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8 www.DesertMessenger.com December 4, 2019 We have great lunch menus, serving at 12 noon sharp! Suggested donation is only $3.50. There's cards, books, games, puzzles, Wi-Fi available. Community Services, Volunteers Needed! Come join the fun at Quartzsite SENIOR Center 40 Moon Mountain Ave. For more information call 928-927-6496 Senior Center open all year! Monday - Friday, 9am – 3pm Transfer station on Winter hours The Quartzsite Transfer Station is now on their WINTER hours. They are open Sunday thru Wednes- day, 7:30am to 2:30pm. Dump your trash for free at the Transfer Station. Please cover your load. For more info call the Main landfi ll 928- 916-1253 or Main offi ce at 928-854- 9152. The transfer station is locat- ed north of Town, just off Hwy. 95, near the Sewer Treatment Plant. NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO? 24 HOUR CRISIS LINE: 1-866-495-6735 Arizona Complete Health - Complete Care Plan Quartzsite Museum news Licensed & Insured BLM Approved! 27 Years Experience 27 Years Experience Miller RV Repair is BACK IN QUARTZSITE! 406-212-0155 SQUARE DANCE LESSONS Fun, Easy Lessons - No Experience Necessary MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 1-3 PM $4 Per Person/Per Lesson AT THE QIA (Quartzsite Improvement Assoc.) 235 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite, AZ Callers/Instructors Rick & Kathy Utter 208-267-5315 Corner of Moon Mt. & Cowell • Quartzsite • 928-927-5400 QUARTZSITE'S ONLY YEAR ROUND SALON - TUES - FRI Cheyanne, Debbi, Sheryl, Linda, Tonia, Janna & Gayle ARE HERE FOR YOUR WE'RE OPEN YEAR ROUND! Hair, Nails, and Pedicure Services The Quartzsite Museum is OPEN and there is a lot happening! Meet out new docents: Rick and Shelly Pring. They are originally from Middletown and Anderson, Indiana and have been together about 30 years. Rick is a handy- man, who loves gold panning. Shel- ley loves talking to people, makes handmade quilts and loves working on vintage clothing. They boast of 6 grandchildren! They have also lived in Gila Bend. They would love to show you around the Museum! Don't forget to check out our new displays: The History of the C.R.I.T. Indian Tribes, The Secrets of Camp Bouse and Local Animals. Watch for more new activities and displays, coming soon! Save the dates for this year's lecture series at the Community Center, 295 E. Chandler from 7 to 9 pm, sponsored by Arizona Humanities: December 19: Gregory McNamee, The Gila: River of History January 9: Laura Tohe, From "Chief" to Code Talker: Four Pro- fi les of the Navajo Code Talkers January 23: Natalie J. Stewart- Smith, The Women Airforce Ser- vice Pilots (WASP) of WW II February 6: Kevin Schindler, Theodore Roosevelt Slept Here February 13: Steve Renzi, Barbed Wire, Windmills and Railroads– The Technology that Really Won the West The December 19th presentation by Gregory McNamee features the Gila River. Six hundred miles long from its source in the mountains of southwestern New Mexico to its confl uence with the Colorado River above Yuma, the Gila has been an important avenue for the movement of birds, animals, plants, and peo- ples across the desert for millennia. Many cultures have sprung up on its banks, and millions of people de- pend on the river today – whether they know it or not. Gregory, author of the prizewinning book Gila: The Life and Death of an American Riv- er, will present a biography of this vital resource, drawing on Native American stories, pioneer memoirs, the writings of modern naturalists such as Aldo Leopold and Edward Abbey, and many other sources. Think of it as 70 million years of history packed into an entertaining and informative hour! Our next fi eld trip will be on De- cember 18 to Salome and the Har- quehala Mine. We will be meeting at the Chamber of Commerce in Sa- lome at 10 am. Our fi eld trips are on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, and are free to members and $3 for non-members. Watch for announce- ments of other trips… we will be go- ing to the Planet Ranch in January. Contact Lynn Stimson at 928-916- 4562 for more information. Our regular meeting of the Quartzsite Historical Society is on the second Tuesday of each month at the Quartzsite Library at 2 pm. The next meeting is December 11. We hope you will consider attending and possibly joining our organization! We are no longer collecting cans and bottles for recycling. Check with the Food Bank, the last we heard they were able to process them. Membership of $10 for a year is encouraged. As a member you will receive e-mail notices of coming events, have free admission to our fi eld trips and have a vote in decisions being made regarding the Historical Society and Museum, in addition to helping fund the free Museum. We are a non-profi t historical so- ciety. Visiting the Museum is free, although donations are always welcome. The Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm through March 31. We are located at 161 Main Street (parking in rear). We are next door to Silly Al's. Phone (928)927-5229. E-Mail QHS@TDS.net.

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