The talk among some in town this past week or so has surrounded the Clark County School District’s plan to save money as enrollment numbers decrease.
Opinion
If you’re reading this and have not yet read the page 1 article about the concerns of the Damboree committee and the popular water zone, I will stop typing until you do.
Every family likely celebrates love in a different manner during the holiday season, don’t they? Isn’t it likely that in this 250th year of our nation’s independence from Great Britain, America would celebrate love in a unique manner?
Boulder City has always been a place that knows who it is.
If you’re like me, you already have Feb. 6-22 marked on your calendars.
Actress and songstress Doris Day recorded more than 650 songs and has more than 100 film credits to her name. At age 95, and still living her life as an animal rights activist in Carmel, California, Day has seemingly done it all — including spending time at Boulder City’s historic Boulder Dam Hotel on Arizona Street.
There’s nothing like a trip back in time to make you appreciate all the modern-day conveniences we often take for granted.
Cynthia Olsen loved the idea of chickens: the thought of fresh eggs, her children learning more about where their food comes from and just living a more sustainable lifestyle.
Denise Rohan, the first female national commander of the American Legion (coincidentally sworn in during the group’s national convention in Sparks in 2017), toured Southern Nevada this month. During a visit to Post 40 in Henderson, she said too often individuals think it’s “all bad news” when they hear the name “VA,” short for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
If all the entries in my calendar for this week were not enough to remind me of the many special events coming, the almanac for the week ahead on one of my favorite Sunday morning shows certainly did the trick.
What is the purpose of City Council meetings? You know, that time on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month — except for July and December, when the fourth Tuesday meeting is vacated — that the council and staff get together with a few folks from the public to move forward, or not, with city business. It is the only time where all the council members can talk to one another and let one another, and the public, know how they feel about issues.
Feb. 8 marked the 11th anniversary of actress and model Anna Nicole Smith’s death from a drug overdose at the Hard Rock Hotel in Florida. Most of her life was lived amid negativity, rumors and judgment for her taste in rich, older men. However, Smith was a hard worker who lived life to the fullest, loved too much, trusted even more and was someone who had ties to Boulder City.
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This past Friday evening, a large and appreciative crowd turned out for the Nevada Shakespeare Festival’s performance of “Henry V” in Bicentennial Park. The performance was hosted by Main Street Boulder City and the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce. NSF featured six actors and actresses, who each played six to eight characters during the 80-minute performance.
The Boulder City Council received an update last week on the new community pool and were shown renderings of what the new facility may look like and a possible completion date.
A half-dozen Boulder City residents signed on the dotted line seeking office for mayor and city council.
Both Boulder City High School track and field programs are off to a hot start, each winning a weekday event at 4A Spring Valley.
