Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review

A 36-year-old man and his 3-year-old son drowned Sunday at Six Mile Cove at Lake Mohave, the National Park Service announced.

Neither were wearing a life preserver when found. Their identities have not been released.

It is the third and fourth drowning at Lake Mead National Recreation Area this year, all coming in the past few weeks. All were not wearing a personal flotation device.

Park rangers received a 911  call at approximately 11:18 a.m. that two people were floating nearly 25 yards off shore.

Bystanders pulled the pair from the water and began CPR during the 15 minutes it took park rangers and park medics to arrive and take over emergency medical care.

The adult male was declared dead at the scene while the child was airlifted to the University Medical Center in Las Vegas, where the male child later died.

The drownings come as Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Boulder City and Las Vegas are under an excessive heat watch through Thursday morning. The National Weather Service projects temperatures along the Colorado River to reach 114 degrees to 119 degrees.

Six Mile Cove near Searchlight is a popular area of Lake Mohave with a lot of shore line recreation, the park service said.

The National Park Service advices parents to have their children wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation device anytime while in or near the water regardless of depth.

The first drowning of the young summer season happened June 20 when 23-month-old Jacob Carter of Henderson drowned in the area of the Las Vegas Boat Harbor. The drowning was ruled an accident by the Clark County coroner’s office.

The second drowning happened June 28 when 28-year-old Antonio Tucker, a staff sergeant and crew chief with the 432nd Wing at Creech Air Force Base at Indian Springs, jumped into Boulder Bay at Lake Mead for a swim without a life jacket.

With the two recent drownings, 60 people have drowned at Lake Mead Recreation Area since 2007, the highest rate for any lake system in the country.

If I hadn’t witnessed it myself, I wouldn’t have believed it. Tuesday night’s town hall meeting regarding the upcoming weekend visit by the Mongols Motorcycle Club started with the police chief laying out security measures being taken to protect residents, businesses and visitors.

Arnold M. Knightly, The Editor's Desk

However, by the end of the meeting, many business owners — like Cindy Ford of Southwest Diner — were openly inviting the club members to visit their businesses.

Susan Higley, who owns a health-food store on Wyoming Street, started the public comments expressing safety concerns with the event.

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By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review

A toddler drowned Friday in the area of the Las Vegas Boat Harbor, the National Park Service said in a statement.

The park rangers received a 911 call at 11:15 a.m. referencing a missing toddler in the harbor area. Rangers and harbor employees searched the area by foot and water. The child was found at approximately noon by divers. The toddler showed no signs of life and could not be revived.

While the child is presumed drowned, the Clark County Coroner will determine the cause of death.

Before today, 56 people have drowned at Lake Mead National Recreation Area since 2007, the highest rate for any lake in the country. This would be the first drowning of 2012.

By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review

City and law enforcement officials will host a public meeting to address locals concerns and questions about the upcoming visit by the Mongols Motorcycle Club.

Attorney Stephen Stubbs and members of the Mongols MC. Photo by Jordan Bruy

The police department, members of City Council and city staff will host the meeting Tuesday, June 19 at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 401 California Ave., to discuss the measures being taken to insure the safety of residents, businesses and tourists.

This meeting is open to all residents, merchants and anyone interested.  Please share this with your neighbor to make sure they are aware of it.
If you are unable to attend, please contact the Chamber for a summary after the event.

The meeting was scheduled due to a high volume of questions and concerns regarding the Mongols national meeting scheduled June 22-24. The club’s leaders assured city officials the national gathering will be a family reunion-type event.

The motorcycle club was formed in Southern California in 1969 and is considered an outlaw motorcycle gang by law enforcement.

The Mongols said the group of about 400, including family and friends, will be arriving in Boulder City June 22. The plan is to have meetings and a private party with a band on June 23 at the Boulder Inn, and leave June 24.

The club has also bought up rooms at other hotels and motels in town for the weekend.

By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review

The 2012 football schedule for Boulder City High has been released with five home games and four road games, all in Southern Nevada. All game times are 7 p.m.

It will be the first season the Eagles compete in the Class 4A, Division II league, which brings back some old foes and could build new rivalries.

Boulder City will have five league games this year, an increase from the two league opponents of Virgin Valley and Moapa Valley since 2009.

