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MARCH/APRIL/MAY 2013
Volume 3 • Number 2
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by Mary Ann McNeill
story is about Karen Jackson. Jackson,
62, had been happily living in Pahrump since 2000 and working at the
Pahrump Valley Auto Plaza. Jackson
was a friend of Bell’s wife, Ramona,
who died in 2006. Jackson wanted to
attend the funeral of her close friend,
which was a small, family affair, so she
I
f one were to Google the names
Karen Jackson and KNYE Radio and
print out the response pages, there
would be a stack of papers perhaps
10 to 12 inches high regarding Art
Bell. There would be a stack 2 to 3
trip and not knowing the language!”
“I became very good friends with
the station engineer, who lives and
works in Las Vegas. It became a silly
exchange of “You know the thingy on
the machine to the left at the top? And
he wouldn’t know what I was talking
about. So then I devised a system. I
KAREN JACKSON
KNYE Radio streams
around the world
inches high regarding Karen Jackson.
How did the name Art Bell come up in
there? The two Pahrump radio personalities are inextricably linked to each
other through the sale of the radio station in 2008.
If you have been living on one of the
iconic (Art Bell’s) Coast to Coast radio
personality’s distant planets, or otherwise never listen to talk radio, you may
not know that Art Bell is arguably the
most internationally, well-known talkshow host, perhaps ever. And he developed the late night radio program,
which deals with all things paranormal,
or other worldly, right here in Pahrump. He is certainly Pahrump’s
most well-known resident.
And Ms Jackson bought
Bell’s station from him
in 2008.
But this
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called Bell to ask if it were possible.
She received an invitation. After the
services, Bell came up to Jackson and
said, “I need you to run my station.”
Bell’s heart was no longer into the radio show, at that time, and he was in
deep mourning for his wife. He wanted
to sell the station. “Two weeks went
by and I didn’t hear from him,” Jackson said. “Then at 10 pm one night he
called me and asked, ‘are you going to
do this, or not?’ I did.”
How intimidating was it to take over
a radio station from such a well-known,
internationally famous figure? “I was
mortified,” Jackson said. “I had absolutely no broadcast experience or
knowledge. Art said that the station
‘runs itself’ and that he knew I would
learn the basics. He was supposed to
teach me everything I needed to know,
but he was so upset with Ramona’s
death that he just left after a few days,”
she said. “It was a huge responsibility.
Some days I just beat my head against
the wall. It was like going on a foreign
took out my Polaroid camera and took
pictures of each machine. I gave the
machines a name and sent the pix to
the engineer. So when I pointed out
something on Machine A, he knew
what I was talking about and he could
figure out the problem,” she said.
Why would Bell sell his beloved
“When you have the
power of the radio...
it allows you the
ability to do more.“
station, that he had put much of his
life into, to someone like that with no
experience? “Believe me, there were
hundreds of people wanting to buy
that station from around the country.
He could have sold it to any of them
ten times over. I think he wanted me
to have it because I had a fire in my
belly and he knew that I would use it
to benefit the town. Do you know what
I mean? “
And Jackson HAS benefited the
town! She has promoted numerous fund
raisers to her radio audience and managed to entice so many people to come
out and support the various causes that
every fund raiser has been a rousing
success for the recipient charity.
Why is Jackson so compelled to do
things for the town? “One of the first
rules from FCC for small radio stations
is to serve the community and I take
that very seriously. But, one of the other
reasons that I do what I do for the community is because I can,” she said.
”When you have the power of radio…. It allows you the ability to do
more. It’s right NOW…TV stations…they
have to tape. Radio is right now. It’s not
next week, it’s not later today…it’s right
now. When we have an emergency,
or the schools are closed they will call
me at 5 o’clock in the morning, knowing that I have a studio in my house,
and I can have it on the air within 10
minutes,” she said. “Which, again, is
an important responsibility to this community.”
“You know, it’s funny, I’m a little, smalltown radio station, but I have streamers
from all over the world! They listen in
and they send me emails…. Switzerland…Australia…We even went to the
Oktoberfest in Germany! It’s amazing
to me the amount of streamers that I
have….Art Bell is a one-of-a-kind,” she
said relating to the fact that many of
the listeners started listening to the station because of Bell’s wide reach and
popularity.
“I can’t tell you the amount of people
who approach me, either by phone or
email, and say ‘I need to know if he’s
here in the states or in the Philippines,
and I need to know what he’s doing’.
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“Every day when
you get up in the
morning, you have a
choice to be happy
or grumpy in life. I
prefer to be happy.“
My response is, “If you know Art all that
well, then you don’t need to be calling
me! And I do not discuss his personal
life. And I would not want people to be
discussing my personal life. You know,
when you’re in the public eye, you become more reclusive, and I won’t interfere with that,” she said.
Some of the local charities for which
Jackson has held various types of fund
raisers are: recently, a hands-on car
promotion to benefit Symphony Animal Foundation and Food for Thought;
the Boys and Girls Club; Nathan Adelson Hospice; and food drives to benefit Faith Fellowship, Oasis Outreach,
Positive Pahrump, VFW Food Bank,
Central Valley Baptist Church, just to
name a few.
A visual example of Jackson’s philosophy about life sits on a table in the station house where she entertains visitors.
On the table is a Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Is it a leftover from Christmas
decorations? “No, I keep it there to
remind me where I came from. So that
I don’t get too big for my britches, you
know. I also have one on my table at
home.” For those not knowledgeable
about Charlie Brown Christmas trees,
the tree is from the comic strip, “Peanuts,” and the TV special named “A
Charlie Brown Christmas.” The small,
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pathetic-looking pine tree is not much
more that a few scraggly branches
with one tiny red ball decoration hanging from one limb. Charlie Brown is depressed at the over-commercialization
of Christmas and sets out to find a real
Christmas tree for his school nativity
play. The small tree is the only real tree
that he finds on the lot of artificial trees.
Ms. Jackson uses the tree as a reminder to remain real. “It keeps me
grounded,” she said. “I had a very
hard childhood.” She didn’t want to
go into great detail about it but hinted at some abuse. “At 18 I went out
on my own. I decided that I could
be tainted by a horrible childhood
or that I can choose to be happy.
Every day when you get up in
the morning, you have a choice
to be happy or grumpy in life. I
prefer to be happy.” Jackson related briefly that her mom died
when she was 13, she helped to
raise three sisters, and she had
a series of seven stepmothers.
She said her father was very
abusive emotionally and physically.
How do you remain so upbeat and positive all the time
with that background and
when people constantly
come to you with problems
to help them? “It’s actually quite flattering to me
that they would value my
opinion that they would
talk to me about it (their
problems), but, like I
said, you have a choice
every day. Do I want
to be grumpy today
and make everybody
around me miserable?
You have a choice,” she said. “When
I turned 18 my childhood was over.
Whatever I did with my life was my responsibility and I can only hold myself
accountable.”
Nevertheless, with all this fund raising success, Jackson does have her
detractors.
“Well, some politicians hate me…because I hold their feet to the fire. I keep
track… especially when I’m holding
food drives or any kind of collection
for the community … of the politicians
who show up to support them, and I
call out the ones that don’t,” she said.
“I say you ran for office because you
‘care for the community.’ Well, it’s time
to put your money where your mouth
is. I know that many of them contribute
to other causes, but I don’t think one
can of food would break any of their
wallets. And I don’t ask them for major
donations. And a lot of times they don’t
donate because it’s an issue between
them and me, but I think that they would
be big enough to do what’s right for
the community.”
What do you say to those people
who say you pocket the money you
collect from people?
“Yes, here’s the deal, and I even address this on the air. For every radiothon or fund raiser I do, every time I
say, ‘Now where does the money go?’
I don’t even have the people make the
checks payable to KNYE Radio. What
is the point of doing these radio-thons
for these organizations if I’m keeping
half the money? And I say, you can go
online and you can read whatever you
want to read about some anonymous
posters that cannot be held accountable. I sit here in front of you and you
know it’s me and you can hold me accountable for anything I say. So you
can believe these liars online, or you
can believe me. So every organization that I have done a fund raiser for
can tell you where 100 percent of the
money goes. The checks are made out
to them,” she said.
Before the radio station and the auto
dealership, Jackson had a previous career in banking. “Banking has helped
me with every job I’ve had since.
People skills, sales experience, collections. Just day-to-day interactions with
people, and I use those skills here at
the station.”
“I’m very, very grateful to everyone
in this community who supports this
radio station. You know…people give
me credit all the time for all these supposedly wonderful things I do for the
community. However, if the community
didn’t support the things that I’m trying
to do for the community….they would
never happen. So I’m very grateful to
what I like to refer to as my extended
family.
And the extended family keeps building and building.
This 6000 watt tower
makes KNYE the Big
Voice of the Valley.
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founding organizer of the Pahrump
Art Gallery Chapter Two Bookstore.
Art, Imagination,
sion. Soon
this gallery
event
will
be followed
by adult art
shows at the
library for groups or individuals of the
SPRING MOUNTAIN ART GUILD
known as SMART which falls under the
umbrella of the Pahrump Arts Council.
