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At Tuesday night’s Virgin Valley Wa-ter District meeting, Morris Peacock with Hinton Burdick CPA & Advisors presented his findings from a financial audit for the past fiscal year ending June 30. Overall, the district has made a finan-cial improvement with their first year of financial realization since implementing the debt reduction fee of $10 that each water user pays on a monthly basis. With that fee, the district has been able to pay down its outstanding bond debt by approximately $2 million in the past year alone, according to Board President Nephi Julien.

Because of the financial soundness of the VVWD, Peacock noted to the board that “there are no material deficiencies” found. With that, “we didn’t issue any formal findings and recommendations to you because your internal controls are great, you have a great staff and we didn’t find a lot of inconsistencies that we typi-cally find,” he told the board.

On other business, the board awarded a bid for the Well 27A project to Hydro Water Resources, with an official bid of just over $1.17 million. The project, slated for this year, will include demolition of Well 27 and an installation of Well 27A. Layne Christensen, a contractor who has a long project history with the dis-trict, would have been the lowest bidder at just over $819,000 but was unrespon-sive when given an addendum, thus dis-qualifying them from the project. Hydro Resources also has a history with the district having also drilled and installed Well 1A in Bunkerville.

For his manager’s report, District Manager Kevin Brown commented on the water main break from Monday and noted to the board that the incident could have been much worse. “We only lost 210,000 gallons of water and had


At the Oct. 12 luncheon held at the Eu-reka Casino’s Grand Canyon Room, the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce spread the wealth among many of its members and the community.

In addition to a multitude of raffle priz-es, more than have been seen in the past year at any one luncheon, checks were also presented to both the chamber and to the Mesquite Reads program.

Earlier in the year, the chamber part-nered with Celece Seegmiller of Travel Connections in St. George to plan a travel event known as Tours of Ireland. With 32 people participating in that event, most of them from Mesquite, Seegmiller presented a check for $10,198 from the chamber’s portion of the fundraiser. “The money comes from commission made from my agency,” said Seegmill-er. “It’s important to give back… travel brings a lot of things in a lot of different ways and I’m just so happy to be able to present this to the chamber today.”

The money kept flowing with Jeff Powell, who initially was accepting the Member of the Month Award on behalf of Jayne Kendrick, owner of JL Kendrick Company Inc. Kendrick was unavailable due to a family emergency, but Powell was able to take her spot instead. At the


At about 3 p.m. Monday afternoon, Oct. 17, a semi-truck carrying a load of pigs overturned at milepost 14 on I-15 in the Virgin River Gorge taking out 400 feet of glare screen that is positioned on top of the barricade between north-bound and southbound lanes.

The unidentified driver experienced the failure as he came around a south-bound curve and tipped over onto the barrier wall, spilling out several of its

animals that roamed the freeway for a while, according to Sergeant John Bot-toms with the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Initially, emergency agencies closed the southbound interstate lanes at Cedar Pocket at milepost 18 in order to bring the truck and trailer upright, which was completed around 9 p.m. The lanes were reopened after the scene was cleared.

The driver received only minor inju-ries and was not cited for the incident ac-cording to Bottoms.


At around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17 the Virgin Valley Water District began receiving a flood of phone calls from resi-dents in Sun City who suddenly went without water.

According to VVWD Manager Kevin Brown, a vital 16-inch plastic water pipe that feeds water into Sun City broke due to a variety of factors including older pipe probably in-stalled in 2005 or 2006 and left in the sun too long before installation.

Brown said the pipe brand was known to be faulty and it was installed on top of a rock without enough sand base to protect it. Installers may have over-inserted it into a connecting pipe causing additional problems.

“This was the second, and hopefully last, major pipe break in two years for Sun City,” Brown said.

Partial water pressure was restored to residents in Sun City within an hour of losing the water and full repairs were com-pleted around 9 p.m. Monday night.

“The VVWD staff did another great job of quickly restoring water to residents,” Brown said of their response time.

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On Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. Virgin Valley High School will be hosting the first round of the regional football playoffs.

The region and state playoff ticket pric-es are provided below. The only pass that will be accepted is the NIAA pass. The current family pass and CCSD badge will not be accepted.

Regional and state playoff ticket prices are Adults-$10; Students-$5; Seniors (62 and over)-$3; Children (8 and under)-Free. All tickets will be sold at the gate.

Submitted PhotoSeveral agencies, including Beaver Dam Fire and Arizona Department of Trans-portation, responded to milepost 14 after a semi-truck overturned onto the bar-rier wall spilling out dozens of pigs.

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Water main break causes Sun City to go dry

VVWD photoWhile city roads remained intact during this water break, which is abnormal, a small pond was formed at the site of the water main break Monday afternoon north of Sun City.

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Editor’s note: The following was tak-en from the pages of the Mesquite Police Department blotter from Oct. 9-15

oCt. 9:Property Damage/Vandalism: A

report of vandalism was taken for the tennis courts at Hafen Park.

Phone Harassment: An officer re-sponded to assist a citizen with ques-tions and filing a report for information-al purposes.

Battery on Person: Officers re-sponded to a Riverside Road apartment complex reference a battery call. Report was taken and officers are attempting to locate the offender.

Traffic accident W/O injury: An officer responded to a restaurant refer-ence a private property traffic accident. The officer assisted both parties with the exchange of insurance information.

Wanted person: An officer observed an adult male sleeping near the hospital. After contacting the male, he had an ac-tive municipal court bench warrant and was taken into custody.

Identification Check: An officer was dispatched to an East Pioneer Boule-vard casino to verify the identity of a fe-male. She was identified and was under 21 years old. She was issued a citation for minor gambling and released.

oCt. 10:Lost Property: An officer took a re-

port of a lost wallet and its contents.Trespassing: Officers responded to a

report of a theft at a local storage unit.Suspicious Person/Circumstance:

An officer took a report of a neighbor-hood dispute over an animal problem.

Traffic Accident w/Damage: Officer responded to the police department on a report of a traffic accident which had oc-curred earlier that morning. Officer ob-tained information and an information report was taken.

Found Property: An officer took a telephone report from an out of state police department reference property found belonging to a Mesquite resident. Mesquite police were unable to locate the reported person.

Found Property: A wallet was found on a Mesquite roadway and turned into the police department. The wallet and its contents were placed into the vault for safe keeping. Police are attempting to

notify owner.Fraud: Officer responded to the police

department on a report of fraud. Officer took the initial report to be forwarded to detectives.

Fraud: An officer took a report of the fraudulent charges of a credit card at a West Pioneer Boulevard business. In-formation was received and the crime is under investigations.

Fighting: An officer responded to the hospital for a report of injured per-son who had been involved in a fight. The involved person declined to pursue charges.

Dead Body: Officers responded to a Chianti Way address for a report of a de-ceased person. Upon arrival it appeared the individual died of natural causes. Of-ficers secured the scene until the Clark County Coroner arrived.

Person on foot: An officer observed an adult male skateboarding along Mes-quite Boulevard. The officer was aware the male had an active municipal court bench warrant. The male was taken into custody.

Follow-up investigation: An offi-cer responded to the police department to collect a statement from a victim of a credit card fraud.

Suicidal Person: Officers responded to a possible suicidal subject on Saddle Way. After speaking with her, she was transported to the hospital for evalua-tion.

oCt. 11:Trespassing: Officer responded to a

report of a welfare check on North Sand-hill Boulevard; the incident resulted in a male being arrested for trespassing.

Property Damage, Non Vandal-ism: Officers responded to a report of property damage on public property.

Trespassing IP: Officers responded to a Vineyard Lane residence in refer-ence to a trespass violation; the suspect was arrested for an unrelated violation.

Traffic Stop: An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for various mov-ing violations. The adult male driver was cited and released for possession of marijuana, possession of drug para-phernalia, and minor traffic offenses.

Property Damage, Non Vandalism: Officer responded to Bannock Street residence reference property damage

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Police cAllsMany calls that the Police Department

receives are not always included in the blotter, as they are under investigation or a synopsis is not received. To show the amount of work our PD does do, we are including a weekly roster of stats. This week, there were 172 total incidents in the blotter:

Agency assistance 5Alarm 9Animal noise 2Animal pick up 4Attempt to locate 2Battery on person 1Citizen assists 11Civil matter 1Controlled substance problem 2Dead body 1Disorderly conduct 2Domestic trouble 2Domestic violence 2Driving under the influence 1Fighting 1Fire 2Follow up investigation 1Found property 2Fraud 5Hit & run 2Identification check 1Intoxicated person 1

Juvenile problem 1K9 search 1Keep the peace 1Lost property 1Minor in gambling 1Miscellaneous CAD call report 4Noise disturbance 3Person on foot 10Phone harassment 1Property damage, non-vandalism 9Reckless driver 1Recovered stolen property 2Recovered stolen vehicle 3Sex offender verification 2Stolen vehicle 1Suicidal person 1Suspicious person 19Suspicious vehicle 3Theft 7Threatening 1TPO restraining order/subpoena 1Traffic 1Traffic accident w/damage 4Traffic accident w/o injury 3Traffic problem 3Trespassing 5Unknown problem 3Verbal dispute 3VIN number inspection 10Wanted person 2Welfare check 5

fire cAlls Mesquite Fire & Rescue submits the following call statistics for the week of Oct. 10-

16. Total Calls For Service: 52*911 Transports: 20Non Transports: 18Inter-facility Transports: 9Fire Related Incidents: 5

oct. 10 e-11, e-31, r-31, r-11: Responded to Turtleback and Pioneer for a report of smoke

showing from garbage truck. No visible smoke or fire upon arrival. Found that some debris had burned between the cab of truck and garbage area. The fire burned itself out and there was no damage to the truck.

oct. 14e-11: Responded to Virgin Valley Elementary for a report of a vehicle on fire at the

front of the school. Unit arrived with light smoke showing from under the hood of a minivan. Confirmed with staff that kindergarten students were sheltered in place inside the building. Investigation revealed van was not on fire, but was instead overheated. Vehicle coolant was all out of the vehicle and on the ground. Unit advised driver not to drive the vehicle as it would likely catch on fire with no coolant. She understood and called for tow.

e-11, e-31, r-31: Responded to general fire alarm at Smokey Lane Condos. No visible smoke or fire. Found manual pull station had been activated. No evidence of an emergency. No witnesses. Alarm reset without incident.

