Community Briefs

Bethany Baptist to hold fall festival

Bethany Baptist Church, 210 Wyoming St., will hold a fall festival 5:30-7:30 p.m. today. The event will include games, candy and food. Costumes are optional. Kids through fifth grade get in for free. For more information, call 702-293-1912.

Halloween train ride at the museum

The State Railroad Museum at Boulder City will decorate the train for Halloween. Visitors are encouraged to come in costume and children in costumes will ride free. Staff will be in costume as well. New this year will be story time and crafts in the dining car. On the platform will be free face painting and balloon creations.

Also, go for a ride on the Live Steamers (mini-steam engines) since they be running through out the weekend and there will be a model train show as well. For more details, call 702-486-5006.

High school students to hold food drive

If Boulder City students knock on your door Friday, they are not late for Halloween by a day. The high school’s Student Council and other students will be going around town from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. collecting food for the annual Canned Food Drive to benefit Boulder City families.

“The drive is to benefit needy families on our community so we hope that people will respond when we knock,” Student Council member Amy Murphy said.

Emergency Aid needs help

Emergency Aid of Boulder City is seeking donations. The nonprofit organization’s funding is used throughout the year to provide utility and rental assistance to those in need. For more information or to donate, call 702-300-6187.

Christ Lutheran to hold craft bazaar

Christ Lutheran Church, 1401 Fifth St., will hold its annual craft bazaar from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the church. There will be craft items and baked goods. All proceeds are donated to charities such as Emergency Aid and Lend a Hand. For more information, call Susan LaSelle at 702-443-4101.

Day of the Dead party set for Friday

The Boulder City Art Guild and Gallery will hold a Day of the Dead party at 6 p.m. Friday at the guild’s offices on the second floor of the Historic Boulder Dam Hotel, 1305 Arizona St. There will be an auction of porcelain skulls and a potluck dinner.

Christian youth group to take trip

The Boulder City Christian Youth Team will attend the “Life in Death: Day of the Dead” at the Winchester Cultural Center in Las Vegas Saturday. The event will explore cultural traditions relating to the Mexican holiday of El Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

The festival will feature art exhibits, performances, craft sales and food vendors. All interested middle school and high school students are invited.

Meet at the Senior Center of Boulder City at 4 p.m. Youth will be returned at 9 p.m. The event is free but reservations are needed to plan transportation. Contact the Rev. Sandy Johnson at Boulder City UMC at 702-293-7240 to RSVP. Money for snacks is recommended.

Health care meetings to be at library

Boulder City Library and CARE NV will be hosting meetings at the library to assist residents with understanding and signing up for health care under the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. The meetings will be Friday, Dec. 6, Jan. 3, Feb. 14 and March 14. The visits are scheduled by appointment, by calling 702-836-9033.

Senior Center to host Monday get-together

The Senior Center of Boulder City plans to host a get-together at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Event is free and open to the public. There will be homemade sloppy Joes and pumpkin bars for dessert. A blue grass band is set to start playing at 6 p.m. You don’t have to be a senior to join us. Call 702-293-3320 to RSVP.

Sons of Norway to hold dinner

The Boulder City/Henderson Sons of Norway Desert Troll Lodge will hold its annual Lutefish Dinner on Saturday at the Boulder City Elks Club. Doors open at 4 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5 p.m. In addition to the lutefish and Scandinavian meatballs, pork roast, potatoes, vegetables and lefse, the traditional Scandinavina potato flatbread, will be served. Dessert will include homemade Norwegian cookies. Cost is $20 for adults and $5 for children younger than 12. There will be prize drawings and door prizes. This event sold out last year. For more information, call Dave at 702-294-911 or Vikki at 702-617-8898.

Church Harvest Bazaar set Nov. 9

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church will hold its annual Harvest Bazaar from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 9. It will feature baked goods, homemade soups, holiday decorations and crafts and raffle prizes donated by local merchants. St. Christopher’s is at 812 Arizona St.

American Legion to hold golf tournament

American Legion Post 31 will host a golf tournament Nov. 9 at Boulder Creek Golf Club. Registration is at 6:30 a.m. with a shotgun start 7 a.m. Cost is $125 per golfer, and limited to the first 144 golfers.

Payment must be received by Tuesday. Make checks payable to American Legion Post 31, 508 California St., Boulder City, NV 89005. For additional information, contact the Post 31 answering machine at 702-293-6374, or call Howard Scott at 702-293-3711. Funds raised will help Post 31 help veterans and their families in Boulder City.

