistedliving providers, getting folks to agree Daniel Mathis has little time for pleasure on how to implement the changes comreading these days, with the state legislative pelled by the Affordable Care Act is session in full swing. (COURTESY) troubling to all providers in different ways.

“In a health care facility, the people who work in the laundry and housekeeping departments are often forgotten until there is an issue. In a facility, the administrator or director of nursing can have a bad day without much impact. If the laundry goes down, the entire facility feels it immediately.”

cate for residents or patients in a postacute care setting such as local nursing homes should focus on outcomes or quality measures. In looking at the data and knowing the reimbursement history for Medicare and Medicaid, what needs to happen is obvious. We need to increase the reimbursement rate the state provides to such facilities, which is something we are encouraging state leaders to do during the legislative ses-

What has been the most rewarding part of your job? Success in improving how Nevada is ranked nationally in health care. I also enjoy meeting the providers and consumers, especially in educational forums, and seeing the “light” come on for them when we discuss quality of care and related issues. What are you reading right now? I have been reading mainly proposed legislation. I am looking for my next read. More than likely, it will be a biography or historical book. I also read some science fiction on summer vacation. What do you do after work? Work! I enjoy target practice, water sports, motorcycle riding and hunting, for the most part. With three kids in college and one in high school, most of my activities are in support of their activities. Blackberry, iPhone or Android? Android. Describe your management style. Chaotic mostly, with lots of inter-

ruptions. I will set an expectation for employees, and it is up to them to figure out how to get it done. My style has changed from when I ran skilled nursing facilities to what I do now. Trying to get consensus on an issue is different than directing care as a provider. I am more of a shepherd now than a dictator, when I was responsible for hundreds of souls, including employees and residents. Where do you see yourself and the association in 10 years? Doing exactly the same job, improving care here in Nevada. What is your dream job, outside of your current field? A hunting and fishing guide or motorcycle instructor. Whom do you admire and why? Gov. Brian Sandoval. His commitment to health care and behavioral health in Nevada is great. With his support, Nevada can raise its standing nationally. What is your biggest pet peeve? How some people treat service employees or members of the armed forces. It amazes me how poorly some people treat the ones who make our lives better. In a health care facility, the people who work in the laundry and housekeeping departments are often forgotten until there is an issue. In a facility, the administrator or director of nursing can have a bad day without much impact. If the laundry goes down, the entire facility feels it immediately. What is something people might not know about you? I surf on Lake Mead in the summer and consider myself a pretty good cook. Anything else you want to tell us? I like to say, “Everyone has two stories, a motorcycle story and a nursing home story, both ending poorly. I’m trying to change that.”

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$7 MILLION

Net income reported by American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC, parent company of Arizona Charlie’s and the Stratosphere, in 2014. In 2013, the company lost $15.1 million.

$500,000

Minimum amount that foreigners need to invest in U.S. business operations to obtain a U.S. visa as part of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ EB-5 program.

$3.1 MILLION

Amount spent by Las Vegas during its five-year partnership with developer Cordish Cos. trying unsuccessfully to build a stadium or arena in Symphony Park.

4,000

Workers at MGM Grand covered by a tentative contract agreement between the company and the Culinary and Bartenders unions.

386,400

Southern Nevadans who work in the tourism industry, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. That’s 43 percent of the region’s workforce.

Additional large conventions that the LVCVA says could come to Las Vegas if its proposed Global Business District comes to fruition.

3.2 MILLION

Passenger count at McCarran International Airport in February, a 2.9 percent increase over the same month last year and the fifth-best February on record.

26.4 PERCENT

Share of Southern Nevadans with underwater mortgages in the fourth quarter of 2014, down from 35.1 percent a year ago, according to Zillow.

474

New homes sold in Southern Nevada in February, according to Home Builders Research, up 9.5 percent from a year earlier.

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Jackie Edlund owns Barre3, a studio that offers group fitness classes that combine yoga, Pilates and ballet barre work. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

Sense of community drives business Describe your business.

We are a boutique fitness studio offering group fitness classes. Our classes are a unique combination of yoga, Pilates and ballet barre work. What makes Barre3 classes different than most Pilates classes?

BARRE3 Address: 120 S. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 194, Henderson Phone: 702-754-0290 Email: henderson@barre3.com Website: barre3.com Hours of operation: 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Owned/operated by: Jackie Edlund and barre3 In business since: 2012

We use hand weights and limited props and apply a signature three-step sequence to every posture. This includes an isometric hold to really fire the muscles, one-inch movements that allow you to maintain the intensity of the hold for longer, and then large-range movements that flush out the muscles and rev the metabolism. Finally, we stretch to create long, lean muscles. How does this Barre3 location compare with other locations throughout the country?

All barre3 locations are unique, while still maintaining an aesthetic and ethos distinct to our brand. Henderson barre3 has a warm and welcoming feel and is a tight-knit community. The studio is bright and airy with lots of natural light. It’s a place where you feel good the moment you walk through the door. Who are your customers?

We pride ourselves on having all ages and fitness levels in class. You might see a daughter, mother and grandmother in the same class. Although most of our clients are women, we love having guys in class, too. We offer childcare at our studio, so we have a lot of moms. We love helping moms take 60 minutes out of their day for selfcare.

What makes your business unique?

We take the time to learn each client’s name and to connect with him or her before class. We help everyone in class feel successful whether they have an injury or are pregnant or just coming back from childbirth. What is your business philoso-

phy?

Work smarter, not harder. What is the best part about doing business here?

Las Vegas provides a large talent pool for hiring instructors. There are so many professional dancers and performers in this city. They move their bodies with such awareness that it elevates the quality of our classes. What obstacles has your business overcome?

We opened our doors in 2012 in a depressed economy. We had to fight to prove to our clients that we are worth the extra expense when many people were concerned about spending on nonessentials. How can Nevada improve its business climate?

I moved here from Washington state, where there were so many staple companies around — Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks and Boeing. We need to encourage that kind of creativity and innovation here. What have you learned from the recession?

Recession is not permanent; it eventually lifts. If you just stick with it and do right by your clients, you will make it through.

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Nevada’s tax system is failing. Here’s why

tax requires the state to grow for revenue to ov. Brian Sandoval said it. The GUEST COLUMN: stay constant. Chamber of Commerce is sayBILL ROBINSON General fund revenue, therefore, tends ing it. Democrats are saying it. to fall behind growth in population and Republicans are saying it. incomes. That’s a structural problem. Saying what? The tax system in Nevada Taxes are out of sync with spending, even if you have no new needs reform. spending. Why now? My mentor, Reuben Zubrow, did a study in The second change was in the gaming industry. 1960 which the Nevada Legislature used to build a tax When Zubrow designed the system, the Las Vegas econsystem that was simple, stable and synchronized with the omy centered on casinos; gaming dominated. Over several budget. For two decades, it funded our state effectively on decades, however, the model has shifted to entertainment three legs: property, sales and gross gaming revenue taxes. companies with casinos attached. Gaming dollars per tourist It was designed to collect lots of taxes from folks who live continue to drop, weakening the gaming tax leg of our system. outside Nevada. To the two not-so-strong revenue legs, the Legislature Starting in the 1970s, however, things changed in two added over the years a cobbled-together third leg, a disways. jointed assortment of increased fees and specialized taxes, First, in 1978, California passed Proposition 13, which limincluding the modified business tax, live entertainment tax ited property taxes. Afraid of a similar tax revolt coming to and real property transfer tax. Nevada, the Legislature passed reforms in 1979 and 1981 that What legislators haven’t done is analyze who we are and significantly cut property taxes and raised sales taxes. The decide what we want to be as a state. Only then can we deterresult of this tax shift was a general fund largely dependent mine the best tax system. on two legs — sales and gross gaming taxes, with reduced Zubrow told us the system must be changed as the state property taxes shifted to schools, counties and cities. changes, but we’ve failed to listen and act for 55 years. Now In 1988, a study by Price Waterhouse outlined the conseseems to be the time. quences of the shift. Sales taxes are less stable than property Bill Robinson is an assistant professor of economics at Lee taxes, and Nevada’s sales tax is unusual in that its base is narBusiness School at UNLV. row because of numerous exemptions. The result: Our sales

