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WHY THIS TIME IS DIFFERENTUNLV football coach

Tony Sanchez is trying to succeed where for three de-cades his predecessors have

mostly failed. But this is a new era for the Rebels, and

Sanchez is inspiring players and coaches to believe.

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HOW FAR CAN A DRONE GO?

Assemblyman Eliot Anderson discusses a new Nevada

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EXPORTERS STUCK IN LIMBO

Local business owners feel stabbed in the back

by Congress’ failure to reauthorize the

federal Export-Import Bank, which provides

financial support to help U.S. companies sell goods

overseas and allows businesses to export goods

even when private insur-ers are hesitant to partake

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The ball is in PUC’s courtThe deal struck between NV Energy and Switch is one Nevada’s Public Utilities Com-mission should easily get behind, because it allows the state to get greener without rate payers shouldering an unnecessary burden.

This land is whose land, exactly?Several federal agencies own and oversee large parcels of the Nevada landscape.

Las Vegas deserves its own teamJohn Katsilometes says the city doesn’t have to let itself be used as leverage by pro sports franchises that want their home cities to build new facilities.

Switch’s power play is a win for both sidesThe data company’s effort to leave the energy grid and go green was blocked, but a deal with NV Energy could benefit both businesses.

Health care outside the M and F boxesMeet Jackson Nightshade, who doesn’t identify as either male or female. That pres-ents some difficulties when trying to obtain health insurance.

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JULY 26- AUGUST 1

WEEK IN REVIEW

WEEK AHEAD

NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE

LAS VEGAS VALLEY, AND BEYOND

J U LY 1 9 - AU G . 1

JULY 20

GOODBYE,

BUNKHOUSE

Less than a year after a major remodel , down-town music venue Bunkhouse Saloon abruptly closed , the latest in a string of high-profi le bar and venue closings in the area.

JULY 21

PATH TO

CD3 CLEAR

Former Secretary of State Ross Miller said he wouldn’t run for the open seat in Congressio-nal District 3 , leav-ing Democrats with no clear challenger for Republican Mi-chael Roberson .

JULY 21

NEW DIGS

FOR SNHD

The Southern Nevada Health District began renovations to transform a for-mer Target into its permanent home. The total price tag : just un-der $17 million .

JULY 29 JULY 30

PRESERVE

HISTORY

Las Vegas will conduct a public meeting to dis-cuss projects to protect World War II-era homes in six neighborhoods. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. at Historic Fifth Street School.

Cost of a Clark County marriage

license after lawmakers

approved a $14 increase to raise

money for tourism promotions .

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LIFE

SLIPPERY

WHEN WET

Madison Charles takes a ride down a waterslide at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. (MIKAYLA

WHITMORE/STAFF)

Allegiant Air’s parent company will release its second-quarter fi nancial results. The Las Vegas-based carrier has been profi table for 49 consecutive quarters.

MONEY-

MAKER

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JULY 20

CAESARS

LAWSUITS

MAY STAND

A Chicago judge shot down an attempt by Caesars Entertainment Corp. to avoid facing lawsuits from creditors. The judge said the casino giant is not immune to litigation, although Caesars has said the lawsuits could require the whole company to file for bankruptcy.

2016

THE HOPEFULS AND HOPELESS ON THE PRESIDENTIAL SCENE

NEWS

LAUGHLIN

IN HOT

WATER

Recent flash flooding pushed massive amounts of dirt and mud into the Colorado River near Laughlin, contaminating the town’s source of drinking water and triggering a boil order for residents that lasted nearly four days.

Second-quarter net revenue

for Las Vegas Sands Corp.,

which owns the Venetian and

Palazzo. Revenue was down

19.4 percent from a year ago.

HOWDY, NEIGHBOR!Las Vegas was ranked the fourth friendliest city in America by Travelzoo. We were beaten by Honolulu, New York and New Orleans.

$2.9B

N E W S S P O R T S B U S I N E S S L I F E G A M I N G P O L I T I C S E N T E R TA I N M E N T

Callers to 911 who received a busy signal

during an hour-long failure of the emergency service. Metro Police say the

technology used to run

the dispatch is too old to be

maintained and needs to be

replaced.

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COLORFUL WAGER

Nation of Patriots Southwest Regional Commander Larry Kusler has his painted nails shown off by Councilman Stavros S. Anthony during a 2015 Patriot Tour stop at Las Vegas City Hall. Kusler lost a fundraising bet and had to have his fingernails painted. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

The purplest of purple states, Nevada is a key battleground for Oval Office aspirants. Each week, we rank how the presidential candidates fared in the state and on issues important to its residents. Here’s who had a good week and a bad week.

HILLARY CLINTON (D)

Polls found the former first lady has a double-digit lead with Latino voters in swing states

including Nevada, even over bilingual candidates Marco

Rubio and Jeb Bush.

DONALD TRUMP (R)

The real estate mogul weathered fierce GOP

criticism after dismissing Arizona Sen. John

McCain as “not a war hero” and broadcasting South Carolina Sen. (and McCain bestie) Lindsey

Graham’s cellphone number. But Trump

always has a home in Las Vegas — with his

name on it.

MIKE HUCKABEE (R)

The former Arkansas governor threw a

“Huckabee Huddle” at the appropriately

alliterative Bootlegger Bistro. Huckabee talked about his history with the Clintons — he was governor during Bill

Clinton’s presidency — and called for better

economic use of federal land in Nevada.

MARTIN O’MALLEY (D)

O’Malley’s campaign is so far behind that

when Sen. Harry Reid tried to praise him, the minority leader thought

at first O’Malley had been the governor of

Massachusetts. (He was governor of Maryland.) Reid quickly corrected

himself.

CARLY FIORINA(R)

The only woman in the GOP field stressed

her businesses experience in her first visit to Nevada, which

included a speech at the Venetian. But, according to Politico, she’s polling No. 14

among 15 candidates.

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JULY 26- AUGUST 1

BY JACKIE VALLEYSTAFF WRITER

Y

ou scoured apartment guides and drove circles around the city trying to find the perfect place to call home. ¶ Finally, you found it, signed on the dotted line and

locked yourself into a year lease. ¶ It seemed perfect — until the band of cockroaches appeared. Or you found mold behind the toilet. Or the air conditioning went out amid a heat wave. ¶ Ah, the joys of being a renter. But take a deep breath. As a tenant, you have rights. ¶ By law, your apartment or rental home must be kept safe and in a condition that provides reasonable comfort for the average person, meaning it has running water, working toilets and bathing facilities, heating, electricity and other requirements. Rental properties that violate housing and health codes are not considered habitable, and your landlord must make repairs. ¶ How do you go about getting him or her to do so? The Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada suggests following these steps.

COMPLAINING TO

YOUR LANDLORD,

STEP BY STEP

DETERMINE IF YOUR PROBLEM IS ESSENTIAL

OR NONESSENTIAL.

BE PATIENT. GIVE YOUR LANDLORD TIME TO MAKE THE REPAIRS IN THE TIME

REQUIRED.

1

GIVE YOUR LANDLORD WRITTEN NOTICE OF

THE PROBLEM.

2

3

START HERE

If your problem is nonessential, such as an

infestation, mold or general maintenance issue, your landlord has 14 days to fix the problem or make

satisfactory progress.

NONESSENTIAL

Problems considered essential include not having

heat, air conditioning, running water, hot water, electricity, gas or a functioning door lock. Nevada law requires

landlords to fix these issues or make satisfactory progress

toward doing so within 48 hours, not including

weekends or legal holidays.

ESSENTIAL

Telling your landlord about a problem or submitting a work order is not

enough. Instead, tenants should give the landlord written notice of the

problem because it creates proof you asked for something to be repaired; otherwise, you might not be able to assert your rights under Nevada law.

Keep a copy of the notice and

send it by certified mail with a return receipt requested.

NOTETenants have no right

to take action against a landlord, either for essential or nonessential repairs, if the

problem was caused deliberately or negligently by the tenant,

a member of the tenant’s household or someone else

on the property with the tenant’s consent.

NONESSENTIAL:YOUR LANDLORD

HAS

14 DAYS

TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THE

PROBLEM.

ESSENTIAL:YOUR LANDLORD

HAS

48 HOURS

TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THE

PROBLEM.

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are expected to be built, according to Marcus and Millichap, a commercial real estate investment services firm. JULY 26- AUGUST 1

COUNTY HOTLINE OFFERS FREE ADVICE

When disgruntled tenants call the Clark County landlord/tenant hotline, their top complaints are about mold, maintenance issues, cockroaches, bed bugs and heating or air

conditioning failures.“Generally, very few will say they are the cause of the problem,” said Mackenzie Burns, the hotline’s program

manager.The Southern

Nevada Health District started the hotline in 2011, but UNLV researchers took over management of it two years ago after receiving a federal grant to study its effectiveness. The Health District and UNLV don’t have jurisdiction over rental properties, so the hotline is merely a way for landlords and tenants to get advice about problems.

Of the 10 to 20 calls the hotline receives each day, about half are considered legitimate problems, Burns said.

“We advise them about current Nevada laws and what to do to proceed,” she said.

Hotline staff also contact tenants and landlords a month or two after the initial call to see if progress was made.

The UNLV researchers expect to finish their study of the hotline in May 2016.

IF THE LANDLORD MAKES THE REPAIRS, CELEBRATE. YOUR PROBLEM IS SOLVED!

IF THE REQUIRED TIME FRAME HAS PASSED AND YOUR

LANDLORD HASN’T MADE THE REPAIRS OR TRIED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS, IT’S TIME TO

ASSERT YOUR RIGHTS.

ONCE YOU’VE FILED YOUR PAPERWORK,

THE JUDGE WILL RULE WHETHER THE EVICTION IS LEGAL.

4

YOUR LANDLORD

MIGHT GIVE YOU AN EVICTION

NOTICE BASED ON YOUR ACTIONS.

SEE HOW YOUR LANDLORD REACTS TO

THE STEPS YOU’VE TAKEN.

5

Hire someone

yourself to fix the problem and deduct the cost from the rent.

Find other housing and

stop paying rent until the problem

is fixed.

Withhold rent without incurring late fees or other

charges.

Sue the landlord for cost of repairs.

Terminate the lease and

move out.

Sue the landlord for

money or request a court order requiring the

repairs.

Withhold rent and pay it into a court escrow

account.

Depending on whether the problem is considered essential or nonessential,

you have different options.

NOTE: Landlords CANNOT raise rent, refuse to renew a lease or evict you because you complained about a

habitability problem. That would be considered illegal

retaliation under Nevada law.

CLARK COUNTY

LANDLORD/TENANT HOTLINE

702-759-0697

If you receive an eviction notice, you must file an answer or affidavit

with the court in response. It will tell the judge you took legal actions because your landlord failed to fix

an essential problem or maintain the property in a habitable manner.

NONESSENTIAL

NOTE: The maximum amount that can be deducted is one month’s rent. The

landlord must be provided an itemized statement.

Pay for the repairs

and deduct the amount from

rent.

NOTE: If you were not up to date on rent payments prior to submitting written notice, you cannot withhold rent.

ESSENTIAL

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POISED FOR A

REVIVALTHIS IS A NEW ERA FOR

UNLV FOOTBALL, COACH TONY SANCHEZ SAYS, AND HE IS INSPIRING PLAYERS,

COACHES AND THE COMMUNITY TO BELIEVE

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Sanchez has made his own sacrifi ces throughout his career in an effort not to settle, from taking a brief coaching hiatus in the 1990s to selling pho-tocopy machines in New Mexico because the job paid better, to living in the spare room of his best man’s parents’ house for six months to take a coach-ing job in his native Northern California, to his latest — and perhaps most defi ning — challenge: trying to prove his worth after making the rare direct leap from coaching high school to college football.

“I get inspired easily,” said Sanchez, who in December was named UNLV’s head football coach. “People will see fake fast, so just be real. Be yourself. Be truthful. It is harder to get people to believe in what you want them to if they can’t genuinely look at you and see you believe in it more than them.”

Sanchez already has believers in UNLV administrators, who hired him with the confi dence he can reverse two trends: one, UNLV has won two games in eight of the past 12 seasons and has just four bowl-game appear-ances all-time; more importantly, to show UNLV’s gamble in hiring a high school coach won’t fl op, as have most similar moves in college history.

Judging by Sanchez’s fi rst months on the job, he already has proven to be different than past UNLV coaches. From recruiting higher-caliber play-ers and getting verbal commitments early in the recruiting cycle to raising money for program upgrades and new Las Vegas-themed uniforms, San-chez has made a splash. It’s one that believers say could carry the team to

unseen heights in the coming seasons.The most signifi cant change so far came during Sanchez’s fi rst weeks on

the job. He hired a who’s who of assistant coaches, building a staff brimming with the experience critics claim he lacks. The assistants came from big-conference schools such as Nebraska, Colorado and Southern Cal because they believed in Sanchez.

Offensive coordinator Barney Cotton, who has nearly three decades of coaching experience, was Nebraska’s interim head coach before coming to UNLV. He was one of the assistants in Sanchez’s offi ce at Gorman the day Sanchez mentored his former player. Cotton and the other coaches noted Sanchez’s character and approach, and they maintained a relationship with him while courting his players at Gorman.

“No. 1 (reason I came to UNLV) was because of coach Sanchez,” said Andy LaRussa, UNLV’s special teams coordinator who previously was at Colorado. “His energy. His enthusiasm. His excitement. I was really excited with what he was preaching, what he had done at Gorman.”

■ ■ ■

Marc Philippi was supposed to be Gorman’s quarterback. But he was beat out by a younger player — probably because at 5 feet, 11 inches, Philip-pi wasn’t the ideal quarterback size. Sanchez moved him to defense. Three years later, he was one of Gorman’s best defenders at safety and received a full scholarship to UNLV.

Sanchez, one could argue, saved Philippi’s career with the position change. The two now are reunited, with Philippi one of three former Gor-man players on the UNLV roster.

“It’s such a unique situation — (we’re) the only players in America whose high school coach is their college coach,” Philippi joked.

Philippi quickly became the team’s authority on all things Sanchez, get-ting questioned by teammates about what to expect from their new coach. As national media outlets started fi nding their way to Las Vegas to docu-ment Sanchez trying to make magic at UNLV, Philippi became the team’s unoffi cial spokesman. His answers, whether in confi dence to a teammate or publicly to a reporter, haven’t changed: Sanchez is the real deal.

“I remember my junior year (at Gorman), college coaches coming in (to recruit) and saying your practices are just like ours, with the strict sched-ule,” Philippi said. “Sanchez is a high-energy kind of coach. He expects a lot from you, but at the end of the day, he has your best interest in mind.”

Part of building a winning program at UNLV is getting players to believe in the vision. The process started with Sanchez, who always is direct in his assessment of players, telling the athletes something they didn’t want to hear.

“I am honest; let’s talk about how successful we are and we are not,” San-chez said. “Let’s talk about what we have done in the past. People talk about tradition; we have none — let’s be honest. ... After a while, they got it — this guy is willing to work.”

defi ning — challenge: trying to prove his worth after making the rare direct leap from coaching high school to college football.

“I get inspired easily,” said Sanchez, who in December was named UNLV’s head football coach. “People will see fake fast, so just be real. Be yourself. Be truthful. It is harder to get people to believe in what you want them to if they can’t genuinely look at you and see you believe in it more than them.”

Sanchez already has believers in UNLV administrators, who hired him with the confi dence he can reverse two trends: one, UNLV has won two games in eight of the past 12 seasons and has just four bowl-game appear-ances all-time; more importantly, to show UNLV’s gamble in hiring a high school coach won’t fl op, as have most similar moves in college history.

Judging by Sanchez’s fi rst months on the job, he already has proven to be different than past UNLV coaches. From recruiting higher-caliber play-ers and getting verbal commitments early in the recruiting cycle to raising money for program upgrades and new Las Vegas-themed uniforms, San-chez has made a splash. It’s one that believers say could carry the team to

As national media outlets started fi nding their way to Las Vegas to docu-ment Sanchez trying to make magic at UNLV, Philippi became the team’s unoffi cial spokesman. His answers, whether in confi dence to a teammate or publicly to a reporter, haven’t changed: Sanchez is the real deal.

“I remember my junior year (at Gorman), college coaches coming in (to recruit) and saying your practices are just like ours, with the strict sched-ule,” Philippi said. “Sanchez is a high-energy kind of coach. He expects a lot from you, but at the end of the day, he has your best interest in mind.”

Part of building a winning program at UNLV is getting players to believe in the vision. The process started with Sanchez, who always is direct in his assessment of players, telling the athletes something they didn’t want to hear.

“I am honest; let’s talk about how successful we are and we are not,” San-chez said. “Let’s talk about what we have done in the past. People talk about tradition; we have none — let’s be honest. ... After a while, they got it — this guy is willing to work.” FOR A

REVIVAL

BY RAY BREWER | STAFF WRITER

A

ssistant football coaches from three universities patiently wait in the lob-by of Tony Sanchez’s offi ce for their turn to speak with the Bishop Gor-man High coach during the height of

recruiting season. ¶ On this day, they see fi rsthand why Sanchez is considered a great coach. ¶ Forget about capturing the state championship in all six of his seasons at Gorman, winning the mythical national championship last fall and boasting an 85-5 record. What helped San-chez earn the reputation as an elite coach is what hap-pens off the fi eld — his keen attention to detail, logging long work hours and building strong relationships with players. ¶ Sanchez is engaged in a lengthy conversa-tion with a former player who is about to graduate from college and is seeking career advice. Sanchez urges him to stay true to himself and not to settle. ¶ They’re more than just words. It’s how Sanchez lives his life.

REBELS, CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

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PUTTING LAS VEGAS BACK

INTO UNLVAmong the many changes made by Sanchez is a redesign of the team’s

uniforms, which now proudly tout the valley’s history. Red and black pants

have a diamond design from the old Stardust sign and white pants

display “Las Vegas” in block letters.

Photo by Nick Coletsos/Special to The Sunday Photographed with permission at the Neon Museum

EARLY RECRUITINGUNLV has six recruits verbally committed for the 2016 signing class. Yet, national signing day — when verbal commitments be-come official — still is six months

away. This is believed to be the earliest UNLV has secured a commitment in the recruiting process. And six players easily is a first. In the past, UNLV did most of the heavy lifting in December and January, just weeks before the early February signing day. “I believe in coach Sanchez,” said Marquis Wimberly, a junior college wide receiver from Chaffey College who committed this month to UNLV. “He’s a legendary high school coach who knows nothing other than winning.”

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SO WHAT HAS SANCHEZ CHANGED?

A single photo speaks volumes about how different Tony Sanchez’s UNLV football program

is from the previous Rebel coaching regimes. ¶ Running backs coach Jamie Christian’s

Twitter image of coaches eating breakfast on a private plane while traveling for a recruiting

visit highlights the heights the program has reached — at least off the fi eld. Previously,

the UNLV recruiting budget didn’t include such luxuries, which are common among

powerhouse programs. ¶ And that’s not the only change Sanchez has made.

HEAVY RECRUITING OF LOCAL TALENT Sanchez saw how the previous UNLV staff failed to aggressively pursue players at Gorman, and arguably other

Las Vegas schools, and stressed to his assistant coaches the importance of building a winning program with local players. Now as head of the university program, he has offered scholarships to more than 10 players from Southern Nevada, urging them to be the face of the new program. And for good reason. The more locals on the fi eld, the more locals in the stands, he says. Sea-son ticket sales have been slow but steady. The university has sold 97 percent of last year’s 4,000 or so season tickets, with a big push expected in late August. Tickets for the six-game 2015 home schedule cost $99 to $230. “Sanchez and his guys have been on our campus more times this spring than I saw the previous staff in three years,” Coronado High coach Bill Froman said. “They said the fi rst order of business is to change the perception they don’t recruit local.”

MORE PLAYER SUPPORT THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS■ Most incoming freshmen arrived in June to take summer school classes and begin training for the season. Summer school, room and board aren’t covered by scholarships, meaning Sanchez had to raise funds to get his players on campus ahead of the fall semester. In past years, players arrived in August, just weeks before the season started, at a major disadvantage. For instance, fi rst-year players at Fresno State, one of the best teams in the Mountain West, arrive in June.

■ When players fi nish a weight training session inside the Lied Athletic Complex or fi eld work at Rebel Park, they have access to a table crammed with sports drinks, fruit, sandwiches and more. Last year, players received mostly only beverages. “Right off the bat that signaled to everyone what direction the program is going,” said Marc Philippi, a UNLV junior . The NCAA two years ago approved unlimited snacks for athletes.

