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In an effort to
improve the health picture in the Northern Arizona / Southern
Utah area, 28 nursing students on the North Mohave Campus
of Mohave Community College in Colorado City received their
nursing pins recently during a ceremony held inside the
auditorium of El Capitan High School. The graduates above
are (L-R) Amanda Hammon, Georgia Hammon, Mary Dalton, Tasha
Dockstader, Stephanie Cordsen, Lisa Cable and Ruth Timpson.
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Mill
Bill Breakthrough
ARIZONA - Most people realize there are multiple
problems with “puppy mills.” In a move to provide better
consumer protection and twart the lucrative, but often deceitful
business, the Arizona House of Representatives gave final approval
to a bill that would outlaw the sale of animals on public property.
HB2485 makes it a misdemeanor to sell dogs, cats, rabbits and other
animals on public property or private property without the permission
of the landowner.
Speaker Jim Weiers sponsored the bill in reaction to the rampant
and unregulated sale of animals. Banning the sales helps protect
animals, which are often raised and housed in poor conditions, and
protects consumers as well. Buyers have little knowledge about the
animal’s history or recourse if something goes wrong. “People
should have confidence that when buying animals they are healthy
and have been treated well,” Weiers said. “And we should
not help facilitate the mistreatment of animals. This law helps
protects animals from uncaring breeders.” The bill now goes
to Governor Janet Napolitano for her signature.
Former
BHC City Manager
Up For Colorado Post
FORT MORGAN, CO - A former Bullhead City Manager
is up for the same position in Fort Morgan Colorado after retiring
earlier this year. Dan Dible, who left Bullhead City in early 2003
for Hobbs, New Mexico, has some 32 years of experience in municipal
government in Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho and Arizona. He's been
in Hobbs since leaving Bullhead and was previously an administrator
in Gallup, Farmington and Las Vegas, NM.
Meanwhile, councilmembers are considering three other candidates
along with Dible, who was the subject of a 2005 lawsuit. The American
Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico reports the city of Hobbs paid
$70,000 to its former police chief as a result of the legal action.
BATS
Lifting From Laughlin Soon
BULLHEAD
CITY/LAUGHLIN - The Bullhead Area Transit
System (BATS) has partnered with Laughlin’s Silver Rider Transit
to help link Laughlin residents with Bullhead City businesses.
Beginning July 1st, BATS buses will pick up passengers at Laughlin’s
Silver Rider Transit on Casino Drive at 9:10am, on Mondays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays. Passengers will be taken to Western Arizona
Regional Medical Center, Riverview Mall, Wal-Mart and the Mohave
Crossroads Shopping Center (Target), just south of the Bullhead
Parkway on Highway 95. Passengers will be returned to Laughlin by
1pm.
“Bullhead Express” is $7 roundtrip and reservations
must be made at least 24 hours in advance by calling (866) 999-BATS
(2287) or 928-704-BATS. Dispatch hours are 6am – 5pm, Monday
through Friday and 6am – 2pm on Saturday, closed Sundays.
“Dial-A-BATS” also offers reduced fares for riders who
are medically qualified. Contact the BATS office for an application.
Two
Very Important
Fund Raisers
That Need Your Help
LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ - The first is
"Operation Soldier Care." In conjunction with
"Soldiers Angels," funds are being raised to send
much needed care packages to soldiers overseas. The care
packages contain sunscreen, lip protectors and other personal
care items provided at cost. We have set a goal of 1,000
care packages to be sent by July 4th. Each care package
costs $50.
The second fundraiser benefits cancer patients in support
of the efforts from "Face In The Mirror," a non-profit
organization based in Scottsdale. "Face In The Mirror"
visits cancer and hospice patients and pampers them by giving
them facials and makeovers. Wigs are also provided to patients
if needed. The transformation of the patients is remarkable.
Organizers are asking for donations in order to purchase
and send the products that "Face In The Mirror"
needs for their gift bags. Again, these products are supplied
to the organization at cost.
A goal has been set for 1,000 of the beauty boxes to be
sent by July 31st.
The website: www.GivingBackInHavasu.com
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No
“Stimulus?”
TRI STATE - Still missing that federal “economic
stimulus” check? There are a few reasons being offered.
Some are simply late coming from a bureaucratic government. However,
thousands of people have had their economic stimulus payments
confiscated because of outstanding federal and state debts. For
instance, the Financial Management Service has redirected 3,635
payments in Arizona totaling nearly $1.6 million to various federal
and state agencies to cover debts such as federal and state tax
liabilities, unpaid child support, delinquent student loans and
other obligations. If a taxpayer has a delinquent government debt
that is more than 180 days old, the FMS will work to collect it.
Those who owe entities like the IRS should know they must pay
because they’ve been getting notices on the debt.
Also, The IRS has launched a summer campaign to reach retirees
and disabled veterans who qualify for the economic stimulus payment,
but have not yet filed to claim it. There are 116,860 Arizonans
who fall into this category. These people are in a special stimulus
category that includes recipients of certain Social Security and
Veterans Affairs benefits who do not normally need to file a tax
return. To claim the payment, they must file by October 15 of
this year. The IRS is preparing a reminder mailing. For more information,
go online to www.irs.gov
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It’s a fun view of the past on "Good
Sunday" this weekend as host Roger Galloway is told the
“secrets” of Lake Havasu City and its origin.
Some nice surprises here as he talks with Judy Whelan, head
of the city’s history museum.
Then, author Gayle Martin joins Roger about her book, “Gunfight
at the O. K. Corral: Luke and Jenny Visit Tombstone.”
How tough was Tombstone? - Among the best. Was Wyatt Earp
a good guy? How long did that famous gunfight really last
and how much bigger is the legend than the facts? All of it
is answered.
Later in the show, celebrity news reporters Andre Fortin (Hollywood,)
Jack Russell (New York) and Don Hinson (Nashville) reveal
the latest on Carrie Underwood, the “American Idol”
tour and the pending divorces of Madonna and Christie Brinkley.
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PARIS - The Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is expected to
approve a plan that will broadly expand the number of
“Top-Level Domains” (TLDs.) The BBC reports
the vote takes place in Paris and ICANN will need to approve
two proposals. The first will permit virtually any combination
up to 64 characters to be used as a TLD. The second will
also allow the use of non-Latin characters, such as Mandarin,
to be used to designate TLDs. Both proposals will create
almost an unlimited number of domain-name permutations,
such as computers.zd, or Washington.inside, instead of
just the ".com,", ".org,", or ".gov"
designations which are commonly used today. The new domains
would be known as “ccTLDs.”
However, this new extreme expansion of domain names could
also force companies to spend millions to defend them
against “cyber-squatters.” ICANN has also
not publicly stated what it will charge to register one
of the new domains, although reports have suggested that
it will be at least several thousand dollars or even several
hundred thousand dollars. Dr. Paul Twomey, chief executive
of ICANN says "We are doing this on a cost recovery
basis. We've already spent $10m on this."
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