Fiesta Bowl Parade is thrill magnet Dec 30, 2007
Visitors from near, far delight in Fort McDowell Fiesta Bowl event. Shea Drefs The Arizona Republic Dec. 30, 2007 12:00 AM. (AZCentral -- News)
Wilderness springs from Arizona farmland Dec 18, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY - Four farmers have sold their land in southwestern Arizona's Palo Verde Valley in a deal that will mean the end of agriculture in an isolated stretch but will also give rise to a wilderness area ... About 1,300 acre-feet of water will remain in the Cibola area to sustain the wilderness area, part of the deal arranged by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Arizona Fish and Game Department, said Doyle Wilson, water resources manager for Lake Havasu City. (AZCentral -- News)
Superferry freed from legal tether Dec 15, 2007
Kerry Starr, Lake Havasu City Arizona wrote on Nov 15, 2007 10:49 AM:" Good Afternoon I have been following very close the superferry story I am very sad to see that Gov Lingle (Bush) and the representives of your beautiful Islands seemed to no longer REPRESENT the every day working people and there demands when they see somthing that they think will hurt there comunities there elected representives rally around there corperate masters while waiting for there checks to clear the bank probably... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Arizona companies take lead in 3rd-quarter mergers Dec 13, 2007
Besides the Phelps Dodge Industries sale, Ammex Gold Mining Corp. paid $12 million in cash for the Castle Copper property near Tucson and Western Sierra Mining Corp. of Lake Havasu City paid $2. 6 million for Pine Creek Mining Inc., an Oregon company that owns placer gold claims along the Hassayampa River near Prescott. (AZCentral -- Business)
NHRA (GLENDORA) - NEWS NUGGETS Dec 4, 2007
" INSIDE THE NUMBERS 7,707: The number of miles as the crow flies from Cory McClenathan s residence in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. to Sydney, Australia. DRIVERS TELL ALL HOT ROD FULLER REFLECTS ON DREAM SEASON : Caterpillar Top Fuel driver Hot Rod Fuller says 2007 was his best ever, despite coming up short for the POWERade Series world championship title. "We had an awesome year," Fuller said. "It was disappointing to not win the championship when we would have a year ago (under the old points... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
TB found in Mohave County Dec 2, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY - A patient at a Lake Havasu City nursing home was battling an active case of tuberculosis, officials said. The patient passed the disease to several others before dying this fall, Mohave County health department officials said. (AZCentral -- News)
Christmas around Arizona Nov 30, 2007
Lake Havasu City launches its holiday season at 6 p.m. Dec. 7-8 with the 25th annual Boat Parade of Lights, a nighttime cruise featuring scores of boats aglow with lights, reflected in ribbons on the water, as they travel from Bridgewater Channel into Lake Havasu. Landlubbers are throwing the inaugural Christmas on Wheels Parade at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 down the main street. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Arizona's 7 Wonders Nov 30, 2007
McCulloch thought it would be just the thing to rev up interest in Lake Havasu City, which he founded. McCulloch spent another $7 million transporting the bridge, stone-by-stone from England and reassembling it in the desert, where it now spans a small channel dredged from Lake Havasu. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Comet Holmes: November 7 to Present Nov 26, 2007
Photographed using Orion 80ED telescope piggybacked on 10"LX200GPS and Canon Rebel XT (modified) Description Comet Holmes from North Carolina. The comet's central condensation is evident with a more intense trailing component and broad circular coma. Photographer Michael Boschat E-mail Location Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Date Nov.19,2007 at 2215 UT Equipment Olympus C-750 Digital Camera mounted on tripod. Description Through light pollution,Moonlight,clouds I managed to take 3 exposures then... (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Check out Laughlin, Nevada, for a small-scale Las Vegas Nov 24, 2007
Farther south on the Arizona side, Lake Havasu City is a winter resort and retirement area on the Lake Havasu section of the Colorado that also boasts the transplanted London Bridge. Hit "Attractions ation" to collect information on fishing, water sports, lake tours and golf courses. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Input sought on SV council pay Nov 19, 2007
Lake Havasu City 54,610 950 650. Prescott 42,085 750 500. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Darlene Chumley Nov 13, 2007
She and her husband spent 14 memorable years in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Survivors include two first cousins, Ruby Bliven and Douglas A. Randleman of Muscatine. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Probation officers to check up on sex offenders on Halloween Oct 31, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY - Probation officers will go to the homes of sex offenders in Mohave County in northwestern Arizona on Halloween to make sure they're not handing candy out to children. The probation officers will be conducting compliance checks at the homes of about 100 registered sex offenders in the county, said Friend Walker, Mohave County's chief probation officer. (AZCentral -- News)
Grand jury indicts Arizona legislator in DUI case Oct 20, 2007
