Mesquite LocaL NewsThe Week of March 8, 2018 Vol. 14, No. 21

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By Linda FaasMLN

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada held a consumer session at Mesquite City Hall on Feb. 28 to gath-er public comments on the application by Southwest Gas proposing a plan to finance the extension of natural gas pipelines to Mesquite. Commissioner Bruce Breslow of PUCN opened the meeting by clarifying that the meeting was not a decision-making session.

He urged speakers to provide quan-tifiable financial data in their state-ments.

Natural gas service is not currently available to the city, in large part due to prior public utility policy that re-quired up-front financing for extend-ing existing lines. The huge price tag

for bringing gas from the Kern River pipeline that angles across the Mor-mon Mesa area 15 miles north and west of Mesquite has been the deter-rent to gas hookup during Mesquite’s huge growth spurts since the 1990s.

In 2015, Nevada passed SB 151, al-lowing utilities to propose alterna-tive cost recovery methods to finance projects, possibly extending recov-ery costs over a number of years and spreading costs among all users in a region. The Southwest Gas proposal is the first application submitted to the PUCN requesting authorization for such a cost recovery plan. They es-timate they will serve about 780 Mes-quite customers within five years, in-cluding 31 commercial customers and 150 new construction homes per year.

According to SW Gas documents, es-timated cost for infrastructure needed to serve the city is about $30 million. They calculated a cost recovery plan that would levy two special rates. The proposed SB 151 rate applies to all gas users in southern Nevada.

A proposed Mesquite Area Expan-sion Charge applies only to custom-ers in the expanded service territory in Mesquite. The charge applicable to all Southern Nevada customers would increase monthly bills system-wide from a low of .06 percent for some residential users, to as high as 4.0 per-cent for large commercial users. That surcharge would yield about $3 mil-lion a year in revenues to SW Gas.

By Barbara EllestadMLN

The number of visitors in Mesquite for January barely got in the six-digit num-bers but was enough for a 2.2 percent gain year over year. January 2017 saw 98,600 people visiting Mesquite. That number hit 100,700 this year.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority report had more good news for Mesquite’s tourism industry with a 4.0 percent gain in total occupancy for all hotel rooms hitting 69.2 percent. That’s

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Cresent Hardy has officially filed to run for Nevada’s 4th Congressional Dis-trict, currently held by Congressman Ruben Kihuen.

“I’m ready to get back to work for the 4th Congressional District. I look for-ward to not only representing the citi-zens of this great district in Washington D.C., but also continuing my commit-ment to having the most effective and en-gaged constituent services operation in the country,” said former Congressman Hardy. “Now, more than ever, Nevada needs proven leadership in Washington, and I’m the only candidate in this race who is ready to get to work for the 4th District on day one.”

As of Wednesday, March 7, Hardy was the only Republican candidate to file. In what is expected to be a large field, only

By Linda FaasMLN

Virgin Valley Water District began its fiscal year 2019 budget process at a special meeting March 6. The review was a first pass at putting together a robust budget of nearly $12 million that will guide district operations for 12 months beginning July 1.

District finance manager Wes Smith opened discussion of district revenues forecasts with the encouraging news that the district had sur-passed his projections of revenue in the current year, so he has raised his operating revenue projections for FY2019 to $9 million. He attri-butes the bump to more new construction per-mits and hookups as well as water user rate in-

creases previously voted by the board. He noted that renegotiation of district bond

interest rates will yield a 70 cent reduction for each water user on their monthly debt service surcharge. He also noted that on March 1 the district paid off a 2008 bond. Other current VVWD debt will not be completely retired un-til 2033.

Water revenues do not completely pay for next year’s planned expenditures, however. Cash on hand from several district accounts will be used to balance the budget. Approximately $6.2 mil-lion held in money market, settlement account, capital replacement reserves, and SDC reserves will supplement operating revenues and non-

Linda FaasSouthwest Gas representatives Amy Timpeley and Catherine Mazzeo discuss projected gas pipeline extension with Mes-quite resident Gary Elgort.

Residents comment on prospect of natural gas service

Linda FaasThe Virgin Valley Water District is considering future projects as the replacement water tank at Flat Top Mesa nears completion.

Board reviews budget

January visitor count starts new year right

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hardy files for District 4 seat

ELECTIONS

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Hardy has served as the Mesquite

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By Teri NehrenzMLN

When you’ve got a small community, there can be a lack of things to do and see but not when you’re a member of the Arizona Strip if Beaver Dam Station store owner Bill Evans has anything to say about it.

From the Beaver Dam Jam, Lawn-mower races and “Irrational Recreation Area” otherwise known as the “Dam Bar,” Evans has been giving folks some-thing fun to do around these small com-munities for a long time; and now there’s something new.

BDS is now hosting a weekend flea market. For just $10 a space, vendors of all kinds can set their wares along the corner of Old Highway 91 and Old Pio-neer Road in Beaver Dam. Spaces are not limited to just a table, some vendors have several tables in their space.

According to some of the volunteers who help with the flea market, vendors have been setting up at the BDS since the second week of January and, despite some cooler temperatures a weekend or two, many have sold out their wares.

If you’re a flea market flipper, a ga-rage sale junkie or have treasures to sell, you’ll love the variety of both goods and buyers that you’ll find each week at the BDS. The flea market is open Friday, Sat-urday and Sunday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Don’t forget the lawnmower races every other Saturday. The races bring more than a hundred race fans that will no doubt be curious about what you may have to offer; the races also bring more vendors who’ll have more stuff to show them.

For more information on the Beaver Dam Station Flea Market contact the Beaver Dam Station at 928-347-5589; ask for Wendy.

Teri NehrenzBDS is now hosting a weekend flea market. For just $10 a space, vendors of all kinds can set their wares along the corner of Old Highway 91 and Old Pioneer Road in Beaver Dam.

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The winds were whipping across the Golden West parking lot but the band played on and people still came to the Fifth Annual Donkey Jamboree to help the plight of these beasts of burden.

The money needed to care for these animals is quite the strain on our federal government so Mark Myers, founder of Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue is will-ing to take action and ease the federal “burden of these beasts;” but he needs money.

The actions Myers takes is traveling the country, fundraising, contracting, rounding up the donkeys and placing them in the Peaceful Valley Donkey Res-cues on the ranch in Texas or right here in Scenic, Arizona.

Fundraising projects, such as the Donkey Jamboree, help considerably with raising funds for the Scenic rescue/adoption center which was started by Joan Dunkle and Fred Clark.

Dunkle and Clark take every oppor-tunity they have in Mesquite that allows them to raise funds and care for the don-keys until they are adopted.

Myers is otherwise engaged, being the voice for the donkeys and raising money, somewhere else in the country but he al-ways manages to be in Mesquite for the Jamboree.

Myers spends this time in Mesquite because of the love and support the com-munity shows for the donkeys and the importance of the Scenic rescue, which is becoming much more than just peace-ful pastures and an adoption center.

Myers, because of Dunkle’s and Clark’s generosity and love for the donkeys, has acquired, long-term, the ability to begin a new wild burrow training center right across from the adoption center.

Dunkle and Clark donated 13 acres of their land for the wild burro project’s new training center and it’s a good thing because they are about to get a new herd and with it maybe some new surprises like the one they got just a month ago.

Donkeys are constantly coming and going, many of them brought in, up un-til now, from the Texas training center, which can house over a 1,000 donkeys at any given time.

Donkeys being normally healthy ani-mals get blood tested before released to

the rescues but unless there are obvious signs of illness or injury, don’t normally get tested for certain issues.

Scenic had just gotten some new don-keys from the Texas training center and hadn’t had much time to familiarize themselves with the new herd before Ol-ivia gave them quite the surprise.

One of the volunteers found some placenta in the pasture; everyone was shocked and set out to find the new ar-rival. It wasn’t long before they spotted one of the new Jennies, Olivia, in the cor-ner nuzzling her new foal that they have named Phoebe.

The team at the adoption center knows the herd now and they are hoping for and, appear as if, they are expecting an-other new arrival of the ‘foalish’ kind but Myers has plans that are far larger.

His current mission is another round-up of over 300-400 this year from Mo-have and Death Valley, he’s currently in contract negotiations with the BLM and after they are blood-tested and medical-ly approved, the Scenic rescue/training center is getting them all.

