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houseplantsWith the triple-digit

heat of summer on the way, Las Vegans will be

closing windows and cranking up air condition-ers. But that can trap tox-ins in the air you breathe

every day — so get yourself some houseplants to keep

it clean. In five minutes, we’ll make you an expert on which plants remove

which toxins, and how.

hunting in nevada

Beyond the shadow of our glittering city, the

open spaces are rich with wildlife and the promise

of hunting it, whether you’re after meat or

sport or both. But do you know which animals are

protected? How much licenses cost? What a

tag is and where you can fish (with a spear)? Our

primer has the answers.

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Chris Moneymaker gets a lot of credit for

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and going all-in on a bluff — for millions. And now, Moneymaker is captain

of the Las Vegas team in the Global Poker League, and his lineup is stacked.

pt’s expands its empire

The local institution of dining, drinking and gaming wasn’t always a corporate powerhouse.

When twin brothers Phil and Tom Boeckle opened

the first PT’s Pub 34 years ago, it was a small-

time operation with big dreams. Fifty restaurants in, Golden Entertainment Inc. has turned the brand

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Down the ticket, races take shapePolitical outsiders could have the edge in June’s primary.

Be aware of those who undercut our childrenWhen you head to the voting booth June 14 — or earlier, if you so choose — bear in mind which politicians are on the record opposing adequate funding for education.

Off the grid and on a missionRichard Birt’s home is already off the grid, and now he’s joined the fight to pull NV Energy “into the future.”

How many houses can one city keep full?Given the announcement of yet another big arena that will nestle in near the Strip, John Katsilometes ponders the effects it would have on Las Vegas’ entertainment scene.

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just out of reachA ball gets by goalie Fernando Milioli during Las Vegas City

FC practice at the Kellogg Zaher Sports Complex on West Washington Avenue. (STEVE MARCUS/STAff)

may 22

BIG hauLR&B star The Weeknd was the big winner during the Billboard Mu-sic Awards at the T-Mobile Arena. He took eight awards.

may 24

PreZ’s PIcKFormer President Bill Clinton endorsed fellow Democrat Ruben Kihuen, a state senator, in a primary battle for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District.

may 24

Let It shIneSolarCity released a study, in collabo-ration with the Natural Resources Defense Coun-cil, showing that the benefits of rooftop solar for all ratepayers out-weigh the costs.

may 26

on the attacKIn a speech at the Mirage, Hillary Clinton criticized Donald Trump for his “intimidating” stance on im-migration and for “cheering” the housing crisis.

may 26

LIfe’s a GaMBLeThe Nevada Gam-ing Control Board said the state’s casinos won $876 million in April. Las Vegas Strip gambling revenue was down almost 2 percent to $491 million.

Las Vegas’ rank among the biggest cities in the U.S., as reported in popu-lation estimates

released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau. Las Vegas’

population rose 10,220 residents to

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NEVER TOO LATE TO GRADUATEGraduates give themselves a pat on the back during a commencement ceremony at the Florence Mc-Clure Women’s Correctional Center . About 50 female inmates received a high school diploma, a GED or a vocational certifi cate. One inmate received a college degree. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

MAY 23

SEXPLEAThe woman caught having sex in early February on the High Roller observation wheel at the Linq pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge . Chloe Scordianos entered the plea through court papers signed from her home in New York. Phillip Frank Panzica, her partner, was killed in March in Houston.

NEWS

FLYING HIGHThis year, McCarran International Airport experienced its biggest April in nearly a decade, offi cials said. The Clark County Department of Aviation said 3.9 million passengers moved through the airport in April, the most of any April since 2007. A slight drop in international travel was offset by an increase in domestic fl ights.

MAY 24

ANOTHER ARENA UNVEILEDLas Vegas Sands Corp. announced plans to part-ner with the Madison Square Garden Co. on a new 17,500-seat concert arena behind the Ve-netian, Palazzo and Sands Expo and Conven-tion Center. The announcement came more than a month after rival MGM Resorts Interna-tional debuted the 20,000-seat T-Mobile Arena. For more on the arena, see page 22.

Sales totals last year at Goodwill

of Southern Nevada thrift

stores, up from $14 million in

2011.

VOTE ON YOUR OWN SCHEDULEEarly voting for the June 14 primary election began May 28. It will run through June 10. In the fi rst week of early voting for the primary in 2014, 24,544 bal-lots were cast in Clark County, according to the secretary of state’s offi ce.

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LIFE

SMOKE AND MIRRORSMichael Carr demonstrates that cigarettes aren’t the only way to blow “smoke rings.” He creates vapor rings during the Vape Exhibit at the Sands Expo and Convention Center . (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

Under controlled

conditions, certain houseplants were found by scientists to remove as much as 87 percent of indoor air pollutants

within 24 hours.

SPECIAL TO THE SUNDAY

The amount of pollutants found indoors may be as much as 100 times greater than the amount found outdoors, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ¶ Residential

indoor air quality can be affected by chemicals that have become commonplace in homes, including household cleaners, air fresheners, paints, pesticides and personal-care products, as well as building materials and furniture. The products release gasses and particles, which people breath e . ¶ Heavy concentrations can irritate the eyes, nose and throat; cause headaches, nausea and fatigue; damage the liver, kidneys and central nervous system; and increase a person’s risk for heart disease and cancer. Children and seniors are particularly vulnerable. ¶ Inadequate ventilation, high temperatures and high humidity levels can increase the concentration of such pollutants. ¶ Opening windows to air out a home can help, but it’s not the best solution when it is 100 degrees outside. ¶ Instead, invest in houseplants. Many inexpensive, commonly found plants act as natural air purifi ers, detoxifying indoor air and enabling you to breathe easier.

Avoid placing plants near heat or air conditioning ducts,

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HOW PLANTS

PURIFY THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Plants are able to clean indoor air because of photosynthesis, the method by which

they produce food and energy for growth. Roots take in water from soil, chlorophyll in leaves absorbs sunlight, and pore-like stoma suck up carbon dioxide and chemicals. The

plants use the carbon dioxide, water and sunlight for photosynthesis, then

release oxygen, a byproduct of the chemical reaction,

back into the air.

DETOXIFY YOUR AIR WITH HOUSEPLANTS

CARBON DIOXIDE

WATER

SUNLIGHT

CO2

OXYGENO2

H2O

THE POLLUTANTS

XYLENEFound in:

Rubber, inks, leathers, paints, sealants, leathers, paints, sealants,

insecticides, markers, household cleaners

Potential health hazards:Mouth and throat irritation,

dizziness, headache, confusion, heart problems, confusion, heart problems, liver and kidney damage, liver and kidney damage,

coma

AMMONIAAMMONIAFound in: Window cleaners, Window cleaners, Found in: Window cleaners, Found in:

fl oor waxes, household cleaners, caulk, fl oor waxes, household cleaners, caulk, grout, silver polish, plastics, dyes, fabrics,

fertilizersPotential health hazards: Eye irritation, Potential health hazards: Eye irritation, Potential health hazards:

coughing, sore throat, burning, blindness, lung damage

TRICHLOROETHYLENETRICHLOROETHYLENEFound in:Found in: Inks, paints, varnishes, Inks, paints, varnishes, Found in: Inks, paints, varnishes, Found in:Found in: Inks, paints, varnishes, Found in:paint removers, strippers, adhesives, paint removers, strippers, adhesives,

spot removers, rug-cleaning fl uidsspot removers, rug-cleaning fl uidsPotential health hazards: Potential health hazards: Dizziness, headache, Dizziness, headache,

sleepiness, nausea, sleepiness, nausea, confusion, blurred vision, confusion, blurred vision, facial numbness,

weakness

Potential health hazards: eye irritation, headaches, elevated heart rate, eye irritation, headaches, elevated heart rate,

■ Consider how much sun your plants will need. Plants that require full sun typically thrive in south-facing windows. East-and west-facing windows tend to provide moderate sunlight. North-facing windows typically provide very little sun.

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■ Most plants thrive when their roots are consistently moist but not wet, although some plants prefer drier soil. Check the care label for each species to determine the appropriate watering routine. Water the plants until water comes out of the drainage hole. Avoid wetting the leaves and stems.

Sources: NASA, Associated Landscape Contractors of America, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

HOW TO MAINTAIN YOUR PLANTS

Many houseplants are fairly easy to grow if you pay attention to their

specifi c needs. Different species require varying amounts of sunlight, water

and fertilizer. Carefully read the care instructions for any new houseplant you bring home, and don’t be afraid to ask an employee at the nursery

or garden center for advice. Here are some general

pointers.

FORMALDEHYDEFound in:Found in: Composite-wood products, Composite-wood products, Found in: Composite-wood products, Found in:Found in: Composite-wood products, Found in:

building materials, insulation, glues, permanent press building materials, insulation, glues, permanent press fabrics, paints, lacquers, paper bags, paper towels, fabrics, paints, lacquers, paper bags, paper towels,

napkins, medicines, cosmetics, dishwashing liquids, napkins, medicines, cosmetics, dishwashing liquids, fabric softenersfabric softeners

Potential health hazards: Skin, eye, nose and throat Skin, eye, nose and throat irritation, swelling of the larynx and lungs, cancerirritation, swelling of the larynx and lungs, cancer

BENZENEFound in:Found in:

Plastics, resins, synthetic Plastics, resins, synthetic Plastics, resins, synthetic Plastics, resins, synthetic fi bers, adhesives, thinners, fi bers, adhesives, thinners,

inks, solvents, dyes, detergents, inks, solvents, dyes, detergents, pharmaceuticals

Potential health hazards: Drowsiness, dizziness, Drowsiness, dizziness, eye irritation, headaches, elevated heart rate, eye irritation, headaches, elevated heart rate,

unconsciousnessunconsciousness

■ Choose a pot with a hole or holes in the bottom to allow for proper drainage. Place a coffee fi lter or a shard of broken pot over each hole. That will prevent the potting mix from washing out but still will allow water to escape.

■ Use sterile soil to minimize fungus gnats and other soil-borne diseases. Be sure the potting mix is damp when planting.

■ Houseplants need regular fertilizing to maintain healthy growth. Most varieties should be fertilized every few weeks from January through September.

■ In winter, when your heat is running, create extra humidity for your plants by misting the plant’s leaves and placing a layer of pebbles in the plant’s tray under the pot, then putting water in the tray. As the water evaporates, it will help keep the plant moist.

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WHICH PLANTS REMOVE WHICH POLLUTANTS?

Plant 1 2 3 4 5 Toxic to children and pets?

Boston fern X X

Spider plant X X

Bamboo palm X X

Devil’s ivy X X X YES

Flamingo lilly X X X YES

Lilyturf X X X

Broadleaf lady palm X X X

Baberton daisy X X X

Cornstalk dracaena X X X YES

English ivy X X X X YES

Varigated snake plant X X X X YES

Red-edged dracaena X X X X YES

Peace lily X X X X X YES

Florist’s chrysanthemum X X X X X YES

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By Daniel RothBeRg | Staff WRiteR

t a glance, the desert just beyond the shadow of the Las Vegas Strip is a parched expanse of lifelessness. But Colby Egge sees something entirely different. To him it’s the edge of a rich wilderness that is home to big game, fur-bearers and a spectrum of other animals, from chuckwalla lizards to red-tailed hawks. ¶ Egge runs Silver State Guides & Outfitters, a longtime provider of hunting excursions and wildlife watching in Nevada. He’s been going on expeditions since he was about 7 years old, first

accompanying his family and eventually hunting big game himself. “My whole family hunts,” he said. ¶ As Egge knows, elk and deer can be tracked as close to Las Vegas as the Spring Mountains, where Mount Charleston offers some of the best bighorn sheep hunting in the state. Farther away, there are prime hunting grounds for bears, goats and antelope. Nevada has a particular advantage — lots of public land, making it possible for sports enthusiasts to embark on hunts that couldn’t happen elsewhere. Egge said you could pack your gear on your back and hunt for a solid week without ever having to double back. ¶ “You can really get away from the road,” he said. “It seems like no one has really been there.” ¶ Just because the landscape is wide open, that doesn’t mean there are no rules. And Nevada’s are designed to prevent overhunting and protect the balance of nature, especially in unforgiving desert pockets where it’s hidden in plain sight.

how is hunting regulated?

With about 35 game wardens, the Ne-vada Department of Wildlife is forced to

rely on the honor system to some extent. The department regulates not only hunting within

state lines, but also boating and fishing. Wardens primarily target those who violate the law knowingly and purposefully, such as poachers, rather than hunt-ers who inadvertently run afoul of regulations. ¶ The

state also depends on hunters to report violations. Nevada, like many other states, runs a program called

Operation Game Thief that allows other hunters to report crimes via phone. ¶ When it comes to cer-tain species of big game — bighorn sheep, Rocky

Mountain goats, black bears and mountain lions — hunters are required to bring car-

casses to the state agency for docu-mentation of the animal’s age

and body condition.

house sparrow

european starling

raccoon

elk and mule deer

coyote

ground squirrel

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What can I hunt In nevada?In the context of hunting, “protected” refers to animals whose welfare is governed

by legal restrictions. Unprotected animals can be hunted without a license. However, prospective hunters should consult officials at the county level, as each jurisdiction has its own regulations that might apply, such as when a firearm can be discharged.

Here are some of the many animals that can be hunted in Nevada:

Protected big game (Requires license and tag to hunt)

UnProtected(No license necessary)

Can i hunt SaGe GrouSe?Yes. Despite finding

itself flirting with Nevada’s endangered-species list, the sage grouse can be hunted in some areas where the popu-lation will not be negatively

impacted during a short season.

BlaCk BearBears are omnivorous, eating berries, blossoms and fish, and they can run up to 30 mph.

mountain lionNorth America’s second-biggest cat.

uropean G

BlaCk-tailed jaCkraBBit

Skunk

BadGer

pronGhorn antelopeand roCky mountain Goat

Rocky Mountain goats can climb 1,500 feet in about 20 minutes.

Pronghorn antelopes are the

fastest hoofed animals in North

America, with adults running up

to 55 mph.

roCky mountain BiGhorn Sheep and

deSert BiGhorn SheepTo mate, rams run at each other

at speeds of around 40 mph and clash their curled horns.

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I’m just startIng. what are the requIrements?

Sources: Gohunt.com, Nevada Department of Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Federation, International Hunter Education Associaton, Gohunt, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation

ColleCt proper gearThe basics include binoculars, first-aid kit, hunter-orange vest, camouflage (face paint, cloth-ing), flashlight and batteries. And, of

course, a weapon of some sort.

1 2 3 4hunter

eduCation Take the Nevada De-partment of Wildlife

course to get a required certificate. Students

must complete an inde-pendent study and then

take a final class that includes several hours of instruction and field

exercises.

researCh, researCh, researCh

Check Nevada regulations and hunting websites to determine what kind of

hunt you want to embark on and where would be

best to go.

obtain proper liCensing

Hunting licenses vary depending on the

category of animal, location of the hunt and type of weapon being

used. Application details are available from the Nevada Department of

Wildlife.

eConomiC snapshot

According to U.S. Census data, in 2011, there were

about 43,000 hunters and 147,000 fishermen partici-pating in Nevada. About $204 million was spent on hunting, and $139

million on fish-ing.

A single hunter spent an

average of about $3,897 on expenses

including licenses and equipment in 2011,

while a single fisher-man spent about

$4,202.

annual resident hunting liCense feesGeneral hunting license — 18 years of age or older $33

Pre-adult hunting license — 16-17 years of age, $33

Junior hunting license — 12-15 years of age $13

Senior hunting license — 65 years of age with 5 years of Nevada residency $13

Serviceman’s hunting license — active-duty outside of Nevada $9

Severe disability hunting license — physical disability $13

Native American hunting and fishing license free

Disabled veteran hunting and fishing license free

Combo hunting and fishing license — 18 years of age or older $54

Pre-adult combo hunting and fishing license — 16-17 years of age $54

Junior combo hunting and fishing license — 12-15 years of age $21

Senior combo hunting and fishing license — 65 years of age $21

Severe disability combo hunting and fishing license — physical disability $21

Apprentice hunting license — 12 years of age or older $4

annual nonresident hunting liCense feesGeneral hunting license — 18 years of age or older $142

Pre-adult hunting license — 17 years of age or younger $142

Combo hunting and fishing license — 18 years of age or older $199

Pre-adult combo hunting and fishing license — 17 years of age or younger $199

Apprentice hunting license — 12 years of age or older $4

nonresident permits and fees

1-day permit to hunt upland game and waterfowl $21

Each consecutive day added to 1-day permit $8

regional requirements

Age Hunter orange required

Nevada 12+ Encouraged

Arizona 10+ Encouraged

Utah 12+ Required

during some

seasons

Idaho 10+ Encouraged

California 12+ Encouraged

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How do tags work?According to Nevada law, tags must be carried during hunts by the individuals they were issued to,

and they’re not transferable. Once an animal has been killed, the hunter must use the tag to record information, including the date and the animal’s sex and description. Tags must then be attached before the carcass reaches camp and stay with the meat until it is consumed.

Even if they don’t kill anything, hunters in possession of tags are required to report whether they hunted, if they were successful and where an animal was harvested, Nielsen said. The data go into geographic charts that help biologists manage populations and adjust tagging quotas, and they’re available on the department’s website for hunters who want some insight from the field.

i want to hunt ...

big-game regulationsHunting big game means you have to apply for a tag to attach to the carcass or hide of the animal that’s

killed. Varying in cost depending on the species, tags are distributed through a random, computerized pro-cess and limited by quotas. Set in May, quotas are tied to biological factors determined by annual spring surveys done by the Nevada Department of Wildlife. In assessing the health of a population, biologists look at everything from herd distribution, habitat and animal conditions to gender and age distribution.

