Las Vegas Freelance Writer Mike Henle


	Featured Article Tanking on the Cedar River was awesome for the Freemans Kenny Freeman and his wife Kerry were in Nebraska Saturday some 3,200 miles into a motor home trip that has taken them to Crandon, Wisc., for off-road racing event at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway before heading back to Las Vegas. And in Nebraska, the Freemans discovered what is called “tanking” on the Cedar River. “In layman’s terms, tanking is three hours of floating on the river, drinking and having a good time,” Mr. Freeman explained. “Then, you have a water fight. I would suggest that if you’re ever near Columbus, Neb., you take the time to tank at Broken Arrow Wilderness. You will definitely have fun although you’ll end up with a sunburn." View the slideshow Read Full Article


	Mad Dog's Blog Vegas TV stations losing key talent Date: July 01, 2009 Las Vegas television stations are losing talented personnel as key personalities leave willingly and without choice. At KTNV TV-13, weather forecaster Amanda Sanchez is leaving the station to become meteorologist at the CBS affiliate in Sacramento. The loss of Sanchez comes at a bad time for KTNV, which is in the middle of a crippling hiring freeze. However, the move is especially beneficial for Sanchez, who is from Reno and will now be closer to her family. In the meantime, talented reporter and anchor Mitch Truswell will soon leave KVBC TV-3 where has been a proven member of the news staff serving in various roles including that of the station’s investigative reporter. Truswell’s departure comes in the middle of budget cuts at KVBC which is an NBC affiliate. He joined the station as a morning and noon anchor in 2003 after working in Phoenix for six years and leaves as the station a victim of budget cuts. Since joining KVBC, Truswell has been heavily involved in the community where he has been on the Board of Directors for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Southern Nevada. Read Full Post

Tanking on the Cedar River was awesome for the Freemans