The new training center will keep the females and the babies who will be made adoption ready at the center then walked across the street where the adoption center will house them and ultimately find them their forever homes.

The males will then go to Texas where they will be neutered and possibly re-turned to Dunkle and Clark’s adoption center.

Community members who ride the storm out and weather the blustery winds to attend events like the jambo-ree that make all of Myers’, Dunkle’s, Clark’s and the many volunteers’ efforts possible.

It’s all about the money raised at these events that allow the teams to feed, house and care for the many mouths they ex-pect and the ones they don’t. Your dol-lars make all difference to the donkeys who weather many blustery days trying to survive their storm.

Dunkle, Clark, Myers, the volunteers and especially the wild burros thank you. For more information on the works of the PVDR or how you can help sup-port the Wild Burro Project visit their website at http://www.donkeyrescue.org/wild-burro-project.html or visit these beautiful creatures in person by contacting 928-3474506.

Teri NehrenzNew mom Olivia ‘foaled’ Joan Dunkle, Fred Clark and the many volunteers at the Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue/Adoption Center about a month ago when she gave birth to baby Phoebe in the wee hours of the morning.

Jamboree in Mesquite turns into a blustery day for the burros

The Week of March 8, 2018 3AMESQUITE LOCAL NEWS

Editor’s note: The following was tak-en from the pages of the Mesquite Police Department blotter from Feb. 25-March 3.

FEb. 25Noise disturbance: An officer re-

sponded to the area of 1602 Watchman Point, to conduct a sound meter reading.

Miscellaneous CAD call record: An officer received a request for a return phone call about a missing person from another area.

Wanted person: Officers located and arrested an adult male with a bench warrant out of The Mesquite Municipal Court.

Dead body: Officers responded to an agency assist call at a local residence. A female adult was deceased. The coro-ner arrived and examined the body, and determined the death was from natural causes.

Reckless driver: An officer was dis-patched to Interstate 15 for a report of a reckless driver. Upon arrival the vehicle was observed failing to maintain its trav-el lane. Upon conducting a traffic stop it was discovered the driver was driving while intoxicated.

Noise disturbance: An adult male was arrested for breach of peace and transported to the Mesquite Detention Center and booked. While in custody he was also charged with possession of a controlled substance and transported to CCDC and booked on a felony.

FEb. 26Citizen assist: An officer received a

request for assistance in attempting to locate a missing adult male from another jurisdiction.

Theft: Report was taken theft of equipment from a Riverside Road busi-ness.

Suspicious person: An officer re-ceived a report of suspicious activity, re-garding entry in to a residence.

Suspicious person: Officer spoke with a Chaparral Drive resident regard-ing a suspicious incident.

Wanted person: An adult male was arrested for an active warrant. He was transported to the detention center and booked.

FEb. 27

Found property: Officers located a Camouflaged bag containing miscella-neous items abandoned at a local park. Officers were unsuccessful in locating the owner. The property was placed into safe keeping.

Traffic stop: Contacted driver of ve-hicle which was stopped for speed. Driv-er’s License was suspended for FTA Traffic in Utah.

Lost property: An officer received a report of a lost computer hard drive in a blue case.

FEb. 28Trespassing: Officer responded to

a trespasser at a West Mesquite Boule-vard casino. One adult male was cited and released.

Controlled substance problem: Of-ficers conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation. A K9 indicated the presence of illegal narcotics inside the vehicle. Upon a vehicle search, Officers located a total of 31.1 grams of methamphetamine. The adult female driver and adult male pas-senger were arrested for trafficking and possession of methamphetamine.

Resisting/Interfering: A Mesquite detective contacted an adult male pedes-trian for a previous investigation. The male was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

Domestic violence: Officers re-sponded to a Mesa Boulevard apartment complex for a report of a possible do-mestic in progress. After investigation no domestic violence had occurred but one male subject was taken in custody for unrelated charges.

Lost property: Officers responded to a Saddle Way residence reference a re-port of a lost or possibly stolen handgun.

Traffic accident w/o injury: Offi-cers responded to a city street for a crash without injuries. One male driver was issued a citation for a traffic violation.

Theft: Officers responded to the Mesquite Police Department reference a report of theft that occurred over the weekend.

Controlled substance problem: An officer conducted a traffic stop for a vio-lation. The male driver had a warrant for his arrest and was found in possession of heroin and methamphetamine. The

POLICE bLOTTER

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 190 total incidents in the blotter:

Abandoned vehicle 3Agency assistance 6Alarm 9Animal bite 1Animal complaint 1Animal noise 1Animal pick up 1Assault w/weapon 1Assault/battery 1Citizen assists 7Civil matter 5Controlled substance problem 3Dead body 1Disorderly conduct 1Dispatch non-LEO incident 2Domestic violence 3DUI 2Fire 1Found property 1Intoxicated person 2Juvenile problem 1K9 search 6Keep the peace 1

Lost property 4Miscellaneous CAD call record 10Missing person 1Noise disturbance 7Parking problem 4Past disturbance 1Person on foot 7Phone harassment 2Property damage, non-vandalism 2Public assist 1Reckless driver 2Resisting/Interfering with police officer

1Robbery alarm 1Sex offender verification 1Stalking 1Stolen vehicle 2Suspicious person 25Suspicious vehicle 5Theft 2Theft from vehicle 2Threatening 3TPO/restraining order 1Traffic accident w/o injury 1Traffic problem 6Traffic stop 6Trespassing 5Unknown problem 7Vandalism 1Verbal disturbance 1VIN number inspection 8Wanted person 4Welfare check 6

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FEb. 25-MARCH 3Statistics supplied by Mesquite Police

Department. Disclaimer: These names were reported in the Mesquite Police De-partment’s arrest report released March 5. Persons should be presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.

Ashford, Scotty RMesquite3/2/18Domestic battery

Belback, Douglas WSt. George, UT2/27/18Driver’s license suspended/revokedBasic speed

Female juvenile offenderMesquite 2/27/18Truancy

Male juvenile offenderMesquite 2/27/18Truancy

Chidester, Tori ASanta Clara, UT3/2/18Failure to appear

Chilsen, Jeffrey TMesquite2/25/18Possession of controlled substance

Cobian Victoria EBeaver Dam, AZ3/1/18Jail housing agreement

Ferguson, Crystal RMesquite2/27/18Contempt of court

Finocchiaro, John IWoodland Hills, CA2/28/18Trafficking a controlled substancePossession of a controlled substance

Gallegos, Antonio JMesquite2/28/18False information/ObstructingResisting a public officerPossession of drug paraphernaliaCrossing other than crosswalk

Langue, George AMesquite2/27/18Handicap parking violation

Martinez, Pablo OLas Vegas2/25/18DUIFailure to maintain travel lane

Merryweather, BriteeMilford, UT2/25/18Petit larceny2/27/18Possession of firearm by an ex-felonPossession of stolen property

Mora, TheresaLas Vegas3/1/18Failure to appear x2

Nickerson, Brian PNo City Listed, CO2/26/18Jail housing agreement

Owens, Jason MSan Bernadino, CA

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Let the public see the work of public servants

In 2017 Nevada legislators passed a bill requiring schools in the state to establish policies for “addressing the rights and needs of persons with

diverse gender identities or expressions.” A month ago the state Department of

Education published a draft spelling out changes to the Nevada Administrative Code to comply with the law. As written, the policy requires all school personnel and students to not only accommodate but support those born with one gender but who “identify” as the opposite gender.

“Each school or school district shall address the rights and needs of persons with diverse gender identities or expres-sions on an individualized basis to foster the safe and healthy development of the gender identity and expression of each pupil,” the policy states.

It also requires schools to create mea-sures that “ensure that each person governed by the policy, including, without limitation, each employee, volunteer and pupil, does not use names and pronouns

other than the names and pronouns iden-tified by the parent or guardian of a pupil, as recorded through the registration and enrollment process of the school or school district, in reference to or in any verbal or written communication with the pupil …” Even students are required to toe the politically correct line.

It also requires all school board mem-bers and all school employees to under go “annual training concerning the require-ments and needs of persons with diverse gender identities or expressions.”

