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QUIET WEEKEND ON RIVER
 Colorado River - Mohave County Sheriff's Deputies patrolling the Colorado River over the three-day weekend are reporting a large amount of boaters but few violators. "There was a lot of traffic on the lake over the weekend, there is no doubt about that," said MCSO spokesperson Jarrod Lyman. "The real positive aspect of the weekend was that the majority of people were well behaved. There seemed to be a lot more families this weekend than we would normally see on other summer time holiday weekends," Lyman said. MCSO personnel responded to a total of seven accidents on Lake Havasu over the weekend. None of those accidents claimed any lives. "We are very happy with that aspect," Lyman said. "Especially with as many boats that were on the water." Three accidents did involve injuries, but none of those injuries were life threatening. The other four accidents involved only property damage. Deputies made 12 arrests for alcohol offenses over the long weekend. Five of those arrests were for operating a watercraft under the influence and seven for under age consumption. "A lot of the people we contacted on the water were aware of OUI laws. They made sure that the operator of the boat was sober, and that is very encouraging to see," Lyman said. One of the underage consumption arrests also resulted in felony drug. "A search of the personal watercraft the suspect was riding resulted in the deputy finding about two grams of marijuana in a storage compartment," Lyman said. "That subject was charged with felony possession." Deputies spent much of their time over the weekend issuing safety citations. A total of 72 cites were written by the end of the weekend. "That's what having a sufficient number of boats on the lake and proactive enforcement can do," said Lieutenant Randy Johnson, district commander for the Lake Havasu City area. "If we can stop these people right away and let them know what they are doing is unsafe, we can prevent a very serious accident before it happens," Lt. Johnson said.

A subject is taken into custody for being a minor operating a watercraft with the blood alcohol content. He was also charged with felony possession of marijuana after a search of the personal watercraft he was riding turned up about two grams of marijuana.

BECKY IS BACK!
 G.S. - Dear Beloved Friends and Family:
First of all thank you for your concern & prayers. I had quite a scare regarding my health. I discovered this morning that the biopsy came back and here are the results: I have a cancer but it is slow growing. It will be removed in a few weeks. The Doctor assures me that everything will be fine after that, just keep the check up every few months.
Sooo, after talking with my Broker, I will be working in Golden Shores only. I am glad to be back at work again.
Thanks again for your love & prayers,
Becky Crabtree

SHERIFF EARNS HONORS
 Kingman - How the Mohave County Sheriff's office assists crime victims is being touted as the model for the entire state. An Attorney General's office survey of law enforcement agencies and how they handle victims' rights resulted in the MCSO and Peoria Police Department as the two top agencies, and their policies and procedures are being recommended to other law enforcement offices. In a prepared release, Sheriff Tom Sheahan said having his department's policy cited for excellence is "a credit to the department's administrative staff that worked many hours on drafting it."

ATF RAIDS GUNS IN MOHAVE
 Mohave County - A two year undercover investigation by state police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, swept into Mohave County Tuesday in a series of early morning raids and arrests. ATF spokesperson Marti McKee said their agents targeted suspects from Kingman to Fort Mohave. "At Fort Mohave there were six or seven 'search and arrest' warrants. There were probably another six or seven in Bullhead, Golden Valley, and Kingman. So there was quite a bit of activity up here that's related this state-wide investigation into illegal trafficking of firearms, illegal trafficking of explosives, bomb making, illegal trafficking of drugs, and there are some murder-for-contract charges," said McKee. The main focus of the raid was Hell's Angel's gang members and associates.

FIREMEN WARN OF HIGH TEMPS - RESTRICTIONS

 Tri-State - The danger of rising temperatures and closed vehicles was driven home dramatically this week by Larry Tunforss, Public Information Officer for the Bullhead City Fire Department. Tunforss said, "I took an oven temperature gauge and put it inside my fire department van. The temperature outside the van was a 110. The temperature inside the vehicle rose to 160 degrees! That tells you that the inside of a vehicle is no place to leave any human or any animal!" Tunforss said that if you must leave your passengers in the vehicle for any length of time, keep the air-conditioning operating.
The rising risk of wildfires and continuing high winds has prompted the Bureau of Land Management to put many areas under fire restriction. Starting at 6p.m. this Friday, no open fires are permitted in the Hualapai, Black and Cerbat mountains and other BLM acreage. That means no charcoal or wood barbeques and no campfires. Smoking is restricted to camper-trailers, motor vehicles, indoors or stopped in a clear area of at least 10 feet in diameter. BLM land, in Mohave County, amounts to close to 500 million acres.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
G.S. - There has been great response to the articles about Neighborhood Watch. We now have a good list of people that intend to participate. A meeting date will be set soon. Watch here for details.

FOOD SHARE COMING
G.S. - There has also been some good response to the articles about Food Share, which was shut down the end of June. The local Baptist Church seems to be taking the ball and running with it. There are a series of meetings scheduled and hopefully Food Share will resume soon as it is so needed in our community. Watch here for details.

OPINIONS
- Sometimes someone has an opinion or something to say about what is going on in our community. If you have an opinion you would like to put in this publication, please bring it by the office or email it to us. We reserve the right to edit or refuse it, of course, but at least take a chance at it. As long as it is not slanderous or defamatory, we'll probably print it. You might even want to say something nice about someone or something. Email news@goldenshores.net.