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Calling all KUSD Class of 1979 members

KINGMAN – The Kingman High School Class of 1979 is having their 40th class reunion on October 18 and 19. The class is currently missing about 200 classmates who have not signed up on the class reunion website: http://www.classcreator.com/Kingman-Arizona-1979/class_index.cfm. All members of the KHS class of 1979, as well as faculty during that time, are welcome to attend the reunion. For more information login to the Classcreator website, check out the Facebook page: Kingman High School Class of 1979, or email at khsreunion1979@gmail.com.

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Kingman Concert Band kicks off season

KINGMAN – The Kingman Concert Band is tuning up for its first performance of their 2019-2020 season, “A Journey Through Space”, at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 29, at Stetson Winery, 10965 N. Moonscape Way, Valle Vista. The public is encouraged to attend this free performance! The performance is free and open to the public. Volunteer members of the community band will present an afternoon of music taking the audience on an intergalactic trip. The concert’s line up will include a variety of popular tunes and traditional concert band music ranging from Star Wars to Apollo 13, Journey to Sinatra. The…

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County roadwork continues

The citizens of Mohave County can expect the following activity from Mohave County Public Works during the week of September 23: Arizona Strip: Road grading on Antelope Valley Rd. Hackberry: Road grading in the Greenwood Village area. Yucca: Road grading on 1) Santa Fe Ranch Rd., 2) Alamo Rd. from MP20 to MP30 and 3) Butch Cassidy Rd. Kingman: Road grading on 1) Vock Canyon Rd. and 2) Canyon Springs Wash Rd. Wikieup: Road grading on Back Rd. Hualapai Mountain Area: Road grading on Silver Springs Rd. Golden Valley: Road grading on SE: 1) Tangerine Dr. from Bacobi Rd. to…

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Sun Worshippers…

Arizona has its share of sunny days as we have an average 292 days each year when the skies are clear and bright. In the summer months the heat can beat down in such a way that we are determined to stay inside under air conditioning. I remember a day last summer when my wife and I decided we needed to take a trip to Sam’s Club in Bullhead City. The temperature in one section of the town was 127 degrees. As we walked across the parking lot our shoes were sticking to the asphalt. Though it is getting cooler…

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Fundraiser slated for local missionary

KINGMAN – Carin Laughrey and Arizona Furniture will be hosting a fundraising event for local missionary Dianne Smith on Sunday, Sept. 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Kingman Arizona Furniture Warehouse, 3857 E. Andy Devine Ave. Smith has recently returned to the U.S. from the Mission Fields of Cambodia. She will be available during the fundraiser to talk about her journey in the midst of diverse cultures in Phnom Penh, while standing for justice in the fight to abolish human trafficking. Light refreshments will be served. There will be a raffle for a new recliner. For more information, to…

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Mohave Community Orchestra schedules concerts

KINGMAN – Mohave Community Orchestra has announced their 2019 Autumn/Fall two-concert series. The orchestra is comprised of about 35 musicians of all ages, including the youngest, 11-year-old home school student Eliana Allen and the oldest, 85-year-old practicing physician Dale Parry. All of the performances are scheduled for 3 p.m., Saturdays; Oct. 26 and Dec. 7, at the Kingman High School Bulldogs’ Aguilar Auditorium, located at 4182 Bank Street. According to Conductor Arthur Swanson, the concerts will include a wide variety of music from the standard orchestral repertoire, the stage, opera, jazz, swing and the movie score “The Great Escape” in…

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