80°F
weather icon Clear

Boulder’s Best: More Dam Good Holiday Light Displays

The home at 608 Kendrick Place includes different-colored twinkling lights, as well as reminders of the holiday season.

Lights, garlands, gingerbread men and candy canes were featured at a house on the 500 block of Seventh Street.

The decorations at this home near the corner of New Mexico Street and Avenue K include multicolored and white lights.

Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review

In addition to lights at this home in the 1500 block of Fifth Street, there are candy canes and a nativity scene.

Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review

The home at the corner of Utah Street and Northridge Drive has multicolored lights all around the roof, home and fence.

Celia Shortt Goodyear/Boulder City Review

The home at 1422 Pueblo Drive features multicolored lights and other Christmas decorations.

By Celia Shortt Goodyear

Boulder City Review

MOST READ
LISTEN TO THE TOP FIVE HERE
THE LATEST
King students experience Starbase

With call signs like Potato, Via, Mr. Sponge and Deli, fifth-graders at Martha King Elementary got a taste of military life with a strong emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering and Art/Design, and Mathematics curriculum, better known as STEAM.

Aloha From Boulder City

This past Friday, Boulder City Company Store teamed with the Las Vegas-based Manea Events to bring an authentic luau to town. The event featured music, food and entertainment from the islands. The highlight was the fire-dance performance to end the evening.

Holidays or holidazed: The season has begun

Let’s go from Halloween and pumpkin-spiced everything to a four-week stint of non-stop holidaymaking with a late Thanksgiving this year on Nov. 27, Hanukkah from the evening of Dec. 14-22 and Christmas on Dec. 25, and then we’ll ring in 2026! Whoa! Let’s catch a breath!

Community support key at Mitchell

As I am preparing to write this week’s column, I am reviewing our school calendar and thinking about our community support. I am so grateful for our traditions and community.

Popular block party moving location

It’s no secret that Boulder City residents enjoy their community events, especially in fall. One more to mark on the calendar is the annual street dance/block party that in recent years has been hosted by The Dillinger owner Grant Turner. It’s set for Saturday, Oct. 25 beginning at 2 p.m. and ending around 11:30 p.m.

King Elementary launches into learning at STARBASE

Fifth-graders from Martha P. King Elementary School recently took part in an unforgettable learning experience at STARBASE Henderson, a hands-on STEM program hosted at a Department of Defense lab.

BCR offers first-ever holiday magazine

With fall comes cooler temperatures and a crispness in the air as the holidays quickly approach.

Rating reflects teachers’ commitment and determination of students

There’s no better way to begin this school year than by celebrating a truly incredible accomplishment of Garrett Junior High School officially earning a 5-Star school rating. This distinction represents the highest level of achievement under Nevada’s School Performance Framework and recognizes not only strong academic performance, but also growth, teamwork, and a positive school culture.

Everything from A to Z available at Country Store

Whether you call it a garage sale, yard sale or tag sale, Grace Community Church’s Country Store is one of the largest of its kind in the area.

Homecoming: Small town tradition

There’s something special about Homecoming in Boulder City.