“When it comes to big-game species like deer, elk or bighorn sheep, the biologists conduct aerial surveys with a helicopter,” said Doug Nielsen, the department’s conservation education supervisor. “They gather data about overall numbers of animals seen and the composition of the herds. They are looking for the ratio of females to males, and the number of young-of-the-year to adult females. Counting each individual animal is not generally possible, so they use scientific formulas that help them extrapolate final estimates from the raw data.”

small game regulations

In addition to big game, smaller animals fall into

another category that re-quires only a basic hunt-

ing license. These are small protected mam-mals and bird species, from the sage grouse to the North American

wild turkey. Hunting most birds requires the purchase of a state bird

stamp and in some cases, a federal duck stamp. The proceeds of both

go toward conservation efforts.

protected speciesGoverned by legal restrictions

and requires a license and possibly a tag.

i want to Hunt small game

Chukar; cottontail rabbits; doves; Hungarian partridg-es; pheasants; quail; sage,

blue and ruffed grouse; snowcocks; white-tailed

jackrabbits; etc.

i want to Hunt big game Like elk, mule deer,

black bears, mountain lions, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, desert

bighorn sheep, etc.

You do not need a license or tag to hunt

these animals. Consult officials at the county

level to be sure of fire-arm or other special re-

strictions, but otherwise, you’re able to hunt freely

and responsibly.

unprotected speciesDo not require a license and include spe-cies such as house sparrows, European starlings, black-tailed jackrabbits, ring-tailed cats, badgers, raccoons, coyotes, skunks, weasels and ground squirrels.

A license is required for anyone 12 and older hunting game birds or game mammals in Nevada. To qualify, those born after 1960 must complete hunter education through the Nevada Department of Wildlife. License costs vary greatly depending on

residency and type. They can be purchased through an agent or online and must be kept in a hunter’s possession.

big-game timelineThe time from applying to actually going on a big-game hunt can range from about three months to nearly a year. Here’s a summary of the timeline:

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Regulators set the seasons for each species.

applications, which will be put into a random draw, are due.

Regulators set big-game quotas.

Results from the application draw are generally available.

august to February — big-game season, depending on location, animal and weapon.

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Nevada Department of Wildlifewww.ndow.org702-486-5127

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevadawww.fws.gov/nevada702-515-5230

Bureau of Land Management, Nevadawww.blm.gov/nv702-515-5000

goHUNTwww.gohunt.com reachus@gohunt.com

HUNTING TECHNOLOGYWildlife regulators adhere to the idea that animals have a reasonable expecta-

tion of escape during a hunt, known as the principle of fair chase. For years, tech-nology that enables easy scouting and aiming of weapons has threatened that.

As a result, regulators have been forced to reckon with how technology should be used by hunters. Should hunters be able to use drones to search for animals, which is far easier than tracking them on foot? What about “auto-aim” rifles that use laser technology and computerized digital tracking scopes?

This year, the state’s Wildlife Commission began working on regulations to ad-dress such questions. Proposed rules, first introduced in January, outlaw smart rifles and drones in hunting areas and are pending before the Legislative Counsel Bureau. In many ways, these rules are precautionary.

Lorenzo Sartini, founder of hunting-resource website goHUNT.com, said drones “are not very popular at all” for hunting, although they are used for such tasks as gathering footage to market hunting excursions or products. Sartini added that he’s never seen a smart rifle in the field, and he’s against their use. “When things are guaranteed, it takes the definition of sport out of it,” he said.

Still, there is plenty of technology on the trail. Hunters often set up camou-flaged cameras that use motion detectors to spot animals and determine prime places to hunt. The cameras can even be configured to stream live video feeds through a network.

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In Nevada, a trapping license is required to trap any animals, even those that can be hunted without a hunting license. Anyone selling pelts also must have a trapping license. Fur-bearing animals may only be trapped during open season, which is set by the Wildlife Commission. After a lawful trap has been set up, it is illegal to move it,

except by the owner. The method is controversial and has drawn the ire of some conservationists.

FISHINGWhether fishing with a rod, spear or bow and arrow, most anglers above the age of 12

need a license. There are several places to fish in Nevada, including Lake Mead, Lake Tahoe and the Colorado River. For the most part, fishing can occur anytime and any sea-

son of the year, though some amphibians and fish cannot be taken.

BluegillBull trout

Channel catfish

CrappieCutthroat trout

Mountain whitefish

Sacramento perchSpotted bass

Redear sunfish

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TRAPPING Some regulationS on trappingn Traps of a certain size must have spacers in the jaws to allow for about a quarter-inch opening, preventing the jaws from holding completely.n Trappers generally cannot trap within 200 feet of a highway.n A trapping license is required for anyone who sells fur, even if it was hunted.n Trappers are generally required to visit traps at least 96 hours after placement.

animals that can be trapped in

nevada:beaver, bobcat, fox, mink,

muskrat, otter

animals that can be killed without a hunting license but for

which a trapping license is needed: badger, black-tailed jackrabbit,

coyote, raccoon, ring-tailed cat, spotted skunk, striped

skunk, weasel.

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Primary ballot contests in clark county*:n U.S. Senate

n Congressional Districts 1, 3 and 4

n State Senate Districts 4, 5, 6 and 7

n State Assembly Districts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41

n County Commission Districts B and C

n District Court Judge Department 20

n Nevada Board of Regents Districts 6, 7, 8 and 13

n Members of the State Board of Education in Districts 1 and 3

n Trustees in Clark County School Districts A, B and C

n Trustee in Overton Power District 7, at large

n Mesquite councilmember at large

n Justice of the Peace in Las Vegas Township Departments 3, 4, 6, 9 and 14

*Eligibility to vote for some of these depends on where you live.

By Megan MesserlySTAff WRiTER

If the success of Donald Trump and Ber-nie Sanders is any indication, this could be

the year of the outsider in American politics. But will the anti-establishment sentiment that has fueled their campaigns trickle down to statewide and local elections in Nevada? ¶ That’s one of several key questions that will be answered in the run up to the June 14 primary election. Early vot-ing kicked off Saturday, with a number of offices from school boards to Congress hanging in lim-bo. ¶ The Nevada primary also is expected to be a reckoning over a $1.4 billion tax package passed by the 2015 Legislature, and some incumbent Republicans already have been fighting to jus-tify their votes in favor. To top it off, the outcome likely will be decided by a fraction of Nevada’s electorate; historically poor turnout is expected, so a small number of votes could mean the differ-ence between a candidate’s victory or loss. ¶ As months of campaigning comes to a head, here are some of the highlights to watch.

the storyline: Roberson, the state Senate major-ity leader, bears a significant legislative record that is both beneficial and baggage in his bid for the district. He helped Gov. Brian Sandoval pass the $1.4 billion tax package to provide ad-ditional money for the state’s public education system, among other areas in which he worked with the governor. Viewed by many as the “es-tablishment” Republican in the race, Roberson touts the support of the state’s top (and well-regarded) Republican politicians — Sandoval, Sen. Dean Heller and Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison. But Tarkanian, a businessman who has unsuc-cessfully run for office four times since 2004, carries the outsider banner. And that could be a strength in a year characterized by backlash against “career politicians.”

tipping points: On paper, Roberson appears to have a lot going for him — political experi-ence, a legislative record and several high-profile endorsements. But Tarkanian, who could easily be dismissed as a perennial candidate, has much to draw on, from the Trump phenomenon to any antipathy Republican primary voters feel for the 2015 tax vote. Pundits say that if primary voters are happy with the way things are, that prob-ably bodes well for Roberson. if they’re upset with the status quo, Tarkanian might eke out a primary win.

The stakes are high in the primary, as the seat has been a stronghold for Republicans — Demo-crats have won it only once since it was created in 2003. Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., is leaving it for a run at the Senate.

other issues: On immigration, Roberson says the first priority is building a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, and only then should there be a plan for immigrants to work toward legal status. Tarkanian also supports a wall, as well as taking money away from sanctuary cities and a system to better track visa holders. On federal government spending, Tarkanian has said his priority is closing tax loopholes for special-interest groups, while Roberson has argued for significant budget cuts.

Other candidatesKerry Bowers: kerrybowers.com

Michele Fiore: votefiore.comsami Khal: khalfornevada.com

andy Matthews: matthewsfornevada.comannette teijeiro: friendsforannette.com

the storyline: Months after a host of high-profile Democrats declined to run for the seat, Rosen, the leader of a Henderson synagogue, jumped into the race. She is a first-time candidate and has never held office but comes with plenty of high-profile Democratic endorsements, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, state Senate Minority Leader Aaron ford and the AfL-CiO. Sbaih, a Jordanian immigrant and trial attorney in Henderson, is the Democrat with the best chance of giving Rosen a run for her money. He made national headlines this spring after he ac-cused Reid of encouraging him to end his cam-paign because a Muslim could not win the race — an accusation that the Reid camp vehemently denied. Sbaih also has pumped $500,000 of his own money into the race, though it does not ap-pear he has spent much of it so far.

tipping points: The difficulty that Rosen faced coming into the race was the same one Sbaih has confronted: They both started out as essen-tially unknown candidates. Rosen has an edge in overcoming that barrier due to the significant support she has from elected Democrats and lo-cal unions. But Rosen’s late start means she end-ed March with a little over $150,000 in the bank, which pales in comparison to the $600,000 Sbaih had stashed away. Unless Rosen has raised significantly more money in the past couple of months, she has much less to work with than Sbaih. The question now is whether Sbaih will actually spend his personal money to give him a leg up in the race.

other issues: Rosen backs Hillary Clinton, while Sbaih supports Bernie Sanders. Sbaih is in favor of free college education, and Rosen has said she thinks it should be “reasonable, affordable and accessible” but isn’t certain it should be free. On foreign policy, Rosen has said the biggest issue is reaching consensus with other countries to address global terrorism and other issues. Sbaih has said the United States has been too quick to send troops to war and American forces should be deployed only when there is a clear and present danger to national security.

Other candidatesBarry Michaels: michaelsforcongress.com

steve schiffman: schiffmanforcongress.comalex singer: singerforcongress.comneil Waite: waiteforcongress.com

f e d e r a l r a c e sDown the ticket, races take shapePolitical outsiders could have momentum going into June’s primary

3rd congressional district(democrat)

3rd congressional district(rePublican)

Main riVals

Michael robersonstate Senate majority leadervotemichaelroberson.com

danny tarkanianbusinessman

tarkforcongress.com

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Jacky rosensynagogue leader

rosenfornevada.com

Jesse sbaihtrial attorney

votesbaih.com

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Democratic assembly primaries to WatchThree Democratic primaries will all but determine who will win in November, because their districts hold significant Democratic voter-registration advantages. The Democratic Assembly caucus has endorsed in the races, but most of the candidates still face a fight in the primary.

the storyline: What started off as a four-way primary has dwindled essentially to a race between these three: Flores, a former assem-blywoman; Kihuen, a state senator; and Susie Lee, a philanthropist. Poll numbers showed that Flores started off with a significant name-recognition advantage, largely due to her 2014 run for lieutenant governor. But internal polling from Lee’s campaign from a respected polling firm shows Lee has closed that gap, with Kihuen trailing. Still, Kihuen has signifi-cant support from Sen. Harry Reid and several high-profile unions, most significantly the Culinary Union and the AFL-CIO, both of which will mobilize their resources to help him over the next couple of weeks. Flores, meanwhile, has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars thanks to fundraising emails from presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on her behalf.

tipping points: This one will likely come down to who has the best ground game. Flores has tried to couch herself as the most progressive candidate, aligning herself with Sanders, while Kihuen was a big Clinton backer, but the policy differences that separate the candidates are relatively small. Watch for television ads, but phone calls and door knocks will get people out to vote. Kihuen and Flores both have political experience, which gives them a boost but also provides fodder for attacks from op-ponents. Lee is focusing on her community involvement, though she has had to fend off some attacks over her wealth.

other issues: Kihuen and Flores support the Iran nuclear deal. Lee opposes it and has called Iran an “exporter of terrorism” and a “major destabilizer in the Middle East.” All three candidates say they would have sup-ported the so-called “Gang of Eight” immi-gration-reform bill as a compromise bill. They also all support raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Other candidatesMorse arberry Jr.: arberry4congress.com

Brandon casutt: electrandoncasutt.20m.comdan rolle: letsgonevada.com

Mike schaefer: atomicmike.orgrodney smith: rodneysmith4congresscd4.com

the storyline: Republicans con-trolled both houses of the state Legislature, including a narrow edge in the Senate, during the 2015 session. That’s something the Democrats are trying to change this year, and their biggest target is Senate District 6, the seat being vacated by Sen. Mark Lipparelli, who is not running for re-election. But it’s also a significant focus for Republicans, who have two candidates vying for the nomina-tion: Nelson and Seaman, who were both in the Assembly during the 2015 session. (Nelson resigned his post a few months ago to move into Senate District 6.) The biggest issue separating Nelson and Seaman is their stances on the tax package, which included the extension of existing but tempo-rary taxes called “sunset taxes” and creating or raising others.

tipping points: Seaman has gone hard after Nelson for his stance on taxes, couching his vote on the tax increase as a betrayal of his constituents. Nelson had cam-paigned on an anti-tax platform during his first run for office, but later declared in a speech on the assembly floor before voting for the 2015 tax package, “I was unin-formed. I made a mistake.” Nelson, meanwhile, is trying to soften the blow of the taxes by emphasizing which businesses don’t have to pay them. It all will come down to how much voters know about the taxes and whether that matters to them at the ballot box.

Other candidatesNone

republican assembly primaries to Watch

There’s a significant effort underway by a number of staunchly anti-tax Republicans in the state to defeat a long list of Republican incumbents in the Assem-bly who voted for the 2015 tax package. The state party has not endorsed any incumbent Republican who voted for the increase, in many cases explicitly endorsing the anti-tax candidate or not endorsing in the races at all.

What remains to be seen is how much the tax increase will affect the primary elections. One side says no one cares about the taxes the Legislature ap-proved, especially when they learn that a significant amount of money went toward funding education. The other side says people are furious.

Here’s a list of races to watch where incumbents who voted for the increase face challenges from anti-tax candidates:

f e d e r a l r a c e s s t a t e r a c e s

4th congressional District(Democrat)

Main riVaLs

erv nelsonstate

assemblymannelsonfornevada.com

Victoria seamanstate

assemblywomanvictoriaseaman.com

Main riVaLs

Lucy Floresformer assemblywoman

lucyflores.com

susie Leelocal philanthropist

susieleefornevada.com

ruben Kihuenstate senator

rubenforcongress.com

state senate District 6(republican)

race incumbentanti-tax candidate(s)

District 2 John Hambrick Clayton Kelly Hurst

District 9 David Gardner Diana Orrock, Minddie Lloyd

District 13 Paul Anderson Leonard Foster, Steve Sanson

District 21 Derek Armstrong Blain Jones

District 23 Melissa Woodbury Swadeep Nigam

District 29 Stephen Silberkraus Amy Groves

District 36 James Oscarson Rusty Stanberry, Tina Trenner

District 37 Glenn Trowbridge Jim Marchant

District 40 P.K. O’Neill Chris Forbush, Al Kramer, Sam England

racecaucus-endorsed candidate Other candidates

District 8 Jason Frierson None

District 10 Chris Brooks German Castellanos

District 34 Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod

Zach Conine, Manny Garcia

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With $25,000 in solar panels and battery systems, Richard Birt went

off the NV Energy grid in 2006. The roof-top installation has paid for itself “many times over” — the only electrical expense coming from about 100 hours a year he uses a generator when the sunlight isn’t strong enough to power the Cold Creek home he shares with his wife, Tonia, and their twin children, Emily and Spencer.

“No coal or gas necessary. It’s all nat-ural, here from the sun,” explained the 49-year-old Las Vegas fire captain, who has joined the fight to keep renewable energy paying off in Nevada.

For Birt, it isn’t just about cost sav-ings. After 16 years in a profession de-voted to public safety, he sees solar energy as one of the “greatest current technologies” available to the commu-nity, and a vital source of job creation. That’s why recent blows to its develop-ment pushed him into activism.

All NV Energy ratepayers used to be charged a fixed monthly service fee of $12.75, and the energy giant reimbursed solar customers around 11 cents per kilowatt-hour of excess electricity gen-erated. In December alone, 1,311 resi-dents submitted applications to start the solar-installation process, but a decision by the Nevada Public Utilities Commis-sion that went into effect Jan. 1 bumped the monthly fee for solar customers to $17.90. By 2020, it will be $38.51. And the value of excess credits, which the PUC placed at 9 cents per kilowatt-hour this year, will fall to just 2.6 cents.

The PUC’s decision prompted com-panies such as SolarCity and SunRun to cease Nevada installations. Applica-tions for rooftop-solar systems fell to 90 in January — down 93 percent from December — and to 20 by April, accord-ing to Chandler Sherman, spokeswoman for the Bring Back Solar Alliance, a group largely funded by SolarCity and compris-ing homeowners and nonprofit organiza-tions bucking the new reality (Birt has volunteered time). Proponents, however, contend the changes correct a cost-shift that has traditional-energy customers subsidizing about 20,000 solar users.

But in a petition addressed to Gov. Brian Sandoval and signed by more than 500 Las Vegas firefighters, Birt champi-ons the self-sufficiency possible under the old rates. Incentivizing “going solar”

prevents waste and outages, he argues, as homeowners can transfer excess en-ergy to neighbors without power. Dur-ing summer, when temperatures reach 115 degrees or more, he says that’s “one of the greatest threats to our safety.”

“Especially in senior communities, you can’t stay in your home when that happens.” Birt said. “It’s a very danger-ous situation.”

