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Former U.S. Marine corporal, Vietnam veteran and Golden Valley resident John Hoeft displays the quilt with attendees of the Community Organization of Meadview (COM) after receiving a gift from the Meadview Red, White and Blue Quilters. Many military veterans attended the COM meeting to witness Hoeft receive his quilt and “little prayer pillow” for his three years of military service in the Marines and his tour of duty in Khe Sahn, Vietnam, during TET of 1968. The quilters of Meadview have designed and made more than 1,000 quilts in past years and have presented them to deserving people. Photo courtesy…

KINGMAN – Take the family and visit Santa’s Hualapai Wonderland at the Hualapai Mountain Park on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 and 15. Visit Santa, go on an old-fashioned hayride, drink hot cocoa, eat cookies, and roast marshmallows. The event will be held at the Hualapai Mountain Park, 6250 Hualapai Mountain Rd. from noon until 4:00 p.m. Admission is $7 per vehicle. For more information call the Hualapai Mountain Park at 928-681-5700.

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Barbara Cross, a Lake Havasu City resident, has organized a fundraiser and is looking for the community’s support to fund a K-9 program for the Lake Havasu City Police Department. These funds will be solely dedicated to the LHCPD’s K-9 program and are used for the purchase of the dog, training and equipment. The initiative was jump started by multiple community members wanting to support the police department by donating money to a K-9 program. The department did have a K-9 named “Cliff” from 2006 – 2012. “Cliff” was a Belgian Malinois and served with the…

BULLHEAD CITY – Mohave High School’s award-winning choirs will celebrate the holiday season with their last concert of the school year Friday night, December 13 in the Mohave Auditorium.  Tickets are $7 at the door for the 7:00 p.m. performance. Numbers include an eclectic mix of holiday classics such as “We Need a Little Christmas” from Mame, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” from Meet Me in St. Louis, the Austrian Christmas carol “Still, Still, Still” and the humorous “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer.” There will also be contemporary Christmas music, according to Mohave’s choir director Cameron Pruett. …

BULLHEAD CITY – Mohave High School’s award-winning choirs will celebrate the holiday season with their last concert of the school year Friday night, December 13 in the Mohave Auditorium.  Tickets are $7 at the door for the 7:00 p.m. performance. Numbers include an eclectic mix of holiday classics such as “We Need a Little Christmas” from Mame, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” from Meet Me in St. Louis, the Austrian Christmas carol “Still, Still, Still” and the humorous “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer.” There will also be contemporary Christmas music, according to Mohave’s choir director Cameron Pruett. …

KINGMAN – On Sunday, Dec. 15, the Desert Road Riders motorcycle club will host its 7th Annual Toy Run. Club members will be meeting at the American Legion Post 14 between 10 a.m. and noon. At noon, kickstands will go up and the group will ride to Hootch’s Grill, where they will meet up with Santa. Santa will be handing out toys and taking pictures with local boys and girls beginning at 12:30 p.m. at Hootch’s. Last year Santa met with more than 400 area children. The event is open to all area children and their families. To participate, get…