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Blog by Chris Shouse
Las Vegas, Nevada

Real Estate in Las Vegas including Summerlin, Green Valley, Henderson, and North Las Vegas. Travel Tips and area's all around Nevada for your traveling pleasure. Call 702-277-3195 or email me chrisshouse@gmail.com

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Bridal Show 2009 at South Pointe Casino

Dec. 27, 2008
Categorized in: Events in Nevada

 

 

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Events Around Nevada

Sep. 24, 2008
Categorized in: Events in Nevada
Tagged with: events, las vegas, nevada

Around Nevada

September 27-28th Candy Dance Faire   Downtown Genoa, Nevada Sugar in great proportions 4,000 pounds of handmade candy, 300 crafters and a dinner dance.  Sounds like a fun time and an old fashioned festival.  For information call 775-782-8696

October 17th-19th  Nevada Ballet Theatre presents the classical ballet Giselle .  The Bayley Theatre at the University of Nevada Las Vegas For information call 702-895-2787

October 18th Ghost and Paranormal Conference Crystal Bay Nevada A historic hotel plays host to paranormal experts, amatuer ghost hunters and some say a collection of resident spirits.  The Cal Neva Resort.  For information call 775-829-9010

October 25th-February 15th 2009  Reno Nevada Long May She Wave  a graphic history of the American Flag Hundreds of flag-related icon's.  Nevada Museum of Art 775-329-3333 for information.
 

Lots of fun activites in and around Las Vegas.  There is always something interesting going on.

Clark Country School Kids Must Have This!

Aug. 15, 2008

Before Kids can Return To School

     School starts on August 25Th in Clark County Nevada this year, because there has been some bouts of whooping cough all students going into the 7Th grade must have this vaccination before they will be allowed to attend school.  

    As of this writing more than 33,000 7Th graders still do not have their shots and will not be attending on opening day.  The news media, print and otherwise is really trying to get the word out.

   Teachers and officials do not want the kids to miss any class time.  There clinics around the valley to help get these vaccinations done.
 

Read More Here
 

    With that thought also in mind be aware the kids will be going to and from school.  So we really need to slow down and make sure they get where they are going safely. 

Time To Get Ready To Vote

Aug. 9, 2008
Categorized in: Voting in Nevada
Tagged with: information, nevada, vote

    As of today there are only 85 more days until we elect not only a new President but more important our local officials.  Who we elect in our districts have a direct impact on our lives.  County Commissioners make deals all of the time.  Let's make sure we have people that will really serve our best interest.  Our local Senators and Representatives also impact our lives. 
   Our Judges are also elected.  This is new for me as in Utah where I am originally from, they are not elected.  So I have been really paying attention and learning what I can about these Judges that will impact us with crime and how they handle it.
   If you have not yet registered to vote in Nevada you have until October 14Th.
For more information  

Secretary of State Ross Miller has a lot of election information on this site.

 

 

Money Exchange Now Open At McCarran Airport

Jul. 7, 2008

           This little unit is a currency exchange.  For a long time there has been no where in McCarran airport for in bound passengers to exchange their money.  After 911 the business center we had that would do office like things, exchange money, and hold bags went out of business.  The main reason was they were no longer allowed to hold any baggage.
          The situation has been very frustrating for our passenger's from Canada, Japan, Mexico and Europe.  Now we have this cute little unit that fills the need of the money exchange. 
          It is located by claim number 7 and has operating hours of 8:00 A.M.-10:00 P.M. 7 days a week.

         

Yes you can ski in Las Vegas

Mar. 30, 2008
Categorized in: Travel Tips
Yes there is snow in southern Nevada!!!

Who would even think that about 45 miles from the hear of  the Famous  Las Vegas Strip is a mountain that has snow on it and people actually ski.  If you are in Vegas and want to get out of the hustle and bustle this is well worth your drive.



Skiing and Snowboarding in Nevada

Do you know the way?  Click here to get there

Good News For The Las Vegas Buying Market

Mar. 12, 2008
Categorized in: Should I buy now?



If you are looking to move to Las Vegas and buy a home in Las Vegas NOW is the time to buy.  Sales rose in Feb. 11.7%.   The inventory of homes rose to 22,497 so there is plenty for you to buy here in the Las Vegas market.  There are some GREAT deals to be had.

The median price of home in Las Vegas is down to $246,500, down  20.6% from the same time only one year ago.