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Bubble 2.0 ... this should be interesting to see how this ends in a couple of years. You guys do realize there is endless space to build homes in Nevada. Just go to the tallest casino and look out the window. — FaWilliams On Adwoa Fosu’s vegasinc.com story “Skancke will resign as leader of Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance”: Lots of buzzwords, but what does this organization actually do? — Ned Day

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A home at the Desert Garden condo complex, 1720 W. Bonanza Road, sold for $10,000 in 2014, the cheapest resale in the area last year. The estate at 99 Hawk Ridge Drive in Summerlin sold for $8 million, the most expensive resale in the area last year. (LEFT: ELI SEGALL/STAFF; RIGHT: COURTESY)

A tale of two ‘bargains’: BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER

At the base of Las Vegas’ western mountain range, a mansion in the Ridges, one of the wealthiest and most exclusive areas of town, has a movie theater with a 15-foot screen, a fitness room, a 4,600-square-foot guest house and a sleek pool area fit for a boutique hotel. The compound sold for $8 million cash last year — the most expensive resale in the valley in 2014. “That’s the most expensive house I’ve ever sold,” listing broker Gavin Ernstone said. Across town, near of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Bonanza Road, the run-down Desert Garden condominium complex has boarded and barred windows, dirt courtyards and a dirt-filled swimming pool. Unit No. 116, a two-level, 776-square-foot home with two bedrooms and one bathroom, sold for $10,000 cash last year — the cheapest deal in the valley. Listing agent Dave Gill said it was probably the cheapest home he’s sold in his 20-year career. “That was an eyesore,” he said. In Southern Nevada, previously

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owned single-family homes sell for a median $200,000, and condos and townhouses for $105,000, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. But above and below these middle-grounds, buyers spend huge and minuscule amounts for properties in luxurious and hardscrabble communities. Here’s a look at the two extremes of last year’s sales range, as reported by the GLVAR. And in some ways, both deals were bargains. 99 HAWK RIDGE DRIVE, LAS VEGAS Built in 2008, this Summerlin estate boasts more than $1.5 million in electronics alone. The main house is almost 8,900 square feet, with eight bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and a sevencar garage. Amenities include outdoor lounges with fire pits; a fire-breathing iron dragon; an outdoor, oversized chess board; a two-level office; floor-toceiling windows; a refrigerated wine cellar with glass doors next to the dining room; and paintings and other art. “It is definitely a resort-like property,” Ernstone, owner of Simply Ve-

One Las Vegas home sold for $8M, the other for $10K

gas brokerage, said. The sellers spent $16 million building and furnishing the estate, Ernstone said, or twice what they sold it for last August. It was listed for just under $9 million in 2013, GLVAR records show, so the buyer — health care executive Eric Moskow — got an 11 percent discount off the price tag. The second-most expensive resale in the valley last year was a distant second — $4.35 million in Henderson’s MacDonald Highlands community, according to Ernstone. 1720 W. BONANZA ROAD #116, LAS VEGAS Desert Garden, a sprawling collection of two-story condos near the Spaghetti Bowl, has seen better days. The property is shabby and in disrepair, with chipped and discolored stucco and tiles, warped wood, boarded windows, dirt courtyards and an entry roadway laced with cracks. The homeowners association is basically broke and can’t afford to keep the place up, according to Gill, an agent with Realty One Group. The HOA filled the pool with dirt and scrapped

the on-site child care, he said. Many units are owned by investors who don’t bother paying HOA dues, Gill said. On top of that, more than a few tenants skip rent, sometimes abandoning their condos mid-lease. “They don’t care,” Gill said. “They walk out after three months.” Gill chuckled at the tiny sales price of unit No. 116 — “I’m probably embarrassed to put that on my record,” he said of the transaction. But what’s even more eye-opening than the small price tag is what it sold for during the bubble last decade. In a sign of just how bloated Las Vegas’ real estate market became, county records show that unit No. 116 sold for $62,500 in spring 2004 and then $82,000 in early 2007 — a 31 percent price jump in less than three years. The peak buyers, husband-andwife investors from California, sold the condo last January to other California investors at an 88 percent loss from their 2007 purchase price. And in true Vegas fashion, the new owners already flipped the home. The investors sold it for $17,043 — 70 percent above what they paid — last June to another buyer from California.

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Wynn says she knew nothing about nephew’s land deal BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER

Elaine Wynn, maintaining her fight to stay on the board of Wynn Resorts, said the company’s latest accusations against her are a factually baseless ploy to instigate tension between her and stockholders. In an attempt to “set the record straight,” Elaine Wynn wrote a letter to stockholders in which she rejected recent claims from the company, including that she should have recused herself from certain discussions about acquiring land and that her personal foundation sold stock at an inappropriate time. Wynn Resorts told stockholders late last month that Elaine Wynn, the ex-wife of CEO Steve Wynn, participated in meetings “over the course of several years” that involved plans to possibly acquire more land on the Strip. That land, where the New Frontier once stood, eventually was acquired by a group that includes Elaine Wynn’s nephew, former Wynn Resorts executive Andrew Pascal. While the company suggested Elaine Wynn should have recused herself from those talks, she said she had no reason to do so because she didn’t know her nephew was involved in a competing bid. She said she twice told independent directors that she was unaware of the land purchase and that the board was attempting to oust her over reasons “made up out of the whole cloth.” “This allegation is just another example of the reckless lengths to which the board is willing to go to exclude me as a director,” she wrote in the letter. “The absurdity is, of course, that

Elaine Wynn has launched a campaign with stockholders to retain her seat on the board of directors of Wynn Resorts. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF FILE)

not only did I have no knowledge of or involvement in this land deal, but any such action to help my nephew’s group would actually have been directly contrary to my own financial interests since my net worth is linked to the success of Wynn Resorts,” she said. The company also accused Elaine Wynn of taking the view that “her personal foundation is not subject to the company’s insider trading policy” when the foundation sold $10 million of stock during a blackout period just before company earnings were announced. Elaine Wynn told stockholders that the suggestion of a conflict of interest there was “wholly without merit.” She noted that her foundation is an independent organization run by its own board and operating on a “longstanding protocol” in which she is recused from “all foundation matters relating to its ownership of company

shares.” She said the company was “fully aware” that the foundation sells shares each year, with the proceeds going to philanthropy. Wynn said the Wynn Las Vegas general counsel knew the foundation was selling shares during the blackout period “and in fact sent an instruction letter to the company’s transfer agent to help consummate such sale.” “The sudden suggestion that this sale is somehow improper is a baseless allegation to distract stockholders from the important issues at hand,” she wrote in the letter. One of Wynn’s central arguments against her removal has been that she is the only female board member, and thus provides a crucial perspective. Wynn Resorts tried to dismiss that concern by promising stockholders that it would name “one or more diverse directors” to the board by the end of the year.

