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An evening of food, entertainment and surprises awaited the family of Dennis Freeman last Wednesday. Approximately 200 people came to honor the recently deceased Logandale resident at a community Dutch oven dinner.

NV Legislature Works On Freeing Up ‘Farm To Fork’ Events And Cottage Industries

Chances are good that Quail Hollow Farms in Overton will be able to serve cut tomatoes at its annual Tomato Tasting event this summer without worrying about passing a full health inspection. The same would go for the gourmet Farm To Fork Dinner event held on the farm each year in the Fall.

Witnesses Testify In Court About Fatal I-15 Crash

Witness testimony, given in the Moapa Justice Court last week, told of the harrowing details of an automobile accident which occurred on March 30 on I-15 near mile marker 100. The accident claimed the lives of five people and injured two others.

Northstar Commonwealth Students Graduate

It’s that time of the year. Seniors are scrambling to put their affairs in order to graduate Moapa Valley High School. Grades are being finalized, the Spring Sports season has ended, and finals are looming around the corner.

Local CSN Seeks To Organize Advisory Board

College of Southern Nevada in Moapa Valley wants to open up communication lines and, once again, grow the program in the local area. Local CSN staff will be starting up another College Advisory Board to bring additional support from the community. Darlene Montague is the CSN Administrative Director for Mesquite and Moapa Valley. She explains that prior to her being the Administrative Director, there was an Advisory Board in place and functioning. But the group has not met in the last couple of years.

OPD Selects New General Manager

The Overton Power District (OPD) Board of Directors selected Mendes Cooper to fill the position of General Manager for the district after current General Manager Delmar Leatham retires on July 12 of this year. The board voted unanimously to appoint Cooper, who has worked for 26 years at the district, and currently serves in a training role as Assistant General Manager.

MVHS Class Of 2013 Senior Spotlight

Moapa Valley High School Senior, Danielle Pray says that she has found the direction she wants to take in life through her experiences at high school. It would be safe to say she has tried a little bit of everything and has been involved in many different school programs.

Perkins Parents Vote To Dissolve PTA In Favor Of PTO

The days of the Ute Perkins Elementary Parent Teacher Association (PTA) are drawing to a close. Last week Perkins parents voted to dissolve the school’s PTA in favor of forming an independent Parent Teacher Organization (PTO.) The decision was made by a unanimous vote on Wednesday, May 15, when Valerie Morgan, a teacher a Perkins, made a motion to make the change.

May Day Tradition Continues At Perkins

Not only is May Day a community tradition from way back in the days of St. Thomas, it is also a wonderful time to celebrate the enthusiastic talents of students at Ute Perkins Elementary in Moapa. Perkins has special dance groups that have been practicing routines throughout the year

CCSD Breaks Ground On New MVHS Gym

The Moapa Valley High School celebrated a day long time in coming on Monday, May 13: the ground breaking of a new gymnasium. MVHS Principal Grant Hanevold led the momentous ceremony that has been 15 years in the making. In his speech Hanevold stated that back in 1998 the voters had passed a bond for the school district. With that bond had come the promise of a new gym for MVHS, he said.

M.V. Educator/Administrator Named As New MVHS Principal

The Clark County School District announced last week that it had selected a new principal for the Moapa Valley High School. District officials had been interviewing candidates for the position since current MVHS principal Grant Hanevold announced last month he would be taking a new position as principal at Sunrise Mountain High School in Las Vegas.

Moapa Home Destroyed In Fire

ire destroyed a double-wide mobile home on Henrie Road in Moapa on Friday afternoon, May 10. Local volunteer firefighters received an emergency alert to the fire at around 2:20 p.m. The squad vehicle and engine from Moapa Station 72 were the first on the scene.

New Flower Shop Open In Overton

The flower shop in downtown Overton has opened again. Now called “The Front Porch”, the little shop opened on Friday, May 10. The shop is filled with simple country charm. The display shelving is not typical retail fare, but rather it is rustic and homely furniture. The store is filled with simple little surprises; treasures that are on sale as gift items, home decor and fashion accessories.

Logandale Sub Shop Celebrates National Lu’au Month

Many people may not be aware that the month of May is National Lu’au Month in the United States. But the girls at Tiffany’s Sub Shop in Logandale are here to remind Moapa Valley residents of this great event. Tiffany’s will be selling special Hawaiian plate lunches all month.

