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According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, our area has higher death rates than the national average. Based on 2014 data, 785.7 people per 100,000 died in the U.S., while in Clark County it was 807.1. Statewide it was even higher: 826.9.
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SUPERHEROES IN THE CRISPER
ON THE COVER Yucca Mountain has been dormant for years, but the new president has a plan to revive it. (Photo illustration)
We’re used to hearing scary things from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But its ranking of “powerhouse” fruits and vegetables is a ray of useful sunshine. Looking at 17 key nutrients, scientists pegged the produce most strongly associated with a reduced risk of chronic disease. Yes, kale is on the list.
YUCCA FIGHT REKINDLED
For decades, Nevada has been resisting the federal government’s plan to turn Yucca Mountain into the nation’s lone dump for high-level nuclear waste. Former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid has long declared it dead, but with President Donald Trump has come newfound vigor to restart the project. Will the state’s radioactive past reboot?
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More and more consumers seek custom jewelry for their engagements. From the spectrum of stones and cuts to the ethical issues, we’ve got your guide to a winner.
Off-Strip resorts have a knack for courting very specific audiences with special events, from pickleball and beer pong tourneys to rockabilly fests.
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■ Capriotti’s big cheese, P47 ■ Vegas on a Slingshot, P48 ■ What the business world can learn from United Airlines, P49
MORE VEGAS INC ■ Recipe, P30 ■ Adoptable pets, P32 ■ Calendar of events, P40
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Team Vegas-Henderson often gets underestimated by opponents in states known for water polo, and they often dominate.
MORE NEWS harassment happens on campus 20 When Sexual misconduct by teachers makes news, but students harass students more often. Vegas Alliance dishes 24 Downtown New officers share their thoughts about progress and opportunities in the neighborhood.
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Water polo players practice at UNLV’s Buchanan Natatorium. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)
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10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
The LVCVA is proud to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hospitality Heroes program. Since 2008, the program has recognized 429 frontline employees in the travel and tourism industry. The LVCVA’s Host Committee will add 46 employees to that list, surprising each of them with a Hospitality Hero award. Ada Rivas-Lovos, Front Desk Representative, Bellagio Hotel & Casino
Laticia Carter, Ambassador Training Manager, Plaza Hotel & Casino
Alana Brooks, Cocktail Server, Suncoast Hotel & Casino
Leslie Parcell, Reward Center Representative, Fiesta Henderson Hotel & Casino
Andrew Ray, Passenger Services Representative, McCarran International Airport
Leticia Gutierrez, Uniform Control Seamer, New York New York Hotel & Casino
Angelina Navarino, Bartender, The Cromwell Las Vegas
Lydia Pierce, Catering Sales Manager, Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa
Angella Chalk, Representative Guest Services Slots, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
Manuel Fernandez- Ramirez, Counter Attendant, The Signature at MGM Grand
Brandon Jesse Schaaf, VIP Lounge Representative, Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino
Mark Miller, Concierge, Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino
Cate Adraku, Cage Cashier, Main Street Station Casino Brewery Hotel
Mary Grypeos, Graphics Supervisor, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Charles Kaphengst, Table Games Dealer, ARIA Las Vegas Resort & Casino
Merissa Viviano, HSMAI President & NSMH Membership Manager, UNLV Hotel College
Cindy Thompson, Casino Host, Gold Coast Hotel & Casino
Michael Stevens, Door Person, Harrah’s Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
Deronta Thomas, Nook Café Cook, The LINQ Hotel & Casino
Penprapa Chulsuwan, Security Officer, The Mirage Hotel & Casino
Elsa Olivares, Cabo Mexican Restaurant Food Server, Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino
Pilar Rodriguez, VIP Services Representative, Bally’s Las Vegas
Erni Ondevilla, Hotel Shop Engineer, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Rachelle Lachica, Hospitality Ambassador, The Palazzo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
Esteban Chaidez, Room Service Cook, Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino
Rachelle Johnson, Cocktail Server, Treasure Island Hotel & Casino
Gilena Casey, Resort Services Specialist, The Venetian Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
Ruben Baca, Porter, Sunset Station Hotel & Casino
Greg Sargovetz, Lobby Ambassador, Flamingo Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
Shannon Szostek, Lead Accounting Technician, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Greg Lamb, Senior Guest Experience Agent, The Mob Museum
Solner Lezeau, Senior Custodian, McCarran International Airport
Jamie Kivell, Lounge Server, Vdara Hotel & Spa
Stuart Wyman-Cahall, Cage Cashier, Fremont Hotel & Casino
Jeffrey Howard, Shuttle Bus Operator, First Transit
Tatiana Ramirez, Front Desk Clerk, Boulder Station Hotel & Casino
John John, Bartender, Excalibur Hotel & Casino
Thuong Nguyen, Bus Person, Luxor Hotel and Casino
Juanita Banks, Bell Person, Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino
Tina Thomas, Bell Starter, Circus Circus Las Vegas
Katherine Vosburgh, Industry Relations Administrative Secretary, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Tony Freitas, Client Services Supervisor, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Kathy Dunne, Table Games Pit Clerk, Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino Lance Ingle, Room Service Food Server, Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa Casino
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WEEK IN REVIEW WEEK AHEAD NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE
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THE WRIGHT TRIBUTE
Bob Hale, right, a retired teacher and a member of the Air Force Association, and Rancho Aviation Academy students position a 1905 Wright Brothers Flyer replica for photos at Rancho High School. The replica was originally made by students at the University of Southern Utah in 2003. Rancho’s Aviation Academy students will restore the plane. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)
MAY 16
CHICAGO CONNECTION The Vegas Golden Knights expansion National Hockey League franchise announced a minorleague affiliation with the Chicago Wolves, meaning players could be picked up from that team.
MAY 17
MAJOR STING Federal and local law enforcement fanned out across Los Angeles, serving arrest and search warrants as part of a three-year investigation into the ultra-violent street gang MS-13.
MAY 17
SWEET JOURNEY Founding member Ross Valory and keyboardist Jonathan Cain of legendary rock group Journey hosted a Q&A with about 150 students at Las Vegas Academy.
MAY 22
CRUCIAL MOMENT The Raiders’ 30-year stadium lease with the Las Vegas Stadium Authority will be up for approval by NFL owners at their spring meeting in Chicago.
MAY 23
VOTE LOCAL This is the last day locals can register to vote in the upcoming municipal election. Early voting will run May 27 to June 9, and Election Day is June 13.
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The record number of students eligible to receive 4,408 degrees and certificates at the College of Southern Nevada’s 45th annual commencement ceremony May 15 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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A BIG CROWN AND A LINGERING QUESTION Kara McCullough, a scientist working for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was crowned Miss USA on May 14 at Mandalay Bay Events Center. It was the second consecutive year Miss District of Columbia won the title. Controversy followed her win, in connection to an answer she gave during the interview portion of the competition. She said health care was a privilege, not a right. Asked by The Washington Post how she might change her answer, McCullough said:
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A family friend holds a portrait of slain teen Jose de Jesus Alatorre Guzman during a march and vigil in a neighborhood near Decatur Boulevard and Bonanza Road. Alatorre Guzman, 19, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on May 11, 2016. The case is remains unsolved. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)
Amount being spent renovating 1,270 rooms at the Flamingo. Parent company Caesars Entertainment announced that the work would begin in August, with the rooms completed by the second quarter of 2018.
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I own what I say, so I would say the same thing, but I would hope people would hear more of the clarity of what I was trying to get across. I have health care, and I definitely don’t take it for granted. You would just hope and pray that everyone could be granted health care someday.”
SPORTS SPECTACLE GOVERNMENT
CLARK COUNTY’S BEEFED-UP BUDGET On May 15, Clark County commissioners approved a budget of $1.3 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, a $25 million increase over the current fiscal year. Public safety accounts for about half of the budget, which includes funds to help hire an additional 67 police officers and 47 civilian positions.
E N T E R TA I N M E N T
The Sun Standout Awards, honoring the best in the past season of high school sports, is at 6 p.m. May 24 at the South Point Showroom. It’s put on by Greenspun Media Group, which publishes The Sunday.
THE STRIP
PRICE TO PAY FOR PARKING The Cosmopolitan has begun charging for parking. Visitors on two-wheeled vehicles can selfpark for free. For valet, general fees are $13 for up to four hours and $18 for four to 24 hours. The first hour of selfparking is free, then it’s $7 for up to four hours and $10 for four to 24 hours.
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Chris Bauder’s “Night Eyes” installation for Clark County’s Centered public art project, on Decatur Boulevard near Flamingo Road, was vandalized for the second time in about year. In the prior incident, the golden lion was stolen. This time, all that’s left of one of the crocodiles is its feet. (MIKAYLA WHITMORE/STAFF)
Citations issued by Henderson Police during an enhanced traffic enforcement effort targeting impaired drivers May 1-7. Among those written were 248 for speeding and 10 for cellphone violations. One arrest was made for driving under the influence.
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maximize your nutrient intake How they ranked
A score of 100 indicates that the food provides, on average, 100 percent of the daily values of qualifying nutrients, based on a 2,000-calorie-per-day diet. Beet greens are brimming with vitamin K and nitrates (good for blood pressure)
Watercress is rich in vitamins A, C and K (good for healthy blood), and other antioxidants
Watercress
100.00
Collard greens are rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, fiber and calcium
Chinese cabbage
91.99
Beet green
Chicory
73.36
87.08
Collard green
Parsley
65.59
Mustard green
62.49
Kale is high in vitamin C, vitamin K and lutein (good for eyes and skin)
Kale
49.07
61.39
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100
90
Chard
89.27
80
Spinach
70
Leaf lettuce
86.43
Spinach is an exceptional source of vitamins A and C, potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron fiber and protein
70.73
Romaine lettuce
60
Turnip green
Endive
63.48 62.12 60.44
Chive
54.80
What you need The recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables varies based on age, gender and physical activity level. Ranges of recommended amounts span various activity levels for each age range. The more active you are, the more nutrition your body needs and the more fruits and veggies you should eat.
GIRLS
Boys
women
AGE
FRUITS
VEGETABLES
AGE
FRUITS
VEGETABLES
AGE
FRUITS
VEGETABLES
2-3
1 cup
1 cup
2-3
1 cup
1 cup
19-30
2 cups
2 1/2 - 3 cups
4-8
1 - 1 1/2 cups
1 1/2 cups
4-8
1 1/2 cups
1 1/2 - 2 cups
31-50
1 1/2 - 2 cups
2 1/2 - 3 cups
9-13
1 1/2 cups
2 - 2 1/2 cups
9-13
1 1/2 - 2 cups
2 1/2 cups
51+
1 1/2 - 2 cups
2 - 2 1/2 cups
14-18
1 1/2 - 2 cups
2 1/2 - 3 cups
14-18
2 - 2 1/2 cups
3 - 3 1/2 cups
If you’re less active and engage in less than 30 minutes a day of physical activity, you only need the low end of the recommended range. if you’re more active (more than 60 minutes of daily physical activity or more), aim for the high end of the recommended range.
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Most of us know that fruits and vegetables are essential to a healthy diet. But not all produce is created equal. ¶ Powerhouse fruits and vegetables are those most strongly associated with a reduced risk of chronic disease. However, the fruits and vegetables that doctors consider to be powerhouses may surprise you. ¶ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranked dozens of common fruits and vegetables to see if they made the cut to be considered powerhouses. The scientists based their findings on 17 key nutrients: potassium, fiber, protein, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, zinc and vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D, E and K. BY SUNDAY STAFF
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BROCCOLI is rich in beta carotene, vitamin C and folate
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BROCCOLI
34.89
BRUSSELS SPROUTS are high in folic acid, vitamin B, fiber, potassium and omega-3 fatty acids
PRO TIP Commit to trying a new fruit or vegetable each week. If you are in a hurry, try eating the produce raw, or buying frozen or canned varieties, which can be just as nutritious as fresh. Just be mindful to choose products without added sugar, syrup or salt.
CARROTS are rich in vitamin A and vitamin C
BRUSSELS SPROUT
CAULIFLOWER
25.13
32.23
CARROT
SWEET POTATOES are high in potassium and vitamin B6
LEMON
LIME
RADISH
SWEET POTATO
22.60 18.72 16.91 12.23 10.51 L E S S P OW E R F U L
50
40
DANDELION GREEN
46.34
ARUGULA
37.65
30
PUMPKIN
33.82
MEN
KOHLRABI
25.92
CABBAGE
24.51
TOMATO
20.37
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TOMATOES are high in lycopene (antioxidant that boosts cognition)
17.59
ORANGE
TURNIP
12.91 11.43
DIDN’T MAKE THE CUT
AGE
FRUITS
VEGETABLES
19-30
2 - 2 1/2 cups
3 - 3 1/2 cups
31-50
2 - 2 1/2 cups
3 - 3 1/2 cups
2 cups
3 - 4 cups
51+
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These fruits and vegetables failed the powerhouse test.
RASPBERRY
TANGERINE
CRANBERRY
GARLIC
ONION
BLUEBERRY
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Fruits & Veggies — More Matters
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nuclear dilemma TRUMP REIGNITES THE DEBATE SURROUNDING YUCCA MOUNTAIN BY THE SUNDAY STAFF
“They used to be looking to see if this was a suitable site. Now they’re looking to see how they can make it suitable. That’s the big shift,” said U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Las Vegas, who has been active in opposing a Yucca Mountain repository for more than 30 years. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act passed in 1982, and a 1987 amendment sealed Nevada’s fate as the sole dumping ground for the nation’s high-level radioactive scrap. Sort of. ¶ The “Screw Nevada Bill” has never been resolved. Upon the federal designation of Yucca Mountain — about 90 miles from Las Vegas — as the only viable site for storing many thousands of tons of dangerous waste, the state Legislature passed a law making such storage illegal. Led by formidable former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., a generation of lawmakers and residents have fought and feared the realization of a vision into which the country has already sunk at least $15 billion. Despite that massive investment, Reid and former President Barack Obama successfully derailed the Yucca plan, starving it of funding and withdrawing licensing. ¶ Critics say seismic activity and infiltrating water make Yucca Mountain unfit, without even considering the timeworn infrastructure that would be used to transport waste across the country. Scientists don’t agree on the risks over thousands of years, which is why supporters call for the project to move forward if only to invite more study.
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Participants in a 2015 congressional tour of Yucca Mountain enter the project’s south portal. The site is near the Nevada town of Mercury, about 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas. (John Locher/Associated Press file)
How does Nevada poll on Yucca Mountain? In a poll of 700 Nevadans last May, the majority opposed Yucca Mountain. The survey, conducted by Purple Strategies for the nonprofit think tank Center for Western Priorities, found that 51 percent said they were more likely to support a candidate who would block the storage of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, 26 percent said a candidate’s stance wouldn’t affect their vote, and 23 percent were less likely to support the candidate. Democratic, Republican and independent voters all followed this trend.
“We’ve been studying it for 35 years; you don’t need to probe it anymore,” Titus said. “They know that there’s a moving water table, they know that there are faults out there ... there’s no more probing that they need to do.” The president of the United States begs to differ. Donald Trump’s March budget request to restart the licensing process for Yucca Mountain was $120 million. While the budget carrying into this fall leaves out that funding, Titus thinks Yucca has momentum, citing Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s recent visit to the site. Perry, the Energy Department and several federal agencies were sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for failing to fulfill a federal mandate to establish a permanent repository for nuclear waste, and his message to Nevada leadership was vague yet clear: “The state of Nevada has helped keep America strong, safe and secure since the earliest days of the Cold War. I look forward to the state of Nevada maintaining its leadership role in America’s safety and security.” Even in retirement, Reid minced no words in reinforcing his old mantra that Yucca is dead. “The Republicans have to understand that they’re not about to do this. ... They can play games, but it’s through. Yucca Mountain will always be a hole in the side of a mountain. That’s all it is.” Nevertheless, debate is heating up again in Washington, D.C. Draft legislation seeking to push the project forward came up for discussion in a House of Representatives subcommittee last month. All but one of the lawmakers in Nevada’s congressional delegation are conversely pushing for local consent when it comes to storing nuclear waste. “Now that (Yucca is) back on the table,” Titus said, “we’ve got to be sure that people have the information and can be motivated to fight against it.”
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Concerns surrounding waste storage at yucca
In 2010, just as Yucca Mountain was going dormant, John D’Agata’s “About a Mountain” was released. The nonfiction book looked at the proposed repository in terms of possibility as well as probability, the scientist’s go-to lens on risk. “In its own studies for Yucca Mountain, the Department of Energy considered ‘reasonably foreseeable incidents’ during the shipping of its waste to Yucca, but not the ‘worst-case credible’ ones,” D’Agata wrote, sharing the DOE’s resulting estimation of a 1-in-10 million chance of a serious accident unleashing the radioactive waste. “Yet, when it comes to a place like the city of Las Vegas, where nine deliveries of nuclear waste could be arriving every day, those 1-in-10 million odds over a 40-year period are more accurately represented by a figure of 1-in-27,000 odds, thus making the probability of a nuclear accident in Vegas higher than the possibility of striking it rich in a casino.” The author echoed Rutgers University sociologist Lee Clarke in contending that it was dangerous to concentrate so much on probabilities, as “things that have never happened before happen all the time.”
Transporting nuclear waste to the site
Groundwater pollution and erosion
Serious risks come with shipping highlevel nuclear waste to Nevada, especially because much of the nation’s stockpile would come from across the country, by rail and highway, increasing the field of potential contamination substantially. Industry publication E&E News wrote that rail cars could run near the Trump International Hotel on the Strip, though no route has been finalized.
The federal government initially argued that Yucca Mountain served as a suitable geologic formation for nuclear waste storage because arid conditions would prevent water from traveling quickly through its infrastructure. Regulations for siting nuclear repositories required the government to disqualify sites if groundwater flowed through the environment for any period under 1,000 years. The worry always was that water could corrode the storage containers, thus releasing radioactive materials into the environment and the groundwater. However, in 1996, Department of Energy researchers discovered an isotope known as Chlorine-36 at Yucca Mountain. It is significant because Chlorine-36 was first introduced into the atmosphere with nuclear testing conducted in the Pacific Ocean. This suggested, as several Nevada scientists had warned, that water traveled through the mountain more rapidly than expected. In response, the DOE said it would install titanium “drip shields” around the waste canisters to prevent materials from bleeding into the mountain.
Other concerns: Handlers and drivers would be exposed to radioactive materials. An accident could release radioactive materials into the environment.