Though the changes in the law are often described as an effort to counter school bullying, the requirement that schools “prevent discrimination, harassment, bullying and cyber-bullying based on the gender identity or expression of a person” takes up two lines out of the 57-line policy.

Of course, the aspect that will be of a greatest concern to parents and students is the use of facilities such as restrooms, locker rooms and showers that have long been customarily segregated by biologi-

cal gender. In that regard the policy does not allow schools to “discriminate or segregate according to gender identity or expression …” referring specifically to physical education, assemblies, dances, ceremonies and other school activities.

The policy also states that sports par-ticipation should be “in accordance with the regulations and policies of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association …”

Four years ago the NIAA published a little-noticed “position paper” on gender identity participation.

“A transgender student athlete at the high school level shall be allowed to participate in a NIAA sanctioned sport in accordance with his or her gender identity irrespective of the gender listed on the student’s birth certificate or other student records, and regardless of whether the student has undergone any medical treat-ment,” the paper declares. “This policy shall not prevent a transgender student athlete from electing to participate in a sanctioned sport according to his or her

assigned birth gender.”The paper is silent as to the use of the

aforementioned facilities.The new administrative code appears

to leaves little room for school districts to establish any other accommodations for the gender diverse.

Though it sweepingly demands that schools create methods “to ensure the protection of the privacy of each person governed by the policy …” it is silent on how to protect the privacy of those who identify with the gender with which they were born. How much will it cost to build private restrooms, locker rooms and showers for everybody?

All females are born with a pair of XX chromosomes and all males with an XY pair. No amount of wardrobe changes, makeup, hairstyling or surgical mutila-tion will alter that. Nor will laws and policies designed to accommodate the delusion.

We thought you ought to know what is coming to a school house near you. — TM

How schools must handle diverse gender identitiesOPINION

> See DONNELLY, Page 5A

THOMAS MITCHELLCOMMENTARy

Next week is Sunshine Week, March 11-17. The annual observation was created by the American Society of

News (formerly Newspaper) Editors to spotlight the importance of public access to government information in a democratic republic, allowing citizens to be the watchdogs over their elected and appointed representatives.

The sunshine label was derived from a quote by Justice Louis Brandeis, “Pub-licity is justly commended as a rem-edy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disin-fectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.”

The point is that for the public to be able to perform its democratic role in voting into or out of office the most suitable personages, they must be kept informed as to how well or ill the cur-rent office holders and their minions are doing their jobs.

Which brings us to the current ten-sion between the right to know and the right to privacy.

Earlier this year a district court judge ruled in favor of a request from The Associated Press and the Las Vegas Review-Journal to obtain copies of the autopsies of the 58 victims of the Oct. 1 Route 91 country music show shooting. The judge did require that the names of the victims be redacted.

A few weeks later another judge, at the behest of the widow of off-duty police officer Charleston Hartfield who was killed at the concert, ruled that his autopsy report was private and de-manded the news outlets return it. How they were to determine which one was his is unclear.

A three-justice panel of the Nevada Supreme Court quickly stepped in and basically ruled that once the cat’s out of the bag it can’t be put back. It left un-settled the question of whether autopsy reports are public records under the law in the first place.

The court opinion, penned by Justice Kris Pickering, relied on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a 1989 case involving a Florida newspaper called the Florida Star. The paper published the name of a rape victim, even though Florida law makes it “unlawful to ‘print, publish, or broadcast … in any instrument of mass communication’ the name of the victim of a sexual offense …”

That court ruling said the Star’s intern reporter lawfully copied the in-formation from records made available by the local sheriff’s office and the paper could not be punished because the sher-iff’s office failed to follow its own policy of redacting the names of rape victims.

Pickering wrote, “For purposes of our analysis we assume, without deciding, that the Hartfield Parties had a pro-tectable privacy interest in preventing

disclosure of Mr. Hartfield’s redacted autopsy report.” The key phrase is “without deciding.”

The question remains: Are records prepared by a public official using pub-lic funds to determine a public safety matter covered by the state’s strong public records law that states records are available to the public “unless other-wise declared by law to be confidential …”?

Back in 1982 then-Attorney General Richard Bryan issued a non-binding opinion that they are not, writing, “An autopsy protocol is a public record, but is not open to public inspection upon demand, because disclosure would be contrary to a strong public policy …”

That public policy was described as the expectation that “the secrets of a person’s body are a very private and confidential matter upon which any intrusion in the interest of public health or adjudication is narrowly circum-scribed.”

But does that privacy expectation carry over beyond death and supersede the public’s right to observe how well their public servants are serving them?

The closest the state Constitution comes to addressing this question is when it states that victims of crimes are to be “treated with fairness and respect for his or her privacy and dignity” and defines a victim of a crime as including a deceased person’s family members.

All the Nevada high court panel did was say the media obtained the records legally and prior restraint would be unconstitutional. It did not say whether in the future the coroner could refuse to release autopsies.

We believe the courts or lawmakers should make a final determination in favor the public’s right to know and let the sun shine in.

It is analogous to the debate currently underway in Florida over what infor-mation should be made public about what law enforcement did prior to and during the tragic high school shooting that killed 17.

The public needs to see how well pub-lic officials are doing their jobs … or not.

Thomas Mitchell is a longtime Nevada newspaper columnist. You may email him at thomasmnv@yahoo.com. He also blogs at http://4thst8.word-press.com/.

TERRy DONNELLyCOMMENTARyExtremes of political theory of-

ten do not work in practice. We long ago realized laissez faire capitalism wasn’t practical in

real-world applications. It only seems to work in Ayn Rand novels. Communism has been a classic fail. The extremism of anarchy is frightening. And, after over 35 years of Reganomics and the onset of the new tax codes, we finally realize supply side economics (trickle down or Voodoo economics according to George H.W. Bush) do nothing but leave a vast majority of wealth in the care and cus-tody of the already rich.

Today, we are in the process of finding the long-standing Republican mantra of a small federal government (“small enough to drown in a bathtub” accord-ing to no-tax guru Grover Norquist), when put into practice, paralyzing.

After Donald Trump took office, he was charged with filling some 4,000 federal government appointments, 1,212 of which require Senate confirmation including Cabinet secretaries and depu-ties, heads of independent agencies, and ambassadors. Mr. Trump is taking a casual approach to this presidential duty. To date, 14 months into his admin-istration, there are 256 senate-approved positions, more than one in five, that have no one named to them. There have been several nominees who were not qualified and therefore unconfirmable, a cache of temporary nominees who, af-

ter 300 days of service, had to step down with no one to take their place, and 30 White House assistants who cannot pass a background check to gain needed security clearance to do their jobs–in-cluding a senior adviser who may no longer help with the highly classified Presidential Daily Briefing.

Many Cabinet deputies remain vacant. The State Department is a skeleton. Secretary of State Rex Tiller-son has purposely left many positions unfilled and others (e.g. ambassadors to Panama and Mexico) are resigning. Both he and Mr. Trump deem them un-necessary. Mr. Trump goes so far as to dismiss them because policy decisions are his and his alone. That is a mistaken and frightening notion. The West Wing and the Old Executive Office Building provide tons of offices, and blocks and blocks of huge stone buildings are spe-cifically designed to house full Cabinet staffs for the monumental purpose of having scores of learned and qualified people working diligently on the issues influencing government decision mak-ing. Diplomats abroad ply foreign policy and communicate between countries. Ambassadorships left empty are miss-ing the intel that is afforded by having a U.S. sanctioned executive assess the climate and intent of foreign govern-ments. Empty commissioner posts are leaving ever changing economic and trade developments uncharted.

Missing assistants and deputies in the Department of the Interior and Homeland Security are not on duty to respond to the next natural disaster. The director in charge of the National Census was fired due to budget short-falls. The census is due to be taken in 2020 and is a huge administrative challenge taking years of planning and hiring staff to get the constitutionally required activity accomplished. No one is at the helm.

