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Students and residents
recently gathered at the Mohave Community College computer
lab in Bullhead City for LAN-based computer games that pit
MCC campuses against each other. Computer classes are available
at MCC that range from simple document preparation to those
that fully prepare a student for a variety of computer-related
jobs. Registration for fall classes begins next Monday,
July 7th and classes begin August 25. (Photo: Sean McMahon)
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House
Efforts For 2008
ARIZONA - Dealing with a fiscal crisis and
the growing need for strong action to correct Arizona’s economic
downturn, the Arizona House of Representatives approved numerous
measures that Republican leaders say will improve residents' quality
of life in the state.
Ending its 2008 session Friday, legislators approved a flurry of
bills, including an upcoming ballot measure defining marriage as
between one man and one woman.
House Speaker Jim Weiers says reforming Child Protective Services
topped the list of accomplishments, with measures to increase public
accountability of CPS and open all state employee disciplinary records
for public scrutiny.
Weiers added that the legislature made improvements to the worksite
enforcement law from last year in an effort to make compliance easier
and give honest businesses the ability to thrive. Internet predators
face new hurdles, with a new law that makes it a felony to misrepresent
someone’s age in an attempt to commit a sex offense with a
minor. Other accomplishments by legislators include:
- Approving a lower taxing scheme for power
plants that produce solar energy.
- Mandating health insurance companies cover
children with autism.
- Ultimate Fighting Championships can now
be held in Arizona thanks to a new law requiring the state’s
boxing commission to adopt new rules that allow for mixed martial
arts.
New
GM At Trop Express
LAUGHLIN, NV - The Tropicana Express Casino and Hotel in
Laughlin announced earlier today that Craig DeMarta was named General
Manager of the 1,500 room property, as part of its continuing management
restructuring plan. DeMarta brings 30 years of experience to his
new position and was most recently Casino General Manager of the
property. He previously spent over 22 years in the Lake Tahoe market
for Harvey’s Casino Resort, leaving as the director of hotel
operations. More recently, DeMarta spent 6 years with Stations Casinos,
leaving the company in 2006 while in the top position at Palace
Station in Las Vegas.
DeMarta said, “This property has worked hard to create relationships
with the community and to give back to the community through such
organizations as the Boys and Girls Club, Westcare, United Way,
American Hero’s Foundation, Salvation Army and many, many
others. We are proud of this property’s culture of giving
and will continue to lead by example going forward."
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New Head At Frontier In LHC
LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ - Frontier has taken its local focus
to the next level with a recent restructuring of the organization.
As part of the new Frontier, every community served by the utility
has a general manager who is dedicated to that community and fully
accountable for the customer experience.
As such, the company announced that Nello Ruscitti is the new general
manager for Frontier’s Lake Havasu City Region. As the face
of Frontier in Lake Havasu, Ruscitti will build relationships with
current and potential customers, local civic and educational organizations
as well as other community groups in order to provide exceptional
service to the community.
Ruscitti attended Frontier’s first-ever General Manager University
(GMU) in Lakeville, Minnesota. GMU taught general managers and local
managers how to increase customer satisfaction and community involvement
as well as focusing on innovation linked to Frontier’s customer
needs.
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Homeowner Bill of Rights
Or Union Game?
ARIZONA - Union officials, rank-and-file members and a
Goodyear couple visited the Secretary of State's office yesterday
to mark the turning in of an estimated 262,000 signatures to put
the Homeowners' Bill of Rights initiative on Arizona’s 2008
ballot. The measure is billed by supporters as a step to empower
homeowners who confront builders over poorly built homes and as
a means to provide more transparency for consumers purchasing
new homes.
"The Arizona AFL-CIO believes that home ownership is a fundamental
dream for everyone, and everyone should be entitled to that and
entitled to hold accountable those homebuilders that are not accountable
when they build a shoddy product," said Rebekah Friend, the
union's executive director. But Spencer Kamps, of the Home Builders
Association of Central Arizona, said the real motivation behind
the initiative has nothing to do with the quality of homes being
built or consumer protection. So, Kamps and his organization filed
as an official ballot initiative committee to head off the proposal.
In a statement he released, Kamps says "These policies will
ultimately cost consumers money - solely with the purpose of the
unions unionizing. I don't think increasing the cost of housing
and lining trial lawyers' pockets is a goal voters typically support."
The Homeowners' Bill of Rights initiative seeks to mandate 10-year
warranties on new homes and to allow owners to select contractors
to do home repairs - from lists supplied by builders containing
three contractors who have no record of orders from the state's
Registrar of Contractors within the past 10 years preceding the
seller's offer.
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Rock
Park Gets State Backing
ARIZONA - Decades Music Theme Park got its
final nod needed from the State of Arizona to turn the massive
theme park into reality. Governor Janet Napolitano's approval
following the the Arizona Senate's decision days earlier, allows
for the creation of a "regional attraction district"
between Phoenix and Tucson in Eloy. The legislation authorizes
up to $750 million in new bonds to pay for the project’s
costs. (The Arizona legislation follows that of South Carolina's
which helped make possible the $450 million Hard Rock Park which
opened earlier this year in Myrtle Beach.) Decades founders Marty
West and Greg Sherman issued a statement saying "Thanks to
Republican and Democrat leadership in Arizona we have a tremendous
framework and financing mechanism to bring a dynamic new attraction
to one of the country's great tourism markets. Arizona is the
largest market in the country without a theme park and we aim
to change that."
Negotiations are now going on with the following to play roles
in the project: Famed guitar company, Fender Musical Instruments;
Danny Zelisko, who currently serves as the head of Live Nation
Arizona and has been the top concert promoter in Arizona for the
past three decades; Phil Ehart, the drummer, a founding member
and manager for the famed rock band Kansas; and Peter Alexander,
a theme park veteran from his work with Universal Studios Florida,
Disney Tokyo and Epcot, who has already agreed to be Decades'
CEO. The project team will now work on forming the theme park
district, raising additional capital and begin more significant
work on the design. They are hopeful of opening the park in 2012.
Regatta
"Court"
Held Tomorrow Night
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ - The Bullhead City
River Regatta "Brethren Court," a reception for so
called land-lubbers is planned for tomorrow night at the Bullhead
Area Chamber of Commerce. Organizers are asking for the public's
help -- they're looking for people who want to volunteer to
help at the regatta, or would like to participate in the float
itself.
They're also looking for businesses who want to help by buying
a sponsorship. The Bullhead City River Regatta is a city event
and the goal for organizers is to help the event pay for itself.
Again, the Brethren Court takes place tomorrow night from 5:30pm
to 8pm at the Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce.
Prairie
Home
Companion Outfits?
ARIZONA/TEXAS/UTAH - The church
of Warren Jeffs is working on making a profit out of its
recent trouble with Texas authorities and bad publicity.
All the radio, TV and newspaper coverage surrounding the
ongoing investigation into alleged underage marriage among
members of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints
(FLDS) on a Texas ranch has created some serious demand
for prairie dresses.
Yep. The Salt Lake Tribune reports authentic
polygamist prairie dresses are being sold online where
members of the general public can purchase dresses, long
underwear, and other ranch-wear -- "as seen on TV."
The FLDS wants to raise money through sale of the clothing
to help support families from the Yearning For Zion ranch
who now live in rental homes in Texas. The website said
the clothes are made to meet the "FLDS standards
for modesty and neatness."
All of the clothes are hand-made "with joy and care"
by the FLDS women. They include the "Teen Princess
Dress" for $60.65 and the "Baby Dress With Bloomers"
for $48.07. |
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