This week we sit down with Valerie McNay who is running for city council. McNay has been a Boulder City resident since 1992 when she first arrived to do a triathalon at Lake Mead. She was employed by the Clark County School District for more than 20 years as a speech pathologist for young children. She has served on the city’s Parks & Recreation Commission and was on the ad hoc pool advisory committee. She has been on the Boulder City Library’s Board of Trustees for eight years. Additionally, she is president of the Boulder City Branch of the American Association of University Women and is a former moderator for the Boulder City Community Alliance’s Facebook page.

This week, we continue our series of interviews with candidates for city council and mayor, in partnership with Boulder City Social. This week we sit down with Cokie Booth, a candidate for City Council. Cokie ran in the most recent council election and lost by only a few votes, so she’s back again. As a successful realtor in town, she’s concerned about the character of the town and the ability to control growth. A former member of the planning commission, Cokie says she’s seeking a council seat because she wants to give back to the community.

This week we continue our series of interviews with candidates for city council and mayor, in partnership with Boulder City Social. This week we sit down with Steve Walton, who is a candidate for city council. Walton has been a BC resident since 1998 and served as interim fire chief prior to the hiring of Chief Will Gray. He spent 25 years with the Henderson Fire Department, retiring as a division chief. He served on the planning board in Boulder City for several years, and as chairman of the board until December 2021. With his wife Darlene he has four children and 15 grandchildren.

This week, we continue our series of interviews with candidates for city council and mayor, in partnership with Boulder City Social. This week we sit down with state Senator Joe Hardy, who is retiring from the Senate and running for mayor. Hardy moved to Boulder City in 1982 and worked for 20 years as a physician at Family Doctors of Boulder City. He was elected to the state Assembly in 2003 and then to the Senate in 2010, and he served as assistant minority leader in 2019. At one time, he was the chief of staff at Boulder City Hospital and currently serves as a dean at the Touro University Medical School in Henderson

This week, we continue our series of interviews with candidates for city council and mayor, in partnership with Boulder City Social. This week we sit down with City Council member James Howard Adams. James was elected three years ago and is the only city council incumbent up for re-election since Claudia Bridges, whose term is also ending, decided not to run again. Adams is the youngest member of city council and talks about his time on council, his accomplishments and what he hopes to do if elected to a second term. He’s a working musician and founder of the band Same Sex Mary and is looking forward to performing again now that the pandemic is winding down.

It’s election season again. Seems like the last election was just held, but like the last election, we’re going to interview all the candidates for mayor and city council, in partnership with Boulder City Social. This week we kick off the series with an interview with Mayor Kiernan McManus, who is running for re-election. We plan to interview the incumbents first, then we’ll add each candidate one a week until the primary election day in June. McManus has been in office for three years now and is seeking a full four-year term. He talks about his accomplishments, challenges and the reasons he wants a second term.

Sandy Nelson was a longtime Boulder City resident and musician who was influential in the formation of rock n’ roll as a musical genre. He passed away in February and the music world mourned. Sandy had two hits in the late ‘50s and ‘60s, Teen Beat and Let There Be Drums. He influenced a generation of drummers with his steady beat and innovative style. Sitting down with us today is Kent “KR” Farrell who knew Sandy since he was a teenager working at the best music store in Las Vegas. KR sat down with us recently with stories about Sandy’s life in music and in Boulder City, and about an upcoming celebration of life for Sandy being held on April 9 at  5 p.m. at Bicentennial Park in Boulder City.

Will Gray just celebrated his second anniversary as the chief of the Boulder City Fire Department. The responsibilities of the department were recently emphasized as the firefighter EMTs administered thousands of Covid-19 tests in the wake of the Omicron variant of the virus. Available to residents and employees of city businesses, the tests were the saving grace for people who suspected they had been exposed, but unable to find an alternative testing location. Gray also finished an evaluation of the department and its operations that had been delayed by Covid. He recently recommended to City Council that a secondary fire station was necessary in order to serve the entirety of the city in the prescribed time period that could mean the difference between life and death. He spoke with host Roger Gros at the Fire Station in January.

Downtown Henderson is growing quickly. Sometimes known as “Old Henderson,” the area includes the Henderson City Hall and government complex, several casinos including the Pass, which is owned by Joe DeSimone, who also owns the Railroad Pass Casino Hotel, and the new practice facility for the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League. When Tim and Mike Brooks bought the Emerald Island Casino, it was another infusion of new ownership for the area. Two years ago, the brothers also acquired the Rainbow Club casino, immediately adjacent to Emerald Island. Small casinos were particularly hard hit by the pandemic and the Brooks brothers’ properties were no exception. Tim Brooks, who is the CEO of the two properties, explains what it took to survive the pandemic and how they’re faring now that the pandemic is winding down. He talks about his background, what brought him to Henderson, and how he’s planning for the future in the booming downtown area. He spoke Boulder City Podcast host Roger Gros at his offices in Emerald Island Casino in October.

The funeral industry in Boulder City started when work on Hoover Dam got under way in the 1920s, and, along with the original hospital, was, unfortunately, a growth industry during that time. Funerals in Boulder City today are handled by the Boulder City Mortuary, and  once again it’s a growth industry. The owner of the business since 2010, Tyson Smith, needs to relocate in order to keep up with the increased demand by moving to a larger location, but has met roadblocks in that process. His preferred location, 1404 Colorado (below), is zoned C-1, a designation that does not permit a mortuary business. But by following the guidelines he believes is appropriate, he’s received mixed responses by both the Planning Commission and City Council in an attempt to be zoning compliant. Now, he’s headed back to City Council and is concerned that the members of council and the residents of Boulder City understand his reasoning. Smith explains how his business works, why it  generally a benign business, and why it’s an important part of the Boulder City community. He sat down with Boulder City Podcast host Roger Gros at his offices on Nevada Way in November.