All of this by design. The Depart-ments of Education, Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency are bare bones. The small government phi-losophy of the Republicans deems these agencies secondary at best and unnec-essary in deed. The Secretary of Edu-cation never set foot in a public school until after her confirmation and has few deputies to advise her. The Secretary of Energy wanted mightily to profess his disdain for this agency, but was un-able to recall the name in a debate, then was unaware that the nuclear arsenal was within his purview when he took over leadership. The budget director has been given double duty to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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2/25/18Petit larceny2/27/18Possession of firearm by ex-felonPossession of stolen propertyPossession of drug paraphernalia

Phillips, Tiffany AHurricane, UT2/28/18Possession of controlled substance

Qualls, Timothy SSt. George, UT3/3/18Contempt of court

Quiroz, Adrian MRio Rancho, NM3/2/18Battery up protected person x2BatteryDisturbing the peace/fighting

Raasch, Marvin RMesquite3/3/18False information/ObstructingHit & Run unattended vehicle

Rainer, Stevie D

Mesquite2/28/18Ex-felon fail change address 48 hours

Ruder, David ACedar City, UT2/28/18Possession of drug paraphernaliaPossession of controlled substanceOpen container of alcohol in vehicle

Sanchez, Juan J Jr.Mesquite2/25/17Failure to appear

Sayavong, KorakonWichita, KS2/28/18Jail housing agreement

Schexnayder, Robert DCedar City, UT2/26/18Possession of controlled substance

Female juvenile offenderMesquite2/27/18Truancy

Swanson, Christopher KLas Vegas, NV2/25/18Contempt of court

driver was arrested on felony charges.

MARCH 1Civil matter: Officers took a report

for a civil matter.Theft from vehicle: Officers re-

sponded to a theft from a motor vehicle on East Pioneer Boulevard The investi-gation is ongoing.

Suspicious person: Officers com-pleted a report on a civil matter.

Theft from vehicle: Officers re-sponded to a Hermosa Way residence reference a theft from vehicle.

Suspicious person: Officers com-pleted a report for an assault call on Pu-lispher Lane. There was no sign of an assault and the reporting person did not want to pursue criminal charges against the subject.

Controlled substance problem: Officers responded to a West Pioneer Boulevard business reference a report of drug paraphernalia found in the em-ployee’s restroom.

Past disturbance: Officers respond-ed to the hospital reference a disorderly patient. Upon arrival, officers took the patient into custody for battery on hos-pital staff and breach of peace.

Domestic violence: Officers re-sponded to a Golden Rod Lane resi-dence for a report of domestic violence. One male adult was arrested for battery domestic violence.

MARCH 2Stolen vehicle: Officer responded to

a Mesquite Springs Drive residence for a report of a stolen vehicle. Officer took the report and investigation is ongoing.

Lost property: Officers completed a report of a theft.

Wanted person: Officers made con-tact with a female at an East Pioneer Boulevard casino with an active war-rant. The female was taken into custody.

MARCH 3Assault w/weapon: Officer respond-

ed to a traffic complaint on Falcon Ridge Parkway. On arrival driver stated they had been assaulted and was transported to MVRH.

Agency assistance: Responded to agency assist on Colleen Court. Adult fe-male was deceased, CCCO notified.

Juvenile Problem: Officer responded to a juvenile problem that was occurring in the rear of a Yucca Street residence. Upon arrival it was reported a juvenile had consumed alcohol and fell down metal stairs. The juvenile did not live at the residence but was consuming alco-hol there. The juvenile was transported to Mesa View Regional hospital to be checked out. The parent was informed and advised to meet at the hospital. The parent and juvenile were both cited.

Wanted person: An officer re-sponded to a West Mesquite Boulevard casino in reference to a wanted person. An adult male was arrested for two out-standing bench warrants out of Mes-quite Municipal Court.

DUI: Officers responded to a residen-tial area for a report of a hit and run ac-cident. Upon arrival, officers located the driver who left the area and arrested him for leaving the scene of an accident.

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He asked for zero dollars in funding and is refocusing the mission statement to better protect the financial institutions the bureau was designed to monitor; ceding the formerly governmental job of protecting consumers from financial sharks to the sharks themselves.

Add to this a White House staff that has installed a revolving door (from Trump Tower?) leading in and out of the building. More than 30 high-level White House staff have been either fired or resigned. I’m not trying to lump the fired or resigned into one category. It is simply impossible to tell why these people are leaving the White House staff due to the lack of accurate commu-nication being delivered to the public. The range of reasons span pleading guilty to federal crimes, indictments, ly-ing to either the president or the public, not showing enough loyalty, or simply wanting out of the constant turmoil cre-ated by not having enough staff to keep egregious failures from being an every-

day occurrence. Mr. Trump promised the “best

people” were going to fill these slots, but so far, has failed to land more than a handful of highly qualified people to run the Executive Branch of govern-ment. Trenchant appointees are turning down the opportunity to serve in record numbers. Mr. Trump has left far too many positions either vacant or staffed with folks who have no experience in the positions they hold. The West Wing is ineffective.

Questions regarding this paralysis are whisk away with the idea that big government is harmful to U.S. ideals. However, the small govern-ment mantra is being proven to leave important national issues slipping through the cracks and no new or in-novative ideas coming forth to move our country forward.

Terry Donnelly is a retired teacher. He taught in public schools in Kentucky, Michigan, and Colorado. He was an adjunct faculty member instructing teachers and teacher trainees at Michigan State University, University of Colorado, and Adams State College in Colorado.

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When a policyholder buys term insur-ance, he or she buys coverage for a spe-cific period and pays a specific price. If the policyholder dies during the term of the insurance, his or her beneficiaries receive the benefit from the policy.

If he or she outlives the term of the policy, it is no longer in effect. The per-son would have to reapply to receive any future benefit.

Unlike permanent insurance, term in-surance only pays a death benefit. That’s one of the reasons it tends to be less ex-pensive. Many find term life insurance useful for covering specific financial responsibilities if they were to die un-expectantly. Term life insurance is often used to provide funds to cover depen-dents, mortgages, and other debts.

Several factors will affect the cost and availability of life insurance including age, health, and the type and amount of insurance purchased. Life insurance policies have expenses, including mor-tality and other charges.

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The 2018 elections are just around the corner. The following City of Mesquite City Council seats will be open.

Seat 1 – 4 year term (term ends 2022)Seat 3 – 4 year term (term ends 2022)Seat 4 – 4 year term (term ends 2022) Candidacy for these city-wide at-large

seats opened in the Office of the City Clerk on March 5 and will close on Fri-day, March 16 at 3:30 p.m.

Filing hours will be Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fri-day 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The candidacy filing fee is $25, payable by cash, check, certified check or money order.

Mesquite Municipal Code requires that a candidate be an actual and bona fide resident of the City and have been so for a period of at least one year preceding the election. Also, each candidate must be a quali-

fied elector who has resided within the boundaries of the city for a pe-riod of not less than 30 days immedi-ately prior to the last day for filing a Declaration of Candidacy.

The primary election is June 12, and the general election is Nov. 6.

For further information and assis-tance, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (702) 346-5295 Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

For more information about the City of Mesquite, find us on Facebook or Twit-ter at GoMesquiteNV or visit City Hall at 10 E. Mesquite Blvd. City Hall is open Monday through Friday.

Contact person: Tracy Beck, City ClerkTelephone number: 702-346-5295Email: tbeck@mesquitenv.govWebsite: www.MesquiteNV.gov

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only category in the LVCVA report that showed negative numbers when it dropped from $58.70 last year to $57.51 this year. However, revenue per avail-able room (RevPAR) showed a nice 4.0 percent increase from $38.27 in 2017 to $39.80 this year.

Total room nights occupied rose 5.6 percent from 38,500 last year to 40,700 this year.

Gross gaming revenues increased 4.5 percent hitting $11.009 million this year compared to $10.531 million gaming take in January 2017. That was the second highest percentage increase at all report-ing stations in Clark County. Only the Boulder Strip had a higher percentage increase at 6.8 percent.

Gaming revenues on the Las Vegas Strip declined 8.9 percent while down-town Las Vegas gaming had a slight 1.8 percent increase. Laughlin gaming rev-enues increased 3.5 percent. Combined gaming revenues in all of Clark County declined 3.7 percent.

Visitor volumes for Las Vegas declined 3.3 percent from January 2017 counting 3.394 million people.

In Laughlin, visitor volumes increased 3.8 percent from last year with 148,400 people hitting the river town.

Total occupancy increased 4.0 percent to 59.0 percent, ADR increased 2.9 per-cent to $41.62 and RevPAR jumped 10.3 percent to $24.56. Total room nights oc-cupied rose 6.6 percent to 180,400.