SMART members offer their expertise
for a fee in art workshops scheduled at
the library and at the Pahrump Art Gallery Chapter Two Bookstore next door
which is managed through Library
Director, Susan Wonderly, and which
became established through the generosity and vision of a local business
owner. Princy Simonsen, SMART publicity chairperson, painted a charming
story-telling mural on the library’s story
room wall. It ignites the spirit of artistic
creativity which is promoted by the library. Princy’s murals appear throughout the valley.
Our library also enriches the community with forums hosting writers and
poets. Each month the TUMBLEWEED
TALES SOCIETY round table gathers
to share original poetry or short writ-
“Double, double toil and trouble” (L-R) Robin Niedecker,
Sabrina Olsen, Peggy Alys Rhoads don costumes as the
Three Witches for the reading of Macbeth. Shakespeare
Roundtable Summer Event. - Photo by Joanne Swartz
by Judith Brooks-Strickland
A
re you looking for something
interesting and creative to enjoy in
Pahrump? The Pahrump Community
Library offers enjoyable and enriching activities for all ages and backgrounds. Aside from the usual books
and media, we can participate in the
magic of creative artistry. One of Pahrump Community Library’s missions is
to provide programs that conjure up
opportunities for culture, poetry, writing, drama, visual arts, and crafts.
During March and April, the YOUTH
ART MONTH exhibit enhances the
library’s walls. The colorful display
features the original artwork of valley
youths who are under the age of eighteen. The effort is coordinated by Mandy Cafeo who is the Library Special
Programs Coordinator. Schools are
encouraged to invite young students
to present their vibrant artistry and vi-
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manager states, “It seemed important
to have a program for writers like me
to read, enjoy, and understand the
greatest English bard’s plays and
poetry. I thought others might enjoy
the Shakespear-ience with me.” The
group is working to complete Shakespeare’s canon of thirty-nine plays
and his poetry. All participants take a
royal title for fun such as “Sir,” “Lady,”
“Queen,” “King,” or “Countess” to
focus their thoughts on Elizabethan
and Characters
staff will soon start its CHILDREN´S
SUMMER READING PROGRAM with
children´s librarian Brenda Gibbons
and other library staff.
FAMILY CRAFT meets on second
Saturdays of the month at 10:00 a.m.
and is held from October through
May. It is free craft fun for all ages.
For those who enjoy knitting and crochet work, KNIT WITS is a creative
group which meets at 1:30 p.m. on
Wednesdays and always welcomes
new members!
For more information on Pahrump
Community Library programs or
at the Pahrump Community Library
ings or those of a favorite author. The
group meets on the first Saturday of the
month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
It all began in 2005 when George
Strickland aka Cornbread Amos, a
country cowboy poet-emcee and noted photographer and now-retired reference librarian, Vivian Owen, began
a poetry event with only three people.
Today there can be up to thirty participants, some of whom travel from
Las Vegas and Shoshone, California.
Songwriters, visual artists, and even
film makers attend. It is a creative forum of artistic voices and the public is
invited. Recently, seventeen poets from
the group self-published their second
poetry art edition anthology titled the
Tumbleweed Tales Society Poetry Anthology, Art Edition, Volume 2, 2012.
Each author submitted from one to ten
poems with featured art and photography. The book is on display at the
library and at Pahrump Art Gallery
Chapter Two Bookstore. It is available
for purchase through any Tumbleweed
Tales Society member or artist. Two
visual artists from Pahrump´s greater
art community are also in the book:
Ronald O. Jokinen aka “The Joker,”
On first Saturdays of the month,
Tumbleweed Tales Society hosts HAIKUNAMI, a forum exploring traditional haiku. They meet right after poetry
from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. to discuss,
share, and study the art of haiku master, Matsuo Basho. The cleverly coined
name is meant to inspire a “tsunami of
haiku” says Robin Niedecker, member
and Premiere Haiku Advocate, who is
also a former docent of the Asia Pacific Art Museum in California. The
group’s challenge is to create haiku
that observes nature and its impact,
establishing the moment of appreciation in three inspiring lines patterned
in a 5, 7, 5 rhythm or within a seventeen-syllable framework. The goal is
to create poetic balance, harmony,
and simplicity. Many in the group say,
“Haiku is simple but not easy.”
How about drama? Tuesdays with
the SHAKESPEARE ROUND TABLE
AND PLAY WRITERS GUILD is the
ticket. This adult program meets from
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. weekly. Founded
by Tumbleweed Tales Society in
2008, George Strickland, founder/
society and culture. They explore the
difficult language and delve into period history to better understand the
background and meaning of the stories and characters. They even don
homemade costumes for the artistic
dynamic of the play which helps create the feeling of acting even though it
is an armchair reader experience. The
group has presented Shakespearean
skits with public participation. They like
to include Renaissance Faire fun and
songs coached by member “Countess” Peggy Rhoads. Guest speakers
are also invited to round out the British adventure. Currently the group is
reading As You Like It, a comedy. In
May, look for their Shakespeare exhibit in the library glass case.
The joy of reading continues for
adults with the FAVORITE AUTHOR
BOOK CLUB which meets on third
Tuesdays of the month from 1:30
to 3:30 p.m. New authors are announced at each meeting and new
members are always welcome.
Though the children’s winter reading
program ended in March, the library
events contact 775-727-5930 or visit
http://pahrumplibrary.com.
Judith Brooks-Strickland is moderator and publishing editor for the Tumbleweed Tales Society, Haikunami,
and the Shakespeare Round Table
and Play Writers Guild. Email: [email protected]. Visit their
web page at www.pahrumpvalleymusicianandartistnetwork.com.
Front cover of Tumbleweed Tales
Society Poetry Anthology Art
Edition, Volume 2, 2012 featuring
the artwork of Charlise Butler.
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RURAL ROUNDUP
COMES TO PAHRUMP
by Bethany Drysdale
T
ourism is the No. 1 industry in
Nevada, accounting for 30 percent of
all jobs in the Silver State. So it’s no
wonder that the state’s tourism office,
the Nevada Commission on Tourism
(NCOT), takes its charge to increase
travel to the state very seriously, starting with the rural areas beyond the
bright lights of Las Vegas and Reno.
NCOT was formed 30 years ago,
and the fledgling agency quickly created a rural program punctuated with
a marketing grant program and an
annual conference aptly named Rural
Roundup.
Nevada is a vast state, dotted with
towns that are distanced by miles of
highway but bound together by a mutual mandate to attract more visitors
and stay competitive with neighboring
states. Travelers seeking an authentic Western experience can find it in
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many places besides Nevada, so the
ongoing challenge has been to differentiate Nevada’s Western experience
and show potential travelers why they
should choose the Silver State over another. And that can only be achieved
by communities working together.
“Rural Roundup
really arose out of
the need to speak to
the issues that face
rural communities...“
NCOT saw a need to provide a venue for travel professionals to gather
and exchange ideas, learn new tools
and techniques, and collectively discover trends in the ever-changing industry. Thus, Rural Roundup was born.
“Rural Roundup really arose out of
In addition to workshops and
networking, conference attendees
can play golf at Mountain Falls
Golf Club
a need to speak to the issues that face
rural communities,” Claudia Vecchio,
director of the Nevada Department
of Tourism and Cultural affairs, said.
“The annual Governor’s Conference
on Tourism is another tourism conference we hold in the winter, but its
focus is much more urban, and while
urban and rural are not mutually exclusive, we recognized early on that
they have different needs and desires
for an educational forum like this.”
So every spring for the last two decades and counting, a few hundred
Nevadans from all regions of the state
have gathered in a different community for the conference. The location
changes each year, exposing many
within the industry to a destination perhaps unknown to them. In recent years,
the conference has visited Incline Village, Mesquite, Elko, Winnemucca,
and Primm.
Lorraine Clark, director of the White
Rural Roundup participants experience local destinations first hand including
auto-cross driving at Spring Mountain Motor Resort & Country Club
Pine Chamber of Commerce, has attended every Rural Roundup except
one since its inception.
“It’s networking and making contacts, it’s just ideal for anyone in tourism because you can put a face with
a name, and when you have a visitor
you’re talking to and they have a question, you can say, ‘Well, if you stop
at the Chamber in Austin and talk to
Dee, she will know,’” Clark said. “You
know who the people are around the
state and that makes it so much nicer,
and good for the tourist because they
can get their questions answered too.”
The three-day conference is packed
with speakers and workshops that
range from how to host a sell-out event
to preparing for an increase in international visitors. This is an important
opportunity to learn what issues and
trends might affect travel and tourism
in the coming year, and to return home
armed with new ideas and tools.
NCOT Rural Grants Manager Kari
Frilot and Director of Sales and Industry Partners Larry Friedman spearhead
the event, planning every detail from
the location to the lineup of speakers
and topics.
“Rural Roundup provides educational and networking opportunities they
may not get anywhere else,” Frilot
said in describing the care that goes
into the planning process.
Educational sessions this year include how to grow online communities, developing motorcycle tourism in
the state, attracting “snowbirds,” and
an overview of European travelers
and their impact on Nevada.
“Nevada is an international destination, and our wide-open terrain
especially resonates with European,
Australian and Asian visitors, so we
spend a lot of time at this conference talking about how to prepare
for and welcome travelers from other
cultures,” Vecchio said. “Our natural
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assets include our long highways that
beckon motorcyclists and families
seeking the ‘Great American Road
Trip,’ so these are topics we address
at Rural Roundup.”