Read the whole story here

Then if you are thinking about moving to Las Vegas give me a call the buying market is fine, dive on  in!
I will find you the perfect place to call home.

Feng Shui For Travel

Dec. 6, 2007
Categorized in: Travel Tips

I was cruising around and found these Feng Shui tips for traveling this holiday. As a part ime employee for Continental Airlines in their baggage service office, I hope everyone does this. It would make my job much easier and everyone would have their bags with them.

On another note while we are speaking about bags, when you check in at the counter you are given baggage receipts thats numbers match the numbers of the tag on your bag. Also your name is also on the main tag on your bag. Please double check your numbers and name as so many of those bags look alike. It will make it more pleasant for you and I. I won't take a claim from an angry passenger and then have to track you down like Dog the Bounty Hunter. Then you won't have to make a trip back to the airport. All will be Happy!!!! Happy Holidays and Happy Traveling.

Daily Feng Shui Tip

Feng Shuiby Ellen Whitehurst. To try best to ensure that your luggage arrives at the same destination at the same time that you do, tie nine or 18 inches of red ribbon, string, cord or thread around the handle of each individual bag. To further quell any fears that your new New Year's Eve attire is celebrating on a carousel somewhere way South of where you've literally landed, put a braid of the herb, sweetgrass, anywhere on the inside of each piece that is traveling with you. Once you return home safely and soundly you can leave the red ribbons on the bags but you should burn the sweetgrass in an attitude of appreciation and gratitude that your travels were so full of ease and grace.

Know Thy Neighbors

Nov. 9, 2007
Categorized in: Neighborhoods

Rotten Neighbors?

There is a new website that the ACLU just hates. It is called www.rottenneighbor.com If you are looking for a house in a certain neighborhood, maybe you should check this site before the final signing on the dotted line. It uses google map and you can zoom right in and see exactly what neighborhoods they are talking about. Some of the comments I read talked about home owners associations, a condo that an owner feels is going downhill, a man who hates animals in another neighborhood. Check your neighborhood or a neighborhood you are thinking about buying into. I saw nothing that the ACLA could be upset about, but then I only read about my neighborhood. What does your say?

Looks like Hoffa is not between the goal posts

Dec. 11, 2006
Categorized in: Vegas-Hoffa Connection

                                           Jimmy Hoffa and Las Vegas Connections

For more than 30 years the disappearance of Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa has remained a mystery.  Oh there have been rumors and Elvis like sitings but nothing has ever come to fruition.  Even last spring they dug up a Michiagn farm looking or his body.  For as long as I can remember the rumors abound that he was buried between the goal posts at Giants Stadium.

A new book out called "I Heard You Paint Houses" by Charles Brandt.  Brandt was Frank "the Irishman" Sheerhan's long time friend and lawyer.  Sheerhan said you don't just say your going out to whack some guy, you say you are going to paint a house. (blood on the walls maybe?)  Sheerhan killed people for mob boss and kingpin Russell Bufalino 25-30 hits in all.

Dying of cancer, Sheerhan told his story to Brandt. The story of Jimmy Hoffa and the day he died, how it happen, why it happened and what happened to Jimmy's body.

You might say that the murder of Jimmy Hoffa began and ended in Las Vegas.  Hoffa was killed because of mob activities on the Las Vegas Strip, and it is likely the only person still alive with personal knowledge of Jimmy's death is someone who lives in a quiet neighborhood in Las Vegas.

It is said that Hoffa was not controlled by the mafia, but he was beholden to them.  They were instrumental in helping him land the Teamster presidency.  When Jimmy went to prison, his successor Frank Fitzsimmions was under Mafia control and did what he was told.  Making sure that the loans from the pensions were available for the Las Vegas casinos.  Hoffa was a threat to that and in July of 1975 he vanished forever.

Stan Hunterton of the Detroit Strike Force ran up against a brick wall, they knew he had gone to a certain restaurant and picked up in a certain car supposedly to attend a meeting with Mafia figures Tony Giacalone and Tony Provenzano and that is where their trail went cold.  Hunterton and his team were sure that it was a mob hit and during the investigation they sent to jail over 30 mob figures for crimes unrealated to Hoffa.  Even Frank Sheerhan who went to prison for 32 years for racketeering.  He always was the prime suspect but never broke under their investigation.  The team had the car and forensic evidence from the house, but could never break anyone to tell them what happened.  Hunterton does say that the confession fits pretty much what they felt happened.

So what did happen to Jimmy's body?

MORE TO COME