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Las Vegas has seen its share of celebrity weddings and quickie divorces — and through the years, the industries have been good for the local economy. In five minutes, we’ll make you an expert on how to tie the knot in Sin City, as well as the requirements for ending a marriage here.
NOW HE’S ONE OF US
Mike Tyson, one of boxing’s most polarizing figures throughout his career and his life in the spotlight since, has spent most of his adult life in the Las Vegas Valley. But his upcoming induction into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame is what has made him feel most at home here.
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WEEK IN REVIEW WEEK AHEAD NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE
LAS VEGAS VALLEY, AND BEYOND
ENTERTAINMENT
RENEWING THEIR BOWS
The Kids in the Hall, a Canadian comedy troupe that disbanded 20 years ago but reunites every several years, took the stage this month at Treasure Island. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)
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Despite failing a pre-draft drug test for marijuana, College of Southern Nevada pitcher Phil Bickford was selected No. 18 overall in the MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants.
Penn National Gaming appointed Kansas casino executive Bob Sheldon to oversee the Tropicana and M Resort. Penn owns the M and is buying the Tropicana for $360 million.
Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill that funds the proposed UNLV School of Medicine . The $27 million in state funding will pay for faculty and administrators.
Hillary Clinton will make her second visit to Las Vegas in as many months, to speak to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials at Aria.
It’s not Floyd-Manny, but this boxing match should produce more action. Adrien Broner (301, 22 KOs) takes on Shawn Porter (25-1, 16 KOs) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Total earnings racked up by World Series of Poker champ Phil Hellmuth, who won his record 14th WSOP bracelet during a $10,000 buy-in razz championship at the Rio.
Gov. Brian Sandoval announced he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Harry Reid in 2016. Sandoval’s decision opens the door for Republican Rep. Joe Heck to seek the position. Heck, who’s expected to take advantage of the opportunity, would face Reid’s chosen candidate, former Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto.
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Paiute youth Koby White with NERDS (Native Education Raising Dedicated Students) performs with others at Reclaimed Art to raise awareness and money to travel to Washington, D.C., to promote/preserve their culture. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)
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OFFICER MEMORIAL HELD Community members marked the first anniversary of the slaying of two Metro Police officers and a good Samaritan by dedicating trees at the police substation where the officers worked. Officers Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo were killed June 8, 2014, at a pizza shop by a husbandand-wife team of anti-government extremists. Minutes later, the couple killed civilian Joseph Wilcox at a nearby Wal-Mart.
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Smoking cigarettes is about to get pricier. Sandoval signed a measure that will raise the cigarette tax from 80 cents per pack to $1.80 per pack. The higher tax kicks in July 1.
NINE LIVES PACKED INTO ONE The world’s oldest living cat recently died at age 27 in San Diego, according to Guinness World Records. Tiffany Two, a black-andorange tortoiseshell, died in her sleep. The oldest cat ever recorded, Creme Puff, lived 38 years.
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Amount the Nevada Commission on Tourism plans to spend to attract more international visitors to the state. Money will be used to contract advertising companies in Brazil, Australia, England, France, Germany, South Korea and Mexico.
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The U.S. marriage rate fell from 8.2 per 1,000 in 2000 to 6.8 per 1,000 in 2012. But the divorce and annulment rate also has dropped, from 4 per 1,000 in 2000 to 3.4 per 1,000 in 2012.
FOR BETTER AND WORSE BY REBECCA CLIFFORD-CRUZ AND DELEN GOLDBERG | STAFF WRITERS
Las Vegas is the undisputed wedding capital of the world. Last year, the Clark County Clerk’s Marriage License Bureau issued 80,738 marriage licenses, at a rate more than double any other jurisdiction in the country. ¶ The marriage industry brings big bucks into Clark County. Last year, wedding tourism pumped $2 billion into the local economy and generated $69 million in tax revenue. ¶ But our dominance is waning. A decade ago, Clark County issued more than 128,000 marriage licenses annually, and weddings generated $190 million each year for county government coffers. ¶ Why the drop? Nevada no longer is alone in quick, easy weddings. Other states increasingly are enacting relaxed marriage laws to compete for wedding tourists. ¶ Still, there aren’t many other places people can go to file marriage paperwork at midnight or have Elvis officiate their wedding.
SAME-DAY SERVICE Marriage licenses are issued on the spot, as soon as the application is approved by bureau staff. Licenses are valid for one year, and there is no waiting period to get married. Wedding ceremonies must be performed by a certified marriage official. It is the officiant’s responsibility to send the marriage certificate within 10 business days to the county recorder. Certified copies are available the next day and can be ordered online, by mail or in person at the Clark County Recorder’s Office for $15.
HOW TO TIE THE KNOT IN SIN CITY Both the bride and groom must appear in person to apply for a marriage license before a clerk at a Clark County Marriage Bureau location. The bureau at the Regional Justice Center, 201 E. Clark Ave., Las Vegas, is open 8 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week. Under special circumstances, a marriage license may be issued when only one party can be present due to a mate’s hospitalization or incarceration. Applicants must be 18 or older and be no closer of kin than a second cousin or cousin of half-blood. Applicants also cannot be legally married to anyone else. Teens ages 16 and 17 can marry with permission from a parent or legal guardian, and people younger than 16 can marry if a judge approves it.
WHAT TO BRING
Foreign birth certificates must be translated into English and notarized.
Be sure to bring original identification to prove your name and age, such as a driver’s license, passport or military ID. You may bring an original or certified copy of your birth certificate but will need a second form of ID as well in that case, such as a sheriff’s work card, Social Security card, bank-issued debit card or membership card from a store such as Costco or Sam’s Club. U.S. citizens also must provide a Social Security number. Marriage licenses will be prepared with your name exactly as it appears on the identification you present. So if you want your marriage license to reflect your full middle name, the identification you submit must contain it.
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If you are divorced, you’ll have to list the month, day and year of when your divorce was finalized, as well as the city and state where it was granted. Richard Gere
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THE COST A Clark County marriage license costs $60, although the state Legislature approved a bill that allows county commissioners to raise the fee by up to $14 in counties with populations greater than 700,000. Marriage license applicants can pay with cash, credit card, traveler’s check or money order.
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Sources: Clark County Marriage Bureau, Clark County Recorder’s Office
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Ironically, the number of weddings in Nevada skyrocketed after divorce laws were eased. Clark County records show 584 weddings were performed in 1930 and 1,048 in 1931.
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Tule Springs Ranch in the Tule Springs Archaeological Site was a divorce ranch in the late 1940s.
49 OF EVERY 1,000 divorces filed in the United States were filed in Nevada.
Even for Hollywood types, Las Vegas is a wedding destination. Among the celebrities who have wed (as well as some who have called it quits) here:
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HOW TO GET DIVORCED
A spouse may obtain a divorce in Nevada if he or she has at least one of three statutory causes: 1. Incompatibility 2. Insanity for at least two years 3. Spouses have lived separately for more than a year
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While Nevada is a wedding mecca, it’s also the divorce capital of the country. ¶ For decades, it has had the highest divorce rate in America . ¶ That the state is a divorce hub isn’t surprising considering divorce was one of the industries that put Nevada on the map. From the 1930s to the early 1960s, Nevada was the go-to state for quick and easy marriage dissolution. ¶ In 1931 (the same year gambling was legalized), as a way to boost the local economy during the Great Depression, state lawmakers approved a bill that allowed essentially anyone to get a divorce as long as they lived in the state for six weeks. ¶ Technically, Nevada offered nine grounds for divorce — impotency, adultery, desertion, conviction of a felony, habitual drunkenness, neglect to provide the common necessities of life, insanity, living apart for three years, and extreme mental cruelty — but officials required no proof. Many other states limited divorce to victims of adultery or outlawed it entirely and had yearlong residency requirements. ¶ As a result, men and women from across the country flocked here to live on dude ranches for six weeks to bide their time until they could divorce. Historians estimate the divorce trade pumped $5 million a year into the local economy in the early days of the ranches.
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THE LAW Nevada is a community property state, meaning income earned by either spouse during the marriage and all property bought with those earnings are considered equally owned. In a divorce, the property is split equally. Nevada is also a “pure no fault” jurisdiction, meaning infidelity or other bad behavior is irrelevant to divorce proceedings.
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Joint petitions are the easier If you are ready to file for divorce method, as they are used but your spouse isn’t willing to sign when both spouses agree on the papers, you can file for divorce by all issues, including custody yourself. of children, child support, You must fill out a complaint The alimony and how to that outlines what you want filing fee divide property and from the divorce, such as in Nevada debts. custody of children and/or for both types Both spouses must alimony. The person who of divorce is sign the joint petition, files is the plaintiff; his or $289. then file it in Family her spouse is the defendant. Court. Judges typically Once the complaint is filed, sign the decree without the plaintiff must notify the a hearing because defendant of the case by serving nothing is disputed. him or her paperwork. The defendant then has 20 days to answer the complaint. Both parties are prohibited from selling community property, moving children out of state or harassing one Mia another as the divorce case proceeds. Farrow Financial disclosures also must be filed. Once the paperwork is complete, a judge typically sets a hearing date. Mediation for parents who can’t agree on custody or visitation also is common. The judge also can issue temporary orders outlining where children live, child support or alimony payments Jack Estelle and other logistics until the divorce Dempsey Taylor case is settled.
FIND OUT MORE: For more information, visit familylawselfhelpcenter.org. Sources: Clark County Family Court Self-Help Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nolo
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Mike Tyson walked into Piero’s, the iconic Italian restaurant in the heart of Las Vegas where a who’s who of locals dine, and instantly felt at home. Tyson, the boxing knockout artist whom fans were so interested in watching they bought pay-per-views knowing his fights would last only minutes, still was a few years away from becoming the sport’s most interesting man. It was the mid-1980s, and 18-year-old Tyson had never been to Las Vegas, let alone packed one of our resorts for a heavyweight fight. “I was so overwhelmed, so impressed,” Tyson recalled. “You walk in there to Piero’s, and Frank Sinatra is with his crew, his team, having dinner. Vegas was just so glamorous with all of the lights. I’ll never forget that night.” The native New Yorker knew then, nearly three decades ago, that Las Vegas would be his home. And Tyson has been good to Las Vegas, pumping mil-
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lions into the economy with his can’t-miss fight nights and, later, his popular “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” one-man show at MGM Grand. On June 19, Tyson will receive what he calls the ultimate honor in defining his legacy here. He will headline this year’s class for the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame, joining an exclusive group of the area’s most notable sports figures, from tennis great Andre Agassi to championship UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian. Tyson already is part of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, and has a long list of other achievements from a legendary career. But for 48-year-old Tyson, who has spent most of his adult life living in Las Vegas, joining the local hall carries just as much significance, if not more. “For the first time, I’ll feel like (a Las Vegan),” he said. “I’m accepted as someone who lives here.”
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The Sunday chatted with Tyson recently. Here are highlights of the conversation: ON HIS CARTOON AND BROADWAY SHOW
ON HIS CHILDREN
From “Mike Tyson Mysteries” on Adult Swim to cameos in “The Hangover” movies to a six-night run on Broadway, Tyson has rebranded himself as more than just a boxer. And Tyson the entertainer has proven to be compelling. He has no problem making fun of himself, including what stands out most about his appearance: his facial tattoo. “I never thought I would go in this direction in a million years,” Tyson said. “But I am an entertainer. That is what I do. I entertain people.”
For Tyson, boxing was the only career he knew and a way to survive. It paid extremely well, making him a multimillionaire before his 21st birthday. But he wouldn’t endorse his children entering the sport. “I would never want them to box,” Tyson said about his four sons. “I tell him, ‘I took all these punches for you, so you don’t have to.’”
ON HIS HEALTH Tyson said he has no lingering effects from the punches he took. He works out regularly at Las Vegas Athletic Club and says he’s in pretty good shape. “I look decent with my clothes on,” he joked.
ON MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO Boxing fans were vocal in their displeasure last month when the welterweight championship match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao didn’t live up to the prefight hype. Limited action stretched 12 rounds. Tyson didn’t have that problem during his career. Rather, people complained because his fights didn’t last long enough. He won his first fight in just 19 seconds, and 24 of his fights ended in the first round, including nine of 10 fights early in his career. “Isn’t that something?” Tyson asked. “Now we are complaining because people don’t fight enough.”
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During prefight interviews before the May 2 megafight, undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. referred to himself as the greatest of all time. That didn’t sit well with Tyson, who said there’s no question who the greatest ever was. “Ali is No. 1 — there’s no question,” Tyson said. “Then there’s Ray Robinson.” Tyson, who was boxing’s first undisputed heavyweight champion after unifying the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, said he isn’t concerned about where he ranks on the list. He is happy just being acknowledged as one of its best entertainers.
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THE HOLYFIELD BITE JULY 1997 Mike Tyson fought 16 times in Las Vegas, usually in front of standingroom-only crowds and providing powerful knockouts that sent fans to their feet. However, in his second fight against Evander Holyfield, in July 1997 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Tyson delivered far more than a punch. It was a bite. Referee Mills Lane stopped the fight after the third round because Tyson twice bit Holyfield’s ears. Tyson claimed it was in response to headbutts from Holyfield. The fight now is known as “the Bite Fight.” “That was one of those nights that got out of hand,” Tyson said. In their first meeting, Holyfield was a significant betting underdog but upset Tyson, which set the stage for the highly anticipated rematch. Their second bout grossed more than $14 million in live gate sales, ranking ninth all-time in state history (which is especially notable given that ticket prices weren’t nearly as high 20 years ago.) “It’s not about winning or losing, it’s about how you handle your losses in life,” Tyson said. Tyson and Holyfield have since made amends in retirement and now consider each other friends.
Tyson was a courtside regular at UNLV basketball games during the program’s glory years during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Soon, he’ll join players from that era, such as Larry Johnson and Stacey Augmon, in the hall of fame. “Oh man, the Runnin’ Rebels back when they had everyone, that was my team,” Tyson said.
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FIRST FIGHT BACK AUG. 18, 1995 After four years of inactivity while serving prison time for a rape conviction in Indiana, Tyson returned to boxing, and Las Vegas, to face Peter McNeeley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The fight ranks 10th all-time in Nevada history for live gate sales, with ticket revenue topping $13,965,600. Tyson beat McNeeley in 89 seconds, dropping him to the canvas for the first time less than 10 seconds into the fight.
ANNOUNCING HIS PRESENCE NOV. 22, 1986 Tyson, only 20, beat Trevor Berbick for the World Boxing Council title, becoming the youngest person to win the heavyweight title. A pair of knockdowns during the second round was all Berbick could take, handing Tyson the TKO win.
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Tyson says he doesn’t watch replays of his professional fights but enjoys watching footage from his amateur fighting days.
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Mike Tyson isn’t entering the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame by himself. This year’s class includes NASCAR champion and Durango High school graduate Kurt Busch; UNLV rodeo coach Ric Griffith; Southern Nevada Junior Golf Association founder Joe Kelly; and former UNLV and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Glenn Carano. The hall of fame, inside Findlay Toyota in the Valley Automall, has inducted an average of five new members annually since launching in 1997. Members include the 1990 UNLV basketball team, the UFC’s Dana White, Steven Jackson, Greg Maddux and Randall Cunningham.