Tyler Elliott, 33, is one of the firefighters who signed Birt’s petition, even though he hasn’t gone solar — yet. “It seems like a no-brainer,” Elliott said. “If there was a way that I could own a system, pay a rate that’s under my current rate and reduce my carbon footprint, why wouldn’t I?”

Representatives of NV Energy, so-lar companies and the state Bureau of Consumer Protection have publicly agreed that rooftop-solar customers who put up panels before the new rates took effect should keep the prior rates through 2035. And on May 18, a sub-committee of Sandoval’s New Energy Industry Task Force recommended that the state “grandfather” the rates for customers who applied to go solar by Dec. 31, 2015. The recommendation will be reviewed by the full energy task force and could become a bill in the 2017 legislative session.

That's not enough for Bring Back Solar, which is circulating its own petition for a

ballot measure to undo the PUC’s deci-sion, restoring pre-2016 rooftop-solar rates for all customers. In March, a Car-son City judge disqualified the measure, a setback for those hoping for a statewide vote on Nov. 8. The group still is working to collect the necessary 55,000 signatures by June 31, hoping in the meantime to win an appeal of the disqualification filed with the Nevada Supreme Court.

Whatever happens, Birt won’t be affected. Being off the grid means be-ing immune to its shifts. But he sees the potential for solar to keep getting more efficient and affordable, and for its advocates to work with NV Energy to “move into the future.” He points to the spread of external defibrillator technol-ogy, driven by emergency workers like himself who encouraged wider use as the product improved.

Even if widespread solar means tem-porary profit reduction for Nevada’s largest energy company, Birt thinks the investment will pay off. “All we’re saying is, this is good for the community.”

Fireman an energetic solar advocate

las Vegas Fire and rescue Capt.

richard Birt is petitioning to bring

back solar, and so far has collected

508 signatures from firefighters across

the valley. His home, about 50 miles-

northwest of downtown Las Vegas, is

run off the grid. (L.E. BaSkow/Staff)

Despite being off the grid, he has joined the fight to bring NV Energy ‘into the future’

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H ow many arenas are too many? How many are enough?

In Las Vegas, we’re about to find out.

Announced last week was a partner-ship between Las Vegas Sands and Madison Square Garden for a 17,500-seat entertainment venue to be built on

the parcel currently being used for storage facilities on Sands Avenue be-tween Koval Lane and Manhattan Street.

Not quite on the Strip, but

a few somersaults away. The arena would join MGM Grand Garden Arena, T-Mobile Arena and Mandalay Bay Events Center among large-scale are-nas on the Strip. Not so far off are the Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV and the Orleans Arena. In a country where most metropolitan areas have just one or two arenas, Las Vegas offers a full house of houses.

A few quick-shot thoughts about this new entertainment enclave:n In the news release announcing

the venue, the point person from the Madison Square Garden Co. was James Dolan, executive chairman of MSG. But an MSG official not named has a strong connection to Las Vegas Sands: former Venetian/Palazzo President and Chief Operating Officer John Caparella, who in October left Las Vegas to take a posi-tion as MSG’s executive vice president of venue management.

When Caparella took that post, speculation intensified that MSG would be a partner in the project behind Vene-tian/Palazzo.n The announcement of this venue,

less than two months after the opening of T-Mobile Arena, and its variable ca-pacity (it can reportedly be reduced sev-eral thousand seats from its 17,500 top level) is a sure sign there is to be intense competition for booking both arenas.

One of the partners in the Sands project is the entertainment company Live Nation, an industry leader in bringing star acts to Las Vegas (Britney Spears, J-Lo and Lionel Richie at Axis theater at Planet Hollywood among them) that also enjoys a strong booking relationship with MGM Resorts. An-

other partner is Azoff MSG Entertain-ment, headed up by highly respected entertainment executive Irving Azoff, who formerly managed the Eagles and also has managed Journey, Christina Aguilera, Van Halen, Maroon 5, Steely Dan and No Doubt.

Azoff also famously teamed with MSG in a $50 million renovation of the Forum in Los Angeles.

In short, this is a serious lineup of entertainment heavyweights.

But even with those experienced in recruiting and signing artists, selling tickets is no easy feat in Las Vegas, even among proven superstars in the music industry. Such a proven draw as Billy Joel, who has sold out 36 consec-utive dates at Madison Square Garden, fell short of filling T-Mobile on April 30, largely because of characteristi-cally stiff competition in the neigh-borhood surrounding the new arena (Rihanna at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Elton John at the Colosseum at Caesars, and Jason Mraz at Tiger Jam at MGM Grand).

The prospect of another like-sized venue operating each weekend will only intensify the pressure on concert bookers. Artists will benefit from the expanded offerings, certainly, and don’t discount the possibility that Las Vegas Sands could use the new venue as a gi-

ant convention space on occasion, thus lessening the pressure to use the build-ing exclusively as a concert venue. But if anyone thinks selling tickets in Las Vegas is a blood sport now, wait until this place opens.n A traffic plan is paramount to the

early success of this venue. The access of the parcel on Sands and Koval is at least as challenging as that of T-Mobile Arena. An early read on how to deliver thousands of people in and out of the facility would be terrific. That should top operators’ list of priorities, actually.n Interesting is the new hall’s an-

nounced flexibility. If it can dip from 17,500 to about 5,000, suddenly it will seek to pull acts that would be in play for the new theater at the Park, which is being built at the soon-to-be-renovated Monte Carlo. MGM Resorts officials seek to establish a lineup of headliners similar to what the Colos-seum (with Celine, Elton, Rod Stewart, and Reba and Brooks & Dunn) and Axis have offered. Given the flexibil-ity of MGM Grand and T-Mobile, it is likely that concerts in the 4,000- to 12,000-seat range would be performed at seven Strip venues in a single night (the Sands-MSG venue, Park theater, Colosseum, Axis, Mandalay Bay Events Center, MGM Grand and T-Mobile).

The numbers might be adjusted even

higher at a couple of those arenas, and the pressure at T-Mobile would be greatly reduced if the arena is home to an NHL expansion team. But again, that is a huge volume of tickets just for arenas and large theaters on the Strip — and that’s not even counting seven Cirque shows, myriad production shows and star headliners (such as “Jer-sey Boys” at Paris Las Vegas, “Absinthe” at Caesars, “Rock of Ages” at Rio, “Mil-lion Dollar Quartet” at Harrah’s, the magicians David Copperfield at MGM Grand and Criss Angel at Luxor, and Donny & Marie and Olivia Newton-John at Flamingo).

And, you can toss into this enter-tainment Cuisinart such venues as the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, the Foundry at SLS (also a Live Nation venue), Brooklyn Bowl and the Chelsea at Cosmopolitan.

It’s a staggering collection of venues and performers. The question, always in Las Vegas, is can all of these venues and shows survive the development of yet another large-scale facility? There is a feeling that the new venue will help draw even more tourists annually to Las Vegas, which would help all of those venues and artists mentioned. But check back in a couple of years, when the market, as always, furnishes the answer.

How many houses can one city keep full?

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The thought of having heart surgery can be frightening no matter the odds, but as science continues to press

forward, the advancement of minimally invasive procedures is changing the outlook for patients and health care professionals. ¶ Surgeries that once required months of downtime are being reduced to mere days, and for some high-risk patients who need a new heart valve, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is the minimally invasive process that can decrease recovery time. ¶ “TAVR is a procedure that changes the conventional methods for aortic valve replacement, and with a very high level of success,” said Jeffrey Levisman, MD, interventional cardiologist, Director of TAVR program at MountainView Hospital.

what causes aortic valve problems?There are two main reasons someone may need an aortic replacement: aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation. Aortic stenosis is when the valve has narrowed (because of age, birth defects, infections, etc.), and aortic regurgitation is when the valve leaks, allowing blood to return back into the heart rather than moving through the rest of the body. Both conditions can be life-threatening if not treated properly.

what is a valve replacement?There are four valves in the heart: the aortic valve, the pulmo-

nary valve, the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve. Any of these valves can be replaced if necessary, but an aortic valve replace-ment is the most common because, unlike the others, the aortic valve cannot be treated with medication.

Most aortic valve replacements require open-heart surgery. During the procedure, the patient is put under anesthesia and the surgeon makes a long incision in the chest (usually eight to 10 inches) before dividing the breastbone and exposing the heart. From there, the surgeon removes the damaged valve and sews a new valve in its place. The surgery typically takes three to six hours, and the healing time can last a couple weeks to a couple months, depending on the patient.

where do replacement valves

come from?Replacement valves are either me-

chanical or biological. A mechanical valve is manmade and lasts longer than biological

valves in most cases, though mechanical valves also require the lifelong use of blood thinners. Biological valves are tissue valves that come

from animals, most often from pigs and cows. Biological valves last 10 to 20 years and usually

do not require long-term medication. Rarely, replacement valves from human donors can be used, but that is an option usu-

ally reserved for patients who have an illness that affects

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How does tHe transcatHeter aortic valve replacement process work?

Using a method somewhat similar to a heart stent surgery, the minimally invasive TAVR method uses a collapsible replace-ment valve that is inserted into the heart

via a catheter through the groin. The replacement valve is made of biologi-

cal material encased by a tiny wire net, which is what allows it to collapse. Once

the valve is in place, it is expanded and the catheter is removed. “The entire

procedure takes about two hours, including the anesthesia, but the

actual deployment of the valve only takes about 10 seconds,”

Levisman said.

After surgery, patients usually stay in the hospital for three to

five days for monitoring, though Levisman notes that some patients have been able to leave as soon as

one day later. “It just depends on the specifics of the patient’s case and their

overall wellness,” he said.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the TAVR method for pa-tients who are classified as high-risk or inoperable. This usually means the pa-

tient is too weak to endure and recover from a full open-heart surgery. “TAVR gives some patients a potentially life-

saving option that they likely wouldn’t have had before. And going forward,

we’re hopeful that this method will be approved for more patients, as well,”

Levisman said. Because the procedure is still so new — it received initial FDA

approval in 2011 — it requires a team of people to determine whether it is right

for each patient. Levisman attributes the procedure’s success, in part, to this

highly collaborative process.

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money clip/key fob

Fold bills around credit cards and use a binder to keep them clipped. Then

remove one handle, thread your key chain or car fob through it and reattach.

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They may look humble — just bits of office paraphernalia, no more exciting than sticky notes or a stapler. Ah, but the things you can make with binder clips. The

black-and-chrome clamp thingies can be used for stacking bottles, keeping earbuds untangled, holding smartphones and so much more. ¶ Here are 10 hacks that may give you new appreciation for the simple clip.

simple office clips have many creative uses

pants hangerPosition two large binder

clips over the bar of a clothes hanger so the handles point upward.

Clamp the binders on the bottom hems of a pair of pants, and the pants can be hung without draping them around the bar. No

more creases at the knees!

earbud caddyOpen the binder around

the cord, then let the buds slide through until they come to rest on the edge of the clamp. Then

wrap the cord around the handles and thread it through the loops. Buh-bye, life-ruining knots.

chip clipWhy buy a schmancy

clip for your potato chips when you can put a binder

on that unruly bag?

poWer-cord holder

Clamp binders to the edge of a desk so the handles face away from it. Thread the cord ends through the wide part of the handles, nearest the jaws of the

clamp. Once the ends are through both handles, pull the cord back so it goes through the narrow area

in the openings. Assuming ends of the cords are

wider than the loops on the handles, the cord can

rest in the clamp. For cords with large ends that won’t fit through the handles, it’s necessary to unhook the

handles, place the cord on the back end of the clamp

and then reattach the handles around the cord. Sound complicated? Not as complicated as a mess

of cords.

calendar or notepaper

holderClamp a binder around

a calendar or pad of notepaper, and hang it on

a nail or tack by one of the handles. A pen can be perched on the top of the

clamp, or hung through the loop on the other handle.

bottle stacker

If you have a wire grate in your

refrigerator or cupboard, binders

can be used as braces to stack

bottles on their sides in a pyramid fashion.

Just make sure to clamp the binders around the grate

so that the bottom handle rests on top of the grate and the other one sticks up. Then you’re on your

way to a proper beeramid.

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smartphone holderversion C

Clamp a small or medium binder around a phone-

charger cord so the prong sticks up through the jaws of the binder and the cord comes out one of the open ends. Remove the handles. Then clamp a bigger binder

around the smaller one, positioning the jaws of the bigger one just under the jaws of the smaller one.

Remove the handles and plug the phone into the cord. The binders will form a base for

the phone to stand vertically.

smartphone holderversion a

Using a medium binder, swing the handles down

below the jaws and press them together at

a 45-degree angle. Then take a large binder and

clamp it on the handles of the smaller one. Adjust the angle so the two binders

form a cradle for the phone.

smartphone holderversion B

Clip binders at either end of a piece of stiff paper or cardboard 4-5 inches long. With the handles pointed away from the center of the paper, a

phone can be nestled in the openings of the top

handles. (Yes, phones like to be nestled.)

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Looking for a way to elevate your ham-and-cheese sandwich? Consider the croque monsieur (or madame), a French creation meaning to take a bite, sir (or ma’am). As with a standard grilled-cheese sandwich, there are innumerable variations of croque monsieur. This one comes courtesy of renowned celebrity chef Daniel Boulud.

ingredients and directions (serves 4)

8 slices high-quality Pullman loaf bread, sliced 1/3 - to 1/2-inch thick, toasted

4 whole eggs (1 per

sandwich)

2 tbs unsalted butter, melted

10 oz gruyère cheese, coarsely grated

12 oz thickly sliced Jambon de

Paris

1/4 cupall-purpose

flour

3 tbs unsalted

butter

pinch of freshly grated

nutmeg

3 cupswhole milk

salt and freshly ground white

pepper

croque moNsieur (or madame)Courtesy of Daniel BouluD anD DB Brasserie

What’s the difference?

The ham and melted-cheese sandwich known as a croque monsieur becomes a croque madame with the addition of a poached or fried egg. Pictured here is a perfect

croque madame.

Toast these very lightly, so

that they become a little crispier, but

do not change in color.

this is a

high-quality, wet-cured

ham.

to make your oWn béchamel*

1. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter and whisk in the flour until blended but not colored. Gradually whisk in the milk and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 10 minutes.

2. Season to taste with nutmeg, salt and pepper. Set aside.

*May be made up to 24 hours ahead of time and stored, refrigerated, with a layer of plastic wrap placed directly on surface of sauce; gently reheat before serving.

to assemble the sandWiches

to make a croque

madame, add:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and brush with melted butter.

2. On a work surface, place bread slices in a single layer and spread each one evenly to the edges with béchamel; all the béchamel may not be needed.

3. Divide ham among four of the slices, trimming it if necessary so it is within 1/4 inch of edges. Top all eight slices with equal amounts of cheese, spreading it evenly to within 1/4 inch of edges.

4. Place four bread slices with béchamel and cheese, cheese side up, on top of slices layered with ham. Transfer sandwiches, cheese side up, onto sheet pan. Bake until grated cheese topping is melted and golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

béchamel cheese sauce

(see recipe)

for croque madame

1. Fry eggs sunny-side up and place one on top of each finished sandwich. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

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T he World Series of Poker won’t be the only game in town this summer drawing fanfare for pitting the world’s top players against one another. ¶ The 47th annual WSOP, which opens Wednesday with the first of 68 tournaments through July, runs concurrently to the continued first season of the Global Poker League. The GPL is an international competition featuring 12 teams from America, Europe and Asia with six-man rosters that face off in three poker-playing arenas — live, in-studio and online. ¶ Heads-up matches will be contested

all summer from GPL’s local studio, and streamed live on gpl.tv and twitch.tv. All matches are aired through the websites, culminating with the November finals from London. ¶ Chris Moneymaker, who turned a $39 satellite entry fee into a $2.5 million prize in the 2003 WSOP Main Event and helped revolutionize poker, is captain of the Las Vegas team. ¶ Moneymaker plays for the team but also drafted four accomplished poker pros as well as the mandated wild card, required to be someone ranked outside of the Global Poker Index’s top 1,000 players. ¶ The Sunday spoke to each team member to find out why they’re proud to represent Las Vegas and more.

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Scott BallScott Ball is the poker manager at Twitch and the wild card of the team. His total live-tournament earnings amount to less than $40,000.

People will be surprised by me being drafted. Most people know me for the work I do in the poker industry, but I actually play a ton of cash

games. The first televised cash game I played was in Vegas. It was “Poker Night in America” on CBS Sports with legends like Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu.

I’m hoping people underestimate me. I look forward to that. A lot of these guys don’t know how I play. They don’t have as many hands with me as they do with each other, so I hope that will be an advantage.

My teammates are awesome. We’re a fun group of guys, so you should say hello if you see us anywhere.

chriS MoneyMakerChris Moneymaker is the manager of the Las Vegas Moneymakers. He’s a Team PokerStars pro and has amassed more than $3.5 million in poker winnings.

I wanted to represent Vegas because I won the WSOP there in 2003; it would be hard to top that. I almost moved to Vegas with my family last year; it’s like an adult

Disneyland.I didn’t draft strictly for poker skills.

There are players who are perceived to be better in terms of rankings, but I went for other qualities. I had two strategies in mind: one was drafting underdogs — newcomers nobody had heard of — who couldn’t afford to play a $10,000 buy-in. The other strategy was players with a large following, to give the GPL the exposure it needs to grow.

We want to win and we definitely can. I want us to be competitive but also to be

active in making the league popular, to bring new players to the game. I’d like

us to be the most influential team in the league. The first season is about drawing a fan base and growing the league so it picks up more teams. Then,

we can win seasons 2 and 3.

