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Races Set for City Council, Water District SPORTS Softball has big week Page 1B MESQUITE NEWS Cyclists take to Mesquite streets Page 2A LOCATHE WEEK OF MARCH 22, 2018 L NEWSVol. 14, No. 23 ELECTIONS Races set for city council, water district By Barbara Ellestad election effort when she ran again in 2016. Ramaker also MLN ran unsuccessfully for city council in 2013. She is cur- rently president of the Virgin Valley Democratic Club. After a two-week filing period ended on March 16, Mercer is new to the political scene in Mesquite. She eight people filed for three seats on the Mesquite City initially filed for Seat 4 but switched to Seat 1 at the end Council and three people filed for two seats on the Vir- of the filing period. gin Valley Water District. Incumbent City Councilman Rich Green did not run However, only two of the three city council seats will for re-election this year leaving his Seat 4 open to three appear on the June primary ballot. Election laws require people who have not held elected office before—Annie at least two but only two names appear on the general Black, Karen Fielding and Chuck Kruder. election ballot in November. Since only two people filed Ballweg Green Withelder Kruder ran unsuccessfully for city council in 2013. He for Seat 3, that race will not appear on the June ballot. is employed at Smith’s Food. Fielding is a local real es- The other two seats, 1 and 4 had three candidates each, Those filing for Seat 1 on the city council were incum- tate agent and was active in the Mesquite Chamber of therefore, those races will appear on the June ballot bent Geno Withelder, Sandra Ramaker and L. Kay Mer- Commerce in past years. Black is also a real estate agent with the top two vote-getters moving on to the general cer. Withelder was first election to the council in 2009. in Mesquite and is president of the Mesquite Republi- election. He was re-elected in 2013. If he wins the seat again, it can Women. All three candidates who filed for the Virgin Valley will be his last term. Incumbent David Ballweg had only one person, Water District will automatically advance to the general Ramaker was first elected to the Virgin Valley Water George Gault, file against him for his Seat 3. Ballweg election in November with the top two vote-getters tak- District Board of Directors in 2010. She was re-elected ing the seats. to a two-year term in 2014. She was defeated in her re- > See ELECTIONS, Page 5A MOjAvE county Bravo, VVHS Musical! Search continues for missing couple By Teri Nehrenz MLN Susan and Jerry McFalls family mem- bers, neighbors, concerned friends, vol- unteers and Fugitive Recovery Experts all concur that they feel as if the Mohave County Sheriff’s Officers either don’t care or are too incompetent to handle the Desert Springs missing couple case; they even think it may be a little of both. Community members are outraged at their lack of attention to the case and wonder if the sheriff’s office has the same enthusiasm for every case they work. They’re even talking about revisit- ing their past decisions when attending the voting booths in the future. After Mohave County concluded its initial investigation of the McFalls’ property, they haven’t gone back unless called. A new investigator on the case, Submitted photo David Bounsall, feels that crucial evi- The Virgin Valley High School theatre and music students staged a gigantic production of “High School Musical” this past dence has been overlooked. week. The audience had lots to cheer for as the huge cast sang and danced its way through a delightful rendition of the Disney favorite. Using double-casting to cover each of the exhaustive lead roles during the four-night run, the troupe > See MISSING, Page 6A “Bopped to the Top” with energy and style. Watch for future VVHS performances. MESQUITE SENIOR GAMES A stroll down memory lane By Teri Nehrenz MLN both young and old, with tales of histori- cal buildings, sites and family histories A small but diverse group of citizens, with knowledge gained from historical wishing to enhance their knowledge and books, newspapers, family members cultural beginnings of the city they call and word of mouth. home, took a stoll down memory lane Rylander loves the Historical Walk with the Mesquite Senior Games Histori- being a part of the MSGs. “The walk- cal Walking Tour on Saturday, March 17; ing tour is such a wonderfully relaxing some even wore green. You didn’t need and enjoyable way to learn the history to be a senior to enjoy indulging in this of your town,” Rylander said. “I really one particular MSG event wish more people would take