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A young boy and his family got to experience the support of the Moapa Valley community on Saturday, June 27.

Lucas Aivaz, a 5-year-old who is fighting Neuroblastoma, was able to meet new people and make new friends at the Live Like Lucas fundraiser event held at Lin’s parking lot in Overton to help Lucas’ family to pay his medical bills and other expenses.The fundraiser went on through the morning from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. when the wind picked up.

Lucas Aivaz is the son of Jason and Seana Aivaz of Henderson. But Lucas’s grandparents, the Garbers, live in Logandale. Ac-cording to grandmother Melanie Garber, Lucas has also been diag-nosed with autism.

“Lucas was diagnosed with

MV helps family with medical billsBy NICK YAMASHITA

The Progress

NICK YAMASHITA/ The Progress

Tending the store, l to r Bailey Thorntoin, Logan Garber and Emma Newman sell lemonade, water and Crumbl cookies to the crowd at the Live Like Lucas fundraiser on Saturday. See Lucas on page 3A

A long-awaited plan to reopen the K-12 schools in Clark County was presented to the Clark Coun-ty School District Board (CCSD) of Trustees at an online meeting held Thursday, June 25.

The document had been re-leased to the public abruptly two days earlier causing a firestorm of parent questions and concerns re-garding details of the plan. Much of the nearly three hours spent on the plan was taken with answer-ing a long list of questions sub-mitted to trustees by the general public.

In a statement made before the full presentation of the plan, CCSD Superintendent Jesus Jara reminded the public that the safety of school children and of CCSD staff was of utmost impor-tance in drafting the plan.

“This unconventional plan isn’t an educational structure that is conducive to long-term posi-tive outcomes,” Jara said. “But it is a plan that will ensure our stu-dents have an educational future.”

“Getting back to a place of nor-malcy may not be an easy process, but it is one that we have to work towards with thoughtfulness and patience,” Jara added. “My focus is on getting our children back on track with their educational goals, and I need the help of this entire community to get there.”

The PlanThe reopening plan would

have students attending school for face-to-face instruction only two days per week. The other three weekdays would be spent doing online learning at home.

All grade levels would be di-vided into three cohorts. The first of these would attend live classes at school on Monday and Tues-day. The second would attend classes on Thursday and Friday.

The maximum capacity for most classrooms at any given time would be about 18 students.

A third cohort would be offered to students wishing to opt out of face-to-face class time altogether for distance learning full time.

This schedule would allow for enhanced cleaning at school facil-ities to take place on Wednesdays and Fridays.

In addition to the staggered daily schedule, the plan sets a delayed start date for the school year at Aug. 24. That will allow two weeks for teachers and sup-port staff to receive special train-ing beginning at their contractual start date on Aug. 10.

Elementary school kids would receive face-to-face instruction in Reading, Language Arts, Math and Social Studies/Science on their two days per week of live learning. They would receive distance instruction in these sub-jects on the other three days. Subjects like Art, Music, Library and Physical Education would be taught weekly via online plat-forms at home.

For middle school and high school students, year-long cours-es would be condensed to just one semester. Students would take only four courses per semester including English, Math and a combination of Social Studies, Science, Health, PE and other electives.

Additional time would be giv-

CCSD releases plan to reopen

schoolsBy VERNON ROBISON

The Progress

See CCSD Plan on page 2A

The grill was fired up with hot dogs and hamburgers for a BBQ hosted by the Mesquite Senior Center on behalf of the U.S. Cen-sus. Free food, t-shirts and prizes were offered up to the public on Saturday, June 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mesquite has been in fierce census competition with the city of Fernley, NV to see which com-munity can complete the most Census questionaires. Saturday’s BBQ event made the census sim-pler than ever for residents. Com-puters were provided as well as

assistance in complet-ing the US Census in both English and Span-ish.

Mesquite now has an 80 percent completion rate for the US Census. On July 4, Mesquite and Fernley will com-pare which city has the highest number of cen-sus questionaires filled out. If Mesquite wins, Fernley officials will be required to wear a City of Mesquite shirt to their next public city hall meeting. If Fern-ley wins, Mesquite

Free BBQ held to entice US Census completionBy AMY DAVIS

The Progress

Gary and Shanna McPheters wear the "Mesquite Means Home" t-shirts that were being given away at the BBQ Census event on Saturday, while they served hamburgers and hot dogs.

will have to wear Fernley shirts. City pride is on the line!

“The census is so valu-able to our economic re-covery; now more than ever!” said Janice Ridon-do, Community Resource manager for Mesquite. “We need the money that the census will bring to us. We have got to do this. Filling out the US Census is a way that every single household can aid in our city’s financial recovery.”

Next weekend the US

See Census on page 2A

Independence Day has a spe-cial significance at the world-re-nown Coyote Springs golf course, just 20 minutes west of Moapa up State Highway 168. On July 4th, Coyote Springs celebrates with its “1776 special.”

Each year, on the Fourth of July, Coyote Springs offers a spe-cial discounted price to enjoy the golf course. Guests only have to pay $17.76 to golf. This price, of course, references the origin of the holiday, the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. For Coyote Springs it is an opportunity to commemo-rate the holiday and make the golf

club more accessible to the gen-eral public.

Coyote Springs is considered to be a high-end, daily fee golf course. Normally, guests pay around $60 to $80 to golf on the course. Two days out of the year, the staff opens the golf course at an extremely low price to cele-brate. The discount events take place annually on the Fourth of July and again on New Year’s Day. These events help to get the general public involved. And Coyote Springs enjoys the op-portunity to include more of the community.

Coyote Springs Director of Golf Karl Larcom explained that, in previous years, the Indepen-

A great way to start the day on July 4th

By BRYLEE WATKINS

The Progress

The world-renown Coyote Springs Golf Course, just 20 miles up State Route 168 from Moapa/Glendale, is offering special Independence Day pricing for area golfers on July 4th.

Photo courtesy of Coyote Springs Golf Course

See Golf on page 5A

Sugar’s Homeplate Restaurant in Overton is offering something special this year on Independence Day. And it is being directed spe-cifically at the community’s vet-erans.

Usually Sugar’s is closed on the July 4th holiday. But this year, with no morning festivities going on at the Fairgrounds, Sugar’s owner Judy Metz decided to open in the morning.

“It will be fun and we will have some little treats for the kids, just to bring them some happiness for the holiday this year,” Metz said.

But the restaurant is also offer-ing to feed breakfast or lunch free to the first 50 veterans who come in on July 4th.

Metz said that the idea for this came from watching the news and seeing so much divisiveness throughout the country and so many people who take their free-doms for granted.

“I have a lot of family members and ancestors who have fought bravely for the freedoms that we enjoy,” Metz said. “I am ashamed that people don’t celebrate those sacrifices more. I decided that we could do a lot more to celebrate the lives of all these people who fought for our freedom.”

Offering a free meal to local veterans was just a small gesture to show them that appreciation for what they have done for their country, Metz said.

So, while the restaurant will be

Sugar’s restaurant to celebrate veterans on the 4th

By VERNON ROBISON

The Progress

See Veterans on page 2A

Mesquite Gaming, owner of Casablanca Resort and Virgin River Hotel, will be holding its annual Independence Day Blood Drive in the CasaBlanca Ball-room on Saturday, July 4.

Vitalant, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit community blood service providers, will be scheduling appointments from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. that day.

All donors can receive free COVID-19 antibody testing

as well as a free 2-for-1 buffet voucher for the Mesa Cafeteria, located inside the CasaBlanca Resort & Casino.

There is no inherent risk of contracting COVID-19 from the donation procedure, and Mes-quite Gaming will follow all CDC guidelines and take extra precau-tions to protect staff and donors.

To schedule an appointment, visit bloodhero.com and enter code: MESQUITENV or call 877.258.4825.

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en to stagger passing periods to facilitate social distancing in hall-ways. Lunch would also be stag-gered and would take place at the end of the school day.

