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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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The Parker Area Chamber of Commerce, the BlueWater Resort & Casino and The Plantation will host the Annual Christmas Lighted Boat Parade along the Colorado River on Saturday, November 30, 2013. The Lighted Boat Parade will begin at 6 p.m. at the BlueWater Resort & Casino Marina and the boats will travel north along the Colorado River to River Lodge. …
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Press Release: La Paz County Health Department The dates are set for the first La Paz County adult flu clinics and the La Paz County Health Department has plenty of vaccine. The influenza vaccine will be provided at Bouse Booster Club on November 4th from 11:00-noon; Desert Gold RV Park in Brenda on November 4th from 1:00-2:00pm and Quartzsite Improvement Association …
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Via Kilian Hamlin at Race-Dezert.com Long-term Parker resident Bob Steinberger, better known as ‘The Weatherman’, has been inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. Living in Parker, AZ is a good fit for Bob, who is well-known for founding PCI Race Radios, his role at the Baja 1000 race every year and being a general presence in the sport. …
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The Hemet Productions short film at the centerpiece of the CRIT-funded “Live: Campaign” premiered to an enthusiastic local audience at BlueWater Cinemas in Parker Thursday night. Two theaters were needed to hold the crowd that wanted to see the 15-minute portrait of Parker area young people, intended to celebrate the achievements and positive lifestyles of the film’s subjects. Included in …
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Just a bit about what we do here at the Parker Area Chamber of Commerce. (Can’t view it? Go HERE.)
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The contract of Quartzsite Police Chief Jeff Gilbert, for years the subject of attention while clashing with a faction of town residents who opposed him, was terminated Tuesday by the Quartzsite Town Council. At the regularly scheduled council meeting, members convened in an Executive Session to discuss Gilbert’s contract. They reconvened in public session and voted to terminate his contract …
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