February 18, 2013 Meeting Recap

Monday's lunch meeting went well; we had a great turnout, great conversations and connections, and a terrific speaker. Charles Silvestri shared how his family arrived in Las Vegas many moons ago and how the move was the best thing that happened.

Since then his family has grown and many members still call Las Vegas home.

He talked about working his way up from a casino worker to his tenure in the Clark County School District and how he is instrumental in sending 12 students a year to Washington, D.C. The Charles Silvestri Junior High School is named after him!

Two old friends reconnect after many years.
Charles and Frank Valeri

Helen Mortenson, passionate about the project she has been working on for years asked the group to lend their voice in support of the designation of the Upper Las Vegas Wash as a national monument. As many of us know, the area is rich in Ice Age fossils. There is a meeting taking place on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 1:30 pm at the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Room 3161.
Happy Wedding Anniversary to our dear friends, Don and Gretchen Payne who tied the knot on Valentine's Day 49 years ago. We want to be invited to the party for your 50th!

Bo Boivert and Frank Valeri generously contributed photos** from their private collection, during their time as professional photographers, for Lisa Gioia-Acres' book, Showgirls of Las Vegas.

Both Bo and Frank have an AMAZING collection of photos of some of the most famous people to perform or visit Las Vegas. Anyone interested in revisiting Las Vegas glory days should ask to see their photos.



        






Next month we have two speakers who will talk about the Lou Ruvo center.

See you in March.

** Two photographs in the book, located on page 26 were misidentified as coming from UNLV's Special Collections. In fact, they were from the Frank Valeri photographic collection.
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