Non Transports include: Patient refusals, lift assists, patient deceased at scene, no patient found, no incident found, Incidents handled by other agen-cies.

* Call totals do not always add up to the Total Calls For Service due to mul-tiple patients/incident types at a single incident.

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Barber, Mark ECane Beds, AZ10/9/16Jail Housing Agreement

Boone, Eric SSt. George, UT10/12/16Jail Housing Agreement

Rindley, Howard NSt. George, UT10/12/16Trafficking Controlled SubstancePossession of Controlled SubstanceTrespassing

Dart, Jimmy D Jr.Las Vegas10/11/16Failure to appear

Del Toro, WasoomteRichfield, UT10/9/16Minor in gambling

Delbridge, Andrew LMesquite10/14/16Possession of controlled substancePossession of drug paraphernaliaDomestic Battery

Duenas, Samuel IIISan Diego, CA10/14/16Minor in gambling

Gonzalez, JavierMesquite10/11/16Failure to signalDisplay of license platesPossession of drug paraphernaliaPossession of controlled substance

Grimes, Nate TDesert Springs, AZ10/12/16Jail housing agreement

Gutierrez, Andre VBunkervilleContempt of courtFailure to appear x3Tampering with a Motor Vehicle

Harill, Stephanie JMesquite10/14/16Crossing other than crosswalkFalse Information/Obstructing

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Just as the Volstead Act did by creating Prohibition, the laws criminalizing the use and posses-sion of marijuana have spawned

a criminal industry and ruined lives without accomplishing the objective of legally imposed universal abstinence.

While we do not advocate nor even condone the use of either alcohol are marijuana, we find it contrary to the principles of a free society to punish individuals who do partake so long as they pose no threat to others — such as driving while under the influence.

Question 2 on the statewide Novem-ber ballot, if approved by the voters, would amend state statutes to make it lawful for a person 21 or older to pur-chase and consume an ounce or less of marijuana. It also would allow those

of the age of majority to grow up to six marijuana plants for personal for per-sonal use.

The measure also would allow the creation of taxed marijuana shops un-der the same precepts are liquor stores and tax such sales.

While proponents of the measure tend to harp on how much tax rev-enue might be generated by taxes on marijuana sales that would go to fund education, we prefer to highlight the individual liberty and the relief on law enforcement and the courts by not hav-ing to bother with enforcement of pot prohibition.

The argument for passage, as stated in the official explanation by the state secretary of state’s office, notes, “Mari-juana prohibition is a failed policy in

every sense of the word. Our govern-ment took a substance less harmful than alcohol and made it completely illegal. This resulted in the growth of a multi-billion-dollar underground market driven by drug cartels and criminals operating in our communi-ties. We have forced law enforcement to focus on the sale and use of marijua-na instead of on serious, violent, and unsolved crimes.”

It goes on to argue that shifting the production and sale of marijuana into the hands of tightly regulated Nevada businesses will result in safer and cleaner marijuana and possibly reduce the sale of pot to minors. Studies have found that teen marijuana use has fallen in recent years, even at a time when four states and the District of Columbia have

legalized marijuana and 23 others, like Nevada, allow it for medicinal purposes.

The arguments against Question 2 have all the subtlety and persuasiveness of that old scare film “Refer Madness.”

It makes no sense to continue to jeopardize the lives and livelihoods of those who deign to experiment with marijuana at some point in their lives, especially since the outcome is dic-tated by the near-random chance that some are arrested while others are not.

As we said, we do not advocate mari-juana use any more than we advocate prostitution, which is legal in many rural Nevada counties, but rather come down on the side of decriminalization for consenting adults in a properly regulated setting. — TM

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Meeting in special session in Carson City this past week Nevada lawmakers opened the windows and threw

caution and tax money to the wind, vot-ing to raise the room tax rate in much of Clark County by 0.88 of a percentage point in order to contribute $750 million toward construction of a 65,000-seat domed football stadium estimated to cost $1.9 billion.

The measure, Senate Bill 1, passed by the constitutionally mandated two-thirds majority in both the Senate and Assembly – 16-5 in the Senate and 28-13 in the Assembly.

The stadium is being pushed by bil-lionaire casino and newspaper owner Sheldon Adelson who promises to shell out $650 million from his rather deep pockets to pay for construction. The Na-tional Football League and the Oakland Raiders are supposed to contribute $500 million toward construction. The $750 million public sop is the largest ever by any public entity for a sports facility in this country.

All profits from stadium operations accrue strictly to the private investors.

At one point during the Assembly hearings, Assemblyman Ira Hansen of Sparks asked what happens if the stadium comes in under the $1.9 billion estimate. Would the taxpayers still be on the hook for the full $750 million?

Steve Hill of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, which had touted the project, replied: “Technically that’s correct.”

Before Hill could elaborate, Hansen cut him off with a terse: “Thank you.”

So, if the project comes in closer to the original estimate of $1 billion, the tax-payers will pick up 75 percent of the cost and the billionaires keep their money.

One of those testifying against the public spending for a football stadium for the Raiders was former Las Vegas City Councilman Frank Hawkins, who noted that he played seven seasons for the Raiders, including winning a Super Bowl. Hawkins said billionaires don’t need the public tax money to fund 40 percent of their stadium. He also noted that Raiders owner Mark Davis had called to try to change his mind by agreeing to no television blackouts lo-cally for games that are not sellouts.

SB1 creates a stadium authority to build and operate the stadium, exempts the authority from any legal require-ments for competitive bidding and makes just about every financial deal cut by the authority exempt from public records laws.

The bill says “the Stadium Authority shall keep confidential any record or other document provided to the Sta-dium Authority by a developer partner, the National Football League team or the Stadium Events Company,” if asked to do so. The public will be kept in the dark about whether their “public” sta-dium is providing valuable public assets to a favored few at below market value.

The Legislature certainly has the power to create exemptions to existing

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To the Editor: Regarding the smoking/non-smoking

issue in casinos. Now admittedly, I’m shooting from the hip here, but it seems to me there is another option I have not read about. One that perhaps could be a win-win.

On the smoking side, certainly a busi-ness owner should be free (as in having the right) to operate a business to maxi-mize profit. It’s not against the law or the constitution to live in a capitalistic society and not capitalize. The economy needs businesses and businesses need employ-ees. Trickle down, peace in the Valley and all that. Check.

As for non-smokers and the employees who endure the negative effects of sec-ond hand smoke; could there be a cause more worth championing than personal health? I smoked a pack a day for over 30 years and now count seven years since my last butt. Being around people who smoke does not bother me unless it’s in a closed environment. Yes, like a casino.

I worked security in a casino where smoking was allowed and can vouch for the workers who have to be on the floor eight hours a day walking through the lingering smell and cloying, ubiquitous fog created by cigarettes. Chain smokers, plain smokers and smokes unattended

in ashtrays like incense- It’s a foul air to breathe. After work my wife insisted I hang my uniform in a zipped up suit gar-ment bag lest the smell of stale smoke permeate our closet and infect our other clothes. I could go on...

Which brings us to the potential win-win possibility I’m sure it isn’t original, yet I haven’t read about it either. Why not create a plan whereby the casinos install or upgrade their ventilation systems? My guess is the larger casinos in Las Vegas utilize appropriate ventilation systems combined with extraordinary floor space to minimize the presence and impact of second-hand smoke.

I suspect that the investment in better air quality through thoughtful and inno-vative technology would pay for itself by keeping non-smoking customers less an-noyed; smoking customers content and create a more positive environment for employees.

Healthier, happier employees equates to naturally better customer service, which is hailed as the Holy Grail of to-day’s business model, seems to me.

Continuing along that path, better cus-tomer service translates to more custom-ers. Tread a bit further and we arrive back at point one; more profit for the business owners, not to mention the local econo-my. The return on investment appears at least reasonable, if not obvious.

Thank you,CP KoskiMesquite

HILLAry’s IDIotIC poLICyTo the Editor,Hillary intends to increase Obama’s

Syrian refugee entry into the United States by 550%. Most refugees don’t speak English, have no relationship to this country and many are disguised as ISIS and cannot be identified as such.

Right now we’re dealing with insan-ity because there’s no negotiating with people who drive a truck through a busy boulevard and just start mowing down innocent people including kids or kill Americans with pipe bombs placed in populated areas. Any intelligent leader, like Donald Trump would want to pro-tect Americans from what is happening in Europe. Not just the terrorism, but the creation of Muslim regions where law enforcement may lose their lives or avoid entry.

Out of some 10,000 Syrians, there are approximately 9,970 Muslims to 30 Christians entering the U.S. This statistic defies any logic since the Christians are the victims and face annihilation in Syria and most of the Middle East.

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Valley Water District board of directors in 2010, and is running for her second term. Ramaker moved to Mesquite from Oregon in 2008 where she served on the Rockwood Public Utility District board and on the Water Consortium Board of the Pacific Northwest.

Why did you decide to run for a second term on the water board?

“I’m running for election because I care about the community. I know the value of water in the desert and I won’t turn a blind eye towards the amount of the water or a lack of concern over send-ing water down the river which I believe could have a devastating affect on our community. Once it’s gone it’s gone, and it’s a scarce resource. I believe my knowledge, experience and dedication is why people should re-elect me. I will act in the best interest of all businesses and ratepayers.”

You filed an unsuccessful ethics complaint against one board mem-ber, and other board members have routinely criticized you for your statements and positions. Do you think you can be an effective board member in this atmosphere?

“Yes I believe I can be an effective board member. I think we all agree to disagree as long as we come out with the right decision in the best interest of all the ratepayers. I do believe it’s a con-flict to be the editor of a newspaper and be on the water board. But, I believe I must overlook some of the comments but sometimes you have to ask the tough questions and you have to make the tough statements. I think we can all work together, is it always easy, no.”

You were the only no vote on the $120 annual fee for developers who have “Will-Serve” letters from the district. Why did you vote no?

