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Cover June 2018
June 2018
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Game of Dough

By Scott Dickensheets, Andrew Kiraly, Heidi Kyser, and Kristy Totten
Published May 29, 2018 at 3:25 PM PDT

June 1 is National Doughnut Day.  What better way to celebrate than with a 16-team, single-elimination donut-shop tournament of unrelenting caloric brutality.

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Scott Dickensheets
Scott Dickensheets is a Las Vegas writer and editor whose trenchant observations about local culture have graced the pages of publications nationwide.
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Andrew Kiraly
As a longtime journalist in Southern Nevada, native Las Vegan Andrew Kiraly has served as a reporter covering topics as diverse as health, sports, politics, the gaming industry and conservation. He joined Desert Companion in 2010, where he has helped steward the magazine to become a vibrant monthly publication that has won numerous honors for its journalism, photography and design, including several Maggie Awards.
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Heidi Kyser
Desert Companion welcomed Heidi Kyser as staff writer in January 2014. In 2024, Heidi was promoted to managing editor, charged with overseeing the Desert Companion and State of Nevada newsrooms.
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Kristy Totten
Kristy Totten is a producer at KNPR's State of Nevada. Previously she was a staff writer at Las Vegas Weekly, and has covered technology, education and economic development for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. She's a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism.
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