Seismic activity causing leakage
Terrorism and security risks
age-related impacts
Nevada officials and opponents of Yucca have long argued that the siting is unsuitable because the mountain rests on earthquake faults. The state says this could pose risks during the emplacement phase and after the waste has been stashed away in the mountain. Fault movement, for instance, could affect the water table and geologic structures, leading to the release of radioactive materials. The DOE and some unaffiliated scientists disagree. They acknowledge that Yucca Mountain sits on several fault lines, but they contend that the tectonics are not powerful enough to create an earthquake that would affect the repository. In the past, the department has adjusted its plans to avoid one of the major fault lines.
An unsettling national security concern is tied to the Yucca plan. Does a known waste repository turn Yucca Mountain into a terrorist target? Proponents say storing the country’s spent nuclear fuel in one place is better than the current system, where fuel is widely distributed. Opponents question that logic, wondering whether it’s prudent to create what could be a terrorist target 90 miles outside of a city whose economy is heavily reliant on tourism.
Once emplaced, nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain would slowly decay over hundreds of thousands of years, making it difficult to predict long-term health risks. Scientists differ, first noting that a leak would not look like the classic cartoon interpretation of neon liquid seeping out of the mountain. It would be in a solid, stable form by the time it reached the repository. One scientist told tech publication The Verge that the material would be so stable that he’d be comfortable storing a waste canister in his backyard. Others worry about even low-dose radiation.
Other concerns: Destruction of a transportation cask en route by explosives or a shoulder-fired missile. Theft of radioactive material from a nuclear power plant, which could be used to create a “dirty bomb.” Cyberattack on a nuclear reactor, which could result in the release of radiation but also disrupt the power grid.
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In 2003, 34 protesters who opposed a Yucca Mountain storage facility and nuclear weapons testing were arrested for trespassing at the Nevada Test Site near Mercury. (Associated Press)
two legislative approaches to resolving Yucca mountain are going head-to-head Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017
Permits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to authorize a waste repository only if the secretary of energy obtains written consent from the governor of the host state and affected local governments, as well as Indian tribes. If the act passed, Yucca could only be revived with such approval. Despite the governor and all but one member of Nevada’s congressional delegation opposing the dump site, this option would allow further discussion and potential study of Yucca Mountain if supporting rural counties were able to gain traction.
Bypasses barriers to advancing Yucca by giving more control over air and water permitting to the federal government, as the state has blocked certain permits in the past. In addition, the bill eliminates the current requirement that the federal government make progress on siting a second repository and the capacity cap for Yucca of 70,000 metric tons of waste. Bill supporters say Nevada’s “technical objections” would be assessed and addressed through the long-awaited movement on the licensing process.
Nevada’s Democratic U.S. Reps. Ruben Kihuen, Jacky Rosen and Dina Titus have signed onto the consent act. Titus, the primary sponsor, said it reflected recommendations from the Obama administration’s Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future. U.S. Sens. Dean Heller, R-Nev., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., have sponsored a similar Senate measure. In a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Heller wrote: “This worthwhile initiative will ensure that no state will be forced to accept nuclear waste against its own will.” U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., has not signed onto the consent act and says Congress and the Department of Energy should make the Yucca site a center for research and reprocessing. “While some of my colleagues in the delegation have successfully managed to slow the project through the congressional appropriations process, I do not believe it is a ‘dead’ issue and think it is more likely the repository will eventually come to fruition through a sound scientific process over time,” Amodei has said.
“Our goal here is to identify the right reforms to ensure we can fulfill the government’s obligation to dispose of our nation’s nuclear material,” U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill. and chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, said during an April meeting. Shimkus points to the billions paid by utility ratepayers in states that produce nuclear energy to develop Yucca Mountain, with little progress made over the decades. Opponents contend the draft legislation doesn’t provide enough time during the licensing process for Nevada’s more than 200 contentions to be heard. Steve Frishman, consultant for the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects and Attorney General’s Office, says the bill also attempts to address an unprecedented problem: committing to a century of appropriations for one specific project. He said it would allow Yucca funding to skip cyclical congressional approval. “This has always been seen as a problem,” Frishman said. “Congress runs hot and cold on this project at various times.”
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WHAT would have TO HAPPEN to enable waste storage at yucca? Even if Yucca Mountain were green-lighted, the federal government would have to develop another deep geologic repository for storing nuclear waste, the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future found. The panel wrote in 2012 that “the U.S. inventory of spent nuclear fuel will soon exceed the amount that can be legally emplaced at (Yucca Mountain) until a second repository is in operation.” In 2014, the most recent year with available data, the U.S. Department of Energy estimated that the nation had about 70,500 metric tons of heavy metal in need of disposal. Industry lobbying group the Nuclear Energy Institute puts the current figure at 78,590 metric tons, whereas Yucca Mountain can store only about 70,000 under the current cap. Other hurdles the project would have to overcome: new Office, old plans
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Restarting the project would be an administrative challenge, said Judy Treichel, executive director of the Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force, which was formed in response to the state being chosen as the nation’s nuclear waste dump after the 1987 amendment to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. “Before you ever get to licensing, there’s no department at the Department of Energy, there’s no division for a Yucca Mountain project,” Treichel said. “They would have to begin again to put together what used to be the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.” Steve Frishman, consultant for the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, agreed with Treichel that any plans for Yucca Mountain would need to be revisited now that so many years have passed. “That tunnel has just been sitting there,” Treichel said. “There’s probably a lot of mold (and) degradation ... there’s probably corrosion.” Frishman said rockfall may be an issue, though likely not at the level of the recent tunnel collapse at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in the state of Washington.
Another hurdle would be laying out the route the waste would take to Yucca Mountain. Treichel said the originally proposed rail route cuts through land that is now the Basin and Range national monument, though the Trump administration issued an executive order to revisit the use of the Antiquities Act in recent monument designations. Treichel said that because of their need to be built near robust supplies of water, most nuclear power plants are far from the Yucca site. “It’s a true test for our failing infrastructure, because you suddenly have thousands of miles of transport required with the heaviest possible loads — that’s why it has to go (primarily) by train,” she said. Frishman said the old rail-line plan, which lost its Bureau of Land Management easements, would have required building 300 miles of new tracks. He said officials needed to modify both the license application and the environmental impact statement to move forward.
Licensing and legal challenges
Construction If licensing approval were secured, Frishman said the commission would then need to issue a construction authorization, which is essentially the disposal decision. He said the licensing application indicated that construction and initial waste disposal would take more than two decades. The repository is designed to handle 3,000 metric tons of waste per year, Frishman said — 1,000 metric tons more than what is currently produced by reactors each year. The repository could be open for 100 years after the first placement of waste, Frishman said. After that, an amendment would need to be submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to close it. “We’re just at the very, very, very first step of a 100-year process.”
Plan updates would come before any foray into licensing, Treichel said. If officials got that far, the project would still face legal challenges and hundreds of contentions. Frishman said two lawsuits filed by the state of Nevada are being held in abeyance, both getting at the standards by which a license application would be judged. “So if they restart the licensing process, the first thing the state of Nevada is going to do is reopen both of those lawsuits,” he said. The licensing process alone would take years, with an estimated 400 days needed just to address hundreds of objections raised over the years by groups, including the state. Frishman said contentions were addressed much like in civil court, where a panel would consider testimony from both sides for each one before making a decision. Did you know? There are now more than 2 million documents associated with the Yucca Mountain proceeding.
Blue Ribbon Commission Findings, Recommendations
one Alternative Nuclear reprocessing recovers some spent nuclear fuel for reuse. The process is used in Japan and in Europe, but it has been slow to catch on in the U.S., in part because of the cost, which could raise electricity rates or further burden the country’s atrophying nuclear industry. In 2012, the Blue Ribbon Commission said the move was premature “given the large uncertainties ... about the merits and commercial viability of different fuel cycles and technology options.”
At the request of then-President Barack Obama, the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future was formed to review policy and recommend a new strategy for managing “the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle.” The group met more than two dozen times between 2010 and the release of its final report in 2012, after hearing testimony from experts and stakeholders, visiting waste-management sites here and abroad, and conducting five public meetings. Consent The report indicated that forcing a federally mandated fix over the objections of a state would “take longer, cost more and have lower odds of ultimate success.” The commission said localities should volunteer to be considered.
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Oversight Given the overall record of public mistrust in the DOE and the federal government, the commission recommended that Congress charter an independent federal body to oversee waste management.
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Funding Since 1982, nuclear waste disposal has been paid for by utilities and their ratepayers. Yet those funds often are “inaccessible to the waste program.” The commission said it shouldn’t have to compete for its own funds.
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Options The report asked the federal government to develop a deep geological repository. It noted that the U.S. would “need to find a new disposal site even if Yucca Mountain goes forward,” because of the quantity of waste.
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Storage Interim storage sites for waste could allow spent nuclear fuel to cool before being transferred to a permanent repository. They also would allow nuclear power plants to fully decommission, rather than store rods indefinitely.
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Transport The report called the current transfer system “excellent,” but said regulations should be updated with developments in nuclear fuel, as greater need and demand for moving waste would reveal new public concerns.
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Innovation Members of the commission agreed that more research and development was needed in the country’s nuclear energy sector, especially in the creation of “a regulatory framework for advanced nuclear energy systems.”
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Policy The report said the U.S. should lead the world on safety, nonproliferation and preventing the weaponization of nuclear energy. “Longer term,” it said, “the U.S. should support the use of multinational fuel-cycle facilities.”
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how much would yucca hold? The mountain site is designed to hold 70,000 metric tons (154.2 million pounds) of high-level nuclear waste — primarily spent fuel removed from nuclear reactors. The waste would cover a football field 20 feet deep
Estimates of the metric tonnage of waste across the country already exceed Yucca’s capacity, and more is being created each year.
300 feet wide
20 feet deep
That’s equivalent to the weight of ...
34 space shuttles on liftoff, including fuel, boosters and payload
HOW MUCH COULD BE TRAVELING NEAR LAS VEGAS? Spent uranium in the fuel rods remains radioactive for thousands of years and must be stored in casks with special shielding. As many as 110 trainloads could travel near Las Vegas per year, and up to two trucks could travel near the city per week.
or the energy of ...
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The largest U.S. plant burns 9.97 million metric tons a year
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2.2 trillion pounds of coal (That’s enough to power 220,662 of America’s largest coal plants for a year)
How lethal is just 1,100 pounds of that waste? Each fuel rod assembly weighs upward of 1,100 pounds, or half of 1 metric ton, and emits the following strength of radioactivity:
10 years old
100 years old
It would take 70 seconds ... to emit a lethal dose of radiation to someone standing nearby and unshielded
1 year old It would take 7 seconds ... to emit a lethal dose of radiation to someone standing nearby and unshielded
12 minutes and 30 seconds ... to emit a lethal dose of radiation to someone standing nearby and unshielded
Sources: Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, euronuclear.org, NASA, Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Reuters, state.nv.us/nucwaste
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spent nuclear fuel storage sites across the U.S. According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as of October, these government-licensed facilities managed the nation’s more than 70,000 metric tons of heavy metal from spent fuel.
Nuclear fuel rods last two to three years in a reactor before the fission process uses up enough of the energy in the uranium that they are no longer efficient. During that process, they become radioactive and intensely hot. Spent rods are first placed in indoor “wet storage” pools for anywhere from one to five years before being moved over to “dry storage” casks, where energy experts say they can be stored for up to 100 years.
a recent cautionary tale On May 9, about 200 miles from Seattle, part of a storage tunnel collapsed at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Rail cars full of radioactive waste were inside, but Washington’s Department of Ecology detected no escaped radiation. Yucca Mountain opponents pointed to the incident as a warning of what could happen in Nevada if the central repository proposed decades ago were built here, while supporters suggested such a scare could have been avoided if the vision for Yucca had been realized. In April 2016, one of Hanford’s old waste tanks sprung a leak. Wired magazine reported that workers had been shuffling radioactive material from tank to tank as they waited for two things to happen: 1) Yucca Mountain to begin storing waste, and 2) an onsite vitrification facility to turn waste into glass logs for safer storage and eventual transport to Nevada’s repository.
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When Dan Schinhofen started learning about Yucca Mountain in 2005 as a Pahrump resident, he didn’t expect to become a leading voice on the project. “It wasn’t on my bucket list,” said Schinhofen, who now sits on the Nye County Commission and spearheads the area’s push for restarting consideration of the repository. “We’re not advocating for Yucca Mountain. We’re advocating for the science to be heard.” Nye County joins eight other rural Nevada counties and Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, in supporting the project’s renewed momentum under the administration of President Donald Trump. Nye County stands to benefit financially if the project were to be found safe and completed. In previous years when Yucca was under active consideration, the federal government provided the county up to $5 million per year. Construction and operation of a Yucca Mountain facility could be a windfall for an area without much other significant economic development.
“If it’s safe, who would say no to a multigeneration, multibillion-dollar project?” Schinhofen said. Michael Voegele was part of a team of scientists charged with determining whether spent nuclear fuel could be safely stored deep beneath Yucca Mountain. Voegele, who worked on the DOE license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, previously worked as a consultant for Nye County. “The NRC reviewed the work that we did and thought that we did a good job,” Voegele said. “The program was stopped by an administration that did not follow the law.” Some politicians and local officials have advocated that Nevada negotiate for the best deal in exchange for accepting the project. Ideally, Schinhofen said, Yucca Mountain would receive a full scientific vetting — something opponents feel has happened sufficiently, but supporters do not. “We’d follow the law, we’d have the hearings, the science is vetted per the NRC and then we’d find out if it’s safe to construct.”
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Harassment on campus As CCSD revamps its policy on sexual misconduct, one student speaks out about peer-to-peer problem By April Corbin Staff Writer
Clark County School District officials last month held a news conference to address the 11 teachers or staff arrested this school year for sexual misconduct. The message: This is unacceptable, and we are doing something about it. A group was formed to revamp current policies for the internet age, and the district is on track to make changes by the next school year. But for all the public outcry, the statistical reality is this: Students are far more likely to be sexually abused or harassed by a fellow student. One study from the American Association of University Women found that 13 percent of girls in middle and high school reported being touched in an unwelcome sexual way during the school year they were surveyed, 9 percent reported being physically intimidated in a sexual way, and 4 percent reported being forced to do something sexual. (For boys, those percentages were 3, 2 and 0.2, respectively.) The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act — prohibiting educational institutions from giving out information regarding a student’s grades, transcripts and family — also protects disciplinary records, which means that few of these types of incidents are heard about beyond school offices, if they even get reported. That same study found that many teenagers view sexual harassment as a natural part of the high school experience, meaning they likely don’t report such occurrences to school officials. That is what sets apart 16-year-old Las Vegas High School student Alyssa Wilson. Upset by how her school handled the situation, she has spoken publicly about being sexually harassed by a fellow student, and her story illustrates some of the complexities involved with handling sexual harassment in the confines of public high schools. Alyssa says that while she was on campus before the start of the school day May 8, a boy lifted
up her dress and repeatedly asked what she was wearing underneath it. She rebuffed him and he eventually retreated, but the incident shook her. “I kept asking, ‘Why would he do that?’ ” she recalled. “I kept asking that. I tried to ignore it and was just quiet. At lunchtime, I started crying out of nowhere.” When a teacher asked what was wrong, Alyssa told her what had happened. Teachers, administrators and staff are required by law to report incidents of sexual harassment they hear about or witness. Alyssa was taken to a counselor to fill out a report. The report was given to the administration, which also is required by law to investigate each claim. According to Alyssa, the school pulled surveillance footage, but the feed contained a glitch and didn’t capture her dress being pulled up. The following day, Alyssa was asked to sign a “no-contact contract” stating that she would avoid all forms of communication with the boy and “not continue to discuss the issue with others.” She was told the boy would be signing the same contract. The district says such contracts are standard and voluntary. They are designed to de-escalate situations, and in the context of feuding students, they often make sense. But in the context of sexual harassment, Alyssa saw it as victim blaming. Breaking the contract may result in disciplinary action, including suspension. “I just signed it,” Alyssa says. “I didn’t know I didn’t have to sign it.” She went back to class distraught, and her friends urged her to air her frustrations on social media. She did, tweeting out a photo of the document with the caption: “So you get sexually harassed at school and all you get is a contract????” Her tweet was shared hundreds of times and received dozens of responses. Many expressed outrage at the school and the district. Some shared personal stories of being harassed on campus and receiving no support. Others accused her of seeking attention.
“I’m very proud of her for speaking up and standing her ground,” Alyssa’s mother, Sonja Palmer, said. “She was worried. She told me, ‘Mom, I’ll go to school and be suspended (for breaking the no-contact contract by talking about the incident).’ I told her, ‘I’ll be there to pick you up then.’ ” Palmer called the resolution insufficient and said her daughter should not have been asked to sign the contract. “It made her feel like she’d done something wrong,” she said, “and my understanding is (the boy) has a required parent conference. I don’t think that’s enough. It sends the wrong message to our young boys that this behavior is not really that serious.” Palmer says the first time she heard of the incident was after the no-contact contract had been signed. She says the dean called her to explain the resolution and that the investigation would be closing. She says she wasn’t offered insight into the investigation process and felt blindsided. Citing privacy laws, neither the school nor CCSD would comment on the specifics of the incident. Asked about the district’s overall policies regarding student-to-student sexual harassment, Assistant Superintendent Tammy Malich said discipline or punitive measures often aren’t the outcome of the investigations. “There could be counseling, schedule changes, proximity guidance or monitoring,” she said. “The ultimate goal is to begin to change the behavior of the bully and to ensure we keep the victim safe.” That can be achieved in many ways, she added. Codified punishments for all allegations would be counterproductive, because individual incidents are so varied. And just as it is beyond the microcosm of high school, allegations can be difficult to prove. “If we had a formula to tell us who is subject to behaving inappropriately, it would be easy, but we don’t,” Malich said. “We vet everyone. We conduct thorough investigations. But at the end of the day we make decisions on hiring (teachers and staff ) and addressing students’ (behavior) based on what we have before us.” Sexual harassment and discrimination fall under the umbrella of bullying. However, they do have some special protections because of Title IX, a federal civil rights law that many associate with universities and sports but which also applies at the K-12 level. For example, parents or students can appeal a school’s decision through the institution’s Title IX coordinator. Sonja and Alyssa aren’t sure what their next step is. The latter says she is taking things one day at a time and trying to find comfort in knowing that others are gaining awareness about sexual harassment. “Yesterday I was told by other students I was asking for it, I liked it, stuff like that,” Alyssa said. “That really set me off. Today? I don’t know. I was just kind of here, trying to get through.”
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Alyssa Wilson, a Las Vegas High School junior, and her mother, Sonja Palmer, were dissatisfied with her school’s resolution of a sexual harassment allegation. (STEVE MARCUS/ staff)
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I kept asking, ‘Why would he do that?’ I kept asking that. I tried to ignore it and was just quiet. At lunchtime, I started crying out of nowhere.”
