Category: Community News

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The year has said goodbye to yet another turkey holiday, but Havasu had other unique plans in store. Additional servings were available in abundance at the fourth annual Turkey Testicle Festival. Yes, you’ve read correctly. Bunker Bar brought back the Turkey Testicle Festival event for weekend enjoyment. You might be asking yourself, do turkeys really have testicles? Unlike the fictitious McNugget of a chicken, turkey testicles do exist, right below the wing in the chest cavity. The sunny breezy weekend had many locals hopping in their dune buggies and cruise on to Thirsty Lizard Road for…

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Animal Shelter at 950 Buchanan St., is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and has beautiful cats, kittens, dogs and puppies available for adoption. Bring home a beautiful friend in time to enjoy the holiday season together! Friends of Mohave County Animal Shelter received grants from Dr. Taylor Williams of HSMC, Ft. Mohave Walmart Kingman stores to enable them to subsidize adoption fees! All adult dogs over 40 pounds are $25; puppies over four months $75; and cats over one year are $50. Now is the perfect time to bring…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City, in collaboration with the USS Arizona Relic Committee, led by Marine Corps League Detachment #757, invites the public to a heartfelt Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony scheduled this Thursday, December 7, at 7:30 a.m. at London Bridge Beach Park, near the flagpoles.  The upcoming event commemorates the 82nd Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day and includes the unveiling of the proposed design of the memorial that will house the USS Arizona relic, that the Marine Corp League Detachment #757 brought to us from the US Navy. Out of respect for the USS Arizona as…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A 13-week Master Gardener training course will be held Thursdays from Jan. 18, 2024 through April 18, 2024. The classes will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.  at Mohave Community College, 1977 Acoma Blvd W. This course provides research-based horticulture information you can use as a Master Gardener volunteer or to become a more successful gardener in your own backyard! Topics include soils, basic botany, irrigation, landscape design, composting, plant propagation, basic ecology, vegetables, stake and prune trees/shrubs, citrus trees, native plants, entomology, pest management, and plant diseases.  The cost of the class is $200. The…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A 13-week Master Gardener training course will be held Thursdays from Jan. 18, 2024 through April 18, 2024. The classes will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.  at Mohave Community College, 1977 Acoma Blvd W. This course provides research-based horticulture information you can use as a Master Gardener volunteer or to become a more successful gardener in your own backyard! Topics include soils, basic botany, irrigation, landscape design, composting, plant propagation, basic ecology, vegetables, stake and prune trees/shrubs, citrus trees, native plants, entomology, pest management, and plant diseases.  The cost of the class is $200. The…

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Fire Department recently implemented a Fire Safety coloring contest with our local school district. All fifth and sixth grade students from the Bullhead Middle School and Mohave Accelerated Learning Center (MALC) were encouraged to design a safety picture and message. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) creates a yearly theme for Fire Prevention Week. This year’s theme is “Cooking safety starts with YOU! This campaign educates everyone on the importance of fire prevention in the kitchen, where a significant number of home fires originate. Kitchen fires are among the leading causes of home fires and injuries…