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The classroom is virtually anywhere Online high school not for everyone but has advantages for the right kind of student BY IAN WHITAKER STAFF WRITER
When school starts for William Foster, he’s usually still in his pajamas. He typically wakes around 9 a.m., wipes the sleep from his eyes and goes downstairs to grab a quick breakfast. Then he cracks open his laptop at the foot of his bed and, within minutes, is connected to his first class of the day. Foster is one of hundreds of students in Nevada who have switched from traditional brick-and-mortar neighborhood schools to online charter schools. Foster is a junior at Nevada Virtual Academy, founded in 2008. With about 3,000 students enrolled in K-12, it’s one of the largest state-sponsored charters in Nevada. Foster is one of more than 700 students in the school’s online high school. He used to have to get up at 5 a.m. to ride the bus to Centennial High School. Not anymore. “I wake up, drag myself out of bed, and I can still barely get up in time, to be honest,” Foster said. As online education has gained in popularity, some have criticized it as being too geared toward motivated students. Many students come to Nevada Virtual Academy as a last resort after doing poorly in public school. As a result, the school has a 50 percent graduation rate and a 2-star rating, but officials say that’s because some students are not proficient in reading and math or are credit deficient when they enroll. During class, Foster listens to the teacher’s lecture through headphones and takes notes as a student in any classroom would. The school, since it’s part of the public education system, is tuition-free and sends Foster the textbooks he needs. His schedule is similar to a traditional student’s, about six hours each day. “I’m not gonna lie, it does still get slightly boring,” Foster said. “But you learn to be responsible.” Foster’s path to online school began in 2013, after he spent four months as a freshman at Centennial. He initially was excited to go to high school. “The second week, I was like, ‘This is not going to work,’” he said. “There’s a lot of drama. It just got to be too much.” So his mom, Patriece Foster, pulled
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William Foster, a 17-year-old who attends Nevada Virtual Academy, takes a final exam on his computer at home. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)
him out and enrolled him at Nevada Virtual Academy after she heard about it through a school counselor. “I just want my son to have a good, quality education,” she said. “He doesn’t have to worry about what he looks like or what he’s dressed like.” The big draw for William is being able to work at his own pace. He tracks his progress online, so he knows what’s due and what he needs to read that week. When it’s time to take a test, proctors check in on students via webcam. When the test is over, Foster gets the results immediately rather than waiting for a teacher to grade it. But just because he gets to hang out at home most of the day doesn’t mean it’s easy. Most of his day is spent taking notes, listening to lectures and doing assignments. When he’s not doing that, he’s doing required reading. What keeps him organized and on task? Ironically, it’s that there aren’t teachers hovering over him or holding his hand. If he doesn’t turn in an assignment or log in to class each day, he knows he will miss vital information that could come back to hurt him during tests. “It’s a lot of responsibility,” he said. If Foster slacks off, it doesn’t take long for school officials to take notice. That
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helps Patriece, who works more than 60 hours a week at University Medical Center and can’t stay home every day to make sure he’s on task. “I’ll get a phone call within a week,” she said. “A lot of parents might worry their kid might slack off, but they’ll let you know.” If Foster does fall behind — and he says that’s easy to do — he can schedule face-to-face tutoring or meet with teachers in person at the school’s cam-
pus on South Eastern Avenue near the 215 Beltway. The school also offers electives and college credit through Advanced Placement courses. Occasionally, classes take field trips. After the school day, Foster’s life is like those of many other kids his age. He hangs out with neighborhood friends and goes out on the weekends. He said his social life hasn’t suffered for not seeing his friends at school. Orlando Dos Santos, principal of Nevada Virtual Academy’s high school, oversees the online high school’s 35 teachers. “The students who choose us do so for all kinds of reasons,” Dos Santos said. “The traditional brick-and-mortar school doesn’t fit everybody.” Many students who take classes at Nevada Virtual Academy do so because they simply have no other choice. Some of the students have jobs with odd schedules, while others are rural students or homeschoolers transitioning back into public education. When Foster graduates in a year, he wants to be either an anthropologist or a historian. He hasn’t decided which yet, but he wants to go to UNLV. “I’ve learned a lot,” he said, pausing for a moment to think. “It’s actually kind of weird.”
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Former showgirl, Moulin Rouge Bailey is the wife of the late Las Vegas civil rights activist Bob Bailey. On racial discrimination in 1965: “A lot of the hotels out there, they wouldn’t let us come out there and gamble. ... (We went to) the Sands hotel, and the security guard stopped us at the door. There were about four of us. And Frank Sinatra, God bless him, came and got us and took us to his table in the gaming department. And Sammy Davis was just beating the table; he was so embarrassed for us because we were looking pretty good during that time.”
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hen Gov. Brian Sandoval and state lawmakers approved the largest tax increase in Nevada history, they gave the casino industry’s lobbying group something it strongly desired. The measure aims to improve Nevada’s bottom-tier school system by broadening the tax base, which has long been a goal of the Nevada Resort Association. Although the gaming industry will pay more taxes as a result, its advocates in Carson City say the industry is happy to do so along with virtually all other businesses in the state. Virginia Valentine, the association’s president, went so far as to say that supporting the tax measure might be her group’s crowning achievement. It’s good timing for the association, which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year and reflecting on how gambling has changed over five decades.
MICHAEL GAUGHAN Owner, South Point
Gaming is a family business for Michael Gaughan, whose father, Jackie Gaughan, was a major figure in the downtown casino business. Gaughan grew up watching the industry and its players. On gaming innovators: “Steve Wynn probably did more to bring this city into the 21st century than anybody else. Steve is probably the most creative guy I was ever around. Caesars Palace was probably the first megahotel, but Steve was the one who raised hotels up to a new level.”
RICHARD BRYAN Former governor
Bryan is an attorney who was governor for most of the 1980s and a U.S. senator for years after that. On casinos and the mob: “There was almost an implicit social contract, and it went something like this: ‘Look, we don’t care a lot about your background, but as long as you’re here in Nevada, you keep your nose clean, you mind your p’s and q’s. There is a myth that the mob ran the town. Totally false. All the mob wanted to be was, ‘Leave us alone.’ … They didn’t try to control anything.”
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TONY MARNELL CEO, Marnell Companies
Marnell, who grew up in the valley, is an architect who counts many major Las Vegas properties among his portfolio. He also was a casino executive at the Rio. On the changing casino industry: “There’s nothing more powerful than an idea. … In Las Vegas, you have the eating idea, you have the sleeping idea, you have the outdoor recreation idea, you have the casino idea. You have all these ideas that come together, and how they go together for the next 20 years, I don’t think are like the way I was a part of putting them together for the past 40 years.”
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Co-founder, Boyd Gaming Corp. Bill Boyd and his father, Las Vegas casino pioneer Sam Boyd, helped establish the locals casino movement with the opening of Sam’s Town in 1979. The Boyds were important players in the casino industry before that, too.
“On the heels of a pretty historic Legislature, it’s an opportunity to talk about what gaming does for the Nevada economy in terms of jobs and revenue generation, and the capital investment the industry continues to make,” Valentine said. Since its founding in 1965, the resort association has become the key lobbying voice in the state capital for Nevada’s casinos and resorts. The association, whose members include all of the state’s largest casinos, keeps tabs on government actions that affect gaming and advocates on behalf of the industry. It’s also a member of the American Gaming Association, a Washington, D.C.-based group that does similar work on a national level. To reflect on the past 50 years, the resort association created a series of video interviews with key voices from the gaming industry. The interviews provide perspective on how gaming has changed since 1965 and how it may grow going forward. Here’s some of what the interviewees had to say.
On how the industry was perceived during its formative years: “Generally, gaming was not thought of in those early days like it is today, as a respected industry. I would say a lot of people thought, ‘Well, if you’re in the gaming business, you’re a little shiftless and irresponsible and not really serious.’ Banks wouldn’t loan money in those early days. So it was much different than it is today, in the sense that we weren’t really thought of as a legitimate industry yet.”
RICHARD BUNKER Former gaming regulator and resort association president
A devout Mormon, Bunker doesn’t promote gambling as an activity, but he helped regulate it as chairman of the Gaming Control Board. He served at a crucial time for the industry as it shifted from its seedier roots toward corporate control of casinos.
RON LURIE
General manager, Arizona Charlie’s Lurie is a former mayor of Las Vegas who now is general manager of Arizona Charlie’s on Decatur Boulevard. A longtime local, he’s intimately familiar with the evolution of gaming in Las Vegas.
On the corporatization of casino ownership: “After we did what we did with changing the ownership of the hotels, I think the whole environment changed. I know the banks loosened up; they started to look at Las Vegas in a different light. Howard Hughes also helped bring that about. ... We cleaned house and got rid of the bad guys.”
On the future of the casino industry: “Gaming’s going to be here. Everybody thought when Atlantic City opened Las Vegas was going to fold up. ... The way I look at it, when you open something outside Las Vegas, people get exposed to gaming, but there’s nothing like coming to Las Vegas. ... Las Vegas is here to stay, and we’re going to keep growing.”
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FLOOD CONTROL The effects of one small change might be felt in the coming weeks as monsoon season rains sweep the valley. Senate Bill 156 makes it illegal to drive around a roadblock established because of flooding, holding drivers liable for expenses if their cars get stuck in floodwaters and require rescue by emergency responders. The law, supported by the Clark County Flood Control District, was prompted in part by heavy rains in 2013 during which dozens of drivers ignored barriers, drove into floodwaters and needed to be rescued.
A truck drives through storm runoff on Fort Apache Road. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF FILE)
The Legislature, beyond education BY CONOR SHINE | STAFF WRITER
With the 2015 Legislature in the books, local governments and agencies are beginning to take stock of how they’ll be affected by new laws. ¶ Education and tax issues headlined the session, but many smaller measures were approved that will give cities more autonomy and help boost their economic development efforts. Missing this year were controversial tax votes, such as the More Cops sales tax increase decision the Legislature left to the Clark County Commission in 2013, which sparked months of debate before ultimately failing to pass. Here’s a look at several issues local governments say they are excited about: REDEVELOPMENT EXTENSION Among the most useful tools cities have for revitalizing their aging cores are redevelopment areas, used in downtown Las Vegas and Henderson. Redevelopment areas capture growth in property taxes in specific zones and allow cities to reinvest the proceeds into roads, sewers, sidewalks and other infrastructure. Assembly Bill 445 gives cities extra time before their redevelopment areas expire. In Henderson, the redevelopment area downtown will be extended from 2025 to 2040. In Las Vegas, the redevelopment area, which includes the Fremont Street Experience, will extend an additional 15 years.
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A constant source of friction between cities and state government is the distribution of power to make decisions. Most lawmaking ability, including tax decisions, is held by the Legislature. Cities must petition every two years for changes. Assembly Bill 493 shifts a bit of the decision-making ability to local governments regarding “matters of local concern.” Cities now can control certain issues that might not be granted specifically in their charter. That should allow cities to pass new ordinances and respond faster to issues with public health, public nuisances, graffiti, zoning, development, jail operations and management of assets.
Since it opened more than 20 years ago, the Apex Industrial Park in North Las Vegas has been mired in a Catch-22. Businesses have been reluctant to move to the 7,000acre site because there isn’t a water line. But without any businesses in the park, there was never reason to connect water. North Las Vegas wants to tap into potential economic development at Apex but has been stymied by the lack of water. The city’s finances aren’t strong enough to borrow the $80 million or so needed to build the line. Assembly Bill 497 gives the city the ability to create a tax increment district at the Apex site. That allows city officials to use sales and payroll taxes generated at Apex to pay off debt used to build a waterline. “This creates a financial backstop,” North Las Vegas Chief of Staff Ryann Juden said. “It’s a dedicated source of revenue that will go into paying for or alleviating the financial liability of a pipeline.”
The Regional Transportation Commission is pushing to improve driver safety in an unlikely way — with a circular yellow sticker. The Yellow Dot Program, authorized by Assembly Bill 176, will create a system in which drivers with pre-existing medical conditions can place a yellow decal on their vehicle. If there’s an crash, the stickers notify first responders to check the glove compartment of the vehicle for a medical information sheet. The goal is to give first responders critical medical information about patients in the immediate aftermath of a wreck to improve treatment and outcomes.
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omeone far wiser than I — maybe it was Steve Wynn or the late Bob Stupak — once said to be wary of a man and his renderings. Regretfully, you could paper the Strip with the fancy and fruitless concepts proposed for our city through the years: the UNLV Now stadium, the downtown Las Vegas Arena, the downtown Las Vegas soccer stadium. So what to make of the Fusion Project, a project of F Group International, and its co-founder, Daniele Fortunato? The charismatic gentleman from Rome comes to Las Vegas packing a vision, enthusiasm and a persuasive pitch for a sports and entertainment complex to break ground in 2017. Fortunato has produced slick renderings and a groovy video of how the complex might look. But we are meeting him only today — no more, no less. “We want to offer something to Las Vegas that it doesn’t have,” Fortunato said during lunch at Beach Café at Tropicana, which could sit close to the Fusion Project’s Green Sports Village. “We will be near the Strip, and we will
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international investors, a do this with no public consortium of more than money.” 50 officials from around A resident of Miami, the world, many with links Fortunato played profesto international soccer sional soccer in Italy and franchises. Fortunato spoke Scotland. He learned how of Las Vegas courting an to organize and operate MLS team, despite the professional soccer clubs downtown stadium project and built partnerships JOHN targeted for Symphony with design and construcKATSILOMETES Park’s unraveling in spring. tion companies equipped He touted lower-level pro to build something as leagues such as the North elaborate as the Fusion American Soccer League, Project. United Soccer League and National Fortunato’s partner in the project is Women’s Soccer League as possible tenGaetano Di Renzo, CEO of GDR Studio ants. Concerts and events such as NFL’s International Consulting & Associates. Pro Bowl are part of the Fusion Project’s The two have spent two years building vision. a proposal to bring the facility to Las Clearly, there are details to be delivVegas and began scouting the city last ered. Fortunato said he wants to have November. his “master plan” in place by December. Plans for the Fusion Project call for He has met with officials from the Las a stadium of 70,000 to 90,000 capacVegas Convention and Visitors Authority, dubbed Heroes Hill Stadium and ity to share his renderings and a stack located on a 200-acre parcel to be of documents describing the Fusion identified. Project. The project would cost at least LVCVA supports any project that can $1 billion. Fortunato said he has about expand the Las Vegas brand and deliver half that cost covered by a list of
visitors to the city, but nobody from Las Vegas Events, charged with booking events here, has met formally with Fortunato. Clark County Commissioner Larry Brown has sat with the pilot of the Fusion Project. Brown said he had seen maybe a dozen such concepts during his five-year tenure on the board. “What they need to do is answer, ‘Why are you different from the ones who have failed?’ ” Brown said. “You have to build credibility, talk about real finances, real sponsorships and a real site.” But Brown does like Fortunato’s passion and perseverance. “It’s a concept that is unique to Las Vegas,” Brown said. “The concept is a good one.” And as you look around the city, you find towering examples of people who defied the skeptics. “What are his chances?” Brown asked. “It’s tough to say. But this is a city of beating odds, and once in a while, you see that one long shot work. There’s a lot of work to do, a lot of credibility to be gained, but he could be the long shot.”
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EXERCISES The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends adults get at least two and a half hours of moderate exercise each week. “It doesn’t have to be all at once,” Villafuerte said. “The key is cumulatively, it should add up to two and a half hours.” WALK EVERYWHERE Walking as much as possible helps minimize strain from sitting and adds to your daily activity tally. Instead of calling or emailing a co-worker, walk over and deliver the message in person. Use stairs instead of the elevator to get to and from your workstation. Cut your lunch short by 10 minutes and use that time to walk; it will aid your digestion. “If in your work day, you are walking less than 5,000 steps, you’re truly sedentary,” Villafuerte said. “A pedometer can be a good tool to help remind you to get up every hour and walk.”
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ARM EXERCISES 1. Use an isometric exercise to work your arms. Place your palms together in a praying position and push them against each other for three to five seconds. 2. You can use a wheeled chair and a desk to do a forearm workout. Grab the desk with four fingers on top and your thumb below. Then pull yourself in and push yourself away to work your forearms. 3. You also can use a chair to do dips that work multiple muscle groups. Grab your armrests and lift your body up from your chair. Extend your legs and do a full dip, but be careful to keep your heels planted if you’re using a wheeled chair. 4. Do chin tucks to help exercise your neck muscles. While sitting up straight and looking straight ahead, bring your chin back horizontally into your neck without tilting it down. Hold the position for a few seconds, then release it slowly.
SQUATS Do squats in the office by placing your back against a wall and moving down into a squat position. Or do them right at your desk. While in your chair, push away from your desk. Keeping your nose over your toes with your head slightly forward, lift your rear and legs up off your chair, then come back down. “Just make sure your chair doesn’t get away from you, maybe using your arms on the armrests,” Villafuerte said. He suggested 10 to 20 repetitions. Work your gluteal muscles by pressing them together for five seconds, then releasing. Work your stomach and improve your posture by imagining someone pulling up on your head. Suck in your stomach as far as you can. “Get your stomach to touch your spine because you’re sucking it in that much,” Villafuerte said.
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STRIVE FOR GOOD POSTURE WHEN SEATED Good ergonomics and posture are vital to good health. To check your posture, stand against a wall and make sure your neck, spine and lower spine all touch the wall. Sitting for long periods can compress your lumbar spine, the portion of spine in your lower back, Villafuerte said. It can start to bend and flex, leading to strain or weakness. To counteract that, try to sit with your stomach tucked in. That works your stomach muscles, and strong stomach muscles help strengthen the lower back.
EYELINE The top of your computer screen should be at the same level as your eyeline. The bend of your knees and your legs should both be 90 degrees, and your feet should be flat on the ground. If your monitor is too low, the effort to keep it in view can strain your flexed neck and your lower back. Keep your ears over your shoulders to avoid this. If you can’t adjust your monitor’s height, placing books or a ream of printer paper underneath can help bring it to the right level.