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The next steps for downtown Las Vegas New officers for business alliance discuss growth, quality of life and navigating the city By Michael Lyle Special to The Sunday
The Downtown Vegas Alliance was created in 2008 to attract and grow businesses, invest in development and generally improve quality of life in the area. Now 60 members strong, it has built partnerships with the business community, the nonprofit sector and the city of Las Vegas. ¶ Newly elected board members include the executive director and CEO of the Mob Museum, Jonathan Ullman, who will serve as the organization’s Ullman chair; owner of Inside Style, Marc Abelman, the group’s secretary; BP2 Solutions’ Brian Knudsen, who was named vice chair; and the vice president of Bank of Nevada, Bill Paredes, treasurer. ¶ The group has seen downtown grow Abelman by both “tangible and intangible means,” the former being the addition of businesses and projects and the latter being what they see as community buy-in and enthusiasm.
In the past decade, how has the downtown area changed, and what role has the Alliance played? Ullman: Take the Mob Museum, for example. When we moved into what was the former (U.S.) Post Office and federal courthouse in February 2012, the city had moved out of City Hall and Zappos had not yet moved in. The Downtown Grand was not yet opened. It was fairly desolate down there. You could say much the same of the area to the east. Then you had the Mob Museum open, the Smith Center open, the Neon Museum open, the (Discovery) Children’s Museum open and the new City Hall open. These were major projects with enormous efforts by both public and private partnerships. I think what has been equally exciting is the more organic growth you’ve seen on Fremont East with the investment in new restaurants and the shops that have come up in the Container Park and around on Carson Street. Even going farther out toward Maryland Parkway, you have Atomic Liquors and Chow. It’s such an exciting time. It’s hard to keep
up nowadays. It used to be it was a major news story when you had a new restaurant. That’s not the case anymore. Abelman: Before, you couldn’t find a good cup of coffee. ... It’s a community connector. You see it with Makers & Finders and Vesta. When it comes to Fremont East, I think about the addition of a bookstore and a record store. Those are the intrinsic businesses that add to the creative layer and value to the community. Ullman: These are gathering points. They are landmarks for communities. Public perception of the sustainability of downtown’s growth can really range. What do you think about investment and momentum in the neighborhood? Abelman: On my block, the amount of investment coming in between Charleston (Boulevard) and California Street, and Casino Center (Boulevard) and Main Street, is extraordinary. Those new businesses are making a
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because they’ve been here operating businesses for many years, they should absolutely feel welcomed. Why not participate in conversations about where we’re going and how we can improve downtown for everyone? If you want to be a part of that conversation, you should be part of this organization. Abelman: If you’re excited about where we are going, we’re excited to have you.
At left, a downtown building ripe for revitalization is shown mid-mural. (Christopher DeVargas/staff)
Above, Makers & Finders Urban Coffee Bar has become a Main Street staple. (Steve Marcus/staff file) Below, the Writer’s Block exemplifies the expansion of culture on Fremont Street. (Steve Marcus/staff file)
meet up with family and friends? That continues to grow and grow. The downtown community and the city deserve enormous credit. They have proven they can do whatever they set their minds to, from building a performing arts center to the various initiatives done with a medical district being created. We’ve demonstrated and proven to ourselves that whatever we want to do, we can do it. It’s just deciding what’s most important to us.
really significant investment. There is a lot of faith that’s going on.
can recognize that this growth trajectory is going to continue.
Ullman: These are the type of development opportunities that require confidence that the community in the area is moving in the direction that can sustain capacity and drive the business required to be successful. That’s part of the tipping point we’ve moved over. Developers
How have you seen the quality of life change? Ulman: When I think about quality of life, I think about choices. There are so many choices now. Where do you want to eat? Where do you want to go for entertainment? How do you want to spend your time? Where do you want to
While many of the businesses are somewhat new, there are businesses and people who have been in the area for years, if not decades. How do you go about bringing in older members of the community or older businesses and making sure they have a voice in what’s going on? Ullman: We are conscious of making what we have accessible broadly. Certainly, being more entrenched and having more of a history in downtown Las Vegas is by no means a reason not to be involved. It’s the opposite. Folks who have more experience and have more of a stake
What’s on the immediate horizon for the Alliance? Ullman: We will be having a conversation about transportation. To put it in the simplest of terms, how do we make it easy to move people around downtown Las Vegas? How do you make it more walkable? How do you make it easier for people to find their way? How do you make it clearer to folks? If I’m not from Las Vegas, and I take the Deuce downtown and I’m walking around Fremont Street Experience and I want to go explore, how do we make it obvious and easier for people? You don’t want to miss out on what’s exciting at the Arts District or in the Cultural Corridor. This is good for everyone. If we can move people around downtown, if we can show off all of our wares, that doesn’t take away from anybody’s profits. What it does is extends the interest and extends the amount of time people will visit. It makes all of downtown more of an attraction. Visitor research shows people more and more are looking for an authentic experience. ... They want to go where the locals go. They want to have stories to tell and pictures to share that are not just the most common, but speak to what a city is all about. Abelman: Let’s say you have somebody coming down here. They have coffee at a coffee shop and then go shopping and then they go to the bookstore and run into a friend who goes, ‘You wanna hear music tonight?’ That’s what we want. Ullman: So when you go back to transportation, how do you make that experience possible without somebody required to get in a car and drive from point to point to point?
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Protecting Las Vegans from infectious diseases Tackling the spread of infectious disease is paramount for health care providers, medical researchers and public health workers alike. An infectious disease can range from a simple flu virus to a serious, bloodborne illness such as hepatitis C — and much of what we know about diseases can be attributed to the careful tracking of outbreaks. ¶ In a transient city like Las Vegas, preventing the spread of infectious disease is an especially difficult task. ¶ “We have travelers from across the globe, so we must be more vigilant and aware,” said Jeff Murawsky, MD, CMO at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center. “Our health department keeps all the hospitals and our community informed of what is happening around the world and at home.” ¶ Awareness across health care networks is what allows providers to stay up-to-date about the spread of diseases and outbreaks. How and why do outbreaks occur? A disease outbreak occurs when there are more instances than expected of any given disease within a community or geographic region. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an outbreak also can occur when there is an emergence of a previously unknown disease, a single case of a communicable disease that has been long absent from the population, or a disease caused by an agent (a bacteria or virus) that has not been previously recognized in the area. Infectious diseases tend to follow their own specific patterns: the flu is common and appears en masse during flu season, whereas HIV is less common and appears in patients with high-risk factors (such as sharing needles, unprotected sexual contact, etc.). When a disease steps outside of its established pattern, it prompts further investigation to ensure public safety. Oftentimes, the instance rate needs to be continually monitored by health care professionals to properly evaluate the situation. “In some cases, new diseases — when first recognized — are thought to be an outbreak,” Murawsky said. “In 2015, the rates of hepatitis C increased significantly and some believed it was an outbreak. However, because of updated testing guidelines, many new cases were diagnosed but the infections themselves were old.”
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How hospitals prepare for disease outbreaks Hospitals take many precautions to help stop the spread of infectious diseases, as well as practice training exercises in the event a serious outbreak were to occur. “All health care facilities take actions to minimize the risk depending on the disease,” Murawsky said. “This includes special gloves, masks, gowns, air filters, even entire ‘space suits’ to limit exposure. We also have special cleaning devices, procedures and processes for any equipment that can be reused between patients.” Ongoing education and training refreshers are required for health care workers to help ensure proper protocol is followed. Preparedness extends beyond common disease outbreaks as well. “While our hospital did not see any cases of Ebola, we did drills with mock patients to be sure we could handle it correctly if we needed to,” Murawsky said. “All hospitals do such drills and participate in communitywide practices that include not only health care workers and first responders, but business/educational institutions and our military partners. This is to ensure that if something serious does happen, Las Vegas is ready.”
The importance of Disease reporting Health care facilities report on diseases, which allows illnesses to be tracked, the public to be alerted and outbreaks to be addressed quickly. “Reporting helps to establish patterns so our public health departments can tell hospitals what to look out for,” Murawsky said. For instance, every year, the number of flu patients is reported to the Southern Nevada Health District and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These reports contribute to a better understanding of the influenza virus — allowing health care professionals to pinpoint specific symptoms, identify at-risk patients and better anticipate when the flu will occur/reoccur. Reporting also aids researchers when developing new treatments and vaccines, including for diseases Some diseases are that have become resistant to more prone to outbreaks treatment, such as antibioticthan others. Diseases that are easily spread through the air via resistant strains of bacteria. coughing/sneezing have a higher potential for an outbreak. Diseases that are uncommon and/or generally eradicated from the population are also more likely to cause an outbreak because the average person’s immune system has not been exposed to them and thus is less able to fight them.
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hinese jeweler Chow Tai Fook just bought an internally flawless 59.6-carat gem — the Pink Star Diamond — for a record $70 million. But most of us aren’t that flush, so if your romance blossoms into a springtime engagement this year, chances are you just want options. ¶ Many people don’t want to buy pre-made rings. After all, that’s someone else’s idea of the perfect design, right? And there are so many questions about the origins of the gemstones. Are they sourced ethically? What constitutes a nice one? How do you even begin to choose? ¶ Plus, not everyone wants a diamond. When it comes time to commemorate an engagement with jewelry meant to last a lifetime, Pinterest and Instagram can fuel your imagination with a rainbow of custom-made fusions of stone and metal. ¶ Dave Padgett and Richard Shaw of D&R House of Diamonds started their business to bridge the gap between the bricks-and-mortar jewelry shop and the custom online experience. They offered insights on how to pick out the right ring.
HEART
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QUESTION 1
WHERE (OR WHOM) ARE YOU BUYING FROM? ■ THE SCREEN VS. THE EYE
Folks are definitely heading to the internet these days to buy jewelry. When searching for a diamond online, it’s easy to plug in the cut, color and clarity you want, and 15 different choices might pop up. How tempting is it to just buy the cheapest one and call it a deal? “But if I were to show you all 15 that are on that listing, and if I mixed them up and said, ‘Which one is the prettiest to you?’ the truth is it’s usually a In more volatile areas of diamond somewhere in the middle, or the world, like Afghanistan higher-priced,” Padgett said. “Because and Colombia, the mineral the human eye is involved in assessing trade has fueled severe huthe cut, color and clarity, there’s always man rights abuses. Armed a degree of subjectivity and variance. groups and government The way the diamond is fashioned — elites snatch the natural rethe geometry of the stone, can detersources out of the hands of mine: Is it a 40-watt bulb or a 100-watt the people, leaving civilians to live in poverty and conbulb? At the end of the day, most flict. Recent legislation — inpeople want a 100-watt bulb.”
WHY DOES ETHICAL SOURCING MATTER?
■ IT’S OK TO MIX AND MATCH
cluding the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme adopted by the United Nations — has helped get a handle on the problem. Jewelry stores and online retailers should be able to provide documentation to show that their gems are conflict-free. If the issue is of great importance to you, ask for the certification, or consider a lab-grown or alternative gem. (And read on to question 2!)
Working with a jeweler offers a high level of customization. For instance, D&R House of Diamonds has about 4,000 designs in its catalog that each can be modified a hundred ways in any metal. The cost is a calculation of the market price of the metal, the weight and worth of the gemstone and how close it is to aesthetic perfection, so various options can be explored. “I would be naïve to say there aren’t good values on the internet,” Padgett said. “I’ll often advise clients, ‘Go buy it, and if we can help you with the mounting, we’d be honored.’ But you have to do your due diligence. Look at all of the options and then make the choice that’s best for you.”
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■ THE FOUR C’S AND GEOMETRY
You might already be familiar with the four C’s of diamond buying: cut, color, clarity and carat weight. But how does that translate to getting what Padgett calls a 10-table diamond — as in, one you can see that many tables away? “Because diamonds are priced by weight, the cutter may take a shallow piece of rough and leave it shallow because it’s a larger stone, since the size trumps proportion. The downside is, you’re going to pay a lot of money for a 70-watt bulb instead of a 100-watt bulb. It may have great color and great clarity ... but that geometry really matters in the wow-factor.” That’s another great reason to consider looking at lots of stones in person, side by side.
QUESTION 2
WHAT TYPE OF STONE DO YOU WANT? ■ WHAT EXACTLY IS A LAB-GROWN DIAMOND?
QUESTION 3
WHAT TYPE OF BAND DO YOU WANT? ■ CONSIDER THE METAL SPECTRUM
Silver reflects the entire color spectrum within white light to produce its eponymous color. Gold and copper have more energy but less efficiency, and their reduced reflectivity at the blue end of the spectrum creates yellow and reddish tones.
Lab-grown diamonds have exactly the same physical and chemical properties as natural mined diamonds — but they were created in a lab, with technology that duplicates the way diamonds are formed deep within the Earth. At an average of 30 percent cheaper than their mined counterparts, they are an increasingly popular alternative that erases the ethical dilemma.
COMMONLY USED METALS, FROM MOST TO LEAST PRECIOUS (READ: EXPENSIVE)
■ WHAT ABOUT OTHER TYPES OF GEMS?
PLATINUM
GOLD
SILVER
white with a cool luster
comes in various warm and cool shades due to mixing with other metals to harden the naturally soft material: white, yellow, rose and green
silvery white with deep luster
Beautiful alternatives to diamonds are out there for every personality, whether you go for polished abalone shell or a rough-cut garnet. Pink morganite (or pink emerald) is a pretty choice tucked into a rose gold setting; and colored sapphires are making a splash (although they can be nearly as expensive as diamonds). “We get a lot of calls for moissanite,” Padgett said, “which is a common diamond replacement. It’s a very hard stone, lab-grown, that has a lot of similar properties to a diamond — much better than a cubic zirconia, which will get microabrasions over time and doesn’t look real.”
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five times more rare than gold, very durable and doesn’t lose color or sheen over time ■
PINK MORGANITE
RED, YELLOW AND PINK SAPPHIRES
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because of that variation, gold can be contemporary, classic, romantic or edgy ■
■ gold also can cover (gold vermeil), bond to (gold-filled) or be electroplated to (goldplated) a less expensive base
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■ also soft, its mixture with other metals makes it graded fine (the tiniest fraction shy of purity) or sterling (72.5% pure)
STAINLESS STEEL ■ dull silver with an industrial vibe ■ impervious to staining and corrosion
LESS COMMON JEWELRY METALS: ■ brass (golden, tarnishes to brown over time)
■ palladium (silver-white, from the platinum family)
■ copper (reddish gold, can turn green over time, oldest known metal used by man)
■ rhodium (silver-white, from the platinum family, most expensive of all precious metals)
■ nickel (silver-white, can cause allergic reactions)
■ titanium (silver-white, hardest natural metal in the world) ■ tungsten (steel-gray, hard and hypoallergenic)
Sources: Jewelry Wise, Zales, webexhibits.org
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NOTES ON PREPARING THE MEAT You can prepare the rib meat up to two days in advance so long as you store it in its liquid so it doesn’t dry out.
PRO TIP: Use Taggiasca or Niçoise olives
If you prefer using a slow cooker instead of the oven (Step 4 of directions for short rib), after everything is added to the pan, place it in the cooker and cook on low for 4-5 hours. In both cases, you want the meat to be tender, but not falling of the bone.
Short Rib Pappardelle Recipe provided by Mercato della Pescheria at Grand Canal Shoppes
3-4 short ribs, about 1 1/2 lbs each, seasoned with salt and pepper
1 carrot, chopped
1 bunch thyme
/2 yellow onion, chopped 1
1 clove garlic, smashed
1 bay leaf per rib
(serves 3-4 people)
Contestants on cooking shows routinely get eliminated when they use dried pasta instead of making their own. Corporate Chef Matt Frensinski says making pasta from scratch is “actually very simple — flour, eggs and water is all you really need.” We’ll let you search the web for pasta-making instructions, or you can use store-bought pappardelle to go with this hearty dish.
Ingredients + directions for short rib
1 /2 cup red wine
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3 celery stalks, chopped
2 qts beef stock
2 tbsp canola oil per rib
Ingredients + directions for pasta
1. Heat a sauce pan over medium heat. Add oil, sear the rib on all sides until it is a deep brown with a nice crust (you may need to sear each rib separately). 2. Remove the ribs and set aside, draining off any fat or oil from the pan, but leaving any crusty bits stuck to the bottom — that is the beginning of your sauce. 3. Over medium-high heat, add the onions, carrots and celery. Allow them to char a little by not stirring them too often. Once they have nice color, add the garlic and deglaze with the wine. 4. Reduce the wine by 3/4 and add beef stock. Bring to a simmer, then add herbs and return the rib(s) to the pan. Reduce heat to low. Cover and let simmer for 3-4 hours. 5. Once the short rib is cooked through, remove it, pull the bone out and use two forks to shred the meat. Next, strain the sauce over the top of it. Set aside.
1. Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil, and in a small sauce pan, heat the short rib in its sauce over medium heat. 1 lb pappardelle pasta
2 tbsp canola oil, plus 2 tsp
2 garlic cloves, sliced thinly
Shredded short rib meat + sauce
1 bunch Italian parsley, chopped
(see recipe)
1 /4 cup butter
/4 cup olives, roughly chopped
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1 pint red cherry tomatoes, halved
1 tbsp olive oil for finishing
2. Cook the pappardelle until al dente (8-10 minutes for dry pasta or 3-4 minutes for fresh pasta). Strain the pasta and place it back in the pot. Toss with 2 tsp canola oil so it doesn’t stick, and set aside. 3. In a large sauté pan, heat remaining canola oil over medium high heat and add garlic, stirring constantly so it doesn’t burn. When the garlic releases its aroma, add tomatoes and cook for 1-2 minutes. 4. Add the short rib and sauce mixture and let the sauce reduce a little. Fold in the pappardelle and butter. Check the seasoning and add salt and pepper if needed. 5. Finish with olives and parsley. Plate it in a large bowl and drizzle a little olive oil over the top. Serve with warm focaccia.
