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On Star Wars Day, May the Fourth, The Root blog posted about a Tennessee man named Darthvader Williamson. The 39-year-old surgical assistant was born in January 1978, just months after the first film debuted.

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noteworthy stories

make your own cleaning tools

on the cover The recent spate of Arkansas executions stirred up national debate about capital punishment. (Photo illustration)

From baking soda and lemon juice to olive oil and white vinegar, everyday items found in the kitchen have uses beyond what’s listed on the packaging. Homeowners can turn such staples into cleaning solutions that don’t cost much or pack harsh chemicals. Even that cheap vodka you’ve been avoiding can be put to excellent use.

Death penalty politics erupt

Nevada hasn’t executed a prisoner since 2006, despite two-term Gov. Brian Sandoval supporting the death penalty. The state’s system is costly and broken, part of a larger conversation about the future of capital punishment in America. Polls show a shrinking majority supports it, even in the wake of the vilest crimes.

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Some swear by a daily dose of collagen to smooth the skin or soothe aching joints. How does the body create the protein found in most connective tissue, and can it be so easily replenished? more life n Recipe, P30 n Adoptable pets, P32 n Calendar of events, P40

A business that rocks

Retro Manufacturing is the world’s largest maker of shafted radios for classic cars. Bet you didn’t know it’s based here in Henderson. more VEGAS INC n Insurance exec breaks down “leader vs. manager,” P47 n The French experience, P48 n Nevada needs more support for tech businesses, P49

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Federal ownership, state management? Advocates of transferring public lands look to more modest proposals to make progress.

garden that grew into a movement 20 The With help from Green Our Planet, CCSD has the country’s largest school-garden program.

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Putting the people before the politics Nevada’s Republican leader sets a fine example for others in the party.

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Las Vegas on the page and in her heart Local author Laura McBride never planned to stay but finds endless stories in the city.

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the sport of speed lifting Kettlebells are the round, awkward-looking weights at the gym. They’re also key to a highly competitive sport that spread from Russia to a local “sanctuary” of sweat.

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Marchers gather in front of Trump International hotel during the May Day Unity March and Rally. (Mikayla Whitmore/staff)

may 1

may day Almost 2,000 union workers and other residents took to the Strip to promote political causes, including immigrant rights, minimum wage laws and race relations.

may 2

book bot The Venetian became the first hotel in Las Vegas to offer bookings using Facebook Messenger, with help from a chatbot named Luis, a platform from Microsoft.

may 2

red rock ruckus Four of nine counterclaims filed by Save Red Rock to squash plans for a housing development near Red Rock Canyon were dismissed by a district court judge.

may 3

new blood Deputy City Manager Scott Adams was chosen to become Las Vegas’ next city manager, effective July 7. He will succeed Betsy Fretwell, who served in the position since 2009.

may 3

start believin’ Journey, the newest member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, opened a nine-show run at the Joint at the Hard Rock. Performances are set for May 10, 12, 13, 17, 19 and 20.

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Nationwide spike in orders of marinated pork and pineapple tacos during last year’s Cinco de Mayo, according to online meal delivery service Grubhub.

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Rides reached May 4 by the Regional Transportation Commission’s bike share in downtown Las Vegas after launching in October. Riders have been 65 percent local and 35 percent tourists.

At the City Council meeting May 3, Mayor Carolyn Goodman received the 2017 Thomas H. Muehlenbeck Award for Excellence in Local Government for making city data available through Amazon’s voice service, Alexa. The award recognizes government agencies using technology to serve their communities. The city’s “skill,” or Amazon Echo-enabled capability, can be launched once the Alexa mobile app is installed.

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FIGHT FOR A MEMENTO (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Fans reach for a free notebook tossed to them during the Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. grand arrivals at the MGM Grand. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

SPAGHETTI STRANDS BUSINESS

FISTICUFFS TO FINANCE

The southbound Interstate 15 to northbound U.S. Highway 95 ramp will reopen at 6 a.m. May 9. The 18-year-old Spaghetti Bowl interchange ramp had been closed since Oct. 26 for construction.

Less than a year after selling the UFC, Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta launched Fertitta Capital, an investment company that will focus on funding technology, media and entertainment businesses. The Fertitta brothers will throw in the first $500 million to fund the company’s investments.

LUCK RUNS ICE COLD The Vegas Golden Knights landed the sixth pick in the NHL Draft during a lottery April 29 in Toronto. It was the lowest possible pick the expansion team could have received for its first draft. “We are confident tonight that we are still going to get a really good player at six,” General Manager George McPhee said.

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A Metro Police crime scene analyst works near a Clark County School District bus after an accident at Nellis Boulevard and Carey Avenue. Sixteen children were injured and the driver of the car that crashed into the bus was killed. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

Amount the Raiders paid Nevada Land Group for 62 acres along Russell Road just west of the Strip for the team’s proposed 65,000-seat domed stadium.

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5-minute expert

Did you know? Some essential oils can kill bacteria and mold.

for THE HOUSE

Allpurpose cleaner

/2 cup white vinegar

1

10 drops choice essential oil clear dish soap 2 tbsp baking soda water

In a clean spray bottle, mix white vinegar with tea tree, lavender or lemon essential oil and a squirt of clear dish soap. Add baking soda, then fill to the top with water. Gently shake to mix, then spray and wipe clean with a cloth.

Make your own cleaning supplies By Sunday Staff

Spills, dust and sticky stuff are inevitable in a home (or car or office). Store shelves are lined with dozens of products to clean every type of mess imaginable, but most mass-produced bottles and sprays are filled with harsh chemicals. Âś Why not turn to your pantry instead? A handful of natural, easy-to-find items, used alone or in combination, can make cleaning a snap. Plus, these ingredients are nontoxic, environmentally friendly and relatively cheap!

Disinfectant /2 cup white vinegar

1

/2 cup vodka

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Upholstery cleaner 1 cup dish soap

1 1/2 cups water

1 cup water

10 drops lemon essential oil

1 cup club soda

10 drops lavender essential oil

Combine all ingredients. Shake well. Let the solution sit on the surface to be disinfected for 10 minutes before wiping.

Combine ingredients in a spray bottle, and shake gently to mix. Spray on stains, let sit for 5-10 minutes, then scrub with a brush. If watermarks remain, go over with a steam cleaner filled with warm water.

To prevent grime buildup on shower doors, wipe glass with a few drops of lemon essential oil every two weeks.

Glass cleaner 2 cups water

2 tbsp white vinegar 2 tbsp rubbing alcohol 5 drops peppermint essential oil

Combine in a spray bottle and wipe glass.

Hardwood floor cleaner /2 cup white vinegar

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1 gallon warm water

In a 2-gallon bucket, pour white vinegar into 1 gallon warm water. Dip the mop head and wring it out well so it is barely damp. Mop and repeat.

Multipurpose ingredients

Club soda Mix club soda with salt to clean the inside of refrigerators and freezers. n To remove carpet stains, spray with club soda then blot. n Use club soda to clean porcelain fixtures or dishes.

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Stay safe! Never combine ammonia-based cleaners with products that contain bleach. The mixture can produce dangerous toxic fumes.

for THE KITCHEN

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for inside and OUT Natural stone cleaner

Stainless steel shiner

drain declogger

OR

Sprinkle baking soda in smelly or clogged drain, then pour in white vinegar. Let the bubbling mixture sit for an hour, then flush with hot water. Stubborn clogs may take a few tries.

olive oil

club soda

Pour olive oil onto a cloth and buff. Or spray club soda and wipe in the direction of the grain.

mild dishwashing liquid (not citrus-scented)

Grout cleaner

warm water

/2 cup baking soda

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Mix 1-2 drops of mild dishwashing liquid in 2 cups of warm water. Sponge the solution over the marble or granite and rinse completely. Buff with a soft cloth. Do not let the stone air dry.

/4 cup white vinegar

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water

baking soda

Mix one part water and three parts baking soda into a paste. Spread onto the grout and let sit for 15 minutes. Scrub with a toothbrush, then remove excess paste with a sponge.

Never use vinegar, lemon or other acidic cleaners on stone, as they will eat into it.

Dishwasher stain remover /4 cup powdered lemon or orange drink mix

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Pour into detergent cup, then run a regular cycle. Citric acid in powdered drinks removes rust.

Oven cleaner 1 tsp borax

1 tbsp dish soap 2 cups hot water

Mix borax (a sodium-based mineral compound) and dish soap in hot water. Spray, let sit for 20 minutes, then wipe clean.

(Ian C. Bates/The New York Times)

PRO TIP

Mix only enough product for one use. Many natural cleaning solutions can last for up to a month, but some ingredients lose their potency faster.

Vinegar

Pour a cup of white vinegar in the toilet bowl and leave it for a few hours, then scrub to clean. n

lemons

Rub a cut lemon on your hands to remove pungent smells, such as garlic or fish, when cooking. n Clean lime scale from faucets and taps by rubbing them with lemon juice and letting sit overnight. n Run a cut lemon through the garbage disposal to give your sink a fresh scent. n Rub lemon juice on plastic food storage containers and cutting boards to remove stains caused by tomato products or other acidic foods.

To clean a coffeemaker, pour equal parts vinegar and water into the water chamber, then switch on the brew cycle. Halfway through, turn off the coffeemaker and let the solution sit for about an hour. Turn it on to complete the cycle, then run several cycles with clean water. n To remove mineral deposits from a steam iron, fill the iron with equal parts vinegar and water. Press the steam button several times. Turn off, let cool, empty and rinse. n To dislodge mineral deposits from a showerhead, pour vinegar into a plastic bag, knot the handles over the neck of the showerhead, secure with rubber bands and let soak overnight. Then rinse with water.

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the slow d capital pu T

By Rob Miech | Special to the Sunday

D e l ay s , c o s t s and shifting public opinion r i dd l e t h e s y s t e m

he recent spate of Arkansas executions, which included two on the same gurney, 3 1/2 hours apart — the first time in almost 17 years that any state has executed two inmates on the same day — has returned the death penalty to the forefront of national consciousness. ¶ Waves of delays and activists’ outcries continue as the use of capital punishment has sharply declined throughout the country. Polls indicate a shrinking majority of Americans prefers to preserve the option to extinguish those found guilty of the vilest crimes in civilized society. ¶ In Nevada, the conundrum of capital punishment is rife with subplots, starting with last year’s expensive refurbishment of a death chamber whose application is far-fetched, since drugs necessary for lethal injection aren’t available. ¶ Death sentences bogged down with decades of dust enrage victims’ families, some of whom would be satisfied with a sentence of life without parole, if, in fact, that were the state’s top punishment. ¶ In the movies, a governor’s powers are never more dramatic than when that call is placed to the prison, a tick or two before midnight, the reprieve doled out. The inmate spared. In Nevada, in reality, what’s in the chair today is the death penalty itself.

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death of nishment 11 Years Since the Last Execution Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval is a stalwart supporter of the death penalty, yet not one execution has been carried out during his watch, eight years that expire in January 2019. The courts have not ordered a single execution to be scheduled. By contrast, Ohio has 33 on its dockets through 2021, no fewer than a dozen this year. Nevada last executed a prisoner in April 2006. It’s a costly system with many broken parts, which might be eroding the appetite for capital punishment. Appeals that seem unending effectively keep death row inmates alive for decades. When 75-year-old Priscilla Ford died from natural causes in 2005, after 25 years of incarceration for running over dozens of people in Reno, she hadn’t even begun to tap her federal-review options. Last year, $858,000 of taxpayer funds was spent on refurbishing the death chamber — to bring it in compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act standards — at the maximum-security Ely State Prison, which houses the state’s death row. Should a court order an execution, it’s de-

batable that it could even be carried out because the necessary drugs are not in supply. In 2016, Nevada Department of Corrections personnel sent 247 requests for proposals to drug companies but received no responses. With such a court order, in theory, the Department of Corrections would have 60-90 days to complete its directive. Its director, James Dzurenda, has reportedly told Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson that the drugs required for an execution — midazolam and hydromorphone — could be obtained. As one option, Dzurenda said he might be able to ask another state for drugs it wouldn’t anticipate using. In the Legislature, Assemblyman James Ohrenschall and Sen. Tick Segerblom, Las Vegas-based Democrats, wrote Assembly Bill 237 to abolish the death penalty. But the bill foundered, and it expired in mid-April. Perhaps that opposition will resurface, with more strength, in the gubernatorial election next year. Nationally, execution numbers are on a dramatic wane. In 2016, 20 prisoners were put to death, the lowest figure in 25 years. So far this year, at press see p enalty, page 17

49% 42% of Americans oppose favor the the death death penalty penalty for murder convictions 9% unsure

What form do you consider most humane? 4% 4% 5% Electric Gas Hanging chair chamber 9% Firing squad

3% No opinion

10% None (volunteered opinion)

65% Lethal injection

Sources: Pew Research Center (2016); Gallup Poll (2014)

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The only woman ever executed in Nevada Elizabeth Potts was put to death next to her husband, Josiah, on twin gallows after being convicted of murder and robbery in 1890. Some outlets reported that she was decapitated at full drop.

32 States with CURRENT DEATH PENALTY STATUTES 18 States without CURRENT DEATH PENALTY STATUTES New Mexico has repealed the death penalty, but those already sentenced remain under sentence of death.

The last person to be executed in Nevada A pimp who had been incarcerated for killing a prostitute, Daryl Mack was convicted of an earlier rape and murder by DNA; thus, the death sentence. “The worst of the worst,” Washoe County Chief Deputy District Attorney Dan Greco called Mack. He was executed in 2006.

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The most dangerous prisoner in Nevada Patrick McKenna, 70, is considered the nation’s third-most sinister criminal. In 1979, he murdered a cellmate. He has attempted many escapes. For court he has been strapped to a wheelchair and forced to wear blinders, chains around his belly, ankle shackles and mittens so he can’t grasp anything.

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$775,000

Estimated cost of a case in which the death penalty is sought and an inmate is sentenced to death, but is not executed

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P LUS COST OF INCARCERATION 12 executions carried out $324,000 estimated cost per inmate

16 died from n at u r a l c a u s e s or suicide

$599,000 estimated cost per inmate who dies in prison

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$598,000 Estimated cost per inmate sentenced to life without parole. Costs include facility, medical and burial costs.

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100 executions

Executions in t h e U. S. 19 76 - 2 016

The U.S. Supreme Court restored capital punishment in a landmark ruling in 1976. We’re the only Western country that uses the death penalty. 80 There are 2,905 on the U.S. death row as of 2016 2,850 are male 55 are female

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There have been three federal executions since 1976.