Trish Groe on a DUI charge stemming from the Lake Havasu City Republican's March arrest while driving in the Parker area, a special prosecutor said ... Groe previously told the Today's News Herald newspaper in Lake Havasu City that she had been drinking at her Phoenix apartment and was driving through Parker on her way to her home in Lake Havasu City. (FOX 11, AZ)
Dora Rosa Mary Maddison Oct 20, 2007
Survivors include her husband, Andy, children, Steve Maddison of Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Andrea Parker of Knoxville, eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and her sister, Pat Erpito of Moore Park, Calif. (Knoxville Journal Express, IA)
Push for public transit spreads in Ariz. Oct 19, 2007
The Western Arizona Council of Governments is planning a feasibility study for transit connections among Kingman, Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City ... Kingman increased 36 percent, and Lake Havasu City grew 34 percent. (AZCentral)
Lake Havasu City to post signs warning of killer amoeba Oct 18, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) -- Signs warning of the dangers of a rare amoeba will be posted at Lake Havasu, warning swimmers to take precautions such as plugging their noses when they dive. (FOX 11, AZ)
Amoeba warning signs to be posted Oct 18, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY - Signs warning of the dangers of a rare amoeba will be posted at Lake Havasu, suggesting swimmers take precautions such as plugging their noses when they dive. The City Council decided to take the action after last month's death of Aaron Evans, 14, who doctors believe was infected with the microscopic amoeba, Naegleria fowleri (nuh-GLEER-ee-uh FOWL'-erh-eye), while swimming at the lake. (AZCentral -- News)
Developer's deal costly for taxpayers Oct 16, 2007
But few investors can match a Lake Havasu City entrepreneur's deal ... Rick Holloway, who has operated RV parks on public land in Yuma and Lake Havasu City, served on the federal agency's Resource Advisory Council for Arizona. (AZCentral -- News)
Condo buyers' cold feet give bank a headache Oct 14, 2007
Mills, a 55-year-old general contractor and developer in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. put money down on a $728,000 apartment two years ago at a development called One Las Vegas. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Scammers target people fearful of killer amoeba Oct 10, 2007
Tucson Water officials say they've gotten several complants about people saying they are company employees offering to test for an amoeba that killed a Lake Havasu City boy last month. The amoeba, called Naegleria fowleri (nuh-GLEER-ee-uh FOWL'-erh-eye), enters through the nose and then works its way into the brain, where it is nearly always fatal. (FOX 11, AZ)
Lake Havasu City officials mull response to amoeba death Oct 7, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) - Officials in Lake Havasu City will hold a special meeting to discuss ways to warn the public about a potentially fatal amoeba in the lake. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Officials to discuss amoeba Oct 7, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY - Officials will meet Oct. 16 to discuss ways to warn the public about a potentially fatal amoeba in the lake. The meeting follows the Sept. 17 death of Aaron Evans, 14, after the Naegleria fowleri amoeba entered his body through his nasal passages as he swam at Lake Havasu. (AZCentral -- News)
Arizona legislator pleads not guilty in DUI case Oct 2, 2007
The Lake Havasu City Republican faces one felony count of aggravated DUI and one misdemeanor count of false reporting to a police officer. The Today's News Herald, the newspaper in Lake Havasu City, reported on its Web site that Groe declined comment after her hearing Monday. (FOX 11, AZ)
Transit panel to mull toll roads Oct 2, 2007
"You're either going to have to raise taxes (to build transportation infrastructure) or you're going to have to go with some innovative ideas," said Gould, a Lake Havasu City Republican and chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. Although Maricopa County voters in 2004 agreed to continue a half-cent sales tax to pay for road and transit projects, it's not enough to keep up with longer-range Valley needs. (AZCentral -- News)
Brain-eating amoeba kills 6 this year Sep 30, 2007
Officials in the town of Lake Havasu City are discussing whether to take action. "Some folks think we should be putting up signs. Some people think we should close the lake," city spokesman Charlie Cassens said. (Boston Globe)
6 die from brain-eating amoeba in Phoenix lake waters Sep 30, 2007
Officials in the town of Lake Havasu City are discussing whether to take action. Some folks think we should be putting up signs. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Langland, Emery wed Sep 29, 2007
The bridegroom graduated from Lake Havasu City High School in 2002; graduated from Imperial Valley College in California in 2004 with a degree in math and business; attended DSU; and is currently employed at Integra Plastics in Madison. They are now at home in Madison. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Concerns over deadly amoeba flare after 14-year-old dies Sep 27, 2007
Lake Havasu City officials also are discussing how to deal with rare amoeba attacks in the wake of Aaron Evans' death. "Some folks think we should be putting up signs. Some people think we should close the lake," city spokesman Charlie Cassens said. (AZCentral -- News)
BTV-Business Television Features American Creek Resources, Vena Resources, and Analyst John Embry Sep 27, 2007
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Chandler aims to turn closed dump into park by 2009 Sep 24, 2007
