By Whitney Donohue
5 Years Ago
From Progress: July 19, 2006
St. John’s Celebrates With Father Leo
The congregation at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church attended a celebratory Mass at the Clark County Fairgrounds Fine Arts Building in honor of Father Leo Coughlin who was celebrating 50 years in the ministry. The mass was attended by a large gathering of over 400 people.
15 Years Ago
From Progress: July 17, 1996
Local Man Cycles Ocean to Ocean in 20 Days
George Katich of Overton rode his bicycle from the west coast to the east coast in twenty days. With the help of his family, Katich started at Seal Beach, CA on June 2. He completed his tour at Tybee Island outside of Savannah, GA on June 21. Katich crossed ten states with a total of 2,341 miles and an average of 120 miles per day.
20 Years Ago
From Progress: July 17, 1991
Overton Beach Exposed
The water level at Lake Mead has dropped fifteen feet over the last year, forcing National Park Service concessionaires at Echo Bay and Overton Beach to continually relocate and adjust their boat launching facilities. Areas which had previously been designated beaches are now well above the current 1174 foot water level. With the lower water level much of the shoreline now has a black muck rather than sand or gravel.
25 Years Ago
From Valley Herald & Lake Mead Monitor: July 17, 1986
Clark County Rural Standards Near Final Form
Following a generation of problems created by applying urban standards to all of Clark County, which either did not apply or required unnecessary and often unwanted regulations, officials of Clark County finally moved to recognize the inherent differences.
As a result of many meetings and community input, County staff completed the Rural Manufactured House Ordinance. The ordinance has been reviewed by the District Attorney’s office and is now in proper form to be submitted to the Clark County Commissioners.
This feature is made possible by the Old Logandale School Historical and Cultural Society archives and the gracious assistance of Beezy Tobiasson.