ARMRESTS “Your chair should facilitate a good sitting position,” Villafuerte said. “That’s the key to ergonomics.” Proper armrests are important for maintaining health while sitting, because the weight of your arms can compress your spine. So can having to reach too far for your keyboard. Hands and wrists should be in a neutral position, not bent up or down.
ALTERNATIVE WORKSTATIONS While many of us may not be able to take advantage of alternative workstation formats, they can be helpful to reduce the bodily stress that comes with sitting for extended periods. “My office chair is a physioball,” said Villafuerte, referring to a large exercise ball sometimes called a yoga ball. The effort it takes to stay seated upright on an exercise ball facilitates good posture. An adjustable workstation that allows you to work standing or sitting also can be a huge help. “Sitting creates flexion in our lumbar spine and compression; standing puts that natural curve in your lumbar spine in the proper position,” Villafuerte said. “Variable height workstations are expensive but very important.”
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n n PLANET HOLLYWOOD PLEASURE POOLS Cover charge: $20 10 a.m.–5 p.m. • The south-side pools are 21 and older; the north side pools are all ages. • Ever wondered what it would be like to surf the Strip? Try your waterboarding skills on the Flowrider Wave-in-aBox, an easy-to-use waveform machine. It costs $20 for 30 minutes. The attraction is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
n GOLDEN NUGGET Cover charge: $25 Children 2 and under are free. Sunday-Thursday: 9 a.m.7 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 9 a.m.9 p.m. • The Golden Nugget pool features a slide that passes through the resort’s 200,000-gallon aquarium, which houses sharks, fish and other species. The Shark Chute is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is free with pool admission. • Visitors can get close to the sharks and other sea creatures during tours with a marine biologist. Tours begin 3:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and cost $30.
n MANDALAY BAY BEACH Cover charge: Must rent a cabana or chair; Monday through Thursday only 8 a.m.–7 p.m. • The pool area features a wave pool, lazy river and sandy beach. • Cabana rentals run $325 to $475.
n SUNSET STATION Cover charge: $10 Monday-Thursday: 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday-Sunday: 9 a.m.–8 p.m. • Cabana rentals cost as low as $50 on weekdays and $100 on weekends. • All ages are welcome, but children must be accompanied by an adult.
n THE M POOL Cover charge: Monday-Friday: $10 Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: $20. Children under 10 are free with a paying adult. 9 a.m.-dusk n BALLY’S BLU POOL Cover charge: $10 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Children are free. • At 12 feet deep, Bally’s pool is one of the last deep pools in Las Vegas.
n LUXOR Cover charge: $15 for locals; $20 for nonhotel guests without a Nevada driver’s license. Children under 5 are free. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. • Cabana rentals include free entry for up to six people.
n CAESARS PALACE
n MONTE CARLO Cover charge: $10 8 a.m.–7 p.m. • The pool complex includes a lazy river, wave pool, lagoon pool and hot tub.
n DELANO LAS VEGAS Cover charge: Must rent a cabana or chair; Monday through Thursday only 8 a.m.-7 p.m. • Cabana rentals for six to 10 people start at $125; chair rentals start at $75
n EXCALIBUR Cover charge: Must rent a cabana big enough for your party ($200-$350) or purchase the pool side package ($40-$50) Drenched pool: 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Slide pool: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Main pool: 12 p.m.–7 p.m. (Saturdays only) * The pool side package includes two cushioned chairs, bottled water, chips and an umbrella.
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LOCALS CAN KEEP COOL AT HOTEL POOLS BY KAILYN BROWN | STAFF WRITER
It’s getting hot. But Las Vegas locals don’t have to go far to cool off. ¶ Instead of paying big bucks for admission to a water park or day club, or road-tripping to a California beach, you can make the most of your summer vacation right here. ¶ Whether you’re searching for a spot to take the kids or a cool place to relax with friends, there are many hotel pools locals can visit for a daily fee or for free with a valid Nevada driver’s license. ALL AGES
GARDEN OF THE GODS POOL OASIS Cover charge: $20 Main pool: 8 a.m.–7 p.m. Venus pool: 11 a.m.–6 p.m. • 21 and older
n THE LINQ HOTEL Cover charge: Free; just call 702-503-8320 ahead of time to get a spot on the guest list. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. • 21 and older • On the second floor of Tower 3 n EXCALIBUR Cover charge: $20 9 a.m.–8 p.m. • The adult pool is 18 and older. NOTE: Prices are subject to change during special events and holidays.
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MAKE YOUR DAD’S DAY MEMORABLE BY KATIE VISCONTI | STAFF WRITER
FOR NO-FUSS DADS
They’ve got a lot of titles and just as many roles: coach, mentor, friend, husband, soldier, brother. ¶ Fathers are one-of-a-kind, and Father’s Day is a chance to remind your dad of that. ¶ Whether he taught you how to ride a bike, introduced you to great literature or made you laugh endlessly, he likely deserves a special thank you. ¶ So put down the “World’s Best Dad” mug and cancel your brunch reservations. Instead, get your dad the gift of an experience perfectly suited to his tastes. Here are a few ideas:
n Royal Links Golf Course 5994 E. Vegas Valley Drive, Las Vegas Highly rated and built to honor the history of golf, Royal Links is designed to take you back to the sport’s ancestry. The golf course has a discounted “Stay and Play” package, offering multiplenight stays plus rounds of golf starting at $184.
n Boat at Lake Las Vegas 10 Costa Di Lago, Henderson Sonrisa Grill: 30 Via Brianza, Suite 100, Henderson Luna Rossa: 10 Via Bel Canto, Henderson A great retreat from the city and only a short drive away, Lake Las Vegas is a perfect spot to spend a relaxing Father’s Day. Rent an electric Duffy Boat for $79 an hour, then shop and dine. For a view of the lake while you eat, try Sonrisa Grill or Luna Rossa.
FOR DADS WHO CHOOSE SHAKESPEARE OVER ESPN n The Smith Center for
the Performing Arts 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas Shows play every weekend in Reynolds Hall and showcase a variety of performing arts, from jazz to Broadway to ballet. Tickets range in price and can be found at thesmithcenter.com.
n The Arts Factory 107 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Enjoy local and emerging art with your dad, and get a tour from the artists. The gallery building has been around for 50 years and is connected to Bar + Bistro, a perfect place to treat your dad after checking out the galleries.
FOR ANIMAL-LOVER DADS n The Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas See more than 200 species, including sharks, sawfish, sea turtles, piranhas, giant rays and more. For Nevada residents, admission costs $15 for adults and $10 for children. n Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Dolphins, tigers and white lions are just a few of the creatures you’ll see. Tickets cost $19.95 for an all day pass, which lets you in and out of the exhibits from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
FOR DADS WHO LOVE THE OUTDOORS
FOR ADRENALINEJUNKIE DADS n SkyJump 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Jump 855 feet, a staggering 108 floors from the top of the Stratosphere. A jump costs $119.99 for visitors and $99.99 for locals. n Fremont Street’s Slotzilla 425 E. Fremont St., Las Vegas Take your dad for a zipline ride above the Fremont Street Experience. Rides cost $20 for the lower zip line and $40 for the upper zoomline.
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n The Refuge Climbing and Fitness Gym 6283 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas This 11,000-square-foot space has multiple climbing routes and is a great spot for anyone looking for a new fitness challenge or a fun way to spend the afternoon. Passes cost $17 per person per day. n Red Electric Bike Tours 702-544-4261 or redebike.com Commune with nature during this fourhour tour of the Red Rock Conservation Area. For $89, Dad gets to bike, hike and sightsee for 13 miles under the direction of a Red Rock expert. Bottled water is provided.
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LOOKING FOR A NEW BEST FRIEND?
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.
Stella (A789255)
Baybe (A833572)
Marilyn
Yeti
Breed: Pit bull Age: 4-year-old spayed female Description: Stella loves people, including young children, and other dogs. She’s friendly, happy and knows some basic obedience. Adoption fee: $105
Breed: Chihuahua mix Age: 2-year-old spayed female Description: This sweet girl gets along with adults and kids, and loves the company of other dogs. She knows basic commands and is eager to learn more. Adoption fee: $155
Breed: Lop and Himalayan mix bunny Age: 2-year-old spayed female Description: Marilyn is a pensive girl and is improving with trust and socialization. She has tremendous loving potential in a kind, gentle home. Adoption fee: $25
Breed: Leonine tabby Age: 7-year-old neutered male Description: Yeti’s extra toes help him give amazing hugs and cuddles. He enjoys meeting and building relationships with people and cats. Adoption fee: $20
Gracie (A837277)
Kiara (A831911)
Cecily
Joachim
Breed: Terrier mix Age: 2-year-old spayed female Description: Gracie walks well on a leash and would make an excellent running companion. She’s friendly with other pups and would do best in a home with older children. Adoption fee: $105
Breed: Domestic shorthair Age: 11-year-old spayed female Description: Kiara can’t get enough attention. She hasn’t spent time around other pets before but is easygoing and social with the people she meets. Adoption fee: $5 (through June 30)
Breed: Domestic mediumhair Age: 3-year-old spayed female Description: Cecily is great with other cats and tender with people. Give her chin scratches, and she will melt in your hands. This social girl needs plenty of daily attention. Adoption fee: $40
Breed: Chi-Weenie (Chihuahua/dachshund mix) Age: 2-year-old neutered male Description: Joachim is good with other dogs, crate-trained and best suited for a calm home environment. Adoption fee: $60
Sissy (A831497)
Dude (A843425)
DeMarco
Lexi
Breed: Domestic shorthair Age: 3-year-old spayed female Description: Give Sissy time to get to know you and you will be rewarded with lots of love and snuggles. Once she feels comfortable, she likes being held and laying close to you. Adoption fee: $5 (through June 30)
Breed: Domestic shorthair Age: 6-year-old neutered male Description: Laid-back Dude can be a bit timid when he first meets new people but, given some time, warms up. Adoption fee: $5 (through June 30)
Breed: Heinz 57 with sporting breeds Age: 5-year-old neutered male Description: DeMarco’s favorite activities include napping in the sun and frolicking in wading pools. He is house-trained and crate-trained. Adoption fee: $50
Breed: Shih Tzu Age: 7-year-old spayed female Description: Lexi is affectionate and gets along well with other dogs. Be sure to plan and budget for professional grooming at least four to six times a year. Adoption fee: $60
ANIMAL FOUNDATION 702-384-3333 x131 | animalfoundation.com/adopt Animals are assigned a color next to their names indicating location: 655 N. Mojave Road, Las Vegas 286 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson
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It’s cool because we don’t take people just because of how good they are, we take them because we are friends. Volleyball ... (is) to have fun, not to put any stress on you. You just try to play your best.”
DIG THIS
— SIDRA WOHLWEND
The Vegas Aces youth volleyball team, which is preparing for a trip to the national championships, consists of two sets of twins, four sets of sisters, and nine best friends. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)
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CHAMPIONSH RENI AJAYI
CAROLINE EDGEWORTH
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12-UNDER TEAM ROUTINELY TAKES DOWN SQUADS WITH OLDER, BIGGER PLAYERS BY JESSE GRANGER STAFF WRITER
NSHIP RUN KEJI AJAYI
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The volleyball sails over the net and nearly lands on the ground. But out of nowhere, the Vegas Aces’ Lauren Soong stretches and saves it. Sidra Wohlwend passes to her left, and Keji Ajayi vaults above the net to spike it down. The scenario isn’t unusual for a volleyball practice — except Lauren, Sidra and Keji are just 12 years old. And this isn’t some plastic Fisher-Price net they are scorching the ball over. The twine stretches 7 feet in the air, 4 inches short of a women’s professional regulation net. The Vegas Aces, a 12-and-under squad, will compete June 2730 in New Orleans at USA Volleyball’s Girls’ Junior National Championships. At first glance, the Aces may seem like an easy team to defeat. The nine-player squad includes girls ages 9 to 12, while most teams are stacked with girls on the age threshold — almost 13. Because of the age difference, the Aces typically field a team of smaller players. But they win and rank first of 162 clubs in the Southern California region. “People in California were saying, ‘Who is this Vegas team?’ ” said Angela Edgeworth, the club’s director and mother of team members Caroline and Lauren Edgeworth. “Some parents would wonder why their team has to play our team full of shorter and younger girls, but then we would win.” The Aces quickly outgrew Las Vegas leagues, never losing a match locally despite playing against many teams consisting of 14-yearolds. Parents and coaches decided it was time to move to a bigger pond. “California is like the mecca of volleyball,” said Candice Tung-Wohlwend, whose daughter Sidra plays for the Aces. “We just wanted to get
better competition, but once we got out there, we still kept winning.” The Aces are the first girls’ volleyball team from Nevada to earn a bid to nationals, winning a spot by posting a 7-2 record at the Far Western Regional qualifying tournament in late April in Reno. “I’ve heard a bunch of stories about New Orleans, and it sounds really fun,” said Keji’s sister and teammate, Reni Ajayi. “I’m really excited, but I’m also really nervous because there are a lot of good teams there.” The girls are used to playing the role of underdog. The team has been traveling for just over a year, and the girls were introduced to the sport on a recreational level only three years ago. That is when Angela Edgeworth and her husband, Brian, became team parents. After having no luck finding practice facilities for youth teams in Las Vegas, Brian Edgeworth converted his office warehouse into “the Edge” volleyball training gym for teams all over the valley to use. The Edgeworths brought in head coach Ruben Herrera, a former assistant at UNLV who coached at colleges in Virginia and New Orleans. “I didn’t know what to expect with 12-year-olds, to be honest,” Herrera said. “I was thinking, ‘Uhoh, what am I getting myself into?’ But then I came in and watched ... and there is some potential here.” Unlike most teams in the ultracompetitive California region, the Aces do not hold tryouts. Instead, they have kept the same group of friends playing together since the team was founded. “It’s cool because we don’t take people just because of how good they are, we take them because we are friends,” Sidra said. “Volleyball is not really that important. It’s to have fun, not to put any stress on you. You just try to play your best.”
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GAMING
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CASINO PROMOTIONS PALMS $40,000 Jammin’ June Drawings Date: Fridays through June 26 Time: 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 to win up to $3,000 in cash. Activate at least 10 drawing tickets and receive $10 in slot play the following Saturday. Play For Prizes – Free Play Date: June 29-July 3 Information: Points earned Monday through Friday may be combined and redeemed for up to $190 in free play per day. Play For Prizes – High Tech Date: June 15-26 Information: Points earned Monday through Friday may be combined and redeemed for gift cards to Fry’s and the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Gift days Date: June 28 Time: 12:01 a.m.-6:59 p.m. Information: Earn 100 points on slots or 500 points on video poker and receive a hair clipper set.
ALIANTE Summertime Grillin’ giveaway Date: Friday Time: 7:45 p.m. Information: Earn entries by playing table games. Ten winners will be chosen; the top prize is $500 in chips, a barbecue and a $150 gift card to Smith’s. Hot Summer Fun Pull Tabs Date: Fridays and Saturdays in June Information: Earn 250 points to receive a card. Come in both days and earn a pull tab to come back Sunday for a bonus offer. Win up to $10,000. Receive pull tab vouchers at kiosks, then turn them in at the Players Club to receive a pull tab. 50+ Play Day kiosk game Date: Mondays in June Information: Earn 50 points to spin the wheel to win up to $500 in slot play. June point multipliers Date: Wednesdays Information: Earn 5x points on video poker and 10x points on reels. Burst June multiplier Date: June 21 Information: Earn 6x points on video poker and 12x points on reels.
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$25,000 Hot Summer Nights drawings Date: June 27 Time: 7:15 p.m. Information: Earn entries through June 27. The top 10 drawing entry earners will receive a spot in the final drawing and $250 in slot play. Ten additional names will be drawn. First place wins $7,500 in free slot play. $12,500 mobile hot seat Date: Tuesdays Information: Players must accept the hot seat offer from the mobile app to qualify. From noon to 5 p.m., five people will win $50 in slot play. At 6 p.m., 10 people will win $100 in slot play. Winners will be announced over the intercom and must swipe at a kiosk to redeem their prize. Father’s Day giveaway Date: June 18 Information: Earn 250 points to receive a beer mug set. Father’s Day dauber giveaway Date: June 21 Information: Free dauber giveaway during all bingo sessions.
