The Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery was an uplifting place to be Saturday, as hundreds of residents from Boulder City and beyond gathered to pay their respects and honor the men and women who have been laid to rest there.
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Lori McHugh, left, and Jan Barbour helped organize and oversee Emergency Aid of Boulder City’s Angel Tree program this year, which saw hundreds of gifts, including books donated by Spread the Word Nevada, reach families in need.
Nonprofits hold pet food drive
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Bethany Baptist Church
Students at Mitchell Elementary School are getting an early start on learning how to manage their finances with weekly visits to the on-campus banking services provided by Boulder Dam Credit Union.
Four Boulder City Homes, the historic Boulder Dam Hotel and the Boulder City Animal Shelter were showcased on the American Association of University Women’s annual Home Tour on Saturday.
For Jim and Gerry Turner, who celebrated their 60th anniversary on Thanksgiving Day, the spark between them was undeniable since their first meeting when they were high school students in Perris, California.
Originally published in 1843, Charles Dickens’ holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol,” has become one of the most well-known and oft-covered stories in Western literature with its story of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey to find the meaning of Christmas.
The holiday season is supposed to be all about love, family and giving, but wrapped up in all of that Christmas cheer is one inconvenient side effect: a whole lot of extra waste headed to your neighborhood landfill.
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Just say “the house on Fifth Street” and everyone will know exactly which one you are talking about — especially this time of year.
Boulder City residents were brimming with Christmas spirit last week as community events celebrating the holidays popped up all over the city.