Airplane passengers in Laughlin also jumped 13.8 percent to 21,268 while aver-age daily auto traffic also increased 8.2 percent to 4,423 vehicles crossing the Arizona Nevada border on Highway 163.

Average daily auto traffic in Mesquite at the I-15 Nevada Arizona border in-creased 7.9 percent to 24,121 vehicles a day. Daily auto traffic at the I-15 Nevada California order increased 4.4 percent to 39,003 vehicles. Traffic into Las Vegas on all major highways increased 4.8 per-cent in a year over year comparison.

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General manager Kevin Brown pre-sented an overview of items he sees as major decisions for the coming year. He led discussions on two major issues related to district staffing and salaries as well as a list of major capital outlay projects that account for the bulk of district spending.

Brown recommended a 5 percent across-the-board pay increase for all staff. His own salary would be includ-ed in that increase because the board had delayed discussion of his future pay during his performance review in December 2017. He justified the proposed increase as a move to bring VVWD salaries in line with other pub-lic and private employers and retain VVWD’s experienced personnel.

Staff had gone a number of years without pay increases during the reces-sion before being awarded a 5 percent pay increase last year. In voting 5-0 in favor of adding another five percent increase, the board chose to spend the money, while making clear that their action should not construed as a “tradi-tional” annual pay increase.

At the board’s request, Brown com-piled a job description for an engineer position that he presented to the board for possible inclusion in the upcom-ing budget. The person hired for that position would take on a number of re-sponsibilities and costs currently con-tracted to outside engineering firms. Brown suggested a starting salary of $75,000. Board member Travis Ander-son, himself an engineer, advocated for seeking a certified civil engineer with several years of experience including advanced engineering software opera-tion.

The board concurred and voted unanimously 5-0 to allow an opening to be advertised in May for a job start in July.

The question of hiring part time workers in the coming year arose, with director Rich Bowler advocating for hiring young people in an apprentice capacity to build work skills that lead to good jobs. Brown responded that an apprentice-type approach to covering entry-level and semi-skilled work will be under consideration.

The board looked at projected costs for capital outlay in FY2019 that will include drilling a new well, $2 million; building the northwest water tank and transmissions lines to serve expanded user population, $3 million; comple-tion of water transmission lines, $850,000; well outfitting and building an arsenic treatment plant for well 1A, totaling $1.7 million; outfitting well 27A, $950,000, and other well rehabili-tation and transmission line work.

Treatment supervisor Phil Abbott walked the board through needed sys-tem improvements, including $50,00 for meters and vaults that will help track leaks and water loss. Both solar and electric power sources will be con-sidered for tracking equipment.

In addition to water system construc-tion, the proposed budget includes a $455,000 line item to purchase a VAC truck that will be used to excavate dirt and water during pipeline repairs. Brown urged the purchase as both a maintenance timesaver and a safety measure for workers. This would be a new piece of equipment for the district. Board members urged comparing cost of purchasing a new or used vehicle before purchase decision is made for the VAC truck and two replacement pickups budgeted at $80,000.

The board agreed with Brown and staff concerning the acquisition of computer equipment, and $50,000 in software and operating platform to improve district levels of security and performance.

Brown inserted a proposed line item to pay for engineering the future expansion and rehab of the VVWD headquarters building. With the hir-ing of an engineer and need for larger conference and office space, the district is outgrowing its 25-year old building. The bulk of expenditure for that pro-posed expansion would fall in FY2020 and FY2021.

The next FY2019 budget meeting will be held April 3, with the final bud-get due to the State by May 31.

Residential users in Mesquite would additionally pay $23.80 per month and commercial users would pay a basic rate plus volumetric rate for gas used.

Anticipated revenues from Mes-quite area customers in its first year of operation are about $839,000, or 0.3 percent of the SW Gas total revenue. SW Gas estimates the MAEC will be necessary for a period of 15 years.

SW Gas provided a table of esti-mated monthly bills for prospective Mesquite customers under each rate schedule. Based on the company’s pro-posal, it showed an average monthly bill for single-family residence gas service as $60.38, which includes the two special SB 151 and MAEC levies.

Multi-family residential service would average $39.00. Those figures rise dramatically if gas were to be used to power air conditioning.

The average cost of this special class of user runs $389.81 per month. Monthly gas service for businesses in Mesquite is shown ranging from $162 for small businesses to nearly $4,000 for the larger businesses present in the city, not including air condition-ing, water pumping, and other ser-vices.

Mayor Al Litman led off the com-ment session by affirming support of the idea of bringing natural gas to the city. City councilmen David Ballweg and Geno Withelder confirmed the city’s position, with Withelder read-ing a resolution passed by the city council backing the SW Gas applica-tion to bring service to the city. City public works director Bill Tanner ref-erenced cost savings the city would realize in heating and cooling some city facilities with natural gas.

Business and civic leaders George Gault, David Blackburn, Jeff Powell, Phil Crapo, Courtney Sweetin and others outlined the loss of at least 60 desirable businesses that declined to locate in the city because their manu-facturing or business processes need-ed natural gas to keep costs down.

Gault gave an example of a business that wanted to come to Mesquite in 2012 but was discouraged by the 5 to 1 cost ratio for using propane in Mes-quite compared to natural gas that

was available in their current location in California. He stated that business might still relocate to Mesquite if gas service were obtained.

Gary Elgort was the lone speaker stating opposition to bringing natu-ral gas to the city. He was formerly a senior engineer with Consolidated Edison, with years of experience in utilities.

He voiced concern about green-house gases and sees safety and envi-ronmental issues in bringing gas from the Kern River pipeline.

He questioned the cost effectiveness of gas, as compared to the relatively cheap electrical power of the city. In his view, installing gas on top of the cost of electricity, would raise overall utility bills.

He also raised concerns for the ad-equate supply of water available to

the city when water-consuming busi-nesses locate here.

Elgort pressed for answers concern-ing the total cost of gas hookup for ex-isting homeowners and asked about hidden costs for non-users. Gas rep-resentatives could not provide specif-ics on total homeowner costs for gas hookup due to variables in individual locations.

They did state, however, that non-users do not pay for the gas system.

Interested persons who wish to submit written comments concern-ing the PUCN application may do so by emailing puccompliance@puc.nv.gov, referencing Docket #17-11008, Mesquite Area Expansion Charge. A hearing on this Docket will be held Tuesday, April 3, 9 a.m. at the PUCN Hearing Room, 9075 W. Diablo Dr., Suite 250, Las Vegas.

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Virgin Valley High came up short in its quest for redemption as the Lady Bull-dogs fell to defending champion Chey-enne, 20-6, in the 3A state championship contest Thursday evening at wind-swept Greg Spencer Stadium at Cimarron-Me-morial High School in Las Vegas.

The Lady Bulldogs, who fell to Chey-enne 7-0 in last year’s title game, finished the season 17-4 overall after settling for their second consecutive state runner-up trophy.

Virgin Valley’s fortunes took an omi-nous turn on the fourth play from scrim-mage when leading rusher Katy Zuniga went down with a foot injury. She spent the remainder of the contest on crutches

along the sideline.With Zuniga out, the Lady Bulldog

rushing attack wasn’t the same. Virgin Valley managed just 97 yards on the ground on 22 carries. Part of that, how-ever, was due in part to the quickness of the Cheyenne defense.

Virgin Valley head coach Joey Bowler said before the contest that the Lady Bull-dogs had to contain Cheyenne dual-threat quarterback Eleseana Patterson. The sophomore proved to be a major differ-ence in the contest as she rushed for 165 yards on 18 carries and scored all three of the Lady Shields’ touchdowns. She also intercepted two passes on defense.

The Lady Bulldogs got on the score-board first early in the second quarter when Nikita Eskelsen capped a nine-play drive with a one-yard touchdown

run. The conversion pass failed leaving Virgin Valley up 6-0 with 12:45 to play in the first half.

Cheyenne opened up the second half with a seven-play, 60-yard scoring drive capped by Patterson’s three-yard touch-down run. She also ran in the conversion to put the Lady Shields up 7-6.

The Lady Bulldogs drove to the Chey-enne 19-yard line on their next posses-sion, but were turned away when Patter-son intercepted a pass at the five-yard line and returned it 39 yards to the VVHS 36.

