The Boulder City Lions Club recently hosted its annual speakers contest for high school students, asking them to discuss the worldwide diabetes epidemic. Pictured are, from left, judge Andy Anderson, contestants Alea Lehr and Adam Clary, judges Lynette Anderson and Lydia Poesse and speakers Korbin Skordas and Robbie Leavitt, who won the event. The winner advanced to the zone competition, held Feb. 11 in Las Vegas.
Karson Bailey, a breakout star for the Boulder City High School boys basketball program this season, was named to the 3A Division Southern Region’s second team.
Growth in Boulder City continues to be a hot topic as the City Council approved directing the city attorney to draft an advisory question about doing away with the 30 houses per developer limit to be put on the ballot in the upcoming municipal election.
On St. Patrick’s Day people in Boulder City will be able to legally gamble, something normally not allowed, to raise money for medical care and recreational activities for animals in town.
To increase opportunities for its students, Boulder City High School will start offering dual-credit classes that allow them to earn high school and college credit at the same time.
There’s a new group of superheroes in town, complete with capes — even if it’s just on the mascot on their T-shirts.
The reconstruction project on Utah Street will not be completed until the middle of March because of problems encountered during construction and changes to the project.
With snow piling up in the mountains that feed the Colorado River, the short-term outlook for Lake Mead has suddenly improved.
The Shane Patton Scholarship Foundation wants to honor its namesake for his sacrifice to his hometown and country with a statue, and it is raising money for the project at a joint fundraiser with the That Others May Live Foundation of Las Vegas.
Coming off its first Class 3A state championship since 2006, the Boulder City High School baseball team figures to again be among the top programs in its division this season.
Most people only know the name of Yuma, Arizona, from “3:10 to Yuma” the 2007 film starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. The movie ends before anybody actually gets to Yuma, so we never catch a glimpse of this place, so famous but so seldom seen.
Senior basketball player Justus Green will represent Boulder City High School in the second annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Rise Up slam dunk contest Friday at Faith Lutheran High School.
Boulder City Municipal Airport is an important economic tool for the city and has the potential to become an even greater one. While the airport is a public enterprise, it also supports several for-profit aviation-related businesses, employs over 400 people, and brings hundreds of visitors to our town each day.
When people think about gambling addiction or Tony Curtis, they normally don’t associate it with Boulder City. However, for today’s Throwback Thursday, gambling addiction and Tony Curtis make perfect sense.
To raise money for improvements to Boulder City’s outdoor pickleball courts, the city is co-sponsoring a Mix-Up/Fix-Up Pickleball Tournament March 23-26.
Members of the Xi Zeta sorority and their friends gathered Friday evening for the first Rosie Roll, a fundraising pub crawl in downtown Boulder City. Proceeds raised will stay in the community and help a variety of causes including scholarships, needy families and cancer patients.
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.
1 REBEL ROCKETTE: Seattle-based singer songwriter Darci Carlson will perform a free show Friday night at the Boulder Dam Brewing Co., 453 Nevada Way. Carlson also models and acts, but she comes from a background of country music and all-American rock and roll. In addition to her solo act she performs with multiple bands, including The Dolly Rottens and The Billy Cook Band. The show is open to all ages, and music begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call 702-243-2739 or visit https://www.reverbnation.com/darcicarlsonmusic.
Recently, we have had a rash of stranger-than-normal calls here at the police department, so I thought I would take a minute to address the general theme that jumps out at me.
The Senior Center of Boulder City will host its second annual ice cream social Saturday to celebrate support from the community during the past year and lead up to its Walk, Roll and Stroll fundraiser.
