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Time travel

By Jack Hommel We frequently see imaginative movies about travelling in time. Some folks think they’d like to go back in time, others would like to go forward. Those of us who have managed to live a long time have already done our travel through the many portals of time. I’ll admit we had to do it the hard way, one day at a time. Yes, we have experienced the wonders of the new and unexpected. We have seen wondrous things and we have seen horrors. However, I believe that most of us who have had the privilege of our…

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Revival Camp Meetings slated

KINGMAN – Kingman Family Worship Center will host a Revival Camp Meeting from Jan. 5 through 10 at 4087 Eagle Dr. Evangelist Robert Martin will speak and the Mann Clan will provide worship music. Meetings will be held Sunday at 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 6 p.m.; and Monday through Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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New Year’s resolutions that matter

When I was in high school, I worked in the local supermarket of a small town in east Texas. Working my way through the positions of bagger, stocker and finally cashier, I learned the ins and outs of the grocery business. Though I had much fun and enjoyed the people, there was one job I loathed – the annual inventory. Each year on December 31st, the store was closed at noon so we could begin the process and count every single item on the shelves, as well as the store’s fixtures. There were literally thousands of items, which were also…

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MCC Radiologic Technology students’ community involvement prompts heartfelt donation

BULLHEAD CITY – The Mohave Community College Radiologic Technology program received a $1,000 donation that will go toward new equipment for the radiology program. The donation was given by Noah D. Kang Jr., a Bullhead City community member, in honor of his late wife, Kazuko.  Recently, Karen Morris, a member of the nonprofit group We Care Cancer Support, and the sister of Kang, presented a check to MCC. The Kang family was very impressed with the community support shown by members of the college radiologic technology student club, “The Skeleton Crew.”   Club members have volunteered at the nonprofit group’s Meat…

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Gone Away

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the second in a series of short stories written by local thespian Jack Mint. Mint submitted these stories for a 250-word writing contest. The writing contest is called NYC Midnight and hosts short-story and screenplay contests nationally where writers are tasked with writing and submitting a story in 24 hours. Others writers interested in participating in the contest can go to nycmidnight.com. By Jack Mint Mother waits. It’s a shivering blue light at the mouth of a tremendous machine. The professor reaches in. I cross myself every time he does. Though I fear God, I…

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“For the Love of Turquoise” presented at Mohave Museum

KINGMAN – Sounds of Kingman with the Museum of History & Arts, Arizona Humanities and sponsored by The Barthlow Family presents the first of 2020 “Our Time, Our History” event, “For the Love of Turquoise” presented by Carrie Cannon for Arizona Speaks. The program will be held Saturday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m., at the Mohave Museum of History & Arts, 400 W. Beale St. Admission is free. “Our Time, Our History, starts 2020 with a memorable presentation strongly linked to Kingman. Mined extensively in our area, turquoise has a longstanding tradition with Southwest Native cultures; special significance and meanings…

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