Upon arrival at school, stu-dents would be required to follow personal preventive measures including the wearing of a cloth face coverings throughout the day. Social distancing between students would also be required.

Questions from communityA period for answering ques-

tions from the public, which had been submitted by email, went on for more than an hour.

Questions arose first about how the plan would deal with special education programs.

CCSD Deputy Superinten-dent Brenda Larsen-Mitchell re-sponded that the district would create daily schedules for each student to offer structure for stu-dents with Individual Education Plans (IEPs). Training for fami-lies would also be offered in im-plementing the blended learning model for special needs students.

Another question from the public asked if the late start of the school year would result in

a late release date in the spring. Larsen-Mitchell said that the state normally allows for 5 staff development days in the annual academic schedule. The state had more recently allowed an addi-tional five days of staff develop-ment to be added to the schedule. This would allow for the district to remain in compliance with state requirements while retain-ing an on-time release date in the spring.

Several questions were asked about details of the instructional schedule.

Larsen Mitchell clarified that teachers would be meeting face-to-face with half of their students on each day. Wednesday, when no live classes are held, teachers would have necessary prep time.

“This is why our Wednesdays are so extremely important,” Larsen-Mitchell said. “Because (teachers) will be responsible for the students who are face-to-face with them and also for providing enrichment opportunities for stu-dents as they are engaged in dis-tance learning off campus. It is es-sential that we provide that time for our teachers to do all of this.”

Defying the state?CCSD Trustee Chris Garvey

said that she had heard from a

CCSD Planfrom page 1A

huge number of constituents in-sisting that the district ignore the state mandates, just follow the overwhelming majority wishes of parents and students and return to school as usual.

“I guess what I’m asking is, do we have to do what they (the state) say,” Garvey said. “What are the consequences if we do what a lot of parents are saying?”

Jara responded that it is the State Superintendent of Instruc-tion that must approve or deny the CCSD plan for reopening schools. The State Superintendent would be looking at how the dis-trict complies with the emergency declarations in place regarding social distancing and other safety guidelines.

“I would say that putting our kids back in school, as we are hearing from a lot of parents, is just not an option,” Jara said. “Right now, under Phase II, to go back to school as usual, we cannot meet social distance (re-quirements). We can’t even put our kids on a bus following the Phase II guidelines that we have right now.”

Rural school considerationOne of the questions from the

public asked if the district was giving any consideration for ru-

ral schools where a lower student population might make physical distancing less of a problem.

Larsen-Mitchell responded that the requirements must remain in place requiring six feet of distanc-ing and groups no larger than 50.

“Looking at the health and safety of our students and our staff, we will have to look at that on a case by case basis,” she said.

A local responseSchool administrators and ed-

ucation advocates from Moapa Valley pinned their hopes upon the possibility of that ‘case by case’ rural consideration men-tioned by Larsen-Mitchell.

At a meeting of the Moapa Val-ley Community Education Ad-visory Board (MVCEAB) held Friday morning the discussion surrounded the plan and what op-tions might be for local schools.

Grant Bowler Elementary Principal Shawna Jessen cau-tioned board members to not only focus on the negative aspects of the plan. She said that, while the changes surrounding COVID-19 may not be ideal, there might be opportunity for positive change embedded within them.

“Even though it is not great, there are some great parts of this plan,” Jessen said.

These included a full day of prep every week for teachers and a more focused approach only having to prepare for two classes per week. In addition, positive re-sults could come from requiring even more involvement from par-ents, she said.

“It will require us to use in-structional time more wisely,” Jessen added. “In general, the kids will be able to do more and learn more and be more, in less time. This could be a catalyst for innovative change for our valley. Can we dream a better dream? What would that be?”

At the meeting, some princi-pals admitted, in looking close-ly at the details of the plan, that there was a possibility of some lo-cal schools being able to comply with the COVID-19 restrictions even while bringing all of their students back to school five days per week. This because of the smaller numbers in their student body.

Hal Mortensen, who serves as principal of both Moapa Valley High School and Ute Perkins El-ementary School, said that there was no doubt that the small stu-dent at Perkins Elementary would allow for small enough class sizes to fit the 18 per classroom guide-line.

Mortensen also believed that, given some shifting of schedules and room spaces, that a daily

class schedule was even possible at MVHS as well.

Mack Lyon Middle School principal Ken Paul said that he had spoken with Assistant Princi-pal Aimee Lewis who had looked closely at the plan and crunched the numbers.

“She thought that we could comply with everything in this plan and still meet every day with all our kids,” Paul said.

On the other hand, Grant Bowler Elementary school princi-pal Shawna Jessen said that it was unlikely that her larger student count could allow for that kind of opening.

“Our student numbers are closer to the average numbers in town,” she said. “So we could probably not open that way.”

Even so, MVCEAB members felt that teachers and members of the Bowler community might be tapped for some innovative ideas on possibly making a return to daily classroom instruction possi-ble, even at Bowler.

MVCEAB member Lindsey Dalley cautioned the board not to go too far in trying to develop all of the solutions for local schools.

“We are falling into the trap of trying to solve everybody’s prob-lems with just our nine opinions,” Dalley said. “We are losing track that we have SOTs (School Orga-nizational Teams) that are tasked with that for their schools.”

Dalley said that the task of CEAB was to support the idea that each SOT be allowed to come up with a plan unique to its school.

“Remember, the SOT doesn’t have to jump when the district says jump,” Dalley said. “It doesn’t really matter whether the district does or doesn’t do our plan. The point is that the SOT has the ability to determine a plan for its school. Once that is done, that gives parents and teachers and the CEAB something to get behind. But if there is not a plan made, we are all reduced to yell-ing and screaming and just saying ‘No!’. We do that a lot already.”

MVCEAB members resolved to write a letter to CCSD and state officials urging them to take a second look at SOT plans from rural schools on a case by case basis and allow for solutions in small rural schools that might not be possible in the urban schools of the district.

In addition, the board urged that local SOTs meet as soon as possible to develop alternative plans that would comply with physical distancing requirements, but allow students to return to school for a five-day instructional week if possible.

Census will be set up outside the Mexican Market on Riverside road.

“Look for the blue table!” Ridondo urged. Go see them. We will have bilingual speakers who can assist you. Your voice is so important!”

Ridondo acknowledged that there can be some fear involved for some people in completing the census. That is not necessary, she said.

“Some people are worried about identifying themselves to the government,” Ridondo said. “They are worried about giving out personal information that could put them in danger. I want to let them know that the census is completely confidential.”

Ridondo explained that all of the information collected by the Census is, by law, secure and can-not be turned over to any law en-forcement agencies. The Census

is strictly a count of how many people live in Mesquite, she said.

“We will be awarded funding for each one of those people to improve schools, health care, city infrastructure and community programs,” Ridondo explained. “The census cannot be used against you in any way. I can’t stress enough how important your voice is.”

Krissy Thornton, Programs Assistant for the Senior Center, said there were around 25 to 30 participants who showed up at the BBQ. That seems like a low turnout, but it actually was quite productive, she said.

“Remember, 80 percent of Mesquite people have already completed the census,” Thornton said. “It is trying to get that last 20 percent that is the difficult part.”

The Census can be filled out via telephone, mail or online. De-pending on how many people are in a family it can take anywhere from five to 15 minutes.

open to all this year for breakfast and lunch on July 4, the first 50 local veterans through the door will have free meals served to them courtesy of Sugar’s.

“It is just something to let these good people, who kept us free, know how much we appreciate

them on Independence Day,” Metz said.

The restaurant will be closed early at 5 pm on July 4th so that staff members will have time for celebrating the holiday with fam-ily and attending the community fireworks display at the Fair-grounds west parking lot, Metz said.

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The sudden closures of all Clark County School District fa-cilities back in March resulted in many things being left undone.

There were a lot of personal belongings that kids had left at school when they went home the night before the closure that has been stranded in the building for four months now. Lunchboxes, books, jackets, and all manner of other things sat in empty class-rooms for months as teachers and staff were not allowed to get inside the buildings due to the COVID-19 pandemic protocols.

