Lake Havasu City Properties donated $1,000 worth of signs to
the community that read “Kids Playing Drive 25.”
Dean Baker, owner of the real estate company, said, “Driving
around the city, I noticed people had makeshift cardboard signs in their yards
asking people to slow down because of kids playing. Our signs are bright yellow and are made out
of quality metal. They include a steel
stake so that they can be placed in the front yard of any home.”
The signs are not intended to be a speed limit sign, Baker
said. The signs need to be posted in the
correct speed zones. This information
can be obtained from the Lake Havasu City Police Dept. at 855-4884.
The signs are free;
however, Baker is asking that in exchange for a sign, residents donate a few
items of canned food so that the company can also help the local food bank with
their current shortage. The signs can be
picked up at Lake Havasu City Properties, 116 S. Lake Havasu Ave.
#101, across the street from Big 5 Sporting
Goods. Lake Havasu City Properties can
be reached at 854-7210.
Displaying the signs are (back row) Sharon Cook, Dean Baker,
Danny Kurtz, Debbie Huff and Lance Matzdorff.
In front are Lori Rule and Jack Huff.
Pictured above is the food collected for the local Lake Havasu City food bank
from the “Drive 25 kids are playing” signs donated by Lake Havasu City
Properties. The entire bed of the pickup
truck was filled with food for the needy.
Lake Havasu City Properties participated in the 2007 Run to
the sun car show in Lake Havasu City.
This
year the car show was open to 1972 and older cars and trucks and it drew 962
entries. There were 29 different makes of vehicles and entrants came
from the following states; Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico,
Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. This year we also had
entries from Australia, Canada and Germany.
The former Lake
Havasu City cultural center is in sorry shape.
The windows have all been smashed, and broken glass and
trash are strewn on the pavement. The
landscaping is mostly dead trees and shrubs, and an iron lamppost lies on its
side, covered in rust.
But for Dean Baker, the accumulation of large graffiti was
the final straw.
“It’s 500 feet from the second biggest tourist attraction in
Arizona,”
said Baker, owner of Lake Havasu City Properties. “Every tourist, just as they
cross the London Bridge, they see it. It looked like it’s right out of downtown
east L.A.”
Armed with 20 gallons of paint donated from Progressive
Drywall, Dean and five employees spent three hours Sunday painting over
graffiti that covered the building.
Angel Flight arranges free air transportation in response to health care and other compelling human needs for free.
All Angel Flight Pilots are licensed by the FAA and are instrument
rated. They are dedicated volunteers who donate their time, skills, plane and
fuel to to provide free medical air transportation for those in need.
Pictured is Dean Baker owner/broker of Lake Havasu City
Properties and a patient flown to Phoenix
children’s hospital for medical treatment.
Unfortunately the family was homeless at the time without adequate
transportation to seek specialized medical treatment.
