Take time on April 9 to visit Kingman's Wildlife Fair. Free and open to the public the event will be held at Kingman Academy from 6 to 9 p.m. This is a youth event sponsored by Arizona Game and Fish and will be youth oriented. Past events hosted 2000 guests.
View live birds, mammals, several species of rattlesnakes and other native wildife. There will also be interactive hunting and fishing games. Don't forget to bring your camera. Photo ops will be available. For more information, contact Game and Fish @ (928) 692-7700.
This is the best time of the year for events and activities in Kingman. Get out and have fun!
Nancy & I visited with the representatives from the Hualapai Mountain Medical Center at the County Fair last weekend! They tell us that they expect to accept the first patient the last quarter of 2009 and it won't be long before the local hiring of support services and staff will begin.
The hospital will offer the following services:
The hospital will eventually house 106 beds with a full-service ER with 200,000 sq.ft. currently under construction. For more information check out the hospital website: http://www.hmmcaz.com/
The North Star Steel Plant which has been inactive for over five years will be the new home of Nucor Steel who purchased the plant at a cost of $35,000,000 in 2003. Nucor will produce rebar and wire rod starting in second quarter 2009.
Mayor John Salem stated that the plant would initially produce 50 high paying local jobs with more to come as production increases.
Mohave County Deputy Director of Economic Development was quoted: “that this was a big win for the county and Kingman.”
Nucor is one of the largest steel producers in the US and currently employs 20,000 nationwide.
City Council has approved the acceptance of final plans to renovate the historic Train Station downton. Plans for the project include the Amtrac Station at the West End of the Building and a Train Museum and Gift Shop at the East End.
ADOT will be responsible for the lead based paint and asbestos abatement. That project is expected to be started soon. As soon as this project is completed bids will go out for the final rennovation.