Birth. It’s a once in a lifetime experience that can never be replicated, no matter how hard you try.
Joey Gebhart not only wants to end his career at Boulder City with another team championship, he has his sights set on breaking the 24-year-old state record in the 100-yard backstroke.
Consider the plight of the West’s wild horses long enough, and at some point you’ll probably find yourself asking the question: Should the animals be protected, left to roam without rules or removed from the range?
Cancer survivors in Boulder City are invited to a special survivor celebration during the April 25-26 Relay for Life that supports the American Cancer Society. In addition, the event pays tribute to those who lost their battle with cancer.
Part educational experience and part show business, the second annual Boulder City Movie Awards will be presented at 7 p.m. April 3 in the theater at Boulder City High School.
Springtime in Zion National Park is all about renewal. The deciduous trees are putting on leaves, the wildflowers are starting to bloom and the usually dry cliff faces have turned into bases for waterfalls. The best aspect of this scenario is that you can see it up close and personally about three hours from Boulder City.
The Boulder City baseball team may be young this season, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t fight within them.
What is the Emergency Medical Services system? I am frequently asked: What exactly do you do as a paramedic? Do you fight fires and run medical calls? What happens when there are multiple calls or a fire and a medical call at the same time? What happens when you take someone to the hospital?
Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday at 813 Arizona St., 702-293-3320. Visit the center’s website at www.seniorcenterbouldercity.org.
“Patent trolls” who prey on businesses ranging from high-tech giants such as Google and Apple to main street businesses, have finally awakened the sleeping giants in state legislatures and, as such, now have big, red targets on their own backs.
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada has been engaged in a rhetorical battle with the Koch brothers, billionaire conservatives who lay out huge amounts of money for political committees that campaign against Democrats.
Igrew up in a household filled with strong, realistic Italian-American women. Words of praise and encouragement did not flow freely from their lips. They called it the way they saw it, and there were no celebrations for getting all A’s on a report card or being chosen for the church choir. These women were about work and food and guilt.
Hoover Dam has been showing its age lately, and the problem can’t be fixed with fresh concrete or new equipment.
Dan Leach loved sports. Nearly five years after his death, his name will be synonymous with Boulder City baseball after the City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to have a Little League field in Veteran’s Memorial Park dedicated in his honor.
For brew guru Todd Cook, the Boulder City Beerfest is unlike any other. The beer tasting, the socializing and the lively atmosphere are how all beer festivals are, he said. But the Boulder City Beerfest will have two live demonstrations of how to brew beer, something that isn’t common at other beer festivals.
When it comes to community banking, Pete Amaya always puts the community first.
We’re going to see “The Wizard of Oz”; there’s the yellow brick road. Follow me, let’s walk. While roads in Boulder City may not be yellow, the theory of making a choice to take the correct or right path is just as important today as it was in the marvelous 1939 film.
Years ago, financial institutions were more than just a place to manage your money. They were a part of the community. They participated in events, supported schools and organizations and went out of their way to serve their customers.
Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday at 813 Arizona St., 702-293-3320. Visit the center’s website at www.seniorcenterbouldercity.org.
The double-elimination postseason tournament in the Boulder City Parks & Recreation Men’s Basketball League begins today with three games at the recreation center.
In 1990, Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate Clayton Williams was leading his Democrat opponent in the polls by a comfortable 20-point margin — until he stuck his Texas-sized boot in his mouth by likening rape to bad weather.
Tap out a few hundred words on some local mobster, and I can expect several phone calls — at least one of them life-threatening.
The Eagles’ season ended Feb. 19 with a 70-60 loss to Cheyenne in the opening round of the Division 1-A Southern Region boys’ basketball playoffs.
A Nevada Supreme Court ruling will prevent Mayor Roger Tobler from seeking re-election in 2015, officials say.
On Feb. 6, U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards spoke at an annual dinner of the Washington Press Club Foundation. The speech, intended to be humorous, fell flat, or so some journalists say. That kind of performance normally gets a line or two in the article about these occasions.
The search continued Wednesday for two of three Las Vegas boaters who were reported missing at Lake Mead last week.
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