Jonathan littleJonathan Little has more than $6 million in poker earnings. He’s the author of “Excelling at No Limit Hold’em” and the winner of two World Poker Tour Championships.

When I think of poker, I think of Las Vegas. It’s where I got my

start playing live poker. I won my first World Poker Tour title at the Mirage. It’s still the World Poker Tour win I think of most.

I’ve been coming to Vegas since I was 21, and I lived there for six years — and I’d live there again. Vegas is a great city with a lot to offer, so I’m proud to represent it in the GPL and to be on the team with Chris, who got the whole poker boom started. I felt honored to be drafted.

Jonathan DuhaMelJonathan Duhamel is a Canadian poker pro with three World Series of Poker bracelets and over $17 million in poker winnings.

Las Vegas is where my poker career started, when I won the Main Event of

the WSOP in 2010. Last year, I won the WSOP High Roller and my second bracelet, so it’s the city where I’ve had the most success.

I have so much respect for Chris Moneymaker – he’s a nice guy who’s done a lot for poker, so I’m honored to be picked by him. I’m looking forward to doing the best I can to make him proud he selected me. Our team is dynamic — we’ve got fun people with good characters and great poker skills.

anthony ZinnoAnthony Zinno is a WSOP bracelet winner with three World Poker Tour championships and over $5 million in poker winnings.

I was surprised to be a first pick because I burst onto the

poker scene recently in 2013, and there were lots of draftable players who’d been around many years. I’ve looked up to Chris since he won the Main Event in 2003. I saw him on TV and thought, “Good for him.” He treats everyone with respect and welcomes players coming into the game.

I became a professional poker player to spend more time in Vegas. I’d watched the movie “Rounders” where Matt Damon’s goal is to acquire a bankroll and head to Vegas. I travel a lot, but I have an apartment here, so Vegas is officially home.

I love Las Vegas – it’s the center of poker and everybody’s happy.

Jake coDyJake Cody is a British WSOP bracelet winner, a World Poker Tour Champion and a European Poker Tour Champion. He’s a Team PokerStars pro with over $4 million in poker winnings.

Las Vegas feels like a second home to me. I’ve spent more

time here than anywhere, except where I grew up. The WSOP has a special aura; people flock to it from all over the world. Las Vegas is the home of poker, so playing for the Las Vegas Moneymakers is like playing for the home team.

I want people to get behind us because we’ve got team spirit and we’re representing the home of poker.

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free with a swipe at a kiosk; collect a second by earning 250 points and a third by earning 500 points. Top prize is $1,500; total prize pool is $5,200.

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Date: TuesdaysInformation: Loyalty card players 50 and older can earn $100 in free slot play on all video reel machine jack-pots over $1,200, a free kiosk swipe for earning 50 points, a second kiosk swipe for earning 500 points, a bingo coupon for a free small elec-tronic unit rainbow pack (minimum buy-in required), a $5 lunch buffet and a free round in a slot tournament 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Summerlin and Elite players may receive an additional round. Best score will be used in the tournament, with 12 winners selected each week. Top prize is $1,000. A $15 free slot play bonus will be given to everyone who wins a round.

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Date: 15th of every monthTime: 7 and 8 p.m.Information: Twenty people are guar-anteed to win cash or play. Top prize is $1,000 in free play. Contest con-ducted inside the Corona Cantina.

Weekend Gizmo giveawayDate: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Fridays; 9 p.m. SaturdaysInformation: Earn one entry for every 100 base points. Prizes include slot play, tablets and laptops.

sLsPoint multiplier

Date: May 30Information: Receive 10x points on slot machines.

Parini breakfast appliance giveawayDate: Thursdays and Fridays in JuneInformation: Earn 500 slot points or 1,000 video poker points to receive a breakfast appliance set.

Bacardi Superior rum giveawayDate: June 9 and 10Information: Earn 250 slot points or 500 video poker points to receive a bottle of rum.

Point multiplierDate: Sundays in JuneInformation: Receive 10x points on slot machines.

$200,000 Spin & WinDate: Saturdays in JuneTime: 8 p.m.Information: Earn 100 slot points to receive five drawing entries or 100 video poker points to receive one

drawing entry. Guests who have an average bet of $15 for one hour on a table game will receive one drawing entry. Double entries can be earned Monday-Wednesday.

$10,000 weekly baccarat drawingDate: Fridays in JuneTime: Hourly from 8 p.m. to midnightInformation: To participate, players must be dealt a winning Natural 8 or 9 for one drawing entry (cannot play banker/player on same round). Two winners will be drawn every hour and win $250 in play.

GOLDen nuGGeTapple Crown giveawayDate: May 30-June 1Information: Earn 1,500 base points to receive a bottle of Crown Royal Regal Apple.

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Date: FridaysTime: Slot players eligible 1-9 p.m. Players at table games eligible 6:30-11:30 p.m.Information: Players can get a chance to roll the dice and win 10x the roll.

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take It or trade ItDate: SaturdaysTime: 6-10 p.m.Information: Win up to $1,000.

Point multipliersDate: WednesdaysInformation: Receive 7x points on video poker and 11x points on reels.

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Date: ThursdaysInformation: Receive 20x points on reels and 5x points on video poker.

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worth $200 or more on single-hand video poker on Fridays; or earn 1,500 base points until 11 p.m. on Thursdays.

Super bonus multiplierDate: FridaysInformation: Get a natural royal flush worth more than $1,000 on single-hand games to spin the wheel for a chance to win $1,100.

Cash Back tuesdaysDate: TuesdaysInformation: Redeem 700 base points for $10. Earn up to $20.

Video reel double-double bonusDate: Fridays and SaturdaysTime: 4-8 p.m.Information: Win $75 or more in the bonus round on a penny slot for a tournament spot. Win up to $200.

monthly Wheel of Cash drawingsDate: Fridays and SaturdaysTime: Begins at 7 p.m.Information: One player will be chosen every half-hour to win up to $3,000.

Graveyard high-jackpot competitionDate: Mondays through SaturdaysTime: 11 p.m.-7 a.m.Information: Jackpot winners will earn up to three wheel spin certificates.

Gift giveawayDate: ThursdaysInformation: Earn 200 base points and receive a gift.

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Wednesday Point madnessDate: WednesdayTime: 6:15 p.m.Information: Earn one entry ticket for each slot base point earned from midnight Tuesday to 6 p.m. Wednes-day. Ten players will receive 50,000 points.

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In June voting, be aware of those who undercut our children

H elping make Nevada all it can be, especially when it comes to educating our children, certainly comes

at an unavoidable cost, the penance we all pay for having shortchanged education for so many years. For too long, and in the absence of meaningful tax reform to better fund our schools, our children have suffered at the hands of legislators who, through lack of inventiveness or commitment, failed to prioritize education as a crucial pillar in reaching our state’s potential.

It may be a tired cliché to suggest that “it’s never been more important than now” to do this or that. But Ne-vada is at an important, state-changing crossroads in terms of developing the economic diversity necessary to carry us into a bright, prosperous future. Part and parcel of executing that vision is for Nevada to step up in every possible way to improve our education system, especially within the Clark County School District. We don’t want future employers to have to import workers — whether skilled in the trades or high-

tech fields — from California, Arizona or Utah, when we should be nurturing our own pool of qualified workers. That nurturing begins in grade school, car-ries through high school and extends into our community colleges and state universities, depending on the stu-dent’s end goal in the workplace.

It is through no fault of its own that our local public school system has struggled mightily in dealing with chal-lenges thrust upon it. Many of those challenges have to do with the number of students, whether born here or who have moved here, who are not native English speakers. We get that. But language differences can be overcome, resulting in smart and skilled students who are valued members of our com-munity as taxpayers and as employees. In other words, students — no matter their native language — are all integral to Nevada’s future. Period.

It’s for that reason that we again applaud Gov. Brian Sandoval for the education reforms he championed and shepherded through the 2015 Legis-lature. Many of those efforts focused

on launching children in the earliest grades onto a path to success. The en-tire state will benefit by their academic and workplace achievements. Investing in them will repay over and over in a multitude of ways.

Those reforms, of course, came at a cost, and the Legislature approved several funding mechanisms to pick up the tab. A small part of the $1.4 billion that Sandoval sought to pay for the education initiatives, which are intended mostly to assist children in younger grades, is to come from a new tax to be assessed against businesses making $4 million or more a year. That tax is expected to produce about $120 million every two years.

Opponents of that tax — among the most conservative and nearsighted — tried unsuccessfully to qualify a ballot measure for the November election to repeal that commerce tax. Their peti-tion drive was derailed when a judge ruled that voters signing it weren’t advised that repealing the tax would leave the state’s budget unbalanced. There wasn’t time for these anti-school

politicians to fix the flaw and relaunch their effort.

Sandoval had challenged those politicians to explain what education programs they would have cut if the tax was repealed, destroying “a genera-tional opportunity to finally modern-ize and improve an underperforming education system.”

Here are the politicians who led the charge to undercut our children’s edu-cation: State Controller Ron Knecht, Treasurer Dan Schwartz and Assem-bly members Michele Fiore, Brent Jones, Victoria Seaman and Shelly Shelton from Las Vegas, Jill Dickman from Reno, John Ellison from Elko, Ira Hansen from Sparks, Robin Titus from Wellington, Jim Wheeler from Gardnerville — all Republicans — and Libertarian John Moore of Las Vegas. Some are seeking re-election and oth-ers are seeking promotions to higher office.

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Military Weekend at Wet ’n’ Wild: Active military and veterans will receive free admission with military ID. Family members will receive a discounted day ticket for $20. Wet ’n’ Wild, 7055 S. Fort Apache Road, 702-979-1600. *Also: May 30

Punk rock bowling: Flogging Molly, Descendents, Flag, Youth Brigade and other bands will perform at the outdoor festival. There will be club shows after festival hours at downtown bars, including Fremont Country Club, Backstage Bar and Billiards, Beauty Bar and Las Vegas Country Saloon. 3 p.m., $45-$350, downtown Las Vegas at 7th Street and Stewart Avenue, punkrockbowling.com. *Also: 2 p.m. May 30

UFC Fight Night: Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt face off for UFC’s bantamweight bout. 4 p.m., $54-$179, Mandalay Bay Events Center, 702-632-7777.

LV Craft Show: Over 90 vendors will showcase products. All adults receive free raffle tickets. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free, Silverton, Veil Pavilion, 3333 Blue Diamond Road, lvcraftshows.com.

Music of China: In celebration of Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Li Lin Hong Chi-nese Music Ensemble will perform traditional Chinese folk music and contemporary pop songs. 2 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3459.

MONDAY, MAY 30

Foundation Assisting Seniors charity golf tournament: The day of golfing and contests includes over 100 raffle prizes. 7:30 a.m., $100, Revere Golf Club at Anthem, 2600 Hampton Road, 725-244-4200.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1

Club Read: This program offers children and their families the chance to have fun while keeping track of their reading. Times vary, all Clark County libraries, lvccld.org.

Disney’s “Beauty & The Beast”: See the traditional story of Belle and the Beast performed at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. This

play marks the first in Super Summer Theatre’s family-friendly theater line-up. 8 p.m., free-$20, 6375 Nevada Highway 159, Blue Diamond, 702-594-7529. *Also: June 2-4, 8-11 and 15-18

Veterans benefits class: Learn how to apply for veterans’ benefits. 1-3 p.m., free, VA Center, 916 W. Owens Ave., 702-386-0404.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2

Movie Night at Container Park: Movies begin at sundown. Approxi-mately 7 p.m., free, Downtown Container Park, 707 Fremont St., downtowncontainerpark.com. *Also: Every Thursday

Medicare information session: A representative from Nevada State Health Insurance Assistance Program will provide information and answer questions about Medicare, Part D Prescription and other plans; deductibles and co-pays; how to file a claim and more. 2 p.m., free, Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave., 702-507-3760.

Las Vegas Stories: Vintage Vegas Then and Now: Author Paul Papa revisits the city’s classic spots and talks about what they are like today. 7 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3459.

Taste of Home Cooking School and Expo: Cooking experts and enthusiasts can browse products and services from more than 20 vendors and enjoy shopping and giveaways, followed by a cooking demonstration. 4:30 p.m., $15-$50, South Point, Grand Ballroom, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South, tasteofhome.com.

Coffee with the Councilman: Join Ward 5 Councilman Ricki Y. Barlow and staff for coffee and conversa-tion on how to improve the city of Las Vegas. 9-10 a.m., free, Starbucks, 1925 N. Martin L. King Blvd., 702-229-5443. *Also: 7:30-9 a.m. June 3 with Ward 2 Councilman Bob Beers at Egg Works, 2025 Village Center Circle, 702-445-7330

Ice Cream Social: Seniors 50 and older can cool off with an ice cream sundae at this social event. Noon, $3, Derfelt Senior Center, 3343 W. Washington Ave., 702-229-6601.

Heart: The classic rock band formed by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees and sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson performs live for one night. 7 p.m., $55-$130, House of Blues Las Vegas, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, houseofblues.com.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3

“(W)rites of Passage”: This performance will showcase student writings that present a glimpse into the joys and challenges of growing up in Las Vegas. 7 p.m., free, Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza in Lorenzi Park, 720 Twin Lakes Drive, 702-229-6553. *Also: June 4

Rock the Socks Golf Classic: Play golf while benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas. $130, Bear’s Best Golf Course, 11111 W. Flamingo Road, rmhcgolfclassic.dojiggy.com.

Firefighter bachelor auction: Heat things up at this hunky auction, with proceeds benefiting the Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation. 8 p.m., $40-$80, 21+, the Foundry at SLS, 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, theburnfounda-tion.org.

What to Know When You Owe: Attorney Nick Xanthopoulos will give a presentation on what you can legally do about tax debts and how long the IRS can collect taxes from you. 11 a.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3459.

“Decades Apart: Reflections of Three Gay Men”: This multimedia performance portrays three homo-sexual American men in different eras and cities, capturing significant moments in their lives. 8 p.m., $20, Onyx Theatre, 953-16B E. Sahara Ave., onyxtheatre.com. *Also: 8 p.m. June 4, 10 and 11; 3 p.m. June 5 and 12

TSTMRKT: This comedic perfor-mance art group incorporates time coding, minimalism, absurd theater, film and audio collage. 7 p.m., $7-$10, 21+, Bunkhouse Saloon, 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4

Brews N’ Ques Festival: Enjoy beers from breweries and food from barbecue vendors. Admission includes unlimited beer pours.

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INGREDIENTS: SERVES 6

1 bottle (750ml) Chateau Ste. Michelle Dry Riesling

6 oz. Azzurre Vodka

3 oz. Cointreau

3 oz. orange juice

2 oz. simple syrup

1 cup of mixed citrus slices from orange, lemon and lime

1 cinnamon stick

5 cloves

Cucumber cut into 1/4-inch thick wheels

Cantaloupe melon chunks as desired

Fresh mint for garnish

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6-10 p.m., $40, 21+, Henderson Events Plaza, 200 S. Water St., nvbeer.com. 

 Las Vegas HempFest: The festival provides information about mari-juana and links attendees with experts in all areas of medical marijuana. The festival is for all ages, and a medical marijuana card is not required to enter. 11 a.m., free-$50, Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 W. Craig Road, lasvegashempfest.com.

 The Dynamic Trombone Quartet: This concert will span many styles and genres, including classical, popular and contemporary. 2 p.m., free, Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., 702-229-6383. 

 Blues in the Desert: Celebrate the blues with performances by the legendary Buddy Guy, and blues and rock musician Johnny Lang. 6 p.m., $25-$65, Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Parkway, 702-267-4849. 

 Ribfest: The competition will be fierce and flavorful as local teams hold a cook-off. Contenders will be competing to win the title of “Best Ribs in Vegas.” 11 a.m.-5 p.m., free, Bass Pro Shops, 8200 Dean Martin Drive, vegasribfest.com. 

 Ward 4 Summer Splash: Enjoy swimming, a DJ, raffles, games, prizes, contests and refreshments. Noon-2 p.m., free for Ward 4 residents, Durango Hills Community 

Center/YMCA Pool, 3521 N. Durango Drive, 702-240-9622. 

 Slide into Summer: Bring the family out for a huge slip and slide event. There will be a giant and a mini slip and slide for the little ones, a bounce house, food trucks and interactive lawn games. 5-8 p.m., $5, Anthem Hills Park, 2256 N. Reunion Drive, 702-267-5870. 

 World Watch Market: This conven-tion will showcase watches, jewelry and fine writing instruments. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., $15-$40, Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, 2000 Fashion Show Drive, worldwatchmarket.com.   *Also: June 5

 Community Health Fair: Meet physicians, learn about hospital services and browse the information centers of more than 60 vendors. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., free, Centennial Hills Hospital, 6900 N. Durango Drive, centennialhillshospital.com. 

 Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth Bowling Tournament: Dress as your favorite superhero and bowl to support the NPHY. Noon-3 p.m., $20, Suncoast Bowling Center, 9090 Alta Drive, nphy.org/hya. 

SUNDAY, JUNE 5 Miss USA: The preliminary compe-

tition will feature contestants from all 50 states and the District of Colum-bia. 4 p.m., $75-$225, T-Mobile Arena, 3780 Las Vegas Blvd. South, t-mo-bilearena.com.

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By JESSE GRANGER | Staff writer

In 1982, twin brothers Phil and Tom Boeckle opened a quaint, modest pub on the east side of town, where St. Louis Avenue becomes Palm Street. The unassuming brick building was a place for people to enjoy a frosty beer,

shoot some pool and unwind from the day. Above the clay tile overhang was a sign reading “PT’s Pub.” PT’S, CoNTiNuEd oN PAGE 53

700Number of Disney items that

will be put up for auction by Van

eaton Galleries, including an

original score of the first Mickey

Mouse song, which is expected

to sell for at least $15,000.

