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Fawson works as A public information officer is If today’s agenda item is Also on today’s agenda, three an office supervisor at the Mohave 98 FORECAST: back on the agenda for the Mohave approved, staff willbe asked to supervisors will propose their County Legal Defender’s Office. Plenty of sun County Board of Supervisors. finalize a job description and work candidates for the 2020 Census Supervisor Gary Watson will Based on discussions that out other job details. Complete Count Committee. suggest Nicole Bratley to represent 75 occurred at the county’s May 17 Supervisors last considered hir- Supervisor Buster Johnson will District 1. Bratley currently serves SEE PAGE 12 budget workshop, supervisors ing a public information officer in suggest Gaynell Crews as a rep- as Appraiser II & Auditor at the will consider creating a position August. They voted against pro- resentative for District 3. Crews is Mohave County Assessor’s Office. of communications director. The ceeding with the position a month a retired process server (a person Also at today’s meeting, TO READ position would be responsible for later, with Supervisor Ron Gould who supports legal and court activ- the Mohave County Board of coordinating the county’s social referring to the last PIO as a “tax- ities). 4 INSIDE See SUPERVISORS, Page 5 TODAY NATION: White House: Trump ‘deadly serious’ about Mexico tariffs. SEE PAGE 13 NATION: Pompeo says US ready to talk to Iran with ‘no preconditions.’ SEE PAGE 12 NATION: Virginia Beach attacker notified boss of plans to leave his job. SEE PAGE 10 Editor’s note: This story originally in “The Abyss” and Johnny Ringo in appeared in the spring edition of “Havasu ... “Tombstone.” Even a cursory review of his Arizona’s Coastal Life” magazine. In addi- extensive filmography reveals solid proof tion to this story, the magazine also includes that the actor is a workhorse. Biehn (pro- a full question-and-answer interview with nounced bean) is a man comfortable in his A man of Lake Havasu City native Michael Biehn. own skin. Even at 62, ARIZONA: Court orders new Pick up a copy at the Today’s News-Herald his skin is looking pretty good. He takes hearing for groups trying to office or in stores around Lake Havasu City, his work seriously, but not himself. He’s ban lead ammo in Kaibab. and watch for the summer edition hitting candid, but not unkind. For a man who has SEE PAGE 3 shelves over the next few weeks. achieved such success in an ocean of huge egos, he’s an island of humility. In con- character ichael Connell Biehn is remem- versation, it won’t take him long to make OBITUARIES bered as just one of the guys in the you laugh out loud. He downplays his own ‘Terminator’ and ‘Aliens’ were Mclass of ’74 at Lake Havasu High accomplishments, preferring instead to let School. Yet, a bit part in “Grease” launched his work speak for itself. There are no obitu- only the beginning of an him on a 41-year acting career in movies And his work speaks volumes. In 1970, ary listings in today’s and television, that morphed into writing, Michael’s father moved the family of paper. See recent impressive Hollywood career for directing, producing, promoting and doing five—he has two brothers and a sister— listings at www.lega- voices in video games. from Lincoln, Nebraska to a tract home on cy.com/havasunews Along the way, Biehn created many Cliffrose Drive in Havasu to practice law. Havasu native Michael Biehn iconic characters well-known to mov- Don Biehn was Havasu’s first city attorney, iegoers, such as Douglas Breen in “The served on the school board, chamber of ONLINE ONLY Fan,” Sgt. Kyle Reese in “The Terminator,” commerce board and as president of the By BUCK DOPP | SPECIAL TO TODAY’S NEWS-HERALD Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in “Aliens,” Lt. Coffey Know all the movies See BIEHN, Page 5 filmed in Lake Havasu City? Find out at HavasuNews.com. TOURISM @havasunews Today’s News-Herald Upgrading Lake Havasu INDEX City’s welcome mat Classifieds: 8-10 GO LAKE HAVASU STAFF tified in autism and special needs care. Comics: 11 BECOMES CERTIFIED AUTISM Terence Concannon, presi- Opinion: 4 TRAVEL PROFESSIONALS dent and CEO of Go Lake Havasu, Orchids & Onions: 11 discovered that several Mesa Shortcuts: 7 By PAM ASHLEY officials earned the autism cer- TODAY’S NEWS-HERALD tification and believed the train- Sports: 6, 7 ing would be a good fit for Lake Nation: 