But Elaine Wynn essentially said that promise was too little, too late and that the board’s actions “belie this new-found commitment to diversity.” If the board really valued diversity, it would have added more women to its ranks in recent years, she said. Another main point of contention has revolved around a lawsuit Elaine Wynn filed against Steve Wynn over a stockholder’s agreement that limits her ability to sell shares. The company says the suit interferes with her work in the boardroom; she says it doesn’t. The company said that when a board committee was looking at restructuring Steve Wynn’s compensation, Elaine Wynn sought an amendment to the agreement to increase the amount of stock she can sell. But Elaine Wynn said she supported her ex-husband’s equity compensation package and noted that he couldn’t sell stock without her consent under the agreement. “All I did was reject a suggestion that Steve be given one-sided relief from the consent requirement while I remained fully bound; instead, I preferred to reach a mutual global resolution,” she wrote in the letter. A Wynn Resorts spokesman said the company stood by its communication with stockholders. The public feud between Elaine Wynn and Wynn Resorts has been playing out ever since the company revealed several weeks ago that it wouldn’t renominate her to the board. She then launched her own campaign to keep her seat. The fight will come to a head at an April 24 stockholders’ meeting.

Las Vegas home prices leave wage growth in the dust BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER

Las Vegas’ soaring home prices outpaced wage growth at one of the fastest rates in the nation the past few years, a report shows. The average weekly wage in Southern Nevada in the second quarter last year was $825, up just 2.2 percent from two years earlier. But the median sales price of homes shot up 30 percent in the two years ending December 2014, to $165,500, according to RealtyTrac.

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Housing prices outpaced earnings here at the 17th-fastest rate in the country, by a ratio of roughly 14 to 1, the company found. The fastest pace was in Merced, Calif., where weekly wages rose by just $2 in two years, to $669 — an increase of 0.3 percent — but home prices jumped 42 percent, to a median $177,000. Nationally, wages rose 1.3 percent to $782 per week, and home prices climbed 17 percent to $183,000. The findings highlight the uneven economic recovery in Las Vegas and

around the country after the worst recession in decades: After the economy collapsed, home prices eventually rose again amid rock-bottom interest rates and insatiable demand from bargainhunting investors, all while workers’ wages have largely stayed flat. RealtyTrac, based in Irvine, Calif., analyzed 184 metro areas for the report using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and local property records. The company looked at housing prices in a different time gap than wages because, it said, changes in pay

might take at least six months to affect home prices. In Las Vegas, investors pulled the once-battered housing market from the depths of the recession by picking up cheap homes in bulk to turn into rentals. Sales prices rose at one of the fastest rates nationally, raising fears of another possible bubble. But investors have been pulling back amid rising prices they helped create and a crowded rental market, triggering a slowdown in sales and price-growth valleywide.

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Gaming regulators scold Caesars Entertainment, calling company’s bankruptcy an embarrassment BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER

To get a sense of just how complicated the bankruptcy of Caesars Entertainment’s main operating division is, picture a Chicago courtroom filled with 200 lawyers, all working on the case. That’s a real situation Caesars faced recently, general counsel Tim Donovan told gaming regulators. Donovan said Caesars was paying for many of those lawyers, who represent the company and creditors. Since the operating division sought bankruptcy protection in midJanuary, hoping to eliminate about $10 billion in debt, the case has mostly played out in Chicago, where it was filed. The High Roller was a point of contention recently when Caesars Entertainment But Caesars executives had to ap- executives came before the Nevada Gaming Commission. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF FILE) pear before the Nevada Gaming bankruptcy. would not get off easy in future reguCommission for approval of some According to Donovan, “almost latory meetings. routine matters in late March, and nobody is happy” in the bankruptcy Hession said the 2008 levercommissioners used it as an opporproceedings. aged buyout that the company went tunity to get a detailed look into the “It’s not at all a pleasant experithrough, which saddled it with bilbankruptcy. ence,” he said. lions of dollars in debt, was “spectacSo for around two hours, DonoDozens of Caesars’ retired emularly poorly timed.” Caesars could van and his colleague, Caesars Chief ployees have been made particularly have been able to pay off the debt, Financial Officer Eric Hession, preunhappy. As revealed in recent mewere it not for the financial downsented information and answered dia reports, 63 former employees turn that plagued the country shortly questions related to the financial restopped receiving payments because afterward. structuring of the operating division, their retirement plans are considered As the recession battered the caCaesars Entertainment Operating unsecured debt. sino industry, Hession said the comCo. Donovan told the commission that, pany tried a number of financial The picture painted by Hession while the overwhelming majority maneuvers to keep itself sustainable and Donovan was one of a struggling of its retirement plans were not afbut eventually realized it could not company, victimized by the recesfected by the bankruptcy case, some proceed without restructuring the sion, fighting through Byzantine supplemental plans from past acquioperating division. legal proceedings with the hope of sitions had fallen into a different catThat restructuring is highly ineventually emerging as a stronger egory. They’re not benefits offered to volved on its own, but it’s further entity. And although commissioners the general employee population and complicated by a group of lawsuits were somewhat receptive to the comnot benefits offered to unionized emchallenging some of Caesars’ busipany’s woes, they had harsh words for ployees, he said, but are rather “unseness transactions leading to the the executives, suggesting Caesars

cured contractual obligations.” The company can’t legally continue making payments under those plans, and it won’t be able to get a judge to change that, so its hands are tied, according to Donovan. Commission Chairman Tony Alamo called the bankruptcy case an embarrassment to Caesars and the state of Nevada. He was especially concerned about the retirement plans, and expressed a desire to do something about it, but he acknowledged that the commission itself couldn’t get in the way of the bankruptcy case. Similarly, Commissioner John Moran, who was skeptical that Caesars continued to pay bonuses to executives while heading toward bankruptcy, was not pleased about the restructuring. “It’s one of those kinds of sandwiches that nobody wants to take a bite out of,” he said. “It’s very distasteful, and it’s very embarrassing for the corporation to have to go through this.” Commissioner Randolph Townsend also was frustrated by Caesars’ business choices. “Some of the decisions this company has made over time are completely perplexing. Can we not build any more Ferris wheels for a while?” he said, referring to the company’s High Roller observation wheel on the Las Vegas Strip. Despite the commissioners’ criticism, there was little they could do other than weigh in verbally. However, Alamo noted that they would get “a second bite of this apple” later, when elements of the restructuring will likely require regulatory approval.

Official: State failing to meet cash reserve requirement BY CY RYAN STAFF WRITER

Gov. Brian Sandoval’s administration might be in danger of not meeting a requirement that the state have a cash reserve in the treasury of a 5 percent balance at the end of this fiscal year. Jim Wells, interim director of the state Department of Administration, told the Senate Finance Committee that the reserve rate would be 4 per-

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cent, or $34.5 million short of the required reserve as of June 30. Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, chairman of the committee, said there is no penalty for failing to meet the 5 percent mark. But he’s worried this could affect the bond rating of the state. And it means Nevada would start in the hole next fiscal year. Sen. Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka, said the picture for this fiscal year was “not good.”

