Seniors re’Kindle’ love for books

The Senior Center of Boulder City is trying to get seniors back into books with a new program that combines reading and technology.

Vanetti earns national honor

Carlo Vanetti is a humble man.

Roe poised to lead Lady Eagles volleyball team

A national standout in her sport, junior Boulder City High School volleyball star Maggie Roe has become accustomed to being one of the youngest players on her team. Now the time has come for Roe to be an upperclassman, to be a leader, like the ones she looked up to for years.

Teen heads to national triathlon championship

A four-year journey for 13-year-old Boulder City native Ethan Porter will be realized this weekend when he travels to West Chester, Ohio, with his team Hyperspeed to compete in a triathlon at the 2016 Youth Elite National Championships.

Police, community to mingle at National Night Out

Residents of Boulder City and the city’s first responders can come together Tuesday night at Veterans’ Memorial Park for National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign between public safety officers and the citizens they are sworn to protect.

Home attracts attention for all the ‘Wright’ reasons

The architectural designs of Frank Lloyd Wright are known around the world and can be seen in cities across the United States, including in Boulder City, where one such house is garnering a lot of attention.

Casino embraces its heritage as it marks 85th anniversary

For more than eight decades, Boulder City residents have traveled just outside the city limits to test their luck at the Railroad Pass casino.

Perfection impossible in our imperfect world

We are bombarded with advertisements every moment of every day but just how many do we see and how many do we react to? Research company SJ Insights has estimated that between television and social media the average person sees an average of 360 advertising messages a day.

Police Blotter

July 17, 5:06 p.m.

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.

Community Briefs

Methodist church hosting
special summer camp

Weekend’s Best Bets

1 DESERT BLUEGRASS: Las Vegas Bluegrass band Out of the Desert will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Boulder Dam Brewing Co., 453 Nevada Way. After five years of playing together, the Sin City veterans will bring their signature Southern sound along with a range of gospel and Celtic material, in addition to some more modern “newgrass.” There is no cover charge and the show for is all ages. For more information, call 702-243-2739.

Names in the News

Cothran earns degree,
named to dean’s list

Local Golf Results

June 2, four-person yellow ball and scramble for Plus 55 Boulder City Men’s/Women’s Golf Association:

News Briefs

Coroner identifies woman found near recreation area

Zipper merge alleviates traffic problems

The orange-cone forest seems to be never ending in Nevada and Boulder City is not immune to its disruption in our daily commute.

Stevens undaunted by challenge

Boulder City resident Terry Stevens has been a community fixture and on July 31 he will attempt to leave his mark in Hawaii when he races in the Molokai 2 Oahu World Paddleboard Championships.

Contra dancing returns for summer

The Southern Nevada Old Time Contra Dancers will return to the historic Los Angeles Department of Water and Power building Saturday for its first of three monthly summer dance sessions.

News Briefs

Woman’s body found at Lake Mead; homicide suspected

Alumni join BCHS swimmers at tourney

There was a Boulder City invasion July 14-15 at the University of Southern California, where three current swimmers from the four-time defending Division I-A state champion Lady Eagles were competing at the Los Angeles Invite with a trio of Boulder City High School graduates.

Pop art painting nets recent graduate award

When Rhea Schaller was announced as the Nevada winner of the Western Governors’ Association Celebrate the West high school art competition, she forgot that her artwork was even submitted for consideration.

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