“When we sent out the “will it have an effect on you” letter they came back and there were a couple I was very con-cerned with, and developer RFMS came and spoke and talked about the fact it would be an $88,000 fee for them. The $120 doesn’t sound like a lot of money but $88,000 I think, is a lot of money. I think the impact on any of these busi-nesses is there when they are trying to develop. It’s going to cost some develop-ers, including Pulte a lot of money. I just didn’t think it was fair.”

What will be your most important goals to accomplish if you are re-elected?

“One, I think is really important is to have a more proactive program in de-tecting our problems before breaks oc-cur and wear out our infrastructure. I also still oppose moves to send water out of the community without understand-ing how much we have and I would still

like to see a Basin 122 study done.”

TrAvis AndersonAnderson is a civil engineer and has

been working for the City of Mesquite since 2014 as the City Engineer. He is running for the first time for the board of the Virgin Valley Water District. An-derson has lived in Mesquite since 2000, and has served as an engineer for the National Park Service and been a con-sulting engineer for several private com-panies.

Why did you decide to run for the water board?

“I’ve always had a goal of helping the community, and now that I am not at-tached to a private firm I thought with what is going on with the water district I could help by providing my engineering knowledge to the board.”

What experience to you have that would be an asset to the board?

“I came to the valley in 2000 with an engineering position with Bulloch Brothers. During that time I had the ability to work on many projects for the district so I have a keen knowledge of the district. I have a unique idea on what is needed in the valley and in the master plan and what the district needs to do. With that engineering experience I have a lot of technical advice I can share with the board to help them make good decisions on the upcoming well projects and transmission line projects as well as contracts.”

Your wife works for the Virgin Valley Water District, is that a con-flict of interest?

“I understand that it can be perceived as a conflict but I am prepared to recuse myself with anything the board has to do with staff. I’ve looked at past agenda’s and it appears that the items that are related to staff are less than 10 percent of the agendas. I understand that there will be times when I have to abstain and not vote but I don’t feel there is that many times I have to do that. I believe the technical skills I bring to the board greatly outweigh the few times I would have to abstain. I feel the advantages greatly outweigh the times I would ab-stain.”

What will be your most important goals to accomplish if you are elect-ed?

“One of the things that I think people are interested in is whether or not there is enough water. I’ve read through the reports and I want to make sure that the infrastructure needs are set and that the master plan is done. I want to look at our options for water development and make sure all our plans are in line with future growth that we might encounter. I’ve read through the reports and we have plenty of water through 2050 at the current growth rate. So I want to make sure we stay on the path in looking to the future and that that we have enough wa-ter for all our needs.”

VIrgIN VALLEy WAtEr DIstrICtBy Barbara EllestadMLN Editor

Criminals generally don’t obey the law. That’s why they’re criminals. It is folly to think that they will obey the extra shackles put on gun owners and users from the ominous restrictions that would require “universal” back-ground checks on all gun exchanges should Nevada’s Question 1 ballot ini-tiative pass.

As Thomas Mitchell, Battle Born Media columnist, said in an Oct. 13 editorial, the initiative will jeopar-dize “our freedoms and constitutional rights without accomplishing so much as a scintilla of its intended purpose.

“It is being pushed by Nevadans for Background Checks, which is funded by former New York Mayor Michael

Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safe-ty.”

Criminals don’t bother with legal purchases of guns that now require background checks. Some of them don’t bother purchasing them at all – they just take them from wherever they can get them. To think that they will suddenly comply with the new law, should they want to “borrow” a gun, is just plain silly.

Part of the ballot question says, “This initiative requires that an unlicensed person who wishes to sell or transfer a firearm to another person conduct the transfer through a licensed gun dealer who runs a background check on the potential buyer or transferee. A li-censed dealer may charge a reasonable fee for this service.”

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The Mesquite Local News hosted a council candidate forum in May with seven people running for three seats prior to the June primary election. It was our intention to follow that up with one-on-one interviews going into the general election but a medical emergency squashed that.

However, not much has changed with the six remaining candidates or this newspaper’s endorsement since the primary. As with the mayoral race, this has been one of the quietest elections in years.

We are reprinting our endorsement column from the primary sans the seventh candidate who did not make it through the primary.

The Mesquite Local News hosted a public forum on May 9 at the Eureka Casino Resort with six of seven can-didates for Mesquite City Council. Brian Wursten was unable to attend the forum due to a family emergency.

Citizens should appreciate all the candidates who take the time to run for public office. It’s not an easy job to be elected.

The following is a brief synopsis of each council candidate listed in order of preference for votes based on opin-ions of the MLN staff.

Number one – George Rapson: He has been the most vocal member of the current council publicly voicing his thoughts, opinions, agreements and disagreements on issues. You may not like what he says but at least you know where he stands. That’s what we want in elected officials. He has an excellent knowledge of busi-ness including Mesquite’s three major

industries – golf, gaming and grand-parents.

Number two – Dave Ballweg: He is the most involved private citizen in local government bodies, not just city council but also power, water and chamber boards besides running his own successful business. He always does his homework before expressing his opinions and fully understands is-sues, sometimes more than the people holding elected office.

Number three – Brian Wursten: He knows business and how to work with tight budgets, which will serve him well helping to run city govern-ment. He has long been involved in city issues, usually from a back seat. He knows how to work well with people and the intricacies involved in running government. There is a con-cern about him focusing too much on the golf industry.

Number four – Cindi Delaney: She has done a decent job since her appointment to the city council but seems to not have a full understand-ing of issues many times. She has reversed her vote on a couple issues which points to that concern.

Number five – Dave West: His youth and desire to focus on the younger generations are appreciated. However, there is concern about how much time he would have to devote to council requirements since he has a large, young family and works full-time.

Number six – Mike Benham: Sev-eral questions were constructed for him to prove or disprove his single focus on the fire department. Unfor-tunately, he proved he is a one-issue candidate with little understanding of the other issues facing the city.

By Barbara EllestadMLN Editor

It’s been the calmest mayoral elec-tion in Mesquite in more than 15 years with only two candidates running, Al Litman and Art Pereida. And, it’s the first time in 5½ years that citizens are voting on the seat.

Traditionally, the mayoral race has drawn rancor, distrust and even a supposed FBI investigation in 2008. But this year has been nothing short of a snooze after a third candidate, Ken Cook, withdrew from the race just days after the candidate filing pe-riod closed in March.

Litman was appointed to the posi-tion in 2014 after the sitting mayor Mark Wier resigned and moved to St. George, Utah. Litman was elected to the city council in 2011 as part of a sweeping change to the council when he, Kraig Hafen and George Rapson were elected along with Wier in one of the most contentious and acrimo-nious elections ever held in Mesquite.

The 2011 election originally had then-Mayor Susan Holecheck lining up against then-Councilwoman Don-na Fairchild for the position. In Janu-ary of that year, Holecheck accused Fairchild of filing a false travel vouch-er. Whether it was over that issue or something unexplained, Fairchild killed her husband and then herself in late January.

Subsequently, Wier and David Ben-nett entered the mayor’s race with Wier winning the office outright in the primary garnering about 51 per-cent of the vote. Bennett took just over 30 percent and Holecheck received about 18 percent of the primary votes cast.

Only one debate took place this year between Litman and Pereida when they both appeared at the September Chamber of Commerce luncheon tak-ing questions from moderator Bennett.

Pereida said while residential de-velopment is fairly healthy, the city needs more businesses especially in the industrial park. “I would like to see the Chamber of Commerce and Mesquite Regional Business Inc. be more productive in promoting the city to outside businesses.”

While Litman said businesses are interested in Mesquite “we can’t drag them into the city. They are looking at Mesquite because we have a great

quality of life.” He wants to attract companies that won’t add pollution.

Both candidates addressed the is-sue of raising business licenses and fees as a way to generate more income for the city. Pereida said it isn’t neces-sary to raise license fees but rather “we need to look at our base income” of all employees. He advocated a raise in the minimum wage paid by private businesses as a way to increase the income tax the city could receive. He cited the fact that 60 percent of ele-mentary school children receive low-income free lunches. “We are contrib-uting to that” he said because of the low wages paid by businesses.

He added that “raising the mini-mum wage doesn’t cause prices to go up” and would help keep younger people in Mesquite.

Litman said he was not in favor of raising business license fees because it isn’t a big income source. He also said that the state’s consolidated tax (C-tax) was confusing and increased property taxes aren’t a solution ei-ther because very little of them stay in Mesquite.

Litman pushed for a change in Mes-quite’s liquor licensing ordinances earlier this year as a way to gener-ate what he said would be an extra $300,000 in city income. The measure died when the council refused to ad-dress it. He’s not made any other sug-gestions about increasing city coffers.

Litman said Mesquite’s small work-force is one of the great issues for lo-cal businesses. He described two new businesses coming into Mesquite as having a “terrible time trying to fill their positions.” He also said two lim-iting factors for the workforce pool were the small number of local high school graduates and a large number of retirees.

He said the city has fast-tracked business permits and licenses to help make it easier for businesses to come into Mesquite. Litman also said the city is working closely with other companies to bring natural gas to Mesquite making it cheaper for them to operate.

Pereida has shown a continual lack of understanding on many issues with city government and business in general.

Litman is the better choice of the two candidates to lead Mesquite the next four years.

So the general public is expected to believe that, because the new law says so, a criminal is going to buy or borrow a gun from another person (criminal), run over to their local licensed gun dealer, get a background check that reveals their criminal past, and pay a reasonable fee to eventually get arrest-ed. Remember, most felons are prohib-ited from owning firearms.

Yesterday was not my birthday.Attorney General Adam Laxalt said

in a statement: “As the state’s chief law enforcement officer, I take seri-ously my duty to ensure that my fel-low Nevadans are safe. I have care-fully reviewed the Question 1 initiative and have concluded that it would not

prevent criminals from obtaining fire-arms and would instead cost Neva-dans time, money, and freedom.”

A spokesman for Gov. Brian Sando-val released a statement saying: “The governor does not support Question 1. He has concerns that this measure would dilute the legitimate rights of law-abiding Nevadans and that it does not actually address the complex issue of keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals.”

Mitchell also said, “The law is so strict that a gun seller whose purchase fails to go through for some reason will have to pay for and undergo a back-ground check to get his own weapon back from the licensed federal firearm dealer.”

So law-abiding people face extra cost and hassle and the criminal just laughs.

Say no on Question 1.