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Age: 2-year-old spayed female Breed: Agouti rabbit Description: Amy is improving well and building self-esteem and confidence. She survived a loveless home. Once she feels secure, she enjoys meeting people. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 1-year-old spayed female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Anastasia delights in playing with toys, cuddling in your lap and bonding with other calm cats. She was pregnant when rescued and raised her kittens in loving foster care. Adoption fee: $40
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Age: 3-year-old spayed female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Daisy is sweet and has an affectionate and loving personality. She is waiting patiently to find her forever family. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 10-year-old spayed female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Smokey has been described as a couch potato, so she would benefit from an active owner who can encourage her to get the healthy exercise she needs. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 2-year-old neutered male Breed: Chihuahua Description: Benjamin is tiny but has enormous loving potential. At the time of rescue, he had been severely abused. He is learning to trust. A big sister or brother dog would be ideal. Adoption fee: $30
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Abbi Magee defends a shot on goal during water polo practice at UNLV’s Buchanan Natatorium. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)
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WATER POLO BASICS ■ Water polo is a combination of swimming, wrestling, soccer and basketball ■ Four quarters lasting five to six minutes, depending on level ■
30-second shot clock
Fouls in water polo include: ■ Touching the ball with two hands ■ Taking the ball underwater ■ Pushing off a defender while in possession of the ball
■ Sinking an offensive player not holding the ball ■ Standing on the bottom of the pool
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said. “It’s a really nice avenue, especially for girls to have an opportunity. It’s hard in other sports. There are so many basketball players, so many volleyball players, and not so many water polo players. ... You’ve got to be good, but it’s easier to be seen.” Magee, a former UNLV swimmer, has worked alongside Nitta since she started the program. They rely largely on word of mouth to recruit new players. Both Taylor and Defusco have played for Team Vegas-Henderson for a decade after their brothers initially stumbled into water polo while swimming competitively. Swimmers often get into water polo, but many team members come BY CASE KEEFER STAFF WRITER from less traditional backgrounds. “My kids were not even from a swim The subtle sneers start the secteam,” said Amy Szczublewski, who has ond they assemble around the four daughters in the program. “They pool. were just regular kids, doing regular Whenever Team Vegas-Henderson swimming through the pool, and they inWater Polo travels to California for a vited us to try it out.” tournament, players sense their oppoThe team has traveled as far as Brazil nents don’t see them as a threat. to compete in tournaments, but one of “Water polo is so big there that they the most memorable opportunities came think, ‘Oh, they’re from Vegas, they don’t locally. Before the 2012 Olympics, the nahave a chance,’ ” said Maci Taylor, a memtional team made a stop in Las Vegas and ber of Team Vegas-Henderson’s elitespoke to the program. level squad. “The satisfaction of proving Magee, who works for MGM Resorts them wrong is awesome.” International, arranged for the Olympic It’s also become a common occurrence team to scrimmage at the “O” Theater as the sole program in Southern Nevada pool at Bellagio. They shifted the bottom has grown in size and stature. What of the pool up and down to give the Olymstarted in 1994 with Water Polo Hall of pians valuable training time at different Famer Sandy Nitta and a few colleagues depths. has grown into more When the women’s than 100 players. Learn more at team went on to win the The program is split teamvegaswaterpolo.com gold medal, they cited between five levels the experience at the “O” ranging from Splashball Theater in helping to prepare for Lonfor small children to Masters for adults. don’s shallower pools. The Surfs, the elite team for high school“That was kind of nice to hear,” Magee ers, has found particular success. said. The Surfs girls’ team claimed a gold It was a sign of the program’s growth, medal for the second consecutive year at just like the expanding trophy cases on the Utah Summer Games in April, beatdisplay at the Henderson Multigeneraing Utah’s Kearns Water Polo Club in tional Center and the Whitney Ranch overtime of the championship game. Recreation Center. “They’re like our rival, so we always go Another recent achievement for Teamall out to beat them every year,” said SarVegas Henderson was finishing 19th in ah Defusco, a Coronado High senior and the platinum division of a national Junior Surfs’ offensive star. Olympics competition last year. The expeDefusco will continue her water polo rience helped colleges notice Coronado secareer at University of the Pacific, where nior Cameron Schiable, who will play at La she plans to pursue a political science Salle University in Philadelphia next year. degree. She’s one of three Surfs girls goLa Salle added water polo this school ing on to play collegiately next year, with year, meaning Schiable should fit right in Taylor committed to California State with another under-the-radar program. University, East Bay, and Megan Baudet “When we go to California, they don’t headed to Arizona State. take us seriously at all,” Schiable said. Last year, the Surfs sent seven athletes “You can tell when we win, they feel awto college. ful because they lost to a team that’s not “We pride ourselves on sending girls from California.” to college,” assistant coach Chris Magee
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$100,000 Cash & Car Drawing Date: Fridays and Saturdays through June 3 Time: 8:15 p.m. Information: Receive a drawing entry for every 500 base points earned. Top prize at most drawings is $3,000. Cash prize winners advance to grand prize drawing, where the top prize is a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. *Valid at both locations. Memorial Day Weekend Hot Seat
Cannery properties*
Tote Bags and Prizes Date: Fridays in May Information: Earn 300 points on slots or 36 table points to select a tote bag filled with up to $500. *Valid at Eastside Cannery. Gift giveaway Date: Thursdays Information: Earn 400 points or 48 table points to receive ceramic bakeware. Selections include loaf dish, square dishes, Dutch oven and more. *Valid at Eastside Cannery and Craig Road location. Tote Bags and Prizes Date: Fridays in May Information: Earn 300 points on slots or 36 table points to select a tote bag filled with up to $500. *Valid at Cannery at Craig Road.
BOYD PROPERTIES*
A-May-Zing May Date: Fridays and Saturdays in May Information: Earn five base points to be eligible to win a prize at kiosk game. Final drawing is May 28; win up to $5,000. *Valid at the Orleans, Gold Coast, Suncoast, Sam’s Town, California, Fremont and Main Street Station. Monday point multiplier Date: Mondays in May Information: Earn 11x points on reels and 6x points on video poker. *Valid at the Orleans, California, Fremont and Main Street Station. Tuesday point multiplier Date: Tuesdays in May Information: Earn 11x points on reels and 7x points on video poker. *Valid at Gold Coast, Suncoast, California, Fremont and Main Street Station. Holiday point multiplier
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Date: May 29 Information: Earn 15x points on penny reels, 11x points on reels and 6x points on video poker. *Valid at the Orleans, Gold Coast, Suncoast, Sam’s Town, California, Fremont and Main Street Station. Double Your Royal Date: May 21 Information: Hit a royal flush on select video poker machines and win up to $4,000. *Valid at the Orleans and Gold Coast.
GOLD COAST
Cooking giveaway Date: Mondays in May Time: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Information: Earn 300 base points for a gift. Selections include a cutting board, knife sharpener, serving forks and a knife set.
ORLEANS
Double Your Royal Date: May 21 Information: Hit a royal flush on select video poker machines and win up to $4,000. Cooking giveaway Date: Tuesdays in May Time: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Information: Earn 300 base points for a gift. Selections include a cutting board, knife sharpener, serving forks and a knife set.
SUNCOAST
Summer gear giveaway Date: May 21-22 Time: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Information: Accrue slot points to be eligible to receive hats, T-shirts and more. $16,000 Table Games Progressive Drawing Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: 7 and 9 p.m. Information: Earn one entry for every hour of play.
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$500,000 Swipe, Spin ’N’ Win Date: Monday-Thursday through May 25 Time: 3 a.m.-11 p.m. Information: Earn 300 same-day base slot points to participate in kiosk game. Win slot play, gift cards and more.
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Buffalo point multipliers Date: Sundays Information: Earn 15x points on Buffalo machines, 10x points on reels and 5x points on keno, multigame and video poker.
Earn 100 Points, Get $5 Date: Wednesdays ongoing Information: Earn 100 points to receive $5 in play.
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Gift giveaways Date: Wednesdays in May Information: Earn 100 points to receive a gift. On May 24, the gift is a kitchen organizer set. On May 31, the gift is a beach towel. Gift card giveaway Date: Tuesdays in May Time: 10 a.m.-midnight Information: Earn points to be eligible for gift cards and slot play. Klinko! Gadget giveaway Date: Fridays and Saturdays in May Time: Hourly, 6-10 p.m. Information: Select players will take a crack at the Plinko board to win iPads, Apple Watches and more.
SILVER SEVENS
Nifty 50 slot tournament Date: Wednesdays Time: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Information: Tournament with chance to win up to $1,000.
EL CORTEZ
Buffalo point multiplier Date: Sundays and Mondays Information: Earn 10x points on Buffalo machines. Free Play Inferno Drawing Date: Thursdays in May Time: 7 p.m. Information: Receive one drawing entry for every 100 base slot points. Receive 3x entries on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Win up to $1,100 in play. Saturday Double Diamond Drawing Date: Saturdays in May Time: 8 p.m. Information: Receive one drawing entry for every 100 base slot points. Receive 3x entries on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Win up to $1,000.
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100 Cars in May Giveaway Date: Daily Locations: Valid at all Station, Fiesta and Palms properties Information: When someone playing at one casino hits, everyone else playing with a valid Boarding Pass at that property receives $25 in play. Memorial Day point multiplier Date: May 29 Locations: All properties Information: Receive 10x points on
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MyGeneration Mondays Date: Ongoing Locations: Wildfire Rancho, Wildfire Sunset, Wildfire Casino & Lanes, Wildfire Boulder, The Greens and Barley’s. Information: For loyalty-card holders 50 and older. Includes discounts and gaming promotions.
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Earn & Win Hand Blender Date: May 24 Information: Earn 1,500 same-day base slot points to receive a hand blender. Welcome to Summer Swipe ’N’ Win Date: May 30 and 31 Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: First swipe at kiosk game is free. Receive an additional swipe by earning 300 points. Top prize is $1,000.
Point multiplier Date: Sundays in May Locations: Wildfire Gaming properties Information: Receive 10x points on slots and 6x points on video poker.
Memorial Day Multiplier Date: May 29 Information: Receive 10x points on slots.
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Hot Cash Spin & Win drawing Date: Saturdays in May Time: 7:15 p.m. Information: Win up to $1,000. Earn 10x entries on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Breakfast deal Date: Sundays in May Information: Earn 300 same-day base points to receive a breakfast entrée at the Wild Grill.
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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 isn’t hit.
SILVERTON
Reel and Win slot tournament Date: Tuesdays Time: Noon Information: First place wins $1,000. Senior Mondays Date: Mondays Time: Drawings at 4 p.m. Information: Names will be drawn for a chance to win cash and free play. Players 50 and older will receive dining discounts. All About the Card drawing Date: Fridays in May Time: 7 p.m. Information: Receive one entry for every 200 base slot points. Prizes depend on card level. Deep Sea Fishing Trip drawing Date: May 28 Time: 1 p.m. Information: Fifteen people will win a deep-sea fishing trip off the coast of California, slated for June 16-17. Receive one entry for every 1,000 points earned; maximum of 10 entries per day.
Rolling for Dough Date: Fridays Time: Slot players eligible 1-9 p.m. Players at table games eligible 6:3011:30 p.m. Information: Players can get a chance to roll the dice and win 10x the roll. Spin & Win Date: Thursdays in May Time: 5-9 p.m. Information: One player chosen every 30 minutes. Win up to $250.
BINION’S
Mother Lode swipe and win Date: Ongoing Information: Club members can win up to $2,500 daily. Earn points for chances to swipe the prize machine, with a maximum of three swipes daily. Earn five points for a chance to win $50, 40 points for a chance to win $100 and 300 points for a chance to win $2,500.
LUCKY DRAGON
Memorial Day Weekend giveaways Date: Memorial Day weekend Information: Visit players club for details on how to receive a rice cooker. Lucky Sundays Date: Sundays in May Information: Visit players club for details on how to receive a beach towel on May 21 and a cooler bag on May 28.
PLAZA
Spin2Win Date: Daily Time: 8:15 p.m. Information: Earn drawing entries playing slot machines and blackjack. Win up to $1,000 in play. $50K giveaway Date: Through Dec. 10 Information: Earn one ticket for every 25,000 points earned.
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or the record, the Trump administration says it hasn’t rigged its review of whether to reverse orders designating 27 large national monuments, including two in Nevada: Gold Butte and Basin and Range. But for the record, President Donald Trump also once said he would label China a trade manipulator and that the government falsified its job statistics but reversed himself on those and other issues. So given that the administration is about as believable as a guy selling designer suits out of the back of a van, the state should treat the review as an assault on the monuments. It’s crucial for Nevada leaders to tell Trump and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke that Gold Butte and Basin and Range richly deserve the federal protections that come with being designated as monuments. The only acceptable outcome of the Trump/Zinke review is that the areas are invaluable treasures from environmen-
for those enterprises. tal, cultural and historical standpoints, What’s infuriating about Trump’s and should remain national monuments. review is that Nevadans have exFuture generations deserve to see the pressed their support for the monuareas as they are now — home to unique ments through plants and animals, yearslong processes breathtaking geologiBe heard that included public cal beauty and Native Comments may be comment sessions American petroglyphs submitted online at and solicitations for and artwork dating www.regulations.gov by public input. thousands of years — entering “DOI-2017-0002” in That process led to and not pocked with the Search bar and clicking legislation being infracking operations or “Search,” or by mail to: troduced in Congress mining pits or scarred Monument Review, MS-1530, to designate the areas by off-road trails and U.S. Department of the Interior, as monuments. Only vandalism. Plus, the 1849 C Street NW, after that legislation benefits of protecting Washington, D.C. 20240. failed — done in by the lands far outweigh “party of no” Repubtheir potential for For information on how to licans like Sen. Dean business developcontact Nevada’s senators Heller, who sided ment. The monuand representatives, go to with Nevada rancher ments are grossly lasvegassun.com/protectCliven Bundy and unsuited for ranching monuments. other state’s-rights and are too remote zealots on the issue for property develop— did former President Barack Obama ment, and while they may be suitable step in and request the designations for mining and solar-power generation, under the Antiquities Act. there are plenty of other places in Nevada
Now come Trump and Zinke. Trump signaled where he stands on the designations when he referred to the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah as a “land grab.” He hasn’t made any similar comments about the Nevada sites, but considering that the Basin and Range designation partially blocked a rail route that would be used to transport waste to Yucca Mountain — which Trump made an unsuccessful attempt this year to revive — it appears the monuments are in jeopardy. That being the case, the Trump/Zinke review is an Alamo moment for Nevada. One way to protect the areas is to take full advantage of an invitation from the Interior Department for the public to submit comments in its review process, and another is to let Heller and the rest of the congressional delegation know that Nevadans expect them to fight for the monuments. It’s time to guard Gold Butte and Basin and Range like the priceless jewels they are.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY, MAY 21 Artisan Craft Festival Women’s Expo: Local crafters, artists and vendors will showcase their wares. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free, Palace Station ballroom, 2411 W. Sahara Ave., artisancraftfestival.com. “L’Etoile — The Star”: This production takes place in the realm of King Ouf, who expects an execution for his birthday. It gets complicated when the court astrologer predicts the fate of the king is directly linked to the fate of the man who is to be executed. 2 p.m., $15, Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 Mcleod Drive, 702-455-7340 or sincityopera.com. Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards: Competition recognizing the state’s top musical theater students will showcase singing, dancing and acting performances by 17 high school students from nine Nevada schools. 2 p.m., $10, Reynolds Hall at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., 702-749-2542 or thesmithcenter.com. Third annual Desert Gray Matters 5k: Walk or run to raise awareness and funds for brain tumor research. 8 a.m., $40, Site G at Sunset Park, 2601 E. Sunset Road, 702-283-0576 or walktoendbraintumors.org/nv. Cali Tucker: The singer who appeared on season 6 of NBC’s “The Voice” brings her show to Boulder City. 2 p.m., free, Jack’s Place, 544 Nevada Way, 702-293-2200 or jacksplacebc.com.
is ideal for individuals with memory and movement disorders and their care partners. Reservations requested. 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., free, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave., louruvosocialserv@ccf.org or 702778-6702.
TUESDAY, MAY 23
Downtown3rd: Fridays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 300 E. Stewart Ave., facebook.com/pages/ Downtown-3rd-Farmers-Market/930586090361542. Fresh52: Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Tivoli Village; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Inspirada, Solista Park, 2000 Via Firenze in Henderson; Sundays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 9480 S. Eastern Ave.; fresh52.com. Henderson Farmers Markets: Thursdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 240 S. Water St.; Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 200 S. Green Valley Parkway; facebook.com/Henderson-FarmersMarket-Nevada-591107304365347.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
Engelstad Campus, 6050 S. Buffalo Drive, 702-262-1515.
Senior Safety Fair: This resource fair will connect participants with senior service providers in the community. 1-4:30 p.m., free, Ponderosa Ballroom at Sam’s Town, 5111 Boulder Highway, 702-486-4323.
Swings for Wings: Miracle Flights introduces its inaugural golf social, which includes food, an auction, golf challenges and guest appearances. 6-9 p.m., $150, Topgolf Las Vegas, 4627 Koval Lane, 702-261-0494, cmoon@miracleflights.org or miracleflights.org/swings-forwings/4840788.
Senior Health & Fitness Day and health fair: Learn about fitness classes available, see demonstrations, take health screenings, visit with medical professionals and enjoy a day at the active adult center/YMCA. Register in advance to purchase lunch for $5. 8:15 a.m., free, Centennial Hills Active Adult Center & YMCA, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-229-1702.
THURSDAY, MAY 25 National Atomic Testing Museum Distinguished Lecture Series: Siegfried Hecker presents “Doomed to Cooperate: How Lab-to-Lab Nuclear Cooperation Helped to Avert Post-Cold War Nuclear Dangers.” 6 p.m., free-$5, National Atomic Testing Museum, 755 E. Flamingo Road, 702-794-5151 or nationalatomictestingmuseum.org.
Sacred Sound Immersion: Relax with the sounds of ancient Tibetan bowls, a Chiron gong and percussion. Bring a mat. 4 p.m., $30, TruFusion Blue Diamond, 4750 Blue Diamond Road, Suite 100, 702-522-8911.
Gold Butte National Monument public information forum: Get answers about the about the newly designated Gold Butte National Monument. 6-8 p.m., free, North Las Vegas City Council Chambers, 2250 Las Vegas Blvd. North, blm.gov/ nevada.
Conversations to Remember — It’s All Relative: Art pieces drive the conversations in this program, which
Connors Farmers Market at The District: Thursdays, 4-8 p.m., 2240 Village Walk Drive, facebook.com/connorsfarmersmarketTD.
Wild Card Reining Challenge: Watch reining competitors battle in several divisions and affiliate qualifier events, and take part in a reining horse expo and free educational seminars. Free, South Point, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 702-796-7111 or wildcardreiningchallenge.com. *Also: Through May 27
Yoga at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: Stretch your body and relax your spirit in the shade of Red Rock Canyon. Bring your own mat. 5 p.m., free with $9-per-vehicle fee for park entrance, Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, 6375 Nevada Highway 159, 702-875-4141 or smr-interp@parks.nv.gov. *Also: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 27
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Las Vegas Farmers Markets: Wednesdays, 2-6 p.m., Bruce Trent Park, 1600 N. Rampart Blvd.; Thursdays, 2-6 p.m., 10401 Gardens Park Drive; first and third Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 9100 Tule Springs Road, lasvegasfarmersmarket.com.
