Jessica “Jessie” Mix is a contrast in energy. Dressed in breeches, T-shirt, baseball cap and knee-high riding boots, she almost flies around her barn at the Boulder City Horseman’s Association’s corrals.
After nearly getting rained out while they were setting up, members of Boulder City Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed the sun Saturday morning for what they are calling another successful Wurstfest.
The Great Gallery in Horseshoe Canyon is one of North America’s most significant rock art sites. It is in a remote area of Canyonlands National Park, Utah. A trip here requires plenty of preparation, plus the equipment and willingness to drive a 30-mile gravel road to the trailhead.
National Park Service park ranger Marc Burt was named the 2014 Boating State Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, marking the first time a park ranger has won the award in Nevada.
Vegas PBS, aka KLVX-TV, Channel 10 will air debates related to federal, state and local races and two ballot initiatives in October. Candidates vying for the offices of Congressional District 3, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general and Clark County sheriff will discuss issues relevant to these elected positions. Debates on ballot initiatives Questions 2 and 3 are also scheduled.
Steven St. John, a nonpartisan, independent candidate for Congress representing District 3, will hold a meet and greet from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday in the community room of Boulder City Library, 701 Adams Blvd.
The Clark County School District School Board will decide if Boulder City High School receives funding for new classrooms in its Oct. 9 meeting, which will be held at 2832 E. Flamingo Road in Las Vegas.
The newest addition to Roberto Andrade and Kendra Budd’s family might have a future as a sprinter on a track team — especially if his birth is any indication.
Since his ignominious departure from the U.S. Senate, the name of Nevada’s John Ensign has seldom appeared in political news coverage. Republicans wanted to forget him. And he didn’t cut enough of a figure in Congress for Democrats to keep his memory alive for their own propaganda purposes.
Last month I wrote that there was more to come concerning the new Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald. At a press conference at the VA medical facility in North Las Vegas this past summer, I asked him how he planned to bring in new doctors when the government pays much less than the private sector. He said he was considering a plan to help pay off student loans if medical doctor interns would sign up with the VA, but he gave no details.
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.
The media and news stories present real life in the bleakest of moments. Tragedy, despair, hateful ignorance or intolerance, you pick. I couldn’t help it; I wonder where did accountability, respect and following the rules go?
The Southern Nevada Water Authority’s expensive plan to pipe water from Northern Nevada and western Utah to Las Vegas Valley spigots appears to have sprung another leak.
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