Attorney John B. Wells is a retired Navy Commander (Surface Warfare) and a disabled veteran, who served from 1972 until 1994. He was assigned to six ships and several shore commands. He is qualified in all aspects of surface warfare including command at sea. He is a graduate of the Surface Warfare Officers School Department Head and PXO schools. Mr. Wells served as a Special-Court Martial convening authority, member, senior member and witness before administrative boards and courts-martial. He has administered non-judicial punishment under Art. 15 of the UCMJ. Mr. Wells attended law school at night while still on active duty. He was a member of the Law Review Staff and contributed to several law school publications. Upon retirement from the military, Mr. Wells settled in Slidell Louisiana and opened a general law practice that emphasized military and veterans law. Mr. Wells has represented military members and veterans throughout the country. He is at home in both state and federal courts and travels often to Washington, D.C. for cases there.

Commander Wells was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in November of 1994, the Supreme Court of Louisiana in October of 1995 and the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in April of 1996. He is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. In addition, Mr. Wells is admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Federal and District of Columbia Circuits. He is also a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and all service courts. He is admitted to practice before the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the United States Court of Federal Claims. Mr. Wells is also admitted to many federal district courts including the District of Columbia.

Mr. Wells is married to Janice Burton Wells of Perth Australia and has two daughters, five grand-children and one great-grand son. He has spoken before numerous groups on militaty and veterans issues. He is also a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel.

Ariann Thomas, B.S., J.D., is an international healer, teacher, ceremonialist, speaker, Shaman, hypnotherapist, and an ordained non-denominational minister.

Ariann carries the profound subtle energy of an elder, advisor and wisdom carrier. She is part Cherokee by heritage and is a ceremonialist, an intuitive reader and healer, and practices Ancestral Lineage Clearing, and Shamanic Healing.

She works with clients to make direct contact with ancestors in the past through Shamanic Journeys. Ariann takes them through time and space through hundreds or thousands of years to connect to ancestors through their DNA. For the past 35 years Ariann, has studied metaphysics, spiritual teachings and healing.

She engages in energetic healing work, having studied healing in the native traditions of North and South America. She is an initiated Keeper of the Water Ceremonies and an Elder in the Tradition of the Sacred Feminine, does Shamanic Journeying for soul retrieval, curse release and healing, and is initiated in the 9 Rites of the Munay-Ki, Healing Touch, Reiki (1st and 2nd Degree) and animal healing. She is a Certified Basic Ericksonian Hypnotist. She was awarded Featured Thought Leader by the Wellness Universe.

“Ancestral Lineage Clearing is such a powerful transformation and healing tool. It releases so much energy in a short period of time to allow people to move on and create happiness in their lives.” She was so impressed with how it positively affected clients and others in the family that it became her major healing tool.

In addition, Ariann is the Administrative Director of the New Dream Foundation, a non-profit organization operating as Sacred Feminine Awakening whose mission is to create a global spiritual family through education, ritual and service. She is a Keeper of the Water Ceremonies and an Elder in the Path of the Sacred Feminine.



She is the author of  two Amazon best-selling books: Healing Family Patterns, Ancestral Lineage Clearing for Personal Development, and Changing Our Genetic Patterns, Creating a New Reality for Ourselves and Future Generations,

 

Ariann presently lives in Northern California with her cat Gigi. She volunteers at the local cat shelter, loves to travel, read, go to movies, and stay current with the latest scientific developments. She is committed to women’s enlightenment and the Sacred Feminine.

Prior to opening the coolest wedding chapel in Las Vegas, Reverend Polek’s Chapels at The Pawn, Scott J Polek spent 10 + years working with the world’s most gifted psychics, mediums and healers, (and also learning the true meaning of spirituality). The man everyone knew as Scott J Polek, became known as "The Reverend Scott J Polek". His years of working with them really opened his mind, body, and soul to endless possibilities in our world!

