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Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images Richard Eide of Great Basin Cooking mans the grill as the first gue ...
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images Richard Eide of Great Basin Cooking mans the grill as the first guests begin to arrive on Friday afternoon.
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images Richard Eide of Great Basin Cooking mans the grill as the first gue ...
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images Richard Eide of Great Basin Cooking mans the grill as the first guests begin to arrive on Friday afternoon.
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images Logandale's Richard Eide, seen here in closeup, was a competitor in ...
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images Logandale's Richard Eide, seen here in closeup, was a competitor in the Best Dam BBQ for 20 years before he became a vendor.
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images Give that patty a flip, Dale.
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images Give that patty a flip, Dale.
Linda Evans/FotoDiva images Might be more of a Vegas thing.... Golden Oven Pizza featured a foo ...
Linda Evans/FotoDiva images Might be more of a Vegas thing.... Golden Oven Pizza featured a food truck sporting a wood-burning oven that looked more like a disco ball.
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images Everybody do the wood-fired pizza boogie....
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images Everybody do the wood-fired pizza boogie....
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images When he's not decorating the Christmas House, you will often see Da ...
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images When he's not decorating the Christmas House, you will often see Dale Ryan flipping out at Rotary Club sponsored events.
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images The event was more than just meat. Here vendors selling barbecue sa ...
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images The event was more than just meat. Here vendors selling barbecue sauce greet early guests.
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images Jewelry and auto-themed art were among the items offered for sale b ...
Linda Evans/FotoDiva Images Jewelry and auto-themed art were among the items offered for sale by vendors at this year's edition of the Best Dam BBQ.
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By Bill Evans Boulder City Review
May 30, 2024 - 6:59 pm
 

Thirty-three pit masters. It makes for a lot of ribs and chicken and brisket. That’s how many barbecue mavens were on hand to compete at the 2024 edition of the Rotary Club of Boulder City’s Best Dam BBQ event. Before the crowds arrived, indeed, before most of the vendors or car show folks showed up, the early birds were already grilling in anticipation of when they would arrive.

And those competitors came from all over. Northstar BBQ of Hutchinson, Minn. got the brisket honors. Tuffy Stone, a six-time world champion took the overall pork competition. Rib honors went to Colorado’s Chucho Q while Stone also took the chicken competition. Porterhouse BBQ of Lexington, Kentucky took the overall prize with Las Vegas’ Burnin’ and Lootin’ taking the runner-up slot.

The Best Dam BBQ is the year’s largest fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Boulder City. They give out $8,500 in prizes and the competition is a qualifying event for the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue, one of the most prestigious ‘que events in the world.

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Council tees up leash vote — again
By Bill Evans Boulder City Review

In an otherwise quiet meeting this week, the city council, with Mayor Joe Hardy absent due to attendance at the meeting of the Nevada League of Cities, with Mayor Pro Tem Sherri Jorgensen presiding teed up a possible vote on two of the most contentious items on the council’s plate in to past couple of years.

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Council approves allotments for Liberty Ridge
By Bill Evans Boulder City Review

When the story from last week’s issue of the Boulder City Review concerning the approval of a temporary map for the coming Liberty Ridge development hit social media, the outcry was swift.

Ron Eland/Boulder City Review BCHS golfer Emmerson Hinds displays her three individual state me ...
Hinds eyes rare four-peat on the course
By Ron Eland Boulder City Review

The word phenom is defined as a person who is outstandingly talented or admired, especially an up-and-comer.

Ron Eland/Boulder City Review The former Vons shopping center has a new owner and a new plan fo ...
New plan for former Vons
By Ron Eland Boulder City Review

For several years, the former Vons building on Boulder City Parkway has sat empty. But a big step was taken last week to change that.

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Council gives Thomas high six-month marks
By Bill Evans Boulder City Review

At just more than six months on the job, City Manager Ned Thomas does not need to be worried about keeping the gig as city council members gathered Wednesday morning for an earlier-than-normal performance evaluation and every comment from every member present (Councilwoman Sherri Jorgensen was absent) could be fairly characterized as stellar.

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City votes to join regional council
By Bill Evans Boulder City Review

If one is offered an equal seat at the table on a regional group that advises on policy for an area where that person’s population is equal to .005% of the total region at a cost of $5,000 per year, does that sound like a pretty good deal?

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BCPD awarded traffic safety grants
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Boulder City Police Department will, once again, be participating in the Joining Forces traffic safety campaign. More than 30 law enforcement agencies across the state of Nevada will team up to focus on traffic safety awareness and enforcement. The campaign series will run from October 2025 through September 2026.

More RV storage? Council approves appraisal for possible future project
By Bill Evans Boulder City Review

The old Vons building is not the only place in the mix for future RV storage. (See story on page 1.) The city is also eyeing a possible future facility in the area where Veterans Memorial Drive and Yucca Street come together.

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BCHS takes part in earthquake drill
By Ron Eland Boulder City Review

In a way, it had that Cold War-era feel to it when students a half-century ago were trained to duck and take cover under their desks in the event of a nuclear bomb attack.