$2,500amount that every adult citizen

of Switzerland would receive

each month if a national ref-

erendum passes. the income

would be untaxed and would re-

place various welfare payments.

$280Mamount of the record shoe-and-

apparel deal that UCLa will sign

with Under armour, according to

a report from eSPN. the 15-year

agreement tops the $252 million

deal betwen Nike and Ohio State.

31%Quarterly revenue jump

for toll Brothers inc. the

builder said it expected to

sell 5,800-6,300 homes, at

an average of $820,000, in

the year ending Oct. 31.

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old photographs show the

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1980s. (sTeve marcus/sTaff)

PT’s Pub, a staple of Southern Nevada’s gaming and dining industries, had humble but ambitious beginnings

47 48 56Q&A WITH ANDREW COURTNEYThe director of entertain-ment for the Hard Rock Hotel talks about what he looks for when booking talent, why he didn’t try to become a touring musician himself and shares some of the bands his venues have lined up for summer.

THE NOTESPeople on the move, P46

MEET: DOG HAUS VEGASIan Vanderburg recently opened his franchise, serving grown-up versions of a classic kids favorite. The Dog Haus brand was founded in 2010 and has 18 locations nationally, with plans to expand to 135 locations.

TALKING POINTSBe prepared for the second act of the recession, P49

DATA AND PUBLIC INFORMATIONA listing of local bank-ruptcies, bid opportuni-ties, brokered transac-tions, business licenses and building permits.

MORE VEGAS INC BUSINESS NEWSCalendar: Happenings and events, P55

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RECESSION HAS LEFT LAS VEGAS HOUSING MARKET STILL CRAWLING WITH ZOMBIES

Las Vegas’ once-pummeled housing market has made strides the past few years, but it still grapples with plenty of leftover problems from the recession.

Among them: “zombie” foreclosures.Some 6.8 percent of Las Vegas-area

homes in the foreclosure process — but not yet bank-owned — are vacant. That’s down from 9.9 percent in the second quarter of 2015, though it’s above the current U.S. rate of 4.7 percent, according to a new report from RealtyTrac.

Las Vegas’ rate was 31st among the 146 metro areas listed in the report. Buffalo, N.Y., topped the list at 18.7 percent.

Also in the report: 2.1 percent of all Las Vegas-area homes, or 13,850 properties, are vacant, compared with 1.6 percent of homes nationally.

The big inventory of empty houses, many of which were abandoned by people with steep fi nancial problems, is a continued eyesore in the valley. Such homes can blight neighborhoods, crimp property values and lure vandals and squatters.

Overall, the housing market is on stronger footing than it was fi ve or six years ago. But that doesn’t mean zombies aren’t lurking in the shadows.

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tami Vogel is the southern hills hospital chief nursing officer. Vogel has worked at hospitals in Florida, Nevada, South Carolina and Texas.

Bartender nectaly Mendoza of herbs & Rye won Bartender of the Year and Lagasse’s sta-dium at the Palazzo won Sports Bar of the Year from Nightclub and Bar magazine.

Madison Williams and Pamela Willacey are Clark County Credit Union member services representatives. Williams, a Carlsbad, N.M., native, served as a member services representative for Aero Federal Credit Union and lead teller for Wells Fargo Bank. Willacey, a Las Vegas native, was an eBranch representative for 11 years with One Ne-vada Credit Union.

Mary-sarah Kinner is public relations manager at the Glenn Group, a marketing company. She was public relations coor-dinator for Reno and served as press secretary and communi-cations director for Gov. Brian sandoval.

Francine Peterman is the na-tional director and dean of the Western Governors University teachers College. scott Pulsipher is WGU’s president.

tara Mitchell is economic development manager at the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance.

Glenn Alai, longtime manager for Penn & teller, has been ap-pointed to the Aid for AIDs of nevada’s board of directors.

nevada h&C Distilling pur-chased 3.02 acres from Las Vegas to expand its operations. The company, owned by Jonathan hensleigh and Aaron Chepenik, currently operates out of 418 W. Mesquite Ave. and will be able to build 10,000 square feet of manufacturing and office

space as well as 9,000 square feet of storage space in two buildings. The cost of the purchase was not disclosed. In other news for the distillery, H&C won two awards at the 16th annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The company’s Smoke Wagon Bourbon, in the “aged up to five years” category, took home gold; its Silver Dollar Vodka won silver.

Glenn trowbridge, longtime volunteer member of the Clark County Credit Union board of directors, resigned after serving on the board continuously for 30 years. He developed and monitored safety and sound-ness as well as guiding policy for operations. Trowbridge is also a professional judge for boxing and mixed martial arts matches.

euphoria Wellness Dispensary is selling “Segerb-lom Haze,” a strain of medical marijuana named for state sen. Richard “tick” segerblom.

Adam Goodman, retirement planner, independent financial advisor and founder of Good-man Lifetime Wealth strate-gies, has earned the Retirement Income Certified Professional designation from the American College, Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Kenny Kimball is the president of Smith’s. He succeeds Jay Cummins, who retired.

Anthony Aguilar obtained his Certificated Public Accountant certification for Nevada. A graduate of UNLV with a Master of Science in accounting, he has been an associate with Johnson Advisors since January 2014.

Crystal Lagoons is partnering with steve Wynn to build a 38-acre lagoon on the current site of the Wynn Golf Club.

nevada Department of trans-portation public information officer tony Illia won a 2016 Hermes Creative Award for Best Publication Article. The piece entitled, “Don Ahern Does it His Way,” appeared in Engineering News-Record.

Dr. Robb Rowley joined Prov-enance healthcare, a genetic counseling, testing and care provider.

Catherine Raynor is the north Las Vegas city clerk.

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President Barack Obama appointed nancy e. Brune, executive director of the Kenny Guinn Center of Policy Priorities, to the President’s Advisory Commission on educational excellence for hispanics. In 2014, Brune authored “The State

of Latinos in the Intermountain West.” The Guinn

Center is currently working on a number of policy

reports that are exploring the STEM minority gap in

Nevada, college access and affordability, and edu-

cational outcomes of English language learners with

disabilities. Brune also serves as a senior fellow at

the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law and serves

as the chairwoman of the Institutional Advisory

Council of the College of Southern Nevada.

Uberespañol is available in Nevada. The Uber

feature allows riders to request an UberX with a

Spanish-speaking driver.

The Regional transportation Commission of southern nevada is partnering with Waze’s Con-

nected Citizens Program to enable the Waze app’s

users to access real-time, government-reported

data on road construction, traffic accidents and

road closures.

The College of southern nevada opened a biologi-

cal anthropology lab. The lab features bones, stone

tools and other archaeological paraphernalia, lab-

grade microscopes, DNA kits and other equipment.

The environmental Defense Fund and Black Rock solar joined the Bring Back solar Alliance.

Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza is open at 673 Mall Ring

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Do you have any updates you’d like to share?

We’re gearing up for the warm weather, which means on any one night we’ll have four or five events go-ing on between the Joint, Vinyl, Cen-ter Bar, Friday Night Live at the Pool and various other lounges on prop-erty.

Tell us about a talent booking that makes you particularly proud.

I’m excited about what we have going on at Friday Night Live at the Pool this year. With all of the festi-vals popping up across the country, I think music fans are more used to seeing their favorite bands outside, under the stars. This summer, we’re bringing back some successful shows from years past to rock the pool — Atmosphere, Pepper and Ozomatli — and rounded it out with artists of all genres — Eagles of Death Metal, Mac DeMarco, Mayer Hawthorne, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and more.

How did you get your start in this career?

I started booking ska and punk bands in the suburbs of D.C. as a ju-nior in high school. I called up the phone number on the back of one of Less Than Jake’s first CDs, and sure enough the drummer answered. And even stranger, I talked a local coffee shop into renting me their space on a Friday night. Thousands of fliers from Kinko’s and a hundred dubbed cassettes later, there was a packed house and the start of my career as a concert promoter. And we just booked Less Than Jake to play as part of the Van’s Warped Tour on Aug. 9 in the lot behind the hotel. So basically I have been doing the same thing since I was 16.

What do you look for when booking talent?

Talent, for starters. And recent history for strong ticket sales in the market doesn’t hurt, either. The great thing about the Hard Rock is the number of venues we have on proper-ty. A band can grow with us and move

up through the different capacities we have available instead of jump-ing ship for another property. The Growlers sold out two nights in Vinyl last year, so we just booked them for a show out at the larger Pool stage for our annual Friday Night Live series in September. And then the goal would be to have them headline the Joint next year.

If you could change one thing about Southern Nevada, what would it be?

The perception from out-of-town-ers is that everybody in Las Vegas lives on the Strip. Yes, there are sub-urbs and schools and even parks here.

What has been your most excit-ing professional project?

The series of free DJ sets we have scheduled for the Center Bar have been some of my favorite bookings of the year. The goal was to create a buzz on the casino floor, using the newly redesigned Center Bar as the hub. And not pulling from the same list of DJs that Vegas has been known for lately. So we had Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine kick things

off, followed up with the King of Par-tying, Andrew W.K. Throw in sets from Flavor Flav, Scott Ian from An-thrax, DJ Kilmore from Incubus and Sebastian Bach from Skid Row, and it’s a diverse list of great musicians that fit with the authenticity that the Hard Rock Hotel is known for. Basi-cally, anybody walking through our doors on a Saturday night can say “Hey” to a bona fide rock star.

What are you reading?I’m constantly scouring the web

for music blogs on the next big thing. Always have to stay one step ahead of the competition.

What do you do after work?

I love taking advantage of living in the restaurant capital of the world. And it might sound crazy, but on days off, I’m normally out checking out more live music. The music scene has grown tenfold since I moved here in 2008, and as a community, it is im-portant that music lovers embrace everything Vegas has to offer. Bands that used to skip Vegas 10 years ago are now asking their agents to start their tours off here.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Honestly, continuing what I have been doing. There is no better feeling than seeing a packed crowd connect with musicians on stage.

What is your dream job? This is my dream job. From very

early on I knew I didn’t have the chops to make it on the front lines as a musician. So I’ve stuck behind the scenes ever since and haven’t looked back. I can nail a 10-second drum solo, though, if nobody’s watching.

If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be?

I live in Green Valley, so maybe Summerlin?

Whom do you admire?The executive team here at the ho-

tel. No idea is too crazy. They are con-stantly giving me the tools to try new things. And in an ever-evolving town like Las Vegas, new is necessary.

What is your biggest pet peeve?

Bands that don’t show up on time for sound check. Sure, we have the best crew in town and will still make it happen. But nobody likes to sweat if they don’t have to.

Where do you like to go for business lunches?

When I bring people on property, Culinary Dropout has an amazing menu, a beer list I can drool at dur-ing lunch, and the view from the patio can’t be beat.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

My tendency to have a messy desk. But I can produce any piece of paper you’re looking for in a moment’s no-tice.

What is something that people might not know about you?

I can do the Running Man quite well.

Q&A with Andrew courtney

In love with live music, on and off the clock

Andrew Courtney, Hard Rock Hotel’s entertainment director, started his career

booking musical talent at 16 by cold-calling a band. (ChriStopher DeVargaS)

At age 23, Andrew Courtney was working for Bruce Springsteen, managing the rock and roll icon’s guest lists. Courtney got to travel the world with The Boss, but when it came time to plant roots, he and his wife, a graduate of Green Valley High School, chose Southern Nevada. As director of entertainment at the Hard Rock Hotel, Courtney takes advantage of the thriving local music scene to keep seats filled nightly at several venues.

by the numbers

15 percentShare of U.S. consumers who, according to a Uni-

versity of Michigan survey, would prefer to ride in a car that drove, while 46 percent preferred cars with no self-

driving functions and 39 percent would be OK with a car that can drive itself un-der certain circumstances.

85 percentShare of U.S. adults who are nonsmokers, according to a report from the Centers

for Disease Control and Pre-vention. The rate climbed 2 points from 2014, the larg-

est increase since 1993.

2/3Fraction of respondents

to a Northwestern Mutual survey who said there’s at

least some chance they will outlive their savings. Only 21 percent, though, said

they have increased their savings.

$300 millionAmount Volkswagen has

invested in the ride-hailing app Gett, an Israeli startup that launched in 2010 as a potential rival to Uber and

Lyft.

100,000Number of jobs that will

be added to the economy as a result of a new rule on overtime introduced by the Obama administration, ac-cording to Goldman Sachs.

35%Share of millennial men

who live with their parents, according to a study by

the Pew Research Center. Among millennial women,

the share was 29 percent. It is the first time in American

history that a plurality of young adults in the 18-34

age bracket lived with their parents.

$62 BillionAmount that German pharmaceutical and

chemical conglomerate Bayer AG offered to buy

Monsanto Co. The biotech seed giant rejected the

offer but said it remained open to further talks.

Describe your business.

Dog Haus was founded to re-capture the nostalgic childhood experience of eating a hot dog. We offer gourmet Haus Dogs, sausages and burgers served on grilled Hawaiian rolls. Our Haus Dogs are all-beef, skinless dogs loaded with toppings.

Among the menu items are the Sooo Cali, with wild aru-gula, crispy onions, spicy ba-sil aioli avocado and tomato; Downtown Dog, featuring a smoked bacon-wrapped dog topped with caramelized onions, mayo, pickled red peppers, mustard and ketchup; or Cowboy, with smoked bacon, barbecue sauce, white American cheese and crispy onions.

What’s your most popular dish?

Las Vegas has shown a lot of love toward the Fonz, a spicy Italian sausage topped with pastrami and melted mozzarella.

Among our burgers, here in Las Vegas, it’s the Hang-over, topped with smoked bacon, haus chili, a fried egg, white American cheese and mayo.

What’s the most important part of your job?

Whether you’re a Vegas local or in town visiting, when you come to eat, you’re looking for good food and a fun time. The most important part of my job is ensuring the iconic Dog Haus experience for every customer.

It’s also important to me to build relationships with our local customers and nearby businesses, casinos, schools,

etc. I want to know their names and their orders when they walk through the door. Serving a great mix of loyal locals and visitors from around the world is what makes Dog Haus Vegas unique and why I’m excited to come to work every day.

What is the best part about

doing business in Las Vegas?

Las Vegas offers a unique and exciting cross-section of people

who we enjoy getting to meet and serve every day. We see families, college students, business professionals, indus-try professionals, cab drivers, retirees and visitors from all around the globe.

What obstacles has your business overcome?

Besides getting a liquor license in Las Vegas? That struggle is well worth it to provide our customers with a full bar and handcrafted spiked milkshakes that won’t cost you $15 like at some other places.

Being the new kid in town, we are still working to spread awareness of Dog Haus and build up the buzz for our new restaurant.

What have you learned from the recession?

The recession was a test of Dog Haus’ core values. By sticking with our mission, values and promise to our customers, we have come through stronger and more well-defined than ever. Building a loyal, passionate cus-tomer base is very important to us. Loyal customers have helped us overcome obstacles and grow nationally.

Grown-up hot dogs for the kid in us

Adam Roll, general manager of Dog Haus, displays a “Sooo Cali” dog and a beer at the restaurant. The California-

based chain specializes in creative hot dogs, burgers, sausages and fries. (STEVE MARCUS/STAff)

dog haus vegasAddress: 4480 Paradise Road

Phone: 702-435-4287Email: info@doghaus.com

Website: doghaus.comHours of operation: 11 a.m.-4 a.m. daily

Owned/operated by: Franchisee Ian Vanderburg; the first Dog Haus location opened in 2010 and was founded by Hagop Giragossian, Quasim Riaz and André Vener

In business since: March

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Be prepared for the recession’s second act

I f you or anyone you know was caught in the net of the recession, staring down breach of guarantee claims by banks, brace yourself for

the next wave of activity. When confronted with guarantee claims by banks, clients generally have three responses: fight the claim, settle the claim or concede to the claim. Many caught in the recession consented to the bank’s claim with the expectation that nothing would come of the judgment because assets were protected or because the banks would lose interest. People who chose this path should continue to read carefully, because they have de-fenses that should not be overlooked.

n The next wave of claims. Many banks that obtained judgments are disposing of those judgments by selling them to third-party collection companies. These are the same sophisticated creditors that purchased debt from the FDIC in the first instance to pursue claims, and they have rein-vented themselves to collect on judgments.

n Statute of limitation defenses. The main target of new lawsuits is the estate planning by the judgment debtors. In-deed, many took the position that their assets were protected and there could be no claims for a fraudulent transfer, which typically have a statute of limitations of one to four years.

Not to be deterred, however, creditors (who succeeded to FDIC claims) raise the issue of whether they benefit from a longer statute of limitations. The extended statute of limita-tions clearly applies to the FDIC (if it were the plaintiff) based upon a recent Nevada Supreme Court decision; but,

there are other Nevada Supreme Court decisions applying shorter state statutes of limitations to claims made by successors to the FDIC. Thus, the first hurdle of the statute of limitations remains a challenge,

and clever creditors are finding ways to extend the time they have to chase borrowers and guarantors.

n Assignment of fraudulent transfer claims. Most of the fraudulent transfer claims creditors are likely to assert were assigned to collection companies when purchasing the rights to a judgment. It is not clear, however, whether suc-cessors can pursue an assigned fraudulent transfer claim.

At least one court has ruled that fraudulent transfer claims are not assignable. Interestingly, that court relied upon the same cases cited by the Nevada Supreme Court in reaching its decision. Again, successor creditors to the FDIC argue that they can avail themselves of federal rights (belonging to the FDIC) to avoid such limitations. Thus, there is a question whether Fraudulent Transfer Claims can be prosecuted by assignees.

n Conclusion. Judgment debtors should be prepared for another assault by creditors who see another opportunity to profit. Companies that sought and received assignments of judgments are going to be pursuing fraudulent transfer claims. If you have done asset planning and have judgments against you, be prepared for the next wave of assault by op-portunistic creditors and seek legal counsel.