One bill being debated in the Legislature that could help fill the gap, Senate Bill 505, would suspend for two months the state’s payments into the medical insurance program for state workers. That would save $17 million this fiscal year but would not affect medical coverage for workers and their families, Wells said. In Senate Bill 506, $9.4 million would be taken from the reserve of the home retention fund in the De-

partment of Business and Industry to help supplement the reserve. The Sandoval administration intends to strip $7 million from the Catalyst Fund used to spur economic development. Wells said, however, that money was being included in the new budget that begins July 1. Other agencies are being stripped of expected extra money in an attempt to meet the 5 percent cash reserve required by law.

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‘If you don’t have that Internet channel, you’re going to begin to impede your growth’ Blackhurst has seen Caesars expand dramatically. It’s now a corporate giant on the Strip and in the broader global casino industry. As executive vice president of communications, government relations and corporate responsibility, Jones Blackhurst is responsible for growing the company’s corporate philanthropy work. Her achievements recently earned her a 2015 CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Professional of the Year award from PR News. Jones Blackhurst recently spoke with VEGAS INC about Caesars’ corporate social responsibility and other gaming industry issues, including the bankruptcy restructuring of Caesars’ largest operating division. Why is corporate philanthropy and social responsibility important? When you really make philanthropy a business principle and not a niceto-have but a must-have core to your business strategy, it changes the way you approach citizenship. Our employees are a big part of our corporate responsibility, as well. Our employees give back tens of thousands of hours every year in philanthropic work and volunteerism in the community. So it becomes something that every tier of the organization embraces, from the executive suite all the way down through the entire company. I think that’s what really differentiates us — that this is core to our culture. It’s who we are, it’s how we think about our world and our communities. Right now, we’re going through the one division that’s restructuring, and it still hasn’t changed who we are and how we give. Online gaming hasn’t done so well in Nevada and New Jersey. What do you think is missing that would make it a success? In Nevada, only poker is legal. And with a population of 3 million, you just don’t have the liquidity to make that a particularly viable game. People like lots of players; that’s what makes playing poker fun. In New Jersey — and I think this is a really important distinction —

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It’s time. So you support the governor’s tax proposal? Yes, I do. Strongly. The beauty of the governor’s tax proposal is it’s a broad-based tax. So everybody, all businesses in Nevada, share in the cost of education. For a long period of time, the biggest funder of all of the general fund has been the gaming industry. We’re happy to pay, because we’re a big corporate citizen, but we think everyone should care about education. The governor’s tax proposal is very fair. We’re happy to pay our fair share of that. An attendee at last year’s Global Gaming Expo tries the Ozone slot machine last year. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF FILE)

the regulators there really wanted to make sure that consumer protections worked, that they could control geolocation and that they could keep players outside of New Jersey off the Internet. So they dialed the degree of difficulty of getting online very high, because they wanted to make sure that when they really did go live in a broader way, when they said they regulated it, that in fact that was the case. And that is the case. So I think you’ll now see that market start to grow. Also, you had to get the banks and the credit card companies and others to feel comfortable supplying credit for the games. So I think it’s a process, but I truly believe that the gaming industry, like any other retail entertainment industry, if you don’t have that Internet channel, you’re going to begin to impede your growth. Is Caesars doing anything to push back against the latest Congressional effort to ban online gaming? Yes, we’re watching that. We think it would be a huge mistake and a disservice to the industry. It does nothing to impede illegal play, which is rampant in the United States today. More than $2 billion or $3 billion worth of illegal play takes place all the time, it’s just there’s no benefit to the United States and there’s no protections for American consumers.

Where do you see Caesars casinos in a decade? One of the most important changes the industry is going to have to make is the type of games offered on slot machines. The slot machines we have today just are of no interest to a younger demographic. You’re going to see continued evolution of hospitality offerings. And younger customers care about the standards corporations set for themselves. We already do it, but I think everyone’s going to have to see that’s really important to attracting the customers of the future. What will slot machines look like in the future? I don’t think they’re solitary. I think they’re games players can play in groups, the same way they play games in groups now. I think it’s entirely different icons. I think it’s much more game-oriented than necessarily just watching numbers spin. It’s more interactive, it’s less solitary, it’s more social. What is happening during the legislative session in Carson City this session that you have your eye on? Money for education. If we don’t fix our education, if the Legislature doesn’t see that the future of the industry is in the quality of our workforce and invest in education, then the industry is going to have an issue.

How does Caesars plan to grow, and does the bankruptcy muddy that up? Oh, I don’t think it muddies it up at all. I think it just slows it down. We’re still looking at different projects and legalization in Asia. There’s still Internet poker legislation in other states. So I see growth opportunities for both the industry and for Caesars as a company. How is your work affected by the restructuring of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company? From a broad communications perspective, it’s very important that customers know we’re open for business and there will be no impact whatsoever on the level of service or the entertainment they receive while we’re in the restructuring. It’s also very important that our employees feel confident that the same applies to them, working with vendors and others, so there’s a high level of comfort and people know what’s going on so they can continue to provide the service or come to us for entertainment in a very normal manner. If I’m an employee at one of the casinos that’s part of the bankruptcy, should I worry the casino might not be owned by Caesars at the end of the bankruptcy? It might not be owned by Caesars, but I think very likely it would be managed by Caesars.

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Calendar of events MONDAY, APRIL 6 Nevada Republican Men’s Club luncheon with Attorney General Adam Laxalt Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $30 for members, $35 for nonmembers Location: Cili at Bali Hai Golf Club, 5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit republicanmensclub.com Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt will be the guest speaker.

Pace, senior partner at Stewart Archibald & Barney; and Joe Wyatt, founder and chief operating officer at L/P Insurance Services Inc., will discuss how to buy and sell a business.

Representatives of U.S. Green Building Council Nevada Chapter, Green Our Planet, Desert Research Institute, Green Alliance and other sustainability organizations will outline their plans.

Institute of Real Estate Management meeting Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers, $45 at the door Location: Panevino Restaurant, 246 Via Antonio Ave., Las Vegas Information: Visit lasvegasirem.org

Clark County Association of Health Underwriters meeting Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $30 for members with RSVP, $35 for members at the door; $40 for nonmembers with RSVP, $45 for nonmembers at the door Location: Sierra Gold, 6515 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Visit clarkcountyahu.org

Don Giancursio, CEO of United Healthcare’s Nevada operations, will be the presenter.

Marketing experts Bob and Cheryl Thode will discuss engagement marketing using social media.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7 Society for Marketing Professional Services luncheon Time: 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for members, $50 for nonmembers Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Email Heather Brown at hbrown@ innovanv.com Anita Ross of National Security Technologies will explain the procurement process at the Nevada National Security Site.

April Showers of Business Growth expo Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: Free, tickets available at Suncoast Location: Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Information: Email Paula or Sylvester Jackson at lvbnmlasvegas@aol.com Agents, consultants, distributors and sales representatives will be available to answer questions for people interested in startup businesses.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 Air and Waste Management Association monthly luncheon Time: Check-in begins 11:15 a.m. Cost: $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers, $35 at the door, $10 for fulltime students Location: Cili at Bali Hai Golf Club, 5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit nvawma. org

“Nevada’s Clean Energy Economy: How Clean Energy is Creating Jobs in Nevada” Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $50 for early bird tickets, $60 at the door Location: MGM Conference Center, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit lvgea.org Speakers and panelists include U.S. Sen. Harry Reid; Tom Skancke, CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance; Stacey Kusters, vice president of renewable energy and origination at NV Energy; James Hughes, CEO of First Solar; and Cindy Ortega, chief sustainability officer at MGM Resorts International.

