Today is the summer solstice. It’s the day when the sun is at its highest and northernmost point in the Northern Hemisphere sky.
Drew Peterson, a 2011 Boulder City High School graduate, has been named an assistant coach for the Georgetown University swimming and diving program.
Boulder City’s Southern Nevada Eagles 16U baseball team defeated 4A Shadow Ridge 7-1 on Tuesday, June 19, advancing to 11-0 on the season in the Connie Mack league.
The 14U Connie Mack amateur baseball league is well underway this summer, with Boulder City’s Southern Nevada Eagles advancing to 9-1 on the season following Monday’s 4-2 victory over Las Vegas High School affiliate LV Cats.
Sequoia National Park is a bucket-list destination, famed as home to the world’s largest trees. You get to see two national parks on the same trip, for Kings Canyon National Park is adjacent and jointly managed.
Today is the first day of summer, meaning it is officially the season of summer vacations, and summer vacation visitors. For those who have visited Hoover Dam one too many times to count and walked miles along the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge, a new perspective on Boulder City’s history may interest more than just visitors.
Today is officially the start of summer, marked by the summer solstice. As the longest day of the year, it’s time to start brainstorming how to spend the next months of long summer days.
A Boulder City native will represent Nevada at the Distinguished Young Women national finals in Alabama later this month.
Do you count? I count for a living, but I’ve been a numbers nerd from the age of 8, so, yeah, I count. But I bet you do, too: You count calories or pounds or inches or net pay or horsepower, or you have a budget or a video download limit, or you follow sports, so, yeah, you count as much as I do.
When you’ve got a problem, you either face it or let it fester. I favor the face-it-and-fix-it approach. Solutions might cost time and money, but ignoring any problem generally leads to more problems.
1 GLOBAL ANGLING: Head over to Boulder Beach at Lake Mead National Recreation Area to celebrate World Fishing Day on Saturday. From 6-8 a.m. staff from the Nevada Department of Wildlife will be at the Hemenway fishing pier with bait, fishing gear and tips for those who want to participate. Those attending should wear water shoes, a hat and sunglasses. Online reservations are recommended and can be made at https://register-ed.com/programs/nevada/210-angler-education. For more information, call 702-486-5127, ext. 3850.
Laura Leach, center, congratulates Abrey Wrightsman, left, and TJ Hatfield, who won the 2018 Dan Leach Memorial Horseshoe Tournament played Memorial Day weekend. The event raised $1,746 for the Dan Leach Memorial Fund, a nonprofit organization that helps pay for children to participate in sports, dance, extracurricular classes and other activities. It continues the efforts of the late Dan Leach, a Metropolitan Police Department officer who was dedicated to helping children before he was killed in an accident in 2009.
Kathleen Wall, far right, recently presented a $1,300 donation to Emergency Aid of Boulder City. She offers a yoga class on Mondays at the Elaine K. Smith Center, with proceeds designated for Emergency Aid. Accepting the donation from the April and May classes were, from left, Mike Derby (seated) past president and director; Don Taylor, pantry manager; Robin Radig, pantry volunteer and director; and Claudia Bridges, treasurer.
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.
For personal safety when traveling on vacation or business, travel with a friend or in a group whenever possible. There is safety in numbers.
The Clark County Commission approved a resolution Tuesday requesting federal legislation to allow more than 44,000 acres of public land controlled by the Bureau of Land Management to be available for development.
The Boulder City Justice of the Peace is waiting to issue a sentence for an animal cruelty charge because of its seriousness and for the safety of all the parties involved.
Four years after a multimillion-dollar renovation and expansion project to make Boulder City Hospital a more financially viable institution, the medical facility is about to embark on another project to bring much-needed health services to the community.
Boulder City businesses and residents won’t have to pay higher utility rates until the fall as City Council approved delaying an increase originally planned for the summer.
Two Boulder City residents won their races in the Clark County primary election Tuesday, June 12, and will be moving forward to the November ballot.
The Boulder City Parks and Recreation Department is offering a summer youth basketball camp.
Tanner Howell, a 2013 graduate of Boulder City High School, was drafted by the Minnesota Twins on June 6 in the 2018 Major League Baseball amateur draft after a successful four years at Division II program Dixie State University in St. George, Utah.
Dominating the 3A Southern Nevada swim landscape, nearly the entire roster for Boulder City High School’s girls and boys swim programs made either the 3A All-Sunrise League first or second teams.
Putting their best foot forward, seven spring athletes from Boulder City High School were named to the Nevada All-State team in their sports.
To grow greater opportunities for education and community, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children is starting a new project and seeking volunteers to help.