Las Vegas Fashion Council’s artLive!: Enjoy artistic presentations, fashion shows, music, hors d’oeuvres and wine. 6:30-8:30 p.m., $35-$100, Troesh Theater at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., lasvegasfashioncouncil. com. Safe Summer Nights celebration: Enjoy DJ music, student performances, family games, face painting, arts and crafts, refreshments, and a community health and resource fair. 5-7 p.m., free, Hollingsworth Elementary School, 1776 E. Ogden Ave., 702-229-5406. The Archaeology of Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: Kevin Rafferty will speak and answer questions about the park. Bring a picnic dinner. 5:30-7 p.m., free with park entry ($9 per vehicle), Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, 6375 Highway 159, 702-875-4141 or smr-interp@parks.nv.gov or parks.nv. gov/parks/spring-mountain-ranch. High Desert Film Festival: Celebrate the talents of the international and independent filmmaking community. 4-10 p.m., $3 per screening or $150 all-access festival pass, Pahrump Nugget, 681 NV-160, visitpahrump.com.
*Also: 3-11 p.m. May 26; 9 a.m.-11 p.m. May 27; 6-9 p.m. May 28
FRIDAY, MAY 26 Best Dam Barbecue: More than 30 teams compete for the grand championship title. There will be a car show, kids zone, marketplace vendors, food, beer and more. 4-10 p.m., free, Bicentennial Park & Wilbur Square, 999 Colorado St. in Boulder City, larry@damcomputermedic.com. *Also: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 27 Jessica Fichot: The singer/songwriter draws from her French, Chinese and American heritage to create a multilingual fusion of music. 7-8:30 p.m., $15 in advance/$18 day of show, Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 McLeod Drive, clarkcountynv. gov/parks/Pages/winchester-culturalcenter.aspx. Theory of a Deadman: This summer concert series kicks off with Canadian rockers Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back and Joey Dandeneau. 9 p.m., free, 3rd Street Stage at Fremont Street Experience, vegasexperience.com/free-summer-concertsfremont-street-experience-2017. Splashdown for Kids: Enjoy ’80s tunes at a private pool party. Watch classic prom films, play in a foam pit and visit the beer garden. 6-9 p.m., $25-$200, Wet’n’Wild Las Vegas, 7055 S. Fort Apache Road, 702-8307975 or wetnwildlasvegas.com. Electric Beethoven: This group combines classical music with rock, jazz, funk, electric, and improvisational influences. 8 p.m., free, Toyota Yard at Topgolf Las Vegas,
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SATURDAY, MAY 27 Jazz in the Park Concert Series: American jazz organist, trumpeter and vocalist Joey Defrancesco is joined by the Las Vegas Academy Jazz Combo. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs. 6:30 p.m., free, Clark County Government Center Amphitheater, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-8200 or clarkcountynv.gov/ parks/Pages/jazz-inthe-park.aspx. Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival: Musical groups will perform and 250 bowling teams will compete for more than $10,000 in prize money. 3 p.m., $50 single day/$125 three-day pass, Las Vegas Event Center, 200 S. 3rd St., punkrockbowling.com/pages/2017-prb-las-vegas. *Also: 3 p.m. Sunday, May 28, and 2 p.m. Monday, May 29 We Heart Maggie Golf Tournament: This event features a silent auction, raffle, awards reception and afternoon events for kids. 11 a.m., $20-$175, Revere Golf Club, 2600 Hampton Road, 702-967-3522 or weheartmaggie.com. Cabrera Conducts Bruckner: Music Director Donato Cabrera leads the Las Vegas Philharmonic through a program featuring an overture
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History Talk — Mining and the Old Fort : This ranger-led talk will explore the relationships between the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort and various mining sites in Southern Nevada. 11 a.m., free-$1, Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park, 500 E. Washington Ave., 702-486-3511 or oldfortranger@ parks.nv.gov. Comedian Bill Bellamy: The former VJ on MTV will perform. 8 p.m., $25-$55, Grand Events Center at Green Valley Ranch, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, 800-7453000 or stationcasinosevents.com/ event/bill-bellamy. Wet’n’Wild Las Vegas Idol Competition: Ten young Las Vegans will perform and compete for $1,000 toward a college savings plan account. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., free with park entry, Wet’n’Wild Las Vegas, 7055 S. Fort Apache Road, 702830-7975 or wetnwildlasvegas.com/ events/idol-competition.aspx. Outdoor Picture Show: Watch “Rogue One” on the green. Bring lawn chairs and blankets; no alcohol or glass allowed. 7:30 p.m., free, District at Green Valley Ranch, 2240 Village Walk Drive, shopthedistrictgvr.com.
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In early April, nearly 250 people from across the U.S. and Canada converged on the Plaza in downtown Las Vegas for the Sin City Showdown, one of few tournaments in Southern Nevada sanctioned by the USA Pickleball Association. ¶ Say what now? ¶ “Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country,” Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel said of this fast-paced racquet sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis and has about 2.5 million players, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. ¶ “When we remodeled our rooftop pool deck in 2016, we had four tennis courts that got very little play, and one of our vendors suggested we convert the courts to pickleball, which I had never heard of. But I was blown away by the emerging market. And the demographic, which skews a little older, was perfect for downtown Las Vegas.” niche events, Continued on page 53
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The CEO of Capriotti’s talks about the importance of being surrounded by smarter people than you, his favorite sandwich on the menu, and whether a cashier should lend money to the vice president of the United States when he’s short on cash. THE NOTES People on the Move, P46
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A Raiders fan holds up a sign as the team’s fifth-round draft pick is announced in front of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign April 28. (LAS VEGAS NEWS BUREAU)
OUR TAKE: STADIUM LEASE TALKS NEEDED LITTLE FURTHER INCENTIVE Don’t ask a grizzly bear to show you its claws. They’re right where you think they are: tucked out of view but ready to swipe. Circumstances never forced the NFL to do more than flash its claws to the Raiders and the Las Vegas Stadium Authority. Neither side wanted to find out how serious the league might be about forcing the Raiders to wait until 2021 to come to Nevada — better to just finish stadium lease negotiations well before the NFL’s May 22 deadline and not poke the bear. Realistically, neither the Raiders nor the Stadium Authority could afford the damage of a year’s delay. The Raiders never wanted to spend two nomadic years barnstorming the Texas countryside or riding Caltrain to Santa Clara on Sundays. Finding a home for 2019 presents both logistical and public relations challenges that need not be doubled.
For Las Vegas, Beyoncé and rugby will not draw enough tourists to justify sinking $750 million in tax money into a $1.9 billion stadium. A 65,000-seat domed stadium finished in June 2020 cannot function for 15 months without its promised professional football team. Likewise, the government cannot bear the self-inflicted wound of threading the relocation needle and stabbing itself in the eye with it over a lease. The state legislation authorizing stadium funding left the Stadium Authority little room to negotiate in the first place. What oxygen their effort retained into this month expired under the NFL threat of losing a year of the Raiders. One look at those claws, and no one wanted to learn how a swipe feels. — ADAM CANDEE
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Anthony Stelluto, senior vice president and credit administrator of Bank of Nevada; Davin stelluto homan Homan, state manager of Nevada and Hawaii for the Patrón Spirits Co.; and Garo Atamian, vice president of operations for Haig’s Quality Printing, joined the Las Vegas Business Academy as board members and mentors. Brian Blakley, an attorney at Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, joined the founding board of directors for Nevada Rise Academy, a tuition-free public charter school planning to open for its first group of kindergarten and first-grade students in fall 2018. Blakely joins Justin blakley Brecht, Daniel Bernbach, Ninya Beyer, Donna Colbert, Andrea Lombardo, Kimberly Joi McDonald, Eric Mendoza, Ilya Rockwell and Steven “JT” Washington on the founding board of directors. Scott Sellers is the vice president and manager of City National’s Green Valley banking office.
won Republic’s national Truck Road-eo championship in the commercial front-loader category. The competition involved Republic’s top 40 drivers among 15,000 nationwide. The competition consisted of seven timed challenges that replicate the obstacles that drivers experience on their routes. An art installation at One Summerlin is a collaboration between the Howard Hughes Corp., photographer Nicole Landau and project director Wendy Posner of Posner Fine Art. The nine-piece, nine-floor custom commission created by Landau includes abstract, contemporary photographs measuring 7 feet by 13 feet located in the lobbies of each floor of the building. Dr. Eva Littman, owner of Red Rock Fertility, was awarded the United States Small Business Administration’s 2017 Nevada Small Business Person of the Year award. Josh Ford is Destination by Design’s chief operating officer. Erika Meeske Rafferty is Global Market Advisors’ vice president of Native American Gaming. Ike’s bar is open at the El Cortez. Get a Haircut is open at 353 E. Bonneville Ave., Suite 181, Las Vegas. Businesses with Southern Nevada ties on the 2017 list of Fortune’s “Most Admired Companies” include UnitedHealth Group, Wynn Resorts, MGM Resorts International and Las Vegas Sands Corp. Tand Construction is the contractor building Mayfair Place Park, 415 S. 15th St., Las Vegas. It will feature a walking/jogging path, benches, small basketball court, natural turf area, picnic tables, fitness stations and a shaded playground.
John Tsarpalas is the president of the Nevada Policy Research Institute. He replaces Sharon Rossie, who retired. sellers
Metro Diner is open at 9595 W. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas. Tony Grappo and Tony Alonge are partners in the restaurant. Rosamari McNulty is Nathan Adelson Hospice’s vice president of employee and volunteer solutions. Stewart Wilson is Nevada State Bank’s senior vice president and corporate lending team leader. He will be responsible for construction lending m c nulty and permanent loans for commercial real estate projects in Nevada. Republic Services of Southern Nevada’s Erik Ruiz
The International Economic Development Council named the Las Vegas Economic and Urban Development Department an accredited economic development organization. Fewer than 1 percent of economic development organizations in the United States have achieved this designation. The Economic and Urban Development Department creates, coordinates and encourages new development and redevelopment throughout the city. A-P Medical Group is open at 2110 E. Flamingo Road, Suite 213, Las Vegas. Colorado-based TeleTech Services is opening a 50,000-square-foot call center at the Boulevard mall. It is projected to employ 500 people. The Firm Public Relations & Marketing is the
agency of record for Galleria at Sunset. Barrick’s Global Shared Services Center is adding 7,000 square feet and 25 employees to its operation in Henderson. The majority of the new jobs will support Barrick’s digital transformation and the global shared services teams. Henderson has been named one of the 2017 Best Workplaces for Commuters for offering employee commuter benefits that meet national standard of excellence criteria. Criteria is set by the Best Workplaces for Commuters program, which is managed by the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida. Dignity Health and Select Medical are building a 60-bed acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital adjacent to St. Rose Dominican Hospital’s Siena Campus. Select Medical is the majority owner in the joint venture and will manage operations. The agreement also includes joint operation of 12 outpatient rehabilitation clinics. The Southern Nevada Health District’s Henderson clinic at Touro University Nevada, 874 American Pacific Drive, is open. The clinic provides immunization services for the public and student health services for Touro. The County Recorder’s Office and the Clark County Assessor’s Office opened a branch office at Henderson City Hall, 240 S. Water St. The Sugar Factory Chocolate Lounge is open at Fashion Show. Hospital Corp. of America was named by the Ethisphere Institute, which helps define and advance the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company, a recognition HCA has earned every year since 2010. RightSpace Storage, 1675 N. Lamb Blvd., offers UHaul trucks, towing equipment, support rental items and in-store pick-up for boxes. Las Vegas Engineers, a structural engineering firm, recently celebrated its 30th anniversary in Southern Nevada. Walker Furniture closed escrow on approximately 14 acres of land in southwest Las Vegas off the 215 Beltway and Sunset Road. Plans are to build a second furniture superstore. Construction is slated to begin in September or October. Pinot’s Palette opened its third Las Vegas Valley studio at Town Square.
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Q&A with ashley morris
CEO: Surround yourself with smarter people Ashley Morris is CEO of Capriotti’s, which has 160 sandwich shops nationwide with plans to have as many as 500 by 2025. He and college roommate Jason Smylie were devoted customers of the shop during their time at UNLV, and they opened a franchise together five years after graduation. Before long, they bought the company. Any recent news or updates you want to share? Along with my 10-year wedding anniversary, my wife and I will be celebrating our 10-year anniversary of owning the Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop Inc. Recently, we brought on our first chief development officer for Capriotti’s, David Bloom, and in his short time with the company, he has completely transformed our franchise sales process and we are seeing game-changing results because of it. Additionally, Capriotti’s has recently brought on a trio of high-level franchise investors to help expand the brand. What’s the best business advice you’ve received? Ashley Morris bought Capriotti’s in 2008. The sandwich shop was founded in 1976 Aim to be the dumbest guy on your in Delaware by Lois Margolet and her brother, Alan Margolet. They named the senior leadership team. If you sur- restaurant after their grandfather. (christopher devargas) round yourself with people who are surface-level relationship. And I the K-12 curriculum. I would also much smarter than you, then you will want everyone to know me persondisallow smoking in all public venues, have a team that can be creative to ally as well. You have to make the including casinos. the organization and provide value time to get to know your employees and insight that you could not pro— whether that means having lunch What’s the company’s most exvide on your own. If you wind up bewith them, saying hello and starting citing project? ing the smartest person on the team, a dialogue or hosting events at my Two years ago, I led the initiative then you will find that you can only house. It takes time to build these to raise additional growth capital for rely on yourself, which is the worst relationships. You need to want to the company. It took 18 months to place to be in business. work at it. complete and we successfully raised over $10 million. What is your favorite sandwich? What is your dream job outside My favorite sandwich is the mushof your field? What’s your favorite place to room cheesesteak with fried onBeing a real estate developer. I have have fun in Las Vegas? ions and hot peppers. The flavors always had a passion for real estate, I like to play golf at Red Rock Golf are amazing together and with the and building really cool buildings in Course or Bears Best. They are both steamed roll, it makes the perfect Las Vegas would be awesome. Either well-kept courses that are close to my sandwich. that or a professional race car driver. house. Is there anything new we can Whom do you admire? Describe your management style. expect to see on the Capriotti’s Elon Musk is doing great things. I My management style is participamenu in the near future? also admire Ray Kurzweil and Peter tive. I find that group thinking is alYou can expect a summer limitedDiamandis. Last but not least, Victor ways more productive than individual time-offer called the chipotle chickMorris, my dad. thought. When participating in group en crunch. It’s a chicken cheesesteak My dad is a completely self-made think, I like to absorb as much data as with chipotle ranch, lettuce, tomaperson. He lost his father when he possible before making a final decitoes and crispy cheddar onions. was a baby and grew up with no male sion. I have a lot of visions that allow role model. Despite that challenge, me to constantly be thinking about If you could change one thing he persevered. He is an entreprenew ideas to bring to the table. in Southern Nevada, what neurial person and showed me that I like to have healthy debates with would it be? it’s possible to live your dreams no my colleagues and will hear all sides I would improve our public school matter how big they are. He has alof the story before making the decisystems through the privatization ways helped me think through any sion. As a leader, I try to get to know of the schools, and I would add a fiideas I have in different ways to see everyone personally, more than a nance/monetary focus throughout
them from new angles. What is your funniest or most embarrassing work story? When we opened our first location in Washington, D.C., I was behind the counter taking orders. Our first customer was Vice President Joe Biden. There was a lot of press and paparazzi all over the store. After taking his order, I told the former vice president the total and he didn’t have enough cash to pay the bill. When he came up short, he had to borrow $10 from one of his aides. The whole restaurant erupted in laughter but I was standing there very awkwardly, not knowing if I should offer him a discount or let him borrow the money. The story actually went viral and wound up on Jay Leno and various other media outlets. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I would change my physique. Ever since I was a kid, I battled with my weight. There have been long periods where I have maintained a healthy weight but as the years progress, I am going in the other direction. Tell us something people might not know about you. I have extraordinary vision — 20/05. It has gotten better over the years. It’s my superpower. Anything else you want to share? I’ve lived in Las Vegas since I was 10 years old. I went to college in Las Vegas. I love this city and want to retire here one day. I have two amazing boys — Landon, age 6, and Oliver, age 3 — and a beautiful and supporting wife, Valerin. They are my true inspiration and motivation. I love playing sports, snowboarding, being outside and doing things athletic. I am interested in technology and biology. I love learning about space and the cosmos, as well as what technology will look like for the world and how it will change the landscape in the future. I love reading books about the future and listening to podcasts on the subject.
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by the numbers
128,000
Approximate number of comments filed to the Federal Communications Commission supporting an anti-net neutrality agenda. The comments are almost all identical, meaning they were submitted by a bot.
$200 million
Amount Apple is granting to Corning from its new Advanced Manufacturing Fund. Corning is famous for its innovations in glass technology. Apple has used Corning glass since the first iPhone.
$2.4 billion
Amount handbag maker Coach paid to acquire rival Kate Spade. Although Kate Spade is a smaller brand, it has a different demographic and is more popular among millennials. After this announcement, shares of Kate Spade increased by 8 percent and Coach closed the day up nearly 5 percent.
$17.3M
Amount Bridgestone paid to consolidate six 25,000-square-foot data centers into one 10,000-square-foot facility. The old data centers, built in the 1960s, stored about 2 terabytes of data on about 8,500 miles of tape. The same amount can now be stored on drives that can fit in your pocket.
$1 billion
Amount virtual reality startup Improbable has been valued at after a series of financing from investors. The startup raised $502 million and can now be considered a “unicorn,” a term used to define a startup that surpasses a $1 billion valuation. Currently, there are only 194 unicorn companies in the world.
4,000
Number of plants and flowers a new app can identify by using a smartphone camera. The app only works with species of plants found in France but the developers hope the catalog will continue to grow.
Jared and Shannon DeBehnke own Elite Motor Rentals in downtown Las Vegas, where customers can cruise the streets in the three-wheeled Polaris Slingshot. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)
Husband and wife building market for ‘bucket-list experience’ on wheels Describe your business.
Elite Motor Rentals specializes in renting the Polaris Slingshot, a three-wheeled sports car with 180 horsepower and weighing just 1,700 pounds. Who are your customers?