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Business First breakfast series: Buying and Selling a Business Time: 7:30-9 a.m. Cost: $18 Location: Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas Information: Visit nevadabusiness.com A panel featuring Gian Brown, of counsel at Holland & Hart; Katrina Loftin Winkel, managing director at BTI Group Mergers & Acquisitions; Leland

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 American Institute of Architects meeting: Designing Healthy Communities Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: Free for members, $30 for nonmembers, $50 at the door Location: Historic 5th Street School auditorium, 401 S. Fourth St., Las Vegas Information: Visit aialasvegas.org Dr. Richard J. Jackson, a pediatrician and chairman of environmental health sciences at the School of Public Health at UCLA, will be the guest speaker.

THURSDAY, APRIL 16 FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 10-12 Las Vegas/UNLV Startup Weekend Time: Varies Cost: $99 for educators, designers, developers and nontechnical workers; $49 for students Location: UNLV Beam Hall, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Visit lasvegas.startupweekend.org Attendees can pitch startup ideas, receive feedback from peers and form teams. Top ideas will be presented to venture capitalists.

Skyworks Aerial Systems CEO Greg Friesmuth and Chief Operating Officer Jinger Zeng ZENG will discuss using drones for remote sensing and indoor mapping.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 14 Henderson Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $25 for members, $45 for nonmembers, additional $10 for walk-ins Location: Cancun Room, Fiesta Henderson, 777 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com/ events Len Christopher, Republic Services general manager, will discuss the company’s recycling efforts.

Collaboration & Community: USGBC Nevada and Sustainability Partners Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $20 for members of the U.S. Green Building Council and sustainability partners, $35 for nonmembers Location: InNEVation Center, 6795 S. Edmond St., Suite 331, Las Vegas Information: Visit usgbcnv.org

Building Owners and Managers Association mixer Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $35, RSVP by April 10 Location: Neon Museum, 770 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas Information: Visit bomanevada.org. Appetizers and drinks will be served as guests network and tour the museum.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17 Latin Chamber of Commerce meeting Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $40 for members with RSVP, $45 for nonmembers with RSVP, $50 at the door Location: Culinary Academy of Las Vegas, 710 W. Lake Mead Boulevard, North Las Vegas Information: Visit lvlcc.com Fred Keeton, vice president of external affairs and chief diversity officer at Caesars Entertainment, will be the guest speaker.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18 Las Vegas India Chamber of Commerce installation of officers and reception Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: $75 for members, $85 for nonmembers, $100 for VIPs and at the door Location: Nevada Ballroom at Gold Coast, 400 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Consul General of India Venkatesan Ashok, Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., and Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., are scheduled to attend the event, which will include dancing, a fashion show and a program on doing business in India.

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Records and Transactions BANKRUPTCIES CHAPTER 7 Audiocom LLC 8635 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89117 Attorney: Thomas E. Crowe at tcrowe@thomascrowelaw.com Teams LLC 2360 Corporate Circle, Suite 400 Henderson, NV 89074 Attorney: Teams LLC Pro Se

Henderson 89052 Seller: 5802 & Acquisitions LLC Seller agent: Michael Stuart of Colliers International Buyer: Chabad of Green Valley Buyer agent: Michael T. Brazill of Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc. $350,000 for 5,200 square feet, multifamily 4640 Koval Lane, Las Vegas 89109 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: William Somana LLC Buyer agent: Al Twainy of Colliers International

BID OPPORTUNITIES MONDAY, APRIL 6 2:15 p.m. Government Center sanitary sewer improvements Clark County, 603632 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 2 p.m. Video and telephonic interpreters and document translation services Clark County, Bid 2015-01 Kristine Sy at kristine.sy@umcsn. com

THURSDAY, APRIL 9 3 p.m. Auction office trailer Clark County, 603635 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv. gov 3 p.m. Current production model type III ambulance Clark County, 603642 Sandra Mendoza at sda@clarkcountynv.gov

FRIDAY, APRIL 10 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for fire alarm systems monitoring Clark County, 603619 Adriane Garcia at akgarcia@clarkcountynv.gov

BROKERED TRANSACTIONS SALES $1,100,000 for 11,818 square feet, medical office 1431 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas 89146 Seller: Lure LLC Seller agent: Dave Sundaram of Odyssey Realty Buyer: Dr. Rainer Vogel Buyer agent: Alexia Crowley and Aaron Goldberg of Avison Young $690,000 for 2 acres, land Near Carnegie Street and Kenneth Avenue, APN 178-30-202-014,

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$320,000 for 4,086 square feet, industrial 1991 Whitney Mesa Drive, Henderson 89014 Seller: TCWM LLC Seller agent: Cathy Jones, Paul Miachika, Jessica Cegavske, Roy Fritz and Riley Foley of Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc. Buyer: Mark A. Panasewicz Buyer agent: Shawn Barashy of Lee & Associates

LEASES $1,022,000 for 4,759 square feet, retail for 126 months 8020 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite G, Las Vegas 89139 Landlord: Southwest Marketplace Station Landlord agent: N/A Tenant: Sherwin-Williams Company Tenant agent: Jackie Young and Liz Clare of Avison Young $530,064 for 10,800 square feet, retail for 60 months 320 N. Nellis Blvd., Suites 7-8, Las Vegas 89110 Landlord: Regency Developments LLC Landlord agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial Tenant: Roberto Cortez Nos. 7 and 8 Tenant agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial $423,039 for 32,722 square feet, industrial for 36 months 4980 Statz St., Suite 120, North Las Vegas 89081 Landlord: 4980 Statz St., Suite 120 Landlord agent: Donna Alderson of CBRE Tenant: Columbia River Logistics Inc. Tenant agent: Art Farmanali of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce $410,773 for 9,870 square feet, industrial for 62 months 7350 Dean Martin Dr., Suite 310, Las Vegas 89139 Landlord: KTR Capital Partners Landlord agent: Jeremy Green of CBRE Tenant: Lone Mountain Excavation Tenant agent: Cathy Jones, Paul Miachika, Jessica Cegavske, Roy

Fritz and Riley Foley of Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc.

Tenant: Thuy Huynh Tenant agent: Did not disclose

$410,087 for 12,657 square feet, office for 38 months 8020 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas 89117 Landlord: WCCP I & II Sahara LLC Landlord agent: Nicholas Barber and Jeremy Foley of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce Tenant: Best Rate Referrals Tenant agent: Did not disclose

$115,159 for 3,452 square feet, office for 48 months 7310 Smoke Ranch Road, Suite K and L, Las Vegas 89128 Landlord: KP Brookhollow LLC Landlord agent: Bob Hawkins and Dan Palmeri of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce Tenant: American Door Service Inc. Tenant agent: Did not disclose

$372,904 for 5,267 square feet, office for 60 months 5765 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suites 101 and 102, Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: NAKP Investments LLC Landlord agent: Cathy Jones, Paul Miachika, Jessica Cegavske, Roy Fritz and Riley Foley of Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc. Tenant: Walker Engineering LLC Tenant agent: N/A

$101,710 for 2,056 square feet, retail for 63 months 320 N. Nellis Blvd., Suite 5, Las Vegas 89110 Landlord: Regency Developments LLC Landlord agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial Tenant: Roberto Cortez #5 Tenant agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial

$214,540 for 1,700 square feet, retail for 63 months 200 Hoover Ave., Suite 150, Las Vegas 89101 Landlord: Andandolindo LLC Landlord agent: Matt Feustel of Virtus Commercial and Grant Garcia of Prescott Companies Tenant: Melissa Tomsik Tenant agent: Melissa Tomsik of Urban Nest Realty $212,787 for 1,350 square feet, retail for 78 months 1750 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 104, Las Vegas 89128 Landlord: New Deal-Seabreeze LLC Landlord agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial Tenant: Shuan Yang (Golden China LLC) Tenant agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial $209,820 for 4,160 square feet, industrial for 62 months 3200 Polaris Ave., Las Vegas 89102 Landlord: Did not disclose Landlord agent: Sean Simon and Gabe Telles of Gatski Commercial Tenant: ServMax LLC Tenant agent: Did not disclose $154,791 for 1,911 square feet, retail for 62 months 175 N. Stephanie St., Suite 120, Henderson 89074 Landlord: Lady Luck LLC Landlord agent: C. Roger Jeffries III of Sun Commercial Real Estate Inc. Tenant: Freeway Insurance Tenant agent: N/A $115,668 for 1,408 square feet, retail for 65 months 4983 W. Flamingo Road, Suite C, Las Vegas 89103 Landlord: Lorenz Rothbucher and Thea Rothbucher Trust Landlord agent: Dan Hubbard and Todd Manning of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce

BUSINESS LICENSES Hair ADK Business type: Hair product sales Address: 8751 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 190, Las Vegas Owner: HairADK LLC Hair by Honii Business type: Hair product sales Address: 9975 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 130, Henderson Owner: Honii Buonsante Hairadk LLC Business type: General retail sales Address: 8751 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 190, Las Vegas Owner: Michele Jazwinski Hardkore Parkour LLC Business type: Instruction services Address: 3680 N. 5th St., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Jeffrey T. Jay Heroes and Villains Collectables Business type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite E12, Las Vegas Owner: Linda Velasco Saldano Holiday Gift Shop Events Business type: Craft show organizer Address: 62 Page St., Las Vegas Owner: Maureen Alcorn Hooters on Eastern Business type: Restaurant/food service Address: 10430 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson Owner: Tyler Eastern LLC Houston Entertainment Inc. Business type: Professional promoter Address: 400 S. 4th St., Suite 500, Las Vegas Owner: Brittany Jones

Identity Sign Solutions Business type: Sign consultants Address: 326 Teal Ridge Hills Drive, Henderson Owner: CDW Holdings Inc. Ignacio Martinez Business type: Real estate sales Address: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Ignacio Martinez Ilovekickboxing.com Business type: Instruction services Address: 8670 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Emmerson LLC Insane Power Business type: Performance race engine builder Address: 250 Sunpac Ave., Suite 120, Henderson Owner: Hottie Racing LLC ISS Facility Services Inc. Business type: Professional services Address: 4155 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 150, Las Vegas Owner: Fergus O’Connell Itsy Bitsy Business type: Nightclub Address: 150 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Slice LV LLC J.P. Park Business type: Real estate sales Address: 7942 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: J.P. Park LLC Jamie Rice Business type: Real estate sales Address: 9325 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Jamie Rice Jazmin’s Boutique Business type: General retail sales Address: 4530 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Jazmin’s Boutique Inc. JCJ Maintenance Services Business type: Construction cleanup Address: 4306 Cottontail Lane, Las Vegas Owner: JCJ Maintenance Services LLC Jewels and More Business type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite H34, Las Vegas Owner: Atif M. Cheema John Cherian Business type: Real estate sales Address: 3160 W. Sahara Ave., Suite A13, Las Vegas Owner: John Cherian Jolie’s Services Business type: Safety equipment sales

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Joshua M Business Address Parkway Owner: J

Kabobal Business Address Vegas Owner: K

Khaki Pu Business grams an Address derson Owner: R

Kitty V. L Business Address Vegas Owner: K

KMT Bus Business Address 253, Hen Owner: K

Las Vega Business Address Vegas Owner: C

Las Vega Business sage the Address Vegas Owner: J

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Latte Co Business (counter Address Vegas Owner: R

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Joshua M. Ignatowicz DMD P.C. Business type: Dental office Address: 1070 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 120, Henderson Owner: Joshua M. Ignatowicz

Lifetrans Inc. Business type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 3280 Coleman St., North Las Vegas Owner: Lifetrans Inc.

Kabobalicious Business type: Mobile food vendor Address: 4181 Pioneer Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Kabobalicious LLC

Little Tony’s Business type: Restaurant Address: 2411 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Pizza Rock II LV LLC

Khaki Publishing Business type: Commissioning programs and refinement posters Address: 2902 Ardoch Ave., Henderson Owner: Robert Baggett

Lobsterman’s Restaurant Business type: Restaurant/food service Address: 40 Costa Di Lago, Henderson Owner: Shawn Elliott

Kitty V. Lepnis Business type: Real estate sales Address: 7854 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Kitty V. Lepnis

Love Cloud LLC Business type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 2634 Airport Drive, North Las Vegas Owner: Love Cloud LLC

KMT Business Services LLC Business type: Bookkeeping Address: 9550 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 253, Henderson Owner: KMT Business Services LLC Las Vegas Party Rentals Business type: Rental and leasing Address: 4214 Bertsos Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Casino Party Creations LLC Las Vegas Wellness Massage Inc. Business type: Independent massage therapist Address: 7404 Corcoran St., Las Vegas Owner: Janae Freeman Latonya Dykes Business type: Independent massage therapist Address: 6530 Annie Oakley Drive, Suite 316 Henderson Owner: Latonya Dykes Latte Communications LLC Business type: General services (counter/office) Address: 6385 Montessouri St., Las Vegas Owner: Robert N. Wiviott Law Offices of Neal Hyman Business type: Law firm Address: 9480 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 260, Henderson Owner: Hyman Ltd. LC Services Business type: Business support service Address: 1540 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Luis A. Cabanillas Le Mar Business type: Open-air vending Address: 7790 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas

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Mantra Masala Business type: Food services or cafe Address: 7785 N. Durango Drive, Suite 105, Las Vegas Owner: The East India Company Marie Sepian Business type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Marie Sepian Marilyn Joyce Bartoli - H2O Aquatics Business type: Aquatic fitness training Address: 3472 Victory Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Marilyn Joyce Bartoli Martin Reyna Business type: Real estate sales Address: 614 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Martin Reyna Martin-Harris Construction Inc. Business type: Contractor Address: 3030 S. Highland Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Did not disclose Matthew Eddins Business type: Real estate sales Address: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Matthew G. Eddins McKnight Senior Village LP Business type: Apartment house Address: 651 McKnight St., Las Vegas Owner: McKnight Street Investments LLC Medlife Transportation Business type: Nonmedical supervised patient transfer service

Address: 3111 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Medlife Transportation LLC Memra Business type: Nonprofit community services Address: 6808 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Medtyme Menchie’s Business type: Food services or cafe Address: 111 N. Nellis Blvd., Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Ruckleville Frozen Yogurt Store 1 LLC Michael Kenny Business type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Michael Kenny Midas Business type: Automotive/general service Address: 2620 Windmill Parkway, Henderson Owner: Sheets LLC Miwok Construction LLC Business type: Contractor Address: 9960 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 190, Las Vegas Owner: Miwok Global Inc. Mojave Insurance Business type: Insurance sales Address: 1700 Western Ave., Suite B, Las Vegas Owner: Mojave Insurance LLC Moreno Clean Up Business type: Trucking Address: 3836 Capsule Drive, Las Vegas Owner: David Moreno Movement Mortgage LLC Business type: Professional services Address: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: William Harris Mr. Bill’s Pipe & Tobacco Co. Business type: Tobacco sales/ lounge Address: 7460 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: JTR Inc. Nerd Farm Business type: Etsy shop Address: 3034 Paseo Hills Way, Henderson Owner: Jennifer Lant Nevada Health Co-Op Business type: Nonprofit community services Address: Multiple locations, Las Vegas Owner: Bobbette A. Bond