However, no one has ever accused
Nevadans of being all work and no
fun, and a perennial favorite among
conference-goers is the opening day’s
festivities, always tailored to reflect the
host community.
When the conference was held in
Mesquite in 2011, for example, conference delegates participated in a
city-wide scavenger hunt and capped
the evening with mini-golf and batting
practice at the city’s Sports and Events
Complex.
“It’s always nice to go to a town
because a lot of times it’s a town you
might not get to go to, and the community really puts its best foot forward
and shows everything it has to offer,”
Clark said. “When we were in Fallon,
we got to go through the Top Gun
School, and one time in Boulder City
we got to do a raft trip on the Colorado River – just neat things we would
never have gotten to do otherwise.”
Communities interested in hosting
the conference simply need to contact
Friedman and the process of vetting a
community’s ability to host will begin.
One primary factor is simply the number of hotel rooms available.
“Attendance fluctuates every year,
but we request a minimum of 150
hotel rooms, and that naturally lim-
its the communities who can host the
conference,” Frilot said. “But the cities
who do host it have the opportunity to
showcase their community.”
This year marks the third time that
Pahrump will play host to Rural Roundup, April 17-19, and it will have an
opportunity to highlight its array of attractions including wine tasting, nine
holes of golf at Mountain Falls Golf
Club, auto-cross driving experience
in Corvettes and Cadillac’s at Spring
Mountain Motor Resort & Country
Club, and a beach barbecue at the
Lakeside Casino and RV Park.
Beyond the fun and games and the
education, Rural Roundup takes a serious tone on the final night when it
honors the volunteers who keep visitors centers open, host tours to their
communities, and maintain the quality
of the tourist experience in Nevada.
The annual VolunTourism Awards are
NCOT’s way of recognizing the people who make up the tourism industry
in rural Nevada.
“It is those people who make Nevada a universally attractive vacation
destination. Without a vibrant industry
maintaining and marketing the state’s
treasures – from ghost towns and vintage railroads to gourmet buffets and
world-class entertainment – Nevada
would not be welcoming 50 million
visitors every year from all corners of
the world,” Vecchio said. “That is the
essence of Rural Roundup, and that is
why it is still an essential conference
for Nevada tourism pros after more
than 20 years.”
Strengthening Nevada’s rural tourism with visits to
both Pahrump’s wineries, Pahrump Valley Winery
(below) and Sander’s Family Winery (above).
Rural Roundup attendees will
take in a beach barbecue at the
Lakeside Casino and RV Park.
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upcoming
May 10-12
Pahrump Nugget’s Spring Fling Parking Lot Sale
For more info contact Gwen Acton at 775-727-0264 or
775-537-3334.
May 11 - 1PM
Sharon Wehrly Lecture
EVENTS
April 6 - 10AM-12:30PM
Tumbleweed Tales Society Poetry
Pahrump Community Library
Presented by the Pahrump Community Library & Tumbleweed
Tales Poetry. For more info ask for Vivian at the Reference Desk
or email [email protected].
April 12 - 10AM-7PM
Job & Business Fair
Bob Ruud Community Center
The event is sponsored by Nye County Regional Economic
Development Authority, NyE Communities Coalition, the Town
of Pahrump and Rural Nevada Development Corporation. For
more information contact Elizabeth at BEC Environmental, Inc. at
(702) 304-9830 or [email protected].
April 13 & 14
- 9AM Saturday –
9AM Sunday
29th Annual Baker to
Vegas Challenge Cup
Highways 372 & 160
This challenge can be
viewed from anywhere
along the 2 highways as the runners come through Pahrump.
April 13 - 1PM
Tom Sutak Lecture
Pahrump Valley Museum
A Retired Criminologist and Security Industry Executive will
lecture on the travels of the Death Valley ‘49ers Wagon Train
and the route of the Old Spanish Trail.
Pahrump Valley Museum, 401 East Basin Avenue.
For additional info contact [email protected]
April 20 - 8AM-4PM
17th Annual “Show
and Shine” Car Show
Petrack Park
Sponsored by the Valley
Cruisers of Pahrump. Free
admission to the public. All
funds go to support local
programs. For info contact
Lee Cromer at 751-0994.
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Pahrump Valley Museum
An interesting look at Pahrump history. Mrs. Wehrly is presently employed at the District Attorney’s office after having
worked for the Sheriff’s Department and the Fire Department.
Her knowledge will allow her to entertain with her stories as well
as a few secrets.
Pahrump Valley Museum, 401 E. Basin Avenue. For information contact [email protected]
April 26 & 27 April 26 - 12-6PM;
April 27 - 9AM-4PM
Biz Expo
May 17 & 18 - 6PM
to 12PM
Relay for Life –
Pahrump, NV –
American Cancer
Society
Petrack Park
CELEBRATE the lives of
- Photo by Horace Langford
those who have battled
cancer. REMEMBER loved ones lost to this disease. FIGHT
BACK against a disease that takes too much! For more information contact - Chanda Wieland - 616 902 0629 or
www.pahrumprelay.org
June 8 - 7PM-8PM
Nevada Silver Tappers /
Ms Senior Golden Year’s Pageant
Saddle West Hotel & Casino
Pahrump Nugget Events
Center
Sponsored by the Pahrump Valley Chamber of
Commerce. info contact
them at 775-727-5800.
If you are planning an event during 2013, please contact us so we can place it in the
Upcoming Events section. You can mail it to Pahrump Life Magazine, 1241 E. Calvada
Blvd., Pahrump, NV 89048 or e-mail it to [email protected]. Include the date,
time, purpose, sponsor, location and contact information.
April 27 - 6PM
2nd Annual Relay For Life
Powder Puff Race
Pahrump Valley Speedway
Come cheer the ladies as they
“Give it a Go” on the track, benefiting American Cancer Society Relay
For Life Pahrump. General admission
$10 Seniors $8 Children 6-14 $6
under 5 free Family 6 pack (2 adults
and 4 Children ) $30. For more info
contact Kjester 702-374-2146 or Jan 775-910-1042. Or go to www.pahrumpvalleyspeedway.com
April 28 - 2PM
8th Annual “Celebration
of Life” Live Butterfly
Release
Ian Deutch Memorial Park
Sponsored by Nathan Adelson Hospice. Butterflies are
$25 each.
For more information contact
Stephanie Forbes at (702) 938-3910 or [email protected].
April 28 - 3PM
5th Annual Relay For Life Bowl for a Cure
Fundraiser
Pahrump Nugget
Pahrump Nugget Bowling Center 775-751-6525 $10 per
person, 3 Games of 9 pin no-tap with shoes. Each lane consists of 5 bowlers Deadline to register is 2:15 PM Sunday
April 28. Register early as lanes fill up fast. For more info go to www.pahrumprelay.org
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Mon - Sat 6am - 9pm
Open Sundays!
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1070 E. Basin Ave.
Pahrump, NV 89060
Bus. 775-751-1577
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Scot Troter, landscaper & gardener
W
ith the end of winter, spring
comes blowing into the Pahrump Valley. Last month everything was brown
and bare, save the pine trees and
rosemary. But now the trees are flush
with leaves and song birds.
Mocking birds are my favorite to
watch. Their aerial acrobatics are just
spectacular. Once I saw a mocking
bird chase a crow ten times his size
out of my mulberry tree. And if you
happen too close to their nest, they
In the desert, water is the most precious thing. You can not hope to stand
out and simply water every couple
of days with the hose and have live
plants after a 110 degree day. BEFORE you buy all your seed and start
planting, the clay must be improved
with compost, irrigation line must be
installed, and chicken wire should be
installed around any area you wish to
claim. Everything else will be at the
mercy of the ravenous, relentless rabbits and ground squirrels. Rabbits will
even eat cactus with spines and the
Happy Spring Pahrump!
Homegrown simply tastes
better, Rhonda Adas
enjoys the bounty from
Scot Troter’s garden.
- Photo by Scot Troter
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will dive bomb at you until you leave.
They even team-up on my cat when
his curiosity brings him too close to
their nest.
With spring, also comes gardening.
It is my favorite outside sport. In first
grade we were asked to bring in a
milk carton cut in half with some dirt
in it, and the teacher had us stick a
bean into the soil. When that legume
sprouted, I was hooked. Forty-five
years later, I still get a kick when the
seed heads wake up, pop their heads
through the soil, and reach for the sun.
I have only ever gardened in Las
Vegas and Pahrump. I hear that there
are places that seeds can just be stuck
into the ground and sprout on their
own with no help at all. If you are from
one of those magical places, you are
in for a hard reality check. Gardening is a full contact sport here in the
desert. If you want a garden here, you
will have to change ALL of your previous gardening tactics.
bark off of your favorite bush or tree.
Insects are also ravenous and relentless. Just imagine yourself trying to get
enough sustenance from a dry creosote bush and some eager new gardener plants an oasis right next door.
What would you do? You would move
too, especially if you could fly there
without going though airport security.