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I say yes to Question 2 that will legalize recreational marijuana in Nevada.

As a marijuana smoker for 40 years I can say that I’m quite happy with its ef-fects. I don’t feel the need to indulge in al-cohol or other drugs; as a matter of fact, I don’t even take prescription medications, which is unusual for a person who is 53 years old. Most people my age or older and many much younger have several doctor-prescribed medications they take on a daily basis. I am considered to be an extremely healthy individual and a rea-sonably intelligent one as well.

The Culinary Workers Union Local 226, the largest labor union in the state of Ne-vada, serving over 57,000 individuals, has announced its support of Question 2. This endorsement is a big deal – it shows that these thousands of workers throughout the state are in support of legalizing and regulating marijuana use for adults.

People oppose legalizing marijuana based on false claims made through the years and propaganda issued by the cam-paign which resulted in its illegalization in the 1930’s. Before 1930, marijuana/hemp was actually a mandatory crop for farm-ers if they had the land to spare. Marijua-na/hemp continues to be one of the most sustainable crops we know of; 100 percent of a plant above the roots is a usable prod-uct.

Some believe marijuana is addictive and a “gateway” drug, but studies show differ-ent results.

The recent discovery of a cannabinoid receptor system in the human brain has revolutionized research on marijuana and cannabinoids, and definitively proven that marijuana use does not have a de-pendence or addiction liability (Marijuana and the Human Brain; March 1995 High Times). Marijuana, it turns out, affects brain chemistry in a qualitatively different way than addictive drugs. Drugs of abuse such as heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, alcohol and nicotine affect the produc-tion of dopamine. However, some studies show that marijuana has no direct effect on dopamine production in the striatum, and that most of the drug effects occur in the relatively new (in evolutionary terms) region of the brain — the frontal cerebral cortex. There is now biological evidence that far from being the gateway to abusive drugs, marijuana is instead the other way to get high - the safe way.

Some believe that marijuana can lead to

learning defects. Almost all studies sug-gest memory loss and up to a loss of eight IQ points in those who began smoking marijuana in adolescence. Those same studies reported no IQ loss in people who started smoking marijuana when they were adults. Marijuana laws akin to al-cohol laws (legal for persons 21 and over) should reduce this potential danger or threat.

Some non-supporters also think that the danger from children having access to the drug will have catastrophic results but this shouldn’t be a factor in legalizing it.

Yes, youth are ending up in emergency rooms because of eating “edibles,” but this is the fault of parents who allow the edibles to be within the reach of children. There is no difference between having marijuana, Oxycontin, guns or even clean-ing solutions in the home; it all boils down to responsible parenting.

There isn’t one case study or report that can be found that states that anyone has ever overdosed and died from smoking marijuana.

Looking at the financial benefits: We won’t have to feed and house thousands of prison inmates who are busted for mari-juana related charges with our tax dollars. Money that would otherwise go to hous-ing inmates for marijuana charges can surly be rerouted to more beneficial areas in need of funding.

Legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes will create some need for ad-justments to be made similar to DUI laws (and when has our government ever shied away from developing new laws?) Companies will eventually develop some machine that will measure the amount of THC in the blood stream much like they do for alcohol detection and laws will be enforced creating a need for factories to manufacture and jobs for people to supply the need. I personally don’t see any disad-vantages to legalizing marijuana that you don’t already have with alcohol but I do see a ton of benefits including the benefit of income to our city and the reduction of prisoners under the care of “Our tax dol-lars at work.”

Generating additional income is also a great benefit to legalizing marijuana. The tax dollars generated for our community will improve many of the issues that have befallen the city government such as lack of personnel, pay issues, schools, city im-provement and redevelopment, recreation center improvements, senior center im-provements or functions, youth programs …. or anywhere else it’s needed.

By Lou MartinMLN

Cannabis, more commonly known as marijuana, weed, dope, pot, grass and others, by definition is a plant in-tended to be used as a psychotic or me-dicinal drug. The main active chemical is Tetrahydrocannabinol. When mari-juana smoke is inhaled, THC rapidly passes through the lungs and into the blood stream eventually into the brain and other organs. The reaction chain causes euphoria or what is known as a high.

Marijuana’s strength is determined by the amount of THC in the product used. A study showed THC in marijua-na has increased drastically in the past 50 years. The Controlled Substance Act of 1990 classifies marijuana as a sched-ule 1 substance, which has no approved medical use and has high potential for abuse. However, it has been available in some states by prescription for years for helping chemotherapy patients and other ailments.

I, myself had a prescription at one time in the sixties for glaucoma prob-lems. That did not last long for me personally as the high or low made me feel useless for hours after using. But now states are approving its use for recreational purposes. The money

flowing into the coffers of Colorado, Washington, Oregon and others is mind boggling, but at what cost?

It’s hypocritical that our government mandates that cigarette smoking is dangerous for our health on packag-ing but does not mandate a warning on marijuana. Television ads push no smoking for our teens but the states are using recreational use of marijuana as a fund-raiser for programs and dis-pensaries are proliferating. All for the almighty dollar.

What program requirements will be needed in the future to treat the pot-heads of tomorrow? What will the high price of recreational marijuana do to the crime rate in the state of Nevada? In 2015, the average cost of one ounce of weed averaged $160 to $350 in Denver, Colorado. Where is the extra money for future purchases going to come from le-gally or illegally?

There are plenty of organizations from the American Medical Association to the Elks Lodges who refrain from en-dorsing marijuana use or have a motto firmly against its use. Interesting enough is the fact that four brother Elks are the majority influence on our own city coun-cil, which approved dispensaries in our fair city. Do they endorse its use or is it a fund-raiser?

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All political candidates are required to file periodic campaign contribution and expense reports with the Nevada Secre-tary of State. The latest report was due Oct. 18 for the period June 10 through Oct. 14 with cumulative information since Jan. 1. Here’s a look at those reports for four local races in the Mesquite area.

mesquiTe mAyorThe incumbent Allan Litman received

the most contributions and spent the most compared to his opponent Arthur Pereida. Litman took in $4,850 with $2,500 coming from Dotty’s Taverns and $1,000 coming from DNR Holdings, which owns Deep Roots medical mari-juana dispensary in Mesquite. Litman spent $2,028 mostly on signs and me-dia advertising. He donated $250 to the Southern Nevada Symphony.

Pereida did not receive any contribu-tions during any of reporting periods and lists only $165 in expenses citing himself as the recipient.

mesquiTe ciTy councilTwo of the six candidates for council

were self-funded and did not list contri-butions from any outside sources. Dave Ballweg spent $6,695, mostly in media advertising and paid for all of it himself. Brian Wursten shows $592 in expenses, all paid by himself.

Two more candidates came close to self-funding their campaigns. Incumbent George Rapson showed a total of $3,003 in contributions with $2,102 coming out of his own pocket and $900 more in con-tributions less than $100 each. He spent $2,102 mostly in media advertising. Dave West reported $950 in contributions with $600 from his own pocket. His report showed an in-kind cash contribution from Cliff Gravett for $250 spent on a meet-and-greet event. He listed his expenses at $929.

Sitting Councilwoman Cindi Delaney re-ported a cumulative total of $3,669 in cash contributions with DNR Holdings giving $2,000, 333 Eagles Landing donating $400; her husband Ronnie Delaney adding $350 and Betty Haines using a $250 in-kind do-nation for a meet-and-greet. Delaney re-ported $2,677 in expenses with most of it going towards signs and media advertising.

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pened in NY, NJ and Minnesota they wonder why Obama and Hillary haven’t learned from Europe’s mistakes and keep the refugees out of the United States.

Hillary Clinton has the most open door border policy of anyone who has ever run for president. What does her open border policy and her unlimited ISIS refugees do for America other than catch us up to the tragic ISIS infiltration of Europe, in-crease terrorism and Sharia Law? If that’s what you want vote for Hillary.

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LEttEr Is DIsAppoINtINgI am writing to share my disappointment

about the recent letter printed by one of our elected leaders, Cindi Delaney. It is gravely unfortunate that she does not value the lives of Mesquite workers and would put the lives of my fellow Mesquite residents in jeopardy from the proven negative health impacts of secondhand smoke. The health and well-being of the people she serves should be paramount. Every life matters. No worker should have to choose between a paycheck and their health.

Mesquite residents must evaluate close-ly the people we want to represent us. We must think carefully about what is impor-tant to us. I would hope that my fellow Mesquite residents realize that our health transfers into and impacts all areas of our lives and, if we are sick, we are not living fully and thriving. We all deserve good health. Why would we ever risk that?

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laws.What it does not have is the power to

create exemptions to the state Constitu-tion. That document has a Gift Clause, which states, “The State shall not donate or loan money, or its credit, sub-scribe to or be, interested in the Stock of any company, association, or corpora-tion, except corporations formed for educational or charitable purposes.”

Self-styled economic development advocates have tried three times to amend the Constitution and remove the Gift Clause. The voters rejected those attempts all three times — in 1992, 1996 and again in 2000 by wide majorities.

The state Supreme Court has said that when the state provides something to a private entity without getting adequate compensation for the value, that is a gift and thus a violation of the Constitution.

Nevada’s high court has cited an Arizona Supreme Court ruling on that state’s nearly identical Gift Clause. The Arizona court said its Gift Clause “represents the reaction of public

opinion to the orgies of extravagant dissipation of public funds by coun-ties, townships, cities, and towns in aid of the construction of railways, canals, and other like undertakings during the half century preceding 1880, and it was designed primarily to prevent the use of public funds raised by general taxation in aid of enter-prises apparently devoted to quasi public purposes, but actually engaged in private business.”

Professional football hardly qualifies as even a quasi public purpose unless you include “bread and circuses.”

This was the third special session in as many years. The previous two handed out billions in tax breaks and abatements to the billionaire owners of electric car companies Tesla and Fara-day Future.

Perhaps some public spirited group will ask the courts to take a look at this latest generous gift and determine whether it truly is for a public purpose.

Thomas Mitchell is a longtime Nevada newspa-per columnist. You may email him at [email protected]. He also blogs at http://4thst8.wordpress.com/.

