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Pickleball Jingle fundraiser gives back to New Horizons

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Pickleball Jingle tournament had everyone smiling Tuesday, Dec. 12 as the Lake Havasu Pickleball Association (LHCPBA) served their way into giving back to those in need. LHCPBA was created to support the growing interest in the pickleball sport in Lake Havasu.  As a group, they organize clinics, drills, and charity tournaments. LHCPBA works regularly with the city to coordinate developments for pickleball facilities.   In February 2023, the association was successful in completing four additional courts in Dick Samp Memorial Park, making it the 16-court complex that it is today.  This was LHCPBA’s third jingle committee fundraiser. The Pickleball Charity…

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Pickleball Jingle fundraiser gives back to New Horizons

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Pickleball Jingle tournament had everyone smiling Tuesday, Dec. 12 as the Lake Havasu Pickleball Association (LHCPBA) served their way into giving back to those in need. LHCPBA was created to support the growing interest in the pickleball sport in Lake Havasu.  As a group, they organize clinics, drills, and charity tournaments. LHCPBA works regularly with the city to coordinate developments for pickleball facilities.   In February 2023, the association was successful in completing four additional courts in Dick Samp Memorial Park, making it the 16-court complex that it is today.  This was LHCPBA’s third jingle committee fundraiser. The Pickleball Charity…

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Master Gardener Training Course offered

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Master Gardener Training Course provides research-based horticulture information you will use as a Master Gardener volunteer educator for the Mohave County Cooperative Extension. Topics include soils, basic botany, irrigation and landscape design, composting, plant propagation, basic ecology, vegetables, stake and prune trees/shrubs, fruit trees, native plants, entomology, pest management, and plant diseases. The 13-week course runs from January 18 to April 18, 2024 and will be held on Thursday mornings from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. Classes will be held at Mohave Community College, 1977 Acoma Blvd. West. The cost of the class is $200…

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Catholic Charities Community Services Expands Re-Entry Housing Program in Northern Arizona

Catholic Charities Community Services recently expanded its re-entry housing program in the Northern Arizona communities of Cottonwood, Page, and Kingman. The housing-first model community re-entry program provides safe, affordable, housing to individuals who have had recent justice involvement. Providing a stable and supportive home to those previously incarcerated allows them to successfully integrate into the community, which reduces the rate of recidivism. Bringing the total to eight, the new Cottonwood, Page and Kingman homes join existing residences – one in Williams, one in Prescott, and three in Flagstaff. Each home is designated for either men or women, serving anywhere from four to eight individuals. The Tamarisk House in Page is home to seven women….

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Catholic Charities Community Services Expands Re-Entry Housing Program in Northern Arizona

Catholic Charities Community Services recently expanded its re-entry housing program in the Northern Arizona communities of Cottonwood, Page, and Kingman. The housing-first model community re-entry program provides safe, affordable, housing to individuals who have had recent justice involvement. Providing a stable and supportive home to those previously incarcerated allows them to successfully integrate into the community, which reduces the rate of recidivism. Bringing the total to eight, the new Cottonwood, Page and Kingman homes join existing residences – one in Williams, one in Prescott, and three in Flagstaff. Each home is designated for either men or women, serving anywhere from four to eight individuals. The Tamarisk House in Page is home to seven women….

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Good Samaritan award goes to 12-year-old at LHC council meeting

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The person of the hour of last week’s Lake Havasu City Council meeting was twelve year old Bliss Fiala. Last month Fiala heard someone calling for help.   That someone turned out to be 77-year-old Patti Gant who had fallen down days prior in her garage floor and was not able to move. Fiala got her grandmother Linda Kalk and returned to Gant by climbing a fence and located an injured Gant. At the meeting, the young girl was rewarded with a Good Samaritan Award and certificate presented by Police Chief Troy Sterling and Fire Chief Peter Pilafas. …

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