Welcome to Reverend Polek’s Chapels at The Pawn

“Las Vegas weddings the way Las Vegas weddings were meant to be done”

Your new home in Las Vegas for all of your wedding or wedding vow renewal dreams. Located on Las Vegas Boulevard, inside of Pawnstars Plaza and conveniently next to the world-famous and iconic “Gold and Silver Pawn Shop”,

The Chapels at The Pawn combines the mystique and sexy vibe of a 1920’s speakeasy with the loud, bright and vibrant world of 2020, which we are about to enter. All of us here at The Chapels at The Pawn, wish to take a step back from the “family and Instagram friendly” environment, many parts of Las Vegas have become, and back to Las Vegas’ roots of a fun, care-free “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” mentality. It’s your wedding day –ENJOY IT!

For far too many years Las Vegas has been home to a self-proclaimed “Wedding Queen of the West”, however, times have changed, it’s now time for a “Wedding King” to emerge in Las Vegas.

The Chapels at The Pawn is all about YOU, our soon to be newlyweds. Our Reverends and our staff will do whatever is necessary to create an atmosphere that will have you forever remembering your Las Vegas wedding ceremony. We have done things very differently here at The Chapels at The Pawn, we will be doing things you don’t see in most other Las Vegas wedding chapels.

So take a tour of our site, meet our Reverends, see our wedding packages and our amazing wedding day additions – It’s your special day, we are just here to help make it perfect for you!

Give us a call whenever you’re ready to book your big day. 

Rev. Scott has been married for 24 years, the father of two boys (18/22) and three dogs, lives with his family in Spring Valley, Nevada. The Reverend, who is also a yoga enthusiast, has been a lifelong non-smoker and non-drinker.

Former 3-star Admiral Joe Sestak is an experienced, independent leader who served in the Navy for 31 years and then as the highest ranking military officer ever elected to Congress when he represented Pennsylvania’s Seventh Congressional District.

When Joe Sestak’s daughter, Alex, was very young, she drew two red shoes and wrote above them, “Joe Sestak is Walking in Your Shoes.” Joe hung Alex’s drawing on his office wall to remind him of what service means: to walk in someone else’s shoes and see the world through another’s eyes.

Joe has walked in many different shoes in his life: as a father and a husband, as an officer and then an Admiral in the U.S. Navy, as a Congressman from Pennsylvania, and as he walked 422 miles across the state to speak with Americans during his Senate campaign.

It was the experience of Alex’s battle and defeat of brain cancer as a four year old child that moved her Dad to serve his country in Congress after 31 years of naval service. With her courage and the care she received from Joe’s military healthcare coverage, Alex beat that demon and Joe dedicated himself toward everyone having access to the same quality of healthcare. After resigning from the Navy and Alex’s recovery, he ran and won in a Republican District under the slogan, “National security begins at home, in health security.”

Joe Sestak is an experienced, independent leader who rose to the rank of 3-star Admiral.  He was the highest ranking military officer ever elected to Congress when he represented Pennsylvania’s Seventh Congressional District from 2007-2011. He commanded an aircraft carrier battle group that conducted combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq with 30 U.S. and allied ships and more than 15,000 sailors and 100 aircraft.  Joe served as President Clinton’s Director for Defense Policy on the National Security Council in the White House, the first Director of the Navy’s strategic anti-terrorism unit (Deep Blue) after 9/11, and the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements responsible for the Navy’s five year $350 billion warfare requirements. As Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, he proposed a controversial reduction in ship-levels from 375 to 260 ships that proved unnerving to the military-industrial-congressional complex, advocating for a greater future capability by harnessing cyberspace, at less cost.

In addition to leading a series of operational commands at sea, Joe received a PhD in Political Economy and Government, and a Masters in Public Administration, from Harvard University.  But he is most proud of being dad to Alex and the husband of Susan, whom he somehow convinced to marry him, as she has also taught him much. This includes from work in international environmental issues, from Kazakhstan to Mozambique; Russian relations, even into Soviet Union archives as U.S. teams still search for clues to our missing POW/MIAs, and on suicide prevention for the Veterans Administration and the Defense Department.

Born and raised in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, where he attended Cardinal O’Hara High school prior to graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, in 2006 Joe defeated a ten-term Republican incumbent in his nearly 2:1 Republican home District to become the second Democrat congressman since the Civil War. As a member of both the Armed Services and Education & Labor Committees, and as Vice Chairman of the Small Business Committee, Joe had 19 pieces of bi-partisan legislation passed in the House during his first term, and was named the most productive member of his Congressional class by the Majority Leader’s Office in 2007. He was also recognized for serving four times the constituent cases than the average Congressional office, while hosting an average of 15 large summit gatherings in his district each year on key issues. As a result, his Republican District re-elected Joe by 20 points without his having to air a single campaign ad.

