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We are former Midwesterners
making a positive difference
in our adopted home of Nevada

ISSUE 5

chicagoansinthedesert.com

4 YEAR MEMBERS
Windy City Beefs N Dogs
Amore! Taste of Chicago
Sonio's Cafe
Law Office of
Michele L. Roberts
G & B Fence
3 YEAR MEMBERS
Windy City Beefs N Pizza
Nevada Website Design
Aunt Betty's Tatting
Windy City Air
Conditioning & Heating
Craig P Kenny & Assoc.
Brando's Sports Bar
Spiegel Burn Foundation
Omelet House Summerlin
Vera's Eklektik Eden
Signa Rama Summerlin
Celebrity Photo Booth
Expert Flooring Solutions
La Piazza Sports Bar
2 YEAR MEMBERS
Optic Gallery,
Dr. Nicole Yontz
Viva Mercado's
Mexican Restaurant
Shirtz, Logoz & Prmoz
Windy City Wash and Wax
Matthew Baker, Capital Choice
Aaron Schnitz
Farmers Insurance
112th St. Design
LV Entertainers Fund
1 YEAR MEMBERS
Angie Gleich, Realtor
Capo's Speakeasy
Vapor Max
Mark Weinberg, Realtor
doTerra, Sharon Wayne
Village East Cleaners
Brett Baughman, Life Coach
B & J Photography
Body Illusions, Inc.
Blue Moon Senior Counceling
The Signature Suite

HAPPY 5th ANNIVERSARY

Congratulations

to WINDY CITY BEEFS N DOGS who recently

celebrated their 5th Anniversary. Windy City Beefs N Dogs located at
7500 W. Lake Mead (just off Buffalo) is the realization of former
Chicagoan Tim Korney's lifelong dream of opening a hot dog/beef joint.
"When I found myself living in Las Vegas, that's when I realized I
had to bring our Chicago style food and beef culture here. " said Tim. With
my wife Kathy and my mom Barbara at my side, we embarked on finding a
location!" The rest my friends is history. WCBND is a perfect replica of a typical
"beef stand" back home. A hand full of tables, "da" counter and some outside
seating. Tim makes his own Beef using his special herbs and rubs and recently
launched Papa's Brand of giardinerra which is available for purchase at
WCBND & WCBNP.
Windy City Beefs-N-Dogs
7500 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Suite 10
Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
Phone: 702-410-5016
Fax: 702-410-5020
www.windycitybeefsndogs.com

Sunday - Thursday 11am-9pm Friday - Saturday 11am-10pm

YOU HAVE TO SEE CUBA...NOW!

Cuba is a country that is untouched by America.

There are no McDonalds,

Dunkin Donuts or Burger Kings to muddle the landscape. Cuba is pure Cuba,
NOW. The people, the cars, the landscape and the traditions are amazing.
Currently you must travel on a charter with a cultural exchange which makes
it very unique. The people are generous with information about their
lifestyle and history. Some neighborhoods look like the Garden District in
New Orleans, some are magnificent facades that are being refurbished and
some are in ruin. The food, the music, the old cars and mostly the generosity
of the people paint a colorful picture that you should see before it changes.
We were lucky enough to visit Ernest Hemmingways Estate. You can
experience the breezes running through the house on the hill, see where he
wrote and get an insight into his life. Chicken, rice and black beans are
plentiful, we tasted eel and had a magnificent meal at a Russian Restaurant. The weather is hot and HOT. Let me introduce Cuba to you.
4 More Travel is ready to show you Cuba.

FOUNDERS NOTES
Life happens! There's

no doubt about it.

When you least expect it, here comes the
wrench...right? We've
all been there. Making
Mary Romano
Founder
the decision to ask for
for personal assistance takes courage.
When in all actuality, you are presenting an opportunity for someone else to
experience the joy of giving. Recently a
Social Member was in this situation and
started a GOFundMe account for her
extremely ill dog. It's what happened
next that is so unique. She contacted her
former Chicagoan Chamber for help.
We reached out to our business community. Thank you EXPERT FLOORING
SOLUTIONS for matching each dollor
raised and to G & B FENCE and SHARON WAYNE of doTERRA for your
donations. Together - you saved a dogs
life!

