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Havasu Lecture series continues

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu Lecture Series at ASU is back this month. Dr. Doyle Wilson will be presenting Colorado River Basin Water Supply Connection. The ASU Community Outreach program has created the lecture series as a way to educate the community through informational lectures that are free to the public.   Dr. Wilson is locally known for bringing awareness to Lake Havasu about Colorado River concerns. Dr. Wilson has a masters degree from ASU and a PhD from Portland State University in environmental science and geology.   Later, he began a career as the Water Resources Coordinator with Lake Havasu City….

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Bullhead City begins reseeding sports fields 

BULLHEAD CITY –  Keeping Bullhead City’s Sports fields in pristine shape for tournaments of more than 100 teams, sometimes requires counterintuitive measures.    “I get a lot of calls this time of year.” said Parks Superintendent David Heath. “They are concerned that the grass is dying, or we are watering too much.”  Heath referred to the confusion he encounters yearly when the city begins to reseed the sports fields. To maintain green grass fields in Bullhead City’s hot summers and cold winters, the Parks Division switches between different breeds of grass each fall and spring. In the summer, the fields…

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Bullhead City begins reseeding sports fields 

BULLHEAD CITY –  Keeping Bullhead City’s Sports fields in pristine shape for tournaments of more than 100 teams, sometimes requires counterintuitive measures.    “I get a lot of calls this time of year.” said Parks Superintendent David Heath. “They are concerned that the grass is dying, or we are watering too much.”  Heath referred to the confusion he encounters yearly when the city begins to reseed the sports fields. To maintain green grass fields in Bullhead City’s hot summers and cold winters, the Parks Division switches between different breeds of grass each fall and spring. In the summer, the fields…

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Cliff diver drowns at Havasu

KINGMAN – A Kingman man reportedly died following a cliff dive at Lake Havasu. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) identified the victim of the Saturday, Sept. 23 incident as Ethan Aguilar, 24. MCSO personnel responded at 10:53 a.m. to a reported drowning in the area of the Standard Wash Cove in the southern portion of Lake Havasu.  “It was determined that the victim jumped from a 20 to 30-foot cliff and when he hit the water, he began to struggle,” a news release said. Aguilar was not wearing a personal flotation device and he slipped below the lake surface….

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Cliff diver drowns at Havasu

KINGMAN – A Kingman man reportedly died following a cliff dive at Lake Havasu. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) identified the victim of the Saturday, Sept. 23 incident as Ethan Aguilar, 24. MCSO personnel responded at 10:53 a.m. to a reported drowning in the area of the Standard Wash Cove in the southern portion of Lake Havasu.  “It was determined that the victim jumped from a 20 to 30-foot cliff and when he hit the water, he began to struggle,” a news release said. Aguilar was not wearing a personal flotation device and he slipped below the lake surface….

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Chloride hosts annual All Town Yard Sale

CHLORIDE – Now that the weather is cooler the folks in the historic silver mining camp of Chloride are gearing up for their semi-annual All Town Yard Sale. This year the Chloride Chamber of Commerce has scheduled the yard sale for Saturday, September 30 starting at 8 a.m. Chloride’s friendly folks welcome visitors to browse their yards full of antiques, collectibles, and other goodies at bargain prices. The first stop when you get into Chloride is the famous Bake Sale. This year it’s at the corner of Second Street and Elkhart Avenue. You won’t be able to resist the delicious…

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