Instead of traveling to an exotic location to sit on a beach and relax, Dr. Larry Smith recently visited the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador to provide much-needed medical services to the indigenous people.
This Wednesday, July 25, the Boulder City Pool is time traveling back to the Jurassic period for its 18th annual cardboard boat races with a “Jurassic World” or dinosaur theme.
The Boulder City Library is using a new system to make more content available to patrons through the Hoopla app.
Boulder City Little League Junior All-Stars claimed the Division II district tournament championship July 12, defeating Henderson 27-7.
Concluding the regular season undefeated with a 17-0 record, the Southern Nevada Eagles 16U are ready to capture a state title in the Nevada Connie Mack summer baseball league.
Present and past Lady Eagles from Boulder City High School’s girls swim program participated in the Los Angeles Invite July 12-15, finding success against the nation’s top swimmers.
Is California too big for its britches, or at least too big to be governed effectively? Some people think so. Enough people think so that they placed an initiative on the ballot for this fall that calls for its division into three states: Northern California (San Francisco), Southern California (San Diego and Imperial Valley), and California (Los Angeles).
The parade is over. The fireworks are silent. The celebration has ended. What’s left? Patriotism? That’s what the Fourth of July is all about, isn’t it?
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area isn’t among the most famous outdoor destinations, but perhaps it should be. Certainly, if you plan a northern trip to Wyoming’s Yellowstone or Grand Teton National Parks, consider a side trip to Flaming Gorge. Located in a remote area of northeast Utah and southwest Wyoming, this is an outdoorsman’s paradise. The most popular activities are fishing, boating, rafting, hiking and camping.
It’s important to do what you can to ensure your personal safety when in a hotel/motel room. Here are a few tips:
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 IT’S THE BOMBER: Lake Mead National Recreation Area will host a special program, to be presented at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Saturday, July 21, on the 70th anniversary of the crash of a B-29 Superfortress bomber into the lake. There will be a panel discussion by experts in aviation, history and the lake, and the debut of a short film featuring underwater footage of the submerged plane. Several artifacts recovered from the crash site will be displayed. Space is limited, and reservations are required. Call 702-293-8961.
The historic old water filtration plant on Railroad Avenue is getting a new roof at no cost to the city, courtesy of a Boulder City resident.
Boulder City is changing its city code to create a new utilities department. City Council unanimously approved the change at its meeting Tuesday, July 10.
The city is updating its strategic plan and hopes to have it completed by the end of the year.
Boulder City’s justice of the peace has finished sentencing a former resident who pleaded no contest to two charges of animal cruelty after killing several rabbits in Bootleg Canyon Park.
Paul Dosch, Boulder City High School’s girls varsity basketball coach, died Saturday, July 7, at the age of 46 after a hard fought battle with lung cancer.
Carrying a 3-3 tie into the bottom of the eighth inning, slugger Caleb Brown hit a game-winning RBI single to center field to lead the Southern Nevada Eagles 14U past 4A Foothill affiliate Southern Nevada Falcons 4-3 at Whalen Field on July 6 in the Connie Mack summer baseball league.
In 1934, Columbia Pictures put a short film out titled “Three Little Pigskins.” The film, which was 20 minutes long, was one of the 190 films that Columbia Pictures backed starring The Three Stooges. “The Little Pigskins” was shot in Boulder City. Local resident Shirl Naegle was able to provide me with a publicity still from the film taken outside of what is now Milo’s Cellar.
