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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1976

Page

11

Christmas News From Henderson Highlights and Local Notices

Community column by Isabel Mack covers Henderson traffic light repairs at Water and Pacific and a Boulder Highway outage. It notes upcoming Closings at Corners store, holiday cards from the Henderson Police Dept, a Basic High School Christmas concert, a property reappraisal Q&A, Skyline Casino turkey drawings, and Desert Dawn Chapter 22 Eastern Star Christmas plans with Jan 3 tribute to John Pilant.

Henderson Water Pacific Boulder Highway Lake Mead Drive Bob Woodruff Senona Ariz Woodruff Mabel Elko Cynthia Pete Sendona Floyd Osborn 88 Cents Water Street Corners Store Caravan Helen Bray Karli Betty Basic High School Marcia Beatty Little Theatre Girls Glee Club Bell Canto Totality Soroptimist Club Skyline Francisco Gomex Pat Greene Mike Dastyn Jim Woods Las Vegas Desert Dawn Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple John Pilant State of Nevada Mount Moriah Lodge Jean Pilant Marge Price Reno

Utility Seeks 7 Percent Drop in Henderson Electric Bill

California Pacific Henderson district manager R J Langford says Nevada Public Service Commission approval would lower typical residential bills by more than seven percent. Proposed rates reflect power costs from April to September and would apply Jan to June 1977. A 3000 kilowatt hour monthly bill would fall from 91 08 to 84 45.

Henderson California-Pacific Utilities Company California-Pacific Henderson District R.J. Langford Nevada Public Service Commission Langford California-Pacific

Riverflow risks loom along lower Colorado 1977–86 decade forecast

A Bureau of Reclamation report warns Boulder City residents along the lower Colorado River between Davis Dam and Yuma of possible high flows during 1977 to 1986. Predictions include 30 000 to 40 000 cfs sustained flows raising water levels 4 to 10 feet.

Boulder City Colorado Davis Dam Yuma Ariz Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado Manuel Lopez Jr Colorado River Lake Powell Arizona Attention P.O

Henderson adds 6000 residents from new housing

City Manager Don Dawson cites a Henderson population of 20 400 with over 6000 new residents from housing. City Planner Robert Gordon reports 1427 new dwellings approved since August 1975 across multiple subdivisions, plus several projects in progress and planned starts in Green Valley and Greenway Gardens.

Henderson Don Dawson Robert Gordon Mission Hills Major Avenue Airort Lake Mead Drive Collins Brothers Las Vegas Pardee Construction Green Valley Chism Homes Charles Myers Park Horizon Development Lewis Homes Greenway Gardens No Greenway Gardens

City approves 15 percent rise in water and sewer rates

Henderson A council backed a 15 percent hike in water and sewer charges to take effect in January. The base meter charge for homes rises from 4.40 to 5.00 dollars with higher per thousand gallon rates. Senior citizens avoid the base charge but pay 28 cents per 1000 gallons, up from 23. Affected sewer charges increase from 3.50 to 4.00 dollars for single units and from 3.00 to 3.50 dollars for apartments, duplexes and multi unit buildings.

Henderson

Concerned Citizens Slate Plans Four Bids in March Filing

A Boulder City group calling itself Concerned Citizens will file four candidates in March to challenge Mayor Tom Cooper and council members John Mondt and Robert Ferraro. The slate includes H. G. Smith, ex police chief, Jeanne Clark, Skogie Lenon, and Ralph Doose. Cooper is not a mayoral candidate but instead holds the title by peers' selection. A June ballot question could expand council elections to at large races if approved by the council.

Boulder City Mal Degernes H. G. Smith Jeanne Clark Skogie Lenon Ralph Doose Tom Cooper John Mondt Robert Ferraro Oper Charter Committee Wayne Bennett Robert Eads James Ordowski Degernes

Hoover Dam power markets eyed as 1987 contracts end

The Bureau of Reclamation reviews marketing options for Hoover Dam power after 1987 terminations. Lower Colorado Director Manuel Lopez Jr. notes current contracts with Los Angeles DWP, Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, and others, while a Hoover Modification Study explores adding generators and pump generators and its impact on future availability and marketability.

Boulder City Bureau of Reclamation Hoover Dam Colorado Manuel Lopez Jr Boulder Canyon City of Los Angeles Bureau of Mines National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Lopez

Henderson Steelworkers form group to aid senior citizens

A Henderson branch of the Southern Nevada Chapter of the Steelworkers Old Timers Foundation forms to help seniors 60 and over maintain independence. The group provides minor home repairs at small or no cost, funded by local locals 5282 and 4856, with officers Pete Brown Leola Armstrong Sherri Tracy and Cliff Alexander.

Henderson Henderson Steelworkers Pete Brown Leola Armstrong Sherri Tracy Cliff Alexander

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