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ON THE COVER Get out of the house and do your shopping the old-fashioned way.

The unmanned aerial vehicle industry — drones, to most of us — is on the verge of taking off in the United States, both commercially and with everyday users. But what rules do we have to follow when flying a drone? And where is the industry headed? In five minutes, we’ll make you an expert on drones.

YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL HOLIDAY SHOPPING

Want to support your community, find something unique and snag some great deals? You can do all that by shopping locally.

We’ve got the rundown on food, booze, clothing, accessories, furniture, toys, sports equipment, books and more, all available at the dozens of locally owned shops that dot the valley.

THE BUSY LIFE OF A UNLV COACH

Todd Simon works odd hours, to say the least. The assistant basketball coach who cut his teeth at Findlay Prep has become one of the top recruiters in the nation. To stay on top of his game and push the Rebels to new heights, Simon skips meals, drives all hours of the night and does whatever else he must to land stars and role players.

HOW TO BALANCE HOME, WORK LIFE

Sixty-five percent of Americans say work is a top source of stress in their lives. Part of the reason for that is that many of us can’t — or don’t — get away from it. Technology makes bringing work home with us easier than ever, meaning many of us are always on the clock. Experts offer advice on how to take breaks from the stress of work.

MORE NEWS Tesla Motors open doors for Apex?

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Think you’re in Las Vegas? You might not be Las Vegas city limits are smaller than many know. So a website was created to help people find out if they really should be calling City Hall for services.

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For performers, all the club’s a circus In Las Vegas’ nightlife scene, aerialists and clowns are a necessity, not a novelty.

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Nonprofit tackling mental illness crisis The Nellie Bly Leadership Society was formed to focus on raising funds and awareness to help those in need of help.

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Program puts books in Jewish kids’ hands PJ Library delivers books every month to families who want to teach their children about the core values of Judaism.

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Lawsuit against Westgate owner dismissed But Heather Atwell, daughter of the late real estate agent David Atwell, vows not to give up her legal battle.

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Participants take a photo with Santa Claus at a Sport Chalet dive center, 7230 Arroyo Crossing Parkway, Las Vegas. (MIKAYLA WHITMORE/STAFF)

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A welfare office in North Las Vegas was evacuated after fumes from nearby graffiti cleanup entered the building. Three people were treated, and the office closed temporarily.

Strip star Olivia NewtonJohn announced she will extend her “Summer Nights” residency at the Flamingo through September 2015.

The Cosmopolitan announced CEO John Unwin is stepping down at the end of the year. A replacement hasn’t been announced.

Metro Police discovered the body of a man believed to have shot himself in an MGM Grand hotel room. Officers had evacuated hotel rooms as a precaution.

The Las Vegas City Council is set to vote on a proposed $200 million downtown soccer stadium.

The terms being considered include the city chipping in $56.5 million.

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ASTRID GOES TO DC Las Vegan Astrid Silva, the face of President Barack Obama’s immigration plan, spoke at a Senate hearing in support of Obama’s efforts to grant protection to almost 5 million people living in the country illegally. Silva told the president’s critics they are “attacking America and everything that has made this country strong.”

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Taiwanese tourists, dressed for the cold weather, visit the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign Dec. 3. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

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UNLV GETS ITS MAN Tony Sanchez, who coached Bishop Gorman High to six straight state championships in football, was introduced as the 11th coach in UNLV history.

“I know it was a bold statement when I was chosen for this position,” said Sanchez, who was 85-5 at Gorman.

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Sanchez said he hopes for longoverdue upgrades to the on-campus facilities.

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“Steve Wynn’s Showstoppers” is scheduled to open at the Encore Theater in Wynn Las Vegas. The production features 34 singers and dancers backed by a 30-piece orchestra.

VIVA ROCK VEGAS Catch homegrown band Imagine Dragons on a television near you.

The Indie-rock group is featured in new commercials from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority that tout Las Vegas as an ideal getaway.

The commercials cost $1.2 million to produce.

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The Neon Museum’s Neon Boneyard collection of more than 150 vintage neon signs is illuminated with a holiday-inspired palette of lights. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

Unofficial number of Santa Claus suit-clad entrants in the Great Santa Run held Dec. 6, down about 3,000 from last year. The drop was attributed to not having the event on the same weekend as the Rock and Roll Las Vegas Marathon.

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Drones are bringing science-fiction technology to Southern Nevadans’ fingertips. ¶ But the new frontier of unmanned aerial systems comes with a host of questions, starting with this essential one: What can and can’t you do if you own your own flyer? ¶ Although the term “drone” is used as a catch-all in the aviation community, it’s not listed anywhere in the Federal Aviation Administration’s rulebook. ¶ That doesn’t mean there aren’t laws for flying the devices.

Here’s a look at what you need to know if you own a drone:

Regulations for public drone flights are outlined in the FAA’s Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.

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PRIVACY CONCERNS

Privacy laws lag woefully behind the technology. But there are limits to what’s allowed.

Homeowners own the airspace within their property lines and up to the height of their roof. Beyond that, airspace is public, governed by the FAA. In both public and private airspace, drone operators are free to fly and snap photos and video, but only for personal use. In other words, a homeowner can use a drone to take photos of his home to hang on his wall, but he can’t sell those photos for a profit. The same goes for taking photos of his

neighborhood. The law even extends to websites such as Craigslist. Drone photos, even of your own property, cannot be used to list a home for sale.

If drones are used for criminal activity, such as peeping or stalking, victims can report the incident to police to open an investigation.

Drone advocates are pushing the FAA to draft new privacy policies, but they’re not optimistic that will happen soon. As it stands, there are too few privacy cases circulating through the courts for adequate legal precedent.

Operators cannot fly drones within 5 miles of any airport, heliport, seaplane base, spaceport or other aviation area.

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The drone must fly within the operator’s line of sight.

Drones cannot be flown over people. That means every time you’ve seen a camera-equipped drone flying above the audience at an outdoor concert, the operator has broken the law.

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QUICK FACTS ■ A camera-equipped drone costs $39.99 at Fry’s Electronics.

■ The FAA is responsible for the safety of U.S. airspace from the ground up.

■ Anyone who wants to fly an aircraft in U.S. airspace needs FAA approval, but flying model aircraft as a hobby does not require FAA approval.

■ Police enforcing unauthorized drone operations usually provide a verbal warning to begin with, then a warning letter, then an order to stop.

■ The FAA estimates as many as 7,500 small commercial drones, operated by companies such as Amazon, may be in use by 2018, assuming the necessary regulations are in place.

■ Forecast International expects about 1,000 types of unmanned air vehicles to be manufactured this year.

DRONES OF THE FUTURE Drones are being used or developed for:

Filmmaking: A filmmaker has been using a drone mounted with a camera to shoot footage for a documentary about Bishop Gorman High School’s varsity football team. If you took a walk through the team’s warm-up session before its appearance in last season’s semi-final playoff game, you would have seen the drone floating above the players, recording them.

Storm watching: NASA scientists fly drones near tornados and hurricanes to monitor and track their movement and strength.

Disaster response: When natural disasters such as forest fires strike, it could be safer and more efficient for drones to dump water and fire suppression foam on a blaze rather than to send firefighters dragging hoses.

Policing: Privacy advocates worry that unmanned aerial systems could spawn a surveillance state, but supporters say drones make patrolling easier. Police nationwide are using drones increasingly for surveillance, search-and-rescue missions, tracking fleeing criminals and locating bombs.

Search and rescue: Sophisticated technology such as heat-sensing equipment can be attached to drones to help search-and-rescue teams scour large areas by air.

Remote delivery: Companies such as Amazon, UPS and FedEx are considering using drones to deliver packages straight to your front door. Domino’s built a prototype of a pizza-delivering drone.

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DRONE GLOSSARY

Every hobby has its own terminology. Here are terms you should know if you want to fly a drone legally.

■ Certificate of waiver/certificate of authorization: Federal Aviation Administration approval for a special flight operation ■ Permanent areas: Any area within FAA-regulated boundaries where you can fly a drone ■ Public unmanned aircraft system: A drone that meets the qualifications and conditions required for operation of a public aircraft ■ Sense and avoid capability: The ability of a drone to remain a safe distance from, and avoid collisions with, other aircraft ■ Test range: A geographic area where drone research and development are conducted ■ Unmanned aircraft: An aircraft that’s operated without direct human intervention in or on the aircraft ■ Unmanned aircraft system: An unmanned aircraft and the associated elements, including communication links and control components, required for a pilot to operate safely and efficiently in national airspace

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Ethel M was founded in 1981 by Forrest Mars Sr., one of the founders of the Mars chocolate empire, as a tribute to his mother, Ethel, and her chocolate recipes.

A six-piece box of creamy caramels costs $12; the Holiday Classic Gourmet Chocolate Collection retails for $42; a 6.4-ounce package of peppermint bark costs $22; a 4.5-ounce box of milk chocolate pretzels costs $12.

CHOFFY 702-623-9223 | choffy.com Brewed chocolate made from roasted and ground cocoa beans. Richer and more robust than hot chocolate, brews just like coffee and comes in multiple flavors. Manufacturers say it provides long-lasting energy without a caffeine crash.

Choffy, manufactured in Henderson, is the brainchild of Jason Vanderhoven. He spent three years researching, tasting and developing his cocoa brew.

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A 12-ounce pack of Volta costs $16.49; a fall variety bundle with three flavors and a French press sells for $83.90.

Classic flavors, such as movie theater butter or caramel, or wildly original flavors, including lemon meringue pie, loaded baked potato or blue coconut. Pack it in a holiday box or tin for a perfect gift.

The company, founded by Laurie Sabol and Mark Smith, began in Summerlin in 2009 and expanded to Henderson two years later.

A 3-pack holiday box costs $28.99; a Christmas tin sells for $34.95.

ARTISANAL FOODS 2275 E. Sunset Road, Las Vegas 702-436-4252 artisanalfoods.com Hundreds of specialty items from around the world: sticky rice nuggets from China, coffee from the Indonesian island of Sumatra, fresh wasabi from Oregon, chorizo from Spain. Store specialties include foie gras, truffles and charcuterie with Iberico.

Owned and operated by UNLV grad and international food purveyor Brett Ottolenghi.

A 1.3-pound package of frozen foie gras sells for $64.99; a 14-ounce container of black winter truffle stock retails for $49.99; a 500-milliliter tin of sesame oil sells for $10.99; a 1-ounce jar of vanilla paste sells for $14.99.

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BOOZE & BEER TENAYA CREEK 3101 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas 702-362-7335, tenayacreek.com A dozen varieties of beer, including God of Thunder Baltic porter, Hauling Oats oatmeal stout, brown ale, pilsner, hefeweizen and several pale ales.

Tenaya Creek opened as a restaurant and brewery in 1999 but closed its kitchen permanently in 2008. Its bottling line now is available in four states and Canada.

Most 22-ounce bottles sell for $5 to $8; cases of 12 retail for $50 to $80.

PAHRUMP VALLEY WINERY 3810 Winery Road, Pahrump 775-751-7800, pahrumpwinery.com Nevada’s largest producing winery and winner of almost 400 national wine awards since 2004. Current and past varieties include zinfandel, syrah, tempranillo, chardonnay, and merlot.

The Pahrump Valley Winery opened in 1990, with the first vines planted shortly afterward. The winery and onsite restaurant now are owned and operated by Bill and Gretchen Loken.

A bottle of Desert Blush costs $13.95; a bottle of 2012 chardonnay retails for $15.95; a bottle of creme sherry costs $16.95.

LAS VEGAS DISTILLERY 7330 Eastgate Road, Henderson 702-629-7534, lasvegasdistillery.com Nevada-grown wheat and corn distilled into whiskey, vodka, gin, rum, moonshine and bourbon.

Specialty brews such as Summerlin Peach and Apricot Liqueur. The distillery also offers tours and alcohol-making classes.

Founded by George Racz, the business was Nevada’s first craft distillery, and Racz wrote the legislative bill that allowed his business to open.

A bottle of Summerlin peach liqueur costs $19.99; a bottle of “Nevada 150” straight bourbon in a branded box with commemorative token costs $100.

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CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES LVCK BY VEGAS APPAREL In Downtown Container Park, 707 Fremont Street, Las Vegas 702-530-3025 lvck.lv A streetwear boutique that specializes in ball caps, graphic tees and casual wear from local, national and international brands.

Owner/designer and Las Vegas local Edward Dorville conceived his brand in early 2011.

One of his goals is to promote an “unwavering love for our hometown and a strong desire to sport it (hint: pro leagues.)”

An LV neon faux leather brim strapback cap costs $55; a Bets LV baseball tee sells for $32; a UNLV beanie retails for $24.

AMBERJOY’S VINTAGE CLOSET 1225 S. Main St., Las Vegas 702-825-2020 amberjoysvintagecloset.com Authentic vintage clothing and accessories from the 1920s through 1960s, as well as period piece replicas.

The shop, owned

by Amber Burkhart, celebrated its oneyear anniversary in November.

An authentic 1939 raw silk and chiffon wedding gown retails for $1,500; a 1950s-style floral rockabilly dress sells for $155; a pair of 1950s earrings sell for $21.

ALEXIA KAY 1-844-253-9425 alexiakay.com Handmade bracelets, earrings, necklaces and rings adorned with Swarovski crystals.

Designer Alexia Kay, who recently moved back to the valley after a previous 10-year stint here, launched her line this summer.

Rings and small pendants retail for $80 to $100; more ornate necklaces sell for $1,000 to $1,200.

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THE MARKET LV AT TIVOLI VILLAGE 440 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas

A mini shopping center within a shopping center, the Market is a sort of incubator for startup boutiques and small mom-and-pop shops. Vendors include Ai Bijoux, a lingerie shop; B Sweet Candy Boutique; Mina Olive, a custom bridal shop; Pas de Deux, a children’s vintage clothing store; River North, which sells home décor; Good Luck Accessories, a jewelry store; and Annie Creamcheese, a vintage clothing and accessories boutique. The goal is for the businesses to move into the mall’s main outdoor space as they flourish and grow.

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HANDMADE IN VEGAS Handmadeinvegas.com etsy.com

Handmade in Vegas is a group of local artists who came together in May 2010 to create a Vegas-centric online marketplace. Now numbering more than 50, the designers, manufacturers, jewelers and crafters sell their goods on etsy. com and collaborate on projects, marketing, education and more. Among the items for sale: a pheasant feather headband, handmade wooden trains, a Star of David copper pendant, embroidered caps, mustache pacifiers and straws, artisan soaps, whale baby booties, beaded gemstone necklaces and folded book art.

THE JEWELER’S DAUGHTER Sold at Tower of Jewels, 896 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, 702-526-8140 thejewelersdaughter.com Handmade, Las Vegasinspired bracelets, rings, earrings, necklaces and cuff links. Pieces feature iconic motifs from the Stardust, Riviera, Golden Nugget and Plaza, in silver, bronze, gold, Swarovski crystal and marcasite.

The collection includes card suit stud earrings, bracelets and rings in 14-karat gold or sterling silver.

Owner/designer Polly Weinstein grew up in the jewelry business, the daughter of local jeweler Jack Weinstein, owner of Tower of Jewels. She started the Jeweler’s Daughter in 2011. She manufactures every piece in her collection in her Las Vegas studio.

14-karat heart suit stud earrings sell for $230; spade studs with diamonds retail for $500; a Riviera star ring costs $275; a Stardust necklace sells for $400; a Plaza bracelet retails for $395; a Golden Nugget ring costs $175.

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COTERIE 515 Fremont St., Las Vegas 702-685-7741 co-te-rie.com Funky fashions and accessories for men and women — screenprinted T-shirts, faux leopard fur beanies, hoodies, jeans, wallets, jewelry and more.

Staff offers free styling sessions in the store and will send personalized “consignment boxes” to your home.

Rummage through, keep what you like, send back the rest.

The boutique, founded by Sarah Nisperos, opened in August 2012 in the heart of downtown with funding from the Downtown Project.

A “Will Work for Coffee” T-shirt sells for $75; a pair of men’s distressed denim jeans retails for $327.50; a pair of fingerless gloves costs $14; a red lips compact mirror costs $16.25.

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DOWNTOWN CONTAINER PARK 707 Fremont St., Las Vegas 702-637-4244

A smorgasbord of local offerings, almost all owner-operated.

702DTLV, a boutique that sells modern and trendy clothing, funky jewelry, bold accessories and gifts, also features its own line of clothing, jewelry and accessories. The store has a second location at Boca Park Fashion Village, 750 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas.

CRAZY LEGS, which sells leggings for women and children, from standard black to metallic printed patterns to off-the-wall designs featuring pizza slices, cartoon characters and skulls.

WINKY, which specializes in playful wristwatches. Also sells clutches, belts and jewelry.

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TOYS & SPORTS EQUIPMENT BASIC SPORTS 55 S. Gibson Road, Henderson 702-564-9929 facebook.com/BasicSportsShop

Supplies team uniforms and equipment for all sports. Offers custom screen printing and embroidery for letterman jackets, sweaters, uniforms and more. Brother-andsister team Leo Hernandez and Irma Hooks opened the shop seven years ago. Both are Basic High School graduates.

Letterman jackets start at $195; cheer packages, which include a school-branded skirt, shell and briefs, start at $60.

INDIAN SOUL ART, which sells authentic Native American jewelry and art, including pottery, dream catchers, paintings and sculptures. Best sellers include totem necklaces and a real fur donkey statue.

KAPPA TOYS In Downtown Container Park, 707 Fremont St., Las Vegas, 702-302-9363 kappatoys.com Great finds for children of any age: retro metal lunch boxes, classic Etch-A-Sketches, dinosaur figurines, Elsa dolls, trolls, Sesame Street characters, superheroes and hundreds of other options. Owners Lizzy Newsome and Trevor Yopp debuted their shop in August after running a successful toy store in Austin.

BLUE RAVEN BOUTIQUE, a women’s clothing boutique that carries sizes from small to 3XL. Free hemming on all apparel. The shop also sells jewelry, accessories and novelty gifts.

BLUMARBLE, which repurposes wine, liquor and beer bottles from Strip hotels and casinos into cocktail glasses, necklaces and light fixtures.

REDSTICH, which specializes in handbags and accessories for women. Styling services available to create a signature look wbased on a woman’s color palette, body shape and personality.

ART BOX, which sells handmade creations from Las Vegas artists.

Selection includes glassware, home decor, jewelry, candles, children’s clothing, hair accessories, knit wear, wall art and mosaics.

JINJU CHOCOLATES, a Las Vegas chocolatier that makes artisan truffles, toffees, caramels and other goodies.

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MAX PAWN 6040 W. Sahara Ave. 702-253-7296, max-pawn.com

More than 2,800 square feet of luxury items, with an emphasis on designer handbags, jewelry, accessories and electronics. Items sold at deep discounted price. All items are screened and authenticated by Metro Police. Max Pawn opened in 2009, at the height of the recession, in a much smaller shop on South Jones Boulevard. Owner Michael Mack is a fourth-generation pawnbroker.

JO JO’S JERKY, which sells beef and turkey jerky, spice rubs and marinades.

SASASWEETS CHILLSPOT, which specializes in liquid nitrogen ice creams and sorbets but also sells smoothies, shakes and Boba drinks.

