HOUSE BURNS - TOTAL LOSS

 G.S. - The Golden Shores Fire Department received a call shortly after 2:00 p.m. on Thursday that a vehicle was on fire under a carport at the Dillon residence on Shore drive and called an urgent message, several times, for firemen on the fire department radio channel. By the time fire trucks were on the scene, the house had caught fire and within 5 minutes the entire house was on engulfed. Mohave Valley Fire Department was called for an extra pumper and the fire was under control within about 20 minutes. Prior to Mohave Valley's arrival, the Golden Shores Firemen did a great job of preventing the spread of the fire to the house next door. Fortunately there was no one in the house and no physical injuries were reported. Several loud explosions were heard during the fire. Several observers watched as the power lines burned and fell from the power pole next to the house. Utility companies were called to the scene to secure the utilities. U.S. Government fire officials were also on the scene. To see more pictures of this fire Click Here.

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HOLIDAY ROLLOVER

 G.S. - President's Day was not a good day for local resident Gary Ramer. He said, "I was not in a hurry. I got to the stop sign, I looked both ways, then started across the highway and suddenly, there she was. So I hit the accelerator and attempted to get out of the way and was hit anyway." The accident happened at the main intersection in town, between the Shell and Western Trader. Ramer said the lady in the white Cadillac hit the left rear bumber of his small white truck. He spun around a couple of times and then rolled over on the side. Ramer said he could have climbed out the door of the driver side, but they cut the windshield out anyway, probably in case of fire. There did not appear to be any skid marks on the highway from the Cadillac attempting to slow down, but Ramer is still considered to be at fault. Ramer and the two occupants of the car were taken to Needles hospital and treated and released.

NICOLE NATIONAL WINNER

G.S. - Left: Lucille "Luke" Boyer Patriot's Pen Auxiliary Chairman, Nicole Bovari first place, Reilly Hartigan second place, Janae Wolf third place, Top: Principal Brett Agenbroad and Assistant Principal John Warren.
Nicole Bovari won a $4,000 scholarship at the VFW National Patriot's Pen Essay Contest. Out of 50 U.S. States, Guam and Germany, Nicole was named a fifth place winner in the national contest. Nicole (13) is a student at Topock Elementary School. Teacher, Lorraine Wait, had to coax Nicole to enter the contest. At first, Nicole wasn't going to enter the essay contest but Ms. Wait explained that Nicole was a "good writer" and talked her into it.
The theme for the VFW Patriot's Pen Essay Contest was "My Dream For America." Sponsored by VFW 6306 and Auxiliary, Nicole (13) was the FIRST PLACE winner at post level, district level and state level. Her essay was then entered into the National Patriot's Pen Essay Contest where she took 5th place. Congratulations Nicole!

VFW PANCAKE FUND RAISER
G.S. - A free pancake breakfast was served Sat. Feb. 14. Pancakes, bacon or sausage and coffee were served at no charge. There was a request for donations for the Mohave Desert Veterans Memorial. A red wheelbarrow was stationed near the door to receive donations.
Over 100 pancake breakfasts were served to more than 100 people. The breakfast, proceeds from the big burger lunch and beverages from the canteen brought in $1,170 for the memorial. Memorial Chairman Hollis Wolfe was pleased with the response from the community.
Forms for additional concrete sidewalks are ready to be filled. A cement truck is expected to arrive on Sat. As Hollis says, "The monument will be built as fast as donations come in." Most of the labor is done by volunteers from the VFW post and members of the community.

LOOKING FOR A SAGUARO
G.S. - Veterans Memorial Chairman Hollis Wolf is looking for two Saguaro cacti for the landscape around the monument. He hopes there is someone who has such a cactus to donate. His special hope is to get two. Anyone who can help Hollis please contact VFW Post 6306 at 768-3033.

DESERT 'TREASURE HUNT'
LAUGHLIN - Feel like an explorer? Harrah's Laughlin casino is taking part in a "treasure hunt." Qualifying entrants into the contest will be taking part at all the Harrah's properties in Nevada. The finalists will then be sent, with a guide and a four-wheel drive vehicle, into the Mojave Desert to find treasure chests. Why the Mojave Desert? One of the chests contains $1 million. The contest starts in April.

INFORMED CONSENT PASSES SENATE!
Phoenix - Thursday the Senate passed our informed consent bill on abortion (SB1077) by an 18-11 vote! This is a miraculous turnaround from one year ago, when the bill died in the Senate after several Democrats succumbed to the pressure from Gov. Napolitano to vote against something they really supported. When that happened, we urged many of you to let them know of your disappointment, and partly as a result of that outrage from their districts they voted “yes” today, despite enormous pressure!

THE PASSION
Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion of the Christ," will open nationwide on Wednesday, February 25.

FREE GUN LOCKS
Walmart - Law enforcement agencies have announced that they would be giving away gun locks. The give-away is part of the "Project Child Safe" program dedicated to proper gun safety, handling and education. On Saturday, February 21, from noon until 4 p.m. in Bullhead City the the give-away will be taking place at the Super Wal-Mart. The gun locks are being funded by a state grant, which in turn is being funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.

WEBSITE TEMP OFFLINE
G.S. - The goldenshores.net website may be temporarily offline for the next few days. The reason is that we have made another improvement and changed domain registrars. It takes a little time for the new location of the domain name to propogate. So if you want to reach the website in the meantime, the temporary address is: http://www.citlink.net/~dboss/gs