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Global capital punishment in 2016

Fifty-eight countries have an active death penalty policy, while 102 have eliminated it altogether. Below are the known global executions in 2016 and their methods.

2 Sudan (hanging)

1 , 0 2 4 total in 2 0 1 6 1 , 6 3 4 total in 2 0 1 5 ( h i g h e s t e s t i m a t e d f i g u r e s i n c e 1 9 8 9 ) 6 Afghanistan (hanging)

20 USA (injection)

*4 Belarus (shooting)

*? China (injection, shooting)

154 Saudi Arabia (beheading, shooting)

*? Vietnam (injection)

4 Indonesia (shooting)

*44 Egypt (hanging)

4 Singapore (hanging) 3 Japan (hanging) 3 Palestine (hanging, shooting)

*? South Sudan (hanging)

*14 Somalia (shooting)

*87 Pakistan (hanging)

*88 Iraq (hanging)

*9 Malaysia (hanging)

10 Bangladesh (hanging) 1 Taiwan (shooting)

3 Nigeria (hanging) *? North Korea (shooting)

Code of Hammurabi Thirty-eight centuries old, the 7 1/2 -foot stone stele — which lists 282 laws and scaled punishments — contains the first known reference to the “eye for an eye” tenet. It was unearthed in Khuzestan, a current province in Iran, in 1901 and is stored in the Louvre in Paris.

History of Capital Punishment

*estimated, unknown or state secret

Electric Chair

Gas

Guillotine

Hanging

Shooting

After the chair’s debut at Sing Sing in 1891, a New York Herald headline exclaimed “A proud day for the Empire State!” Thomas Edison called it “more certain and perhaps a little more civilized than the rope.” But he’d omit, from his biography, his major role in its development, and he spoke little of it the rest of his life.

Gee Jon became the first person executed in such a chamber, by state decree, at Nevada State Prison in 1924. “One hundred years from now,” the San Jose Mercury Herald opined, “Nevada will be referred to as a heathen commonwealth controlled by savages with only the outward symbols of civilization.”

Nicolas Pelletier first perished by the blade in April 1792. When Hamida Djandoubi — the last, in September 1977 — pressed his executioner for a third smoke, Marcel Chevalier said, “Ah mon, we’ve already lost enough time.” A shocked Victor Hugo saw a blade drop five times on a criminal, who escaped; an assistant finished the job with a butcher’s knife.

Brits brought the noose to the Virginia Colony, where it was first used on convicted thief Daniel Frank in 1629. Australia fervently adopted it. England’s last execution was in 1964, and Australia’s in 1967. A U.S. hanging last occurred in 1996, but it’s still an option in New Hampshire and Washington.

According to the book “Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty,” rifles killed 34 U.S. prisoners between 1890 and 2010; the lone flawless method. After Gary Gilmore was shot in January 1977, his eyes and other vital organs were harvested. It’s still an option in Oklahoma (as is electrocution and gas) and Utah. Source: Amnesty International

*567 Iran+ (hanging)

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The weight on victims’ families

When the death penalty is sought in nevada, the decision is made by a jury and it must be unanimous. penalt y, fr o m page 13

time, states had put to death only 10 inmates. Sandoval’s successor will undoubtedly influence the future of the issue. One likely candidate is Steve Sisolak, the Democratic chairman of the Clark County Commission. At an April 21 function, he expressed staunch opposition to the death penalty. “More opposed,” he said, due to the many ills of the system. (He did convey deep sympathy to family and friends of victims of heinous crimes.) That might help or hurt him, or another candidate who espouses a similar view, depending on the populace tide. Those convicted must decide Scott Dozier had been incarcerated for almost 10 years when he became fed up with the system. On Oct. 31, he instructed legal representatives to halt what seems like an infinite appeals process; he wants to be killed, and by firing squad. However, unlike Andriza Mircovich, who was able to choose rifles over the noose in Nevada in 1913, or 16 other states that have alternative execution methods on their statutes, the Silver State is now limited to lethal injection. Since the U.S. Supreme Court restored capital punishment in a landmark 1976 ruling, 11 of the 12 inmates executed by Nevada had relinquished appeals rights. Multiple murderer Richard Moran, in 1996, was the lone person to be involuntarily executed in that time frame. In taped telephone conversations that have been made public, Dozier sounds intelligent, thoughtful and rational. He admits to his mistakes and says living in solitary confinement the rest of his life is no way to live, so let’s get on with it. It’s the same tack used by Jesse Walter Bishop, the last person the state executed by gas. In 1977, he robbed a teller at El Morocco, shot a pit boss, and shot and killed a bystander. He was sentenced to death. Bishop chose not to appeal and forbade his court-appointed lawyers from prolonging the case with more petitions. Bishop believed it comical to claim that the death penalty constituted cruel and unusual punishment when it’s the inmate and his attorneys who trigger such interminable delays that produce false starts and umpteen execution dates. It’s a prisoner’s volition, he said, to die for his crimes. “They want to force me to appeal, to wait just so the lawyers can play their games,” Bishop said. “I feel that is cruel and unusual punishment. … I never asked for the death penalty. They gave it to me. I’m only asking that they either give it to me or commute it. They got me dead bang on a cold murder beef I can’t beat. I’m not going to turn to God, or to snivelin’ or snitchin’ or rattin’. They got their gas chamber … they should get it over with.” He was strapped to the chair on Oct. 22, 1979.

ELY — Almost 38 years after he violated, beat, burned and left 16-year-old Nancy Griffith to die 20 miles outside of town, the existence of Robert Ybarra Jr. 9 miles north of here continues to haunt this tiny mining town. It grates on Robin Griffith, who is married to Nancy’s brother, Alan. In her early 60s, she prays to live long enough to see Ybarra die — or be “put down” like a vicious stray, as one local put it — by lethal injection in Ely State Prison. “Not because I want to watch somebody die but because I knew my sister-in-law … it would be, for her, an ending,” Robin says. Had Ybarra been given a life sentence without the possibility of parole, it would be very different, she says, not this never-ending nightmare. But he was sentenced to die. “If you’re going to give the death penalty, give it,” Robin says. “Don’t take it away.” She mentions Javier Righetti, who raped, beat and burned 15-yearold Alyssa Otremba in Las Vegas in 2011. In March, a jury sentenced Righetti to die. At 24, he will be the youngest death row inmate when he’s processed into the system. Robin cringes about the decades of jurisprudent heartbreak that await Otremba’s friends and relatives. “I feel for those people,” she says. “Either do it or get rid of (the death penalty). They don’t understand what the victim’s family goes through every time there’s an appeal — every single time.” On Sept. 28, 1979, Nancy and friend Johna Cordova were listening to music, drinking beer and talking with Ybarra at Courthouse Park. Both girls knew the 25-year-old itinerant worker, since they had cleaned his dwelling once or twice. The girls must have known the guy with the mustache and long dark hair dabbled in an array of drugs and drank too much. They couldn’t have known he had attempted suicide a few weeks earlier, when his wife took

their infant and left him. From what Robin would later gather, Nancy accidentally knocked over a beer, angering Ybarra. The outburst frightened Johna, and she made him take her home. Both girls got in the red pickup truck with the white camper shell. Outside her house, Johna slid out of the cab. Nancy remained. Robin knows why she made that fatal decision. Ten pounds at birth, the 10th and final child of Harold and Edna Griffith carried some extra weight into her teens. Robin always cut Nancy’s hair and would compliment her legs, always reinforcing a positive attitude and outlook. Nancy envied girlfriends who had boyfriends and yearned for such attention. She found that — in whatever fraction — in Ybarra. “She was a young girl who wanted to be loved,” Robin says. “That’s all she wanted. Finally, a guy liked her. She fell for it and lost her life because of it.” Ybarra drove his rig west to the utter desolation of 30 Mile Road, steering north for 3 miles over the bumpy dirt pathway. They were making out in the back when Ybarra’s mood and actions dramatically turned. Nancy kicked out the rear window and ran. He caught her, raped her, cracked her skull and kicked in her teeth. She was on her knees, by a gully, when he poured gasoline over her and lit a match. He drove away. She remained alive and alert, enough to identify her attacker to passersby early that Saturday morning. One noted what looked like a glove in the dirt; it was the skin of Nancy’s hand, burned off with fingernails intact. She died a few hours later in a Salt Lake City hospital. “Utah does have the firing squad. That seems to work; shoot ’im in the heart and get it over with,” Robin says. “I don’t love the face of death, but it would be the ending of Nancy’s story.”

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Gold Butte was designated a national monument in December by then-President Barack Obama. President Donald Trump, though, has called for a review of such presidential designations. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

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Could management shift to states even if public lands remain federally owned? By Daniel Rothberg Staff Writer

At a Lake Tahoe fundraiser in August, Elko County Commissioner Demar Dahl — a leader in the movement to transfer federal land to the states — met privately with then-candidate Donald Trump. According to a story Dahl has told many times since then, he asked Trump how he would feel operating a 10-floor hotel in which eight floors were owned by a bureaucracy 2,500 miles away. “He caught right on,” Dahl said. This is how Dahl sees Nevada’s position relative to the federal government, which owns more than 85 percent of the state. “So many of the rules and regulations we have to live by are made so far away in Washington by people who are not really familiar with our problems out here,” he said. In late April, Dahl flew to Washington, D.C., to discuss the future of public lands with President Trump’s staff, after the administration invited him to a signing ceremony for an executive order on education. The political landscape around the land issue had changed since August. Trump’s administration had veered away from the pro-transfer position included in the Republican Party’s platform. “I’m adamantly opposed to the sale or transfer of public lands,” Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke said at an Outdoor Industry Association event that same week in April. “So is my boss.” That position, which has hardened in recent weeks, has forced land-transfer advocates in the West to look at more modest proposals for giving states more control over federal lands. At the meeting in April, for instance, Dahl suggested transferring more management responsibilities to the states. When asked about such proposals, a spokesperson for the Interior Department said in an email that Zinke “believes the federal government needs to be a better manager and a better neighbor and that bureaus need to work more closely with one another and local and state governments on local land management policy.” She

The groups flexed their political muscle this added: “What works for Seattle doesn’t exactly year with a successful social media campaign work for Henderson.” that urged Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, to withState legislators across the West introduced draw a bill to sell 3.3 million acres of federal land. bills this year encouraging Congress to revisit “It’s the first shot across the bow,” Land Tawney, the idea of wholesale land transfers — ceding executive director for Backcountry Hunters and large parcels of land to the states, which could Anglers, told Outside Magazine in February. “We then sell the land for development and extracdon’t have the money, but we have the people.” tion, or manage it for the public. Those bills face At a recent lunch meeting with members of an uphill battle. the Congressional Western The federal government, Caucus, Zinke reiterated which owns the majority ... The federal his opposition to divesting of land in Nevada, Oregon and Utah, sits on nearly government needs to federal land, U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., said in an 47 percent of all Western be a better manager interview with The Sunday. land. It’s a reality that has Zinke declined to discuss existed since statehood, and a better neighbor and whether there would be when the federal governthat bureaus need to work any exceptions, said Amoment ceded land to newly dei, who introduced legisformed states looking to more closely with one lation in 2014 that would raise revenue for public another and local and state have transferred about 7.5 services. Nonetheless, it’s a million acres of federal land development that remains governments ... What works to Nevada. a thorn in the side of landfor Seattle doesn’t exactly “That’s not in the cards at transfer advocates, who arthis time,” Amodei said. gue that local jurisdictions work for Henderson.” Amodei instead plans to should make choices about ­— the office of Secretary prioritize smaller gains for how their land is managed. of the Interior Ryan Zinke the land-transfer movePoliticians supporting ment. He stressed the imthe land-transfer moveportance of monitoring land use around Yucca ment, though, have had difficulty making gains, Mountain, funding for the Southern Nevada facing headwinds from both sides of the partisan Public Land Management Act and proposed exspectrum. pansions of Air Force facilities at Nellis and FalConservationists and sporting groups believe lon. He said he expected the administration to be that transferring federal land could constrict open to land bills that address county-by-county space for hunting, fishing and outdoor recreissues. ation. It’s likely that these groups would oppose While Dahl was in D.C., Trump signed a direcDahl’s suggestion — to transfer management, tive ordering Zinke to review national monunot the land, to the states. ment designations dating back to the Clinton “That gets to be a very slippery slope,” said administration. The request asked the Interior Alex Boian, vice president of governmental relaDepartment to look at downsizing or eliminattions for the Outdoor Industry Association. “It’s ing any recent monuments declared through not a real compromise.” presidential powers. . A spokesperson for Montana-based BackThe American Lands Council, a group that country Hunters and Anglers echoed Boian’s Dahl co-founded, applauded the order. But the concern. She too called such proposals a slippery group said on its website: “reforms need to go slope and likened the protection of public lands much further.” to a “second Second Amendment.”

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What’s blooming in education With gardens in more than 100 local schools, Green Our Planet is transforming the desert By Camalot Todd Staff Writer

It started when two documentary filmmakers, Ciara Byrne and Kim MacQuarrie, launched Green Our Planet, a crowdfunding platform based in Las Vegas but aimed at supporting projects anywhere in the world — from replanting some of Peru’s native Queuña forest in the Andes to installing solar panels on a homeless shelter in Carson City. It gave rise to the largest school garden program in the country. “It’s what we call, affectionately, the accidental garden program,” Byrne said. The seed was Henderson’s Wallin Elementary School in 2013, the same year Green Our Planet helped create the valley’s first student-run farmers market through a partnership with John S.