CUPKATES, which specializes in homemade cupcakes, cake pops, dipped apples and cookies.

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AT YOUR SERVICE PET SUPPLY AND SALON 55 S. Valle Verde Drive, Suite 300, Henderson 702-982-4324 atyourservicepetsupplies.com Presents for pets. A wide variety of natural foods, treats, remedies and toys for dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles and small critters. A grooming center can get your furry friend looking his or her best for the holidays.

HENDERSON RESTAURANT AND KITCHEN SUPPLY 1201A American Pacific Drive, Henderson 702-568-7528, hrksupply.com Kitchen wares for professional chefs or home cooks. Flatware, chafers and buffet ware, professional cookware and more. Both new and used goods.

The store, which opened in 1998, is family owned and operated and has grown to become one of Nevada’s largest food service equipment suppliers.

Nestled in downtown’s Arts District are almost two dozen antique shops and malls, a perfect place to snag vintage clothing, furniture and accessories. The stores are somewhat scattered, but many run along South Third Street and South Main Street, from West Colorado Avenue to West California Avenue.

DISCOUNT FIREARMS AND AMMO 3084 S. Highland Drive, Las Vegas 702-567-1158 discountfirearmsusa.com A firearms clearinghouse that carries more than 40 brands of handguns, rifles and shotguns and promises to stock at least 1 million rounds of ammunition at all times. The store, which boasts a shooting range, also sells holsters, accessories, cleaning supplies, range equipment and gun cases.

A Blackhawk 3 Slot Pancake Holster sells for $25; Remington Universal Gun Care System with Squeeg-E bag retails for $50; A Remington 1911 R1 45 ACP sevenround pistol sells for $569; Lawman Pistol 45 ACP ammunition costs $29.99.

THE KNUTTEL GALLERY Grand Canal Shoppes at Venetian/Palazzo, 3327 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas 702-228-8808, knuttel.com Known as the “Irish Picasso,” artist Graham Knuttel will do a commissioned painting of a pet. Private sittings begin at $25,000, and packages can be customized with wardrobe styling, grooming, a pet playroom and on-site catering — for the animal.

The Knuttel Gallery opened on the Strip in November 2013.

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Las Vegas is peppered with businesses that offer people a chance to drive fast, fly high and be thrilled.

Richard Petty Driving Experience: Drive a NASCAR racer at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway or ride with an instructor. $449 and up. drivepetty.com

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT If you can’t find a concert for a music lover or an athletic event for a sports fan in Las Vegas, you’re not looking.

Smith Center for Performing Arts See plays, musicals, orchestra performances, comedy acts and more. $20 and up. thesmithcenter.com

Sky Combat Ace: Fly with a trained military pilot for mellow ride-alongs or hair-raising dogfights. $399 and up. skycombatace.com

Las Vegas 51s: Take in all 72 home games with season tickets. $504 and up. milb.com/milb/ tickets

SkyJump: Plummet more than 800 feet from the Stratosphere at 40 mph on a zip line. $119.99 and up. skyjumplasvegas.com

CHARITABLE CAUSES

ADVENTURES Give the gift of a tour or outdoor adventure.

Colorado River kayaking: Explore the river and nearby trails. $169. kayaklasvegas.com Show Bus of the Stars: Tour Las Vegas in a double-decker, open-topped bus while being entertained by celebrity impersonators. $39.95 and up. showbusofthestars. com

It’s the season for giving, right? Donate in someone’s name or memory.

Communities in Schools: Help Clark County School District students by donating classroom supplies. cisnevada.org/ get-involved Three Square: Donate food or money to the food bank that provided the equivalent of 25 million meals last year. threesquare.org Animal Foundation: Improve life for abandoned animals by donating money or pet supplies. animalfoundation. com

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ARTIFACT LAS VEGAS At Town Square, 6551 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, 702-269-4620 artifactlv.com Recycled and repurposed furniture, kitchenware, art, decor, clothing, crafts and jewelry made by artists from Las Vegas and other parts of the United States. A best seller is antique silver rings made from vintage silverware.

Molly Gaddy-Walters, a self-described “glue gun expert, geek-of-anything crafty and freak of anything vintage,” opened the shop in April 2010.

A 6-by-4-inch bike chain picture frame sells for $30; a leather belt chair retails for $600; Grey Goose tumblers retail for $17.50 each; Mr. and Mrs. throw pillow covers sell for $40 a set; a reclaimed cedar console table sells for $1,250.

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GAMBLERS GENERAL STORE 800 S. Main St., Las Vegas 702-382-9903 gamblersgeneralstore.americommerce.com More than 15,000 gambling products including gaming tables, equipment and supplies, chips, books, novelties, clothing and art. The shop also manufactures personalized custom poker chips with logos, photos and images.

Established in 1984, the General Store is one of the world’s largest and most famous gambling warehouses.

A 10-foot craps layout cloth costs $275; wall tins sell for $9.99 each; a framed poster of the Beatles in Vegas costs $250; a box of 50 Bicycle 8-gram clay poker chips sells for $4.99.

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HOTFLASH DESIGNS Sold at the Christmas Goose Quilt Shop, 2988 S. Durango Drive, Las Vegas 702-877-1158 hotflashdesigns.com Vintage linens, buttons and gifts. Also, do-it-yourself kits to make button bracelets.

Local friends Christina Chandler and Deborah Young started selling their goods in 2010 and now are regular vendors on the craft circuit.

Four vintage barkcloth cushion covers sell for $25; a vintage metallic thread tablecloth sells for $15; a kit to make your own button bracelet, including 45 vintage and contemporary buttons and beads and a band, sells for $25.

BROADACRES MARKETPLACE AND EVENT CENTER

2960 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas 702-642-3777 broadacresmec.com With more than 1,150 vendor spaces, Broadacres Marketplace, founded in 1977, offers a wide variety of goods — antiques, knickknacks, toys, clothes, shoes, furniture, tools, records, video games, toiletries, plants, paintings, sports equipment, used cars, even food. As many as 20,000 shoppers, about 85 percent of them Hispanic, visit the swap meet every weekend day. An outing can be a family affair. Bands and musicians perform on the market’s center stage, which received a $200,000 facelift last year. Vendors sell hamburgers, burritos, teriyaki bowls and barbecue ribs in the food court. Adults can swig beer — more Pacifico, Modelo, Corona and Victoria is consumed at Broadacres than anywhere else in the valley, marketing director Evelyn Sanchez said — while children can jump on bounce houses in a play area. There are pony rides and a monkey entertainer.

“This is the kind of place where you can find anything,” a vendor said. “If you look hard enough, you’ll find it.”

AMBER UNICORN BOOKS 2101 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite 14, Las Vegas 702-648-9303, amberunicornbooks.com

BOOKS OR BOOKS 3460 E. Sunset Road, Suite R, Las Vegas 702-301-4275, booksorbooks.com

First-edition, antiquarian and rare books, autographed novels, used best sellers, metaphysical and self-help books, theater and film titles, cookbooks and an extensive science fiction and fantasy collection.

Amber Unicorn opened in 2008 with more than 200,000 books, including 20,000 cookbooks. The store, owned by Myrna and Lou Donato, stretches more than 2,400 square feet.

Used books, including first editions, out-of-print books and children’s vintage literature. New books for children, inexpensive books for senior citizens and a free rack for students. The shop regularly hosts reading groups and local author events.

Kim Henry opened Books Or Books in February to share her love of reading with the community and encourage children’s literacy.

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Did Tesla open the door for Apex?

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This land is ready to be developed and has been for years. Now, the city thinks the time is right to attract businesses.

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THE PLAN North Las Vegas plans to establish an economic diversification district on 800 acres of Apex. Businesses that locate inside the district and invest a combined $3.5 billion will qualify for tax breaks, including no sales tax for 20 years and no property or business taxes for 10 years.

For Tesla, such tax breaks are expected to be worth about $1.3 billion, a good comparison for what businesses at Apex might expect to save.

If city leaders can lure a few key companies to Apex’s tax-free zone, they can make a case for building the $150 million in infrastructure needed to provide water, electricity and gas to the site. Doing so would open 6,000 acres of developable land to other businesses, which wouldn’t qualify for tax breaks but still would be in an attractive location because of the site’s large size and proximity to Interstate 15 and railways.

Legislature unlocked potential for NLV industrial park

BY CONOR SHINE STAFF WRITER

Since opening more than 20 years ago, Apex Industrial Park has found itself stuck. Businesses are reluctant to locate there because there’s not enough water to support manufacturing and other heavy industry. But because the site is mostly empty, no one has been willing to build a water pipeline.

That soon could change, thanks to Tesla Motors.

North Las Vegas leaders plan to offer huge property and sales tax breaks — made possible by legislation passed in September for Tesla — to lure two or three large companies to Apex. The hope is the companies will provide the investment needed to finally build infrastructure to provide water and power to the full site, breaking the stalemate and unlocking a potential economic boon.

The plan isn’t without risks. The infrastructure will cost $150 million, and it’s unclear who will foot the bill. Despite ongoing negotiations with the city, no companies have announced they’re moving in.

But the potential for tens of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions in new tax revenue is an opportunity too good to pass up for a city that flirted with insolvency this year.

“It’s ambitious, but it’s also smart,” said Ryann Juden, North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee’s chief of staff. “It’s a very good application of what’s already a good policy. It’s not just important to North Las Vegas, it’s important to the entire state.”

THE HISTORY After an explosion at a Henderson chemical plant in 1988 killed two workers and injured hundreds, local leaders began looking for a new, remote site for chemical manufacturers, landfills, power plants and other operations that are needed in a city but aren’t necessarily embraced as neighbors.

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Their solution was Apex, formed when Clark County bought 21,000 acres of land 20 miles northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Only 7,000 of the acres are developable, with the rest unusable because of hilly terrain. Still, it’s one of the largest contiguous pieces of land for industrial and manufacturing development in the Southwest.

Today, the site is part of North Las Vegas but remains mostly empty, with fewer than 10 tenants.

Developable land Proposed water line

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Proposed sewer line Proposed pump station

POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY If Apex were fully developed and leased, the following number of jobs could be created:

8,285

1,480

29,195

Aircraft Data processing, Machinery manufacturing hosting and manufacturing related services

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Warehousing and storage

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Wholesale trade

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WHAT THEY STAND TO GAIN Tax incentives for businesses that locate in the economic diversification district at Apex include:

■ 100 percent sales tax abatement until 2034 ■ 100 percent real property tax abatement until 2024 ■ 100 percent personal property tax abatement until 2024

■ 100 percent modified business tax abatement until 2024 ■ Transferable tax credits worth $12,500 for each permanent full-time job, to a maximum of 6,000 jobs

MEDICAL MARIJUANA Even before the latest plan emerged, city leaders were positioning Apex as a hot spot for the budding medical marijuana industry.

City officials made it cheaper for growers and producers to locate at Apex than anywhere else in the valley.

Opening a grow facility at Apex costs a one-time $30,000 fee, compared with a $35,000 annual fee for growers elsewhere in North Las Vegas. As a result, 35 medical marijuana companies have applied to open there.

■ Transferable 5 percent tax credit for first $1 billion invested and 2.8 percent tax credit for next $2.5 billion invested

THE IMPACT If Apex is fully built out, it would create 57,960 new jobs and generate $670 million annually in local and state taxes, researchers at Brookings Mountain West found.

That won’t happen for decades, but even a fraction of the jobs and revenue would have a major effect on the region’s economy.

Apex’s development also would provide much-needed economic diversification outside the tourism and gaming industries. City officials say aircraft manufacturers, general manufacturers, warehousing and storage businesses, and wholesale traders all could find a home at Apex.

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The famous Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is technically not in Las Vegas. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

Are you in Las Vegas? You may be surprised

BY ED KOMENDA STAFF WRITER

Just because you’re strolling down the Strip, doesn’t mean you’re in Las Vegas.

When Las Vegas incorporated in 1911, landowners could choose to remain unaffiliated with the new city.

That’s why today, most of the Strip — from Sahara Avenue to Mandalay Bay — sits in unincorporated Clark County.

You’d think most locals would know that, but confusion among Southern Nevadans about where municipal boundaries lie — and even where residents themselves live — has caused problems for city officials. Municipal workers have had to deny requests for service — think calls for animal control or garbage pickup — from locals who mistakenly believe they live within city limits.

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That’s why the city teamed with Code for America last year to develop a website, AmIinLasVegas.com, that tells users whether their location falls within Las Vegas city limits. It was released in spring 2013.

Code for America, a nonprofit organization, partners with municipalities to build Web services to better engage citizens with governments. Las Vegas officials applied for and won a Code for America fellowship, joining New York, Kansas City and San Francisco as project locations.

Lou Huang and two Web developers from San Francisco visited Las Vegas and stayed in the Ogden downtown, where Tony Hsieh and the Downtown Project let them crash. It didn’t take long for the team to learn about the city limit confusion.

“I had been coming to Las Vegas for years,” said Huang, who now works

as a developer in the private sector.

“None of us knew the Strip wasn’t a part of Las Vegas, until we finally looked up the city boundaries.”

The website is simple enough to use: Type your address into AmIinLasVegas.com and click the “tell me” button. If you’re in Las Vegas, a yellow tag pops up: YES, You are within city limits! If you’re in another municipality, a yellow tag declares: NO, You are not in Las Vegas!

The website pulls information from the city’s site that is otherwise hard to find, Huang said.

AmIinLasVegas.com also has applications beyond helping residents secure municipal services and visitors accurately tag their selfies. Huang said he knows a public defender who uses AmIinLasVegas.com to determine whether cases fall within Las Vegas’ jurisdiction.

Many Clark County residents use a “Las Vegas” mailing address even though they live outside the city, adding to the confusion surrounding city limits.

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For performers, all the club’s a circus In Las Vegas’ nightlife scene, aerialists and clowns are a necessity, not a novelty

BY ANDREA DOMANICK STAFF WRITER

You don’t have to shell out big bucks for a stage show to see dazzling theatrical performances in Las Vegas. Just head to a nightclub.

Where go-go dancers and fog machines once stood, stilt walkers and aerialists now reign.

Increasingly, nightclubs are drawing on Las Vegas’ pool of circus artists to awe customers in the Strip’s fiercely competitive race to rule the nightclub market.

These days, performers aren’t a novelty; they’re an expectation.

Hakkasan at MGM Grand and Life at SLS have built-in catwalks, rigs and apparatuses, as well as their own branded creative teams of artistic directors and performers. Light at Mandalay Bay, an industry innovator that raised the bar when it opened in 2013, employs a dedicated cast of Cirque du Soleil performers who dangle, dance and roam throughout the club. Recently, the club added clowns to its cast of characters.

Featuring circus artists in nightclubs is far from new. Aerialists were a staple of Las Vegas’ original mega-club, Studio 54, when it opened 17 years ago, and such performers have been used regularly at Las Vegas’ top clubs in the years since.

But only recently have the majority begun hiring them.

For the performers, working in a nightclub can be just as challenging, and sometimes more so, than an evening on a traditional stage.

“Every night is different,” said Alyssa Gray, one of five aerialists and about 10 performers who appear at Life three nights a week. “We don’t do anything that’s the same, ever. Whether it’s the costumes or music or performance style, it’s constantly changing and evolving.”

Unlike traditional shows, in which performers might be on stage for 10 minutes at a scheduled time, nightclub performances largely are improvised, with the duration and style dictated by the music and crowd’s energy. In addition to performing, artists may be asked to introduce a DJ, deliver bottle service or interact with the crowd.

Gray typically spends 20 minutes on and 20 minutes off. She gets assigned a new character every night, be it the “Spiny Mermaid” or the bejeweled “Lady in Waiting.” Producers give her three

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Aerialist Alyssa Gray rehearses in Life nightclub at SLS Las Vegas. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

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words — “vicious,” “feline,” “cutting,” for example — to describe her character and influence her performance.

“I like the freedom of the nightclub,” Gray said. “You don’t get bored at all.

You always get to pull something new out, and there’s a lot of room for personal creativity.”

Nightclub jobs are becoming increasingly common for performers. The growing competition and one-upmanship among local clubs has created more jobs.

“Some people prefer the consistency of a show, but if you can handle late hours, then nightclubs are great,” Gray said. “In entertainment, we’re used to working holidays and nights when everyone else has off.”

Fridays and Saturdays, after performing as a clown in shows like “Le Reve” at Wynn and “The Beatles: Love” at the Mirage, Brett Alters heads to Light, where he dons another clown costume and spends the night warming up the crowd in line and wandering among VIP tables,

performing magic tricks and entertaining.

“It’s a really interesting type of medium to work in,” he said. “It’s very similar to street performance, except you’re doing it 40 times per night.”

The work isn’t always glamorous, but Alters says that’s not why he’s in the business. Like Gray, he relishes the opportunity to improvise his own material.

“I’m not above anything as an artist,” he said. “One night, we had a VIP guest whose nickname was Elmo, so I wore an Elmo costume all night. When you’re in a dark, loud nightclub, and your character doesn’t speak but you still have to grab the attention of a table full of people who’ve been drinking, you really have to convince them with your performance.

It definitely helps keep your chops up.”

As for pay, the performers say it is comparable to stage shows, while scheduling is more flexible.

Still, as the use of circus artists becomes more common, it’s easier for performers to be taken advantage of, Alters said.

“I have been offered other gigs and have been low-balled,” he said. “Not at higher-level clubs on the Strip ... but elsewhere. These jobs are hard; we shouldn’t be treated like less than what we are. We’re artists. We’re professionals. It’s not about the kind of stage we’re on, it’s about respect.”

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Nonprofit trying to tackle state’s mental illness crisis Nellie Bly Leadership Society formed to focus on raising funds, awareness

BY KATIE VISCONTI STAFF WRITER

BY JACKIE VALLEY STAFF WRITER

When a Las Vegas couple ambushed and killed two Metro Police officers earlier this year, the wheels started turning in Terry Guesman’s head.

The perpetrators’ actions likely were the result of mental health issues, he said.

As development director of the Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada, Guesman knew the pitfalls of mental health care in the region — scarce resources, long wait lists, a lack of education — but he also understood what could help: money.

“There needs to be a concentrated effort of funders,” he said.

The idea turned into a conversation with Community Counseling Center staff and two local business leaders, who together decided to form a “giving society” named after Nellie Bly, a journalist who uncovered abuse in the 1880s at a mental health institution in New York.

“We think Nellie Bly is the perfect embodiment of the kind of Las Vegans who would want to support the largest nonprofit mental health agency in Las Vegas — the Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada,” Guesman said.

The Nellie Bly Leadership Society, which launched this month with a fundraising event at Fizz Las Vegas in Caesars Palace, will work like this: People or households donating $1,000 or more will earn membership and be privy to special programs hosted by the society. Businesses that donate at least $2,000 will be members, as well.

All money donated will go toward services for clients suffering from mental health or substance abuse issues, Guesman said. The society hopes to raise $160,000 in the first year, which would allow the Community Counseling Center to hire four people.

Executive Director Ron Lawrence said the Community Counseling

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Metro Police Officer Lourdes Smith arranges items at a memorial during a fundraiser for the families of Metro Police Officers Igor Soldo and Alyn Beck, who were ambushed and killed at a CiCi’s Pizza in June. (STEVE MARCUS/ STAFF FILE)

TO JOIN To become a member of the Nellie Bly Leadership Society, visit CCCofSN.org or call (702) 3698700.

