PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID OVERTON, NV PERMIT NO. 11 Your Hometown Newspaper Since 1987 Wednesday, March 11, 2020 www.mvprogress.com School trip MCT brings magic to local stage cancelled due By CATHERINE ELLERTON Moapa Valley Progress to corona virus The Missoula Children’s The- By VERNON ROBISON atre performance of “Jack and the Beanstalk” took place on Sat- Moapa Valley Progress urday in the Mack Lyon Middle Many Mack Lyon Middle School auditorium. Kourtney School students and parents found Ellis and Taylor Kroop were the themselves feeling frustrated and theatrical magicians that directed deeply disappointed last week. this wonderful producation. A group from the school’s mu- On Monday, March 2, the two sic programs, involving 76 stu- women began auditions in Over- dents and 15 parents as chaper- ton. A multitude of eager young- ones, have been planning a trip to sters went through the paces Disneyland in southern California of speaking in a loud and clear since the beginning of the school voice, speaking with a big and year. The groups have worked expressive face and body and, hard to raise more than $33,000 most importantly, listening and to pay for the trip which was following directions. Soon a cast planned for this weekend. was chosen and rehearsals began. But that trip, and all other out- Five days later, the young actors of-state school travel was sum- were magically transformed into marily cancelled last week by a fine theatre troupe. the Clark County School District This traditional story had been (CCSD) due to fears over the co- transformed into a charming mu- rona virus. sical. Ellis became P. T. Wonder, On Thursday morning, the Jack (played by Jameson Cook) and a chorus of other poor farmers perform a production number in the Southern Nevada Health Dis- See Missoula on page A6 Missoula Children’s Theatre version of Jack and the Beanstalk performed on Saturday. trict (SNHD) announced the first “presumptive positive” case of Covid-19, or corona virus, in Ne- vada, reportedly a male patient in The Overton pig who can paint visits museum his 50s residing in Clark County. ton, run by Janice Ridondo. The patient had reported recent By AMY DAVIS Boris now lives there at travel to Washington state, where community spread of the virus Moapa Valley Progress Windy’s Ranch permanently in the company of 30 other animals had been reported. The SNHD was working to The Virgin Valley Heritage including potbelly pigs, imu’s, quickly identify close contacts of Museum in Mesquite provided a chickens, ducks, dogs, cats and the patient, the statement reads. unique opportunity for area resi- ponies. It also stated that “the immedi- dents to meet a real life one-of- At the time he first came to ate risk from the virus to the gen- a-kind-pig. On Saturday, March Windy’s, no one knew that Boris eral public in Clark County and 7, Boris the pig took center stage would someday develop such a the United States remains low at in the museum’s outdoor amphi- unique artistic talent. this time.” theater to show off his skills as an “I met Boris when he was only Nevertheless, by Thursday artist. About 80 people gathered 30 pounds at a Reiki event,” said evening a statement was released to watch, cheer the pig on and Las Vegas animal trainer Kylie from CCSD officials. even buy his paintings. Campbell. “He was a mischie- “Due to the recent develop- Boris’ young life didn’t start vous trouble-maker and I told ments on the spread of corona off too well. He was traveling on Janice (Ridondo) that he would virus, and out of an abundance a trailer headed to California as a AMY DAVIS Moapa Valley Progress make a great student.” of caution, the Clark County piglet when he fell off the back. Boris the pig demonstrates his artistic painting skills with encourage- Campbell started Boris out by School District is cancelling all Fortunately, he was scooped up ment from animal trainer Kylie Campbell during a special event held painting with his hooves. She also out-of-state and international stu- and given a home at Windy’s Saturday at the Virgin Valley Heritage Museum in Mesquite. Boris is a dent travel effective immediately Ranch Animal Rescue in Over- permanent resident at Windy’s Animal Rescue Ranch in Overton. See Painting Pig on page A6 and until further notice,” said the statement. Within minutes of that release, MV elementary kids celebrate Reading Week Jenna Rhude’s phone began to light up. Rhude is a resident of By MEGAN MOYER & signments. These included things Logandale and a parent of a stu- VERNON ROBISON like: go outside