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14 www.DesertMessenger.com May 17, 2023 ����� | A������ C������� A�������� GOT EVENTS for NEXT SEASON ? SUBMIT FOR FREE at www.QuartzsiteCalendar.com Quartzsite Community Sponsored by GFWC Quartzsite Women's Club Monday, May 22, 2023 9:00am - 1:00 pm Quartzsite Community Center 295 E. Chandler St., Quartzsite SIGN UP TO DONATE IN OUR DONOR PORTAL: Visit www.donors.vitalant.org. Log in to your donor portal using your email on file, click on "schedule appointment" and search by blood drive code: L1250 or call Vitalant at 877-258-4825 or Call Becky at 208-634-9304.. Vacay Giveaway! Donate in May for a chance to win 1 of 3 $5,000 prepaid gift card! For more info visit www.vitalant.org/May2023Giveaway TRANSFORM A LIFE, AND YOUR OWN Rob was shot in the line of duty while on patrol as a police officer. If not for the 93 red cell, 12 platelet and 43 plasma transfusions he received, he would not have been able to become a father to his little girl Genevieve. "More than 140 blood donors helped save my life. Today, I get the chance to be a father because of their generosity." 93 RED CELLS 12 PLATELETS 43 PLASMA Shot in the line of duty BLOOD DRIVE We know many of you are going to be leaving Quartzsite soon. The Quartzsite Food Bank would love it if you would donate the food you have left in your cup- board to us! Drop off unopened boxes, canned food and bottled at Carol's Cup- board 40 N Moon Mountain on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8-noon.. That is just north of the Salvation Army and Senior Center. If you cannot make that time there are food boxes at the RoadRunner and Coyote Fresh Grocery Stores, and the Dollar General. If you would like to make a mone- tary donation please go to our web- site QuartzsiteFoodBank.com. Got extra canned food? Rose Acre Farms breaks ground The public is encouraged to attennd the monthly Quartzsite Town Man- ager's Meetings, which will be held at 1:00pm on the Wednesday im- mediately following the FIRST Town Council Meeting of every month. Bring your questions and con- cerns. The meetings are held at the Quartzsite Library Meeting room, 465 N. Plymouth Ave. For more in- formation contact Town Hall 928- 927-4333. Town Manager holds monthly meetings ADOBE HANDYMAN & PAINTING • Painting • Pressure Washing • Wall Texturing • Popcorn Ceiling Removal • Landscaping • Minor Plumbing • Minor Electrical • Minor Drywall Repair • Roof Coating • RV Repair RELIABLE, REASONABLE RATES References Available CALL/TEXT 928-412-9642 (not a licensed contractor) LA PAZ COUNTY, AZ – Becker Development and Consulting LLC, along with its client, Rose Acre Farms, held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 5, 2023 for its second egg production farm named Desert Valley Egg Farm near Bouse in La Paz County, Arizona. Rose Acre Farms will start construction of Desert Valley Egg Farm in fall 2023, investing more than $100 million on the farm, which is expected to be complete by 2026. Desert Valley Egg Farm will house 2.2 million cage-free laying hens and will create an additional 150 jobs, bringing Rose Acre Farms to more than 300 employees in La Paz County.

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