RJ’S Fang wins award for video
Las Vegas Review-journal videographer Heidi Fang won an Editor & Publisher award for her video about Wimp 2 Warrior, a 22-week mixed martial arts camp designed for everyday people.
Fang won the contest’s Best Sports Video category.
Her video profiles a boot camp, led by professional MMA fighter Jessy Clark inside the local gym Syndicate MMA, that puts average Joes and Janes through the rigors of real MMA training.
For the camp’s participants, there’s even a bonus payoff at the end of the monthslong training: the chance to fight in an amateur MMA match, if they are up for it.
“What I loved about the video was the trainer’s intensity. And the smiles. You don’t get a whole lot of smiles in UFC coverage, but this is another
AWARD
Ward 6 is now represented by Michele Fiore.
Ward 1 Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian spent $16,724 to host nine events. Her biggest expense was $6,710 for back-to-school events and school supplies.
I asked my reader if allocating $30,000 to each council member to spend the way each wanted was excessive. He said yes.
The Desert Shores resident didn’t want his name used but said he was “very uncomfortable with the City of Las Vegas subsidizing movies and food and beverage for folks in a community whose median household income is over $60,000 annually. I’m sure there are more urgent
needs for the money.”
The council spent almost $121,000 on events in the past fiscal year and nearly $92,000 on outreach and operating expenses for a total of $213,000. Combined, they accepted $47,500 in donations.
Discretionary funds of $220,000 a year over five years total nearly $1 million.
The city is exploring starting a crisis fund. Perhaps this could be seed money.
Or perhaps some of the council members’ own campaign cash could be used for what is clearly self-promotion.
Jane Ann Morrison’s column runs Thursdays in the Nevada section. Contact her at jane@reviewjournal. com or 702-383-0275. Follow @ janeannmorrison on Twitter.