Joe ran for U.S. Senate in 2010, despite the opposition of the Democratic party’s Washington establishment. He disagreed that Republican Senator Arlen Specter should become the party’s nominee in order to avoid defeat in the Republican primary after his 30 years of damaging votes, particularly his humiliation of Ms. Anita Hill when she testified about her sexual harassment by now-Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Joe believed Pennsylvanians deserved a leader who would always be accountable to the principle of people first, ahead of self, party or special interest. Against the odds, he overcame a 40 point deficit to win the Democratic primary over the 30-year incumbent. The general election was decided by only two points in the Tea Party year where the party lost the Pennsylvania governor’s race and five Congressional seats by an average of 11 points – all despite being outspent more than any other Senate or Governor’s race (except one) in America that year.  Afterwards, Joe went to each of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties to thank his supporters, including countless African-American churches, synagogues, mosques and other places of worship that welcomed him.

In Joe’s second Senate race, Joe launched his campaign by walking 422 miles across Pennsylvania, from the border with New Jersey to that with Ohio, stating that “we are in a fight for the soul of America” at the kickoff and throughout the remainder of the election. He held a town hall each day in small towns and cities, and then went to each of the remaining 67 counties. Simultaneously, he published his vision in a policy-based book, “Walking in Your Shoes to Restore the American Dream.”

However, the Democratic Senate leadership directed Joe to “stop walking and just fundraise.”  When Joe demurred, the Democratic leadership sought a primary opponent, funneling over $6 million into false opposition ads that the Washington Post assigned its highest rating of falsity, to win the primary, but losing the general election.

In Congress, Joe championed fiscally accountable “pay-as-you-go” legislation to help ensure its passage.  He advanced educational legislation, from pre-K through retraining; seniors’ quality of life – including authoring and passing the first Elder Abuse Victims legislation in 17 years — and veterans’ educational and healthcare expansion.  He sponsored small business legislation for access to start-up capital, tax and regulatory relief, and workforce development, including initiating and passing legislation for a 35% increase in funding for Women’s Business Centers. He pursued healthcare issues ranging from pediatric cancer to mental health parity, as well as autism as he authored the first successful increase in funding for autism in 12 years. Chosen to serve on two bi-partisan national security Select Congressional Committees, he worked on refocusing our security force posture toward the Western Pacific and China, advocating a new emphasis on cyberspace warfare, and reprioritization of defense funding toward such newly emerging warfare capability areas, with a reformed accountable defense procurement system.  Joe also supported energy development legislation for renewables, with environmental safeguards and job creation, to address Climate Change.

After Congress, Joe taught courses on Ethical Leadership and on Restoring the American Dream at Cheyney University – the oldest historically black university in America – and Carnegie Mellon University, and was the General Omar N. Bradley Chair in Strategic Leadership, a joint faculty appointment at the United States Army War College, Dickinson College, and the Penn State University Dickinson School of Law and School of International Affairs.  

Admiral Sestak remained active in public service through the Center for Refugee and Disaster Response at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; the Ploughshares Fund working on the reduction of nuclear weapons; the Lenfest Foundation focused on education in Philadelphia, pre-K through early childhood, and those who had or were about to drop out of high school; co-chair with former Republican governor Mark Schweiker of the Pennsylvania State Advisory Committee of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, focused on U.S. diplomacy and development; then-Secretary of State Clinton’s Advisory Committee on U.S. educational programs; and the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation, as well as issues regarding small businesses, energy and the environment.

Finally, Joe convened the youth of the world from nearly 160 nations at Constitution Hall in Washington DC for the inaugural robotics Olympics highlighting the need for global STEM education, as teams from the Congo to Iran, a Syrian refugee team and an all-girls Afghan Muslim team showed we have more in common in the world than we do differences.

Most importantly, having served with all Americans in the global canvas of the Navy, and served you as a Congressman, Joe knows that Americans have more in common than we do differences. Now, as President, Joe will need all of you to help answer the call for America’s leadership to restore a just world order so it serves us by raising our collective good, here at home – done by Joe’s gaining your trust that he will always remain accountable to you, alone.