SILVERTON Earn and win — buffet Date: Thursdays Time: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Information: Earn 100 points to receive a free lunch or dinner at Seasons Buffet. Father’s Day Bass Pro Shops gift card giveaway Date: June 21 Information: There are three ways to win Bass Pro Shops gift cards. Guests who earn 10,000 points will receive a $100 gift card, 20 winners will receive a $25 Bass Pro Shops gift card during random hot seat drawings and 25 winners will receive a $100 Bass Pro Shops gift card at a 7 p.m. drawing for which entries can be acquired for 250 points. Silverton sweepstakes Date: June 20 and 27 Information: Win up to $10,000. The June 20 drawing is at 8 p.m. Ten winners will have a chance to win up to $5,000. Grand finale drawings will be 5 p.m. June 27 with a $5,000 prize and 8 p.m. June 27 with a $10,000 prize. Free drawing entries are available to loyalty card members daily; additional entries are 300 points each. Diamond card members receive 10 free entries, platinum card members receive seven free entries and gold card members receive five free entries daily. Each Friday, Silverton Rewards
Club members receive double drawing entries. Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays Information: Earn 6x points on reels and 2x points on video poker. $10,000 Reel & Win Slot Tournaments Date: Tuesdays Time: 11 a.m. Information: The top 30 players will qualify for cash and slot play. The first-place player will win $1,000.
SUNCOAST $16,000 Table games drawing Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: 7 and 9 p.m. Information: Win $250. Earn drawing entries by playing table games. Earn 4x entries on Mondays and Tuesdays. Point multipliers Date: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Information: Members of the 50+ Club can earn a mystery multiplier on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. On Thursdays, earn 12x points on reels and 6x points on video poker.
SLS Scratch ’n’ Win Date: Fridays Information: Mail recipients and guests who have made a $10 advance-deposit wagering or higher in the past 90 days can receive a scratch card to win prizes. Gift giveaways Date: Saturdays Information: Earn 250 slot points or 500 video poker points to receive a gift. Point multipliers Date: June Information: Earn 2x points all month. Every Thursday, guests who have made a $40 advance-deposit wager or higher can win up to 1,000 slot points. Guests who make a $40 advance-deposit wager or higher between 4 and 7 p.m. and 8 and 11 p.m. Sundays also are eligible. $130,000 Caddies and Cash Date: Sundays Time: 7 p.m. Information: Earn 25 slot or video points or bet an average of $15 for one hour on a table game to enter. Ten winners will be selected during each drawing and will choose one of 10 keys, each with a prize, one being a Cadillac ATS.
BOYD GAMING Young at Heart Date: Wednesdays Information: Loyalty card members can earn up to 50x points and receive dining and other discounts at the Orleans, Suncoast, Gold Coast and Sam’s Town.
GOLDEN GATE AND THE D Email Yourself a Million Date: Through Aug. 31 Information: Swipe your loyalty card at a kiosk for a chance to win $1 million, free play, comp dollars, food and more. A valid email address is required.
THE D Win Derek’s Hellcat Date: Through Aug. 29 Information: Earn tickets for monthly drawings that culminate with a chance to win a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.
STATION CASINOS MyGeneration Wednesdays Date: Ongoing Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: For loyalty card holders age 50 and older. Swipe your card at a kiosk for up to 10x points on slots and 6x points on video poker; discounts on dining, movies and bowling; slot tournaments from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a top prize of $1,000. The first entry is free; receive up to four additional entries by earning 50 additional base points for each. $1.3 Million Music Mania giveaway Date: Fridays and Saturdays through June 27 Time: 10 a.m.-midnight Information: A kiosk game and drawing. Win up to $5,000. Drawings are at 8:15 p.m. Saturdays.
SOUTH POINT Father’s Day multiplier Date: June 21 Information: Earn 15x points on penny slots, 11x points on other reels and 7x points on video poker at the Orleans, Suncoast, Gold Coast and Sam’s Town.
50+ weekly slot tournament Date: Thursdays Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: Open to Club Card members age 50 and older. The first entry is free with a swipe at a club kiosk; collect a second by earning
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250 points and a third by earning 500 points. Top prize is $1,500; the total prize pool is $5,200.
redemption periods to total 100 percent of the player’s loss.
Live money Spring Fling handicapping contest Date: Select Fridays in June Information: A $150 buy-in allows players to wager on five horse races in win, place and exacta formats. The contest features a $100 bankroll and a $20 minimum bet per race. Bettors can win cash prizes or one paid seat to the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge qualifier, worth $1,500.
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REAL GAMING Get $20 Date: Through June 30 Information: Sign up for an account at realgaming.com, join a game and receive a $20 credit.
PLAZA Spin to Win Date: Daily Time: 8:15 p.m. Information: Win up to $1,000. 50-plus slot tournament Date: Wednesdays Time: 10 a.m. Information: The best combined score from two sessions wins $1,000.
Pie giveaway Date: Thursdays Information: Earn 200 points to receive a pie. Banana cream will be given out on June 18 and apple on June 25. Cool cash giveaway Date: Mondays Time: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Information: Twelve table games players will win each hour. Players can win more than once. Bonus tourney Date: Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays Information: As an eligible penny slot machine is played, a tournament icon meter will grow. Once the meter is full, the player can press a spin button on the tournament game three times. Cumulative scores will be added up at the end of the tournament. Top prize is $750 in play. Poker High Hands bonus Date: Through August Information: Players who get a royal flush, straight flush or four of a kind while playing seven-card stud and hold ’em will receive a bonus payout.
Information: One winner will be chosen every hour. Earn entries through slot and live keno play. Win up to $1,000 in cash and free play.
Gift days Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays Time: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Information: Earn 300 points to receive a gift.
$3 Million Blackjack Bonus drawing Date: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Time: 6:15 p.m. Information: Earn entries by playing slots and table games. Five winners at each drawing; win up to $50,000.
‘B’ Loyal to the Royal drawing Date: Through June 26 Time: 7:15 p.m. Information: Earn entries for drawings through play. Win up to $5,000. Hit a royal flush with a max coin bet and earn additional free play and drawing entries.
Video Poker Showdown Date: Fridays Time: 4-8 p.m. Information: Earn 10 points for the first entry; earn 50 points for each additional entry in a video poker tournament at 8:15 p.m. Top prize is $1,000 in play.
Point multiplier Date: Sundays Information: Earn 15x points on penny reels.
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DOWNTOWN GRAND Grand Thursdays Date: Thursdays Information: Loyalty card members 50 and older receive point multipliers, dining and gaming discounts, and entry into slot tournaments. Get a Grand from the Grand Date: Through Dec. 31 Information: For new loyalty card members. Earn up to $1,000 back on all reel and video reel games. Requires a minimum loss of $50. The rebate will be split over three
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Camaro Point Challenge Date: Through July 15 Information: The top three loyalty card users who collect Camaro points will win cash. The top 50 winners will earn entry into a slot tournament. Camaro slot tournament Date: Aug. 13-15 Information: The top 20 point earners can play for a share of $25,000 in prizes. The grand prize is a Camaro signed by NASCAR’s Earnhardt family.
ELDORADO $8,000 giveaway Date: Saturdays Time: 4:30-9:30 p.m.
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lowing month’s drawing. Ten winners will be chosen.
CLUB FORTUNE Cash Blower Wednesdays Time: 12:30-7:30 p.m. Information: One player will be selected every hour to step into the cash blower. Gift days Date: Sundays Information: Earn 200 points to receive a free gift.
WILDFIRE MyGeneration Mondays Date: Ongoing Information: For players 50 and older. Earn 6x points on slot machines and video poker, receive discounts on bowling and dining, and win up to $250 in free slot play.
WESTGATE Rockin’ 777 slot tournament Date: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Time: 4-8 p.m. Information: Free for loyalty club members. The top five winners will receive $100 in free slot play.
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50-plus party Date: Tuesdays Information: Loyalty card players 50 and older can earn $100 in free slot play on all video reel machine jackpots more than $1,200, a complimentary kiosk swipe for earning 50 points, a second kiosk swipe for earning 500 points, a bingo coupon for a free small electronic unit rainbow pack (minimum buy-in required), a $5 lunch buffet and a free round in a slot tournament from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Summerlin and Elite players may receive an additional round. The best score will be used in the tournament, with 12 winners selected each week. The top prize is $1,000. A $15 free slot play bonus will be given to everyone who wins a round. Pirate’s Treasure progressive drawings Date: Last Wednesday of the month Time: 6:15 and 8:15 p.m. Information: Ten winners will be chosen at each drawing. The progressive jackpot increases every month it doesn’t hit.
Top of the Hill slot tournament Date: Tuesdays and Wednesdays Time: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Information: Win cash prizes.
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Wondering whether Metro police show restraint? related by witnesses and bolstered by a 20-minute video shared with The Sunday: More than a dozen Metro officers arrived, and with no shouting, no barking, no pushiness and no demands, made conversation with the group. They learned they were dealing with boxing fans who seemed to have been swindled. What could have been intimidating crowd of angry people quickly was soothed by the arriving officers who got out of their patrol cars without swagger or attitude. “How much did everyone pay?” an officer is heard asking on the video, shot by a neighbor. “Three-fifty,” some people yell. “Fifteen hundred,” others say. The officers now are sorting out the victims. “All right, the less you paid, go down this way, and the more you paid, go up that way,” an officer instructs. “Organize yourselves based on how much you paid. …We’re going to try to get your money back.” And they did. At the urging of the officers, ticket holders who paid cash got it back. Those who used credit cards
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Decorate and dine with Dad: Paint a coffee mug and celebrate dads, grandpas, uncles and guardians with food from Judah’s Kosher Grill. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., $15 per person, Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada, 8689 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 180, 702-794-0090. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Xtreme: Be amazed by circus artists and animals. 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., $13-$53, Thomas & Mack, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, unlvtickets.com. Blue Man Group sensory-friendly show: Blue Man group will modify its show as part of its yearlong partnership with Autism Speaks. Sound and light levels will be reduced, headphones will be available, audience interaction will be limited, and the lobby will be outfitted with calm areas for families seeking a break from the excitement. 2 p.m., $32.75, Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South, blueman.com/autismspeaks.
INGREDIENTS 1 oz. Deep Eddy Lemon vodka 1 oz. Cruzan mango rum
Las Vegas Jazz Society: Enjoy the music of Charles McNeal and his quartet. 2-4 p.m., $12-$15, Bootlegger Bistro, 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 702-313-6778.
1/2 oz. Torani Mojito Mint syrup Juice of half a lemon Lemon-lime soda, to fill glass Sprig of mint for garnish Mango slice for garnish METHOD
Build the drink over ice in a 12-ounce, tall glass. Stir. Garnish with mint and a mango slice.
The first official day of summer is June 21, and while most of us here in Las Vegas have been celebrating summer’s arrival since the pool clubs opened, we’re dedicating this drink to the last, glorious week of spring.
Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, executive director of mixology and spirits education at Southern Wine & Spirits.
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Guitar for amateurs: Local instructor Don Musser teaches a hands-on class for amateurs looking to learn to play guitar. Bring your own guitar. 4 p.m., Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd., 702-507-3821. Eastern European and Jewish Gala: Violinist Arkadily Gips and singer Svetlana Portnyansky perform Klezmer, Russian, Balkan, Romanian and classical violin pieces. 5 p.m., $35-$40, Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle, 702-7500088.
TUESDAY, JUNE 16 Veterans job fair: Goodwill of Southern Nevada will host more than 80 employers that are actively hiring. Interviews will be done onsite for many of the open positions. Job seekers should dress professionally and bring several copies of their resume and references. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., free, Boulevard Mall, 3528 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-735-7430.
Blue Man Group will put on a “sensory-friendly” show at 2 p.m. June 14 at Monte Carlo as part of its partnership with Autism Speaks. (GETTY IMAGES FILE)
Wonderland Bakery culinary camp: Professional bakers and decorators will teach children how to create beautiful baked goods. The three-day class specializes in decorating with fondant and frosting. 1-3 p.m., $295 per person, Wonderland Bakery, Downtown Summerlin, 2010 Festival Plaza, Suite 150, 702-363-3333.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 Parkdale community BBQ and pool party: The Parkdale Recreation Center and Metro Police will host a picnic and pool party with games and activities for all ages. Food will be provided, and a bounce house will be set up for children. 2:30 p.m., free, Parkdale Recreation Center, 3200 Ferndale St., 702-455-7517.
THURSDAY, JUNE 18 Luau luncheon: Enjoy a Hawaiian-themed meal and entertainment by the Hawaii Dance company. For people ages 50-plus. 11:30 a.m., $5 with a Las Vegas Senior Programs membership, Las Vegas Senior Center, 451 E. Bonanza Road, 702-229-6454. “Radiation Reality”: The Desert Research Institute’s Ted Hartwell and Steve Curtis will discuss radiation and how comic books have portrayed it. 6 p.m., free for members, $10 for students, $20 for nonmembers, National Atomic Testing Museum, 755 E. Flamingo Road, 702-794-5151.
Chamucos tequila dinner: Chamucos Tequila paired with Mexican cuisine by Executive Chef Terry Lynch, featuring halibut and salmon caviar ceviche, chilaquiles, leg of lamb and more. 6:308:30 p.m., $60 per person (gratuity not included), El Segundo Sol, Fashion Show Mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 702-258-1211. Movies in the Square: Enjoy a screening of “Space Jam.” Film begins at sundown, free, the Green at Town Square, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South, mytownsquarelasvegas.com.
FRIDAY, JUNE 19 Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con: Fans of comic books, video games and cartoons will convene for celebrity appearances by “Mortal Kombat’s” Chris Casamassa, the “Sailor Moon” cast and the Power Rangers. 3-8 p.m., $25-$60, South Point, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South, amazinglasvegascomiccon.com. *Also: 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Poets’ Corner: A monthly forum for poets and open-mic participants. 7:30 p.m., free, West Las Vegas Arts Center Community Gallery, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-4800.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20 Downtown Summerlin farmers market: Buy organic, sustainably grown produce from California and Nevada family farms, and food from local artisans. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,
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Public art workshop: The city of Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Arts Commission will offer a free workshop on creating public art projects. The workshop is designed to help artists and administrators learn more about public art and will feature Mary Lucking, an artist who has earned three national awards from the Public Art Network. RSVP encouraged. 10 a.m., free, Las Vegas City Hall, 495 S. Main St., 702-2294631.
Architect and builder workshop: Ascaya, a luxury development in Henderson, will host a monthly workshop to teach people about the custom home-building process. 1-2:30 p.m., free, 808 Roma Hills Ave., 702-978-5800.
Lights, Camera, Take Action on MS: Actress Madeleine Stowe will join Dr. Heidi Crayton of the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Greater Washington and a lifestyle expert to teach people about managing stress and the physical and emotional aspects of living with MS. Lunch will be served. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., free, Renaissance Hotel, 3400 Paradise Road, takeactionms.com. Pet adoption drive: The Nevada SPCA will be on site handling animals, assessing potential adopters and answering questions. Towbin Dodge will donate $150 for each car sold that day. Towbin also will accept donations of canned pet food, blankets, towels and crates. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., free, Towbin Dodge, 275 Auto Mall Drive, kingofcars.com. Dinosaur diorama workshop: Create a 3-D prehistoric scene. 12:15-1:30 p.m., $15, Charleston
Las Vegas Juneteenth Celebration: Juneteeth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Spend the day celebrating people whose lives continue to encourage critical thinking, conversation and reflection. Also, commemorate Nevada’s signing of the Juneteenth Bill. 1 p.m., free, West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-507-3989. Willie Wainwright: The Hawaiian fiddle player and singer will perform. 2 p.m., free, Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340. DjangoVegas!: Celebrate the music of Django Reinhardt and other gypsy jazz musicians. 6 p.m., free, $10-$15, 401 S. Fourth St., artslasvegas.org. Sinatra Sings Sinatra: The Centennial Celebration: Pay tribute to the legacy of Frank Sinatra as Frank Sinatra Jr. delivers recollections of life on and off stage with his father. 7:30 p.m., $29, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., 702-749-2012.
