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Weekly line dancing lessons available

LAKE HAVASU CITY – It’s time to dance and sway your way into the holiday season with lessons from the Marsh Dance Studio. Owned by highly trained performer Alice Marsh, the Lake Havasu dance instructor has been teaching the community how to dance to the beat for 53 years.   

As a teen, Marsh took dance courses from two very prestigious dance studios.  Arthur Murray International and Fred Astaire Studios in Phoenix, Arizona.  At Fred Astaire Studios, the then 13-year-old, was caught off guard when she came to the realization that she had been dancing with a living legend.

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London Bridge Festival of Lights sees 29th season

LAKE HAVASU CITY – You know it’s officially the Christmas season in Lake Havasu when The London Bridge Resort lights up the lake at the 29th Annual Festival of Lights. The yearly festival of lights display launched on Friday, November 29. 

For over 25 years, volunteer swimmers traditionally take to the challenging and chilly swim race throughout the channel. Participating swimmers gathered at the docks of the Heat Hotel at 5 p.m. to dive in for the hour-long swim to the London Bridge.  

Many came out to see who would be this year’s winner at flipping the switch that lights up the season.

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Art Guild hosts Holiday Shoppe

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Havasu Art Guild will be spreading their artistic holiday cheer once more this weekend at their annual Holiday Shoppe event.  Formed in 1978, the art guild’s mission is to encourage the community and individuals to develop an interest in the creative arts and crafts.  

The nonprofit continuously supports the endeavors of local artists by showcasing their work at community events. The organization maintains that you don’t have to be an artist to join the club, as they welcome everyone wanting to explore their creative side.

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New Cancer Care Resource hosts first charity fashion show

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Cancer Care Resource launched their first New Beginnings Fashion Show fundraiser of the year last week. The cancer awareness nonprofit’s fashion show took place on Wednesday, November 13 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the London Bridge Convention Center.  

Formally affiliated with the Havasu Community Health Foundation, Cancer Care Resource now operates under the Heidi Edwards Cooking for Cancer Foundation. The Cooking for Cancer foundation was founded by Edwards, a cancer patient who came up with the unique idea to start a cancer nonprofit using cuisine themed fundraisers.

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Gold Star ceremony honored fallen military heroes

LAKE HAVASU CITY – It was an especially moving evening for the military moms of Lake Havasu recently as the community honored the mothers of veterans who lost their children while serving this country.

The ceremony took place on Sunday, Sept. 29 at Wheeler Park. Gold Star Mothers Incorporated was created to keep the legacy alive of the fallen children who dedicated their time and service in the military.  

The last day Sunday in September is when the mothers who have lost sons and daughters honor their children with a candlelight ceremony in remembrance of their bravery.

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