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Mayor to shred ribbon with McCulloch chainsaw at memorial dedication

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The public is invited to a January 11th Memorial Lighthouse dedication in Lake Havasu City that will honor chainsaw mogul and engineering entrepreneurs Robert P. McCulloch and Cornelius Vanderbilt “CV” Wood. They are credited as founders of Lake Havasu City and for relocating the famed London Bridge from Europe to Arizona. Other achievements include McCulloch’s aircraft designs and Wood’s early design involvement with Disneyland.  McCulloch and Wood family representatives agree, Robert and Cornelius would be proud of the success their vision of a city in the desert continues to achieve. Mayor Cal Sheehy, along with local…

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Bullhead City roadwork update

BULLHEAD CITY – The City of Bullhead City Public Works Department has the following projects going on in addition to regular work around our city during the week of January 6: ·            City crews will be performing city wide sewer cleaning in various neighborhoods. ·            City crews will be performing city wide sewer video inspection. ·            City crews will be performing city wide street sweeping in various neighborhoods. ·            City crews will be performing city wide traffic and street light maintenance and repairs in various locations throughout the city. ·            City crews will be performing weed abatement city wide, this will consist of mechanical control…

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Experience the New Year

It is difficult to believe that we are already a full week into the New Year 2020. Some folks have barely gotten the Christmas decorations taken down and put away, and some have decided to leave the Christmas lights up all year while they forgo turning them on, simply because they don’t have the desire or energy to take them down. Those who had real trees watched as they dried and dropped their needles; finally removing them and hauling them to a specified location for recycling. Ah! The memories of Christmas past! New Year’s Eve was spent in partying, revelry…

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First Sunday Paint Night is tree in snow

KINGMAN – Join Kingman Ranch Mobile Home Park for First Sunday Paint Night on Sunday, Jan. 5 beginning at 1 p.m. They will be painting a  tree in snow. Everything you need to complete this project is provided so come for step-by-step instruction to create your own masterpiece to add to your own home or to give as a gift. Kingman Ranch Mobile Home Park Clubhouse is located at 1201 E Jagerson Ave. Please use the side parking lot. For more information, call 928-377-4181.

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Temporary closure, restrictions of public lands announced for Parker races

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office announces the temporary closure and restriction of selected public lands for the 2020 Best In The Desert’s Parker 250 and 425 races in La Paz County. The temporary closure will be in effect Jan. 11-12 and Jan. 24-25. The temporary restrictions will be in effect Jan. 9-12, and Jan. 22-25. Access to public lands in and around the race course will be temporarily closed, restricted, or designated as spectator areas. Restricted and closed areas will be marked at key access points with signage, fencing, or barriers….

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Candidate packets available for Lake Havasu City elections

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Packets containing information, forms, documents and petitions necessary for a Lake Havasu City resident to run for City Council in the Fall Election are available, starting on Monday, January 6. Three Councilmember seats are on the ballot for the Fall Primary Election on August 4. Those seats are currently held by Councilmembers Gordon Groat, Donna McCoy, and Vice-Mayor David Lane. Prospective candidates can pick up packets directly from the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall anytime during regular office hours.  Candidates must be 18 years of age or older at the time of filing nomination papers,…

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