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April 15, 2020 www.DesertMessenger.com 3 FREE OBITUARY NOTICES Desert Messenger offers free In Memoriam notices. You can include a photo of your loved one at no charge. Please email a short biog- raphy of the deceased and photo to editor@DesertMessenger.com. or call Rain at 928-916-4235. 585 N. Central Quartzsite Open Mon-Fri 8-5 928-927-8787 Johnny DelPino, Owner BEST AUTO RV & TRUCK REPAIR SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ON! County closures Help keep snakes away from your home with the following tips: • Eliminate rodents — a snake's preferred food source — from around your home. • Move woodpiles and throw out junk from your yard to remove potential homes for snakes and their prey. • Erecting a wall will deter snakes from entering your yard. Solid walls 4 feet high with a 4-inch lip angling outward will discourage most snakes. Sink the bottom of the wall into the ground. Fill any tunnels burrowed by rodents. • Install gates snug against the ground. • Keep walkways clear of brush. • Light pathways around your home. Bull snakes are often mistaken for rattlesnakes due to color. They can hiss and act like rattlesnakes and use it as defense. Their heads are different shaped than rattlesnakes (round and same size as neck not triangle with a smaller neck) and they don't have rattles. They will kill rattlesnakes and pests. Quartzsite Fire Dept. reminded residents: "If you see any snake on your property give us a call and we'll come out." If the snake is determined to be poi- sonous and it is located inside your home or garage, or at the entrance to your home, call Quartzsite Fire Department's non-emergency number at 928-927-6556. In either case, be sure to keep track of the snake's movement, so that it can be found and relocated. 6 tips to keep home safe against snakes ANNOUNCEMENT: As per todays Executive Order "Stay at Home" by Governor Ducey, certain Depart- ments under the Board of Supervi- sors will be shut down and avail- able by appointment only. The departments closed are: Community Development Elections Finance Human Resources IT(on call) Public Fiduciary Remaining Open: Animal Control Emergency Management Health Department Parks Department Public Defender Public Works All Elected Offi cials will have con- trol of their operations and how to proceed under these orders. Con- tact them if you have questions. This will take effect by 5:00pm Tuesday, March 31st, and will remain in effect until April 30th. Please feel free to contact me at 928-916-7161 by phone or text if you have any questions. Thank you, Holly Irwin La Paz County Supervisor District #3 Senior Center update Quartzsite Senior Center is now serving Lunches Monday thru Friday for Take Out Only. Lunch is served by 12 noon. Donation is only $3.50. You can call ahead to reserve lunches. Quartzsite Senior Center is lo- cated at 40 Moon Mountain Ave., Quartzsite. 928-927-6496. Governor Doug Ducey and Super- intendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman today announced the extension of Arizona school closures through the end of the school year. The extension follows updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and an announcement from the White House extending physi- cal distancing guidelines until April 30, 2020. On March 27, Ducey signed legisla- tion to support several education measures, including supporting schools during closures, require learning opportunities for students to continue, and ensure teachers and staff see no disruption in pay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Additional information about meals for kids, childcare, special educa- tion considerations, learning re- sources for families and educators and more can be found at azed.gov. Schools closed thru end of school year

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