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OATMAN – Come down to Oatman on Saturday, Jan. 25, for the Great Oatman Bed Races. Watch as teams of five haul a metal-framed bed on wheels (one member rides on the bed) down a dusty stretch of the center of town to a station where a waiting bed must be made up with sheets and pillow cases before racing the original bed on wheels back to where they started, or the finish line. Team registration, which includes four pushers and one rider, is $50.Some of the town’s legendary wild, wandering burros look on. This is good old-fashioned family fun!…

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking good homes for wild horses and burros during its adoption and sale event planned for January 24-26, at the Marana Heritage Arena in Marana, Ariz. The event will run from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday through Sunday. Additionally, training demonstrations will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Florence Inmate Training Program, a collaboration between the BLM and the Arizona Department of Corrections, will conduct the demonstrations. To qualify to adopt/purchase, you must be 18 years of age, have…