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ARMED FORCES DAY RUN
WHEN: Sign-ups 9 to 11 a.m. WHERE: Bobby’s Territorial HarleyDavidson, 2550 Gila Ridge Road GOING ON: Rough Riders MC Prison chapter presents the 17th annual Armed Forces Day Run with music, hi/low hand, 50/50, raffle prizes, food, live auction; last hand 2 p.m.; proceeds benefit Yuma veterans COST: $20 single rider; $30 couple INFO: Contact Daryl Tervo at 10flstn@ gmail.com or call (928) 261-5114
HEARING CENTER OPEN HOUSE
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Sam’s Club, 1462 S. Pacific Ave. GOING ON: Celebrate better hearing month at Sam’s Club with a free comprehensive hearing test; membership is not required for event INFO: Go to SamsClub.com/ healthyliving
THE PRICE WAS RIGHT
WHEN: 11 a.m. WHERE: Heritage Library, 350 S. 3rd Ave. GOING ON: Ages 8 and older are invited to play this price-matching game and guess how much items cost in 1938; free
“MARCH FOR OUR RIGHTS” RALLY
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Begins at Main Street and E. 2nd Street GOING ON: Bring signs and a patriotic friend to show support for “March for Our Rights” rally; march south on Main Street to Giss Parkway, then east to Maiden Lane, then north on Maiden Lane, back to E. 2nd Street and west on E. 2nd Street to starting point INFO: Contact Gordon Wells at gwells6787@gmail.com or call (928) 261-5293; #marchforourrights; http://march4ourrights.org; @ mforights
BARBECUE RIB COOK-OFF
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Council Avenue Park, 801 Council Ave., Somerton GOING ON: Public safety partners from across Yuma County and the state of Arizona will participate in the first annual Somerton public safety barbecue rib cook-off; all proceeds will benefit the Arizona 100 Club; all non-alcoholic drink proceeds will be donated to the Somerton Police Department Explorers and Somerton/ Cocopah Fire Department Explorers INFO: Contact Angelica Roldan at angelicaroldan@somertonaz.gov or call (928) 285-8016
CREATE A RETIREMENT FUND
WHEN: 2 p.m. WHERE: Foothills Library, 13226 E. South Frontage Road GOING ON: Learn how to build a foundation for long-term wealth and how to use compounding interest to build retirement funds; after presentation, assess current income and expenses, set goals to determine when to retire and how much income is needed for how long; free
DIGGIN’ GOLD DANCE BAND
WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m. WHERE: American Veterans, 8889 S. Frontage Road GOING ON: Ernie and Hap of Diggin’ Gold will play country and classic rock for your listening and dancing pleasure; open to public, no cover charge INFO: Call (928) 344-3747
LUTES TAKEOVER
WHEN: 4 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Lutes Casino, 221 S. Main St. GOING ON: Fundraiser to benefit Steven Montague who needs a kidney transplant; a percentage of every order will be donated to help with medical expenses INFO: Visit youcaring.com/ stevenmontague-1131834
PIZZA TAKEOVER
WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Round Table Pizza, 2544 W. 16th St. GOING ON: Round Table Pizza will contribute a portion of all pizza sales to the Freedom Library education and scholarship program; Constitution class 6 p.m. Aug. 21; economics class 6 p.m. Aug. 23 INFO: For details, go to Freedomlibrary.org
STARTS WITH IDEAS
WHEN: 2 p.m. WHERE: Main Library, 2951 S. 21st Drive GOING ON: Explore the brainstorming process, and how to evaluate ideas for small business opportunities; space is limited; free
SUMMER JAZZ
WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Julieanna’s Patio Cafe, 1951 W. 25th St. GOING ON: Jason and Elle will be featured; sponsored by KAWC FM88.9; no admission charge INFO: Visit www.yumajazz.com
JAZZ AT LUTES
WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Lutes Casino, 221 S. Main St. GOING ON: Drummer Jaime Hernandez will be featured with the Yuma Jazz Company Quintet; Hernandez graduated from Yuma High School last year and has been studying with Robby Carrillo in Phoenix; sponsored by KAWC FM/ AM; no admission charge INFO: Visit www.yumajazz.com