In addition, the kids were not able to say goodbye to friends and teachers. All of this left many stu-dents and parents feeling like they were in limbo.

Last week, students at Grant M. Bowler Elementary were in-vited back to, at last, pick up their

personal belongings. On Wednes-day, June 17, Bowler Assistant Principal Mitchell Ozaki reached out via telephone, email, and so-cial media to inform parents and

GM Bowler students finally come to claim what was left behindBy ASHLEY BUNKER

The Progress

ASHLEY BUNKER / The Progress

All the odds and ends left behind by students in a school year cut short were gathered and sorted in the Grant Bowler Elementary cafeteria last week to be ready for students to come by at curbside and claim them.

students that their items could now be retrieved.

It was be done in a tightly controlled and organized man-ner, however. From 10:00 am to noon that day, kids were assigned a time, based on their last names, when they could drive to the school for curbside pickup.

Teachers and staff were there to retrieve the appropriate items and bring them right up to the car windows for the kids. There was not even a need for the families to leave their vehicles.

Extra yearbooks were also available for kids to purchase. Smiles, laughs, and proper good-byes were shared, and families drove off to enjoy the rest of sum-mer break.

Those who were unable to be there for the pick up day last week may contact the Grant M. Bowler office at 702-398-3233 to make arrangements to pick up items that may be left behind.

Neuroblastoma when he was four, approximately a year and a half ago” Garber said. “The med-ical costs alone have been outra-geous, even with insurance.”

Garber explained that Neuro-blastoma is a cancer that devel-ops from immature nerve cells that are found in several areas in the body. This cancer is almost always in children ages 0-14 and occurs around certain glands like the adrenals.

“Lucas has been doing amaz-ing!” Garber said on Saturday. “He is getting out of the hospital today and his last round of tests were clear!”

The fundraiser was unique as it featured racks upon racks of Lu-LaRoe clothing, including dresses and leggings. All of the LuLaRoe was left over from Seana Aivaz’ side business or from donations from friends and family. All cloth-ing items were $5 each. In addi-tion, Crumbl Cookies and drinks were sold. The event brought in a total of approximately $5600, in-cluding cash donations.

The money raised will help pay off some of the medical costs

NICK YAMASHITA/ The Progress

Sisters Lilly Hernandez (left) and Sandra Bri-ceno (right) look through the racks of Lularoe clothing on sale at the Live Like Lucas fund-raiser held on Saturday in the Lin’s Market parking lot in Overton.

including travels to UCLA Medical Cen-ter for treatments, two bone marrow transplants, and once a month spend-ing four days in the Summerlin Hospital Medical Center.

Lucas spends a lot of his free time in Logandale visiting his grandparents as well as two sets of aunts and uncles who reside in the Moapa Valley.

“Lucas loves any-thing with wheels!”

said Lucas’ father Jason Aivaz. “Cars, tractors and more.”

Lucas’s aunt Marsha Garber described more of his favorites. “He also loves the sound of si-rens, cheese pizza and chick-en nuggets,” she said. “We go through bags upon bags of chick-en nuggets.”

Near the end of the fundraiser, Jason and Seana Aivaz arrived with Lucas, fresh from the hospi-tal and excited to see everything going on.

“We are so grateful for every-thing!” said Jason. “Everyone out here in the valley has been wonderful. We have had people walk up and just give us $100 donations and tell us to keep it and good luck. We must thank the community so much as well as, most importantly, Lin’s for al-lowing us to hold this fundraiser here. We also would love to thank the Valley Heights neighbors that gave so much time and money in helping us with this fundraiser and others. Thank you so much!”

If interested in helping Lucas in his fight against Neuroblasto-ma, send funds via Venmo to @vegasrebs or by GoFundMe at www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-the-aivaz-family.

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From the Editor’s DeskIt really doesn’t have to be that hard!

It was anything but graceful, certainly not thought out, nor well exe-cuted. Last week the Clark County School District (CCSD) clumsi-ly released its long-awaited plan for re-opening schools in August.

The plan document was apparently leaked to the public by an unknown hand on Tuesday, just two days before it was supposed to be formally presented to the Board of Trustees. Suddenly everyone knew about it and were shaking their heads in frustration and disbelief.

The plan dropped on the public like a lead balloon! Nobody liked it. Parents were angry with it, feeling their carefully-sought and diligent-ly-given input, just last month, had been completely ignored. Teachers were frightened by what they read in the plan, dreading the logistical nightmares of keeping young students at a distance from one another in class while somehow forcing them all to wear face coverings for the entirety of a six hour school day. And that was just one of the more su-perficial concerns. Principals were hurt that they hadn’t been given the courtesy of at least seeing the plan before it was released to the public. The insensitive, inconsiderate and amateurish method of releasing this long-anticipated plan was, in a word, inexcusable.

Still, you had to feel a little sorry for the poor, rag-tag group of CCSD top-brass administrators. They showed up on Thursday night, looking like deer in the headlights, to answer to the Trustees for this mess of a plan. After all, the mess wasn’t entirely of their doing. Governor Steve Sisolak actually set the stage for it with his stream of random or-ders and mandates from on high, having no specific long-term strategy nor timeline behind them. There was no clarification, no guidance, no support from the state. Just an order from the Governor’s office to get schools open on time, under a nearly impossible set of circumstances. ‘How you do it is your problem.’

Amazingly, the CCSD brass didn’t even know what their budget was going to look like yet. Here it was the end of June, with only about six weeks before school starts, and they had no concept of how much money, if any, they would have to spend on all of this madness. Given all of that, it is impressive that Superintendent Jesus Jara and his team were able to come up with anything at all.

But, you know, it really didn’t have to be so difficult! Always con-ditioned for extreme micromanagement, CCSD central administrators immediately set about to solve all problems for all schools and all peo-ple in their plan. This cracker jack team of top administrators sat there on Thursday night for three hours trying to answer a long line of the most minute questioning from both the public and the trustees.

Many questions simply didn’t have answers. And how could they? How can a group of maybe a dozen administrators, looking down from the top of CCSD central, comprehend all of the potential hiccups and stumbling blocks that might arise across 336 different schools, 35,000 employees and more than 300,000 students? It is impossible!

But what the folks at CCSD central don’t ever seem to learn is that they don’t have to! According to state law (yes, CCSD, it is still the law), each of those 336 schools are supposed to have a functioning School Organizational Team (SOT) made up of administrators, teach-ers, parents and community members for that school. These groups should know better than anyone, what is happening on the ground at their schools. They are the best-equipped to answer the million-and-a-half tough questions and come up with unique solutions for that particular school. And according to the law, they are supposed to be autonomously empowered to run their school, whatever the conditions.

So why was this small centralized group of CCSD brass trying to do all of that for everyone? Why were they not following the law by giving SOTs the social distancing requirements and other guidelines and then setting the teams forth to figure out the details at their school?

A day hadn’t even gone by last week before Moapa Valley principals were already figuring things out for themselves. Once they had the general guideline to work with: ‘Class sizes of no more than 18 kids’; they began looking at their facilities, calculating their student popula-tions, and shuffling things around in their minds. It didn’t take long for some of them to realize that they could actually get their kids in front of teachers for the full five days per week, instead of only two, and still follow all the social distancing guidelines required.

Actually, principals of three of the four Moapa Valley schools fig-ured they could do just that by the August start time without too much

By VERNON ROBISON

No One Asked Me But...By DR. LARRY MOSES

No One Asked Me But…As Americans are giving up their freedom for safety I am remind-ed of the days when 3D movies came out. When people com-plained about the glasses they had to wear to see the movies, a movie executive stated that “moviegoers will wear toilet seat covers if I tell them to.”

While that did not prove to be the case, apparently Nevadans will wear masks under the or-ders of Governor Steve Sisolak. It must be difficult for Sisolak to pretend to be the Governor of Nevada as he waits his marching orders from the Governor of Cal-ifornia.