Moapa Community Crowds In To Help Local Family

“Overwhelmed and surprised” are the words Moapa resident Tiffany Frederick used to describe the fundraiser put on for her family on Saturday night. She had good reason to feel that way. The engine bays at Moapa Fire Station 72 were bursting at the seams with people who came to support Josh Frederick and his family.

Good Samaritans Care For Sickly Horse

No one was entirely sure exactly where the struggling horse had come from. But it staggered up to a house on Cooper Street in Overton and collapsed on the lawn; exhausted. Overton resident Angela Bozarth was travelling down Cooper Street on Friday, May 3 at around 12:30 and saw the horse lying in the yard. She owns horses of her own so knew that something wasn’t right.

Sports and Recreation

MVHS State Championship Showings

State Championship week has come and gone. With it the high school athletic season has ended. The spring sports of baseball, softball, track and field, golf and swim have reached their conclusions. Swimming The Moapa Valley Swim team had a lone representative from Moapa Valley compete in the state meet in Carson City. Porter Lamping placed seventh in the 200 IM. Porter finished with a time of 2:36.57. Alex Straw of Truckee finished in the event with the championship with a time of 1:54.72.

Baseball/Softball Division I-A Roundup (May 22, 2013)

Last week the four best team in the state competed at the state baseball tournament at CSN in Las Vegas. It was Boulder City and Faith Lutheran from the south and Truckee and Elko from the north. It didn’t take long to see that the south had the better programs. Faith Lutheran crushed Truckee 15-1 in the first game while Boulder City pounded Elko 16-5 in the other first round game.

MVHS Swimmers Compete At Divisionals

The Moapa Valley High School’s swim team competed in the regional meet last week at UNLV. There, all the Division IA teams made their debut in the new league. At the meet, MVHS Swimmer Porter Lamping accomplished a first in Pirate swim history.

New Martial Arts Instruction In Moapa Valley

How many different ways can you throw an opponent to the ground? Lee Koehler can show you many different ways. With Koehler’s Black Belt rank, he instructs his local students in the art of judo and boxing.

Pirates End Season After 5 Tournament Games

Moapa Valley played five games in the divisionals last week winning three and losing two. Those two losses ended the season for the Pirates. When it came down to it, Moapa just couldn’t beat Boulder City. The game against the Eagles was the Pirates’ second loss and the elimination match for Moapa from the tournament.

Five Pirates Qualify For State Track & Field

The realignment has played havoc with both the boys and girls track teams. The southern addition of large schools has done what it was intended to do: encourage more students to participate in sports. Of course, that’s great for the large schools. But not so good for the smaller ones.

Pirate Softball Drops From Regional Playoffs

The Moapa Valley High School softball team was eliminated from the regional playoffs last week. They were beaten in their first two games. The girls finished the season 12-14 overall and 7-5 in league play. They came in as the fourth seed in the tournament last week and immediately played the top seed Faith Lutheran in the first game.

Valley Life

GARDEN SPOT: Controlling Weeds without Herbicides

When our world begins to show signs of spring, most of us think of warm, delightfully sunny days. There is also the less appealing aspect of spring, one that can be a big problem especially after a rainy winter, like the one we just experienced.

Sunflower Bee, A Digger Bee

Last year I volunteered to initiate a study of pollinating insects at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge. That is when I first discovered the fascinating world of bees. Having been a beekeeper for many years, I loved working with honeybees, but studying pollinators opened my eyes to many more kinds of bees than I knew existed.

A Story Worth Telling (May 22, 2013)

He was told to hop on the helicopter and he would be taken to the trail to be cleared. The seat was a very slick material and he couldn’t figure out how to fasten the seat bel. There were no doors. The pilot had a Mad Magazine cartoon on the back of his helmet and the sides of the helicopter were so thin you could push a bayonet through them! Plus, you sat on your helmet for added protection.

Learning The Archaeologist’s Trade At Lost City Museum

The Lost City Museum invited adults to come play in their sand box on Saturday as part of an Archeological Excavation Class. This month is Archeologist Awareness Month and the excavating class was held to celebrate this profession.