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report listed a cumulative $1,225 in contri-butions and $683 in expenses. However, all reports list donations of $100 from Marianne Ksionska, $427 from himself and $125 from Martin’s Painting LLC for a total of $652. Benham had filed a previ-ous report showing a $1,000 contribution from William Mitchell, which was later amended to delete the donation. All three reports show expenses of $332, $95, $125, $158 and $400, which totals $1,110.

virgin vAlley WATer disTricTIncumbent Virgin Valley Water District

Board member Sandra Ramaker report-ed the most contributions and the biggest expenses in any of the local races. She received cash contributions from Wolf Creek GC of $1,865; Pulte Homes gave $500; Elaine Hurd donated $250; Robert Shively gave her $250; and Anne Hunt contributed $100. Ramaker reported In-Kind cash contributions from Wolf Creek GC worth $800; Conestoga GC at $2,857;

Palms & CasaBlanca GC for $320; Falcon Ridge GC at $400; and AB Printing at $1,000. Ramaker listed cash expenses in excess of $100 at $3,012, In-kind expenses in excess of $100 at $5,377 and expenses of $100 or less at $1,259. Even though de-tails of In-kind expenses in excess of $100 are required to be listed separately on the report, Ramaker failed to show the indi-vidual listings for the $5,377 she reported.

Travis Anderson, Ramaker’s opponent showed no contributions. He listed $219 in expenses, all for political signs.

overTon PoWer disTricT no. 5Incumbent Judy Metz, who’s running

for re-election to the OPD Board of Trust-ees, did not report any contributions on any of her reports. She listed $1,553 in ex-penses mostly for advertising.

David Bennett who is running against Metz showed a total of $550 in contribu-tions with $500 of that donated by Joe Bowler. He listed his expenses at $316. That information came from the first two reports each candidate was required to file. Bennett did not file a third report by the Oct. 18 deadline as he was required to do.

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to a vehicle. Officer located and photo-graphed the aforementioned vehicle and a report was taken.

Property Damage, Non Vandal-ism: Officer responded to South Arrow-head Lane residence reference property damage to a vehicle. Officer located and photographed the aforementioned ve-hicle and a report was taken.

oCt. 12:Trespassing IP: Officer responded to

a West Mesquite Boulevard casino ref-erence a possible trespassed adult male. Upon contacting the male, he had been trespassed and was in possession of il-legal drugs. The male was arrested and transferred to Clark County Detention Center.

Domestic Trouble: Police responded to Mesa View Hospital for a possible do-mestic battery. A report was taken.

Theft: Officer responded to the police department for a report of a theft from a residence. A report was taken.

Fraud: Police took a report for fraud-ulent charges to a credit card.

Property Damage, Non Vandalism: Officer responded to a North Sandhill Boulevard residence for a report of dam-age to property. The suspect was located and arrested.

Agency Assistance: DEA requested assistance with cellphone extraction.

Theft: An officer responded to a Mesa Boulevard casino for a report of a theft. The item was located and returned to the owner. The investigation is ongoing.

oCt. 13:Domestic Violence IP: Officers re-

sponded to a Pulisipher Lane residence for a report of an argument. Officers ar-rived and separated a male and female. It was determined no threats or violence occurred. Both parties agreed to go to sleep for the night.

Hit & Run: A private property acci-dent report was taken.

Traffic accident W/O injury: An of-ficer responded to a non-injury private

property traffic accident. A report was taken.

oCt. 14:Minor Gambling: Officers responded

to a casino reference a minor gambling. An adult male was issued a citation for gambling under the age of twenty one.

Property Damage, Non Vandalism: Responded to a Riverside Road apart-ment complex for a report of vandalism to a vehicle.

Domestic Violence IP: Officers re-sponded to an East Mesquite Boulevard residence for a report of a domestic dis-turbance. Two individuals were arrest-ed for domestic battery.

Welfare Check: Officers responded on a welfare check.

Theft: Officers responded to a local business for a report of a shoplifter. The suspect was located in another store and taken into custody for Petit Larceny.

Stolen Vehicle: An inmate reported his vehicle had been stolen. A report was taken.

Person on foot: An officer observed an adult female jaywalking while under the influence of drugs. The female was arrested for jaywalking and obstructing the investigation.

oCt. 15:Domestic Trouble: Officers re-

sponded to a West Mesquite Boulevard casino on a report of domestic dispute.

Property Damage, Non Vandal-ism: Officers responded to a report of property damage by juveniles.

Verbal Dispute IP: Officers respond-ed to a Colleen Court family dispute. All involved parties were interviewed and dispute was determined to be verbal only. Parties separated for a cooling off period.

Theft: Officer responded to the po-lice department regarding theft of a cell phone. All information was collected and a report was generated.

Trespassing IP: Officers respond-ed to a West Pioneer Boulevard res-taurant reference a customer who was reported to be bothering other customers. Management requested he leave the property.

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low pressure restored to the residents within 30 minutes,” he told the board. “Also, repairs only cost us about $10,000. This easily could have cost us $200,000 or more had it involved asphalt.”

With that incident, bringing a redun-dant line to the northwest area of Mes-quite is still a main focus. However, as

board Vice President Barbara Ellestad mentioned of an email sent to Brown on Monday, “having a redundant line would not have made a difference” due to the location of the failure. That finding has led staff and Brown to take another look at the path in which they bring in the redundant line and tank to the Sun City area before meeting with Pulte and Mesquite Investors on Nov. 11. At that time, they will continue nego-tiations and specifics on the proposed project.

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The Lost City Museum presents the artwork of The Moapa Valley Art Guild in “Images of the Southwest,” including watercolor and oil paintings, pastels, drawings, gourds, pottery and jewelry. The exhibit runs through Oct. 31.

“We are so grateful to our partners in this community and happy to help show their work because it tells of our Nevada heri-tage,” said Jerrie Clarke, museum director.

The Moapa Valley Art Guild was founded 57 years ago by Max Bunnell, now 88 years old and still painting, showing and selling his art. With many talented artists who embrace all genres of the art world, the guild has 50 mem-bers who are known throughout the Southwest. The organization also hosts a Pomegranate Arts Festival every year in Logandale to showcase local artistic

talents. The 2016 festival is Nov. 4 and 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Clark County Fairgrounds, not far from the museum.

The Lost City Museum actively engag-es people in understanding and celebrat-ing Nevada’s natural and cultural heri-tage. One of seven museums managed by the Nevada Division of Museums and History, an agency of the Nevada Depart-ment of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, it is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily at 721 S. Moapa Valley Blvd., Overton.

Admission is $5, children 17 and younger and members enter free. Take Interstate 15 south to exit 93. Access is also available from Lake Mead National Recreation Area or the Valley of Fire State Park. For more information, call the museum at (702) 397-2193 or visit Facebook.

Lost City Museum partners with Moapa Valley Art Guild


Saturday, October 22ndfrom 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Resister at the Field

Mesquite Rec Center FieldsCall Miguel Meija 702-769-5971 or Joel Sodano 702-613-4314 for more information.

September luncheon for the chamber, Kendrick had teased the membership with upcoming ‘big news’ that would be shared with them. And big news it was, especially considering it had to do with assets the chamber has. Powell came prepared with financial comparatives from the end of September 2015 status to the end of September 2016 status. The difference? A staggering $216,887.04 in-crease.

The cause for the increase, however, was something of a stroke of great luck for the chamber.

In the 1990’s, the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce was a policy holder with EICN, a mutual holding company that provided workers compensation insur-ance. When EICN decided to convert its company to a publicly traded company in 2007, it “gifted” all of its policy holders at that time with shares in their stock. At that time, the value was a mere $17 per share. With all of the changes that the chamber has encountered with staff and board members since then, the assets were forgotten about.

Since that time, the chamber had re-ceived dividend checks on a quarterly basis valued around $400 each. When questioned about it in 2015 by current Chairman of the Chamber Noel Smith, then board members Ken Cook and Scott

Halvorson began investigating. Smith continued the research into the checks with Kendrick, who also serves as the chamber’s treasurer and they found the chamber had 5,376 shares of EIG’s stock. As of Sept. 30, the value was set at $29.83 per share, giving the chamber an asset of $160,366, which gives them a stronger financial foundation than they thought they had.

“If you all remember, at this time last year many were thinking the chamber couldn’t continue,” Powell said. “But we’ve changed our practices and started running the chamber like a business and it has worked out for the better.”

With the shares expected to top out at $33 each this year, the chamber board will be asking for input from the mem-bership as to what the chamber should do with their shares.

The final act of giving was presented by Keith Buchhalter, president of the Ro-tary Club of Mesquite, to Gerri Chasko, director of the Eureka Community Ini-tiative which is the parent of the Mes-quite Reads Program. From proceeds earned at their annual Glow in the Dark Ball Drop and Car Show, the Rotary pre-sented a check for $1,000 to benefit the program, which allows students in el-ementary schools in both Mesquite and Beaver Dam, to improve their reading levels over the summer where they can get more focused teaching.

“We are devoted to investing in our youth,” Buchhalter said. “They are our future.”

Stephanie Clark.Rotary Club of Mesquite President Keith Buchhalter, left, and Rotarian Jake Noll, far right, present a check to Eureka Community Initiative Director Gerri Chasko, center, for $1,000.

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On Thursday, Oct. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m., the Virgin Valley Heritage Museum cor-dially invites locals to enjoy an afternoon with Frawnda. This is the second part of the series entitled “Present Presenta-tion.” The focus of this workshop will be gift basket ideas and presentation.

Participants are welcome to bring small boxes or gift items to practice bas-ket gift making techniques. This activity is free to the public and more suited to adults, but children with adult supervi-sion are welcome

The Virgin Valley Heritage Museum wishes to thank Frawnda of Danielle’s Chocolates for taking time out of her busy schedule and sharing how to put those finishing touches on holiday gifts.

CsN to oFFEr CLAss ABout CoMputErs

College of Southern Nevada, Mesquite campus, will be offering an Introduc-tion to Computers class. This course is a general introduction to computers

and provides a hands-on, activity based learning experience. It’s scheduled to run from Oct. 25 – Nov. 10 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 – 11 a.m. The cost of the class is $75 and will be taught by Becky Hoff. Please call 702-346-2485 with any questions or stop by the cam-pus located at 140 N. Yucca St for regis-tration assistance. Seating is limited.

