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Daniel McCarthy to speak at dinner

London Bridge Republican Women’s Club will host a dinner on Monday, Feb. 3 at Shugrue’s Bridgeview Room, 1425 N. McCulloch Blvd. The guest speaker will be Daniel McCarthy, candidate for U.S. Senate. Representatives from Martha McSally’s campaign will also be on hand. Check-in is at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $18 at the door. Please RSVP to Amie Boggs at 573-707-2286 by Saturday, February 1.

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Oh, Wow!

A few days ago, in an idle moment, I watched the highway traffic from my front porch. There was the usual mix of traffic, but as I watched carefully and began to pay closer attention, I was struck by the amazing number of trucks on the road. That casual observation brought me to do a very informal count of the number of highway freight trucks passing my vantage point. I arbitrarily chose to count twenty five passing trucks (including both directions) and then check the time required for that number. The number of minutes for that count was six minutes….

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City offices closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

City offices in Lake Havasu City, Kingman, and Bullhead City will be closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Police and Fire Department services are unaffected, however administrative offices are closed. All City offices resume normal schedules on Tuesday, January 21. The Aquatic Center in Lake Havasu City is open for lap swim and exercise classes until 1:00 p.m. and the Community Center is open for Pickleball from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Trash and recycling services are not interrupted in Lake Havasu City. In Kingman, there will be no residential or commercial trash service…

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KAAP hosts bingo night

KINGMAN – Join Kingman Aid to Abused People (KAAP) for their 2020 Bingo Night fundraiser at Kingman Elks Lodge, on Club Ave. For $35, get nine game cards for each game and taco bar. Dinner is served at 5 p.m. and bingo begins promptly at 6 p.m. Join KAAP in supporting our local domestic violence shelter. There will be raffle tickets for a 50” Smart TV. This is a 18+ event. For more information, contact Trini at 928-279-8894 or Roberta 928-681-7794.

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The Great Oatman Bed Races

OATMAN – Come down to Oatman on Saturday, Jan. 25, for the Great Oatman Bed Races. Watch as teams of five haul a metal-framed bed on wheels (one member rides on the bed) down a dusty stretch of the center of town to a station where a waiting bed must be made up with sheets and pillow cases before racing the original bed on wheels back to where they started, or the finish line. Team registration, which includes four pushers and one rider, is $50.Some of the town’s legendary wild, wandering burros look on. This is good old-fashioned family fun!…

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