As this Fourth of July rolls around, I would call your atten-tion to our founding fathers and their dedication to the indepen-dence and freedom of the Amer-ican people.

Thomas Jefferson wished to be remembered for three achieve-ments in his public life. Surpris-ingly, these did not include his term as governor of Virginia, the time he served as the U.S. minis-ter to France, his time as Secre-tary of State under George Wash-ington, or as Vice-President in the administration of John Adams, or even as the President of the Unit-ed States from 1801 to 1809. On his tombstone, which Jefferson himself designed, and for which he wrote the inscription, it sim-ply notes that Thomas Jefferson was “author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and Father of the Uni-versity of Virginia.”

President John F. Kennedy presented a toast at a dinner for Nobel Prize Winners by saying, “I think this is the most extraor-dinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.”

The most amazing thing about the American Revolutionary Period was not that a man like Thomas Jefferson appeared on the scene when needed, but that he was a giant among giants. This was the time of George Wash-ington, James Madison, John Adams, Patrick Henry, Alexan-der Hamilton and Thomas Paine. These men were not only men of action but men of letters.

The opening paragraph of Paine’s The American Crisis states, “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer sol-

dier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the ser-vice of their country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman… the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly… Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as Freedom should not be highly rated.”

As our freedoms are trampled on in the name of COVID-19, we can only hope the American peo-ple will keep the dreams of our founding fathers alive.

I would direct you to Patrick Henry’s Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death speech. In this speech Henry challenges American’s to take up the cause of freedom. The same freedom we seemingly are so willing to give up during the present created crisis.

“Sir, we are not weak if we make proper use those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power,” Henry said. “The millions of people, armed in their holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. …The Battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, … Is life so dear or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? For-bid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”

These were truly leaders for the ages.

Nowadays we counter this leadership with the likes of Hil-lary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, Alexandria Oc-asio-Cortez, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, etc.

My Democrat friends will com-plain I named mostly Democrats here. That is not because they are worse than Republicans, but pres-ently other than President Trump, there are no relevant Republican leaders.

Where is the leadership? Are there no longer giants in the land? We are in a period of American history when we need giants and all I can see are mental midgets.

After a period of political midgets including the ever fa-mous Martin Van Buren, Wil-liam H. Harrison, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Franklin Pierce

and James Buchanan, the country faced its greatest challenge with the pending Civil War. At that time, out of the masses raised a giant: Abraham Lincoln. With the nation saved once again, lead-ership went dormant in America. Not until the crisis of the Great Depression and World War II did another giant appear to save the nation.

I would suggest that the nation is again reaching a crisis where great leadership must appear. We can no longer rely on the mental midgets now in control of the government at all levels to save the nation. Maybe once again, out there somewhere, are the leaders needed to maintain this great nation.

No one asked me but… The tearing down of statues has a long history in America.

In 1776 after the reading of the Declaration of Independence, New Yorkers descended on Bowling Green and tore down the statue of King George III. The statue was melted down to make musket balls for the Continental Army to use against his majesty’s army.

I can well understand the de-sire of the liberal left to have all statues associated with Confeder-ate leaders removed from public view. If for no other reason than these monuments remind the pub-lic of their Democrat forefathers’ historical support of suppression of minority civil rights in Amer-ica.

However, I find it interesting that a Black Lives Matter mob in Madison, Wisconsin tore down the statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg, a strong abolitionist who gave his life fighting against the tyranny of slavery. The same mob tore down a statue commemorat-ing the early movement to give equal rights to American women. It is difficult to understand mob attacks on President U.S. Grant, the General of The Grand Army of the Potomac that defeated southern slave holders. He was the President who presided over the 14th and 15th Amendments that provides for equal protection under the law for all American citizens and the right of all citi-zens to vote.

Thought of the week…. The mob is the most ruthless of ty-rants.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche

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trouble. The fourth principal, whose school has a higher stu-dent count, realized her facility probably could not accommodate a full five-day schedule of social distancing for so many kids. But she had some other ideas and she was eager to meet with her SOT this week to see if any other out-side-the-box possibilities could be explored at her school.

What they all feared, though, was a deliberate delay from CCSD. With time being of the essence, plans could quickly be made and submitted. But there was no time for bureaucratic log-jamming.

“With our numbers at the high school, we could probably do this without too much trouble,” said MVHS principal Hal Mortensen. “What I worry about is whether I would get an answer in a reason-able time.”

Mortensen said this with a viv-id memory at the top of his mind. Only a month ago, he tried re-peatedly and finally failed to get CCSD approval for an alterna-tive graduation plan at the school which would have followed all the necessary guidelines in place.

“No one will give an answer,” Mortensen said. “And I don’t know, after doing all the planning

needed, if I ever would get one.”No doubt there are some SOTs

at many CCSD schools that are not yet up to such a challenge. There may be some schools where an alternative plan is just not possible. For those, last week’s CCSD plan is there and ready for them to follow.

But in schools where a better outcome for students and fami-lies is so easily attainable – and where organized, active and in-volved SOTs already stand pre-pared to work out the details and logistics– why not allow the local autonomy to just let them move forward?

Superintendent Jara, I’m afraid that you and your senior staff have been working too hard! It doesn’t have to be that difficult! It’s okay. Let go of some of that control. Our local SOTs; both in Moapa and Virgin Valleys; are ready, willing, qualified and ca-pable to take some of that burden from your shoulders. Just provide them, as you have, with the nec-essary guidelines and baseline re-quirements. Give them just a little of your trust. Then get out of their way.

You’ll be amazed at the inno-vative things that will take place when you set a team of local ad-ministrators, school staff and par-ents free to find the best solution for their own kids!

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dence Day event has welcomed about 120 golfers. But this year, with COVID-19, the staff is ex-pecting about 80-90 golfers.

Larcom said that the course is

still practicing social distancing. And the staff is continually sani-tizing equipment before each use throughout the day.

Larcom said that he is looking forward to the upcoming holiday event. “We are always trying to think of ideas to get more peo-

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ple involved,” Larcom said. “The Fourth of July typically is a very family-oriented day so we thought that it would be a good opportuni-ty for families to bring out their kids, at a very reasonable price, to play golf for the day. We allow ju-niors to play for just $10 so all in, Mom and Dad could bring out a couple of kids and play for about $60.”

He spoke of the excitement and fun of the Fourth of July event for the whole family. “It’s the per-fect time for Mom or Dad to get out early in the morning, beat the heat, and then get back in time to barbeque with the family and watch the fireworks,” he said.

ADONAI Landscaping in Mesquite hosted a grand opening open house event for the compa-ny’s new location at 1646 W Pio-neer Blvd. St. 120 in Mesquite on Thursday, June 25. The Mesquite Chamber of Commerce partic-ipated in the celebration with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Chamber President Carol Kol-son said that the ribbon cutting was a private event due to social distancing requirements. Kolsen added that she was impressed with the way the ADONAI staff organized the celebration.

“The open house allowed peo-ple to come and go and allowed business owners to visit with cus-tomers,” Kolson said.

The event was considered a success while ensuring that par-ticipants safety, Kolson said.

“Business needs to continue in a safe manner,” Kolson said. “Mesquite is open for business and the Chamber has lots of events coming up. We are moving

on.”ADONAI owner Blanca Vil-

larreal said that many existing clients and new customers attend-ed the open house to celebrate the new location.

The company’s previous loca-tion was Villarreal’s home. But she said that she is now happy to offer customers a fully function-ing office with a full time recep-tionist.

Business hours are Mon-Thurs from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. and Saturday

ADONAI Landscaping opens new locationBy WESLIE STRATTON

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ADONAI Landscaping owner Blanca Villarreal cuts the celebratory grand opening ribbon along with Mesquite Chamber of Commerce President Carol Kolson (right) and other attendees of the event.

from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. with a daily lunch break closure from 12-1 p.m.

“If any-one has any emergencies like a water leak or timers not working we offer af-ter hours ser-vice,” Villar-eal said. “Just call us.”

