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A Good Idea

Have you seen them? I certainly have and I like the idea. I am not talking about the latest trend in cars, fashion, or model homes. This isn’t the newest place to travel, the restaurant with the most delicious steaks, or the must-see movie for the summer. The best part is it is right here in our own hometown. Have I teased this enough? I am talking about the ground-set, electronic reader boards that have sprung up all over Kingman. If you are feeling let down by my observation, consider venturing further with me. I have no idea the genesis…

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Annual “6×6 on Route 66” art Preview and Auction event helps support the Kingman Center for the Arts Gallery

KINGMAN – Residents of all ages are invited to visit the Art Gallery at 402 E Beale Street where they donate $5 and take home a 6×6-inch canvas. Then they create family-friendly art on the canvas and donate their artwork back to the Art Gallery by August 19th. On Tuesday, August 29, a fun Preview and Auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30. The Preview and Auction is an opportunity to bid on selected 6×6 artwork. Dozens of 6×6 canvases also will be on sale for only $20! Refreshments will be served. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Thursday,…

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Annual “6×6 on Route 66” art Preview and Auction event helps support the Kingman Center for the Arts Gallery

KINGMAN – Residents of all ages are invited to visit the Art Gallery at 402 E Beale Street where they donate $5 and take home a 6×6-inch canvas. Then they create family-friendly art on the canvas and donate their artwork back to the Art Gallery by August 19th. On Tuesday, August 29, a fun Preview and Auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30. The Preview and Auction is an opportunity to bid on selected 6×6 artwork. Dozens of 6×6 canvases also will be on sale for only $20! Refreshments will be served. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Thursday,…

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River Valley Artists Guild providing education, art

BULLHEAD CITY – Whatever the creative outlet, River Valley Artists Guild (RVAG) supports the creator. “Art is a journey, and we try to make it a pleasant one,” said President Victoria Valdemar. “It’s really a community-based organization,” Valdemar said about RVAG, which began in 2010. Hosting free monthly events at the Bullhead City branch of the Mohave County Library and the Laughlin branch of the Clark County Library, combined with donations coming from all angles of public and private funding, and an annual juried art show at Mohave Community College, RVAG is building an arts community. Valdemar noted that “there…

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Projects announced to secure drinking water

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior has announced a $152 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will bring clean, reliable drinking water to communities across the West through six water storage and conveyance projects. The projects in California, Colorado and Washington are expected to develop at least 1.7 million acre-feet of additional water storage capacity, enough water to support 6.8 million people for a year. The funding will also invest in a feasibility study that could advance water storage capacity once completed.   President Biden’s Investing in America agenda represents the largest investment in climate resilience in the…

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blue and white water splash

Projects announced to secure drinking water

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior has announced a $152 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will bring clean, reliable drinking water to communities across the West through six water storage and conveyance projects. The projects in California, Colorado and Washington are expected to develop at least 1.7 million acre-feet of additional water storage capacity, enough water to support 6.8 million people for a year. The funding will also invest in a feasibility study that could advance water storage capacity once completed.   President Biden’s Investing in America agenda represents the largest investment in climate resilience in the…

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