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GREAT RECESSION HAS A SEQUEL: ‘RETURN OF THE ZOMBIE HOMES’ Las Vegas’ housing market is a lot better than it was during the depths of the recession, when it seemed everyone was underwater, losing a home to foreclosure or both. But today, a hallmark of the housing bust not only remains, it seems to be getting worse: abandoned homes. Some 34 percent of Las Vegas Valley homes in the foreclosure process but not yet bank-owned have been vacated by their owners, according to RealtyTrac. That amounts to 1,942 “zombie” foreclosures, up 16 percent from 1,670 zombie homes a year ago. All together, 1 in every 435 homes valleywide is a zombie foreclosure,
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compared with 1 in every 1,040 homes nationally, RealtyTrac reported. Such homes usually fall into disrepair and are prone to squatters. They blight neighborhoods and push down property values. Real estate agents, concerned about the number of abandoned homes locally, are “hopeful banks will finally address one of the last dark clouds on the horizon,” Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors President Keith Lynam recently said. But this can’t be solved just by bankers. Las Vegas is a transient place, and the local economy, while improving, is far from robust. There always will be people, in good times and bad, who can’t afford their mortgage. And there will always be people who say, “Forget it, I’m outta here.” — ELI SEGALL
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Cox Communications opened a technology center at Desert Pines Boys & Girls Club in East Las Vegas. The company also redeployed Connect2Compete, a program that offers discounted high-speed Internet service to low-income families and targets nine Clark County schools near the club: Bracken, Edwards, Earl, Gragson, Hewetson, Ronnow, Cambeiro and Lunt elementary schools, as well as Robison Middle School. The Stratosphere donated $1,000 to the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The diabetes foundation donation was made on behalf of Old School 105.7 radio host Lynn Briggs, whose family is affected by the disease. The resort also donated $1,000 to the Children’s Heart Foundation and its Walk With the Heart of a Child event. The heart foundation supports families affected by pediatric cardiology conditions. Wynn and Encore committed $75,000 to the Meeting Planners International Foundation to launch a scholarship for professional meeting planners. The money will cover two scholarship recipients each month over the next three years. Blue Man Group is partnering with Autism Speaks, an autism science and advocacy organization. The Blue Man Group pledged $25,000 and is hosting sensory-friendly shows suitable for children with autism spectrum disorders. Slight modifications will be made, including reducing sound and light levels, making headphones available and creating calming environments in each theater’s lobby for families seeking a break from the excitement. Palms Pool and Dayclub is helping charities through Cabanas for a Cause, an annual initiative in which a $100 cabana rental fee is donated on select days to a featured charity of the week. This summer’s beneficiaries include the Epicurean Charitable Foundation, Aid for AIDS in Nevada, Three Square Food Bank and the Goodie Two Shoes Foundation. Rex Bell Elementary School received 450 backpacks filled with school supplies from HDI Global and World Vision. The Leadership Las Vegas Class of 2013 presented Cambeiro Elementery students with more than 800 books for classroom libraries, prizes for reading and nearly $15,000. Police officers raised more than $94,000 at Claim Jumper restaurants during the annual Tip-A-Cop fundraiser benefiting Special Olympics. Officers traded in their badges and handcuffs for aprons and served diners at Claim Jumper locations in Nevada, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.
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can enjoy an outdoor classroom and working, living garden. The Torino Foundation received $5,000 from Findlay Automotive Group to help fund the Camp I Am program, which sends children with autism to summer camp.
More than 225 Henderson residents and volunteers from CarMax, Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada and KaBOOM! built a new playground for children served by the John C. Kish Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada Clubhouse. Construction and painting took about four hours. The CarMax Foundation also donated $10,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. Through a $4.1 million partnership, the CarMax Foundation and KaBOOM! plan to build 30 playgrounds across the United States by the end of 2015.
Nominations are due June 22 for the 2015 Angel Awards. VEGAS INC will honor people and businesses in Southern Nevada who make a difference in the charitable landscape of our community. The Angel Awards were established to acknowledge and encourage the accomplishments and contributions of our most outstanding community leaders and will be included in our special publication, the Giving Guide. Categories for individuals are Humanitarian of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and Cultural Advocate/Entertainer of the Year. Categories for companies are Nonprofit of the Year, Philanthropic Business of the Year — Public, Philanthropic Business of the Year — Private and Foundation of the Year. Send an email to craig.peterson@gmgvegas.com for more information.
The Public Education Foundation honored Foothill High School Director of Bands Travis Pardee with the Myra Greenspun Teacher Excellence Award. The award — established in 2008 by Myra Greenspun, who is on the executive committee of the Public Education Foundation’s board of directors — recognizes an exemplary public school teacher who uses innovative teaching strategies and raises student achievement. Pardee was nominated by Sean Thueson, a parent and chair of the Falcon Band Boosters at Foothill High School. In his nominating letter, Thueson wrote Pardee’s “life work is dedication to teaching, not just about music, but about life and how to be a good person.” Greenspun is the wife of Brian Greenspun, CEO and publisher of Greenspun Media Group. Raymond Wilmer joined the board of directors of Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada. Wilmer is associate vice president of client sales and a service officer at U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. He co-founded the Las Vegas chapter of Bank of America’s LGBT Pride Employee Network and served as board president of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada. More than 900 volunteers and corporate sponsors from across Southern Nevada repaired and renovated 20
homes during National Rebuilding Day. Southwest Gas teamed with Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada for the 21st year and repaired the home of a U.S. Navy veteran’s widow who adopted her three grandchildren, who require special medical attention. More than $65,000 worth of repairs were made to the home. Lowe’s Home Improvement provided $10,000 to replace the air conditioning unit and repair the home’s roof. Elsewhere, more than 15 Chase Bank employees and five Air Force members worked at a home, landscaping the back yard, painting the exterior, replacing a door, replacing locks and lights, and rewiring the patio area. Nevada State Bank donated $25,000 to Communities in Schools of Nevada to benefit the Splashdown for Kids event and support a hunger prevention program that provides meals to Elko County schoolchildren. The Association of Fundraising Professionals, Las Vegas Chapter, donated $2,000 to the Library District Foundation. The money will benefit the Library District’s Southern Nevada Nonprofit Information Center. Rotary Club of Las Vegas West donated $10,000 to Jack Dailey Elementary for a school garden. The money will pay for raised beds and landscape improvements so students
CenturyLink donated $35,000 to valley schools for technology projects. Dorothy Eisenberg Elementary School was awarded almost $5,000 to buy iPad Minis and pay for attendance to the 2015 National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference. The grant will help students with autism better communicate and learn through hands-on technology. Teacher Brenda McNair submitted the project. East Career and Technical Academy was awarded about $5,000 to buy iPod Touches for students to enhance science and technology learning. Teacher Bonny Warby submitted the project. Ed W. Clark High School was awarded more than $4,000 to buy dual-control starter kits for the robotics program. Teacher Jean Moran submitted the project. Helen Marie Smith Elementary School was awarded more than $2,500 to buy iPad Minis and iTunes gift cards for educational applications. Gifted Specialist Amie Blumenthal submitted the project. Jim Bridger Middle School was awarded approximately $5,000 to buy MacBooks and an Apple TV for collaborative learning. Teacher Amy White submitted the project. Legacy High School was awarded $5,000 to buy chemistry lab probe-ware for advanced placement chemistry students. Teacher Matthew Totaro submitted the project. Silvestri Junior High School was awarded more than $4,000 to buy 3-D engineering software and printing technology. Librarian Julie Curl submitted the project. Spring Mountain Youth Camp was awarded $4,500 to buy a MakerBot printer and 3-D modeling software for art students. Art Department Chairman Bradley Combs submitted the project. A $1 million gift from the Bennett Family Foundation will provide scholarships to more than 150 new and returning UNLV Honors College students over the next four years. Elsa Sabellano Jenstad received a $20,000 scholarship and Krista Burdick was awarded $5,000 to fund their culinary educations at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Las Vegas, courtesy of Chase Sapphire Preferred. The aspiring chefs worked with chefs Emeril Lagasse and Michael Mina in a cooking competition at Vegas Uncork’d. Matt Smith Physical Therapy’s fourth annual food drive benefiting Three Square Food Bank collected 706 pounds of food, which will help create 588 meals. Since the food drive’s inception in 2012, Matt Smith Physical Therapy has collected 4,291 pounds of food.
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Q&A WITH JOSHUA SMITH
‘You have to always have the drive to be better’ Joshua Smith is executive chef at Bardot Brasserie at Aria. A Las Vegas native, Smith has more than a decade of experience in the restaurant business, including a stint at L20 in Chicago, which had two Michelin stars before it closed five months ago. Smith is responsible for developing the culinary program at Bardot Brasserie, which is Michael Mina’s first foray into traditional French cuisine on the Strip. You left Las Vegas for a while. What did you miss about the city? What didn’t you miss? I missed my family the most, the weather — I was in Chicago — and the 24-hour food-and-beverage options. I’m excited to be back home to hopefully make a very soulful contribution to the culinary offerings in my hometown. What’s the hardest part about working in the restaurant industry? What’s the most rewarding part? The hardest part has to be the hours. To be a contender, you have to put in lots of effort that the other guy isn’t willing to put in. You have to live, sleep, breath and eat 24/7 like a chef. If you aren’t working on your weaknesses, I can guarantee you the other guy is. You have to always have the drive to be better and offer more. It’s demanding but very rewarding. I guess the effort and invested time is both the hardest and the most rewarding part of being in this industry, all wrapped into one neat little package. What are your favorite local restaurants? My favorite local restaurants are Raku, Lotus of Siam, and I always really love Mary’s Hash House for breakfast. Every ounce of effort at those establishments shows consistently. What do you hate to cook? Subpar ingredients. I don’t enjoy cooking something if I feel challenged by its quality. Fishy fish, mushrooms that are wet and decomposing. If I were cooking at a friend’s house and was handed a bag of frozen vegetables, I’d respectfully agree to cook them, but I would definitely loathe every second. What is the best business advice you’ve received, and from whom did it come? Rich Melman told me to save my money. Being smart with your own money translates into an ability to
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Executive Chef Josh Smith prepares a Mediterranean seabass in the Bardot Brasserie kitchen. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)
carefully manage a business. He’s a genius and took me under his wing as a mentor years ago. If I’ll take advice from anyone, it’s him. What are you reading right now? “The French Kitchen,” by Michel Roux Jr. What do you do after work? I stay up two to four hours with my girlfriend doing what other couples do, just a little later at night. We watch TV, eat late dinners, have a few drinks, try new bars, etc. Blackberry, iPhone or Android? IPhone, always. Describe your management style. Consultative/situational leadership. I try to design training and management around my cooks’ abilities, level of motivation and knowledge.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I see myself owning and operating a few of my own restaurants — hopefully starting here in my hometown. Wherever I start, I’d like to stay. I don’t believe in spreading too thin. Rich Melman has most of his concepts in Chicago. He keeps the business close to home, and that makes it sincere. What is your dream job, outside of your current field? Motorcycle builder. Whom do you admire and why? My first and foremost role model is my mother. She always puts family first and is extremely responsible and organized. I’d be nowhere if it weren’t for her efforts. In the food kingdom, it has to be Danny Meyer and Daniel Humm, two people I admire for very different reasons.
What are your biggest pet peeves? Swooshes of sauce on a plate and foam sauces. What is something people might not know about you? I survived a motorcycle crash about two years ago. I was hit head-on by a car in my lane. He totaled my motorcycle and got away with a hit-and-run. I was lucky to have just a lot of crazy bruising and a fractured wrist that required surgery. In retrospect, that crash could have ended my life, or life as I know it. I was moving about 45 mph, and the car was doing at least 20 mph. It was a miracle I could walk. I was at L2O 24 hours later with my arm in a sling, using crutches to get around, but I still cooked on the line and carried my own weight.
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BY THE NUMBERS
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Number of Las Vegas establishments licensed to sell package liquor, beer or wine. The Las Vegas City Council recently put a hold on new package liquor licenses as it studies whether parts of the city are oversaturated with alcohol retailers.
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Size, in acres, of Speed Vegas, a proposed racetrack south of the M Resort that would allow customers to drive luxury vehicles. Plans for the attraction call for shops, restaurants and a lounge that serves alcohol.
Doug and Leslie Ives own High Desert Farms, which specializes in growing and selling microgreens, fruit and vegetables for local chefs and restaurants.
37.1 PERCENT
Drop in Macau’s gaming revenue from May 2014 to May 2015. Analysts attribute the decline to governmentled crackdowns on corruption, which they say scared off high rollers.
$2.7 BILLION
Cost of the Parisian Macao being built by Las Vegas Sands on Macau’s Cotai Strip. The casino, which will include about 3,000 rooms and a replica of the Eiffel Tower, is scheduled to open next year.
$4.1 BILLION
Cost of Wynn Palace, a Wynn Resorts casino, set to open next year on Macau’s Cotai Strip.
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Desert climate doesn’t stop local farm from growing, selling quality greens Describe your business. We are a local farm that sells products within 24 hours of cutting them, and we deliver our microgreens to Las Vegas each week. We welcome and encourage chefs to visit so they can see our products and how we take care of them.
HIGH DESERT FARMS Address: 1681 Pearl Lane, Pahrump Phone: 971-570-6462 Email: IdBo619@aol.com Website: facebook.com/HighDesertFarms Hours and days of operation: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Friday-Sunday Owned/operated by: Doug and Leslie Ives In business since: 2010
What’s the most important part of your job? There is no one job more important than the other. Each job component has to work handin-hand for the business to work successfully. Doug worked in the greenhouse for a year before we started selling to restaurants.
What do you grow? We specialize in microgreens but also grow fruits and vegetables. Our special house blend of microgreens is called Mystical Mix, which enhances the taste buds. It’s one of our most popular products. All of the chefs whom we sell to ask for it. We also work with chefs to create special blends that only their restaurants will serve.
What is the hardest part about doing business in Las Vegas? Trying to get my foot in the door, meeting chefs and getting them to try our samples. It has been challenging encouraging restaurants to purchase products grown locally instead of reaching out to other states. Buying products that are locally-grown not only shows in the freshness and quality but shows the chefs are supporting local businesses.
How have you acclimated your garden to the desert? We have a high-quality cooling system in our greenhouse to keep our microgreens fresh and healthy. During winter months, we use a heating system to help them grow consistent with the temperature and climate they are used to.
What obstacles has your business overcome? Learning how to grow microgreens with extreme temperature changes that vary from 20 degrees to 120 degrees year-round. Also, always trying to keep ahead of the curve to ensure we have enough product but then struggling with a chef canceling part of their order or all of their order due to a slow week at the restaurant.
What makes your business unique? We truly are a mom-and-pop business. Everything we do is hands-on, including growing, watering, cutting, labeling, packing and delivering. We like to deliver our products freshly cut, because we sell to high-end restaurants that enjoy how the microgreens enhance the presentation of their dishes.
What have you learned from the recession? Never give up. Part of having a business is watching it successfully grow while you face hard times. Our business has become successful through the small steps we have made. Slow and steady has been our philosophy, and that is why we grow a quality product and why our customers keep coming back.