89,000 ADULTS AND 28,000 CHILDREN

The estimated number of Nevadans who live with serious mental illness, a 2010 National Alliance on Mental Illness study found.

43.8 MILLION

The estimated number of adults in the United States who experienced diagnosable mental illness last year, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Center served 3,200 people this fiscal year, but he’s certain the need is far greater. The center’s wait list grew to 150 people at one point, and clients typically have to wait a month or two for appointments, he said.

The nonprofit’s challenges are indicative of a statewide problem.

Nevada recently ranked No. 49 nationally for access to mental health care in a report by Mental Health America.

The Community Counseling Center staff hopes the Nellie Bly Leadership Society can spur awareness and eradicate the stigma associated with mental illness.

“Not a lot of folks understand what happens at the street level,” said Lawrence, who founded the Community Counseling Center in 1990. Among the questions that need to be answered: “What do treatment people do? What are the types of impairments in mental health? How can we understand them, and how can we help others?”

People suffering from mental illnesses often realize they’re not coping as well as others around them, but they generally don’t know why, Lawrence said. Addressing mental illness ultimately leads to a safer and more productive community, Guesman said.

“What we’re doing is taking the spirit of Nellie Bly just a little bit further,” Lawrence said. “We’re letting the memory of her empower us to change what we see around us in the way of mental health services. We want it to be the best.”

Around the holidays, children’s bedtime routines often are accompanied by holiday books that teach kids about the season of giving, loving and sharing.

PJ Library, a Jewish family engagement program, makes bedtime books not only easier to find but free to families that want to strengthen their children’s knowledge about the core values of Judaism and the tradition of Hanukkah.

PJ Library provides one book each month to babies as young as 6 months and children as old as 8.

Books are categorized by age and arrive in the mail once a month.

The program is offered nationally and internationally. The Las Vegas branch, funded by the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas and the GreensSIGN UP To enroll in pun family, the program, began operparents can visit ating in 2008 pjlibrary.org. and now provides books to 1,200 children in the valley. PJ Library Coordinator David Clark said the group expects enrollment to reach 1,500 by the end of the year.

Books are carefully selected by child educators and literature experts to ensure they are suitable for a wide variety of Jewish families.

Each comes with a set of discussion questions parents can use to talk to their children about moral issues and a guide to explain key concepts from the stories.

For the eight days of Hanukkah, the program will offer themed books parents can use to engage their children with the holiday.

Ronnie Levin, a father of two, has been part of the PJ Library since his 4-year-old daughter was a baby. Beyond the books, the program has provided a way for Levin to connect with other local Jewish families. His family now participates in Shalom Baby, a program through PJ Library that hosts baby play dates.

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Westgate Resorts founder David Siegel won the latest round in his legal battle against Heather Atwell, daughter of the late David Atwell. (SUNDAY FILE)

Lawsuit against Westgate owner dismissed, for now

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n an interview in September in a suite at his Westgate Las Vegas, David Siegel predicted the lawsuit filed by onetime family friend Heather Atwell would be dismissed. And it has been.

The ruling in favor of Westgate was issued Dec. 1 by U.S. District Court Judge James Mahan.

Heather Atwell is the daughter of famed Las Vegas commercial Realtor David Atwell, who died in November 2013. In August, Heather Atwell issued a claim on behalf of the company her father founded, Resort Properties of America, saying she and the company were owed a $1.5 million commission on the sale of the former LVH from a Goldman Sachs subsidiary to Siegel’s Westgate Resorts time-share chain.

That figure was based on 1 percent of the sales price, which was reportedly $150 million.

Atwell claimed her father initiated contact between Siegel and LVH officials, and thus his company was owed the commission customarily paid to a Realtor who executes a transaction.

Siegel pushed back, saying Atwell wasn’t his contracted agent. Siegel instead worked with California broker Mayur Shetty, who did receive a

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Brownstein Hyatt Farber commission.

Shreck are redrafting.

The court ruled that Atwell plans to file a Heather Atwell’s suit new case soon, most likely failed to prove her father by the end of the month. performed as a licensed She says the fight is far Realtor during the earliest from over. contact between Siegel In other news: and LVH, in 2011 and 2012, nor did she prove that her n Don’t be surprised if JOHN company was owed money the planned implosion of KATSILOMETES based on her father’s work. the Clarion is moved back Siegel argued that Resort as the permit process Properties of America was takes hold. New owner not incorporated until 2013.

Lorenzo Doumani had hoped to knock Mahan noted in his decision that the property down at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 13 Atwell failed to show how she and her to start building “something very cool.” company earned a commission. n One way to tell it is Christmas Day “I never had a signed agreement with in VegasVille is to drive into SLS Las (David),” Siegel said in September.

Vegas. If the garage on Paradise Road is “They never brought me to Las Vegas, open – Merry Christmas! they never told me about (LVH), never That is the target day for malfuncsent me a package about the property. tioning elevators to be replaced. It will … Even if they said, ‘Why don’t you go be a holiday gift to anyone parking on look at the LVH?’, that is not enough to the property. get a commission.”

One day, SLS will have functioning Heather Atwell vows to continue the elevators throughout the property fight. The dismissal was made “without and a full-service buffet. High fives, all prejudice,” meaning she has the option around. of refiling. Her side claims there was an n A dearth of information about error in the original filing, a “technicalplans for Resorts World Las Vegas at ity amendment,” as she describes it, the site of the stalled Echelon project that her attorneys from Las Vegas firm is not doing anything to engender

confidence that overlord K.T. Lim will follow through on plans to invest up to $4 billion on the Strip. Shovels were supposed to be in the ground by the end of this year. n There is a sense of nervousness around the Stirling Club at Turnberry Place. People worry the club will never be returned to its former glory. The new ownership group out of Silicon Valley has not opened any portion of the restaurant, lounge or spa to residents. n On Nov. 26, a group of MGM Resorts International officials descended on the grand opening of the new Nacho Daddy on West Sahara Avenue, the former Firefly and Z Tejas location, and instantly were disappointed. Not in the restaurant, but because the grand opening was Nov. 24. n Comment from a friend of mine who is, or was, an Uber driver: “The level of disdain my passengers had for everything that has to do with cabs in Las Vegas was incredible.”

A thought from another longtime Las Vegan: No cab company in this market has an app that can compete with Uber in an open marketplace. The general convenience of Uber is its chief selling point.

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HORSERADISH CRUSTED BEEF BRISKET WITH SWEET POTATO LATKES AND BABY CARROTS

RECIPE PROVIDED BY CRUSH AT MGM GRAND

Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish holiday celebrating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, starts Dec. 16. Corporate Executive Chef Billy DeMarco shares this Hanukkah-inspired dish for the home cook who wants to kick dinner up a notch.

INGREDIENTS FOR BRISKET

1 lb beef brisket

1

/2 cup celery

1

1

/2 cup carrot

/2 cup onion

INGREDIENTS FOR SWEET POTATO LATKES

INGREDIENTS FOR HORSERADISH SAUCE

1 bunch of thyme

1 cup red wine

4 whole carrots /4 cup horseradish 1

1 /2 cup tomato paste

2 tbsp butter

4 cups veal stock

DIRECTIONS 1. In a hot sauté pan with 1/4 cup of cooking oil, sauté the beef until golden brown on both sides, then remove from pan.

2. In the same pan, sauté the carrots, celery and onion until golden brown, then add the tomato paste. Cook for 2-3 minutes, then add red wine and reduce until almost dry. Add veal stock, thyme and the beef back to the pan, cover with a lid and reduce heat to a simmer.

3. Cook until fork tender, about 2 hours.

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2 tbsp chives

1 cup Japanese breadcrumbs

1 sweet potato

1 whole egg

1 egg yolk

1 /2 cup allpurpose flour

2 tbsp chives

1 tsp cayenne

DIRECTIONS FOR CARROTS 1. In boiling salted water, cook carrots whole for 3-5 minutes, depending on the size of the carrots.

DIRECTIONS 1. Add all ingredients into food processor and blend.

2. When beef is cooked and cool, spread the horseradish mixture over it.

3. Reheat beef to desired temperature, then slice.

1 tsp cinnamon

DIRECTIONS 1. Grate the sweet potato, then place in a bowl with remaining ingredients and mix well.

salt and pepper to taste 2. In a hot sauté pan with 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, place one large spoonful of mixture into the pan and cook like a pancake, about 2-3 minutes on each side.

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LOOKING FOR A NEW BEST FRIEND?

The Animal Foundation and the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are shelters dedicated to finding homes for dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, turtles and even roosters. Each week, we feature a selection of animals available for adoption.

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Elizabeth

Solomon Sweet

Age: 18-month-old neutered male Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Tofu enjoys being petted. He’s an indoor cat who is litterbox-trained. He has never been around other pets.

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Adoption Fee: $70

Age: 6-year-old neutered male Breed: Shih Tzu and toy poodle mix Description: Solomon Sweet now lifts his head, and there is a sparkle in his eyes — signs of a soul coming back to life from atrocious neglect.

Adoption Fee: $40

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Age: 11-month-old neutered male Breed: Pit bull terrier mix Description: Mico is a high-energy puppy in need of training, patience and love. He gets along with children and dogs, and loves to play.

Adoption Fee: $105

Breed: Female guinea pig Description: Interested in adding a pocket pet to your family? Meet Tweety! This little lady prefers to be the only animal in her habitat, and she enjoys receiving vegetables as occasional treats.

Adoption Fee: $10

Age: 10-year-old spayed female Breed: Affenpinscher mix Description: Penny needs someone to love. She may be tiny but offers enormous unconditional devotion.

She is compatible with cats and dogs.

Adoption Fee: $30

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THE TRAIL NEED NOT BE A GRIND

UNLV assistant basketball coach Todd Simon works long, strange hours to land top recruits for the Rebels

BY TAYLOR BERN STAFF WRITER

t’s 5:15 a.m. The rain spits sideways against a rented Nissan Altima that Todd Simon is steering north on Interstate 95 toward New Haven, Conn.

The rest of the Rebels flew home from New York the day before, but UNLV basketball’s top assistant coach had another stop to make, then a 10-hour travel day to get back in time for practice.

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There’s a lot of glamour in the coaching profession.

This isn’t it.

Recruiting is considered an offseason task, but the truth is, it never stops. There’s always a game to attend, a text to send or an ear to bend, all in the hopes of sifting through enough rough to find your next diamond.

In many ways, UNLV has moved past scrounging around for talent, and Simon is a major reason for it.

UNLV coach Dave Rice started in 2010-11 and has hauled in seven top-50 players out of high school, including two top-10 recruits — Findlay Prep products Anthony Bennett and Rashad Vaughn. The latter anchors the current set of Rebel freshmen, ranked by Rivals as the fifth-best recruiting class in the country.

Simon was instrumental in landing Vaughn.

Simon, 34, earned his master’s degree at UNLV and worked as a graduate assistant on coach Lon Kruger’s staff before joining the initial Findlay Prep staff in 2006. When Bennett was recruited, Simon was an observer, watching the process from the player’s side of

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UNLV assistant basketball coach Todd Simon has become one of the most successful recruiters in the country.

(R. MARSH STARKS/UNLV PHOTO SERVICES)

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SIMON HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SIGNING PLAYERS SUCH AS PAT M C CAW, RASHAD VAUGHN, DERRICK JONES AND JUSTIN JACKSON TO THE REBELS’ SQUAD. the table. With Vaughn, Simon was the aggressor, using to his advantage years of watching Pilots react to different recruiting strategies.

Remember when Bishop Gorman High targets Stephen Zimmerman and Chase Jeter each received almost 100 UNLV recruiting letters in a single day? That was Simon’s idea. The same haul showed up for Vaughn.

That’s big-game hunting, but teams don’t win with only that level of player. So a day after UNLV managed a 1-1 split in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in Brooklyn, Simon stayed back, away from his family for an extra day, to search for a role player or anyone who might deserve a second look. n n n

Driving to a tournament, Simon snaps open a package of sunflower seeds, and dust shoots up, covering the steering wheel. A handful of those seeds, a large Starbucks coffee and a Diet Coke are all Simon eats until a late-night pizza session after the games are done. It’s easier to go hungry and stay on schedule than risk missing a play that makes a kid worth pursuing.

The tournament is the National Prep Showcase at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven. The final day lacks star power, but Simon wants to be there anyway. West Coast coaches rarely get to see these top prep school teams in the same building.

Simon takes a seat along one baseline. He’s wearing one of the UNLV sweatsuits the school provides — easier to be seen by players and acquaintances in the crowd. Simon has a long list of contacts, and in the few hours he’s there, more than a dozen people — high school and college coaches, national reporters — chat him up.

The event’s online program boasts it has attracted more than 100 college coaches each of the past eight seasons and proves it with a photo featuring a bored-looking John Calipari of Kentucky and his former top assistant Orlando Antigua on the phone. Antigua now wears the South Florida colors that could have belonged to Rice and, possibly, Simon.

During a frenzied 48 hours in March, Rice was offered a raise to take over at South Florida before agreeing to an extension and slight raise to stay at UNLV. His biggest leverage seemed to be the incoming recruits, who likely would have followed Rice or Simons had they left.

Simon joined the staff in July 2013, filling Justin Hutson’s vacancy at a base salary of $150,000. The off-

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season shuffle bumped that up to $212,000, the same as fourth-year coach Stacey Augmon. First-year assistant Ryan Miller makes $150,000.

Since getting the raise, Simon has helped the Rebels sign two top-100 players in the class of 2015 — Derrick Jones (42) and Jalen Poyser (84) — and Findlay Prep class of 2016 forward Justin Jackson (32).

Simon’s recruiting system is organized chaos. He buys the tournament packet and makes notations for almost every player on the floor, then logs more detailed notes when he gets home. He keeps a running notebook on his iPhone, which never is out of reach and rarely out of juice, and created a gmail account to send himself information about recruits and events.

At home, Simon keeps a large file folder in which he tosses things he likes. Watching a game with his sons, ages 3 and 1, he sees a well-designed play. Diagram it, and throw it in the folder. Hear a quote to use later? Jot it down, and throw it in.

The folder gets organized annually, though little is thrown out. Simon still is young in coaching and never knows what he might need in the future. n n n

Most of the prospects in Connecticut are in the class of 2016 or 2017. With few primary targets, Simon is here mostly to see what he sees.

A big part of coaching is showing up. You never know what’s going to happen, and on this particular day, what happens is Travis Atson.

Atson dominated for South Kent (Conn.). The Brooklyn native, a three-star recruit on Rivals, grabbed seven rebounds and played solid defense to accompany the 31 points he made with jumpers, driving layups and powerful dunks, including a poster-quality jam over Vermont Academy’s 6-foot-11 center. It was the type of performance a coach hopes for but never is guaranteed.

Simon has learned to trust his eyes and instincts.

In April 2013, Simon went to Hampton, Va., to see a tournament like this one and dozens before it. He went to see Mac Irvin Fire’s Ray Doby, who was considering Findlay Prep. The roster also included Cliff Alexander (Kansas) and Jalen Brunson (Villanova), but the guy Simon walked away thinking about was a lanky scorer off the bench named Pat McCaw. That meeting would be the first domino that led McCaw to UNLV, though neither Simon nor McCaw knew it

at the time.

Per NCAA rules, coaches aren’t allowed to discuss potential recruits, but this year, it’s clear Atson, the 6-foot-5 guard in the class of 2016, is on UNLV’s radar. There’s also no in-person contact during an NCAA quiet period, but Simon followed Atson on Twitter shortly after the game and got an immediate follow back.

McCaw now is one of UNLV’s bright spots, developing in his first 10 games from the least heralded guy in the class to a productive two-way player. Who knows what type of college player Atson will be or where he’ll commit? But every coach who walked in that gym, whether or not he went in looking for Atson, walked away interested.

And few have the Rebels’ recent recruiting success. n n n

It’s Monday morning in Denver. One flight from Connecticut down, another to Las Vegas to go. Some fitful sleep helped Simon recover from the rainy drive, and with practice a few hours away, he knows what he wants to work on.

Over steak and eggs washed down with Mountain Dew, Simon tries to cue Synergy Sports Technology on his iPad to review every point the Rebels allowed on baseline outof-bounds plays so far this season. The Wi-Fi at Timberline Steaks & Grille isn’t cooperating.

In between the recruiting — both looking for future players and checking in with current commits — Simon is responsible for on-court instruction, too. This is where many say UNLV has come up short under Rice, who already has brought more four-star players to the program than any coach since Jerry Tarkanian.

The staff knows talent needs to translate onto the court more consistently and in bigger games. If they come up short, it won’t be for lack of effort.

Don’t call it a grind, though. Simon won’t. It’s a common phrase basketball players use, particularly those in the age bracket he’s recruiting, but even though he’s fluent in teen speak, that’s not one Simon uses.

He has been on the grind before, working in Michigan at a factory that makes pool cues. There was sawdust everywhere and a boss over his shoulder barking about every little knot, crack and imperfection.

Compared with that, long hours and weird travel schedules to watch kids chase wins don’t seem that grinding.

“When you can do kid stuff as an adult,” Simon says, “that’s not bad.”

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Santa’s Leftovers $25,000 drawing Date: Through Dec. 27 Information: First place wins $10,000 in free slot play. Drawing will be 7:15 p.m. Dec. 27 in front of ETA Lounge. Earn entries through play.

Players can also win up to 10X drawing entries Tuesdays in December.

Twelve Days of Magical Elves Date: Through Dec. 24 Information: Play 12 days to win cash, credits, free slot play and more.

Unlock all 12 doors and receive a bonus gift Dec. 25 worth up to $10,000 cash. First door free, earn 100 slot points for other doors.

Fleece blanket giveaway Date: Through Dec. 31 Information: Earn 600 video poker points, 300 reel points or $10 rated average bet for two hours on table games to receive an Aliante fleece blanket.

December multipliers Date: Wednesdays through Dec. 24 Information: Earn 5x multiplier on video poker and 10x on all reels.

Jingle Bell Guess Dates: Dec. 14-20 Information: Guess the number of bells in a display at the player services counter. Earn one entry for every 250 base points. Maximum of two guesses per day. Participants who get closest to the number of jingle bells without going over win Visa gift cards: first place, $500; second place, $250; third place, $100.

Free Play Mania Dates: Dec. 21-27 Information: Earn 1,000 slot points for $5 in free slot play. Free slot play valid for 48 hours from the time of issuance. Maximum $50 in free slot play may be earned per member per day.

BOYD GAMING Pick the pros Date: Weekly contest Information: Players have a chance at a guaranteed first-place prize of $10,000 each week. Loyalty card required.

12 Days of Giving Date: Through Dec. 24 Information: Earn 200 base points and receive a stuffed animal.

MAIN STREET STATION $20,000 Light It Up cash giveaway Date: Dec. 14-23 Time: 7 and 9 p.m.

Information: Win your share of $2,000 per night.

Snowflake code Date: Dec. 25-31 Information: Earn five base points to play; game available at kiosks. Win cash, free slot play and more.

50+ Monday Swipe and Win Date: Mondays in December Information: Earn 50 slot points and spin the wheel at any kiosk to win up to $500 in free slot play.

