In Havasu, events heat up, as the weather cools down

          As I write this, it is 3:38 p.m. and the temperature is reportedly 81 degrees. This is considerably less than just a week ago.  Everyone is shouting in celebration for the cooler weather (that may be a bit of an exaggeration) yet I am still looking wistfully at my pool, acknowledging that without a heater, I am too much of a wimp to keep swimming.
          But the good news, attending events in less than 100 degree weather, such as this evening’s Chamber Mixer at the Foothills, will be a more pleasant experience.  My cousin is visiting from California, and we are planning to take him and my mom to the mixer, so they can take a look at the upscale models. It’s quite impressive, and I imagine Mom (who has lived in Havasu since 1968) will be surprised at what is unfolding above the city. (And if any of you potential buyers out there would like to check out the Foothills, or some other Havasu development, remember, I am also a REALTOR® so give me a call!) Okay, that WAS a shameful plug! 
          Cooler weather also marks the start of other familiar Havasu area events.  The Desert Bar, located on the way towards Parker, opens after Labor Day.  The Havasu Swap Meet comes back in the fall.  And the Havasu Museum starts up its monthly programs.
          Each month, the Historical Society hosts a program at the Museum, normally held the third Tuesday, at 7 p.m. Admission is free.   I will confess, I normally miss them, as by the time I get home from work, I am too pooped to make it back out. (Wow, makes me really sound old!)
          But, I am glad I made my self go this last Tuesday.  Several Havasu “Pioneers” gave brief talks on some of their experiences.  The speakers were great, they kept us entertained while escorting us down memory lane.
          One of the speakers was Rick Kingsbury, who went to high school with me.  He was a senior the first year the school open, and I was a sophomore.  Although we didn’t run in the same crowd, I knew who he was….the school was pretty small.  Rick wrote a book Living at the End of Old 95, about Lake Havasu City’s early days.  It’s an entertaining look at LHC’s birth, and definitely not a stuffy historical piece, but rather a down home, behind the scene perspective of LHC in the 1960’s.  For those of you interested in purchasing a copy, it's available at the Museum bookstore, it can also be purchased at our online bookstore.
          Two plugs in one blog...it really is time for me to get this thing posted, then off to the Mixer! 

Bobbi Holmes, September 20, 2007