In Arizona, closed landfills have been turned into golf courses in Cave Creek and Tucson, and a closed landfill in Lake Havasu City was transformed into a community park. There also are proposals to turn two other landfills in the state into parks and a third into a parking facility, according to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. (AZCentral -- News)
Conquering their fears Sep 14, 2007
"It was awesome!" said Manley, 50, a postal clerk from Lake Havasu City. "I don't think I could have done any of these challenges without the girls below.". (AZCentral -- News)
13 states to auto industry: Get green Sep 13, 2007
The Lake Havasu City Republican and chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee said advocates of the tougher emissions standards are "living in dread fear of the myth called global warming - the myth that it's caused by man.". There also could be an economic cost. (AZCentral -- News)
Roger Floyd Fish Sep 13, 2007
Memorials have been designated to St. Jude's Children's Hospital and Hospice of Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Memorials can be sent to Verla at P. O. Box 4232, Quartzsite, AZ 85359. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Lake Havasu City homicides at all-time high, police say Sep 10, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) - Officials say this year has been the deadliest on record in Lake Havasu City ... The number of homicides in Lake Havasu City hasn't decreased since 2000. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Lake Havasu woman indicted on murder charge in husband's death Sep 9, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) - A Lake Havasu City woman suspected of killing her husband has been indicted on first-degree murder charge that could carry a life sentence or even the death penalty ... Lake Havasu City police said there was no sign of struggle in the home and no apparent motive. (AZCentral -- News)
State Bank Corp. Announces New Stock Repurchase Program Sep 8, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- State Bank Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: SBAZ), parent company of Mohave State Bank, reported that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program, authorizing State Bank Corp. to repurchase up to 50,000 shares of its common stock over the next 6 months. (PR Newswire)
Alan F. Tellinghuisen Sep 6, 2007
Alan and Nola spent many winters at Lake Havasu City, Ariz. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and other outdoor activities. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Drowning at Lake Havasu Sep 3, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) - A drowning at Lake Havasu. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Joyce Gifford-Bateman Sep 1, 2007
Spearfish, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. and finally Derby, Kan. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Arizona Fun Facts and Figures Aug 31, 2007
Arizona's highest recorded temperature was 128 degrees at Lake Havasu City, June 29, 1994. Arizona has been known to have both the hottest and the coldest temperatures in the nation on the same day. (Suite101.com)
3 missing Lake Havasu kids found with father who took them Aug 30, 2007
Lake Havasu City Police reported they found three children who had been taken from their elementary school playground early Wednesday morning by their father, who did not have permission to take the children. The man, now under arrest, has joint custody but no physical custody of the children, which means he does not have permission to pick them up from school. (AZCentral -- News)
Teacher finds CG to be right size - Growth in Pinal County Aug 29, 2007
"I love the sense of history at Casa Grande Middle School," said Seaman, who grew up in Lake Havasu City ... "She added she likes Casa Grande because in bigger cities where she has lived, like Tucson and even Lake Havasu City, she felt isolated because she had to drive a long way to get things she needed."I have everything I need in such a close proximity. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Obituaries for Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Aug 28, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. Gelene E. Julie Polyard, 75, of Lake Havasu City died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Family Awaiting Birth Of Sextuplets Showered With Gifts Aug 26, 2007
" He shook his head and laughed, waving off that comment. "I'm told most doctors are off on Labor Day," he said. The Byler babies will be the first sextuplets born on record in the state, according to the Florida Department of Vital Statistics. Facts About Multiples, an online encyclopedia, lists 13 sets of sextuplets that have been born in the United States and survived to leave the hospital. The only set born in the Southeast was the 2002 Harris sextuplets of Birmingham, Ala. The most recent... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Mohave County tries to fool drivers into slowing down Aug 22, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) -- Highway engineers in Mohave County are trying to fool drivers into slowing down using specially designed road markings that send subliminal messages to motorists. (FOX 11, AZ)
Couple engaged Aug 10, 2007
Kelly Langland of Madison and Colby Emery of Lake Havasu City, Ariz ... Her fiance graduated from Lake Havasu City High School in 2002. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Chrysler eyes Arizona for new car test site Aug 8, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz ... Mohave County Supervisors approved a $150,000 incentive deal, part of a $500,000 package also involving Kingman, Lake Havasu City and the Arizona Department of Commerce. (AZCentral -- Business)