New Year’s Day cash drawings Date: Jan. 1 Time: 6:15 p.m.

Information: Earn 10 free entries daily for a chance to win up to $10,000.

Earn additional entries through game play; earn 5x entries on Wednesdays.

$2,500 50+ Slot Tournament Date: Dec. 22 Time: Noon-4 p.m.

Information: Play in one free threeminute slot session on a first-come, first-served basis. Top 25 scores will share $2,500 in free slot play.

Win a cash-filled slot or video poker machine Date: Dec. 14 Time: 6:15 p.m.

Information: Earn 10 free drawing entries every day for the chance to participate. There will be five winners

Holiday multipliers Date: Dec. 25-31 Information: Earn 6x multiplier on video poker and 12x on all reels.

Holiday hot seat Date: Sundays in December Time: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Information: Random machine players will be selected every 15 minutes to receive $100 cash.

Champagne giveaway Date: Dec. 30

Point multipliers Date: Dec. 25 and Jan. 1

ORLEANS Ho Ho Ho cash drawings Date: Saturdays in December Time: 3-7 p.m.

Information: Fifteen names will be drawn every hour for $200.

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Information: Penny reel players can get 15x points from midnight until 11:59 p.m. Dec. 25. Get 15x points on all penny reels from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

New Year’s Day.

CALIFORNIA $20,000 Light It Up cash giveaway Date: Dec. 14-23 Time: 6 and 8 p.m.

Information: Win up to $2,000 per night.

RAMPART CASINO Pirate’s Treasure progressive drawings Date: Last Wednesday of the month Time: 6:15 and 8:15 p.m.

Information: Ten winners at each drawing. Progressive jackpot increases every month it doesn’t hit.

Time: 7 p.m.

Information: Receive one entry for every 50 base points earned. One grand-prize winner, four consolationprize winners. Each night, the grand prize winner will receive the previous night’s prize plus a new prize. Grand prizes include free slot play, gift cards, a Keurig coffee brewer, Ninja blender, HDTV, iPad Mini, bicycle, Dell laptop and $1,500 in cash.

Mesmerizing Memory Match drawing Date: Dec. 26 and 27 Information: By choosing a board piece and guessing the matching tile, 10 contestants can win $2,500 in cash and free slot play.

Nifty 50+ Slot Tournament Date: Wednesdays in December Time: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Information: First prize winner will take home $1,000 cash.

GOLD COAST Twelve Days of Christmas plush toy giveaway Date: Through Dec. 24 Information: Receive a plush toy for every 200 points earned. Maximum of two per guest per day. Maximum of eight plush toys per promotion.

Holiday point multipliers Date: Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 Information: Earn 15x points on penny reels.

What’s in Your Holiday Glass cash grab Date: Dec. 27 Information: Earn 100 base points to participate.

Ho Ho Holiday cash drawings Date: Fridays Time: 3-7 p.m.

Information: Slot players earn one entry for every 50 base points. Table players earn one entry for one hour of rated play. Fifteen winners per hour; each gets $200 cash or $220 slot dollars.

SUNCOAST Point multipliers Date: December Information: All Wednesdays in December, receive mystery multipliers up to 50x points; and from Dec. 25 through Dec. 31, earn 15x points on penny games, 11x points on slots and 7x points on video poker.

Cash for the Holidays Date: Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 20 Time: 8:15 p.m.

Information: Win $750 or $1,000 cash, with 15 winners at each drawing. Earn entries playing slots or table games.

GOLDEN NUGGET Point Multiplier Mondays Date: During football season Information: Earn 10x points on video reel machines and 5x points on video poker.

EL CORTEZ SILVER SEVENS $5,000 weekly professional football challenge Date: Through Dec. 22 Information: Guests have a chance to win prizes such as $500 in cash, $250 in cash or two free buffets. $12,000 Football Square Fandemonium Date: Monday nights Information: Qualifying blackjack and craps players can earn squares for a chance to win up to $600 in cash and promotional chips.

Holiday Luxury giveaway Date: Through Dec. 20

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Gift card giveaway Date: December Information: Players who win a $200 or more jackpot on a slot machine, a $200 or more jackpot on a video poker 5-cent or lower denomination machine, a $300 or more jackpot on a video poker 10-cent or higher denomination machine, or a $200 or more jackpot on live keno receive their choice of free gift card from El Cortez, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, Shell, Chevron, Smith’s or Zappos.com.

Information: Hit any four-of-a-kind combination with a minimum bet of 25 cents on bar-top video poker machines during select football games at 32° Draft Bar, M Bar or the main casino bar to be entered into a drawing for a Super Bowl getaway.

WILLIAM HILL RACE & SPORTS BOOK 1st & $10,000 Date: Saturdays and Sundays through December Information: Win a share of more than $25,000 in free bets during the football season.

Pro Pick’em football contest Date: Through December Information: Pick the winning teams to collect your share of $13,000 each week of the football season.

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Information: For 2,500 base points earned, guests will receive a gift of their choice, either a set of soup bowls or a panini maker.

New Year’s week point challenge Date: Dec. 29-Jan. 2 Information: For every 2,500 base points earned, guests can pick a card and receive between $15 and $250 in free slot play. On Jan. 2, receive a $100 cash bonus for every 5,000 total base points earned, up to $500 cash.

Feed A Family Date: Through Dec. 15 Information: Turn points into a holiday meal for others. For every 12,000 points contributed, Arizona Charlie’s will provide a holiday meal basket for a local family.

20/20 College Bowl Challenge Date: Through Dec. 29 Information: Pick 20 college bowl games against the spread for your chance at $30,000 cash. Go 20 for 20 and receive a $100,000 perfectscore bonus.

Wrap up holiday cash Date: Through Dec. 31 Information: Every 10,000 base points you earn delivers $50 cash.

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Twelve Lucky Elves swipe and win Date: Sundays through Thursdays in December Information: Guests who earn 300 points in one day can win up to $12,000 in cash, free slot play and more. Guests who earn 1,000 points in one day can win up to $24,000 in cash, free slot play starting at $20 and more.

SLS $50,000 Pick Your Present drawings Date: Fridays in December Time: 7 p.m.

Information: Earn one entry ticket for every 50 slot points or $15 rated average bet on table games for an hour. Top prize is $10,000 cash.

Gift giveaways Date: Wednesdays in December Information: Earn 250 slot points for a free gift, including SLS sweatshirts, blankets, organizers and wine. $2,000 slot tournament Date: Tuesdays in December Information: To participate, earn 100 points while playing slots. Top three players win $1,000, $750 or $250 in free play, and everyone is guaranteed $5 in free play.

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10x points Date: Fridays or Saturdays in December Information: Earn 10X points every Friday or Saturday on video reels or slots. Players must swipe their card at the redemption kiosks to be eligible.

Table games drawings Date: Wednesdays in December Time: 8 and 9 p.m.

Information: Each drawing will have 10 winners. Top prize is $1,000 cash or chips. Earn entries by getting qualifying hands at table games.

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YOUTH COMMENTARY

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A unified voice on controversial social topics Nearly 1,000 Clark County high school juniors and seniors recently attended the 58th annual Las Vegas Sun Youth Forum at the Las Vegas Convention Center. They gathered in groups and discussed a host of issues affecting the community, Nevada, the nation and the world. Each group selected a representative to write about the experience. Here is one of them.

KRISTOPHER ALIGHCHI

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e entered room N221 without knowing anyone or expecting anything.

Each of us was a complete stranger, reflecting varying personalities, social classes, backgrounds and political affiliations.

Yet within that room, we found agreement on some of the most controversial law-andorder topics in Nevada today.

Our first was whether students should be held legally responsible for bullying. We all agreed that Nevada’s system of handling bullying was insufficient but didn’t concur on how to solve the issue.

One student questioned how to define degrees of bullying and whether punishment should vary accordingly. We discussed creating a bullying awareness-and-prevention campaign and proposed that all students found guilty of bullying enter a rehabilitation program.

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We reached a consensus, at least about a rehabilitation program, not by arguing and asserting our thoughts as absolute but by realizing we all want to solve an issue that has been plaguing Nevada’s education system and spurring teen suicides for decades.

We agreed that it is atrocious that victims of bullying are viewed as needing mental evaluation while we let bullies go unpunished.

Our next topic was the legalization of marijuana. We agreed that medical marijuana is vital to those suffering from cancer and HIV/AIDS (as an appetite enhancer), ADHD (as an anxiety suppressor) and epilepsy (as a muscle relaxer), as the effects are more costefficient with fewer acute side effects than what is offered by modern medicine.

But we faced a difficult choice on whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Among the pros: It could exponentially improve Nevada’s economy by drawing more tourists to the state and generating tax revenue. But

the group shared concerns about public indecency, as well as safety concerns for bystanders inhaling fumes while in public and users driving under the influence.

Keeping these factors in mind, we suggested a policy that would legalize the use of recreational and medical marijuana — on private property. Such a proposal addresses arguments against marijuana legalization while still achieving a potential economic boon for Nevada and providing needed medical care for citizens suffering from severe illnesses.

In the end, we did not shape these policies by choosing the best viewpoints. We did so by incorporating all of our viewpoints to create a voice that was larger than any one person in the room could achieve.

Alone, we were whispers in room N221.

Together, we stood united as an immutable voice, unwavering and unyielding, roaring toward the future of America.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 Santa in the Shipwreck: Children 12 and under can take a photograph with Santa and share their holiday wishes.

10 a.m.-4 p.m., $18 for adults, $12 for children 5-12, free for children 4 and under, Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd.

South, mandalaybay.com. *Also: Every weekend in December until Christmas Eve. Early Christmas Dinner for Homeless: In memory of Frank Fertitta Jr., Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada will serve nearly 1,400 Christmas dinners to the homeless. Dinner is available to anyone who would like to attend. 11 a.m.-noon, free, Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, St. Vincent Lied Dining Facility, 1501 Las Vegas Blvd. North, catholiccharities.com.

Brunchlesque: Enjoy brunch and performances by burlesque dancers.

Must be 21 or older. 11 a.m., $25, Boomers Bar, the Boom Boom Room, 3200 W. Sirius Ave., brunchlesque.com.

Lights! Chanukah! Music! Celebrate Chanukah with City Lights Music Together. The event will include storytime, crafts and a chance to explore Springs Preserve. 1-2:30 p.m., $10-$15, Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-479-4438.

Winter Parq: The Linq will transform this holiday season with a 30-foot tubing hill made of real snow that thrill seekers can slide down. 2-10 p.m., $5 per ride, $20 all-day pass, the Linq, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd. South. *Also: Open 4-10 p.m. weekdays, 2-10 p.m. weekends, through Dec. 28.

The Sunday Buzz: Learn how to dance the Argentine Tango, then take part in a dance party. Class is 7:158:15 p.m., open dancing until 11 p.m., $15, Gold Coast, Arizona and Nevada ballrooms, 4000 W. Flamingo Road, 520-907-2050, tangowithjudy.com. *Also: 8:30 p.m.-midnight Tuesday at Broadway Hall, 3375 S. Decatur Blvd.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 Children select M&Ms to decorate gingerbread cookies during a cookie-making event. (MONA SHIELD PAYNE/FILE)

monthly to discuss beer, eat, network and more. This month’s event will feature a raffle and white elephant bottle exchange. Unwrapped toys for a toy drive also will be collected. 3-5 p.m., $5 or toy donation, Aces and Ales Tenaya, 2801 N. Tenaya Way, facebook.com/barleys.angelslv.

St. Nick’s Pet Pics: Pet owners and their furry friends can capture a holiday photograph with Santa Claus.

Dogs and cats only. 6-8 p.m., Meadows Mall, Sears Court, 4300 Meadows Lane, meadowsmall.com.

d’ouevres. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Shine Family Foundation, which helps active-duty military, veterans and their families cope with long tours of duty and multiple deployments. Guests must be 21 or older. 5-8 p.m., free, Foundation Room, House of Blues, Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, houseofblues.com/lasvegas.

Downtown Dodgeball: Join a team and play. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes; costumes welcome. 7-11 p.m., free, Gold Spike, 217 Las Vegas Blvd. North, dtlvdb.com.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 Job fair: Meet face-to-face with recruiters and executives from top Las Vegas companies. Bring plenty of resumes. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., free, MGM Grand Conference Center, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, jobertising.com.

Hanukkah Menorah lighting: Join Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman for the annual lighting of the community Hanukkah menorah. 4 p.m., free, Fremont Street Experience, downtown Las Vegas, lasvegasnevada.gov.

Gimme Some Sugar canned food drive: The Henderson bakery will welcome Santa Claus to support hunger relief during the holidays.

Gimme Some Sugar will collect canned food donations for Three Square Food Bank. With each donation, children can sit with Santa and receive a chocolate chip cookie. For a $10 monetary donation, children can receive a keepsake photo with Santa. 5-7 p.m., free with donation, Gimme Some Sugar Bake Shoppe, 19 S. Stephanie St., Suite 160, gimmesomesugarlv.com.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 Barley’s Angels: This female-only group of craft beer lovers meets

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Pet photos with Santa: Bring your pets to have their picture taken with Santa Claus. 5-8 p.m., free, Tivoli Village, 440 S. Rampart Blvd., tivolivillagelv.com.

Back Room Jazz: The American Jazz Initiative and Forgotten Song Music present Back Room Jazz, featuring Vincent Herring on saxophone, Tony Branco on piano, Ken Sieffert on acoustic bass and Peppe Marello on drums. 7:30 pm, $15, Scullery, 150 Las Vegas Blvd., 702-910-2396.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16 Meshugginah Klezmorim concert: “Meshugginah Klezmorim,” which means “crazy musicians” in Yiddish, will perform klezmer music, which is Jewish folk music performed by a band. 2 p.m,, $10-$12, Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, clarkcountynv.ogov.

Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-229-1702.

House of Blues Happy Anniversary happy hour: Guests can mix and mingle over cocktails and hors

City Council meeting: The Las Vegas City Council will meet to discuss city business. An agenda will be available online about a week before the meeting. 9 a.m., free, City Hall council chambers, second floor, 495 S. Main St., lasvegasnevada.gov.

Winter Student Showcase: Watch dance routines and demonstrations and see visual arts by students at the Charleston Heights Arts Center. Bring snacks to share during a reception. 6-7 p.m., free, Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., 702-229-6383.

Workout Wednesday: Australian workout-wear label Lorna Jane hosts a day of fitness workshops, with 20-minute demos of Zumba, Pilates, Barre, spin and boot camp classes. Healthy treats and merchandise promotions will be available. 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m., free, Tivoli Village, 440 S. Rampart Blvd., tivolivillagelv.com.

Healthy Eating discussion: Learn how making small changes to your diet can make you feel your best.

Advance registration required. 12:30 p.m., free with membership or $2,

Tis the Season holiday dinner and light tour: Enjoy a home-cooked turkey, dressing, trimmings and desserts, followed by a tour of city holiday lights. Dinner starts 5 p.m., light tour at 6 p.m., $7 for dinner, $10 for light tour, $15 for both, Doolittle Senior Center, 1930 N. J. St., 702-229-6125.

Gingerbread workshop: Make a gingerbread man to decorate and eat.

Bring a plastic bowl with a lid to transport crafts home. 6-7:30 p.m., $5 per child, Winchester Cultural Center Theater, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.

“A Christmas Carol”: The Winchester Headliners theater program presents a shortened version of the holiday classic with a special appearance by Winchester’s Star Catchers Dance group. 7-9 p.m., $7, Winchester Cultural Center Theater, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340. *Also: 7 p.m. Friday.

Downtown Podcast: This weekly show is filmed in front of a live audience, then aired on YouTube and 10:30 p.m. Wednesdays on Cox channel 48. This episode will feature comedian Paul Scally, Brandi Scharrer of Lucky Girl Designs and Cathy Brooks of the Hydrant Club, a dog park downtown. 8:30 p.m., free, Scullery, 150 Las Vegas Blvd. North, downtownpodcast.tv.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 13 Bloody Days of Christmas: Donate blood, help save lives and receive two free tickets to Penn & Teller’s show at the Rio. Free, United Blood Services, 6930 W. Charleston Blvd., 4950 W. Craig Road, or 601 Whitney Ranch Drive, Building D, Suite 20, unitedbloodservices.org/LV *Also: Through Jan. 1.

Scottish country dancing: Celebrate ballroom dance styles of Scotland.

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The Poets’ Corner: Hosted by Keith Brantley, the monthly forum features established poets and open-mic participants. 7 p.m., free, West Las Vegas Arts Center Community Gallery, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-4800, artslasvegas.org.

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Botanicals and Beyond: Share gardening success stories with a group of avid gardeners. 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., $5, Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., springspreserve.org.

Christmas Music Galore: Enjoy a performance from the Walt Boenig Big Band featuring Laura Taylor.

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1 p.m., $15-$22, Ron DeCar’s Event Center, 1201 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 702-453-8451.

Carols and Coffee: The Basic High School choir will perform songs of the season inside the Galleria mall’s new main entrance plaza on the south side of the building. Patrons can enjoy coffee and holiday treats.

1-2 p.m., free, Galleria at Sunset, 1300 W. Sunset Road, galleriaatsunset.com.

Polar Express Night at the Museum: This children’s event includes a movie screening, museum discoveries, crafts, pizza, snacks and a visit from Santa. Ages 5 to 12, must pre-register. 5-9 p.m., $25 for nonmembers, Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., springspreserve. org.

Una noche de musica y poesia con Inarte: Spanish-language theater company Inarte presents poetry and music in celebration of the holidays.

The show is entirely in Spanish. 7 p.m., $10-$12, Winchester Cultural Center Theater, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.

Contra Dance: Dance to an acoustic band playing joyful tunes, driving reels and waltzes. Newcomers and families welcome. Wear comfortable flat-soled shoes and casual clothing. Group lesson at 6:30 p.m., dance 7-10 p.m., $10 for adults; $5 for members, students and military; $3 for children under 16, Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., 702-2296383, lasvegascountrydance.org.

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How to balance home, office lives Experts offer advice on limiting stress in an age where technology rarely lets us stray too far from work

BY PAIGE PARKER | SPECIAL TO VEGAS INC

If it seems like your day job is taking over your night hours, you’re right. The Pew Research Center reports nearly half of all Americans do at least some work from home. ¶ “In particular for those who run their own businesses, there is an epidemic of people working 24/7 and taking work home with them,” said Tina Forsyth, a business consultant and author of “The Entrepreneur’s Trap.” ¶ The pressure to be constantly on the clock can have serious health TAKING WORK HOME, CONTINUED ON PAGE 53

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CONTENTS PUBLISHER Donn Jersey (donn.jersey@gmgvegas.com)

EDITORIAL

NOTEWORTHY STORIES

47 48 56 Q+A WITH JOSEPH MILLER

The Nevada area manager for Fisher Industries talks about some of the toughest projects he has undertaken, as well as the Ascaya mountainside development he worked on in Henderson, and the pride he takes in building roads.

THE NOTES People on the Move, P46

MEET: DYNAMIC MUSIC THERAPY

The biggest challenge about running her business isn’t outperforming the competition, Emily Rawlings says — it’s educating the community about the existence and benefits of music therapy.

