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Castro completes Navy corpsman program

Garrett H. Castro, who graduated from Boulder City High School in 2003, recently completed the Independent Duty Corpsman program in San Diego as part of his service in the U.S. Navy.

The school involves an intense 12-month medical training program of more than 2,000 hours of medical education, including three clinical rotations. Upon completing the program, corpsmen serve on every operational platform around the world, often as the sole medical provider for a unit.

Corpsmen's duties include diagnosis and treatment of simple and complex medical conditions, performing diagnostic procedures, advanced first aid, basic life support, nursing procedures, minor surgery, basic clinical laboratory procedures, and other routine and emergency health care procedures. As senior medical department representatives, they are responsible for departmental shipboard administrative and medical logistics tasks.

He and his wife, Sweet, have two sons, Rowan and Everett. Castro is the son of Charlotte Tallas of Boulder City.

 

Newby named to Dominican University's dean's list

Tyler Newby of Boulder City was named to the dean's list at Dominican University in River Forest, Ill., for the fall 2015 semester.

To qualify, students must achieve a semester grade-point average of 3.80 on a 4.0 scale, based on full-time enrollment of 12 credit hours.

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Protecting student programs at King

Editor’s Note: After the printing of this edition, Martha P. King Elementary received word from the school district that it won its budget appeal and that both the PE and music positions will not have to go part-time this fall.

Damboree water zone may dry up

The July 4 Damboree is not only one of the most popular parades in the state, it is a big part of Boulder City’s history.

Hardy, Walton to seek reelection; filing begins March 2

Even though the closing date to run for Boulder City Council and mayor is still more than a month away, there will be familiar faces in the race.

Woodbury honors Heart of the Community recipients

Last Saturday, some of our community’s most caring individuals were honored at Boulder City Hospital Foundation’s 14th annual Heart of the Community Gala, an event that raises essential funds to keep our non-profit Boulder City Hospital healthy and sustainable.

Community effort

Despite cold temperatures and light rains, dozens of volunteers, including youth from the Nevada Civil Air Patrol and JROTC, helped remove thousands of wreaths that had been placed last month at the Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery.

BC shows its love for Laetyn

12-year-old had brain tumor removed

Christmas dinner open to everyone

When I first became principal of Martha P. King Elementary School, parent involvement through our Parent Advisory Council, or PAC, was small but full of potential. We began with a single president, then grew to include two co-presidents. Today, that growth has flourished into a fully established nine-member executive committee. That evolution tells an important story about our school and the community that surrounds it.

Christmas dinner open to everyone

Author Ken Poirot once wrote, “The best meals are those prepared by loving hands.”