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On Eli Segall’s vegasinc.com story “Broker gets FAA approval to use drone to take real estate photos”: It means the end of privacy. Any time, any place ... boom, you can be caught in a picture. — todieforlv77 On Conor Shine’s lasvegassun.com story “Las Vegas puts moratorium on new package liquor stores”: Amazing how these “concerned officials” always play right into the hands of the people who are currently benefiting from the very same licensing, be it casinos or liquor stores or pawnshops. — tvegas
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GUEST COLUMN: rates. Rather than withdrawing this excess he U.S. economic recovery STEPHEN M. MILLER liquidity, however, the Fed now plans to began accelerating this past keep the excess liquidity in the short run year, its sixth year of recovery. and the size of its current balance sheet Recently, the Federal Reserve by increasing the interest rate on bank stated it planned to slowly raise interest reserves and locking up the excess reserves. Then, in the rates in the second half of 2015 or sometime in 2016. The Fed long run, it will withdraw the excess liquidity at a more walks a tightrope as it considers altering monetary policy. measured, less frenetic pace. The Fed currently holds $4.5 trillion in assets, including Although this strategy apparently differs from the $2.5 trillion in treasuries and $1.7 trillion in mortgageconventional approach, the same dangers exist. Raising the backed securities. Before implementing the program of interest rate on bank reserves too little can release more quantitative easing, the Fed held just under $1 trillion in reserves than desired, financing too much money and credit assets. creation, overheating the economy and igniting inflation. Also, the banking system now holds $2.6 trillion in excess Raising the interest rate on bank reserves too much keeps reserves, a 1,300 percent increase from the $2 billion it held more reserves locked up than desired, financing too little before the Great Recession. This huge overhang in excess money and credit creation and possibly leading back into reserves constitutes the fuel that could ignite excessive recession. inflation. Using the interest rate on bank reserves to lock up excess The Fed’s decision to pay interest on bank reserves in liquidity in the short run and withdrawing the excess October 2008 of 0.25 percent, the fall in the federal funds liquidity in a sustained and systematic manner in the long rate to less than 0.25 percent and the Great Recession run provides the best policy choice. largely precipitate the accumulation of these enormous The Fed, however, embarks on an untested policy path. reserves and liquidity in the banking system. Let’s hope economic shocks — most likely European and/or How does the Fed plan to unwind its balance sheet and Chinese events — don’t topple the agency off its high-wire act. absorb the overhang of excess reserves? Stephen M. Miller is a professor of economics at the Lee Under ordinary conditions, the Fed withdraws excess Business School at UNLV and chairman of board of directors liquidity by selling government securities in the open of the Economic Club of Las Vegas. market, leading to lower asset prices and higher interest
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On Ian Whitaker’s lasvegassun.com story “Las Vegas strip club invites recent grads to apply”: What vultures, and what a nice message for younger girls to read as they are passing by on I-15. Just try to imagine if you had daughters old enough to read or close to graduating. — ChristopherVeatersenior If they are 18, it is LEGAL, protected by the constitution, and a smart choice. Why make minimum wage when you can make a thousand dollars a night? There is nothing wrong with legal adult entertainment and nothing wrong with making money in that field. — ryanisawesome
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How skill-based slots, social media and more will shape casinos of the future BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER
A new future for slot machine-style gambling is taking shape in Nevada, one that should make casino floors feel more like arcades as casinos attempt to attract younger and more technologically savvy players. Senate Bill 9, which unanimously passed both chambers of the Legislature before Gov. Brian Sandoval signed it last month, allows for an element of skill in the traditionally chance-heavy realm of slot technology. It presents an opportunity for the casino industry to make slots more closely resemble the video games that millennials have grown up playing. But the bill is light on specifics, so regulators and game makers need to figure out exactly how the skill-based evolution will work. “The whiteboard of creativity is blank at the moment,” said Marcus Prater, executive director of the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers, the law’s main advocate. “Once the rules and regulations are written, then the game designers will take over, and that’s who will really make this happen.” The bill directs regulators to adopt rules that promote “innovative, alternative and advanced technology” in casino equipment. That can include requirements for games of skill, which the bill defines as outcomes driven by a player’s ability rather than by chance. The bill also mentions “hybrid” games, in which a combination of chance and a player’s skill determines the outcome. The bill lets casinos create an expe-
An artist’s rendering depicts what a casino could look like with the addition of games allowed under Senate Bill 9. (COURTESY OF THE ASSOCIATION OF GAMING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS)
rience that better reflects the variety of games people can play outside casinos. The key to accomplishing that, he said, is through variable payback percentages. Under that concept, skilled players could boost a game’s 88 percent payback to 98 percent if they excel at a bonus round or in a competition against friends, according to Prater’s group. Don’t expect the advent of skillbased slots to erase the house advantage. Accordingly, Tony Lucas, a professor at UNLV’s hotel college, cautioned against drawing too strong of a comparison between the new technology and actual video games. “You can get better at a video game than I’m sure they will allow you to get at a skill-based slot machine,” Lucas said. Nonetheless, the industry is poised
for substantial changes because of the possibilities afforded by the bill. The equipment association tried to demonstrate that in a rendering it commissioned that shows how a casino of the future might appear. Labels on the image point out a “skill zone midway,” slots with a “team play option,” “spin & win group play” and even “holographic slots.” Eric Meyerhofer, the CEO of Gamblit Gaming, said he’s already heard talk of special areas on casino floors where this kind of alternative gaming technology will be featured. “It’s as much about the modern-day, fun arcade experience as it is just a pure gambling experience,” he said. Meyerhofer’s company makes products that play like video games with a wagering element added. Gamblit wants its games inside Nevada casinos, and though Meyerhofer sees a way to
do that under current regulations, he’s also excited about what variable payback percentages make possible. “An example would be: You’re playing a game like ours and you’re doing well. As you’re moving up the levels into more complicated challenges, the pay tables get better and you can see better jackpots, or more frequent wins or just an overall better returnto-player number,” Meyerhofer said. But as the equipment association’s rendering makes clear, variable payback isn’t the only idea the industry is kicking around. The bill also mentions integrating social networking technology. “A lot of these guys want to be able to use their cellphone right at the slot machine to upload their photos to Instagram, or whatever it’s going to be,” casino consultant Eliot Jacobson Jacobson said. “That’s already happening, so why not make it seamless?” Before any of the bill’s ideas can be put in place, the regulatory framework needs to be established. The Gaming Control Board will develop a regulation draft, then receive input via public workshop before sending it to the Nevada Gaming Commission for approval. Board chairman A.G. Burnett said he would like to see the regulation approved in three months. “That would be a very, very timecompressed, hardworking sort of mandate, but I think that when industry and regulators come together on this one — which we will — we can move pretty fast,” Burnett said. Burnett said he could envision new technology allowed by the bill hitting casino floors by the end of the year.
Homebuyers in Las Vegas are making smaller down payments, report says BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER
Las Vegas homebuyers are making smaller down payments for new purchases, says a new report, a possible sign of easier mortgage lending in what had been ground zero for America’s real estate bust. Southern Nevadans made an average down payment of 13.3 percent of the home’s purchase price in the first
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quarter this year. That’s down from 14.9 percent a year earlier, according to RealtyTrac. In dollars, the average down payment last quarter was $36,326, down from $43,712. Nationally, homebuyers made an average down payment of 14.8 percent in the three months ending March 31, down from 15.5 percent a year earlier, RealtyTrac reported.
Government-controlled mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recently introduced low down payment programs, and lower insurance premiums for government-insured Federal Housing Administration loans took effect at the end of January, according to RealtyTrac vice president Daren Blomquist. All that helps first-time buyers,
who “typically aren’t able to pony up large down payments” and “are finally starting to come out of the woodwork,” albeit gradually, Blomquist said in the report. In theory, stronger credit scores could result in smaller down payments. But that seems unlikely in Southern Nevada, as the state’s residents have some of the worst personal finances in the country.
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Report: Light rail under Strip, monorail extension are envisioned BY CONOR SHINE STAFF WRITER
Long the domain of cars and taxis, getting around the Las Vegas Strip could be a very different experience in 20 years — one that includes an underground light rail system, according to a draft transportation plan released by a coalition of business and government groups. The report gives a first glimpse of some of the proposed ideas to relieve congestion and modernize Las Vegas’ transportation system. The recommendations range from massive long-term projects — like the proposed light rail running beneath the Strip — to smaller, more easily achievable suggestions like adding more pedestrian bridges over Las Vegas Boulevard and increasing staging areas for taxis at the airport and casinos. Known formally as the Transportation Investment Business Plan, the draft report is missing a key component: how to pay for the billions of dollars worth of proposed improvements. That’s something the group of stakeholders working on the plan, which includes the Regional Transportation Commission, casinos, taxi and limousine companies, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, and local governments, still is figuring out. The group plans to present possible funding mechanisms to the public this year. The planning process was launched more than a year ago with the goal of finding ways to build and pay for projects that will boost mobility along the Strip and the surrounding urban core, including McCarran International Airport, downtown, UNLV and the medical district. The process is being guided by North Carolina-based Michael Gallis & Associates under a $2.3 million contract. The recommendations in the draft plan are organized into near-, mediumand long-term improvements based on how long they’ll take to fund and complete. Here’s a look at specific suggestions for each category: n Short-term improvements. These are policy, technology and smaller-scale construction projects that could be completed in one to five years. The suggestions focus on such areas as building more bridges over Las Vegas Boulevard and widening sidewalks. For vehicular traffic, the plan recommends improving connections between streets surrounding the Strip, reconfiguring roadways and widening Koval Lane. The biggest recommended change is extending the Monorail to the Manda-
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Luxury-home construction bouncing back BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER
Azure, a luxury, gated community within a luxury, guard-gated community, is built along a Jack Nicklausdesigned golf course and nestled outside Red Rock Canyon, with hills and mountains practically in its backyard. And now, it’s packed with work crews building mansions. More than 20 custom homes are being built in Azure, which sits inside the Ridges, one of the wealthiest, most exclusive areas of Southern Nevada. A number of the new homes are said to average 7,000 square feet, and the cluster of construction makes it look like another tract subdivision — but instead of Las Vegas’ usual cookie-cutter stucco homes, it’s getting customWorkers put in a pool for a home in the Ridges, a luxury residential community ized palaces. in Las Vegas. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF) It’s not the only part of town getting goodies. Blaser Construction owner Scott a new crop of high-end houses. The economy “might not be all that Blaser built three or four custom Luxury-home construction is on the great, but these guys have a lot of monhomes a year at the peak of the bubble, upswing throughout the valley. It’s not ey in their pockets, and they feel pretty dropped to just one or two during the booming, but the increase reflects risconfident,” MacDonald said. recession, and now has three undering wealth among the already-wealthy, For custom homes, residents pay way. He expects to line up two or three easier lending, a dearth of bargainthe landowner for the lot and then a others by year’s end. priced resales and confidence that Las builder to construct the house. Most “I’ve got more on the books now Vegas’ luxury-housing market won’t seem to be paying cash, but more than than I’ve ever had,” Blaser said. tank again — at least not soon. Some a few are getting loans to help cover In a recent one-week period, buyeven want to flip their mansions. the costs or to replenish their cofers signed contracts for seven lots in Overall, the market is “not superfers after paying for everything out of the upscale Henderson foothills comrobust, but at least it looks like it’s pocket. munity of MacDonald Highlands, degetting better,” custom-home builder Banks — which gave loans to pracveloper Rich MacDonald said. In that Dan Coletti said. tically anyone during the bubble and same time, he said, he also signed a Developers sold 21 new homes for at then seemingly no one during the rejoint venture with a builder for seven least $1 million this year through May. cession as lenders collapsed throughother lots. That’s up from 34 sales all last year and out the country — have been opening On the other side of the valley, sales just three in 2013, according to Las the spigot again, issuing more “jumbo” of custom-home sites slowed in SumVegas-based Home Builders Research. mortgages and other debt to luxurymerlin — where the Ridges is located Those numbers don’t include highhome buyers. — to five lots in the first quarter, down rise condo sales. “We’ve seen a big improvement on from eight a year earlier. But sales Luxury builder Christopher Homes that,” said Blue Heron co-founder Tynearly doubled last year, with develdidn’t even try selling houses around ler Jones, who is building five homes oper Howard Hughes Corp. selling 20 2010 in its Boulder Ridge community in Azure and getting permits for ancustom lots, up from 12 in 2013, acin the Ridges because of the wrecked other. cording to securities filings. economy. Things started picking up Lenders issued 762 jumbo homeThe company is gearing up for more a few years ago, and in the past six purchasing loans, totaling $619 milluxury construction. Howard Hughes months, buyers have signed contracts lion, in Nevada in 2013. That’s up from formed a joint venture with Scottsdale, for six homes at an average price of 384 loans, totaling $326 million, in Ariz.-based Discovery Land Co. last about $2 million, said Erika Geiser, 2012, according to the most recent year to develop a 555-acre, high-end vice president of sales and marketing. data from the Mortgage Bankers Ascommunity just south of the Ridges. Custom-home deals, not included sociation. Plans call for about 270 homes, with in Home Builders Research’s data, Interest rates are historically low, custom-lot prices starting at $1.5 milalso are on the rise. Coletti, owner of meaning cheap borrowing costs for lion. The first sales of lots and homes Sun West Custom Homes, said he built buyers. But rates are expected to are expected to close in early 2016. “probably two” homes in 2014 and exclimb, prompting some people to get Altogether, there are several reapects to complete six this year. Raftery loans while money is cheap, builders sons for the uptick. A big one is the Homes owner Jack Raftery, who at the say. stock market, which has shot past its depths of the recession “was lucky to At the same time, buyers don’t have pre-recession peak and keeps climbhave at least one” project underway in as many low-priced options on the reing, giving investors the cash for the valley, now has three under consale market as they did a few years ago. multimillion-dollar homes and other struction and a few more in design.
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Foreclosures swept through the valley during the recession, and luxury housing was by no means spared. Bargain hunters had a big pool of big houses at relatively small prices, and resales soared. In 2013, owners bought 341 homes that cost at least $1 million apiece, up 92 percent from 2012, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors, which mostly tracks previously owned homes. But such bargains are largely gone, executives say. Buyers picked up 300 homes last year for at least $1 million each, GLVAR data show. The pace of sales is up this year from 2014, with 151 million-dollar homes sold through June 9, but the rapid jumps have stopped. Ascaya, the long-delayed mountainmansion project in Henderson, reopened for business last August after sitting untouched for years. But since then, buyers have picked up only three lots at the 313-lot development, and at falling prices. The first parcel, 0.46 acre, sold in October for $925,000; the second, 0.73 acre, went in December for $915,000; and the third, 0.49 acre, sold last month for $865,000, Clark County records show. All buyers were local residents. Last August, the project’s listing brokers said they were aiming to sell all 313 lots in phases in five to seven years and to have Ascaya fully developed in a decade or so. Ascaya sales manager Darin Marques said this week that his group initially was “a little frustrated” by the small number of deals. But with each sale, interest from prospective buyers has picked up, he said. Overall, despite the increased construction, the market remains a shadow of what it was during the frenzied boom years. At the peak of the bubble, in 2005, builders sold 226 new homes in Southern Nevada that cost at least $1 million each, according to Home Builders Research. Resales also were hot, with 626 homes selling for at least $1 million that year through the GLVAR’s listing service. Builders say the market isn’t overheating now, but given how badly things turned out last time, they don’t want a return to the go-go years. “That’s what we don’t want to see happen again,” Blue Heron’s Jones said.
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Fennemore Craig adopts Silicon Valley model emerging as the front-runner. “There is a growing technology community in Las Vegas and a lot of people who would like to see Southern Nevada become a technology hub,” Knight said. His company Terbine is a broker through which companies can buy and sell data collected from sensors. “We wanted to be one of the anchor companies in this vibrant market.” There was one possible deal-breaker. “We realized there’s not as much infrastructure and support systems in place here for tech startups, so we wondered if we would be able to find the services we needed,” Knight said. A colleague suggested Knight get in touch with law firm Fennemore Craig, which in late 2013 launched a venture accelerator program and emerging businesses and technologies department, designed to help entrepreneurs avoid common rookie mistakes and steer clear of pitfalls throughout the startup process. Run by attorneys who specialize in startups, the venture accelerator program offers legal advice and tailors its approach to need. Topics for which help is offered include raising capital; protecting branding, technology and other intellectual property; labor law considerations; engaging in the market; securing office space; and litigation. But there’s much more to the program than a little lawyerly handAttorneys Mary Bacon and Mark Hawkins work with the Fennemore Craig venture holding. In breaking with the tradi- accelerator program. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF) tional legal mold, Fennemore Craig services to techas more complex matters specific to adopted an approach that’s comnology compatech companies or businesses taking mon in the Silicon Valley but new to nies worldwide, on venture capital. Those issues inSouthern Nevada. offers a similar clude stock-purchase and stockhold“One of the biggest issues facing initiative and has er agreements and employee stockstartups is lack of capital, so in this worked with a option plans. program, we can defer a small amount slew of big-name “We selected Fennemore Craig over of legal fees and also put up a small startups. some very prestigious Silicon Valley equity investment in the company FARROW “Roy is a really firms and realized they are the only through a separate fund,” said Mark sage technology industry attorney firm in the region that was speaking Hawkins, a director with Fennemore who comes from a prestigious Silicon our language,” Knight said. “It’s comCraig, which employs almost 200 atValley firm, and he brought that DNA plicated from a legal standpoint, so torneys and more than 400 employwith him when he came to Nevada,” having a group of people who really ees in offices in Las Vegas, Reno, DenKnight said. understand the law in Nevada, as well ver, Phoenix, Tucson, and Nogales, Serial entrepreneur Thomas Typas the world of federal legislation, is Ariz. “Silicon Valley firms often offer inski also applied and was accepted very important moving forward.” such programs, but we’re the only one to the venture accelerator program. Fennemore Craig recruited Roy in Nevada that I know of.” Typinski, an Army veteran and comFarrow, formerly with Palo Alto, CaFennemore Craig has helped clipetitive bodybuilder who launched lif., mega-firm Wilson Sonsini Goents with such basic legal tasks as getthree tech companies in the Bay Area, odrich & Rosati, to help develop the ting business licenses, issuing corporecently launched Peak Physique, a program. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich rate charters and establishing bylaws mobile iPhone application and fitness & Rosati, a leading provider of legal and articles of incorporation, as well
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progress tracker. “I did my first two companies through LegalZoom, but the third one was much bigger, so I used a company in California that was familiar with deferred payments,” Typinski said. “When I sold my shares in that company and started Peak Physique, I wanted to have the same type of structure here in Las Vegas, and I went with a local firm who immediately sent me a random bill for thousands of dollars.” Disgruntled, Typinski broke off that relationship and resigned himself to the fact he was on his own. A chance meeting with Fennemore Craig associate Mary Bacon changed his tune. “The program they have catering to the Vegas tech scene is really rare here, but the concept was familiar to me because of my experience with Silicon Valley law firms,” Typinski said. “This is my fourth company, so I kind of know what to look out for, but it’s great to have the team for support.” So what kind of companies are a good fit for the program? “We try to identify promising startups that have a significant opportunity for success,” said Farrow, who oversees the program for all six Fennemore Craig offices. “There’s an old adage that ideas are a dime a dozen, and there are a lot of great ideas out there. But having a really good idea is only a small step in building an enterprise. You also need a skilled and experienced legal team, a complementary management team and a viable business model to take that idea to a successful conclusion. Historically, most new companies fail.” In fact, according to a recent Harvard Business School study, more than 75 percent of startups go bellyup. Cash-flow problems are among the leading causes. Fennemore Craig has a fee-deferral component to the venture accelerator program to help ease that initial financial squeeze. Despite participating in startup seminars and workshops to raise awareness about the program locally, only four companies have qualified because the vetting process is so rigorous. “This is an ongoing program that we will continue to develop,” Hawkins said.
