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Got Drugs? Turn in your unused or expired medication for safe disposal Mon - Fri. 8am-5pm Quartzsite Police Department 2 www.DesertMessenger.com May 6, 2020 Text to 911 now available in La Paz County 410 E. MAIN ST. QUARTZSITE, AZ 928-927-9300 Open Daily 7am-7pm COYOTE FRESH FOODS Fresh Bread & Rolls Daily HOMEMADE SALADS! Custom Designed Cakes FRESH BAKED COOKIES & PIES Fried Chicken & BBQ Ribs Daily! DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS! Friday Fish Lunch Special! We offer Home Delivery Service. Call for details. Custom Designed CAKES! THE BEST CUSTOM CUT MEATS! 928-916-7686 425 N. Roadrunner, Quartzsite (off E. Quail Trail near Town Park) Stephanie Adkins, Proprietor The Shear Shed Dog Grooming - All Breeds NOW OPEN! YEAR-ROUND! 10% Discount for NEW CUSTOMERS! The La Paz County Central Dispatch is now equipped to handle SMS text to 911 messages from your cell phone. . This service can be used by anyone who is hearing or speech impaired , if it's too dangerous to make a voice call or if your service is weak and you only have enough of a signal to text. * Please always call if you can * If you have a speech or hearing disability text to 911 will be avail- able. * if you text to 911 and text is not available, it will reply with a message advising "text is not avail- able please call 911". * Location accuracy varies by car- rier and should not be relied upon. Be prepared to give your location. * Text to 911 is not available if the wireless carrier cannot ascertain a location of the device. * Text to 911 is not available if your phone is roaming * A text or data plan is required to place a 911 text. * Photos and videos cannot be sent to text to 911. * Texts should be sent in plain lan- guage. Please don't use abbrevia- tions, emojis, etc. * Text to 911 cannot be sent to more than one person. * Text to 911 can only be sent in Eng- lish at this time. They are working on multi language interpretation. National Small Business Week has been postponed due to COVID-19. New dates will be announced soon. About National Small Business Week For more than 50 years, the Presi- dent of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing Nation- al Small Business Week, which rec- ognizes the critical contributions of America's entrepreneurs and small business owners. More than half of Americans ei- ther own or work for a small busi- ness, and they create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year. As part of National Small Busi- ness Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration takes the opportu- nity to highlight the impact of out- standing entrepreneurs, small busi- ness owners, and others from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Every day, they're working to grow small businesses, create 21st century jobs, drive innovation, and increase America's global competitiveness. As each business reopens, please support our local businesses! Every little bit helps! SHOP LOCAL! Small Business week postponed

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