Laughlin Times: Local

High school celebrates annual prom with spirit week

LAUGHLIN - The annual prom spirit week is under way at Laughlin Junior-Senior High School, with the four classes competing in different events each day until the big dance on Saturday, April 18.

Today, April 15, is sports day; Thursday, April 16, will be opposites day; Friday, April 17, will be spirit day.

The junior-senior prom will be held at the Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce hall from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, April 18.

Business license staff to visit April 29 and 30

LAUGHLIN - Clark County will send Business License Department staff members from Las Vegas to Laughlin for five hours over a 2-day period at the end of April to take applications - but not issue licenses, as that can only be done in Las Vegas.

The staff members will be at the Clark County Regional Government Center on Laughlin Civic Drive between Casino Drive and Thomas Edison Drive from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, April 30.

They will describe how to obtain a license, the fees and provide application forms.

Anyone needing assistance before then may call 702-455-4355 or 800-328-4813. Most of the forms may be obtained at www.co.clark.nv.us, then click on public records and business license.

Heritage Trails panel moves meeting site

LAUGHLIN - The next meeting of the Colorado River Greenway Heritage Trails West ad hoc committee will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 21. Because of the Laughlin River Run, the location will be moved to the west (senior citizens) wing of the Spirit Mountain Activities Center in Mountain View Park on Needles Highway at Arie Avenue.

The public is invited.

Ground to be broken for food bank April 28

LAUGHLIN - The official ceremony breaking ground for the new and larger Colorado River Food Bank in lower Laughlin will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, on the lot at the corner of Laughlin Civic Drive and Deputy Way, across the street from the Clark County Public Works Department yard in the Clark County Regional Government Center campus.

The public is invited.

ARS Construction of Tonopah expects to be given the notice to proceed around April 20, according to Dennis McAvan, director of the food bank and its Community Clothes Closet.

Coffee at College deals with health-care

BULLHEAD CITY - The next Coffee at the College forum, from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, will bring administrators from many Tri-state area health care facilities together to answer questions and inform attendees of what is being offered.

The free forum is sponsored by the Community Outreach program on Mohave Community College's Bullhead City campus in Room 210 of the Student Center (Building 200).

The college is on Arizona Highway 95 at College Drive in southern Bullhead City.

Call 928-704-7783 or e-mail lfonzi@mohave.edu.

Sen. Reid to offer stimulus seminar tomorrow, April 16

LAS VEGAS - Sen. Harry Reid will host a seminar to help Nevadans take advantage of more than $1.5 billion in stimulus funding acquired in the recently passed economic recovery package. The seminar will be held Thursday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

Officials from 40 federal and state agencies have been invited and representatives from Reid's staff also will be on hand to help answer questions about how to apply for and acquire the money set aside for the Silver State.

Those interested in attending the seminar are asked to register on Reid's web site at reid.senate.gov. Space is limited.

Reid also issued recently a guide to navigating the economic recovery funding that can be viewed at http://reid.senate.gov/issues/upload/reid_arra_guide.pdf.

HEROs to distribute free CFL light bulbs this Friday

LAUGHLIN - Armed with 10,000 compact florescent lamp bulbs donated by NV Energy, volunteers of Harrah's Employees Reaching Out in Laughlin will take to the streets to help some 800 Laughlin families become more energy efficient.

Each Laughlin residence will receive 12 CFL bulbs. Harrah's volunteers, easily recognizable in their H.E.R.O. hats and shirts, will walk door-to-door in selected Laughlin neighborhoods offering the bulbs which the federal government is requiring to replace incandescent bulbs.

The 75,000 light bulbs in this Nevada project in four cities collectively will save more than $3 million in energy costs over the life of the new bulbs. CFLs use 75 percent less energy, emit 85 percent less heat and last up to 10 times longer, although they cost considerably more than the old-fashioned bulbs.

Stimulus funds to be used for youth jobs

CLARK COUNTY - The state of Nevada has joined with Clark County to begin using federal stimulus funding to support the Clark County Summer Business Institute to provide summer jobs for at least 301 youth in the county.

The Governor's Workforce Investment Board will provide $672,922 for the program. For more information contact the Clark County Public Information Office.