The best way to handle these invaders
is to do what is called integrated pest
management (IPM). If you can catch
the aphids when there are only a few
of them and wash them off with the
hose, you will give your new tender
spouts time to harden up, and with the
heat, the aphids will go away. You will
have to look under the leaves to catch
them early. The worst of the worst is a
bug, a ‘true bug’. It is the squash bug.
I keep an old vacuum cleaner out by
my garden and hunt them every day.
Gardening here is a full contact sport,
no kidding.
Happy spring, Pahrump.
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Cooperative
Extension
Happenings
Located at 1651 E. Calvada Blvd near Dandelion St, The
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Pahrump office gives local residents easy access to the educational resources and expertise of the University of
Nevada, Reno. The Pahrump office serves the communities of Pahrump, Amargosa and Beatty.
Pahrump 4-H Bullseye
Shooting Sports Club
Join Pahrump 4-H Bullseye Shooting Sports Club, and compete at the
2013 Nevada State 4-H Shooting
Sports Match, Saturday, Sept. 14,
2013, at Las Vegas Clark County
Shooting Complex. All active, 4-H
Shooting Sports members who have
demonstrated shooting proficiency at
the county level by achieving a minimum qualifying score, as stated in the
Nevada State Shooting Sports rules,
are eligible to compete in the Nevada
State 4-H Shooting Sports Match. For
more information, please contact Pam
Gatling at 775-727-5532 or email
[email protected].
Windblown Livestock and
Carrot Club
4-H members from Windblown Livestock and Carrot Club will be showing
their skills as they present their animals
at the Clark County Fair in Logandale,
Nevada, April 11-14, 2013. Bring the
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family and enjoy a day at the Fair.
Arts and crafts, as well as sewing and
school displays, can be entered by
Pahrump 4-H members. Join Pahrump
4-H Clubs and be a part of the fun for
a $1 a year. For more information,
call Pam Gatling at 775-727-5532 or
email [email protected].
The Pahrump Master
Gardeners
Master Gardeners provide volunteer service through the University of
Nevada Cooperative Extension office.
These volunteers offer their skills and
knowledge of horticulture and environmental issues to Pahrump residents.
The Pahrump Master Gardeners promote conservation and sustainable
horticultural practices to residents of
Pahrump and surrounding areas.
Grow Your Own , Nevada!
Grow Your Own, Nevada! is a
statewide, videoconferenced program
from University of Nevada Cooperative Extension designed to help people
across the state discover the secrets to
gardening in our high-desert climate
through eight classes, delivered weekly in the fall, spring and summer.
Classes start Wednesday; April 3, 6
p.m. – 8 p.m. The fees are $10 per
class, or all eight classes for $50.00.
Program participants will learn basic horticultural principles that apply to
growing all kinds of plants, tried-andtrue methods from many experienced
gardeners, and new and alternative
methods developed for growing on a
small scale. For more information call
the Cooperative Extension office at
775-727-5532.
Semi-Annual Tree Delivery
Master Gardeners sponsor a delivery of one- and five-gallon trees and
shrubs from the Nevada Division of
Forestry Plant Material Center on Saturday, April 6, from 8 a.m. until noon.
Pre-orders are required and will be
taken until noon Wednesday, April 3,
at the Cooperative Extension office,
1651 E. Calvada Blvd. Call 775-7275532 or FAX 775-727-6199.
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PETS
RULE
!
Do you have a funny or touching
story about your favorite animal?
How about a great photo of your
pet?
We want to hear from you!
We’re starting a new column
“Pets Rule!”
If you have a favorite pets story
you’d like to share please send it
to us at Pahrump Life Magazine
for a chance to be published in a
future issue.
Send to Ron Frazier at
[email protected].
Be sure to include your name
and contact information.
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We’ve
been asking around,
and the one thing we hear again
and again is that Moms want to
be remembered. This is one holiday where it really is the thought
that counts. Gifts that are made
by hand are the big winners.
from all of us at Pahrump Life
Moms want to be pampered.
Hugs and kind words go a
long way and more than
anything Moms want to be
What a Mom
Wants...
You are loved & appreciated!
Mother’s Day - May 12, 2013
told they are loved and appreci-
and you’ll never take her for grant-
ated. They want the day “off” from
ed and you’ll promise to be more
the regular Mom’s duties and it
help in the future and she gets more
wouldn’t hurt to tell her you had no
beautiful every year.
idea how much she does everyday
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We can dream, can’t we?
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Few things are more
We asked Moms what little luxury they wanted on Mother’s Day and breakfast in
bed proved to be very popular. So here’s a little inspiration from Divas On A Dime
– Where Frugal meets Fabulous! www.divasonadime.com
luxurious than being treated to
breakfast in bed, even if you do
it for yourself. Here are some
tips to make it extra special.
How to serve
Breakfast
in Bed
Q
If you’re making this as a
surprise you’ll want to get as much
done the night before as possible to
avoid waking Mom before you’re
ready. Grind the coffee, chop anything that needs chopping and mix
any batter.
Q
You’ll need a sturdy tray
that won’t tip over and is large
enough to hold a plate, a cup, a
saucer and a few other goodies.
Q
What are Mom’s breakfast favorites? Does she like a big
hearty breakfast, or is she a croissant and coffee gal? Sliced fruit
and yogurt perhaps? To be really
decadent serve a mimosa, that’s
orange juice and champagne
served in a stemmed glass.
Q
Use the good plates and
silverware, cloth napkins too. A
pretty kitchen towel makes a good
oversized napkin. If you have
extra-large coffee mugs or a fancy
cup and saucer use those too.
Q
When you come into
the bedroom with the tray, plan
to set it aside while you arrange
the bed. Smooth out the covers
and arrange the pillows behind
Mom’s back so she’s supported
and comfortable.
Q
Be sure to have the
morning newspaper or a favorite
magazine for her to enjoy. Mother’s Day cards too! Play some
music or put on a favorite TV show
or movie.
Q
Don’t let dirty dishes ruin
the mood. Breakfast isn’t over until
the dishes are done and the bed is
crumb free!
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5.
Bake a cake. It only costs about $3.00 to make
a cake from a mix at home. You can decorate it
as a one of a kind work of art! Better yet let the kiddies
decorate it.
6.
Make a scrapbook or photo album. This
doesn’t have to be expensive. Most dollar
stores have a craft section and small photo albums.
7.
Frame Children’s Artwork. Just a simple dollar store frame makes a child’s drawing extra
special.
8.
Write her a song. You don’t have to be
a musical genius to write new lyrics or just
put her name into another love song. Perform your
Ode to Mom with gusto!
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9.
Hand Print Card. This is especially
good for families with small children. Each
year have the kids put their hand print on a card for Mom. Save the cards
to watch how those little hands grow up so fast.
Thoughtful
Mother’s Day Gifts...
U
se creativity instead of cash
with these great ideas
1.
Make something with your
own hands! You don’t have to
be a little kid for this to be special.
Honestly! Make a card by hand. Craft
anything, crochet, knit, sew or glue
something. Make a wreath, a potpourri sachet, paper flowers, a key ring or
anything!
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2.
3.
Make a CD of Mom’s favorite music. If you’re in doubt
what to put on it just ask! You might
collect some favorite classical pieces
or some New Age music to relax her.
Some music that brings back memories like from when Mom and Dad
were dating or a concert or show you
attended.
uder, Jr.
10.
Ask for a Honey Do list – and do it! This is a sure fire winner of a gift. Ask Mom what she’d like to have done
around the house and make arrangements to get it done. I’m not suggesting you spend Mother’s Day cleaning
out the basement! Put it on the calendar for the next week. And get it done!
That won’t break the bank
Mom rocks! Have the kiddies paint rocks with little faces and write “Mom Rocks” on them.
- Photo b
y Bob La
Divas On A Dime
asked their friends on
Facebook –
4.
Alone Time. Most Moms
don’t get enough “Me Time”.
Make a gift certificate for Mom to
score some time away from the family. Give her either time alone in the
house just to watch a movie or take
a nap. Or time away from home to
be pampered at the salon or simply
wander around some shops or the
library in peace. FYI – leaving Mom
to be alone on Mother’s Day is not a
good idea. Even with the best intentions you’ll likely make her cranky.
“Is there a special gift you cherish that your children made for
you?”
Here are some of their answers –
Stephanie A. – “When Sam was in
pre-school they made Mother’s Day
flowers out of construction paper. The
petals are the shape of his hands and
the leaves are his little feet (LOL, well
his feet were little back then). I framed
it. It’s my favorite Mother’s Day present ever!”
Terry R. - “I still have a macaroni
covered orange juice can holding my
pens from my oldest who is now 40…
paint chipped in a few places but I
love it!”
Angel A. - “Both of my kids made
me macaroni jewelry....which I STILL
have...my oldest is 19 and my youngest is 14!! Best jewelry EVER!!”
Stephanie M. - “My daughter made
me a necklace with the tiny alphabet
cubes and it spelled MOM, bracketed
by 2 hearts. I absolutely adore it!!”
Heather D. - “Any thing they make
with hand prints. Those make me tear
every time and when you look back
you can remember how little they
were.”
