Mayor Rod Woodbury, third from left, makes a $3,000 donation to Emergency Aid of Boulder City's Copper Kettle on Dec. 18. The donation is part of the 30 percent increase in salary that City Council approved in May and that he pledged to donate to former mayor Roger Tobler's charity of choice. Joining him for the donation were, from left, Tobler, Rylee Harrison, a bell ringer; his wife, Leslie Woodbury; Brooke Harrison and Andy Giroux, bell ringers. Courtesy of Joan Stertzer
City crews help align the eagle at the new welcome sign Monday morning. The $75,000 sign, which is funded by the city, will not only welcome those coming to town but also honors the Boulder City High School Eagles.
Whether it will be enough to fund the projected $40 million-plus pool complex the city would like to build is still — given the realities of the current inflationary economic environment — an open question.
Denise Elizabeth Ashurst, 68
As the proposal to allow for a license for pet breeding, as well as the keeping of more animals than the three currently allowed by city code that came within inches of becoming law in March of this year, appears to be in some kind of limbo. After it was tabled, and has not yet been rescheduled to come back before the city council, a related case recently came before the municipal court.
Jimi Hendrix, considered by many to be the greatest guitarist ever, once said of his craft, “Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you’ll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you’ll be rewarded.”
