Category: Community News

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu is one of the number one hotspot destinations for college student’s spring break. Last week, many students from all over flocked to the town to enjoy warm breezy weather, laying out on the beach, and outdoor recreational activities. March is typically the month that many campuses have that seven-day break from the lectures and books. The most common visitors who come out to enjoy the spring breaks in Lake Havasu are usually from California, Colorado, and Washington state. If you’re able to catch up with some of the spring breakers, their reasoning behind choosing Havasu for the much…

MOHAVE COUNTY – This week is PetSmart Charities National Adoption Week. It is a weeklong event and volunteers will be at both PetSmart locations: Kingman 3260 Stockton Hill Rd and Bullhead City 3699 Arizona 95 #540 on the following days with beautiful puppies and dogs for adoption. All adoption days are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, Kingman Friday, March 22, Kingman and Bullhead City Saturday, March 23, Kingman and Bullhead City Sunday, March 24, Bullhead City Adoption fees are $125 but to help clear the shelter the animal shelter will be offering adoption subsidies – dogs…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – ASU at Lake Havasu had something unique to share last week at their Bridge to the World celebration. Opening night of the event took place on Wednesday, March 13 and continued on Thursday, March 14 at ASU’s Learning Resource Center. In 2012, ASU at Lake Havasu opened its doors adding educational value to the mini beach town. The university offers a wide range of degrees in science, business, health, and a variety of many other in demand fields. The Bridge to the World celebration was an exhibit that illustrated the school’s diverse students from all over the world….

KINGMAN – The Kingman Police Department, in conjunction with the Western AZ DUI Task Force, will be out providing extra patrol for the St. Patrick’s Day Weekend. St. Patrick’s Day is one of our nation’s most popular holidays, celebrated with festivals, parades, and parties which frequently features themed cocktails and green pints. The amount of alcohol consumed on this holiday is higher than average. St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, and it is anticipated that alcohol consumption will increase both on that day and throughout the weekend. Before you go out to celebrate, decide and designate a…

GOLDEN VALLEY – Join the movement towards sustainable living at the Second Annual Mesquite Weekend in the tri-state area. Come for the speakers, vendors, native food lunch, seed exchange, hula hooping, children’s area, photography contest, and food trucks. The tri-state area is invited to the Second Annual Mesquite Weekend, taking place in Golden Valley on Saturday, March 23 at the Fire Safety Training Station and Sunday, March 24 at Veteran’s Park.  This year’s speakers include Ethnobotanist Carrie Cannon talking about native plants, environmental specialist, water matriarch; permaculture designer Carmen Gonzales talking about water conservation, and Peggy Sue Sorensen of The…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Believe it or not, there used to be a time when parents of children suffering with mental health had few to no resources at all. The early 1980s was when a loving parent of a child struggling with a mental illness decided to change some of this. That individual was Sue Gilbertson when her son was medically diagnosed for having mental illness.  Gilbertson sought answers with the medical community.  But her investigations fell flat, as the conventional medical community of the era did not have the necessary tools needed to provide assistance.   Soon Gilbertson would come to realize…