NEW EQUIPMENT AND FOCUS■ A sound system worth more than $100,000, given to the program by a private donor, blasts music during prac-tices to make them more lively. Sanchez controls what’s played — everything

from Elvis to hip-hop. The “Tempo by Coachcomm” system also includes countdown clocks, which are situated in multiple places at Rebel Park, to keep practice on schedule.

■ Three new sets of slickly designed uniforms have been ordered. Look good, play good, right?

■ The team’s grade-point average went from 2.2 during the semester before Sanchez was hired to 2.7 during the spring, Sanchez’s fi rst semester on the job. “We aren’t going to tolerate people not taking advantage of your opportunity,” Sanchez said. “You are getting a free education. You are go-ing to take advantage of it and graduate.”

A STRONG PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIASanchez and his staff have been active on Twitter and Insta-gram, promoting the progress

they have made in the offseason. They use #NewEra , the program’s marketing slogan. Previously, UNLV football had no social media presence. Coaches have learned fans were desperate for updates.

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TONY SANCHEZ IS WINNING THE PUBLICITY BATTLE

Within days of becoming UNLV’s football coach, Tony Sanchez was interviewed on ESPN Radio by Colin Cow-herd.

It was the start of national headlines for Sanchez by heavyweight publications and personalties, including Grantland.com and Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel.

The reports all had a similar tone: Sanchez was a risk worth taking for UNLV.

“I don’t bring high school football coaches on my show much,” Cowherd told his audience. “But Tony Sanchez built such a dominating high school program — state champions, state champions, state champions — UNLV said, ‘We are going to roll the dice, and high school guy, you are going to be our next football coach.’ I’m glad somebody thinks out of the box and doesn’t go to another recycled coach.”

Here’s a look at what else has been said about Sanchez nationally.

GRANTLAND, FEB. 17What Happens in Vegas: High School Legend Tony San-chez Takes Aim at Hapless UNLV — and Coaching History

In Sanchez’s eyes, the structural advantages that made his Bishop Gorman teams virtually unbeatable within state lines also make him uniquely prepared to take the reins of a substantially larger operation. The logistics of running a program at Gorman are on a different scale than at a run-of-the-mill neighborhood high school: The budget is larger, the donors have deeper pockets, the road trips are longer and more complicated. How many high school coaches have experience chartering planes to play in nationally televised games several states away? How many have already had a hand in building a facility like the one at Gor-man, which easily eclipses the university’s existing complex in terms of size, cost and amenities? The first priority for UNLV is improving its decrepit facilities, the same ones (former coach Mike) Sanford derided upon his ouster as the worst in the country. ...

More than on any other factor, UNLV’s gamble on Sanchez, and vice versa, is based precisely on that kind of trust. Sanchez boasts a connection and familiarity with his adopted hometown that none of his predecessors brought to the job or managed to develop while they were there. The most daunting obstacle in the Rebels’ path out of the cellar isn’t money or talent — it’s apathy, a lingering void in which fundraising and recruiting are impossible to culti-vate. Sanchez has hurled himself at that challenge armed with energy, confidence and a track record as the biggest fish in a vastly smaller pond. Above all else, he has the job because he’s the only person in the city with a real shot at persuading Las Vegas to think of itself as a football town.

YAHOO SPORTS, FEB. 4Sin City’s savior? High school hire Tony Sanchez chasing history at UNLV

Through the years, the school has tried to hire old legends, up-and-coming assistants and proven winners at lower divisions. Nothing worked. So it rolled the dice on this guy who went 85-5 the last eight seasons across town at Bishop Gorman High School.

History be damned, Vegas bet on the high school coach.Sanchez even carries himself like a high school coach,

which is an endearing quality. There is no aura of self-importance. There are no guarded concerns over image. He isn’t running with some massive entourage. He just sounds excited when he notes he no longer has to reserve the bus.

CBS SPORTS, MARCH 11Connected and confident, Tony Sanchez is ready to run wild at UNLV

Tony Sanchez is connected. We’re talking Sinatra-level hooked up. In this boom-and-bust town, there are not many better things to be. ... Snoop Dogg entrusted his son to him. So did Randall Cunningham. Muhammad Ali’s grandson was a Gael. Connected? Actor Ving Rhames was commissioned to do the team’s pregame hype video. How many high schools have pregame hype videos?

UNLV football players practice during the Spring Show-case. Tony Sanchez will make his Rebels coaching debut Sept. 5 at Northern Illinois. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

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Sanchez quickly earned players’ respect, especially from the up-perclassmen, because he’s adamant the building process won’t in-clude playing for the next season or using younger players to develop them for future seasons.

As farfetched as it sounds, Sanchez’s No. 1 goal is winning a Mountain West championship. Another goal, of course, is beating rival UNR.

“The guy is a winner,” senior quarterback Blake Decker said. “He steps into the room and that is all he talks about. That affects the play-ers. It’s almost contagious. We should go out and compete with every team we play. That is, honestly, a different attitude from last year.”

And Philippi is entrusting Sanchez to revive his career again. After two UNLV seasons at linebacker, Sanchez is switching Philippi back to offense as a fullback.

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If 41-year-old Sanchez seems prepared for his first college gig, it’s because he had a few years to organize a plan. He interviewed for a small-school head coaching job two years ago but didn’t get the posi-tion.

“I had to put a lot of stuff in motion — how I wanted to structure things, how I wanted to recruit,” Sanchez said of the interview two years ago. “That got the ball rolling for me. Going into this transition to UNLV, it made it that much easier because I had thought about it.”

Sanchez took meticulous notes when coaches recruited at Gorman, documenting what worked and what he’d change if he got an oppor-tunity to coach college ball. By the time he got the UNLV job in mid-December, he knew how to hit the ground running — the players he wanted to offer a scholarship to, areas to recruit, coaches he hoped to hire and ways to organize spring practice.

This isn’t his first rebuild. Until Sanchez arrived in 2004, Cal High in Northern California was a perennial loser, the high school version of UNLV. In Sanchez’s first season, the team won four games, the equivalent of three years’ worth of wins. By the time Sanchez left for Bishop Gorman in 2008, Cal High had given national power De La Salle a few scares.

Some surely wondered why he would leave coaching in New Mex-ico, where he had used commissions from his sales job to put a down payment on a 3,000-square-foot home and where his wife had fam-ily, for the unknown Cal High. Some again questioned why he would leave the comfort of Cal High for Bishop Gorman, which had fired its previous coach after just two seasons despite a 26-2 record and a state championship. But those moves paved Sanchez’s way to UNLV, where he received a four-year contract worth $500,000 annually.

Sanchez hasn’t changed with the money either, opting to drive a Chevy truck even though he was offered a luxury car. He hasn’t stopped working hard; in fact, he interrupted a family vacation this month in Washington, D.C., for a radio interview and recruiting. He raves about his wife, Tessie, embracing his new job and supporting his career moves, and he still brings his son, Jason, to photo shoots and attends his baseball and football games like any proud dad.

“For the most part, nothing has been overwhelming,” Sanchez said. “There hasn’t been anything we have gotten involved in where it was, ‘Wow, I really don’t understand how this works.’ ”

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In Sanchez, UNLV got more than a football coach. It got someone willing, and qualified, to help sell the program to the community.

Sanchez has spoken to Rotary clubs, visited elementary schools, thrown out the first pitch at a Little League ceremony and was the commencement speaker for the Nevada Connections Academy — all with the mission of promoting the UNLV brand. Sanchez tells every-one it’s not his team, “it’s our team.”

For UNLV to have a winning program, Sanchez needs the support of Southern Nevadans. He compares drumming up interest to being a politician on the campaign trail.

“I’m campaigning for UNLV football and the importance it has, and what it can do for our community,” Sanchez said.

Sanchez was so impressive to the Boulder City Sunrise Rotary Club,

members have planned two outings to home games. “I wanted to grab a helmet and go in, man,” said Kevin Lampman,

the club’s president. “He definitely got us motivated to go to the games and support the team and support the school. I want to be on his team.”

More often than not, locals wait to see if the Rebels, or other sports franchises such as UNLV basketball, produce a winning team before showing up on game day. But Sanchez hopes to buck that trend. He knows backing is needed immediately if the community wants a win-ner.

Sanchez has instituted “the New Era” slogan for marketing and advertising, promising that during his coaching tenure, he will turn around UNLV’s perennial losing program.

Sanchez’s words resonated strongly with recruit Donovan Outlaw of Coronado High, who when he saw a billboard with the new era mes-sage while driving to the airport for a recruiting visit at UNR, canceled the trip and verbally committed to UNLV.

On Twitter, Sanchez and others use #NewEra to update followers on progress with training or to remind people to attend community events. In late April, a Twitter post showing three new sets of uniforms was favorited and retweeted by thousands of people, an indication of the community’s appetite for change.

The gear also underscores the importance of Las Vegas to Sanchez’s master plan. The back of both helmets features a 3-inch sticker of the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign. The team’s white pants include block letters that spell LAS VEGAS. Players’ red and black pants have a diamond design from the old Stardust sign, now housed at the Neon Museum.

“We have the right idea of how to sell Las Vegas and our university,” Sanchez said. “Sometimes you have to be in the right place at the right time, and I have been very fortunate in my life to have those opportu-nities. Las Vegas, with the way the economy is now, with the growth of the city to 2 million people, it is a lot more family oriented. People are seeing the relevance and importance of having a successful athletic program.”

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With Sanchez at the helm, UNLV has made a splash in the offseason and created a buzz. Now, the Rebels have to play a game — and the re-sult likely won’t be as positive.

UNLV’s schedule is difficult, especially the first three weeks — at Northern Illinois to open the season, followed by the home opener against UCLA and at Michigan. During the 2015 Mountain West Foot-ball Media Days at the Cosmopolitan, the Rebels will be projected to finish toward the bottom of the 12-team league.

But Sanchez lost only five games during the past six seasons. He doesn’t plan to lose six games before Halloween.

“Why not?” he said when asked if he could have a winning program. “We are in Vegas. We believe we can do it.”

Still, history — both at UNLV and nationally among coaches who jump from high school to college — doesn’t engender much confi-dence. Todd Dodge was revered at Southlake Carroll High before struggling at North Texas 10 years ago. Gerry Faust was a high school coaching legend in Ohio but couldn’t duplicate the championships at Notre Dame in the early to mid-1980s.

Sanchez, who repeatedly has been asked about his jump to the big leagues, is quick to point out the high school-to-college comparisons don’t end with Faust and Dodge.

Art Briles of Baylor went from high school coach in Texas to run-ning backs coach at Texas Tech to head coach at Houston. Baylor is now a top-10 program. And Auburn coach Gus Malzahn was 63-8-1 in high school before successfully jumping into college coaching as an of-fensive coordinator.

“The thing that is exciting is how many guys have made a big impact on the game of college football coming from high school recently,” Sanchez said. “A lot of them didn’t make that straight jump, but they made pretty quick transitions in.”

If his first seven months at UNLV are an indication, Sanchez might be the next Malzahn or Briles, not the next Dodge. Sanchez clearly has won the offseason.

BETTORS, ODDSMAKERS NOT SOLD ON REBELS

Within days last month of UNLV’s season-win total being established at 2.5 games by CG Technology, gamblers aggressively wagered against the Rebels, forcing oddsmakers to adjust.

The line opened at minus-125 on the over (win $10 for every $12.50 bet), meaning the Rebels were a slight favorite to win three or more of 12 games. But the line shifted from plus-105 on the under to minus-120, indicating bettors lack confidence in Sanchez’s Rebels and are hammering the under 2.5 wins.

“They’re big, big underdogs in all of the games,” said Tony Miller, sports director at the Golden Nugget. “I think Tony Sanchez is going to do a good job, but going up against coaches like (Jim) Harbaugh and (Jim) Mora (Jr.), unfortunately it’s going to take some time. It looks like a long season.”

UNLV is plus-32 for its home opener Sept. 12 against UCLA, coached by Mora Jr. The following week at Michigan, the Rebels are a 33-point underdog against Harbaugh’s team. And in a true sign of no confidence, UNLV is the second-lowest of win totals posted at CG. Only Kansas, at 1.5, is worse.

“If this were last year’s team, then maybe (2.5 wins) would be accurate,” UNLV senior quarterback Blake Decker said. “But we are a different UNLV football team — different from last year and different from the team predicted to win two games. We are going to shock some people for sure.”

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BY DANIEL ROTHBERGSTAFF WRITER

The real-world applications for drones are nearly limitless: Po-

lice could use them for search opera-tions; businesses could use them for delivery or marketing.

But unmanned aerial vehicles have critics, too, who worry the technology could undermine civil liberties. Are you protected if a drone peeps through

your window? Or if a neighbor flies a drone over your yard?

With such con-cerns in mind, a number of state legislatures have passed drone-specific laws to

protect privacy. Nevada, which hopes a drone test site designation could be an economic booster, is one of them.

The state Legislature unanimously approved a bill, effective Oct. 1, that prohibits the weaponization of drones and allows homeowners to file trespass charges involving drones in certain circumstances. It also requires law en-forcement to obtain warrants for fly-ing drones in the immediate area of a home, where there is an expectation of privacy.

The Sunday spoke with bill sponsor Assemblyman Elliot Anderson about why he pushed the measure and what it protects.

Where did your interest in un-

manned aerial vehicles come from?

Well, we passed a resolution that en-couraged the Federal Aviation Admin-istration to create a test site in Nevada, and I realized then we hadn’t really thought about privacy. I decided if we were going to have the UAV industry come to the state, then we should give Nevadans some comfort with the priva-

cy regulation because there really isn’t a lot right now that is suitable for this new technology.

Is this the start of the regulatory

process or a final version of what the

regulatory structure for UAVs will be?

Right now, I feel like the law is pretty complete. It was fairly comprehensive. We touched a lot of different areas, which is different from many states that just dealt with law enforcement use. It was designed to try to be all en-compassing.

The law prohibits drones from

being weaponized. Why?

I know there are people who want to develop that. I have seen UAVs equipped with very, very powerful machine guns on YouTube. It can be done. It’s one of those things people think about when they think of UAVs, so I wanted to be able to say, “This isn’t allowed in our state.” That’s another way, I think, to make people more comfortable with the technology.

Does that apply to law

enforcement too?

Correct.

Is there a concern police might wea-

ponize UAVs?

No. I don’t think law enforcement is interested in that. I think law enforce-ment is interested in officer safety dur-ing tactical operations.

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terms of what law enforcement can

and can’t do with UAVs. What else

does the bill provide for regarding

privacy protections involving law

enforcement?

It provides additional protection for homeowners. Police already need a war-rant under the Fourth Amendment if a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, which is mostly at home. This bill extends it to the curtilage of a resi-dence, which in layman’s terms means your backyard, your front yard, areas that are part and parcel with your home. The reason is, this is a different technol-ogy. It can go into tighter spaces. It can go into your backyard, and you might not even know.

What about privacy protections

involving people not affiliated with

law enforcement — in other words,

hobbyists or commercial pilots?

We protected homeowners’ property rights through what is called a trespass cause of action. The bill creates a tres-pass cause of action if you are flying un-der 250 feet. We set an artificial height limit to ensure people could have pro-tection but we couldn’t stump the in-dustry because obviously people need to fly over and traverse different areas.

That being said, the cause of action really is focused on your average per-son who isn’t a professional, who isn’t a business and who potentially could be ir-responsible. Businesses are granted im-munity from a lawsuit as long as they are in the scope of their business activities.

So let’s say my house was in the middle of an Amazon shipping center’s drone path, and there were constantly Amazon drones flying above my house all day and night. What would be my re-course? There’d be none. We can’t stop commerce. We have to allow the indus-try to flourish.

This bill is designed to strike a bal-ance between protecting people’s pri-vacy rights and allowing the industry to flourish. We cannot go so far that we stop businesses from utilizing this tech-nology. It only hurts us.

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How far is a drone allowed to go?

From left, Joe Burns, Scott Carrigan and Dan Johnson of Sensurion Aerospace prepare a commercial drone for flight near

Boulder City. (ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE)

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BY CONOR SHINESTAFF WRITER

If you were to amass all of the federally owned land in Nevada, the 10 smallest states in Ameri-

ca, plus Guam, would fi t inside.Many conservative Nevadans view the federal gov-

ernment’s presence — it owns about 85 percent of the state — as an overreach, an argument that motivated the Sagebrush Rebellion in the 19 70s and ’ 80s and the Cliven Bundy standoff in 2014. Liberal opponents , however, point out the federal government provides many services, such as wildfi re protection, that the state couldn’t afford if it managed the land .

Th e debate was rekindled this month when Presi-dent Barack Obama designated 700,000 acres in southeastern Nevada as the Basin and Range National Monument, fulfi lling a longtime goal of ally Sen . Harry Reid. Basin and Range is the second national monu-ment designated in Nevada in the past year, joining the Tule Springs Fossil Bed near Las Vegas.

But o ften lost in the debate is that multiple federal agencies own the land, and do so for different reasons . Here’s a guide to who owns what and why .

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENTAcres owned: 47.8 million

Key sites: 1 Red Rock National Conservation Area

2 Basin and Range National Monument 3 Black

Rock Desert National Conservation Area

Mission: The nation’s largest landlord, the BLM

oversees the vast majority of Nevada’s public

land . It has the complicated mandate of balancing

recreation and conservation while also allowing

grazing, mining, oil and gas drilling and other

development.

BUREAU OF RECLAMATIONAcres owned: 652,000

Key sites: 4 Hoover Dam 5 Davis Dam

Mission: The Bureau of Reclamation is responsible

for building and maintaining dams and power

plants to provide water and electricity to tens of

millions of people in the West.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEAcres owned: 281,000

Key sites: 6 Nellis Air Force Base 7 Creech Air

Force Base 8 Area 51

Mission: The Department of Defense operates a

number of military bases and test ranges in the

state, mostly in Southern Nevada.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYAcres owned: 865,000

Key sites: 9 Nevada National Security Site

Mission: The Department of Energy’s Nevada

holdings are limited to a stretch of land northwest

of Las Vegas formerly known as the Nevada Test

Site, famous for its 928 nuclear bomb tests over

This land is whose land, exactly?Several federal agencies own and oversee large parcels of the Nevada landscape

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Bureau of Land Management (68%)

Bureau of Reclamation (0.9%)

Department of Defense (0.4%)

Department of Energy (1.2%)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (3.3%)

National Parks Service (1.1%)

U.S. Forest Service (8.2%)

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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRSAcres owned: 1.3 million

Key sites: 10 Las Vegas Paiute Reservation11 Moapa River Reservation 12 Pyramid Lake Indian

Reservation

Mission: The bureau primarily is responsible

for managing land held in trust by the federal

government for the 21 recognized tribes in Nevada.

The agency also plays a role in providing social

services, law enforcement and infrastructure

repairs to the communities.

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICEAcres owned: 2.3 million

Key sites: 13 Desert National Wildlife Range14 Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge15 Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Mission: The agency’s goal is to conserve

biological diversity, which it does by managing

nine protected wildlife areas around the state

that contain critical habitats for 37 threatened or

endangered species.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICEAcres owned: 800,000

Key sites: 16 Lake Mead National Recreation Area 17 Great Basin National Park 18 Tule Springs Fossil

Beds 19 Death Valley National Park

Mission: The agency manages national parks,

national monuments and other natural or

historically signifi cant trails, lakeshores, rivers and

sites.

U.S. FOREST SERVICEAcres owned: 5.8 million

Key sites: 20 Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

(includ ing Spring Mountains National Recreation

Area and 21 Mount Charleston)

Mission: The agency oversees the country’s

system of national forests. It primarily is focused

on conservation and recreation in Nevada,

although it manages logging on public land in

other states.

MAPPING THE STATE’S LAND OWNERS

WHAT IS THE CHECKERBOARD?A swath of land covering 4.2 million acres in the Central Pacifi c Railroad corridor along Interstate 80 is referred to as the “checkerboard” because it intermixes privately owned and BLM-managed parcels.

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It was a lunch years in the making.Rob Roy and Paul Caudill, who run data center

Switch and NV Energy, respectively, had been grappling since Caudill took control of the power company in De-cember 2013. Roy, whose company is one of the utility’s largest and most lucrative customers, wanted to cut ties with NV Energy and buy renewable power on his own. Caudill, afraid of a stampede of other defectors, wanted to stop him.

As the heads of two of Nevada’s most influential com-panies, the two didn’t feud publicly. But their compa-nies’ lawyers and operatives waged a long and expensive back-and-forth. Both sides claimed they were fighting in the name of protecting consumers.

