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Measuring spiritual growth

One of my favorite television shows is on the History Channel™: The Curse of Oak Island. If you have not seen the show, it is about two brothers, Marty and Rick Lagina, who have already spent a small fortunate in search of treasure that is believed to have been buried in the late 16th century. To date numerous artifacts have been recovered to indicate that the treasure is real. The brothers believe that it is because: Why would anyone spend 20 million dollars of their own money to conduct such a search. In different episodes they have found logs buried…

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Volunteers needed to spotlight endangered black-footed ferrets

Survey results shine light on recovery effort  SELIGMAN, Ariz. — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking volunteers to assist with spotlighting efforts to help document the population of endangered black-footed ferrets in Aubrey Valley and on the Double O Ranch near Seligman.  As part of the recovery effort, the department has scheduled two spring spotlighting events  — March 12-15, and a split seven-night event April 10-12 and April 16-19 (the department also conducts two spotlighting projects in the fall). The spotlighting method involves using high-powered lights to locate and identify black-footed ferrets. Their eyeshine is reflected by the…

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Monthly movie night set

KINGMAN – The Kathryn Heidenreich Adult Center (KHAC) monthly movie will be held Friday, April 3 at 6 p.m. The movie will be Twentieth Century from 1934, starring John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, and Walter Connolly. Steve Conn will provide historical and behind the scenes commentary before the movie starts. A $2 donation goes toward center programs. Popcorn, snacks and drinks will be available. KHAC is located at 1776 Airway Ave., 928-757-2778.

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Victim/witness program accepting volunteers

MOHAVE COUNTY – The victim/witness advocate program administered by the Mohave County Attorney’s office is always looking for citizen volunteers to support its mission throughout northwest Arizona. Advocates frequently assist those who experience tragic loss or are victimized by crime. “We walk into people’s trauma at the worst time in their lives. One of our jobs is to understand and recognize that trauma and help the victim through it,” said Tiffany Barker, Volunteer Coordinator. “These are the very people who’ve been held at gunpoint, robbed, raped, assaulted, kidnapped and murdered. So there’s a human side to this.” Barker said another…

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Nielsen to participate in Ripon College’s production of “Comedy of Errors”

Faith Nielsen of Kingman will be taking part in Ripon College’s production of “Comedy of Errors.” The production with be taking place March 4th-7th in the Benstead Theatre in the CJ Rodman Center for the Arts. Nielsen is majoring in Educational Studies MC/EA and History with a minor in Psychology . The parents of Nielsen are Robert and Ainslee Nielsen of Kingman. The production will be directed by Professor of Theatre and the Doreen L. ’73 and David I. Chemerow Chair in Theatre, and Chair of the Department of Theatre Kenneth Hill, the set and lighting designer is Associate Professor…

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Soltz acquitted in molestation case

KINGMAN – A man accused of sex offenses involving his underage stepdaughter at separate homes in Kingman a few years ago was fully acquitted at trial in Mohave County Superior Court. The jury deliberated less than an hour Thursday before returning not guilty verdicts in the case against Wallace Soltz, 37. Soltz was charged with a total of seven counts of child molestation and sexual conduct with a minor. The alleged victim, now 13, testified that Soltz would molest her while her mother was working over a two-year period ending in December, 2017. “It felt really uncomfortable,” the girl told…

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