In 2018, Steve was voted the Lake Havasu Chamber of Commerce's Citizen of the Year.ĭesert Storm will be headquartered at Windsor Beach April 19-22, 2023, following the Lake Havasu Boat Show. He is past president of the Lake Havasu City Rotary Club, served on the board of the Havasu Community Health Foundation, the Veterans Court and is currently the Executive Director of the Havasu Balloon Festival. Since that time he has been heavily involved in giving back to the community through many charitable organizations. Ticknor started his current company, Sunstone Real Estate Group, when he moved to Lake Havasu eight years ago.

In addition, Russell also co-hosts a radio talk show on KNTR, an FM broadcast station in Lake Havsau. from 2014 to 2016, and has also produced the International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) World Finals, the world's largest PWC event, for 20 years. He co-owned Desert Storm with Jim Nichols Sr. Russell is also the new owner/organizer of the Lake Havasu Boat Show, which is typically mounted the week prior to the poker run. Credited with the production of over 100 events of his own, he has contracted to more than 400 events of others during the past three decades in Lake Havasu City. Legendary Lake Havasu customizer SicChops will be showcasing its Goodguys Gold Award-winning 1961 Chevy Blazer, completely decked out in KICKER gear.įor more information visit or owns DSM Events LLC of Lake Havasu City-the largest event production and services firm in the tristate area. Lake Havasu audio dealer Wired 4 Sound will also bring both a 2018 Can-Am Maverick X3 and 25-foot Eliminator Daytona with more than 11,000 watts of power. MURFCO, Kicker’s Southern California distributor, will bring a 1968 Firebird and 29-foot Nordic deck boat. Also a Kicker area will be loaded with custom vehicles. Kicker will display an 80-plus-foot XRV (Xtreme Recreational Vehicle) with a new wrap from 3M and Gatorwraps, that will be at every featured event throughout the week. Named “One of the Top Five Poker Runs in the Nation” by Performance Boats magazine, Desert Storm is an event based around a world-class collection of the fastest and most prestigious boats.

STILLWATER, OK – Kicker will be the presenting sponsor at Lake Havasu on the Colorado River for the 20 th annual Desert Storm Poker Run and Shootout, April 19-22.

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