Gene Barretta is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books. Among his honors are the Carolyn W. Field Award and the Bank Street Cook Prize Honor.

His books include, “The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver,” “The Bat Can Bat: A Book of True Homonyms,” “Muhammad Ali: A Champion is Born,” “Lincoln and Kennedy: A Pair to Compare,” “Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin,” “Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci,” “Jack the Tripper,” “Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones,” “The Bass Plays the Bass and Other Homographs” and “Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives.”

Gene has contributed illustration and animation to Sesame Street and Between the Lions.  He has also designed characters for The Jim Henson Company. 

He lives in Bryn Mawr, PA. For more information on Gene and his work, please visit:

www.genebarretta.com

I’m speaking with David “Avocado” Wolfe who is the rock star and Indiana Jones of the superfoods and longevity universe. The world’s top CEOs, ambassadors, celebrities, athletes, artists, and the real superheroes of this planet—Moms—all look to David for expert advice in health, beauty, herbalism, nutrition, and chocolate! He is the visionary founder and president of the non-profit The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation charity with a mission to plant 18 billion fruit, nut, and medicinal trees on planet Earth.

David ‘Avocado’ Wolfe is one of the top health and nutrition experts today. Mr. Wolfe has 25+ years of experience in the health and wellness arena and has hosted 3,000 live events.  He is the celebrity spokesperson for the NutriBullet.  Mr. Wolfe’s Facebook fanbase is close to 13 million strong, making his influence one of the most widely commented and shared in the world. Mr. Wolfe is also President of The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, a nonprofit he founded in 2002, with a mission to plant 18 billion fruit, nut and medicinal trees around the world.  David specializes in superfoods, superherbs, health technologies, peak performance, chocolate, organic farming and gardening.

Omena is a natural-born Spiritual Counselor, Spiritual Medium, and a Soul Historian. She is a certified Hypnotherapist, Rebirther, (energy breathing) REIKI Master Teacher. OMENA is witty, thought provoking, funny and truly gifted. She helps you to grow by providing you with a clear understanding of yourself, and your relationship with people, places, and things in your life.

What makes OMENA special is her ability to know things about you that only you could know.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/philomena-mcgee-9b846a19

https://about.me/omena

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDJtjpa9YKg

OMENA will delight and surprise you with her ability to know, your inner personality, why you live life the way you do, and offer clear and meaningful solutions for resolving your real life issues.

Omena has a Master’s Degree in Human Services. For over 35 years, she has worked in the mental-health field as a counselor, therapist, manager, and mentor assisting people living with; Domestic Violence, Addiction, HIV/AIDS, Mental Illness, and Chronic Diseases.

When you experience OMENA, you’ll enjoy learning about yourself without feelings as if you are in Therapy.

Gail Minogue assists individuals and organizations to navigate the dynamics of change and become master builders of their futures, relationships, and successes. She provides clients with remarkable insights through a unique combination of trends analysis and forecasting, ancient & contemporary cyclical data, Pythagorean numerology, plus the wisdom gained from over 30 years in the business markets and the intensive study and use of intuitive spiritual systems.

Gail Minogue is a published authority in the symbolic relationship of numbers to our lives, with solid experience as a commodities broker since 1987 and a history of offering visionary viewpoints on world events.   Minogue combines many disciplines to deliver wise perspectives coupled with practical understanding of trends and events---past, present and future.

Through the use of Sacred Geometry, Hermetic laws, cyclical data and leveraging proven developmental patterns in diverse areas, Gail is able to bridge the two worlds. Gail helps organizations and individuals remain thought leaders and top achievers.  Clients have included major law firms, Caldwell Banker, The Boston Consulting Group, Women in Real Estate (WIRE), the Welfare to Work Program of Chicago, multiple non-profits, as well as key executives, business owners and numerous civic organizations. 

Gail is the author of “Divine Design—How You Created the Life You Are Living”.  In addition to media appearances on CNN, ABC and Charter Communications, she has produced the DVD, “The New World Renaissance”.

Gail’s talks have included “The Invisible System”, “The USA and Our True Role”, The Extreme Makeover”, the “Rise in Power of Middle-Aged Women” and “How Numbers Empower Your Life—Understanding your blue print, universal numbers and patterns.”