107°F
weather icon Clear

Community Briefs, July 4

Library to host Hampstead’s performance of ‘Jungle Book’

Boulder City Library, 701 Adams Blvd., has several activities planned for the coming week:

■ Drop-in storytime, 10 a.m. Friday, July 5, in the board room. For those from birth to 5 and their caregivers.

■ Painting class, 2 p.m. Saturday, July 6, in the community room. For those 12 and older. There is a $5 craft fee. Register at the information desk.

■ Children’s cabinet, 10 a.m. Monday, July 8, in the board room. For children 3-5 and their caregivers.

■ Youth arts and crafts club, 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 8, in the community room.

■ Drop-in coding, 6 p.m. Monday, July 8, in the board room. For those 8 and older.

■ Baby lap-sit story time, 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, in the board room. For those from birth to 24 months and their caregivers.

■ Hampstead Stage presents “The Jungle Book,” 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, in the community room.

■ Toddler story time, 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, in the board room. For children 2 and 3 and their caregivers.

■ Game making coding club, 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, in the community room. For those in grades 2-8.

Note: The library will be closed today, July 4, for the holiday.

Call 702-293-1281 for details, reservations or more information.

Voter registration issues topic for Democratic club speaker

Sondra Cosgrove, College of Southern Nevada professor and president of the League of Women Voters of Southern Nevada, will speak about voter registration and elections at the Boulder City Democratic Club’s monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at the Boulder City Library, 701 Adams Blvd.

Alex Guy of the Elizabeth Warren campaign is also scheduled to speak briefly.

All are welcome. For further information, contact bouldercitydemocraticclub@gmail.com.

Rangers plan moonlight hike to Majestic Canyon for Saturday, July 13,

Lake Mead National Recreation Area has a variety of special events happening in the coming week:

■ Ranger program, full moon hike, 8 p.m. July 13 to Majestic Canyon. Enjoy a moonlight hike while learning about nocturnal animals of the Mojave Desert. This is a moderate 3-mile round-trip hike. Reservations requested.

For additional information or reservations, call 702-293-8990.

MOST READ
LISTEN TO THE TOP FIVE HERE
THE LATEST
City not moving forward with motel district

It appears that everyone is on the same page in that they want to see motels in Boulder City retain their historic charm.

Ho(t), ho(t), ho(t)

It was Christmas in July Saturday as those seeking a little holiday cheer filled the basement of the Masonic Temple. The Boulder City Community Club and the Boulder City History and Arts Foundation co-hosted the event, which included a visit from Santa and the Grinch and Christmas music by Patrick Mahoney and Maire Egan on fiddle. More than a dozen gift baskets were donated by local residents and merchants as raffle prizes, while the food was also free thanks to donations. Proceeds were split between to the two hosting organizations.

City to appeal BLM’s data center plan

In a unanimous vote, the Boulder City Council voted to appeal the Trump administration’s unpopular approval of a data center that shut the public out.

Search continues for store tenant

It’s been a year since a trio of local business owners and friends purchased the former Central Market with a plan of bringing a second grocery store to Boulder City.

Boulder City woman scammed out of $250K

Imagine being the victim of fraud that nearly drained your life savings. But instead of that money being stolen by a thief or online scam artist, it was at the hands of a trusted friend.

NDW invites all to learn more about bighorn

For several years now, the Nevada Department of Wildlife has been on hand at Hemenway Park in the summer to answer questions and talk about Boulder City’s unofficial mascots.

City, owners differ on motel district

The potential creation of a historic motel district for eight properties in town hit a roadblock last week. The potential project went from the front of the Boulder City Historic Preservation Commission’s stove to the back burner, at least for now.