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A Vacation Education
This column is late because I took two weeks to get away. Week one I spend running around like crazy at the Marine Raider Association’s annual Reunion. It’s always a busy time, but a good one, and this year was no different. As things ended up I’m now more involved in the Association than ever before. Not what I had …
Read More »To The Editor: Is this your jetski?
Are you missing a Kawasaki jetski? If so, it was found floating in the river over the Labor Day weekend by a Parker Live reader who wants to get it back to its owner. If you can identify the ski, or know somebody who may be missing one, let us know HERE and we’ll pass your details along to the …
Read More »Viewfinder: Broncs at Home
The Parker Broncs play Mohave Accelerated Patriots tonight at Joe Bush Stadium for their first home game of the season.
Read More »DUI patrol this weekend
The Parker Police Department will be conducting a DUI Detail this Labor Day holiday weekend, according to a statement from PPD. “We will have extra officers patrolling during peak travel times day and night,” the department says. “The ability to have more officers on patrol is made possible through grant money received from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.” …
Read More »Parker Livecast #28: One Year Anniversary / Labor Day edition
Recorded live at Roadrunner Floating Dock Bar on a beautiful evening this week, the one-year anniversary edition of the Parker Livecast is a lively conversation ahead of Labor Day, always a fun weekend on the river. John Wright, Josh Savino and Joaquin Vences sit around a table on the ‘finger’ dock at Roadrunner, talking about some of the things that …
Read More »Woman who lost house in fire says she is grateful for community support
Texas lady fondly remembers her times coming to Parker and reminds us how Bean Pot Hill got its name The woman who lost her vacation house to a fire on Bean Pot Hill last week says she is grateful to have the support of the Parker community and appreciates the kind messages she has received. Marti Stone Gibson, 71, …
Read More »To The Editor: Whose tattered flag is this?
Occasionally, Parker Live readers notice bad flag etiquette in the Parker area, and this one aroused particular attention because it belongs to… the federal Post Office facility in the town of Parker, AZ. I received this photo in my inbox this morning, which immediately called to mind this quote: “The flag, when it is in such condition that it is …
Read More »REPLAY: The latest on the Bean Pot Hill fire
Appearing live on KLPZ 1380am Friday morning at 8:15am, Captain Mike Byrd of the Buckskin Fire Department and Lieutenant Curt Bagby of the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office gave updates on last night’s fire in a residential area of the Lakeside 2 community north of Parker, AZ. Watch here: Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Read More »Fire on Bean Pot Hill
A structure fire broke out on Thursday evening in the area of Lakeside known as Bean Pot Hill. The fire spread across brush near some homes and looked set to threaten the homes nearby. Updates to follow. 6:05– Reports that at least 3 houses have been burned as firefighters continue to work the blaze. People are reportedly watering their homes …
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