On this week’s edition of the Parker Livecast, we engage in a free-flowing ramble of unlinked subjects, including love, culture and road safety. We also chat to KLPZ football commentator Randy Hartless on the status of the Parker Broncs football team and their postseason prospects, Collins records a public service announcement (PSA), and we contemplate what would happen if Rose …
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Viewfinder: River property development
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Read More »Free grapes: truck opened to community
A semi trailer full of fresh grapes has been written off after an accident and the grapes are being given for free to the community. Parker Towing’s Mark Schifo prioritized the poor and needy with the first selection of the produce, and as of 1 p.m. many various agencies had been to collect some for their projects and programs. Now, …
Read More »La Paz County goes to the polls
It turns out that the tastes of La Paz County voters are largely in line with the rest of the state of Arizona. Former Cold Stone Creamery CEO Doug Ducey, who will be Arizona’s new governor after yesterday’s election, was also favored by La Paz County voters with 68 percent of the local vote. For District 4 House of Representatives, …
Read More »Parker Treasure Hunt: November
Ladies and gentlemen, the Parker Treasure Hunt is back! Ah, Fall is here and the promise of cooler temps! The Parker Treasure Hunt is back for the month of October. We’ll add a clue every day until the prize marker is found, when it can be traded for $100 in cold, hard cash at Lane’s Auto Care & Tire Pros. …
Read More »Parker Livecast #9: Ghost Hunting and Power Lifting
In this Halloween episode of the Parker Livecast we recap Josh’s experience hunting ghosts this week in Parker-area abandoned buildings. We also talk to 16 year old Ashley Hoban, a Parker High School Junior who’s just taken a world record in power lifting! We celebrate her achievement and make note that – despite being very strong – she does not …
Read More »10 Sunsets: Captures by Parker Live readers
Yesterday I shared Rauni Sue’s photo of a beautiful Parker sunset under the caption “They say the sunsets here are better than anywhere else.” And to prove it’s true, Parker Live readers – being who they are – flooded my inbox over the following hours with lots more captures from their own vantage points and their own cameras. It’s nice …
Read More »Viewfinder: They Say The Sunsets
They say the sunsets here are better than anywhere else. Via Rauni Sue H.
Read More »Parker boy on kidney transplant list
An 8 year-old Parker boy is on the list to receive a kidney transplant. Mason-Ray Corodimas lives with his grandmother Anita Flores and has been on dialysis 3 days a week at the Phoenix Children’s Dialysis Clinic. According to his family there is no definitive answer as to why his kidneys stopped working, but they decreased in function after a …
Read More »Veterans’ court to be established in Parker
Agencies are coming together to establish a special court for people who have been in the military, according to Bill Risen of Parker Lions Club. A veterans’ court is a special court which tries cases of minor offenses which involve veterans, particularly those diagnosed with service-related illnesses. The first veterans’ court, established in 2008 in Buffalo, New York, has been …
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