ADONAI Landscaping is a maintenance and control compa-ny, including tree trimming ser-vices.

“Starting July 1 we are offering all military and first responders a 10 percent discount with a six month contract,” Villarreal said.

The business will offer weekly specials that will be announced on the ADONAI Landscaping Facebook page. Villarreal invited all to call for a free estimate on landscape maintenance at (702) 344-5351.

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Pottery classes have resumed at the Jimmie Hughes Campus in Mesquite. Classes for beginner and intermediate levels are now being held. There is also an op-tion to call to schedule your own activity or even to walk in and have a volunteer get you started on a project.

“You can come and go as you please,” said Kathleen Birkholz who heads up the pottery studio.

The studio is equipped with top-of-the-line kilns, wheels, slab rollers and extruders. There is also an extensive selection of glazes, tools, and poured ceram-ics ready to be painted and fired.

“We want to teach you the right way to do things so that once you know, you can break all of the rules and let your own creativity show,” said Birkholz.

In July, Beginning Pottery classes are held on Mondays and

Getting hands dirty at the Potter’s WheelBy AMY DAVIS

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AMY DAVIS The ProgressJohn Durrant works at the wheel at the Mesquite Fine Arts Center pottery studio at the Jimmie Hughes Campus in Mesquite. Durrant began taking pottery in March, right before the COVID-19 shutdowns. He resumed his new hobby recently, as soon as the studio reopened.See Pottery on page 2B

While the Nevada Interscholas-tic Activities Association (NIAA) has given the green light to ath-letics resuming in the silver state, the Clark County School District has yet to ease up on restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The district moved into Phase II of their reopening plan on June 8, but are remaining cautious and erring on the side of safety, not yet moving to open schools nor resuming athletics programs.

However, in Moapa Valley, some student-athletes have been taking matters into their own

hands. Many have organized un-official practices and conditioning sessions to prepare for a potential fall sports season.

Many of these “practices” appear to be just like any other sports practice. But there is one key element missing: the coach-es. CCSD coaches have been forbidden to contact students or hold any conditioning or practic-es during the COVID-19 closure.

Another main difference with the student-led practices is their location. None of these get-to-gethers may be held on CCSD property. But that hasn’t stopped

Kids hold sports practice even without coachesBy GANNON HANEVOLD

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Members of the MVHS Cross Country team get together on their own at the fairgrounds every weekday morning at sun-up to run a couple of miles together and prepare for the hope of an upcoming fall sports season. See Sports on page 2B

The Moapa Valley Youth Foot-ball program announced last week that it will begin registra-tion for the coming season. The announcement came as a relief to many parents.

Moapa Valley Youth Football Board Member Stephanie Thorn-ton made the announcement in an interview with The Progress on Saturday.

“Some sports are finally com-ing back!” Thornton said. “The youth football is now registering and even though it is a little late start, just the news of football coming back is exciting during this time of the pandemic.”

Thornton emphasized that there are still some parts of the planning that may change. “But at the current time the season is a go and set,” she said.

The first Parent meeting will be held on Monday, July 13 at 6:30 pm at the Clark County Fair-grounds in the Fine Arts Building. The cost of registering is $175. Parents need to bring a check to the meeting for an equipment de-posit hold. Due to the pandemic, they are not doing any late regis-tration fees this year.

“We are also doing payment by Venmo this year,” stated Thorn-ton. “We have set it up this way so we can have the funds ready to refund registration if needed. This is just in case for some reason, we must cancel the season for any reason. However, once again right now we are going forward full steam ahead.”

This year the Youth Football will be joining the Southern Utah Nevada League (SUN) as in com-

Youth Football registration underway

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The little stone building at 35 W Mesquite Blvd was built in 1941 and now houses the Virgin Valley Heritage Museum.

Walter Hughes, the building’s designer and contractor was con-tracted to build a Library. Hav-ing just worked on the Lost City Museum building in Overton, he used the same building plans for the new rock structure. Visitors may notice a similarity.

The building was funded by the National Youth Administra-tion. It remained a library for only a short time.

It later became a hospital and was in operation between 1943 thru 1977. The hospital was run by Nurse Bertha Howe. Both Ber-tha and her spouse lived on site. After their death, the building became a community center used mostly by the Boy Scouts.

The building was dedicated a heritage museum in 1985 at the city’s one-year incorporation par-ty.

“The bars on the window that

VV Heritage Museum enlightens communityBy BOBBIE GREEN

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BOBBIE GREEN / The ProgressCurator Elspeth Kuta is happy to demonstrate this 175-year old spin-ning wheel on display and still fully functional at the Virgin Valley Heritage Museum.

many people have wondered about were placed there solely for security in the eighties” said

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Mesquite Fire Chief Jayson Andrus spoke on Saturday to members of the Home-owner’s Association (HOA) of The Re-serve in Mesquite. The open house-style event was held at the home of Rick and Margret McIn-tire.

Andrus explained that the Mesquite Fire Department conducts a commu-nity outreach series by speaking to the residents through their groups, orga-nizations, HOA’s, clubs and neigh-borhoods. This was part of that outreach

Andrus’ empha-sis was to com-municate what is happening in the community related

to the fire department. That in-cluded COVID-19 responses, fire hydrants, emergency manage-ment, 911 calls and other major incidents.

“This is an opportunity for the Fire Department to see what con-cerns our public is facing and ad-dress them head on,” Andrus said.

Mesquite Fire Chief speaks at The Reserve

By BOBBIE GREEN

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Mesquite Fire Chief Jayson Andrus speaks to a group of HOA members at The Reserve commu-nity in Mesquite during an “open house” event hosted by a resident on Saturday.

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the kids from getting together. They have found other community fields or facilities to gather and get some practice in.

Preston Humes, a senior runner for the MVHS Cross Country team, said that he and a large group of teammates have been meeting at the Clark County Fairgrounds five days per week, sometimes before sun-rise, to get in a few miles.

Meanwhile, members of the MVHS girls soccer team have been trying to keep their workload light, meeting just once or twice per week, while still staying in shape.

Madi Fairchild, a senior, said, “It’s all organized by the players. We’ve just texted all of the girls each week and asked if they want to come out and play a bit of soccer. We just like to shoot around and hang out.”

One of the biggest obstacles in offsea-son progress is usually gelling as a team. Fairchild said having a player-led summer practice schedule has helped with that pro-cess.

“With the new freshmen coming in, they’ve been able to get to know us a bit more and how things work,” Fairchild said. “I think it will help going into the sea-son. Everyone is closer and getting used to how we do things.”

While the Pirate football team can’t yet hit the actual gridiron on Jeff Keel Field due to the ongoing facility closure, the football players have made outside ar-rangements.

Senior Austin Heiselbetz said the team gets together for a few evenings every

week to run through various drills at the Logandale Sports Complex.

“A few players just call everyone up and try to get as many guys there as we can,” Heiselbetz said. “We’ve been running routes, shuttle drills, and pushing a sled mostly.”

Heiselbetz, a senior wide receiver, said that developing chemistry between him and his quarterback, fellow senior Camer-on Reese, is critical.

“To get chemistry with your quarterback is really important,” he said, “Me and Cam have been together since sixth or seventh grade but the younger guys have never had him as a quarterback, so it’s good for them to figure each other’s tendencies out.”

Humes, Heiselbetz, and Fairchild, all upcoming seniors, agreed that there’s an extra incentive to succeed this season with it being their last high school year.

“A couple of us seniors have been talking about looking up to seniors in the past,” Heiselbetz said. “Now it’s kind of our year to be the guys everyone looks up to. We want to step up and get everything moving.”

Fairchild said that the upperclassmen have been in charge of organization at the occasional soccer practices this summer. But they’ve chosen to keep the atmosphere relaxed.

“Usually, the senior girls lead certain drills that we’ve done at practice before, depending on how many girls show up,” Fairchild said, “The older girls take the lead and it’s not super strict.”