The Lady Shields cashed in eight plays later when Patterson scrambled 10 yards for a touchdown on fourth down on the final play of the third quarter. Patterson appeared to be stopped short of the goal line, but the official said she had crossed the plane into the end zone.

The Lady Bulldogs came back and drove into Cheyenne territory. A 25-yard pass from quarterback Kallie Graves to Makenzie Leishman appeared to give Virgin Valley a first down at the Chey-enne 13-yard line. A holding penalty, however, wiped out the play and VVHS eventually turned the ball over on downs.

Patterson’s second interception of the night set up Cheyenne’s final score. She did the honors herself scrambling 15 yards for a touchdown with just 1:06 re-maining in the contest.

Graves completed seven passes for the Lady Bulldogs for 111 yards. Madison Cheney had four receptions for 61 yards.

Emily Teerlink led Virgin Valley in rushing with 33 yards on four carries while Eskelsen added 32 yards on nine rushes.

Lady Dogs fall in state title game

By Lou MartinMLN

After blowing out the Albany Patroons Thursday night, 136-105, the Nevada Desert Dogs rallied late Friday night but fell to the New York team, 111-110.

The Patroons came out strong in Thursday night’s game taking a 34-29 lead after one period of play. Desert Dog Dominic Schuler kept the Dogs in the game with 12 points early.

The Patroons knocked down six three-balls led by Eddie Ubilies. The Dogs regrouped behind A.J. Gaines, Jamal Peterson and Terrell Evans to take a 66-61 lead at the break. Peterson hit three three-balls and Gaines brought down the house with three massive dunks.

Evans, traded from Vancouver last week, made his presence known with 8 points coming off the bench.

The Desert Dogs hot hand switched to Jalan Kendrick in the third period, as Kendrick scored 11 points followed by Schuler with 10 points. The Dogs opened up a 106-94 lead after three periods.

The Dogs opened the fourth period with a 20-5 run to take a 126-99 lead late in the period.

Three straight time outs by the Pa-troons did little to stop the run as the Dogs crisp passing and strong defense led to numerous layups and Gaines dunks. The local crowd roared with ap-proval on every shot.

The Dogs wore down Albany and won easily 136-105. Schuler led the Dogs with 32 points followed by Kendrick with 27 points and Gaines with 24 points. Also scoring in double figures were Peter-son and Evans with 16 points each and diminutive point guard Anthony Lloyd with 12 points.

It was the Dogs most productive game of the season. Sharp shooting Ubilies led the Patroons with 33 points.

Friday night’s rematch found the Dogs down 26-23 after one period in a sloppy game on both sides. Johnathon Lloyd had the hot hand with 9 points in the first period. The Patroons continued to lead at the break 51-48. Lloyd led the Dogs with 17 points.

Poor shooting and turnovers plagued the Dogs in the third period as the Pa-troons Urbilies put up 13 points to give Albany an 84-74 advantage going into the final period. The Dogs seemed to fall apart to begin the final period as the Pa-

Desert Dogs split series with Albany

By Lou MartinMLN

You know spring is near as the sounds of play ball will be echoing on the hill at Virgin Valley High School beginning Thursday, March 8, as the Lady Dogs host their annual Desert Winds Softball Tournament.

Also kicking off their 2018 season are the Bulldog girl and boy Track and Field teams on March 9 as the Dawgs begin the season once again with their big ‘Early Bird Invitational’ which features as many as 11 teams competing from Di-visions 1-A to 3A.

“We have a good mix of girls this year,” said Lady Dawg softball head coach Tra-vis Griffiths. “Were young once again but have an experienced roster back. “ Returning starter Savannah Price re-turns as well as Kari Wakefield who sat out last year.

“Her return gives the Bulldogs two experienced starters. The Dawgs also feature a large group of returning start-ers including seniors Taylor Barnum be-hind the plate and infielders Calee Clem and Ashlee Faught.

Last year’s freshman starters in the

Lou MartinSavannah Price will again be called on as the workhorse for the Lady Dog Softball team. Price was named All-Southern Conference second team and to the 3A Sunrise League first team for her pitching and hitting in 2017.

Spring is in the air at VVHS

By Bob SnellMLN

The Cactus Classic baseball tourna-ment will be held this weekend at both Virgin Valley High School and Pioneer Park.

The six-team tournament will feature host school Virgin Valley along with Valley High School of Las Vegas, Pah-ranagat Valley of Alamo and three Utah schools – Alta (Sandy), Emery (Castle Dale) and San Juan (Blanding).

Three games will be played on Thurs-day evening with a full slate of games on Friday and three more games on Satur-day.

Alta will face Valley at 3 p.m. Thurs-day at Bulldog Field followed by Emery

vs. Pahranagat Valley at 5 p.m. Virgin Valley will take on San Juan in the night-cap at 7 p.m.

Friday’s schedule will begin at 9 a.m. at VVHS with the Bulldogs squaring off against Emery. Valley will face Emery at 11 a.m. followed by Valley vs. San Juan at 1 p.m.; Alta vs. San Juan at 3 p.m. and Alta vs. Virgin Valley at 5 p.m.

Saturday’s schedule will begin with an 8 a.m. contest. The third-place game will be at 11 a.m. followed by the champion-ship contest at 1 p.m.

Meanwhile, a junior varsity tourna-ment will be held Thursday through Friday at Pioneer Park. Teams partici-pating are Virgin Valley, Moapa Valley, Pahranagat Valley, Alta and Emery.

Cactus Classic field set for weekend

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Friday, March 9: Fish & Chips, cole-slaw, three bean salad, chocolate chip cookie

Monday, March 12: Poppy seed chick-

en, rice, green beans, salad, peachesTuesday, March 13: Beef taco, thick &

chunky salsa, guacamole, refried beans, Mexican corn sauté, fruit

Wednesday, March 14: Chicken Cac-ciatore, herbed vegetable medley, cu-cumbers & sour cream WW roll, fruit

SHAdOwShadow came to the shelter when her

owner could no longer care for her. She is a beautiful black cat with bright green eyes and a small white spot on her belly. she is very friendly and easily handled. She loves everyone but is a little shy. She needs a quiet home where she can “chill out” and be your best friend.

Other availaBle petsAdoptable cats—There are no cats

available for adoption at this time.Adoptable dogs—There are no dogs

available for adoption at this time

All animals adopted from the shelter will be spayed or neutered prior to leav-ing shelter and receive 0ne-year rabies vaccination and city license. Ages are ap-proximate. The City of Mesquite Animal Shelter located at 795 Hardy Way is open for adoptions from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Monday through Saturday, Sunday 1-3 p.m. Please call 702-346-7415 during these hours to speak to the front desk. Animal Con-trol officers may be reached by phone or voicemail at 702-346-5268.

March 4, 1916: Tuesday the Relief Society members gave a surprise party to their president Thurza Leavitt and her councilors at the home of Mrs. Leavitt had a nice program and lunch and all enjoyed themselves. While working on the dam this week Wm Leavitt got a chain hook run almost through his hand which is very pain-ful.

March 6, 1917: Howard and Ernest

Pulsipher, Myrtle Granger, Sophia Bur-gess and Bessie Bowler went to Gunlock to attend the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Leavitt.

March 14, 1909: C.M. Peterson has moved here from Moapa to make this their future home. Albert Frehner is go-ing to raise chickens he has purchased an incubator and has it at work. We wish him well. Samuel Reber Sr. is hauling rock to build a granary.

THIS week In HISTORy

Courtesy photoDestry Tobler, a Webelo in Den 2341 sponsored by the Bunkerville 2nd Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, received his Arrow of light at a ceremony and now will advance to the Boy Scout Troop. Duane Thurston presented him with his arrow signifying that he has crossed the bridge into the scouting program. Tobler also received an arrow of light patch to wear on his uniform. Tobler is the son of Kurt and Kortney Tobler.

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troons poured it on to lead 97-78 with a little over 8 minutes remaining in the game.

Desert Dog coach Paul Mokeski called time out to settle his team down. The break worked as Gaines and Kendrick took turns taking it to the basket to bring the Dogs within six points 109-103 with 1:30 remaining on the clock.

