Mongols event calm with mixed results for BC businesses

By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review

The Mongols Motorcycle Club came and went over the weekend with no violent incidents and a mixed effect on local businesses.

The Metropolitan Police Department occupies the parking lot of the El Rancho Boulder on Nevada Way on Friday, June 22, while a pair of minor traffic tickets were being issued to people associated with the Mongols Motorcycle Club. ALL PHOTOS BY STEVE ANDRASCIK

Mongols roll into Boulder Inn and Suites on Friday, June 22. Photo by Arnold M. Knightly

The club, considered an outlaw motorcycle gang by law enforcement, gathered at the Boulder Inn and Suites from Friday through Sunday for its national meeting.

The hundreds of bikers that converged in Boulder City were expected to bring an economic boost to downtown. However, the only businesses that reported a revenue boost beyond their average weekend were those close to the Boulder Inn.

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