How RJ photographer Jeff Scheid captured 2015 — PHOTOS
Construction worker Francisco Rodriquera stands in the third intake tunnel 600 feet below the surface on Monday, June 1, 2015. Southern Nevada Water Authority expects the tunnel under Lake Mead to be flooded with water in the coming months and be placed into service in September. Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid
A rainbow illuminates behind burros in Red Rock Canyon on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Aerialist Svetlana Ghetman performs Monday, January 19, 2015 during Winter 2015 Las Vegas Market. An estimate 50,000 people are attending the 5 million square foot show, which features furniture, home decor and gifts. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Students from Joseph E. Thiriot Elementary School view dolphins at Siegfried & Roy‘s Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat, Friday, May 29, 2015, at The Mirage, 3400 South Las Vegas Boulevard. U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev honored the habit and the students a Congressional Recognition in their efforts for creating artwork, essays and poems for World Wildlife Day and Endangered Species Day.(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitt
Daisy Ambriz, hugs her daughter Brienna Morales, 8, after The Rogers Foundation awarded scholarships for students Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Reynaldo Martinez Elementary School, 350 East Judson Avenue, North Las Vegas. On the right is Damya Sanders, 8,also a recipient of a scholarship. The non-profit organization announce the launch of grants and college scholarships for 25 students at the school.(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Evie Dayton, 3, sits on her mother Regan Dayton‘s lap while waiting for family to arrive at McCarran International Airport on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Elvis impersonator Paige Poole stands in line during a Donald Trump rally at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Former school teacher Gail Fahy holds the flag that was presented to her during a remembrance for her friend Barbara Edwards, a passenger on American Airline Flight 77 that crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, at Palo Verde High School, 333 S. Pavilion Center Drive, on Friday, Sept. 11,2015. Edwards was a foreign language teacher at the school.JEFF SCHEID/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Follow him @jlscheid
The Desert Princess cruises on Lake Mead near Hoover Dam on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The forecast calls for highs in the 110‘s through the end of the week. Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A dejected Major League Baseball all-time hits leader Pete Rose watches MLB Network inside Pete Rose Sports Bar and Grill, 3743 S Las Vegas Boulevard, after he conducted a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred denied reinstatement to left Rose‘s ban to the Hall of Fame. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
A F-35 Lightning II from the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron during a refueling exercise over Fort Irwin,Cal. on Wednesday, June 10,2015. This was the first public refueling of the air force‘s newest airplane. Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee holds a copy of the Las Vegas Review-Journal during Faraday Future announcement at the Sawyer Building on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. The auto manufacturing company is scheduled to build a $1 billion auto factory at Apex in North Las Vegas. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Aspen trees are seen bursting at Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort on Monday, Sept. 28,2015. 2015. JEFF SCHEID/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Follow @jlscheid
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A view of sun begin to set behind Las Vegas Strip is seen from Shadow Rock Park on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. Friday was the shortest day of the year. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl) address the Review-Journal editorial board on Friday, Oct. 9,2015. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
The Clarion, 205 Convention Center Drive, is imploded early Tuesday, Feb.10, 2015. The hotel is formerly known as the Royal Americana, Paddlewheel, Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Hotel and Greek Isles. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sony, left, and Ashton, from the cast of Luxor Fantasy Girls, poise for a photo at a cardboard cutout during the Cowboy Spring Break Pool Party at Luxor Las Vegas, 3900 South Las Vegas Boulevard on Friday, May 22,2015. The three-day Professional Bull Riders Last Cowboy Standing runs through Sunday at the MGM Resorts Village, across the street from the Luxor. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid
Dane Ironmonger helps load the Cazy Girls statue at the Riviera hotel-casino on Monday, May 4, 2015. The casino closed today after 60 years on the Las Vegas Strip. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump air drums to Aerosmith‘s song "Dream On" after speaking at Treasure Island Hotel, 3300 S Las Vegas Boulevard, on Thursday, Oct. 8,2015. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Dealer Paul Lacen takes a break during the World Series of Poker at the Rio Convention Center, 3700 W. Flamingo Road on Friday, May 29, 2015. The 46th annual WSOP runs through July 14.Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid
A bicyclists pass wild flowers blooming along Lakeshore Road on Friday, March 20,2014. The Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a blooming with wildflowers on the first day of spring.(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Crazy Girls dancer Michelle Davis puts on make up before the show at the Riviera hotel-casino on Friday May 1, 2015. After 28 years the show is closing and moving to Planet Hollywood. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid
An ironworker guides a beam into place at the MGM Resorts International-AEG arena construction site behind New York-New York casino-hotel onThursday, April 23, 2015. The $375 million arena is scheduled to open in April 2016. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid
A man who declined give his name hugs his four-year old and his two-year old sons Friday, Feb 27, 2015 after a house fire broke out at the boys home, located north on U.S. 95 and east of Rancho. The man‘s ex-wife and the boys lived at the homewhen the fire broke out around 11:15. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Syrian refugee family Khalid, father, center, declined to give last name for security concerns, and is wife Safera, red scarf, with their children Adul Karim, 18, left, Retaj, 6, Zain Al Sham, 2, and Ali,6, sit for an interview on Tuesday, Nov. 17,2015. Not pictured is Mohamad, 11. The family arrived in Las Vegas in March. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
Naturalist and outdoorsman Jim Boone,right, and his wife Liz view Garden Valley, over a three hour drive north of Las Vegas, on Wednesday, May 20,2015. Over 800,000 acres in central Nevada is proposed as the Basin and Range National Monument. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid
Artist Scott LoBaido paints an American flag on the wall at the America Legion Post 08 building, 733 N. Veterans Memorial Drive, on Monday, April 6, 2015. LoBaido is on a six-month national tour to paint the Stars and Stripes on American Legion Post or VFW buildings in all 50 states. It will take him three days and nine gallons of paint to do the Las Vegas project. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Jeff Scheid on Twitter @jlscheid
Lee Canyon Resort reflects off Sophia Adrangi, 13, googles on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. The mountain currently has a base of 15 inches of snow. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
A family sits during Latin Mass conducted by Rev. Rev. Courtney Edward Krier at St. JosephþÃôs Catholic Church,131 N. Ninth Street on Sunday, Nov. 18,2015. On Sunday‘s Krier conducts two English masses and one in Spanish then travels to Needles, Cal. for an afternoon mass. Jeff Scheid/ Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @jlscheid
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