10, 12, 13 In an effort to accommodate a Havasu City. Planner: 2 $262 billion underserved market, “The training was profound seven full-time employees of Go for me,” he said. “I learned that Volume 54, No. 154 Lake Havasu have earned their loud noises and flashing lights certification as autism travel pro- can be upsetting to those with fessionals in early May. autism. In Havasu, particularly It means that Go Lake around the lake, we have loud Pam Ashley/Today’s News-Herald Havasu will soon be listed on boats and loud music.” The Visitor Information Center in the English Village has renovation AutismTravel.com. The site pro- While taming the party atmo- plans that include creating quiet zones. The zones will be peaceful vides families easy access to des- sphere is an impossibility, the places where caregivers of autistic people can calm their overstimu- lated loved ones. WEEKDAY tinations that are trained and cer- See CERTIFIED, Page 5 HAVASU & MOHAVE COUNTY TODAY’S NEWS-HERALD Monday, June 3, 2019 • 5 SUPERVISORS: SET TO OK INCREASE IN GRANT FUND FOR STD PROGRAM CERTIFIED CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Supervisors is set to ping time frames. Services, and outreach Burley said rates heightened awareness ences. Being in water approve an increase of The program provides to medical providers to for all STDs continue that the autism com- often gives a sense of $7,746 to grant fund the surveillance, disease pre- provide the most current to rise in Arizona, and munity has very specific calm to children on the Sexually Transmitted vention and prevention screening and treatment while Mohave County needs when they travel spectrum. Disease Control program activities like screening guidelines. Department of Public led the Go Lake Havasu That makes Lake provided by the Mohave and treatment, linkage According to the Health is an integral part- staff to plan for quiet Havasu an ideal sum- County Department of to care, partner services Community Health ner in the effort to reduce spaces where families mer travel destina- Public Health. The rea- and education/outreach Needs Assessment STDs, more federal and can take a break. The tion for many families. son for the change is in the county. released by Kingman state resources are need- spaces allow their chil- Secluded coves and due to the difference in The objective of the Regional Medical Center ed to comprehensively dren recover from the nearly-deserted stretch- fiscal periods between program is to reduce the and MCDPH, the inci- address the problem. hubbub. es of beach offer less the program, which is number of chlamydia, dence of gonorrhea in If the board approves “My employees and I anxiety-producing stim- Jan. 2019-Dec. 2019 and gonorrhea and syphilis 2012 in the county was this increase, it won’t will be creating a quiet uli. the County’s fiscal year, cases, increase access to 17.3 per 100,000, which is impact the general fund space in our Visitors Jackie Leatherman which runs July 2018- STD services for those better compared to other and the program will Center adjacent to the of Go Lake Havasu said June 2019. populations most at risk, peer counties. receive the funds by June London Bridge, and that for her, the autism The adjustment will and reduce the threats of For chlamydia, in 2013 30. I’ll work with the city to certification training allow the program to emerging STDs and con- the incidence was 260.6 Supervisors will gath- locate and designate increased her aware- receive the full grant genital syphilis. per 100,000 in the county, er for their bimonth- areas and parks where ness and established award within the first To prevent STDs, the which is better compared ly meeting at 9:30 a.m. people with autism and her resolve to remove six months of the grant county provides con- to the state of Arizona. Monday in the County their caregivers can find obstacles faced by trav- year, which requires an sultations in conjunc- According to Arizona Administration Building, solace during challenging eling families. increase in the county tion with the Arizona Health Matters, the state 700 W. Beale St., in times,” Concannon said. “As a tourism desti- budget due to overlap- Department of Health rate is 466.6 per 100,000. Kingman. Autism is a develop- nation, it’s important mental disability that that we make everyone affects an ever-increas- welcome and comfort- ing number of children.
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