Free Cone Day raises funds for St. Jude’s Ranch
Nearly $2,000 was raised for St. Jude’s Ranch for Children during Ben & Jerry’s 36th annual Free Cone Day on April 8 at the Scoop Shops in The District at Green Valley Ranch and Sunset Station. During the event, 7,929 scoops or the equivalent of 1,485 pounds of ice cream were served.
Each year, the Henderson shops enlist the help of local celebrities to scoop ice cream while supporting local children’s charities.
There was a lot of talking around the issue and trying to be diplomatic. For a while. But, while the discussion centered around the appropriate use of land, in truth the discussion was likely over with the first mention of the term, “monster truck.”
Construction on the Nevada State Railroad Museum at the busiest intersection in town is progressing at a rapid pace and because of that, is set for a spring completion.
Readers whose attention span has not been destroyed by TikTok and general social media use may recall that when city council went on for more than an hour talking about where to allow off-leash dog “recreation” options, one of the sticking points was Wilbur Square
After an almost four-year saga, the part of Boulder City code that allowed dog owners to have their dogs off-leash in public as long as they were under verbal control practically (though not officially) goes away as of Dec. 4.
Getting the old Bullock Field Navy Hangar onto the National Registry of Historic Places has been on the radar of the Boulder City Historic Preservation Commission for about a year and a half and earlier this month, the city council agreed.
Earlier this year, the city council voted to reverse a planning commission decision. It was not of note because no one in the ranks of city staff could remember such a reversal ever having happened in the time they worked for the city.
Many local residents remember in 2019 when the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales made an appearance in Boulder City in the former Vons parking lot.
The name may have changed but the dedication and work that goes into it has not changed.
