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I scored a humongous turkey – 23 pounds – for a killer, can’t-refuse price and thought ‘Wheee!’ Then I realized 23 pounds was about three times bigger than anything I ever shoved in my oven. Yikes! I wound up making a huge foil pouch, creating a wine steam environment, and roasting at what sounded way too hot 450 degrees for …

Photo via Melissa Wright Photography It has been over 3 months since former Miss La Paz County Alyson Tozer suddenly moved to the Phoenix area to undergo a double lung transplant. Since then, she has been living near St. Joseph’s Hospital and having regular visits with her doctors to assess her body’s acceptance of the new organs. Today, Aly says …

This is Shooter. He’s been missing since Sunday morning, an 8-year-old male black labrador, camo-colored collar with all his tags. Shooter was last seen on 2nd and Laffoon, and might have headed into town. Call Emmett at (928) 916-9694.

The public library in Parker, AZ is offering a way to avoid the fines while helping the poor at the same time. With ‘Food for Fines’, Parker Public Library will accept canned goods and other non-perishable foods instead of cash during the months of November and December, saying, “Hunger never takes a holiday! Please lend a helping hand to your …

I don’t know who the first person was to compare the passing phases of life to the changing of the season, but I’m sure he or she lived very early in human history. Perhaps one of the earliest was Solomon who wrote these famous lines, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” (Eccl. …

Arizona Department of Transportation crews will begin repairs at four different locations along State Route 95 between mile posts 151 and 152 next week beginning Tuesday, Nov. 12. Work is scheduled to take place weekdays from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and SR 95 motorists should be prepared to stop while traffic is directed through the work zone. Motorists are …

The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin installing a new overhead message board, or Dynamic Message Sign (DMS), on State Route 95 at milepost 143 in Parker on Tuesday, November 12th as part of a statewide project to improve communications with motorists throughout the state. Work will take place from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and will require temporary …

11/06/2013 UPDATE: ALL OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN AWARDED. CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE CHAMBER MEMBERS APPLYING FOR AND RECEIVING THIS AWARD. THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR 6-7 MORE PARTICIPANTS. THE REGISTRATION FEE IS $349. ACCOUNTANTS/CPA’s GET 16 CEU’s FOR THIS COURSE AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO OUT OF TOWN! Chamber of Commerce Offers Scholarships for Business Education “Profit Mastery” coming to Parker, …

Campaign signs are being vandalized ahead of the CRIT recall referendum at the ballot November 6th, Parker Live has learned. The Colorado River Indian Tribes is to hold a vote on whether to have a recall election. The campaign for ‘No recall’ is having its signs vandalized and its posts stolen, says a source, with 20 posts being stolen so …

UPDATE: The horse has been found. A KLPZ listener called to say that the horse was seen on the bridge in the early hours of the morning and that some people had taken Anna to a corral. This was quickly confirmed and the horse was located and is on her way to be reunited with her owner. Thanks to all …