By Whitney Donahue
Moapa Valley Progress
5 Years Ago
From Progress August August 3, 2005
Local youth compete at local and national tournaments
Three local youngsters, Austin Adams, Jason Mansor, and Geoff Empey travelled to Gillette, Wyoming to compete in the National High School Finals Rodeo. Mansor and Empey gave excellent performances in bareback riding and boy’s cutting. Adams finished second overall in boy’s cutting, missing the title by a mere two points.
Troy Prisbey, a 4th grader at Bowler Elementary, attended the NV State Karate Championship in Las Vegas. Prisbey was named the State Karate Champion in his age group. Prisbey is a black belt, the highest rank in karate.
10 Years Ago
From Progress August August 9, 2000
Lights at Lake Mead and Summer Reading
Stan Baldwin, longtime lake user, donated $30,000 for lighting on courtesy docks at Overton Beach, Echo Bay, Calville Bay, Lake Mead Marina, Government Wash, Hemenway Harbor, and Temple Bar. He’d reported the need for lighting and was told that they were waiting for a grant. “This was something I realized I could help with”, Baldwin stated.
Many students attended a three week summer reading program taught by Sherra Bailey and Mary Alice Dotson. The students were given pre-tests to determine what reading level the students were and where help was most needed. Post testing showed an average of three months progress overall.
15 Years Ago
From Progress August August 2-8, 1995
Muddy River fish gets its own Species Classification
Information from researchers at Arizona State University has concluded that the Virgin River Chub is in itself a full species, not a sub-species of the Roundtail Chub.
The Virgin River Chub exists in small numbers in both the Muddy River and the Virgin River. The US Fish & Wildlife Service, in recognition of the change in the scientific classification of the Virgin River Chub, is proposing to change the way the endangered fish is listed under the Endangered Species Act.
20 Years Ago
From Progress August August 1-7, 1990
Water, water, everywhere…(and not a drop to drink?)
$13 million in flood funding from the County’s General Improvement District was set aside for Moapa Valley to be used for projects in Moapa Valley over the next ten years. Annual maintenance of flood canals or pipelines and a flood control channel are some of the projects slated.
Waterskiing enthusiasts gathered at Bowman Reservoir in Logandale for a competition meet sponsored by the Dixie Water-Skiing club of St. George, UT.
25 Years Ago
From Valley Herald-Lake Mead Monitor August August 8, 1985
Flood Control Support Dropped and Governor Visits
Clark County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury stated that he’d heard rumors that the Moapa Valley portion of an engineering study under the Army Corps of Engineers had been dropped. Engineer Gus Cedarburg affirmed the rumor, stating “It would have cost $10 million to build flood control in the Moapa Valley and, in as much as the entire valley is only valued at $26 million, they failed to see the reasoning.”
Governor Richard Bryan visited Moapa Valley for the official Logandale Bridge Dedication. MVTAB Chair Grant Bowler, Governor Bryan, Commissioner Woodbury, Highway Board Engineer Bow Bowman, and District V Engineer Gene Weight, along with many other officials, met at Logandale Park for a ceremony and acceptance of the bridge, followed by a dinner at the Overton Community Center, and the TAB Meeting.