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College of Southern Nevada, Mesquite campus, will be offering an Introduction to Microsoft Word class. This course will cover an introduction to Microsoft Word, which is a word processing pro-gram and is a part of the Microsoft Office Suite.

The class is scheduled to run from Nov. 15 – Dec. 8 on Tuesdays and Thurs-days from 10-11 a.m. The cost of the class is $75 and will be taught by Becky Hoff. Please call 702-346-2485 with any ques-tions or stop by the campus located at 140 N. Yucca St for registration assis-tance. Seating is limited.


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Virgin Valley Elementary School is excited to recognize anoutstanding member of its teaching staff, Mrs. RhondaDurbin. Mrs. Durbin is a second grade teacher. For the pasttwo months, she has worked to build her classroom Accelerated Reading Program. “Our class goal is to getevery student reading on grade level by the end of theschool year. Our students will be able to read literature,poems, and informational texts on second grade level textproficiently,” she states. This program is one that everyonecan participate in at their own level and progress at a speedthey help to determine according to the amount of time andeffort they are willing to put into it. “Parents seem to appre-ciate the amount of text the children are being exposed to,the fact that their children are more motivated to read, andthe enjoyment they get from watching their childrenprogress,” says Mrs. Durbin. VVES is proud to have greatteachers like Mrs. Durbin who provide programs that helpstudents become independent, proficient, and motivatedreaders. She hopes her students will develop a love for agood story or book that will last throughout their lifetimes.

Sponsored by:

Mrs. Rhonda Durbin

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OF THE WEEK

The mission of the Southern NevadaSymphony Orchestra (SNSO) is to sharetheir compassion and dedication formusic with everyone. Their purpose isto encourage people of all ages andbackgrounds to experience live musicthrough professional concert perform-ances.

The SNSO is conducted by Dr. SelmerSpitzer and co-founded by Dr. Spitzerand Larry LeMieux Sr.

The first concert for the 2016-17 season ‘American Grandeur’ will beheld on Nov. 5 in the CasaBlanca Showroom, 950 W. Mesquite Blvd.

Tickets start at $15. For more information on the

SNSO visit their facebook pagewww.facebook.com/southern

nevadasymphonyorchestra

FiREHouSE RocKS

HEALtHKOKOPELLI LANDSCAPING’S

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Bulldog football player Jesus Ruvalcaba had ahuge game for the Dawgs in their 13-7 winover Chaparral High School Friday Oct. 14. Senior Ruvalcaba had a 22 yard reception forthe game’s only touchdown and recovered afumble to stop a Cowboy drive late in thegame. Ruvalcaba has been a stalwart from hislinebacker position plus a strong runner in reliefof Jayden Perkins. Congrats to Jesus, ourKokopelli Landscaping’s Athlete of the Week.

Jesus Ruvalcaba

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Department of Athletics Se-nior Division, in partnership with local Zumba fitness instructors will help raise needed funds to support the Mesquite Cancer HELP Society. They will hold a Zumbathon Charity Event on Thursday, Oct 20, from 6-8 p.m. at the Mesquite Recreation Center.

The Mesquite Cancer Helps Society provides educational materials to give pa-tients the tools necessary to understand and manage their illness. They address cancer patient’s needs, when help is need-ed most. They provide financial aid to pa-tients for prescriptions, various medical bills, physical therapy, counseling, fuel, utilities, rent assistance and organization of medical bills and payment schedules with doctors. They also provide a sup-port group meeting every second Thurs-day of the month at 2:30 p.m. Wigs, hats, scarves, sleeper caps and medical equip-ments can be provided to victims.

A 50/50 Raffle is being held at the Recreation Center along with a Pink Bike Drawing. The winners will be an-nounced during the Zumbathon. You do not need to be present to win. We hope to see many residents at the Zumbathon.

Zumbathon to raise funds to fight cancer


This year, Mesquite Fire and Rescue participated in National Fire Preven-tion Week as they have for over the past 12 years. Firefighters AprilLynn LeBaron, Tyler Black and Spencer Lewis took charge once again with their “Firehouse Rocks” skit and pre-sented it to Virgin Valley and JL Bowler Elementary Schools as well as the Sun-shine Academy at the Mesquite Recre-ation Center.

For the third year, the theme was “Don’t Wait – Check the Date!” which encourages households to replace their smoke detectors every 10 years. According to the national website, “NFPA’s survey data shows that the public has many misconceptions about smoke alarms, which may put them at increased risk in the event of a home fire. For example, only a small per-centage of people know how old their smoke alarms are, or how often they need to be replaced.” Full information and study findings can be found on their website at www.fireprevention-week.org.

For Mesquite, the three firefighters are known well, as they often educate at the yearly Mesquite Night Out event held in September each year and is a clear winner with the youth. Both LeB-aron and Black were on hand in cos-tume at Saturday’s Third Annual Pan-cake Breakfast where they greeted the public and talked with them.

At this year’s breakfast, there were more than 100 attendees throughout the two hours including the annual ap-pearance of the Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) who showed up for the first stop of their poker run and en-joyed a hearty meal of pancakes, eggs and bacon with some coffee, orange juice and water.

“We are proud to be able to do this every year,” said Fire Chief Kash Christopher. “It’s always nice to be able to open up our house to the community and talk with the people we keep safe.

While numbers weren’t available at the time of deadline, several donations had been made at the breakfast for the Mesquite Fire Explorer program and the Boot Drive for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Above, another year of Fire Prevention Week has come

and gone, and Mongo the Clown takes a moment to

relax with City Manager Andy Barton, center, and CERT

Coordinator and Council Candidate Mike Benham at Saturday’s annual Pancake

Breakfast held at Fire Station No. 3.

Right, Firefighter AprilLynn LeBaron helps some of the

younger breakfast attendees with a ride in their miniature

fire truck that is used for their Fire Prevention Program in

Mesquite.

Stephanie Clark

Fire department wraps up week of festivities

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Stephanie Clark photosAbove, volunteer staff from the Mesquite VFW were on hand Saturday at the annual Veterans Health Fair to answer any questions the public might have. Below, medical personnel with Mesa View Regional Hospital were at Saturday’s Veterans Health Fair providing free flu shots for veterans. It was so successful that they ran out of the vaccines they had brought with them.

By Teri NehrenzMLN

Traditionally the festival known as Oktoberfest is held for 17 or 18 days lead-ing up to the first Sunday in October but Sun City residents and visitors were treated to a little later, scaled down cel-ebration on Oct. 13 at the Pioneer Center.

The meal was catered by The 1880 Grille and was the traditional Wiener-schnitzel and Bratwurst not to men-tion the hefty supply of barley and hops served up with frosty tops.

The residents and their guests were also treated to some German and Polka music played by The Dumnkopf’s.

Twice a year Del Web hosts an ‘Ex-plore Del Webb’ program where inter-ested buyers can visit and enjoy the area for a few days before they decide to pur-chase a property. This year the bi-yearly visit happened to fall during the Okto-berfest activities and several of the out-of-town visitors were able to enjoy one of the many group activities Sun City offers.


Bowler Elementary School Students are excited to be rehearsing for their first musical production of Jungle Book. For-ty-eight students from the third, fourth and fifth grades will participate in the ‘Disney Musical in School’s program which is sponsored by Disney and the Smith Center of the Performing Arts in Las Vegas.

Disney Musicals in Schools is a free outreach program offered to a limited number of public elementary schools each year. Through the program schools receive free performance rights and Show-Kit materials to a 30-minute Dis-ney musical written for elementary school performers.

Over the course of a semester, profes-sional Teaching Artists guide school teachers through the process of mount-ing a musical with student performers. The program goal is to provide the train-ing necessary for teachers to continue a tradition of theater education for years to come.

Cast in this year’s production of Dis-ney Jr.’s The Jungle Book are:

Mowgli – Jake HafenBaloo- Drake WakefieldBagheera- Maritza Perez Shere Khan- Kurt FelixKAA - Keaton Wolf KAA Coil 1- Shaylee Sudweeks KAA Coil 2- Luz SalazarKAA Coil 3- Matthew DuranKAA Coil 4 – Elexa EllisonKAA Coil 5- Kitzia PerezShanti (girl from village) - Olivia Son-

nenbergSilly Monkey- Joshua MatthewsSassy Monkey Caiden Jones

Grumpy Monkey- Ashley MaldonadoOld Monkey- Miles O’NealKing Louie- Rigo QuinteroColonel Hathi (Elephant) - Chase El-

lisonBaby Elephant- Kendall ReidSupporting Cast and Jungle Charac-

ters:Jenessa Hernandez, Makinley Empey,

Jahaira Zarate, Brynn Andrus, Artlett Salazar, Anthony Bridge, Brandon Per-kins, Reece Leavitt, Caden Julien, Le-land Hill, Aaron Rogue, James Park

Laritza Molina, Kaycee Browning, Katie Diaz, Breanna Abbott, Aspen Swecker, Julie Mangascar, Jasia Hohre-iter, Weston Felshaw, Michelle Andrus, Julia Leavitt, Krae Griffiths , Zaylee Paul, Ricky Isidro, Robert Smith, Ali Aceves, Kassandra Nava-Flores, Vic-tor Martinez, Sebastian Ochoa, Camille Callanan

Teaching Artists Susan Schultz and Teri Nehrenz are thrilled with the cast and their enthusiasm as well as the sup-port from the teachers, principal and as-sistant principals. “The school faculty has been wonderful and they are all ex-cited to put on a wonderful production. We are so impressed with the participa-tion; it’s so much better than we expect-ed,” said Schultz.

The cast will rehearse for the next 13 weeks and will perform the show for parents and classmates sometime in late February or early March (Date TBD). On March 6 the cast will attend the ‘Stu-dent Share’ showcase at the Smith Cen-ter where they will be able to perform one number from the Jungle Book on their stage.

For more information on the Dis-ney Musicals in Schools program visit their web site http://disneymusicalsin-schools.com/about.

Teri NehrenzTony and Judy Petchar from Michigan are visiting Sun City on the Explore Del Webb program and were treated to a traditional German meal during the Oktoberfest held on Oct. 13 at the Pioneer Center.

