Government licensing is ‘Uber’ nosy

So I was driving down the road the other day and pulled up behind a pest control van at a traffic light. On the back was a bumper sticker that read: “Hire Licensed Contractors | IT’S THE LAW!”

Letters to the editor

Good Samaritans’ help with flat tire appreciated

Senior Center

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.

Education key to museum’s mission

A quick glance at our exhibit space, governing documents, website or promotional literature will paint a clear picture of how our museum feels about two things — education and preservation.

Where is respect for majority rule?

Fifty years ago this month Congress enacted the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Fifty years ago next year, Congress enacted Medicare. Both measures faced furious opposition and even violence over the bitter course of enactment.

Police Blotter

June 17, 1:32 a.m.

HopeLink to aid needy children for new school year

When school lets out for the summer, HopeLink of Southern Nevada begins registering students of families in need for the essentials they will need for the coming school year. The program provides new clothing, backpacks, grade-specific supplies and resources for needed services such as immunizations, medical, dental and vision services.

Outdoor columnist’s newest book to be unveiled at Boulder Dam Hotel

Outdoor authors Deborah Wall and Dennis Boulton have published a new book designed to help people with limited mobility enjoy the same sights in the American Southwest that awed others with their natural beauty. The new book, “Access For All: Touring The Southwest With Limited Mobility,” will be unveiled and available for purchase and signing by the authors from 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Boulder Dam Hotel, 1305 Arizona St.

St. Jude’s gets Engelstad Foundation grant

St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, a nonprofit organization that transforms the lives of abused, neglected and homeless children and young adults ages newborn to 25, was recently awarded a $2,656,300 grant by the Engelstad Foundation for an “extreme makeover” project at its campus in Boulder City.

Bob Faiss will be missed by many

If ever there was a person who embodied the “Be Kind, Be Boulder” motto, it could certainly have been Bob Faiss.

California meet kicks off summer swim season

The Boulder City/Henderson Heatwave amateur swim club kicks off the summer season with the first of two major age-group swimming championships beginning today in Irvine, Calif.

Lori Mooney always cooking up something

“So where are you in your project now?” It’s a question that Lori Mooney hears quite frequently. The answer would be, “Which one?”

Nurse practitioner takes personal approach to care

Robert J. Lynn, a family nurse practitioner, is the newest medical professional to join the Boulder City Mental Health Clinic, with owner/founder psychologist Brent Dennis, Ph.D., and Ron Cummings, a licensed substance abuse and marriage and family therapy counselor.

Community briefs

Boulder Bowl hosts free children’s bowling program

Fishing event spawns enthusiasm for outdoors

With the early morning sun shining and the crystal blue water resting softly at the pond at Veterans Memorial Park, people from all over the Las Vegas Valley came to Boulder City for Free Fishing Day Saturday morning.

Veteran’s concern for comrades makes a difference

Long before the Veterans Affairs scandal flooded the national news in May, Boulder City resident Leo Garcia knew something had to be done.

Eagles find success on diamond this summer

The Boulder City Eagles 16-under team is finding success on the diamond this summer in the Connie Mack League getting off to an 8-0 start.

Letters to the editor

Sunrise Rotary offers thanks for supporting graduates

Senior Center

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.

Responsibility comes with each alcoholic drink

Pull up a chair. What are you drinking? What’s that? Sorry, didn’t catch that. Funny isn’t it? I’m not a gambler, but I bet most readers were thinking about a fermented beverage. With the proliferation of commercials, billboards and in-store advertising, how could we not be thinking of booze?

Police Blotter

JUNE 10, 9:18 A.M.

Conservatives’ primary wins just the beginning

As predicted, moderate establishment Republicans won the half dozen high-profile matchups in the 2014 Nevada GOP primary contests. Nevertheless, the big winner June 10 was really Nevada’s growing and maturing conservative movement. Some highlights …

American dream alive as long as there’s hope

The other day, while changing TV channels, I stopped when I heard a young woman announce that 60 percent of the American people don’t believe in the American dream. Now before you tell me to fact-check that number, forget about it. I want to take a look at the American dream.

Splash park closing for repairs

The splash park at Veterans Memorial Park will be closed June 23-27 while city crews work on “capping the safety surfacing,” according to Roger Hall, director of the city’s parks and recreation department.

Flower symbolizes Winnemucca’s struggle

She was born in 1844 to the Northern Paiute people near the Humboldt River. Her parents named her Thocmetony after the beautiful shell flower that manages to bloom following even the harshest winter on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada.

Pictures ready for pick up

Parents of Boulder City High School’s class of 2014 who submitted kindergarten photos of their child for the Boulder City Review’s special graduation section are reminded to stop by the office at 508 Nevada Way, Suite 1, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to pick them up.

Two die in plane crash near Echo Bay airstrip

Two people died after a small plane crashed near the Echo Bay airstrip Thursday night, according to the Clark County Fire Department.

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