Park Elementary. Gardens have since been planted at more than 100 local elementary, middle and high schools, and on May 4, several dozen schools came together downtown to put on a studentrun farmers market. Set up at Zappos headquarters, students from 33 Clark County schools shared their spring harvest. “They might not eat the carrots from their mom, but they’ll eat them if they grow them,” Byrne said. “Those habits continue into adulthood, so you’re affecting someone’s health their entire life.” Last year, the nonprofit helped organize 125 markets through the Farmpreneur Program, a learning initiative that teaches fifth-graders the ins and outs of running a business. Some of the schools have expanded their market offerings

casing how delicious healthy options can from raw goods to candles and soaps be, and more. made from herbs the students have “It’s lessons that teachers teach, but it grown. knits the school together, culturally, beThe gardens drive more than just excause everybody has a job,” Byrne said. tracurricular clubs — they’re woven into Local demand for the gardens and many schools’ curriculums, meeting their educational opportunities is so both Nevada standards and Next Genhigh that 53 schools have inquired about eration Science Standards laid out by the creating their own, with Green Our National Research Council. Planet building an “The act of putaverage of one garting the garden in den per week. is transforming Over the past two their environment,” years, the mission MacQuarrie said. has expanded to in“There’s this natuStudents in Southern Nevada clude a thriving chefral outgrowth, and who are involved in educational to-school program, farmers markets are programs related to gardens with more than 60 a part of that.” built through the nonprofit professional chefs Each grade level giving demonstrations on cooking nutrihas a specific job that is integral to the tious meals featuring the produce grown success of the garden and harvest. Difin school gardens. ferent classes are responsible for ensurGreen Our Planet also is collaborating the quality of the soil, monitoring ing with other nonprofits and corporate the impact of insects, understanding the sponsors to weave advanced techniques nutrition provided by the crops, show-

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Fourth-graders listen to a lesson from teacher Ashleigh Schrodi at Parson Elementary School’s Parson’s Patch. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)

along with produce, data have grown around the garden program In partnership with UNLV’s Division of Health Sciences and CCSD, Green Our Planet conducted a school garden impact survey of educators in 2015.

when the garden was used

90%

during class instruction

25% before school

24% after school

into the curriculum, including hydroponics and pollinator gardens. Los Vaqueros, which creates portable hydroponic units, partnered with Green Our Planet in 2016 to launch the first citywide hydroponics-supplied salad bar in the school district. Students are trained to maintain the systems — provided free to any school within the network — and turn their produce into power fuel for their peers. The nonprofit also partnered with Southern Nevada Milkweed Project to launch a monarch butterfly/pollinator

Subjects taught

18%

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78%

math, English language arts, science, health and nutrition

program last year. Due to monarch populations declining over the past 20 years across the U.S., scientists have discovered that by planting their native food, local milkweed, the insect’s numbers increase. Green Our Planet offers schools pollinator gardens that are planted with native milkweed and other natural attractors of beneficial insects. Each of the programs reinforces the concepts taught in the classroom by allowing students to practice what they’re learning in real life. “You could learn auto mechanics

58%

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teaching methods

53%

environmental studies

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academic instruction

reading a book, but if you never have the garage and you never go out and tinker, it’ll go in one ear and out the other,” MacQuarrie said. “It’s applying all those standards and physically doing them — kids retain a lot more information.” While schools use Green Our Planet as a fundraising platform with a streamlined process, the financial model includes partnering with a corporate sponsor such as Zappos or Switch to offset the cost of supplies and gardening pros needed to turn each school’s vision into a blooming reality.

19%

experiential learning

16%

subject matter reinforcement

Nevada has consistently ranked last or near the bottom in terms of public education metrics, but the impacts of school gardens may play a part in changing that. MacQuarrie said countless studies show that in places where school gardens are used in teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), educational opportunities improved. “It’s transforming kids through experiences instead of just sitting in a classroom,” Byrne said. “They’re just not given the opportunities, but when they are, they rise to the occasion.”

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Author found happiness in a place she wouldn’t have expected to By April Corbin Staff Writer

The Las Vegas literary scene is building on good bones. UNLV’s 10-year-old Black Mountain Institute has long been a force, from developing voices in the MFA program and hosting Pulitzer- and Nobel-winning authors to sheltering foreign writers from persecution. And for 16 years, the Vegas Valley Book Festival has celebrated “written, spoken and illustrated word” with readings, workshops and keynotes by the likes of John Irving, Chuck Palahniuk, Sarah Vowell and Michael Chabon. Laura McBride doesn’t necessarily see herself as part of that established literary community, but her novels are no doubt helping shape a national audience’s perspective of the city. Her 2014 debut novel, “We Are Called to Rise,” thrilled audiences throughout the country and exposed them to a suburban side of Las Vegas typically overshadowed by the Strip. Her sophomore effort, “ ’Round Midnight,” follows the ’Round lives of four women spanning Midnight six decades, connected through Laura McBride Touchstone experiences at a classic Las $13.99 on Kindle, Vegas nightclub. $17.08 hardcover We caught up with the on Amazon College of Southern Nevada professor on the brink of her new novel’s debut. Both of your novels are set in Las Vegas. What makes it a great setting? There are stories everywhere. We’re a boomtown — millions of people coming to live in a really short time. They come because they are poor, or they’re rich, to work, or to take a break. It’s an eclectic and exciting and dynamic mix that has come here. What makes us different from boom towns that traditionally accept a bunch of new people is that we were a really small desert town before. … That creates the environment that can be beautiful, that can be explosive, that can be violent. Lucky me as a writer; I have no end of story ideas.

Author Laura McBride teaches English at the College of Southern Nevada, and says her lessons to students have helped her become a more accomplished writer as well. (mikayla whitmore/Staff)

Do you think there’s a hunger for more stories about Las Vegas told from a local’s perspective? I don’t think there’s a hunger. In marketing my books outside of Nevada, being set in Las Vegas is certainly not a bonus. It’s hopefully not a negative. I think that’s because I am writing between literary and popular fiction. The people who are reading are readers who read a lot. Those people aren’t the people who come to Las Vegas. A lot of people who read books like mine think they have an aversion to Las Vegas. What brought you here? I followed my husband, who was just coming for a year. We were living in Paris, which was very different in 1987. He came to help out aging parents and had a brother here. Then, life catches up, and he ended up needing to be here longer. It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact I was going to be here, that my opportunities career-wise would be different. This was the ’80s and ’90s. ... Things felt much more isolated. ... But I’m highly

invested in being a happy person and having a happy life. I figured it out. I now see all the ways living in Las Vegas — living somewhere I maybe would not have chosen — has given me these experiences. How does being an educator influence your writing? There are so many ways CSN affects me. First, it’s incredibly diverse. I teach five classes a semester; three in the summer. That’s a lot of people who move in and out, and a lot of different stories. We have people who are young and old, people who have different educational backgrounds and different goals. There’s no doubt that CSN, particularly the students, have enriched my vision. … Teaching composition, basic writing and introductory literature, I have a lot of students who are eager and a lot who are just suffering through their English class. A big part of my job is to motivate them. And it’s funny, I didn’t realize I was teaching myself at the same time. I am more of a persistent and determined writer from teaching writing.

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE THYROID PROBLEMS? The thyroid, located at the base of the neck, is a small endocrine gland that regulates specific types of horPeople who suffer mones. “The hormones produced by the thyroid control from either hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism may experiyour metabolism and how your body uses energy,” ence some or all of the related sympsaid Samer Nakhle, MD, FACE, ECNU, endocrinolotoms. “Hypothyroidism slows (body functions) down and hyperthyroidism gist at Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center. speeds (them) up, but the symptoms can “These hormones affect every organ — influencing vary,” Nakhle said. “Some patients with hypothyroidism can have a severe case, meanyour heart rate, digestion, weight, energy levels and ing they’re producing hardly any hormones or none at all, which causes more extreme mood, among others.” Because it’s such a powerful symptoms. Other patients may have a force within the body, optimal thyroid function mild case — they’re producing less hormones than normal, but still is a key component for overall health. Unfortuenough that the symptoms nately, the thyroid is often misunderstood and are minimal.” related disorders can go unrecognized.

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THYROID HORMONE IMBALANCES When your thyroid produces too many or too few hormones, it can cause imbalances that are associated with a host of symptoms. Hypothyroidism is the term for an underactive thyroid, one that produces too few hormones, and hyperthyroidism describes an overactive thyroid, one that produces too many hormones. Hypothyroidism is much more common — the National Institutes of Health reports that nearly 1 in 20 Americans over the age of 12 have the condition — whereas hyperthyroidism is reported to affect only 1 in 100.

CAUSES Both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism can be caused by autoimmune diseases that affect thyroid function. Hypothyroidism also can occur as a result of an iodine deficiency, radiation, viral infections or the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. These conditions also may occur without any identifiable cause.

HYPERTHYROIDISM SYMPTOMS ■ Weight loss ■ Increased appetite ■ Fast heart rate ■ Anxiety/nervousness ■ Irritability ■ Shaking/trembling of the hands ■ Sweating ■ Feeling warm often/ greater sensitivity to heat ■ Insomnia ■ Frequent bowel movements and/or diarrhea ■ Muscle weakness ■ Thin skin and brittle hair ■ Changes in the menstrual cycle (usually shorter, lighter periods)

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DIAGNOSING AND TREATING THYROID DISORDERS Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are generally easy to diagnose using a simple blood test to measure the amount of thyroid hormones in the blood. There are several different treatment options for patients suffering from either condition, including hormone replacement therapy for hypothyroidism or drugs to limit thyroid function for hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism also can be permanently corrected by surgically removing all, or part, of the gland. While both conditions can usually be treated successfully, it’s rarely a one-size-fits-all equation. “Hyperthyroidism tends to be easier to treat because you can simply remove the gland,” Nakhle said. “However, after doing so, the patient will need to use drugs to replace the thyroid hormones, which are the same drugs used for people with hypothyroidism. The hormone replacement drugs are successful about 90 percent of the time, but occasionally there are patients who don’t respond well to any of the options.”

THYROID NODULES AND CANCER As people get older, they become more prone to developing nodules, or growths, on the thyroid gland. These nodules cause the gland to enlarge, which can cause difficulty swallowing and/or breathing, and in some cases may cause visible lumps on the neck. “Thyroid nodules are common but they’re usually easy to remove and treat,” Nakhle said. “The large majority of patients with thyroid nodules won’t have any further problems but in about 5 percent of cases, the nodules are cancerous.” Thyroid cancer is uncommon and tends to be treatable, particularly because it’s often found in its early stages. Surgery is considered the first line of treatment — the gland is removed and hormone replacement drugs are used thereafter. Chemotherapy and/or radiation may also be used in conjunction with the surgery, but it depends on the patient and stage of the cancer. While thyroid cancer has a high survival rate compared with most other cancers, the incidence rate is HYPOTHYROIDISM SYMPTOMS growing. According to ■ Weight gain and/or difficulty the American Cancer losing weight Society, thyroid cancer ■ Constipation is the most rapidly ■ Fatigue increasing cancer in ■ Forgetfulness the U.S., with diag■ Depression noses tripling in the ■ Dry skin and hair/hair loss past three decades. ■ Slow heart rate “Thyroid cancer is ■ Feeling cold often/greater the only cancer that sensitivity to cold has been increasing ■ Changes in the menstrual cycle continually, and we (usually longer, heavier periods) don’t know why,” Nakhle said.

WOMEN AND THYROID DISEASE Women are affected by thyroid diseases at much higher rates than men are. The American Thyroid Association reports that women are five to eight times more likely than men to have thyroid problems and that 1 in 8 women will develop a thyroid problem during her lifetime. Further, the American Cancer Society estimates that in 2017, there will be 56,870 new cases of thyroid cancer — of those, 42,470 will be in women. Nakhle said women 50 and older are especially prone to hypothyroidism, whereas those in their teens and 20s are prone to hyperthyroidism.

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Human skin is a marvel. The body’s largest organ protects and holds everything else together, regulates temperature and alerts the brain to some of the most important sensations. But as we age, our cells break down, and the environment gets its own licks in. Some people cherish their wrinkles as stories of their lives, while others endure surgeries, injections and expensive product regimens to stave them off. ¶ While firm, dewy skin also needs amino sugars (hydration) and a protein called elastin (elasticity and rebound), collagen is key. It’s the main structural protein in a range of connective tissues, providing plumpness and protecting against stretching. So lacking it does a lot to age a person, especially in the skin of the face. ¶ That’s why collagen recently became the new “it” supplement, and not just in terms of what it might do for how we look.

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These can be fine lines or deeper furrows, often exacerbated by facial expressions that are repeated over many years (i.e., the vertical parallel lines that can occur where the brow knits together in thought).

NASOLABIAL FOLDS Smile or laugh lines are actually folds of skin along the sides of the nose extending to the corners of the mouth. Aging causes these folds to both deepen and lengthen with loss of fat and collagen.

INTRINSIC AGING NATURAL/SUBTLE EFFECTS Each year after we turn 20, we produce about 1 percent less collagen. The skin becomes thinner and more prone to wrinkles, as the body also makes less elastin and doesn’t function as well in terms of oil and sweat glands over time.

PROGRESSIVELY AGED SKIN

Q. DOES EATING COLLAGEN TRANSLATE TO BETTER SKIN?

Yes and no. Collagen throughout the body’s connective tissues is the result of a complicated synthesis of amino acids. These acids come from all kinds of proteins that are broken down during digestion, and the body doesn’t distinguish those that come from collagen-rich food. However, research published in Clinical Interventions in Aging in 2014 observed formulated collagen peptides (amino acid compounds) being densely distributed to the dermis after ingestion.

Q. WHAT ARE OTHER PURPORTED BENEFITS OF SUPPLEMENTAL COLLAGEN?

Gut health: The internet is loaded with blogs trumpeting the miracles of gut healing that can happen through collagen supplements, but you won’t find links to research. Despite that void, some nutritionists think there’s validity to the idea that collagen’s amino acids could address intestinal permeability, also known as “leaky gut.” ■

■ Joint health: Some studies have shown a reduction in activityrelated joint pain known as osteoarthritis, though more research is needed.

BREAKING DOWN A DAILY DOSE OF COLLAGEN WHOLE FOODS

SUPPLEMENTS

The goal is to look for foods that support healthy levels of collagen, from the raw materials to the replacement of depleted stores:

■ Collagen supplements are made from animal (cow, chicken, fish) and plant collagens. They can be liquid or powder that can be added to food or drink. More and more specialty protein bars also include them.

■ Leafy green vegetables high in vitamins B and E ■ Citrus fruits high in vitamin C ■ Fish and meat high in omega-3 fatty acids ■ Beans and seeds high in phytoestrogens

Orange produce high in vitamin A ■

■

Gelatin

Collagen products are not closely regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, but lifestyle website Well + Good offered three fundamentals to keep in mind when shopping: ■ If you can’t see or taste it, it’s pure. Premium collagen supplements should dissolve into water without adding color or flavor. If you see a tint of yellow or brown or taste anything off, these are signs of lower purity and potency. ■ A little goes a long way. At least it should. If a product calls for you to take more than 2.5 grams per day, that’s a red flag that the quality is lacking. Another is if your stomach reacts badly to the supplement. ■ Look for products backed by science. And not just in terms of what is generally known about collagen. Some brands have invested in research to test the efficacy of their specific products. Indications should be on the packaging.

