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September 18, 2019 www.DesertMessenger.com 3 TOPS summer hours are 7:-00- 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday mornings. We meet at the Alliance Church Fellowship Hall at 720 W. Desert Vista for weigh in. Please join us if you'd like support for losing those unwanted pounds. For more information call Debbie at 928-927-4304. Quartzsite TOPS Forklift vs motorized bicycle Children's Library revitalized Town of Quartzsite announced temporary change of hours for the Community Center. New hours aae Monday thru Thursday, 8am- 2:30pm. Friday 8am - 12:30pm. The kid's after school program occurs Monday - Thursday 3pm - 5:30pm, Friday 1pm - 5:30pm. The Community Center is located at 295 E. Chandler St., Quartzsite. For details contact Town Hall at 928-927-4333. Community Center hours changed Attention Quartzsite Quilters, new and old! Tuesday, October 15, 2019 will be the first gathering for the 2019-20 season. We will be meeting in the big hall of the Quartzsite Senior Center from 9am until 3pm every Tuesday until April. We have several things lined up for this season in addition to our February 7 & 8, 2020 Quilt Show. Bonnie and Ken will be satisfying our fabric needs the first Tues- day of each month. We also have someone offering to hold a begin- ner quilting class at their park on a separate day. Dues are still $10 plus your Senior Center Member- ship. I am looking forward to see- ing everyone soon. ~Barb Williams Quilters update FREE CLASSIFIEDS Desert Messenger offers FREE Classified Ads! HERE'S THE SMALL PRINT: Items for sale under $1000. Private Party Only. 1 per month. Yard/Ga- rage/Craft Sales, Wanted, Give-a-ways, Free, Lost & Found, etc. (non-commercial) For more information, contact Rain at 928-916-4235 or Email: Editor@DesertMessenger.com The Children's program at the li- brary has been updated and expand- ed. Winter hours will begin on Sept 30, and so will some exciting pro- grams and activities. All youngsters, 3 – 103, are encouraged to visit, get a library card, then join in the fun! Ask Miss Beryl (the new librarian) to help you find a book you might enjoy. Need a specific book? She'll try to order it for you. Homeschool families, let Miss Beryl help you supplement your curriculum with books and activi- ties (Gatekeeper is very popular!) Come learn to play cribbage. If you can add single digits up to a to- tal of 31, you can play CRIBBAGE. Fun for all ages! (That means adults welcome.) Play Jeopardy every Tues, 4-5 PM and Wednesdays, 11-12. Categories and dates are posted in the library. We have planned our first Brick Building Bash for Friday, Sept 13th 4 – 6 PM. Sorry, but registration for this event is closed! Watch for the next LEGO event coming in October. Sign-up will open Oct 1 for the Ted- dy Bear Picnic. Bring your favorite Bear, or other stuffed animal, and enjoy an hour of Bear books and apple slices dipped in honey (Pooh insisted.) Picnic scheduled for Oct 8th, time to be announced on Oct 1. Other upcoming events include: Road Trip Across America Building an inflatable planetarium Participation in the State Stock Market Competition AND …. A LEGO robotics club! Quartzsite Library is located inside Town Hall at 465 N. Plymouth Ave. For more informaiton contact the Library at 928-927-4333. After 3 years, a jury trial for Mike Roth began Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 at 8:30am at La Paz County Superior Court with Judge Matthew Newman presiding. Michael Alan Roth, of Quartzsite, AZ, was arrested April 7, 2016 and charged with one felony count of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon / Dangerous Instrument. The arrest stems from an encounter while driving a forklift on W. Main Street, Quartzsite. Roth allegedly col- lided with a motorized bicycle driven by John "Jack" Jones who, at the time, former husband of Jennifer "Jade" Jones-Esposito, a 2016 Republi- can candidate for Arizona Legislative District 5. Prosecutors claimed Pros- ecution alleged Roth steered into Jones after Jones cussed at him while both traveled eastbound, causing the bike to run into the curb. Witnesses for the prosecution included Jack Jones, La Paz Co. Sheriff Detective Steven Draper, former Quartzsite Police Officer Everette Bab- cock, and Quartzsite Police Det. Candi Conley. Witnesses for the defense included Michael Roth, Jeff McGrath of 3 Laws Recon, Dr. Paul Range, and Jennifer (Jones) Esposito. Near the end of the second day, the jury was sent home for the night to return the next morning for jury instruc- tions and then closing arguments. Ten jurors had listened intently to all of the testimony and evidence presented. Two jurors were randomly chosen to be alternates, and could not participate in deliberations. After a just a couple of hours deliberating, the eight jurors returned to the courtroom. The Court Clerk read, "The Jury cannot come to a verdict." Desert Messenger spoke to many jury members outside the courtroom. Jurors said there were 6 for Roth and 2 against him. "The State did not prove intent," was said by more than one juror. One juror asked that there were, "a lot of unanswered questions." If found guilty, Roth could have received a mandatory prison sentence ranging from 5 years minimum to 15 years maximum. The next hearing will be held via phone on November 4, 2019 to decide the next steps.

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