Boulder City, NV

BOULDER CITY NEWS PRINTS FINAL EDITION

The Boulder City, Nevada weekly newspaper, The Boulder City News printed its final, as in last, edition today, Thursday, October 22, 2009.

Purchased in Boulder City, Nevada by Eliza Carter and Jane Cooke, the paper began on April 10, 1940 as a daily newspaper. It was sold in 1950 to Morry Zenoff and became a weekly newspaper. After Zenoff the Boulder City, Nevada newspaper was co-owned by former Nevada Governor, the late Mike O'Callaghan and Hank Greenspun. Subsequently O'Callaghan's son, Tim and daughter, Colleen O'Callaghan-Miele sold their interest in the publication to the Greenspun family. The family operated the Boulder City, Nevada newspaper until the final edition, today.

The reason for the paper's demise was attributed to the economic downturn and the proliferation of news on the Internet according to the first page story of the last edition.

Grace Community Church 61st Annual Country Store, Boulder City, Nevada

Boulder City, Nevada--- Grace Community Church will be presenting its 61st Annual Country Store, Friday, 10/23 from 8AM to 6PM and Saturday, 10/24/2009 from 8AM to 12Noon in beautiful, clean, green, Boulder City, Nevada.

According to co-chairman Don Walker, the event was started around 1947 by the Grace Community Church Women's Association in Boulder City, Nevada to raise money for mission projects and to pay for improvements to the church. Since that time it has become the major fundraiser for the congregation. Last year the Country Store raised about $25,000.00 according to Walker.

About 100 volunteers starting putting the items for sale in Boulder City, Nevada out last Sunday, 10/18/2009. One of the more unique items this year is a medieval helmet that is a bar. Other more conventional items include, furniture for all rooms of the house, garden supplies, baked goods, vintage books, costume jewelry, appliances, small and large, men's, women's and children's clothes and much much more. The rack which holds men's trousers is about 25 feet long! People come from as far away as California to buy items at the Country Store in Boulder City, Nevada.

At the end of the sale all of the left over merchandise is donated to the Salvation Army. But before this happens the less fortunate may pick any items they want for free.

This is just another reason why Boulder City, Nevada was chosen as one of the best places to retire to in the United States according to a recent article in Money magazine. It is also one of the reasons, I am proud to call Boulder City, Nevada, home.

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Boulder City, Nevada Air Show

For all you aviation enthusiasts the Boulder City, Nevada annual air show is scheduled to start on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 9:00AM. It will end at 3:00PM on the same day. Last years show was great. More information about this and other events is available from the Boulder City website

The photo at the left shows a parachutist from SkyDive Las Vegas landing after deploying smoke at the beginning of the event held at the Boulder City, Nevada Muncipal Airport. Two youngsters are watching framed by a WW II fighter plane.

The photo on the right is of an Extra 300 as it performs an acrobatic maneuver called the "Immelman". The airplane climbs almost straight up and and the top, the pilot kicks the rudder which turns the nose of the plane from going up to pointing to the ground. The idea here is to convert altitude to speed. This is a trick taught to WW I fighter pilots originally.

Last year there also was a seaplane called the "Albatross". People were allowed to climb into the airplane and sit in in pilot's and co-pilot's seats. Jimmy Buffet has a similar type aircraft. Helicopters were also on display as well as WWII airplanes.

This years event will feature Julie Clark who will be flying a T34, which was a WWII training aircraft for fighter pilots. The Extra 300 will be part of the show also. There will be a T6 WWII fighter plane flyby. SkyDive Las Vegas will participate in the Boulder City, Nevada event by jumping out of perfectly good airplanes like they did last year. On the way down, they activate smoke, which makes it a very visual presentation.

Here are the home stats for Boulder City, Nevada for the month of August, 2009.

Boulder City, Nevada was just named one of the top twenty five places to retire by Money magazine. We ended up at number six. Another reason why calling Boulder City, Nevada home is a good thing.

Now to get to the numbers. We added ninety nine new listings in August and sold ten of those properties. Ten more properties were in a Pending status.

The average list price is $610,879. The average selling price is $333,660. The median price is $235,000.

Sales to list price ratio is 97.7%. This means houses are selling for about 2% less than list price..

Average days on the market in Boulder City, Nevada is one hundred nineteen days.

Rental statistics for Boulder City, Nevada in the month of August.

Three hundred seventy seven rentals available. Twenty seven of these are new on the rental market.

Average list price for rental is $1326.00 per month. Average rented price is $888.00 per month

Average days on the market for rentals is twelve days.

Boulder City, Nevada has a unique profile when compared to Las Vegas and Henderson. There are a lot less homes for sale because the population is a lot less. These homes tend to cost more than homes in the other two cities. It is a quality of life issue. This is one reason why Boulder City, Nevada was chosen as one of the twenty-five best places to retire by Money magazine.

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Boulder City, Nevada has been chosen by Money magazine as one of the best of 25 places to retire in for its 2009 picks. According to the magazine the choices are based on affordable housing, medical care, tax rates, and arts and leisure.

Amenities in Boulder City, Nevada include an indoor/outdoor swimming pool, racket ball and tennis courts and a weight lifting room. It has many green parks. The larges is Veterans Memorial Park which contains a world class BMX racing track. Every fourth of July it is the scene of a spectacular fire works display. The park also has baseball fields and a pond stocked with fish for the anglers.

Boulder City, Nevada has a hospital, senior center and a laid back atmosphere. People will stop their cars for pedestrians as they cross the street. Passers by will also wave to you.

A recent newspaper article reported that Boulder City, Nevada is the safest city in Nevada. I walk my dog to the park at night all the time with no fear.

Our city is just 20 miles from Las Vegas which has many attractions and shows. It is only about thirty to forty minutes away. If you feel like going on a little vacation some evening, The Strip is close by.

If you enjoy sailing, boating, scuba diving, or water skiing, Lake Mead is only about ten minutes away from Boulder City, Nevada.

Last week the Sunrise Rotary Clubsponsored The October Fest as they do every year. This week the big event is called, "Art in the Park". Many artists display their works. There is entertainment and food venders. It is all located a short walk from my house.

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