Denise Ashurst is running for the last seat on the City Council of Boulder City. She is a longtime resident of Boulder City, a veteran of the Air Force and the founder of the Pride in Purity program where she helps to guide young women through the turbulence of growing up.
This week we speak to Todd Cook, the owner of the Boulder City Brewing Co., or what most of us affectionately call the “Brew Pub.” Todd and his employees got a scare when his landlord gave him a 90-day notice to vacate the building. The shock of having your business ripped out from under you created waves in social media that reached around the world. But it had a happy ending as you’ll hear in this podcast. Todd spoke with BC Podcast host Roger Gros over the phone from his office in the Boulder City Brewing Company last week.
Zane Grothe is the championship swimmer from Boulder City. He talks about how the town inspired him to swim and the 2024 Olympic Swim Team.
Joe DeSimone has been busy. He’s got a new truck stop and the Bullet Train restaurant at the Railroad Pass Casino and a new hotel at his Pass Casino in downtown Henderson.
Today we conclude our series of interviews with the candidates for elected office in Boulder City for the primary election in early June. The positions being contested are 1) the Justice of the Peace, replacing Judge Victor Miller, who is not running for re-election, and 2) two positions on City Council. There are several other candidates for both positions, but they didn’t respond to our offer to do a podcast with them. You can see their experience with public service and where they stand on the issues at the Boulder City website, BJNV.org and click on the elections tab.
Today, we sit down with a candidate for City Council, Dan Patterson. His podcast took a rather strange twist after it was recorded. Several city residents posted news that Patterson had been a member of the legislature in Arizona but resigned shortly before he was to judged by the rest of the Arizona House of Representative for Ethics violations. He never mentioned that he had experience with elected office during the podcast. But as a resident of Boulder City, he certainly has a right to run for council. Now it’s up to the voters to determine if he was transparent enough during this interview. He spoke with BC Podcast host Roger Gros at the podcast office in Boulder City in April.
Today we continue our series of interviews with the candidates for elected office in Boulder City for the primary election in early June. The positions being contested are 1) the Justice of the Peace, replacing Judge Victor Miller, who is not running for re-election, and 2) two positions on City Council. Today, we sit down with a candidate for City Council, Denise Ashurst. Denise moved to Boulder City after careers in the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Energy, and National Nuclear Security Administration at the Nevada Test Site. She ran for state Senate two years ago and lost by just a handful of votes. Denise has given back to the community through her involvement in many local organizations. She spoke with BC Podcast host Roger Gros at her campaign office in Boulder City in April.
Today we continue our series of interviews with the candidates for elected office in Boulder City for the primary election in early June. The positions being contested are 1) the Justice of the Peace, replacing Judge Victor Miller, who is not running for re-election, and 2) two positions on City Council. Today, we sit down with an incumbent on City Council who is running for re-election, Sherri Jorgenson. Sherri was elected in 2021 and has served as mayor pro tem whenever Mayor Joe Hardy is away. She has lived in Boulder City for 25 years and has raised her children here, one of which has Downs syndrome. She spoke with BC Podcast host Roger Gros at the podcast office in Boulder City in April.
This week, the Boulder City Podcast continues the series of interviews with the candidates for elected office in Boulder City for the primary election in early June. The positions being contested are 1) the Justice of the Peace, replacing Judge Victor Miller, who is not running for re-election, and 2) two positions on City Council where the incumbents are Sherri Jorgenson and Matt Fox. Today, we sit down with Lauren Szafranski, a candidate for the Justice of the Peace position. Szafranski is an attorney in Boulder City who has lived in town since she was three years old, minus some time for college, law school and entry level legal positions. She spoke with BC Podcast host Roger Gros at her law office office in Boulder City in April.
With this episode, the Boulder City Podcast begins a series of interviews with the candidates for elected office in Boulder City for the primary election in early June. The positions being contested are 1) the Justice of the Peace, replacing Judge Victor Miller, who is not running for re-election, and 2) two positions on City Council where the incumbents are Sherri Jorgenson and Matt Fox. Today, we sit down with Christopher Tilman who is running for Justice of the Peace. Tilman’s background in Boulder City stretches back to the building of the dam where his grandfather was involved. He has lots of experience with the justice system in Clark County and beyond and has appeared in the Boulder City court many times. He spoke with Boulder City Podcast host at their office in Boulder City in April.
Today we feature a discussion with Judge Victor Miller, Boulder City’s Justice of the Peach for the last 30 some years, with over 40 years serving the town as a municipal judge. Although his name is on the sample ballot, he’s not going to be on the primary ballot in June or the general election ballot in November. His accomplishments as a judge are too long to list in one podcast, but his formation of the Drug Court in Boulder City has a tremendous success rate, and his involvement in the construction of the city’s courthouse are just a few of them. Three candidates have announced their intention to run for Justice of the Peace and Miller explains the complexities of the job and the hours required to serve in that position. He sat down with Boulder City Podcast host Roger Gros in his courthouse office in late February.