Frank Flansburg III is co-owner of the law firm Schwartz Flansburg.

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City leaders hot on getting NFL team, not sold on public funding for stadiumBy j.d. morrisStaff Writer

Backers of a proposed 65,000-seat football stadium have presented local tourism leaders with a tricky ques-tion: How badly do they want to bring an NFL team to Las Vegas, and how much public money do they want to recommend using to make that hap-pen?

The answer to the first part is relatively clear, as officials have ex-pressed widespread support for hav-ing the NFL in Southern Nevada. The second part of the question, however, remains up for debate.

The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee is devel-oping an answer as it vets plans for a $1.4 billion domed stadium that could house an NFL franchise, the UNLV football team and other large events. The committee heard about the pro-posal at two previous meetings, and it’s expected to return to the issue this month.

Supporters of the stadium project, which is being backed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Majestic Realty Co., have said it would have a huge posi-tive effect on the local economy and help drive more visitation to the val-ley. Yet the plan presented to the in-frastructure committee included a steep price: $750 million in public money, potentially from hotel room taxes paid largely by tourists.

Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis made it clear to the committee that he would do everything he could to make the stadium, if built, his team’s new home. Davis pledged $500 million to support the project, with $200 mil-lion of that coming from an NFL loan.

The remaining $150 million in private funds for the stadium would come from Sands and Majestic. Plans also have called for the creation of a tax increment district, which Majes-tic Executive Vice President Craig Cavileer has characterized as a mech-anism that would help the stadium’s private backers get a return on their investment.

“We build a billion-four project, bring (an NFL) team, it now generates a substantial amount of incremental tax revenue ... and so we would take that increment that we created by our investment there,” Cavileer said in an interview. “Without that increment,

you would not be successful in your investment.”

Generally speaking, the district could allow the stadium to retain some tax revenue generated by the venue, the rationale being that the revenue wouldn’t have existed with-out the stadium being built and therefore isn’t a loss to taxpayers. The district could theoretically include property taxes, live entertainment taxes paid on tickets at stadium con-certs, sales taxes from merchandise sales and so on.

Details of the proposed tax district are unclear, however, including ex-actly which taxes would be involved. But Guy Hobbs, managing director of Hobbs, Ong & Associates, said the district would likely not encompass any revenues that weren’t directly in-cidental to the stadium.

Hobbs, who sits on the infrastruc-ture panel’s technical advisory com-mittee, said tax increment revenue could flow into a pool of money that also would include funds from oper-ating the stadium. All of that could be used to pay the stadium expenses, he said, and any remaining revenue could be used to help provide a finan-cial return to Sands and Majestic.

Hobbs also noted that the private backers would be responsible for covering any operating shortfalls and construction cost overruns at the sta-dium. And he said it would be impor-tant to “stress test” the tax increment numbers to consider what an appro-priate return would look like.

“If that number gets to a point where it’s perceived to be — or is — too high, then there could be a reve-nue-sharing arrangement at certain levels, where part of that goes to a return to the equity investors and part of that goes back to the public,” Hobbs said. “Otherwise, you could have these unbridled returns, and I don’t think anybody is interested in that. This whole notion of the tax in-crement flowing in and somehow en-riching the equity investors beyond reason is not going to happen.”

Still, the idea of the tax-increment district has drawn some skepticism, including from Neil deMause, co-author of the book “Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money Into Private Profit.” DeMause has written critical-ly about the recent Las Vegas stadium proposal, and he’s been particularly wary of the proposed tax district.

DeMause said there were “tons of examples” of tax-increment financing either falling short of projections or causing other negative repercussions. For the Sands-Majestic proposal, he said that problems with a tax dis-trict would depend on what stadium backers asked for, but he remained strongly opposed to the general idea of $750 million in public funding.

“That’s an awfully high starting point,” deMause said. “The question for me is not whether this is a bad deal for Nevada — it’s how bad of a deal.”

Figures vary on the exact share of public financing for stadiums in other

cities. But data provided at the infra-structure committee’s March meet-ing indicated that stadium projects undertaken in recent years — such as Levi’s Stadium in Northern Cali-fornia — generally have not required the amount of public funding initially proposed in the Sands-Majestic plan.

But the specific amount of public funding requested by the Las Vegas stadium backers could easily change, given that the infrastructure commit-tee should consider a separate analy-sis in the future.

Steve Hill, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Devel-opment who chairs the committee, said it was important for the panel to have its own information so it wasn’t relying strictly on figures provided by Sands and Majestic.

Part of the committee’s analysis will include looking at how much of the stadium’s impact would “simply be a replacement for something else,” Hill said.

“For example, how many tourists — incrementally new tourists — would come to Las Vegas as a result of the stadium, versus how many would come and just displace somebody dif-ferent who would have come and paid the same amount for a room, or close, and spent the same amount of money in town?” Hill said. “All of that infor-mation is what we’re trying to put to-gether.”

Hill said work may not be totally wrapped up by the committee meet-ing this month, but he expected to have a significant amount of it com-pleted by then.

While the stadium figures have yet to be fully vetted, even the early num-bers have been received critically by some prominent casino executives.

MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said he was “extraordi-narily receptive to the idea” of a sta-dium for an NFL team, but he called the idea proposed in April “finan-cially untenable,” noting particular concern about the proposed tax-in-crement district.

Murren also said funding the $1.4 billion expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center — which he called “the single most important economic engine of the en-tire valley” — was more pressing. He said improved transportation infra-

oakland raiders owner mark davis stands with local Raiders fans after a

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structure should be another top prior-ity because “there’s no point in building a stadium if no one can drive or walk to it.”

Murren is not unilaterally opposed to getting a stadium built, however.

“A stadium is absolutely in the con-versation, and one that I’m welcoming because of my personal belief that foot-ball is awesome and it would be just an-other great way of elevating Las Vegas,” Murren said. “We’ll dedicate a lot of time to helping the proponents of that type of idea move their plan forward. We’re certainly not going to obstruct anything. We just want to understand this, and get to at least the requisite amount of information that a billion-plus type of investment deserves, and I think we just don’t have that right now.”

Similarly, Jan Jones Blackhurst, Cae-sars Entertainment Corp.’s executive vice president of government relations and corporate responsibility, said she would “love the Raiders to come to Las Vegas.” But she had reservations about using public money.

“I’d have to have some very compel-ling reasons to support using public money to build a stadium,” Jones Black-hurst, a former Las Vegas mayor, said.

Importantly, neither Murren nor Jones Blackhurst sits on the infrastruc-ture committee, but other represen-tatives of their companies are on the panel. And the stadium proposal has drawn strong support from Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, who sits on the committee.

Goodman recently told ESPN that “the Raiders will come if Nevada han-dles this properly,” and she relayed a similarly positive sentiment at the infrastructure committee meeting in April. Casino mogul Steve Wynn also has spoken to Davis about the possi-bility of the Raiders in Las Vegas, and Wynn reportedly supports the idea, as well.

Even if support from the commit-tee translates into a favorable funding recommendation, the stadium project would face other obstacles. One is that Gov. Brian Sandoval likely would need to call a special session of the Legisla-ture to get the project’s funding secured in a timely manner.

Cavileer said he’d already felt a lot of support from public officials for the concept of bringing the Raiders to Las Vegas.

“They want to know more details. They’re watching with a keen eye, as they should, and they need to evaluate the project,” he said. “(But) I haven’t found anyone who doesn’t think the idea is terrific.”

Another hurdle facing the stadium is that 24 of 32 NFL team owners would

have to approve the move. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones added positive momentum on that front recently when he said he wasn’t op-posed to having a team in Las Vegas.

Jones said the “gambling aspect” of Las Vegas was “far overshadowed by the entertainment value” and that the city “does not have disfavor with me, in my opinion, relative to being an NFL city,” Sports Xchange reported.

Working through the funding plans

and getting a favorable recommenda-tion from the infrastructure commit-tee is the most immediate hurdle the stadium project has to clear.

Clark County Commission Chair-man Steve Sisolak, a member of the infrastructure panel, has raised a number of questions about the stadi-um plans. He said he wanted to hear more about what the return would be for the public’s investment.

“If the public is going to put in

$750 million, there’s got to be some return on that,” he said. Sisolak said he did not think the return should go entirely to private backers, but he added that “we’ll have to look at what they propose.”

Still, if the committee can approve a suitable funding recommendation for the stadium, Sisolak said he was confident the venue would benefit Las Vegas tourism and the local econ-omy — “no doubt about it.”

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Curb appeal: This plywood alternative might better deter vacant-home break-ins By eli segallStaff Writer

At first glance, the small, decades-old house off East Charleston Bou-levard looks worn-down, in need of a paint job and landscaping at the very least.

But inside, the Las Vegas home shows what it’s become: a trashed gathering spot for squatters, vagrants and junkies.

Shopping carts are scattered about, floors are covered with trash, mat-tresses are stacked on each other, and walls and ceilings are torn apart.

“Ain’t (expletive) back there, stay out,” says a message scrawled on a wall. “Violent tweekers on guard.”

The house has been a problem for years, and it’s not the only aban-doned, beat-up property in Las Ve-gas. Now, in an effort to prevent this sort of blight, City Hall is testing whether boarding windows with an alternative to plywood will keep peo-ple from breaking into vacant houses again and again.

Safeguard Properties founder Robert Klein, whose Ohio-based company inspects homes for lend-ers, held a news conference recently at 106 Shiloah Drive and showcased his SecureView product to Metro Police officers, Las Vegas firefight-ers, code-enforcement officers, re-porters and others.

Installed on the abandoned, 1,000-square-foot home as part of a city pilot program, SecureView is a sheet plastic made of polycarbonate. According to Klein, it’s “unbreak-able” and lets first responders see in-side a house before entering.

He said plywood pushes down property values and sparks a rise in vandalism. SecureView, however, looks like a window and unlike ply-wood, city officials say, doesn’t mark a house as being abandoned.

Klein said he’s boarded “millions of properties over the past 25 years,” and he used plywood because it was “the only thing we had.”

“Plywood is a cancer,” he said.Las Vegas planning director Tom

Perrigo said city officials would evaluate the product, though he did not say how or for how long. They plan to install it on homes that are prone to break-ins and then expand the rollout.

The city boards up about 100 homes per year, he said, and about 10 to 20 percent of them are “constant-ly” broken into.

“Hopefully it will stop some of the recidivism we’re seeing with proper-ties,” code-enforcement supervisor Vicki Ozuna said.

Ozuna said the sheets installed on the one-story house on Shiloah — near Charleston Boulevard and U.S. 95 — were given to the city for free by Klein’s company. But it was unclear how much the product would cost if installed on others.

Klein said SecureView is double the price of plywood, though he did not provide dollar amounts. Ozuna said it usually costs $1,200 to $2,000 to clean a house and board it with ply-wood; she said she didn’t know the cost of using SecureView but indi-cated that people have said it’s about four times as much.

The business of boarding up hous-es seems to be growing in Las Vegas. About five years ago, city officials nor-mally cleaned and secured homes just 35 times per year, Ozuna said.

Despite its improved housing mar-ket and economy, the Las Vegas Val-ley still is littered with about 13,360 empty homes, according to foreclo-sure-tracking firm RealtyTrac.

Metro Police, for instance, say they received at least 4,458 squatter-related service calls in Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County last year. That’s up 24 percent from 2014, 69 percent from 2013 and 169 percent from 2012.

Many of the vacant homes are tied to the recession, which pummeled Las Vegas harder than almost any other metro area. Residents valley-wide lost their homes to lenders amid sweeping job cuts, and the majority of borrowers were left underwater due to plunging home values.

Such problems have eased consid-erably the past few years, but Las Ve-gas still has one of the highest rates of foreclosures and underwater bor-rowers in the country among large metro areas.

Although “everybody believes the foreclosure crisis is over,” there still is a “very large inventory” of homes whose owners have “walked away” and whose lenders show no interest in selling, Ozuna said.

She could not confirm how long the house on Shiloah had been aban-doned but said it’s been boarded up at least twice. A camp for the homeless was in the backyard at one point, and she said a contractor who was recent-ly sent to the property found needles

on the ground.And even though it has been ripped

apart, it’s not the worst-looking aban-doned house in town.

“Actually, it’s kind of clean com-pared to most of them,” Ozuna said.

Built in 1956, the one-bathroom, two-bedroom home sold in 2004 — during the real estate bubble — for $200,000, county records show. But problems started mounting by 2012, after the market crashed. Liens were filed for unpaid garbage bills, and city officials claimed a range of code violations.

Officials ordered the owner to board up the “entire structure” due to a “history of vandalism;” fix a dam-aged block wall; remove a “brown Chevy pickup;” and haul away the garbage from the property, includ-ing “loose trash, broken concrete, dumped debris (and) dead vegeta-tion,” according to filings with the Clark County Recorder’s Office.

A notice of default was filed in Sep-tember 2014, alleging the owner owed about $47,900. A month later, she sold the house for $35,074, county re-cords show — 82 percent below what she paid a decade earlier.

The problems, however, didn’t stop. The city filed a nuisance notice against the house in summer 2015 and another one in April, alleging several code violations. Among other things, the owners were told to “not allow homeless individuals to occupy the premises” and to remove graffiti, garbage, dead vegetation and a “junk vehicle,” a gold Chevy Cavalier.

Since May 1, 2014, Metro Police have had at least five calls for service at the property, including a narcotics arrest and a body, said Officer Jesse Roybal, a spokesman.

A neighbor said a woman over-dosed there. Roybal said a woman’s body was found there in March, but at the time, nothing suspicious was reported about the death.

Owner Dante Pugliese said he had tried to arrange a short sale, but the banks are “not responding” and he’s “pretty much walking away” from the home.

Pugliese said he cleaned the place five or six times, but added there are a “lot of code violations involved.”

“At this point, I’m probably just at the end of my rope on it,” he said.

anthony Krieg, with las Vegas Code enforcement, takes a swing at a Secure-

View window product being demonstrated by Safeguard Properties to Las Vegas

police and firefighters at a former squatter house. (L.e. baSkow/Staff)

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pt’s, from page 43

‘We have been a pretty tight-knit family’Thirty-four years later, that name is

synonymous with pub-style drinking and gambling in Las Vegas.

PT’s, now part of Golden Entertain-ment Inc., has become the No. 1 tavern chain in Nevada and opened its 50th lo-cation recently near the new Ikea store at Sunset Road and Durango Drive.

There are PT’s Pubs and affiliated brands from Reno to Henderson, in-cluding Sierra Gold, PT’s Ranch, Sean Patrick’s Irish Pub and a PT’s Brewing Co.

The multimillion-dollar business is almost unrecognizable from its incep-tion in 1982.

“Back then, there were like six of us,” said Gary Berger, who bartended at the original PT’s. Berger had worked for Phil and Tom at a sandwich shop before turning 21, then helped them open the pub. “It was your mom-and-pop kind of operation. We were kind of flying by the seat of the pants, learning as we were going.”

When the Boeckles hired Berger, he didn’t even fill out an application. They found out he was of age and threw him behind the bar that same day. He was promoted to manager after two years tending bar.

“It was as basic as it gets,” he recalled. “I used to hand-write my employees’ paychecks.”

Berger moved up to regional manag-er before taking over the PT’s on Ram-part and Lake Mead boulevards, where he has remained for the past 24 years.

“Back then, and to this day, we have been a pretty tight-knit family, espe-cially with my employees at my loca-tion,” Berger said. “They are like my family, my brothers and sisters.”

The Boeckles expanded PT’s to 23 locations before selling the company to Blake Sartini and Golden Entertain-ment in 2002.

“When we bought them, they were very recognized here in town, but we saw something that showed us great potential to be much more than they were,” said Golden Entertainment COO Steve Arcana, who joined the company in 2003. “They were nice little neighborhood bars with a strong following, but more than anything, they had a great core of employees.”

In 2004, the first Sierra Gold opened in Reno, giving patrons a more afflu-ent version of the pub and an expanded food menu. The first Sierra Gold in Las Vegas opened the next year.

“It was a great benchmark for us,”

Arcana said. “When we opened that lo-cation, it really put us on the map. Ev-eryone said ‘That’s really not just your average bar.’ ”

It was the same year Golden Enter-tainment built its first two pubs from the ground up.

“It was a great moment for us,” Ar-cana said. “We built them basically from dirt, and that was really a great ac-complishment.”

In 2012, the first PT’s Ranch swung open its doors on Pebble Road and Eastern Avenue. The 7,000 square-foot, western-themed bar serves a special

Southwest menu and cowboy-inspired cocktails.

The 50th location is a PT’s Ranch with even more bells and whistles than others in the chain. A grand opening is scheduled for June 9 with live music, discounted appetizers and specials on drinks and gaming.

“It is incredibly rewarding for my-self and our company, to see the grand opening of our 50th tavern,” Arcana said. “Because of the immense popu-larity of our brands in the southern Nevada community, in addition to our commitment in delivering exceptional

service and a quality product, PT’s has morphed into a household name.”

While continuing to broaden the PT’s footprint, the company also is planning a key expansion of its menus — it will soon begin offering PT’s home-brewed beers at every location across the valley.

PT’s Brewing Co. opened this year on Tenaya Way near Cheyenne Avenue, and company officials said it had been a hit. The location brews nine signature house beers, most of which are named for local streets, Sahara Pale Ale and Durango Double Indian Pale Ale among them.