Elite Motor Rentals Address: 725 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 260, Las Vegas Phone: 702-964-9777 Email: info@elitemotorrentals.com Website: elitemotorrentals.com Hours of operation: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily Owned/operated by: Jared and Shannon DeBehnke In business since: 2015
Our customers are people looking to experience Las Vegas in a different way than just walking through the casinos or the Strip. They are people who want to explore the beautiful scenery of Red Rock Canyon or Mount Charleston, the Hoover Dam or other sights. Or they are looking to see the Strip through the cockpit of a Slingshot — no roof or doors, just an unobstructed view of the city’s beautiful lights. How would you gauge Elite Motor Rentals performance in Las Vegas so far?
Our No. 1 priority is customer service. We are committed to making sure our customers have the best time with us. We work with them on where they can go, or different things to see. We also custom tailor reservations to accommodate them as best we can. We have over 200 online reviews and are sitting at 5 stars, and we work hard to keep it like that.
have had several people come back and see us again, or when their friends come out, they come in and say “our friends did this and said we have to try it!” We provide a bucket-list experience and people love it. What is the hardest part about doing business in Las Vegas?
We deal with temperatures up to 117 and then all the way down to the 30s, and some days there are 80 mph winds and sandstorms. It’s been challenging to say the least due to the nature of our business. Where do you see yourself and your company in 10 years?
We would like to see Elite Motor Rentals in several cities across the United States. We are already looking into a few markets now. What obstacles has your business overcome?
One of the hardest hurdles we had to overcome was educating the public on our vehicles — what they were and what they can do with them. Answering questions like, are they street legal, can they go on the highway, are they electric, etc.? We were the first company that I know of renting Slingshots, so we had to educate our customers and kind of create the market.
What’s the most important part of your job?
I would say, again, making sure that our customers are happy. It truly is the best feeling when you hear people say, “This is the best thing we have done in Vegas!” or “You just made our vacation!” We build relationships with our customers and we
What has been your hardest lesson in business?
I’ve been an entrepreneur my whole life, and I would say one of the hardest lessons would have to be: Things will not go as planned, so you better have good backup plans and the ability to make plans on the fly, because if you don’t, you will most likely not succeed.
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On Adam Candee’s lasvegassun.com story “‘Flurry of activity’ required this summer before stadium construction can begin”: So now Clark County officials focus on conducting a highimpact study to determine the viability of the 62-acre Russell Road site? Shouldn’t this impact study have been required and conducted before the site was purchased? — Oh Well On Adam Candee’s lasvegassun.com story “Raiders 2020 move in jeopardy if lease isn’t finished in two weeks”: The area around there is nothing but garbage and places where homeless burn down buildings after someone ripped out all the copper. Now think of it in 2020. Completely revitalized: A new highway interface to improve traffic from the freeways; new businesses wanting to be next to it, employing people paid for by visitors coming to see major sporting events. — Bill Clinton’s logo On Chris Kudialis’ lasvegassun.com story “ ‘Early start’ program for recreational marijuana sales OK’d”: This is a boon to the state, and the taxes charged to recreational users will hopefully turn into increases in spending for the Clark County School District. — Roger
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do their best to take traditional means to s a social media manager who guest column: get their problems solved. If those avenues leads many corporate camjay york don’t work or are too inconvenient, to paigns for my agency’s clients, I Twitter they’ll go. can’t help but sympathize with What’s unfortunate from a PR standthe poor soul who handled United Airlines’ point — and social media manager standpoint — is that the social media accounts in the wake of a passenger being United situation could have been avoided. physically dragged off a flight in April. United needed four people off that flight. It asked for volBy now, nearly everyone has watched the viral video of unteers, offering vouchers as enticement, but couldn’t clear David Dao getting yanked out of his seat by police, his face the seats needed. So it chose passengers and ordered them smashing into the armrest in the opposite row. Gasping off the plane. When the doctor, already in his seat, declined passengers aimed their smartphone cameras at the ordeal, to leave, police were brought in and social media infamy but no one with the United staff seemed to realize how followed. bad the situation was — and certainly not how bad it would The airline could have enticed people to give up their become. News organizations reported on this PR disaster, seats by other means. Volunteers could have been found, if social media users skewered the company relentlessly, and United had been willing to pay enough for it. competitors gleefully piled on. This incident should remind companies that they need Social media was never meant to be a place where customer to look at policies they have in place when dealing with service issues were handled. But that’s the way it has evolved, customer disputes. They need to train employees to identify at least in part because companies avoid dealing with proband disengage when a policy causes needless escalations. lems their policies create until the collective voices rain down They should do this because it will help them avoid a PR on them via their Facebook and Twitter profiles. disaster but, more important, because it’s the right thing Consumers are more active now than they’ve ever been. to do. They expect more than they ever have. And they arguably So make it happen, brands. Do right by our customers. have greater power than ever because of social media. They — and the folks who manage your social media acCan you blame customers who feel cheated or wronged for counts — will thank you. taking the only recourse they know how? Companies have Jay York is senior social media strategist for EMSI a duty to serve their customers in a fair and just way. Yes, Public Relations. mistakes can happen and in those cases, most customers
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ESPN host confident NHL, NFL can work in Las Vegas By adam candee
Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit — normal winter hotbeds.
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Adnan Virk’s professional history places him in the middle of a Venn diagram of the Las Vegas sports scene in 2017. As a host of “Baseball Tonight” on ESPN, Virk understands why Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred recently said Las Vegas could be a viable relocation market for the sport. Virk’s former roles as an NHL and NBA reporter in his native Canada give him astute insight into the potential for hockey and basketball to succeed in the desert as well. After hosting a panel of the new IFC show “Brockmire” at the recent National Association of Broadcasters convention, Virk talked about how his first trip to Las Vegas years ago opened his eyes to the possibilities for professional sports in ESPN’s Adnan Virk moderated “Making It In the Southern Nevada. Major Leagues: How A Viral Video on Funny or Die Became the IFC Series ‘Brockmire’ ” at the National
What do you think of Las Vegas as a major Association of Broadcasters convention. (Courtesy of league sports market? Robb Cohen Photography and Video) It’s long overdue. I’ve only been to Vegas once beme. The NFL is obviously going to be close by there. fore — I was with my wife a few years ago, we (also) It’s long overdue. They’re both going to be a success. went to the Grand Canyon — and I’m not a gambler. The key for hockey is this: It’s tough for expanSo when we were here, I saw that it’s not just about sion teams right out of the gate. San Jose was not a gambling. There’s so much to do here. The shows are hotbed for hockey, but they gave it a few years and spectacular, there’s lots of entertainment. now San Jose is a really strong fan base, which you This notion of Vegas being this gambling hotbed wouldn’t expect in Northern California. Vegas has and prostitution everywhere is completely outthe advantage of (the team) getting there before the dated. People should realize that Las Vegas (was) NFL, so if they can get off to a good start — which the fastest-growing city in America. As soon as I can be tricky for expansion teams — and build that got here, I was listening to the Fox (radio) affiliate, following early, I think the fans will be into it. ESPN, CBS — there’s no question. Football’s going to be No. 1 regardless, but hockey has a better chance than people may think because Can Las Vegas support an NHL team? there are so many transplants who come to Las VeBeing Canadian, my first question was, where’s the gas. So you’ll have a lot of hockey fans from Toronto, hockey team going to play? And somebody showed
Las Vegas might not be able to get an expansion franchise in the near term, but what are your thoughts on potential relocation and expansion in MLB? Baseball is in a great place right now. I know the narrative sometimes can be, “Oh, it doesn’t have the same national reach and the overalls are down.” That is a concern, and the sport does need to market its stars better — you should know Mike Trout the way you know LeBron James. (But) when I go to baseball stadiums, they’re packed. When I go to different markets, people are into it. When I just saw what the Cubs did in the World Series and the fact that that resonated with 40 million people — to me, that shows baseball is still a great game. It doesn’t mean there aren’t challenges on the national level, but the sport is strong. It’s just a matter of pace of play, offense, getting young people involved — but the actual sport is still at a high level. To your point about expansion, (MLB’s) problem is that there are a couple of sore spots and you need to fix those. Obviously, Tampa is a concern. They’ve got to find a better place. The Trop is not a good stadium, and (Tampa) has not been a good fan base. I would posit pushing it back to Montreal. Being Canadian, I would love to see that. Anybody who knows the true story knows the reason that went downhill was because of the strike in ’94. That killed the sport in Montreal. Now if they had a stadium, that’s the key. The Big O (Olympic Stadium) is a terrible place for baseball. If they could fix that, it would be better. Portland could be an option as well. So there are a couple of ones they need to fix. I don’t think they should expand. I would be more in favor of relocation.
Tourists contributed $2.1B to Southern Nevada coffers in 2016 By thomas moore Staff Writer
Southern Nevada’s governments would have been $2.1 billion poorer if no tourists had come to Las Vegas in 2016. That was the lead nugget from a recent presentation on the impact of tourism on public revenue to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board. In his presentation, Jeremy Aguero, a principal for Applied Analysis, divided that money into two large buckets. The first included money from sales- and use-tax collections on activities both tourists and locals engage in such as dining and general shopping. The second bucket was money from industry-specific tax collections on activities tourists mainly engage in, such as gaming, hotel and live entertainment. About $752 million was poured into
the sales- and use-tax bucket, Aguero’s report found, from visitors to Southern Nevada in fiscal 2016. The industry-specific bucket held $1.4 billion worth of tourist money for the fiscal year 2016, Aguero said. When such tax revenue from the entire state is counted, the bucket was holding $2.2 billion. Those numbers did not include property taxes, which Aguero broke out from the other tax revenue. According to his study, seven of the 10 highest-assessed firms were resorts companies. According to the Clark County Assessor’s Office, the taxable value of a property is the market value of the land and the cost of improvements less statutory depreciation. The assessed value is based on calculations that vary depending on where it is located in Nevada.
highest-assessed taxpayers 1. MGM Resorts International: Assessed value was $3.6 billion, taxable value. $10.2 billion 2. NV Energy: Assessed value $2 billion, taxable value $5.7 billion 3. Caesars Entertainment: Assessed value $1.9 billion, taxable value $5.3 billion 4. Las Vegas Sands Corp.: Assessed value $1 billion, taxable value $2.8 billion 5. Wynn Resorts: Assessed value $900 million, taxable value $2.6 billion 6. Station Casinos: Assessed value $700 million, taxable value $2 billion 7. Nevada Property 1 (Cosmopolitan): Assessed value $400 million, taxable value $1.1 billion 8. Eldorado Energy: Assessed value $400 million, taxable value $1.1 billion 9. Boyd Gaming: Assessed value $300 million, taxable value $900 million 10. Howard Hughes Corp.: Assessed value $300 million, taxable value $900 million
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Lease agreement moves the chains for Raiders By adam candee Staff Writer
It arrived publicly with a leaden thud Jan. 26, an inch-thick paperweight drafted by the Raiders and preferred by few: the NFL team’s lease in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Stadium Authority saw the need for a total rewrite to align it with state legislation that provided $750 million in public money toward the facility. Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson saw nothing — he did not know the Raiders planned to submit a lease he had not reviewed, and just days later withdrew his $650 million investment in the $1.9 billion project. A sign advertises the Raiders near a site for the team’s proposed stadium in Nearly four months of negotiations Las Vegas. (associated press) and a few sleepless nights later, an ro and counsel Mark Arnold began isted the team would not move to Las overhauled lease earned unanimous working with Raiders attorney Dan Vegas until 2021, Badain said. approval from the Stadium AuthorVentrelle to rewrite the first draft Dodging one final impediment afity board last week. The revised agreesoon after its arrival. They needed to ter months of roadblocks proved little ment between the authority and the address board concerns about mainproblem for the authority and the Raiders-designated stadium events taining UNLV’s interest in the stadium Raiders during a comparatively uncompany now goes before NFL ownand maximizing the use of the facility eventful final week of discussions. ers for approval at their spring meetto help meet tourism projections that “We got to the finish line in time, but ing this week in Chicago. justify the largest public stadium inwe didn’t start real well,” board ChairNo one expects a problem in the vestment in U.S. history. man Steve Hill said. “Obviously that Windy City because NFL represenSimply coordinating among the kind of set off some events. We lost six tatives weighed in with the league’s Raiders in Oakland, their law firm weeks in the process, but we made up requirements throughout the negoin Boston, the Stadium Authority in for it and the Raiders made up for it, tiation. Lease approval was the only Las Vegas and its law firm in Houston and we’re here today where we need contingency owners placed on their presented logistical challenges that to be.” March blessing of the Raiders move to slowed the negotiation process. That false start threw into question Las Vegas beginning in 2020. “We started with a lease that was not whether the Raiders would move to “We’ve been looking forward to getwell-received when it came out,” Hill Las Vegas at all, but it also formed a ting a stadium project done for more said. “We traded documents back and necessary base for negotiating the rethan a decade, and we took a big step forth more than we should have, vermaining 11 documents needed to begin today,” Raiders President Marc Badain sus let’s sit down and make sure we are construction on the stadium by the end said. at least conceptually on the same page. of the year. The initial draft submitted That step avoids the pitfall of a yearWe’re doing that a little differently by the Raiders cribbed in part from a long delay in the Raiders arrival that moving forward.” Minnesota Vikings stadium lease that emerged as a possibility at a meeting Hill said a meeting already was set did not face some of the stringent reof the Stadium Authority this month. with UNLV representatives and the quirements outlined by Senate Bill 1, If the sides could not send an approved Raiders to compose a broad outline of Nevada’s stadium funding mechanism. lease to NFL owners for their May 22the joint-use agreement between the Authority staff led by Jeremy Ague23 meeting, a “distinct possibility” ex-
tenants of the 65,000-seat domed stadium. SB1 lays out some of the terms of how UNLV and the Raiders will share the stadium, just as it details the major points of the lease agreement. Understanding that the stadium events company controls all stadium revenues, for instance, removes a major point of debate. Even with legislative guardrails, Hill said much still remained for the team, the NFL, the Stadium Authority, Clark County and Raiders lender Bank of America to negotiate. “Frankly, a surprising amount,” Hill said. “The parameters of what was available to discuss is certainly outlined by the law, so we have to follow that law. But there’s a lot of room inside of that. You saw different drafts, different interpretations even in the past week making sure that we tied down those things. “The major items in the agreement are reflected in the law, but exactly how that is reflected in the lease, there’s certainly been a lot of conversation about that in the last month or so.” The Stadium Authority board will meet again May 22 to review and approve its budget for the 2018 fiscal year. The budget includes tax revenue projections based on historical visitation data from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Collections for the first two months of the increased room tax that funds public investment in the stadium outpaced budget projections, bringing in $8.32 million. The budget estimates $14.8 million in revenue during fiscal year 2017, which ends June 30. The projection for 2018 includes a slight bump for growth to get to $49.9 million.
Clark County OKs $1.3 billion budget, with focus on public safety By april corbin Staff Writer
Clark County Commissioners approved a budget of $1.3 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, a $25 million increase over the current fiscal year. Approximately half of the budget is allocated to public safety. It includes funds to help hire 67 police officers and 47 civilian positions at Metro, as well as 18 officers at the Clark County
Detention Center. The additional positions will put Metro’s staffing ratio at two officers for every 1,000 residents. The budget also sets aside $4.3 million for additional staff positions across the county. Commissioners will make decisions on those in July, after finance staff reviews department requests and prepares its recommendations. The county is projecting a $43.7 mil-
lion — or 3.4 percent — increase in general fund revenues to offset the 1.9 percent increase in operating expenses. The property tax rate will remain the same but new construction and increased values of existing properties are expected to bring 4.1 percent more than the current year. The 2018 fiscal year begins July 1. During a special meeting to approve the budget, commissioners also identi-
fied related issues they want to address in the near future. Among those issues is parks and recreation, a department that will receive $1.7 million in next year’s budget after not receiving any allocations for the previous seven years. Department staff is evaluating fee levels and program costs, and is expected to present its findings to the commission for discussion and possible action next month.
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Student robotics teams, benefactors hope to build on momentum By mick akers Staff Writer
Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison congratulates UNLV’s Rachel Farner, a member of the team that won first place in a recent business plan competition in Reno. (Courtesy of Tahoe Creative)
UNLV teams earn $55K in business competition By mick akers Staff Writer
A trio of UNLV student teams took home big prizes in a recent entrepreneur competition. Student ideas on joint-pain relief, e-sports business and the hospitality industry netted a total of $55,000 in the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan competition in Reno. In the graduate-student division, UNLV took first and second place. The team behind the resilient arthroplasty device won $25,000 and students developing Window Magic, which can enhance or alter the view out of windows, won $15,000. In the undergraduate division, the student developers of Game Trainer, an e-sports themed website idea, also won $15,000 for second place. Teams placing in the top three in each division will compete May 31 at the Donald W. Reynolds TriState Competition against teams from Arkansas and Oklahoma for an $118,000 prize pool. The resilient arthroplasty device is a patented technology that aims to revolutionize how the orthopedic community treats and approaches knee pain, arthritis and total knee arthroplasty (replacement). Dr. R. Thomas Grotz, an orthopedic microsurgeon who invented the device, approached the UNLV student team to get behind his technology. “Dr. Grotz observed numerous complications that arise as a result of the outdated and barbaric technology that is currently used,” said
Rachel Farner, an MBA student in the Lee Business School at UNLV who was part of the team. “RAD not only provides a better alternative to total knee arthroplasty, it provides a solution for those suffering from knee pain and arthritis who may not be candidates for a total knee arthroplasty.” Farner said she and the team looked forward to netting additional seed money and making the technology more available. “The win is certainly rewarding in terms of validation for all of our hard work, but it is just the first step,” she said. “Competitions allow us to receive feedback and create connections with others in the industry who will help us to bring this technology to full commercialization. ... We hope to make Las Vegas the arthritis treatment center of the world.” Game Trainer, which began last year as a class project, aims to encourage experienced gamers to mentor those looking to advance their position in the e-sports industry. Leith Martin, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, said UNLV’s success in such competitions was attributable to nontraditional students. “A lot of students that we have at UNLV have prior work experience, as they work full or part time as they go to school full time as well,” Martin said. “A lot of them are much more prepared to enter the workforce or start up a business because of that experience. They have a lot of life experience, and that lends itself to success in these types of competitions.”
