STOP DUI organization donates Portable Breath Testing Units to Mesquite Police Department

Thursday, September 23, 2010

STOP DUI donated five portable breath testing (PBT) units this week to the Mesquite Police Department (MPD). Additionally, two dozen pairs of handcuffs engraved with "STOP DUI" were presented by Executive Director, Sandy Heverly to MPD.

According to MPD Public Information Officer Robert W. Everett, STOP DUI is extensively involved with many different facets of drinking and driving prevention. The organization helps with victim assistance, education and awareness, DUI checkpoints and pursues legislation which will benefit victims of crime in general, but particularly the victims of DUI offenders.

“Sandy has dedicated years to combating the crime of Driving Under the Influence and we applaud her efforts and all the others involved with the STOP DUI organization.” said Everett. “We are very appreciative to Sandy and STOP DUI for their generous gifts to the police department.”

STOP DUI is a Nevada grassroots non-profit organization and more information about STOP DUI is available at www. stopdui.org.

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.