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Colorado River Outfitters is hosting its first Colorado River Outfitters Outdoor Expo on December 29th, 2010 right here in Parker! The address is 417 S. California Ave and the expo hours are 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Elite Sports Express will be there so that you can take advantage of huge savings on firearms, optics, ammo, hunting supplies and more. …
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Andy Jones writes himself $50,000 loan from Joint Venture
The Parker Pioneer reported last week that the governing board of the Colorado River Sewage System Joint Venture had been surprised to learn of loans made to employees from its funds for years, and one in particular that caught their eye, made in the amount of $50,000 by its General Manager Andy Jones to himself. The public sewage system is …
Read More »The Polar Express at Movies in the Park!
Movies in the Park will be showing The Polar Express tomorrow evening at 6pm. Movies in the Park is hosted by the PAACE Coalition and the free popcorn will be provided by Community Intervention Associates. Also, a very special guest (hint, he’s quite jolly) will be arriving at the end of the movie and passing out candy canes. There will …
Read More »Sheriff Sergeant moves on
On Friday, December 10, 2010, fellow Deputies and employes of the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office hosted a Retirement Luncheon for Sgt. Karen Slaughter. Sgt. Slaughter started as a Dispatch/Jailer in early 1989 and became a Certified Peace Officer later that year. With 21 years of sevice, Sgt Slaughter was presented a Showdow Box by Sheriff Don Lowery containing memorabilia of …
Read More »PAACE Coalition Meeting
The December Coalition meeting is already upon us! The meeting is being held at Players 9th Street Youth Center at 12:00pm on the 14th. There will be a short presentation by Lieutenant Bagby about Spice, the new legal alternative to marijuana. Topics also up for discussion are the possibility of doing another Dump the Drugs Event, encouraging landfills to change/ad …
Read More »A Duel in the Desert-Parker 250
The Parker 250 will be coming to town on January 7 & 8, 2011. This race is for motorcycles, quads and UTV’s. If you are interested in racing please visit www.bitd.com. Casey and his crew are always in need of volunteers for their events. If you are interested in volunteering please call 702 457-5775. Volunteers get the best seat in the …
Read More »Army Captain expresses thanks for Parker care packages
Captain Mei-Ling Fye at US Army Forward Operating Base Wilson in Afghanistan expresses thanks for Parker’s Christmas for the Troops program in her latest newsletter email: “We just got over 100 boxes for our Soldiers from a community in Arizona who came together and packed boxes for us! We’ll do a story on that for the next newsletter! Thank you …
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Police request information on Bouse assault
In the evening hours of November 29th 2010, a Bouse man was severely assaulted in his residence at the Coyote Ridge R.V. Park. Fred Barker was left with serious head injuries. His pickup truck had also been stolen from his residence. The truck was recovered approximately 1 mile from the Barker residence. Mr. Barker is currently recovering at the Good …
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We have shipped our packages to FOB Wilson in Afghanistan. In doing so we had prayers from Michael Penn and Jerry Kinman from the First Baptist Church. Today I am asking that you include your prayers also. I just received this message from FOB Wilson. Our men and women both in uniform and out of uniform, civilian personnel are in …
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