Elections are always exciting times around newspaper offices — no matter how big or small the office is.
Boulder City High School’s softball program avoided an upset bid by Southeast Career Technical Academy on Friday in its league opener, behind the bat of junior Jordan Moorhead.
Longtime local business All Mountain Cyclery has further cemented its place in Boulder City by moving into its new location on Nevada Highway. Jeff Frampton has owned the business since it opened in September 2004. Originally at 1404 Nevada Highway, All Mountain Cyclery’s new facility across the street at 1601 Nevada Highway has been a long time coming.
The new Interstate 11 outside Boulder City will feature artwork depicting what made the town famous: construction of Hoover Dam.
The law of opposites. It’s the eternal law that we love to hate. Health and sickness. Virtue and vice. Light and darkness. Pleasure and pain. Victory and defeat. War and peace. Why can’t life just be full of happiness and ease without so many sorrows and difficulties along the way? And why does every worthwhile endeavor seem to spawn so much opposition?
Boulder City High School’s girls track program finished second at the Ron Resler Invitational, falling behind only 4A program Foothill on Friday.
March 13 saw me at the Boulder City swimming pool at 5:45 a.m. preparing to take the 7 a.m. water aerobics class. Why so early? Because it was the first Monday after we “sprang forward” to daylight saving time. Was I awake? No. Did I get a look from the aerobics instructor because I was not paying attention? Yes. That hour makes a difference.
Members of Boulder City United Methodist Church recently stretched themselves in a new way by going on their first mission trip.
Moapa Valley baseball stunned Boulder City on Tuesday, defeating the Eagles 2-1 despite a gem from senior pitcher Jake Hubel, who allowed only two hits.
Like the Academy Awards, but on a slightly smaller scale, Boulder City High School film students’ achievements were recognized March 30 during the fifth annual Boulder City Movie Awards.
More than 100 youngsters, three times as many as last year, jumped into the city’s pool Saturday in search of prize-filled eggs and floating treasures at the second annual Easter Pool Plunge.
Boulder City High School’s robotics team, the High Scalers, is competing this week against schools from all over the world at a FIRST Robotics Competition in Las Vegas.
It’s Saturday night and you’re on your way out to meet with friends. Before you get there, you stop at the bank to withdraw some money and suddenly realize you left your ATM card at home. How often has this or something similar happened to you?
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 FEELIN’ BLUE: The Full Throttle Blues Band, featuring Boulder City drummer Tim “Spider” Webb, brings its unique mix of rhythm and blues, reggae, rock and roll and rhumba to Jack’s Place. The four-piece ensemble plays everything from traditional tunes made famous by Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf to contemporary songs by Stevie Ray Vaughn, ZZ Top and Eric Clapton. The band performs from 6-10 p.m. at the bar and grill, 544 Nevada Way. Visit www.jacksplacebc.com or call 702-293-2200 for more information.
Community residents gathered in Bicentennial Park on Saturday to shop, eat and enjoy musical entertainment as part of Pride in Purity’s Old School Block Party.
All makes and models of Volkswagens were on display Saturday at Wilbur Square Park for the annual VWs Invade the Dam car show.
The three L’s of home safety are lighting, locking and landscaping. This week, I will discuss these a little more in depth.
