FIRE BURNS 130+ ACRES

 Mohave Valley - This picture was taken at 5:05 p.m. on Tuesday before any fire units arrived at the scene and only about 5 minutes after it started. Flames were already 40-50 feet high. Believed to be arson, the fire burned over 130 acres before it was contained. In addition to several fire departments, the Red Cross from Flagstaff and Mohave Valley C.E.R.T. groups were called in for assistance. A representative of Mohave Valley C.E.R.T. spoke at the Golden Shores C.E.R.T. meeting at the G.S. Fire Department on Wednesday evening and said they assisted with traffic, evacuations, food and water, shelter, and transportation during the approximate 12 hours it took to contain the fire.
High winds helped the fire grow rapidly, forcing residents of 80 homes to evacuate to Mohave Valley Elementary School. Livestock was cared for as well.
A local resident on Evans Rd, John Bacot, said when they were evacuating the area, he was behind the barn watching the fire and that's why they couldn't find him. He said he was watching the stack of 1000 pound bails of hay just across the road from the fire, the only place the fire jumped the road. Some sparks ignited the hay and "made some really pretty flames", said Bacot.
It was the second fire on Fort Mohave Tribal land Tuesday, however the first was a a controlled agricultural burn just south of the Avi Resort and Casino.
Crews are expected to remain on scene through at least today. Residents have begun returning to their homes, though some will be without power as the fire knocked out a few utility poles.

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FRIEND OF LOCAL RESIDENT WINS $1 MILLION SWEEPS
 G.S. - A friend of local resident of Golden Shores, Eva Chisolm, recently won the $1 million sweepstakes from Publisher's Clearing House. Machala Cristler, 73 of Rialto CA, had only $4 left in her checking account. That morning she had to borrow $20 from her daughter for some groceries. Eva said she had only been a pen pal of Cristler for about 3 months, but through their correspondence Cristler said her rent had been increased by $40 per month and she didn't know what she was going to do. Then they came to her house. "I just can't believe it" she said. She needs to buy some medications and plans to feel better. She said she is a christian and will give 10% to her church, buy some furniture and share the rest with her family.

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45-YEAR LOW IN INTEREST RATES
RISMEDIA, Sept. 17 Author: Beth Bresnahan
The Fed's leader suggested that borrowing costs could remain low for "a considerable period." The Federal Open Market Committee, the bank's policy-setting committee, as expected, decided to keep the benchmark federal funds rate at 1 percent, A 45-YEAR LOW IT HAS BEEN AT SINCE JUNE.
The Fed points out that spending is firming, although the labor market has been weakening. Business pricing power and increases in core consumer prices remain muted.
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NEW SHERRIF'S OFFICE NEARS COMPLETION
 Kingman - The new Mohave County Sheriff's main office fired up their new dispatch center on Thursday morning. So the dispatch and 9-1-1 center is operating from the new building. Over the next three weeks or so they plan on moving the rest of the Sheriff's office into the new building. Sheriff Tom Sheehan said, "We still have a few final touches to complete, hopefully by the end of this month or the first week of this month."
The facility is state of the art and Sheriff Tom Sheehan said he is especially excited. "Working out of building that was built in 1922, that is just about 60 percent condemned, has been very difficult for many of the employees, including myself. It's a tremendous building, its about 31,000 square feet. It's going to more than triple the capacity of office space and services that we can perform than our old building," he said. "It's going to make a world of difference for many different facets of the sheriffs office."

COMMODITIES CUT SHORT

Mohave Valley - The monthly commodity dispursement for September was really short with only 6 cans, 1 bag of rice and 1 bag of macaroni. They usually have over 120 people to show up and only enough food for about 60 people. When the ration is this short, a lot of people go away very disappointed. This is one of the reasons the men of Golden Shores Community Baptist Church are planning to start a Food Share program. Since the previous Food Share program was shut down in June, people who need food are having to resort to other means. The church's food share program will provide around $50-60 worth of food for less than $20 and each person can buy up to 3 boxes. A final decision will be made by the men at the October meeting and possibly start in November. Watch here for details.

MEETING CANCELLED
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
G.S. - Due to some unforseen circumstances, the Neighborhood Watch Meeting scheduled for today, September 18, has been cancelled. We will try again in October. Watch here for further details. For more information, please call 768-1400 or email ys@goldenshores.net.