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» Feature Fire Danger: Extreme
November/December 2012
As large and devastating as some of the 2012 fire season’s blazes have been, as frightening as first-hand accounts like Ben Rupert’s are, and as much media attention as the fire season has garnered, it’s hard to believe that it’s not far from Nevada’s norm.
» Nevada Books 2012 Nevada Books
November/December 2012
William Hill and Elizabeth Leiknes were just two of more than 20 Nevada authors in attendance at the Douglas County Public Library’s “An Evening with Local Authors” event in Minden on October 3. In a time when books and printed words seem to be increasingly fading from public interest, the event, and the authors and library employees who make it possible, are breaths of fresh air.
» City Limits Elvis Slept Here
November/December 2012
Before you roll your eyes and think this is a story about another swanky Las Vegas hotel lacking history and tradition, think again. This unique property, which stands tall between the Strip and old downtown Las Vegas, has a fascinating story to tell.
» Wide Open Ice Fishing
November/December 2012
News anchor Tom Brokaw once said, “If fishing is a religion, fly-fishing is high church.” If that’s the case, then ice fishermen—the most devoted and patient of all anglers—are surely monks. Luckily for those monastic men and women, Nevada is home to a hallowed few frozen temples of the tackle box.
» Cravings A Perfect Blend
November/December 2012
New York City might be the city that never sleeps, but the 24-hour culture that permeates Nevada makes it the state that never sleeps. If buzzing neon and casino action aren’t enough to keep you wide-eyed during your next Nevada adventure, an array of energetic espresso enclaves offers a cup—or two—for you.
» Nature American Pika
November/December 2012
Native to Nevada, the American pika (Ochotona princeps) is a small, diurnal mammal that has adapted to the cold climate in high-elevation boulder fields and alpine meadows in the mountains of the American West.
» History The Great Equalizer
November/December 2012
While cow thieves were an ever-present problem and called forth such extreme measures as group lynchings and the employment of professional man-hunters, a much more primal challenge faced the stock-growers of the late 19th-century West: extreme weather.
» Events Spotlight Glittering Lights
November/December 2012
Glittering Lights, the holiday drive-through spectacular, brightens Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the world’s largest light tunnel and more than 450 animated light displays along a 2.5-mile racetrack.
» Shows Spotlight Vegas Goes Country
November/December 2012
Collectively, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have sold 70 million albums and won eight Grammy Awards. Starting in December, country music’s most famous couple will bring its Soul2Soul act to The Venetian Las Vegas for a limited engagement through April 2013.
» Know Your Nevada Anticipating Nevada’s Festive Holiday Season
November/December 2012
Although winter means different things to different people depending on where you live in a state as diverse as ours, one thing it means to all is that the holidays are just around the corner.
» People
Ross Miller
Secretary of State Ross Miller won the 2010 election with more than 53 percent of the popular vote; his closest competition came in at 37 percent. But even that convincing of a win pales in comparison to the victory over his latest opponent.
In addition to being the State of Nevada’s third-highest ranking official, Miller is a mixed martial arts fighter, and in his first—and he says only—bout on August 18, the 6-foot-4, 203-pound politician won a mere 30 seconds into the fight’s second round.
We caught up with Miller in September during a workout at Reno’s dual Charles Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy and Nevada Muay Thai to find out how he rolls with the punches—and arm bars, guillotine chokes, and elbow uppercuts—at work and in the ring.
