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Officials shower praise on outgoing water czar Mulroy

Southern Nevada Water Authority Board members Thursday showered retiring General Manager Pay Mulroy with glowing praise, a standing ovation and a gift: a panoramic, black-and-white photograph of Lake Mead in better times. She will retire Feb. 6 after nearly 25 years at the helm of the Las Vegas Valley Water District and almost as long as the authority’s first — and only — GM.

BOOM years: Las Vegas witnessed implosions of many closed resorts

Rather than just bash down the Dunes and haul away the scrap, Steve Wynn opted for a spectacular implosion of one of the towers on Oct. 27, 1993, starting a trend that now has claimed about 15 towers.

Photo: Lone Coyote Top Dog

A coyote walks on a small ridge on Wednesday near the Overton Arm of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.