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Cemetery gets new base of operations: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009; Teresa Deeter smiles broadly as she ushers visitors into the slightly stuffy, block wall room. She points to tan cabinets in the corner designed for filing microfilm — the new home for her irrigation fittings.
Longtime printer retiring -- for the fourth time: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009; Darrell McGarvey always told his daughter Vicki that if she could get rid of the humidity and bugs in Austin, Texas, he'd consider moving there to be closer to her family.

The bug situation hasn't changed, but as McGarvey, 76, has grown older, his arthritic joints seem to like the Texas humidity better than Nevada's desert heat. He is moving to Austin in November, leaving Boulder City behind after 29 years.
Completion of loop trail celebrated: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009; More than 30 people took a train ride and a brisk stroll Oct. 17 to celebrate the completion of the portion of the River Mountain Loop Trail connecting Boulder City and Henderson.
Some parents upset over proposed school zone changes: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009; Parents in a couple of Henderson neighborhoods are bracing for a fight over proposals to rezone their children to different schools next fall.
The Clark County School District’s Attendance Zone Advisory Committee took a first look Tuesday at proposals to adjust attendance zones for the next school year.
Needy caught in lurch as county sorts out grant process: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009; Emergency Aid of Boulder City is in a bind familiar to social services agencies across the country: as the need increases, resources become scarce.
Boulder City shows off newly renovated station: Monday, Oct. 19, 2009; At the Boulder City Police Station, 1005 Arizona St., what was old is new and what was new looks old again. During an open house at the newly renovated station Oct. 14, Police Chief Thomas Finn and Deputy Chief John Chase pointed out the modern amenities inside: bullet-proof glass, offices for sergeants and detectives, a break kitchen and new wiring.
Proposal for pet cemetery near animal shelter quashed: Monday, Oct. 19, 2009; A proposed pet cemetery in Boulder City is moving forward at a site near the city’s wastewater treatment plant after the City Council turned down a request to move it to city property near the animal shelter.
Boulder City names new member to historic preservation board: Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009; Boulder City’s Historic Preservation Committee has a new member — a new resident with expertise in historic preservation.
Bomb squad defuses pipe bomb found under car: Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009; A pipe bomb found under a car on Becky Lane in Boulder City was safely defused Saturday by Las Vegas Fire & Rescue’s bomb squad.
Boulder City Council identifies site for another solar power plant: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009; The Boulder City Council has taken a first step toward creating a third solar energy zone near the Boulder City Airport to add to the two existing ones in the Eldorado Valley.