About the author - From the writer of
Divasonadime.com, the website for everyone interested in spending less money
without sacrificing style. You can link
up with Divas On A Dime on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/DivasOnADimeDotCom
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Pahrump Community Church
Senior Pastor D. Keith Walker
Places of
1061 E. Wilson Rd.. . . . . . 727-5384
WORSHIP
in Pahrump
Pahrump Presbyterians
Ruling Elder, Bob Ferguson
2960 Sagebrush Ave. . . . . 537-1311
Pahrump Valley United Methodist
Pastor Alicia M Tomkus
1300 E. Hwy 372-6767
Rock Vineyard Church
Pastors Kenny & Kathy Simpson
1370 E. Mathew Lane . . . 751-8449
St. Martin’s in the Desert
Episcopal Church
Rev. Julie Platson
Apostolic Assembly
Pastor Martin Molinero
First Southern Baptist Church
Pastor Ron Trummell
Calvary Chapel–Pahrump Valley
Pastor John Gundacker
Freedom of Praise Church
Pastor George Ferguson
Calvary Chapel-Shadow Mountain
Christian Fellowship
Faith Fellowship
Foursquare Church
Pastor Jim Huntington
Church-ELCA
6341 S. Hawkins Way. . . 751-8424
Savedbygraceelca.com
1400 S. Red Butte St. . . . . . 751-7623
calvarychapelshadowmountain.com
Grace Christian Fellowship
Pastor Bob Lewis
3651 Homestead Rd.. . . . . 537-1587
1730 N. David St. . . . . . . 537-0522
1051 E. Mickey St.. . . . . . 751-8000
Calvarychapelpahrump.org
Pastor Lonnie Biggs
Central Valley Baptist Church of
Pahrump
Senior Pastor Ron Fairbaim
3170 S. Blagg Rd.. . . . . . . . 751-1804
Blessu2.com
Choice Hills Baptist Church
Pastor Carl England, Jr.
340 W. Mesquite Ave . . . . 751-1417
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints
Bishop Tom Brown
Bishop Garth Oakey
Bishop Steven Salmon
Bishop Michael Taylor
921 E. Wilson Rd.. . . . . . . 727-5229
741 E. Fehrs Way. . . . . . . 727-6038
921 S. Hwy 160, Ste. 401.253-1413
2190 N. Blagg Rd.. . . . . . . 727-9153
5441 S. Vicki Ann Dr.. . . . 727-6431
Heritage Bible Church
Pastor Ed Dreese
3061 E. Heritage Dr.. . . . . 727-7220
Hosanna Mission
Pastors Lonnie & Linda McGrew
4751 W. Flamingo Rd.. . . 727-5061
Jehovah’s Witnessess
Kingdom Hall. . . . . . . . . 727-6077
6131 Thousandaire Blvd.
Jewish Messianic Fellowship
Rabbi Yakin Diracha
Rosh Kehilah Paul Cohen
2570 Idlewild St. . . . . . . . . 751-6106
Church of the Harvest
Pastor Harold Davis Sr.
Joy Divine Community Church
Pastor Vivian W. Chess
Church of the Pentecost
Pastor Basil Monroe
New Hope FellowshipFoursquare Church
Pastor Neil Owen
1670 Vondell Dr.. . . . . . . . 537-0396
781 S. Woodchips Rd.. . . 727-6681
Church of the Living God
Associate Pastor Peter Rader
4300 E. Navajo Blvd.. . . . 537-7985
Covenant Lighthouse Church
Pastor Pennie Rosco
2331 Blosser Ranch Rd.
Ste. A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751-6906
861 W. Black St.. . . . . . . . 751-3322
Desert Church of Christ
2280 E. Calvada Blvd. #101. . . . . . .
751-1045
4430 Paiute Blvd.. . . . . . . 751-3366
731 West St.. . . . . . . . . . . . 751-1867
nhfministries.org
Oasis Outreach and
Worship Center
Pastor Wayne O’Bannon
1061 # A 2nd Street. . . . . . 727-7227
Our Lady of the Valley roman
Catholic Church
Father Henry P. Solditos
781 E. Gamebird Rd.. . . . 727-4044
Pahrump Church of Christ
Pastor W. J. Tolison
911 S. Lola Lane. . . . . . . . . 727-9218
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Co
me
631 W. Irene St.. . . . . . . . . . 537-115
Salvation Army Outreach
Captains Mark & Monica King
721 S. Buol Rd.. . . . . . . . . . 751-6171
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Free Wine Tasting • Tours • Gift Shop
10am - 5pm 7 Days
Saved by Grace Lutheran
727-1776
Second Missionary Baptist Church
Pastor John T. Boyd
3780 E. Kellogg Rd., Pahrump, NV 89061
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Pastor Wayne O’Bannon
477 N. Blagg Rd.. . (702) 539-6891
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran
Church
Pastor Ron Mayer
650 S. Blagg Rd. . . . . . . . 727-4098
BUDDHISM - Soka Gakkai
International
Cassandra Suter
Women’s Div. Leader . . . . . 910-1739
Frank Quijada
Men’s Div. Leader. . . . . . . . 537-6744
South Valley Southern Baptist
Church
Pastor Vernon Boots
7050 Homestead Rd.. . . . . 751-1213
Trinity Assembly of God Church
750 S. Big 5 Rd., #12 . . . . 727-4514
Truth in Life Ministries
International Church
Pastor Tom Gilbert
P.O. Box 6258 . . . . . . . . . 751-6753
truthinlifeministries.com
Universal Wisdom Church &
Center
Rev. Ron Liesure, Rev. Lance Gals,
Rev. Olivia Blake
1230 S. Loop Rd. #1
Way Baptist Fellowship
Pastor John Dodge
1620 Charleston Park Ave.. . . . . . . . .
727-5242
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By Ron Frazier
I
t was early December when Karen Jackson of KNYE Radio, Marion
and I first sat down to discuss holding
a Chili Cook-off as a fundraiser for
No to Abuse. We all decided that it
would be good if we could hold the
event before the weather got too hot;
so, we decided that March 2, 2013
would be our target date.
Since Susan Fisher of Valley Electric is on the Board of Directors and
also the Fund Raising Chairperson for
NOTO/No to Abuse, we asked her to
sit in on the committee with us. The
Valley Cruisers would be asked to
Winning the ICS Chili
category of the Silver
State Chili Cook-off
was Mike Stewart, with
his wife Kathy of Loma
Linda, California.
- Photo by Susan Fisher
Winners of the Judges Choice for amateur competition: first, Gino
Avicola; second, Lisa Andresen of Pahrump; and third, Tony Curto.
from Dawn informing me that everything was set, all I had to do was fill
out a little paper work.
In 1996, Fred Wieland established
Chili Cook-off
Benefits No To Abuse
bring some of their Classic Cars to the
event, we would have vendors and of
course the local competition for the
chili tasting.
On December 31st everything
changed when Dawn and Gary Nehf
were in our store making a purchase.
The Chili Cook-off came up in conversation and it was Dawn who made a
suggestion that we should make it an
International Chili Society (ICS) sanctioned event. She and Gary would
make some contacts with the organization, Captain Jim Maehl and Donnie Gordon and see if they would be
Chief Judge and Scorekeeper respectively. Not long after, I received a call
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the Silver State Regional Chili Society for Pahrump. I had the pleasure
of working with Fred on a couple of
the events while with the Chamber
of Commerce. It had been a while
since the ICS Chili Cook-off had been
hosted in Pahrump, so it was exciting
and a little frightening to be bringing
it back.
A meeting was scheduled with
Captain Jim, Wilma (Jim’s wife), Donnie, Karen, Marion, Susan and me a
short time later. At one time Jim was
the Captain of John Wayne’s yacht
and Donnie had worked for Carroll
Shelby, one of the original founders of
the ICS. We heard some entertaining
stories and Captain Jim and Donnie
were instrumental in helping us order
the proper supplies for the judges and
bringing in ICS contestants. The local
entries, vendors and everything else
would be up to us.
During the weeks that followed, the
group put together and distributed
posters, sent out the applications, got
sponsors, arranged for the park, and
asked various individuals to be judges at the event. The only qualifier for
judging, you must like chili. It would
be Captain Jim’s chore to educate the
judges on how to establish the best
chili. By the time we had our next meeting, Fred Davies had joined our group
and we were well on our way to hosting our first ICS Chili Cook-off in years.
We had solicited a panel of 10
judges which included; Tom Laskowski, Judge Kim Wanker, Kathleen
Johnston, Vicky Parker, Norm Gaul,
Assistant Sheriff Rick Marshall and Assemblyman James Oscarson from Pahrump, Chris Carother of Carothers Insurance Agency and Steve McClean
of Tempur-pedic from Las Vegas and
Dan Hart of Best Home Furnishings
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Chili Cook-off judge Assemblyman
James Oscarson. - Photo by Susan Fisher
from Scottsdale, Arizona. It seemed
like everything was coming together.
