Mesquite Local News

Coyote Golf Course Closes, Begs Big Questions

By Marty Israel 07-03-2009

Signs on the windows of the “clubhouse” for the
Coyote Willows Golf Course tell part of the
story. The signs indicate that the course is
closed, it is for sale, and the little red sign
promises a reopening in September. However,
this building is among the slew of buildings
and acreage that have been foreclosed by Zions
Bank in Utah.

The sign in the window reads “Closed for the summer, see you in September”.
But for the beleaguered Coyote Willows Golf Course, serious questions arise and one is left to wonder if this course will ever reopen at all.
The course was closed last summer, reopening in October of 2008, so it came as no great surprise to find the doors of the little clubhouse locked and the sign on the glass promising a reopening.
But new facts concerning the golf course and the Coyote Willows development as a whole have come to light, and these facts paint an unflattering picture at best.
Over the course of the last seven months, the golf course has been operating as a five hole course, using a staff of mostly volunteers to handle the work load.
According to volunteer Arlene Waite, the course did a fair amount of business during that time.
In an e-mail message sent to the Mesquite Local News, Waite said, “…we had three groups out of Beaver Dam who were faithful to the course three days a week, and many patrons from Mesquite who came and golfed with us." [Read full story]

Air Quality Advisory Issued For Weekend

(Press Release) 07-03-2009

Local Air Quality May Be Poor Due To Smoke From Local Fireworks

Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management (DAQEM) is issuing an advisory that will be in effect through Sunday for smoke/ozone due to local fireworks and outdoor barbeques on the 4th of July.
Air Quality officials say smoke is made of small dust particles and other pollutants that can aggravate respiratory diseases, and contribute to ground-level ozone formation.
At this time, unhealthy levels of air pollution are not occurring.
Air Quality officials will continue to monitor the situation and will post an alert on the forecast page of the Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management website if unhealthy levels actually occur. [Read full story]

Mesquite Independence Day Celebration Schedule

(Press Release) 07-03-2009

Four minutes of intense fireworks will highlight the City of Mesquite’s Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, July 4, at the Recreation Center Park.
Families are encouraged to bring their blankets to sit on and enjoy entertainment at 7 p.m., capped by fireworks at precisely at 9:30 p.m.
“Come early and get your seat,” said Rich Bohne, Recreation and Parks director.
“The fireworks show, called the ‘Four Minutes of Fury’ because of its intensity, will underscore a full day of festivities.”
The fireworks portion of the celebration will only last about 4-5 minutes, but will have the same number of shells as normal. [Read full story]

Airborne Car Club Visits Mesquite

By Morris Workman 07-02-2009

Pilot Dick McSpadden pulls his vintage Navion
airplane away from the gas pumps at Mesquite’s
municipal airport on Tuesday. McSpadden was
part of an 18-plane squadron that visited
Mesquite as part of an American Navion Society
Convention Performance Competition event.

Last week, members of various car clubs descended on Mesquite, devotees of particular makes and models of American muscle cars.
But instead of driving into town in souped up Fords and Mopars, these lovers of vintage locomotion arrived in vintage airplanes.
On Tuesday, the airborne equivalent of a car club made a visit to the city’s municipal airport, filled with pilots dedicated to their beloved genre of aircraft:
Navions.
The fly-in was part of a Performance Competition event held by the American Navion Society, which held their annual convention in Cedar City this week.
As many as 18 of the vintage aircraft touched down in Mesquite on Tuesday morning, filled with pilots from around the country.
The Performance Competition involved a flight from Cedar City to Mesquite and back, with the pilots trying to achieve the best times possible in each class based on engine size. [Read full story]

Dames Learn About Saving Energy

(Press Release) 07-02-2009

Desert Dames Vice President Susan Clapp, left,
introduced Overton Power spokesperson Carma
Kimball at Desert Dames June luncheon.
Kimball’s presentation included ways to save
energy and money on household electric bills.

“Squiggly ain’t too pretty, but it sure saves money down the line.”
Lyrics to the latest country hit?
Nope.
This was one of the important energy saving tips that Overton Power spokesperson Carma Kimball discussed with the Desert Dames at their June luncheon.
Kimball was touting the wonders of Compact Fluorescent Lights when a Dame remarked that those squiggly light bulbs are pretty ugly.
The OPD spokeswoman replied that although they may be ugly, those squiggly bulbs can save up to 75% of the energy of regular incandescent bulbs and they last about ten times longer.
Some of the many energy and money saving tips that Kimball discussed with the Dames included: [Read full story]

Young Cowboys Learning To Be Poets

By Marty Israel 07-01-2009

These two youngsters not only delighted a
packed house with their poetry, but they sang
for the crowd as well. Emerald Hall (left) and
her sister Burgundy had taken part in an eight
week course on the fine art of cowboy poetry
and on Monday night they gave a presentation of
some of their work to a full house in the
Mesquite Fine Arts Center.