Nextgen Gaming USA LLC Business type: General retail sales Address: 8691 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 200, Las Vegas Owner: Matthew Davey Niswonger Psychological Health Business type: Professional services/medical Address: 7445 W. Azure Drive, Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Niswonger Psychological Health LLC Nufinish of Las Vegas Business type: Automobile detailing Address: 3510 Oreana Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Front Line Ready of Las Vegas LLC NV Eye Surgery Business type: Professional services/medical Address: 7190 Smoke Ranch Road, Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Jackson Ophthalmology Group

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BUILDING PERMITS $464,750, commercial-remodel 55 S. Valle Verde Drive, Henderson Smiths Food and Drug Center $409,210, tenant improvement 8885 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 140, Las Vegas Yack Construction Inc. $350,000, tenant improvement 6211 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas CM Builders $335,161, commercial-alteration 5406 E. El Campo Grande Ave., North Las Vegas Burke Construction Group Inc. $332,810, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 8080 Desert Cloud Ave., Las Vegas U.S. Renewable Energy Development $320,000, mechanical 2411 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Liberty Heating & Air Conditioning $320,000, wall and/or fence 12225 Los Mares Lane, Las Vegas Desert Plastering LLC $306,330, disaster 700 Rivenbark Court, Las Vegas Belfor USA Group Inc. $286,000, commercial-addition 4030 Industrial Center Drive, North Las Vegas Southwest Material Handling $282,795, residential-new 1085 College Heights Court, Henderson DR Horton Inc.

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$156,060, electrical 8206 Silver Sky Drive, Las Vegas Bombard Electric LLC

$138,815, residential-new 9514 Desert Dog Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$150,000, commercial-lighting 700 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas American Pavement Preservation $146,944, residential-new 12225 Regal Springs Court, Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $146,518, residential-new 7331 Orchard Harvest Ave., Las Vegas DR Horton Inc. $145,834, residential-new 1093 Aubrey Springs Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc. $144,669, residential-new 1144 Buckhorn Cove St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holding Corp. $143,616, residential-new 193 Leaf Tree Ave., Henderson Beazer Homes Holding Corp. $143,616, residential-new 1148 Bear Head St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holding Corp. $143,616, residential-new 1160 Buckhorn Cove St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holding Corp.

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8132 Turquoise Tide Drive, Las Vegas DR Horton Inc.

$114,671, residential-new 2891 Shining Sun Way, Henderson Greystone Nevada

$123,598, residential-new 1113 Strada Pecei, Henderson Century Communities of Nevada LLC

$113,173, residential-new 2380 Valissa St., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.

$121,154, residential-new 5428 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $121,154, residential-new 5436 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $121,154, residential-new 5444 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $121,154, residential-new 1428 Miller Ridge Ave., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $121,154, residential-new 1425 Miller Ridge Ave., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $120,185, residential-new 7949 Point Powell Court, Las Vegas Ryland Homes $120,185, residential-new 10430 White Princess Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

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$142,483, residential-new 6773 Conquistador St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$132,055, residential-new 3621 Corte Bella Hills Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc.

$142,483, residential-new 7937 Reed Peak St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$129,143, residential-new 1101 Via Della Costrella, Henderson Greystone Nevada

$142,396, residential-new 2652 Soda Butte Court, Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.

$128,644, residential-new 37 Arista Port St., Henderson Ryland Homes

$119,107, residential-new 1092 Aubrey Springs Ave., Henderson DR Horton Inc.

$142,396, residential-new 2385 Valissa St., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.

$128,644, residential-new 928 Estes Cove Ave., Henderson Ryland Homes

$117,500, pool and/or spa 1700 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas Water FX Custom Pools

$96,868, residential-new 8929 Hull Bay Ave., Las Vegas DR Horton Inc.

$141,564, residential-new 969 McKinley View Ave., Henderson Ryland Homes

$125,540, residential-new 5432 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada

$117,065, residential-new 8937 Hull Bay Ave., Las Vegas DR Horton Inc.

$94,297, residential-new 9041 Silken Crests Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada

$116,413, tenant improvement 653 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 114, Las Vegas Yack Construction Inc.

$94,297, residential-new 9040 Cordial Cloth Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada

$141,198, residential-new 10719 Hammett Park Ave., Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $141,198, residential-new 7298 Durand Park St., Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $140,327, residential-new 7340 Orchard Harvest Ave., Las Vegas DR Horton Inc. $140,289, residential-new 1097 Aubrey Springs Ave., Henderson

$125,540, residential-new 1429 Miller Ridge Ave., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $125,404, residential-new 5448 Emerald Basin St., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $125,404, residential-new 1424 Miller Ridge Ave., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $123,813, residential-new

$120,000, tenant improvement 555 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 3451, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction

$115,303, residential-new 139 Chastain Park Drive, North Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $114,785, residential-new 6725 Carol Steam St., Las Vegas Desert Wind Homes $114,785, residential-new 6750 Barrington Hills St., Las Vegas Desert Wind Homes

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CATEGORY: HOME BUILDERS (RANKED BY 2014 NEW HOME SALES VOLUME) Total sales volume

Total Average homes sold closing price

Year established

Lennar Homes 2490 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 120 Henderson, NV 89074 702-736-9100 • lennar.com

$288,226,181

868

$332,058

1994

Jeremy Parness, division president

D.R. Horton Homes 1081 Whitney Ranch Drive Henderson, NV 89014 702-635-3600 • drhorton.com/lasvegas

$271,175,430

829

$327,111

1995

Brad Burns, division president

Richmond American Homes 7770 S. Dean Martin Drive, Suite 308 Las Vegas, NV 89139 702-617-8400 • richmondamerican.com

$180,839,659

567

$318,941

1987

Brian Kunec, division president

Ryland Homes 8925 W. Russell Road, Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-360-7500 • ryland.com

$144,772,416

531

$272,641

2004

Dana Rogers, division president

American West Homes 250 Pilot Road, Suite 140 Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-736-6434 • americanwesthomes.com

$137,079,263

400

$342,698

1984

Larry Canarelli, president

KB Home Las Vegas 5655 Badura Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-266-8400 • kbhome.com

$129,701,616

461

$281,348

1993

Robert McGibney, president

William Lyon Homes 500 Pilot Road, Suite G Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-263-8200 • lyonhomes.com

$114,916,608

197

$583,333

1995

Mary Connelly, division president

Pulte Homes 8345 W. Sunset Road Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-256-7900 • pulte.com

$108,307,702

303

$357,451

1992

Ryan Breen, division president

Pardee Homes 4675 W. Teco Ave., Suite 115 Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-614-1400 • pardeehomes.com

$102,231,311

280

$365,112

1952

Klif Andrews, division president

Century Communities (formerly Dunhill Homes) 6345 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 400 Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-873-5338 • centurycommunities.com

$79,996,222

258

$310,063

2014

Don Boettcher, division president

Toll Brothers 1140 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 250 Las Vegas, NV 89144 702-243-9800 • tollbrothers.com

$70,491,059

169

$417,107

Did not disclose

Harmony Homes 8912 Spanish Ridge Ave., Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-489-9685 • harmonyhomes.com

$63,555,803

230

$276,330

2008

Robert Beville, president

Woodside Homes Nevada 4670 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89147 702-889-7800 • woodside-homes.com

$62,721,802

167

$375,580

1988

Kent Lay, division president

Beazer Homes Nevada 2470 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 135 Henderson, NV 89074 702-837-2100 • beazer.com

$58,012,787

268

$216,466

Did not disclose

Shea Homes 5840 Summit Greens St. North Las Vegas, NV 89081 800-685-6494 • shea.com

$30,286,159

106

$285,718

Did not disclose

Rick Andreen, president of Trilogy

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FREE Appetizer at Sean Patrick’s Buy one appetizer and get the second FREE *Expires 4/30/15. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Maximum value at $9.99 on free appetizer. Management reserves all rights. See bar host for details. VALID AT 11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY and 8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD. Settle to 1580.

