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December 2, 2020 www.DesertMessenger.com 5 RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER thank you! Did you miss a Quartzsite COUNCIL MEETING? Watch them on line at www.QuartzsiteVideos.com Council videos Welcome Back Snowbirds! QIA OFFICE NOW OPEN 9am-12 noon Mon-Fri Please come by and pick up a Calendar of Events! QIA IS QUARTZSITE OFF ROAD HEADQUARTERS! Meet and Greet Wednesday 10 am in Bingo Hall • CRAFT FAIR 9AM & YARD SALE 8AM 1 ST SATURDAY DEC. 5- 9am • BINGO FRIDAY NIGHTS Doors open at 5pm. Early Birds at 6:30pm • PANCAKE DINNER Wednesday Dec. 2nd at 5pm DANCES & ENTERTAINMENT: • OPEN MIKE Thursdays 6:30pm • 2nd & 4th Thursdays 6:30pm Gospel Open Mike • 1st & 3rd Thursdays 6:pm Country Open Mike • Dec. 12 Travelers Dance 7pm Pick up a calendar and come join in the fun! QIAARIZONA.ORG 928-927-6325 Subject to change "Where True stands for quality" Prospectors Panorama Quartzsite, Arizona Douglas & Jeanette True Owners 406-670-0506 • Moldavite • Kunzite • Tourmaline • Faceted Stones • Decorator Specimens • Native American Legal Artifacts • Slabs • Cabs • Carvings CELEBRATING 20 YEARS Same Location in JUST ACQUIRED!!! 30,000 LBS ROUGH MATERIAL! W. Kuehn X N Quartzsite Main St. Come and See Them! We've Got Rocks! Arizona State trust land is not public land. The property is used for Arizona's 13 trust benefi ciaries. The top recipients being our public school system and state prisons. Arizona State trust land permits are required for the individual, not the vehicle. Each person must have a permit while visiting state trust land unless a group permit is available. An Individual Permit is only $15 & a Family Permit is $20. Permits valid for 12 months. Purchase online at asld.secure.force.com/recreationalpermit. Camping is restricted to no more than 14 days per year. A recre- ation permit is NOT required to cross state trust land with a reg- istered motor vehicle. A recreational permit IS required to park, stand, hike, photograph, mountain bike, camp, geocache, unload What to know about Arizona State Trust Land in Quartzsite your trailer, park your motor home, or any other recreational activity. As soon as you stop your vehicle, you are required to have an Arizona state trust land recreation permit. The same rules apply to unregistered vehicles that have the Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) sticker. An OHV is legally defi ned as any motorized vehicle manufactured for offroad use that weighs less than 2500 lbs. The OHV sticker is your contribution to the Arizona OHV fund. The OHV fund is a vital funding source for Arizona Parks and Recreation and Arizona Game and Fish. Entering Arizona state trust land without a permit is considered trespassing and can land you in some big trouble. Any law enforcement offi cer has the authority to write tickets and jail violators. This includes Arizona Game and Fish, county sheriffs deputies and local police, BLM, and forest rangers. The Arizona state trust is part of statehood. When Arizona became a state, it was written into our constitu- tion. Our founders considered it an important part of the state's rights and sovereignty. land.az.gov Learn more about Arizona Backcountry Explorers at www.azbackcountryexplorers.com/

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