Boulder City High School junior Lily Osman’s summer softball journey will take her to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she’ll participate in the prestigious U.S. Specialty Sports Association Elite Select Camp from Friday through Sunday.
Sometimes I think the world has gone mad. Other times, I’m touched by the kindness of one individual. Are we on the brink of destruction or is there hope for the planet?
The year was 1966. The Gemini space program was wrapping up and the Apollo program was on the verge of launching.
Gov. Brian Sandoval was on hand Friday as the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery received a nearly $5 million federal grant to improve more than 20,000 graves that have suffered wear and tear from the desert weather during the past 20 years.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area and U.S. parks will celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th birthday Aug. 25 with events held across the country, including in Southern Nevada.
In the heart of south-central Utah’s red rock country is Capitol Reef National Park. The park is well-known for slot canyons, natural arches and bridges, waterfalls and the Waterpocket Fold, a huge wrinkle in the earth that extends nearly 100 miles. What most people don’t know is that it also has extensive fruit and nut orchards — the largest such holdings of the National Park Service, and currently ripe for the public’s picking.
1 BIG EASY: The Wes Williams Band will perform an all-ages show, free of charge, at 8 tonight at the Boulder Dam Brewing Co. The seven-piece soul band includes a full horn section and brings a bombastic sound that reflects Williams’ New Orleans background as it tours regionally and around the country. The Brewpub is at 453 Nevada Way. Call 702-243-2739 or visit www.boulderdambrewing.com for more information.
The new school year is almost here and accompanying the return of classes is the return of football, which means the Boulder City High School marching band has already begun its preseason camp to get into shape.
The Boulder City Elks Lodge is more than just a social club. Its members are also deeply involved in the community and charity, and on Aug. 27 they will hold an open house to give interested residents a chance to learn what the organization is all about.
Veterans and civilian residents of Boulder City gathered July 10 for a celebration of the Nevada State Veterans Home’s 14th birthday.
Boulder City lost a great friend when Billie Waymire died July 12.
In 1936 Warner Bros. was in a race to put out a movie called “Boulder Dam.” The movie company wanted this film to open the same weekend as the completion of Hoover Dam hoping to cash in on the press attention surrounding the massive engineering project. The Six Cos. turned over Hoover Dam to the federal government on March 1, 1936, more than two years ahead of schedule. “Boulder Dam” the movie premiered six days later.
Here is more information on some of the basic functions of the Boulder City Police Department and what functions each area provides to the citizens we serve.
After making it back to the postseason last year for the first time since 2012, the boy’s tennis program at Boulder City High School is fired up for a new season to begin.
Snapping a string of three consecutive Sunrise League championships last season by missing the postseason entirely, Boulder City High School senior Kyra Yamamoto is determined to use last year’s emotions toward making sure the Lady Eagles don’t slip up again.
Boulder City High School’s soccer field will be the site for the second annual Boulder City Soccer Alumni game Wednesday.
In response to Mayor (Rod) Woodbury’s editorial in the Boulder City Review dated Aug. 4, 2016.
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.