Aug. 24, Mojave

Aug. 31, Faith Lutheran

Sept. 7, at Pahrump Valley

Sept. 14, Clark

Sept. 21, at Desert Pines (league game)

Sept. 28, at Virgin Valley (league)

Oct. 5, Moapa Valley (league)

Oct. 12, at Sunrise Mountain (league)

Oct. 19, Chaparral (league)

The Eagles went 3-6 last season and winless in league play for the third straight season. Boulder City lost to Mojave, Virgin Valley and Moapa Valley last year, but defeated Clark. The other five are new opponents this season.

Head coach Alex Kazel expects 25 players to return from last year’s roster including first-team, all-league performers running back Xavier Steel (junior), offensive lineman Christian Nilsen (senior), defensive lineman and punter D.J. Koopman (senior) and linebacker Michael Kelso (senior). Also expected to return are second-team, all-league performers lineman Brandon Foster (junior), kicker T.J. Hatfield (senior) and cornerback Corbett Fleming (senior).

Kazel, who has a 19-22 record, enters his fifth season as the head coach.

Some players competed in a 7-on-7 tournament June 9 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, winning three of four matches and placing second in their pool.

Kazel said the weight room is open 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday. Go to www.bouldercityfootball.com for more information.

By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review

City Manager Vicki Mayes announced her upcoming retirement in an email to some city employees and friends Tuesday, stating she has “submitted my formal notice” to the City Council.

Mayes, who has been the city manager of Boulder City since August 2004, will retire Dec. 12.

Vicki Mayes

“Many of you know I have (been) planning for my retirement,” the email stated. “Today, I submitted my formal notice of retirement to the City Council.”

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By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review

A preliminary report released late Wednesday, June 6, by the National Transportation Safety Board on the fatal plane crash says the pilot called “Mayday” three times and said “canopy” before the plane went down, killing both the pilot and passenger.

Additionally, the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether the operations of the jets broke federal regulations.

A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report on the fatal crash of a Soviet-era Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros jet, shown here, gave no definitive cause of the May 18 accident. Photo Courtesy of BC Police Department

No definitive cause of the May 18 accident a half mile northwest of the Boulder City Municipal Airport was given in the report, which came largely from witness testimony from the passenger in a second jet.

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In case you weren’t aware, and by the voter turnout numbers you probably weren’t, Tuesday was the day of the primary election. Don’t feel bad, if I didn’t do news for a living I might have missed it, too.

There was nothing really exciting on the ballot for voters of Boulder City.

It was pretty much a given that U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., would easily win the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate race against her four challengers. She received 80 percent of the vote.

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By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review

City Manager Vicki Mayes announced her upcoming retirement in an email to city employees today.

Mayes, who has been the city manager since August 2004, will retire in six months on Dec. 12.

“Many of you know I have (been) planning for my retirement,” the email said. “Today, I submitted my formal notice of retirement to the City Council.”

She ended, “It has been a pleasure working with all of of you these past 20 years, and I will do everything I can to ensure a smooth transition for the city.”

Prior to being hired as city manager, Mayes was the city clerk starting in June 1992.

Prior to moving to Boulder City, she was the mayor’s secretary and deputy city clerk for the City of Mason City, Iowa for approximately 17 years.

Courtesy of Boulder City Police Department

By Arnold M. Knightly, Boulder City Review

A preliminary report released late Wednesday night by the National Transportation Safety Board on the May 18 plane crash says the pilot called “mayday” three times and said “canopy” before the plane went down killing both the pilot and passenger.

No definitive cause of accident was given in the report, which came largely from witness testimony from the passenger in a second jet.

Pilot Douglas E. Gillis, 65, of Solano Beach, Calif., and Richard W. Winslow, 65, of Palm Desert, Calif., died after their plane went down nearly a mile-and-a-half northwest of the Boulder City Airport.

The military-style Aero Vodochody L39 Albatros jet was a two-seat jet was manufactured in 1981 in the then Soviet-bloc country of Czechoslovakia as a high-performance military trainer.

The debris field from point of impact to the wreckage was 480 feet, according to the report. Investigators noted a four-foot deep by 20-feet wide crater just behind the plane.

The preliminary report can be read here: http://1.usa.gov/NP6rig