But now, at SoDo, a restaurant in downtown Reno, it was time to celebrate a deal.

Two days before the lunch, Roy and Caudill hashed out an agreement to end their fight. Switch would stay with the utility. In exchange, NV Energy would charge Switch a premium to install a 100-megawatt solar array 15 miles north of Las Vegas, to be named Switch Station, and offer access to wind and geothermal power for the data center.

The compromise marked a rare moment — a utility customer happy to learn about a bill increase and a util-ity grateful to keep a nagging customer.

Switch, which stores data and provides other technol-ogy to companies such as eBay and Sony, won’t save on power costs, as it had hoped. But it will join a group of tech companies whose data centers run on 100 percent green energy. It’s a recently adopted standard practice for Facebook, Apple and Google.

Storing data requires round-the-clock electricity and reliability — a demand that traditionally is met with a big carbon footprint. As an expert close to the Switch case described: Data centers are like toasters that never make toast; the electricity keeps flowing, and the toast never pops.

So, while the clean energy is a victory for Switch, the power company also scored big. Switch’s ongoing rela-tionship with NV Energy sets a precedent for several ma-jor Las Vegas resort companies that also applied with the Public Utilities Commission to cut ties with the utility.

The resorts also are 24-hour, power-hungry business-es that rank among the utility’s most valuable custom-

ers. A Switch exit, coupled with departures by Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts International, would mean a 10 percent decrease in demand for NV Energy, utility officials have said.

Roy first broached the idea of breaking from NV En-ergy four years ago, an idea former NV Energy CEO Mi-chael Yackira largely ignored.

Switch then looked to state law for help. According to a statute that dates to the energy crisis of 2001, the Pub-lic Utilities Commission can vote to allow large-scale companies to leave public utilities. Mining companies Barrick Goldstrike and Newmont Mining have done it, but requests by Boyd Gaming and MGM Resorts Inter-national never came to pass.

Switch applied in November. Eight months later, the PUC denied Switch’s application, 2-1. Chairwoman Alai-

na Burtenshaw wrote that an exit would be contrary to the public interest because remaining customers would have to pick up the costs associated with Switch’s ab-sence.

Switch filed an appeal and considered a lawsuit, but the new deal makes both moot.

The utility’s compromise with Switch was savvy, ob-servers said. While it locks in a valuable customer, it also fulfills a state mandate requiring the company to bring more renewables on the grid. It also signals to the casi-nos that NV Energy is willing to work out compromises.

Former state Sen. Randolph Townsend, who wrote the exit law, praised Caudill.

“In the utility business, thinking changes slowly,” Townsend said. “He was able to see the world a little bit differently than a traditional utility CEO.”

Switch’s power play is a win for both sides Data company’s deal with NV Energy could have lasting influence in state

Switch and NV Energy reached a deal in which the power company will build a 100-megawatt solar array to

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Health care outside the M and F boxesJackson Nightshade, pictured outside the Gay and Lesbian Center of Southern Nevada, identifies as multigender and nonbinary. (MIKAYLA WHITMORE/STAFF)

You don’t identify as male or

female. What is your gender

identity?

I identify as multigender and non-binary. I use the transgender label, but it’s not the first term I prefer. Most people don’t know what mul-tigender is because I came up with it myself. I’ll throw in the nonbinary to indicate I don’t identify as male or female. It sounds weird because it sounds weird in my head still, but I am some combination of both or neither gender, depending how I wake up in the morning.

How did you arrive at your gen-

der identity?

When I was growing up, people would say, “Oh, you’re a girl.” I didn’t think about it too much. It wasn’t until fifth grade when they would separate the quote-unquote boys and girls to teach them the changes during puberty. I won-dered why I had to be in the girls’ group. It wasn’t that I felt like a boy, it just didn’t seem like it was sup-posed to be happening to me. That

began a yearslong journey to figure out, what the hell am I? When I found nonbinary identities, those fit way better.

How have insurance carriers

been insensitive to your identity?

They changed my gender identifi-cation three times without my ask-ing them. I had to fight them to get them to change it back.

You opted out of UNLV health

coverage in favor of a private

plan but haven’t had health in-

surance since your plan expired

in December. Why?

Partially, it’s cost, even with the Affordable Care Act. Before my last semester in college, I used some of my student loans to pay for insur-ance.

Part of it is also the doctor I see takes only certain insurance plans, so I have to pick from a limited pool. I like my doctor. I’ve been seeing her for six years. It’s rare to find a medi-cal professional who is knowledge-able about transgender issues.

You are on a regimen of testos-

terone. How do you pay for it?

Out of pocket. I’ve been on hor-mones for six years now, and when I began, I didn’t have insurance. When I finally did have insurance, it was still cheaper for me to pay out of pocket.

How do you think this decision

will change that?

Options for health care are go-ing to be broader. For the past few years, there have been a few compa-nies that offer transgender-inclusive coverage, but those plans tend to be more expensive. I’m hoping it will become less costly.

What more needs to be done to

improve the health care system?

The next step is to fix Medicaid. There are a lot of lower-income — if not homeless and poor — transgen-der people who have a hard time re-ceiving medical insurance. Medicaid is supposed to be basic health care, but it still has exclusions. I’m hope-ful eyes are going to start turning.

BY JACKIE VALLEYSTAFF WRITER

Jackson Nightshade is counting down the days until open enrollment for govern-

ment-subsidized health insurance begins again in November. ¶ The 28-year-old Las Vegas resident identifies as multigender, and for many years, health insurance seemed too pricey and too discriminatory. Nightshade, who recently graduated from UNLV with a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy, had insurance providers misstate gender identification and faced steep fees for hormone-therapy treat-ments. ¶ In June, however, Nightshade found reason to hope. The Nevada Division of Insur-ance prohibited insurance carriers from deny-ing, excluding or limiting medically necessary health care services on the basis of gender iden-tity or expression, putting Nevada in the com-pany of eight other states as well as Washington, D.C., that have instituted similar requirements. ¶ Nightshade recently spoke to The Sunday about the impact of the change.

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I need to get my credit score up so I can buy a

house in the next few years. Does credit repair

really work?

— Bekah B., North Las Vegas

Believe it or not, Bekah, this is a loaded question, difficult to answer with a simple yes or no.

If there are errors or inaccuracies on your credit reports, then yes, fixing those problems — aka credit “repair” — may increase your credit scores enough to help you buy a home. This type of repair (fixing incorrect information) usually can be done on your own with little effort, via what’s commonly referred

to as “the dispute process.” If after you’ve disputed a

legitimate error, the credit re-porting agency refuses to re-move or fix the problem, you may have a claim under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or FCRA.

The FCRA states that inac-curate information on your

credit report is to be corrected or removed. If a credit bureau refuses to correct a problem, you may be en-titled to damages. In addition, attorneys’ fees are cov-ered under the FCRA when you have a valid claim, which means you shouldn’t have to pay upfront or monthly fees if you need help.

On the other hand, if you’re trying to remove valid or accurate information — for example, a foreclosure, past-due credit card account or valid medical collec-tion — then no, credit repair usually doesn’t work.

From the Federal Trade Commission’s website on credit repair: “No one can legally remove accurate and timely negative information from a credit report.”

Yes, some companies may make claims they can re-move valid and accurate information, but those claims will never be in writing, nor will they be backed up by anything other than a shifty smile.

Sadly, thousands of people each month fall for such credit-repair scams because they want to be-lieve there’s a quick fix that can undo legitimate problems with a credit report. Hope blinds us into believing these lies because we so desperately want them to be true. They aren’t.

It bears repeating: “No one can legally remove accurate and timely negative in-formation from a credit report.”

The simple truth is, if your scores are low because of high credit-card balanc-es, past-due accounts or even collections, it’s best to get out of debt before you work on rebuilding your credit. You’d be surprised how fast your scores go up when you don’t have high balances or collections.

Most of our clients achieve 660 to 680 credit scores within about six months of getting out of debt. Even our bankruptcy clients can reach the 700s about 24 months after discharge.

In your question, you said you’d like to buy a house “in the next few years,” which means you’ve got quite a bit of time to get that score up.

If you do have a lot of debt or delinquent accounts, I’d recommend working to become debt free before you focus on your credit scores.

If you’re plagued by old, but valid, errors in judgment, I’d focus on rebuilding your cred-it, not “repairing” it.

And if you have inaccuracies on your re-port, I’d try to resolve them on your own and/or reach out to an FCRA attorney for some free legal assistance about the errors.

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Please note: The information in this column is intended for general purposes only and is not to be considered legal or professional advice of any kind. You should seek advice that is specific to your problem before taking or refraining from any action and should not rely on the infor-mation in this column.

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Vegas needs its own team, not someone else’s

JOHN KATSILOMETES

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said recently he would prefer the Milwaukee Bucks stay in Wisconsin rather than move to Las Vegas. With a funding plan in place to build

a new arena for the Bucks, Milwaukee became the latest city whose pro sports team used Las Vegas as leverage for facility upgrades. (ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE)

L as Vegas’ efforts to land a professional sports fran-chise were chronicled in a July 19 Boston Herald story.

Exhumed in the story, headlined “Las Vegas poised to attract pro sports team, and NBA ready to strike,” was the ex-haustive effort by former Mayor Oscar Goodman to lure a major-league sports franchise to the city.

When he left office, Goodman said falling short of that objective was the one piece of unfinished business in his three terms as mayor from 1999 to 2011.

“I was so anxious to get a major league franchise here, I’d rush out and try to get something done, only to see Vegas used as a kind of barter,” Goodman told the Herald. “Every team that had an issue used Las Vegas.”

There was no secret Las Vegas was thirsty for a pro sports team. The Major League Baseball teams Goodman pursued included the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins and Chicago White Sox — and that was just in 2004. In 2006 and 2007, he entered talks with the San Diego Chargers, trying to uproot the team from Qualcomm Stadium. In 2007, Goodman was given the go-ahead by then-NBA

Commissioner David Stern to pursue an NBA team, with the L.A. Clippers and Sacramento Kings garner-ing speculation as teams that might move here.

As Goodman bolted across the country trying to recruit a franchise — any franchise — many organi-zations he sought were in talks with their home cities to improve existing arenas or stadiums, or even build new. Thus began a trend of teams using Las Vegas for negotiating leverage.

Just this month, talk bubbled out of Milwaukee that the Bucks might be will-ing to move to the under-construction Las Vegas Arena if the Wisconsin Senate could not approve funding for a new arena. Once more, the specter of Las Vegas as a home for a pro team clouded the reality of a franchise’s relationship with its home city.

The sale of the Bucks in 2014 by former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl to a pair of hedge-fund managers was conditional on the team staying in Milwaukee. The only way to unravel that agreement was if funding for a new arena wasn’t approved by 2017.

If that funding could not be secured, the team would be sold back to the league. As Las Vegas cropped up in the discussion, Kohl pledged $100 million of his own money to help pay for a new arena for the Bucks.

So, no Vegas Bucks — or Buck$, in this case.

The Bucks’ saga led NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to clarify, during the recent NBA Summer League

tournament, “While we love the Las Vegas market, and I think we’ve become a large part of the summer economy here, my hope is that (the Bucks are) not going to relocate.”

Las Vegas once again was dangled and ditched, which is why developing an ex-pansion team — an NHL team, specifical-ly, as that league seems ripe for expansion — is far more appealing than pursuing a disenfranchised franchise.

n More from my recent interview with SLS President Scott Kreeger (The Sunday, July 19-25). I asked Kreeger about the ho-tel’s single retail brand, Fred Segal, which houses specialized boutiques ringing the

casino. Fred Segal is a wonderful brand, but it

also is comparatively high-end — $200 designer shirts are not uncommon at SLS He. And as Kreeger has learned during his years in the Las Vegas market, particularly with Station Casinos, locals are a value-conscious lot.

“If you look at the price point, it’s a pretty high price point; it’s a little hard on the wallet,” Kreeger said. “But it is quality stuff, and it’s stuff that is a differentiator. It really is. These are clothes you’re not going to get necessarily at Nordstrom, or anywhere else, so it does provide good differentiation. But is it in alignment with the price points and sensibility of some of our customers? It isn’t. If you know the brand and you know the quality of clothes and the price point and you come purposefully looking for that, you get a great experience.”

The consequence: Expect more flex-ibility in the retail strategy at SLS.

“It’s all about getting into the kitchen and trying a new recipe and seeing if you can make a better batch of cookies,” Kreeger said.

Or, in this case, who can design a less-pricey dress shirt.

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Summertime is the season for potlucks, picnics and barbecues, but for millions of Americans with food allergies, a fun summer activity with friends can present real health challenges. Avoiding

foods that can cause severe allergic reactions takes care and awareness. ¶ Estimates vary, but true food allergies affect about 4 percent of adults. Children with food allergies often have other aller-gic conditions, such as asthma. Children can outgrow some food allergies as they get older, but many common allergies such as peanut or tree nut allergies can persist into adulthood.

HOW DOES YOUR BODY REACT?An allergic reaction is an immune system reaction, according to Mary Joy DeGuzman-Walters, a

clinical dietitian in the food and nutrition department at Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center.“When an allergen is consumed, the immune system takes a harmless protein-derived food or

“allergen” as a threat or intruder and attacks it,” DeGuzman-Walters said.In response, the body produces high levels of antibodies called immunoglobulin E, or IgE.

Those in turn provoke the release of chemicals such as histamines that cause the physical symptoms of an allergic reaction.

While a minor reaction might leave you itchy or nauseous, a severe reaction can lead to anaphylaxis, during which multiple bodily systems experience allergic reactions. Untreated, anaphylaxis can lead to anaphylactic shock, coma, or death within minutes.

Difficulty breathing or swallowing is often the first sign of a reaction. “When the person has a weak or hoarse voice, that means the patient has difficulty breathing and swelling of the throat,” DeGuzman-Walters said. “Their blood pressure is dropping — that’s a severe anaphylactic reaction.”

1. Call 911 immediately.

2. An epinephrine autoinjector, or EpiPen, is a quick way to reduce the risk of an allergic reaction. Epinephrine, another name for adrenaline, can counteract anaphylaxis by reducing swelling, relaxing the muscles in your airways, muscles in the stomach, helping reverse the rapid decrease of blood pressure, increasing heart rate, etc. A prescription is needed to purchase an EpiPen.

3. Keep the person calm. If an EpiPen isn’t available, the next step is to keep the sufferer calm, DeGuzman-Walters said. “Anxiety can really worsen the scenario,” she said. “Lie them flat and elevate their legs using something like a pillow.”

4. If the allergy sufferer stops breathing, administer CPR until paramedics arrive, DeGuzman-Walters said.

Antihistamine pills should not be given by mouth if the person is having trouble breathing. Antihistamine pills won’t help in the case of a severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis. They take too long to work and are helpful mostly in milder cases.

WHAT TO DO WHEN SOMEONE HAS A SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION

does not involve immune or IgE mechanisms. The body’s reaction is less severe

and is more delayed — anywhere from 30 minutes to two days. “An example of food intolerance is lactose intolerance,” DeGuzman-Walters said. “The lactose in the milk is the problem, but you may still be able to drink a small amount of milk or eat dairy without

having any reaction.”

An

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

ABOUT FOOD ALLERGIES

A severe allergic

reaction, or anaphylaxis, can happen within

minutes.

The most common food allergies are

protein-derived such as peanuts, tree nuts

(walnuts, pecans, etc.), eggs, milk, soy, wheat,

fish and shellfish.

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Proper testing is needed to diag-nose and differentiate between a true food allergy and food intolerance. But the only preven-tive treatment for a food allergy is awareness and avoidance.

“You have to be really aware, mindful and vigilant when you read food labels and ingredients,” DeGuzman-Walters said. “Look for alternate names. If they say casein, that’s milk protein. If they say albumin, that’s egg.”

It’s important to educate others around you. At work, let your col-leagues know you have a poten-tially life-threatening food allergy and about the signs and symp-toms of an allergic reaction. At a restaurant, notify the staff.

“The best and safest way is to call the restaurant and ask what else they can offer people with food allergies,” DeGuzman-Wal-ters said. “Make sure you tell them specifically what you’re allergic to. It can be hard for you to identify

STAYING SAFE FROM UNKNOWN INGREDIENTSwhat comes in sauces, gravies, processed foods on your own.”

A chef’s card — a prewritten, polite note to the chef informing him or her that certain foods may cause a life-threatening reaction — is one way to handle the risk at a restaurant.

At community events like pot-lucks or picnics, it’s safest to bring your own prepared dishes, plates and utensils for yourself or your family. Otherwise, there’s a risk of cross-contamination.

“If there’s a small amount of shrimp that’s cooked on the same grill that chicken is cooked on, the chicken is then contaminated and can cause you an allergic reaction, even when you don’t expect it,” DeGuzman-Walters said.

Severe symptoms or anaphylaxis

Constriction or tightening of airways, difficulty breathing

Severe drop in blood pressure

Rapid pulse, dizziness

Loss of consciousness

Shock

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FOOD ALLERGY AND

FOOD INTOLERANCE?It can be difficult to tell the difference,

since some of the symptoms can be similar. But internally, the reaction is different.

Food intolerance does not involve immune or IgE mechanisms. The body’s reaction is less severe

and is more delayed — anywhere from 30 minutes to two days. “An example of food intolerance is lactose intolerance,” DeGuzman-Walters said. “The lactose in the milk is the problem, but you may still be able to drink a small amount of milk or eat dairy without

having any reaction.”

An allergic reaction is relatively immediate.

Warning signsHives or itching

Swelling of the face or elsewhere

Difficulty breathing

Nasal congestion

Abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting

SYMPTOMS

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BY JACKIE VALLEYSTAFF WRITER

When Caryn Sanders’ stepfather died in October, she quit her teach-

ing job, packed up her belongings and headed to Las Vegas.

Sanders moved in with her 79-year-old mother, Judith Radford, who has Parkinson’s disease, limited mobility and mild dementia, which prevent her from living alone.

After years of living apart, the mother and daughter now share meals like when Sanders was a child. The family always sat down for dinner together, despite the hec-tic schedules of two working parents.

“I think the best time is when we remi-nisce,” Sanders, 49, said. “Sometimes she will open up to me and talk.”

Regular dinners among elderly par-ents and their children, however, are not the norm in America. A national survey by senior care company Home Instead found 73 percent of people dine with their elderly loved ones only on special occasions and holidays. Twenty percent of people with senior relatives living nearby never eat dinner with them, ac-cording to the study.

The survey’s results served as catalyst

for the Sunday Dinner Pledge — an online commitment people can make pledging to eat dinner with their elderly relatives at least once a month. For every pledge re-ceived, Home Instead Senior Care will do-nate $1 to Meals on Wheels, up to $25,000.

“The whole idea of the program is to revive mealtime traditions with their se-niors,” said Bonnie Reppert, a franchise owner of Home Instead Senior Care in Las Vegas. “When they have someone to

eat with, they have a better experience, both nutritionally and emotionally.”

Kellee Lightfoot, a case manager at Catholic Charities in Las Vegas, sees se-niors’ loneliness firsthand when she visits Meals On Wheels clients. They consis-tently express a desire to have more peo-ple in their lives, she said.

Many of the 1,489 Meals On Wheels clients in the valley live alone, and some don’t have relatives in the area, which makes their weekly interactions with meal-delivery drivers all the more impor-tant, Lightfoot said.

“They are always happy to see their driver,” she said. “They know their name.”

Multigenerational family dinners largely have fallen by the wayside as busy schedules and geography make it diffi-cult for many extended families to share meals. But carving out time to eat with an elderly loved one benefits everyone at the table — particularly by building stronger bonds between the oldest and youngest generations, Reppert said.

Sanders agrees. She cherishes the nos-talgic conversations she now shares with her mother.

“Take this time now,” Sanders said, “be-cause you’re not going to get it back.”

Judith Radford, left, and her daughter Caryn Sanders eat dinner together most nights since Sanders moved to Las Vegas. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

GOOD FOR EVERYONEThe benefits of family meals aren’t

just for seniors.Children who regularly eat dinner

with relatives tend to eat more fruits, vegetables, fiber and calcium-rich foods and less junk food than chil-dren who don’t, a review of dozens of health studies by researchers at Rutgers University found. Similarly, teens who share meals with fam-ily members show fewer signs of depression and report feeling more supported than their peers.

Family meals also provide an op-portunity for older generations to share values, culture and traditions with younger generations.

