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September 16, 2020 www.DesertMessenger.com 11 DO YOU HAVE EXPIRED OR UNUSED MEDICATIONS? DUMP THE DRUGS at QPD! Dispose safely at QUARTZSITE POLICE DEPT. Mon - Fri. 8am-5pm 305 N. Plymouth, Quartzsite 928-927-4644 Space donated by Desert Messenger Keep Quartzsite Clean and Beautiful As snowbirds return home to their favorite winter nests, the Desert Messenger wishes to remind everyone please dispose of your trimmings responsibly at the Town's chipper yard, near the transfer station, on Hwy. 95, 1/2 + mile north of the Firestation. Please cover your loads. FOR TRASH: THE TRANSFER STATION IS OPEN SUN.- WED. 7:30AM-2:30PM Please do not dump outside the gate during off hours Also please remember coyotes are wild animals... please don't feed the wildlife! Stay up to date with Town Hall Town of Quartzsite now offers text notifi cations on your phone through TextMyGov. iWorQ is excited to an- nounce a strategic partnership with @TextMyGov to expand citizen en- gagement with text messaging To opt in, text the word "QUARTZSITE" to 91896. What to expect: After the initial keyword is sent, you'll receive a confi rmation message asking you to reply "YES" to verify opt-in. There will be 0-4 text messages per month with a notifi cation from the Town regarding the categories you are opted-in for. Message and data rates may apply. Check with your mo- bile phone carrieer for more details. How to Opt-Out: Text "STOP" at any time to remove yourself from the notifi caiton list. Also are you looking for an- swers? Need to report an issue? Now you can Text the Town of Quartzsite directly. Introducing the new way to skip a phone call and use your mobile phone's text messaging to fi nd answers to your questions. Text "hi" or one the words listed be- low, to 928-260-4442. "Trees, Sewer, Contact, Street, Wa- ter, Pothole, Weeds, Departments, FAQ." TextMyGov will help you to quick- ly fi nd the answers your looking for or help you to report an issue to the Town. YourPassNow offers visitors digital access to America's public lands YUMA, Ariz. – Recreationists will now be able to easily purchase rec- reation permits online for Bureau of Land Management Long Term Visi- tor Areas (LTVA), making access to public lands more convenient. The permits will be available through the digital marketplace, YourPass- Now (https://www.yourpassnow. com/. This innovation is made pos- sible through a partnership between the Bureau of Land Management and NIC Inc., a digital government services provider. "Purchasing a permit through YourPassNow offers our visitors improved access to recreational op- portunities on public lands," said William Mack, Jr., BLM's Colorado River District Manager. "This digi- tal service will greatly improve the convenience of visiting LTVA sites and streamline our internal BLM fee collection process. We are excit- ed to pilot this service for the BLM and hope to continue to enhance the visitor experience on public lands." YourPassNow provides an alterna- tive to the traditional paper-based, in-person purchase method while simultaneously providing public lands with a tool to help manage the visitor experience. Using a personal device, visitors can purchase passes and permits from www.yourpass- now.com. Once purchased, passes and permits can be downloaded or stored to a virtual wallet for imme- diate and future use, unless other- wise specifi ed. Passes and permits are also emailed for those who want to print their pass. The BLM offers long-term camp- ing opportunities for up to seven months between September 15 and April 15 at the following designated Long Term Visitor Area locations, with a valid LTVA long-term or short-visit permit and decal: ● Hot Spring LTVA ● Imperial LTVA ● La Posa LTVA ● Midland LTVA ● Mule Mountain LTVA ● Pilot Knob LTVA ● Tamarisk LTVA Once purchased, you must print your LTVA permit receipt and ex- change it at one of the following locations during normal business hours, excluding holidays, to receive a valid LTVA permit and decal(s): ● La Posa LTVA - Tyson Wash Con- tact Station, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., daily, Sept 15 – Apr 15 ● Imperial LTVA Contact Station, 9 a.m. 4 p.m., daily ● Yuma Field Offi ce, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Mon-Fri The Yuma Field Offi ce, located at 7341 E. 30th Street in Yuma, Ari- zona, is the only location that will accept electronic receipts. The LTVA long-term permit al- lows use of BLM LTVAs continu- ously from September 15 to April 15 (a total of seven months), or for any length of time between those two dates. The LTVA short-visit permit allows use of BLM LTVAs for any 14 consecutive day period from Sep- tember 15 to April 15, which begins on the day the receipt is exchanged for the offi cial permit and decal. The LTVA short-visit permit may be renewed an unlimited number of times for the cost of the permit. The LTVA permits are special rec- reation area permits authorizing permit holders to use the LTVAs. As a result of this special designation, no discounts apply to the LTVA long term or short-visit permit fee. For use of the LTVAs between April 16 and September 14, please visit: https://www.blm.gov/visit/ search/0/0/LTVA/1 for more in- formation. To view the LTVA rules, see the LTVA Supplementary Rules handout (https://www.blm.gov/ download/fi le/fi d/26887). Cellular and Wi-Fi services may be available at some long-term camping loca- tions, depending on your service provider's coverage. Purchase BLM LTVA permits online Yuma Field Offi ce joins the follow- ing public lands currently provid- ing electronic passes and permits through YourPassNow: Acadia, Ev- erglades, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Theodore Roosevelt, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yo- semite National Parks; Castillo de San Marcos and Colorado National Monuments; Whiskeytown Nation- al Recreation Area; Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; Wayne National Forest; the Bureau of Land Management's Lake Havasu Field Offi ce; and the State of Arkansas' historic Eureka Springs. Developed in cooperation with the National Park Service, YourPass- Now makes it easy and convenient for visitors to purchase entrance passes and land access permits to public lands online. YourPassNow provides visitors a new level of rec- reation access to America's public lands. For more information, please visit www.yourpassnow.com.

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