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December 4, 2019 www.DesertMessenger.com 21 VFW to host Wreaths Across America Dec. 14 Read Desert MESSENGER ONLINE @ DesertMessengerOnline.com Quartzsite, Brenda, La Paz Valley SUNDAY 1:00pm Wagons West RV Park, Brenda 6pm Black Rock RV Park, Brenda 6:30pm Mountain Quail RV Park, Rock & Roll 6:30pm. Gold Star Gospel, Acoustic with Lee Black MONDAY 6:30pm. Arizona Sun RV Resort 6:30pm 88 Shades RV Park TUESDAY 6:30pm Community Bible Church All Music 7pm. Desert Gold, Brenda, Gospel WEDNESDAY 1pm Crawford's RV 1pm. Holiday Palms RV Park, Country 6:30pm Gold Star THURSDAY 6:30pm. QIA Jams 1st & 3rd Country; 2nd & 4th Gospel 7pm. Brenda RV Resort FRIDAY 6:30pm JR's RV Park 6:30pm Mt. Quail RV Park SATURDAY 1pm Desert Gold RV Park, Brenda 1pm Park Place RV Park, Accoustic 4pm Mt. Quail #2 RV Park Music Jam Schedule Please contact Desert Messenger to list your jam session 928-916-4235 Editor@DesertMessenger.com The Salvation Army Happenings Updates from County Sheriff The La Paz County Sheriff's Offi ce would like to remind everyone that you can have up to date emergency information sent to your cell phone via text message by texting your zip code to 888777. This is a website called "NIXLE". We send the following type of infor- mation to your cell phone: 'road clo- sures, severe weather alerts, serious crime information, Amber alerts, etc. By signing up with NIXLE, we are able to communicate important information to everyone quickly and effi ciently via text message. Please sign up today, the service is free. Come pick a card of a Quartzsite child and make their Christmas special. We still have cards on our Angel Tree for you to choose and go shopping for our children. Sometimes these packages that will be delivered by our Quartzsite Fire Department are the only gifts that these children will re- ceive. Thanks for earning your Angel wings. We are also ringing bells for The Red Kettle Campaign Volunteer to be a Bell Ringer You can select your day, time, and location. Come in and sign up. 100% of funds collected through this campaign stay lo- cally. Fun event to support No Shave November QPD fund- raiser for Juvenile Diabetes. We presented $200.00 to Offi - cer Newton. Mark Church won the quilt raffl e. Thanks every- one that supported this event May your troubles be less & your blessings be more and nothing but happiness come through your front door. Irish Blessing Be happy. Lee-Ann Henle, manager Quartzsite Salvation Army Thrift Store & Service Center Store 928-927-3636 Cell 360-921-7571 Winter Days: Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 9am-1pm December 14th is a celebration across the nation by Wreaths Across America to remember the fallen, honor those who serve and have served for our freedom we have today. VFW Post 769 Auxiliary is sponsoring a Wreath Ceremony to honor all veterans. A Wreath pa- rade will leave the VFW at 12:20pm on December 14th to go to the cem- etery. The parade will be led by VFW Rider Group and followed by wreaths and all who wish to join the parade. A placing of the wreaths in front of the Hi Jolly Monument will precede the ceremony. The Junior Honor Guard will present the fl ag to being the ceremony. The wreaths will remain at the sight for three hours, when they will be removed to the VFW Post 769 where they can be placed outside for all to view. Remember the mission of this day is to remember, honor and teach our children the value of freedom. THRIFT STORE Benefitting the La Paz County Animal Shelter in Parker Supported by your generous donations! 455 E. Main St. Quartzsite Open Tues. thru Sat. 9-3 928-927-4223

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