What do I want to be when I grow up?  A question we only think of asking our children.  Don’t get me wrong, I love my job with Bordas & Bordas, but I feel I missed something along the way in my life of 51 years and that is helping animals (mostly dogs).  I wanted […]

Posted in In the Community | No Comments »

At the Bordas & Bordas Christmas party, the partners gave their employees a gift that I, along with most of the others, weren’t expecting. A TRIP TO VEGAS!  Everyone was ecstatic and blown away.  Not only was this for each employee, but the employee AND a guest.  For anyone who was married, it was a […]

Posted in In the Community | No Comments »

Easter is the most important and oldest festival of the Christian Church. The holiday marks the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Everyone has their favorite Easter traditions from attending Mass and eating a big dinner to hunting for Easter eggs and spending time with family. In honor of the blessed holiday, the […]

Posted in In the Community | No Comments »

One excursion my husband, Tom, and I have planned for the Bordas firm’s upcoming trip to Las Vegas is visiting the Hoover Dam. I have seen the Hoover Dam.  Passed it on the road to the Wilson family farm many, many times, according to my husband…. Many, many years ago—some here at the Bordas firm […]

Posted in In the Community | No Comments »

With our state’s primary election just around the corner and with this being a Presidential election year, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about many of the reasons why it’s important to vote. I have to admit, I did not run out and register to vote as soon as I turned 18.  In fact, I […]

Posted in In the Community | No Comments »

What do you remember most about Easter? Coloring Easter eggs is one of my most treasured memories. Without fail, my mother would boil a dozen eggs, which she handpicked from my grandfather’s chicken coop, and we would color them.  We would have multiple Easter egg hunts and, on occasion, if it was too cold or […]

Posted in In the Community | No Comments »

Bullying is a serious and widespread problem in American schools. It affects the school performance, emotional well-being, mental health, and social development of school children throughout the United States. Tonja R. Nansel et. al., Cross-national Consistency in the Relationship Between Bullying Behaviors and Psychosocial Adjustment, 158 Archive of Pediatric and Adolescent Med. 730, 733-35 (2004). […]

Posted in In the Community | No Comments »

As the development of technology progresses, so does the probability of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is bullying that occurs over any type of electronic device. Some include computers, cell phones and tablets, as well as communication tools such as social media sites, text messages and web chats. Cyberbullying can effect someone of any age, but the majority […]

Posted in In the Community | No Comments »

St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday that is celebrated across the globe every year on March 17. St. Patrick’s Day was established to honor the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick, and was first celebrated in America in 1737. The holiday was originally celebrated with religious feast, but today the holiday is celebrated with a […]

Posted in In the Community | No Comments »

In this day and age, living in a small community presents an area some of us find ourselves unfamiliar with – including myself. Especially if you’re a divorced, middle-aged mother of two sons.  Finding a significant other is not an easy adventure. So where do you begin?  The grocery stores? The malls? Sporting events? Bars […]

Posted in In the Community | No Comments »