PT’s plans to add two more locations by the end of the year, and Arcana says the company wants to build or acquire a half-dozen locations every year going forward.

“Phil and Tom’s goal was to get big-ger and keep growing the business, and when they decided to sell and Blake took over, he definitely had the same motivation to continue to grow the business,” Berger said.

After three decades with PT’s and watching it grow into a giant, Berger says he still loves working for the com-pany as much as he did when he started pouring drinks on Palm Street.

“We are a very well-rounded busi-ness, and I have a lot of confidence in the company,” Berger said. “It’s been a great ride, and I’ve enjoyed the entire thing.”

sierra gold taverns are part of the pt’s brand. There are four such taverns in the Las Vegas Valley. Below, twin brothers Phil

and Tom Boeckle are pictured at the first PT’s Pub. (aBoVe: mikayLa whiTmore/sTaff; BeLow: sTeVe marcus/sTaff)

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Calendar of eventsTUESDAY, MAY 31

TOBY training workshop luncheon

Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: RBM Building Services Inc.,

6295 S. Pearl St., Suite 200, Las Vegas

Information: Email kimberly@bomanevada.org

Learn how to enter and be selected for the

Building Owners and Managers Association of

Nevada’s TOBY: The Outstanding Building of

the Year.

Business-to-Business Mixer Expo

Time: 5:30-9 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave.,

Las Vegas

Information: Visit ltbusinessexpo.com

Mingle with hundreds of business leaders, pro-

fessionals and vendors.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 How to Make Money with

Commercial Real Estate Referrals

Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: Keller Williams Southern Nevada,

Large Training Room, 10424 S. Eastern Ave.,

Suite 200, Henderson

Information: Call 702-777-0002

Enjoy a complimentary Champagne brunch and

learn about commercial real estate, the earning

of commissions and how to facilitate profit.

Las Vegas India Chamber of Commerce mixer

Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free India Chamber

members; $20 advance/$25 door nonmembers

Location: Royal India Bistro at the Rio, 3700

W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas

Information: Call Bindi at 702-492-4920

Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison will speak on efforts to

do business and promote tourism in India and

the opening of TravelNevada offices there.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2 Roadmap to Success

Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free for Henderson

Chamber members; $25 nonmembers; $10 ad-

ditional for walk-ins

Location: Henderson Business Resource Center,

112 S. Water St., Henderson

Information: Call Bill at 702-209-3967

Learn how to negotiate a contract, including what

you can and should negotiate, as well as impor-

tant terms used in contracts. RSVP by May 31.

Uncorked: A Wine, Jazz

and Connecting Experience

Time: 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: View Wine Bar and Kitchen,

420 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 150, Las Vegas

Information: Visit salesnetwork.org

The National Sales Network invites sales profes-

sionals to this exclusive networking experience.

Tickets are limited.

AMA June luncheon

Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 AMA members;

$45 nonmembers

Location: Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and

Wine Bar, 6515 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit amalasvegas.com

Join the American Marketing Association and

Kevin Camper, senior vice president of sales and

marketing for Las Vegas Motor Speedway, to learn

how Insomniac will make this year’s Electric Daisy

Carnival the most creative and immersive yet.

Sevocity Electronic Health Records Conference

Time: 1 p.m., as well as 8 a.m. June 3 Cost: $49

for each preconference session; $449 event

registration; $125 guest admission

Location: Aria, 3730 Las Vegas Blvd. South,

Las Vegas

Information: Visit sevocity.com

Learn from industry leaders and Sevocity’s prod-

uct experts about how to tighten workflows and

strengthen revenue streams. Also, get updated on

what’s going on in health care and health-care IT.

Sales and Management career fair

Time: 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas

Information: Visit hirelive.com

HireLive hosts this job fair for professionals in

sales, retail and management. Many of the hiring

companies offer full benefits, opportunity for

growth and $70,000 salaries plus.

CREW monthly luncheon

Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $40 CREW members;

$50 nonmembers

Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000

Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas

Information: Visit crewlv.org

The Commercial Real Estate Women of Las Ve-

gas will provide updates on the economy.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3 Small Business Startup Steps

Time: 9-11:30 a.m. Cost: Free

Location: Henderson Business Resource Center,

112 S. Water St., Henderson

Information: Call 702-876-0003

This program assists attendees in planning and

developing a successful local business. Advisers

are available to schedule one-on-one counseling.

Desayuno con Amigos

Time: 7:30 a.m. Cost: $15 Latin Chamber mem-

bers; $20 nonmembers

Location: Sprint Store, 3862 W. Sahara Ave.,

Las Vegas

Information: Visit lvlcc.com

Network with Latin Chamber of Commerce

members over breakfast.

Conventions ExpECTED SHOW LOCATIOn DATES ATTEnDAnCE

Gem & Lapidary Dealers Association

Gem and Jewelry Show Mirage May 30-June 2 300

national Association of nutrition and Aging

Services programs annual training conference Mirage June 1-3 100

Las Vegas Antique Jewelry and Watch Show Paris Las Vegas June 2-5 800

Couture 2016 Wynn Las Vegas June 2-6 4,000

JCK Annual Trade Show Mandalay Bay June 3-6 39,000

pegasystems Inc. — pegaWorld 2016 MGM Grand June 4-8 4,500

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society

annual scientific meeting Tropicana June 4-12 500

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Records and TransactionsBankruptciesChapter 7Dream Car Auto Sales Inc.4375 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 23 Las Vegas, NV 89104Attorney: David M. Crosby at info@crosby.lvcoxmail.com

Chapter 11Linden & Associates PC2725 S. Jones Blvd, Suite 104Las Vegas, NV 89146Attorney: Ryan J. Works at rworks@mcdonaldcarano.com

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Big Deer Holdings LLC9850 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 20Las Vegas, NV 89183Attorney: Taylor L. Randolph at tr@randolphlawfirm.com

APS-Stellar View LLC8020 W. Sahara Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89117Attorney: Keen L. Ellsworth at keen@silverstatelaw.com

Luz M. Frias2113 Alhambra CircleLas Vegas, NV 89104Attorney: Michael J. Harker at notices@harkerlawfirm.com

Bid OppOrtunitiesMay 313 p.m.OHV registration program market-ingClark County, 604076Sherry Wimmer at sherryw@clarkcountynv.gov

June 22:15 p.m.Stephanie campus, vehicle mainte-nance facility: pavement, stormwa-ter and parking improvementsClark County, 604037Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@clarkcountynv.gov

June 33 p.m.Clark County Social Service plan-ning for VIVO permanent housing projectClark County, 604041Sherry Wimmer at sherryw@clarkcountynv.gov

3 p.m.Clark County Social Service evalu-ation for the VIVO housing projectClark County, 604042Sherry Wimmer at sherryw@clarkcountynv.gov

BrOkered transactiOnsSaleS$1.2 million for 6,300 square feet, office139 E. Warm Springs Road, Las Vegas 89119Landlord: Foundation Executive Suites LLCLandlord agent: Dean Willmore and Chelsy CardinTenant: Daniel J. BeumerTenant: Did not disclose

$1.15 million for 22,540 square feet, retail2651 Westwood Drive, Las Vegas 89109Landlord: 2010-1 CRE NV-Industrial LLCLandlord agent: Jackie Young and Liz Clare of Avison YoungTenant: Reservoir 26 LLCTenant: David Makabi of Network Realty

$910,000 for 9,588 square feet, industrial6847 S. Eastern Ave A&B, Las Vegas 89119Landlord: Turner FundingLandlord agent: Brian Riffel and Tyler JonesTenant: Nagala Family PartnershipTenant: Did not disclose

$125,000 for 1.03 acres, landAPN: 124-22-101-010, North Las Vegas Landlord: North Valley Land Co. LLCLandlord agent: Did not discloseTenant: Starr Decatur LLCTenant: Brian Fike

leaSe$125,000 for 2,400 square feet, retail for 60 months3441 W. Sahara Ave., Suites D2 and D3, Las Vegas 89118Landlord: Teddy Enterprises and AssociatesLandlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Com-mercial Executives Real Estate ServicesTenant: Diya Eyebrow ThreadingTenant: Did not disclose

$74,508 for 1,971 square feet, of-fice for 36 months3267 E. Warm Springs, Las Vegas 89120Landlord: Greene Street LLCLandlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Com-mercial Executives Real Estate ServicesTenant: GSP Financial StrategiesTenant: Did not disclose

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Address: 7472 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 102, Las VegasOwner: Simone Castellano

The D ShopLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 301 Fremont St., Las VegasOwner: The Marshall Retail Group LLC

The SuiteLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite F12, Las VegasOwner: The Suite LLC

The Lead TeamLicense type: Management or consulting serviceAddress: 3160 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 103, Las VegasOwner: The Lead Team LLC

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Thompson, KyleLicense type: Massage therapistAddress: 6530 Annie Oakley Drive, Suite 2627, HendersonOwner: Kyle Thompson

Top ManagementLicense type: Real estateAddress: 1810 E. Sahara Ave., Las VegasOwner: Top Real Estate Inc.

Touchstone Peaceful RidgeLicense type: Real estate devel-operAddress: 9205 W. Russell Road, Suite 235, Las VegasOwner: Touchstone Peaceful Ridge LLC

Treidgen Industries LLCLicense type: Repair and mainte-nanceAddress: 9323 Briar Bridge Ave., Las VegasOwner: Jessica Franklin Reber and Ben Reber

US Foods LVLicense type: MultivendorAddress: 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las VegasOwner: U.S. Foods Inc.

Vegas SmoothiesLicense type: RestaurantAddress: 8465 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 114, Las VegasOwner: Igor Ummel

Vicki KallmanLicense type: General services (counter / office)Address: 2400 N. Tenaya Way, Las VegasOwner: Vicki Kallman

Violeta’s CleaningLicense type: Residential property

maintenance Address: Did not discloseOwner: Alma Fuentes

Vivi Nails SpaLicense type: Beauty parlorAddress: 6120 N. Decatur Blvd., North Las VegasOwner: Vu & Le LLC

Water St. MartLicense type: Beer, wine, spirit-based product off-saleAddress: 147 S. Water St., Suite 100, HendersonOwner: Indian Bowl Cuisine LLC

Wilson, DinoLicense type: Door-to-door solici-tor and peddlerAddress: 6389 Whispering Clouds Court, HendersonOwner: Dino Wilson

Wired Up Electrical Services, LLCLicense type: New construction, service callsAddress: 6060 Thorne Bay Court, HendersonOwner: Wired Up Electrical Ser-vices, LLC

Wycoff Environmental ConsultingLicense type: Environmental analysisAddress: Las VegasOwner: Wycoff Environmental Consulting LLC

Zone Services LLCLicense type: TruckingAddress: 9828 Cantebury Rose Lane, Las VegasOwner: Chad Harris

42 Consulting NV LLCLicense type: Bookkeeping Address: 2920 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 114, HendersonOwner: 42 Consulting NV LLC

443 Associates LLCLicense type: Management or consulting serviceAddress: Did not discloseOwner: Robert Ljungquist and Robert Ljungquist Jr.

A Affordable Water TreatmentLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 1211 S. Eastern Ave., Las VegasOwner: Bobby G. Burns

A Compassionate Health Care LLCLicense type: Interjurisdictional businessAddress: 6290 S. Rainbow Blvd., HendersonOwner: A Compassionate Health Care LLC

A New ImageLicense type: Residential property maintenanceAddress: Las VegasOwner: Lacy Gibson

A Pro Contractor Services LLCLicense type: HVACAddress: 1633 N. Boulder Highway, HendersonOwner: A Pro Contractor Services LLC

A WirelessLicense type: Miscellaneous sales/serviceAddress: 2027 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las VegasOwner: ABC Phones of North Carolina Inc.

AAA Action Garage Doors, LLCLicense type: ContractorAddress: 151 E. Sunset Road, HendersonOwner: AAA Action Garage Doors LLC

ACL Construction LLCLicense type: Home repairAddress: 8302 Sunset Horizon St., HendersonOwner: ACL Construction LLC

Affirm Hartman RealtyLicense type: Real estateAddress: 10161 Park Run Drive, Suite 150, HendersonOwner: Carole Hartman LLC

Alejandra PiedraLicense type: Real estateAddress: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las VegasOwner: Alejandra Piedra

All American Youth Football LeagueLicense type: Nonprofit commu-nity servicesAddress: 1788 Amarone Way, Las VegasOwner: James C. Silvas and Monica Silvas

Alumaline Contracting Services Inc.License type: ContractorAddress: 4660 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 207, HendersonOwner: Donald Puckett

American Nevada RealtyLicense type: Real estateAddress: 2360 Corporate Circle, HendersonOwner: American Nevada Realty LLC

Andyb.Golf.ComLicense type: Miscellaneous sales/serviceAddress: 3109 Meadow Flower Ave., North Las VegasOwner: Andrew Brewer

Angel Leg ApparelLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite C03, Las VegasOwner: Angel W. Luo

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Associa Nevada SouthLicense type: Real estateAddress: 10120 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 200, HendersonOwner: Benchmark Properties Inc.

Avalon Meat CandyLicense type: Interjurisdictional businessAddress: 9770 Avalon Ave., Hen-dersonOwner: Avalon Meat Candy LLC

Awesome Home Inspection LLCLicense type: Professional servicesAddress: Did not discloseOwner: Richard Bovino and Kath-erine Enneper

Ayumi KimLicense type: Real estateAddress: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Ayumi Kim

Big Time AmusementLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 4993 W. Diablo Drive, Las VegasOwner: Big Time Amusement Inc.

Brian MlekushLicense type: Real estateAddress: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Brian Mlekush

Campbell’s Appliance Service LLCLicense type: Repair and mainte-nanceAddress: 80 Megan Drive, Las VegasOwner: David Campbell and An-gela Campbell

Carl Noormaa MassageLicense type: Massage therapistAddress: 2757 Old Bear Canyon St., Las VegasOwner: Carl Noormaa

Carter’s Bath FactoryLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite C42, Las VegasOwner: Danielle Carter

Ca$ino’ssage Inc.License type: MassageAddress: 4760 S. Pecos Road, Suite 208, Las VegasOwner: Ca$Ino’ssage

Cellairis of HendersonLicense type: Cellphone and device repair.Address: 540 Marks St., HendersonOwner: Yoon Seong

Charles F. BushLicense type: Real estateAddress: 9310 Sun City Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Charles F. Bush

City Wide ElectricLicense type: Contractor

Address: Did not discloseOwner: Mann Investments LLC

ClassertainmentLicense type: Employment agencyAddress: Did not discloseOwner: Vixury Inc.

Clean A LotLicense type: Repair and mainte-nanceAddress: Did not discloseOwner: Clean A Lot LLC

Color SplashLicense type: CosmetologyAddress: 9310 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 4, Las VegasOwner: CS Sahara LLC

Consolidated Mechanical LLCLicense type: ContractorAddress: 3230 W. Hacienda Ave., Suite 304, HendersonOwner: Thomas Bloss Jr.

Creative Applications Inc.License type: ConsultingAddress: 2310 Carinth Way, Hen-dersonOwner: Creative Applications Inc.

Curago Vita Wellness InstituteLicense type: Educational center for physical, mental, spiritual healthAddress: 2551 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 205B, HendersonOwner: Curago Vita LLC

Cutting BoardLicense type: RestaurantAddress: 2131 Rock Springs Drive, Las VegasOwner: Rapsalicious LV LLC

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Dabbers Glass HouseLicense type: Tobacco dealerAddress: 1980 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 103, Las VegasOwner: Dabbers Glass House LLC

Dana BenrudLicense type: Real estateAddress: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las VegasOwner: Dana Benrud PC

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Demetrius McWhorterLicense type: Real estateAddress: 1050 Indigo Drive, Suite 115, Las VegasOwner: LV Asset Holdings LLC

Dent Solutions LLCLicense types: Interjurisdictional business and automotive garage/service station (minor)Address: 8093 Leather Harness St., HendersonOwner: Dent Solutions LLC

Desert Shadez LLCLicense type: ContractorAddress: 7291 Purple Shadow Ave., HendersonOwner: Daniel Sandoval

Don Vern SmithLicense type: Commodity or secu-rities broker or dealerAddress: 501 S. Rancho Drive, Suite I58, Las VegasOwner: Don V. Smith

Downtown Crown British PubLicense type: Alcoholic beverage catererAddress: 107 E. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: SNP Entertainment Inc.

Doyle CurtisLicense type: Real estateAddress: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Doyle Curtis

Dreikosen Door Service LLCLicense type: ContractorAddress: Did not discloseOwner: Jeffery Dreikosen

Eab Short Term RentalLicense type: Short-term residen-tial rental (pm)Address: 704 Upland Place, Las VegasOwner: Eab Short Term Rental LLC

Emanuela LimpedeLicense type: Real estateAddress: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Emanuela Limpede

Eurest Dining ServicesLicense type: Alcoholic beverage catererAddress: 400 Stewart Ave., Las VegasOwner: Compass LV LLC

Evelyn AguayoLicense type: Massage therapistAddress: 7311 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 110, Las VegasOwner: Evelyn Aguayo

Excalibur Consulting LLCLicense type: Private investiga-tors/related

Address: 9550 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 253, HendersonOwner: Excalibur Consulting LLC

Express Auto Insurance LLCLicense type: Insurance agencyAddress: 1211 E. Sahara Ave., Las VegasOwner: Maria Reyes

Felipes Tacos 3License type: Open-air vendingAddress: 1550 N. Rancho Drive, Las VegasOwner: Yaya and Nereida’s Group Inc.

