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 CELEBRATE YOUR PARK: Junior Ranger Day on Saturday at the Alan Bible Visitor Center at Lake Mead National Recreation Area is one of the events planned to mark National Park Week. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will be a variety of interactive activities that focus on nature and water safety for children. There will be K-9 demonstrations and information about careers with the National Park Service. Admission to the park will be waived for the day. For more information, call 702-293-8990.
One Boulder City Police Department officer is living out his dream, and it comes with a nose, two ears, four legs and a tail.
Boulder City will be able to hire 15 new full-time employees under its tentative budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
Boulder City Municipal Court’s judge has recused himself from the city’s crosswalk protest case because his impartiality has been questioned in district court.
At a packed City Council meeting Tuesday, residents expressed their opposition to selling Boulder City’s historic properties.
The plywood at the old Vons/Haggen store on Boulder City Parkway has gone bye-bye.
The Boulder City Library is hosting a free celebration to commemorate its 75 years of being part of the community.
Boulder City’s power supply is getting a new backup transformer that will increase the system’s reliability.
Playing championship caliber baseball, Boulder City High School baseball defeated rivals Virgin Valley on Monday and Moapa Valley on Friday, April 6, in dramatic fashion with a pair of walk-offs.
Boulder City High School softball team members reclaimed their composure Monday with a 14-8 rout of rival Virgin Valley, after falling to rival Moapa Valley 5-2 on Friday, April 6.
Swimming at Heritage Park on Saturday, both Boulder City High School swim programs were dominant against 4A opponent Las Vegas.
If you plan on a spring outing to Southern Utah, especially along Scenic Byway 12 to Bryce Canyon National Park or the Escalante area, an easy yet rewarding side trip is Kodachrome Basin State Park.
Over the Easter weekend I watched Cecil B. DeMille’s classic “The Ten Commandments.” In the dramatic scene when Moses receives the tablets, it reminded me that while Mount Sinai had a burning bush, Boulder City has smoking trees. OK, maybe not actually smoking, but the mulberry trees here sure look like they are when releasing pollen.
Actress Jean Harlow has two very prominent ties to Boulder City. While the actress’s life was short-lived — she died at the age of 26 from cerebral edema, a complication of kidney failure — she lived loudly.
Using different words doesn’t make a problem go away or get better.
More this week on personal safety and some things to watch out for.