How dinner can feed relationships

Source: Home Instead

n 57 percent of people surveyed said the frequency of sit-down dinners with relatives had decreased since their childhood.

n 43 percent of people with senior relatives don’t think or don’t know whether their elderly loved ones eat nutritious and balanced meals every day.

n Two of five seniors who live alone show at least four warning signs of poor nutritional health.

75%

Seniors say there are many benefits to sharing meals with their family and friends.

I take longer to eat

I feel happier than eating alone

I eat more nutritious meals

The food tastes better than when eating alone

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DON’T COME EMPTY-HANDED

It doesn’t matter what you bring, just bring something — a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates, a houseplant or some-thing homemade . It’s a nice way to say thank you.

Also, don’t be afraid to ask your host what might be helpful to bring. Per-haps it can be some-thing to contribute to a meal, a specialty from where you live or something your host doesn’t have that you might need during your stay.

Packing bedding isn’t ideal for a fl ight, but pillows and blankets are easy to throw in the car and can help make your stay more comfort-able for everyone.

RENT A CARAre you visiting someone who

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funds to rent a car. Arranging for your own transportation can be a huge help

to your host; he or she doesn’t have to get up early or miss work to pick you up and drop you off

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Before your trip, set parameters for your stay . When will you arrive

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Do you need transportation ? Who are you bringing with you: Children? Pets?

Working out answers to such questions ahead of time can help ensure a pleasant visit and shows respect

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1. Boise State: Under first-year coach Bryan Har-sin, the Broncos won the Mountain West and took down Arizona in the Fiesta Bowl. They’re the clear

favorites this season.

2. Utah State: The defense is good, if not great. Will the offense be able to provide enough balance?

3. Colorado State: Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo takes over for former coach Jim McEl-

wain. Are the Rams rebuilding or reloading?

4. Wyoming: After leaving Division I-AA power North Dakota State for Wyoming, coach Craig

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will go a little better.

5. Air Force: The team no one likes preparing for won’t hit the double-digit win mark again this

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another last-place finish mean the end for the former

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARDONNEL

PUMPHREYColorado State’s Rashard Higgins likely will win this preseason honor, but

if Pumphrey, a Canyon Springs High grad, comes close to his junior-year performance — 143.6 rushing yards per game, 20 rushing touchdowns — the postseason award should be his.

MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON PREDICTIONS

The 2015 Mountain West Football Media Days start Monday at the Cosmopolitan. ¶ Media attending the two-day event were asked to choose all-league teams and predict how the league would play out. Typically, UNLV is picked to finish near the bottom of the standings. ¶ Here’s how our Taylor Bern sees it.

OFFENSE

It’s an uncertain year at quarterback in the Mountain West, and that’s exemplified by the fact that only two guys — Utah State’s Chuckie Keeton and Hawaii’s Max Wittek — were nominated for selection.I went with Keeton because, when healthy, he was one of the best quarterbacks in the league, but he hasn’t been healthy much during the past two seasons. Keeton has played in only nine of Utah State’s past 24 games because of various season-ending injuries, and if he’s hurt again, the title of league’s best quarterback could go to Wittek, a USC transfer, or Boise State’s Ryan Finley.

CHUCKIE KEETON

SENIOR, UTAH STATE

QB

DEVONTE BOYD

SOPHOMORE, UNLV

WR

RASHARD HIGGINS

JUNIOR, COLORADO

STATE

WR

STEVEN WALKER

SENIOR, COLORADO

STATE

TE

A.J. RUECHELSENIOR, AIR

FORCE

OL

MARCUS HENRY

SENIOR, BOISE STATE

OL

RENOHENDERSON

JUNIOR, NEW MEXICO

OL

ALEX FIFITASENIOR, FRESNO STATE

OL

REES ODHIAMBO SENIOR, BOISE

STATE

OL

DONNEL PUMPHREY

JUNIOR, SAN DIEGO STATE

RB

MARTEZE WALLER

SENIOR, FRESNO STATE

RB

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PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

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SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER

OF THE YEAR

DONNY HAGEMAN

If one player emerges as the primary

returner between New Mexico’s Carlos

Wiggins and Ridge Jones, this award likely

will go to that person. But if they take a

bite out of each other’s numbers, it could

be a guy like San Diego State kicker

Hageman, who went 20-of-25 on field

goals last season, including 6-of-7

from 40 yards and beyond.

1. San Diego State: Last year, the Mountain was far better than the West — and that looks to be the case again, with one exception. The Aztecs could contend with Boise State. Unfortunately, we don’t get that game during the regular season, so we’ll just have to wait for the championship game Dec. 5.

2. Fresno State: The Bulldogs won the division last year at 6-6 overall and 5-3 in league play. The team could finish around the same marks this year.

3. San Jose State: If the Spartans figure out their quarterback spot, maybe they’ll be OK. If not, it could be another 3-9 season.

4. UNR: The focus in Reno will be on quarterback, but the Wolf Pack’s season could be determined by the defense. There’s a lot to figure out, but if the pieces fall right, UNR has the best chance to con-tend with San Diego State for the West crown.

5. Hawaii: Is this it for coach Norm Chow? Hawaii has been dreadful (8-29 the past three seasons), and this appears to be the best roster so far,

so it could be Chow’s last chance.

6. UNLV: There is no quick fix. Three or four

victories would be a successful season for first-year coach Tony Sanchez.

MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON PREDICTIONS

DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS

KAMALEI CORREA

JUNIOR, BOISE STATE

DL

NICK VIGIL

JUNIOR, UTAH STATE

LB

JORDAN NIELSEN

SENIOR, UTAH STATE

DL

EDDIE YARBROUGH

SENIOR, WYOMING

DL

IANSEAU

SENIOR, UNR

DL

Linebacker has been a position of strength at Utah State for several years, and while last year’s Defensive Player of the Year Zach Vigil is gone, younger brother Nick Vigil is around to wreak havoc. Paired with senior Kyler Fackrell, the younger Vigil should be able to help the Aggies remain close to the top-scoring defense and second-best total defense figures they put up last season.Along the front line, keep an eye on UNR’s Ian Seau, a second-team All-Mountain West pick in December. The nephew of late NFL Hall of Famer Junior Seau, Ian Seau could end up being the league’s best defensive player this season.

KYLER FACKRELLSENIOR, UTAH

STATE

LB

DAMONTAE KAZEE

JUNIOR, SAN DIEGO STATE

DB

WESTON STEELHAMMER

JUNIOR,AIR FORCE

DB

TANNER VALLEJO

JUNIOR, BOISE STATE

LB

DARIAN THOMPSONSENIOR, BOISE

STATE

DB

CLEVELAND WALLACE III

JUNIOR, SAN JOSE STATE

DB

DEIONTE GAINES

SOPHOMORE, COLORADO

STATE

RS

DONNY HAGEMANSENIOR, SAN DIEGO STATE

K

ALEXBOY

JUNIOR, UNR

P

DEFENSIVE PLAYER

OF THE YEAR

DARIAN THOMPSON

With 14 career interceptions,

including seven last season as a

first-team All-Mountain West pick,

Thompson is a proven ball hawk at

safety with the potential to flip

possession at any moment. That’s

a nice weapon for the league’s

best team.

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CLUB FORTUNE

Top of the Hill slot tournamentDate: Wednesdays and ThursdaysTime: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Information: Win cash and slot play.

All-American GiveawayDate: SaturdaysTime: 9:30 p.m.Information: Five names will be chosen in a drawing. Top prize is a Chevrolet Cruze or $12,500.

All-American Revup HotseatDate: July 25Time: 5-9 p.m.Information: One player will be chosen every 30 minutes. Win up to $500.

SLS

$50,000 Codeplay FrenzyDate: ThursdayTimes: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-8 p.m.Information: Loyalty card members can win a share of $50,000 in free play.

Gift giveawaysDate: FridayInformation: Guests who earn 250 slot points or 500 video poker points or have made a $10 advance-deposit wager or higher during the past 90 days receive a gift.

Point multipliersDate: SaturdayInformation: Earn 2x points on video poker.

Bonus drawing entries for the $1 Million Deal of a LifetimeDate: Monday through ThursdayInformation: Earn 2x entries for the $1 Million Deal of a Lifetime draw-ing that will take place Aug. 22. Twenty-one names will be drawn to receive $500 in promo chips and will be placed into a separate drum for a second drawing, in which seven names will be drawn to participate in one hand of blackjack with a chance to win $1 million.

10x slot pointsDate: Friday and SaturdayInformation: Guests who have made a $40 advance-deposit wager or higher can win up to 1,000 slot points.

RAMPART CASINO

Pirate’s Treasure progressive drawingsDate: Last Wednesday of the monthTime: 6:15 and 8:15 p.m.Information: Ten winners will be cho-

sen at each drawing. The progressive jackpot increases every month it doesn’t hit.

GOLD COAST

Gift giveawayDate: TuesdayInformation: Earn 300 points and receive a gift, such as a bladeless fan or neck pillow.

40th anniversary cash drawingsDate: Saturdays in AugustTime: 8:15 p.m.Information: Earn entries through play. Win up to $10,000. All entrants will be eligible for Boyd’s $400,000 drawing Sept. 5.

Send Me Back SundaysDate: Sundays in AugustTime: 4 a.m.-4 p.m.Information: Earn up to 40x points for your first 400 points.

JOKERS WILD

Gift giveawayDate: July 26Information: Earn 200 points to get a gift.

Bonus winsDate: Tuesday and ThursdayInformation: Poker machines have designated four-of-a-kind bonuses worth an extra 100 coins. Slot ma-chine or keno wins of $50 or more earn an extra $10 in play.

Jumpin’ Jokers cash giveawayDate: SaturdayTime: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 6-10 p.m.Information: Players selected every hour through drawings and hot seats can win up to $1,000 or $1,200 in slot play.

Earn a food voucherDate: MondayInformation: Earn 300 points to get a food voucher worth $8.

Point multipliersDate: WednesdayInformation: Earn 11x points on reels and 7x points on video poker and multigame machines.

Rollin’ for doughDate: FridayTime: 1-9 p.m.Information: Earn drawing entries for a chance to roll the dice to earn 10x the amount.

EL CORTEZ

Free Play Frenzy for Jackpot Winners

Date: JulyInformation: Loyalty card members can receive up to $100 in slot play on top of a jackpot, depending on the machine’s denomination.

Saturday Point FeverDate: SaturdayInformation: Ten Club Cortez mem-bers will be selected for a chance to win 100,000 points. Players will receive one virtual drawing ticket for every 200 points earned each day during the week. Club Cortez mem-bers also can earn entry multipliers every day at kiosks with the Metal Horse Race.

ALIANTE

50+ Play Day kiosk gameDate: MondaysInformation: Earn 50 points to spin the wheel to win up to $500 in slot play.

$10,000 mobile hot seatDate: TuesdayInformation: Players must accept the hot seat offer from the mobile app to qualify. From noon to 5 p.m., five people will win $50 in slot play. At 6 p.m., 10 people will win $100 in slot play. Winners will be announced over the intercom and must swipe at a kiosk to redeem their prize.

$12,500 mobile hot seatDate: Sundays in AugustInformation: Players must accept the hot seat offer from the mobile app to qualify. From noon to 5 p.m., five people will win $50 in slot play. At 6 p.m., 10 people will win $100 in slot play. Winners will be announced over the intercom and must swipe at a kiosk to redeem their prize.

Cruisin’ for Cash kiosk gameDate: Through Aug. 1Information: Choose a cruise director and “sail” through three ports of call or “cruise” through four days at sea. Each port is a guaranteed prize; all-day sea prizes award drawing entries into weekly Cruisin’ for Cash draw-ings. Win up to $10,000. Other prizes include slot play, dining credits, resort credits, points and more. Earn 250 points for each swipe.

$67,000 Cruisin’ for Cash draw-ingsDate: SaturdaysTime: 7:15 and 9:15 p.m.Information: Earn entries by playing the Cruisin’ for Cash kiosk game. Win a share of more than $16,000 and slot play.

Point multipliers

Date: WednesdaysInformation: Earn 5x points on video poker and 10x points on all reels.

SILVERTON

$10,000 Reel & Win slot tournaments Date: TuesdayTime: 11 a.m.Information: The top 30 players will qualify for cash and slot play. The first-place player will win $1,000.

Extreme Spin drawingsDate: Select Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 19Time: Friday drawings at 5 and 8 p.m.; Saturday drawings at 2, 5 and 8 p.m.Information: Receive one drawing entry for every 200 points earned. Ten winners at each drawing will receive a spin on the big wheel with a top prize of $10,000 or free play. See a players club representative for details.

Wild Wallet WednesdaysTime: WednesdayInformation: Earn 500 points and re-ceive a leather wallet with a gift card worth up to $100.

Point multipliersTime: July 30Information: Swipe your loyalty card at a kiosk to earn up to 6x points.

ORLEANS

Gift giveawaysDate: Tuesday and ThursdayInformation: Earn 300 points and receive a gift, including T-shirts, sun-glasses and towels.

Point multipliersDate: MondayInformation: Earn 15x points on penny reels.

40th anniversary cash drawingsDate: Saturdays in AugustTime: 7:15 p.m.Information: Earn entries through play. Win up to $10,000. All entrants will be eligible for Boyd’s $400,000 drawing Sept. 5.

SUNCOAST

Select your prizeDate: Monday and ThursdayInformation: Earn 300 points in one day and receive a breakfast or lunch buffet, or earn an additional 600 points for a dinner buffet, brunch, $10 food credit at Café Siena or Coasta Cantina, or $10 in slot dollars.

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CASINO PROMOTIONS Date:Information: Players 50 and older can earn up to 50x points.

Date:Time: Information: Earn entries through play. Win up to $10,000. All entrants eligible for Boyd’s $400,000 draw-ing Sept. 5.

Date:Information: Hit the designated four of a kind on video poker, win $50 or more on a qualifying slot machine or win $50 or more on a qualifying keno game and earn one spin on the prize wheel.

Date:Information: Hit the designated four of a kind on video poker for a 100-coin bonus, win $50 or more on qualifying slot machines to win a $10 bonus, or win $50 or more on a qualifying keno game to receive a $10 bonus.

Date:Time:Information: One name will be drawn every hour to win up to $500 in cash and $500 in slot play.

Date:Information: Earn 15x points on penny reels, 11x points on other reels and 7x points on video poker and keno machines.

Date:Information: Win up to $1,000 in play, point multipliers and bonus en-tries in Boyd’s $400,000 giveaway.

Date:Information: Swipe your loyalty card at a kiosk for a chance to win $1 mil-lion, free play, comp dollars, food and more. A valid email address is required.

Date: Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta RanchoInformation: For loyalty card holders age 50 and older. Swipe your card at a kiosk to earn up to 10x points on

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Point multipliers for senior playersDate: Tuesday and WednesdayInformation: Players 50 and older can earn up to 50x points.

40th anniversary cash drawingsDate: Saturdays in AugustTime: 8:15 p.m.Information: Earn entries through play. Win up to $10,000. All entrants eligible for Boyd’s $400,000 draw-ing Sept. 5.

ELDORADO

Hit & SpinDate: ThursdayInformation: Hit the designated four of a kind on video poker, win $50 or more on a qualifying slot machine or win $50 or more on a qualifying keno game and earn one spin on the prize wheel.

Bonus daysDate: TuesdayInformation: Hit the designated four of a kind on video poker for a 100-coin bonus, win $50 or more on qualifying slot machines to win a $10 bonus, or win $50 or more on a qualifying keno game to receive a $10 bonus.

$6,000 GiveawayDate: SaturdayTime: 4:30-9:30 p.m.Information: One name will be drawn every hour to win up to $500 in cash and $500 in slot play.

Point multipliersDate: July 26Information: Earn 15x points on penny reels, 11x points on other reels and 7x points on video poker and keno machines.

MAIN STREET STATION

Swipe and Win SaturdaysDate: Saturdays in AugustInformation: Win up to $1,000 in play, point multipliers and bonus en-tries in Boyd’s $400,000 giveaway.

GOLDEN GATE AND THE D

Email Yourself a MillionDate: Through Aug. 31Information: Swipe your loyalty card at a kiosk for a chance to win $1 mil-lion, free play, comp dollars, food and more. A valid email address is required.

STATION CASINOS

MyGeneration WednesdaysDate: Ongoing Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta RanchoInformation: For loyalty card holders age 50 and older. Swipe your card at a kiosk to earn up to 10x points on

slots and 6x points on video poker, and discounts on dining, movies and bowling. Slot tournaments from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a top prize of $1,000. The first entry is free; receive up to four additional entries by earn-ing 50 additional base points for each.

$1 Million Classic Summer Scratch & WinDate: Friday and SaturdayLocations: All Station propertiesTime: 10 a.m.-10 p.m.Information: Cards will be mailed, or earn 300 points to get one. Card must be scratched off at any Station Casinos’ promotional area in front of an authorized team member. Win up to $1,000, dining credit, free rooms, free play or points.

Summer Fun Cash drawingsDate and time: 8:15 p.m. Friday and 6:15 p.m. SundayLocations: All Station propertiesInformation: Ten players drawn; earn entries through play and by swiping loyalty card at kiosks. Earn 5x entries on Wednesdays. Win up to $5,000.

THE D

Win Derek’s HellcatDate: Through Aug. 29Information: Earn tickets for monthly drawings that culminate with a chance to win a 2015 Dodge Chal-lenger SRT Hellcat.

FREMONT

Swipe and Win SaturdaysDate: Saturdays in AugustInformation: Win up to $1,000 in play, point multipliers and bonus en-tries in Boyd’s $400,000 giveaway.

FIESTA HENDERSON

AND FIESTA RANCHO

$250,000 Stars & Stripes pull tab giveawayDate: Friday and SaturdayInformation: Pull tabs will be mailed and must be uncovered at desig-nated promotional area in front of an authorized team member. Win cash, points, free play and more.

Cash drawingDate: SaturdayTime: 6:15 p.m.Information: Win up to $5,000. There will be 10 winners selected each week from both Fiesta Hen-derson and Fiesta Rancho. The top two base-point earners from slot and video poker each week will automati-cally be among the 10 entered into that Saturday’s drawing. Winners must be present to play for up to $5,000 or have 24 hours to collect a $250 consolation prize. Earn 10 free drawing entries every day, and 5x

entries on Wednesdays.

SOUTH POINT

$600,000 July Money MadnessDate: JulyInformation: Loyalty card users have the opportunity to win a progressive bonus that will hit by $25,000. When it does, other players win $25 in play. Once the bonus is hit, the progres-sive bonus will reset at $10,000. There will be an additional $1,000 free play progressive bonus that will start at $1,000 and must hit by $2,500. This bonus also will restart immediately after hitting and will hit on average three times per day. Slot machine players will have the op-portunity to win either bonus at any time just for being active players on the casino floor; there are no specific hand or reel combinations necessary to win the progressive bonus. All free play is valid for seven days.

WESTGATE

Rockin’ 777 slot tournamentDate: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and ThursdaysTime: 4-8 p.m. Information: Free for loyalty club members. The top five winners will receive $100 in free slot play.

CALIFORNIA

Swipe and Win SaturdaysDate: Saturdays in AugustInformation: Win up to $1,000 in play, point multipliers and bonus en-tries in Boyd’s $400,000 giveaway.

PLAZA

Point multipliersDate: Tuesday and FridayInformation: Earn 10x points on slot machines.

MAX CASINO

AT THE WESTIN

Happy Hour specialsDate: DailyTime: 6-8 p.m.Information: Select tables will offer $3 craps and 25-cent roulette

DOWNTOWN GRAND

Grand ThursdaysDate: ThursdaysInformation: Loyalty card members 50 and older receive point multipli-ers, dining and gaming discounts, and entry into slot tournaments.

Get a Grand from the GrandDate: Through Dec. 31Information: For new loyalty card members. Earn up to $1,000 back on all reel and video reel games. Requires a minimum loss of $50.

The rebate will be split over three redemption periods to total 100 per-cent of the player’s loss.

BINION’S

Mother Lode swipe and winDate: OngoingInformation: Club members can win up to $2,500 daily. Earn points for chances to swipe the prize machine, with a maximum of three swipes daily. Earn five points for a chance to win $50, 40 points for a chance to win $100 and 300 points for a chance to win $2,500.

JERRY’S NUGGET

Up to 5x pointsDate: Fridays and SaturdaysTime: 4 a.m.-11:59 p.m.Information: Rewards members who swipe their cards at a kiosk receive 3x points, 4x points or 5x points on slot and video poker games.

SAM’S TOWN

Poker High Hands bonusDate: Through AugustInformation: Players who get a royal flush, straight flush or four of a kind while playing seven-card stud and hold ’em will receive a bonus payout.