There were eighteen businesses and
individuals who supported the event
through contributions. Assemblyman
James Oscarson, Assistant Sheriff Rick
“The biggest
winner of the
day was NOTO/
No to Abuse...the
event raised over
$5,000 for the
organization.“
Marshall,
BrandedScreenPrinting.
com, Brian K. Media, C & S Waste
Solutions, Frazier Furniture, Jewelry of
Romance, Judge Kim Wanker, KNYE
Radio, Laskowski Construction, Less-
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Judges of the Silver State Chili Cook-off, (l-r) Assemblyman James
Oscarson of Pahrump; Chris Carother, Carothers Insurance Agency; Tom
Laskowski, Dan Hart, Best Home Furnishings of Scottsdale, Arizona; Steve
McClean, Tempur-pedic of Las Vegas; Captain Jim Maehl, Chief Judge;
Assistant Sheriff Rick Marshall; Vicky Parker; Judge Kim Wanker; and
Kathleen Johnston. - Photo by Susan Fisher
man Racing, Pahrump Life Magazine,
Pahrump Nugget, Pahrump Valley
Auto Plaza, Pahrump Valley Times,
Tempur-pedic, Valley Electric Association and Windsor Furniture. My sincere thanks to you all.
Soon applications for vendors, local chili cooks and ICS started arriving. As the event came closer the only
unknown was the weather. In the
days leading up to Saturday, March
2nd the winds were blowing and it
was somewhat cool but then by Friday afternoon the winds stopped and
the weather warmed up. Some of the
ICS cooks started arriving late in the
day, several in motor homes. Captain
Jim and I started marking the spots for
the cooks.
On Saturday, the day couldn’t
have been better! Twenty two ICS
Chili Cooks showed up from Arizona,
California and Colorado, all over Nevada and as far away as Ohio. Nine
local cooks showed up to compete for
People’s Choice and Judge’s Choice.
The vendors, the classic & antique
cars and even a tractor, all showed
up for an event to support such a worthy cause.
The VFW provided the beer and
sodas, while the Lions Club provided
food. There was a shaved ice vendor
and all sorts of other vendors selling
their wares. It was a great event.
There was a raffle and Dave Yoder
proved to be the perfect entertainer
and announcer for the day. Elvis
showed up, as did the Pahrump Gunfighters and the Silver Tappers. The
Pahrump Gunfighters proved to be a
favorite of the young, with several of
them finding themselves in the portable jail for a taste of how it feels to be
confined.
About 900 people were there to
taste the chili and see the entertainment and cars. At the end of the day
all the winners were announced and it
was the Senior Center that took home
the First Place Plaque for People’s
Choice. Second place went to Gino
Avicola of Las Vegas and Third to
Tony Curto of Pahrump.
Chili Cook-off judge Kim Wanker,
5th District Court Judge.
The Judges Choice for amateur competition went to Gino Avicola for First
Place, Lisa Andresen of Pahrump Second Place and Tony Curto Third Place.
The judging for the ICS consisted of
three categories; Salsa, Chili Verde
and ICS Chili.
First place winner of the Salsa went
to Ray Bogart of Boulder City, Nevada. Second place went to Jim Beaver of Mammoth Lakes, California and
in third place was Dave Degeest from
Las Vegas.
In the Chili Verde category, first
place went to Mike Stewart of Loma
Linda, California; second went to Paul
Whitney of Flagstaff, Arizona and third
to Dione Cooley of Reno, Nevada.
The ISC Chili first place winner
made Mike Stewart a two time winner for the day. Second went to Ray
The Pahrump Senior Social
Center, winner of the many
organizations competing for the
People’s Choice award.
Bogart and third to Fred Summers of
Beatty, Nevada.
When Mike Stewart donated his
total prize winnings of $380 back to
No to Abuse, I was stunned. What a
nice gesture on his part.
The biggest winner of the day was
NOTO/No to Abuse. With all the
proceeds going to the organization,
the attendees of the event raised over
$5,000 for the organization.
Next year’s event has been scheduled for the Saturday March 1, 2014.
I want to personally thank all the people who showed up and I hope they
will all return next year.
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protocol was carefully followed for
each of the four tastings. We were
instructed to flow counter-clockwise
around the tables, marking a preprinted ballot with our comments and
then our first, second and third choices. After one small taste of each bowl,
we were free to return to any for additional sampling. We were shown how
to dip a fresh spoon into each bowl,
discard after one taste and clean
our palates with water, flour tortillas,
sour cream (to counter the spiciness)
and/or beer. Each ballot was clearly
marked as to exactly what was being
taste tested. After each session, ballots were signed and collected by a
tally team leader.
The thrill of tasting so many individ-
Through the eyes of a judge
Judging at the Silver State
Chili Cook-off
Great fun, great cause
By Dan Hart / Scottsdale, Arizona
R
Dan uses the comment ballot for
his remarks about the chili.
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on and Marion Frazier, owners
of Frazier Furniture, good friends and
customers of mine, told me about the
Silver State Chili Cook-off in late January. They explained it was a charity
event to benefit No to Abuse and was
anticipated to be a great time for a
great cause. When I told them that
I might be able to attend, they said,
“Good. You can volunteer to be a
tasting judge”. Without a clue what
that meant, I quickly agreed.
As the cook stations were slowly assembled early that Saturday morning,
there was lots of chatter from one to
another, the sun quickly warmed up
the morning air and in no time, the
smell of bubbling chili was everywhere. As the event got underway,
thirty or so classic cars arrived as
vendors set up their wares. Burgers,
hot dogs and VFW beer went on sale
and the party atmosphere was soon
complete with live music and local
performers.
Cook-off organizers, a combination
of local and national ICS (International Chili Society) veterans, collected
the diverse group of volunteer judges
for their first of four instructional sessions. We were to pass judgment,
each according to our own tastes,
on about a dozen local red chilies, a
dozen or so salsas, about that many
green chilies and then conclude with
a taste test of over 20 red chilies,
each prepared by an ICS certified
cook who was competing for the national championship with a first prize
“...we would stroll
around a few more
bowls of red or
green, dipping our
spoons, squinting
a little with each
delicious bite...“
ual chili recipes, a food I have loved
all my life was excitement enough.
Forget the fun that was going on outside in the park! Between sessions,
I wandered around and traveling
at about the speed of smell walked
through the crowd, listened to music
and visited with Karen Jackson from
KNYE Radio, Ron and Marion, and
many other friends-for-the-day, local
and national. Soon we would hear a
call to report for the next session and
collecting inside again, we would
stroll around a few more bowls of red
or green, dipping our spoons, squinting a little with each delicious bite, doing our best to pick a winner! Great
fun, great food! I would love to be
invited back in 2014!
Dan’s favorite part of judging was
tasting the chili. - Photo by Susan Fisher
of $25,000.
Our coach was famous Las Vegas
resident, Captain Jim Maehl. He carefully laid out the procedure starting
with tasting criteria - spice (not too
much and not too little), tenderness of
the meat, thickness of the chili, aroma
and color. With three sets of tasting
tables arranged in the middle of the
judging station, he described how
each bowl would be labeled so only
the tallying staff would know which
chili belonged to which cook. This
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But now all that has changed.
Most readers will be familiar with
Health Care Partners as a primary
care medical practice group. Two
years ago they decided to develop
specialty care components. The first
one they put together was a cardiology division which was started in Las
Vegas. In the spring of 2012, Cardiovascular Consultants of Nevada,
a physician group of more than 20
highly-skilled, experienced cardiologists in Las Vegas merged with Health
Care Partners of Nevada. The merger
created Cardiovascular Consultants
of Nevada HealthCare Partners Cardiology.
One of the happy results of this
Home is Where
by Patti Diamond
W
eighing an average of 11
ounces and roughly the size of your
fist, your heart beats 100,000 times
and pumps 2000 gallons of blood
each and every day. We remain blissfully unaware of this amazing feat until something goes wrong. That’s when
you need the help of a cardiologist.
I had the pleasure of talking with Dr.
Tali Arik, MD, FACP, FACC, a cardiologist bringing 27 years of experience
to the Cardiovascular Consultants of
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tise. Communication within the group
is coordinated so well, it’s nearly instantaneous. For example; if Dr Arik
the ER. If it is confirmed the patient is
having a heart attack, they will be stabilized and transferred to a hospital in
Las Vegas that has cardiac specialists
available. If it’s determined it’s not a
heart attack the patient will stay, likely
overnight, for evaluation and arrangements will be made locally for further
testing. At this time no one should be
anticipating the local hospital will do
invasive procedures. It’s just not necessary. The Las Vegas hospitals are
only an hour away and they’re fully
staffed and they have the necessary
experience.
For any cardiac procedure one may
require there is a specialist within the
practice. “When someone sees me in
the Heart(care) Is
Improved service means fewer trips to Las Vegas
merger is the creation of a Pahrump
Cardiology Team. We now have a
full time, five days a week, consultative cardiology practice right here
with the capabilities and equipment
onsite to do full cardiology evaluations and testing. They can perform
echocardiograms, stress tests and
imaging of the heart and arteries.
This obviates the need for patients
to drive to Las Vegas. The only thing
they don’t do out here is invasive surgery. For that you still have to go to
the hospitals in Las Vegas.
The benefit of having a network
of cardiac specialists is that together
they deliver the full spectrum of cardiac care. The nearly thirty specialists
now in the network work together and
all know each other’s fields of exper-
Dr. Tali Arik in his office with the nuclear camera used in imaging the
heart and arteries. - Photo by Bob Lauder Jr.
Nevada, HealthCare Partners’ Cardiology Pahrump Team. He is obviously a very busy man so I asked him
only one question: “What is the most
important thing for the people of Pahrump to know about your practice?”