Fairchild said that attendance at these ad-hoc practices has been spotty at times

with some of the girls going out of town.But Preston Humes said the cross coun-

try team has been able to see almost a full roster show up to run each morning.

“It’s been kind of like a club team,” Humes said. “The turnout under these cir-cumstances has been great.”

Humes, Fairchild, and Heiselbetz all feel confident about their respective teams going into a season that is surrounded by uncertainty.

“I don’t think anyone is super worried,” Fairchild said, “We’re all just trying to get in as much practice as we can for if we do

have a season. I think we’ll be really good.”The football team also continues to have

their sights set as high as possible. “Our team always finds a way to win so

we’re super motivated to get the year start-ed,” Heiselbetz said. “Our coaches always tell us that the expectation is a state cham-pionship. Anything short of that is a bust of a season.”

With the coronavirus pandemic throw-ing schedules, practices, and the status quo out of the window, Moapa Valley’s athletes have done an impressive job of adapting to a new normal.

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Tuesdays from 2-5 pm. For information about this class call Call Birkholz at 702-443-4878.

An Intermediate Hand Building Class is held on Wednesdays and Thursdays in July from 2-5 pm, taught by Diane Alexanian. For information call Diane at 425-949-8440.

For the advanced group, there will be a Front Door Totem class on July 22-23 from 1-4 pm taught by Gail Smith. Call Gail for information at 801-633-5328.

“I have always wanted to get into pot-tery,” said John Durrants as he sat at the potter’s wheel last week with his hand cupping a piece of clay that resembled a large mug. “When you are young and busy chasing a dime, you just don’t really have the time to pursue those kinds of interests.”

Durrant said that he began coming in to the pottery studio in March, right before it was all shutdown due to the COVID 19 disruption. Now he is glad to be back.

“I have taken a few pieces home,” Durrant said. “But most of the pieces you make end up being turned back into a lump of clay as you practice.”

Birkholz has been involved in pottery and art for 50 years. “This is a life en-

deavor of mine,” she said. “It is definitely a love. To share creating with people who have never done anything like this is so re-warding.”

“I love to see what people come up with,” Birkholz added. “Pottery has be-come a bucket list item for at least two people that I know of, who have passed on already.”

Birkholz says that pottery is a form of therapy. “We have to find a way to relieve tension,” she said. “Sometimes beating the heck out of clay is the best way to do it.”

The pottery studio is open daily. Par-ticipants do not need to wait for a class to check it out. Volunteers like Kathleen Birk-holz, Carol Van Lente and Gail Smith are at the studio daily to help with walk-ins.

Classes in the Summer are limited (but still available on demand) due to the fact that many of the art instructors are snow-birds.

“I encourage people to come by and maybe even just sit and watch,” Birkholz said. “You don’t have to be an artist. You don’t have to know colors. You don’t even have to be good at anything; just come and try it out.”

Information about classes can be found on the Fine Arts website at https://www.mesquitefineartscenter.com/.

museum curator Elspeth Kuta. “We were never a jail.”

Kuta has held her position at the muse-um for the past five years.

Originally from New Zealand, Kuta’s previous career background was being a long-haul big-rig truck driver throughout the 48 states.

“It took me about two years to get my-self fully comfortable with the local histo-ry and up to snuff with computers and all,” Kuta said. “I want to do a good job; all of the previous museum curators have left a

valuable legacy.” Kuta’s favorite piece of history in the

museum is the 175-year-old spinning wheel. It was donated by the Heck family. Kuta said that she is more than happy to demonstrate its use.

The functioning Victrola record player is her 2nd favorite. “The kids who come in are fascinated with it because they can find no batteries or electrical plug,” Kuta said. “Yet it still works.”

The machine is powered by a wind-up mechanism.

The Virgin Valley Heritage Museum is open from 10 am to 4 pm Tuesday through Saturday.

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ADDRESS ACRES PRICEVirgin River 3.88 $4,800McDonald Ave. 0.29 $16,900466 McDonald 0.17 $19,000Spur & Lamar 2.17 $33,500440 Whitmore St 0.62 $35,0001548 Paintbrush 0.46 $37,000Yamashita & Paul 1.92 $39,9001910 Jim Haworth 0.48 $39,900None 2.06 $40,000Airport Rd. OWC 1.62 $45,000Sara St. 2.27 $45, 400Pinion Pines 5.60 $49,000Cram 1.00 $55,000Scamp Ave. 1.96 $55,0003997 River Hghts 0.58 $55,000Turvey 2.12 $60,000Pioneer 1.97 $65,0003704 Mahalo Cir. 0.46 $65,0002545 Lou 1.00 $65,000Thom St. 1.96 $65,0001112 Thomas Bay 0.55 $69,000

ADDRESS Sqft PRICE173 N. Moapa Valley 646 $135,000309 S. Moapa Valley 2120 $280,000

ADDRESS AC PRICEMoapa Valley Blvd. 0.24 $47,000Moapa Valley Blvd. 0.26 $55,000935 Moapa Valley 1.08 $158,8752080 Lou St. 7.95 $249,000Magnasite 200.00 $4,900,000

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320 Thomas Ave.156 Scenic Lookout1930 Turvey Ave.585 Cox Ave.3515 Sandy St.466 McDonald Ave.1377 Victory Joy St.736 Weiser Ridge Ave.1182 Thomas Bay Cir.

4720 State HWY 1684700 State HWY 168459 Tres Palomas St.464 Tres Coyotes Ave.1760 State HWY 1681992 Gubler Ave.1015 Ranch Rd.225 Pioneer Ave.975 Carol Ave.

2080 Lou1855 Zubia St.1325 Neil Ave. 2950 Taylor St.1870 Nez Perce Ave.1389 Red Sage Ln.1025 Claridge Ave.2825 N. Pioneer Rd.1120 Lou Jean Ave.

Address Bd Bath Sqft List Price Acres Year Zip Code389 Park Blvd. 3 2 840 75,000 0.49 2004 89001484 Michael Way 3 2 944 82,000 0.26 1996 890011983 S Moapa Valley Blvd 3 2 1440 90,000 4.01 2002 890404185 Skyline St 2 2 840 150,000 2.07 1971 890211440 Scott Ave 3 2 924 150,000 1.28 1995 89040741 Cottonwood St 3 2 1742 160,000 1.17 2001 89001416 McDonald 3 2 2152 175,000 0.18 1990 890401340 Jensen Ave 5 3 2576 179,000 0.39 1985 890211344 Jensen Ave 5 3 2576 179,000 0.5 1985 890211575 Isola Dr 4 2 1342 224,500 1.87 1990 890252985 Doty St. 4 2 2040 225,000 0.29 1986 890213975 Mateuse St 4 2 1458 238,000 2.12 1999 890211200 W. Cottonwood 3 2 1344 259,000 10 1985 890401811 Jensen Ave 2 2 1526 264,900 0.55 1993 890211240 W Cottonwood Ave. 3 1 1152 289,000 8.69 2001 890402433 Robison Farm Rd 4 3 1995 365,500 0.78 1995 890213630 Sandy St. 4 3 3277 395,000 0.53 1999 890218216 Fawn Brook Ct 4 3 3165 465,000 0.16 1998 89149925 Palo Verde St 3 2 1552 495,000 2.11 1993 890403757 River Heights Ln 4 4 4068 499,900 0.6 2008 89021995 Higbee Ranch Ln. 6 5 4774 575,000 3.1 2011 89001

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8216 Fawn Brook Ct, LV 925 Palo Verde St 1811 Jensen Ave