Video Poker ShowdownDate: FridaysTime: 4-8 p.m.Information: Earn 10 points for the first entry and 50 points for each additional entry in a video poker tournament at 8:15 p.m. Top prize is $1,000 in play.

Win up to $500Date: Saturday and SundayTime: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.Information: Ten bingo players drawn at each session will win $50 with a chance to trade for an envelope with a mystery prize worth up to $500.

Heat is Rising cash drawingsDate: Fridays, Saturdays and Sun-days through July 30Time: 6:15 p.m.Information: Earn entries for cash drawings by playing slots and table games.

Point multipliersDate: Tuesday and ThursdayInformation: Earn 20x points on Buf-falo machines, 11x points on reels and 7x points on video poker.

40th anniversary cash drawingsDate: Saturdays in AugustTime: 6:15 p.m.Information: Earn entries with play. Win up to $10,000. All entrants are eligible for Boyd’s $400,000 draw-ing Sept. 5.

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The ball is in PUC’s court for Nevada to get greener

N evada’s growing campaign to tap clean, renewable energy is coming up on an exciting and fundamen-

tally important turning point. The state Public Utilities Commis-

sion is being asked by NV Energy to approve construction of a solar panel array in North Las Vegas to serve one of the power company’s largest custom-ers, Internet data center Switch.

The company, which draws huge amounts of power to keep its serv-ers cool, was one of several big busi-nesses in Las Vegas trying to escape the clutches of NV Energy so it could buy solar-generated power indepen-dently. Its motive was both altruistic and economical: solar energy is cleaner, cheaper and renewable, and in Nevada, plentiful.

But NV Energy was fighting Switch’s efforts to cut the cord, saying the costs of maintaining the power grid would fall on fewer customers and was unfair to them.

The two sides reached a compro-mise July 13 that is worthy of a stand-

ing ovation: Switch will stick with NV Energy on its promise to partner with private company First Solar to build a 100-megawatt solar array in North Las Vegas to serve Switch. Until the project is ready for showtime in 2016, Switch — which consumes as much power as 50 Super Wal-Marts — will pay a pre-mium to buy only solar power from NV Energy and no longer use power from carbon-emitting sources.

We certainly expect the PUC will bless this constructive turn of events because of the remarkable message it sends: Solar power is clearly the power of choice in Nevada, and the state’s utility monopoly being responsive to its customers sends a green message. (Yes,

NV Energy also needs to allow more homeowners to install rooftop solar panels, but that’s a continuing battle for another day.)

Switch’s vice president of govern-ment affairs, Adam Kramer, thanked NV Energy CEO Paul Caudill for agree-ing to the deal. Caudill has been on the job for less than two years.

“Not until Paul came in were we able to come to this solution,” Kramer said.

So now it’s in the hands of the PUC to bless the deal. It will be a historic moment in the greening of Nevada, especially for those who remember 10 years ago when former President Bill Clinton admonished a group of civic and business leaders to aggressively

pursue clean, renewable energy. How could Nevada not want to capitalize on its abundant sunshine and sufficient space to construct solar arrays?

“If I were the economic develop-ment czar for America today or if I were in charge of economic planning for Las Vegas and Nevada today, I would start by making a complete and total commitment to a clean energy future, because I think you can create more jobs there than anywhere else,” Clinton told the audience.

At the conclusion of his remarks, the 1,600 people in attendance gave Clin-ton a standing ovation.

With Rob Roy, the founder and CEO of Switch, and NV Energy investing in solar power, eyes now turn to the PUC to approve the arrangement and help push Nevada further into the 21st century.

This is what Clinton was talking about, and we’re now getting on board. Nevada is moving beyond offering words of support for clean, renewable energy. Now we’re more fully investing in it, as we should be.

It will be a historic moment in the greening of Nevada, especially for those who remember 10 years

ago when former President Bill Clinton admonished a group of civic and business leaders to aggressively pursue clean, renewable energy. How could Nevada

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On the Ranch farmers and artisans market: Buy farm-fresh produce, organic gourmet coffee and tea, honey, jam, tamales, sauces, kettle corn, lemonade, spices and dips, handmade jewelry and more. 9 a.m., free, Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 W. Craig Road, ontheranchmarket.com.

Candy magnet workshop: Craft delicious-looking refrigerator magnets using plaster and candy molds. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $2-$3, Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-822-7700.

Dachshund pet adoptions: Las Vegas Hot Diggity Dachshund Club and Rescue will host a dog adop-tion at Tivoli Village. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., free, 440 S. Rampart Blvd., lvhddcr.com.

Bass Pro Shops Family Summer Camp: Learn about hunting, shooting, archery, travel safety, camping and other adventures. Noon-4 p.m., free, Bass Pro Shops, 8200 Dean Martin Drive, 702-730-5200.

Guitar for Amateurs: Local guitar instructor Don Musser offers a fun, hands-on class for amateurs. Learn guitar chords, practice progressions and how to play popular songs. Bring your own guitar. 4-5 p.m., free, Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd., 702-507-3820.

Windmill Music Club: This month’s discussion group will focus on ‘90s rock band Nirvana. 4-5 p.m., free, Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Lane, 702-507-6030.

Mindfulness and Insight Medita-tion: Join in a weekly escape to learn about mindfulness and insight meditation. 4:15-5:15 p.m., free, Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630.

MONDAY, JULY 27

Math Mondays: This 45-minute program aims to help students brush up on math skills. For ages 5-17. 4-4:45 p.m., free, Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd., 702-507-3820.

TUESDAY, JULY 28

Tech Art Studio: Learn how to

scratch, mix and do lighting, then create your own mix. 10 a.m.-noon, free, Meadows Library, 251 W. Boston Ave., 702-474-0023.

Diabetes presentation: Dr. Crystal Lee will discuss how diet can lead to diabetes. For ages 50+. 11 a.m., free, Derfelt Senior Center, Lorenzi Park, 3343 W. Washington Ave., 702-229-6601.

Wound seminar: A nonhealing wound is a serious matter, espe-cially for people with other medical conditions, such as diabetes. Discuss advanced wound-therapy treatment options available through the Advanced Outpatient Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center at Spring Valley Hospital. Registration required. 12:30-1:30 p.m., free, Spring Valley Hospital conference center (across from cafeteria), 5400 S. Rainbow Blvd., 702-388-4888.

Babysitter training: This Ameri-can Red Cross course includes child and infant CPR, basic first-aid, point-ers on starting your own babysitting business and more. Includes child and infant CPR certification. Registration open until full. 4-8 p.m., $75, Pavilion Center Pool, 101 S. Pavilion Center Drive, 702-229-1488. *Also: Thursday and Friday.

Tuesday night jazz: The nonprof-it American Jazz Initiative presents seasoned jazz musicians in the heart of the Las Vegas Arts District. 7:30 p.m., $15, Artifice, 1025 S. First St., Suite 100, 702-489-6339.

THURSDAY, JULY 30

Book club: Connect with people

who share a passion for books. Selections include general fiction and nonfiction. 5:30 p.m., free, Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630.

Thursday night luau: Enjoy a live luau performance and an authentic Polynesian buffet. 6 p.m., $18, Art Bar at Downtown Grand, 206 N. Third St., 702-719-5100.

Movie in the Park (Town Square): Enjoy a screening of “Princess and the Frog.” Film begins at sundown, free, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South, mytown-squarelasvegas.com.

Movies in the Park (Summerlin): Enjoy a screening of “Dolphin Tale 2.” Film begins at sundown, free, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, 702-832-1000.

Movie in the Park (Downtown): Enjoy a screening of “E.T.” at Downtown Container Park. 7 p.m., free, 707 Fremont St., downtown-containerpark.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 31

Awake To Change youth confer-ence: This conference is designed to encourage critical thinking about youth leadership. The day will include speakers, field day activities and thought-provoking conversations. Dress in all-black ac-tive wear. Breakfast and lunch will be served. For ages 10-25. Regis-tration required. 8 a.m.-2 p.m., free, West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-4800.

Emeril Lagasse craft beer dinner: Table 10 will team with five

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Members of the Las Vegas Gay Softball League practice during an off week in their season. The league is accepting new players Aug. 2 and Aug. 9 at Lorenzi Park, 3343 W. Washington Ave. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF FILE)

DIDDY IN

PARADISE

CONTENT CREATED AND PRESENTED BY SOUTHERN WINE & SPIRITS

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 oz Skyy Infusions Pineapple

1/2 oz Aperol Aperitivo

3/4 oz lime juice

1 1/2 oz pineapple juice

Cruzan 151 rum

Pineapple and lime slices

Sprig of mint for garnish

Let’s face it: Drinks that are on fire are inarguably cooler than drinks that are not, and this one is particu-larly impressive. Tropical, ec-centric and literally ablaze, the Diddy in Paradise is every bit as much a party trick as it is a decadent cocktail.

Combine all of the ingre-dients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Cover and shake thoroughly. Strain into a tiki glass over ice. Garnish with fruit and mint, and top with a Cruzan 151 rum float. Light the 151 on fire and ex-tinguish before consuming.

METHOD

Cocktail created by Jair Bustillos, Mixologist at Southern Wine and Spirits.

breweries for a five-course craft beer dinner featuring beverages from Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Brooklyn Brewery, New Belgium, Samuel Smith and Victory Brewing. Chef de Cuisine Tim Doolittle will create a one-night-only menu to enhance the beers chosen. 7 p.m., $75, Table 10, Grand Canal Shoppes, 3327 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 702-607-6363.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1

Southern Pauite Cultural Sharing: Local tribe members will share stories, traditional arts and crafts, food customs, drumming and dancing. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free for Springs Preserve members or with general admission, Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-822-7700. *Also: Aug. 8, 15 and 22

Eighth annual teachers used-book sale: Books, discarded library materials and other items donated by the public will be on sale for 25 cents per item for teachers. A school ID must be shown to receive the discounted rate. The sale is open to the public, but books are regular price for non-teachers. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3459.

The Shuffle-Aires: The Nevada blues band will perform. 2 p.m., $10-$15, Winchester Cultural Center,

3130 S. McLeod Drive, clarkcoun-

tynv.gov.

Mama’s Wranglers: During a stop

on their nationwide tour, the band

will perform old-time Western music

with fiddling, singing, yodeling and

clog dancing. 2 p.m., free, Clark

County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo

Road, 702-507-3459.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

Las Vegas Gay Softball League skills assessments: Sign up to play

slowpitch softball for the fall season

and demonstrate your ability to

throw, field, run and hit so you can

be assigned to the appropriate

division. Wear cleats without metal

spikes and bring a glove. 10 a.m.,

$25 for fall season, Lorenzi Park,

3343 W. Washington Ave., lvgsl.

com.

Out of the Gutters celebrity bowling tournament: Knock down

pins with local celebrities while

raising money for the Nevada

Society for the Prevention of

Cruelty to Animals. Online registra-

tion encouraged. Guests also can

meet adoptable pets, mingle with

the celebrity bowlers and vie for

raffle prizes. 1 p.m., $20 with

preregistration, $30 at the door, $7

for kids under 12, $80 for teams of

five, Sam’s Town Bowling Center,

5111 Boulder Highway, nevadaspca.

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Carlos Banchik was practically raised on construction sites. As a boy in Argentina, he helped his father, an engineering contractor, build low-income housing. ¶ Following in his dad’s footsteps was only natural. ¶ In 2003, Banchik started

a small engineering business, Innova Technologies, in Las Vegas. ¶ While hundreds of companies nationwide tankedEXPORTS, CONTINUED ON PAGE 53

$35.3MSLS Las Vegas’ net loss dur-

ing the first quarter of this year.

Since opening in August, the

resort has struggled financially

while trying to position itself as a

locals casino.

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Number of Haggen grocery stores

in Southern Nevada. The Wash-

ington-based chain is laying off

employees just months after buy-

ing 146 stores in Southern Nevada,

Southern California and Arizona.

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lenders are expected

to dole out this year for

home purchases, according

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Association.

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Bwin.party Digital Entertain-

ment. 888 Holdings partners

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Corp. to offer online gaming.

Exporters stuck in limbo

From left, Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.; Maria Cantwell,

D-Wash.; Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.; and Charles Schumer,

D-N.Y., participate in a news conference June 11 in Washing-

ton. They called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

to move forward quickly with a real path to extending the

life of the Export-Import bank. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Business owners feel backstabbed by Congress’ failure to reauthorize federal Export-Import Bank

47 48 56Q&A WITH KIM WOODThe director of wine at Aria talks about the simi-larities between his work as a sommelier and his education biomedical engi-neering, his favorite kinds of wines, the California drought and why he loves baseball.

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MEET: VIOLIN OUTLETFor more than 30 years since opening her busi-ness, Mara Lieberman has been part of the Las Vegas music scene — mostly behind the scenes, serving the professional and edu-cational communities.

TALKING POINTS Urgent care has eased pres-sure on medical fi eld, 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

The List: Law fi rms, P60

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HOW HIGH CAN ALLEGIANT’S STOCK PRICE SOAR?

When Allegiant Air’s pilots threatened to strike, executives warned it would cost the Las Vegas carrier millions of dollars a day and scare off fl iers.

The strike was blocked by the courts, though it sure scared investors.

Shares of parent Allegiant Travel Co. were worth $192.29 apiece at the end of trading March 31. The next day, when the strike was announced, they fell to $179.65, and by late May, they had plunged to $152.63.

Now, with the strike-threat subsided, the stock has recovered and reached new highs, with shares hovering over $200.

Allegiant’s stock had been rising steadily for a few years before the walkout was threatened. Investors were rightfully spooked — who wants to own stock in an airline that loses its pilots overnight? — but in their eyes, the situation is looking better now.

At Allegiant’s annual shareholders meeting June 18, management announced that investors, in a blow to labor groups’ efforts to shake up Allegiant’s corporate governance, had re-elected its board and rejected a proposal to curb executive pay. The stock rose 6 percent that day.

Wolfe Research analyst Hunter Keay sent out a report July 8 titled,

“Gravity defi ance. Buy this stock.” He said ultra-low-cost Allegiant was “the world’s most profi table airline” and that other carriers have “bloated cost structures.”

Allegiant’s stock is climbing again, but a renewed labor spat could wipe out those gains. And the fi ght isn’t over: The pilots’ union has appealed a ruling to halt the strike.

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Lung Center of Nevada is the new pulmonary division of Compre-hensive Cancer Centers of Nevada. Services include a lung cancer screening service that uses a low-dose CT scan for targeted patients, as well as evaluation, diagnosis and refer-rals for patients with lung and bronchus cancer. The new divi-sion also will treat other lung diseases and sleep disorders, including asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, chronic cough, nicotine dependence, snoring, insomnia and obstruc-tive sleep apnea. Physicians joining the team are John Collier, James Hsu, George Tu, John Wojcik and Ralph Nietrzeba.

Rajeev Chhabra is area gener-al manager and Vicki Rousseau is area direc-tor of mar-keting for Las Vegas North and South Premium Outlets.

The Nevada Association of Women Business Owners celebrated its 17th annual Women of Dis-tinction awards. Honorees included Toni Corbin, Southwest Medical Associates; Jeri Crawford, Las Vegas Philharmonic; Lorraine Marshall, Irenic Consulting Group LLC; Lynn Goya, Clark County Clerk’s Office; Claudia Kuzniak, Sedway Middle School; Diane Gandy, Nevada Hotel and Lodging Association; Gayla Boyd, Truth Christian Minis-

tries International Food Pantry; Lisa Bybee, Lisa Listen; Sandra Olson, Roche Constructors Inc.; Christina Aldan, LG Designs; Jennifer Braster, Naylor and Braster Attorneys at Law; Ginnie Salazar, Logistical Solutions LLC; and Dolores Campuzano-Pignatello, Mirage.

Scott Kipper resigned as state commissioner of the Nevada Division of Insurance. Kipper was re-appointed to the post in October 2011 after serving from December 2008 to June 2010.

Eyes & Optics, owned by optometrist Dr. Edward J. Malik, was awarded fourth place in Invision magazine’s 2015 America’s Finest Optical Retailers contest. The annual contest highlights the coun-try’s best, most creative optical businesses. Maga-zine staff and a panel of expert judges critique the businesses’ exterior and interior appearance, marketing ingenuity and overall creative approach.

Starbucks opened at Aliante Casino.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Ameri-group Nevada launched a program to make associate’s or bachelor’s degrees available at no cost to eligible full-time and part-time associates in Nevada through College for America at South-ern New Hampshire University. The benefit is available to any Anthem and Amerigroup Nevada employee who works 20 or more hours per week and has been employed with the company for at least six months.

Uptown Children’s Boutique, Downtown Beauty Company, Sassy the Boutique, Pink Tutu Bal-let and Vegas Flip Flops opened at Downtown Container Park.

Forte is the public relations agency of record for Skye Canyon, a 1,700-acre master-planned com-munity in northwest Las Vegas.

Matt Smith Physical Therapy is the physical ther-apy provider of record for the Las Vegas Outlaws.

Spring Valley Hospital is building a four-story tower to expand its maternity services and medi-cal/surgical inpatient capacity.

Several Southern Nevada hotel companies landed on the Reputation Institute’s list of most reputable companies for 2015. They include Wynn Resorts (No. 9), MGM Resorts International (No. 18), Caesars Entertainment (No. 44) and Las Vegas Sands (No. 45.) The list is derived from data that examine perceptions of companies by the general

public and based on more than 50,000 interviews.

Nevada Title Company is certified in the Ameri-can Land Title Association’s Title Company and

Settlement Insurance “Best Practices.” The Ameri-

can Land Title Association is the national trade

association for the title insurance industry. Nevada

Title Company is the first agency to receive certifi-

cation in Southern Nevada.

Dutch Bros. East Vegas, which sells coffee,

opened at 2820 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas.

AT&T added three cell towers in Southern Ne-

vada. They’re in Grand Canyon Village at Horse

Drive and U.S. 95; Southern Highlands at St. Rose

Parkway and Las Vegas Boulevard South; and Win-

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The 41st annual Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards

recently were handed out. Southern Nevada win-

ners are:

n Journalistic Enterprise — “2014 Meek Compos-

ite,” Glen Meek, KLAS-TV

n General Assignment Report - Within 24 Hours —

“Brazyl Ward’s Struggle,” Joe Bartels, Christopher Benka, KLAS-TV

n Video Essay (Single Camera Only) — “Something

Normal, Somewhere Strange,” Matthew Adams,

KLAS-TV

n Writer - Program (Non-News) — “Restoration

Neon,” Matt Christensen, Vegas PBS

n News - Human Interest - Single Story or Series —

“Tan Cerca Pero Tan Lejos,” Rosana Romero, Ger-man Andres Gonzalez, Ubelio Fernandez-Tabet,

MundoFox Las Vegas

n News - Military - Single Story or Series — “VA

Failing Veterans,” Darcy Spears, Ozkar Palomo,

KTNV

n On-Camera Talent - Anchor — News Anchor - 8 News Now, Denise Valdez, KLAS TVn Promotion - News Promo - Campaign/Image — “Super Bowl Surprise,” Sergio Rodriguez, FOX 5 Las Vegas; “Now You Know” Launch Campaign, Henry Vazquez, Greg Sleeper, Gene A. Sugano, Peter Lipphardt, Nikki Wasserman, Ashish Ban-thia, KLAS TVn Editor (No Time Limit) - Short Form — 2014 Edi-tor Composite, Greg Sleeper, KLAS TVn News - Education/Schools - Single Story or Series — “School Bullying Revelations,” Patranya Bhoolsuwan, KLAS TVn News - Health/Science - Single Story or Series — “High Stakes: Gambling Away the Golden Years,” Aaron Drawhorn, KLAS TV; “Prescription for Pain,” Darcy Spears, Kean Bauman, Ozkar Palomo, KTNV; “Pot Oil Girl,” George Knapp, Matthew Adams, KLAS TVn News - Historic/Cultural - Single Story or Se-ries — “Charros en el Desierto,” Martha Caldera,

Adriana Arevalo, Julio Abarca, Noticias Univision Nevadan News - Business/Consumer - Single Story or Series — “8 On Your Side Consumer Reports: De-fending Southern Nevadans,” Michelle Mortensen, KLAS TVn News - Crime - Single Story or Series — “Tras la Pista,” Gabriel Preciado, Adriana Arevalo, Jorge Avila, Noticias Univision Nevada; “You Took My Samsung!,” Nathan Baca, Alexander Brauer, KLAS-TVn Student Programming - Short Form (Fiction/Nonfiction) — “Boy Meets Girl,” Richard Morland, College of Southern Nevadan Student Craft - Writing — “Boy Meets Girl,” Rich-ard Morland, Kyle Anderson, College of Southern Nevada n Student Craft - Editor — “Boy Meets Girl,” Rich-ard Morland, College of Southern Nevada n Student Craft - Director — “Boy Meets Girl,” Richard Morland, College of Southern Nevada

WuHu Noodle, which offers Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai cuisine, is open at the

Silverton. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Why pursue a culinary career instead of engineering?