Just a few years ago seeing a cardiologist while living in Pahrump meant
seeing a Las Vegas based doctor who
offers an outreach clinic here in town,
perhaps once or twice a month, for an
initial consultation. But after that first
“We now have a full
time...consultative
cardiology practice
right here with the
capabilities and
equipment onsite to
do full cardiology
evaluations and
testing.“
visit you’d find yourself driving to Las
Vegas for any tests, back again for follow ups on the tests and again for any
procedures. If you’re lucky you might
be able to schedule your follow up appointments in Pahrump but if not… well
it’s back to Las Vegas again. That’s a
lot of schlepping your rump over the
hump. Not to mention the time and
expense involved in driving for hours
to get to what is often a 5 minute appointment.
recommends you see one of the other
partners for a procedure; your records
will have been sent and the specialist
will be fully informed about your history. Dr Arik will be immediately notified
of all further testing and the results. If
applicable, the doctors can consult
with others in the network regarding a
course of treatment and insure you’re
receiving the best care possible. With
Dr Arik ready to do all follow up care
at the clinic in Pahrump you no longer have to feel like you’re choosing
a specialist by throwing a dart at the
phone book and hoping for the best.
What is the role of Desert View Hospital in cardiac care? Arik explained
currently they really don’t have one.
If a person is really sick and in need
of emergency care they’ll be seen in
the clinic here I think they’re developing an awareness that there’s a lot
of things that are almost immediately
accessible to them, through me and
through the other doctors who are
working here” says Dr. Arik “{They
see} how I fit into a much bigger picture of cardiology.”
As Dr Arik speaks you can really
feel his enthusiasm about his practice
and the people of Pahrump. “This is
not just an outreach clinic anymore. I
want to be very clear about this. This is
a full time cardiology practice in Pahrump, just like primary care is full time
here. There’s nothing outreach about
this. We have an echo machine here,
we have a stress test machine here, we
can image the heart, we can image
the arteries. There’s cardiac rehab in
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town. It’s not a back water as far as
cardiology is concerned. There’s no
difference in the service you get here
versus going to Las Vegas. The tests
are the same.”
When you take into account the
enormous cost of driving to and from
Las Vegas both in time and money; this
is a real quality of life improvement for
a great many of our residents. Also,
the folks of the outlying communities
of Shoshone, Amargosa, Beatty and
Tonopah can choose to come here
rather than Las Vegas. When you
consider that 50% of our population
is over the age of 45 and we’re not
getting any younger, that makes a lot
of sense.
What do we think about Cardiovascular Consultants of Nevada Health-
Creamy Polenta
This is a light, fast and delicious dessert using
a prepared angel food cake. Its best if made
a few hours ahead and refrigerated to let the
flavors blend.
This is out of this world. Seriously, if you’ve
never had polenta this is the recipe to try. It’s
OMG good. Polenta fit for company but so
easy you’ll make it any day of the week.
Pahrump Specialty Clinic, East of
Hwy 160 on Postal Road.
- Photo by Bob Lauder Jr.
What You’ll Need:
1 can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple in
juice undrained
1 package (4 serving size) vanilla
pudding and pie filling mix
1 tub frozen whipped topping – thawed
1 prepared angel food cake (approx 10
oz)
Optional garnish – mandarin orange
sections, strawberries or mint leaves
Care Partners Cardiology?
We Y them!
Contact Dr. Tali Arik through HealthCare Partners at Pahrump Specialty
Clinic (775)751-7859
Here’s How:
Schedule the perfect day.
In a medium bowl mix together the can
of un-drained pineapple with the dry
pudding mix. Gently fold in the thawed
whipped topping. Set aside.
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Cut the angel food cake horizontally into
3 layers. Place the bottom layer of the
cake on a serving plate. Spread 1/3 of
the pineapple pudding mixture over the
bottom layer.
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Next place the middle layer on top.
Spread 1/3 of the mixture on that layer,
then add the remaining cake layer and
spread what’s left of the pudding mix on
the top. Garnish as desired.
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If you’re concerned about the layers
slipping just stick a few skewers or straws
through the cake to keep it from sliding.
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Pineapple Angel Cake
What You’ll Need:
3 cups water
3 cups milk
½ tsp salt
2 cups cornmeal
4 oz (half a brick) cream cheese – cut
into small chunks.
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tbsp butter or margarine
Here’s How:
Bring the water to a boil. Add the milk
and salt.
Add the cornmeal in a steady slow
stream whisking constantly to avoid
lumps. Keep stirring on low heat until it’s
really thick. Be careful because it will
bubble and splash!
Add the cream cheese, parmesan and
butter as it thickens, keep stirring, this
might take 20 minutes or so. This is
delicious right out of the pot but you can
put it in a pan, let it cool and cut it into
squares, or just plop it in a bowl with a
pat of butter!
Creamy Mushroom
Casserole
Oh…um…what to say? Divaliciousness!
Mushrooms in a creamy sauce, melted Swiss
cheese and creamy polenta. Does it get any
better? This is the ultimate comfort food.
Here’s How:
Make the creamy polenta, set aside.
Preheat oven to 375°F.
In a skillet over medium heat sauté onions
until translucent in 1 tbsp olive oil. Lightly
salt and pepper the onions as they cook.
Add the mushrooms and sauté until
browned. Push the mushrooms and onions
to the sides of the pan making a well in
the center. Place the butter in center and
allow to melt.
When butter is melted; add the flour to
the butter and stir vigorously to combine.
Combine the butter and flour mixture with
the mushrooms and onions to coat. This
will appear kind of pasty, don’t worry,
you’re cooking the flour to make a roux.
When the flour smells “nutty” it’s ready.
Gradually add the milk, stirring
constantly. After about a minute the sauce
will start to thicken. Yum! Turn the heat
to low and add half of the Swiss cheese
to the sauce, stir until well incorporated.
Turn off heat.
Grease a 9 x 13 casserole dish or
4 individual 2 cup casseroles. Place
polenta in the bottom of casserole
dish(es). Spoon the mushroom sauce
mixture on the polenta and top with
remaining Swiss cheese. Bake in 375°F
oven until bubbly and browned. About
15 minutes for the 9 x 13 and you’ll have
to watch individual casseroles because
I don’t know the shape of your dishes.
Totally worth the wait.
What You’ll Need:
1 batch “Creamy Polenta” (see above)
1 medium onion – medium dice
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
About 16 button mushrooms – quartered
2 tbsp butter or margarine
2 tbsp flour
1 cup milk
6 oz Swiss cheese – shredded – divided
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By Michelle Hermann
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its board members to find other natural resources for renewable and green
energy.
Valley Electric has been engaged in
the largest domestic solar water pro-
evada has an average of
300 sunny days per year. So with the
renewable energy we naturally have,
Valley Electric Association decided to
figure out a way to harness this natu-
Valley Electric
with solar powered water heaters
gram in the United States. Pahrump
was showcased in Washington, D.C.
for a video about its solar water heater program. That’s quite an honor.
This video has been made available
for viewing at the VEA offices.
The solar water heater program
began when the VEA ambassadors
came to the board and advised they
wanted the community to be more
environmentally friendly and they
were looking for something to do with
renewable energy. And so began
a working relationship with VEA ambassadors, the Cooperative Research
Network (CRN) as well as, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) to do a study on
what would work best.
With that in mind, the VEA went one
step farther. Instead of having the
consumer go to their local hardware
store, purchasing the materials and
hiring a contractor to do the installs,
the VEA decided it would be beneficial to all involved for the VEA to hire
a local contractor, Laskowski Construction and a local plumbing company, PlumbCo to do the installation
of the solar water heaters and panels.
Local contractor,
Tom Laskowski
of Laskowski
Construction, installs
solar water heaters
for VEA.
Marketing stated, “On their bill there
will be a line item that states, ‘solar
panels payment,’ and that’s it. It adds
roughly $25 more to your overall
power bill.” The consumer would be
Garners Power Naturally
ral resource and offer homeowners
a solar water heater program. This
program could not have happened
without the ambassadors who work
hand-in-hand with Valley Electric and
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This benefits everyone by keeping the
contractors local and the money stays
in our community.
The VEA contracted directly with the
manufacturer of the solar water heat-
ers which helped to reduce costs as
well. The VEA does not add a markup on the water heaters or the solar
panels which makes them even more
affordable to the consumer.
Now most people would automatically think that’s just too expensive for
them or they can’t afford it. Those two
“VEA has made this
program affordable
for most households
by being the first
utility in the entire
state to have on-bill
financing.“
things are not true anymore. The VEA
has made this program affordable for
most households by being the first utility in the entire state to have on-bill financing. One of the ways the VEA has
made this more affordable was to add
the payment right on to the bill each
month. Susan Fisher, Executive Vice
President, Government Relations and
amortizing the cost of the solar water
heater with what they would be saving
on their overall power bill each month.
The great thing about this program
is that there is no money down or upfront costs and 0% financing. In other
words, VEA has no mark-up fees on
the equipment. Special note should
be made that there is no out-of-pocket
costs, up-front costs or down payment
needed to install these solar water
heaters. The length of the payments
is generally about 14 years, unless the
consumer adds more money to their
overall monthly bill.
