One of my first jobs in the event planning and marketing field was as a special promotions coordinator. The goal was to use the company’s celebrity clientele as brand equity. In other words, my department would exchange services for a photo of the star visiting the business in order to generate a newsworthy mention and ultimately a surge in sales.
Last week my column focused on the fact that our utility rates are still significantly lower than those in nearby communities, notwithstanding rumors to the contrary. Another common theme I’ve heard vocalized lately is that our utility rates have doubled (some even say tripled) since the 2016 rate increases. The important thing to remember here is that there’s a critical difference between the amount rates have increased, on the one hand, and the amount individual utility bills (including yours) may have increased, on the other hand. The two don’t necessarily mirror each other. Let me explain.
1 BENEFIT CONCERT: A benefit concert, featuring live music, art and readings, will be held at the Boulder City Library amphitheater from 5-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. On the program are featured performances from Same Sex Mary, Indigo Kidd, Bad Girls’ Smoking Lounge, Kris Krainock and more. The Truknyaki food truck will serve food. The suggested donation is $10, with all proceeds going to the victims and families of the recent Las Vegas shooting. The library is at 701 Adams Blvd.
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.
Angela Burnett, left, of the Children’s Discovery Museum in Las Vegas helps Teagan Holmes, 6, of Las Vegas, far right, create a painting of her own as Sophia Soto, 5, gets a little assistance from her mother, Hillary Soto of Las Vegas, during Art in the Park in Boulder City on Saturday.
Playing to the best of their abilities Tuesday, Boulder City High School girls golf is heading back to the 3A state tournament.
From now through early spring is the best of time for roaming remote desert areas and examining at leisure the desert’s interesting and exposed geology. A drive to Amboy Crater offers both. The road trip takes you through the Mojave National Preserve and along historic Route 66 to the tiny town of Amboy and its nearby volcanic crater.
Despite an estimated $60 million budget deficit facing the Clark County School District, Boulder City High School will not have to cut any programs. Rather, it can purchase new equipment and materials for several of its departments.
Another hellish week in America for loss of life. I would have preferred to remain isolated and innocent in the fray but it was not to be. In this world of virtual reality I think it’s all too easy for us to compartmentalize an event and mentally prepare for the next one. It’s like a walking video game, of sorts, one that we know is real — but doesn’t happen to us.
City Council on Tuesday night upheld a variance decision made by the Planning Commission at a Dec. 14 meeting, signifying a win for developer Randy Schams and his townhome project on Nevada Highway.
It’s never too late to shoot for a life-long dream. If you don’t believe me, just ask George Markle.
Jimmy Brown, a wrestling star for Boulder City High School, has signed his letter of intent with Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa, where he will wrestler for the Chargers at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics level.
Heading into the final stretch of the season, the Boulder City High School wrestling program’s morale is at an all-time high after placing nine first-place finishers at the Pahranagat Valley Invitational in Alamo on Friday.
Starting league play with a 0-3 record, Boulder City High School boys basketball coach John Balistere wasn’t afraid to point out the Eagles’ areas of concern.
George Markle receives kisses from Poppy Helgren, left, director of nursing, and Linda Gelinger, administrator, of the Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City after he was presented with his high school diploma Tuesday. Markle, 91, a World War II veteran, left high school in Bigelow, Arkansas, to join the Army after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. He was honored through the Operation Recognition program, which helps veterans who left high school and served between World War II and the Vietnam War obtain their diplomas.
The Harmony Handbells’ unique musical performances have been drawing crowds of local residents for years, but this past weekend brought things to a new level when more than 100 ringers from all over California and Southern Nevada converged on Boulder City for the 22nd annual Twelfth Night Handbell Festival.
The Boulder City Public Library will present a panel of four local authors, each of whom will discuss what it was like to write a book and the work it took to get it published.
The Boulder City Art Guild will host a reception Sunday for Lee Lanier, the guild’s featured artist for the month and a founder of the Dam Short Film Festival.
This week I continue my look into some common fraud schemes you may be exposed to.
Dec. 1 four-person scramble for Plus 55 Boulder City Men’s/Women’s Golf Association