I’d have to credit the impulsiveness of youth. It was something I had been casually interested in, and it was a part of my life since I was 16; one of my first jobs was working at a deli. I always liked the fast-paced nature of the industry but never really saw my place in it until I was introduced to the world of wine from someone who had a true passion for it. He gave me the confidence to believe that a career in wine was possible, then offered me my first job.

Any similarities between wine and biomedical engineering?

Wine touches so many different facets of science, history and economy. The diversity of study in biomedical engineering, from chemistry, biology, biochemistry and physics, all touches some part of wine making and contributes to the finished product you see in the bottle.

What bottle of wine do you dream about?My palate gravitates to wines that have secondary

characteristics associated with age. Flavors like iron, aged meat, dirt and other oxidative characteristics can be derived only from a slow and deliberate aging. These flavors make a wine unique, and when they are paired with fruit, spice and floral characteristics, they create a unique expression and a memorable experience.

What is the best business advice you’ve received, and whom did it come from?

A career in the wine industry isn’t always linear, and many times you’re taking a risk with every new job. When I was deciding whether to move to Las Vegas and open Aria, my grandfather said, “Don’t be afraid to take a risk; always have a plan B.” Fear can be paralyzing, and I think more often, the source of regret is not what was done but what wasn’t.

What’s the biggest issue facing Southern Nevada?

The California drought and its ramifications. This is unprecedented in terms of scope and industries potentially affected, many of which have a direct correlation to the hospitality business that is the backbone of the Las Vegas economy.

What are you reading right now?I’ve recently gotten hooked on Tong magazine

and bought a lot of back issues. I’m working through them, slowly. Basically, the idea is they chose a theme in the world of wine and find experts to write essays addressing it. It’s fairly groundbreaking in terms of the depth of information they are able to accumulate. It would be respected by even the

nerdiest of wine nerds.

What do you do after work?It depends, but it usually revolves around

something relaxing. Sometimes it takes the form of a workout or a book; other times, it’s a lot more cliché — a glass of wine on the couch.

Describe your management style.I really try to focus on preparing my team to

achieve whatever goals they want out of their career in the wine industry. Though I’d hate to lose any one of them, in this marketplace, it’s inevitable that some of my staff will go on to other challenges, and I feel it’s a responsibility to get them prepared to do so.

Where do you see yourself and your industry in 10 years?

I’m sure I’ll still be working hard and trying to continue to wrap my mind around the ever-expanding world of wine. The amount and quality of wines I am exposed to have risen exponentially over the past 10 years, and it seems the pace is still increasing. Technology has been introduced to the wine-making process in a major way over the past 50 years and, as a result, people are producing better wine than ever. The prospect of what I’ll be introduced to in the next 10 years is exciting.

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

Professional baseball player — not that that was ever a goal of mine, but there is something to be said for a long season playing the same sport you did as a kid. Baseball has so many dramatic narratives that play out over the course of a season between teams, players, pitchers, batters. The season has a long memory, but there is so much subtlety and gamesmanship that goes into the game at the professional level.

Whom do you admire and why?There are a lot of people in my family who deserve

mention and a lot of people worldwide. I think people don’t realize the impact they have on other people’s lives. I admire those who strive to inspire others, promote hope and take the time pass along knowledge and experience in an effort to pave the way for others. It’s unselfishness of time and experience that has led to the greatest gains in humanity.

What is your biggest pet peeve?Intolerance of any sort. One of the attributes most

associated with living in America is the belief that everyone can have a chance to become anything; the only way one can truly expect to not be judged is to not judge others.

Q&A WITH KIM WOOD

Sommelier talks wine, science, baseball

Kim Wood is the lead sommelier at Jean-Georges Steakhouse in addition to serving as director of wine at

Aria. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

Kim Wood, director of wine at Aria, was responsible for selecting the wine pairings at this year’s Vegas Uncork’d for a celebrity chef brunch at Bardot Brasserie and an all-star feast at Aria. Wood is a Johns Hopkins University-educated biomedical engineer but chose a career in the hospitality industry.

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$220,000Median sales price of single-family homes in the valley in June, a 10 percent increase from a year ago, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

3.98 PERCENTAverage rate for a 30-year mortgage in June, down from 4.16 percent a year

ago, according to Freddie Mac.

5,000Number of seats a new

theater at the Monte Carlo will have. The MGM Re-

sorts International venue is intended to complement

the 20,000-seat Las Vegas Arena scheduled to open

next year.

$100 MILLION Anticipated cost of the

Monte Carlo’s new theater. The venue is expected to

compete with Caesars Pal-ace’s Colosseum.

$16.3 MILLIONGrant amount McCarran International Airport will receive from the federal

Department of Transporta-tion for a runway resurfac-

ing project.

$120 MILLIONAmount Phoenix real estate firm Vestar paid Rockwood Capital for complete owner-ship of the District at Green Valley Ranch. The compa-nies teamed in fall 2011 to

buy the 38-acre mixed-use property for $79 million.

74 PERCENTShare of likely voters who support Nevada pursuing more renewable energy

development, according to the Clean Energy Project and Republican polling company the Tarrance

Group.

6THSummerlin’s ranking among master-planned communi-ties nationally, according to real estate consultant

RCLCO. Summerlin was the only Nevada community to

make the top 10.

Describe your business.

We specialize in all the needs of the bowed stringed instrument player. We sell and rent violins, violas, cellos and basses. We also carry a large va-riety of strings and accessories, and one of the largest selections of sheet music in the country. We offer mu-sic lessons and handle repairs of all kinds, including major restorations.

How has your business changed over the years?

Our business has grown immensely. It started in a small room in the back of a child care center where, ex-cept for repairs, it was operated solely by its owner. To-day it occupies approximately 3,000 square feet, and our staff, including teachers, numbers over 20.

What makes your business unique?

The shop has been operating for more than 30 years, is still run by its original owner and has retained many of its staff for more than 10 years — and some for more than 20. It is one of the few places in Southern Nevada where you can be greeted by a familiar face, by someone who is always happy to see you, and in some cases, by someone you have known since your early childhood. Violin Outlet takes pride in providing exceptional customer service in a friendly, family-like atmosphere.

What’s the most important part of your job?

To constantly be aware of new developments in the music industry and how such developments can affect business. For instance, online shopping did not exist 30 years ago. It has made a lasting impact on how businesses operate.

What is the hardest part about doing

business in Las Vegas?

It is a city with many transients. Not only do some

people relocate to other states, but many customers move to different areas of the city farther away from the shop. As our shopping area was aging and our customers were moving to other areas of town, we had to work twice as hard to make the Violin Outlet experience worth the drive. I believe that was a good thing. Today the area is reinventing itself. It is surrounded by excellent

ethnic restaurants and some artsy businesses.

What is the best part about doing business here?

I was raised in a musical family. Both of my parents were concert pianists and music instructors. I was one of a handful of orchestra students attending the Clark County School District. Most schools had no programs at the time. I understand the needs of the Las Vegas musi-cian, music educator and music student. I get personal fulfillment having witnessed the incredible cultural growth in Las Vegas during the past 30 years. I have had the opportunity to experience it firsthand, behind the scenes, through my customers.

How can Nevada improve its business climate?

By keeping all areas as clean and safe as possible and by hosting more conventions, festivals and cultural events. We have already benefited from the renovation of the downtown area, the establishment of the Smith Center, and all of the events that draw many people to the area.

What have you learned from the recession?

I was able to stay afloat by keeping costs as low as pos-sible, by renting out more instruments and by offering special financing. I have learned that, during a recession, people often turn to the arts, particularly music. Once you acquire your instrument, it costs nothing to play. The joy it can bring you is priceless.

Instrumental in city’s musical growth

Violin Outlet owner Mara Lieberman displays some of her prized instruments at the Village Square Commercial

Center, where her shop has supplied schools and performers for more than 30 years. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

VIOLIN OUTLETAddress: 900 E. Karen Ave.,

Suite A122, Las VegasPhone: 702-733-3028

Email: info@violinoutlet.comWebsite: violinoutlet.com

Hours and days of operation: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday;

10 a.m.-4 p.m. SaturdayOwned/operated by: Mara Lieberman

In business since: 1983

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Urgent care has eased pressure on medical field

One of the most prominent new trends in U.S. health care is the rapidly increasing popularity of the urgent care business model.

While this once was an uncommon form of medical care, urgent care recently has developed into one of the fastest-growing segments of the health care industry. It is intended to be used when primary care offices don’t have immediate openings and patients don’t require emergency care. The convenience of this model has become so popular, urgent care has transformed into a $14.5 billion business, according to IBISWorld market research organization.

There are many reasons this form of care has become so widespread. Urgent care facilities focus on providing immediate and appropriate treatment, with patients able to walk in without appointments and receive on-the-spot care at a typically lower cost than visiting the emergency room. The average cost of an urgent care visit is $55 to $75, according to ConsumerReports, while the average cost of an ER visit is $400.

Many urgent care facilities also offer weekend and evening care, when primary doctors’ offices typically are closed. According to the Urgent Care Association of America, which represents more than 2,600 urgent care centers in the United States and abroad, 85 percent of urgent care centers are open seven days a week, with 95 percent staying open until 7 p.m or later.

Urgent care facilities also take pressure off overcrowded

emergency rooms. According to the Press Ganey 2010 Emergency Department Pulse Report, the average ER visit time was more than four hours. A significant percentage of ER patients can be properly treated in an

urgent care setting in a fraction of the time. Most urgent care facilities also treat a wide range of

conditions, including fever and flu, strep throat, ear infections, respiratory illnesses, minor broken bones and fractures, skin rashes and urinary tract infections. Many of the facilities offer diagnostic services such as X-rays and laboratory tests onsite.

Urgent care also has become a desirable option because of a national doctor shortage. Nevada ranks 46th in the nation for active primary care physicians, with 71.2 physicians for every 100,000 people, according to research by the University of Nevada School of Medicine.

New forms of urgent care business models are emerging that treat more specific health needs, such as pediatric and gynecological care.

Urgent care likely will continue to serve as a valuable resource, especially as the Affordable Care Act allows more people to obtain health insurance and seek medical care. Although primary and emergent care surely will always remain important components of the medical industry, urgent care has become an integral piece of the health care landscape.

Larry Blumenthal is chief financial officer of Good Night Pediatrics.

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NLV hopeful electric car factory would breathe life into Apex

What ever happened to downtown startup Shift’s 100 Teslas?

BY KYLE ROERINKSTAFF WRITER

North Las Vegas wanted a Tesla — but it might be getting a Faraday instead.

The city, beset by financial woes from the Great Reces-sion, is looking to spark a manufacturing boom by imitating the economic development playbook drawn by the Legisla-ture and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development that brought Tesla’s Gigafactory to Northern Nevada. It may be paying off.

North Las Vegas is one of four finalists being considered for the location of an electric car factory for Faraday Future, a startup looking to take on Tesla.

If selected, the factory would be housed in the mostly empty Apex Industrial Park as an anchor tenant. The city hopes the facility would transform Apex into a magnet for business and manufacturers.

“We are thrilled to be a finalist for this huge job creator in Southern Nevada. This opportunity ... demonstrates our mayor and council’s vision for Apex to become the incuba-tor for future businesses in our region,” said Gina Gavin, North Las Vegas director of economic and business devel-opment.

But it’s a long way between here and there.To win Tesla’s factory, state lawmakers agreed to grant

$1.25 billion in tax breaks to any company that spends more than $3.5 billion over 10 years in Nevada, a lure that North Las Vegas hopes to replicate with Faraday Future. But, the tax abatements require approval from the Governor’s Of-fice of Economic Development and it’s uncertain whether lawmakers will need to draft or amend laws to win Faraday’s business.

State and city officials are tight-lipped as negotiations continue.

“We’ve been talking with (Faraday) for a number of months,” said Steve Hill, director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. “I was certainly pleased to see their announcement that we are one of the states they are continuing to consider.”

The company is estimating that a factory would create more than 4,000 jobs. Landing it would continue Nevada’s transformation from a state reliant on gaming to a market-place where electric cars, batteries and drones power the state’s economy.

Little is publicly known about Faraday, a startup based Gardena, Calif., that currently employees 200 people. Ac-cording to Motor Trend, the company has promised that its vehicles would be in garages by 2017, but it has not released detailed designs, a name for the car, or the identity of its CEO.

However, the company has identified several key mem-bers of its team, which include designers who have worked at automobile companies like Tesla, BMW and Chevrolet. As The Verge pointed out recently, “Independent EV builders have come and gone over the past decade — the auto indus-try is extraordinarily difficult to break into, and even Tesla is hanging on for dear life — but Faraday is at least legitimate enough to have poached from a who’s-who of competitors.”

BY DANIEL ROTHBERGSTAFF WRITER

In 2013, downtown Las Vegas car-shar-ing company Shift made news for placing the largest U.S. order in Tesla history: 100 Model S luxury sedans.

The plan was to innovate transportation downtown, through a web of shared vehi-cles: Smart cars, Chevy Volts, bicycles and, most notably, the Tesla order. The network would coincide with the goals of Shift’s in-vestor, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, who was attempting to revitalize the area.

This year, Shift closed shop, leaving one glaring question: What happened to all those Teslas?

According to Shift CEO Zach Ware, the company received one delivery of Teslas. The plan was to receive the cars in stages, Ware said. The first wave, of 10 to 20 Tes-las, arrived in June of last year.

“As our strategy evolved and ultimately led to the wind-down of the company ... we canceled the remaining vehicles on our (Tesla) order,” Ware wrote in an email.

Ware said the Teslas that had been deliv-ered were sold to a variety of buyers.

EXPECTATIONS VERSUS REALITYShift set a bold goal: Bring a monthly

membership-based car-sharing program to downtown Las Vegas — and make the face of the project Teslas, a much higher-end car than those used elsewhere.

Along the way, the prospect of 100 Tes-las came to overshadow the company’s larger mission and became its only exter-nal yardstick for success, Ware said.

“The lesson I learned as a founder was to focus first on developing a product that people will love and let the press coverage follow,” Ware said. “Because the Tesla story was so large, it’s what everyone in the media measured our success by.”

Raising expectations that there would be 100 Teslas, Ware said, undermined the company’s ability to highlight other, just as important, successes, such as a 24/7 book-ing system it designed, and sophisticated in-car control systems.

“It got us a lot of press and it was very in-toxicating,” Ware said. “When you put an entire playbook on the table, you definitely have to work toward that playbook.”

DOWNTOWN TIESShift, which at one point appeared to be

one of downtown’s most promising start-ups, has been considered by many as an-other failure in a long line of now-defunct downtown ventures.

Ware said Hsieh made a personal invest-ment in Shift separate from the $350 mil-lion he invested in the Downtown Project.

But the line between Shift and the Downtown Project starts to blur when considering how Hsieh described the two.

In a memo last fall, Hsieh described the Downtown Project as a collection of enti-ties and included Shift as an example of a business in which DTP was an investor or co-owner.

With the $350 million investment now disbursed in real estate, businesses and a tech fund, it’s often hard to tease out where the Downtown Project’s influence begins and ends. Part of this stems from the high expectations that come with attempting to revitalize an entire downtown.

Mark Rowland, CEO of Downtown Proj-ect Ventures, DTP’s investment arm, con-ceded in a recent interview with KNPR that some expectations were probably too optimistic. The initial buzz around DTP cut both ways because, similar to what happened with Shift, it generated the ex-citement necessary to launch the proj-ect while also forcing DTP to deliver on a number of splashy goals.

“To think that it would be done in three years was probably wishful thinking,” Rowland said. “But certainly, I’ve got no is-sue with people having that as a goal and seeing what happens when you actually charge people with that task.”

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BY J.D. MORRISSTAFF WRITER

Moody’s Investors Service is feeling much better about the financial future of gaming than it did around the same time last year.

The credit rating agency said it had up-graded the outlook for the U.S. gaming industry to stable from negative. Moody’s assigned the industry a negative outlook last June, partly because of declining rev-enue, but a new agency report anticipates that revenue will rise for the next 12 to 18 months.

Moody’s Senior Vice President Keith Foley said the agency thought gaming revenue would increase by as much as 2 percent each month compared with the previous year. He said that should result in increases of 3 to 4 percent in the industry’s earnings before interest, taxes, deprecia-tion and amortization.

Most of the 18 states tracked by Moody’s saw gaming revenue grow in April and May, and the industry has felt positive ef-fects of “several years of aggressive cost cutting,” the agency said. The 18 states saw a collective 4 percent increase in April and a 4.1 percent increase in May compared with a year earlier.

In fact, only two states — New Jersey and Connecticut — did not improve in May, Moody’s said. And revenue grew even without considering new casinos in Mary-land, Ohio and Louisiana, which Moody’s interpreted as an indication that “the amount of revenue cannibalized from ex-isting casinos could be easing.”

Still, Foley said in the statement that Moody’s believed American consum-ers would keep their spending limited to “items that are more essential than gam-ing” due to lackluster disposable income growth. That will continue to put pressure on the industry.

American Gaming Association Presi-dent Geoff Freeman praised the report for showing that, despite “intense com-petition,” casinos could grow and be good members of the community.

“However, it’s incumbent upon state of-ficials to review their gaming policies to ensure they promote innovation and re-investment that will spur greater growth, create more jobs and provide additional tax revenues that support vital public ser-vices,” Freeman said in a statement.

He urged public officials to join the gam-ing association’s anti-illegal gambling ini-tiative, which launched in April.

BY ELI SEGALLSTAFF WRITER

Southern Nevada’s homebuilding industry is making ad-vances this year despite an array of obstacles, a new report says.

Local builders sold 633 new homes in June, bringing the year’s total to 2,993, up 10.7 percent from the same period in 2014, according to Las Vegas-based Home Builders Research.

The median closing price in June was $303,047, up 5.1 percent from a year earlier. Builders also pulled 841 new-home permits in June, putting the year’s tally at 4,130, up 22.5 percent from the same period in 2014. The permit total was the highest monthly tally since July 2008.

If this year’s sales pace continues, three builders could close 1,000 sales in 2015, the report said.

“That would be three more than last year,” Home Build-ers Research President Dennis Smith wrote.

According to Smith, Lennar Corp. has sold 667 homes this year, KB Home has sold 503 and D.R. Horton has sold 442.

The broader sales growth was “awfully good” consider-ing the high rates of underwater borrowers in the valley, he said. About 25 percent of local homeowners with mortgages remain underwater, meaning their mortgage debt out-weighs their home value. That’s far below Las Vegas’ peak of 71 percent in the first quarter of 2012 but still highest among large metro areas, according to Zillow.

Still, a “cloud of uncertainty” lingers over many people and the “almost daily occurrence of disturbing” events, primarily overseas, “can dampen any overexuberance,” Smith wrote.

BY J.D. MORRISSTAFF WRITER

With its latest attempt to exert pressure on Station Casinos, the Cu-linary Union seeks to bring a com-plex international finance scandal before state gaming regulators.

The union, which represents about 55,000 casino workers in Ne-vada, wants regulators to investigate whether high-profile misconduct has rendered a major bank unfit to retain its ownership stake in Station.

In a recent letter to the chairmen of the state Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission, the union asked regulators to conduct a hear-ing on Deutsche Bank because of its involvement in rigging certain inter-est rates that are a key component of global financial markets.

Deutsche Bank agreed to pay $2.5 billion in penalties to settle charges that it manipulated the Lon-don Interbank Offered Rate, or LI-BOR, a benchmark interest rate that

affects a wide range of financial loans and contracts, including mortgages and student loans.

Through a subsidiary, Deutsche Bank controls a 25 percent equity stake in Station. The bank acquired its stake as a result of Station’s bank-ruptcy proceedings several years ago, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the letter.

In its letter, the union says it is “gravely concerned” about Deutsche Bank’s role in Station and refers to the bank as an “international out-law.”

“We ask the board to immediately start a review as to whether it is con-sistent with Nevada’s gaming laws for an investor with this record to have a significant ownership stake in the holder of an unrestricted gaming license,” Culinary Research Direc-tor Maya Holmes wrote in the let-ter. “Furthermore, given the facts of repeated improper conduct by Deutsche Bank, the failures of the

bank’s internal controls and lacka-daisical culture regarding compli-ance, we urge the (Gaming Control Board) to call the bank and its execu-tives forth for suitability hearings.”