Address List Price Acres Zip Virgin River 2,500 5.0 89040Off Oliver St 8,000 0.1 89040Mormon Mesa 9,000 6 89040Virgin River 10,000 10.0 89040Mormon Mesa 15,000 3 89040Virgin River 18,000 20.0 89040Bryner Ave 19,000 0.88 89040Wittwer Ave 40,000 1.10 89021280 Pat Ave. 45,000 2.0 890401340 Jensen Av 45,000 0.48 89021Off Jensen Av 45,000 0.88 89021Navajo Av 47,000 0.71 89021N. Moapa Valley Bl 47,500 0.97 89021Liston Ave. & Ash St. 47,500 2.05 89021 W Turvey Ave 47,500 1.93 89025Frehner&Yamashita 50,000 1.91 89021N Yamashita St 50,000 1.91 89021Skyline St 50,000 1.00 890211910 Pinwheel St 58,000 0.51 89021Mormon Mesa 59,000 80.0 89040Cram & Yamashita 60,000 1.91 89021Gubler Ave #045 60,000 0.95 89021Gubler Ave #046 60,000 0.97 89021Lou St. 68,500 2.07 89021

Address List Price Acres Zip St. Joseph St. 75,000 2.12 890211352 Red Sage Ln 75,000 0.59 89021West Jensen Ave. 80,000 1.78 89040Off Wells Ave 85,000 2.04 89021Skyline St 89,950 5 89021Napal Vista Cir 90,000 2.06 89021 Liston Ave 95,000 2.00 89021Moapa Valley Bl 95,000 2.69 89040Paul Ave & Tami St 99,000 2.06 89021Skyline St 100,000 4.68 89021Curohee St/Damon 120,000 9.29 89025N Curohee St 120,000 9 89025Damon Ave/Hiko St 120,000 9.43 89025Hiko St 120,000 9.13 89025Willow Ave 150,000 10 89040Willow Ave & Deer 150,000 10 89040Diane Ave 150,000 10 89040Diane Ave & Deer 150,000 10 89040289 S. MV Blvd 175,000 0.47 89040Moapa Valley Blvd 189,000 13.71 89040Jensen Ave 270,000 7.98 89021Cooper St 285,000 7.26 89040123 S Moapa Valley 290,000 0.37 89040Heyer St 827,800 41.39 89021

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Andrus was careful to address the audi-ence from a safe 6-foot social distance so that he would not have to wear a face mask while he spoke.

He began his speech by giving a shout-out to the great Mesquite Police Depart-ment that he feels does a fantastic job. He received a loud applause for this.

He went on to talk about emergency response calls in Mesquite. Last year, the Fire Department responded to 3,200 emer-gency calls. He said that 98 percent of Fire Department calls are medical in nature: mostly cardiac arrest, and strokes. Only 2 percent are fires, he said.

As Fire Chief, Andrus is also the City’s Risk Manager. The main concerns for Risk Management in Mesquite deal with power outages, earthquakes and floods. But this year has been different. Andrus has been heavily involved in the city’s pandemic response. He was able to field many ques-tions on COVID-19.

“At the end of May we began our com-munity testing for COVID,” he said.

The City’s mobile testing unit is located at Fire Station 1. It is open every Tuesday from 7-9 am by appointment only. Anyone

can get tested. Appointments can be made online at https://eforms.mesquitenv.gov/w/covid19test.

Andrus made the audience aware that the Mesquite Fire Department is the only city in Nevada that has a Critical Care Paramedic unit. “We have four Paramedics that are trained to treat and transport pa-tients on a ventilator, requiring blood prod-ucts or additional critical medications,” he said.

Since The Reserve community is a rela-tively new development in Mesquite most of the residents are also new to the City. These outreach programs are proving to be invaluable to the many newer commu-nities.

Resident and hostess, Margret McIntire said she was pleased to hear information about Mesquite emergency response from the Chief himself. “It is good to hear some-thing other than just rumors,” she said.

Resident Sherwin Guhriman stated, “I thought it was an informative talk. I did not know there are three fire stations here.”

John Lininger another resident said, “I thought it was an excellent speech, every-one can learn something.”

Anyone wishing to set up a meeting may call Administrative Assistant, Sonja Rob-inson at 702-346-2690 or email her at srob-inson@mesquitenv.gov to set up a time.

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A state-wide effort to recall Ne-vada Governor Steve Sisolak has

roared to life once again. The ef-fort, which had seemed to be kian-other casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic has been given new life by the courts and is now building

Recall Sisolak movement is back and seeking volunteersBy NICK YAMASHITA

The Progress

up a new head of steam. The recall petition was quashed

by the Nevada Secretary of State and by the Nevada Supreme Court on May 20. At that time, the timeline on the effort to get enough signatures ran out before the goal had been met to move forward.

The group advocating for the recall had filed an injunction to award them more time because of the setbacks suffered in the COVID-19 pandemic and quar-antine. They said that the restric-tions associated with the virus had affected their ability to gather enough signatures on the petition.

“This affected the opportuni-ty for us to gather signatures as everyone was quarantined and we were not able to contact peo-ple,” said local petition leader, Jill Lamping of Moapa. “Every-one was locked up and no contact was allowed. This ruling was not fair and unethical, so we filed an appeal and we won!”

By order of the federal appeals

court two weeks ago, the Fight for Nevada group, which is be-hind the effort to recall Sisolak, was told they could again reapply for the petition. They were given the required time to gather signa-tures again.

The group has quickly become mobilized again.

“We are currently getting vol-unteers and setting up leaders and co-leaders for each county and areas that need it,” Lamping said. “As soon as we have enough leaders and volunteers we will be refiling for the petition and start gathering signatures. We want to recall Sisolak for his unconstitu-tional laws regarding gun control amongst other things.”

Lamping added that the group has everything in order. “We want to make sure we have all of our ducks in a row so we can meet the requirements and have the petition go through to recall Governor Sisolak who has done so many unconstitutional things that are not good for our state,”

Lamping said.For more information, contact

area Leader Jill Lamping at (702) 286-2271.

The Mesquite Republican Wom-en will hold a Meet & Greet with Republican candidates who will be running in the November Election. Open to the public on July 7th at the MRW Champaign office. Located at 561 Mesquite Blvd. in Sun Valley Plaza. From 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Candidates invited to be on hand are Jim Marchant, CD4, Annie Black, As-sembly Dist. 19 Brian Wursten, city Council seat 2, Karen Field-ing, Wes Boger in a runoff for city council seat 5 and Bob Sweeten, running for Mayor.

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Women to hold Meet & Greet

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SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 AM

Adult Sunday School 10:00 amChildren’s Sunday School 11:00 amTeens Sunday School 11:00 am

Pastor: Richard Fisher& Rosita Fisher

A NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCHLOCATED ONTHEMOAPA INDIAN RESERVATION

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St. John’s Catholic ChurchMass is celebrated at 2955 St. Joseph Street

Sunday at 12:00 p.m.Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

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O sing to the Lord a new song,for he has done marvelous things.

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Where do I come from? Why am I here?

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Logandale: 702-677-5379Overton: 702-677-7340Moapa: 702-265-9535 (English/Spanish)

Mesquite: 435-256-1380or visit www.mormon.org

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Technician – experience is preferred but is not required as we will train for the position; this is a long term employment opportunity; all tools and truck for work will be furnished; compensation DOE ($15.00 - $28.00 pr hr with commission).

Apprentice – assist the technicians as assigned; become familiar with proce-dures while assisting; long term employment opportunity for advancement to technician; compensation starting pay $10.00 - $15.00 pr hr DOE.

Applicants must be well groomed, honest and dependable with good com-munications skills; willing and able to perform manual labor; willing to work after hours and weekends when required for emergency calls (we average 1 per week); have a high school diploma or equivalent; work well with the public; have and maintain a valid Nevada driver’s license with a good driving record. Background checks and drug testing will be completed before and after hiring.

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1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments: Behind Post Office in Overton. Clean, Nice. 1 Bdrm/$550, 2 Bdrm/$650 per mo. plus depos-its. Quiet lifestyle. No pets or smoking. Call 702-373-6102.

Retail or office, central Over-ton location, private restroom, off street parking, outdoor sig-nage. 289 S Moapa Valley Blvd. Please text Steve, 702-379-1031.

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MOBILE IMAGE WINDOW TINTING: Autos/homes/etc. 15+ years of exp., 100% guar-anteed. Call for a quote & to make an appt. 702-596-6760.

