Clark County announces closure of the Mesquite Branch of the County Clerk’s Office effective January 14, 2012.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Mayor Mark Wier recently received a letter dated January 3, 2012, from Diana Alba, Clark County Clerk informing him of the County’s intention to close the Mesquite Branch of the County Clerk’s office effective January 14, 2012.

The letter in part states: “As you know from our prior conversations, I did not make this decision lightly, but I felt I had no choice considering the current economic climate and the very limited number of citizens who access services in Mesquite.”

The Mesquite Branch has provided local residents the ability to obtain marriage licenses, filing fictitious firm names, filing notary bonds, and processing passport applications. With the exception of obtaining marriage licenses the other services can be received either through the mail, submitting fictitious firm names and notary bonds, or to receive the services locally through another agency such as processing passport applications through the Mesquite Post Office.

Mayor Wier has expressed disappointment that our citizens are losing these County services locally, and the City will, working with the County look for additional ways to provide these services in a more convenient manner.

The Desert Tortoise

Like many desert creatures, desert tortoises spend most of their lives "holed up." In spring and summer, they roam grazing on grasses and wildflowers, then head for their burrows when it gets too hot. In fall and winter, when it is cold and there is not much to eat, they stay burrowed in for six months or more at a time.

If you see a desert tortoise, you are seeing an endangered species. Please watch out for them on the roads. Tortoises live in washes and valleys where the soil is soft enough for them to burrow into, yet stable enough so they do not collapse. Remember, desert tortoises are protected under the Endangered Species Act and may not be handled or removed.

Golf in the Desert

The city of Mesquite combines calm, small-town flavour with big-city attractions and championship golf. The Palms and the Oasis Golf Clubs are only two of the half-dozen challenging courses in the area.

Golf Highlights in Mesquite

Golf built on the dramatic Virgin Foothills of Nevada makes for a unique landscape and golf setting.
Enjoy a spa treatment at the Spa at Casablanca or the Spa at the Oasis.
Mesquite serves as a gateway to the national parks of Southern Utah and Zion National Park, which is less than two hours away.

View more information about golf courses in Mesquite

The Speedy RoadRunner

Called paisano in Mexico, the roadrunner is a well-known desert resident that only superficially resembles its popular cartoon portrayal. The greater roadrunner has adapted to life on the run. Though it can fly well, it prefers to use its strong legs and X- shaped toes to run rapidly over the desert landscape. Active predators, roadrunners aggressively chase insects, lizards, snakes, small birds and mammals.

Tolerant of humans, they sometimes nest in protected eaves and garages when they are not building large stick nests in desert trees. Their vocalizations include bill clicking noises and a mournful cooing made during breeding seasons. They do not meep-meep.