Speaking at Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club's December 14 meeting was KRMC Chief Operating Officer and fellow club member, Ryan Kennedy. With 1,900 employees, Kingman Regional Medical Center is Mohave County's largest employer. Its Community Pharmacy is scheduled to open in the next week, which will enable patients to have their prescriptions filled before being discharged from the hospital. KRMC's cardiovascular center expansion is due for completion in the spring of 2020. Its emergency department expansion two-year project, adding 20,000 square feet with a projected cost of $11,000,000-$12,000,000, will go to bid this coming spring. 100 stalls have been added to employee parking behind Urgent Care, thus freeing up more patient parking spaces. Also pending is medical office space development on the 4th floor of KRMC's Hualapai campus. 

Becky Fawson, President of Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club, presented Nicole Mangieli/Western Arizona Humane Society Operations Manager and Lynn Kannianen/Board Member a $1,700 donation check. The donation was obtained from tips received by the Rotary club's at its Oktoberfest last month where 5 dogs and 5 cats were adopted out by the humane society. Mangieli and Kannianen spoke to the club on the humane society's upcoming December 1 fundraiser, Whiskers and Wine, to be held at the Grand Events Center. The event will be catered by Garlic Clove with beer and wine provided by Black Bridge Brewery and live music by Buffalo Nickel. Proceeds will be used to help defray the cost of maintaining the animal shelter.  The average shelter cost for each animal admitted is $300, covering not only food and boarding but also parvo-testing, vaccinating, spaying or neutering, and microchipping. For more information on the humane society or to volunteer, call 928-753-2727.

 Speaking at Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club's October 26 meeting was Tina Moline, Kingman City Finance Director (shown above with club president Becky Fawson). Current construction projects are the Stockton Hill waterline project and Andy Devine sidewalk improvements project. Kingman is working with Kingman Regional  Medical Center on the Kingman Crossing Interchange. A $125 million grant submitted for the Rancho Santa Fe Interchange is due to be awarded in December.The city is also working on the Economic Development Strategic Plan. To keep abreast of Kingman-related activities and events, Moline encourages residents to like City of Kingman on its FaceBook page.