Sources: Livestrong.com, National Center for Biotechnology Information, NPR.org, Prevention, Scientific American, Sciencebasedmedicine.org, SFGate.com, Well + Good

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Bacon trufflewith crispy aioli burger onion straws Recipe provided by Public School 702

The battle began in February. And every month since, chefs across the Public School empire have been concocting burgers worthy of mention as we celebrate National Burger Month. As the burgers are limited-edition specials, The Sunday hopes one very special dish might live on in local recipe collections. It’s the April flavor from Public School’s Downtown Summerlin location, and it’s all about decadence. ¶ “We just wanted to pack it full of flavor and overwhelm the palate, which could then be refreshed after every bite with a cold beer. Truffle, bacon and sherry vinegar go well together and complement one another’s straightforward flavors,” chef Kyle Bradish says. “So, why not put it together on a burger?” ¶ The restaurant’s May offering is the Korean BBQ Burger with kimchi, caramelized pineapple, pickled onions and an egg.

for bacon truffle aioli

6 egg yolks

6 garlic cloves

1 cup sherry vinegar

The aioli recipe makes a big batch, so it’s perfect for a gourmet cookout.

for onion straws

1 yellow onion

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4 oz truffle oil

/2 cup reserved bacon fat, room temperature 1

2 cups cooked chopped bacon (about 2 lbs raw)

Salt and pepper to taste

(makes 1 burger)

1. Peel onion and slice about 1/8-inch thick, using a mandolin if possible.

2. Strain and set aside fat.

3. Place soaked onion in a seasoned flour mixture and toss until evenly coated.

Note: If aioli looks like it’s getting too thick, add 1 tbsp water.

2 oz bacon truffle aioli

4 oz onion straws

(see recipe)

(see recipe)

2 strips cooked bacon

1 brioche bun, toasted on cut sides

Oil for frying Seasoned flour (1 tbsp seasoned salt or other seasoning per cup of flour) Salt to taste

2. Place into a bowl and cover with buttermilk, soaking for 1 hour or more.

4. Add bacon until well chopped and season with salt.

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1 /2 cup buttermilk

1. Cook bacon in saucepan over low heat to render the fat, about 8-10 minutes. Bacon should be tender when done. 3. In a food processor, place yolks, garlic and sherry, and pulse until combined. With the food processor running, drizzle in vegetable oil. Finish with bacon fat and truffle oil.

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7 oz all-beef patty 3 cups vegetable oil

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4. Fry onions at 345 degrees until crispy. 5. Place onions onto dry paper towel; salt.

1 slice American cheese

1. Cook burger to desired temperature. 2. Add cheese and melt, then remove burger from heat. 3. Build your burger in this order: bottom bun, 1 oz aioli, onion straws, burger, cheese, bacon slices, 1 oz aioli, top bun.

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

Chicago (A948301)

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Star Boy

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Age: 5-year-old male Breed: Pit bull Description: Chicago is a true entertainer — he dances with excitement at the idea of spending time with his forever family, and always has a smile on his face. Adoption fee: $50

Age: 2-year-old spayed female Breed: Pit bull Description: Baba is timid and is going to need some time warming up to her companion, but once she gets comfortable, her sweet and adorable personality is undeniable. Adoption fee: $50

Age: 8-month-old neutered male Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Star Boy relishes belly rubs and chasing pingpong balls across the room. Please kitten-proof your home for his safety. Adoption fee: $50

Age: 3-year-old spayed female Breed: Medium-size shepherd mix Description: Belle Margaret pleads for a tranquil home where she can know she is valued and forever safe. She deeply appreciates every kind word and touch. Adoption fee: $30

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Age: 6-year-old spayed female Breed: Chihuahua Description: Pippy has ears as big as her personality. She loves to receive attention and can sit for treats when showing off her obedience skills. Adoption fee: $50

Age: 3-year-old neutered male Breed: Domestic mediumhair Description: Meowses loves to play with toys and is looking for a home that can provide him the endless love he deserves. Adoption fee: $25

Age: 7-year-old neutered male Breed: Chihuahua Description: Billy Bob develops close relationships with the people who are kind to him. He is house-trained, crate-trained and compatible with other sweet dogs. Adoption fee: $25

Age: 2-year-old spayed female Breed: Chinchilla rabbit Description: Iris blooms when she feels safe and secure. She bonds well with soft-spoken people who become familiar to her. Adoption fee: $25

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Charles

Jake

Age: 11-year-old neutered male Breed: Domestic Short hair Description: Bigara is a social butterfly. He loves to talk and hang out with his human friends. Adoption fee: $25

Age: 5-year-old neutered male Breed: Pit bull Description: Antron loves to go for walks and gets excited when he plays with tennis balls, so he requires an active home to take him on daily walks. Adoption fee: $50

Age: 4-year-old neutered male Breed: Labrador retriever mix Description: Charles is a sensitive boy recovering from cruelty. He wants to believe in human kindness, but fears he’ll just get hurt again. He is in need of a gentle hero. Adoption fee: $40

Age: 10-year-old neutered male Breed: Shorthair feline, declawed by previous owner Description: Jake, a social gentleman, greets you at the door like a loyal butler. He then chats with you nicely to learn about your day. Adoption fee: $20

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Westside gym dedicated to kettlebell training

ing, he is head trainer for the Kettlebell Sanctuary and the Nevada Board Member of the American Kettlebell Alliance (AKA). Latour, 47, discovered the sport about three years ago. “I am way stronger than I ever imagined,” she said. “I look at the bells as possibilities. When I first started, I couldn’t even get the 16-kilogram By Jesse Granger staff writer bell over my head. I thought it was the heaviest thing ever, but now I’m snatching with that.” The writing on the glass door out front The gym welcomes people of all athletic backreads “Kettlebell Sanctuary.” grounds and skills. Dungca and Latour preach Behind it, 44-pound kettlebells cut through technique to avoid injuries, especially early on. clouds of weightlifting chalk as they swing “It’s all a lot more technical than it looks,” Laviolently through the air. They are anchored tour said. “People are always figuring out a betonly by the sweat-drenched hand gripping the ter way to hold the bells, or leaning back a little weight’s metal handle. farther or open your shoulders. There are all Moses Dungca swings the bell of these little technical nuances. You through his legs, up past his hip want to make it easy.” and onto his shoulder, and then It is not a sport for those looking hoists it high above his head. to glide through an easy workout. Over his shoulder, a clock “In the beginning stages, there hangs on the wall. When it can be some blisters and tearing reaches 10 minutes — and of skin just because you have to not a second before — Dungactually learn to grip and re-grip ca releases the kettlebells to without it rubbing your skin the the gym floor. wrong way,” Dungca said. “It usuKettlebell Sanctuary, run by ally takes most people a good 500 to Dungca and Michelle Latour, Kettlebells remain 1,000 reps per hand to actually figure is located off Buffalo Drive and the same size no out how to grip it correctly.” Sunset Road, and is believed to matter their weight. Dungca said they have had many be the only gym in the valley The steel is simply accomplished athletes come into dedicated solely to competitive thicker or thinner to make it heavier their gym from other sports, only to kettlebell training. or lighter. be floored by kettlebells. Most people have seen ket“What we’ve seen is it’s the endurtlebells — cannon balls with ance factor,” Dungca said. “Most of the athletes handles. They are the round, awkward-looking that come in that train in strength training are weights usually sitting next to the dumbbells used to benching and squatting hundreds and at most gyms. What most people don’t know is hundreds of pounds, but with kettlebell, they there is a highly competitive sport based on liftget two minutes in and they are toast.” ing them. Dungca said it takes as long as five years for The sport tests how many times a competisomeone to become proficient enough in the tor can lift the kettlebell in 10 minutes. Athletes sport to attempt professional competition. But compete at different weight classes (12, 16, 20, even if you just want a good, full-body workout, 24 and 34-kilogram bells) and also in different the Kettlebell Sanctuary is open to all. lifts such as snatch, jerk and long cycle. The gym has classes available four or five Dungca, 52, has been an athlete his entire life, times a day, seven days a week. starting out as a member of the Arizona State “We welcome anyone who wants to come in and U.S. Olympic gymnastic teams before perand get a great workout — both strength- and forming in acts on the Strip in the 1990s. cardio-wise,” Latour said. Now, 12 years into competitive kettlebell lift-

Snatch Competitors swing the kettlebell with one hand through their legs and up above their head. The arm must be fully extended, and the competitor must hold the kettlebell still for a second in order for the lift to count. The competition lasts 10 minutes and competitors can only switch hands once. The lifter who completes the most snatch repetitions in 10 minutes is declared the winner.

History of kettlebells Kettlebells were invented in 18th-century Russia as a tool for weighing crops and goods. Farmers would put a kettlebell on one side of a scale to determine how much of a particular good they were selling. Eventually, farmers who used kettlebells became much stronger and began using them to show off feats of strength at festivals. This transformed into circus strongmen, lifting them for show, and eventually even juggling kettlebells for entertainment. They became a staple in most gyms, and competitive kettlebell lifting began in Russia and parts of Europe about 1940. Source: Kettlebellusa.com

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Coach Michelle Latour, center, and Luis Blanco work out at Kettlebell Sanctuary, 6520 S. Buffalo Drive. Blanco has his own gym in Guam but comes to train with Las Vegas coaches, he said. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)

Pam Salazar

Clean and Jerk

Long Cycle

Competitors swing the kettlebell with one hand through their legs, but only to their shoulder. The kettlebell is then lifted straight into the air (like a shoulder press) until the arm locks out. Then the kettlebell is dropped back to the shoulder, and swung back through the legs.

Competitors hold a kettlebell in each hand. The lift is the same as the clean and jerk, except with two kettlebells being swung and lifted simultaneously.

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M RESORT

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uring his recent trip to Washington, D.C., Gov. Brian Sandoval showed why the Republican Party should encourage him to come back for an extended stay. Like six years in the Senate. Or maybe even four years in the White House. Sandoval went to the nation’s capital in an awkward position, as a moderate and results-oriented governor meeting with Cabinet members of a hard-line extremist presidential administration. On two of the main issues that prompted his visit — supporting last November’s successful ballot question legalizing recreational marijuana and opposing the Yucca Mountain high-level nuclear waste dump — he was completely out of step with the president. But in sticking to his guns and characteristically placing the interests of Nevadans above political ideology, Sandoval showed his fellow GOP members in D.C. how a Republican can and should lead. Here’s hoping Republican leaders in Washington learned a little from him.

He’s a reasonable, articulate, inclusive and dignified politician with a broad support base and a track record that includes successes across the political spectrum, from job-creation initiatives that excite Republicans to a massive tax increase for public education that was hailed by Democrats. In many ways, Sandoval is a throwback to an era before the GOP went down a hyperpartisan, take-no-prisoners rat hole that started with Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Bill O’Reilly and later veered into the more Steve Bannon/Breitbart lunatic fringe. Unlike many Republicans, Sandoval doesn’t trade in provoking fear, spouting vitriol on social issues and especially vilifying “the other” — immigrants, Democrats, Muslims, etc. Instead, he takes independent and measured stances on third-rail issues like abortion (he’s pro-choice but opposes partial-birth and late-term abortions), same-sex marriage (he dropped the state’s legal fight against it) and immigration (he’s rejected the idea of using the Nevada National Guard to

round up undocumented immigrants and said, “I’ve always believed in gates versus fences.”) But as he proved during his meetings in Washington, he’s not afraid to take a stance when it comes to fighting for Nevada. President Donald Trump had recommended funding to resurrect the nuclear waste dump; Sandoval stressed to Energy Secretary Rick Perry that he would fight the project with every available means. Attorney General Jeff Sessions had vowed to bring back the War on Drugs and had infamously said that “good people don’t smoke marijuana”; Sandoval stuck up for voters who approved last November’s ballot measure to legalize recreational use of marijuana even though he didn’t support the measure. That’s responsible leadership, and sadly it’s all too rare among Republicans. As far too many of them have shown, it’s easy to be a party robot. Vote no on anything resembling a compromise, crank up the rhetoric machine to 11 on abortion, immigration, gun control and other issues, wrap yourself in the

flag and convince voters that they’re under attack on every conceivable front — drug cartels, terrorists, the government, Hollywood, people who say “happy holidays” instead of “merry Christmas,” and the list goes on and on. But there was a time when the GOP didn’t play to the lowest common denominator. It was more dignified, more patriotic, more results-driven. Sandoval reflects that past and shows the way for Republicans to get out of the hate-filled, xenophobic swamp they’ve created for themselves. We don’t agree with Sandoval on everything. His support of school vouchers is a blotch on his record, for instance, given the damage they would inflict on the state’s public schools by drawing funding away from them. But Sandoval’s pluses far outweigh his minuses. He should be the model for Republicans nationwide. His focus on policy, his old-school approach and his determination to represent the interests of the state make him the best GOP governor in the nation, and one we should all appreciate.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY, MAY 7 Royal Tea: Enjoy scones, sandwiches and pastries in a storybook setting. There will be art activities for children and storybook characters for them to interact with. 1-3 p.m., $125 for children/$150 for adults, Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas Ballroom, 3752 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 702-382-3445, kschulte@discoverykidslv.org or discoverykidslv.org/royal-tea. “Peter Pan”: Enjoy this musical adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s fantasy about a boy who never grows up. 2 p.m., $29.75-$33, UNLV Judy Bayley Theatre, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-2787 (ARTS). *Also: 7:30 p.m. May 11-13; 2 p.m. May 12 and 14 555 Dinner: Five Las Vegas chefs each create an original plant-based menu item from a local farm. 5:30 p.m., $77, VegeNation, 616 Carson Ave., Suite 120, 702-300-7399 or brownpapertickets.com/event/2909474. Boulder City’s 40th Annual Spring Jamboree: Outdoor festival features live entertainment and family-friendly activities. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., free entry/ activity costs vary, Bicentennial Park, Wilbur Square and North and South Escalante Parks, 401 California Ave., springjamboree.com. Artisan Craft Festival: Local crafters, artists and vendors showcase their wares. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free, Sam’s Town Ponderosa Room, 5111 Boulder Highway, artisancraftfestival.com. Amsoil AMA Amateur National Arenacross Championships: Athletes compete in high-speed, high-flying races. Noon, $24 and up, Orleans Arena, 500 W. Tropicana Ave., arenacross.com. “Straight Outta Oz”: Todrick Hall performs his musical that puts a twist on “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” 4 p.m., $35 and up, Rocks Lounge at Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-797-7130 or stationcasinosevents.com. Force of Nature: Events and classes advance gender equality in the outdoors. 7-10 a.m., costs vary, Skye Canyon Park, 10111 W. Skye Canyon Drive, rei.com/forceofnature. *Also: Various days through July 26

MONDAY, MAY 8 Barrick Lecture Series: John

Quiñones: Quiñones talks about his new book, “What Would You Do? Words of Wisdom about Doing the Right Thing.” 7:30 p.m., free (but tickets are required), Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-2787, pacboxoffice@unlv.edu or unlv.edu/ pac/barrick. iPad with Jen: People 50 and older can bring a charged iPad and get answers to their questions. Registration required. 11:30 a.m., $5 with an active adult/senior programs membership, Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 702229-1702.

