By now it should come as no surprise to anyone that an election is just around the corner.
Officials in Arizona have reached an impasse on a multistate agreement aimed at storing more Colorado River water in Lake Mead, but Southern Nevada Water Authority chief John Entsminger said he is confident the deal will still get done.
The sixth annual Dillinger Block Party is on Saturday, and its organizer is anticipating it will be bigger than ever.
1 BLOCK PARTY: The Dillinger’s sixth annual event kicks off at 4 p.m. Saturday on Arizona Street in front of the restaurant. The festivities will include contests such as best dog, Teenie Weenie Hot Dog eating and beer drinking; vendors; food trucks and entertainment. This year’s lineup includes The Junkyard Dogs, a local band that has been performing for more than 30 years, opening for musicians such as Blue Oyster Cult and Jim Messina; Lenguas Largas out of Tucson, Arizona; Sandy Nelson; Sam Sex Mary and The Dirty Hooks. There will be a raffle, with proceeds benefiting the Shane Patton Scholarship Foundation. Visit www.thedillinger.com for more information.
Wrapping up its regular season with an undefeated record in league play, Boulder City High School’s golf program is primed for state contention.
One of the best weekend getaways our region affords is to Lone Pine, California. It’s uncrowded — a small town of about 2,000 people — and lies in Owens Valley at the foot of the Sierra Nevadas’ spectacular eastern slope. The area is rich in camping, hiking and fishing opportunities, and has the distinction of being the location where many popular films were shot. Even the four-hour plus drive there can be fun, for much of it is via uncrowded highways through open and attractive country.
Breann Sanford, a junior at Boulder City High School, recently placed third in the all-around competition in the Senior 8 division of the 2017 Women’s Junior Olympic Level 9 Western Championships in Boise, Idaho.
The Boulder City Historic Committee and the Boulder City History and Arts Foundation are holding their annual historic preservation workshop on Saturday.
Hours of operation: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday to Friday at 813 Arizona St., 702-293-3320. Visit the center’s website at www.seniorcenterbouldercity.org.
Are you prepared for an emergency? Last week I discussed the need for a business plan so this week I will cover how to learn how to help your neighbors in times of crisis.
Question No. 1 is coming: Are you ready? Many may try to frame the outcome from one extreme to another, so may I be the first to say, if ballot Question No. 1 passes, we will not grow like Las Vegas, and if it doesn’t pass, we will not turn into Radiator Springs prior to Lighting McQueen saving it.
Ralph Denton is widely considered the father of our city’s controlled-growth ordinance. He served multiple times as interim city attorney and had a big hand in drafting the original 1979 version.
In 2004, I was sitting in a movie theater watching “Miracle” starring Kurt Russell. I couldn’t wait to see what Disney had done with the true story about the infamous 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team. Shortly after the movie started, I spit my drink out. There, on the screen staring back to me as the captain of the Soviet hockey team, was my friend and former Las Vegas Thunder International Hockey League player, Sasha Lakovic.
Bob Ferraro, Boulder City’s first elected mayor and one of the longest-continuously-serving local public officials, died Saturday morning of natural causes following a lengthy illness. He was 81.
After residents protested adding overhead lines as part of a project to update the aging electrical system, the City Council removed it from the 2017-2018 fiscal year budget to research other options at its budget workshop Tuesday morning.
If it’s the first weekend in May, it can mean only one thing. It’s time for Boulder City to showcase what makes our community so special.
Boulder City’s Spring Jamboree is gearing up for another great event this year and has already started breaking records.
Bouncing back strongly from an uncharacteristic 8-3 league loss to Chaparral on April 27, Boulder City High School’s softball program routed Del Sol 21-0 on Monday to get back on track.
Hosting a weekly event against Pahrump Valley and Virgin Valley on April 27, both Boulder City High School track programs head their own against their rivals.
Boulder City High School swimming continues its winning streak, with both programs picking up lopsided victories over 4A program Rancho.