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December 4, 2019 www.DesertMessenger.com 5 Silly Al's is challenging you! Read Desert Messenger online! Sign up for free email alerts when the Desert Messenger becomes available online! Join thousands reading the paper online at: www.DesertMessengerOnline.com SAVE YOUR DOG! SNAKEPROOFING IN QUARTZSITE! Jan. 6 & 7, and Jan. 13 & 14, 2020 9 am-4 pm I teach your dog to avoid snakes! Quick & Effective! For more information call Tom Fisk @ 928-207-2551 Quartzsite Town Park NEAR THE DOG PARK N. Plymouth Ave. $ 39 95 per dog $ 39 95 per dog Welcome Back Snowbirds! QIA OFFICE NOW OPEN 9am-12 noon Mon-Fri Please come by and pick up a Calendar of Events! QIA IS QUARTZSITE'S OFF ROAD HEADQUARTERS! Meet and Greet Wednesday 9am in Off Road Room • BINGO FRIDAY NIGHTS Doors open at 5pm. Early Birds at 6:30pm • DEC. 6- HEALTH FAIR • CRAFT FAIR 1 ST SATURDAY DEC. 7- 9am-1pm Yard Sale/ Swap Meet in parking lot. • DEC. 14 -OPERATION HERO COMFORT SILENT AUCTION • DEC. 14- SOUP & CHOWDER DESSERT FESTIVAL • DANCE SATURDAYS 7PM Dec. 10- Bobby Douglas $10 Dec. 14- Travelers $5 Dec. 17-Skyhawk $5 • OPEN MIC 1st & 3rd Thursdays 6:30pm Dec. 5- Open Mic Dec. 12- Gospel Mic • GOSPEL OPEN MIC 6:30pm 2nd & 4th Thursday Pick up a schedule and come join in the fun ! ENTERTAINMENT: Mark your calendar for Jan. 25, 2020 - Nashville Legacy Show 2pm & 7pm Q I A Quartzsite's ever popular "SKYHAWK" band will be presenting their "first" of only "two" shows this season, on Tuesday, December 17th, 7:00-9:00 pm at the Q.I.A. (Quartzsite Improvement Assoc.) 235 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite You don't want to miss this "SKYHAWK COUNTRY CHRISTMAS SHOW" Please arrive by 6:30p.m. for the pre-show antics of "Ethel, the CLEANING LADY" Join SKYHAWK and your friends for a memorable evening of entertainment Mark your calendars " SKYHAWK COUNTRY CHRISTMAS SHOW", Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at the Q.I.A. $5.00 At the door The Quartzsite Food Bank is in need of hams for Christmas Family Bas- kets. You can make a difference for a family this Christmas! To be published leave your busi- ness card or name written on paper with your ham when you drop it off. If you cannot deliver it to the Food Bank on 40 N. Moon Mtn., call 480- 286-8373. We also need canned and boxed goods for the baskets and our donor boxes. If you would rather make a do- nation for us to buy the ham go to QuartzsiteFoodBank.com. Donate and leave message Family Hams. To mail donations send a check to: FQFB PO Box 4051 Quartzsite, AZ 85359 Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank is a 501c3 and all donations are tax- deductible and we are also an ac- cepted AZ Tax Credit organization. Carol's Chalkboard has offi cially planted seeds in their children's commu- nity garden. We would like to thank all of you who have helped donate recyclables which helps fund the Chalkboard opportunities and activities. The children are also working on a "Grinch" themed Christmas fl oat which you can see on Dec 7th in the local Christmas lights parade. Fundraisers: Farmers Market vendor fees all go to the Food Bank, also while there buy your raffl e ticket for a $100 in Pilot Gas Cards @ $1 a tick- et. 960 W Main St. Thur–Sat. Soup & Chowder Festival Fundraiser will be Dec 14. Call 603-834-0647 for the info to enter a soup or dessert into the contest. More info on QuartzsiteFoodBank.com. Carol's Chalkboard

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