Spokespeople for Deutsche Bank and Station Casinos declined to com-ment.

Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett said the board was in-vestigating the union’s allegations but hadn’t reached any conclusions.

The letter joins a lengthy list of instances in which the union has targeted Station in some fashion. For years, Culinary has clashed with Station over unsuccessful attempts to organize employees at the casino company.

The union also has opposed an “ir-responsible” water fountain planned for the headquarters of the UFC, whose parent company is controlled by Station owners Frank and Loren-zo Fertitta.

While Station obviously stands to

be affected by the union’s efforts, the letter is mostly critical of Deutsche Bank, not the casino company.

Noting that regulators have “spent decades diligently preserving the in-tegrity of betting and honesty in re-porting” by casinos, the union asks them to investigate whether the bank and its “key principals” are suitable to be involved with the ownership of Station’s 19 properties.

The union also asks if Deutsche Bank’s role in Station is consistent with the state’s “standard of strict adherence to federal law.” And it in-vokes a state law that says the gam-ing industry’s “continued growth and success” relies on “public confidence and trust … that gaming is free from criminal and corruptive elements.”

Station isn’t Deutsche Bank’s only connection to Las Vegas. The bank owned the Cosmopolitan un-til last year, when it sold the upscale Strip resort to Blackstone Group for $1.73 billion.

Moody’s sees brighter outlook for American gaming industry

Despite hurdles, 2015 has been kind to Southern Nevada homebuilders

Union targets bank’s ownership stake in Station Casinos

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BY CONOR SHINESTAFF WRITER

With 47,000 fewer nuptials taking place annually in Las Vegas compared with a decade ago, the Clark County Commission recently voted to increase the marriage license fee to raise funds for a new wedding tourism marketing campaign.

The commission’s unanimous ap-proval means the cost of a marriage li-cense will increase by $14 starting early August.

Coupled with a $3 technology sur-charge effective July 27, the new cost of a marriage license will be $77. The fee increase is expected to generate about $1.1 million per year to pay for advertise-ments promoting Las Vegas weddings.

The number of marriages taking place in Las Vegas peaked in 2004 at 128,000 and has since declined to 81,000 in 2014, still the highest of any county in the country. The decline has been attributed

to increased competition for destination weddings from Hawaii, Dubai, Mexico and other locales, as well as an overall decrease in the number of people getting married.

Commissioners were supportive of finding ways to increase wedding tour-ism, but some were skeptical about plac-ing an office whose primary job is paper-work and record-keeping in charge of a multimillion-dollar advertising cam-paign.

“I’d like to see some performance mea-sures,” Commissioner Chris Giunchigli-ani told County Clerk Lynn Goya. “Your office is not in the marketing business.”

Other commissioners agreed and stip-ulated that Goya consult with the wed-ding industry and the Las Vegas Conven-tion and Visitors Authority to develop a marketing plan. The plan will be brought back for review in three months, at which point the commission will vote whether to release the new funds.

Clark County Commission raises wedding fee to fund tourism campaign

BY VEGAS INC STAFF

A new partnership between the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce and H2U Health Centers will expand access to primary health care for chamber members and their dependents.

H2U, which operates 41 health clinics across the country either on or near employers’ work sites, will offer access to chamber members either as part of the chamber’s insurance and benefits package or as a stand-alone benefit that can also be obtained through the chamber.

In a similar development, H2U recently began offering urgent and acute care services to MGM Resorts International employees.

Health to You — H2U for short — is a national provider of direct primary care services for employers.

The company’s employee health centers offer employers a range of services for their staffs, including same-day and next-day appointments, on-site dispensing of generic prescriptions, on-site laboratory services and 24/7 access to care through telemedicine, according to a news release.

To contact the Chamber of Commerce, call 702-641-5822.

Partnership expands health care access for chamber members

BY KYLE ROERINKSTAFF WRITER

Members of the rooftop solar indus-try have filed a public records request with the governor’s administration, which they hope will uncover untow-ard ties between it and NV Energy.

In the filing, rooftop solar company Sunrun requests all communications between Gov. Brian Sandoval, his top aides and NV Energy’s 11 lobbyists during and following this year’s legis-lative session.

“Six thousand Nevadans employed by solar companies are now caught in the crosshairs of Sandoval’s politi-cal cronyism,” said Bryan Miller, vice president of public policy and power markets with Sunrun. “If Sandoval has nothing to hide, he should imme-diately produce the records.”

In a statement, the Governor’s Office confirmed it received the re-quest from Sunrun and said it would respond according to public records laws.

“Gov. Sandoval has consistently emphasized accountability and trans-parency in his administration as part of his commitment to building an ef-

ficient and responsive state govern-ment,” the statement said.

Sunrun’s request is the latest in the ongoing debate about a policy called net metering, which gives consum-ers a credit on their electric bills for powering the grid with rooftop solar panels. NV Energy says credits cost

the company and ratepayers millions every year, while solar companies say solar power provides the utility with renewable energy that reduces the burden on the power grid and cuts fossil fuel emissions.

In the final days of the session, San-doval brokered a deal between the

power company and the solar indus-try to create what’s become known as the solar cap, a policy that restricts the number of megawatts of new so-lar power that can be installed in the state. In July, NV Energy told solar companies the limits would be met far sooner than they had been ex-pected during the legislative session. The solar cap is likely to be hit by mid August. NV Energy had previously said the limit would not be met until March 2016.

Rooftop companies like Sunrun and SolarCity fear maxing out the cap will cause uncertainty for their indus-try — which has grown by 1,000 per-cent in the past year and currently has around 3,000 net metering customers in the state.

They also are worried about previ-ous ties between the governor and the power company.

Two of the governor’s advisers are NV Energy lobbyists. In the 1990s, Sandoval was legal counsel for the Utility Shareholders of Nevada — an advocacy group that represents the interests of stockholders for compa-nies like NV Energy.

Solar company alleges cronyism between Sandoval administration and NV Energy

Protesters chant during a rally in front of NV Energy in April. Hundreds of

activists gathered to protest a state cap affecting rooftop solar installations and

urge the Legislature to lift it. (ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE)

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EXPORTS, FROM PAGE 43

Debate: Should government be involved in business?during the recession, the business thrived, first by engineering multiple projects at CityCenter, then by find-ing a niche few companies offered in the international export-import market: monorails.

But after more than a decade in business, Innova Technologies, which employs about 20 people, may en-counter one of its first major hurdles.

On July 1, Congress went into re-cess without voting to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, an 81-year-old federal credit agency that pro-vides financial support to help U.S. companies sell goods overseas and allows businesses such as Innova Technologies to export goods even when private insurers are hesitant to partake in risky investments.

The bank’s closure means it cannot enter into any new transactions. In other words, were Innova Technolo-gies to build another monorail out-side the United States, it would have to turn to the private sector to buy a credit insurance policy.

At the core of the debate is whether the bank serves big business or small businesses and whether government should be involved in business at all.

Members of the Tea Party and libertarian groups argue the bank is a paradigm of corporate welfare. Last year, the bank, known infor-mally as hte Ex-Im Bank, authorized $20.5 billion of financing for U.S. ex-ports, which supported more than 164,000 jobs, according to its annual report. But critics say 87 percent of the bank’s loan guarantees go to just three companies, according to U.S. News & World Report: Boeing, Cater-pillar and General Electric.

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, House Financial Services Commit-tee chairman and the bank’s most vo-cal opponent, maintains the agency interferes with the free market.

“The bank is a small-scale exam-ple of a larger and more dangerous threat: the shrinking of the free-mar-ket economy and the rise of a pro-gressive welfare state,” Hensarling wrote in an op-ed column for The Wall Street Journal.

The bank also faces corruption charges. A House of Representa-tives hearing in April revealed there were 31 open fraud hearings pending against the bank.

At the hearing, Hensarling repri-manded Ex-Im Bank Chairman Fred

Hochberg about the bank’s activities, which the congressman said result-ed in a quarter of a billion dollars in fines, restitution and forfeiture.

Advocates of the bank, however, say it supports two important com-ponents of America’s business foun-dation: small companies and compe-tition.

Supporters say that without the bank, small businesses likely would be unable to sell goods abroad. Those businesses include Innova Technolo-gies, which has built monorails in Brazil, Saudi Arabia, India and Peru.

When the bank approves financing for big businesses, it’s helping small businesses too, spokesman Lawton King said.

“These large companies have thou-sands of small businesses in their chain,” King said. “Those small busi-nesses make money when a large cor-poration has an order.”

Most importantly, supporters say the bank keeps the United States com-petitive in the global market, espe-cially when other countries, including China and France, have similar agen-cies. Without the Ex-Im Bank, advo-cates say, companies such as Boeing likely would lose business to competi-tors such as France’s Airbus.

In Nevada, the Ex-Im Bank has

supported about $165 million in ex-port value since 2007, according to the bank. Last year, about 36 percent of small-business exports in Nevada were backed by the bank, according to its annual report. That amounted to about $11.3 million in exports.

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, who visited Innova Technologies before the bank’s expiration and pushed for its reauthorization several times on the House floor, says the bank benefits businesses big and small.

“This, to me, isn’t government as-sistance,” said Titus, D-Nev. “(Some Republicans) just want a total free market.”

She also said the bank helps create jobs in Nevada, a key consideration given the state was one of the hardest hit during the economic downturn.

The bank’s biggest customers, including General Electric, have threatened to move jobs and facto-ries overseas if the bank is not reau-thorized, but small businesses such as Innova Technologies don’t have that luxury.

Innova Technologies has used the bank since 2005 after a project in Saudi Arabia went sour and Banchik and his staff were not paid in full. Now, in exchange for a premium, the bank would pay the company almost

the full cost of a project were a cli-ent to delay payment. The bank then would pursue the client to collect the amount owed.

Without the bank, Innova Technol-ogies is at risk of delayed payments and might have to leave the export business altogether.

“In these large projects, you’re a small company dealing with very large entities,” Banchik said. “For small companies, the Ex-Im Bank is our livelihood.”

Exporter Panch Prasad also said the bank is the lifeblood of his busi-ness, U.S. International Trading Corp., an exporter of organic health and beauty products.

Through loan guarantees from the bank, U.S. International Trading Corp. is able to pay product manu-facturers. Without the bank, Prasad said, the future would be uncertain.

“It will be difficult to pay employ-ees,” Prasad said.

He said he believes the bank had prioritized big corporations over small businesses.

“If I were the administrator of the Ex-Im Bank and I had a choice, my first preference would be to small businesses first, then large business-es,” Prasad said. “I don’t know the details of the big businesses, but they can survive. There are many other sources for them.”

Despite the shutdown, the bank has bipartisan support. King said members from both sides of the po-litical spectrum said they would try to put the bank’s reauthorization to a vote after Congress reconvenes.

Banchik said he thinks politicians were choosing sides simply for the sake of talking points.

“It’s like being stabbed in the back by people who should be defending you,” he said.

The political banter has made Ban-chik reminisce about the origins of his engineering career. He credits his father and their time together on construction sites.

“That’s one of my favorite memo-ries — traveling with him,” Banchik said.

But Banchik said the political de-bate made him feel as though his sto-ry may not matter.

“It’s very easy to sit in D.C. and fly first class and make decisions,” Ban-chik said. “But their vision of the world is not what I experience.”

Panch Prasad owns U.S. International Trading Corp., which exports health and beauty

products and has a warehouse in Las Vegas. Prasad fears that without reauthorization

of the Export-Import Bank, his business will suffer. (CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS/STAFF)

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Calendar of eventsTUESDAY, JULY 28

BOMA Nevada monthly breakfast meeting

Time: Registration begins 7 a.m. Cost: $35

for members and $40 for nonmembers with

advance registration; $45 for members and non-

members without advance registration

Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W.

Brown Drive, Las Vegas

Information: Visit bomanevada.org

Hugh Sinnock, vice president of customer expe-

rience at the Las Vegas Convention Center, will

discuss ways to promote Las Vegas to leisure

and business travelers.

HR Insights webinar: “From Hiring to Firing”

Time: 9 a.m. Cost: Free

Location and information: Visit nsbank.com

Jill Bell, human resources director at Nevada

State Bank, will lead a panel discussion on how

to implement human resources policies at your

business, ways to manage employment issues

as your business grows, and how to avoid legal

problems.

Work Smarter with Mobile Apps

Time: 10 a.m.-noon Cost: Free

Location: Regus City Central Place, 400 S.

Fourth St., Suite 500, Las Vegas

Information: Visit web.lvchamber.com

Learn how to compete in the app market to in-

crease productivity and expand your business.

National Association of Women Business

Owners - Southern Nevada business lunch

Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for members,

$45 for nonmembers

Location: Cili’s at Bali Hai Golf Club, 5160 Las

Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit nawbosnv.org

Hilary Hendershott, CEO of Hilary Hendershott

Financial, will talk about how she transitioned

from being unable to pay her mortage to run-

ning two seven-figure companies.

Network After Work

Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: $12 for the first 100 tickets,

$15 regular price, $20 at the door with RSVP,

$25 at the door with no RSVP

Location: Blue Martini, 6593 Las Vegas Blvd.

South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit networkafterwork.com

Meet professionals from a variety of industries,

including the restaurant, hotel and club sectors.

Light appetizers will be served from 6 to 7 p.m.

Business Night in Las Vegas

Time: 6 p.m. Cost: Free

Location: Siena Italian Restaurant, 9500 W.

Sahara Ave., Las Vegas

Information: Visit web.lvchamber.com

Bring your business cards, meet local entrepre-

neurs, and learn how to raise your marketplace

profile.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29

Snell & Wilmer interactive discussion

Time: 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Cost: Free for mem-

bers of the Association of Corporate Counsel,

$20 for nonmembers

Location: Cili at Bali Hai Golf Club, 5160 Las

Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Information: Visit acc.com/chapters/nevada

State Sen. Greg Brower, Kim Sinatra of Wynn

Resorts, and Mike Sloan of Fertitta Entertain-

ment and Station Casinos will discuss the impact

bills signed during this year’s legislative session

will have on businesses.

NAIOP Southern Nevada bowling tournament

Time: 3:30-6 p.m. Cost: $35 per person for each

five-person team

Location: Gold Coast Bowling Center, 4000 W.

Flamingo Road, Las Vegas

Information: Email laura@theferrarogroup.com

Meet members of the real estate industry and

learn how to improve your business while taking

part in a fun competition.

THURSDAY, JULY 30

Nevada Restaurant Association

mix and mingle

Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $15 for members,

$25 for nonmembers, $35 at the door

Location: Katsuya, SLS, 2535 Las Vegas Blvd.

South, Las Vegas

Information: Email maggie@magneticpublicre-

lations.com

Meet restaurant operators, chefs, managers and

vendors while enjoying cocktails and appetizers.

FRIDAY, JULY 31

Association of Fundraising

Professionals Las Vegas Chapter luncheon

Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $15 for members, $25 for

nonmembers

Location: InNEVation Center, 6795 Edmund St.,

Las Vegas

Information: Visit afpslasvegas.org

Nina Radetich, a social media expert, will teach

savvy techniques to increase the visibility of

small businesses.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4

U.S. Small Business Administration

workshop: “Legal Landmines: Avoiding

Costly Mistakes in Federal Contracting”

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

Location: U.S. Small Business Administration

Nevada District Office, 300 S. Fourth St., Suite

400, Las Vegas

Information: Email procurement@diversifyne-

vada.com

Mark “Hawk” Thomas, managing principal of the

Reid Group, will lead a workshop on how small-

business federal contractors can avoid mistakes

and win contracts.

Conventions Bick International Coin, Currency,

Jewelry and Stamp Expo Orleans July 31-Aug. 2 1,000

ASD Las Vegas - Consumer Goods Trade Show Las Vegas Convention Center Aug. 2-5 44,000

Las Vegas Market World Market Center Aug. 2-6 50,000

BCA Expo - International Billiard

and Home Recreation Expo South Point Aug. 5-7 2,100

Toastmasters International Inc.

2015 International Convention South Point Aug. 7-16 2,200

EXPECTED

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Records and TransactionsBANKRUPTCIES

CHAPTER 11Chateau de Lumiere LLC1965 Pama LaneLas Vegas, NV 89119Attorney: Tallitha B. Gray Kozlowski at tgray@gtg.legal

Prabhat LLC 1874 Whispering CircleLas Vegas, NV 89102Attorney: David A. Riggi at darnvbk@gmail.com

BID OPPORTUNITIES

MONDAY, JULY 273 p.m.Hotline and processing of wild desert tortoisesClark County, 603746Sherry Wimmer at sherryw@clarkcountynv.gov

TUESDAY, JULY 282 p.m.One-year open-term contract for crackfillerState of Nevada, 8353Marti Marsh at mmarsh@admin.nv.gov

3 p.m.ARC; Lot 1 for air filters and Lot 2 for purchase and installation of air filtersClark County, 603691Adriane Garcia at akgarcia@Clark-CountyNV.gov

WEDNESDAY, JULY 292 p.m.Two-year open-term contract for safety vestsState of Nevada, 8345Annette Morfin at amorfin@admin.nv.gov

THURSDAY, JULY 302 p.m.Pre-collection self-pay serviceClark County, 2015-06Kristine Sy at kristine.sy@umcsn.com

FRIDAY, JULY 313 p.m.Annual requirements contract for maid services for Child Haven cottagesClark County, 603742Deon Ford at deonf@clarkcoun-tynv.gov

BROKERED

TRANSACTIONS

SALES$14,044,382 for 166,911 square feet, industrial 2700-2710 Patrick Lane, 6035 &

6045 Harrison Drive, 6038 Topaz Street, and 6255 and 6285 Mojave Road, Las Vegas 89120Seller: Patrick Land Industrial Center LLCSeller agent: Did not discloseBuyer: Core & Value Advisors LLCBuyer agent: Dean Willmore of Colliers International

$6,780,000 for 144 units, resi-dential 3650 E. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas 89115Seller: Regency Heights Las Vegas LLCSeller agent: Art Carll, Patrick Sau-ter and Devin Lee of NAI Vegas’ Multifamily TeamBuyer: Westland Regency Heights LLCBuyer agent: Art Carll, Patrick Sau-ter and Devin Lee of NAI Vegas’ Multifamily Team

$750,000 for 4.7 acres, land Northwest corner of East Gowan Road and Berg Street, North Las Vegas 89030Seller: Prudent Ventures LLC & VVP Olsen LLCSeller agent: Ben Millis and Chris Beets of Newmark Grubb Knight FrankBuyer: Nailor Industries of Texas Inc.Buyer agent: Did not disclose

LEASES$445,372 for 1,295 square feet, retail for 120 months, NNN invest-ment10271 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 115, Henderson 89052Landlord: Siena I Holding LPLandlord agent: Eric Berggren of Newmark Grub Knight FrankTenant: Cream Nevada 2 LLC dba CreamTenant agent: Frank Volk of RKF Retail Holdings LLC

$116,597 for 1,324 square feet, retail for 60 months, 2045 E. Cheyenne Ave., Suite D-150, North Las Vegas 89030Landlord: Cheyenne Pointe Holding LLC c/o Sarofirm Realty AdvisorsLandlord agent: Andre Fehrman and Jeffrey Mitchell of Virtus Com-mercialTenant: Family Shoes and Hand-bagsTenant agent: Walter Ruiz of Walter Ruiz

BUSINESS LICENSES

United Standard POS License type: General retail salesAddress: 1718 Industrial Road, Las VegasOwner: United Standard LLC Weisbart Family Properties LLC License type: Apartment house

Address: 714 S. Third St., Las VegasOwner: Richard D. Weisbart Wilson Electric Services Corp.License type: Sales - electricAddress: 6295 McLeod Drive, Las VegasOwner: Wesley McClure World Fuel Services Inc. License type: Public utility gasAddress: 605 N. Highway, Suite 169 and 1200, Las VegasOwner: Adrienne B. Urban X22 Snowboarding License type: Sporting goodsAddress: 7310 Smoke Ranch Road, Suite U, Las VegasOwner: P4 Enterprises LLC 7 Houses Repair LLC License type: Residential property maintenanceAddress: 3273 Savalli St., Suite D, Las VegasOwner: KFIR Abotbol A First Impression 2 Inc.License type: ContractorAddress: 183 N. Gibson Road, Suite 150, HendersonOwner: A First Impression 2 Inc. A Touch Above Cleaning License type: Repair and mainte-nanceAddress: Not Displayed Owner: Kathryn E. Whalen A Walk In The Park Pet Service License type: Personal servicesAddress: Not Displayed Owner: Kathryn A. Gard AAB Judgment Recovery ServicesLicense type: Monetary judgment servicesAddress: 700 Carnegie St., Suite 1914, HendersonOwner: Anne Blasband ABS Small ProjectsLicense type: Property mainte-nanceAddress: 50 Emery St., PahrumpOwner: Access Building Solutions LLC Absolute Cleaning Services License type: Residential property maintenanceAddress: Not Displayed Owner: D&A Enterprises LLC Absolute Primary Care Center License type: Professional services - medicalAddress: 4218 W. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Regi Mathew AldoLicense type: Retail - shoesAddress: 1300 W. Sunset Road, Suite 1707, HendersonOwner: Aldo U.S. Inc.

