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Elters, Brady, Campbell vie for board seat

MOHAVE COUNTY – Prominent Mohave County citizens residing in Kingman, Lake Havasu and Bullhead City are under consideration for possible appointment to serve the Arizona State Transportation Board. They include Mohave County Manager Sam Elters, Lake Havasu City Council member Nancy Campbell and former Bullhead City Mayor Tom Brady. The county trio hope to fill the board seat held by Gary Knight, the Chairman from Yuma whose term of office expired in late Jan. Knight continues to serve until a successor is selected by Governor Katie Hobbs, subject to confirmation by the Arizona state senate. Elters and Brady both said…

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Hellams wins the Hammer 

BULLHEAD CITY – The Russell J “Rusty” Hammer Memorial Scholarship Award from the Western Association of Chamber Executives (WACE) was awarded to the President & CEO of the Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce, Bo Hellams! This scholarship is awarded annually to “a chamber chief executive who best exemplifies excellence and professionalism and is deemed to have the potential to be a future chamber industry leader” in their second year of WACE Academy, a 3-year training on all things Chambers of Commerce offered by WACE. Bo has been with the Bullhead Area Chamber since August of 2021 and has helped to…

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Hellams wins the Hammer 

BULLHEAD CITY – The Russell J “Rusty” Hammer Memorial Scholarship Award from the Western Association of Chamber Executives (WACE) was awarded to the President & CEO of the Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce, Bo Hellams! This scholarship is awarded annually to “a chamber chief executive who best exemplifies excellence and professionalism and is deemed to have the potential to be a future chamber industry leader” in their second year of WACE Academy, a 3-year training on all things Chambers of Commerce offered by WACE. Bo has been with the Bullhead Area Chamber since August of 2021 and has helped to…

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Havasu Writers Group hosts workshops

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Aspiring authors need to unite, and the Lake Havasu City Writers Group has created a unique space to make this happen. In the early 1990s, the Lake Havasu City Writers Group came to be when a mystery Havasu resident posted an ad in the local newspaper wanting to form a writing group. Initially, the group of seven writers met with intentions of poetry inspired workshops where members could submit poems and share their work amongst the group.   However, through their introductions and discussions, the members discovered that they were more interested in producing novels, memoirs, and autobiographies. The club…

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Havasu Writers Group hosts workshops

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Aspiring authors need to unite, and the Lake Havasu City Writers Group has created a unique space to make this happen. In the early 1990s, the Lake Havasu City Writers Group came to be when a mystery Havasu resident posted an ad in the local newspaper wanting to form a writing group. Initially, the group of seven writers met with intentions of poetry inspired workshops where members could submit poems and share their work amongst the group.   However, through their introductions and discussions, the members discovered that they were more interested in producing novels, memoirs, and autobiographies. The club…

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