Tuesday’s league opening victory over Virgin Valley is the key reason why Boulder City High School’s girls volleyball coach Cherise Hinman scheduled a preseason gauntlet full of 4A programs. She wanted her girls to be battled tested when it counted most.
Hosting a 3A race Sept. 14 at Hemenway Valley Park, both Eagles cross-country programs finished strong, placing second on their home course.
Despite another strong performance by the Boulder City High School football team Friday, the Eagles’ efforts weren’t enough to overcome a heartbreaking 34-21 loss to Class 4A program Valley, giving the Vikings their first victory since Nov. 1, 2013, snapping a 23-game losing streak.
Ever since she can remember, Boulder City High School senior Montana Lloyd has always desired to swim. It was her desire that made her a two-time champion in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke. It was her passion for the sport that helped her break records with her club team Desert Storm Swimming, and it was her dream of swimming at a Division 1 college that earned her a spot on the University of Houston’s swimming team next fall.
The Boulder City Library Board of Trustees conducted interviews with two finalists for the position of library director Sunday and Monday nights.
Each week the coaches at Boulder City High School nominate an athlete to spotlight for contributions made to his or her team. This week’s honoree is sophomore Natalie Bowman, who plays on the Lady Eagles varsity tennis team. Her record this season is 17-2, and coach Katy Dorne complimented Bowman on her dedication to the team and desire to continually better herself. She is the daughter of Barbara Graham and Andrew and Wendy Bowman.
Aug. 4 , four-person two best ball format for Plus 55 Boulder City Men’s/Women’s Golf Association
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.
We all have stuff. The older we get, the more stuff we accumulate until, like some hoarders, we are drowning in the stuff.
This letter is in reference to the Aug. 18 response to Mayor Rod Woodbury’s column in the Boulder City Review and the complaint about the city utility office.
From the moment we are born until the day we die, someone somewhere is evaluating our performance.
Residents from Boulder City and around Southern Nevada came together Saturday in Escalante Park to show their thanks to public safety officers at the inaugural Hero and First Responder Appreciation Day.
Every year, one in three adults over age 64 falls. Thousands of older adults die from fall injuries every year, and about 2 million are treated for nonfatal fall injuries in emergency departments.
Boulder City Police are, once again, warning workers and residents of some pretty serious scams that are becoming more and more frequent. Please take an extra minute or two with your employees to warn them that at no time will a manager, district manager, corporate bookkeeper or anyone else call them on the phone during their work day and advise them of a super-secret investigation that involves them taking money from the business and giving it to a third party to catch someone in the act of some type of theft.
When residents of Boulder City need a haircut they go to Frank’s Barber Shop at 416 Nevada Way, where customers will be greeted by the father and son hair cutting duo of Frank Freer and Josh Johnson.
Veterans and military personnel gathered Friday at the Nevada State Veterans Home for a solemn prisoner of war/missing in action table ceremony to pay tribute and honor those who served their country but have not returned home. Participants included, from left, Steve Andrascik, specialist fourth class; Gene Altobella, technical sergeant; Carolyn Whaley, airman second class; Felicia Tate, store keeper 2; Sgt. Gregory Evander; and Cpt. Richard Small. The ceremony, presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 36, and its auxiliary, recognized all service branches.
At first glance, a whale, a kiln, sound equipment and books wouldn’t seem to have much in common. Yet all were in the same place, in a way, last week as teachers from local schools were presented with grants for special educational materials from the Rotary Club of Boulder City.
1 BEST DAM WURST: The 20th annual Wurstfest will be held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday in Bicentennial Park. Alongside the Wurstfest, the Wurst Dam Car Show, featuring more than 100 classic cars, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. across Colorado Street in Wilbur Square Park. The events will include live music from Same Sex Mary and Tommy Rocker, as well as food trucks, a biergarten and kid’s zone play area. A returning highlight will be the live auction, past items up for bid have included vehicles, vacations and VIP packages. For more information, visit www.bcwurstfest.com.
Sen. Dean Heller’s regional representative, Bradley Sensibaugh, will visit Boulder City from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday to help area residents with any issues they are having with federal government agencies.
The year is 1933, and visitors and prospective workers from all over the United States are looking to enter the settlement housing the men and women who are working on what was then called the Boulder Dam.
Boulder City Council tabled a vote to begin looking at bidders willing to buy residential land near the Boulder Creek golf course and southeast side of Bristlecone Drive that is currently appraised for about $25 million, according to the city’s director of community development, Brok Armantrout.
Three art statues on prominent Boulder City streets have been damaged in the past two weeks, leading some to ask how the city plans to pay for the repair of artwork for which it is financially responsible.
The trial of former Boulder City Animal Control Supervisor Mary Jo Frazier has been postponed.
