Category: Community News

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Young Adult Development Program (YADAH) of Lake Havasu is making sure that youths of Havasu develop positive and healthy hobbies. It’s an early intervention program that could prevent unhealthy habits such as substance addictions.   YADAH was formed for the children of the community and has helped them have promising futures. The organization hosts events where children can thrive like their Hobbies Not Habits annual function. The drug prevention event began four years ago.   The beginning of the events was a challenge for the nonprofit team however, over the years, community interest has grown, and YADAH hopes to continue their…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – With the success of last year’s bowling tournament launch hosted by Marine Corps League Auxiliary, the bowling games will be making a comeback this weekend. Marine Corps League Auxiliary was created to provide fraternal assistance to marines and their families, preserve the memory of the veterans who have served this country, and maintain traditions that support the United States Marine Corp.   Their benefit bowling tournament is open for anyone interested in participating. Three games will be included in the tournament.   The first one will be an eight pin with no tap, the second game will be nine pin…

LAUGHLIN, Nev. – Last weekend at Avi Casino, local car club The River Cruizers hosted their 24th annual charity Classic Car and Bike show and scored a major hit as well as returning to their annual home to raise funds for school scholarships for local graduating students as they have for years. The River Cruizers have been a club since 1994 and have been one of the most prolific fundraisers for local High School students on their way to college for over two decades now and to date have raised and distributed over $600,000 in scholarship funds. A staggering amount…

Volunteers with the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Adopt a Highway program make a difference throughout the year, but the combination of Arizona Volunteer Week and Earth Day provides even more reason to get involved.  With that in mind, a group of dedicated Arizonans joined a special Adopt a Highway cleanup in Phoenix early Monday, April 22. In addition to picking up more than 20 large bags of litter in State Route 143 right of way well away from travel lanes, this event was an opportunity for new volunteers to experience Adopt a Highway and for current volunteers to demonstrate the value of…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Are you ready to start your own fundraiser in Lake Havasu but not sure where to start? We caught up with some Lake Havasu’s nonprofit organizations who shared some guidance on the techniques they’ve used that lead to their fundraising successes. With their funding accomplishments of last year’s Children’s Christmas Project, 501(c)3 group HAVAdopt, starts their charitable work as early as May. Goals of the group is to provide help to families facing financial hardships and are unable to give presents to their children during that special time of year. Their Children’s Christmas Project serves as…

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for brief traffic delays for pavement work along a 34-mile section of State Route 66 north of Kingman in Peach Springs. Work started today (Monday, April 22) and will continue weekdays from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, May 10:  ADOT advises drivers to be prepared to come to a complete stop when approaching and driving through the work zone while crews apply a pavement sealant.