No matter what you choose to call God or how you choose to worship, the ability to practice — or not practice — a religion is such a fundamental human right that it has been included in countless documents.
When my children were younger, we often enjoyed reading books together. Among our favorites were a series of books written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond.
The City Council discussed many topics during its Tuesday night meeting, including building a power line, an updated street maintenance program and land development near Boulder Creek Golf Course.
When a man hit his head on a diving board at Boulder City municipal pool, lifeguard Clinton Petty knew exactly what to do.
Getting to Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, takes a little more time and trouble than some weekend jaunts, but the rewards are also a little bigger. You’ll not only see three of the nation’s most impressive natural bridges, but also, on the way there, you will see some more of the Southwest’s most spectacular scenery.
The Boulder City Connie Mack summer league 18 and younger baseball team is on a two-game winning streak as it heads into the weekend.
The last time that Boulder City had a new website, Tiger Woods was the top-ranked player in golf and Barack Obama had just been sworn in as president.
Time to Mash, which leads the city parks and recreation department’s men’s summer softball league, played a heated game with Credit Union on June 18, coming away with a 10-9 victory. The win allowed the league newcomer to maintain its undefeated status.
Summer leagues at Boulder Bowl are underway. The leagues include returning and new players.
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.
Freshman Republican Assemblymen Erv Nelson and Chris Edwards appeared on a local PBS community affairs television show recently and advocated for annual sessions of the Nevada Legislature.
Recently, I was reading an article in the Reno Gazette-Journal written by a University of Nevada, Reno business college staffer named Kylie Howe. It began, “I recently had the pleasure of touring Salman Ahmad through the entrepreneurship ecosystem in our very own Biggest Little City.”
Did you know that Boulder City is the largest city geographically in Nevada? Boulder City provides its own police, fire, paramedic, water, sewer, electricity and judicial services. City offices are open four days a week to serve all your regular needs and emergency services are here 24 hours of the day, seven days a week.
The Boulder City Parks and Recreation Department is using new software that will eventually allow parents to sign their children up for programs online.
Boulder City, as is well-known, was built by the Federal Government and the Six Companies to house the 5,000 workers who built Hoover (Boulder) Dam. It was a city that made history. However, when the celebrations and the jubilations at the dedication of the dam were over, the city settled down to being a city of people who went about their daily lives, but took a special pride in the strength and courage of its people and the accomplishment represented by the enormous dam and, by extension, Lake Mead, the largest man-made lake in the country.
It wouldn’t be the first time I was accused of going against the flow.
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