Community

Sara Hoffman of Las Vegas has her face painted by Kristen Byers of Boulder City on Friday at Family Fun Night, hosted by the Senior Center of Boulder City.

Art exhibit to raise awareness of domestic violence

Boulder City is home to an abundance of family-friendly events, most of which survive on the generosity of volunteers, and few people in town embody that spirit of community involvement like Marcie Gibson.

Kelly and Kurt Flowers took home first place in the most original category of the Trunk or Treat costume contest Saturday in Veterans’ Memorial Park. The Halloween celebration was hosted by the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce.

Toni Epler, left, and Jackie Neal work Friday in the boutique area of Grace Community Church’s annual Country Store. This is Epler’s third year helping at the event, while Neal said she has been volunteering for about 10 years.

The gift shop at St. Jude’s Ranch for Children has moved to a new, larger location on campus and is making minor renovations.

Longtime Boulder City resident and volunteer Glenda “Christy” Springgate-Hill died Friday after battling liver cancer for nearly a year. She was 57.

Boulder City resident Steve Osborne remembers his time as a young man living in southern Ohio, and the memories of his friends and family are so vivid that he felt inspired to write a book about them.

We see Melissa Woodbury political signs on the highway. We hear about our Mayor Rod Woodbury and we drive on the Bruce Woodbury Beltway. We cannot go far in Boulder City without hearing about the Woodbury family.