Alteva Solutions Inc. License type: Public utility tele-phoneAddress: 47 Main St., Las VegasOwner: Brian Callahan American Legal CreditLicense type: Finance companyAddress: 871 Coronado Center Drive, Suite 200, HendersonOwner: Sk2 LLC Ameripro CorporationLicense type: AC and heating repair/replacementAddress: 3281 N. Decatur Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Sergey Skopichev Andrea Seymour License type: Real estate salesAddress: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las VegasOwner: Andrea Seymour ARC ServicesLicense type: ContractorAddress: 81 W. Mayflower Ave., North Las VegasOwner: Abatement Restoration & Construction Services LLC Argana Moroccan Restaurant License type: Restaurant service barAddress: 8615 W. Sahara Ave., Las VegasOwner: Intelliscapes Consulting LLC AS Lawn Mower Repair License type: Repair and mainte-nanceAddress: 3851 Pennwood Ave., Suite 120, Las VegasOwner: Alvina Castillo Ashok K. SehdevLicense type: ContractorAddress: 1635 N. Main St., North Las VegasOwner: Ashok Sehdev Auction Auto GroupLicense type: Auto salesAddress: 4326 W. Cheyenne Ave., North Las VegasOwner: Desert Enterprise Group LLC Auto Glass Las Vegas License type: Repair and mainte-nanceAddress: Not Displayed Owner: Nigel Moore Behavioral Learning Solutions LLCLicense type: Behavioral therapy businessAddress: 2850 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 200, HendersonOwner: Behavioral Learning Solu-tions LLC Bella VitaLicense type: RestaurantAddress: 2225 Village Walk Drive, Suites 181 and 183, Henderson

Owner: Mailbox Money LLC Bimbo Bakery OutletLicense type: SupermarketAddress: 655 W. Craig Road, North Las VegasOwner: Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc. Blends of TouchLicense type: Massage therapistsAddress: 357 Regal Robin Way, North Las VegasOwner: Khristine A. Ellison Blick Art Materials LLC License type: General retail salesAddress: 6300 W. Charleston Blvd., Las VegasOwner: Robert Buchsbaum Blue Wings in the Silver StateLicense type: SalesAddress: 1409 Oakwood Ave., North Las VegasOwner: Lois Marie Esparza Bring It Tattoo Supplies LLC License type: General retail salesAddress: 3140 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 8, Las VegasOwner: Christine Wouda-Gotto Captains Cleaning Service LLC License type: Repair and mainte-nanceAddress: Not Displayed Owner: Loretta Lindahl Century Auto Body License type: Automotive garageAddress: 105 W. Wyoming Ave., Las VegasOwner: Century Auto Body LLP ChabhanaLicense type: ConsultingAddress: 2201 Ramsgate Drive, Suite 1128, HendersonOwner: Sobhana Sucharitakul Christopher J. Martinez LLC License type: Professional services - medicalAddress: 7730 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 108, Las VegasOwner: Christopher J. Martinez CHSLicense type: General services - counter/officeAddress: 3100 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 101, Las VegasOwner: CHS Inc. Cindy Brue License type: Independent mas-sage therapistAddress: 10262 Country Flats Lane, Las VegasOwner: Cindy Brue Collins Interiors Inc. License type: General retail salesAddress: 10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 100, Las VegasOwner: Brian M. Collins Commerce Auto Repair LLC

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Records and TransactionsLicense type: Automotive sales Address: 1528 S. Commerce St., Las VegasOwner: Jonathan Ovado

Complete Health and Wellness LLCLicense type: Weight lossAddress: 2920 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 215, HendersonOwner: Complete Health And Wellness LLC

Concept Building Maintenance Inc. License type: Repair and mainte-nanceAddress: 538 White Heart Road, Las VegasOwner: Joseph Carlo

Connie Louise Golden License type: Real estate salesAddress: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las VegasOwner: Connie Louise Golden

Cosmetic Efx LLCLicense type: CosmeticsAddress: 2490 Paseo Verde Park-way, Suite 100, HendersonOwner: Cosmetic Efx LLC Craig DunlapLicense type: Professional servicesAddress: 10161 Park Run Drive, Suite 150, Las VegasOwner: Craig S. Dunlap Esq. LLC CSE Construction Safety Equip-ment Inc.License type: TruckingAddress: 9229 Golden Chain Ave., Las VegasOwner: CSE Construction Safety Equipment Inc.

BUILDING PERMITS

$1,926,000, o�ce10111 Skye Canyon Park Drive, Las VegasRafael Construction Inc.

$1,632,800, tenant improvement10111 Skye Canyon Park Drive, Las VegasRafael Construction Inc.

$1,200,000, single-family residen-tial - custom2323 Pinto Lane, Las VegasDrive Horton Inc.

$589,000, tenant improvement - o�ces6200 N. Durango Drive, Suite 100, Las VegasTWC Design Build

$549,000, tenant improvement - o�ces500 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las VegasB&H Construction Inc.

$434,902, single-family residen-tial - production

9806 Guiding Light Ave., Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada $434,902, single-family residen-tial - production9802 Guiding Light Ave., Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada $400,000, electrical875 S. Grand Central Pkwy., Las VegasCommunication Electronic system

$380,000, single-family residen-tial - remodel2412 Driftwood Drive, Las VegasStephen T. Moore & Carolyn B. Moore $300,000, single-family residen-tial - addition2323 Pinto Lane, Las VegasDR Horton Inc. $300,000, tenant improvement10440 W Cheyenne Ave., Las VegasR&O Construction $242,875, commercial500 N. Stephanie St., HendersonKirklands

$241,004, commercial - altera-tion6120 N. Decatur Blvd., North Las VegasIntegrated Builders Group Inc. $240,000, tenant improvement - nightclub/restaurant2021 N. Jones Blvd., Las VegasKittrell Jensen Contractors LLC $238,827, residential - new6548 Becket Creek Court, North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada

$233,230, single-family residential - production12024 Girasole Ave., Las VegasToll South LV LLC $233,230, single-family residential - production391 Nola St., Las VegasToll South LV LLC $233,230, single-family residential - production337 Nola St., Las VegasToll South LV LLC $233,230, single-family residential - production368 Granitico St., Las VegasToll South LV LLC $222,289, single-family residential - production12026 Tramonto Ave., Las VegasToll South LV LLC

$218,097, single-family residential - production12126 Hermesa Colina Ave., Las VegasWoodside Homes of Nevada LLC

$211,982, single-family residen-tial - production353 Calgrove St., Las VegasGreystone Nevada LLC $211,711, single-family residential - production358 Calgrove St., Las VegasGreystone Nevada LLC

$211,711, single-family residential - production348 Calgrove St., Las VegasGreystone Nevada LLC $210,000, tenant improvement - nightclub/restaurant1925 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., Las VegasRadix Construction Inc.

$208,432, single-family residential - production9950 Mountain Foothills Ave., Las VegasGreystone Nevada LLC

$204,825, tenant improvement353 E. Bonneville Ave., Suite 115, Las VegasBlackford Civil and Demolition $201,616, residential - production2812 Josephine Drive, HendersonRichmond American Homes of Nevada

$200,000, single-family residen-tial - addition1909 Redbird Drive, Las VegasRaftery Construction Inc. $198,944, residential - new6549 Becket Creek Court, North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada $198,944, residential - new6552 Becket Creek Court, North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada $196,633, tenant improvement9711 Eagle Canyon Ave., Las VegasIntegrity Masonry Inc

$196,197, single-family residential - production354 Calgrove St., Las VegasGreystone Nevada LLC $190,639, single-family residential - production254 Tarragona Breeze Ave., Las VegasWilliam Lyon Homes Inc. $190,016, tenant improvement9711 Eagle Canyon Ave., Las VegasIntegrity Masonry Inc. $189,544, fence

360 W. Cheyenne Ave., North Las VegasDiamond Masonry LLC

$186,273, single-family residential - production8859 Pauley Hills St., Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada $181,821, residential - production3217 San Maurizio Ave., HendersonToll Henderson LLC $180,000, tenant improvement - o�ces300 S. Fourth St., Suite 1500, Las VegasSummit Construction Inc. $177,968, single-family residential - production248 Tarragona Breeze Ave., Las VegasWilliam Lyon Homes Inc. $176,485, single-family residential - production9812 Guiding Light Ave., Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada $175,399, residential - new4328 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las VegasKB Home Nevada Inc. $170,000, o�ce10111 Skye Canyon Park Drive, Las VegasRafael Construction Inc. $169,622, residential - production2655 Soda Butte Court, HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc. $168,731, residential - new6545 Becket Creek Court, North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada $168,731, residential - new6544 Becket Creek Court, North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada $168,721, single-family residential - production370 Port Reggio St., Las VegasRyland Homes $168,673, residential - new6713 Dome Rock St., North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada $168,673, residential - new6649 Dome Rock St., North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada

$168,673, residential - new6729 Anvil Rock St., North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada $168,673, residential - new6740 Anvil Rock St., North Las

VegasPardee Homes of Nevada $168,225, single-family residential - production242 Tarragona Breeze Ave., Las VegasWilliam Lyon Homes Inc. $164,845, single-family residential - production378 Calabria Ridge St., Las VegasRyland Homes $161,809, residential - new6717 Dome Rock St., North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada $161,809, residential - new6705 Dome Rock St., North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada $161,809, residential - new6737 Anvil Rock St., North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada $161,809, residential - new6728 Anvil Rock St., North Las VegasPardee Homes of Nevada $160,969, single-family residential - production10589 Sturdevant Court, Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada $159,751, residential - custom420 Patti Ann Woods Drive, HendersonFox Homes $158,479, residential - new3908 Ravens Court, North Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada $158,479, residential - new3016 W. Logan Ave., North Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada $158,479, residential - new3733 Blissful Bluff St., North Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada $158,479, residential - new2405 Charmed Oasis Court, North Las VegasRichmond American Homes of Nevada $156,702, residential - production3131 Dalmazia Ave., HendersonKB Home Nevada Inc.

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FirmNumber of local attorneys

Number of national attorneys

Number of local partners Areas of practice Top local executive

1 Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP6385 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 600Las Vegas, NV 89118702-893-3383 • lewisbrisbois.com

55 850 32 General liability litigation, health care litigation, workers compensation litigation

Darrell Dennis

2 Snell & Wilmer3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1100Las Vegas, NV 89169702-784-5200 • swlaw.com

52 420 25 Civil and commercial litigation, real estate and construction, government affairs

Alex Fugazzi

3 Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 600Las Vegas, NV 89169702-949-8200 • lrrlaw.com

44 226 29 Litigation, intellectual property, gaming

Dan Waite

4 Fennemore Craig P.C.300 S. Fourth St., Suite 1400Las Vegas, NV 89101702-692-8000 • fennemorecraigjonesvargas.com

42 193 28 Business litigation, real estate and finance, government affairs

John Mowbray

5a Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Sanders7401 W. Charleston Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89117702-384-7000 • alversontaylor.com

38 38 12 Civil litigation, finance and real estate, estate planning/probate

Bruce Alverson

5b Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada725 E. Charleston Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89104702-386-1070 • lacsn.org

38 38 N/A Children’s attorneys, family justice, consumer rights

Barbara Buckley

7a Hutchison & Steffen10080 W. Alta Drive, Suite 200Las Vegas, NV 89145702-385-2500 • hutchlegal.com

36 38 14 Business litigation, corporate and business transactions, trust and probate litigation

John Steffen

7b Marquis Aurbach Coffing P.C.10001 Park Run DriveLas Vegas, NV 89145702-382-0711 • maclaw.com

36 0 20 Litigation, real property, corporation and business

Terry Coffing

9 Greenberg Traurig3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400NLas Vegas, NV 89169702-792-3773 • gtlaw.com

35 1,869 21 Litigation, real estate and hospitality, corporate and securities

Michael Bonner

10 Kolesar & Leatham400 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 400Las Vegas, NV 89145702-362-7800 • klnevada.com

33 33 22 Business law, administrative law, commercial and complex litigation

Robert Kolesar and Nile Leatham

11 Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP100 N. City Parkway, Suite 1600Las Vegas, NV 89106702-382-2101 • bhfs.com

31 226 17 Corporate/gaming/ intellectual property, litigation, real estate

Ellen Schulhofer

12 Dickinson Wright 8363 W. Sunset Road, Suite 200Las Vegas, NV 89113702-382-4002 • dickinson-wright.com

29 400+ 11 Gaming, intellectual property, litigation

Michael Feder

13 McDonald Carano2300 W. Sahara Ave.Las Vegas, NV 89102702-873-4100 • mcdonaldcarano.com

24 52 16 Complex commercial litigation, construction law, gaming, commercial real estate, tax planning and trust estate and wealth preservation

George Ogilvie III

14 Holley, Driggs, Walch, Fine, Wray, Puzey & Thompson400 S. Fourth St., Third FloorLas Vegas, NV 89101702-791-0308 • nevadafirm.com

21 26 13 Bankruptcy, litigation, business

Ronald Thompson

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per week. Dine in only. No cash value. Void if copied. Management reserves all rights. Expires 8/1/15. Settle to: 535.

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(702) 733-7000

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NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89031

(702) 395-0492

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NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89084

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Buy One Get One

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May not be combined with any other offer. See bar host for details.

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FREE Appetizer

at Sean Patrick’s

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Management reserves all rights. See bar host for details.

VALID AT 3290 W. ANN ROAD and 6788 NORTH 5TH STREET ONLY. Settle to 1580.

3290 W. ANN ROAD

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89031

(702) 395-0492

www.pteglv.com

6788 NORTH 5TH STREET

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89084

(702) 633-0901

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Buy One Get One

FREE Drink

at Sean Patrick’s

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*Expires 7/31/15. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Management reserves all rights.

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VALID AT 11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY. and 8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD ONLY. Settle to 1581.

11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY.

LAS VEGAS, NV 89141

(702) 837-0213

www.pteglv.com

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LAS VEGAS, NV 89147

(702) 227-9793

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FREE Appetizer

at Sean Patrick’s

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11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY.

LAS VEGAS, NV 89141

(702) 837-0213

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LAS VEGAS, NV 89147

(702) 227-9793

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Buy 1 Get 1

Free Draft Beer

LOCATED CENTER STRIP AT THE LINQ UNDER THE WHEEL

(702) 862-BOWL

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*Must be at least 21 with valid photo ID. Cannot be combined with any other offer. No cash value. Management reserves all rights.

Not valid on holidays or during special events. Expires 8/31/2015.

20% OFF

Entire Guest Check

*One coupon, per table, per visit. Not valid with any other coupons or promotional offers. Coupon has no cash value. No change returned.

Taxes and gratuity not included. Valid at participating Denny’s restaurants. Selection and prices may vary. Only original coupon accepted.

Photocopied and Internet printed or purchased coupons are not valid. No substitutions.

© 2014 DFO, LLC. Printed in the U.S.A. Offer ends 8.01.15.

$10 FREE

Slot Play

for New MembersMust become a Player Rewards Card member to redeem. Existing Player Rewards Card Members do not qualify.

Cannot be used in conjunction with any other free slot play offer. Management reserves all rights. Limit of one (1) New Member

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725 S RACETRACK RD. HENDERSON, NV 89015

(702) 566-5555

www.clubfortunecasino.com

FREE Bloody Mary

or Mimosa

and $5 OFF adult ticket to Gospel Brunch

at House of Blues.

*Subject to availability. Must present coupon when booking Gospel Brunch ticket; to get a drink ticket for free Bloody Mary or Mimosa.

Limit one coupon per customer. Not valid with any other offers. Offer is non-transferable and has no cash value.

Not valid on holidays. Management reserves all rights. Expires 7/31/15.

HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT

3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119

(702) 632-7600

www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas

FREE Drink On Us

at House of Blues

Crossroads Bar

Buy one drink and get the second FREE.

*Good for one domestic beer, well drink or house wine, valid at the bar only. Must present this coupon when ordering drink.

Limit one coupon per customer. Not valid with any other offers. Offifer is non-transferable and has no cash value. Must be 21+ with valid ID.

Management reserves all rights. Expires 7/31/15.

HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT

3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119

(702) 632-7600

www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas

2 Complimentary Tickets

to Led Zep Again — Music of Led Zeppelin

at House of Blues Las Vegas. Thurs., July 30.

To redeem, present this coupon at House of Blues Box Offfifiice by 7pm day of show.

*Must be 18+ to attend. Offer expires 07/30/15 at 8pm. No cash value. Available while supplies last and subject to venue capacity.

Management reserves all rights.

HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT

3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S. LAS VEGAS, NV 89119

www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas

Las Vegas Smoke Shop

1225 N. MAIN STREET, LV, NV 89101

(702) 366-1101

Snow Mountain Smoke Shop

11525 NU-WAV KAIV BLVD, LV, NV 89124

(702) 645-2957

www.LVPaiuteSmokeShop.com

$

5 OFF

per Carton*

(Cigarettes Only)*Must be 18 years of age or older. NO LIMIT on any brand of carton

purchased. Excludes filtered cigars. Cannot be combined with other offers

or discounts. Limit one discount given per customer per day. Must present

this coupon for redemption. Cannot be redeemed for cash. No photocopies

accepted. EXPIRES 8/31/2015

SERVING LAS VEGAS SINCE 1978

THE ONLY TRIBAL SMOKE SHOP IN LV

$1 OFF PER CARTON* (Cigarettes Only)

*Must be 18 years of age or older. NO LIMIT on any brand of carton purchased. Excludes filtered

cigars. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Limit one discount given per customer

per day. Must present this coupon for redemption. Cannot be redeemed for cash. No photocopies

accepted. EXPIRES 7/31/2015

$.99 for

a Muffin

*(Plus appl. tax). Limit one coupon per customer per visit. Coupon and barcode must be presented at time of purchase. Shop must retain coupon.

No substitutions allowed. No cash refunds. Void if copied or transferred and where prohibited or restricted by law. Consumer must pay applicable tax. May not be combined with any other coupon, discount, promotion combo

or value meal. Coupon may not be reproduced, copied, purchased, traded or sold. Internet distribution strictly prohibited. Cash redemption

value: 1/20 of 1 cent. © 2014 DD IP Holder LLC. All rights reserved. Expires: 8/15/2015

Use PLU#2601 if barcode fails to scan.

6825 REDWOOD ST., LAS VEGAS, NV 89118

|

I-215 & S. RAINBOW

(702) 475-3015

www.ABCHyundai.com

Start of Summer Specials

VALID SATURDAY 7AM–6PM

20% OFF

Any of the Following Factory

Recommended Services

15,000 miles | 30,000 miles | 45,000 miles60,000 miles | 75,000 miles | 90,000 miles

*Valid for Hyundai owners through 7/31/15. See dealer for complete details. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Must present at time of service.

6825 REDWOOD ST., LAS VEGAS, NV 89118

|

I-215 & S. RAINBOW

(702) 475-3015

www.ABCHyundai.com

Start of Summer Specials

A/C Cooling System

and Battery Check

included when you bring in this coupon.

*Expires 7/31/15.

$

31 Off

Your Next

Removal

*Not valid with any other offer. Limit one coupon per customer.

Expires 12/31/15.

(800) 468-5865

www.1800gotjunk.com

$59 Exam,

X-Rays & Cleaning

*Some restrictions apply, new patients only.

(702) 388-8888

www.bostondentalgroup.com

(702) 522-2272

www.affordabledentalkids.com

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

(702) 597-7991

www.dickslastresort.com

ONE FREE

Order of

Fried Pickles

with purchase of regular priced entrée.*Dine in only. Must present coupon to redeem offer. Not valid with any

other offer. Excludes holidays and special events. Management reserves

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

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

(702) 597-7991

www.dickslastresort.com

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