A group of Henderson students involved in robotics clubs at their various schools recently competed in a world championship with the help of area businesses. Students from Greenspun Junior High, Basic Academy of International Studies and Nate Mack Elementary earned spots in the 2017 VEX Robotics World Championship in Louisville, Ky., after netting state titles in their respective age divisions earlier this year. With the clubs being entirely self-funded, the hard part wasn’t qualifying for the event, but raising the money to travel to compete. The business community in Henderson stepped up, raising $12,500 in a single night at a Henderson Chamber of Commerce event in April in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Biz + Bots initiative. Tech company Tronox donated $2,500 and Mayor-elect Debra March donated $1,000 as part of $16,000 raised, eclipsing the initial $11,000 goal. Although the students didn’t win, they learned lessons at the competition that could prove more valuable than any trophy. When the Nate Mack students arrived in Louisville, their robot didn’t pass the initial inspection because it was an inch too tall. So the students rebuilt and reprogrammed the robot overnight, and earned the highest score they’d ever registered. “We had some matches that were amazing and strong, and some that did not go in our favor, but throughout it, they did not give up and worked as a team,” said Nate Mack Elementary robotics team coach Casey Juliano, who initially reached out to the Chamber of Commerce for fundraising help. For the next school year, Juliano will switch from teaching third grade to focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) studies. Nate Mack Elementary will convert its library to a STEM library this summer. As a result of the success, all
Students from Nate Mack Elementary, from left, Chacen Rasavong, Kole Jacobs and Elijah Biddle, were among the Nevada representatives at the 2017 VEX Robotics World Championship in Louisville, Ky. (Courtesy)
three schools will expand their robotics clubs’ presence next year. The chamber has adopted the teams and will continue to help raise money. “These robotics teams are preparing students — as young as elementary school — for jobs that are changing the face of the manufacturing industry,” said Scott Muelrath, chamber president and CEO. Nevada is home to such technology companies as Tesla, Faraday Future and Switch, with additional Google and Apple facilities on the drawing board. According to the Nevada Advisory Council on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 2016 Strategic Plan, few Nevadans consider STEM careers largely because they are not exposed to STEM education as students or are not made aware of the career opportunities in STEM available to those with some postsecondary education. Fostering the local manufacturing industry’s future workforce supports the goals of the Henderson Development Association, the chamber’s economic development arm. “Being involved in a robotics team encourages excitement for STEM-related jobs, as well as teamwork, innovation and more,” Muelrath said. “These are all qualities businesses look for as well. We’re excited to support these young professionals on their journey to becoming our future business leaders.”
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‘This is a big engine to feed every day’ Pickleball at the Plaza is one example of events that draw visitors and locals to off-Strip properties positioning themselves as destinations for niche gatherings. Such events increase a venue’s profile, boost room occupancy and generate a steady revenue stream during traditionally slow times for Las Vegas — the summer months, December before the holidays and around Easter. Indeed, Jossel said the four-day tournament accounted for 156 room nights, while the inaugural Sin City Showdown in October 2016 drew 350 participants with 336 room nights. And as the only local casino property with 16 dedicated pickleball courts, the Plaza anticipates those numbers will continue. “We have the perfect venue to bePeople relax during a session of Silent Savasana, poolside yoga conducted monthly come the pickleball capital of the at Red Rock Resort and Green Valley Ranch Resort. (courtesy of Amit Dadlaney) country,” said Jossel, adding that December,” Stallworth said. “It’s the been home to Joe Weider’s Olympia the property also was filling rooms third-largest equestrian event in Fitness & Performance Weekend, Sept. 7-10 with the Big Blues Bender, the world, and we’ll book more than with about 5,000 room nights. This a music festival now in its third year 1,000 rooms per night.” year’s two-day event is Sept. 15-16. at the Plaza. “We convert the entire The annual World Series of Beer The arena also will host the All In property into a blues destination, Pong, another niche event, is in its Barrel Race, an eight-day event in and usually run at about 85 percent 12th year in Las Vegas and its second mid-December that is expected to room capacity with 2,300-2,400 at Westgate. The tournament drew book some 5,000-6,000 rooms. people. It’s been very successful, and about 1,000 participants in 2016 — “These groups allow us to leverwe’re looking for ways to grow with ranging in age from 21 to 90 — with age our property and fill in the gaps other music genres such as bluegrass a 25 percent increase in attendance in times we need capacity, because and Americana.” anticipated at this year’s five-day this is a big engine to feed every day,” The Orleans also hosts a niche event June 1-5, according to Michelle Taeubel said. musical event, the four-day Viva Las Massaro, director of marketing and South Point also is hosting events to Vegas Rockabilly Weekend, which advertising for Westgate. The propdrive room capacity, having unveiled launched 10 years ago at its sister erty likely will book more than 2,500 its $35 million Tournament Bowlproperty, the Gold Coast, and now rooms throughout the tournament, ing Plaza in 2014. The resort signed engulfs both venues. The most reshe said. a 12-year deal with the United States cent festival in April filled about “With the growing demographic and Bowling Congress to host seven USBC 8,000 rooms between the properpopularity of beer pong, we felt it was championships over the next dozen ties, attracting some 20,000 people. a great fit for Westgate,” Massaro said, years, including the three-month “The Orleans is rockabilly central, adding that the World Series of Beer USBC Women’s Championships in and Viva Las Vegas drives business Pong is the ideal June event. “While 2016 and the 2017 USBC Open Chamat a time of year when the city is the city has historically slowed down pionships, a six-month tournament historically dead,” said Tony Taeuin the summer months, Westgate has currently underway. bel, general manager of the Orleans. been thriving. For this year’s tour“We will have about 60,000 bowlTaeubel said the classic car show — a nament, we’ve decided to theme our ers with an average stay of three or component of the festival — also was monthly casino promotions around four days, and we block 400 rooms a huge draw for the property, with a beer and beer pong.” under the terms of our agreement, target demographic made up of loWhile some properties are hostwhich allows other hotels to book cal hot rod aficionados as well as ing niche events aimed at attracting that business as well, so it’s a great visitors. out-of-town visitors, Station Casinos event not just for our property, but The Orleans Arena will host the is sticking with its bread and butter for the whole city,” said Steve StallWorld Men’s Curling Championships — locals — with programming deworth, general manager of the South March 31 through April 8, 2018. It signed to attract a younger clientele Point Arena & Equestrian Center, will be the first time in a decade that while complementing its existing enanother participatory-driven venue the championships have been in the tertainment offerings. that opened in 2006. U.S., and the first time in the West, “We wanted to offer more experi“We have 44 weeks of equestrian with an anticipated total of 10,000ential programming, and we learned events booked this year, including 12,000 room nights. from our spas that yoga is incredthe World Series of Team Roping in Since 2005, the Orleans Arena has
ibly popular, so we found a partner that was creating a unique way to enjoy yoga where participants wear a headset to listen to the instructor,” said Lori Nelson, vice president of corporate communications for Station Casinos. Silent Savasana — a monthly poolside yoga class that is free and open to the public — is now in its third season at Red Rock Resort and its second season at Green Valley Ranch Resort. Silent Savasana attracts 350500 participants at each venue each month, and recently had an inaugural run at the Palms with a turnout of some 300 yoga enthusiasts. “There’s a huge yogi community in town, so the hope is to drive additional visitation to our restaurants, lounges and other amenities,” Nelson said. About a year ago, Station Casinos also introduced Rock Shot Bingo, a monthly event at Red Rock Resort and Green Valley Ranch. “Think bingo meets nightclub, with high energy, jello shots, crazy lighting, monthly themes, a DJ and an emcee,” Nelson said. “The perception is that bingo is for an older generation, but we learned that our younger guests also enjoy this gaming offering typically enjoyed by baby boomers.” She said Santa Fe Station and Sunset Station offered similar iterations of the event, which puts a twist on prizes for winners. “If you win a game you might win the cash prize, but everybody at your table will be rewarded with a shot on us, or maybe pool passes or pizza,” Nelson said. “We get hundreds of participants at each event, and it absolutely has a cult following. And, of course, we’ve been committed to bingo since we opened our first casino.” Indeed, bingo has been a Station Casinos mainstay harking back more than 40 years, when its first local property, Palace Station, was called Bingo Palace. Reflecting the bingo craze embedded in the company’s DNA, Palace Station recently opened a 10,000-square-foot bingo room. From bingo to bowling, pickleball to beer pong, Las Vegas resort operators are continually reinventing themselves beyond just casinos, nightclubs, restaurants and shopping as visitor demographics evolve.
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The real key to success is cultivating great relationships
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s general manager of the largest Toyota dealer in Nevada, I have the opportunity to speak with a lot of local businesses. I often hear the same comments. “Wow, if I had your ad budget, I’d be on easy street,” or “Gee, Toyotas just sell themselves.” Sometimes, people credit our success to our location. Advertising, product line and location are all vital assets. However the most important assets are the relationships you build along the way, whether with customers, suppliers or your employees. These are far more important than Guest column: bricks and mortar. john barr In business terms, it’s called social capital. Developing relationships based on trust, understanding and empathy are crucial to success. Your business transforms from being just another company to being a brand and business people know and trust. For years, advertisers have known the impor-
We are all in business to make money, and strong relationships help us do that. Just as important is the personal fulfillment that comes from all these positive interactions.
tance of developing positive relationships with clients and customers, and have created friendly, identifiable “spokespeople.” Talking candies (M&M’s), an eloquent gecko (Geico) and a cartoon dog (Snoopy for Met Life) are just some examples. These characters transform a faceless corporate entity into a business associated with warmth, trust and even humor. These positive emotions provide the beginnings of a beautiful relationship. I enjoy being the spokesperson for Findlay Toyota and hope that my ads convey just those emotions. This year I had the privilege of being a candidate for the Southern Nevada Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Man of the Year. The campaign involved a lot of time, effort and teamwork. This fundraising endeavor may seem like it has nothing to do with my responsibilities at Findlay Toyota. However, in the process of fundraising, I renewed many old relationships and made many new ones. The positive feelings generated by discussions
about worthy causes lead to positive feelings about the company I represent. Back at the office, my hope is that our customers become our friends. Strong relationships bring us not only repeat business, but also recommendations and word-of-mouth advertising. Our reputation grows, and our brand becomes more wellknown. Of course, we don’t always get it right. When we disappoint our customers, attentive listening and prompt problem-solving can turn difficult situations into positive experiences. Relationships with your employees also are important for success. Treating everyone with respect, providing opportunities for training and growth, applauding success and having fun are all key. We are all in business to make money, and strong relationships help us do that. Just as important is the personal fulfillment that comes from all these positive interactions. It is great to enjoy coming to work and being excited about the encounters you will have. When you, your employees and your customers all feel good about your business, that’s when the magic happens. Relationships are the key to success. Make it a point to build strong ones every day. John Barr is general manager of Findlay Toyota.
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Calendar of events TUESDAY, MAY 23 Building Owners and Managers Association of Nevada meeting Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers in advance; $45 at the door Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-938-2662 or visit bomanevada.org Network, eat and hear from Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak, who will present the Commissioner’s Report. Henderson Development Association luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $45 for Henderson Chamber of Commerce and HDA members; $70 for nonmembers; additional $10 for walk-ins Location: Fiesta Henderson, 777 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson Information: Contact Donna Israelson at 702565-8951 or disraelson@hendersonchamber.com Join the economic development arm of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce for networking, lunch and a presentation about Union Village. Cocktails and Creatives Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Hatari Restaurant & Sports Bar, 3528 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Visit lasvegas.aiga.org Join AIGA Las Vegas, the professional organization for design, to network eat and drink. Webinar: Small Business Law 101 Time: 2-3 p.m. Cost: Free Location: https://youtu.be/IrHOLgAWSo8 Information: Call 702-734-3555 Learn about contracts, terms and agreements.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance’s annual Las Vegas Perspective Time: 7:30-10:30 a.m. Cost: Sold out Location: Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, 3960 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-791-0000 or visit lvgea.org Topics related to economic development data, analysis and forecasting of Southern Nevada will be the focus of this event. American Gaming Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman will talk about the future of gaming and a panel will discuss advancing the business of health care.
Construction Financial Management Association Las Vegas luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $30 for members; $40 for nonmembers Location: Lawry’s the Prime Rib, 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Contact Ann Gilroy at 702-4931066 or lasvegas@cfma.org Eat, network and hear from an industry expert. Connect the Dots workshop Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $20 for certified diverse businesses or Businesses United in Long-term Development members; $30 for nonmembers Location: R&R Partners, 900 S. Pavilion Center Drive, Las Vegas Information: Call 602-541-0720 or email sharde@wbec-west,org Learn the secrets of identifying potential customers and landing contracts. Discuss tools and resources that affect conference experience, discover market research strategies, implement social media and technology and build relationships. Business Expo 2017 Exhibitor Workshop Time: 2:30-5:30 p.m. Cost: Free (RSVP required) Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: Contact Jackie Fisher at 702-5863843 or jfisher@lvchamber.com Learn more about show day and setup logistics, exhibiting and marketing tips, social media suggestions, best practices from previous exhibitors and venue information. Webinar — Part 2: Legal Business Structure for Small Business Time: 11 a.m.-noon Cost: Free Location: https://youtu.be/qrxwerfGyE4 Information: Call 702-734-3555 Part 2 of the webinar (Part 1 was held May 17) will be a more in-depth discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of being a sole proprietor, LLC, S corporation, etc.
THURSDAY, MAY 25 Henderson Chamber of Commerce networking mixer Time: 5-8 p.m. Cost: $15 for members; $25 for nonmembers; additional $10 for walk-ins (register by May 24) Location: Life Time Athletic Green Valley, 99 Carnegie St., Henderson
Information: Contact Donna Israelson at 702565-8951 or disraelson@hendersonchamber.com Grow your network by sharing contacts, referrals and ideas. Leadership Advance Recruitment Mixer Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: Contact Kimberly Bagdasarian at 702-586-3825 or kimberly@leadership.vegas Learn about the Leadership Advance program and how it can enhance your career. Network After Work Las Vegas Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: $15-$199 Location: Blue Martini Lounge, 6593 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit networkafterwork.com Meet executives and professionals in a relaxed atmosphere. Bring lots of business cards. 18th Annual Las Vegas Premiere Sales & Professional Job Fair Time: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Information: Visit diversitycareergroup.com Interview with Fortune 500 employers. Dress professionally and bring plenty of résumés.
FRIDAY, MAY 26 24th Annual Charity Golf Tournament Time: 7:30 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Reflection Bay, 75 Montelago Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Contact Jill Gibson at 702-267-7441 or jill.l.gibson@ehi.com A golf tournament will be followed by an awards reception, and there will be raffle prize drawings.
saturDAY, MAY 27 Presentation Skills Workshop for Authors (and Artists) Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: $25 for Writers of Southern Nevada members, $40 for nonmembers Location: Boulevard Bar & Grille, 9860 Las Vegas Blvd. South Information: Contact Eric Miller at 702-9799970 Authors and artists can learn how to improve their public speaking skills.
Conventions
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Enfuse Conference by Guidance Software
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May 22-25
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RECon 2017
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May 21-24
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Licensing International Expo
Mandalay Bay
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Valley National 8-Ball League Association World Pool Championship
Bally’s
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Records and Transactions BID OPPORTUNITIES May 24 3 p.m. Type 6 apparatus refurbish and remount for rural fire department Clark County, 604431 Ashley Peterson at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Current production model medium duty chassis remount rescue ambulances Clark County, 604418 Ashley Peterson at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov
May 25 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for septic tank/leach field and lift station services countywide Clark County, 604416 Adriane Garcia at akgarcia@clarkcountynv.gov
May 26 2:15 p.m. Lower Flamingo detention basin trash rack Clark County, 604354 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov 2:15 p.m. Mt. Hood, Treeline and various neighborhood streets rehabilitation Clark County, 604397 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov
May 31 2:15 p.m. 309 S. Third Street: replacement chiller Clark County, 604443 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov
Brokered transactions Sales $7,500,000 for 35,559 square feet, industrial 630 Trade Center Drive, Las Vegas 89119 Landlord: American Homes 4 Rent TRS Landlord agent: Dean Willmore of Colliers International Buyer: Silver State Schools Credit Union Buyer agent: Did not disclose $1,185,000 for 20 units, multifamily residential 1937 Sunset Circle, Henderson 89011 Landlord: Theobald Investments Landlord agent: Devin Lee, Jerad Roberts, Robin Willett and Jason
Dittenber of Northcap Multifamily Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Elliot Alper of Spacefinders Realty $1,065,000 for 7,563 square feet, industrial 4250 Wagon Trail Ave., Las Vegas 89113 Landlord: Lahore Landlord agent: Zac Zaher of CBRE Buyer: Thuy Nguyen Buyer agent: Ivy Vo of Simply Vegas Real Estate $930,000 for 16 units, multifamily residential 609 and 611 S. 11th St., Las Vegas 89101 Landlord: Theobald Investments Landlord agent: Devin Lee, Jerad Roberts, Robin Willett and Jason Dittenber of Northcap Multifamily Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Heron Vasquez of Bella Vegas Homes Realty $695,000 for 4,930 square feet, retail 1330 E. Pebble Road, Las Vegas 89123 Landlord: SREF Scottsdale Plaza Landlord agent: Chris Connell and Grant Traub of Colliers International Buyer: Hsiung Holdings Buyer agent: Did not disclose
BUSINESS LICENSES Rainbow License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 6843 Grandola Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Yingjie Yao Ray A. Morgan Co. License type: General retail sales Address: 7140 Dean Martin Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Greg Marting Real Estate By Design License type: Real estate sales Address: 1180 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Anthony Taranto, Real Estate By Design, Alee Andrews and Nichole Madera Red Rock Hospice License type: Residential home care provider Address: 1811 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 215, Las Vegas Owner: Rastelli Regalado and Mercy Labrado Richard Kobre License type: Real estate sales Address: 9350 Sun City Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Richard Kobre Rick’s Lawn & Landscaping License type: Contractor Address: 9123 Royal Monarch
Court, Las Vegas Owner: Rick’s Lawn & Landscaping Rotech Granite License types: Contractor; manufacturing, light assembly and fabrication Address: 3070 Sirius Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Hector Romero Russie Experimental Music License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Mark Russie Sarahdipity License type: Miscellaneous sales/ services Address: 1620 Hennepin Drive, Henderson Owner: Sarahdipity Sengdeuane Khounsamnane Lee License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 1006 W. Sunset Road, Henderson Owner: Sengdeuane Khounsamnane Lee Senpai Tech License type: Management or consulting service Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 320, Las Vegas Owner: Chad and Christine Curtis Shelly’s Cleaning Services License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 3988 Zapotec Way, Las Vegas Owner: Araceli Salazar Sherry Sims-Goff License type: Travel and ticket agency Address: Did not disclose Owner: Sherry Sims-Goff Shhhes License type: General retail sales Address: 10550 W. Alexander Road, Unit 2210, Las Vegas Owner: Amineh and Gerhard Bahnsen Si Mee Collections License type: General retail sales Address: 1435 E. Lake Mead Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Si Mee Collections Silverado Custom Home Painting License type: Contractor Address: 2630 Westwood Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Silverado Painting Silverstate Industrial Service License type: Contractor Address: 3575 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 108, North Las Vegas Owner: Silverstate Industrial Service SKG Retrogaming License type: General retail sales
Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite C25, Las Vegas Owner: Patrick Ferre Solar Star License type: Contractor Address: 6741 Bodega Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Did not disclose Soniqua Lacy License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Soniqua Lacy Sorelle License type: Food specialty store Address: 8609 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Gino’s West Coast Llc Sosa Mobile Detailing License type: Automobile detailing Address: Did not disclose Owner: Esteban Sosa Sports in Style License type: General retail sales Address: 350 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 170, Las Vegas Owner: JJRP Management Sportsman’s Warehouse License type: General retail sales Address: 701 Marks St., Henderson Owner: Sportsman’s Warehouse Strokes Music Worldwide License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: SOTK Productions Sunout Solar Screen Blind and Shutter License type: General retail sales Address: 4508 Del Pappa Court, Las Vegas Owner: The Full Presentation Susan’s Hope License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Susan Cluess Taj Boutique License type: General retail sales Address: 4529 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Makparza LLC Tavern at the Falls License type: Catering Address: 10360 Sun City Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Sun City Summerlin Community Association
Vegas Owner: The Best Details The Eye Media Group License type: Photography Address: Did not disclose Owner: Nephy Acevedo The Fixer License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Dottie and Michael Hanson The Lallipop Shoppe License type: Food specialty store Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite B20, Las Vegas Owner: The Lallipop Shoppe The Service Companies License type: Property maintenance Address: 2260 Corporate Circle, Suite 480, Henderson Owner: The Service Companies The Unspoken License type: Instruction services Address: 1519 W. Oakey Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: The Unspoken Timothy Ritchey License type: General services (counter/office) Address: Did not disclose Owner: Timothy Ritchey Timothy Roger Carroll License type: Real estate sales Address: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Timothy Carroll Tracey Harned License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Tracey Harned Trailhound Smokers BBQ License type: Restaurant Address: 1370 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Timm Martin Transition Services License type: General retail sales Address: 6100 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Christine Wunderlin and Sally Rothfuss Unique Detailing License type: Automobile detailing Address: Did not disclose Owner: Ivan Rodriguez-Perez
Teason License type: Restaurant Address: 1647 W. Warm Springs Road, Henderson Owner: TSON LLC
Vargas Lawn License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Mariano Vargas
The Best Details License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 7816 S. Lobella St., Las
Vegas Estate Photo License type: Photography Address: Did not disclose Owner: Nolen Alatorre
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Records and Transactions Vegas First Class License type: Motor transportation service Address: Did not disclose Owner: D.J. Service Vegas Rising Stars Radio License type: General services (counter/office) Address: 239 W. New York Ave., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Richard Chandler and Earl Karl Vesp Consulting License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Gavin Vesp Victor Gesmundo License type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Victor Gesmundo VIP Limousines of Nevada and VIP Transportation of Nevada License type: Motor transportation service Address: 3250 Pollux Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Las Vegas VIP Limousines and Neil Farrell Virgilio Fermin License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Virgilio Fermin Jr. WaterLilyZen License type: Internet sales Address: 2757 Marnay Lane, Henderson Owner: Subi LLC Weddings By Rev. Joe License type: General services (counter/office) Address: 930 Rifle Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Joseph O’Leary Weddings By Rev. Peter License type: General services (counter/office) Address: Did not disclose Owner: Peter Billitteri Well Care Medical Group License type: Professional services - medical Address: 7488 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Vilma Afante Westar Properties License type: Real estate sales Address: 5105 S. Durango Drive, Suite 1, Las Vegas Owner: Westar Properties Winson Woo License type: Real estate sales Address: 2001 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Winson Woo Zhigang (John) Yu
License type: Real estate sales Address: 4604 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Zhigang Yu
alcohol Address: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 118, Las Vegas Owner: Americana LV
A&M Air Conditioning and Heating License type: Contractor Address: 5034 W. Gowan Road, Las Vegas Owner: The Saenz Co.
