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Eat at Panda, raise funds for ARC

KINGMAN – The ARC of Mohave County and Panda Express have teamed up to raise funds for the ARC. On Friday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m, Panda Express will be donating 20% of participating sales to the ARC. Patrons at Panda Express must show either a paper or digital version of the Fundraiser Flyer to have the 20% credited towards the fundraiser. Flyers will not be available at Panda Express, but can be picked up at ARC, 2050 Airway Ave. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or downloaded from ARC’s Facebook page. For online orders, enter promo…

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Mingle Jingle Holiday Boutique slated

KINGMAN – Join the White Cliffs Senior Living for their Mingle Jingle Holiday Boutique on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come check out all the vendors that will be featured! Bring a canned food item for the Kingman Food Bank and receive an extra raffle ticket! For more information contact Jack at 928-681-1050. White Cliffs Senior Living is located at 3600 Peterson Rd.

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LHC Parks and Recreation holiday activities

Children’s Celebration The Children’s Celebration is Saturday, December 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Rotary Community Park. Event includes arts and crafts, cookies from LHC firefighters, bounce houses, train rides and hot dogs and hamburgers provided by Lake Havasu Firefighters Charities. Bring a donation of non-perishable food items or unwrapped toys. Donations are distributed throughout the community. Don’t forget to bring your camera! Santa is making a special visit from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., to find out who has been naughty and nice. Gingerbread House Decorating Night Join Lake Havasu City Parks Dept., on Tuesday, December 17,…

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Annual Jingle Bell 5k Run/Walk is around the corner!

KINGMAN – Come out and run/race/walk the 9th Annual Kingman Jingle Bell Run on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 8 a.m. and see if you can win one of the hand painted Christmas bulbs made especially for this event each year. It’s a trail/service road run, so you’ll be running in the desert. There will be really cool L/S shirts for participants! Come out and see why this is one of Kingman’s favorite races! Drink a cup of hot chocolate with friends. Early packet pick-up is on December 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Kingman Regional Medical Center Hualapai Campus…

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Come make a gingerbread house

KINGMAN – Come join the Kingman Library for their annual Gingerbread House event on Thursday, Dec. 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.! They provide pre-made graham cracker houses and decorations, you provide the ingenuity! Please stop by the Youth Services desk up to one hour prior to pick up a pass. For more information, contact 928-692-2665 or Starr.White@mohavecounty.us.

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GUEST COLUMN By Jack Hommel

A tragic mistake As a desert born person who has been around for more than a three fourths of a century and who has been deeply involved in the business and the politics of water for many years, I can claim some small authority when speaking of water issues. Having been a desert lover and desert dweller for most of those years, I can unashamedly weep at the truly tragic waste of the single most precious resource we have. Yes, truly tragic, as in an ongoing tragedy of near biblical proportions. That tragedy is the undeniable fact that we use…

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