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CAN WE GET PEOPLE BACK IN HOMES WITHOUT INFLATING ANOTHER BUBBLE? First-time homebuyers are the target customers for two new government programs that will make mortgages available with as little as 3 percent down.

The goal is to entice younger buyers — millennials — into the market.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government’s mortgage-backing agencies, stressed that the new programs includes safeguards to ensure there would be no replay of the subprime lending that led to the housing bubble and crash.

Other low-down-payment mortgage options exist, such as those backed by the Federal Housing Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs. But this move

by Fannie and Freddie expands the pool of available loans.

The nation’s seasonally adjusted homeownership rate is at its lowest level in two decades, according to the Census Bureau. In Las Vegas, home-sales volume has been sliding steadily this year with the retreat of investors who typically pay cash.

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traditional buyers, but down payments of 10 percent or more can put a home out of reach for many.

The trend of higher prices and slowing sales is likely to continue well into next year, “unless something dramatic happens in the coming months,” according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

Fannie Mae’s program, My Community, debuted this month; Freddie Mac’s Home Possible begins in March. Maybe those programs will be that dramatic development.

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proval. He replaces Donald Colvin, who is retiring.

Patricia Lee was nominated to the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada’s board of directors. Lee is a partner in the law firm Hutchison & Steffen.

Transactional and real estate attorney Mark Goldstein is of counsel with Bailey Kennedy.

Breast surgeon Dr. Souzan El-Eid of Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada was honored among the 2014 “Distinguished Women in Nevada” for making a lasting mark on her community.

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Matthew Smith, Kristine O’Quinn, Logan Pratt, Candace Herling, Sarah Yance, Edward Silverman and John Newton joined Alverson Taylor Mortensen & Sanders as associate attorneys.

Former Nevada Attorney General and Gov. Robert List was named chairman of the transition team for Nevada Attorney General-elect Adam Laxalt.

List is a senior partner at the law firm Kolesar & Leatham.

Sharath Chandra is Nevada LIST Housing Division deputy administrator. Chandra will oversee daily operations in the Las Vegas office.

Soozi Jones Walker, president of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services, was appointed as a presidential liaison to Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute President Mark Macek. She will be an adviser on the institute’s governance JONES WALKER and membership initiatives and be the primary liaison between the leadership team and the institute’s related committees and task forces.

Reid Kaiser is Nevada Department of Transportation assistant director KAISER ROSENBERG of operations and Sondra Rosenberg is assistant director of planning. Kaiser will oversee NDOT’s construction and construction materials testing programs, as well as equipment, maintenance and traffic operations initiatives. Rosenberg will oversee safety, planning, research, traffic information, road systems and performance analysis groups.

Rodney Chaney is vice president, relationship manager at Bank of Nevada. Chaney has 32 years of banking experience in Las Vegas, most recently with Bank of Las Vegas.

Anthony Schettler is an administrative assistant at CHANEY Colliers International – Las Vegas. He works in the land division.

Adam Sperling is executive director of Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Sperling was tournament director for six years.

Tonia Chafetz is general manager of the Linq Promenade. She was general manager of Tivoli Village.

Eric Hession will be chief financial officer at Caesars Entertainment, subject to regulatory ap-

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Dr. Fadi Braiteh will serve as a community oncology representative on the National Cancer Institute’s pancreas task force of the Gastrointestinal Steering Committee. The GISC is a nationwide group of community oncologists, biostatisticians and patient advocates who collaborate on studies and trials in gastrointestinal cancer.

Kevin Bagger and Scott Russell of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority are senior advisers for the Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

They will advise on flow of international travelers and analyze arrivals and connections.

Martin-Harris Construction owner Frank Martin is selling his company’s assets to Big-D Construction Corp. Martin, president and CEO, will remain at the helm through 2016, then his son, Frank “Guy” Martin, and other executives will assume day-to-day responsibilities. The younger Martin recently was promoted to senior vice president, and Paul Toplak was promoted to vice president of operations.

Jeannie Baldwin is vice president, business development officer; Scott Herbstman is courier with central operations; and Nancy Alexander is imaging document clerk with loan operations at Meadows Bank.

Las Vegas HEALS (Health, Education, Advocacy and Leadership in Southern Nevada) appointed its board of directors. The executive committee is: Ann Lynch, chairman and president; Doug Geinzer, CEO; Bob Cooper, founder; Chris Vito, secretary/treasurer; Charles Perry, legislative task force chairman; Brendan Bussmann, communications task force chairman. Members of the board are Larry Barnard, Brian Brannman, Renee Coffman, Dr. Mike Edwards, Vance Farrow, Dr. Joe Hardy, Dr. Joe Iser, Daline Janiuk, Sam Kaufman, James Kilber, Daniel Mathis, Jonas Peterson, Stacy Scheer, Justin Schmiedel, Todd Sklamberg, Cheryl Smith, Col. Willie Tellez, Dr. Marcia Turner and Carolyn Yucha.

Lindsey A. Williams joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as an associate. She is a member of the Corporate and Business Department and advises clients on intellectual property rights and technology transactions.

Henderson and the Henderson Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 15th annual Economic Development and Small Business Awards. Honorees were: Barclaycard, Economic Development Project of the Year; VadaTech, Expansion Project of the Year; Cowabunga Bay, Redevelopment Project of the Year; Windom Kimsey, Private Sector Person of the Year; and Terry Culp, O’Callaghan Public Sector Person of the Year.

A number of people joined the staff of Matt Smith Physical Therapy. Physical therapist Junwyn Agustin will treat patients at the company’s Charleston/Rancho location. Physical therapy assistant Niurky Miralles will treat patients at the Nellis location. Physical therapy assistant Jesse Sherrod will treat patients at the Seven Hills location. Physical therapy assistant Asia Hunwick will treat patients at the Windmill location. In addition, physical therapist Patrick Thurman brings more than 20 years of orthopedic experience to the company.

Showtime Tours of Las Vegas will convert its mini buses from gasoline and biodiesel to compressed natural gas. Five new buses will be added to the fleet and 10 will be retrofitted.

The Joint Commission released its data on Top Performers on Key Quality Measures for 2013.

Southern Nevada hospitals that ranked among the top performers are St. Rose Dominican Hospitals-Siena, Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center, Red Rock Behavioral Health Hospital, SBH-Montevista Hospital, Southern Hills Medical Center, Spring Mountain Treatment Center, Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and Sunrise MountainView Hospital.

Abbott Law Chartered, Catapult Global, DEQ Systems, FBM, HT Precision Technologies U.S., Legacy Electronics, Olsen Gaming and Touch Dynamic joined the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers.

MAC Cosmetics, Desigual, Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics and a renovated House of Hoops by Foot Locker are opening at Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood.

FirstService Residential will provide HOA management services for the Black Hawk Homeowners Association in North Las Vegas off Centennial Parkway and Walnut Road.

National Licensing Services received certification as a Local Emerging Small Business in Nevada from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.

The Human Rights Campaign released its 2015 Corporate Equality Index, an annual report assessing LGBT inclusion in major companies and law firms across the nation, including six in Nevada.

Caesars Entertainment Corp., MGM Resorts International, the Cosmopolitan and Wynn Resorts each earned 100 percent. Tropicana Las Vegas earned 90 percent. NV Energy earned 70 percent.

Las Vegas received a 2014 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The annual award recognizes green power users for their commitment and contribution to developing the nation’s voluntary green power market.

Barley’s Casino & Brewing Company, in conjunction with Nevada Beverage, now offers its craft beers at locations throughout the valley. Red Rock Lager and Blue Diamond beer are available at Galaxy Luxury+ Theaters. Barley’s brews also can be found at Hard Hat Lounge, Legends Sports Bar & Grill, Streets of New York Pizza and Timeout Sports Lounge, as well as several Station Casinos and Total Wine & More.

Towbin Fiat of Las Vegas changed the name of its dealership to Towbin Fiat/Alfa Romeo of Las Vegas. Alfa Romeo, the sister company of Ferrari, chose Towbin as the exclusive Las Vegas dealership for the brand.

Urban Turban chose Preferred Public Relations to handle its public relations and promotional efforts. Urban Turban is at 3900 Paradise Road, Las Vegas.

Tom’s Urban, a modern casual restaurant, is open at New York-New York.

Gaming Laboratories International was granted registration as a laboratory that conducts testing and certification services in Paraguay.

AccuPOS, a provider of point-of-sales technology, moved its offices from California to Henderson.

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Q&A WITH JOSEPH MILLER

Proud to have helped build Southern Nevada Joseph Miller, Nevada area manager for Fisher Industries, has been at the center of some of the biggest road projects in Southern Nevada — the U.S. 93 widening project between Boulder City and the Hoover Dam, projects along Interstate 15 near the Strip, a paving project at the state line, and the Ascaya mountainside home development in Henderson. He spoke with VEGAS INC about the challenges of working in Southern Nevada and the rewards.

How did you get into excavating and paving? What do you like about it?

I grew up in Minnesota and have always enjoyed being outside and playing in the dirt. I started working at the age of 12 in the family business. When I was old enough to drive, my mom told me to get a real job, so I started drilling water wells for another local business.

During my college years, I worked for a consultant engineer doing surveying, geotechnical exploration and inspection.

It took me awhile to understand how to transform the plans engineers developed into finished projects, but through time, I found I had quite a knack for it. After three years, I was transferred to Las Vegas to manage Joseph Miller, Nevada area manager for Fisher Industries, stands at the Ascaya three projects for the Southern Ne- development in Henderson. (MIKAYLA WHITMORE/STAFF) vada Water Authority. and bruises, we are pleased that the our friends or family, we are proud It was challenging to continually project was a success. It truly is one to say I built this road. The jobs we learn new aspects of different areas of a kind. do evoke a sense of pride, pushing us in my industry, including earthwork, to build and work to the best of our rock, large steel pipe, mechanical What is the most challenging abilities. This sense of ownership ulpipe, instrumentation, electrical, and part of your job? timately results in projects that we structural concrete. Even more chalWhen the market was good in can all be proud to call our own. lenging was to balance the manageSouthern Nevada, it was challengment of staff on each project. ing to keep up with managing three What has been your most chalLater, I worked for Frehner Conto four projects at a time. When the lenging local project? Why? struction on jobs such as the northmarket softened and the economy My most challenging job was the ern beltway, Ann Road, Simmons downturned, it became challenging U.S. 93 Boulder City widening projStreet, Charleston Boulevard, I-15 to manage traveling to jobs with my ect — milling and paving the existing Sloan to Blue Diamond, Caltrans I-15 family here in Las Vegas. surface, blasting solid rock, managat Stateline, and a beautiful developThe industry has changed since the ing and expediting subcontractors, ment in Park City, Utah. boom. Skilled workers are harder to and opening the 5.5-mile stretch of The position I was offered at Fisher find, and training is more time-conroadway in just 68 days.

Industries was remarkable and somesuming and labor intensive.

Let’s just say there were a lot of thing I am very grateful for. They had sleepless nights. just been awarded a private developWhat has been the most rewardment in Henderson named Crystal ing part of your job?

You are working on the Ascaya Ridge, which turned into a massive Making my family proud. Driving Development now. What chal$200 million-plus project consisting around town, asking my 13-year-old, lenges have you encountered? of over 15 million cubic yards of rock, 9-year-old and 6-year-old, “Guess The project itself was massive. rockery walls, underground, curb, who built this road?”

There is over 1,000 feet in elevagutter, sidewalk, complete water inMy children are nice sometimes tion difference from the bottom of frastructure and all other elements and say, “Daddy did it,” but then they the project to the top. There are valinvolved in a complete residential deare more honest the next time I ask, leys and mountains that are practivelopment. and say that Uncle Mike did it (Uncle cally vertical. Transporting water to My enthusiasm for this work can be Mike is Mike Scronce, Fisher Sand & where we needed it was difficult, but summarized in this one statement: Gravel Nevada operations manager). getting personnel and heavy equipWhen we (the construction crew) are ment to these areas safely was even completing a job, it is all about a team Describe your management style. more of a challenge. effort. But when the job is done and I don’t only focus on managing my Although there were a few bumps we are driving down the road with

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own personality and needs. I try to manage my employees’ personalities and expectations in order to make our relationships mutually beneficial. Managing personalities doesn’t mean that we need to be confrontational; we just need to find a common goal and work together to accomplish that goal. My main objective is to assist my staff in successfully completing the project at hand while having fun, making money and receiving positive recognition in the end.

What is your dream job, outside of your current field?

Starter at a golf course. I want to be the old guy that gets up early, smells the freshly cut grass, sips his coffee, and gives all the young ones hell all day. … Just like my Grandpa George.

Whom do you admire and why?

My Nevada operations manager, Mike Scronce. I asked him to leave Frehner Construction after working there for over 18 years to come work for me at Fisher Industries. Mike took the chance and has been working for Fisher ever since.

He was away from his family for more than seven years, working in Reno on the I-580 extension project, was able to stay in town with his family for a brief time after, and then had to leave again for another project.

I know I’m not the only one who appreciates all that he does and sacrifices for the company. If you were to know Mike, you would know what it means when John Wayne said, “Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.”

What is your biggest pet peeve?

When people interrupt and talk over someone else, and when people think they are better than someone else and act accordingly.

What is something that people might not know about you?

Minnesota is a great place to be from, but, even I’ll admit it’s cold there. But hey, it’s a lot better than Wisconsin and the fishing/hunting is, too.

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BY THE NUMBERS

#3

Ranking for Nevada in national foreclosure rates during October, with 1 in 596 homes receiving a foreclosure-related filing, according to RealtyTrac.

Nationally, the average was 1 in every 1,069 homes.

#5

National ranking for Henderson among America’s safest big cities, by real estate blog Movoto.

19 PERCENT

Vacancy rate in Southern Nevada’s office market, according to Colliers International. The vacancy rate in 2006 was about 7.5 percent.

26 PERCENT

Percentage of Nevada homeowners who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth, according to a UNLV economic outlook report.

33.2 HOURS

Average time per week local workers logged on the job in October, down from 37 hours in 2007, according to RCG Economics.

60 PERCENT

Percentage of valley jobs lost to the recession that since have been recovered, according to RCG Economics.

61 PERCENT

Drop in Nevada home prices between 2007 and 2012, according to a UNLV economic outlook report.

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Approximate number of local fast-food workers who protested for higher wages.

The Dec. 4 picket briefly shut down a McDonald’s drive-thru near Eastern Avenue and Flamingo Road.

$694

Average weekly earnings for Southern Nevada workers in October, down from $740 a week in 2007, according to RCG Economics.

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Emily Rawlings, left, owns Dynamic Music Therapy. Bailey Hinz is an independent contractor. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

Singing the praises of music therapy ten provides myriad benefits, DYNAMIC MUSIC THERAPY Address: 7852 Sedalia St., Las Vegas, NV 89139 such as greater self-esteem, Dynamic Music Therapy Phone: 702-877-5969 the ability to recognize and serves those with disabiliEmail: dynamicmusictherapy@gmail.com shift emotional states, the ties in Las Vegas by providing Website: vegasmusictherapy.com motivation to exercise motor individual and group music Hours of operation: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday skills and the ability to comtherapy services. Music expethrough Friday municate needs and desires. riences are client-tailored to Owned/operated by: Emily Rawlings improve speech and commuIn business since: March 2011 nication, social skills, behavWhat is the most important ior and emotional management, and/or motor skills. part of your job?

Balance. As a sole proprietor of a home-based business, there are so many things to learn and juggle. I am a busiWho are your customers? ness owner, music therapist, marketer, program director, Music therapy is available for people of all ages with billing manager, wife and new mom. I want to spend 100 disabilities, and organizations that serve these people. percent of my time with my family and also 100 percent of Dynamic Music Therapy serves those with (but not limmy time caring for my clients, so it is essential that I find ited to): autism, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, balance between gathering and expending energy. learning disabilities, neurological disorders, communication challenges, physical disabilities, behavioral disorders, Alzheimer’s and other aging-related conditions.

What is the hardest part about doing business in

Describe your business.

Southern Nevada?

What makes your business unique?

Our therapists are able to address needs, such as social skills and developing a strong sense of self, that might not be fulfilled in other therapies. As music follows different neurological pathways than speech, it provides opportunities for people with neurological differences to learn or relearn skills that are necessary for success. The structure and form of music also make it a medium that people with communication challenges can understand.

What is your business philosophy?

The highest priority is that the needs of our clients are being met. The work that is completed in music therapy should always be able to be generalized to the rest of the client’s life. Simply having fun does not necessarily meet these qualifications. However, the fun that a client has of-

Lately, it seems that funding cuts happen constantly.

This prevents many people and facilities from offering a service like music therapy. Another major struggle is that the public is unaware of music therapy. The challenge in marketing is not about setting the company above competition, but in educating the community of the existence and benefits of music therapy services.

What is the best part about doing business in Southern Nevada?

Despite funding challenges, people are eager to search for ways to help their loved ones. It is such a joy and a privilege to be able to see so many “supermoms” and “superdads” who put a great deal of their energy into helping their children with disabilities. To see so many siblings be powerful supporters is also incredibly heartwarming.

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On J.D. Morris’ vegasinc.com story “Seeing red flags, regulators recommend limited license for Nazarian at SLS”: Why punish him for being honest? Don’t we (try to) teach our kids to not lie? We’re all human, after all.

— Burnemandturnem On Eli Segall’s vegasinc.com story “In Las Vegas, some recession scars are healing, others smarting”: Looks like we are doing the same thing as before. They are building like crazy in the northwest. And I wonder who is buying all of these houses. Most locals are on average paid about $17 per hour. — hef

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“We are working hard to protect a way of wenty-seven degrees. life,” Snowriders International Director Philip That is the optimum air temperaHuffeldt said. ture for snow making at Las Vegas Winter sports provide hundreds of thousands Ski & Snowboard Resort. This year, of jobs nationwide and help sustain businesses however, chilly weather has been elusive, and so such as hotels, restaurants and gear suppliers. far it has cost the resort on Mount Charleston Recent winter sports seasons, on average, have at least two weeks of business. been about 20 days shorter than they were in “We’re watching the weather up here,” Jim the 1970s.

Seely, the resort’s marketing director, said last ELLEN F. “A large part of the economy depends on a week as he and his staff geared up for opening WAGER stable environment and reliable snowpack,” weekend, twice delayed this season because of the Huffeldt said. weather — or more accurately, the lack of weather.

Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort has about Across the country, the winter sports industry 200 workers at peak operation. The resort has increasingly struggled with unpredictable has two dozen snowmaking machines, 400-plus acres and winters and decreasing snowpack, phenomena attributed to 30 runs and trails. Water is supplied by a 10 million-gallon climate change. reclamation facility on the mountain.

The Environmental Protection Agency this year proposed The resort’s typical season runs from late November the Clean Power Plan, designed to cut 30 percent of carbon through the first week of April. pollution from power plants by 2030. The EPA says power Seventy percent of its business comes from Las Vegas. plants are the largest source of carbon pollution in the Thirty percent of its customers are tourists, the majority country. from Southern California.

In support, Snowriders International, a nonprofit that The week after Christmas is particularly busy. promotes the winter sports industry, launched “Powder, Not “That’s when we see lots of kids who got snowboards from Power Plants,” a campaign in support of the Clean Power Santa,” Seely said.

