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10 www.DesertMessenger.com October 3, 2018 Read Desert MESSENGER ONLINE @ www.MyQuartzsite.com County Landfill Transfer Station now on Winter Hours The Quartzsite Transfer Station is now on their WINTER hours. They are open Sunday thru Wednes- day 7:30am to 2:30pm. Winter Hours are from Oct. 1st thru March 31st. Dump your trash for free at the Transfer Station. Please cover your load. For more info call the Main landfi ll 928-916-1253 or Main offi ce at 928- 854-9152. The transfer station is located north of Town, just off Hwy. 95, near the Sewer Treatment Plant. We have great lunch menus, serving at 12 noon sharp! Suggested donation is only $3.50. There's cards, books, games, puzzles, pool table, Wi-Fi available. Community Services, Volunteers Needed! Come join the fun at Quartzsite SENIOR Center 40 Moon Mountain Ave. For more information call 928-927-6496 Senior Center open all year! Monday - Wed. Friday, 9am – 3pm DO YOU HAVE EXPIRED OR UNUSED MEDICATIONS? DUMP THE DRUGS at QPD! Dispose safely at QUARTZSITE POLICE DEPT. Mon - Fri. 8am-5pm 305 N. Plymouth, Quartzsite 928-927-4644 Space donated by Desert Messenger their partners by limiting who their partners see, what they do, and where they go. They instill shame and fear and often demean their partners with insults, threats, and punishments that slowly eat away at their partner's self-worth. Emotional abusers may prevent their partners from making decisions, and sometimes they prevent them from working outside of the home or seeing family and friends – isolating them. • Physical Abuse: 60% reported some type of physical abuse such as hit- ting, biting, and choking. Physical abuse is often what most people think about when we use the term domestic violence. • Financial Abuse: 22% reported their abusers were stealing money or lim- iting access to money, using their partner's credit cards or forcing their partners to co-sign on lines of credit. Some forced their partners to open joint accounts and prevented them from opening separate accounts or having access to their own money. • Digital Abuse: 12%. Examples of digital abuse include using GPS or a phone to stalk their partners or track their travel, sending relentless text messages, closely monitoring computer use and using cameras in the home to monitor activities. The digital abuse category adapts as innovations in technology expand. • Sexual Abuse: 10%. Abusive partners may do things such as forcing un- wanted sexual activity, involving other people in sexual activities without permission, forced viewing of pornography or demanding their partner wear sexually explicit clothing. About the National Domestic Violence Hotline The National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) is a vital service that answers the call to support and shift power back to victims and survivors of relationship abuse through human connection and practical assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The Hotline's highly- trained, expert advocates provide compassionate support to anyone who reaches out for help with lifesaving resources, safety planning, and hope. The Hotline is a non-profi t organization established in 1996 as a compo- nent of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and has been supported each year thereafter with funding under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act. For more information, visit TheHotline.org or to speak with an advocate, call 1-800-799-SAFE. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FROM PAGE 9 Halloween event meeting planned for FRI. OCT. 5th at 5:30pm. The meeting will take place at the Quartzsite Community Center on Senter St. Volunteers are needed to help with decorating, helping in the Haunted House, making deserts, etc. We need CUPCAKES! Join the Parks & Recreation board in creating another exciting Hallow- een Event. Check out the Facebook group, Halloween in Quartzsite for updates. Town's Halloween Event planning meeting OCT. 5

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