High bacteria levels close Slide Rock again Aug 7, 2007
Officials traced much of the problem to leaking septic tanks in Lake Havasu City, which has since launched a $463 million project to install a municipal sewer system to replace the aging tanks. Contaminants' origin. (AZCentral -- News)
Legislator's DUI case in limbo Jul 30, 2007
Lake Havasu City - A lawyer handling a state legislator's drunken-driving case stemming from a March arrest says he's still investigating and hasn't yet decided whether and when to file charges. Republican Representative Trish Groe of Lake Havasu City was arrested in La Paz County on suspicion of drunken driving, and lab tests later found her blood-alcohol level was just under point-one-five, nearly twice the legal limit. (AZCentral -- News)
Born behind bars Jul 30, 2007
The child is now under Child Protective Services and residing with a nurse in Lake Havasu City, according to the father ... She is residing with a nurse at a home in Lake Havasu City and he sees her twice a month. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Body recovered from Lake Havasu is missing Calif. man Jul 28, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY - A body recovered from Lake Havasu has been positively identified as a missing swimmer. "> | | | | User Name / E-mail: Password: |||||||||| Phoenix 89? Tucson 78? Flagstaff 58? | Law & Order Change Type Size Body recovered from Lake Havasu is missing Calif. man Associated Press Jul. 27, 2007 07:24 AM LAKE HAVASU CITY - A body recovered from Lake Havasu has been positively identified as a missing swimmer. The Mohave County Sheriff's Office says an autopsy determined that... (AZCentral -- News)
One of Arizona sextuplets released from hospital Jul 21, 2007
Once all six are released, they'll go home to Lake Havasu City, where Jenny lives with her husband, Bryan Masche. The sextuplets were born less than a day apart from a set of sextuplets in Minneapolis. (FOX 11, AZ)
1st of Masche sextuplets allowed to leave hospital Jul 20, 2007
Then they'll move back to their home in Lake Havasu City. "I'm so excited," Masche said as she fed a tiny bottle of breast milk to baby Cole, who weighs 4 pounds. (AZCentral -- News)
Dentist plows new ground Jul 19, 2007
We lived in Lake Havasu City, which is 40 miles from Parker, so he'd have to drive that every day,'' she said. About once a month he'd have to ride a ferry across the lake to get to a small clinic over there, and he'd have to go to the floor of the Grand Canyon to get to another small clinic. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Specialty plates raise $800,000 for prevention of child abuse Jul 19, 2007
Social Services Interagency Council of Lake Havasu City Inc.. Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services. (AZCentral -- News)
Man who represented himself pleads guilty to armed robbery Jul 15, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) - A man who so successfully defended himself that a jury couldn't reach a verdict could serve up to 14 years in prison in the robbery of a Lake Havasu City restaurant at gunpoint. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Washington State Man Killed In Lake Havasu City Jul 10, 2007
Lake Havasu City - Sheriff's investigators say alcohol may have been a factor in a fatal boating accident on Lake Havasu. An investigator of the Mohave County Sheriff's department says the body of 21-year-old Jeremy Conklin of Selah, Washington, was found Sunday. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Searing temperatures bring warnings to stay inside, be fire safe Jul 5, 2007
Lake Havasu City was forecast to hit 119 but didn't report, the National Weather Service said. Yuma reached 114. (FOX 11, AZ)
Woman Finds $20K in Bank Deposit Tube Jul 5, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. A woman who works as a makeup artist and deli clerk found $20,000 at a bank's drive-up depository, then calmly walked into the bank and turned over the cash. (Fox News)
Arizona pilot injured after hot air balloon catches fire Jul 4, 2007
Gary Moore, 51, of Lake Havasu City, was treated at a Battle Creek, Mich. hospital for burns to both arms following the Monday evening fire, Battle Creek Enquirer reported. (FOX 11, AZ)
Woman returns $20,000 found in bank deposit tube Jul 4, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY - A woman who works as a makeup artist and deli clerk found $20,000 at a bank's drive-up depository, then calmly walked into the bank and turned over the cash ... Hatch, who owns a permanent makeup business in Lake Havasu City and also works at an Albertsons grocery store, said the bank teller she approached was just as confused about what to do. (AZCentral -- News)
Woman finds $20,000 in Lake Havasu bank deposit tube Jul 3, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz ... Hatch, who owns a permanent makeup business in Lake Havasu City and moonlights at an Albertsons store, said the bank teller she approached was just as confused about what to do. (AZCentral -- News)
Woman finds $20K in bank deposit tube, returns it to teller Jul 3, 2007
LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ -- A woman who works as a makeup artist and deli clerk found $20,000 at a bank's drive-up depository, then calmly walked into the bank and turned over the cash ... Hatch, who owns a permanent makeup business in Lake Havasu City and also works at an Albertsons grocery store, said the bank teller she approached was just as confused about what to do. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Arizona cities, town growing rapidly, Census data shows Jun 28, 2007
Lake Havasu City, population grew from 55,166 to 56,355 people, a 2. 2% increase. (KOLD.com, AZ)