Plan. Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard owner Powdr Corp. and Let’s hope a snowy season is in full swing on Mount Charlesmore than 115 ski areas, businesses, governments and athton by the time the boards are under the Christmas trees. letes signed letters in support of the campaign.

SMITH’S WORLD

Mike Smith is an award-winning editorial cartoonist who also draws for the Las Vegas Sun. His work also is distributed nationally by King Features Syndicate.

See archives of his work at lasvegassun.com/smithsworld.

On J.D. Morris’ vegasinc.com story “Gambling association releases first-of-its-kind money laundering report”: Yeah, right. “Mr. Lion, if that zoo keeper gives you too many steaks for dinner it’s your duty to report him and not eat them.” — vegas1966 On Ana Ley’s lasvegassun.com story “Real estate blog ranks Henderson fifth safest city in U.S.”: Gotta give kudos to Henderson PD as well as the prevailing family-oriented culture in Henderson.

Keep up the good work, Henderson.

— Piru_T

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Regulators recommend limited license for SLS developer

BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER

Sam Nazarian, the businessman behind the development of SLS Las Vegas, was unable to persuade state regulators to let him be fully involved with gambling operations at the Strip’s newest casino-resort.

During a lengthy hearing this month in Carson City, the three members of Nevada’s Gaming Control Board grilled Nazarian and his representatives on his professional and personal background. They focused largely on Nazarian’s relationship with a man who allegedly extorted him, as well as his admission Sam Nazarian, CEO of SBE Entertainment, speaks during a news conference at of using cocaine.

SLS Las Vegas before the resort opened in August. (STAFF FILE) After more than three hours of demanded more funds at different Cosmopolitan debuted in 2010, and questioning, the board voted 2-1 to points over several years. Nazarian Nazarian was hailed for his role in recommend Nazarian for a limited made payments through settlements aiding the city’s recovery from the license with a series of restrictions. on multiple occasions. recession.

Board chairman A.G. Burnett and “This isn’t the first time I’ve had to Since the SLS opened, Nazarian member Terry Johnson voted in fadeal with this kind of parasite,” said has been unable to be involved in the vor of giving the license to Nazarian; Joseph Taylor, who represented Nazcasino operations while he works his member Shawn Reid voted against. arian. way through the regulatory process.

The board’s recommendation, if fiAndrew Winograd, one of NazarGaming at the SLS is overseen by the nalized by the Gaming Commission ian’s legal representatives, told reguproperty’s president, who reports to on Dec. 18, would continue to leave lators that he bore most of the blame the executive managing director of Nazarian excluded from the casino for a recent instance in which Nazarmajority owner Stockbridge Real Esside of the business for a year, after ian gave Armstrong money. He said tate. which he’s to come before the board he recommended that Nazarian make Among the regulators’ concerns again. He’s also required to submit to another payment to Armstrong last were payments Nazarian made to drug testing. year. convicted felon Derrick Armstrong.

Nazarian, CEO of SBE EntertainWinegrad said he believed ArmNazarian and attorneys representment Group, is a well-known Los Anstrong wouldn’t bother Nazarian ing him described the connection begeles nightlife and hospitality tycoon. anymore and that he was “trying to tween the two men as a professional In 2007, he took over what was then get his life straight.” one that eventually turned sour, to the Sahara, then closed it four years “I was wrong,” Winograd said. “I let the point that Armstrong allegedly later. In August, after a $415 million Sam down. I let the company down.” extorted Nazarian. renovation, the property reopened Nazarian told regulators he takes After Nazarian first invested in a under the SLS brand. full responsibility, saying that “the business of Armstrong’s, Nazarian SLS Las Vegas was the biggest rebuck does stop with me.” Tony Cabot, and his attorneys say that Armstrong sort to open on the Strip since the

another of Nazarian’s representatives, urged the board to look past Nazarian’s relationship and more strongly consider his extensive business experience.

But there were other concerns.

Board members were alarmed by payments Nazarian admitted to making to two men who have spent time in prison — Hai Waknine and Suge Knight — for $83,000 and $90,000, respectively, because of their alleged connections to Armstrong.

In total, Nazarian paid around $3 million to Armstrong or others connected to him, according to the board.

Regulators also questioned Nazarian about a recent episode in which he confessed to using drugs. In April, Nazarian used cocaine during a trip to Mexico, he said.

Johnson asked Nazarian when was the last time he used drugs before that episode, but Nazarian wouldn’t give a specific time. He insisted that his drug use this year was an “isolated incident.”

“It was never a material part of my life,” Nazarian said.

Johnson was dissatisfied with Nazarian’s responses. He said he had hoped Nazarian would be more forthcoming.

The board did at times acknowledge Nazarian’s good work. Members were uncomfortable with the idea of outright rejecting his application, given the positive effect his business has had in the region.

“I know that it’s been hard talking about these things,” Burnett said.

“What we’ve been talking about is the tip of an iceberg — and the rest of that iceberg is your success in business.”

Events facility is a potential boost for Fremont East district

BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER

Years after buying the project site, nightlife entrepreneur Victor Perrillo is building an events facility on the cusp of Fremont Street’s rowdy bar scene.

Construction is underway at the corner of Fremont and Eighth streets for Venue Las Vegas. Now a steel skeleton, the downtown facility will offer indoor and outdoor event space, a performance hall, catering, a billiards area and a bar called V2 = Virtue & Vice Lounge.

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cility in Scottsdale, Ariz., had a groundbreaking ceremony in August with Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and others. The two-story, 36,000-square-foot building — on the site where a former TV executive sought to build a 55-story condo tower during the boom years — is scheduled to open in phases starting in the spring.

It will be fully operational by the end of 2015, said Nicholas Larez, vice president of operations for the Venues Group.

The facility, whose construction is apparently being financed by Zap-

pos CEO Tony Hsieh’s Downtown Project, would give another boost to the once-struggling, Zappos-revived commercial corridor.

Perrillo’s group aims to attract weddings, fundraisers, concerts, parties and other gatherings, such as corporate events.

In 2010, the Phoenix Business Journal reported Perrillo wanted to expand here but was waiting for the local economy to improve so he could land a construction loan.

He got one last June from 700 Fremont LLC, an entity that, according to state records, is controlled by Hsieh

and Andrew Donner, who handles Downtown Project’s real estate deals.

Perrillo can borrow up to $14 million from them, county records indicate.

Perrillo isn’t the only investor to eye the property in recent years.

In 2006, E! Entertainment Television co-founder Alan Mruvka received city council approvals for a 55-story condo tower there, as well as a 20-story residential tower across Eighth Street.

But the project never came to fruition, and Perrillo had to bulldoze a vacant building to clear space for his facility.

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Gambling association releases first-of-its-kind money laundering report

BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER

A portion of the intake structure is shown on the shore during construction of the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s “third straw” at Lake Mead. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

Tunnel reaches third straw at Lake Mead reservoir after seven years of digging

BY CONOR SHINE STAFF WRITER

After nearly seven years of slowly digging their way a few feet at a time through the earth beneath the surface of Lake Mead, workers completed a 3-mile-long tunnel to the third intake straw that will provide water to Las Vegas for decades to come.

The Southern Nevada Water Authority announced this month that a tunnel-boring machine 600 feet below the lakebed had connected with the intake structure.

“They were on target. They hit the mark right where they wanted to be,” said SNWA spokesman Bronson Mack, who called the news a “momentous occasion.”

The straws draw water from the lake and deliver it to pumping stations, which send it into Las Vegas. The city gets 90 percent of its water supply from the reservoir.

The completion of the tunnel is a major success for the $817 million project, which has struggled through cost overruns, construction delays and other mishaps. The most serious came June 11, 2012, when 44-year-old Thomas Albert Turner was killed in a construction accident while working in the tunnel.

Construction on the third intake straw started in 2008 to provide a buffer against drought, which has sent surface levels at Lake Mead plunging.

One of the two intake straws at Lake Mead will go offline once lake levels drop below 1,050 feet, a threshold that’s only 34 feet below the lake’s current elevation and could be reached within the next few years.

Without the third straw, the water authority would have lost half of its capacity to deliver water when the first intake goes offline.

Mack said there’s still work left to be done on the third intake straw, but it should be operational by next summer.

There’s also more work that will be needed to safeguard Las Vegas’ water supply from drought. The SNWA board recommended plans calling for a new $650 million pumping station that will continue providing water to the valley even if lake levels drop below 1,000 feet. The station will be funded through a rate hike that will be phased in starting next year and top out in 2017 at an increase of about $4 to $5 per month for most residential customers.

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Monitoring casino floors for potential money laundering is a full-time job for the American gaming industry.

Casinos, like banks and other institutions that deal with a lot of money, are required by law to vigilantly look out for financial transactions that may be illegal. And a first-of-its-kind report from the industry’s Washington, D.C.-based trade association sheds light on the best methods casinos can employ to do that.

The report comes as the industry is under substantial pressure to ensure its anti-money laundering tactics are airtight. Consider: n In August 2013, Las Vegas Sands agreed to pay $47 million to settle a money-laundering investigation. n In October 2013, Caesars Entertainment revealed that one of its subsidiaries (the operator of Caesars Palace) was under investigation for money laundering-related allegations. n Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported that federal agencies were investigating whether Wynn Resorts violated money-laundering laws, although a spokesman told the Associated Press the resort company was not aware of any investigation. n The government has indicated its willingness to buckle down on casinos’ anti-money-laundering efforts. According to Reuters, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has considered a rule that would require casinos to place more scrutiny on the source of funds high rollers use to gamble. The rule was “put on hold” for now though, Reuters reported.

Under federal law, casinos have to report all transactions of more than $10,000 to the government, and they have to file “suspicious activity reports” whenever they have reason to think a gambler could be spending money associated with criminal activity.

The American Gaming Association’s report details guidelines for complying with those requirements, based on a wide range of industry methods.

Here are some of the tactics detailed in the report: n One of the first steps is identifying the casino’s risk: Money laundering often involves gamblers who come into casinos with large amounts of money

and play games at high-dollar values.

Accordingly, it says bigger casinos likely need “more robust” compliance methods. n Casinos should also watch out for suspicious player behavior patterns, like if a gambler’s betting activity increases “significantly without explanation.” Or if a gambler looks like he’s passing chips back and forth with someone else, or “unexpectedly uses multiple sources or multiple destinations for funds.” n Casinos can adopt policies that preemptively safeguard against money laundering, such as requiring that ticket-in, ticket-out redemption kiosks be capped at a certain amount of money. n Casinos can suspend a players’ loyalty club accounts — and even bar them from gambling — if they spend more than $10,000 and the casino doesn’t have enough information to fill out the legally required report on the transaction. n The report says high-rollers may require extra scrutiny. That could include checking their background against public records and determining whether their funds originate from legitimate sources. n Additional activity casinos should be on the lookout for, according to the report, includes people who make several transactions just below the $10,000 reporting threshold or put a lot of money into a slot machine and then cash out after very little or no play.

Elizabeth Cronan, the association’s director of gaming policy, said the industry has concerned itself with fighting money laundering for “many, many years,” but the best practices published in the report are an unprecedented step of casino representatives coming together to share their efforts.

“This is really the first opportunity that everyone has come together and shared their practices and put them forward in one document,” she said. “One of the real hallmarks of this document is that it does illustrate the industry’s commitment to a strong culture of compliance.”

The report stressed that it’s not supposed to be a “checklist” of actions that every casino (or online gaming website) should take. It noted that some casinos “may have good reasons for departing from or modifying a procedure in this document” to fit their specific needs.

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Economic Forum projects shrinking gambling revenue, improving employment numbers next year

BY KYLE ROERINK STAFF WRITER

The foundation for Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposed budget is being set.

The state’s Economic Forum met recently with government economists to discuss the outlook of future tax revenues that will funnel into the state’s coffers.

The forum selected projections the governor will use to create his budget, which will be released at his January State of the State speech. Then the Legislature will nitpick and approve its own version in the 2015 session.

By law, the forum decides which forecasts to use to project revenue.

It chooses between estimates from state agencies and predictions from the state’s budget division. The forum is a five-member group appointed by the governor and legislative leaders.

The group selected a mix of agency and budget division projections for the governor to use in the budget request he will send to the Legislature.

State economists use a swath of

data and economic forecast programs to project the numbers. They account for the granular, everyday market forces that the average consumer might overlook. For Nevada revenues, the economists said factors like a weak European economy, the Affordable Care Act, the spending habits of tourists, music festivals in the desert, a Strip entertainer’s canceling of shows, slowing growth in China and a recession in Japan all have an effect on the state.

The presentations to the forum were replete with line graphs, bar charts and indexes of data that indicate the state’s economy is improving but still reeling from the Great Recession.

They compared their data with data from economic analysis titan Moody’s and projected outlooks until 2017.

Decreases in table game revenues showed the inflow of gaming money will be down in 2015 compared with this year’s revenues. But the data also suggest gaming revenues will increase between 2 and 5 percent during the

Interim CEO named at UMC

BY IAN WHITAKER AND CONOR SHINE STAFF WRITER

Mason VanHouweling, chief operating officer at University Medical Center, was named interim CEO after the recent resignation of Lawrence Barnard.

VanHouweling has served as the public hospital’s COO since April.

On Dec. 17, the UMC board of governors will consider making him the permanent CEO. VanHouweling also serves as an administrator for the Air Force Reserve and has prior experience at two for-profit schools in Southern Nevada, according to a statement from the hospital.

“Mason has the perfect blend of appreciating fiscal responsibility with excellent clinical outcomes and patient care,” UMC Governing Board Chairman John O’Reilly said in a statement. “We are proud to have Mason leading our team at this great academic medical center.

Barnard announced his resignation this month to take a position as president of St. Rose Dominican Hospitals — San Martin Campus.

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next three years. By 2017, the state’s gaming revenues still will be roughly 2 percent below what they were before the recession.

Russell Guindon, a legislative fiscal analyst, said the growth rates weren’t phenomenal.

“But if you go back and look historically, this is growth,” he said.

Money from the Light Entertainment Tax, imposed on nongaming entertainment in casinos, will be down an estimated 15 percent in 2015 but is expected to rise by 7 percent in the following two years, according to state data.

Sales tax revenues are expected to grow by around 5 percent each year in the next three years.

By 2017, employment rates are projected to be at least 10 percent higher than they were in the heart of the recession. They will grow around 1 percent each year up to 2017, according to the state projections.

There is a change in the mix in industry that’s driving the employment

Sirius XM settles claims of misleading advertising, billing

BY IAN WHITAKER STAFF WRITER

Sirius XM Radio will pay $3.8 million to settle claims that the company engaged in misleading advertising and billing practices in Nevada and 44 other states, the Nevada Attorney General’s Office reported.

An investigation led by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office found that the company often failed to cancel service after being asked by customers, made canceling service difficult and renewed service without notifying customers, officials said.

Other allegations include that the company collected unauthorized fees, jacked up rates unexpectedly and failed to provide timely refunds, according to a news release from the office of Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto.

Customers in Nevada could be eligible to receive compensation, Cortez Masto said.

Any customer of Sirius XM who experienced these types of issues since July 28, 2008, can file a complaint, the Attorney General’s Office said.

The deadline to file a complaint is May 3, 2015.

Complaints may be filed via the attorney general’s website, ag.nv.gov.

numbers, Guindon said. With Tesla and other emerging projects in the state, he expects to see more manufacturing and construction jobs boost the state’s employment rates.

“That’s what’s driving us to see growth,” Guindon said.

Nevada has made headway in recovering from the real estate crisis, but there will be moderate improvement in sales in the near term, said Susanna Powers, an economist in the state Budget Office.

Property tax projections indicate a subtle boost in the Nevada real estate market, which was hit harder than any other state during the recession. The numbers show 1 or 2 percent growth each year until 2017. If the estimates resemble the reality, projected property tax revenues still will be about half of what they were before the housing bubble burst.

Sandoval said the forum’s projections were positive but signaled that the state’s improving economy may be aided by restructuring its tax system.

Cosmo sale moves forward

BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER

State gambling regulators recently gave initial approval for the $1.73 billion sale of Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

The Gaming Control Board recommended that the Nevada Gaming Commission grant final approval for the sale of the resort, which is in the process of changing hands from Germany’s Deutsche Bank to a division of the Blackstone Group.

Since opening at the end of 2010, the Cosmopolitan has yet to record an annual profit. The property has improved its financial performance this year, however — it has trimmed losses and boosted revenue, including from the casino.

Blackstone representatives were upbeat about the property’s future when they spoke to gaming regulators.

“This is a tremendous physical asset,” said Blackstone’s Jonathan Gray. “We are big believers about what’s happening in Las Vegas today and what’s going to happen over the next few years.”

The issue now goes to the Gaming Commission, which meets Dec. 18.

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LV home prices creep up as sales continue to drop

BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER

The slowdown in Las Vegas’ housing market is poised to continue next year, a new report says, as investors keep pulling back from the valley.

The median price of single-family homes sold through the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors’ listing service in November was $202,000, up 1.1 percent from October and 10.4 percent from a year ago, according to a report from the group.

Prices were up despite a drop in sales volume, as real estate agents are selling more homes in higher price ranges, according to GLVAR President Heidi Kasama. Overall, owners sold about 2,000 houses through the GLVAR’s listing service last month, down 12.8 percent from October and 7.7 percent from November 2013.

The listing service is mostly composed of previously owned homes.

As Kasama sees it, the slowing sales totals and price jumps will likely persist.

Last month, about 2,000 homes were sold through the Greater Las Vegas “Our local housing market has been fairly stable this year,” Kasama Association of Realtors’ listing service, down 12.8 percent from October and 7.7 said in a news release. “Unless some- percent from November 2013. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF FILE) thing dramatic happens in the comthe same in 2015.” vestors poured into Las Vegas to buy ing months, we expect to see more of After the economy collapsed, incheap homes in bulk to turn into

rentals. They resurrected the industry, with home prices soaring at one of the fastest rates nationally last year, usually 25 to 30 percent yearover-year any given month.

But with fewer bargains out there, investors have been cutting back.

Buyers paid cash for 32 percent of the homes that sold last month, down from a peak of about 60 percent in February 2013, according to the GLVAR. Now, business is slowing valleywide. More listings are being ignored, sales volume is falling and prices aren’t climbing nearly as fast.

By November’s end, about 8,200 single-family homes were listed for sale but without offers, down 7.7 percent from October but up 20 percent from a year ago.

That’s partly because of the investor pullback but also because homeowners, emboldened by fast-rising property values the past few years, are overpricing, agents say.

The median listing price of singlefamily homes without offers was $249,500 in November — 23.5 percent higher than what the typical house sold for last month, according to GLVAR data.

TAKING WORK HOME, FROM PAGE 43

Sixty-five percent of Americans say work is a top source of stress consequences, according to the American Psychological Association, which found in 2012 that 65 percent of Americans cited work as a top source of stress. Untreated, chronic stress can lead to anxiety, insomnia, obesity and heart disease.

We’ve collected a few tips to help you limit the time you spend working from home.

DECIDE WHEN AND WHERE YOU RECHARGE BEST Your work may not fit into 40 hours a week. But it doesn’t have to follow you everywhere.

So what’s most important to you — dinnertime with the family? Clear weekends? No work in the evenings?