Finance of America Reverse LLCLicense type: Professional servicesAddress: 2300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 800, Las VegasOwner: Graham A. Fleming

Fit for LifeLicense type: Interjurisdictional businessAddress: 1097 Bearpaw Catch Court, HendersonOwner: Rajinder Kumar Man-chanda

Five Diamond Mobile Auto SpaLicense type: Automobile detailingAddress: 2120 Pipeline Beach Court, Las VegasOwner: Gunnar Osen

Freedom Imaging IncLicense type: General retail salesAddress: 3200 Polaris Ave., Suite 23, Las VegasOwner: William L. Payne Jr., Mark Cardone and Jennifer Stephenson

Freeman’s Painting, LLCLicense type: PaintingAddress: 7368 Cisco Lane, Hen-dersonOwner: Freeman’s Painting LLC

GFY Burgers & FriesLicense type: Interjurisdictional businessAddress: 8609 W. Sahara Ave., HendersonOwner: GFY Ltd

Global Expo DisplaysLicense type: Management or consulting serviceAddress: Did not discloseOwner: William Petrie

Global FoodsLicense type: Food for restaurantsAddress: 830 E. Horizon Drive, HendersonOwner: Global Foods LV Inc.

GNC KK5004License type: Health food storeAddress: 1306 E. Craig Road, North Las VegasOwner: Manuel Oviedo

Gypsy CafeLicense type: RestaurantAddress: 1512 S. Main St., Las

VegasOwner: Evelyn Aguirre Devillegas

Handyman ServicesLicense types: Trucking, property maintenance and residential prop-erty maintenanceAddress: 4490 Wyoming Ave., HendersonOwner: Jose Ruiz-Marquez

Hansen & Hansen Agency IncLicense type: Insurance agencyAddress: 633 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite K, Las VegasOwner: Michael Hansen

Happy Ice Cream 2License type: Ice cream truckAddress: 1100 Searles Ave., Las VegasOwner: Jagjit Singh

BuILDInG PeRMITS$21,832,535, multifamily901 Fremont St., Las VegasKorte Co.

$2,812,907, commercial 901 Fremont St., Las VegasKorte Co.

$1,620,000, sign 7260 W. Sahara Ave., Las VegasKorte Co.

$971,193, commercial-alteration3330 E. Gowan Road, North Las VegasTWC Construction Inc.

$938,903, commercial-alteration2917 E. Alexander Road, North Las VegasHi-Con Inc.

$750,000, sign 7260 W. Sahara Ave., Las VegasKorte Co.

$600,000, commercial 6051 N. Decatur Blvd., Las VegasDC Building Group LLC

$511,440, commercial 901 Fremont St., Las VegasKorte Co.

$359,818, commercial-alteration1515 W. Craig Road, North Las VegasHeartland Retail Construction

$346,396, residential-custom1324 Villa Barolo Avenue, HendersonBlue Heron

$335,000, sign 163 N. Nellis Blvd., Las VegasAmerican Retail Contractors LLC

$300,000, commercial 6051 N. Decatur Blvd., Las VegasDC Building Group LLC

$300,000, commercial-remodel777 W. Lake Mead Parkway,

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Records and TransactionsHendersonBentar Development Inc.

$263,462, commercial-alteration2200 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las VegasMaster Built Construction LLC

$238,827, residential-new1013 Bluebird Ridge Court, North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada

$238,827, residential-new1024 Bluebird Ridge Court, North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada

$235,995, residential-production2814 Belmont Drive, HendersonRyland Homes

$229,452, residential-production2815 Candelaria Drive, HendersonRyland Homes

$225,609, sign 410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 470, Las VegasYack Construction Inc.

$225,000, sign 8780 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 105, Las VegasKC Maintenance Inc.

$224,960, commercial-remodel10420 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 100, Henderson10 Nine Design Group

$220,827, residential-new1008 Bluebird Ridge Court, North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada

$220,000, sign 2351 S. Fort Apache Road, Las VegasR & K Development

$218,972, residential-production x42127, 2142, 2143 and 2150 Monte Bianco Place, HendersonPardee Homes of Nevada

$218,196, residential-production1172 Monte De Luz Way, HendersonBlue Heron

$206,995, residential-production100 and 101 Appia Place, HendersonWilliam Lyon Homes Inc.

$203,258, single-family tract 437 Rosina Vista St., Las VegasWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC

$198,944, residential-new x31016, 1021 and 1025 Bluebird Ridge Court, North Las VegasPardee Homes Of Nevada

$190,639, single-family tract 12066 Portamento Court, Las VegasWilliam Lyon Homes Inc.

$189,101, single-family tract 9753 Ponderosa Skye Court, Las

VegasCentury Communities of Nevada

$186,273, single-family tract 8874 Saxon Canyon St., Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$185,813, residential-production552 Possibilities St., HendersonWoodside Homes of Nevada Inc.

$185,647, single-family tract 12236 Lorenzo Ave., Las VegasPulte Homes of Nevada

$185,647, single-family tract 331 Rezzo St., Las VegasPulte Homes Of Nevada

$185,000, sign 7961 W. Tropical Parkway, Suite 120, Las VegasHorizon Retail Construction Inc.

$181,821, residential-production1931 Foro Romano St., HendersonToll Henderson LLC

$181,244, single-family tract 441 Rosina Vista St., Las VegasWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC

$178,580, single-family tract 9613 Ponderosa Skye Court, Las VegasCentury Communities of Nevada

$177,968, single-family tract x312042, 12060 and 12072 Portamen-to Court, Las VegasWilliam Lyon Homes Inc.

$173,281, single-family tract 10539 Laurel Mountain Lane, Las VegasAdaven Homes LLC

$173,281, single-family tract 10516 Sparks Summit Lane, Las VegasAdaven Homes LLC

$170,073, disaster 732 Bedford Road, Las VegasHar-Bro Construction & Consult

$169,843, residential-production x22126 and 2135 Monte Bianco Place, HendersonPardee Homes Of Nevada

$168,731, residential-new x31009, 1012 and 1017 Bluebird Ridge Court, North Las VegasPardee Homes Of Nevada

$168,225, single-family tract x212048 and 12054 Portamento Court, Las VegasWilliam Lyon Homes Inc.

$163,934, commercial-alteration2917 E. Alexander Road, North Las VegasHi-Con Inc.

$161,914, residential-production

161 Littlestone St., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$160,694, residential-production2134 Monte Bianco Place, HendersonPardee Homes of Nevada

$159,363, residential-production x22534 and 2540 Desante Drive, HendersonToll Henderson LLC

$158,975, residential-production1366 Reef Point Ave., HendersonRyland Homes

$158,479, residential-new3716 Fuselier Drive, North Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$158,034, single-family tract 10512 Sparks Summit Lane, Las VegasAdaven Homes LLC

$157,019, single-family tract x2319 and 334 Rezzo St., Las VegasPulte Homes Of Nevada

$157,019, single-family tract 12217 Lorenzo Ave., Las VegasPulte Homes Of Nevada

$156,169, rehab1527 Woodward Heights Way, North Las VegasAdvantage Builders Of Nevada,

$154,866, single-family tract 7294 Durand Park St., Las VegasToll North LV LLC

$149,881, residential-production3217 Monte Stella Ave., HendersonToll Henderson LLC

$147,164, residential-production x2676 and 680 Tremaine Court, HendersonStorybook Contracting LLC

$146,497, single-family tract x27512 and 7516 Old Compton St., Las VegasGreystone Nevada LLC

$143,776, residential-new x26216 and 6217 Stratford Bay St., North Las VegasKB Home Nevada Inc.

$142,839, residential-production2548 Atalore St., HendersonToll Henderson LLC

$142,839, residential-production3116 Pavilio Drive, HendersonToll Henderson LLC

$142,150, single-family tract 9685 Shadow Cliff Ave., Las VegasCentury Communities of Nevada

$142,150, single-family tract 9684 Treeline Run Ave., Las VegasCentury Communities of Nevada

$141,198, single-family tract 10825 Beecher Park Ave., Las VegasToll North LV LLC

$140,924, single-family tract 100 Silvati St., Las VegasPulte Homes of Nevada

$140,924, single-family tract 11847 Tavema Ave., Las VegasPulte Homes of Nevada

$140,919, single-family tract 12290 Terrace Verde Ave., Las VegasKB Home Nevada Inc.

$140,289, residential-production x2359 and 363 Wilford Springs St., HendersonDR Horton Inc.

$139,734, residential-production678 Tremaine Court, HendersonStorybook Contracting LLC

$136,906, residential-production887 Harbor Avenue, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$136,699, single-family tract 262 Besame Court, Las VegasToll South LV LLC

$135,531, single-family tract 10644 Marble Arch St., Las VegasGreystone Nevada LLC

$134,760, single-family tract 24 Berneri Drive, Las VegasPulte Homes of Nevada

$134,744, residential-production357 and 361 Wilford Springs St., HendersonDR Horton Inc.

$132,796, single-family tract 19 Berneri Drive, Las VegasPulte Homes of Nevada

$132,583, commercial-alteration3460 W. Cheyenne Ave., North Las VegasFEI Construction

$129,476, residential-production165 Sand Lake St., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$129,039, residential-new3712 Fuselier Drive, North Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$129,039, residential-new2416 Charmed Oasis Court, North Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$126,260, residential-production674 Tremaine Court, HendersonStorybook Contracting LLC

$124,929, residential-production3114 Carpineti Court, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$123,813, single-family tract 9091 Island Wolf Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc.

$121,327, residential-new3708 Fuselier Drive, North Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$116,927, single-family tract 11886 Corenzio Ave., Las VegasPulte Homes of Nevada

$116,659, single-family tract 9675 Treeline Run Ave., Las VegasCentury Communities of Nevada

$115,373, residential-new x225 and 45 Morrestown Ave., North Las VegasWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC

$115,336, residential-production971 Spiracle Ave., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$113,227, single-family tract x29097 and 9115 Island Wolf Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc.

$109,846, residential-production3057 Savella Ave., HendersonBeazer Homes Holdings Corp.

$109,288, commercial-addition3901 Donna St., North Las VegasC.R. Meyer & Sons Co. Inc.

$107,961, residential-production142 Littlestone St., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$107,887, single-family tract 9103 Island Wolf Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc.

$106,351, electrical 11987 Dolcemente Lane, Las VegasTejas Underground LLC

$106,108, residential-new x26213 and 6220 Stratford Bay St., North Las VegasKB Home Nevada Inc.

$103,549, single-family tract x29109 and 9121 Island Wolf Ave., Las VegasDR Horton Inc.

$102,527, residential-production x2895 and 897 Spiracle Ave., Hen-dersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

$92,054, single-family tract 10648 Marble Arch St., Las VegasGreystone Nevada LLC

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*Net income (loss) is, in applicable cases, less that attributable to noncontrolling interests

Category: publiCly reporting Companies(ranked by revenue for the most reCently Completed fisCal year)

Company RevenueNet Income (loss)* Total Assets Year Est. Top executive

1 Las Vegas Sands Corp.3355 Las Vegas Blvd. SouthLas Vegas, NV 89109702-414-1000 • sands.com

$12.4 billion $2 billion $21 billion 1990 Sheldon Adelson, chairman, CEO

2 MGM Resorts International3600 Las Vegas Blvd. SouthLas Vegas, NV 89109702-693-7120 • mgmresorts.com

$9.2 billion ($448 million) $25.2 billion 1986 James J. Murren, chairman, CEO

3 Caesars Entertainment Corp.One Caesars Palace DriveLas Vegas, NV 89109702-407-6000 • caesars.com

$4.7 billion $6 billion $12.1 billion 1999 Gary Loveman, chairman, chairman; Mark Frissora, CEO and president

4 Wynn Resorts Ltd.3131 Las Vegas Blvd. SouthLas Vegas, NV 89109702-770-7555 • wynnresorts.com

$4 billion $195 million $10.5 billion 2005 Steve Wynn, chairman, CEO

5 Scientific Games Corp.6650 S. El Camino RoadLas Vegas, NV 89118702-897-7150 • scientificgames.com

$2.8 billion ($1.4 billion) $7.7 billion 1989 M. Gavin Isaacs, president, CEO

6 Southwest Gas Corp.5241 Spring Mountain RoadPO Box 98510Las Vegas, NV 89193702-876-7237 • swgas.com

$2.5 billion $1.1 million $5.4 billion 1954 John P. Hester, president, CEO

7 Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.3980 Howard Hughes ParkwayLas Vegas, NV 89169702-541-7777 • pnkinc.com

$2.3 billion $48.9 million $4.5 billion 1997 Anthony Sanfilippo, CEO

8 Boyd Gaming Corp.3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, 9th FloorLas Vegas, NV 89169702-792-7200 • boydgaming.com

$2.2 billion $47 million $4.4 billion 1974 William S. Boyd, executive chairman

9 Station Casinos LLC1505 S. Pavilion Center DriveLas Vegas, NV 89135702-495-3000 • sclv.com

$1.4 billion $5.6 million $2.9 billion 1976 Frank Fertitta III, manager, CEO

10 Allegiant Travel Co.1201 N. Town Center DriveLas Vegas, NV 89144702-851-7300 • allegiantair.com

$1.3 billion $220 million $1.4 billion 1997 Maurice Gallagher Jr., CEO, director

11 Global Cash Access Holdings Inc.7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100Las Vegas, NV 891131-800-833-7110 • gcainc.com

$827 million ($105 million) $1.6 billion 1998 Michael Rumbolz, interim president, CEO

12 Tropicana Entertainment Inc.8345 W. Sunset Road, Suite 200Las Vegas, NV 89113702-589-3900 • tropicanacasinos.com

$811 million $37.4 million $1.3 billion 2007 Anthony Rodio, president, CEO

13 Affinity Gaming3755 Breakthrough Way, Suite 300Las Vegas, NV 89135702-341-2400 • affinitygamingllc.com

$393 million ($13.1 million) $603.7 million 1987 Michael Silberling, CEO

14 American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC2000 Las Vegas Blvd. SouthLas Vegas, NV 89104702-380-7777 • acepllc.com

$373 million $12 million $1.2 billion 2003 Frank Riolo, CEO

15 Full House Resorts Inc.4670 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 190Las Vegas, NV 89147702-221-7800 • fullhouseresorts.com

$124.6 million ($1.3 million) $142.8 million 1994 Daniel Lee, CEO

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1a BrainTrust8948 Spanish Ridge Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89148702-862-4242 • www.braintrustlv.com

2006 36 37 Ethel M Chocolates, In-terstate Hotels & Resorts, Richard Petty Driving Experience

Michael Coldwell, Kurt Ouchida, man-aging partners

1b Kirvin Doak5230 W. Patrick LaneLas Vegas, NV 89118702-737-3100 • kirvindoak.com

1999 36 34 MGM Resorts, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Electric Daisy Carnival

Bill Doak, partner

3 MassMedia 3333 E. Serene Ave., Suite 100Henderson, NV 89074702-433-4331 • massmediacc.com

1997 34 14 HealthCare Partners; Southwest Gas; McDonald’s

Kassi Belz, president

4 Bruce Merrin Public Relations3885 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite 3001Las Vegas, NV 89103702-367-0331 • celebrityspeakersentertainment.com

1991 26 24 Full Throttle Boxing; BluBlocker Sunglasses; Jeff Hoffman co-founder Priceline.com

Bruce Merrin, president

5 Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations & Public Affairs100 N. City Parkway, Suite 750Las Vegas, NV 89106702-933-7777 • ffwpr.vegas

1998 16 50 Regional Transportation Commission, Summerlin/Howard Hughes Corp., Cox Communications, Southern Nevada Water Authority

Melissa Warren, managing partner

6 Wicked Creative6173 S. Rainbow Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89118702-868-4545 • wickedcreative.com

2007 13 Did not disclose Aliante Casino, La Cave Wine & Food Hideaway, Life Time Fitness

Stephanie Wilson, president

7 The Firm Public Relations & Marketing6157 S. Rainbow Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89131702-739-9933 • thefirmpr.com

1993 12 25 AAA Nevada, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Three Square Food Bank

Solveig Raftery, president/CEO

8a The Ferraro Group9516 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 310Las Vegas, NV 89147702-367-7771 • theferrarogroup.com

2001 11 27 Smith’s Food & Drug Stores, WGU Nevada, Nathan Adelson Hospice

Holly Silvestri, principal

8b Purdue Marion & Associates3455 Cliff Shadows Parkway, Suite 190Las Vegas, NV 89129702-222-2362 • www.purduemarion.com

2002 11 20 Lake Las Vegas, Mountain’s Edge Master Planned Community, Re-public Services

Lynn Purdue and Bill Marion, partners

8c R&R Partners900 S. Pavilion Center DriveLas Vegas, NV 89144702-228-0222 • www.rrpartners.com

1974 11 Did not disclose Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, NV Energy, American Medical Response

Billy Vassiliadis, CEO

11a Imagine Communications11500 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 250Henderson, NV 89052702-837-8996 • weareimagine.com

2000 10 40 Galleria at Sunset, Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Valley Bank of Nevada

Brian Rouff, managing partner

11b Preferred Public Relations2630 S. Jones Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89146702-254-5704 • preferredpublicrelations.com

1999 10 25 Fremont Street Experience, Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino, Grimaldi’s Pizzeria

Michele D. Tell-Woodrow, founder/ president

13a Allied Integrated Marketing / 87AM3340 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 100Las Vegas, NV 89102702-832-3274 • alliedim.com

2013 9 Did not disclose Venetian/Palazzo; Palms Casino Resort; Wolfgang Puck Worldwide

Arlene Wszalek, vice president, strategic marketing

13b Trosper Communications2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 275Henderson, NV 89074702-965-1617 • trospercommunications.com

2010 9 20 SR Construction; Las Vegas Firefighters; Holly Energy Partners

Elizabeth Trosper, principal

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