When the big boys wanted out of Railroad Pass, Joe DeSimone took the bait and ran with it.
You might say that veteran real estate executive Joe DeSimone has an eye for challenging deals. A transplant from Long Island, he learned four years ago that MGM Grand International wanted to unload the historic Railroad Pass Casino and quickly capitalized on the idea of owning an establishment that opened as Railroad Pass Club Aug. […]
California automobile executive captures Class 1 and overall titles at the King Shocks Battle at Primm
By Mike Henle PRIMM, Nev. – California charger Dan Myers wrapped up the overall and Class 1 victories in the annual King Shocks Battle at Primm Feb. 10-12 as SNORE launched its 48th season here in near-perfect conditions. For Myers, the event was a huge success. The fixed operations director for Toyota of Escondido in […]
SNORE kicks off 48th year with new leadership and the annual King Shocks Battle at Primm, Thursday through Sunday
By Mike Henle PRIMM, Nev. — The Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts head into their 48th season, this Thursday through Sunday, with the running of the King Shocks Battle at Primm. With a field of almost 175 entries, the Battle at Primm kicks off a year filled with promise, along with numerous new faces and […]
Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow mentor coordinator helps others by sharing his story
As Mentor Coordinator of Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow, Anthony Gilyard helps facilitate guidance for anyone who finds himself or herself stuck in a rut during an employment search. With a real life experience that included incarceration for several years, the 42-year-old Gilyard, a native of Arkansas who moved to Las Vegas when he was […]
SNORE wraps up 2016 season with a very classy awards ceremony at Sam’s Town Live
By Mike Henle LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Jan. 7, 2017) – About 50 years ago, Las Vegas was a different world. Water wasn’t a concern, developers were just starting to notice that the desert could create wealth and the corporate world had not discovered the city. In 1969, as Elvis Pressley was filling the showroom at […]
Harley Letner carries on a family tradition at Laughlin that stretches back to the 1940s
By Mike Henle LAUGHLIN, Nev. –The Southern Nevada Off Road enthusiasts wrapped up its 47th season here Dec. 8-11 and in the same breath, Class 1 Unlimited kingpin Harley Letner pocketed a very impressive payday of $7,512 for capturing overall and class victories. Indeed, Laughlin and SNORE go together like wine and cheese to end […]
Clergy members in Las Vegas Valley feel stress, too; here’s how they cope
By MIKE HENLE SPECIAL TO THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Members of the clergy spend hours counseling parishioners, comforting the sick or dying, dealing with administrative headaches as well as coping with the unexpected. Then there’s that sermon to prepare and bills of their own to pay. Perhaps more than most, ministers, rabbis and other religious […]
Don Laughlin’s grandson, Matt, ready to take on McKenzie’s Rage at the River in an impressive-looking Class 6100 truck
LAUGHLIN, Nev. — At the age of 31, Laughlin, Nev. native Matt Laughlin is having the time of his life. Now assistant general manager of the Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino along the Colorado River about 100 miles south of Las Vegas, he’s preparing to run a new 6100 truck in the annual McKenzie’s Rage […]
Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow started nearly 20 years ago
Janet Frasier Blumen remembers well the day she was volunteering on a Southern Nevada food bank with an Episcopal church more than two decades ago. The sight of many sad-looking people needing help was something she will never forget. Thus, the creation of the agency Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow, otherwise known as FIT. In […]
Is the Bureau of Land Management trying to recapture funds lost during the Great Recession?
The Bureau of Land Management kind of reminds me of the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield. You see, the loveable Dangerfield played the role of an individual who received no respect and could not get a break. He had audiences all over the country laughing at his delivery which spoke of how he was the victim. […]