The home crowd went wild as the Dogs trailed 111-107 with less than 20

seconds remaining in the game. Leon Sutton hit a free throw and the second shot was tipped in to cut the lead to 111-110 with 9 seconds on the clock.

The Dogs smothered the Patroons in-bound play but Albany held on for the win. Lloyd led Nevada with 27 points followed by Gaines with 22 points. Ur-bilies, led the Patroons with 27 points. The Dogs host the Ohio Cardinals in a two-game series beginning Friday night March 9.

The Cardinals sit in second place with a 10-5 record compared to the Dogs 4-8 which as this week’s games proved, any-one can win.

Lou MartinDesert Dog Anthony Lloyd scores over Albany’s Xavier Moon during the weekend series. Lloyd had 27 points to lead the Dogs to Thursday’s blowout win.

outfield Taylor Ostrowski and Melissa Vanorsdale return with a year’s expe-rience under their belt. Senior Jessie Barnum, Rylea Smothers and Karyme DeSantiago return splitting their time between the infield and outfield.

The Dawgs have no way but up this year as they finished 2017 with a 1-9 3A record and 10-19 overall. Price and Taylor Barnum both achieved honors last season, Price was named to the 3A Sunrise League first team and Barnum made the second team.

The schedule for the Desert Winds opening games was not available at this writing but will be posted on line prior to Thursday. Long time competitor St. Thomas Aquinas returns again with a strong squad.

Track and Field“Our numbers are good on the boy’s

side so depth will not be a problem,”

said head coach Gary Hartman. “We are lacking in experience though. On the girl’s side we have excellent quality but lack numbers. We should be a bet-ter invitational team than the week day meets.”

Leading the way for the Bulldog boys are Brogan Bingham in the vault and sprints, Taua Fiso in the weights, Braden Bingham and Jaiden Juan in the jumps, Justin Danh in the sprints and Victor Colmenero in the middle distance.

The Lady Dawgs will be led by sprint-ers Macee Bundy, Nikita Eskelsen and Emily Teerlink. Teerlink and Eskelsen will also be strong in the jumps. Emma Wilson returns in the pole vault but the Dawgs biggest strengths could be in the distance races.

The Dawgs should get points from Sarah Walters, Alyssa Ponce and Julia Ramirez in the middle distance races and senior Viviana Vega in the distance races. The Bulldogs will be strong again in the relays both short and long with experienced runners on all legs.

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OBITuARymAdeLIene (PAT) mARSHALL

Madeliene (Pat) Marshall passed away at home on Sunday, February 18th with her husband Jim at her side. She was 83 years of age.

Pat was born in Boise City, Oklaho-ma on April 21, 1934 to Archie and Elna Christie. She grew up in Sprigfield Cororado.

Pat and James (Jim) Marshall were married on April 29, 1961 in Lander, Wyoming.

Pat and Jim spent many years in the

Glenwood, Colorado area before moving to Mesquite in 2005.

Pat enjoyed bowling and other sports an was an excellent cook. She was also an accomplished quilter and made many quilts for family and friends, experi-menting with a variety of patterns, col-ors, and fabrics. She also enjoyed knit-ting.

Pat is survived by her loving hus-band of 57 years ; son James Jr. and his wife Raena of Cattle Creek, Colorado; daughter Pam and her husband Tony Chiodo of Grand Junction, Colorado ; two granddaughters and three great granddaughters all of whom live in Col-orado.

QuenTIn SmITH

Elder Quentin Smith served 24 months in the Kennewick, Washington, mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-ter-day Saints, returning home Feb. 13. He is now working to save money so he can attend Dixie College in the fall. His par-ents are Brian and Nicole Boatright of Mesquite 3rd Ward.

Smith loved his mission, working hard and the people in it. The best part of his mission was helping people find the love for the gospel and how it changed their lives for the better. Smith will speak on March 11 at 1 p.m. in the Whipple Chapel, 100 N. Arrowhead Lane.

Two weeks ago I spent some time discussing child support following di-vorce or separation as well as the proper means of calculating child support.

Today I want to go into more detail regarding child support as a compo-nent of divorce (or paternity/support for unmarried parties). As my readers may recall, in my prior column I focused exclusively on “primary custody,” in ex-plaining how child support is calculated.

That was, perhaps, a little sneaky of me because Nevada law actually doesn’t prefer that either parent has primary custody of children following separa-tion. Rather, the law prefers that parents share “joint” physical custody of chil-dren, which means that both parents have custody of children approximately half of the time over the course of a year (technically, 60/40 percent is the cut off for joint physical custody).

Unless there is a good reason not to do joint physical custody, it is likely to be ordered by a court, which is based on a belief from Nevada’s legislature that shared custody will lead to better par-ent/child relationships and happier chil-dren. Thus, a parent seeking primary custody will have to convince the judge that, for some reason, allowing equal parent time is not a good idea. Of course, in some circumstances (such as when parents live in separate states) joint cus-tody is not possible. However, under Ne-vada law, these circumstances should be the exception rather than the rule.

Joint custody, in addition to requiring a dif-ferent custody schedule, also requires a dif-ferent calcula-tion for child support be-cause each par-

ent is required to pay child support

to the other. Although it sounds kind of nuts, the formula is actually pretty easy to work out. First, each parent figures out his or her gross monthly income (i.e. before taxes are taken out) and mul-tiples it by the appropriate percentage, depending on how many common chil-dren there are. Then, the lower amount is subtracted from the higher, and the parent with the higher payment pays the difference to the parent with the lower.

Divorce, breaking up, separating, etc. is always difficult for parents, but for kids it can be catastrophic. Finding a solution for child support and custody that is truly in the children’s best inter-ests should thus be every parent’s goal.

Clifford Gravett is a local attorney with the Virgin Valley law firm of Bingham Snow & Caldwell located in Mesquite. The firm serves clients in Nevada, Arizona, and Utah (702-346-7300 / www.binghamsnow.com). Is there a topic you’d like to see discussed in a future article? E-mail him at mesquiteesq@gmail.com.

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Bible Study Tuesday 4:00 p.m.

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Bible Study Thursday 3:00 p.m.

What Is Praise?Jean Watkins is looking for volunteers

who want to help build a celebration for the 100 Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote. A kick-off meeting is scheduled for this evening at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at Mesquite’s new Women’s History and Cultural Center located at 150 N. Yucca St., No. 23.

The anniversary is in 2020 but Wat-kins knows that a celebration of this caliber needs good people and time to plan. If this is something you are pas-sionate about, and you think you might want to help plan the celebration, attend the meeting this evening to learn more.

The Mesquite Department of Athlet-ics and Leisure Services along with the Elementary Schools Parent/Teacher Or-ganization are hosting the Second An-nual Desert Color Dash.

This event will be held on Saturday, March 10, from 7 – 11 a.m. at the Hafen Park.

Join the Desert Color Dash to build a stronger community; this is a family-friendly event is open to the public and welcomes all members of the commu-nity and surrounding areas.

Come join other community members in having a great morning of fitness, fun and meeting new people.

There is an event fee per person, please visit the City Web Page for more information.

All proceeds will go to the help the Parent Teachers Organization (PTO) for Mesquite and Bunkerville Elementary school.

For more information about this event, please contact Ali Hillman 801-369- 2720 or Shannon Hughes 702-208- 0996.

Don’t miss the Mesquite Senior Games Long Drive Competition to-day at the Mesquite Regional Sports and Events Complex; registration begins at 8 a.m.

Remember to send all your events to terin.bbm@gmail.com and please put “Community Calendar” in the subject line. Have a fun and active week.

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A significantly large number of Psalms begin with a three-word sen-tence. “Praise the Lord!”

What does it mean to praise?Some think of praise as a certain

sound that brings forth a unique feeling of emotion.

Others think of praise as an “Atta boy!” or “A job well done!”

The psalms can be very helpful in an-swering this question biblically.

Where most (if not all) psalms call on God’s people to praise, there then fol-lows a reason or instruction on what that praise involves.

In other words, praise involves de-claring something about God to others.

For example, Psalm 117 is a very short psalm of praise: “Praise the Lord, all na-tions! Extol Him, all peoples! For great is His steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forev-er. Praise the Lord!”

Notice that the psalm begins and ends with an encouragement for all people to “praise the Lord.” Yet in between these encouragements is the heart of the praise.