“I will work until midnight on Friday if I need to, but from midnight Friday until Monday morning, I don’t work,” Forsyth said. “What that means for me during the week is that I do quite a bit of work in the evenings, and I’m OK with that, because I know that I get the weekend off.”

SEEK SUPPORT FROM YOUR BOSS The Mayo Clinic advises looking into your compa-

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ny’s policies about flexible hours, compressed workweeks, job sharing and telecommuting. A more flexible schedule could heighten your sense of control.

“Start by having an open conversation with your supervisor,” the American Psychological Association advises. “The purpose of this isn’t to lay out a list of complaints, but to come up with an effective plan for managing the stressors you’ve identified, so you can perform at your best on the job.”

TIME YOURSELF End your workday at a fixed time, or set two finishing times — one of which is the absolute latest you’re willing to work.

SILENCE THE PING According to Pew, 46 percent of surveyed workers said the advent of laptops, phones and tablets has led them to work more hours. One in 5 workers said they were expected to read and respond to workrelated emails, even when not at work.

“You have to shut down the ping,” Forsyth said.

“You have to shut down the technology. Sure, I have an iPhone, but on the weekends, there’s no email de-

livered to this thing. Nobody can resist a ping.”

Even better, keep your laptop and phone out of sight for blocks of time so you’re not tempted to check them.

FASHION A MORE COMPELLING PERSONAL LIFE You might be piling on work because you have nothing better to do with your time.

Make plans to get out of the house, and keep work chatter to a minimum after hours. Sometimes, just talking about work can mentally take a person right back to the office.

KEEP ON TASK Some of us may be bringing work home because we truly aren’t spending enough time on it at the office.

For example, Pew found that 22 percent of employed Internet users shopped online at work at least some of the time.

Try limiting the time you spend at work visiting social media, searching the Web or checking personal email, to ensure you’re not sucked into a digital vortex.

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Calendar of events exclusive to Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce members and their employees Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-641-5822 Committee chairman Bruce Spotleson will speak about the chamber’s recent trip to Washington, D.C.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 WordCamp Las Vegas Time: 8 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Cost: $40 Location: InNEVation Center, 6795 Edmond St., Las Vegas Information: Visit 2014.vegas.wordcamp.org WordPress users are invited to learn and network.

Leadership Henderson and Henderson Chamber of Commerce mixer Time: 5-8 p.m. Cost: $10 Location: Miller’s Ale House, 594

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 Cultural Diversity Foundation Introduction to QuickBooks Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $105 Location: Cultural Diversity Foun-

Stephanie St., Henderson

Information: Call 702-565-8951 or

dation, 500 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 300, Las Vegas Information: Visit cdfnv.org/programs or call 702-646-2615 Students will learn how to work with lists, set up inventory, create invoices for services, process payments, work with bank accounts and enter and pay bills using QuickBooks.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16 Henderson Chamber of Commerce new-member briefing Time: 8-9 a.m. Cost: Free, members only

visit hendersonchamber.com Business-minded people can toast their peers. Bring new, unwrapped toys to donate to needy children.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 What If … ? Vegas: Actionable Answers for Entrepreneurs Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $250; Vegas Young Professionals meet for a Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce mixer Nov. 20 at House of Blues. (COURTESY) together to grow their networks by sharing contacts, referrals and ideas.

Location: HBRC Seminar Room in Wells Fargo building, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Contact Lisa Chao at 702-565-8951 or lchao@hendersonchamber.com For new members looking to increase their organization’s visibility through member benefits.

Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce morning mingle Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free for members; RVSP required Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: RSVP to 702-641-5822 Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce members can network and learn how to maximize their membership.

Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce Chamber Connections Time: 5:30-7 p.m. Cost: Free for chamber members Location: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-641-5822 Business professionals can come

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Economic Club of Las Vegas 2015 Economic Outlook panel discussion Time: 5-7 p.m. Cost: $50 Location: Caesars Palace, Verona Room, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit econclublv.org/ events Hear national and global perspectives on the economy and forecasts for the new year. Speakers include Ken Simonson, chief economist for Associated General Contractors of America; Lynn Reaser, chief economist at Point Loma Nazarene University; and Michael Wolf, an economist at Wells Fargo Securities.

Network After Work Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: $12; $15 at door with RSVP; $20 at door without RSVP Location: Firefly, 3824 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit networkafterwork.com/events/2014-12-16-lasvegas-at-firefly This mixer is for people interested in exchanging business insight andexpertise with other professionals.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 Urban Chamber of Commerce membership committee meeting Time: 10-11 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Urban Chamber of Commerce, 1951 Stella Lake St., Las Vegas Information: Contact info@urbanchamber.org The Urban Chamber of Commerce membership committee works with staff to recruit new members and retain existing members.

$50 for breakout session

Location: Inspire Theatre, 107 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit whatifvegas.com What If … ? Vegas brings together innovators from education, tech and other sectors to discuss ways to promote entrepreneurship. Sixteen speakers will deliver eight-minute presentations and set the stage for audience participation.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 Southern Nevada Forum Time: 8-11 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Las Vegas City Hall, 495 S. Main St., Las Vegas

Asian Chamber of Commerce mixer Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free admission; buy memberships before or during event Location: Grape Street Café Wine Bar & Cellar, 7501 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Information: RSVP to 702-7374300 or info@lvacc.org In addition to networking, the mixer will include raffles and prizes.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce federal affairs policy committee meeting Time: 10-11:30 a.m. Cost: Free;

Information: Call 702-641-5822 Join Southern Nevada legislators, local government officials and business leaders to discuss ideas and policy issues. A light continental breakfast will be served.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 Urban Chamber of Commerce 2015 State of the Chamber Time: 11-11:45 a.m. marketplace; noon-1 p.m. luncheon and program Cost: $35 for members; $40 for nonmembers; $45 at door Location: TBA Information: Call 702-648-6222 Chamber leadership will discuss the state of the chamber.

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Records and Transactions BANKRUPTCIES CHAPTER 7 Driverz Edge Administrative Services Inc. 375 N. Stephanie St. Henderson, NV 89014 Attorney: Joseph A. Scalia II of The Scalia Law Firm at bankruptcy@ josephscalia.com

BID OPPORTUNITIES MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 3 p.m.

News racks and spares Clark County, 603509 Tom Boldt at tboldt@ClarkCountyNV.gov

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18 2:15 p.m.

Building demolition at 4495 Polaris Ave. Clark County, 603500 Tom Boldt at tboldt@ClarkCountyNV.gov 2:15 p.m.

Annual streetlight maintenance contract for I-215 Clark County, 603511 Ashley Blanco at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov

BROKERED TRANSACTIONS SALES $3,800,000 for 46,020 square feet, industrial 6365 Montessouri St. Las Vegas 89113 Seller: Rialto Capital Seller agent: Bridget Richards of Colliers International Buyer: KTR Capital Partners Buyer agent: Dan Doherty and Jason Lesley of Colliers International $1,600,000 for 5,460 square feet, retail Big O’Tires, West Craig Road North Las Vegas 89032 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Dustin R. Alvino of Marcus & Millichap Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Dustin R. Alvino of Marcus & Millichap $800,000 for 9.6 acres, residential Kensington Community, 3825 N. Nellis Blvd.

Las Vegas 89115 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Cesar A. Talavera and Douglas A. Danny of Marcus & Millichap Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Douglas A. Danny of Marcus & Millichap

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$735,000 for 7,074 square feet, industrial 90 Corporate Park Road Henderson 89074 Seller: Rickton Associates LLC Seller agent: Danielle Steffen and Amy Ogden of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce Buyer: Erik Sexton Buyer agent: Eric Sexton of Sperry Van Ness

$136,500 for 1,400 square feet, retail for 66 months 1331 W. Warm Springs Road Henderson 89014 Landlord: Bruce A. and Carol A. Watters - Hibinder Enterprises LLC Landlord agent: Todd Manning of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce Tenant: Tippy Toes Nails and Spa Tenant agent: Did not disclose

$450,000 for 4,778 square feet, industrial 90 Corporate Park Drive, Suite 110 Henderson 89074 Seller: OB Realty LLC Seller agent: Dan Doherty, Susan Borst, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International Buyer: 90CPD100 LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose

$134,227.50 for 1,650 square feet, office for 62 months 2445 Fire Mesa, Suite 100 Las Vegas 89128 Landlord: Anderson & Puryear Pistachio LLP Landlord agent: Bob Hawkins of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce Tenant: Michael Grossa Inc. Tenant agent: Wendy J. Merrill of Merrill Real Estate

$410,000 for 5,108 square feet, office 3668 E. Sunset Road Las Vegas 89120 Seller: Sunset & Pecos II LLC Seller agent: Bridget Richards and Jason Lesley of Colliers International Buyer: Xia Lin and Lisa Lin Buyer agent: Dean Willmore of Colliers International

$133,776 for 1,200 square feet, retail for 63 months 330 N. Sandhill Blvd., Suite 330C Mesquite 89027 Landlord: Las Virgenes LLC Landlord agent: Dan Hubbard of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce Tenant: Great Clips Tenant agent: Did not disclose

$169,500 for 1.25 acres, land Corner of West Pyle Road and South Valley View Boulevard Las Vegas 89141 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Mosaic Land 2 LLC Buyer agent: Vince Schettler of Colliers International

LEASES $559,831.68 for 4,500 square feet, retail for 60 months 2634 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway Henderson 89052 Landlord: Villa La Paloma LLC Landlord agent: Dan Hubbard of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce Tenant: Jackpot Joanies EH LLC Tenant agent: Did not disclose $204,120 for 13,500 square feet, industrial for 37 months 4436 Lawrence St., Suites A and B North Las Vegas 89081 Landlord: MCA Lawrence LLC Landlord agent: Cushman and Wakefield Commerce - Amy Ogden & Danielle Steffen Tenant: Source 4 Industries Inc. Tenant agent: MCA Realty Inc. $152,148 for 6,000 square feet, office for 26 months 127 E. Warm Springs Road Las Vegas 89119 Landlord: 127 Warm Springs LLC Landlord agent: Dean Willmore of Colliers International Tenant: Webgistix Corporation Inc. Tenant agent: Dan Palmeri of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce

$64,995 for 1,335 square feet, retail for 36 months 2407 S. Eastern Ave. Las Vegas 89104 Landlord: E&S Center II LLC Landlord agent: Todd Manning of Cushman and Wakefield Commerce Tenant: La Casita De Dona Machi Tenant agent: Did not disclose $46,257.60 for 1,676 square feet, retail for 30 months Centennial Pavilion, 7830 W. Ann Road, Suite 120 Las Vegas 89149 Landlord: Centennial Day LLC Landlord agent: Robin Civish and Lauren Tabeek of Voit Real Estate Services Tenant: Dayleen Taylor Tenant agent: Did not disclose

BUSINESS LICENSES Eartheya Business type: Retail Address: 420 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 150, Las Vegas Owner: Rocketship 8 LLC Easyhome Business type: Retail Address: 4463 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: EasyNevada LLC Elegante Banquet Hall Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 3020 E. Bonanza Road, Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Bonanza Mojave LLC

Re Estetica Venus Business type: Retail Address: 4500 E. Bonanza Road, Suite A, Las Vegas Owner: Brenda Camacho Euphoria Salons & Day Spas Business type: Beauty parlor Address: 6482 N. Decatur Blvd., North Las Vegas Owner: Modesta Stephanie LLC Events With A Twist LLC Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 300 Stewart Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Events With A Twist LLC Everything Medical Business type: Retail Address: 4530 Andrews St., North Las Vegas Owner: Everything Medical LLC Executive Las Vegas Business type: Motor transportation service Address: 3950 W. Tompkins Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Jacob Transportation Services LLC Expedia Cruise Ship Centers Henderson Business type: Ticket agency Address: 10624 S. Eastern Ave., Suite P, Henderson Owner: Rockin Moose LLC Flora Collins Business type: Real estate Address: 7035 W. Ann Road, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Flora Collins Fresh & Clear Pool Service Inc. Business type: Contractor Address: 956 Wigwam Parkway, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Did not disclose G.E. Gema Carpet Cleaning And Mobile Car Wash Business type: Residential property maintenance Address: 2600 E. Webb Ave., Las Vegas Owner: German E. Uriostegui Garden State Consumer Credit Counseling Business type: Consumer credit counseling Address: 2298 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 109, Henderson Owner: Garden State Consumer Credit Counseling Inc.

Suite 104, North Las Vegas Owner: Dr. Gail H. Tompkins

Vegas Owner: J

Glitz Nails And Spa Business type: Nail, spa Address: 1475 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 120, Henderson Owner: Tiffany Nguyen

Las Vega Business Address Suite 120 Owner: R

Golf Cribs LLC Business type: Short-term residential rental Address: 8816 Tierra Hope Court, Las Vegas Owner: Cathy Burch

Las Vega Business Address North La Owner: C

Hacienda Gardens Catering Inc. Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 4250 E. Bonanza Road, Suite 10, Las Vegas Owner: Alicia Janette Perez Half Food Half Amazing Dinner Business type: Food services or cafĂŠ Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suites H39, H40, I38A, Las Vegas Owner: Elizabeth Rosique Happy Cakes Business type: Sales Address: 3526 Flaming Thorn Drive, North Las Vegas Owner: Linda Jones Hard Hat Lounge Business type: Nightclub Address: 1675 Industrial Road, Las Vegas Owner: Hard Hat Lounge LLC Hot Mom USA Business type: Management, consulting Address: 106 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Middle Name Morris Inc. Huntington Learning Center Business type: Instruction services Address: 7565 W. Washington Ave., Suite 104, Las Vegas Owner: Alexandra M. Grace LLC Ido (Eddie) Ben-Amram Business type: Real estate Address: 1215 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 210, Las Vegas Owner: Eddie Ben-Amram Jewel Of The Desert Productions Business type: Professional promoter Address: 3200 Aloha Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Maya Harman

George Tsitrelis LLC Business type: Repair Address: 5060 W. Hacienda Ave., Suite 2066, Las Vegas Owner: George Tsitrelis

Jin E. Liu Business type: Independent massage Address: 7284 Lavender Rose Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Jin E. Liu

G. H. Tompkins Publishing Business type: Sales and service Address: 6935 Aliante Parkway,

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Las Vega Business Address D22, Las Owner: L

Latin Fis Business caterer Address 111, Las V Owner: L

Law Offi Business Address Owner: J

Law Offi Business Address Henders Owner: S

Live In P Business Address Drive, Su Owner: L

Lowrys C Business caterer Address Las Vega Owner: R

Luanne Business for clien Address derson Owner: L

Marisol B Business Address Road, Su Owner: M

Mastor S Business contract Address Vegas Owner: T

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Records and Transactions Vegas Owner: James P. Lopez Las Vegas Fish & Reptiles LLC Business type: Retail Address: 7785 N. Durango Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Raynie White Las Vegas Recycling Business type: Junk yard Address: 2220 N. Commerce St., North Las Vegas Owner: City Auto Pick A Part Inc. Las Vegas Toys & Collectibles Business type: Retail Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite D22, Las Vegas Owner: Lance Valore Latin Fish Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 111, Las Vegas Owner: Latin Fish LLC Law Office of Julie Mersch Business type: Professional services Address: 701 S. 7th St., Las Vegas Owner: Julie A. Mersch Law Offices of James J. Smedley Business type: Law offices Address: 360 W. Chesapeake Way, Henderson Owner: Smedlaw Inc. Live In Play Social LLC Business type: Retail Address: 9900 Covington Cross Drive, Suite 210, Las Vegas Owner: Louis Castle Lowrys Catering Inc. Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 4125 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Robert W. Lowry Luanne Loves Pets Business type: Animal baby-sitting for client vacations Address: 529 E. Barrett St., Henderson Owner: Luanne Thompson Marisol B. Drack Business type: Real estate Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Marisol B. Drack Mastor Services Business type: Glass and glazing contractor Address: 3170 E. Sunset Road, Las Vegas Owner: Todd Torkelson Melissa Tomsik Business type: Real estate Address: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Melissa Tomsik

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Metro Garden Business type: Salad-based restaurant Address: 1300 W. Sunset Road, Suite 2809, Henderson Owner: Around the Klock LLC Michael Myers Business type: Real estate Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Michael Myers Mori Consulting LLC Business type: Management, consulting Address: 7472 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Manuel Mojica MYS Management Business type: Vendor Address: 2238 Alanhurst Drive, Henderson Owner: Myisha Stokes Neon Venus Arts Inc. Business type: Community services Address: 717 S. 9th St., Las Vegas Owner: Peter Crawford New Beginnings Business type: Health Address: 11 S. Stephanie St., Suite 140, Henderson Owner: K&K Enterprises Nevada LLC OJK #1 Best Cleaning Business type: Residential property maintenance Address: 2505 Anglia St., Las Vegas Owner: Jean Ferrer Outpost Motel Business type: Hotel Address: 1104 N. Boulder Highway, Henderson Owner: Vegas Outpost Motel LLC P100 Og Inc. Business type: Business support service Address: 1112 S. Casino Center Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Zachary Ware Paula L. Bond Business type: Real estate Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Paula L. Bond Penn Ridge Transportation Inc. Business type: Delivery service Address: 6255 S. Sandhill Road, Suite 800, Las Vegas Owner: Patrick McCluskey Perla’s Maids Business type: Janitorial Address: 2808 Aspen Club Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Perla Arias Pools Unlimited Business type: Trucking Address: 649 Taliput Palm Place,

Henderson Owner: Joshua Blair Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen No. 11827 Business type: Restaurant Address: 7065 N. Durango Drive, Las Vegas Owner: PLK NV Inc. Prestige Banquet & Event Center Business type: Banquet facility rentals Address: 1029 Whitney Ranch Drive, Henderson Owner: The Meagher Group LLC Quiroz Mobile Car Wash Business type: Trucking Address: 2320 Wendell Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Saul Quiroz Rafi Architecture And Design Business type: Professional services Address: 155 S. Water St., Las Vegas Owner: Robert A. Fielden Inc. Red Lobster No. 6257 Business type: Restaurant Address: 570 Marks St., Henderson Owner: Red Lobster Hospitality LLC Red Yucca Designs Business type: Handmade crafts Address: 286 Gingerbread St., Henderson Owner: Elizabeth Deveau Rhonda L. Sands Business type: Insurance Address: 10161 Park Run Drive, Suite 150, Las Vegas Owner: Rhonda L. Sands Robert J. Keyes Jr. Business type: Commodity and securities broker Address: 10501 W. Gowan Road, Suite 260, Las Vegas Owner: Robert J. Keyes Jr. Robert P. Abrego Business type: Real estate Address: 7035 W. Ann Road, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Home Improvements Enterprises

Shift Business type: Membership club Address: 701 E. Bridger Ave., Suite 200, Las Vegas Owner: Project 100 Inc. Shred-It USA LLC Business type: Sales and service Address: 4310 Losee Road, North Las Vegas Owner: Shred-It USA LLC Sin City Racing Business type: Radio-controlled boat racing parts Address: 101 W. Mulberry Drive, Henderson Owner: Shane Forrest Siri Thai Restaurant Business type: Food services or café Address: 2605 Windmill Parkway, Las Vegas Owner: Siri Thai Corp.