Teri Nehrenz photosBowler Elementary School students Drake Wakefield (Baloo) and Kurt Felix (Shere Kahn) show exceptional enthusiasm as they rehearse for the Disney Jr. musical The Jungle Book, which will be performed in February.

Veteran’s Health Fair

Oktoberfest held at Sun City

Front left to right. Jake Hafen (Mowgli) and Chase Ellison (Colonel Hathi) rehearse some dance moves from the show Jungle Book. The kids from Bowler Elementary School will rehearse the show for 13 weeks before performing in February 2017.

Bowler Elementary beginrehearsals for Jungle Book

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The Virgin Valley High School and Boulder City High Schools football teams meet on the gridiron Friday night, Oct. 21 in a seemingly irrelevant game. The Bulldogs clinched the 3A Sunrise Conference Championship last Friday night to raise their season record to 7-1 and the Eagles fell to Durango 35-0 dropping their record to 1-7.

The Eagles have been outscored 286-39 against 3A and 4A opponents including consecutive losses of 57-0 and 35-0 against Chaparral and Du-rango respectively. Their only victory was against a 2A opponent by a score of 42-6. Logic says on paper this game is over, but as the great Yogi Berra said, “It’s not over till it’s over.”

Boulder City comes into this game with nothing to lose. They are in front of a home crowd against an overwhelmingly favored team. What do they have to lose in this game; nothing at all but their pride and the opportunity for a huge win over the Bulldogs. The Eagles are led by senior quarterback Taylor Hatchel who has passed for 198 yards and running back Thorston Balmer who has run for 257 yards this season. Receiver Briggs Huxford has been on the receiving end of 14 passes for 198 yards.

The Bulldogs meanwhile are com-ing off a huge 13-7 defeat of Chapar-ral High School last Friday night. The Dawgs are without senior QB Hogan Fowles but junior Cade Anderson filled in well limiting his mistakes in the win. Running backs Jayden Perkins and Jesus Ruvalcaba should have a field day against the Eagles.

The Bulldogs defense has been strong the last two weeks and should control the game. The question is, will Bulldog coach Yori Ludvigson rest a lot of his starters early in the game to prevent the chance of injuries going into the playoffs? No question, Ludvigson and his staff is looking at film of Pahrump Valley and Sunrise Mountain who may be the Bulldog’s first opponent in the 3A Southern Division playoffs.

—Lou Martin

By Lou MartinMLN

The Virgin Valley High School foot-ball game versus Chaparral met all the pre-game hype Friday night, Oct. 14, in the Dawg Pound as the Bulldogs defense shut down the Cowboys vaunted passing game winning 13-7.

“We played all three phases of the game,” said Bulldog coach Yori Ludvig-son. “Defense was the key, run the ball and take advantage of misplays by the Cowboys.”

The win gave the Bulldogs the 3A Sun-rise League title.

The first period, was all defense on both sides of the line. The Bulldogs defense forced two straight fourth down and out by the Cowboys. Zarate intercepted a Cowboy pass on the 40 yard line setting up a drive which culminated in a Perkins fumble on a 23 yard scamper and fumble into the end zone. A Cowboy jumped on the ball stopping the Dawgs dead in their tracks. The first period ended with the Cowboys on their own 39 yard line.

The Bulldogs defense stepped up forc-ing a Cowboy punt early in the second with 10:08 remaining in the half. The Bulldogs drove down field but were stopped by penalties. Facing a fourth and long, Bulldog kicker Cesar Zarate faked the punt, handed off to running back Je-sus Ruvalcaba for a Bulldog first down keeping the drive alive.

The Dawgs were again stopped by a holding call forcing a field goal attempt of 31 yards by Zarate. The kick split the uprights with room to spare giving the Dawgs a 3-0 lead. The drive consumed almost 8 minutes of the second quarter. Jayden Perkins had 8 carries during the Bulldog drive.

Zarate’s subsequent kickoff went into the end zone giving the Cowboys the ball on their own 20-yard line. The Cowboys

managed one first down before Bulldog defensive back Andrew Memmott in-tercepted a pass giving the Dawgs a first and ten at the Cowboys 46 yard line. Faced with a third and ten, Perkins took a handoff for 11 yards and a first down on the Cowboys 35 yard line. A Cowboy penalty gave the Dawgs a first down on Chaparral’s 31 yard line with 1:10 left on the first half clock.

Bulldog quarterback Cade Anderson, starting his first game for the injured Ho-gan Fowles, hit Zarate for 10 yards and a Bulldog first on the Cowboys 22. An-derson faked a run to his right and then turned to hit a wide open Ruvalcaba for six points. Zarate’s point after was good upping the Dawgs lead to 10-0 with 46

seconds remaining in the half. The Bull-dogs game plan was evident after one half of play; control the ball. The Dawgs had 14:53 minutes of offense.

The Cowboys were stopped on their first possession to begin the second half. A short punt gave the Dawgs a first and 10 on the Chaparral 40-yard line. Ruvalcaba took an Anderson pass for 12 yards and a first down on the Cowboys 25 yard line. A holding penalty set the Dawgs back 10 yards before Anderson, on a keeper went up the middle for 18 yards. Perkins fol-lowed with a 16 yard run to the Cowboys 4 yard line.

The Cowboys defense stopped the Bull-dogs cold before Zarate split the goal post for three and a 13-0 lead for the Dawgs. The Cowboys were not dead as they got life on a 37 yard kickoff return to their 43 yard line. The Cowboys scored on a four-yard pass from Santiago Vialpondo to Petite Kentrell cutting the Dawgs lead to 13-7.

“Nobody gave us a chance to begin the season,” Ludvigson said. “We lost 20 something players but the kids’ love for each other prevailed. We need to take care of business at Boulder City next week and prepare to host a playoff game. We want to go up north.” North, being the Nevada State playoffs in Northern Nevada.

Perkins led the Dawgs with 167 tough yards on 37 carries. Anderson, Zarate and Ruvalcaba added to the Bulldogs’ 247 yards on the ground. Anderson was a little shaky in his first start but averaged 15 yards per completion and a touchdown. The Dawgs season record went to 7-1 and most importantly 3-0 in league play. The vaunted Cowboy pass-ing attack was held to 7 completions in 17 attempts. Cowboys receivers Kentrell Petite and Devon Gaddy had 22 touch-downs coming into the game. Gaddy only had one reception as the Dawgs de-fense almost shut him out.

By Lou MartinMLN

The Virgin Valley High School volley-ball team got revenge Thursday night, Oct. 13 against Boulder City, defeating the Eagles in three straight sets. The Eagles crushed the Bulldogs earlier in the season 3-0. It was a different story at Boulder City as the determined Bull-dogs played some of their best volleyball of the season. The Dawgs won by scores 25-17, 28-26 and 25-18.

In the first set, the Dawgs had 10 kills against a tough Eagle front line. Bernice Fiso led the way with 4 kills. Calee Clem had 9 assists. The second set of the eve-ning showed the durability of the Bull-dog gals as they held off the Eagles 28-16. Fiso and Emma Barnum responded with 6 and 4 kills respectively. Clem had 10 assists in the win.

The Dawgs record went to 4-2 in league and 17-12 overall deadlocking the Dawgs with the Eagles for second spot in league play. A strong Moapa Val-ley team leads the standings with a 6-0 record. The Dawgs host the Pirates on Thursday Oct. 20.

By Lou MartinMLN

Virgin Valley High star Abbie Barnum scored all the goals in the Dawgs 4-1 and 1-0 victories over Boulder City and Sun-rise Mountain High Schools Thursday and Friday, Oct. 13 and 14, respectively.

Barnum had an amazing 4 goals in the win over Boulder City to continue her obliteration of both boys and girls career soccer scoring records. Barnum had all three goals in a 5-3 loss earlier in the week to 4A Clark High School. Barnum had the Dawgs up 1-0 at the half against the Eagles and added three more goals in the second half. Although never threat-ened, Bulldog coach Bob Snell said,” We

need a better effort on Friday to defeat a good Sunrise Mountain team from the Sunset League.”

Snell’s prophecy proved correct as the Lady Dawgs came away with a 1-0 defeat of the Sunrise Mountain Miners. Bar-num scored in the box on a great pass from Kallie Graves. The goal was made within the first minute of the match but did not show dominance over the Min-ers. There would not be another goal scored in the next 79 minutes of play as both defenses took over the game.

The Bulldogs had a four to two shot advantage over their aggressive oppo-nents in the first half. Despite, attacking each other’s defensive side the rest of the game, the teams were scoreless. Bulldog

coach Snell paced the sideline in front of his bench exhorting his charges saying, “This feels like a playoff game. They are tuning up for the playoffs as we need to do also. We may see them again in the first round.”

Barnum had 8 goals while Graves added 3 assists for the week. Kennadi Ludvigson and Ally Wright had assists in the win over Boulder City. The Dawgs conference record now stands at 5-1 with four league games remaining before the playoffs. The Dawgs need only one win to assure a playoff spot. They host Moapa Valley on Oct. 20 in a 5:30 p.m. scheduled game. Tech leads the confer-ence with a 6-0 record and comes to the Virgin Valley on Monday Oct. 24.

Lou MartinVirgin Valley quarterback Cade Anderson, making his first start for the injured Hogan Fowles, rolls to the left on a passing attempt during the Dawgs big win over Chaparral High School Friday night.

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Virgin Valley’s Abbie Barnum tracks down a pass from teammate Kallie Graves for the only goal in the win over Sunrise Mountain Friday afternoon, Oct. 14.

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On Saturday, Oct. 15 members of the St. George Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse held their 10th annual rally in the Mesquite area.

The rally/poker run was set to begin at 9 a.m. with the first stop at the Mesquite Fire Station No. 3 for an Open House and pancake breakfast. The poker run took them to Overton, through the Val-ley of Fire and Moapa eventually ending up back in Mesquite.

A full schedule of activities was set for the entire day with music, t-shirt sales, and a raffle for a brand new Harley Da-vidson among other things.

The rally has been held since 2009 by retired Mohave County Sheriff Mike (Beezer) Hoggard, who works closely with the Valley of Fire travel center and the Mesquite Fire Department. The Val-ley of Fire allows BACA members to travel through the park for free and the travel plaza itself is one of the poker run stops.

