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Sunday, July 20, 2008
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MVHS Students Celebrate M Week Festivities

	by Kylea McMurray Moapa Valley Progress Last week Moapa Valley High School held their annual M Week. This week-long celebration of school spirit is the last of the school spirit weeks before the end of the year. The highlights of the week were the evening activities, the senior talent show and the annual Mr. M Competition.... See full story	MVHS Students play in the flooded Logandale park at an M-week party held on Tuesday, May 6.

Perkins Elementary Celebrates May Day

	Third graders please the crowd as cowboys and cowgirls during the May Day Dance at Perkins Elementary on Thursday, May 8, 2008.	By Rachel Brandes Moapa Valley Progress Ute V. Perkins Elementary School celebrated its annual May Day Dance on Thursday, May 8 with an evening of fun and laughter. Music and Art teacher Mr. Vincent Dasal provided some new and interesting performances to go along with the traditional May Pole Dance. In celebration of May Day, Perkins held a Spring Dance Festival in which students were given the opportunity to showcase their talents. See full story

MVHS Selected As Empowerment School

	by Vernon Robison Moapa Valley Progress The Moapa Valley High School (MVHS) was selected last week as one of six new Empowerment Schools in the Clark County School District (CCSD). The official CCSD announcement on Wednesday, May 7, made MVHS the first CCSD Empowerment school to be chosen from a rural community. Other schools selected in this round of Empowerment choices included Cheyenne High School, Keller Middle School, and three additional Elementary Schools; all located in Las Vegas... See full story

New Exhibit To Open At Lost City Museum

	The Lost City Museum in Overton will be open to the public free admission on Sunday to celebrate International Museum Day. Several new exhibits and attractions will be on display at the museum	Moapa Valley Progress In honor of the month of May being Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month, the Lost City Museum will feature new exhibits, special guest lectures and a showing of an original oil painting by L.A. Ramsey from 1937. To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the New Deal the exhibit, “From the Footlocker: An Album of Life in the ‘3-C’s” (Civilian Conservation Corps), will feature memorabilia from... See full story

MVWD Board Approves Landmark Water Agreement

	by Vernon Robison Moapa Valley Progress The Moapa Valley Water District (MVWD) Board of Directors last week approved a landmark agreement with the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) dealing with the management of local water resources. The agreement was hailed by Board members and MVWD staff as beneficial to both water entities and the Moapa Valley community. “Our water resources committee has worked long and hard to come up with an agreement that is... See full story

Local Principal Takes VVHS Position

David Wilson, Principal of Mack Lyon Middle School, soon to be Principal of Virgin Valley High School.	by Rachel Brandes Moapa Valley Progress Mack Lyon Middle School Principal Dave Wilson has accepted the position as principal at the Virgin Valley High School in Mesquite. Wilson shared the news with Mack Lyon staff on Tuesday, May 6. “I was very sad, my staff is phenomenal.” he said. Wilson said that he will certainly miss Lyon students.... See full story

CCWRD Approves Universal Sewer Rates

	by Vernon Robison Moapa Valley Progress Overton sewer customers reaped a benefit last week when the Board of County Commissioners signed off on a universal rate increase for all Clark County Water Reclamation District customers. The modest increase in rates across the district was needed to implement a five year, $1.3 billion, capital improvement plan. This plan would include the badly needed reconditioning and maintenance... See full story