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Experience Bullhead CityArizona & MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 2014 “Poki” silenty watches over the city from his new home in front of the Bullhead City Area Chamber of Commerce BULLHEAD P. 8 The Best of the Colorado River RECREATION & PARKS | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | CHAMBER MEMBER DIRECTORY 2 | Experience Bullhead City, Arizona 2014 Experience Bullhead City, Arizona 2014 | 3 WARMC WARMC Double Truck Double Truck 4 | Experience Bullhead City, Arizona 2014 Experience Bullhead City, Arizona 2014 | 5 18 Hiking at Grapevine Canyon is just one of the many great outdoor activities our area has to offer CONTENTS 8 Bullhead The Best of the Colorado River 10 Tourism See the Sights 84774 12 Homes & Residential Living Find Your Home Here Brookfield Homes 12 Government Serving the People 26 14 Location & Transportation Finding Your Way 14 Education Smart Thinking Fort Mohave Indian Tribe Casinos, Recreation & 16 Economic Development Along the Colorado River 18 Recreation & Parks Activities For All 25 Area Map 26 Arts & Entertainment The Best of Bullhead City 28 Membership Directory 40 Healthcare Maintaining Wellness 40 42 Economic Development 44 Industrial Progress & Prosperity 46 Board of Directors 6 | Experience Bullhead City, Arizona 2014 Experience Experience Bullhead City, Arizona 2014 | 7 Bullhead CityArizona & MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 2014 84428 WELCOME Mohave Airport From the Chamber elcome to Bullhead City, a desert ages to enjoy and an awesome variety of gaming for paradise with nearly 360 days of sunshine those 21 and over. W each year. The Bullhead City area is a pristine desert climate with clean air and is an Oatman is a must-see while visiting our area. ideal playground for water-based recreation and Oatman is the “ghost town that refuses to die” with desert lovers. Bullhead City has a variety of homes gun fights happening daily, roaming wild burros and to offer, from newly built or resale homes in gated specialty shops. Plan on including Oatman while communities with amenities and activities. There on a Route 66 road trip. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy are established subdivisions without cookie-cutter- hiking, biking, off-roading and many water sports, type looking homes. The area also offers retirement including fishing, boating, water skiing, jet skiing, communities and adult living resorts for those over canoeing and kayaking on the Colorado River and 55 to enjoy their retirement years. Golf course Lake Mohave. There is truly something for everyone. community homes are available for avid golfers. At the end of the day, if you like watching sunsets over We hope you find this profile book beneficial to you. the Colorado River and Black Mountains, then a It offers a closer insight into what Bullhead City has riverfront home or condominium is the place for you. to offer and provides a resource when looking for products and services our businesses have to offer. There are many reasons to visit and possibly relocate We urge you to patronize these fine businesses that your business and family to Bullhead City. We offer support the Chamber of Commerce, the Bullhead K-12 education, charter schools and a two-year City area and this publication, which all help our local community college. There are two hospitals in the economy to continue to grow into the future. area along with specialized medical doctors and 83899 facilities to assist you in fulfilling your medical needs. You’re invited to spend a day, a weekend or much Bullhead City brings a variety of retail shops and longer exploring Arizona’s West Coast. The Bullhead Century 21 restaurants for all your shopping or dining out needs. City area is home to activities and attractions to suit There’s no need to leave our desert community so every vacationer’s and resident’s style and budget. local dollars stay local. The city of Bullhead City The only complaint you will have is how fast the time partners with many service clubs and the Chamber flies when you’re in Bullhead City because it’s simply of Commerce to hold special events like the River a desert paradise. Regatta, Bullhead City Bike Fest, Burro BBQ, the Christmas Parade and Winterfest, are just a few Again, welcome to Bullhead City and we hope you great events that bring thousands of people down enjoy your visit. to our area of the Colorado River. Simply put, there is always something happening in the Bullhead City Chris Barton area, when you go across the river to Laughlin, the Executive Director IOM resort casinos have top-notch entertainers for all Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce 8 | Experience Bullhead City, Arizona 2014 Experience Bullhead City, Arizona 2014 | 9 BULLHEADThe Best of the Colorado River Lake Mohave as they backed up behind Davis Dam in the early 1950s. In the 1960s, developers began advertising local subdivisions in the Southern California area and the retirement