Category: Community News

National Adoption day is celebrated every November.  It is to raise awareness for more than 113,000 children waiting to be adopted from foster care in the United States. Here in Arizona we have almost 1500 children in foster care. This year with the combined efforts of CASA,  Powerhouse Kiwanis, Card in your Yard, Mohave County Superior Courts and our honorable Judges we celebrated almost 20 families in this joyous event

National Adoption day is celebrated every November.  It is to raise awareness for more than 113,000 children waiting to be adopted from foster care in the United States. Here in Arizona we have almost 1500 children in foster care. This year with the combined efforts of CASA,  Powerhouse Kiwanis, Card in your Yard, Mohave County Superior Courts and our honorable Judges we celebrated almost 20 families in this joyous event

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Many don’t associate lighthouses with the desert, but Lake Havasu has 28 of them, and the Lake Havasu Lighthouse Club plans to build more in the future. The Lighthouse is a nonprofit group committed to the conservation and progress of Lake Havasu. The lighthouses are replicas but are built with great materials and the club maintains the lighthouses on a regular basis.  The first lighthouse was built in 2000 and by 2005, the Mohave County Board of Supervisors allowed the club’s sponsorship and funding for a light house of their choice. In 2019, the houses were refurbished with new lights and…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Many don’t associate lighthouses with the desert, but Lake Havasu has 28 of them, and the Lake Havasu Lighthouse Club plans to build more in the future. The Lighthouse is a nonprofit group committed to the conservation and progress of Lake Havasu. The lighthouses are replicas but are built with great materials and the club maintains the lighthouses on a regular basis.  The first lighthouse was built in 2000 and by 2005, the Mohave County Board of Supervisors allowed the club’s sponsorship and funding for a light house of their choice. In 2019, the houses were refurbished with new lights and…

KINGMAN – Mohave County Animal Shelter will have dogs and puppies for adoption on Friday, Nov. 24 at the Petco parking lot0, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Celebrating Black Friday all black adult dogs over 35 pounds and all adult black cats will be $25. Black puppies and kittens will be $25 off the regular adoption fees of: dogs and puppies $125 and cats and kittens $75. All animals are spayed or neutered, microchipped and current on vaccines. Each come with a free wellness check with a local veterinarian and a coupon book from PetSmart with huge savings. Avoid…

BULLHEAD CITY – For the first time in recent memory, the Bullhead City School District will host a family resource event with a mini health fair.  The event is free and will be held in the Bullhead City Middle School gymnasium on Thursday, November 30, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  It is open to BCSD students and their extended families. Some of the many services include childhood immunizations, health and vision screening, nutrition demonstrations and presentations in English and Spanish about mental health and bullying.  “This is an opportunity for our students and their families to learn about many…