advantage MSG is under the leadership of Execu- of this event in the future; the tour is not tive Director Terri Rylander and spon- just informative its great exercise on a sored by Mesquite Gaming. beautiful day. It’s an especially wonder- Teri Nehrenz The tour this year was led by Virgin ful event for a ‘family day’ activity.” Virgin Valley Heritage Museum Director Elspeth Kuta leads the way and the talks Valley Heritage Museum Director El- in the Mesquite Senior Games Historical Walking Tour on Saturday, March 17. speth Kuta, who entertained the tourists, > See WALKING, Page 2A Get your daily news in our newsletter! Sign up at MesquiteLocalNews.com 2A MESQUITE LOCAL NEWS The Week of March 22, 2018 you can take the historical Walking walking tour on your own, continued from Page 1A if you have the time, you’ll The historical tour took the partici- love the story; the history pants to 24 stops along the walking of Mesquite is rich and route beginning at City Hall, which is the site of the former home of settler interesting. Walter Hughes and ended at the Virgin Valley Heritage Museum. The museum’s a map, provided at the museum, gives structure, listed in the National Register plenty of historical information. The of Historical Places, is only one of two Virgin Valley Heritage Museum is lo- known buildings that is a surviving ex- cated at 35 W. Mesquite Blvd. Muse- ample of National Youth Administration um hours are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday projects in the state of Nevada. through Saturday. The original purpose of the museum Check out the museum for the exten- Submitted photo was to serve the community as a library sive list of activities that will enhance Riders enjoyed sunshine and scenery on the Citizen’s Class (35 mile), Metric and museum which it did for about a year your knowledge of the history of the Vir- Century (65 mile), and Top of The Hill (90 mile) as they looped through Mesquite before being converted into the areas first gin Valley and give you a hands-on ex- and parts of the Arizona Strip during the Mesquite Madness cycling event on hospital. The museum lies on the ground perience of what it was like for the early Saturday, March 17. of the Old Spanish Trail site 31 and Virgin settlers. Valley State Historical Site 56. For more information on activities, The tour ended at the museum with donations or how you can become in- a catered lunch; participants ate under volved, contact Elspeth Kuta at 702-346- Cyclists converge on Mesquite shade canopies in the museum gardens. 5705 or visit their Facebook page: face- You can take the historical walking book.com/MesquiteNVMuseum. By Teri Nehrenz frozen for the Utah riders, Mesquite is tour on your own, if you have the time, For more information on the MSG and MLN basking in sunshine and warmer tem- you’ll love the story; the history of Mes- how you can register for the tour next peratures, giving cycle enthusiasts per- quite is rich and interesting. year visit their web site at www.mesqui- There’s no limit to the amount of activ- fect riding conditions without the outra- Placards mark the historical sites and teseniorgames.org. ity you’ll see on any given day in Mes- geously crazy traffic most find in bigger quite especially when the town is a huge cities. draw for sports enthusiasts and active Riders enjoyed sunshine and scenery seniors. Residents expect that with the on the Citizen’s Class (35 mile), Metric onslaught of tourists there is also an in- Century (65 mile), and Top of The Hill crease of traffic which leads to some ve- (90 mile) as they looped through Mes- hicular challenges. quite and parts of the Arizona Strip. The Andrew Bird On St. Patty’s Day residents experi- Metric Century and Top of The Hill also Specializing in Medicare, Long Term Care enced a slightly different type of traffic allowed riders to experience nature’s full challenge when 500 bikers took off for splendor as they cycled past the nearly and Life Insurance their first ride of the season. pristine Mohave Desert Preserves along 702-346-7025 | www.investment-pros.net Cyclists got their riding legs ready and Old Highway 91. 355 W. Mesquite Blvd. Ste. C-80, Mesquite NV 89027 joined the gang for a tough bike ride. The Motorists may have had a challeng- event sold out fast and cycle enthusiast ing day dodging other traffic along with hit the highway on Saturday, March 17, the cyclists but signs clearly marked the for Mesquite Madness sponsored by route to let drivers beware. Ride Southern Utah and Redd Rock Bi- Rest stops along the route provided Looking for your APRIL 17TH cycle Co.
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