Good defense doesn’t sustain Eagles

Trailing 7-0 to Moapa Valley on Saturday, Boulder City High School’s football team had an opportunity to even the score before the half, ultimately fumbling the football on second-and-goal from Moapa’s 1-yard line.

Grilled bratwursts return to Wurstfest

Boulder City’s version of Oktoberfest returns Saturday with the Sunrise Rotary’s annual Wurstfest, and with it also comes the return of grilled bratwursts.

Wilkes mines Nevada history for new book

Growing up in Pioche, Nevada, hearing stories about miners was commonplace for Karen Wilkes. After all, her grandfather had been a miner and she was childhood friends with the children of miners.

Roundup: Tennis teams end league play undefeated

Charging past Chaparral on Tuesday, both Boulder City High School tennis programs completed their league slates with 10-0 records.

Council votes 3-2 to hire Morris as new city attorney

Religion and cronyism were topics at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, as the council members chose the new city attorney in a divided vote.

New city attorney disappointing choice

We here at the Boulder City Review are extremely disappointed in the city’s selection of Steve Morris as the new city attorney.

Freshmen help volleyball team ace match

Sweeping Southeast Career Technical Academy 3-0 on Monday, the freshman girls volleyball duo of Ava Wright and Kamry Bailey were in sync all night.

Rogers spurred to action by dream of stardom

In 1951, notable actress Ginger Rogers made her way through Boulder City to the Hoover Dam to get married — well for a movie.

Burns’ Vietnam documentary explores ‘truths’ about war

The Vietnam War. The conflict is burned into the minds of millions of Americans — those who fought in it, civilians who lived through the 1960s, historians, journalists, photographers and filmmakers.

Elks give dictionaries to area third-graders

The Boulder City Elks Lodge continued its long-standing tradition of giving dictionaries to third-grade students in Boulder City late last week when it visited King Elementary School.

Head to Spring Mountains for fall temperatures, foliage

This is a great time of year to head up to the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area — what we locals call Mount Charleston. You will experience crisp early fall temperatures and maybe a good fall foliage show in the surrounding mountains.

BC Generations: Strong work ethic flows like water through Rants family

It has been 82 years since Hoover Dam was dedicated on Sept. 30, 1935. It took a whole town of hard-working people to complete the dam, and many of those families have stayed in the area as business owners.

Letters to the Editor

Officials must pay attention to much-needed repairs

Weekend’s Best Bets

1 WURST WAY: Sunrise Rotary Club of Boulder City puts its “wurst” foot forward for its 21st annual Wurstfest car show, auction and beer fest on Saturday in Bicentennial and Wilbur Square parks. Festivities get underway at 10 a.m. and include a car show, food — including grilled bratwurst — musical entertainment, and silent and live auctions. Proceeds underwrite the club’s annual overnight graduation celebration for Boulder City High School seniors. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.bcsr.org.

News Briefs

Resident files complaint about open meeting law violation

City Recreation

Synergy undefeated in city’s volleyball league

Senior Center

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.

Community Briefs

Pallet decorating workshop set

Chamber recognizes achievements at annual event

Outstanding achievements by local businesses and volunteers were recognized and new officers were installed when the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce held its annual installation and awards event Friday in the pavilion at Boulder Creek Golf Club.

Planning essential in emergency preparedness

This September, the observance of National Preparedness Month will focus on planning, with an overarching theme “Disasters Don’t Plan Ahead. You Can.”

Police Blotter

Sept. 19, 12:55 a.m.

Ruling favors judge

For most of his career, Victor Miller has been fighting for one cause or another.

Recent additions, altered rosters benefit Eagles’ tennis teams

Boulder City High School girls tennis star sophomore Olivia Mikkelson waited patiently on Tuesday at 4A Silverado for her serves to be returned, except the majority of them weren’t. Overpowering her opponents with ease, Mikkelson completed a 3-0 sweep on the day, Leading the Lady Eagles past the Skyhawks 14-4.

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