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October 17, 2018 www.DesertMessenger.com 21 UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE VFW VFW Post 769 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 305 N. Central, Quartzsite, AZ, 928-927-7697 VFW Members & Guests are encouraged to join us for these activities Every Morning (except meeting days) - Breakfast - 8am -10am Sundays - Canteen Bingo - 2:30pm - 4:30pm, dinner varies Tuesdays - beginning 10/23 - Meat Loaf dinner - 4:30pm - gone Wednesdays - Meat Draw - 3pm - 5pm, dinner varies Thursdays - beginning 10/25 - Taco Thursday - $1.00 Tacos, $2.00 margaritas - noon - ?? Fridays - Steak Night - 4pm -7pm Saturdays - Ace of Spades - 2:30pm - 6pm - Dinner Special October 20 ~ Family Freedom Festival / Halloween Party - noon - 4pm November 10 Post and Auxiliary Meetings Check at the Post or on the VFW Post 769 web site for information on additional activities being planned. www.vfwpost769.org Comrades meet –2nd Saturday each month –10:00 a.m. at Post Auxiliary meets – 2nd Saturday in the dining room area at 10:00 a.m. NOTE: VFW Auxiliary is collecting coupons you may have that you won't use. These go to the military families who can use them up to 6 months after expiration. Please help us in this endeavor to assist our Veterans. Coupons can be left at Post, Mt. Quail Restaurant, General Store, Community Thrift Store, or Lutheran Church. We are also collecting labels for the school and National Home for Children. You can leave items at same locations as coupons. AA Meetings QUARTZSITE LOCAL SURVIVORS GROUP Mon. 5:30pm Big Book Study Thurs. 5:30pm Topic Sat. 5:30pm 12x12 Meeting Community Bible Church 375 E. Sunrise St. Gloria 316-617-1877 Randy 928-216-7297 ALANO CLUB Texas RV Park 205 W. Main St. "B" Quartzsite Tues. 10am Joe & Charlie 5:30pm Open Meeting Fri. 10am/5:30pm Open Meeting 5 days/week 6:30am Meeting Don 928-287-1273 BLYTHE, CA (CA Time) Blythe Primary Purpose Group has Topic Discussion Meetings at 7:00 pm . Also every Monday and Friday are Literature Meetings on Wed. at 7pm at 187 N. 7th Street - Blythe Daily Noon meetings Mon - Sat And Sunday 1pm 137 N. Broadway, Blythe, Ca Virginia Velva Parker passed away peacefully on October 1, 2018 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. She was 98 years old. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa on March 30, 1920. Virginia was a homemaker and seamstress. She made beautiful clothing and did alterations, as well as made many beautiful crafts. She married her love, Walter Parker in 1938. They shared 54 years together before he went to be with the Lord in 1992. She married again, to Steve Son, who passed away in 2017. She loved God and was a faithful church- goer as long as her health allowed. Virginia is preceded in death by her In Memoriam husband; Walter Parker, husband; Steve Son, Parents; Phillip and Emma Grillett, and her son; Eugene Parker. She is survived by her son; Ed- ward (Sue) Parker, daughters; Rose (Bruce) Mathes and Eileen Parker, brother; Henry Grillett, sisters; Mary Bland and Yvette Connin, 12 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchil- dren and 27 great-great-grandchil- dren. A Celebration of Virginia's life will be held in Wisconsin at a later date. For information regarding the celebration, contact Rose at m1165rm@hotmail.com. Services were entrusted to the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to the family at www.lietz- frazefuneralhome.com. To send a free card go to www.sendoutcards. com/lietzfraze. Virginia Velva Parker DEADLINE : WED. OCT. 31 TH for the NOV. 7 th edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com

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