God’s steadfast love is great. So great is His love that He hasn’t completely turned on a world that disobeys, rebels, rejects, and otherwise considers God to be an enemy.

This love is so great that God loved

the world in this way, He sent His Son to save it. God’s love is so great that “while we were still sin-ners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8)

The twin characteristic to God’s love is

His enduring faithfulness. God’s people are so often of weak faith, little faith, or otherwise faithless.

Nevertheless, the Lord is faithful. People can trust His promises because He won’t revoke them. He doesn’t turn His back on His children but will give them an eternal inheritance.

Psalm 117 urges God’s people to praise Him by declaring these wonderful things.

Psalm 145:4 defines the praise of the Lord saying, “one generation shall com-mend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.”

People praise others by explaining what makes them wonderful. It’s the same with the Lord.

Even teaching the faith to little one’s is praise that pleases God.

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The City of Mesquite would like to thank all of the volunteers, organiza-tions and individuals for their help orga-nizing and contributing to the 14th An-nual Heart Walk. “It was a tremendous success, thanks largely to the generosity of the sponsors, donors and volunteers,” said Nicholas Montoya.

This year’s event attracted 300-plus participants for the 3.2 mile (5K) walk. The city is looking forward to next year’s event as it’s our 15th Annual Walk.

All volunteers, organizations, indi-viduals and community leaders are to be commended for all their generosity and kindness.

Mesa View Regional Hospital Rob Fuller and Doris Baeza, “Their help-ful and cheerful attitude made it a great event along with the wonderful cooler weather; it played a big part in it.”

Also grateful for all the help and sup-port, Montoya noted all of the sponsors

of the program: The City of Mesquite Athletics & Leisure Services Dept. Staff, The City of Mesquite Police, Fire and Rescue Dept. Staff & the Volunteer Citi-zen Patrol, Mesa View Regional Hospi-tal Marketing and Administration Staff, Silver Rider Bus Company, Mesa View Medical Group, FIT Physical Therapy, Virgin Valley Dental, Mega Pro Screen Printing, Mesquite Cancer HELP Soci-ety, American Lung Association/Clean Indoor Air, Highland Manor, Mesquite Senior Games Staff, Kokopelli Landscap-ing, TDS Telecommunications, Lincare, Health Care Partners, Mesquite-Toes, Do It Best, Virgin Valley Little League and Mesquite Works . Everyone’s sup-port and efforts, was truly amazing.

The City of Mesquite Department of Athletics & Leisure Services will defi-nitely look forward to working with all businesses, organizations and volun-teers in the future.

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Virgin Valley High School students are again cooking up a “Spring Fling” to raise scholarship funds for 2018 gradu-ating seniors. The dinner concert event will be held at the VVHS Student Center, 5 to 8 p.m. This year’s theme is “Cherry Blossom Time.”

Mesquite Community Education Foundation sponsors this event featur-ing a student-prepared buffet dinner and musical entertainment.

Attendees will also have the opportu-nity to purchase tickets for a dedicated raffle that features valuable prizes from local businesses and handmade arts and crafts.

Everyone is cordially invited to attend. Tickets for the event are $15 each, or two for $25, available for purchase at VVHS, Danielle’s Chocolates, Chamber of Com-merce office, Mesquite Rec Center front desk and Senior Center. Tickets will also be sold at Ace Hardware and Walmart,

10 a.m.-noon on March 10 and 17 only. Proceeds from this event help provide scholarships for VVHS 2018 gradu-ates who plan to attend college or trade school.

MCEF is a nonprofit 501c3 organiza-tion that raises funds to help graduates who most need assistance to earn a post-high school education. The foundation works to promote educational excel-lence and helps inform the community of the outstanding achievements of our students. In its first year, MCEF raised $8000, which was awarded to eight graduates of the VVHS Class of 2017. The Foundation wants to exceed that amount in scholarships for this year’s seniors.

Come celebrate the exuberance of spring and help out a VVHS graduate! For those who are unable to attend the event, MCEF encourages that scholar-ship donation checks of any amount be sent directly to: MCEF, c/o Dan Wright, Bank of Nevada, 11 West Pioneer Blvd, Mesquite, 89027.

Linda FaasKendra Graf leads the VVHS band as they rehearse for Spring Fling .

High school Spring Fling to raises scholarship funds

Volunteers, staff help make Heart Walk a big success

During the last week of May, Mesquite Gaming – owner of the Casablanca Re-sort and Virgin River Hotel, celebrates its 16th anniversary of the Mesquite Ama-teur, the second largest handicapped am-ateur tournament in the nation, May 28 through June 1. The five-day 54-hole, net, stroke play tournament allows competi-tors to play 3 rounds of tournament golf on some of Mesquite’s scenic and award-winning courses. Registration is now open with early-bird pricing at $525 per player when you register by March 31.

“The Mesquite Amateur is always a fun event that brings amateur golfers and spectators from around the coun-try to experience Mesquite,” said Chris-tian Adderson, tournament director for Mesquite Gaming. “We have seen tremendous growth in the tournament with the great value this tournament of-fers for a first class tournament.”

The field will consist of five divisions,

and participants compete against play-ers with a similar handicap, calculated using their 12-month low Handicap Index. Finalist rankings will be deter-mined by comparing the three-day cu-mulative score, and the top four partici-pants from each flight will compete in the 18-hole championship round at the CasaBlanca Golf Club.

Every player that registers, whether before or after March 31, will receive a $100 spend at the Mobile Pro Shop, which will feature Taylor Made and Adidas products; three rounds of golf at three different courses including a cart and range balls; admission to all four dinner parties; nightly raffle prizes, fea-turing prizes from annual sponsors in-cluding TaylorMade, Adidas, the Mes-quite Resort Association, Callaway Golf, Southern Wine & Spirits and the City of Mesquite; and the chance to play in the final championship round.

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FOR PRICING AND SPECIALS

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702-346-7930

OFFICE & RETAIL SPACESun Valley Plaza3 Units Available

Suite 1 900 sq. ft.Suite 6 1,000 sq. ft.Suite 11 4,000 sq. ft.

12 W. Mesquite Blvd.4 Units Available

Suite 106 720 sq. ft.Suite 111 720 sq. ft.Suite 112 720 sq. ft.Suite 114 1,500 sq. ft.

Falcon Ridge1 Unit Available

Suite 200 A1,850 sq. ft.

Executive Suites Available

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AUCTIONAuction for

March 16 at 9 a.m.1996 NissanPathfinder

VIN: JN8AR05Y9TW051365Registered Loka C.Caguiat Miller

546 Commerce CircleMesquite, NV 89027

Geminis JewelryCustom Jewelry,

Watch Batteries & Repairs

702-345-2101 400 Riverside Rd, Mesquite

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AUCTIONAuction for

March 23 at 9 a.m.1999 Dodge

AvengerVIN: 4B3AU42N2XE158359

Registered Owner: Robert Rohr

546 Commerce CircleMesquite, NV 89027

Now Hiring!We’re now hiring landscape construction

and maintenance workers. Taking applications Mon. to Fri. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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AUCTIONAuction for

March 30 at 9 a.m.1995 Lincoln Town Car

VIN#: 1LNLM81W5SY619728Registered Owner: Kevin Scott Davis

1999 Nissan AltimaVIN#: 1N4DL01D8XC135428

Registered Owner: Maria Delcarmen Wilkenson

2004 Saturn IONVIN#: 1G8AN12F84Z144128

Registered Owner: Francine Kelly Herrera

546 Commerce CircleMesquite, NV 89027

The Week of March 8, 2018 7BMESQUITE LOCAL NEWS

Virgin Valley Veterinary HospitalDr. Tammy A. Brown | Dr. James B. Steyee

702-346-4401www.virginvalleyvets.com

660 Hardy Way, Suite 44, Mesquite

8B� The Week of March 8, 2018MESQUITE LOCAL NEWS

SUPPORT SMOKE-FREE AIR.VISIT TODAY!SmokeFreeMesquite.org/support_form

Last year, 58 communities across the country made workplaces

completely smoke free. They chose to protect their employees, neighbors

and visitors from the dangers of secondhand smoke, including lung

disease, heart disease and cancer. We want to be next! Mesquite,

together we can ensure that 2018 is the year we all breathe freely.

LET’S BENEXT