Joint panel to meet Thursday

LAUGHLIN - The joint Public Safety-Public Works committee will try to achieve a quorum at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 16, at its meeting in the Clark County Regional Government Center on Laughlin Civic Drive between Casino Drive and Thomas Edison Drive.

The public is invited to see the joint panel discuss permanently combining them, to make it easier to obtain a quorum rather than its current requirement of each section having to have a majority of its appointees present to conduct business. The agenda also includes appointment of secretaries and assistant secretaries from among the members since the Laughlin Town Manager's Office no longer records and writes the minutes.

High School to perform musical Lagooned

LAUGHLIN - The musical Lagooned, under the direction of Alise Andrews, will be produced on Wednesday and Thursday, April 29 and 30, at 7 p.m. in the Laughlin High School Theater. Admission will be $5 each or $3 per person with the donation of a non-perishable food item, which will be donated to the Colorado River Food Bank in lower Laughlin.

The theater is the first building on Cougar Drive, with the access from Hiko Springs Lane off the Needles Highway.

St. John the Baptist schedule set

LAUGHLIN - At St. John the Baptist Catholic Church on El Mirage Way just above the Needles Highway the Knights of Columbus Council 12690 will meet Monday, April 20, at 7 p.m. and every third Monday of the month.

First Holy Communion will be Sunday, May 3, at the 8 a.m. Mass in the main church.

Second-year confirmation students will be receiving that sacrament Sunday, May 10, at the 6 p.m. Mass with Bishop Joseph A. Pepe of the Las Vegas Diocese presiding.

Annual river cruise set for May 4

LAUGHLIN - The Friends of the Laughlin Library will hold their annual Colorado River cruise, “Swing into Spring,” on Monday, May 4, at 6:45 p.m. aboard the Fiesta Queen, with loading at the public dock north of the Riverside Resort.

Tickets will be $15 per person and now are available at the Laughlin Branch of the Las Vegas-Clark County Public Library or from members of Friends of the Laughlin Library.

For more information call 702-507-4063.

Habitat for Humanity selling bricks

BULLHEAD CITY - The Bullhead Region Chapter of Habitat for Humanity is selling engravable brick pavers for a walk to the front door of every HfH home built in the Tri-state Area.

Cost for a 4 x 8 brick is $30 and an 8 x 8 brick is $50.

For more information call Cindy Wolff at 928-704-6748; to volunteer call Denise Civil at 928-763-5557.

Relay for life team offers luminaria bags

LAUGHLIN - The Laughlin Relay for Life team is offering bags to honor someone battling cancer or to remember someone who has been lost. The illuminated individually decorated or inscribed bags will provide a moving reminder of the impact of cancer when it is placed around the Mohave High School track during the annual American Cancer Society event May 1-2.

Any donation amount per bag will be accepted. For information call Barbara Bodley at 702-299-0005.

Relay for Life team sets car wash, dinner

LAUGHLIN - The 37-member Relay for Life American Cancer Society team of upper Laughlin will sponsor a fund-raising by donation car wash from 1-7 p.m. today, Wednesday, April 15, at the Bayshore Inn on Casino Drive about a half-mile from the Needles Highway intersection.

The team also will hold an Italian dinner at $10 per person on Saturday, April 18, at Laughlin Community Church.

Cancer survivors are invited to open the relay at 6 p.m. Friday, May 1, by walking the first lap around the Mohave High School track. A complimentary dinner for cancer survivors and one guest will follow. Registration must be made no later than April 23.

All 80 teams are selling luminaria bags which will be battery-lighted for the overnight vigil at the track and they will be weighted with donated canned goods which will be given the Salvation Army in Bullhead City.

Participants also may register for the Cancer Prevention Study Phase 3.

For info call Barbara Bodley at 702-299-0005.

Support student's travel

LAUGHLIN - Laughlin High School junior Kirstyn Larkey is trying to raise $6,000 by June to be able to go to Australia to take part in the People-to-People Student Ambassadors program begun by President Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower at the end of the Korean War.

For more information leave a message for her at the school, 702-298-1996.

Bones subject of seminar

LAUGHLIN - Dr. Eric Brofsky will hold a free public seminar on hips, knees, back, osteoporosis and other joint and bone conditions on Wednesday, April 22, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Spirit Mountain Activity Center's senior citizens wing. Questions will be welcomed.

