East County Highlights 8-5-08

  • Wellton library - The library is open all day Saturday.

  Story time is 11 a.m. Wednesday for children ages 3 to 5.

  There will be a teen craft program at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Computers and a lot of cool programs are available in the new young adult room in the library. This special room is for ages 13 to 17.

  There is a display area for new books and best-sellers, including fiction, non-fiction, westerns and large type. Check out, "A Terrible Glory" by James Donovan. If you have a display you would like to share, contact the library at 785-9575.

  English and GED preparation classes are available every other Thursday at the library. Call for more information.

  Visit the library on the Web at www.yumalibrary.org or call 785-9575. All programs are free. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays. Closed Sundays and Mondays. The library can be found at 28790 San Jose Ave.

  • Foothills branch library - Friends of the Foothills library meet at the library at 5 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month.

  Story time is 10 a.m. Wednesday for children ages 2 to 5 at Copper Hills House, 11234 E. North Frontage Road. For more information, call 342-1640.

  Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays. Closed Sundays and Mondays. For more information, call 342-1640 or visit the Web site at www.yumalibrary.org. The library can be found at 11299 S. Glenwood Ave.

 • Town of Wellton - Pool hours are 1 to 5 p.m. everyday for intercession through Aug. 12. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. weekends and 4 to 6 p.m. weekdays for in-school session Aug. 13 to Sept. 27. Family nite hours are 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Fridays. Children must be accompanied by a parent to attend.

  Harvest club boxes are available at the town hall for a cost of $20, cash only. The last day to purchase them is Aug. 12 and distribution will be 8 to 9 a.m. Aug. 15 at the Wellton Food Bank.

  The next alley clean up will be the first week of September. Call for more information or to be put on the list.

  The town of Wellton has joined over 20,000 communities nationwide that are allowed to purchase federally-backed flood insurance. This availability follows the community’s adoption and enforcement of ordinances to reduce flood losses and acceptance by the National Flood Insurance program. Residents of the town will be able to purchase flood insurance up to the limits. For more information on flood insurance, visit the NFIP Web site at www.floodsmart.gov. If you have any questions or need any additional information, contact Cindi Baisi at 817-5103.

 • Yuma County Health Department - The health department offers adult and children’s immunizations at walk-in clinics throughout the county. For more information, call 317-4559. They are held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the second Friday of each month in Wellton at the old Head Start building. A $10 fee is charged per child, per visit at all clinics. However, no child will be turned away for inability to pay. Clinics outside of Yuma are partially supported by Rotary’s Children’s Opportunity Grant.

 • Dobson museum - The museum in Tacna is still open and available for viewing by appointment only. Call Windy at 785-4013 to make an appointment.

  • Animal Guardian Angels - The Thrift Shoppe summer hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Donations are also accepted at these times. The store is located at 28809 San Jose Ave. (across from the Baptist church). Pet Wellness Vaccination clinics are held from 9 to 11 a.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month. Walk-ins are accepted without appointment. For more information, call 785-4819 or Virginia at 785-8250.

  • Wellton Senior Nutrition - Hot meals are served from 11 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday at the Community Center on Dome Street. For more information, call 785-4585.

  • VFW Post No. 6790 Men's and Ladies Auxiliary - Taco dinners will be served from 4 to 6 p.m. every Thursday for a $4 donation. Sundays through Saturdays from 4 to 7 p.m. is happy hour. Breakfasts are served at 8 a.m. Saturdays. All-U-Can-Eat pancakes for a donation of $3 per person or ham and eggs for a $5 donation. Hamburgers/cheeseburgers and fries with all the trimmings will be served Mondays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Burgers are $4/$4.50 donation. There is a pool tournament, double elimination, at 1 p.m. Wednesdays. The entry fee is $5. All events are open to the public. For additional information, call 785-4225. All proceeds go to the programs supported by the VFW, 29389 Oakland Ave. in Wellton.

  • Habitat for Humanity - Collection sites have been set up to assist the public in recycling aluminum cans and the Nos. 1 and 2 plastic bottles in Wellton and east county. Each of the locations will have an "Enviro green" Habitat collection house.  If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information, contact us at 783-3993. Locations are: Coyote Wash Road, Pete's Body Shop, Animal Guardian Angel Thrift Store, Mota's Market, Sun Country RV Park, Coach Stop RV Park, Wellton Community Presbyterian Church, Tier Drop RV Park, Ligurta Station, Circle K Store, Wellton School, Del Sol Grocery and Citrus City Community Center.

  • Yuma County Area Transit - YCAT offers services from Wellton to Yuma and connecting services to many places in Yuma County including Yuma Palms, Cocopah Casino, YRMC and Wal-Mart stores with four trips a day.

  • Dateland branch library - This branch of the Yuma County library is located within the Dateland school. Summer hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, except that it is closed the last Thursday of every month, but open on Monday of that week. Closed Saturdays and Sundays.
  Computer and GED classes are being offered. For more information, call 928-454-2242.

  • Roll branch library - This branch of the Yuma County library is located within the Mohawk Valley school. All library programs are free. Summer hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. For more information, call Lucy Shaw at 785-3701 on days when the library is open.

  • Antelope Union High School - Registration is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. now through Friday. School begins Aug. 11.

  • East County grade schools - These schools resume as follows: Dateland Elementary School, Aug. 11; Mohawk Valley School, Aug. 6; and Wellton Elementary School, Aug. 13.

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