Archive | July, 2010

Accident at U.S. Highway 93/95 split stops traffic leaving town.

Traffic is backed up on U.S. Highway 93 North from the U.S. Highway 93/95 split, past the stoplight at the Buchanan Boulevard intersection. Police said the traffic jam was caused by an accident. The accident follows a heavy rainstorm.

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Now Playing…at Home: Greenberg, Bruges, Munich & Insomnia

Greenberg (Blu-ray) Universal Movie: B Special Features: C Blu-ray Geek Factor: 5.75 out of 10 In this film, Ben Stiller takes a turn for the more dramatic, and I like it when he does that. In writer-director Noah Baumbach’s latest project, Stiller plays Roger Greenberg, a former musician in his early forties housesitting for his [...]

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Donald Alfred Schkade

Donald Alfred Schkade

Donald Alfred Schkade March 31, 1943-July 26, 2010 On July 26, Donald Alfred Schkade, aged 67, died in his home after a battle with leukemia. He lived the last seven months of his life as he had lived his entire life — thoughtful and appreciative; giving others hope, encouragement and support; uncomplaining; and actively doing [...]

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Police Blotter

Provided by Boulder City Police July 15-21 Incident reports 26 Traffic stops 194 Citations issued 126 … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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Nevada Smith: King of Slots remembered in a recently published novel

Nevada Smith: King of Slots remembered in a recently published novel

Nevada’s development as a state has come at such break-neck speed that characters important to that growth have had a tendency to get lost on the road to the future. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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Bookworm: ‘Islands of Genius’ explores the minds of sudden savants

Bookworm: ‘Islands of Genius’ explores the minds of sudden savants

Your checkbook is a mess, but it’s not really your fault. For some reason, you just don’t “get” numbers. Math eludes you completely. You have other talents, of course, but addition and subtraction aren’t among them. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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Myers: Remembering Kenny Guinn

Myers: Remembering Kenny Guinn

In 2000 I received a phone call from Gov. Kenny Guinn. I had written a column on state workers and the way politicians treat them as punching bags, and he wanted to tell me he liked it. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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Newer Heatwave swimmers gain valuable competitive experience

Newer Heatwave swimmers gain valuable competitive experience

n Natalie Bowman, 20th, 25 butterfly; 14th, 25 backstroke. n Stephanie Bowman, 23rd, 25 backstroke. n Isabella Fecteau, 22nd, 25 butterfly; 20th, 25 backstroke. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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Ballot initiatives move forward

By Jack Johnson Boulder City Review Two of the three signed ballot initiatives submitted to the city clerk’s office by a concerned group of citizens June 30 will be going on the November general election ballot. … The rest of this article is available to premium members only.Login or Become a member

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City to host National Night Out

City to host National Night Out

By Briana Padilla Boulder City Review For Boulder City police officers, crime prevention is an issue and a challenge that they deal with every day. And, one day a year, during the first weekend in August, communities across the nation get a chance to learn not only about what their officers do for them, but [...]

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