Light refreshments will be provided. The seminar will be sponsored by the Laughlin Family Resource Center.

For more information call 702-298-2592.

Family play day offered 24

LAUGHLIN - The Clark County Parks-Recreation Department will offer family play day on Friday, April 24, from 9-11 a.m. for families with children up to age 4.

The games and activities will be in Mountain View Park in upper Laughlin. Register for the free program by calling 702-298-3413.

Bocce ball league will begin today, April 15

LAUGHLIN - A new eight-week bocce ball (Italian lawn bowling) league will start today, April 15, and conclude June 10 at the Spirit Mountain Activity Center on Arie Avenue at the Needles Highway.

The league is part of the Clark County Parks-Recreation Department's programs in Laughlin and will be held from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. A fee of $5 will be charged for each team of four.

For more information call Richard at 702-298-3413 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays except county holidays.

Junior Ranger Day coming

LAS VEGAS - Lake Mead National Recreation Area will celebrate National Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April 26, with a day of fun family activities.

This is the second year that Junior Ranger Day will be celebrated as part of National Park Week. Activities will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m at the Alan Bible Visitors Center just off US 93, three miles past Boulder City heading toward Hoover Dam.

Most activities are geared toward young visitors between the ages of 6 and 14.

Visitors to Lake Mohave also can take advantage of discounts and specials offered by park attractions. Some discounts will be up to 50 percent off boat rentals, lake cruises, and excursions. Locals should ask about discounts when making reservations with park concessionaires. These specials are being offered for the entire month of April.

For more about Lake Mead and Lake Mohave attractions visit park concessionaires at http://www.FunOnTheLake.com.

For more about National Junior Ranger Day call 702-293-8990. For more about becoming a Junior Ranger, or about the National Park Service's WebRanger program, visit http://www.nps.gov/learn/juniorranger.htm.

Tri State junior golf

TRI-STATE AREA - A twice a week junior golf training program will begin April 19, for 4 consecutive weeks, from 1-2:30 p.m. Sundays and 5:30-6:15 p.m. Wednesdays at the Laughlin Ranch Golf Course, 1360 Williams Hardy Drive off Bullhead Parkway in Bullhead City.

The final day to register will be Friday, April 17; payment must be made in full at the course on the first day. Prices are $55 for the first child and $45 for each additional sibling.

Introductory and intermediate golf skills will be taught and a dress code of pants (no jeans) and a collard shirt will be strictly enforced. The Ranch will provide shirts.

Call the Clark County Parks-Recreation Department at 702-298-3413, the Bullhead City Recreation Division at 928-763-0158, or log on to www.bullheadcity.com for the recreation home page.

Sign up for Pop Warner program now

LAUGHLIN - The Laughlin Pop Warner football and cheerleading program, the Wildcats, is conducting pre-registration for contact information for boys and girls from age 7-15.

Parents or guardians of interested youth should contact President Jon Lee at 702-298-0430 or 702-715-5011 (cell).

Pickle ball offered

LAUGHLIN - The Clark County Parks-Recreation Department will offer adults age 50 and older a new sport: ‘pickle ball,' on Tuesdays from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Mountain View Park. It is a hybrid of badminton, tennis and table tennis. For information call 702-298-3413.

Cougars, Lady Cougars back in action

LAUGHLIN - The Laughlin High School spring sports teams - boys and girls track, baseball and softball - were set to return to action April 14 as they head down the home stretch for seasons ending May 6 or 8.

Coaches Ben Fermon's and Debby Brody's boys and girls track teams were scheduled to return to Bullhead City for the Mohave Multiple on April 14 and are due to travel to Mesquite on Friday, April 17, for meets at Virgin Valley High School.

Coach Tony Petrik's baseball boys are at Indian Springs for a solo game today, April 15, and on April 21 are slated to travel to Henderson International for a twin-bill.

Softball Coach Craig Reisdorph's girls travel to Indian Springs today, April 15, for a solo game.

The Lady Cougars are slated to host Henderson Lake Mead Christian Academy at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 20, for a single contest and Sandy Valley for a twin-bill at 2 and 4 p.m. on April 21.

