Author Archives: Jamie Lee, Parker Area Tourism

Volunteers Needed for Parker Tube Float!

The 36th Annual Parker Tube Float will be taking place June 8th and is the most important fundraiser for the Parker Area Chamber of Commerce. This year we anticipate the largest turnout for this event but we desperately need your help. The Chamber of Commerce is reaching out to community members in hopes of recruiting volunteers for this event. We ... Read More »

What’s Going On?

2nd Annual Friends and Family Fun Day! At the Bill Williams National Wildlife refuge between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm. Archery, youth fishing clinic, crafts, birding activities, nature hike, and hot dogs and snacks. Contact (928) 667-4144 for more info. Read More »

Bradley Chevrolet Chamber Mixer – Harlem Shake

Bradley Chevrolet is hosting this month’s Parker Area Chamber Mixer this Thursday, March 21st at 5:30 pm. The mixer will be at the dealership and catered by Havasu Springs. There will also be a special guest singer, the Spring’s Songbird, Jeanne Nowak. Admission is $10 for the general public and $5 for Chamber Members. All are welcome. We hope to ... Read More »

AJ Motorsports Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

This morning was the ribbon cutting ceremony for AJ Motorsports. Brandon Johnson (seen below cutting the ribbon) offers services and accessories for UTV, PWC, ATV, MC & Boats. For more info call 928-232-7529 or visit the shop at 9230 Sunset Dr., Parker Strip, Arizona! Read More »

Parker 425 Downtown Experience Gets Copper Chopper Back

Well friends, I just received an email from R-Entertainment and the Arizona Centennial Commission. After much consideration, the commission has thought it best that the Arizona Centennial Copper Chopper attend our Downtown Experience Event on February 2. Please join me in thanking the Arizona Centennial Commission and R-Entertainment for their gracious reconsideration of the appearance of the Copper Chopper. The ... Read More »

Money Talks, Rural Arizona Loses

UPDATE: See HERE for the update to this story. The Arizona Centennial Copper Chopper has just been pulled at the last minute from the Parker 425 “Downtown Experience.” Apparently, Karl Eller (Google him) has been a huge donor to the Arizona Centennial Commission and has just now requested the Copper Chopper be in attendance at the “Waste Management Open Golf ... Read More »

35th Annual Parker Tube Float Date Set

The Parker Area Chamber of Commerce will co-host this year’s tube float with BlueWater Resort and Casino and Parker Rotary on June 9, 2012. This years’ theme will celebrate the Statehood of Arizona. There have been many centennial celebrations state-wide over the past year and will continue throughout 2012. Arizona will be 100 years old on February 14, 2012. The Tube Float ... Read More »

Parker 425 Bouse Spectator Areas

At the 2011 Parker 425, two spectator sections in Bouse were closed due to new mandates following the California MDR race casualties. We have some great news that took some effort and a lot of help from the community: These sections will be re-opened for the 2012 Parker 425 race! First, we had to locate some barriers called K-Rails. K-Rails ... Read More »