The Mesquite Fire Department pro-vides each of the poker run members a pancake breakfast during their first stop of the run and the BACA members in turn donate $3 a meal to the Fire Depart-ment allowing the firefighters to raise

a bit of funds while giving the bikers a hearty start to a great ride.

Approximately 100 bikers from Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California show up each year for this event.

According to its website, BACA exists with the intent to create a safer environ-ment for abused children. They exist as a body of bikers to empower children to not feel afraid of the world in which they live. They stand ready to lend support to their wounded friends by involving them with an established, united orga-nization. BACA works in conjunction with local and state officials who are al-ready in place to protect children.

They desire to send a clear message to all involved with the abused child that this child is part of their organization, and that they are prepared to lend their physical and emotional support to them by affiliation and physical presence. They stand at the ready to shield these children from further abuse. BACA does not condone the use of violence or physical force in any manner, however, if circumstances arise such that they are the only obstacle preventing a child from further abuse, they stand ready to be that obstacle.

For more information on BACA con-tact them at International Information Helpline Number 1-866-71-ABUSE.

Teri NehrenzA group of BACA members out of Las Vegas ride down Pioneer Boulevard on their way to the first poker stop at Fire Station No. 3 during the tenth annual rally on Oct. 15.

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Oct. 20, 1877: First house fire; Lem-uel Leavitt’s home burned down.

Oct. 22, 1910: Orange W. Earl, Edw. I. Cox and S. Darling of Bunkerville were in the valley this week, the two lat-ter to attend the republican rally held Wednesday evening.

Oct. 25, 1913: Mrs. Florence E. Burgess

of Mesquite was committed to the asylum at Reno as an insane person. She was brought down by her father, John L. Pul-sipher, Mrs. Lovica Abbott and Mr. Walter W. Hughes. She had four small children.

Oct. 22, 1922: Mrs. Erma Bunker and sister Mauda of Bunkerville are visiting with their mother Mrs. Cora Iverson.

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It’s your last chance to see the Virgin Valley Theatre Group’s show that’s get-ting rave reviews.

Blithe Spirit revolves around Charles Condomine, who is planning a séance as research for his new book. He invites the eccentric medium, Madam Arcati, into his English country home intending to expose the Madam as a fraud.

To witness this event, Charles and his second wife, Ruth, invite the skeptical Dr. Bradman and his anxious-to-believe wife, Violet. When, in the course of the séance, Madam Arcati mistakenly sum-mons Charles’ first wife, Elvira, back from the beyond, things get thoroughly out of hand.

Join the VVTG and the Cast of Blithe Spirit at the Mesquite Community The-atre, 150 N. Yucca St. on Friday and Sat-urday at 7 p.m.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month the Department of Athletics Se-nior Division, in partnership with local Zumba fitness instructors help raise needed funds to support the Mesquite Cancer HELP Society. They will hold a Zumba-thon Charity Event on Thurs-day, Oct. 20 from 6-8 p.m. at the Mes-quite Recreation Center.

For more information please contact the Mesquite Community and Senior Center at 702-346-5290.

Come and enjoy an afternoon mak-ing gift baskets. The Virgin Valley Museum is happy to sponsor the second part of the series presentation. Frawnda from Danielle’s Chocolates will come and share her skills of putting together gift baskets.

It is not necessary to attend both parts to enjoy this wonderful skill. If you would like to bring small boxes or gift items to get ideas for presentation please do so. This activity is free to the public and more suited to adults.

On Saturday Oct. 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Virgin Valley Heritage Mu-seum will host “Turkey Time” at the pavilion behind the Museum.

Learn how to cook a Thanksgiving turkey and pie in a Dutch oven. If you are looking for a different way to do Thanksgiving this may be the answer.

Early settlers in the area frequently used Dutch ovens as part of daily life. Come learn how to use a Dutch oven for everyday or emergency cooking.

This free, family-friendly activity will be outside in the pavilion between the Art Gallery and the Museum, so please bring something to sit on (e.g. blanket, chair).

For more information about this event and the Museum, call 702-346-5705, find them on Facebook at MesquiteNVMuse-um or stop by the Museum at 35 W. Mes-quite Blvd. The Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Send all your activities to [email protected] and please remember to put “community calendar” in the subject line so your event notice doesn’t get lost in cyber space or spam. If I don’t receive your notice, I can’t post it. Have a great week; stay active.

tHuRSdAy, oct. 20Ask a Master GardnerWhere: Mesquite Library, 121 W. First

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quite Blvd.When: 1-3 p.m.Info: 702-346-5705E-Media Download Class

Where: Mesquite Library, 121 W. First North St.

When: 1:30 p.m.Info: 702-346-5224Science ClubWhere: Mesquite Library, 121 W. First

North St.When: 4 p.m.Info: 702-346-5224

FRidAy, oct. 21AFA Throwback TourneyWhere: Pioneer and Hunter BallfieldsWhen: Call for timesInfo: 435-251-7903Blithe SpiritWhere: Mesquite Community The-

atre, 150 N. Yucca St.When: 7 p.m.Info: www.vvtgnv.com

SAtuRdAy, oct. 22AFA Throwback TourneyWhere: Pioneer and Hunter BallfieldsWhen: Call for timesInfo: 435-251-7903SUNYFL-YouthWhere: Mesquite Sports and Events

Complex, 1635 World Champion WayWhen: Call for timesInfo: 435-669-3030SUNYFL-AdultWhere: Mesquite Sports and Events

Complex, 1635 World Champion WayWhen: Call for timesInfo: 435-669-3030Cell Phone Basics ClassWhere: Mesquite Library, 121 W. First

North St.When: 11 a.m.Info: 702-346-5224Turkey Time at the MuseumWhere: Museum, 35 W. Mesquite

Blvd.When: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.Info: 702-346-5705Children’s Movie Matinee “Ice Age

Collision Course”Where: Mesquite Library, 121 W. First

North St.When: 1 p.m.Info: 702-346-5224Blithe SpiritWhere: Mesquite Community The-

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SundAy, oct. 23AFA Throwback TourneyWhere: Pioneer and Hunter BallfieldsWhen: Call for timesInfo: 435-251-7903

tuESdAy, oct. 25Personal Financial ManagementWhere: Mesquite Library, 121 W. First

North St.When: 5-6:30 p.m.Info: 702-346-5224City Council MeetingWhere: City Hall, 10 E. Mesquite Blvd.When: 5-7 p.m.

wEdnESdAy, oct. 26Desert Dames LuncheonWhere: Eureka Town SquareWhen: noonInfo: 702-345-3477French Film GroupWhere: Mesquite Library, 121 W. First

North St.When: 2 p.m.Info: 702-346-5224Kid’s Halloween EventWhere: Mesquite Library, 121 W. First

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MISSION

Elder Joshua Ponce has been called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. El-der Ponce will serve in the Argentina Santa Fe Mission (Spanish speak-ing) for 24 months. His parents are Edward and Ruth Ponce of the Virgin Valley Spanish Branch. Joshua will re-port to the Provo Missionary Training Center Oct. 26 to prepare to teach the gospel. Elder Ponce will speak Sunday,

Oct. 23 at 9 a.m. in the Stake Center, lo-cated at 100 N. Arrowhead Lane.

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Mesquite 6th Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a change in their Bishopric. Bishop Kevin Jensen serves with Aaron Baker, the Bishop-ric First Counselor. Don Barnum will fill the posi-tion as the new Bishopric Second Counselor.

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Sun City Crafty Crafters Club mem-bers are busy this fall making Christmas buntings, caps, and elf hats to be given to babies born at Mesa View Regional Hospital this holiday season. Sun City resident Janeen Johanssen, a registered nurse at Mesa View, approached Crafty Crafters Club President Kris Petersen with the idea, and the members reacted enthusiastically.

One member, Diana Powelson, re-called that she still had a Christmas stocking in which her newborn son

went home from the hospital 45 years ago. Powelson brought the stocking in to the club as an idea, and a pattern was made. That prompted many delighted members to get busy knitting and cro-cheting elf hats, Christmas caps, and buntings for anticipated Christmas ba-bies at Mesa View.

A ceremonial review and thank you by Mesa View Regional Hospital represen-tative Nancy Seck, RN, and the “crafters” was held on Thursday, Oct. 13 in the Pio-neer Center, Sun City Mesquite.

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Site work consists of building pad preparation; site grad-ing; retaining walls; wet and dry utility services; site con-crete; and landscaping and irrigation work.

The project budget is estimated at approximately$10,200,000.

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B&B TOWING

AUCTIONAuction for Nov. 11

at 9 a.m.

2006 BMW 530I VIN# WBANE73586CM33965

Registered to Robert Ziegenfuss

2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser

VIN# 3C4FY48B93T625021 Registered to Patricia Sandoval

546 Commerce CircleMesquite, NV 89027

—1st Annual—

STONEHAVEN HOACOMMUNITY GARAGE SALE

Saturday, October 22

7 a.m. – Noon

Directions: Oasis Blvd to Canyon CrestTurn right on Kensington Ave., or

North on Turtleback Rd. to Mesquite Heights

Sun City Mesquite is located 2 ½ Miles North on

Falcon Ridge Parkway with 15 Subdivisions (Villages)

Community Garage Sale!

—OVER 50 GARAGE SALES IN—

Saturday, October 22nd7 a.m. – Noon

ANNUAL COMMUNITY

BAKE ANDYARD SALE!

Tons of Furniture,Household Items,

Collectibles and Lots More!

All Funds Raised Go To The Veterans

Assistance Alliance

840 Hafen Lane

Saturday, Oct. 22 ONLY! from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Home For Sale By Owner

GREAT BUY – MOVE IN READY!

Open House Saturday11 A.M. - 2 P.M.

Call David 435-862-56311347 Sea Pines, in Sunset Greens


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DRAWINGS 6:30PMFRIDAY, OCT. 7, 14, 21 & 28 IN THE CASABLANCA SHOWROOMSATURDAY, OCT. 8, 15, 22 & 29 IN THE VIRGIN RIVER LOUNGE

DRAWINGS 6:30PMFRIDAY, OCT. 7, 14, 21 & 28 IN THE CASABLANCA SHOWROOMSATURDAY, OCT. 8, 15, 22 & 29 IN THE VIRGIN RIVER LOUNGE

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