Denny and Bonnie Cissell of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, transplanted to the desert, having moved from Temecula, CA, in 1999. Denny had sold his business, and they wanted to move to a less populated area than Southern California but be close enough to go back in four to five hours. The attraction of LHC, besides the beautiful winter weather, was the ever-growing car community.
Denny has been involved in hot rodding