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Hop on to Hope

Are you a hopeful person? Before you answer that, let’s spend a moment defining hope. Hope is a word of unknown origins, but some say that it comes from the verb “hop”. So, to hope means to leap forward in expectation. Friedrich Nietzsche, that ever so happy fellow, once said, “Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.” He went on to say, “God is dead.” It doesn’t sound like he was doing any leaping. Which are you? Are you struggling to find hope in anything or anyone like Nietzsche or are…

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Jet Ski Memorial race honors Mark Hahn

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The time has come to witness the world’s largest endurance jet ski race in the world. President Ross Wallach of RPM Racing Enterprises will be hosting the 20th Mark Hahn Memorial race. The race will be licensed by the International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA).  The anticipated event is expected to attract numerous teams from all over the world including high profile racers from the U.S. The teams will be competing against one another all for the sake of breaking the 300-mile record of four hours, 46 minutes, 30 seconds.  The annual race is expected to take…

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Bicycle Safety Rodeo offers safety fun for kids

BULLHEAD CITY – Gear up for the 28th Annual Carrie Edgmon Bicycle Safety Rodeo! The event will be held on Saturday, March 2 in the north Wal-Mart parking lot, 2840 Highway 95, from 9 a.m. until noon. The event is sponsored by the Bullhead City Police and Fire Departments, Wal-Mart and Western Arizona Regional Medical Center (WARMC).     A safety course will be set up for children to ride and put their safety skills and knowledge to the test. Children will learn the rules of the road from officers who will be on hand to help kids go through the safety course. Children are…

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Bicycle Safety Rodeo offers safety fun for kids

BULLHEAD CITY – Gear up for the 28th Annual Carrie Edgmon Bicycle Safety Rodeo! The event will be held on Saturday, March 2 in the north Wal-Mart parking lot, 2840 Highway 95, from 9 a.m. until noon. The event is sponsored by the Bullhead City Police and Fire Departments, Wal-Mart and Western Arizona Regional Medical Center (WARMC).     A safety course will be set up for children to ride and put their safety skills and knowledge to the test. Children will learn the rules of the road from officers who will be on hand to help kids go through the safety course. Children are…

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Music students honored

KINGMAN – Kingman Unified School District #20 is very proud to have 23 students selected by audition for the 2024 Arizona Music Educators Association’s Northwest Arizona High School Regional Honor Music Festival.  Auditions held on January 27 in Flagstaff assessed the technical accuracy of nearly 500 high school musicians through the performance of musical excerpts, memorized scales and sight reading. With one of the largest contingencies from across northern Arizona, Kingman High School and Lee Williams High School students scored well in the rankings with four Kingman musicians earning first chair positions within their respective instrument sections.  The honor music festival performance will showcase the region’s most talented band, choir and orchestra high school students on February 17, 2024 in the Kingman High School…

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Music students honored

KINGMAN – Kingman Unified School District #20 is very proud to have 23 students selected by audition for the 2024 Arizona Music Educators Association’s Northwest Arizona High School Regional Honor Music Festival.  Auditions held on January 27 in Flagstaff assessed the technical accuracy of nearly 500 high school musicians through the performance of musical excerpts, memorized scales and sight reading. With one of the largest contingencies from across northern Arizona, Kingman High School and Lee Williams High School students scored well in the rankings with four Kingman musicians earning first chair positions within their respective instrument sections.  The honor music festival performance will showcase the region’s most talented band, choir and orchestra high school students on February 17, 2024 in the Kingman High School…

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