Wii sports coming to the Laughlin Library

LAUGHLIN - Sign-ups are now under way for a Wii virtual bowling series that will begin on Friday, April 17, from 11 a.m.-noon at the Laughlin Branch of the Las Vegas-Clark County Public Library, at Las Palmas Lane and the Needles Highway.

For more information call Karen or Kapua at 702-507-4063.

Activities

Laughlin Branch Library

The Laughlin Branch of the Las Vegas-Clark County Public Library has announced its schedule for April 15-21.

Gallery Exhibit - Wonders I've Seen, by local artist Joe Mangels, through May 8.

Families in Motion - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9-10 a.m. and 5-6 p.m.; Saturday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. and 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Living Water Outreach - Wednesday, April 15, 5-6 p.m.

Fact Finders - Every third Monday of the month, except April 20 has been canceled.

River Writers Support Group - Tuesday, April 21, 1-3 p.m.

For more information call 702-507-4060.

Seniors at Spirit Mountain

Here is the schedule for the Clark County Parks-Recreation Department's Laughlin senior citizens program in the Spirit Mountain Activity Center on Arie Avenue at the Needles Highway for April 15-21.

Today, Wednesday, April 15 - 9-11 a.m., quilt, knit, crochet; 9:15-10:30 a.m., coffee clutch; 10-11 a.m., exercise club (exercise ball) in Boys and Girls Club; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., bocce ball league (new 8-wk. season starts today; fee charged); 12-4 p.m., poker (dealers choice); 1-4 p.m., billiards club.

Thursday, April 16- 10-11 a.m., exercise club (stretch bands) in Boys and Girls Club; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Mah Jongg; 12:30-4 p.m., bridge.

Friday, April 17 - 9-10 a.m., Pilates through April 17 (fee charged); 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., brown bag lunch Bingo (fee charged); the 1 p.m. (note earlier starting time) movie will be “Australia,” about an English lady aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch and the rough-tumble cattle driver who helps protect her property.

Monday, April 20 - 9-10 a.m., Pilates, through April 20 (fee charged); 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., hand and foot canasta; the 2 p.m. movie will be “Bedtime Stories,” a tale of a magical family comedy that's packed with adventure and lots of heart.

Tuesday, April 21 - 9-11 a.m., quilt, knit, crochet; 10-11 a.m., exercise class (weights) in Boys and Girls Club; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., pickle ball; 1-4 p.m., Dominos, Scrabble, Yahtzee and Ping Pong.

Other games can be played when the center is open. The schedule is subject to change. Unless otherwise noted, all activities are free. Persons ages 50 and older are eligible. To contact the center call 702-298-3413 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays except county holidays.

Boys and Girls Club

The schedule of indoor and outdoor programs and activities for April 15-21 at the Laughlin Unit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Colorado River, in the Spirit Mountain Activity Center:

Wednesday, April 15- Virtues; pipe cleaner people; sharks and minnows.

Thursday, April 16 - Teen ready; fine arts; steal the bacon.

Friday, April 17 - Movie; free day.

Monday, April 20 - Torch Club; fingerprint flowers; football.

Tuesday, April 21 - Kids in control; coffee filter butterfly; scooter races.

For more information, call 702-299-9223 from 2:30-6:30 p.m. weekdays when school is in session.

Family Learning Center

The Family-to-Family Connection, also known as the Family Learning Center, has announced its spring schedule.

Wednesdays - 9-10 a.m., bilingual basics; 10-11 a.m., family focus and play it safe.

Thursdays - 9-10 a.m. and 5-6 p.m., rhymes and signs and happy healthy colors.

Saturdays - 3:30-4:30 p.m., bilingual basics; 4:30-5:30 p.m., family focus and play it safe.

Tuesdays - 9-10 a.m. and 5-6 p.m., families in motion followed by story and craft.

FLC offers free family-oriented programs for children through age 4.

Pinwheels for prevention ceremony - Bring the whole family to support this statewide campaign for the prevention of child abuse, at Mountain View Park on Monday, April 20, 6:30 p.m. Pinwheels will be given to each child and information on positive discipline will be available to parents and caregivers.

For more information call Renata Faccioli at 702-507-4075 or e-mail family2familylaughlin@gmail.com.