9/10/2009 6:00:00 AM News Briefs: Thursday, September 10, 2009
KINGMAN
Candidate packets for the Kingman Spring 2010 election are now available in City Clerk Debbie Francis' office at 310 N. Fourth St. All candidates running for election must submit their packet to the city clerk between 8 a.m. Nov. 9 and 5 p.m. Dec. 9.
There are four open City Council positions next year, including Mayor John Salem's seat, as well as those of Vice Mayor Janet Watson and councilmen Ray Lyons and Kerry Deering.
The primary election for the Mayor and Council seats is scheduled for March 9, 2010, with the general election to follow May 18.
For more information, call Francis at (928) 753-8335.
MOHAVE VALLEY
Students and staff at Mohave High School are mourning the loss of one of their teachers, who was killed Wednesday morning. Larissa Castilleja, 43, was riding her bike when she was struck by a car around 4:15 a.m. Castilleja taught career and technical education classes for the last four years.
Principal Michael Leuck called Castilleja "the ultimate in a teacher. She took responsibility to make sure her students were better after being in her class." Bullhead Police arrested the driver, Gino Gagliardi of Fort Mojave, for leaving the scene of an accident and possible manslaughter charges. Police believe alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the accident.
KINGMAN
WaterSense, in partnership with Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, will be holding informational Webcasts throughout the year for parties interested in becoming WaterSense partners;
The Webcasts are designed to explain more about the program, describe the benefits of joining and answer questions.
The next Webcast will be Tuesday at noon. To sign up, contact the WaterSense Helpline at watersense@epa.gov or (866) 987-7367.
Reader Comments
Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Article comment by:
Katie
Ms. Castilleja was a wonderful teacher. She is missed very much by her family,friends and students. She was very dedicated and she was very caring.