Andrew Philip Simons License type: Contractor Address: 4120 Birchmont St., Las Vegas Owner: Andrew Simons
A One Rated Carpet Cleaning License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 3111 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite A120, Las Vegas Owner: R.A. Ankava
Angeles Fabrizio License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Angeles Fabrizio
Adobe Real Estate License type: Real estate sales Address: 2310 Highland Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Daniel Kereczman Adriana Falcon Alvarez License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas Owner: Adriana Falcon Alvarez Affairs to Remember Catering License type: Catering Address: 1401 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 13, Las Vegas Owner: G. Michael Whitesides Aida Shirley License type: Real estate sales Address: 9580 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 200, Las Vegas Owner: Aida Shirley Alexander Arkerson License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 10098 Prairie Dove Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Alexander Arkerson Alfred Kingham License type: Real estate sales Address: 2117 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Alfred Kingham All Events Production License type: General services (counter/office) Address: 6248 Bayview Circle, Las Vegas Owner: All Events Altisource Fulfillment Operations License type: Professional services Address: 8670 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Timothy Harcourt, Joseph Davila, Stephen Hewins and Michelle Esterman Amanda Borders License type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 500, Las Vegas Owner: Amanda Borders Americana License type: Restaurant with
Anna Alonova License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 5921 Alcott Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Anna Alonova Anthony Frank Taranto License type: Real estate sales Address: 1180 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Anthony Taranto Apogeo Video License type: General services (counter/office) Address: Did not disclose Owner: Kelvin Noel Arelly’s License type: Restaurant Address: 2350 Corporate Circle, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Bertha Muniz De Medina Arlene Dadigan-Welsh License type: Real estate sales Address: 9310 Sun City Blvd., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Arlene Dadigan As You Wish Catering License type: Catering Address: 4125 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: KH Productions Audit Resource License type: Business support Address: 8350 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 270, Las Vegas Owner: David Rose Axcellence Consulting and Management License types: Management or consulting service; designer/ draftsman Addresses: 9840 and 9841 Cantebury Rose Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Thomas Frenkel and Katarzyna Orzechowski Ball, Santin & McLeran License type: Professional services Address: 1975 Village Center Circle, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Alan Hall, James Ball, Shawn McLeran, Peter Santin, Mathias Bildhauer, James Shively, Michael Poli and Jeff Messing
Better Concepts By Aleta License type: Cosmetology Address: 7680 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 150, Las Vegas Owner: Aleta Esparza Bill Boschetto License type: Real estate sales Address: 1635 Village Center Circle, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Bill Boschetto Pro Corp. Black Rifle Armory License type: General retail sales Address: 1450 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite C209, Henderson Owner: J&M Security Black Sheep Rave License type: Miscellaneous sales/ services Address: 3244 La Mancha Way, Henderson Owner: Blacksheep Events Bomb E-Liquid License type: Internet sales Address: 251 S. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 4111, Henderson Owner: Bomb E-Liquid Brake Masters of Nevada License type: Automotive garage/ service station (minor) Address: 1910 Rock Springs Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Auto Brakes Brandon Locascio License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Brandon Locascio Bropro Home Inspections License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Bropro Home Inspections Bumperman License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 6065 Mann St., Las Vegas Owner: Palmarius Carl’s Jr. License type: Restaurant Address: 1991 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: BTO Investments Castro’s Cigars License type: Tobacco sales/ lounge Address: 121 N. Fourth St., Las Vegas Owner: Roxana Castro
Address: 6440 N. Durango Drive, Suite 125, Las Vegas Owner: The Butcher Block Christopher Lopez License type: Repair and maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Christopher Lopez Christopher Patrick Gomes License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Christopher Gomes Chug Stop! License type: Open-air vending Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite D-50, Las Vegas Owner: Chug Stop! City of Las Vegas License type: Contractor Address: 495 S. Main St., Las Vegas Owner: Did not disclose Classic Water Heaters License type: Contractor Address: 1125 Legato Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Classic Water Heaters Claudia Shannon Agency License type: Insurance agency or adjusting firm Address: 701 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suites 200-207, Henderson Owner: Claudia Shannon Agency Commercial Property Management License type: Management or consulting service Address: 400 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 350, Las Vegas Owner: Great Wash Park and John Lucero Community Credit Repair License type: Management or consulting service Address: 2350 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 101-1A, Las Vegas Owner: Rebecca Jones Complete Cleaners License type: Dry cleaning/laundry facility and services Address: 6440 Sky Pointe Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: CFD LLC Conde Nevada License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 9141 W. Desert Inn Road, Suite201, Las Vegas Owner: Conde Nevada
Chip Off the Block License type: Beer/wine cooler on-sale Address: 6440 N. Durango Drive, Suite 125, Las Vegas Owner: The Butcher Block
Cosset License type: General retail sales Address: 4300 Meadows Lane, Suite 1230, Las Vegas Owner: David Danzig
Chip Off the Block License type: Beer/wine cooler off-sale
Cradle of Love Home Birth & Women’s Health License type: Professional services
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Digital ACM License type: Graphic design Address: 2338 Green Valley Parkway, Suite 1727, Henderson Owner: Digital ACM
Crimson Productions License type: General retail sales Address: 2875 E. Patrick Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Dominique Carlson and Alexander Barnato
Diosana Carrion-Toro License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 3722 Rose Canyon Drive, North Las Vegas Owner: Diosana Carrion-Toro
Crocodile Scales License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Breeze Management
Donilee Sandoval License type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Donilee Sandoval
CTH Inspections License type: Professional services Address: 8675 Bright Angel Way, Las Vegas Owner: Chad Hazelton Daniel Costigan License type: Real estate sales Address: 7674 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 109, Las Vegas Owner: Daniel Costigan Darlene Nepp-Rockwood License type: Real estate sales Address: 500 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 314, Las Vegas Owner: Darlene Nepp-Rockwood David Baltrusaitis License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite J34, Las Vegas Owner: David Baltrusaitis David Blinds & More License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: David Pappazi David Webster License type: Real estate sales Address: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: David Webster De Castroverde Law Group License type: Professional services Address: 410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 480, Las Vegas Owner: OJD Legal Deann Schlobohm License type: Real estate sales Address: 10161 Park Run Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Deann Schlobohm Desert Aloha License type: Open-air vending Address: 7800 W. Ann Road, Las Vegas Owner: Jonathan Harline Deshawn Stephens License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 10098 Prairie Dove Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Deshawn Stephens
DWM Dance Studio Summerlin License type: Instruction services Address: 420 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Volynets Enterpises, Zhenya Corp., Alexandr Chmerkovskiy, Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Tony Dovolani Productions Dynamic Music Therapy License type: Professional services Address: 4535 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 106, Las Vegas Owner: Emily Rawlings Edgar Lopez Mobile Fleet License type: Automotive garage/ service station (minor) Address: 2609 St. George St., Las Vegas Owner: Edgar Carlos Ivan-Lopez Elite Pro Appliance Repair Services License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 210 Alaska Jade St., Las Vegas Owner: Rachelle and Ronald Miclat Equestrian on Eastern License type: Apartment house Address: 10701 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson Owner: Equestrian Apartments Evelyn Craik License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Evelyn Craik Events By Idea License type: Temporary merchant Address: 7353 Eugene Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Slavic Samoylich
BUILDING PERMITS $8,008,707, commercial — addition 5835 E. Ann Road, North Las Vegas Colorado Structures $4,400,000, commercial 1 Fremont St., Las Vegas Tre Builders
$1,055,550, tenant improvement 1330 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas Affordable Concepts $789,000, tenant improvement 9101 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Executive Homes $768,702, commercial — new 225 W. Brooks Ave., North Las Vegas Baldwin Demolition $700,000, tenant improvement x2 7920 and 7930 W. Tropical Parkway, Las Vegas Kittrell Jensen Contractors $550,000, commercial 6311 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Kittrell Jensen Contractors
Woodside Homes of Nevada $179,693, single-family dwelling 5530 Honey Creek Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $179,693, single-family dwelling 8920 Sable Falls St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $178,510, residential — new x2 5116 and 5124 Granite Basin St., North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings $173,702, single-family dwelling 64 Basque Coast St., Las Vegas Toll South LV
$510,000, electrical 4550 Nexus Way, North Las Vegas Taylor Electric
$171,057, residential — new 5448 White Barn Court, North Las Vegas Harmony Homes
$350,000, tenant improvement 190 Upland Blvd., Las Vegas Mountain Vista Development
$170,000, single-family dwelling 3018 Ashby Ave., Las Vegas Linda Sim
$260,000, grading 5730 W. Alexander Road, Las Vegas LM Construction
$160,266, single-family dwelling x2 279 and 295 Evante St., Las Vegas Toll South LV
$231,108, single-family dwelling x2 5637 and 5643 Koda Court, Las Vegas Plaster Development Company
$150,741, single-family dwelling 281 Lindura Court, Las Vegas Toll South LV
$222,289, single-family dwelling x2 479 and 483 Bosco Di Fiore St., Las Vegas Toll South LV $218,097, single-family dwelling 441 Beautiful Hill Court, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada $218,097, single-family dwelling 12122 Hermesa Colina Ave., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada $213,443, single-family dwelling x2 480 and 489 Bosco Di Fiore St., Las Vegas Toll South LV
$150,000, commercial 6311 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Kittrell Jensen Contractors $141,734, single-family dwelling 10564 Copperas Cove Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$125,000, commercial — alteration 2620 W. Brooks St., North Las Vegas JH Construction $123,100, single-family dwelling 165 Alamere Falls Drive, Las Vegas CalAtlantic Homes $118,437, single-family dwelling 313 Castellari Drive, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada $104,742, single-family dwelling x2 153 and 161 Alamere Falls Drive, Las Vegas CalAtlantic Homes $104,007, single-family dwelling 161 Alamere Falls Drive, Las Vegas CalAtlantic Homes $103,142, residential — new 5453 White Barn Court, North Las Vegas Harmony Homes $100,000, commercial 7920 W. Tropical Parkway, Las Vegas Kittrell Jensen Contractors $95,209, single-family dwelling 157 Alamere Falls Drive, Las Vegas CalAtlantic Homes $87,750, commercial — alteration 333 Gowan Road, North Las Vegas Cambridge Builders
$138,815, single-family dwelling 5585 Moore Cove Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$85,000, tenant improvement 4921 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas Quantum Services
$210,818, single-family dwelling 89 Menorca Island Court, Las Vegas Toll South LV $199,096, single-family dwelling 105 Menorca Island Court, Las Vegas Toll South LV
$134,440, single-family dwelling 10532 Laurel Mountain Lane, Las Vegas Adaven Homes
$193,849, single-family dwelling 5560 Honey Creek Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$134,002, single-family dwelling 11839 Mino Rio Ave., Las Vegas CalAtlantic Homes
$181,244, single-family dwelling 445 Beautiful Hill Court, Las Vegas
$125,193, single-family dwelling 11835 Mino Rio Ave., Las Vegas CalAtlantic Homes
$141,017, single-family dwelling 11865 Barona Mesa Ave., Las Vegas CalAtlantic Homes
$138,306, single-family dwelling 9702 Summer Bliss Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$189,423, commercial 620 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas Affordable Concepts
$125,535, residential — new 2098 Saybrook Ave., North Las Vegas Harmony Homes
$134,002, single-family dwelling 11845 Barona Mesa Ave., Las Vegas CalAtlantic Homes $133,118, single-family dwelling 11841 Barona Mesa Ave., Las Vegas CalAtlantic Homes
$85,000, single-family dwelling 1009 Kent Place, Las Vegas Maria Compean-Lopez $83,700, commercial — new 13435 Apex Harbor Lane, North Las Vegas Rafael Construction $76,607, mechanical 2829 Fort Sumter, North Las Vegas Envise $75,000, single-family dwelling 9021 Greensboro Lane, Las Vegas Laux Construction To receive a complete copy of Data Plus every week in Excel, please visit vegasinc.com/subscribe.
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Facility
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Category 2
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Brookdale Cheyenne 6031 W. Cheyenne Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89108 702-658-5882 • brookdale.com
153
Did not disclose
Did not disclose
Brookdale Senior Living Solutions
Heather Lankford, administrator
Pacifica Senior Living San Martin 8374 W. Capovilla Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-381-7909 • pacificasanmartin.com
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131
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Pacifica Senior Living
Beau Ayers, executive director
3a
Atria Sutton 3185 E. Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89121 702-358-0408 • atriasutton.com
150
150
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Atria Senior Living Group
Terri Harmon, executive director
3b
Wentworth of Las Vegas 2620 Lake Sahara Drive Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-623-6657 • wentworthlasvegas.com
150
80
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Milestone Retirement Communities
Ambria Kennedy, administrator
5
Atria Seville 2000 N. Rampart Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89128 702-628-9460 • atriaseville.com
144
Did not disclose
Did not disclose
Atria Senior Living Group
Chris Mash, executive director
6
Atria Sunlake 3250 S. Fort Apache Road Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-628-5963 • atriasunlake.com
139
139
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Atria Senior Living Group
Olga Loi, executive director
7
Prestige Assisted Living at Mira Loma 2520 Wigwam Parkway Henderson, NV 89074 702-260-8400 • prestigecare.com
138
108
30
Prestige Care
Barbara Gottlieb, executive director
8
Merrill Gardens at Siena Hills 2910 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway Henderson, NV 89052 702-789-4156 • merrillgardens.com
132
97
35
Merrill Gardens
Dawn Zabroske, general manager
9
Heritage Springs Assisted Living and Memory Care 8720 W. Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89147 702-360-6023 • heritagespringsseniorliving.com
127
100
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BPM Senior Living
Cathy Helton, executive director
10a
Pacifica Senior Living Green Valley 2620 E. Robindale Road Henderson, NV 89074 702-472-8833 • pacificagreenvalley.com
108
36
72
Pacifica Senior Living
Kaitlin Peitz, executive director
10b
Merrill Gardens at Green Valley Ranch 1935 Paseo Verde Parkway Henderson, NV 89012 702-608-0749 • merrillgardens.com
108
108
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Merrill Gardens
Linn Thome, administrator/ general manager
Pacifica Senior Living Regency 3985 S. Pearl St. Las Vegas, NV 89121 702-706-0036 • pacificaregency.com
107
62
45
Pacifica Senior Living
Alex Taskov, executive director
13a
Brookdale Las Vegas 3025 E. Russell Road Las Vegas, NV 89120 702-509-4987 • brookdale.com
105
89
16
Brookdale Senior Living Solutions
Pamela Benton, executive director
13b
Sunrise of Henderson 1555 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway Henderson, NV 89012 702-837-6582 • sunrisehenderson.com
105
60
45
Sunrise Senior Living
Tyler Johansen, executive director
Desert Springs Senior Living 6650 W. Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-732-2800 • desertspringsliving.com
100
100
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Ensign Group
Simona Cocea, executive director
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