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Calendar of events MONDAY, JUNE 15 PLuS Center Course: Casino Auditing I Time: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (same time June 16) Cost: $895; $945 for late registration Location: UNLV Stan Fulton Building, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Visit cvent.com/d/1rq2f0 Auditing personnel and gaming industry regulators can participate in discussions about internal control and fraud, and other gaming topics, online or in person.
TUESDAY, JUNE 16 Franchising: Debunking the Myths, or “It’s not all burgers and fries” Time: 8:30-9:45 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Microsoft Store, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 1045, Las Vegas Information: Visit facebook.com/SCORELV Sarah Brown, a FranNet consultant and SCORE partner, will lead a workshop for people who work with small businesses and want to better understand the franchise model, explore smallbusiness ownership or be a franchise investor. Women’s Club of Summerlin “Dare to Dream” awards dinner Time: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $32 Location: TPC Summerlin, 1700 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas Information: Visit web.lvchamber.com/events Winners of the Women’s Club of Summerlin “Dare to Dream” grant will be announced. The award is given to women working to improve themselves and the community’s educational opportunities and business development.
Nevada and how the acquisition of the former Nevada Cancer Institute building will further its cause. PLuS Center Course: Casino Auditing II Time: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. through June 19 Cost: $1,245, $1,295 for late registration Location: UNLV Stan Fulton Building, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Visit cvent.com/d/crqw1m/4W Auditing personnel and gaming industry regulators who participated in “PLuS Center Course: Casino Auditing I” can join in discussions about auditing credit, comps and slot clubs, and other auditing topics. Gaming employee registration training Time: 8:30 a.m.-noon Cost: $75 Location: UNLV Stan Fulton Building, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Call Nakia Jackson-Hale at 702895-2008 or email nakia.jackson-hale@unlv.edu Learn about the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s online gaming employee registration system and how to access the board’s records. Rebel business network luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $25 for members, $35 for nonmembers Location: UNLV Richard Tam Alumni Center, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Visit connect2.unlv.edu/network Find out what changes are heading our way in the wake of the state legislative session.
THURSDAY, JUNE 18
Southern Nevada Nonprofit Information Center workshop Time: 2 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-507-3459 What’s the next step after becoming a nonprofit organization in Nevada? Co-sponsored by the Foundation Center, this workshop will teach nonprofit professionals how to obtain tax-exempt status from the IRS.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 The College of Medicine at Roseman University of Health Sciences public meeting Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: College of Medicine at Roseman University of Health Sciences Summerlin campus, 10530 Discovery Drive, Las Vegas Information: Email mediPENN cine@roseman.edu Dr. Mark Penn, dean of the college, will speak about the institution’s impact on Southern
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Time: All day Cost: $290, $230 for State Bar of Nevada Gaming Law Section members Location: Paris, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit regonline.com/Register/ Checkin.aspx?EventID=1654257 Speakers from several industries will discuss best practices in the gaming profession and how to meet customer expectations.
FRIDAY, JUNE 19 “Direct Marketing for Farm and Food Products” Time: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $30 (includes lunch) Location: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Lifelong Learning Center, 8050 Paradise Road Information: Call 702-397-2604 This workshop is designed for growers and small food producers looking to expand or diversify their direct marketing. Topics will cover farm shop development and value-added product sales via tourism outlets.
MONDAY, JUNE 22 Vegas Young Professionals Toastmasters meeting Time: 6 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: Call Shavonnah Tiera at 702-7439358 or email info@vegasyp.com Network with local young professionals and trade tips on how to improve speaking, presentation and leadership skills.
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John Entsminger will speak about water issues at the Orleans. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF FILE)
“Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges Today: A Reliable Water Supply for Southern Nevada” Time: Registration begins 11:30 a.m. Cost: $35 for NAIOP members, $50 for nonmembers Location: Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit naiopnv.org Southern Nevada water expert John Entsminger will speak about water issues facing the valley and the commercial real estate development industry. 2015 Bank Secrecy Act Conference
CBER’s 2015 Midyear Economic Update Time: 8-10:30 a.m. Cost: $80 per person, $75 for two or more people before June 17, $100 per person after June 17 Location: Venetian, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit cber.unlv.edu/outlook.html Members of UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research will present the center’s economic outlook for Southern Nevada and the nation. Robert Lang, director of Brookings Mountain West, will discuss opportunities and obstacles for Southern Nevada’s long-term growth. Nevada Restaurant Association and Nevada Hotel and Lodging Association 2015 bowling tournament Time: 12-4 p.m. Cost: $39 Location: Orleans Bowling Center, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas Information: Visit nvrestaurants.com Join local professionals and friends in a bowling tournament with cash prizes. Proceeds will fund hospitality scholarships.
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Records and Transactions BANKRUPTCIES CHAPTER 7 Hallier Aviation LLC 2510 E. Sunset Road, Suite 5-400 Las Vegas, NV 89120 Attorney: Victoria L. Nelson at vnelson@nelsonhoumand.com Panorama Towers II Mezz LLC 2510 E. Sunset Road, Suite 5-400 Las Vegas, NV 89120 Attorney: Jacob L. Houmand at jhoumand@nelsonhoumand.com Hallier Group Holdings Inc. 2510 E. Sunset Road, Suite 5-400 Las Vegas, NV 89120 Attorney: Victoria L. Nelson at vnelson@nelsonhoumand.com Hallier Panorama Holdings LLC 2510 E. Sunset Road, Suite 5-400 Las Vegas, NV 89120 Attorney: Victoria L. Nelson at vnelson@nelsonhoumand.com Panorama Towers II LLC 2510 E. Sunset Road, Suite 5-400 Las Vegas, NV 89120 Attorney: Jacob L. Houmand at jhoumand@nelsonhoumand.com Hallier Properties LLC 2510 E. Sunset Road, Suite 5-400 Las Vegas, NV 89120 Attorney: Victoria L. Nelson at vnelson@nelsonhoumand.com Panorama Towers III LLC 2510 E. Sunset Road, Suite 5-400 Las Vegas, NV 89120 Attorney: Jacob L. Houmand at jhoumand@nelsonhoumand.com
CHAPTER 11 Power & Environment International Inc. P.O. Box 2890 Minden, NV 89423 Attorney: Kevin A. Darby at kevin@darbylawpractice.com
BROKERED TRANSACTIONS SALES $12,000,000 for 138 units, residential 7400 Pirates Cove Road, Las Vegas 89145 Seller: 7400 Pirates Cove LP Seller agent: Patrick Sauter and Art Carll of NAI Vegas’ Sauter Multifamily Group Buyer: RAAMCO LV LLC Buyer agent: Patrick Sauter and Art Carll of NAI Vegas’ Sauter Multifamily Group $6,500,000 for 144 units, residential 711 E. Nelson Ave., Las Vegas 89030 Seller: Did not disclose
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Seller agent: Patrick Sauter, Art Carll and Devin Lee of NAI Vegas Sauter Multifamily Group Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Patrick Sauter, Art Carll and Devin Lee of NAI Vegas Sauter Multifamily Group $4,000,000 for 153.32 acres, golf course 901 Olivia Parkway, Henderson 89011 Seller: Century Tuscany GC LLC Seller agent: Keith Cubba of Colliers International Buyer: Chimera Golf Club LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose $3,177,735 for 45,000 square feet, hotel 1000 N. Main St., Las Vegas 89101 Seller: Spinsig Enterprises LLC Seller agent: Al Twainy of Colliers International Buyer: CMA Industries Buyer agent: Did not disclose $2,200,000 for 28,000 square feet, industrial 6335 Sunset Corporate Drive, Las Vegas 89120 Seller: Southwest Linen Seller agent: Dean Willmore, Dan Doherty, Susan Borst, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International Buyer: MCA Realty Buyer agent: Did not disclose $1,630,000 for 7.5 acres, land APN: 176-19-801-014 near South Fort Apache Road and West Gomer Road Las Vegas Seller: BLM Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Mosaic Four LLC Buyer agent: Vince Schettler of Colliers International $1,185,000 for 5 acres, land APN: 176-19-801-018 near South Fort Apache Road and West Gomer Road, Las Vegas Seller: BLM Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Mosaic Land Fund Two LLC Buyer agent: Vince Schettler of Colliers International $775,000 for 5 acres, land APN: 176-19-701-019 near South Fort Apache Road and West Gomer Road Las Vegas Seller: BLM Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Mosaic Land Fund Two LLC Buyer agent: Vince Schettler of Colliers International $490,000 for 4,023 square feet, office 1661 Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suites 211 and 291, Las Vegas 89012 Seller: Sunstone Horizon LLC Seller agent: Bridget Richards and Jason Lesley of Colliers Interna-
tional Buyer: Weiss Family Trust Buyer agent: Andrew Kilduff and Sam Newman of Colliers International $280,000 for 2,554 square feet, office 3674 E. Sunset Road, Las Vegas 89120 Seller: Sunset Pecos II LLC Seller agent: Bridget Richards and Jason Lesley of Colliers International Buyer: Sedum LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose $561,475 for 3,444 square feet, retail for 72 months, NNN Investment 1124 W. Sunset Road, Henderson 89014 Seller: Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada Seller agent: Nelson Tressler and Mike Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Buyer: Select Comfort Retail Corporation Buyer agent: Did not disclose $381,031 for 6,289 square feet, office for 50 months 9041 S. Pecos Road, Suites 3900 and 4100, Henderson 89074 Seller: 9005-9089 S. Pecos Road LLC Seller agent: Nicholas Barber and Jeremy Foley of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce Buyer: Udeed LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose $322,770 for 15,261 square feet, office for nine months 7450 Arroyo Crossing Parkway, Building 1, Las Vegas 89113 Seller: EJM Corporate Center 1 & 2 Properties LLC Seller agent: Brad Peterson of CBRE Buyer: SolarCity Corporation Buyer agent: Dan Palmeri of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce $208,367 for 1657 square feet, retail for 65 month 1750 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 103, Las Vegas 89128 Seller: New Deal-Seabreeze LLC Seller agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial Buyer: Salon Broadway LLC Buyer agent: Robert S. Hatrak II of Virtus Commercial $189,000 for 100 square feet, retail for 120 months, base rent 1995 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas 89115 Seller: 1995 Nellis LLC Seller agent: Eric Berggren of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Buyer: Bank of America, National Association Buyer agent: N/A
Re $89,802 for 1,551 square feet, retail for 36 months 10845 E. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas 89147 Seller: Eastern Hills Center Phase L2015 LLC Seller agent: Deanna Marcelo of the Equity Group Buyer: Stacy & John O’Leary dba Penelope Wildberry Buyer agent: Lauren Tabeek of Voit Real Estate Services
Business type: Restaurant Address: 5990 Centennial Center Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Firerock Steakhouse Centennial LLC
$84,250 for 1,000 square feet, retail for 60 months, NNN Investment 5415 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite B-1, Las Vegas 89118 Seller: Levian Flamrain Las Vegas LLC and Favan Flamrain Las Vegas LLV Seller agent: Nelson Tressler and Mike Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Buyer: Silk Skin Laser Spa LLC dba Silk Skin Laser Spa Buyer agent: Rudy Romano of Urban Nest Realty
Fitness By M! Business type: Instruction services Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Fitness By M! LLC
$70,128 for 1,206 square feet, retail for 36 months 7595 W. Washington Ave., Suite A120, Las Vegas 89128 Seller: PWREO Buffalo & Washington LLC and AG Brookfield LLC Seller agent: Bill Dunbar of Dunbar Commercial Buyer: Alpha Female LLC dba Kaia Fit Las Vegas Buyer agent: Jeff Mitchell and Preston Abell of Virtus Commercial
First Choice Green Solutions LLC Business type: Business support service Address: 3161 E. Warm Springs Road, Suite 200, Las Vegas Owner: Eugene Cimorelli
Frank Ruffa Business type: Business consultant Address: 5124 Conway St., North Las Vegas Owner: Frank Ruffa Friendly Computer Repair LLC Business type: Interactive entertainment center Address: 2562 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Maria Torres Full Steam Ahead LLC Business type: Residential property maintenance Address: 11555 W. Wigwam Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Kent Bosworth Gabriel Camacho Business type: Rental property Address: 2501 Crawford St., North Las Vegas Owner: Gabriel Camacho
BID OPPORTUNITIES TUESDAY, JUNE 16 2 p.m. One-year open-term contract for highway solid chemical de-icer State of Nevada, 8344 Marti Marsh at mmarsh@admin. nv.gov
FRIDAY, JUNE 19 2:15 p.m. Convention Center Drive, Las Vegas Boulevard to Paradise Road Clark County, 603674 Tom Boldt at tboldt@ClarkCountyNV.gov
BUSINESS LICENSES Family Property MGMT LLC Business type: Real estate sales Address: 7324 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 2, Las Vegas Owner: Eric Roth Fancy Nails Business type: Beauty parlor Address: 3960 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas Owner: Cindy Chau Firerock Steakhouse
Genesis Car Wash Business type: Automobile detailing Address: 5494 Jacobs Field St., Las Vegas Owner: Carlos C. Pretell Golden Gate Chinese Restaurant Business type: Restaurant Address: 1654 W. Warm Springs Road, Henderson Owner: Tsai & Kuan LLC Great Clips Business type: General retail sales Address: 877 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Vguru LLC Haggen Business type: Package Address: 1940 Village Center Circle and 820 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Haggen Opco South LLC Hansen Network Solutions & Services LLC Business type: Trucking - service vehicle Address: 4255 S. Dean Martin Drive, Suite C, Las Vegas Owner: Hansen Network Solutions
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Records and Transactions & Services Hectors Construction LLC Business type: Drywall contract Address: 2624 Westwood Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Hector Torres Revilla Hipolito Lozoya Business type: Automobile detailing Address: 3630 E. Owens Ave., Suite 1082, Las Vegas Owner: Hipolito Lozoya Home Depot Business type: Building, plant nursery and hardware supplies Address: 7881 W. Tropical Parkway, Las Vegas Owner: Home Depot USA Inc. Hunt & Gather Cafe Business type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 7240 W. Azure Drive, Suite 145, Las Vegas Owner: Pura Vida Amigas LLC Icollision LLC Business type: Automotive garage Address: 6905 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 170, Las Vegas Owner: Akop Giandjian Iconn Consultants Business type: Consulting Address: 333 Laguna Glen Drive, Henderson Owner: Intimate Connections Consulting LLC Ifloat Therapy LLC Business type: General services Address: 2291 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 106, Las Vegas Owner: Anushavan Yeranosyan Integrity Global Security Business type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Dragon Master Security LLC Intelligent Office Business type: Business support service Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 320, Las Vegas Owner: Daly Double Inc. J&M Appliance Repair Business type: Residential property maintenance Address: 6730 Prairie Dusk Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Joseph Bayne
Business type: Psychic arts Address: 4760 S. Pecos Road, Las Vegas Owner: Jan Rowe Jessie Sorani Business type: Real estate sales Address: 6628 Sky Pointe Drive, Suite 200, Las Vegas Owner: Jessie Sorani LLC Jose Barron Business type: Rental property Address: 2120 Statz St., North Las Vegas Owner: Jose Barron and Gloria Ruelas Joseph Memolo Business type: Real estate sales Address: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Joseph Memolo Just Smooth You Business type: Cosmetological establishment Address: 3400 W. Desert Inn Road, Suite 2, Las Vegas Owner: Just Smooth You LLC K. Kruz Bounce House & Inflatables Business type: Trucking - service vehicle Address: 1244 Appaloosa Hills Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Brittany L. Haney Kelly Camacho Business type: Real estate sales Address: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Kelly Camacho Kelly Humphries Business type: Real estate sales Address: 1120 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Kelly Humphries Kent’s Glass & Mirror Inc. Business type: Handbill and oral solicitation Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite J21, Las Vegas Owner: Kent L. Crawford Khepri Solar Energy LLC Business type: Commercial - solar energy Address: 2808 Willow Wind Court, Las Vegas Owner: Justin Parr Khepri Solar Energy LLC Business type: Contractor Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Justin Parr
James J. Montgomery Business type: HVAC service Address: 893 Coldwater Falls Way, Las Vegas Owner: Montgomery Air Conditioning And Heating LLC
Kojak Chiu Business type: Solicitor Address: 831 Coronado Center Drive, Suite 2209, Henderson Owner: Kojak Chiu
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Business type: Food specialty store Address: 1201 Searles Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Kevin Stevenson Lalio LLC Business type: Clothing Address: 6308 Sereno Springs St., North Las Vegas Owner: Lalio LLC Las Vegas Larry’s Business type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suites G47, H48 and H49, Las Vegas Owner: Michael Seigel Las Vegas Voice and Piano Business type: Instruction services Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Marta Pistiner Menendez Latino Air LLC Business type: HVAC contractor Address: 1737 Del Mira St., Las Vegas Owner: Juan C. Vera Leftbank Art Business type: Art gallery/retail Address: 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 254, Las Vegas Owner: Outlook Resources Inc. Let There Be Light Electrical Services Business type: Electrical repairs Address: 6364 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Brigido Valdez Lola Jewels Business type: General retail sales Address: 855 S. Grand Central Parkway, Kiosk 14A, Las Vegas Owner: Ta Accessories LLC M&J Partners In Grime Business type: Property maintenance Address: 1809 Allen Ave., Henderson Owner: Marcia Sobalvarro and Lujane Sobalvarro
BUILDING PERMITS $12,940,760, commercial - new 4660 Berg St., North Las Vegas Martin-Harris Construction LLC $2,300,000, office - medical 2450 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Affordable Concepts Inc. $1,999,940, commercial - remodel 10575 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson PV Eastern Commons LLC $1,489,591, casino/banquet hall 35 W. Owens Ave., Las Vegas LF Harris and Company Inc.