To put this into perspective, heating
up water can average about 20-30%
of your overall power bill each month,
in an all-electric home. That amount
can get costly over time. However,
with the solar water heater, most consumers can expect to save between
$250 and $550 annually. That really
adds up when you think about it.
The solar water heater program will
pay for itself in the long run. Each
consumer will be able to take an additional 30% federal tax credit based
on the full price of the unit. This could
easily add up to $1,000 or more on
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Roof panel soaks up the sunshine. No money down and 0% financing makes solar power affordable.
- Photo courtesy of VEA
federal taxes. However, it must be noted, this federal tax credit will expire in
2016. The savings is about 30% of
the total cost of the system, with each
unit costing about $4,200, that’s quite
a savings.
These systems can reduce the carbon footprint by an average of 3,082
lbs. of carbon dioxide per year. That’s
the green economical benefit of owning one of these units, not to mention
the overall savings.
Now some readers who own manufactured homes might wonder whether
they would be able to have these heaters installed in their homes. That answer would be a ‘yes,’ in most cases.
However, there are some limitations.
The manufactured homes that are propane powered would also be eligible
for this program after converting their
homes to all-electric homes. The VEA
has applied for and been approved
for a grant that allows propane manufactured homes to be converted from
propane to electric so that they can offer this service, as well.
Tom Laskowski, owner of Laskowski
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Construction does all the in-home estimates and educates the consumer
on the solar water heaters. Laskowski helps to determine if a customer
would truly benefit from this program.
Laskowski oversees all installs and
answers every question a consumer
might have. Every site visit and estimate is free.
“These systems can
reduce the carbon
footprint by an
average of 3,082
lbs. of carbon
dioxide per year.“
It is of special note that Valley Electric was chosen out of 42 million entities in 47 states to receive such an
award. In addition, Valley Electric has
also been made a model for other coops to follow suit with the renewable
energy program and the solar water
heaters. That’s quite an honor. Val-
ley Electric continues to strive for the
very best way to ensure customers
get the most out of the natural, green
energy and pass it along through the
various programs. For more information about these programs, customers
are asked to contact Valley Electric
at: 775-727-5312 or call toll-free at:
1-800-742-3330 (In Nevada) or to
visit their website at: www.vea.coop.
The average panel size is designated by the number of people in the
home and the average usage of the
overall property. It should be noted
that it doesn’t matter if you are on a
well or city water for the panels to be
installed.
VEA wants to make it very clear
there is no additional bill sent to your
home while paying for these heaters.
With 700 installs done so far, VEA
has confidence in this program.
The VEA has also been offering
workshops to other power companies
that want to know more about this program and how the VEA has made this
affordable and able to work for every
one of its customers.
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“third generation” meter system. This
simply means these meters are being
replaced as technology changes. The
meters are hard-wired, power-line carriers. This means they do not put out
any radio-frequency waves. The smart
meters are digital and their usage can
be tracked on-line via the VEA website
Valley Electric Association
VEA Launches Pre-Paid
and Smart Meter Programs
Geared for every budget
By Michelle Hermann
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Smart meter offers faster, better
communication. - Photo courtesy of VEA
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et’s be honest, most consumers don’t look forward to getting their
power bills each month, especially in
the summer months. The long months
of stifling heat and endless hours of
air conditioners running are enough to
make even the most budget-conscious
people nervous. Whether they are on
a fixed income or get paid every two
weeks, Valley Electric has created solutions.
Valley Electric Association started
with implementing the smart meter
on all of the homes around Pahrump.
These smart meters offer a faster, better way of communication regarding power outages, bill reading and
more. The VEA can know instantly
when there is a power outage and exactly what location to respond to and
restore power. Also, with the smart
meter, it has become a much more accurate reading for power bills. Smart
meters are faster, more economical
and greatly reduce the need for workers to be out in the weather, reading
meters each month.
The benefit has been very effective
and efficient for both the consumer
and the company. Susan Fisher, Executive Vice President, Government
Relations and Marketing said, “It has
been extremely beneficial to us and
“The best part is, we
are reducing the
number of power
outages and the
reliability is one of
the key benefits.“
our customers, especially with an improved response time. We know instantly when there is an outage and
exactly where that outage is. This has
reduced the need for our employees
to be out driving around, looking for
the outage.” By doing this, Valley
Electric has reduced the amount of
wear and tear on their vehicles and
the amount of gas being used to operate those vehicles.
According to Fisher, Valley Electric
has been using the smart meters for a
little over 10 years now. The meters
are updated as needed. These meters have replaced the old style meter
which had a rotary-type inside it.
Fisher continued, “I’ve heard of
concerns about electromagnetic fields
and other things. I want to add, ours
are hard-wired. It’s not radio waves.
That’s the biggest difference between
ours and, say, NV Energy. Ours are
not transmitted via radio-wave.” Tom
Polikalas, Manager, Marketing and
Government Relations added, “The
best part is, we are reducing the number of power outages and the reliability is one of the key benefits.” In
addition, the smart meters speed up
and make more precise the way the
department addresses outages is a
huge benefit. The response time is improved dramatically.”
The smart meter is considered a
at the customers convenience. So, regardless of whether you live here fulltime or you travel, you can track your
power usage.
Valley Electric also began implementing the pre-paid system as a way
to help ease the burden of high power
bills. The pre-paid system was started
in Dec. 2011 and allows the customer
to turn on power to their home without
having to pay a high deposit based
on previous bills. The program allows the consumer to pay, based on
their terms and their pay periods, the
amount they would like to pay. In addition, it reduces late fees, disconnect
fees and keeps the consumer current.
This has become extremely popular
for those who travel.
The pre-paid system is easy enough
to start using. All that’s required is to
go in to Valley Electric and fill out some
paperwork and make a small payment
to get started. It’s really that easy.
“This allows those with a smaller
budget to be able to just go on-line or
come inside and add money to their
account. It’s also great because our
customers can see in real-time what
the general usage of their home is.
This keeps them current on their bills
and they don’t have to worry about
getting a really large bill. It’s a great
program.” Polikalas added.
One of the many benefits to the
consumer has been the ability of using their computer to log-in to their
account from anywhere and look
at their energy usage. By doing so,
consumers can get an overall view of
their power usage in real time. Fisher
explained this enables the consumer
to know instantly if their refrigerator
is running too much or anything else
which might cause an increase in
power usage. Special note should be
made that when using the site to access your data and/or add money to
your pre-paid program, all information
is secure. Valley Electric has one of
the more sophisticated fire-walls and
makes sure all personal information
is always safe and kept confidential
because the information is encrypted.
Fisher stated they have never had any
problems or complaints about any
payments or credit card information.
Valley Electric is continuing to work
together with the community to ease
the burden of high energy bills and
keep the consumer better informed.
Service with a smile, Customer
Service Rep, Alli Steere.
- Photo courtesy of VEA
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Advanced Prosthetics & Orthotics. . . 49
Affordable Carports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
AmPro Orthotics & Prosthetics, Inc. . . 45
Any Computer-Any Problem. . . . . . . . 62
Austin Cabinets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Brian K Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cahlan West Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cahlan West Legal Services. . . . . . . 62
Clear View Window Washing . . . . . 62
Comfort Hospice Care. . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Community Dish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Country Financial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cup of Faith Christian Books
& Gifts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
D….Is For Dog Salon & Day Care. . . 63
David’s Roofing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Desert View Hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Dr. Keith Kohorst, Optometrist . . . . . . 63
Express Pawn Auction & Loans . . . . . 63
Frazier Furniture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 27
GEMS Barbeque & Catering. . . . . . 10
Golden Casino Group. . . . . back cover
I Love Yogurt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Irene’s Casino. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Kelly Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
KNYE Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Kountry Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lee Funeral Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Legacy Trails Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Let’s Talk Graphics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mark’s Service Center. . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Massage By Cassandra. . . . . . . . . . 64
Mobile DJ Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mountain Falls Golf Club. . . . . . . . . . 52
Nathan Adelson Hospice. . . . . . . . . 37
Nevada Public Auction . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Nevada Treasure RV Resort. . . . . . . . 23
Off I-60 Café. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Pahrump Family Mortuary. . . . . . . . . 64
Pahrump Life Magazine. . . . 10, 21, 59
Pahrump Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Pahrump Rentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Pahrump Valley Chamber of
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Pahrump Valley General Machine
Shop & Welding. . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Pahrump Valley Times. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Pahrump Valley Winery. . . . . . . . . . . 29
Parkers MC/ATV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Parker’s Hobbies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Pet Food Depot & Grooming. . . . . . . 65
Peter’s Carpet Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . 59
Realty Executives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
RV Superstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Sanders Family Winery . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Saitta Trudeau - Sean Langhorst. . . . . 65
Secret Sisters/Twisted Sisters. . . . . . . 65
Spring Mountain Auto Air, Inc.. . . . . . 65
State Farm - Brian Strain. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Stockpile Defense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Swanik’s Embroidery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
The Sweet Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Tarantino’s Pizza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Treasure Cove Gifts, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 66
Valley Cruisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Valley Electric Assoc., Inc. . . . . . 48, 57
Wine Ridge RV Resort &
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WR Sporting, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
GOLDEN CASINO GROUP
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