Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 34

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 34-Assemblymen Segerblom, Ohrenschall, de Braga, Carpenter, Braunlin, Neighbors, Mortenson, Bache, Lee, Sandoval, Humke, Parks, Close, Amodei, Buckley, Evans, Herrera, Arberry, Koivisto, Chowning, Collins, Von Tobel, Anderson, Manendo, Tiffany, Cegavske, Perkins, Hettrick, Ernaut, Berman, Freeman, Lambert, Gustavson, Nolan, Marvel, Goldwater, Williams, Hickey, Giunchigliani, Price, Dini and Krenzer

June 2, 1997
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Read and adopted

SUMMARY--Congratulates Searchlight, Nevada, on its 100th birthday. (BDR R-1641)

EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.

ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION--Congratulating the town of Searchlight, Nevada, on its 100th birthday.

Whereas, The Searchlight Mining District in Clark County, Nevada, was founded on July 20, 1898; and
Whereas, Three months later in October, the United States Postal Service officially established a post office at Searchlight; and
Whereas, In its heyday, during the early 1900s, Searchlight was a busy mining town with over 300 mining claims in the area boasting a population of 1,500 people and was more populated than Las Vegas at that time; and
Whereas, Today, Searchlight is a community of approximately 800 residents located 55 miles south of Las Vegas and is one of those "nice, small towns" that everyone talks about finding; and
Whereas, Searchlight is a dynamic community that supports churches, a post office, a volunteer fire and ambulance service, a recreational park, a senior citizens center and an active community center which houses a medical clinic, library and historical museum; and
Whereas, This small town has been home to many notable people, including John Macready, three-time winner of the Mackay Trophy for outstanding accomplishments in aviation, Louis Meyer, three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and builder of the Offenhauser and Ford DOHC racing engines, Lieutenant William Nellis, for whom Nellis Air Force Base is named, Edith Head, costume designer to Hollywood stars and winner of numerous Oscars, Clara Bow, Hollywood silent screen star, Rex Bell, Hollywood screen star and Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, James Cashman, founder of Cashman Cadillac and Cashman Equipment companies, and Harry Reid, United States Senator; and
Whereas, In 1998, on October 3rd and 4th, Searchlight, Nevada, will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of its birthday; and
Whereas, The small but active population of Searchlight exemplifies American life in a small town; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate Concurring, That the members of the 69th session of the Nevada Legislature, in recognition of Searchlight's influence on the history of the State of Nevada and the importance of preserving and supporting this remarkable small town, do hereby commemorate the town of Searchlight, Nevada, on its 100th birthday and encourage residents of the State of Nevada to participate in the 100th Birthday Celebration to be held on October 3rd and 4th of 1998; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to Jane Bunker Overy, Chairman of the Searchlight 100th Birthday Celebration.