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Per Carton of Cigarettes — NO LIMIT — Las Vegas Smoke Shop 1225 N. MAIN STREET, LV, NV 89101 (702) 366-1101 Snow Mountain Smoke Shop 11525 NU-WAV KAIV BLVD, LV, NV 89124 (702) 645-2957 www.LVPaiuteSmokeShop.com

FREE Hashbrowns Use PLU#1309 if barcode fails to scan.

FREE Entrée

with the purchase of any other entrée and two beverages of equal or lesser value* *Offer valid at participating Denny’s Nevada locations only. One coupon, per table, per visit. Second entrée must be of equal or lesser value. Not valid with any other coupons or promotional offers. Coupon has no cash value. No change returned. Taxes and gratuity not included. Beverages not included. Selection and prices may vary. Only original coupon accepted. Photocopied and Internet printed or purchased coupons are not valid. No substitutions. © 2014 DFO, LLC. Expires 4/11/15.

NO ADDITIONAL TAX ON THE PAIUTE RESERVATION

ONE FREE Order of Fried Pickles

with purchase of Breakfast Sandwich

*(Plus appl. tax). Limit one coupon per customer per visit. Coupon and barcode must be presented at time of purchase. Shop must retain coupon. No substitutions allowed. No cash refunds. Void if copied or transferred and where prohibited or restricted by law. Consumer must pay applicable tax. May not be combined with any other coupon, discount, promotion combo or value meal. Coupon may not be reproduced, copied, purchased, traded or sold. Internet distribution strictly prohibited. Cash redemption value: 1/20 of 1 cent. © 2014 DD IP Holder LLC. All rights reserved. Expires: 5/2/2015

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with purchase of regular priced entrée. 3850 LAS VEGAS BLVD. SO., LAS VEGAS, NV 89109 (702) 597-7991 www.dickslastresort.com

*Dine in only. Must present coupon to redeem offer. Not valid with any other offer. Excludes holidays and special events. Management reserves all rights. Not including tax or gratuity. One voucher per guest per visit.

$25Local OFF ID With

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*This offer cannot be combined with any other discount. Maximum weight restrictions apply. The use of drugs or alcohol is strictly prohibited prior to your participation. Not valid for online reservation or prior purchases. Management reserves all rights. Flyers under age 18 must have a parent or guardian present during flight training. Good for the month of April. Coupon code: TSD100

200 CONVENTION CENTER DR, LAS VEGAS, NV 89109

(702) 731-4768 www.FlySpace.com

SATURDAY SERVICE SPECIAL VALID SATURDAY 7AM–6PM

20% OFF Any of the Following Factory Recommended Services 15,000 miles | 30,000 miles | 45,000 miles 60,000 miles | 75,000 miles | 90,000 miles

Buy One Get One FREE Buffet or 50% OFF One Buffet at S7 Buffet

*Valid for Hyundai owners through 4/30/15. See dealer for complete details. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Must present at time of service.

Must be at least 21 with valid photo ID and A-Play Card. Membership into the A-Play Club is free. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Complimentary buffet value up to $12.99, additional fees apply on specialty, brunch and holiday buffets. Tax and Gratuity not included. One coupon per person, per table, per week. Dine in only. No cash value. Void if copied. Management reserves all rights. Expires 5/2/15. Settle to: 535

6825 REDWOOD ST., LAS VEGAS, NV 89118 | I-215 & S. RAINBOW

4100 PARADISE ROAD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89169

(702) 475-3015 www.ABCHyundai.com

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“Trivia Crack” $2.99 (in-app purchases)

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“NBA Jam by EA Sports” $0.99 (in-app purchases)

90 Carried on 93 Five-star spiel? 99 Times to get ready 100 Five-O booking agent 101 Golden 102 Magi origin 106 Mythological hybrid 108 Break for mom 110 Trumpeter Louis 111 Five-star competition? 113 Five-star headgear? 115 Dodger manager before Mattingly 116 Bad end 117 Like some phone nos. 118 Designer McCartney 119 Related maternally 120 Massachusetts motto opener 121 The Carolinas’ __ Dee River 122 Strengths DOWN 1 Bridge action 2 Last Olds made 3 Where __ 4 Pick 6, for one 5 Language that gave us “galore” 6 __-eyed 7 Cast selection? 8 Nickname for baseball’s Durocher 9 Shout during a charge 10 Native corn porridge 11 Couple 12 Hot __ 13 1993 A.L. batting champ John 14 “Why don’t we!” 15 Coming or going 16 Deke victim 17 Tapenade ingredients 18 Least likely to blow 24 Like a fantasy land? 26 Beethoven’s “__ Adieux” sonata 29 Bubbly beginning? 34 Yearned 37 Manhattan part 38 Bailout key 39 Like, with “to” 40 Slightly 41 Remedy from a doctor? 42 “Alfred” composer

Buster Brown’s dog Photographer’s accessory Fitting most people Home on the range Hebrew for “skyward” Rainier, for one Port on Italy’s “heel” Some dashes “Balderdash!” Flip side of Ronny & the Daytonas’ “Hot Rod Baby” 58 Station for film buffs 60 Nearest star to Earth 62 Not see properly 63 Whistler, e.g. 65 Old cry of disgust 66 Illegal payments 67 Mortarboard sporters: Abbr. 68 A wall may need a second one 69 This, in Toulouse 70 Brooklyn __, N.Y. 71 Density symbol, in physics 73 Criticism 74 Abbey nook 75 Looking up 77 Actress Barkin 78 Rain protection 79 Bow-and-arrow sets 84 Wash. summer hrs. 85 Lighter name 86 Remedy for a freeze 88 Back-to-back ’90s Super Bowl champs 90 Reel off 91 Fashion photographer Richard 92 Family subdivisions 93 Strut 94 “The Purloined Letter” monogram 95 Dices 96 Godhead, for one 97 Blemish 98 Java Freeze brand 100 Doo-wop syllable 103 United divider? 104 Young salmon 105 “__ Bulba”: Gogol novel 107 On the safer side 109 World-weary words 110 Ryan and Benjamin: Abbr. 112 Big load 114 Golfer Ernie Els’ homeland 43 45 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 55

without repeating. Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging)

The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the

target numbers in the top-left corners. Freebies: Fill in singlebox cages with the number in the top-left corner

For answers to this week’s puzzles, go to Page 41

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