Old wood pallets are being transformed into patriotic decorations for this year’s Damboree celebration. Each will be a unique work of art and will have a vintage look. Anyone interested in decorating a pallet for the holiday celebration should contact Patty Sullivan of Boulder City Parks and Recreation Department and Damboree committee at 702-293-9340.
Lend A Hand of Boulder City is dedicated to helping the community’s seniors as well as disabled residents and, as summer comes along, it is in sore need of additional volunteers to ensure it can continue to provide aid to everyone in need.
It was a sweltering weekend in Boulder City with the National Weather Service issuing a heat advisory warning and the city experiencing its first triple-digit temperatures of the year.
The National Weather Service announced a heat advisory warning for the weekend and on Saturday Boulder City had its first day above 100 degrees. The excessive temperatures were enough to keep most people indoors and, when combined with the first event-free weekend in months, was enough to leave the streets and the parks of downtown nearly abandoned.
Boulder City Hospital welcomed members of the Boulder City Art Guild as they unveiled their inaugural exhibit, “Art from the Heart,” at the medical facility on Friday.
Grab a fishing pole with some bait and head down to the pond in Veterans’ Memorial Park on Saturday for the Nevada Department of Wildlife’s Free Fishing Day.
Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday at 813 Arizona St., 702-293-3320. Visit the center’s website at www.seniorcenterbouldercity.org.
Tim Shea didn’t know when he bought his 2008 Shelby GT at a Washington car dealership that the brand new, vista blue convertible would lead him to Las Vegas and eventually to Boulder City as chief of the city’s police department.
Boulder city was the place to be for fans of slow smoked meats and family fun as the 12 annual Best Dam BBQ Challenge took over Bicentennial Park on Saturday.
After 35 years of competing at the highest level in races around the world and setting records, Lori Dunsmore was elected into the Water Ski Hall of Fame on April 16 .
Beverly and Paul Dendary made the drive up to Boulder City from Henderson for their third Best Dam BBQ Challenge, which they said was one of their favorite events, on Saturday.