The Virgin Valley Artists Association presented the first annual Youth Hootenanny at the Mesquite Fine Arts Center on Monday night.
The program featured the “Hootenanny Side-Kicks,” a group of five young people from around the area who have been working very hard over the last eight weeks to put this program together.
Under the tutelage of Barb King, Wanda Eckhardt and Diana Coonradt, the youngsters were instructed in the fine art of cowboy poetry.
They were taught the rules of the poetry, how to write, read and recite the cowboy poems.
And there is a difference between reading a poem and reciting one.
Reciting is the true art, as it requires the poem be told from memory, and it doesn’t hurt if there is a good deal of embellishment thrown in.
On Monday night, the children read poems to a packed house, some of them original works and some classic poems from the masters. [Read full story]

Deadline Changes

(Press Release) 07-01-2009

With a new production schedule, the deadlines have changed for submissions to the print version of Mesquite Local News.
All press releases and Letters to the Editor should be e-mailed to admin@mesquitelocalnews.com by noon each Monday in order to appear in Thursday’s newspaper.
However, Letters and press releases are welcome anytime throughout the week to be included in the daily online news site.
While typed, handwritten, and mailed press releases and Letters will be accepted, e-mailed submissions are preferred. [Read full story]

Holiday Offerings Abound Throughout Town

By Marty Israel 06-30-2009

Fireworks will once again be a big part of the
Fourth of July celebrations this year, just not
as big a part as they have been in the past.
The annual show has been pared down to just
four minutes using the same number of shells as
has been used in the past. The result will be
“Four Minutes of Fury”, unless someone decides
to scrap this plan last minute due to a lack of
interest from the community.

With the Fourth of July celebration upon us, folks throughout the valley are wondering just what kinds of activities are being offered around the city.
The Fourth of July is one of the biggest holidays on the calendar, a New Year’s celebration in summer, if you will.
And this year, the citizens of Mesquite, and those who might be in town to celebrate the holiday, are being given a little extra free time, and they are wondering what is there to do to fill that void.
The annual fireworks show at the Rec Center is always one of the most popular events of the day and this year the city has decided to change things up just a bit.
The normal 20 minute fireworks display is being pared down to a four minute grand finale that the city is labeling “Four Minutes of Fury”.
The general consensus around town is that this is a foolish idea at best, and people are wondering what they can do with the extra 16 minutes of free time they have been granted. [Read full story]

Roaring Engines A Boon For Mesquite

By Marty Israel 06-30-2009

This Chevy El Camino is about to disappear in a
thick cloud of smoke from the tires. The driver
is taking part in the “burn out” competition at
the CasaBlanca on Friday. While the El Camino
placed second in the competition, his display
was nothing short of amazing, if not a bit
pungent.

The thundering sounds of the classics roared through the valley over the weekend as nearly 600 hot rods converged on the city for Mesquite Classic Nights, a car show put on by the Las Vegas Cruisin’ Association.
This is the third year for the car show and the second time this year that the Las Vegas Cruisers have been in town.
According to Art Kam, executive director of the Cruisin’ Association, each time the event is held here in Mesquite it gets bigger.
Things have gone so well for the car show here in Mesquite, they have already signed an agreement with the city to return in January.
“We had over 600 registrants this time around,” Kam said, “and we were more than happy about that, but it seems that a few of them decided not to show up. Forecasts called for rain and that kept a few of them away. It’s too bad because the weather turned out to be perfect.”
If there were indeed some who decided not to show up, it was only a handful as hot rods were seen all around the city. [Read full story]

Spinning Wheel Makes Live Action Easy

By Marty Israel 06-29-2009

The Roulette wheel is one of the more popular
games in the casino and offers a chance at
winning some serious money, if you happen to
select just the right number or combination of
numbers. The game also come with a hefty casino
edge should you make the wrong bet.

If you are interested in a game of pure chance, a game that offers the same thrill as playing a slot machine but is one that affords a player the opportunity to mingle with other players, then Roulette might be just the game for you.
Perhaps you have seen the table with the multi colored spinning wheel and fast moving little white ball.
It could be that you have been intimidated by all the little squares on that table, fearing that without adequate knowledge of the importance of those colors and squares you might as well just hand your money over to the nearest casino employee and head for home.
Fear not, Roulette is one of the easiest games in the casino to master, and it comes with a guide to help you make your bets.
The game of Roulette originated in France.
It is a very European game and has been wildly accepted in America.
However, the American version of the game features one distinct difference from its European counterpart and as we will see, this difference can be costly. [Read full story]

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