Sticky Ringstem

During the last week of April into the first week of May, I did a plant survey for a gypsum mining company off Lake Mead Road behind Sunrise Mountain. While there I found a small population of one of our most unusual desert plants, the Sticky Ringstem.

Opinion

No One Asked Me But... (May 22, 2013)

No one asked me but… What better time than Memorial Day to answer ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s question, “What difference does it make?” You will recall when she was asked about the cause of the death of those in Benghazi, her reply was “What difference does it make?” She went on to indicate that it did not matter whether it was a mob incited by a video or an organized attack by a terrorist organization four Americans are dead.

OPEN FORUM: Arrogance Is Obama’s Worst Enemy

The Obama Administration felt the backlash from liberal media sources this past week and appears to be reeling from a sudden realization that they aren’t in Kansas anymore. First it was Jon Stewart, whose Comedy Central “news” broadcast is must see tv for many of Obama’s under 30 voter base. While dismissing Benghazi, Stewart goes apoplectic on Obama over the IRS and then breaking Associated Press investigations scandals.

LETTER: Now That’s Customer Service!

Last week I stopped by Sage Health and Empowerment Center for a few supplements. I was greeted warmly by owners Deborah and Nathan Henrie. The store has a variety of items besides vitamins and supplements such as gluten-free foods and organic apples

No One Asked Me But... (May 15, 2013)

No one asked me but… While following the fiasco in Boston over the last few weeks, a number of facts jumped out at me. First, there were two major shootouts over a period of a couple of days. The first was on the streets when the two terrorist were first confronted. The terrorists had car jacked a Boston citizen who escaped and placed a 911 call to the police with a description of his car. The car was spotted by Boston police and chased into Watertown. The terrorist were apparently run to ground and a gun battle ensued.

LETTER: Too Many Complaints

What is happening to our so called Christian community? Like giving a citation to an elderly man for trying to get a ride out to Poverty Hill (I hate to call it that) to his trailer. (Cited over $600 for soliciting riders).

Announcements

MISSIONARIES (May 22, 2013)

Sister Austriana Messer has returned home from the Canada Toronto mission after serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sister Shelby Sloane Bennett is returning home from the Tulsa, Oklahoma Mission after serving 18 months as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

MISSIONARIES (May 15, 2013)

Bryanna Christine Sheldon has accepted her call to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She will be serving in the Houston, Texas Mission. Shannon Tuttle has been called to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Washington Everett Mission.

NEW ARRIVALS (May 15, 2013)

Corey and Kristi Dalley are happy to announce the birth of their precious daughter, Matie Mae. She was born May 6, 2013 at the Mesa View hospital in Mesquite, NV. She weighed 8lbs. 5 oz. and measured 20 inches. Prentice and Jessica Freeman are excited to announce the birth of their fourth child, Tegan Ray Sophia Freeman. She was born on May 3, 2013 at 7:01 p.m. at Spring Valley Hospital in Las Vegas.

Obituaries

OBITUARY: Calvin Meyers

Calvin Ward Meyers, age 57, entered the Great Creator’s loving, comforting arms Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 8:43 a.m. He was born September 9, 1955 in Las Vegas to Herbert Ward Meyers and Christina Samson Meyers. He was married to the late Mitzi Pete Meyers.

OBITUARY: Judith Marshall

Judith “Judy” Rae Marshall, age 74, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born on February 12, 1939 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Orson Francis and Lucille Sevey Johnson. On March 21, 1961 she married Joseph Lloyd Marshall in the St. George LDS Temple.

Upcoming Events

Summer Fun On The Way With Parks & Rec

This summer doesn’t have to be a boring one for the kids here in Moapa Valley. There will be plenty of activities to get them involved and keep them learning. Moapa Valley Parks and Recreation along with the Logandale and Overton Pools have activities and lessons planned for kids of all ages.

11th Annual Mesquite AM Tees Off Monday

The 11th Annual Mesquite Amateur golf tournament returns to the picturesque Virgin Valley May 27-31. This esteemed event is one of the nation’s largest handicapped amateur tournaments and is expected to draw over 600 competitors from all over the globe. The Mesquite Am is played on seven distinct courses, each designed by golf legends from Cal Olson to Arnold Palmer.

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