TUESDAY, MAY 9 Helldorado at the Movies: Watch a the 1946 Roy Rogers film “Heldorado,” set during Las Vegas’ annual Helldorado Days festivities. 7 p.m., $25, Eclipse Theater, 814 S. Third St. elkshelldorado.com/citywide-events/ helldorado-at-the-movies. Emergency response skills training: Learn about disaster preparedness, fire suppression, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays, free, Metro Police headquarters, 400 S. Martin L. King Blvd., 702-229-0076, mcamin@lasvegasnevada.gov or nvcert.org. *Also: Wednesdays at the Henderson Fire Training Center, 401 Parkson Road; Thursdays at Sun City Aliante, 7390 N. Aliante Parkway in North Las Vegas

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 Lunch & Learn: Neuropathy — Getting on My Nerves: Learn about neuropathy, including symptoms and treatments. Noon-1 p.m., free, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave., keepmemoryalive.org/socialservices. Redneck Tea Luncheon: People 50 and up will have a hootin’ hollerin’ good time. Registration requested. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., $5, Derfelt Senior Center, 3343 W. Washington Ave., 702-229-6601. San Gennaro Feast: Enjoy Italian food, music, performers, amusement rides and games. 4-11 p.m., $10 (plus $3 for parking), Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 W. Craig Road, 702-6332418, cityofnorthlasvegas.com or sangennarofeast.com. *Also: 4-11 p.m. May 11, 4 p.m.-midnight May 12, noon-midnight

helldorado days: Saturday, May 13 Parade: Watch as businesses, car clubs, equestrian groups, civic groups, nonprofits and high school bands march downtown. 10 a.m., free, northbound on Fourth Street from Gass Avenue to Ogden Avenue, 702-229-6672. Helldorado Horsepower Charity Poker Run: Stops include Saddles ‘n Spurs, the Hitchin’ Post and Leather Headquarters. The ride ends with a wrap-up party at the Las Vegas Village grounds, where you can enjoy refreshments, raffle prizes and prizes for the winning poker hands. 9 a.m., $20 per rider/$15 per passenger, Las Vegas Elks Lodge, 4100 W. Charleston Blvd., elkshelldorado.com. Elks Helldorado presentation and book signing with Stan Paher: Author Stan Paher shares stories of Nevada’s history. 1-3 p.m., free for Mob Museum members or with museum admission/discount of $4 off general admission when wearing Elks Helldorado button, Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Ave., 702-229-2734 or themobmuseum.org/events-posts/nevadans-silver-state.

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THURSDAY, MAY 11 Las Vegas Elks Helldorado Days: Watch rodeo athletes compete, enjoy live entertainment, try your hand at carnival booths and browse the festival. Noon-midnight, $10-$250, Las Vegas Village, 3901 Las Vegas Blvd. South, elkshelldorado.com. *Also: 5-11 p.m. May 12, 2 p.m.-midnight May 13 and 2-9 p.m. May 14 Safe Summer Nights celebration: Enjoy music, student performances, family games, face painting, arts and crafts, refreshments and a community health and resource fair. 5-7 p.m., free, Matt Kelly Elementary School, 1900 N. J St., 702-229-5406. Ableton workshop: Ableton Live trainers offer music production tips and tricks. Register at goo.gl/ wJW9uY. $40 for four-week class or $10 per class, 6-7:30 p.m., Historic Fifth Street School Conference Room, 401 S. Fourth St., 702-229-3515. Veterans information session: Learn about disability compensation, pension and eBenefits for veterans. 4-7 p.m., free, Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway, 702-207-4260 or hendersonlibraries.com. Some Like It Hot: Henderson firefighter, paramedic and chef Chris Alvarez demonstrates how to prepare his firehouse Buffalo chicken salad. 6-7:30 p.m., free, Green Valley Library, 2797 N. Green Valley Parkway, 702207-4260 or hendersonlibraries.com.

FRIDAY, MAY 12 “L’Etoile — The Star”: This produc-

tion of Emmanuel Chabrier’s opéra bouffe takes place in the realm of King Ouf, who expects his usual gift — an execution — for his birthday. Things become complicated when the court astrologer predicts the fate of the king is directly linked to the fate of the man who has been selected for execution. 7 p.m., $15, Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340 or sincityopera.com. *Also: May 13, 19 and 20 at 7 p.m.; May 14 and 21 at 2 p.m. Ward 6 Movie in the Park: Bring the family to enjoy the animated feature “Trolls.” Lawn seating. Dusk, free, Centennial Hills Park Amphitheatre, 7101 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-2296154 or lasvegasnevada.gov/ward6. World IP Day Las Vegas: This event is part of an annual celebration to promote discussion of the role of intellectual property in encouraging innovation and creativity. 10 a.m.1 p.m., free, Switch Innevation Center, 6795 S. Edmond St., third floor, 702-895-5200, donna.morell@unlv. edu or eventbrite.com/e/world-ipday-workshop-2017-tickets-33874669047.

SATURDAY, MAY 13 Art Festival of Henderson: Enjoy entertainment, a chalk artwork competition and a children’s interactive arts district. Browse through artist boutiques including paintings, pottery, jewelry and photography available for purchase. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., free, Henderson Events Plaza, 200 S. Water St., 702-267-5707 or cityofhenderson.com. *Also: Sunday, May 14 Baby Loves Disco: Shake, rattle and roll during a disco party for tod­dlers,

LIFE pre-schoolers and par­ents. 3-5:30 p.m., free, on Main Street at the District at Green Valley Ranch, 2240 Village Walk Drive, shopthedistrictgvr.com/events.php. Jazz in the Park Concert Series: Local group the Shapiro Project and Las Vegas Academy alumnus Halsey Harkins join American contemporary jazz singer-songwriter Lindsey Webster. Lawn seating. 6:30 p.m., free, Clark County Government Center Amphitheater, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-8200. Wine to Remember: Don your Western attire for this “Denim and Diamonds”-themed event featuring fine wines, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction packages and music. 6-9 p.m. $50 per person or $80 per pair, Whiskey Pete’s, 100 W. Primm Blvd. in Primm, 702-248-2770, scampagna@alz.org or alz.org/dsw/ in_my_community_64098.asp. Dillinger Block Party: Enjoy music, a beer garden and vendors. 3 p.m.-1 a.m., free, the Dillinger, 1224 Arizona St. in Boulder City, 702-2934001. U.S. Finals Cheer & Dance: Watch high-flying stunts as varsity cheerleaders and dancers compete. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., $16-$36, South Point Arena, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 702-796-7111 or usawevents.sportngin.com/events. Morelli House Tours: Take a docent-led tour of this classic

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The Secret Life of Old Cans — Deciphering the Past by Studying the Trash: Archeologist Wanda Raschkow will reveal the secrets that can be learned from old cans, bottles and other “trash.” 2-4 p.m., free$19.95, Nevada State Museum at the Springs Preserve, 309 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-822-8746, sirvin@ nevadaculture.org or nvdtca.org/ nevadastatemuseumlasvegas. Outdoor Picture Show: Watch “Fantastic Beasts.” Lawn seating; no alcohol or glass allowed. 7:30 p.m., free, District at Green Valley Ranch, 2240 Village Walk Drive, shopthedistrictgvr.com. Lecture and Book Signing — “Black Lives”: Author Everett Louis Overstreet discusses topics such as racism’s impact on the black family, the “missed” education of blacks and missing the boat of economic opportunity. 3-5 p.m., free, West Las Vegas Arts Center Community Gallery, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-4800. Dynamic Trombone Quartet: Walt Boenig directs a concert with a repertoire spanning many styles and genres. 2 p.m., free, Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., 702-229-6383 or artslasvegas.org.

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Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth received two federal grants totaling $825,000. One grant — $450,000 over three years — enhances community collaboration to build and operate a best practice mentor service program for girls and boys, including LGBTQ youths. It was issued through the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention under the U.S. Department of Justice. The second grant — $375,000 over three years — increases the hours of the NPHY Drop-In Center and doubles emergency shelter capacity. Called the Basic Center Program, the grant was issued through the Administration for Children and Families under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Volunteers from HELP of Southern Nevada and Junior League of Las Vegas sorted, organized and packed more than 1,500 Thanksgiving meals in one day. The nonprofit group teamed up with 8 News Now and 97.1 The Point to collect 888 turkeys for its annual Turkey-Thon. The Nevada Department of Corrections, in collaboration with the Governor’s Re-Entry Task Force, was awarded $978,102 in federal grant money from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. The grant will target male property crime offenders age 18 to 55 who are assessed as moderate to very high risk of reoffending, according to the Nevada Risk Assessment System. The Las Vegas Firefighters Local 1285 gave $4,029 to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The money was raised from T-shirt sales. The union also donated $1,900 to the Movember Foundation, which addresses men’s health issues such as prostate and testicular cancer, and mental health. Henderson Give, a giving circle started in 2007 by a dozen friends, presented Luanne Wagner, the We R Community coordinator from Clark High School, with the Golden Give award. Piero’s Italian Cuisine served Thanksgiving dinner to more than 1,200 underprivileged children and families from After-School All-Stars Las Vegas, Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, the Patrick Kelley Youth Foundation and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. The meal was served by the restaurant’s patrons. The Las Vegas Municipal Court’s Mental Health Court won a 2016 Connect 4 Mental Health Community Innovation award. The National Alliance on Mental Illness and the National Council for Behavioral Health recognized the court in the Continuity of Care category. As part of the award, the court received $10,000.

Bank of America has named Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas as its 2016 Neighborhood Builder winner for Southern Nevada. Neighborhood Builders is a program that combines a grant for $200,000 in flexible funding with leadership training. Funds will be used to continue a revitalization effort with Henderson known as the Eastside Redevelopment Project. Habitat for Humanity is building a community of 20 new homes for low-income families, with construction slated to begin fall 2017. (COURTESY PHOTO)

McDonald’s gave more than 110 Southern Nevada teachers $50,000 from the company’s annual Make Activities Count Grants program, which provides learning experiences students may not be able to afford. The Southern Nevada Home Builders Association’s HomeAid Southern Nevada chapter helped renovate and expand the kitchen at the U.S. VETS (United States Veterans Initiative) building at 525 E. Bonanza Road. The project, valued at more than $460,000, included the addition of 1,000 square feet of kitchen space. Other participants included Credit One Bank, The Home Depot Foundation, Bank of America and ChoiceCenter Leadership University. Construction was led by Woodside Homes of Nevada. Skye Canyon, a master-planned community, donated 100 bicycles to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. Las Vegas Cyclery helped facilitate the purchase, assembly and delivery of the bikes. The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada donated 100 youth helmets. Boyd Gaming donated $30,000 to 30 nonprofit groups as part of its Trees of Hope competition. Participating groups included the American Heart Association, Down Syndrome Organization of

Southern Nevada, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Nevada, Three Square Food Bank, USO Las Vegas, First Friday Foundation, FIRST Nevada, Las Vegas Hawaiian Civic Club, Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, 9th Island Cultural Club of Las Vegas, A Home 4 Spot, Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Boy Scouts of America – Las Vegas Area Council, HELP of Southern Nevada, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The Animal Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada, Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas, March of Dimes, Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada, Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, HopeLink of Southern Nevada, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas, The Shade Tree, Alzheimer’s Association of Southern Nevada, American Cancer Society, Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation, Olive Crest and Opportunity Village. City National Bank will celebrate its 10th Anniversary in Nevada by providing 10 small nonprofit organizations with $1,000 grants totaling $10,000. The community-based organizations receiving grants include Kids and Horses in Minden, Ron Wood Resource Center in Carson City, Greenhouse Project in Carson City, Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation in Reno, Project Sunshine-Special Days for Special Kids in Las Vegas, St. Jude’s Women’s Auxiliary in Las Vegas, ALS Nevada Chapter in Las Vegas, Pets for Vets Las Vegas chapter, Helping Hands of Vegas Valley in Las Vegas and 20 Pearls Foundation in Las Vegas. Community volunteer J.T. Reynolds was named Henderson’s 2016 Heart of the City Award honoree. The Heart of the City Award is presented annually to an individual who has performed exceptional acts of kindness or has demonstrated distinctive service. It is administered by the city’s Be Kind Committee. Reynolds, who retired from the National Park Service after nearly 40 years of service, works as a substitute teacher at Inspirada’s Pinecrest Academy. He and his wife are active volunteer members of Friends of Sloan Canyon, and Reynolds dedicates much of his time volunteering with middle school students as part of the After School All-Stars outdoor education program. The program uses Sloan Canyon as an outdoor classroom. Three Square was one of the recipients of InTouch Credit Union’s national food drive, which collected more than 1,700 pounds of food. MassMedia Corporate Communications collected 10,000 pounds of food and supplies for Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada.

