Desert Messenger

24 www.DesertMessenger.com January 20, 2021 Readership of free community papers is now higher than paid daily papers and continues to grow. And more than 70 percent of readers make their buying decisions from free paper advertising and editorial. Your free community paper, promoting connections at a local level – right under your nose. 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Email: Editor@DesertMessenger.com Give to a special cause and honor your loved ones Memorial and tribute funds are a way to honor the spirit and character of a loved one, while improving the lives of others. There are few better ways to honor a loved one and keep their legacy alive than by helping oth- ers in their name. You may not be able to donate today but you can leave your favorite nonprofi t in your will. Or you can donate a vehicle, real estate, stocks, antiques & collectibles now. Just talk to your nonprofi t for details and to your tax advisor or attorney. Some local nonprofi ts: QuartzsiteFoodBank.com QiaArizona.org Quartzsite Community Thrift Store Quartzsite Senior Center Roadrunner Gem & Mineral Club Inc QCAMELS.COM SalvationArmy.org Quartzsite Historical Society (Stage Stop Museum) One Seedling PTO VFW Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Thank you, Lois Dupre, President, Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank PO Box 4051, Quartzsite, AZ 85359, 928-927-5479, cell 480-286-8373 Calamity after calamity, both in our families and in our nation, have occurred in the last year. No one should go through these times alone. Have you faced calamity in your life? A loss of a loved one through natural, suicide or another tragic event? Do not walk through it alone. Are you struggling with loneliness, depression or some- thing else that keeps you from ex- periencing life? You're not alone. Gather with others who are facing the calamity in their lives by get- ting together. Meeting Mondays at 1pm at the Alliance Church. No judgement, no preaching, no pomp and circum- stance, just hurt people meeting to lean on each other for help. Coffee, juice and a treat will be provided. Don't walk these trou- bled times alone. You are loved. 720 W. Desert Vista St., Quartzsite, AZ. Call Lucy Duell for information, 928-662-8067. DAVID EDWARD POHLMANN Long time Quartzsite snowbird, David Edward Pohlmann rolled the dice for the last time on March 10, 2020 in his Game Of Life. He started playing when his parents, Edward and Mable Serina (Olson) Pohlmann, got him the game on April 27th 1927 in Eagle Grove, IA. He drew the "Serve your Country" card and enlisted in the Navy, Army National Guard, and retired from the Air Force Reserves. He teamed up with fellow player Marilyn Anne Horton and they played together for 64 years until Marilyn dropped out of the game February 22, 2014. In Memoriam In order to pay for the expenses incurred in the game, he obtained Dairymen, Carpenter, and Loco- motive Engineer profession cards. The game took David to all 50 states, many Canadian Provinces, the northern states of Mexico, and also to Africa and Europe. David landed on the "Community Service" square many times throughout the game. When there, he volun- teered his time with the Boy Scouts, Little League, Telephone Pioneers of America (a volunteer organiza- tion), Meals on Wheels, the QIA and Bible Baptist Food Pantry. Although David is no longer play- ing, many others are still around the board, including his children, David (Karla) Pohlmann of Cabot, AR, Linda (Paul) Hollard of Boul- der, CO, Ricky (Tina) Pohlmann of Erie, CO, his seven grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Other relatives, friends and members of his extended family have also come together to congratulate David on a game well played. No formal memorial service is planned, but we ask that you take a moment to refl ect upon how David affected your "Game of Life." Grief Support Group Quartzsite Senior Center will open their Big Hall for activities start- ing Monday January 18. Located at 40 Moon Mountain Ave. in Quartzsite. Call 928-927-6496. Covid safety procedures will be fol- lowed at all events. Monday: Wire wrap class 1:00pm Tuesday: Quilters 8:00-3:00 Wednesday & Saturday: Bingo open at 5:00, Early bird at 6:30 Thursday:Acupuncture 10am-2pm Friday: 1-22, Craft Fair, 9:00-1:00. Dance 7:00 pm. Saturday 1-23, Yard Sale 8:00- 1:00. Bingo, open at 5:00, early bird at 6:30 pm. Meals will be available Monday thru Friday. TAKE OUT ONLY at 12:00. $3.50 donation. Call to reserve your meal 928-927-6496, pick up at noon. Senior Center has reopened

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