population began to grow. Bullhead City was incorporated in 1984. The population has grown from just over 10,000 residents in 1980 to nearly 40,000 reported in 2010, with an estimated population of 75,000 in a 20-mile radius in 2008. The Arizona Veterans Memorial stands nine feet high, 40 feet wide and displays the flags of Arizona, the U.S. and each branch of the armed services. The memorial exhibits 11 bronze plaques holding the names of more than 3,000 service men and women from the state of Arizona who were killed in all wars and armed conflicts in the last 100 years. On each side of the curved memorial wall are giant bronze eagles surrounded by 50 stars, each representing one of the 50 states. The riverfront memorial park is open year-round and admission is free. 84656 The Colorado River Valley is known across the Southwest as a year-round vacation paradise, offering a choice Bullhead Insurance between the cold, fast-flowing Colorado River and the warm, smooth waters of Lake Mohave. Both are perfect ocated on the Colorado River, necessary materials. One year after for water sports such as boating, water skiing, personal Bullhead City is a thriving the war ended, construction resumed watercraft and sport fishing throughout the year. Fishing L community where striking and the dam was completed in 1950. has always been one of the region’s claims to fame. scenic beauty provides the backdrop Davis Dam is named after the late The modern Local fishing guides report catching striper in the 20 to 30 for a host of attractions and outdoor Arthur Powell Davis, director of the pound range almost daily, and believe there are still even recreation activities. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1914 beginnings of the larger fish to be found in the Bullhead City area. until 1923. It provides hydroelectric city are tied to the Gold miners first began settling the power to cities throughout the “ Regular special events like rodeos, the annual River area in the mid-1800s. The community Southwest, controling the Colorado construction of Davis Regatta, an annual motorcycle rally, burro (not really) bar- now known as Bullhead City first River flows to prevent flooding and Dam, which began b-que, chili cook-offs and festivals provide family friendly began as Hardyville, when William manages the water resources in the in 1942, but halted activities with a perfect climate for outdoor recreation Harrison Hardy began operating a region. all year long. A variety of lodging, dining and shopping ferry, trading post and inn on the because World War II experiences are offered by the area’s many businesses Colorado River in 1864. A historical Davis Dam construction workers and consumed necessary and gaming, along with top-ranked entertainment, are marker is located on the actual site, their families lived in a community located just across the Colorado River in Laughlin, as well near the corner of Highway 95 and at the foot of the dam, called Davis materials as on the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe’s reservation to the Plata Drive. The nearby Hardyville Camp. Eventually, the town that south. Pioneer Cemetery contains nearly two- sprang up to support the growing dozen graves from the time period. population was named Bullhead City For a vacation long or short, Bullhead City is a hub for after a rock island in the Colorado enjoying many interesting activities in the surrounding The modern beginnings of the city River that resembled the shoulders region. The area’s wide selection of accommodations— are tied to the construction of Davis and head of a bull with large, curved from campgrounds and RV parks to motels and full- Dam, which began in 1942, but halted horns. Over time, the rock was service resort hotels—makes the Colorado River Valley a because World War II consumed submerged under the rising waters of great vacation value. 10 | Experience Bullhead City, Arizona 2014 Experience Bullhead City, Arizona 2014 | 11 TOURISM See the Sights 84487 Laughlin casinos Mohave Electric Arizona Veterans Memorial Eternal Flame here is no shortage of things to do and see in the Bullhead City is also home to the Arizona Veterans Bullhead City area. Attractions abound, along with Memorial and Eternal Flame, a riverfront park set aside T a host of accommodations and dining options that to remember those Arizonans who lost their lives serving make the region a great vacation destination for all ages. our country in the last 100 years. The Arizona Veterans Memorial stands nine feet high, 40 feet wide and displays A wide selection of dining options include: drive-thru fast the flags of Arizona, the U.S. and each branch of the armed food, a variety of take-out eateries, coffee shops, steak services along with 11 bronze plaques carrying the names houses, gourmet restaurants and several varieties of of more than 3,000 service men and women from the state ethnic cuisine, including Thai, Mexican, South American, of Arizona who were killed in wars and armed conflicts in Asian, Italian and more.