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WINTER 2015

Newsletter 14

IN THIS ISSUE

Former Chicagoans

Founders Note

What's New

Smiling Faces

Cornhole League

#BETTERWORLD

Shop Chicagoan

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AUTO REPAIR

DESIGN SERVICES

EYE CAREFAMILY LAW

MAILING

MEDICAL EDUCATION

PRINTING

SIGNAGE

PHOTOBOOTH

PROMOTIONAL

MATERIALS

SCENTSY PRODUCTS

WEBSITE DESIGN

AND MUCH MORE...

Former Midwesterners making

a positive difference in our

adopted home of Nevada

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FORMER CHICAGOANS...you should know

At Chicagoans In The Desert, our mission is to promote and support our fellow formerChicagoans in business and in friendship. In this issue, we are proud to introduce you to

some of the former Chicagoans who are active within our community and making us proud

Meet RON ERICKSON. Ron is the owner of 112th St. Design

He grew up in the Chicago neighborhood known as South Chicag

and graduated from George Washington High School. In 1997 Ro

and his family moved to Las Vegas. Ron loves hockey! He

played his whole life starting out in his basement being a goali

so his older brother would have someone to shoot at. Currently hplays hockey at the Las Vegas Ice Center. He also referee

Men's League, Youth Hockey and Tournaments. "Refng isn't a

much fun as playing because everyone blames the ref when th

game isn't going their way. On the upside, I get great exercise

said Ron. This is a picture of Ron with Chris Chlios.

We rst met ARETUS SMITH JR. when he attended a Bears event a

Brando's back in 2012. Aretus was born and raised in the inner city o

Chicago. He moved to Las Vegas in October 2012. Currently, he is

Promotions Host for SBE at the New SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casin

promoting venues such as LiFE, Foxtails, Sayers Club and Hyd

Bellagio. Did you know that Aretus can offer Las Vegas locals

comped table with a bottle during your birthday week? Contac

Aretus at http://nightlife.slslasvegas.com/AretusS

Introducing...MIKE McNEESE. Mike is a Air Force Viet Nam Vet

from the town of Algonquin, Illinois. In 2011, Mike became involved

with The Air Force Association, a 501c3 non prot. He is a

"liaison" between Nellis Air Force Base and the community

seeking donations and sponsorships for the Air Shows. Mike was

instramental in securing Palms Hotel & Casino, Nevada Energy,

Aliante Hotel & Casino, Circus Circus Hotel & Casino and

South Point Hotel & Casino as sponsors for the recent 2014

Air Show. Mike is a Bears fan and is active within our socialmember community.

Introducing...Business Member BRETT BAUGHMAN. Brett, a na-

tive of Peoria, IL is a Life Coach, Business Coach, Professional Speaker

and Author. He came upon our community on FaceBook and we are

blessed he did. Brett has been consulting and coaching in Las Vegas

since 2001. He told us, "I measure my success each day by the lives

I have touched; not by the amount of Likes on my facebook page!"

Currently, Brett is working with fellow Business Member SONIO'S

CAFE with their "Eat Clean in 15" campaign. We urge you to visit

brettbaughman.com

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WHAT'S NEW

FRIENDLY FACES

*** Brando's has the NBA PACKAGE *** Happy One year Anniversary to Windy City Wash & Wax ***

Congratulations to Bridget Grifn, Member of Bishop Gormans Cheerleading Team on winning the National

Championship *** Congratulations to Jackie Nelson on her engagement *** High 5's to Frank Kunovic on his

promotion to Manager of Caesars new 16-table poker room. ***

We can all agree it was the worst we've

ever seen. And just like surviving a

snowstorm, we can now say "I sur-

vived the 2014 Bears Football Season".

Wait til next year!

On the otherhand, our BULLS and

BLACK HAWKS are making us proud

with Win after Win. Even our CUBS and

WHITE SOX are making moves towards

a great season; with the addition of new

Manager Joe Madden and Pitcher John

Lester to the CUBS and former Cubs

pitcher Jeff Samardzija along with left

elder Nelky Cabrera to the White Sox.Enjoy your Chicago sports my friends.

Mary Romano

Founder

FOUNDERS NOTES

Happy 2015! I'd liketo start this issue off

by dealing with the el-

ephant in the room -

the 2014 Chicago

Bears football season.

