Patriotism and history are two things that run deep through the heart of Boulder City, and both will be on display during the city’s 66th Damboree celebration July 4. Wings of Freedom is the theme of this year’s celebration.
The dry lake bed will be closed July 3-5 because of public safety officials’ growing concerns of safety issues and crowd control.
Lonnie Cavins wasn’t supposed to bowl a 300 at Boulder Bowl. The odds were just too stacked against him.
Interstate 11 construction, specifically the Boulder City bypass portion, is closer to becoming a reality after the Nevada and Arizona Transportation departments wrap up two years of extensive analysis of the project.
Tomorrow is the nation’s birthday — or more accurately the 238th anniversary of the day the Declaration of Independence was formally adopted.
Boulder City Hospital, which is undergoing a $16.2 million expansion and renovation, has received approval for an additional $1.72 million in financing from United States Department of Agriculture for a much-needed electronic health records system, according to CEO Tom Maher.
The stars were out Saturday night at the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce installation — and it wasn’t an event past sunset.
After losing its 3-meter diving board because of safety concerns in 2012, the Boulder City Pool and Racquetball Complex recovered swiftly and uniquely when it added the only Aquaclimb rock walls in Southern Nevada in 2013.
Sam Sauerbrei and Alex Hubel excelled in several events as the Boulder City/Henderson Heatwave amateur swim club kicked off its summer season June 19-22 by finishing fourth overall in the combined team scoring in the June Age Group Invitational in Irvine, Calif.
The previously unbeaten Boulder City 16-under baseball team was tested with five games in five days. It turned out to be a learning experience as they finally found themselves on the short end of the scoring and lost for the first time this summer in the Connie Mack League.
The GI Bill that provides financial assistance for education is one of the more successful government programs ever put into action.
Happy Birthday, America! Our Founding Fathers’ profound writings have stood the test of time. If you remember civics, history or American government classes, then you read (or memorized) the preamble to the United States Constitution:
The Fourth of July is tomorrow, and the city will be filled with thousands of patriotic citizens and visitors out sharing a good time. Barbecues, the parade, family and friends gathering in the parks and a spectacular fireworks show are some of the time-honored traditions Boulder City has become famous for on the Fourth.
In June 1939, Miss Boulder Dam Bettina Norberg, who was a resident of Burlingame, Calif., and had never actually seen the structure whose name she bore, arrived in Nevada during her royal term to tour the dam. She made the trip so that she could describe it during her duties as Miss Boulder Dam.
Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday at 813 Arizona St., 702-293-3320. Visit the center’s website at www.seniorcenterbouldercity.org.
Have most conservative challengers running against establishment Republicans in primaries — both in Nevada and nationwide — lost? Yes. Were they expected to lose against those entrenched, well-funded incumbents? Yes.
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