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Q&A with Mary Thompson

Brokerage president: Every day, be a little better In the ’70s, when she first entered the industry, Mary Thompson was delivering mail to the CEO of a major insurance company where she worked, and told him he’d made a mistake. “I told him I was smart and he could have me do more work and pay me the same,” said Thompson. “The next day, my position was changed and new opportunities were created.” Today, Thompson is president of Capstone Brokerage, a risk management, insurance and employee benefits firm that recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. What is the best business advice you’ve received? Never stop learning and never say “try.” Always have an “I can” approach. When you believe in yourself and the purpose in which you have been given, you can accomplish anything you put your mind to. Knowing what you don’t know is the foundation to becoming a better person. If you learn something new every day, you will magnify your own potential. Never pretend to know something. People appreciate honesty, and you will gain respect by being forthright. Do the research and respond promptly with what you have learned. If you could change one thing about Southern Nevada, what Mary Thompson stresses accountability and honesty to her employees, and says would it be? showing vulnerability can help create a healthy work environment. (steve marcus/staff) The commitment of our residents Every person who is working on being ton to Lake Mead and the Mojave to being part of a community, workbetter has a direct impact on making Desert. Our community events are ing together to improve our educaour company better. unsurpassed. Where else can you extion, infrastructure, employment and perience such tranquility and beauty? transportation. Sadly, the transient Where do you see yourself in When people think of Las Vegas, they nature of our community creates an 10 years? think of glitz, glamour and gaming. aura of everyone out for themselves. Watching other people step into When I experience Las Vegas, I love the new leadership roles and continuing variety of things to enjoy. There are so What’s the biggest issue facing the growth and development of Capmany community events, and a simple Southern Nevada? stone into its fourth decade. I envipicnic in the park is at our fingertips. The health care system is flawed, sion Capstone continuing as a leading and many of our residents do not risk management/insurance brokerDescribe your management style. know how to access proper care. The age firm providing opportunities to Leader vs. manager. As a leader, medical system is difficult to navigate, exceed expectations. my commitment is to assist people in leaving many people in need unatwanting to be better. Leading by extended. What is your dream job outside ample takes away the insecurity most of your current field? people possess. By showing people What has been your most exI have always wanted to be able your own vulnerabilities and your citing project? to dedicate my time as a life coach. I success in overcoming the obstacles Developing our company culture would like to be a formal presenter placed in front of you, you can create a and watching our employees embrace in a public forum. I have overcome healthy work environment. When you opportunities that have not been afso many obstacles throughout my exare able to work with a company that forded to them in previous positions. periences and believe I could make a does not hold the mentality that you The most rewarding accomplishment difference in someone’s life. I love to are “in trouble” if you make a mistake, I have personally experienced is beempower people. but rather stresses the importance ing on the frontline in the education of learning from your mistakes, the and personal development of our emWhom do you admire? company grows from each employee. ployees — helping to encourage and My life hero is my dad. He was a hardI feel this approach takes away the support people to be better than they working laborer, and he taught me that fear and stigma of traditional manever thought they could be. the sky is the limit. He reminded me agement and provides an opportunity constantly to stop and smell the roses. to grow. When you are part of someWhat’s your favorite place to As a child, he only read one book to me, one’s desire to be better, amazing have fun in Las Vegas? which was the Bible. He would read things can happen. Most companies Our parks are amazing — from Bonverses, and his interpretations were manage people, and I choose to lead. nie Springs Ranch to Mount Charles-

always converted to a simple message: treat people right, do the next right thing, show respect, embrace nature, find the good in every situation and all that life has to offer, and many more. He gave me my foundation through his actions and simple words. As a result of the foundation my dad set, my defined answer is: anyone who is consciously working on being a better person every day. What is your biggest pet peeve? Blame and defending one’s mistakes. I recently challenged myself to look at every situation that I found myself in where I or other people were defending actions or lack of action. I uncovered that in every situation, it was a futile redirection of the facts. Every scenario was a diversion of acknowledgement of the mistake itself. It would be easier to admit the wrongdoing rather than defend it. I recognized that we look stupid when defending mistakes and should just admit our part. What a great test of reality! Never point a finger at anyone because there are more pointing back at you. Ownership of one’s mistakes builds character and, most importantly, trust. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? My desire to help others comes from my heart and, occasionally, I put positive energy into negative results. I am always looking for ways to help people recognize their own potential and opportunities to grow, but sometimes people just want to stay right where they are. I tend to put others first and forget that I have nothing to give unless I take care of myself. What is something that people might not know about you? I love to dance. I learned how to dance from my parents, and I dance at every opportunity. I never had any formal dance training but found myself as an instructor as a young adult. I have taught my children and grandchildren to have the confidence to express themselves through love of music and power of dance.

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‘Simplicity is key, but we won’t cut corners’ The transient population and culture can sometimes be a challenge, especially when it comes to hiring.

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Emily Palmer found her inspiration in France, and has brought the everyday French experience to the Las Vegas Valley — the quaint, cozy and welcoming version of casual dining, not the haughty caricature many assume such cafés to be.

What is the best part about doing business in Las Vegas?

Again, our transient population. I have always loved the diversity of cultures in Las Vegas. It is a virtual melting pot of the most colorful personalities. I feel so lucky every day to meet, serve and develop friendships with our guests, and the local community.

Describe your business.

Le Petit Café & Bakery is an offStrip, locally owned and operated company inspired and influenced by French culture and cuisine. We serve a variety of food and decadent desserts, always using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Popular choices include our pastries, sandwiches, crêpes and quiche. We offer dine-in, carry-out or delivery through Eat24. We encourage our guests to take their time, relax and enjoy the ambiance we have created. Who are your customers?

Initially, we opened our doors to the surrounding medical district staff and their customers, who have all been incredibly supportive. We quickly became a favorite among our regular locals. Now, we are proud to say we have returning customers from all over the valley — from Henderson and Pahrump and Mount Charleston. Tourists and local businesses on the Strip also seek us out. The majority of our new customers discovered us through Yelp, or word of mouth. What is your business philosophy?

Our business philosophy is to remain true to the food we serve (fromscratch cooking and seasonality) and

What obstacles has your business overcome?

ity is key, but we won’t cut corners. For this reason, my staff is elite and properly trained, and we have our ovens and work stations in the front of the store, so we can get to know our guests as we work.

Reaching our first milestone of six months in business was a challenge. The first few months were a huge learning curve for our entire team. Until that point, our day-to-day business could be unpredictable. Amazingly once we got over the sixmonth hurdle, business became more regular and predictable. We are now looking forward to celebrating our first year in August.

What’s the most important part of your job?

How can Nevada improve its business climate?

It is my team. Great people are the foundation to a happy and successful company. We are a family business, and all of our team members are considered part of our extended family. True to the nature of our diverse city, we employ people from all walks of life. Our small café family consists of five different nationalities. We celebrate diversity and equal opportunity in every way.

As an off-Strip business, I fully endorse the recent media campaign aimed at our locals. Yes, we are a tourist city. But we are also rapidly developing and expanding, thanks to our local community, some of whom have been here for many generations. Just as businesses on the Strip rely on our tourists, off-Strip businesses rely on our supportive locals, and understand the importance of cultivating strong relationships within our community.

Emily Palmer owns Le Petit Café & Bakery, which has a five-star rating on Yelp. (mikayla whitmore/staff)

Le Petit Café & Bakery Address: 6496 Medical Center St., Suite 100, Las Vegas Phone: 702-963-8444 Email: info@lepetitcafeandbakery.com Website: lepetitcafeandbakery.com Hours of operation: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday Owned/operated by: Emily Palmer In business since: August 2016

how we serve it. We take the time to find the perfect coffee beans (serving it French-press style) and breads, along with baking off fresh products regularly. I understand the benefits of taking that extra time to prepare a dish or beverage. It is what differentiates us from the coffee shop that serves quick-drip coffee, or the cafe that buys pre-made macarons. Simplic-

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On Adam Candee’s lasvegassun.com story “NBA watching, but not jumping into Las Vegas market”: I don’t think it’s going to work. We’ve got just over 2 million people in Clark County, and that’s only happened in the past few years. Of those 2 million, not every one of them is going to be a sports nut. — Shecky_Vegas On April Corbin’s lasvegassun.com story “Homeowners who’ve violated building codes may get amnesty in May”: I don’t see any inspector checking the brakes on my car after the mechanic has worked on them. Building inspection is nothing more than a device to generate revenue. Period. — Randy Marsh On April Corbin’s lasvegassun.com story “Health district, humanitarian crusaders make the case for local needle exchanges”: Offering clean needles is a start. Next, the state should treat addiction instead of incarcerating users. The rate of new HIV infections in Portugal has fallen dramatically since 2001 (the year its decriminalizing law took effect), declining from 1,016 cases to only 56 in 2012. The sheer number of addicts has also dwindled. — 360dunk

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Nevada is bolstering tech business, but could do more

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guest column: science, manufacturing and robotics. n 2012, Gov. Brian Sandoval shared joshua leavitt Las Vegas and Henderson host workforce his plan to diversify Nevada’s training and development programs. economy. It included this objective: Las Vegas supports ITWorks with class“Catalyze innovation in core and rooms at the Historic Westside School. emerging industries.” ITWorks offers free, immersive IT training to adults 18 to 26 Since then, the state’s technology sector has grown by years old who have not yet completed a bachelor’s degree. 7,800 workers. Yet, there is still a deficit when it comes to the Henderson is home to Transmosis, a workforce intermetechnical talent needed. As Nevada strives to be the next technology hub, efforts are diary focused on enabling companies to build a pipeline of underway to meet the demand for a skilled workforce despite skilled labor by helping individuals address skill gaps through state and federal training dollars. an already drained talent pool. Local governments, schools, How can your business get involved? private development programs and businesses are working Mentorships are ideal when it comes to introducing stuto fulfill tech industries’ needs and to secure a self-sustaining dents to information technology. The wide range of career future. But it is going to take more. choices can be quite challenging to grasp, let alone simply The Legislature is reviewing Senate Bill 200, which creates trying to keep up with new technologies and methods. the opportunity for high school students to apply certain The school district, ITWorks and Transmosis all seek courses in computer science to graduation requirements. internships for students during their training periods. BusiThis will introduce more students to the technology field and nesses should use this opportunity to build their feeder better prepare them for career opportunities. programs to secure their workforce needs. Create an IT Schools are participating in CyberPatriot, a program that workforce pathway for those eager to fill jobs. Make it simple “puts teams of high school and middle school students in the position of newly hired information technology professionals for students to map out what they need to learn. What more can the city and state do to support tech busitasked with managing the network of a small company.” nesses? Promote and guide. Businesses and tech leaders want The school district’s Career and Technical Education to help solve the talent shortage, but we need to know where program is building focus groups with industries to develop we can be the most useful to Nevada’s mission. curriculums, create sponsorships, develop career paths and Joshua Leavitt is vice president of the Society for Informabuild strong community relationships. tion Management. High schools are building academies focusing on computer

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Raiders turn attention to traffic, parking issues By Adam Candee Staff Writer

The sale closed but the process just started. Securing what most call the Russell Road site for $77.5 million does nothing to change the stadium plans already set into motion by the Raiders. The high-impact study, started weeks ago on the 62-acre parcel just west of the Strip, hums along as it did before this month’s closing of the sale to the NFL franchise by Nevada Land Group LLC. While the land purchase brings the Las Vegas Raiders a major step closer to once-implausible reality, the findings of that study and a required site approval by the Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board still offer a small amount of pause. “The Raiders had their eyes on this (land) since the beginning,” Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak said. “(They) realize there are a lot of problems left to resolve, including traffic, ingress-egress, and particularly parking.” This week’s meeting of the stadium authority will focus on those issues as county staff report to the board on progress. Chairman Steve Hill wants the board to address questions about the study now, long before a self-imposed September deadline for approving the site as one of a dozen agreements needed to break ground on the $1.9 billion stadium. “We do have to go through that (approval) process and we do have to make sure that it’s an approvable site,” Hill said. “We’ll work to make that happen. We’re not going to stick them with 62 acres of land unnecessarily.” Within that process, the Raiders will transfer the land to the stadium authority at no cost and the public entity will own it. The Raiders will lease the facility for free and operate its events through a separate company contracted by the franchise, keeping any profits. Once the team puts up the initial $100 million for construction, it can access the first dollars of the $750 million public contribution toward the 65,000-seat domed facility. A planned 32-month building schedule starting in December would allow the stadium to open in time for the 2020 NFL season, when the Raiders will begin playing in Las Vegas. “It’s an immediate boon to the construction industry, so there’s those types of jobs,” said John Knott, executive vice president with CBRE in Las Vegas. “More importantly, we’re an NFL city now, and an NFL city garners worldwide attention.” Knott first presented the Russell Road site and two others in his firm’s portfolio — 110 acres in the southwest valley and 60 acres east of the Strip at Harmon Avenue and Koval Lane — to Raiders owner Mark Davis in July. While the Southern Nevada Tourism and Infrastructure Committee considered the public contribution to the project, Raiders President Marc Badain

quickly responded to indicate Davis’ interest in Russell Road. Knott confirmed an initial $100 million asking price for the parcel, a cost intended to eliminate speculative bidders that a $50 million tag might have attracted. The Raiders agreed on to a deal giving them to option to purchase the land Aug. 25, at a sale price that equates to $1.25 million per acre. “It’s a fair deal for both parties,” Knott said. Nevada Land Group LLC shows through the Nevada Secretary of State as a group of financial companies including Barclays Bank and Credit Suisse. LV Stadium Company LLC purchased the land. Recent NFL stadium projects required similar land acquisitions. The Minnesota Vikings opened U.S. Bank Stadium last year after spending close to $60 million in 2007 to acquire necessary land and right-of-way in downtown Minneapolis. This season, the Atlanta Falcons will christen Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which required the purchase of two nearby churches at a cost of $34 million in 2013. In Las Vegas, proximity to the Strip drove much of the Raiders’ interest in Russell Road. It will allow close access for tourists attending events at the facility and will increase its potential appeal to companies interested in the exposure of acquiring the naming rights to the facility. Those naming rights could generate $50 million to $75 million toward the team’s anticipated $500 million contribution to the stadium, which also will receive $750 million in taxpayer funding through an increased hotel room tax. The Raiders also like the site’s nearby access to Interstate 15 for moving fans in and out of the area, something Knott knew would appeal to local officials and the Raiders. “It has to go on the freeway,” Knott said. “All the other locations were like, ‘Really, what are you thinking here?’ ” The state plans hundreds of millions of dollars in transportation upgrades to the area that could help alleviate expected congestion caused by traffic around the facility, though some of the improvements were placed in the pipeline before the Raiders’ move became a possibility. These include reconfiguring the Tropicana Avenue interchange at I-15 and constructing direct-access ramps connecting a new carpool lane on I-15 to Harmon and Hacienda avenues. Sisolak and Hill have said parking would be an issue with the site, as its current footprint might struggle to accommodate the number of cars expected for a football sellout. Sisolak said options such as satellite lots and parking structures might be considered, although neither would allow for the game-day tailgating atmosphere that Raiders officials want to establish. Raiders officials did not respond to requests for comment on the sale.

