Hali Bernstein Saylor/Boulder City Review
As part of its grand opening festivities Friday and Saturday, O’Reilly Auto Parts donated $200 to St. Jude’s Ranch for Children. Evelyn Kovacevich, left, development specialist for St. Jude’s, accepts the donation from Corinne Koster, store manager, and Brian Pierson, district manager.
By HALI BERNSTEIN SAYLOR
BOULDER CITY REVIEW
On Oct. 30, 1936, four score years ago, Boulder City was host to a special visitor, a man who would be pope.
Sen. Dean Heller’s regional representative, Bradley Sensibaugh, will visit Boulder City from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday to help area residents with any issues they are having with federal government agencies.
Metropolitan Police Department of Las Vegas is seeking the public’s help to find a person of interest in the death of 61-year-old Kathleen Ploutz of Las Vegas, whose body was found near the special events beach at Boulder Basin in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on July 18.
The Nevada Department of Transportation will be making flood-related slope and guardrail repairs to State Route 172 in Boulder City from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday.
Around 80 volunteers will pick up trash along 3 miles of the lower Colorado River along the Black Canyon National Water Trail by canoe, kayak, foot and diving between 9 a.m. and noon Saturday.
Four people suffered minor injuries after a small plane made an emergency landing inside the Lake Mead National Recreation Area this morning.
As summer begins and the Las Vegas Valley starts its months-long endeavor into triple-digit temperatures, it’s important to remember that one of the National Park Service’s crown jewels is located in the backyard of Boulder City.
