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News Briefs, Dec. 6

Helicopter makes emergency landing on dry lake bed

On Tuesday, a Care Flight helicopter crew made an emergency landing on the dry lake bed near U.S. Highway 95. There were no injuries.

According to the city, the helicopter crew was transporting a patient from Bullhead City to Las Vegas when a warning a light went off. As a precaution, they decided to land. Soon after, a Mercy Air helicopter landed and picked up the patient to continue the transport to Las Vegas.

Parade available online, on BCTV

Santa’s Electric Night Parade from Saturday, Dec. 1, is available to watch for free online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH6pKsWn4eg.

In previous years, Cox Communications recorded and aired the parade. This year, however, it was recorded by the city and will air on BCTV, Channel two on Cox Cable. For the next week, it will air four times a day at midnight, 3 8:30 and 10:10 p.m. The times are subject to change after Wednesday, Dec. 12.

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City continues talks with zipline company

If all goes well, those near Bootleg Canyon could soon see people flying through the air with the greatest of ease. That or hanging on for dear life and screaming at the top of their lungs.

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Oh, what a night

Last Tuesday night, hundreds turned out for the city’s annual National Night Out at Veterans Memorial Park. There, attendees were treated to law enforcement demonstrations, prize drawings, free hamburgers from In-n-Out, games for the kids and the popular BCPD vs. BCFD softball game, which the fire department won.

Tennis teams seek state titles

Continuing to be the gold standard in 3A tennis, both Boulder City High School tennis programs captured regional championships over the weekend.

Library Happenings

The following are classes, events and programs available at the Boulder City Library in October.