NBA watching, but not jumping into Las Vegas market By adam candee Staff Writer

The first major league to play regular-season games in Las Vegas does not plan to do so again anytime soon. Mark Tatum, deputy commissioner of the NBA, said the league does not intend to follow the NHL or the NFL into the desert just yet. “The short-term answer is no,” Tatum said during a session at the National Association of Broadcasters convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center. “We’re not in expansion mode right now.” Tatum said the NBA would watch closely to see how the Vegas Golden Knights and Las Vegas Raiders fare as the first Southern Nevada entrants in the four major pro sports leagues. “Oh, sure, I think it’s a fascinating story to see,” Tatum said. “Two leagues come in now with two franchises in this market. There’s been so much discussion over the past several years about (whether) Las Vegas (could) sustain a professional franchise. Now we’re going to find out.” Asked what measures the NBA would track in evaluating Las Vegas as a viable market, Tatum pointed to two. “One is, can they fill the buildings?” Tatum said. “So are there enough fans? In the case of hockey, you have 41 regular-season games, which is what we would have to have as well. Is there corporate support, and is that support ongoing? Those are some of the things we would look at.” Expansion might not be the only option, though. MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren said in a recent interview that he wants to attract an existing NBA franchise to Las Vegas. “It wouldn’t be an expansion team,” Murren told KNPR’s “State of Nevada” in October. “It would most likely be relocation of a team.” The NBA embraced Las Vegas more than any other major league in the past. The Utah Jazz played regular-season games at the Thomas & Mack Center in the mid-1980s, including the game in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar broke the career scoring record. The Los Angeles Lakers also held a playoff game in the arena in 1992 in a game moved because of riots in Los Angeles. The NBA also has hosted its Summer League at the Thomas & Mack and Cox Pavilion since 2004, and staged its all-star game in Las Vegas in 2007. Tatum also discussed the league’s progressive attitude toward gambling, as expressed in recent years by Commissioner Adam Silver. “One of the recognitions we had is that, it’s happening,” Tatum said. “All you have to do is go onto any website, just type ‘bet NBA, bet NFL.’ Hundreds of billions of dollars are being bet annually on games, so ... we said let’s get federal and national regulation on this to bring it into the sunlight.” Tatum said the NBA talks to the English Premier League and other professional outfits to understand how they deal with gambling.

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Greg Shannon, the product manager at Retro Manufacturing, displays some original faceplates to classic cars that will be used as a base for a new design. At right, stacks of various vintage car stereos are on hand to help Shannon re-create modern systems to fit older vehicles. (christopher devargas/staff) classic car r a d i os, from page 43

Owner says recession barely dented business the Bluetooth of your iPhone. Thanks to Retro Manufacturing, it’s possible. Listening to the radio is such an essential part of driving a car, and no more need be the days of endlessly twisting nobs, combing through the airwaves in search of an audible AM radio station with a bearable amount of static. Retro Manufacturing, based in Henderson, is the world’s largest manufacturer of shafted radios for classic cars. The company, founded nearly 10 years ago in Chino, Calif., moved here in October of 2013 because of the state’s lower taxes. Its custom stereos and speakers are near-replicas with an array of modern features. The company sells three models (priced at $199, $299 and $399) ranging in features from auxiliary input to Bluetooth capabilities and SiriusXM radio. It also sells custom-fit speakers, amps and subwoofers. “People want what they want,” said owner and CEO Steve Harrington. “They want to listen to what they want to listen to, and that’s part of their driving experience. We cater to really picky people.” While some classic car owners wouldn’t dare put a non-original part in their vehicle, Harrington said most want the classic look with today’s parts. “When I first started, people were telling me to just build the replica radios and that people don’t care about the features,” Harrington said. “I’m

making cars safer is also part of the mission

Retro Manufacturing sells its audio equipment under the name Retro Sound. While that’s where they make the bulk of their sales, they also have a smaller offshoot, Retro Belts, which provides custom seat belts for classic cars. “We find a way to make a car as safe as you can make it, whether it just be a lap belt or if we can put a 3-point belt in a car that originally didn’t have one,” owner and CEO Steve Harrington said. Retro Belts provides all types and colors of seat belts, once again bringing modern technology to classic cars. — Jesse Gran g er

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like, ‘No, I care about music. I want to be able to stream the music that I want to listen to. I like Squeeze and Joe Jackson, and they aren’t playing that on the radio.’ And I know there are people out there like me.” Apparently there are a lot of people like Harrington, who said Retro Manufacturing ships out between 100400 orders every day, thousands per month. And more than 25 percent of the company’s sales are international. Retro Manufacturing ships to more

than 20 countries, including Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Australia, Thailand and South Korea. People love their cars enough to make the business nearly recessionproof, Harrington said. “When the recession hit, we slowed down sales for maybe a few days, but then I started getting calls from people all over the world, saying they don’t care what happens with the economy, they are going to finish their car,” he said. Harrington said his company had grown by double digits in percentage of sales each year since opening 10 years ago, and at least 30 percent every year since 2015. “It blew up the second I started it, but I kind of knew it would because I’m a car guy and I was in the audio industry,” said Harrington, who worked in various car stereo shops throughout high school and college. Every custom stereo starts with a phone call or online order. “I’ll get a call from someone saying

they want a stereo for their Plymouth Barracuda,” said product manager Greg Shannon, who turns his concept drawings on napkins into stylish car dashes. “If we’ve never made a stereo for that car before, I’ll go buy an old one, bring it to the warehouse and start cutting it up. Then I design a stereo that fits in it and send that design out.” All of the design is done in-house. The parts are made at various locations and shipped to Asia to be constructed. Retro Manufacturing doesn’t install the radios, but Harrington said probably 70 percent of the customers want to install it themselves anyway. Every so often, Harrington stumbles across his products at car shows. “I went to the retro car show in France and there must have been a billion dollars’ worth of cars,” Harrington said. “There were seven Bugattis there. There was an Aston Martin collection, and these cars were probably $100,000 to $5 million. I looked inside and three of them had our radios in them. After that, I can die happy. That’s what we try to achieve.” Shannon has been with Retro Manufacturing for three years and enjoys turning classic relics into modern works of art. “It’s really cool to be part of the creative process,” Shannon said. “There’s a little personal joy when I see a car with a radio that I designed. It’s pretty cool to know that thing you worked on is in the dash of some really cool car.”

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Don’t seek greener pastures — water the grass in your town

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ome call it human capital flight. Others call it brain drain. However it’s described, the phenomenon typically leaves poor countries or small towns on the losing end of the bargain, with the best and brightest young talents moving on to seek the greatest opportunities. Las Vegas is not a small town, but it has particular disadvantages that both cause and amplify the void. The struggling public education system, for one. But more than that, the lack of economic diversity throughout the state means we inevitably lose great minds that don’t fit into established industries. Even if they fit, they don’t always feel a connection to the place. One of the organizations working to build connections is the Las Vegas Business Academy, which provides financial aid and a network of mentors to graduate students. The motto is “finis origine pendet,” meaning “the end depends on the beginning.” While it refers to academic achievement depending on the educational journey, it seems like a

edented growth and diversification. For the young professional, Las Vegas is a desert oasis for opportunity.” — Steven Brody

Guest column: las vegas business academy graduates

mackenzie warren, steven brody, michael matzke and caitlin lorelli

fancy way of saying that those who find support in Las Vegas have a much better chance of staying here. Four scholarship students in the class of 2017 shared why they plan to stay and invest in their city: “Las Vegas is a city of visionaries. We are surrounded by the best of the best — people fueled by passion who appreciate the value of hard work. We are also a beautifully diverse city. Coming up through the Clark County School District taught me to celebrate

our differences, which will strengthen my ability to practice law. Las Vegas’ opportunities are vibrant, and I love the idea of being able to give back to the city that raised me.” — Mackenzie Warren “From my first visit to Las Vegas as a 6-year-old, I was immediately drawn to the city’s distinct characteristics — the lights, the sound, the pace. From that first trip, I knew this was where I wanted to be. I was fortunate to move to Las Vegas during a time of unprec-

“My choice was simple: It’s home. Yet, at the same time, home means that I live in an ever-changing city, with beautiful people, food and culture. This blend, coupled with our city’s energy, is rivaled by few places in the world. Las Vegas is at the epicenter of something special, and there is no way I could reconcile not being a part of it.” — Michael Matzke “My family, friends, memories and opportunities are here. Las Vegas is built on dreams, innovation and hard work, which has set the model for how I approach everything in my life. Las Vegas has set a precedent for success that I strive for, and I am excited to grow my career as the city continues to grow. I am proud to be from Las Vegas, and I hope to make my city proud.” — Caitlin Lorelli

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Calendar of events MONDAY, MAY 8 Las Vegas Wedding Community meet & greet Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free (register at conta.cc/ 2pEs9C6) Location: Beacon Center, 4505 W. Hacienda Ave., Suite G2, Las Vegas Information: Contact Becky Stonebarger at 702528-0477 or bookit@meetingspaceforyou.com The event is designed to foster collaboration among businesses.

TUESDAY, MAY 9 Eggs & Issues featuring U.S. Rep. Dina Titus Time: 8-9:30 a.m. Cost: $40 for Metro Chamber of Commerce members, board of trustees members and Presidents Club members, and elected officials; $55 for nonmembers; $400 for table of 10 (registration required; call 702-641-5822) Location: Golden Nugget, 129 E. Fremont St., Las Vegas Information: Contact Joi Holliday at 702-5863812 or jholliday@lvchamber.com Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., will discuss federal issues for businesses, followed by a Q&A. Henderson Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $30 for chamber members; $50 for nonmembers; additional $10 for walk-ins Location: Sunset Room, Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road, Henderson Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com Brent Hathaway, dean of UNLV’s Lee Business School, will present “Lee Business School: 50 Years of Excellence in Business Education.” Webinar: Transform your casino revenue management to maximize profits Time: 11 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Online Information: Visit info.agilysys.com/Duetto0509-GGB Learn how properties and their tech partners align strategies to help casinos make data-driven

decisions — not bets — to grow profitability.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 Nevada Section of Air & Waste Management Association luncheon Time: 11:15 a.m. Cost: $15 for students; $30 for members; $35 for nonmembers; $40 for walk-ins Location: Cili at Bali Hai Golf Club, 5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Contact Chris Abraham at 702368-2700 or cabraham@dominion-env.com Reid Wolcott, senior meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, will speak. National Association of Women MBAs Las Vegas power lunch Time: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: $25 for NAWMBA members; $30 for nonmembers (reservations required) Location: Triple George Grill, 201 N. Third St., Las Vegas Information: Email lasvegas@mbawomen.org Eat, network and hear from Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman will about her leadership and career experience. Webinar: PR for small business Time: 2-3 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Online, youtu.be/nSIt7xu3U_A Information: Call 702-734-3555 Learn how public relations is a core part of business success and longevity.

THURSDAY, MAY 11 Nevada Health Care Payment Reforms Update CME Conference Time: 8 a.m.-noon Cost: $45 for Clark County Medical Society, Washoe County Medical Society and Nevada State Medical Assocation members; $75 for nonmembers Location: PBS Las Vegas, 3050 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-739-9989 or email

renee.hinostrosa@clarkcountymedical.org This course will clarify the goals and strategies of Medicare, Medicaid, commercial carriers and accountable care organizations to open dialogue with the providers and recipients of care.

FRIDAY, MAY 12 Latin Chamber of Commerce monthly business and networking luncheon Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $45 for chamber members; $50 for nonmembers Location: Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Information: Contact Evelyn Kachirisky or Cecilia Rivera at 702-385-7367 or info@lvlcc.com Meet with local government agencies and learn how to do business with them. Then, attend a luncheon with U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada General Manager Tina Quigley and Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Senior Vice President of Operations Terry Jicinsky. Leadership Henderson Class of 2017 Graduation Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: $75 Location: Estancia Rooms at Green Valley Ranch Resort, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson Information: Contact Natalie Buckel at 702-5658951 or nbuckel@hendersonchamber.com The Henderson Chamber of Commerce celebrates the latest graduating class of the eightmonth course devoted to educating and empowering civic-minded professionals. Chamber University Webinar: Why PR Matters Time: 10-10:30 a.m. Cost: Free for Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce members Location: Online Information: Contact Danica Torchin at 702586-3834 or dtorchin@lvchamber.com Emma Williams of Preferred Public Relations discusses why it’s important for a business to have a PR team carefully crafting its image.

Conventions

expected Show Location Dates attendance

American Academy of Professional Coders Healthcon

Rio

May 7-10

2,000

National Hardware Show

Las Vegas Convention Center

May 9-11

30,000

International Test and Evaluation Association Test Instrumentation Workshop

Tuscany Suites

May 9-11

718

Electronic Transactions Association annual conference

Mandalay Bay

May 10-12

1,376

Association of U.S. Postal Lessors annual meeting

Planet Hollywood

May 10-11

500

California Tow Truck Association Western States Tow Show

South Point

May 10-12

4,000

The MoneyShow

Caesars Palace

May 15-18

4,000

Traders Expo

Caesars Palace

May 15-18

4,500

Interop ITX The Independent Conference for Tech Leaders

MGM Grand

May 15-19

4,000

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Records and Transactions BANKRUPTCIES CHAPTER 7 Mobile Motion Media 1101 Comstock Drive Las Vegas, NV 89106 Attorney: Guinness Ohazuruike at guinnesslaw@gmail.com

Chapter 11 06-009 Ranco Coachella Business Trust 6767 W. Tropicana Ave., Suite 206 Las Vegas, NV 89103 Attorney: Timothy Thomas at tthomas@tthomaslaw.com 06-004 Madera Business Trust 6767 W. Tropicana Ave., Suite 206 Las Vegas, NV 89103 Attorney: Timothy Thomas at tthomas@tthomaslaw.com

Bid Opportunities May 9 3 p.m. Current production model 2 — wheel drive refrigeration truck Clark County, 604441 Ashley Peterson at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov

May 12 2:15 p.m. Mt. Hood, Treeline and various neighborhood streets rehabilitation Clark County, 604397 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for janitorial services at Dr. William “Doc” Pearson Community Center Clark County, 604436 Deon Ford at deonf@clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for Printed Envelopes Clark County, 604437 Chetan Champaneri at chetanc@ clarkcountynv.gov