$1,000,000, office 430 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 150, Las Vegas Christopher Homes Renovations $731,788, electrical 651 McKnight St., Las Vegas Bombard Electric LLC $700,000, casino/banquet hall 200 Fremont St., Las Vegas Austin General Contracting $482,190, pool and/or spa 4204 Topsider St., Las Vegas Anthony & Sylvan Pools Corporation $463,236, commercial - new 300 E. Gowan Road, North Las Vegas The Penta Building Group LLC $400,000, retail 555 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 3405, Las Vegas James M. Barb Construction Inc. $350,646, commercial 1366 W. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas Burke Construction Group Inc. $317,174, residential 1111 Christian Road, Henderson Jeffrey Hague and Felicia Hague $279,222, wall/fence 397 Antelope Ridge Drive, Las Vegas Cedco Inc. $243,700, commercial - remodel 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson Station GVR Acquistion LLC $236,823, single-family residential 11946 Girasole Ave., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC $227,663, residential - new 6524 Claystone Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $225,958, residential 1101 Dufort Hills Court, Henderson DR Horton Inc. $225,000 commercial - remodel 100 S. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson District Green Valley PH II LLC $223,125, solar 6236 Double Oak St., North Las Vegas Vision solar Contractor Inc. $222,289, single-family residential 356 Rellegra St., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC $218,195, residential 391 Cactus River Court, Henderson
Bors Gleu $218,097, single-family residential 12105 Cabo Rojo Ave., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $214,757, residential 1084 Via Della Cosstrella, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $213,443, single-family residential 350 Rellegra St., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC $206,897, residential - new 6508 Claystone Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $205,197, residential - new 6516 Claystone Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $195,388, single-family residential 9947 Coyote Echo Court, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $186,518, single-family residential 10735 Hammett Park Ave., Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $184,137, residential - new 6512 Claystone Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $184,137, residential - new 6517 Claystone Creek Court, North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $179,768, residential 1100 Via Alloro, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $179,768, residential 1088 Via Della Constrella, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $179,768, residential 1089 Via Della Costrella, Henderson Greystone Nevada LLC $176,532, single-family residential 267 Castellari Drive, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $175,399, residential - new 4341 Shady River Ave. , North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $175,399, residential - new 6204 Stratford Bay St., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc.
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$167,751, single-family residential 279 Castellari Drive, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC
$134,909, residential 2513 Bankhurst St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada
$161,659, commercial 6050 N. Decatur Blvd. , North Las Vegas Ellis Construction Company
$134,909, residential 2505 Bankhurst St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada
$156,881, single-family residential 9950 Coyote Echo Court, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $153,058, single-family residential 9944 Coyoto Echo Court, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $149,881, residential 3217 Porto Vittoria Ave., Henderson Toll Henderson LLC $148,699, single-family residential 474 Port Reggio St., Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $146,944, single-family residential 12254 Argent Bay Ave., Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $143,005, residential 1125 Echo Pass St., Henderson KB Home LV Portola Hills LLC $142,950, residential 3122 Istria Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $141,657, single-family residential 9951 Coyote Echo Court, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $141,017, single-family residential 448 Trevinca St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $140,924, single-family residential 201 Castellari Drive, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $140,580, residential - new 6513 Claystone Creek Court, North
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$125,868, single-family residential 7619 Phoenix Peak St., Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $125,705, residential 2509 Bankhurst St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $125,705, residential 2512 Bankhurst St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $125,705, residential 2504 Bankhurst St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $123,422, single-family residential 7634 Phoenix Peak St., Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $123,422, single-family residential 7626 Phoenix Peak St., Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $123,422, single-family residential 7627 Phoenix Peak St., Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $123,422, single-family residential 7615 Phoenix Peak St., Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $123,422, single-family residential 7611 Phoenix Peak St., Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $122,821, residential 245 Cadence View Way, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $122,187, single-family residential 6717 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $122,156, residential 940 Miller Canyon Ave., Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $121,934, residential 249 Cadence View Way, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC
Frank Iovino & Sons Masonry Inc. $118,437, single-family residential 263 Castellari Drive, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $118,437, single-family residential 273 Castellari Drive, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $117,276, residential 965 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $117,055, residential - new 5641 Pleasant Palms St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $116,927, single-family residential 143 Berneri Drive, Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $114,337, residential 1342 Quiet Fox Way, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $114,337, residential 1336 Quiet Fox Way, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $114,337, residential 1348 Quiet Fox Way, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $114,228, single-family residential 7630 Phoenix Peak St., Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $114,228, single-family residential 7623 Phoenix Peak St., Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $110,567, residential 1346 Quiet Fox Way, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $110,567, residential 1338 Quiet Fox Way, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $110,290, residential 1344 Quiet Fox Way, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $110,290, residential 1340 Quiet Fox Way, Henderson Ryland Homes Nevada LLC $108,959, single-family residential 7927 Blue Lake Peak St., Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC
$106,774, single-family residential 7931 Blue Lake Peak St., Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC $103,442, single-family residential 9029 Good Humored Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $102,527, residential 3136 Biccari Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $102,527, residential 722 Gulf Pearl Drive, Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $100,000, commercial 831 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Tradewinds Construction $95,630, commercial - addition 4900 Engineers Way, North Las Vegas Thomas Reuters Golden Triangle Industrial Park $90,495, residential - new 3821 Citrus Heights Ave., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $87,610, wall/fence 831 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Tradewinds Construction $86,391, residential 1097 Via Della Curia, Henderson Century Communities Nevada LLC
CONVENTIONS Western States Roofing Contractors Association 2015 Convention & Tradeshow Location: Paris Las Vegas Dates: June 14-17 Expected attendance: 4,000 International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC) - 16th Annual Call Center Week Location: Mirage Dates: June 15-19 Expected attendance: 1,000 Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con - 2015 Location: South Point Dates: June 19-21 Expected attendance: 4,000
$120,015, commercial - remodel 10251 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson Siena II Holding LP
$108,959, single-family residential 7923 Blue Lake Peak St., Las Vegas Adaven Homes LLC
International Esthetics, Cosmetic and Spa Conference (IECS) - 2015 Location: Las Vegas Convention Center Dates: June 20-22 Expected attendance: 25,000
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$108,865, single-family residential 6990 Ebbets Field St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
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CATEGORY: ACCOUNTING FIRMS (RANKED BY NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF AS OF APRIL 30) Year est.
Professional staff
CPAs
Services
Top executive
Deloitte & Touche LLP 3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400 Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-893-3100 • deloitte.com
1968
160
71
Audit and Enterprise Risk Services (AERS), tax and consulting
Christopher Griffin, office managing partner
Ernst & Young LLP 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1450 Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-267-9000 • ey.com
2004
63
23
gaming, real estate, hospitality
Tom Roche, managing partner
McGladrey - Assurance, Tax and Consulting 300 S. Fourth St., Suite 1200 Las Vegas, NV 89101 702-759-4000 • mcgladrey.com
1953
63
31
tax preparation, auditing, business consulting
Bill Wells, office managing partner
Piercy, Bowler, Taylor & Kern 6100 Elton Ave., Suite 1000 Las Vegas, NV 89107 702-384-1120 • pbtk.com
1990
60
23
audit, tax, forensics
L. Ralph Piercy, president
L.L. Bradford & Company 8880 W. Sunset Road, 3rd Floor Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-735-5030 • llbradford.com
1992
57
17
audit, tax, consulting
Lance Bradford, managing partner
BDO 6671 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-784-0000 • bdo.com
2008
50
12
tax, audit, consulting
Bill Powell, managing assurance partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 650 Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-691-5400 • pwc.com
1990
45
15
assurance, advisory, tax
Frederick Hipwell, office managing partner
Stewart, Archibald & Barney LLP 7881 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 250 Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-579-7000 • sabcpa.com
1972
42
19
tax auditing, exit planning/value enhancement consulting
Robert Worthen, CEO
Ovist & Howard 7 Commerce Center Drive Henderson, NV 89014 702-456-1300 • ohcpas.net
1981
25
10
taxation, small business, homeowners
Francis Howard, managing partner
Bradshaw, Smith & Co. LLP 5851 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89146 702-878-9788 • bradshawsmith.com
1976
16
14
audit, tax, litigation support
Douglas Winters, managing partner
Wallace Neumann & Verville 8930 Spanish Ridge Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-387-0999 • wnvcpa.com
1990
16
9
real estate, health care, small and midsize businesses
Jason Neumann, partner
Eide Bailly LLP 8485 W. Sunset Road, Suite 204 Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-384-7717 • eidebailly.com
1972
12
6
accounting services, audit and assurance, cost segregation
Tamara Miramontes, lead partner
Kondler & Associates CPAs 6460 Medical Center St., Suite 230 Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-433-7075 • kondlercpa.com
1995
12
3
audits, tax return preparation, AICPA peer reviews
Ray Kondler, managing shareholder
Houldsworth, Russo & Co. 8675 S. Eastern Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89123 702-269-9992 • trusthrc.com
1996
11
7
audit, tax, bookkeeping
Dianna Russo, managing principal
JW Advisors 9139 W. Russell Road, Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-304-0405 • jwacpas.com
2015
11
8
business transitions/consulting, litigation support, tax and assurance
Kirk Jacobson, managing partner
Swarts & Swarts 10091 Park Run Drive, Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89145 702-312-8111 • swartscpas.com
1995
11
5
CPAs, business advisors and litigation support
George and Curtis Swarts, partners
Firm
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Get 15% off Parts and Service at Subaru of Las Vegas Plus tax. Coupon valid through 6/30/15. Must present coupon at time of service. Doesn’t apply to prior service. One coupon per guest, per visit. Not valid with any other offer. See dealer for full details.
Buy One Get One FREE Buffet or 50% OFF One Buffet at S7 Buffet
Must be at least 21 with valid photo ID and A-Play Card. Membership into the A-Play Club is free. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Complimentary buffet value up to $12.99, additional fees apply on specialty, brunch and holiday buffets. Tax and Gratuity not included. One coupon per person, per table, per week. Dine in only. No cash value. Void if copied. Management reserves all rights. Expires 7/4/15. Settle to: 535.
5385 W. SAHARA AVE. LAS VEGAS, NV. 89146
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Buy One Get One FREE Drink at Sean Patrick’s
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6788 NORTH 5TH STREET NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89084
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Buy One Get One FREE Drink at Sean Patrick’s Wine, well or domestic beer *Expires 6/30/15. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Management reserves all rights. May not be combined with any other offer. See bar host for details. VALID AT 11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY. and 8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD ONLY. Settle to 1581.
FREE Appetizer at Sean Patrick’s Buy one appetizer and get the second FREE *Expires 6/30/15. 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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FREE Bloody Mary or Mimosa and $5 OFF adult ticket to Gospel Brunch at House of Blues. *Subject to availability. Must present coupon when booking Gospel Brunch ticket; to get a drink ticket for free Bloody Mary or Mimosa. Limit one coupon per customer. Not valid with any other offers. Offer is non-transferable and has no cash value. Not valid on holidays. Management reserves all rights. Expires 6/30/15.
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Use PLU#2642 if barcode fails to scan.
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*Must be 18 years of age or older. NO LIMIT on any brand of carton purchased. Excludes filtered cigars. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Limit one discount given per customer per day. Must present this coupon for redemption. Cannot be redeemed for cash. No photocopies accepted. EXPIRES 7/31/2015
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4175 SOUTH ARVILLE, LAS VEEGAS, NV 89103 7350 PRAIRIE FALCON RD., LAS VEGAS, NV 89128
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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
*Valid for Hyundai owners through 6/30/15. See dealer for complete details. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Must present at time of service.
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95 __ resort 96 Under stress 97 “What does __ mean?” 98 Chicks’ hangout 100 Waist management aids 102 Kings or queens, e.g. 105 Western band 107 Word of contempt 108 Spell caster seen infrequently? 111 Tarp hole 115 It flows in Madrid 116 Class 117 Side problem? 119 Field protector, maybe 120 Informal speech 121 Coach 122 Like the man in the moon 123 Ready for anything 124 Greatly amuse 125 They carry charges 126 Black shade 127 Dutch export DOWN 1 Really moved 2 Really enjoy oneself 3 “Not a chance!” 4 Gingerbread house feature? 5 Jungle activity 6 ‘60s sports org. 7 Relatives of nails 8 Bangs on the head? 9 Bumblebee feature 10 Short song 11 Chihuahua youngsters 12 Chewy treat 13 Course of action 14 Distressed 15 Area served by LAX 16 Fiat in the movie “Cars” 17 Nipped in the bud 21 Tribe in the 1876 Great Sioux War 28 Third of eight 30 Last president to keep a White House cow 31 Pump bottoms 33 Indian territory 36 Political channel 37 U.S. auto since 1986 38 Independent sort 39 Namibian currency
Guides Many museum hangings Chain used by campers Once, long ago Make turbulent Reunion attendee Bread with tabbouleh Knight’s outerwear Jo in Dickens’ “Bleak House,” e.g. 57 __ pool 58 Modern missives 59 Experience a links mishap? 61 Exasperate 64 Simon Says player 65 Airport shuttle, often 67 Fight against 69 Least worn 71 Cut 72 Toy with long hair, briefly 73 Vase-shaped vessel 74 Shallow channel 76 Spot for lounge chairs 78 Avignon’s river 79 Haunting memory 80 “Good heavens!” 83 Possible cause of glistening blades 84 Sports footwear brand 87 “Yankee Doodle Dandy” subject 88 Wall Street employee 90 Go off on a tangent 92 Inconsistent 93 Comebacks 94 “Too Many Girls” co-star, familiarly 99 Clear up 101 “The Ransom of Red Chief” writer 102 Exams for sophs and jrs. 103 Not bootlegged 104 It may be involved in snoring 105 Money order order 106 Wrinkle-resistant fiber 107 Mono player 109 Case for small tools 110 Fish used for bait 112 Prepare to shoot 113 Watson of “Noah” 114 Swarm 118 Made a break for it 40 43 45 46 47 48 49 52 56
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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
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