For a full gallery of our Event photos visit www.chicagoansinthedesert.com

Business Member Tom Rossi owner of EXPERTFLOORING SOLUTIONS has a new showroom/

design center in Las Vegas, located at 6485 S

Rainbow. EFS offers Free furniture removal& replacement, Free old carpet removal, Free

upgraded pad and Free on time estimates

Check them out on Angie's List and on Yelp!

Congratulations to Tim Korney owneof Windy City Beefs N Dogs and Windy

City Beefs N Pizza on the launch o

PAPA'S GIARDINERA. Papa would be

proud of you Tim! Available in Mild, Me

dium and Hot Mix at either location

It is with great pleasure that we welcome

CAPO'S RESTAURANT & SPEAKEASYlocated at 5675 W. Sahara to our former Chica-

goan family of Business Members. Capo's owner,

Nico Santucci along with his brother and Gene-

real Manager Dominick welcome all to stop in

and experience their Mob themed Speakeasy.

Capo's serves true family-style Italian meals,

freshly made pasta dishes and prime steaks.

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THE CORNHOLE LEAGUE

BENZTEK PERFORMANCE

Kevin PietschOwner

702 - 956 - 2369

www.benztekperformance.com

4710 W. Dewey Drive #102 Las Vegas, NV 89118

That look you get when you tell people you play in a Cornhole League. Only a fellow formerMidwesterner will ask, "Really? They got a league out here?" Let's start off with the origins of Cornhole

There are various versions of who and where Cornhole began. Was is in Cincinnati or the Foothills of Kentucky?

Was it an ancient civilization game or was a midwestern farmer named Jebediah Magillicutty responsible for

inventing the game? The only thing that truly matters is that most of us were raised playing this game a

family gatherings, picnics and block parties. Joe Signore, Jr. owner of La Piazza Restaurant and Sports Bar

located at 1000 N. Main Street has been hosting a Cornhole League for the past 5 years. Thursday nights are

League night at La Piazza. As you pull into the parking lot you see the boards all lined up. According tothe American Cornhole Association (don't laugh...it's for real!) the distance between the boards must be a

minimum of 45 feet, of which a distance of 33 feet from cornhole to cornhole. Each Cornhole platform is

48" x 24" rectangle made of half inch plywood. The hole in the Cornhole platform must be six inches

in diameter and be centered nine inches from the top and 12 inches from each side of the Cornhole

platform edges. The nal 3 Teams were Here For The Beer, Baggin and Braggin and Missing Link

This years winner of the Cornhole Tournament at La Piazza was Team Baggin and Braggin. Signup for the 2015

Cornhole League begins in January. Stop in at La Piazza or contact Joe at 702-382-6487 for details.

#BETTERWORLD by Brett Baughman

Members of Team

Baggin & Braggin:

Lefty, Joe, John Pauand James.

LaPiazza owners Joe

and Karen Signore.

Social Media has become a part of our daily lives. We use it for business; to share our experiences throughvideos, photos & posts. We use it to connect with family, friends & brands that matter to us. So why is it that the

trend keeps moving towards 'Consumer Media' not 'Social Media'? The way I see it, social media is like a cocktai

party. You want to have a presence and let people get to know you. You want to be 'likable' through being valuable;

maybe you post witty jokes to make people laugh, or you provide useful information, or great recipes or even

work out plans. When you go to a party, who do you want to mingle with and why? You usually gravitate towardshappy people, friendly people, people who have something GOOD to say! It's not the place to complain, it's not

the place to be inappropriate, it's not the place to be negative and tear someone else down. That should be saved

therapy! Negativity is not the path to a solution. And I think we can all agree that more than ever, we need to

work together as a community and the last job we should put effort into with creating a MORE SIMPLIFIED

method for hate to grow! I believe that we need to embrace an ideal that when something is wrong or their is

a problem to that needs to be solved, we work together to nd a solution. A community should be a group of

peers that share the same interests and have the greater good in mind for everyone associated. If something

bad happens to you or your disagree with a viewpoint, that is your right but what is your intention in commenting?

Is it to x the problem or is to complain about it? Because if the intention is to complain...I'm not interested

in playing! And I don't want to be a part of your 'Social Media' cocktail party. #BETTERWORLD

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