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Dog Training: Whether you have a young pup, older dog or a rescue, K9Heroes dog training classes can help them learn how to behave appropri-ately at home and on the go. K9Heroes trainers teach fun & effective group or private classes. Call for availability & times, 702-308-0609. If you’re not 100% satisfied, you can re-take the class for FREE! Veter-ans & disabled 50% discount!

Backhoe and grading work, trenching, driveways, are-nas, clearing brush, general dirtwork. Call Jacob 702-378-9271.

AQUATIC (formerly Lasco Bathware) in Moapa, is now hiring: We are accepting applications from 8AM to 3PM Monday through Thursday. Aquatic has a competitive wage starting at $13.00/hr and benefit package, including medical, dental, vision insurance and 401k. We also offer ten paid holidays per year. (702) 864-2100 ext. 4182.

Certified Horticulturist: I will provide successful plant suggestions, plant identifica-tion, landscape concepts, and answer plant and landscape questions. Problems with your plants? Call Andrea Meckley @702.300.4148 “Let’s Talk Plants”

Legacy Rock is now accept-ing job applications and resumes for Equipment Oper-ator, CDL drivers, Double and Triples, Cement Mixer Drivers. Full time and part time. Need experience. Phone 702-398-7625, fax 702-398-7635 or email whip@comnett.net.

For Rent/HmsFor Rent/HmsLogandale Home: 5 bed-rooms, on 1 acre, room for an-imals. No smoking. Please call 702-278-8686.

Reliable Part-time Handyman wanted for a series of basic home repairs in downtown Overton: 3 days per week. No smoking, drugs, alcohol. Call 951-591-2374.

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Western Elite is seeking a Mechanic to maintain equipment op-eration by completing inspections and preventive maintenance requirements; correcting vehicle deficiencies; making adjust-ments and alignments, and keeping records.Essential Job Functions Include:• Diesel engine repair and maintenance.• Heavy machinery (loaders, scrapers, dozers, etc.) repair and maintenance.• Air brake repair and maintenance.• Electrical system repair and maintenance.• Hydraulic equipment repair and maintenance.Minimum Qualifications• 18 years of age.• Proof of eligibility to work in the United States.• Ability to communicate effectively in English required.Position Specific Requirements• 4+ years of commercial diesel mechanic experience required.• Must own and use own toolsThe position is located 50 miles north of Las Vegas near Coyote Springs and offers competitive pay, paid time-off, paid holidays, and an excellent benefits package. Interested candidates should contact Kyle Taylor at 702-206-0034 or kylet@westernelite.com.

Rec VehiclesRec Vehicles2019, 27 foot Transcend trail-er, by Grand Design: It has an outside kitchen, sleeps 8-10 people, 32 inch television, with radio and DVD player. Contact Hope at 801-830-4089. Trailer is in Mesquite, Nv.

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Harlan Duane (Bud) Bonham passed away June 25, 2020. He was born in Freeport Kansas on February 10, 1925 to Law-rence and Alma Brinkman Bon-ham. Living on a farm, he grew up

knowing hard work. He loved farming and returned several times to help with the harvest during his life.

In 1941 the Bonham family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. WW2 had started, but Bud received a farming deferment and went back to Kansas for a year. At age 19 was he was in-ducted into the Army and began boot camp. He served his country in the Philippines for 26 months.

Upon his return to Salt Lake City, he met and fell in love with Gloria Glade. They were married on Janu-ary 3, 1948. They enjoyed 72 years of marriage and had five children: Lynette Chidester (Reed, deceased), Kathy (Brent) Wood, Barry (Robbin), Laurie (Reed) Tuckfield, and Heidi (Dave) Smith. The family was later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple.

Bud was amazing at fixing things! He worked several jobs as a mechan-ic but found his career job when he was hired by the Salt Lake City Fire Department in 1950. He loved fire-

T h o m a s Patrick Keefe (Chief), age 80, passed away June 4, 2020 at his home in Mesquite, Neva-da, with his wife, Dorie Keefe and dear friend, Mary Jo by his side, af-ter battling a long

battle with Mesothelioma.He was born August 15, 1939 in

Cleveland, Ohio to William James Keefe & Frances Keefe (Walter). He was raised and educated in Cleve-land. In 1964 he started working for the Cleveland Fire Department and in 1967, Tom moved west to North Idaho, where he bought a restaurant called “The Boat”. By 1978 he became

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the Fire Chief for the City of Kellogg/Shoshone County Fire District #2. In 1982, Tom moved to Washing-ton State where he became the Fire Chief of King County Fire District #1. By 1986 he became the Fire Chief of the City of Tukwila, Washington. He was a true leader for his Tukwila crew and considered them his family.

In 2003 Tom retired from his duties as Fire Chief and moved with his wife, Ann to Mesquite, Nevada. Tom and Ann opened a floral gallery shop until her death in 2009. In 2012, Tom met and married Doris Lee Boyts of Mes-quite, Nevada. Tom and Dorie en-joyed their travels to visit with friends in Washington and Montana, they also cherished the time they spent with their wine club group. Tom en-joyed the shooting range and going to

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fighting. He served as the president of union local 1645, also as the presi-dent of the Firefighters Relief Associ-ation. He retired after 32 years.

Bud and Gloria moved to Over-ton, Nevada in 1982 and fell in love with the community. They developed many lifelong relationships with the people in Moapa Valley. He served several leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including Bishop.

Next to Bud’s family and friends, the love of his life was his tractor! Countless hours were spent helping friends, tilling, hauling, cutting, post hole digging, log splitting and most important taking grandkids for rides.

He was loved and will be missed.He is survived by his wife; children;

sister Darlene; 14 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. He was pre-ceded in death by his parents.

Services will be held at Moapa Valley Mortuary on Tuesday, June 30 2020 with viewing at 6:00 pm, and fu-neral services at 7:00 pm.

Additional services will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thurs-day, July 2, 2020 at the Cottonwood Heights 2nd ward, 6890 Whitmore Way, Salt Lake City, UT. Viewing at 1:00 pm, services at 2:00 pm.

To read the more detailed eulogy and to sign the family’s online guest-book please go to www.moapavalley-mortuary.com.

the gym every day, he loved cooking and considered it his speciality.

Tom is survived by his wife Dorie, who still resides in Mesquite; Sally (Lee) Gerber of Ohio, Mary (Kevin)Carpenter Brookshire of Texas, Wil-liam J. (Willy) Keefe of California, Mi-chael D. (Lynn) Keefe and of Idaho, as well as many nieces and nephew.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents William and Frances Keefe; his sister, Kathy Quin (Keefe) and husband Leonard Quin.

Tom had requested not to have a funeral service, however close family and friends have planned a Celebra-tion of Life that will be held at a later date. In remembrance of Tom, a do-nation may be made to the Shriner’s Children Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The family invites you to leave a message or memory on their guest book at virginvalleymortuary.com.

parison to previous years being under the Red Rock League.

“The Red Rock League fell apart and teams left,” Thornton said. “So we joined up with the SUN League, so we have better competition and more games. Virgin Valley is also in this league so the rivalry can continue.”

Youth Football is again under the direction of Dennis Whitmore along with help from his wife,

Erika. There is also a board of parents and community mem-bers who will be helping. These include Thornton, Tavish Millet, Amy Johnson and Matt Stan-kosky. Also, there are multiple volunteers and coaches.

“We are still needing volun-teers and coaches, most notably a head coach for the 7th Grade team,” said Thornton.

Registration is open to all chil-dren from grades 3-8.

“Our goal is to have at least 100 kids registered to fill all the teams

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for each grade,” Thornton said. “Then we can get uniforms or-dered and football will resume!”

At the moment, the Moapa Val-ley Youth Football has a set date of July 27 for practices and train-ing to begin.

The Venmo identification for payment is @moapa-youth-foot-ball75.

For more information, contact Stephanie Thornton at (702) 239-9003. For Virgin Valley registra-tion contact Director Sheri Cran-dall at virginvalleysunyfl.com

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