Local churches join for weekday worship

Boulder City United Methodist Church and St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church has begun weekly Wednesday night worship called WOW or “Worship on Wednesday.” The 6:45 p.m. worship service is at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 812 Arizona St., and is a combination of contemporary praise music, prayer and a short reflection. The Rev. Sandy Johnson and Father Jim Lyons will lead the service. The service is casual and all are welcome. For more information, call Johnson at 702-293-7240 or visit www.bouldercityumc.org; or Lyons at 792-293-4275 or www.stchristopherschurch.org.

Organizations team up to host Thanksgiving party

The Nevada Community Prevention Coalition, St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church and the Boulder City Christian Youth Team plan to host a Thanksgiving party from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Nov. 15 at St. Christopher’s, 812 Arizona St. This party takes the place of the regularly scheduled NCPC meeting for November. The event is free and open to Boulder City residents of all ages. There will be food and music. Call 702-347-9924 to RSVP.

Emergency Aid sponsors Christmas Angels

Emergency Aid of Boulder City will open its Christmas Angel Program Nov. 25 at the Boulder Dam Credit Union for a three-week run. The program is for low-income families and seniors, and St. Jude’s kids. Boulder City residents have provided 400 to 500 gifts each year. Those who are eligible should contact the Emergency Aid office at 600 Nevada Way, 702-293-0797. The office is open 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. Volunteers will administer the Christmas Angel Program during the credit union’s hours of 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday through Dec. 31. To volunteer call the office. Gifts will be distributed at the credit union Dec. 14.

City offers children’s art class

The Boulder City Parks and Recreation Department offers a Children’s Performing Arts class — Rising Stars — at the multiuse building. This class is offered on Tuesdays with the session running until Dec. 17. Ages 4 through kindergarten will meet from 2-2:30 p.m. with a fee of $35, and grades first and higher will meet from 3-4 p.m. with a fee of $70.

Children learn singing, dancing and performing skills. Participants get to showcase their talents at the Holiday Magic Show on Dec. 19. A uniform fee of $15 will apply to this eight-week session. Instructors are Lisa Morris and Kara Larsen. For more information, contact the department at 702-293-9256.

Class to fight fraud offered

The Better Business Bureau will present Fighting Fraud 101 on at 11 a.m. Nov. 18 at the Senior Center of Boulder City. Everyone in Boulder City is encouraged to come learn how to become a fraud fighter. This is a free program. The Senior Center is at 813 Arizona St. Call 702-293-3320 for additional information.

Lend a Hand training session planned

Lend a Hand is having a volunteering training class at 9 a.m. Nov. 19 at the Lend a Hand office, 400 Utah St. Call 702-294-2363 for information on the class. Lend a Hand helps seniors, disabled and handicapped residents of Boulder City. Volunteers drive them to appointments all over the Las Vegas Valley and provide help, respite and companionship for them to help them remain in their homes. Volunteers are needed for Lend a Hand to provide these services to our community.

Boulder City Library schedules events

Nov. 6 — Preschool Story Time, ages 3-15, 10-10:30 a.m., Board Room.

Nov. 6 — Toddler Story Time, ages younger than 36 months, 10:30-11 a.m., Board Room

Nov. 6 — Teen movie in the basement, 5-7:30 p.m., call for details 702-293-1281

Nov. 8 — Magic Tree House Book Club: “Tigers at Twilight,” ages 6-11, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Board Room

Nov. 13 — Preschool Story Time, ages 3-15, 10-10:30 a.m., Board Room.

Nov. 13 — Toddler Story Time, ages younger than 36 months, 10:30-11 a.m., Board Room

Nov. 20 — Preschool Story Time, ages 3-15, 10-10:30 a.m., Board Room.

Nov. 20 — Toddler Story Time, ages younger than 36 months, 10:30-11 a.m., Board Room

Nov. 21 — Lego Challenge: Legos provided, 4-5 p.m., ages 6 and older, Community Room

Nov. 24 — Family Story Time: There will be science, crafts, games, Legos and stories, 6-7 p.m., all ages, Communty Room

Nov. 24 — Teen Book Club will meet in the Youth Department at 2 p.m., for ages 13 and older, call 702-293-1281 for details.

Nov. 27 — Preschool Story Time, ages 3-15, 10-10:30 a.m., Board Room.

Nov. 27 — Toddler Story Time, ages younger than 36 months, 10:30-11 a.m., Board Room

Annual Santa Train slated

The Nevada State Railroad Museum is selling tickets for its 12th annual Santa Train, which is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8, Dec. 14 and 15 and Dec. 21 and 22. Tickets are $5 per person. For more details, call 702-486-5006. The museum is at 600 Yucca St.