Brokered transactions Sales $1,972,800 for 4,800 square feet, office 3150 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas 89102 Landlord: Did not disclose Landlord agent: Jarrad Katz and Galit Kimerling of MDL Group Tenant: Did not disclose Tenant agent: Did not disclose $1,750,000 for 11,927 square feet,

retail 3950 amd 3990 N. Tenaya Way, North Las Vegas 89129 Landlord: Farm & Alexander Properties Landlord agent: Dean Willmore of Colliers International Tenant: CJ Legacy II Tenant agent: Did not disclose $1,305,000 for 11,508 square feet, office 8687 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas 89117 Landlord: Did not disclose Landlord agent: Tina Taylor of Marcus & Millichap Tenant: Did not disclose Tenant agent: Did not disclose $1,125,000 for 7,960 square feet, industrial 5450 Desert Point Drive, Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: EJ & Patrick Flynn Trusts Landlord agent: Mike DeLew and Greg Pancirov of Colliers International Tenant: James Smiciklas and Dorinda Renee Tenant agent: Did not disclose $950,000 for 5,000 square feet, office 4982 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: Did not disclose Landlord agent: Jerry Hagfeldt, Jarrad Katz and Galit Kimerling of MDL Group Tenant: Did not disclose Tenant agent: Did not disclose $675,000 for 7,240 square feet, industrial 200 and 210 W. Foster St., Henderson 89011 Landlord: Cogeshall Living Trust Landlord agent: Mike DeLew and Steven Haynes of Colliers International Tenant: Vegas Pools Tenant agent: Greg Pancirov of Colliers International $515,000 for 5,135 square feet, industrial 4584 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas 89130 Landlord: Did not disclose Landlord agent: Did not disclose Tenant: Mirnai Enterprises Tenant agent: Jennifer Levine and Elizabeth Moore of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce

Leases $263,383.00 for 2,094 square feet, office 1291 Galleria Drive, Suite 125, Henderson 89014 Landlord: SF Galleria Landlord agent: Paul and Wil Chaffee of Sun Commercial Real Estate Tenant: Allstate Insurance Tenant agent: CBRE

$224,047.00 for 2,500 square feet, office 8660 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas 89129 Landlord: North Denver Industrial and Broomfield Drugstore Landlord agent: Paul and Wil Chaffee of Sun Commercial Real Estate Tenant: Karl M. Larsen, OD Tenant agent: Did not disclose $136,805.00 for 3,200 square feet, industrial 3425 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 110, North Las Vegas 89032 Landlord: J & S H Family LP Landlord agent: Griffis Realty Investments Tenant: Lumamedia International Tenant agent: Michael Brazill and Jon Willis of Sun Commercial Real Estate

BUSINESS LICENSES Halcyonian License type: Office only Address: 484 Wildflower Ave., Henderson Owner: Halcyonian Hard Rock Café License type: Restaurant Address: 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Owner: Hard Rock Café International USA Heartbroken Reality License type: General retail sales Address: 1800 Industrial Road, Suite 108, Las Vegas Owner: Samuel Canales Heydy Ruiz License type: Property maintenance Address: 6112 Cairo Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Heydy Ruiz Home Water License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 3997 Dean Martin Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Filter Group USA Hope Medical & Dental Clinic License type: Nonprofit — medical Address: 992 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Operation H.O.P.E. Hypnosis Las Vegas License type: Hypnotherapy Address: 7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 300 and 343, Las Vegas Owner: James McKechnie and Paul Dsouza IC Lashes License types: Cosmetology and instruction services Address: 800 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 216, Las Vegas Owner: Inge and Cara Dietz

Innovative Health Concepts License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 4849 Fairfax Ave., Las Vegas Owner: George Golmassian Integral Associates II License type: Medical marijuana production — general sales Address: 2917 E. Alexander Road, North Las Vegas Owner: Integral Associates II Ivy Technologies License type: Contractor Address: 3113 Whispering Canyon Court, Henderson Owner: Ivy Technologies Jacob Wendt License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 5280 W. Hacienda Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Jacob Wendt Javal Brow Bar License types: Beauty parlor and beauty supply store Address: 3053 W. Craig Road, Suite B, North Las Vegas Owner: Javal Brow Bar Jazzi Jam & Juicy Pickles License type: Restaurant Address: Did not disclose Owner: Frederick Brown JB Public Relations License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Jennifer Bradley Jennifer Davis License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Jennifer Davis Jennifer Spesia License type: Real estate sales Address: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Jennifer Spesia JJT Vegas Weddings License type: General services (counter/office) Address: Did not disclose Owner: Jamie and James Firzlaff John Crocker License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 5914 Whispering Sands Drive, Las Vegas Owner: John Crocker Kaleidoscope License type: Apartment house Address: 2500 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Oasis Rainbow Fee Owner Kelly’s Kasino II License type: Automated teller operator

Address: 5855 W. Craig Road, Suite 108, Las Vegas Owner: Kelly & Kelly Kelly’s Liquors & Gaming License type: Automated teller operator Address: 7002 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Kelly’s Liquors & Gaming Kennedy Auto Recovery Solutions License type: Professional services Address: 4806 Holt Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Clifton L. Jones Jr., Kathlene Serafine and David Benbassat Kevin Despain License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 5800 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Kevin Earl Despain Kimberly Smith License type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 500, Las Vegas Owner: Kimberly Smith Lagrangian Tech License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 150 Fourth St., Henderson Owner: Massachusetts Technologies & Services Enterprises Landon Kramer License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 7960 Rafael Rivera Way, Las Vegas Owner: Landon Kramer Las Vegas Construction Materials License type: General retail sales Address: 2000 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Las Vegas Construction Materials Las Vegas House Call Doctor License type: Professional services — medical Address: 1811 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 108, Las Vegas Owner: House Call Dr. Regalado Las Vegas Wedding Coordinators License type: General services (counter/office) Address: Did not disclose Owner: Robert Brennan Laundry Care License type: Laundry wash and fold service Address: 318 Encima Court, Henderson Owner: Vekaria Group Lee Vaughn License type: Insurance agency Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite C09, Las Vegas Owner: Lee Vaughn Leslie Coleman

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Records and Transactions License type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 500, Las Vegas Owner: Realles LLC Lios HVAC License type: Contractor Address: Did not disclose Owner: Lio Cortes Liquid Courage License type: Catering Address: 300 Stewart Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Jobo Enterprises Little White Dress License type: Mail order/internet sales Address: 5932 Bellows Beach St., North Las Vegas Owner: Little White Dress Loanwise Financial License type: Professional services Address: 7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 300 and 341, Las Vegas Owner: Omar Quddus Love Home Place License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Love Home Place Luciano Tiznado License type: Real estate sales Address: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Luciano Tiznado Lucie’s Apothecary License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Apothec Living

Vegas Owner: Did not disclose Metropolitan Gallery License type: Art gallery — retail Address: 450 Fremont St., Suite 270, Las Vegas Owner: Loraine Kusuhara Minuteman Press License type: General retail sales Address: 1725 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 16, Las Vegas Owner: Digital Impressions Modernmist License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suites G53-G54, Las Vegas Owner: Modernmist Limited MPS Advantage License type: Insurance agency Address: Did not disclose Owner: Mitchell Staub Nancy Morgan License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Nancy Morgan National Fringe Benefits License type: Insurance agency Address: 500 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 300, Las Vegas Owner: National Fringe Benefits Neva Life Store License type: Sporting goods store Address: 875 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite 15, Las Vegas Owner: Erdal Ayan

Luxurious Human Hair License type: General retail sales Address: 2901 W. Washington Ave., Suite M102, Las Vegas Owner: Vanessa Bain

Nevada Crystal Premium License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 6185 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Nevada Crystal Premium

Lyght License type: General retail sales Address: 10040 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Lyght.com

Nevada Recycling License type: Recycle waste haulers Address: 4420 Mitchell St., Las Vegas Owner: Paper Recycling of Nevada

MacSual License type: Art gallery — retail Address: 107 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 215, Las Vegas Owner: Sheridee Hopper

Nicklin Property Management License type: Property management Address: 375 N. Stephanie St., Suite 911A, Henderson Owner: Nicklin Property Management & Investments

Makeithappencoupons License type: Travel and ticket agency Address: Did not disclose Owner: Did not disclose Maria Perez License type: Property maintenance Address: 4110 Artist Court, Las Vegas Owner: Maria Perez Mariam Misirian License type: Psychic arts — science Address: 2280 S. Jones Blvd., Las

Nicklin Property Management & Investments License type: Real estate sales Address: 375 N. Stephanie St., Suite 911-A, Henderson Owner: Steven Nicklin No. 1 Boba Tea License type: Restaurant Address: 605 Mall Ring Circle, Henderson Owner: Quench Inc. Nordstrom Law Office

License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Shannon Nordstrom Noura Store License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite J20, Las Vegas Owner: Noura Zeggui Nancy Morgan License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Nancy Morgan

BUILDING PERMITS $10,386,875, commercial - new 777 E. Ann Road, North Las Vegas DC Building Group $4,906,580, commercial - new 6155 E. Azure Ave., North Las Vegas Burke Construction Group $3,000,000, tenant improvement 107 N. Fourth St., Las Vegas W.A. Richardson Builders $1,660,609, single-family dwelling x2 5641 and 5666 Mystical Knight Court, Las Vegas D.R. Horton

Tiburon Construction $200,000, tenant improvement 7101 Cascade Valley Court, Las Vegas Murfey Construction $189,000, tenant improvement 9555 Hillwood Drive, Las Vegas C & L Enterprises $180,562, single-family dwelling 9993 Celestial Cliffs Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $180,000, tenant improvement 10 N. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas K & N Construction $179,507, commercial - alteration 203 E. Mayflower Ave., North Las Vegas Trinity Haven Development $160,969, single-family dwelling 10582 Sturdevant Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $156,323, single-family dwelling 375 Capistrano Vistas St., Las Vegas Calatlantic Homes $154,866, single-family dwelling 10831 Dreiser Park Ave., Las Vegas Toll North LV

$1,500,000, single-family dwelling 9708 Verlaine Court, Las Vegas Westpoint Development Group

$153,031, single-family dwelling 9991 Celestial Cliffs Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$723,312, multifamily - new x2 4565 and 4566 Ganier Court, North Las Vegas Greystone Nevada

$150,000, disaster 1112 Bower Basin St., Las Vegas Eagle Restoration

$655,730, commercial - addition 4140 Frehner Road, North Las Vegas Wize Solution $520,965, tenant improvement 350 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas Harris Associates $450,000, single-family dwelling 6100 Donald Nelson Ave., Las Vegas Did not disclose $218,097, single-family dwelling 12130 Rojo Roma Ave., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada $208,264, single-family dwelling 9991 Peaceful Peaks Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $204,000, pool and/or spa 250 Antelope Ridge Drive, Las Vegas Edgewater Custom Pools and Landscaping $200,000, disaster 9101 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Tiburon Construction $200,000, disaster 9101 Alta Drive, Las Vegas

$146,699, single-family dwelling x2 6455 and 6460 Matthew Hills Court, Las Vegas D.R. Horton $146,699, single-family dwelling 5654 Mystical Knight Court, Las Vegas D.R. Horton $145,000, tenant improvement 6900 N. Durango Drive, Las Vegas SR Construction $142,150, single-family dwelling 9663 Shadow Cliff Ave., Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada $141,198, single-family dwelling 10837 Dreiser Park Ave., Las Vegas Toll North LV $141,198, single-family dwelling 7338 Winesburg St., Las Vegas Toll North LV $140,718, single-family dwelling 5653 Mystical Knight Court, Las Vegas D.R. Horton $139,756, commercial - alteration

4635 Andrews St., North Las Vegas Trinity Haven Development $134,885, single-family dwelling 6465 Matthew Hills Court, Las Vegas D.R. Horton $126,197, residential - new x2 4125 and 4212 Fairywren Drive, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $125,428, residential - new 6161 Turaco St., North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $120,893, single-family dwelling 6450 Matthew Hills Court, Las Vegas D.R. Horton $119,872, residential - new x3 5640, 5641 and 5648 Alitak Bay St., North Las Vegas D.R. Horton $117,338, single-family dwelling 10808 Niobrara Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $113,837, residential - new 5117 Lawrence St., North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings $110,125, residential - new x4 5637, 5644, 5649 and 5704 Alitak Bay St., North Las Vegas D.R. Horton $107,585, single-family dwelling 10833 Cowlite Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $106,969, residential - new 5845 Country Lake Lane, North Las Vegas Beazer Homes Holdings $103,142, residential - new 5440 White Barn Court, North Las Vegas Harmony Homes $100,000, tenant improvement x2 2652 and 2672 N. Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas Ovation Development $100,000, commercial 600 Crossbridge Drive, Las Vegas Nevada General Construction $100,000, pool and/or spa 92 Menorca Island Court, Las Vegas California Pools of Las Vegas To receive a complete copy of Data Plus every week in Excel, please visit vegasinc.com/subscribe.

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The List

Category: hotels (Ranked by number of rooms as of Jan. 1) Year built Number or renovated of rooms

Convention sq. ft.

Casino sq. ft.

MGM Grand 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-891-1111 • mgmgrand.com

1993

5,044

602,000

170,000

Scott Sibella, president, chief operating officer

2

Luxor 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-262-4000 • luxor.com

1993

4,400

20,000

120,000

Nik Rytterstrom, general manager

3

Venetian 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-414-1000 • venetian.com

1999

4,027

510,008

120,000

Sheldon Adelson, CEO

4

Aria 3730 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89158 702-590-7111 • arialasvegas.com

2009

4,004

300,000

150,000

Bobby Baldwin, president, chief operating officer

5

Excalibur 3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-597-7777 • excalibur.com

1990

3,981

12,226

100,000

Ann Hoff, general manager

6

Bellagio 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-693-7111 • bellagio.com

1998

3,933

200,000

100,000

Randy Morton, president, chief operating officer

7

Caesars Palace 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-731-7110 • caesarspalace.com

1966

3,792

300,000

129,000

Mark Frissora, CEO

8

Circus Circus 2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-734-0410 • circuscircus.com

1968

3,767

21,400

101,286

Eric Fitzgerald, general manager

9

Flamingo 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-733-3111 • flamingolasvegas.com

1946

3,460

73,000

76,763

Mark Frissora, CEO

Mandalay Bay 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-632-7777 • mandalaybay.com

1999

3,211

2,013,697

135,000

Chuck Bowling, president, chief operating officer

11

Palazzo 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-607-7777 • palazzo.com

2007

3,066

510,008

105,000

Sheldon Adelson, CEO

12

Mirage 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-791-7111 • mirage.com

1989

3,044

171,959

100,000

Trevor Scherrer, president, chief operating officer

13

Cosmopolitan 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-698-7000 • cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

2010

3,041

200,000

100,000

John Unwin, CEO

14

Monte Carlo 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-730-7777 • montecarlo.com

1996

2,992

30,000

102,197

Patrick Miller, general manager

15

Westgate 3000 Paradise Road Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-732-5111 • westgateresorts.com/hotels/ nevada/las-vegas/westgate-las-vegas-resortcasino

1969

2,950

200,000

97,500

David Siegel, founder

Hotel

1

10

Top executive

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