Boulder City’s holiday season is full of opportunities to celebrate and spend time with family and loved ones. To help guide residents and visitors with what is available, the Boulder City Review has compiled a list of some of the events scheduled in town.
Boulder City may lack the cold, snowy atmosphere of the North Pole, but it has its very own Santa who devotes his life to making Christmas spectacular for those around him.
Boulder City’s longtime Christmas tradition, Santa’s Electric Night Parade, is back for another year and will be held on Dec. 1.
Kristy Lee Gildner was one of two people to take home the top prize in this year’s Boulder City Review Christmas Cookie Contest.
Emergency Aid of Boulder City is holding its annual Angel Tree project and needs residents to help out by donating Christmas presents to kids and seniors in need.
Along with caroling, cookies and cocoa, viewing Christmas light displays is a favorite holiday tradition for many.
The Boulder City High School boys basketball team will look to build off its previous 20-7 record in the coming season.
Boulder City High School sophomore Kamry Bailey was named the 3A All-Southern Region player of the year for her efforts in guiding the Lady Eagles to their second consecutive 3A state girls volleyball championship.
After making the postseason in his first year on the job, Boulder City High School flag football coach Kevin Ruth is excited to see what year two brings for the program.
In honor of Thanksgiving, the Boulder City Review talked with some of the senior students at Boulder City High School and some community leaders to find out what they are thankful for this year.
November is the month Veterans Day is celebrated, and this year Veterans Day marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. But there is another historic reason for looking back at November. On Nov. 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, president of the United States and the commander in chief of our armed forces, was assassinated in Dallas.
There is a lot to be thankful for on today’s Thanksgiving Day holiday. For many local business owners, it is the thought of customers walking through their doors tomorrow, spending cash on Black Friday in exchange for holiday presents.
1 DOGGONE FUN: Hoover Dam Lodge is joining with SinCity Dogs and Happy Face Foundation to host a K9 Thanksgiving Festival. The event, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the lodge, 18000 Highway 93, will include a trick dog contest; freestyle dance demonstration; obedience, search and detection demonstration; flyball and disc tryouts; exhibits and vendors who specialize in dog items; and dog rescue organizations. Call 702-544-0085 for details.
Badwater Basin, at 282 feet below sea level, is famously the lowest point in the United States and therefore one of the main attractions in Death Valley National Park. The desert area in eastern California draws visitors from around the world.
Shooter Alexis “Lexi” Lagan of Boulder City claimed a 2020 quota spot for Team USA for the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Championship of the Americas Nov. 1-11 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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.
More than a year after its inception, Boulder City’s mounted unit is going strong and has become a recognizable part of the community.
The majority of Boulder City residents who participated in a recent survey believe the city has an important role in promoting and preserving its historic properties, but fewer believe the city is doing a good job at fulfilling it.
Boulder City is requesting that the district judge who declared it guilty of vindictive prosecution be removed from the case for allegedly demonstrating bias and showing himself unfit to preside over the matter.
City Council is hoping to vote on its new strategic plan in December after hearing from the community and the consulting firm helping with the project.
The Boulder City High School girls volleyball team captured its second consecutive 3A state championship Saturday, Nov. 10, defeating Northern Nevada challenger Truckee 3-1.
Makena Arboreen, Boulder City High School’s star girls soccer player, was named the 3A Sunrise League player of the year for her efforts in guiding the Lady Eagles back to the postseason. The team’s first-year coach, Arnold Oeland, garnered the 3A Sunrise League coach of the year award.
Four Boulder City High School girls golfers were named to the 3A All-Southern Region team, capping off the squad’s second consecutive 3A state championship run.
Nearly 100 years to the moment after World War I officially ended, the sacrifices made by those who fought and died in the battle, along with those who served in every war before and after, were honored during ceremonies Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Nevada State Veterans Home.
With Small Business Saturday, a movement created to promote neighborhood small businesses, coming up Nov. 24, I’m reminded of the number of times I’ve run into our local True Value and Ace Hardware on a DIY mission and left feeling so grateful that I have these convenient and reliable retailers right in the ’hood.
