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March 15, 2023 www.DesertMessenger.com 17 SCRAP $ 1 LB D & B STOCK REDUCTION SALE! 1/2 PRICE SALE TABLE 205 W. Main St. & Tyson Wash (behind Dorothy & Toto's Ice Cream) Quartzsite, AZ Open 7 days/week Nov. - mid-March 702-465-5137 CONSOLIDATING STORE TO VEGAS SCRAP $ 1 LB Leather Belts & Buckles - Craft - Tooling Deer - Elk - Goat - Sheep - Cow New Zealand Sheepskin - Ladigo Texas RV Park DRY CAMPING! Behind Silly Al's Smiley: 928-662-8229 Arizona Financial Credit Union an- nounced October 21, 2022 that it has completed its planned purchase of assets and assumption of liabili- ties of Horizon Community Bank, an Arizona state-chartered bank headquartered in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and wholly-owned subsid- iary of Horizon Bancorp, Inc. The 12,000 clients of Horizon Commu- nity benefi t by gaining access to the credit union's full suite of banking services, including consumer loans, insurance, credit cards, invest- ments, small business services, SBA and commercial loans, and more. Horizon Community was founded in 2002 and operated six branches in Fort Mohave, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Mesa, Parker and Quartzsite, all of which will remain open and have been converted to Arizona Financial locations. The combined organization, which will operate under the Arizona Fi- nancial banner, has more than $3.3 billion in assets and now serves more than 155,000 members at 20 loca- tions throughout Arizona. Deposits of Arizona Financial continue to be federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. Members of Arizona Financial Credit Union were emailed the following on Thursday, March 9, 2023. If you haven't received notifi cation, contact the bank. "The Horizon Community Bank [HCB] account conversion process is coming soon – March 31 through April 3. During this process we'll be transitioning your accounts to Ari- zona Financial's banking systems. Your Member Number & New Account Numbers "In the next week, we'll be sending each primary account owner a let- ter with their unique Member Num- ber and instructions for obtaining their account numbers. Watch your mailbox for a large, white envelope that includes the letter with your Member Number and an Account Conversion Guide. The guide will contain important information and instructions to help make the con- version process go as smoothly as possible. Direct Deposit, Automatic Payments/Withdrawals, ACH Rest assured, although account numbers will be changing, your automatic (ACH) deposit and with- drawals will post to your account as usual. We'll update the web- page with new information as we get closer to conversion, so please check back often. If you haven't already done so, please make sure your mailing address and phone number are current. Our Member Conversion Sup- port team is also here for you! Call 602-683-1724 or send an email to MemberSupport@azfcu.org for as- sistance. Sincerely, Arizona Financial Credit Union" To assist you with the conversion process, Arizona Financial Credi Untion has prepared an Account Conversion Guide and webpage that includes detailed information and Frequently Asked Questions. Visit https://www.arizonafi nancial. org/conversion#guide for more in- formation. Contact Arizona Financial Credit Union at 602-683-1000 800-523-4603. or visit: https://www.arizonafi nancial.org/ Quartzsite Branch: (928) 923-4596 Get ready for Arizona Financial Credit Union/HCB conversion Licensed & Insured BLM Approved! 27 Years Experience 27 Years Experience Miller RV Repair is BACK IN QUARTZSITE! 406-212-0155 Poi Spinning for Seniors Classes year round Poi is a ball on a cord that you spin in circles around your body. Sound simple? It is! And it's also super fun, affordable, and scientifi cally proven to help your brain and body feel amazing. It is believed that Poi originally came from the Maori of New Zealand. 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