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November 16, 2022 ww.DesertMessenger.com 7 © 2022 Consumer Cellular Inc. Terms and Conditions subject to change. New service activation on approved credit. Cellular service is not available in all areas and is subject to system limitations. New customers receive $50 for a new account activated by December 31, 2022. Off er will be applied as two monthly credits of $25. Credits will be made to customers invoice and will not be in excess of the monthly total. If the balance is less than $25, remaining credit will be forfeited. Promotional credits will be applied to customer's account and remain valid only for accounts remaining in service. If account becomes inactive for any reason prior to receiving the full amount, any remaining credits will be forfeited. Off er may be modifi ed or discontinued at any time and may not be combined with other limited time off ers. Off er not redeemable for cash, has no cash value and is not transferable or refundable. Off er cannot be redeemed in retail locations. CALL CONSUMER CELLULAR 877-401-1130 USE PROMO CODE: GIFT50 EXPERT SERVICE ON: Refrigerators • Furnaces • Roof A/C • Water Heaters • Electrical LP • Fresh Water • Plumbing • Inverters • Solar • DISH Rep HARRY'S R.V. REPAIR Harry Rice GENERATOR SERVICE 225-253-6581 Opinions expressed in letters to the editor do not necessarily represent those of the Desert Messenger. letters to the editor HAVE YOUR DOG TRAINED TO AVOID RATTLESNAKES! Jim Walkington returns to Quartzsite! Saturday, January 28, 2023 Cost is $ 80 per dog. Location: Rainbow Acres, County 55 1/2 St. For appointment call Jim 480-215-1776 www.ViperVoidance.com Ten years ago on Saturday, December 17, 2011, Quartzsite's Hi Jolly Monument was placed on National Register of Historic places. Over one hundred people came out to the Hi Jolly Cemetery then to take part in a special ceremony. The Quartzsite Historical Society and the Hi Jolly Cem- etery Board had worked really hard to have the Hi Jolly Monument des- ignated as a Historical Place on the National Registry of Historic Places for a long time. Hadji Ali, better known as "Hi Jolly", was born in Izmir, Turkey to a Christian Syrian father and Greek mother sometime in 1828. Hi Jolly, the legendary Camel Driver retired in Quartzsite, where he died on or about December 16, 1902. Hi Jolly is honored in the Quartzsite Cemetery, off N. Kofa Ave. Hi Jolly Cemetery 10 years ago What's new at the Quartzsite Art Guild? New Location for meetings is Mountain Quail RV Park Clubhouse located at 490 N. Moon Mountain Ave., Quartzsite. New Time: 1pm-3pm pm on the Second Thursday of each month through March. • December 8th: Scratch board pictures • January 12th, 2023: Know your colors – Color mixing • February 9th Acrylic Pours • February 24-25 Guild Art Show • March 9th Last Class of the season – To Be Announced We strive to bring artistic people together to: Meet new friends, improve and grow artistically, learn new techniques, provide Fine Art shows for the community as fundraisers for local charities. Each month we will post on Facebook what the class will be. Annual membership fee is $10. Members are invited to participate in the Art Guild Show. ~ Oney Budge, President; Linda Klein, Secretary/Treasurer Quartzsite Art Guild Update Was that our friends, the Saudis, that just drastically cut oil produc- tion? This action should make a not good energy outlook look really bad. $5.00 - $6.00 a gallon gas , at least. Meanwhile, our friends plant thou- sands of acres in the Arizona west- ern desert with alfalfa hay, shining bright green in the desert tan. They have umpteen large, deep wells pumping millions of gallons for the alfalfa. And, the best part – no payment at all for the unmetered water. Oh, yeah.. they drained their aquifer in Saudi Arabia in pretty much one generation. Hay production was outlawed and had to go looking for a site. Kinda seems reasonable that they should be paying for the water used in Ari- zona – perhaps $100 a barrel? James S. Webb, Salome, AZ 85348

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