1 HOUSE CALLS: The American Association of University Women will host its annual home tour from 1-4 p.m. Saturday. The tour will highlight five Boulder City homes and buildings, selected for their historical or architectural significance, including the Boulder City Animal Shelter, where attendees may even run into Santa Claus. The tour features and is hosted at the Boulder Dam Hotel. Inside the hotel’s lobby there will be a silent auction, and the Boulder City Art Guild as well as the Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum will be open to visitors. Tickets cost $10 and funds raised will benefit local scholarships. For more information, call 702-338-8862.
Boulder City is a tight-knit community, known for family-friendly events and small-town charm. It might not be shocking then, to learn that the community is pulling out all the stops and coming together to support one of its own in his fight against leukemia.
My children can’t drive by Dale Ryan and Dyanah Musgrave’s home on Fifth Street without a smile and a request to stop at the “candy cane house.” Most are aware that this year Ryan had to start early to set up his amazing light show as part of preparation for a national TV show that was recognizing his particular and unique contribution to our community.
In 1946, Boulder City and the Hoover Dam played host to a movie cowboy. Actor and singer Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye) spent time in our city while filming the movie “Heldorado.” If you think I spelled the title wrong, think again.
Last week, in his “Talk of the Town” column, Mayor Rod Woodbury wrote about how thankful he is, how glorious Boulder City is, and how much he wants the community to share with him their favorite photos. On the city’s website this is actually a contest being promoted, though no mention is made of either rules or prizes.
We now enter week three in our discussion of bias: implicit, preconceived beliefs; explicit, personal preference; or illicit, breaking standards.
With the holidays upon us, many of us find our stress reaching all-time highs, and our attention focused on material goods — not necessarily what we hope, but what in the world to give loved ones.