Smithgroup LLC Business type: Professional services Address: 455 N. 3rd St., Suite 250, Las Vegas Owner: D. Brooke Smith Sparkle Mobile Car Wash Business type: Auto detailing Address: 6757 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite B263, Las Vegas Owner: Gary Rummage Standing Still LLC Business type: General services Address: 1635 Village Center Circle, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Thomas Breitling Sterling Gardens Business type: Motel Address: 1808 Fremont St., Las Vegas Owner: AWB Investment Properties LLC Summerlin Family Wealth Business type: Management, consulting Address: 10161 Park Run Drive, Suite 150, Room 210, Las Vegas Owner: Summerlin Family Wealth LLC

The Arts Factory LLC Business type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 107 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 250, Las Vegas Owner: The Arts Factory LLC The Green Chefs Farmers Market Business type: Nonfarm product vendor Address: 333 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Green Cowgirls LLC The702Firm Business type: Professional services Address: 400 S. 7th St., Suite 400, Las Vegas Owner: The702Firm LLC This Stuff Is Good For You Business type: Trucking Address: 1413 Reebok Terrace, Henderson Owner: Nextl3vel Services Group LLC Thomas Petroleum LLC Business type: Delivery service Address: 4825 N. Sloan Lane, Las Vegas Owner: CL Thomas Inc. Trex Cooling Tower Inc. Business type: Contractor Address: 8064 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Rex Van Wagoner Tri-Dim Filter Corp.

Business type: Manufacturing Address: 4980 Statz St., North Las Vegas Owner: Tri-Dim Filter Corp.

Vegas Crafts Business type: Retail Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite G24, Las Vegas Owner: Angelita Rodriguez-Vega Foundation LLC Vintij Massage Business type: Independent massage Address: 5542 Olympic Spirit Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Angelica Aguilar

Rosy’s Ice Cream Business type: Ice cream truck Address: 2850 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Rosa Contreas-Mendoza

Superhorse Inc. Business type: Purchase and racing of thoroughbred horses Address: 9550 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 253, Henderson Owner: Superhorse Inc.

Woods Family Sandwiches Business type: Restaurant Address: 931 American Pacific Drive, Suite 106, Henderson Owner: Daelyn Gene Woods & Ryan Scott Fisher

Sage Pilates And Wellness LLC Business type: Pilates Address: 2525 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 160, Henderson Owner: Sage Pilates And Wellness LLC

Superior Products of Nevada Ltd. Business type: Retail Address: 4724 Mitchell St., North Las Vegas Owner: Superior Products of Nevada Ltd.

Zenith American Solutions Inc. Business type: Management, consulting Address: 1901 Las Vegas Blvd.

South, Las Vegas Owner: Karen Mulroe

Shiekh Shoes Business type: Retail Address: 4300 Meadows Lane, Suite 1410, Las Vegas Owner: Shiekh Shoes LLC

Tenaya Village Dental Care Business type: Medical Address: 7260 W. Azure Drive, Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Dr. Michael Wendelboe

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$175,400, residential-new 4361 Duck Harbor Ave., Lot 51, North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc.

$700,000, commercial-medical offices 7316 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas Dakem & Associates LLC

$158,933, residential-new 3609 Kobie Creek Court, Las Vegas Desert Wind Homes

$668,250, commercial-recreation 11322 Parkside Way, Las Vegas Stephen Jordan Architect

$156,702, residential-new 3163 Dalmazia Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.

$451,156, commercial-alteration 3210 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas Silecchio Construction

$156,369, residential-new 220 Dunblane St., Henderson DR Horton Inc.

$450,000, tenant improvementnursing homes 7250 Cathedral Rock Drive, Las Vegas Kittrell Jensen Contractors LLC $339,961, roofing 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Eberhard Southwest Roofing Inc. $250,412, residential-new 913 Vegas View Drive, Henderson Blue Heron $234,054, residential-new 2565 Pont Marie Drive, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada $211,918, residential-new 9632 University Ridge Ave., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $203,466, residential-new 9628 University Ridge Ave., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC

$150,000, commercial-hardscapes 7316 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas Dakem & Associates LLC $150,000, electrical-meter pedestal 12109 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Badger Construction $148,699, residential-new 12241 Regal Springs Court, Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $148,699, residential-new 12253 Terrace Verde Ave., Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $146,497, residential-new 10643 Harley Cross Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $142,396, residential-new 725 Nerka Drive, Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $141,198, residential-new 10751 Hammett Park Ave., Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC

$200,000, commercial-exterior upgrades 12109 Alta Drive, Las Vegas CEDCO Inc.

$136,906, residential-new 967 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.

$199,343, residential-new 422 Blackridge Road, Henderson Jack and Cathy Robinson

$136,906, residential-new 970 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.

$192,422, tenant improvementoffices 3131 Polaris Ave., Las Vegas LM Construction Co. LLC

$135,531, residential-new 10648 Harley Cross Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC

$187,730, solar 10705 Argents Hill Drive, Las Vegas Top Choice Electric Contractor

$125,317, residential-new 396 Monique Springs St., Henderson DR Horton Inc.

$180,427, residential-new 9636 University Ridge Ave., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC

$125,317, residential-new 390 Shanon Springs St., Henderson DR Horton Inc.

$178,771, residential-new 229 Cromarty St., Henderson DR Horton Inc.

$121,385, residential-new 10505 Hartford Hills Ave., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC

$178,771, residential-new 225 Cromarty St., Henderson DR Horton Inc.

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Las Vegas Platinum Construction Group $117,926, residential-new 10461 Hartford Hills Ave., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $117,926, residential-new 10509 Hartford Hills Ave., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $117,926, residential-new 7328 Chesapeake Cove St., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $113,173, residential-new 3113 Via da Vinci, Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $113,173, residential-new 3117 Via da Vinci, Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $112,009, residential-new 388 Shanon Springs St., Henderson DR Horton Inc. $112,009, residential-new 394 Monique Springs St., Henderson DR Horton Inc. $112,009, residential-new 390 Shanon Springs St., Henderson DR Horton Inc. $103,675, wall fence-retaining 9724 W. Deer Springs Way, Las Vegas Frehner Masonry Inc. $103,530, residential-new 7238 Puddle Duck St., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $103,232, residential-new 12241 Argent Bay Ave., Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $100,841, residential-new 8932 Famous Alcove Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $100,000, wall fence-ornamental iron 12109 Alta Drive, Las Vegas CEDCO Inc. $97,106, residential-new 7242 Puddle Duck St., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $97,106, residential-new 7234 Puddle Duck St., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $97,106, residential-new 7241 Puddle Duck St., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $96,483, residential-new 392 Monique Springs St., Henderson DR Horton Inc. $92,472, residential-new

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$47,365, rehab 705 Miller Ave., North Las Vegas Ruiter Construction LLC

$92,054, residential-new 10647 Harley Cross Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC

$45,000, commercial-nursing homes 657 N. Town Center Drive, Las Vegas SR Construction Inc.

$92,054, residential-new 10644 Harley Cross Court, Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $90,000, meter tags 5100 Elmhurst Lane, Las Vegas Nellie B. and Justito G. Alcon $87,453, residential-new 7237 Puddle Duck St., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC $80,000, tenant improvementnightclub and/or restaurant 6485 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 190, Las Vegas Dynamic Diversified Development $80,000, tenant improvementoffices 1725 Village Center Circle, Suite 110, Las Vegas DC Building Group LLC $80,000, tenant improvementnursing homes 6900 N. Durango Drive, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction $75,000, commercial-hardscapes 7850 Bradley Road, Las Vegas Richardson Construction Inc. $75,000, tenant improvementoffices 1645 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas Dakem & Associates LLC $63,000, disaster 2304 S. Sixth St., Las Vegas Advantage Builders of Nevada $62,500, residential-repair 201 S. Gibson Road, Henderson Advanced Pro Restoration $61,000, tenant improvementhigh-rise store 455 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 676, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction

$45,000, disaster 6955 N. Durango Drive, Suite 2097, Las Vegas PJ Becker & Sons Construction $41,888, sign-pole 506 Fremont St., Las Vegas Yesco LLC $40,000, plumbing-water and sewer installs or repairs 660 Desert Lane, Las Vegas Mammoth Underground LLC $40,000, pool and/or spa 6113 Jubilee Gardens Ave., Las Vegas Vintage Pools $40,000, residential-utility structure 6220 Rodman Ridge Court, Las Vegas Moon Trust $39,500, tenant improvementhigh-rise store 455 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 1496, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction $39,270, patio-solid cover 10421 Grassyrock Court, Las Vegas Proficient Patios & Backyard

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$52,000, tenant improvementutility structure 200 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Penta Building Group Inc.

State Bar of Nevada CLE Seminar: Constitutional Law with Professor Chemerinsky Location: UNLV Date: Dec. 18 Expected attendance: 100

$50,000, tenant improvementhigh-rise offices 353 E. Bonneville Ave., Suite 181, Las Vegas Alpha 1 Construction

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Name

Revenue

Assets

Income

Top executive

Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Educational Institute 9700 Hillpointe Road, Las Vegas, NV 89134

$61,775,302

$49,944,140

$61,971,800

Paul Schiffman, head of school

Roseman University of Health Sciences 11 Sunset Way, Henderson, NV 89014

$56,530,967

$96,974,267

$56,664,983

Renee Coffman, president

Three Square 4190 N. Pecos Road, Las Vegas, NV 89115

$43,450,624

$31,002,104

$43,817,322

Brian Burton, president, CEO

Miracle Flights For Kids 2764 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 115, Henderson, NV 89014

$43,347,528

$42,411,147

$43,347,528

Ann McGee, president, founder

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89106

$41,543,506

$463,438,906

($1,697,280)

Myron Martin, president, CEO

Discovery Children’s Museum 360 Promenade Place, Las Vegas, NV 89106

$37,020,754

$56,172,259

$37,646,487

Linda Quinn, CEO

Nathan Adelson Hospice 4141 Swenson St., Las Vegas, NV 89119

$31,056,023

$25,570,063

$31,056,023

Carole Fisher, president, CEO

United Way of Southern Nevada 5830 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89103

$30,730,036

$9,467,304

$31,359,160

Cass Palmer, president, CEO

University of Nevada School of Medicine Multi-Specialty Group Practices 2040 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89102

$27,711,581

$4,733,025

$27,711,581

Dr. William Zamboni, director, president

Goodwill Industries of Southern Nevada 1280 W. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas, NV 89030

$27,351,651

$9,223,297

$27,684,541

Steve Chartrand, president, CEO

Opportunity Village 6050 S. Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89113

$24,014,094

$35,597,539

$30,724,759

Ed Guthrie, executive director

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada 1501 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas, NV 89101

$22,248,191

$22,158,911

$23,966,351

Deacon Thomas Roberts, president, CEO

The Meadows School 8601 Scholar Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89128

$21,661,634

$56,736,241

$37,828,335

Jeremy Gregersen, head of school

Nevada Family Practice Residency 2410 Fire Mesa St., Suite 180, Las Vegas, NV 89128

$21,363,032

$14,178,773

$21,363,032

Elissa Palmer, department chair

Boulder City Hospital 901 Adams Blvd., Boulder City, NV 89005

$17,317,777

$10,290,839

$17,333,148

Thomas Maher, CEO, administrator

Alliance For Childhood Diseases Cure 4 the Kids 3121 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 302, Las Vegas, NV 89109

$16,717,463

$12,000,334

$16,717,463

Annette Logan, president, co-founder

University of Nevada School of Medicine 2040 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 400, Las Vegas, NV 89102

$15,089,929

$2,221,428

$15,089,929

Dr. Thomas Schwenk, dean

Nevada Donor Network 2061 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89104

$13,235,936

$9,621,477

$13,281,229

Joseph Ferreira, president, CEO

Western Veterinary Conference 2425 E. Oquendo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89120

$12,834,579

$18,740,130

$12,834,579

Randall Ezell, president

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HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119

(702) 632-7600 www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas

(702) 632-7600 www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas

Get 10% OFF Any Purchase Over $30

One Free Order of Fried Pickles

Bring this coupon and get 10% off your purchase of $30 or more in the HOB Company Store

with purchase of regular priced entrée.

*Offer not valid on sundry items, CD’s, Santana Musical Instruments or Artwork. May not be used in conjunction with any other offers. Expires 12/31/14.

*Dine in only. Must present coupon to redeem offer. Not valid with any other offer. Excludes holidays and special events.

Management reserves all rights. Not including tax or gratuity. One voucher per guest per visit.

HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S. LAS VEGAS, NV 89119

3850 LAS VEGAS BLVD. SO., LAS VEGAS, NV 89109

(702) 632-7600 www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas

(702) 597-7991 www.dickslastresort.com

Buy one regularly priced beverage and get the second one half off

Player Special at Both Locations. Daily 8:00am - 2:30pm

*Must be 21 or over and present valid NV ID. Limit one per person. Management reserves all rights.

Expires. 12/31/14.

9821 S. EASTERN, LAS VEGAS, NV 89123 IN THE TARGET SHOPPING CENTER NEXT TO DISCOUNT TIRE

(702) 431-5484 www.dochollidayslv.com

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FREE Lunch with $20 Max Coin Play *Must be a player to redeem. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

Management reserves all rights. Limit of one (1) free offer per person. Expires 12.31.2014

1350 E TROPICANA AVE LAS VEGAS NV 89119

4755 SPRING MOUNTAIN RD LAS VEGAS NV 89102

(702) 739-8676 (702) 876-4733 www.crownandanchorlv.com

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$5 FREE Slot Play for New Members

725 S RACETRACK RD. HENDERSON, NV 89015 (702) 566-5555 www.clubfortunecasino.com

LOGO HERE

Must become a Player Rewards Card member to redeem.

Existing Player Rewards Card Members do not qualify.

Cannot be used in conjunction with any other free slot play offer.

Management reserves all rights. Limit of one (1) New Member free slot play offer per person and Player Rewards card.

Group #5241. Valid 12/14/14–12/20/14.

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

L.A.S.E.R. Therapy Sessions

Reg. $30.

for Neck and Back Pain By appointment only and requires patient evaluation.

Limit one coupon per customer. Expires 12/20/14

NO ADDITIONAL TAX ON THE PAIUTE RESERVATION

$10 Off Christmas Tree Removal and Clean Up

2 FREE

200 E. HORIZON DRIVE, SUITE A HENDERSON, NV 89015 (702) 329-9907

*Cannot be used to purchase Marlboro, Misty, KOOL or Pyramid.

NO LIMIT on any other brand of carton purchased. Must be 18 years of age or older. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Limit one discount given per customer per day. Must present this coupon for redemption. Cannot be redeemed for cash.

No photocopies accepted.

COUPON EXPIRES 12/31/2014 COUPON CODE: TS SERVING LAS VEGAS SINCE 1978

(800) 468-5865 www.1800gotjunk.com

*Limit one per household. Includes on-site removal of tree, clean-up of pine needles, and drop off to designated recycling location. Service available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily during the Christmas Tree Recycling program season. Customers can call 1-800-468-5865 (1-800-GOT-JUNK) 24 hours a day to schedule a pick up, or book online at 1-800-GOT-JUNK

$10 OFF* Mon - Fri 10AM - 7PM | Sat 10AM - 5PM *Offer valid for use on fiffiirst visit off regularly priced walk-in rate or for use towards ffiirst month’s membership rate. Initial visit includes consultation, exam and adjustment. Present offer at time of redemption at location listed. No cash value, not valid towards past purchase or in combination with other discounts. Walk-Ins Welcome. Accepted only at Blue Diamond, Boca Park, Montecito Marketplace, Maryland Crossing, Eastern and Richmar and N. Decatur & 215.

Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Buffet at S7 Buffet

Must be at least 21 with valid photo ID and A-Play Card. Membership into the A-Play Club is free. Cannot be combined with any other offer.

Complimentary buffet value up to $12.99, additional fees apply on specialty, brunch and holiday buffets. Tax and Gratuity not included.

Dine in only. No cash value. Management reserves all rights. Expires 1/3/15. Settle to: 535

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR DIRECTIONS TO OUR CLINICS

4100 PARADISE ROAD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89169

(702) 830-9467 www.TheJoint.com

(702) 733-7000 www.SilverSevensCasino.com

EAT IN, TAKE OUT, OR DELIVERY*

Buy any Large Pizza and get an appetizer of your choice

FREE Monday Bowling

Onion Rings, Fries, Mozzarella Sticks, Jalapeno Poppers, Cheese Fries or Fried Mushrooms**

(Shoes Included)

Open 10:30am–9:00pm

*Management reserves all rights, no cash value, not valid on holidays, not valid during concerts, not valid during special events. Expires 12/30/14.

*Within delivery zone only. **Limited 1 per order. All prices are without tax or delivery fee and are subject to change.

LOCATED CENTER STRIP AT THE LINQ UNDER THE WHEEL 6400 S EASTERN AVE, STE 24, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119

(702) 826-4220

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(702) 862-BOWL www.BrooklynBowl.com

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ACROSS 1 Squabble 5 “Dr. Strangelove” subject 10 Packs again, at the checkout 16 Tasseled top 19 Shivering state 20 Lite to the max 21 Sellers of used texts 22 Vientiane local 23 In inventing his elevator, Otis __ 26 Troop-lifting gp.

27 1985, for Marty McFly 28 Producer of steamy fare?

29 Some dorm rooms 31 Nervously testing his new invention, the Aqua-Lung, Cousteau __ 37 Open, as a deadbolt 41 Oscar winner Sorvino 42 Square on a game square 43 Winning the lottery, for most 46 Soft wood 47 Saw logs 49 Periodontist’s concern 51 Old Norse poetry collection 52 Black Sea port 54 In inventing the hot air balloon, the Montgolfier brothers __ 57 Old Sony brand 58 GoPro product, briefly 60 New branch 61 Thin plate 62 Enterprise counselor 63 Fonda’s title beekeeper 65 Concert finish?

66 Banned bug spray 67 Slew 68 Roadside light 70 Vein locales 72 Hal who produced Laurel and Hardy films 74 Striped-shirt wearer 76 Too easy 77 Emmy winner Arthur 78 Rail vehicle 80 Doing business 83 1970s-’80s FBI bribery sting 85 Firewater 87 Certain screecher 88 Janis’ comics husband 89 Tired, but pleased to have invented the air conditioner,

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102 Matzo meals 8 West of “I’m No Angel” 106 Piece of cake 9 Poison carriers 107 YouTube find, for short 10 Hullabaloo 108 Helmut’s denials 11 Portuguese pronoun 109 Partner 12 Tour vehicle 110 Eponymous skater Paulsen 13 Burgundy bud 14 “Harry Potter” garden pest 113 Indian tourist city 114 “Where’ve you __?”

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without repeating.

Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging)

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

target numbers in the top-left corners.

Freebies: Fill in singlebox cages with the number in the top-left corner

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

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The Season of Audi Sales Event It’s the most festive time of the year

Celebrate the holiday season and visit Audi Henderson in the Valley Auto Mall to experience the 2015 Audi lineup and see why more people are coming to Audi than ever before.*

7740 Eastgate Rd. Henderson, NV 89011 702.982.4600 • www.audihenderson.com

*Based on IHS Automotive, Polk household methodology of conquest data for Year End 2013 compared to the same data for the prior 10 years.

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