and read, read in dent who was planning to go on Moapa Valley Progress the dark with a flashlight, read to the trip. a stuffed animal friend, reading Rhude has spent the past year Students in both Moapa Val- about the wild west, reading to as a parent volunteer helping to ley elementary schools enjoyed someone over the phone, and vis- coordinate the Disneyland trip. the week in true cowboy style iting the local library. “I hadn’t even heard about the last week as the schools celebrat- Reading week at Bowler was announcement yet and I was al- ed the Nevada Reading Week. kicked off with a fun school as- ready getting texts and calls from This year’s theme for the annual sembly where teachers dressed as parents wondering what was go- event was “Saddle Up and Read” cowboys and cowgirls rode in on ing on,” Rhude said in an inter- and there were all kinds of Wild stick horses and introduced the view on Friday. “There wasn’t West-style activities for the kids theme and goals for the week. much I could tell them: just to to enjoy. There were also student partici- have patience and that we would At Grant Bowler Elementary, pants who showed off their rodeo work to come up with the best students were given the challenge skills. Then, the reading and goals outcome possible for everyone to turn off their electronic screens began. involved. But it is a mess!” at home for the week and focus MEGAN MOYER / Moapa Valley Progress Everyday of the week, two ro- Lyon principal Ken Paul didn’t more on reading. Instead of video A group of Kindergarten students at Grant Bowler Elementary School deo events were set to be passed have much more advance notice games, computers or TV, the kids show off their outfits on Dress Like a Rodeo Clown day during Reading than parents. He reported receiv- were given unique homework as- Week celebrations last week. See Reading Week on page A2 ing a call from his CCSD supe- rior just a few hours before the Navarro to hold Meet & Greet announcement. He said that he Moapa Valley Days planned immediately went to work on get- By VERNON ROBISON their baby ting communication out to par- daughter for this weekend ents. Moapa Valley Progress “We set up a Parent Link group Reagan, is By NICK YAMASHITA be celebrating its 85th anniversa- so that we could communicate Republican U.S. Congressio- one of the ry. All events will be on Saturday what was happening to all the nal candidate Charles Navarro nine Re- Moapa Valley Progress from 11 a.m. to noon. kids’ parents and as soon as it was will be holding a meet and greet publicans The annual celebration which The Lost City Museum will up, we began to send out messag- event on Saturday, Mar. 14 at 10 running for has become known as Moapa have keynote speaker Mark es immediately,” Paul said. am until noon at the Old Logan- Nevada’s Valley Days is here again. This Hall-Patton who is the adminis- But there was a myriad of lo- dale School at 3011 N Moapa Congres- weekend the community will trator of the Clark County Mu- Charles Navarro gistics and details that were still Valley Blvd. The event will take sional Dis- come to life, featuring all sorts seum, but is most known from unknown. Paul said that he had place in the north meeting room trict 4 (CD4) seat currently held of fun events that highlight the the hit reality show Pawn Stars. engaged in negotiations with the of the building during the Moapa by Rep. Steven Horsford (D). unique qualities and characteris- He will be giving a presentation touring company that had ar- Valley Art Guild Spring Art Show In an interview last week, tics of the Moapa Valley, its heri- on the ‘drowned towns’ of Lake ranged the travel arrangements which will be ongoing in the great Navarro said he was holding tage and its people. Mead. At noon, local historian for the trip. hall throughout the day. Meet and Greet events like this A major celebration this year Georgia Hall will also be present- The first thought was to simply Navarro, who resides in Las will be held at the Lost City Mu- Vegas with his wife Aly and See Navarro on page A7 seum. The Overton museum will See MV Days on page A7 See School Trip on page A6 Follow us on Classified B7 | CC Fair Puzzle B3 | Obituary B6-7 | Opinion A4 | Real Estate Listings B4-5 | Service Directory B6 Find Us Online Facebook Sports & Recreation B1 | Valley Life B3 | Yard Sale Map A5 © 2020, JZR Communications, LLC | Vol. 33, No. 30 www.mvprogress.com A2 • Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Moapa Valley PROGRESS Candidate Sam Peters holds town hall in Logandale By VERNON ROBISON ral part of the state.