SOCIAL HAPPENINGS

August Luncheon L to R: Selena, Michele, Denise, Dana, Barb, Lisa, Rita, Barb, Janice, Sam, Vikki, Paula, Mary, Denise, Karen,
Elise, Darcy, Madeline & BOBBY MERCADO owner of VIVA MERCADO'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT

Our Chicks With Attitude Luncheons are

Sept. Luncheon L to R: Barb, Dana, Denise, Mary,

Michele and Lisa

killing it! With representation of all ages,

neighborhoods, suburbs,
ethnicity, religions and the addition of
raffle prices from our Business Members,
our luncheons are so much fun that the
ladies have requested we increase them to
every month. And so it shall be!
RSVP at www.chicagoansinthedesert.com

FRIENDLY FACES

Congratulations to Windy City Wash and Wash on their 12,000th wash!

Thank you to Amore! Taste of Chicago for donating a Gift Certificate for our Chicks With Attitude Luncheon.
Congratualtions to former Chicagoans Bryan Neu and Natalie Miceli on their recent engagement.
Thank you to Brando's Sports Bar for use of their props at our booth.

Julie Spiegel

Independent Consultant
FUNdraising with Scentsy

702.491.3988
2251 N. Rampart Blvd-#157, Las Vegas, NV 89128
www.SpiegelBurnFoundation.com
www.NoMoreFires.scentsy.us

Donna Augustyn

Wedding Gown Specialist

702.300.6500
koalityservices@gmail.com
lasvegasweddinggownspecialists.com

BUSINESS OWNERS: DO NOT PANIC...CALL ME!

Kelly Gaines has been a Chicagoans In The Desert business member for

BY KELLY GAINES

almost a year.
She is quickly making her way around Vegas after only being here a little over one year.
She grew up in the Northern Suburbs of Chicago for over 20 years, later living in
downtown neighborhoods like Lakeview and Streeterville. So, what's she doing in
Las Vegas? Well, one you can't beat the weather and two because she is has been
helping local business owners navigate their way through a tough industry that had
them cringe over this part of their business....credit card processing.
Security, technology and fair pricing, are just a few things that make her and the company she works
for,
Heartland Payment Systems vastly different than everyone else. However, what locals have
experienced as the biggest difference is the Honesty and Transparency. Heartland was founded on fair,
honest and transparent pricing, thus over 250 national and state associations now exclusively endorse
the company, one including our very own Nevada Restaurant Association. It isn't hard to see that the
company's values aligned with Kelly's Midwestern values and together have been educating businesses
all over the valley. Take a look at her business card; you'll see the 312 area code, which is quickly spotted
by any Chicagoan! This shows her dedication to her clients and business community of Las Vegas. So,
what's going on these days in credit card? A little thing called EMV, you know that thing that has to do
with cards with the chip in them. Well, there are people and companies that are pushing business
owners into myths and lies about it that could cost them too much! Do not panic and do not change anything.
Feel free to contact Kelly at 312-919-5212 to take a little time to talk to Kelly and get the real scoop!
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SAVE THE DATE

BY DEENA BOGAN

Calling all Former Chicagoan Ghoulies! Get your cos-

tume together for this years Halloween Boneyard

Bash at the Neon Museum! The theme for this year is
Haunted Fairy Tales. Use your imagination or dress
up as you like! All costumed Ghoulies are welcome. Or
just come as you are. (A costume is optional but why
pass up the opportunity?) When: Friday, October 30,
2015 Time: 7:00pm - ??? Where: Neon Museum, 770 Las
Vegas Boulevard North (next door to Cashman Center)
Our Business Member, Deena Bogan says: I have
been a volunteer at the Neon Museum since I moved to
Las Vegas in 2011 and Ive worked at this event every
year since 2012. Take it from me, the Boneyard Bash
is one of the funnest events youll ever attend. And really who doesnt like to dress up in a costume the
one time a year when you wont look out of place?
Thank you Deena for volunteering in our community.
More Details / Reserve Tix: http://www.neonmuseum.
org/boneyardbash

NETWORKING
Picking the "right" event to mar-

ket your product or service can be

tricky. Lucky for me, this year it
wasn't! A fellow former Chicagoan, Ace Fair had suggested I look
into Las Vegas' Largest Mixer.
Celebrity PhotoBooth & I contacted Dave Linden, Producer of
LVs' Largest Mixer. Dave met with
us right away. Dave was on time,
pleasant & extremely professional.
More importantly (to me anyway)
was Dave had class. There was
no high pressure sell. What there
was...was Dave and his Mixer...in
it's 11th year. At the end of our
meeting Dave revealed to us that
he too grew up in Chicago!

#SHOP CHICAGOAN...IT WORKS!

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