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10 www.DesertMessenger.com December 18, 2019 www.QuartzsiteVideos.com Watch Quartzsite Council meet- ings @ Senior Center update Quartzsite Senior Center is now serving Lunches Monday thru Fri- day. For our Lunches, please come early and pay by 11:45, Lunch is served by 12 noon. Donation is only $3.50. You can call ahead to reserve lunches. LUNCHES ARE BEING SERVED MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 12 NOON SHARP. Yard Sale is 3rd Saturday of the month all year. 7am-noon. Craft Show 3rd Friday November through March BINGO on Saturdays. Arts & Crafts group meet Wednes- days at 12:30pm. Card games, too. WiFi available, too! Stay tuned for more updates! Senior Center is lo- cated at 40 Moon Mountain Ave., Quartzsite. 928-927-6496. Carol's Chalkboard updates Free evening speakers program at library Call Don 208-255-6955 Don's Rocks Decorative Landscaping Hauling, Dumptruck & Backhoe Services WE'RE BACK! Looking forward to seeing our Friends! Not a licensed contractor AUTO & RV REPAIR Jump Starts, Semis 575-626-5845 BURRWOOD RV PARK 29620 N. 53 rd St. 928-927-6661 LOW RATES! Located in BeautifulLa Paz Valley OHV TRAILS EASY ACCESS TO BLM LAND GREAT ACTIVITIES! Coming to Quartzsite this Season 2019-2020 Evening Speakers Pro- gram. All programs are at the Town Hall, 465 N. Plymouth Ave., Quartzsite. 7 pm to 9 pm FREE to the public. Sponsored by The Quartzsite Historical Society and the Friends of the Quartzsite Library. Made possible by a grant from Ari- zona Humanities. Dec. 19 Gregory McNamee Gila: River of History Jan. 9 Laura Tohe: "Chief Four Pro- fi les of the Navajo Code Talkers" Jan. 23 Natalie J. Stewart-Smith: Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) of WWII Feb. 6 Kevin Schindler: Theodore Roosevelt Slept Here Feb. 13 Steve Renzi: Barbed Wire, Windmills and Railroads- Technol- ogy That Really Won the West Gregory McNamee Gila presents Riv- er of History 7:00pm Thursday, De- cember 19, 2019 at Quartzsite Com- munity Center, 295 E. Chandler St. Gregory McNamee is a writer, edi- tor, photographer, and publisher. He is the author of 40 books, more than 6,000 articles, and other pub- lications. He is a contributing editor to the Encyclopedia, a research fel- low at the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona; and a lecturer in the Eller School of Management, University of Arizona. His website is GregoryMcNamee.com. Six hundred miles long from its source in the mountains of South- western New Mexico, to its confl u- ence with the Colorado River above Yuma, the Gila River has been an important avenue for the move- ment of birds, animals, plants and peoples across the desert for mil- lennia. Many cultures have sprung up on its banks, and millions of people depend on the river today. Gregory McNamee's prizewinning book "Gila: The Life and Death of an American River," presents a bi- ography of this vital resource. Think of it as 70 million years of history packed into an entertaining, infor- mative hour. The Evening Speakers Program is sponsored by Quartzsite Historical Society and Friends of the Quartzsite Library, made possible by a Grant from Arizona Humanities Quartzsite Library is located at Town Hall, 465 N. Plymouth Ave. Phone 928-927-4333 Ext. 5 qsitelib@hotmail.com. Hours of Operation Monday-Friday 8am – 5pm. Closed weekends & holidays. Quartzsite Library Amenities: Audio Books, Children's Library, Comput- er Access, Conference Room, DVDs & VHS movies, Fiction, Non-Fic- tion, Wireless Internet, Large Print Books, New & Used Books, Refer- ence Materials, Paperback Books. Welcome! Please enjoy the Library at your leisure! This month at Carol's Chalk- board, children will be learning about natural cold and fl u rem- edies. Children will be educated about herbs, fermentation, infused oils, and tinctures. They will also receive information and handouts on homeopathic and essential oil remedies. Children attending will be mak- ing DIY remedy kits and hand- crafted herbal remedies for the whole family. Carol's Chalkboard is part of the Quartzsite Food Bank for more information or to donate the programs for children please stop by the food bank Tuesday or Thursday 8am-12pm. The Quartzsite Fire District will be burning the Brush Pile located at 2054 N. Central Blvd. near the Waste Water Treatment Plant. On JANUARY 2nd, 2020 starting at 8:00pm. Please stay home and not congest the area with looky loos. Planned burn Jan. 2 Museum Village lights up for Christmas Quartzsite Museum will be open for a special presentation of Barrett's Village all decked out for the holi- days. Volunteers have put in many hours to create a beautiful scene out- side the museum, next door to Silly Al's on W. Main. St.There will be drinks to keep you warm while you enjoy the lights. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate will be on hand. Admis- sion is free! Be sure to drop in from 5pm to 7:30pm Sunday, Monday & Tuesday, December 22, 23, & 24. Phone (928) 927-5229

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