Desert Messenger

October 16, 2019 ww.DesertMessenger.com 7 Opinions expressed in letters to the editor do not necessarily represent those of the Desert Messenger. letters to the editor too much junk? CLEAN OUT THAT GARAGE List your items in Desert Messenger CLASSIFIEDS Email Editor@DesertMessenger.com or CALL RAIN @ 928-916-4235 Corner of Moon Mt. & Cowell • Quartzsite • 928-927-5400 QUARTZSITE'S ONLY YEAR ROUND SALON - TUES - FRI Cheyanne, Debbi, Sheryl, Linda & Tonia ARE HERE FOR YOUR WE'RE OPEN YEAR ROUND! Hair, Nails, and Pedicure Services QIA Quartzsite Improvement As- soc. (QIA) will open for activities Nov. 1st for the season. The First Craft Show will be Saturday, Nov. 2nd, 9am-1pm. 235 E. Ironwood. SENIOR CENTER The 3rd Friday of each month, starting in Novem- ber, the Senior Center will hold Arts/Crafts Community Sale begin- ning at 9.00a.m. BINGO starts Oct. 26th. 40 N. Moon Mountain Ave. MUSEUM will be on Winter Hours November-March, Wed-Sun, 10am - 4pm. Quartzsite Historical Society meets the 1st Wed. of the month at 2pm in the Quartzsite Library Meet- ing room. Membership is $10/per- son. To learn more visit their web- site at www.QuartzsiteMuseum.org or call 928-927-5229. MUSIC JAMS are happening at Community Bible Church Tues- days at 6:30 PM. The church is lo- cated at 375 Sunrise St, Quartzsite. (928) 927-5035. CHAMBER HOURS Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism is open Wed. Thur. Fri. 10am - 2pm. 1240 W. Main St. www.Quartzsite- Tourism.com 928-927-5200. ROCK CLUB: Roadrunner Gem and Mineral Club, Located at 65 Ironwood QRGMC.ORG. Stop by for information, a tour of the club or to renew your membership Mon- day October 29th from 9:00 am to noon, Tuesday October 30th from 9:00 am to noon, Wednesday Oc- tober 31st from 9:00 am to noon. The club will be offi cially open on Monday November 5 at 9:00 am. VFW BOOK CLUB A Book Club is being held at the VFW Post 769 each month on the second Tuesday at 10 am. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, November 12 at 10:00 am. These meetings are in the dining room. These meetings are open to the public in the Dining Room. THE DESERT SINGLES would like to invite all interested singles to the opening meeting for the new 2019/20 winter season. The meet- ing will be held in the dining hall of the QIA at 10 AM on Friday, No- vember 1st. Please join in to make new friends and to enjoy activities with the group. JR'S RV PARK The First Jam of the season will be Fri- day, Nov. 1st, 6:30 PM, 982 N. Central Blvd. Quartzsite. Chapel at JR's will begin Sunday, Nov. 3rd, 6:00 PM FOOD HANDLER CLASS Wednesday, October 23, 10am & 2pm at the Quartzsite Senior Cen- ter, 40 Moon Mountain Rd. Free for volunteers & $15 for employees. CRAWFORD'S RV PARK Cookie, Gail and Leroy invite you to join us at the Crawford's RV Park Jam on Wednesdays this season starting at 1:00 p.m. The fi rst jam this season will be Wednesday, No- vember 6. We play Classic Country, Gospel and more in an old-fash- ioned circle jam. All are welcome! SKYHAWK returns for the 2019-2020 Dancing season beginning Friday No- vember 8th, 2019 at the Quartzsite Senior Center. ( 7-9:30 pm). Come visit your friends for good dancing and socializing while enjoying some of the fi nest music in Quartzsite. ARIZONA SUN RV PARK We have Music Jam every Monday night Starting November at 6:30pm Blue Grass every Tuesday afternoon at 1:00pm Starting November. Bingo every Tuesday evening at 6:30pm. BRENDA RV RESORT Hwy 60, Brenda. JAMS are going. Acoustic Tuesdays 1pm. Open Thursdays 7pm. DANCES: Halloween Eve, Wed. Oct 30, 7pm, The Travelers. Wed. Nov 13, 7pm, The Rock't Band. Welcome Back, so come join us. $5 at the door. JAMS at Mountain Quail RV Park Clubhouse will start on Nov. 15th at 6:30 PM LA PAZ COUNTY NEEDS THE NEW JOBS As a long-term resident, since the early 1980's, property owner and small business owner in La Paz County, I want to voice my support for Alliance Metals USA's proposed investment in our community. We all know La Paz County is a great place to live. We all value our sense of community. In order to continue to grow and provide for families of our community, we need to offer more jobs and housing. We also need to expand our local tax base to bring in more money for the district schools, fi rst responders and fi re districts. Alliance Metals USA's planned $30 million investment in our community can do all that. The company wants to create jobs with starting pay of $13.50 per hour and going up to $25 per hour. These hourly rates, room for promo- tion and growth are just the kinds of job we need in this community. The recycling effort will also offer jobs and business opportunities to current small businesses and contractors. I hope the La Paz County Board of Supervisors will be aware that how our community reacts to this economic development opportunity will send a message to other em- ployers looking to bring new jobs and responsible investments here. I know there are concerns about Al- liance Metals project. But the com- pany has a proven track record and will have technology and infrastruc- ture in place to control emissions and protect air and water quality. Please consider that there are also seven other facilities in La Paz County with the same type of air quality permit being sought for this project. Alliance Metals is going through all the required and necessary environ- mental permits and safeguards for the facility to open. The company will go above and be- yond those safeguards by deploying technology and monitoring protocols that will make the facility the most environmentally sensitive of its kind. I ask that you allow the current full-time residents, opportunities to grow, be successful members of our county and provide a better future for their families. Thank you, Dean Payte

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