By Whitney Donohue

Moapa Valley Progress

5 Years Ago

From Progress: April 5, 2006
MVHS Forensics Student Qualify for National
Expressions of alternating disbelief and elation shone on the faces of Allaina Salazar, Braden Cox, and Chris Wallace as they learned they had qualified for the National Forensics League Tournament held in Dallas, TX. Depending on the number of students entered in the eleven speaking events in the tournament, one, two, or three top finishers qualify for the Nationals Tournament.

10 Years Ago

From Progress: April 4, 2001
Overton Woman Named Mrs. Galaxy 2001
Mrs. Arta Mortensen was selected Mrs. Galaxy 2001. Mortensen resides in Overton. Mrs. Galaxy 2001 is the daughter of Jim and Dona Bledsoe of Overton.

15 Years Ago

From Progress: April 3, 1996
Glendale Project Angers Residents
Area residents were angry after the Clark County Commissioners approved a zone change to allow the construction of two 300-room hotel-casinos, which will include bars, lounges, restaurants, fitness centers, and golf courses in Glendale. Residents in Logandale and Overton contacted the Commissioners’ office to ask that the commissioners reconsider their decision.

20 Years Ago

Moapa Valley Progress: April 3, 1991
Al Capone’s Cadillac at County Fair
The 1930 V-16 Cadillac is one of over 200 cars on display at the Imperial Palace on Las Vegas, but during the four days of the County Fair, the car was on display in Logandale.

Notorious gangster Al Capone, a.k.a. “Scarface” once owned this car. Since a frequent method of settling disputes was to blow up a rival’s car or to rake it with machine gun fire, Capone had this car custom built to his specifications, including bullet-proof glass in the windows, quarter-inch armor plating, and 3-inch portholes in the side windows so occupants of the car could use their machine guns to spray the area around the car.