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Annual quilt how supports local food bank

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Explore unique craftsmanship of beautifully handmade quilts at this year’s Bridge of Freedom Quilt Show. The Havasu Stitchers club was formed in 1992 with only 31 members. The group was formed for passionate quilt makers wanting to meet other like-minded individuals all in the name of patterns, textiles, and quilting techniques.  Back then, the club became a chapter affiliated with the  Arizona Quilters Guild in Phoenix, Arizona. Since then, the group’s membership has expanded to 177 members. Previously, the nonprofit group has participated in annual occasions like Balloon Fest and Winter Fest.   The club is also continuously active in community outreach….

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Early voting booths secured

MOHAVE COUNTY – In-person early voters will enjoy brand new voting booths when they mark their ballots in the upcoming Presidential Preference election in Mohave County. Recorder Lydia Durst said 16 of the booths have been purchased from some $32,000 in Help America Vote Act grant funds made available to her office. Durst said each of the new Franklin four-station voting booths can accommodate up to four voters at once, as opposed to the smaller single voter booths that have been in use for years. “They are four-in-one stations,” Durst said. “There’s three stations that are to the height of…

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Gonzalez gets 10 years for sex offenses

MOHAVE VALLEY – A Fontana, California man has been sentenced to the Arizona Department of Corrections for having sex with a 14-year-old Mohave Valley girl. Defense attorney Elana Sears sought more lenient punishment for 30-year-old Silvestre Gonalez. “My client has always felt extreme remorse over what went on, but he can’t take it back,” Sears said during a Jan. 19 hearing before Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen. “I want to apologize to the family of the victim,” Gonzalez said. “I know I made a terrible, terrible mistake.” Deputy Mohave County Attorney Amanda Claerhout questioned the assessment of mistake,…

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Gonzalez gets 10 years for sex offenses

MOHAVE VALLEY – A Fontana, California man has been sentenced to the Arizona Department of Corrections for having sex with a 14-year-old Mohave Valley girl. Defense attorney Elana Sears sought more lenient punishment for 30-year-old Silvestre Gonalez. “My client has always felt extreme remorse over what went on, but he can’t take it back,” Sears said during a Jan. 19 hearing before Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen. “I want to apologize to the family of the victim,” Gonzalez said. “I know I made a terrible, terrible mistake.” Deputy Mohave County Attorney Amanda Claerhout questioned the assessment of mistake,…

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Liberty Quartet to perform Jan. 26

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Everyone’s spirits will be uplifted at the Liberty Quartet’s concert this week. Formed in 1995, Liberty Quartet was founded by a local church in Boise, Idaho. It started out with choir director Royce Mitchell and three other choir members. By 1997, the quartet had a full time traveling tour. Today, the band continues to spread their faith and worship to audiences through music.  Each year, the band’s touring performances take place at prisons, churches, and nursing homes.  Eventually, Liberty Quartet broadened their concerts to Gospel Music Fan Festival in Canada, the Southwest Music Festival, and the Great Western Fan Festival. Lake…

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Liberty Quartet to perform Jan. 26

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Everyone’s spirits will be uplifted at the Liberty Quartet’s concert this week. Formed in 1995, Liberty Quartet was founded by a local church in Boise, Idaho. It started out with choir director Royce Mitchell and three other choir members. By 1997, the quartet had a full time traveling tour. Today, the band continues to spread their faith and worship to audiences through music.  Each year, the band’s touring performances take place at prisons, churches, and nursing homes.  Eventually, Liberty Quartet broadened their concerts to Gospel Music Fan Festival in Canada, the Southwest Music Festival, and the Great Western Fan Festival. Lake…

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