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Rainbow Girls hosted student assistance fundraiser

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls in Arizona is empowering the young women of the Lake Havasu community.  Last week, the nonprofit group hosted a charitable Bunco Fundraiser.  The event took place on Monday May 13th at 6pm at the Aquatic Center.The history of this youth service organization dates all the way back to 1922 with Reverend W. Mark Sexson.   Sexson was a Freemason of McAlester, Oklahoma who worked closely with DeMolay International, the fraternal organization for young men ages twelve to twenty one that came to be in 1919.  Sexson thought that a…

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Wildlife Mitigation grant allocated for Hualapai Mountain area

KINGMAN – A $3.7-million Community Wildfire Defense grant is being allocated for wildfire mitigation at Pine Lake, a heavily-wooded community in the Hualapai Mountains southeast of Kingman. The money from the USDA Forest Service flows to the town through the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM). “The grants provide financial assistance to at-risk communities to protect their residents from catastrophic wildfire through the development and implementation of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP),” a news release said. ?“These master plans must be designed to provide for wildfire risk reduction, build fire adapted communities, prioritize hazardous fuels reduction work, and…

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Tiki Island Bash

KINGMAN – Feral Cat Warriors wll host a live musical fundraiser, Tiki Island Bash, on Saturday, June 1. The live musical performance will be by international reggae artist Iya Ingi & the Hierarchy Band. The Bash will be held at Beale Celebrations, 201 N. Fourth St. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets include dinner, silent auction, 50/50, raffle prizes, contests. All proceeds will benefit the unwanted and feral cats of Mohave County. https://feralcatwarriors.org/tiki-island-bash-fundraising-gala/

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Carpenter named to Dean’s List

Alexis Carpenter of Fort Mohave was named to the University of Evansville Dean’s List for the Spring 2024 semester. Students at UE are named to the Dean’s List every fall and spring semester. To merit the honor of being placed on the Dean’s List, a student must have carried a full academic load of 12 hours or more and have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or above.

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Reply to ‘Freudian Slip’

Dear Editor, This is the second commentary I’ve read by Ms. J.M. so I just wanted to give this one man’s opinion. Personally, I wish the Supreme Court had left Roe vs. Wade as it was. The courts and the government need to stay away and let people make their own choices because in the end it is God that judges us for our actions. The 1864 law is an example of government overreach into women’s lives. However, I do not believe abortion should be used as a form of birth control either as some individuals have. Abortion to save…

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42 kids flown at local airport event

KINGMAN – On Saturday, May 18 the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 765 held their annual Young Eagles event at the Kingman airport. In total four pilots with a like number of aircraft gave 42 kids from ages 8 to 17 a free airplane ride during the nearly five hour long event. Despite it being a workday, this write was able to get to the event and meet up with some of the participants. First was Dave Amspoker, vice president and Young Eagle coordinator for Chapter 765. Amspoker was also one of the pilots and explained the whole event. The…

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