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22 www.DesertMessenger.com December 20, 2023 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) Come join us and dance to Coun- try, Rock and Roll, and Big Band! 2023 - 7pm Fri. Dec. 22, Dance-Senior Center Fri. Dec. 29, Dance-Senior Center Sun. Dec. 31 NY Eve Private Party 2024 - 7pm Fri. Jan. 5, Dance-Senior Center Wed. Jan. 10, Dance-Brenda RV Fri. Jan. 12, Dance-Senior Center Sat. Jan. 13, Hi Jolly Daze Town Park Fri. Jan. 19, Dance-Senior Center Tue. Jan 23 Dance- QIA Mon. Jan. 22, Private Party 1-4 Fri. Jan. 26, Dance-Senior Center Wed. Jan. 31 Dance-Brenda RV Fri. Feb. 9, Dance-Senior Center Wed. Feb. 14, Valentine's Day Pri- vate Party Fri. Feb. 16, Dance-Senior Center Tue. Feb. 20 Dance-QIA Fri. Feb. 23, Dance-Senior Center Fri. Mar 1, Dance-Senior Center Tue. Mar 5 - Dance-QIA Fri. Mar. 8, Dance-Senior Center Wed. Mar. 13, Dance-Brenda RV Fri. Mar. 15, Dance-Senior Center SKYHAWK BAND featuring Sonja Bartel on piano & trumpet, Norm Sharp on rhythm guitar, Jan Goldberg on bass guitar, John Gibson on violin & fiddle are back in Quartzsite for the season. We play EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT at the Quartzsite Senior Center starting November 10. We also play at Brenda RV EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAY starting November 8, 2023. Come join us and dance to Country, Rock and Roll and Big Band. We hope to see you on the dance floor!! BAND SCHEDULE Thursdays, 7:00 pm Dance at Gold Star Park Every 4th Wednesday Dance at Brenda RV Park, 7:00pm Nov. 11. QIA Dance, 6:30 pm Nov 25. QIA Dance, 6:30 pm Skyhawk schedule Country Connections schedule PHOENIX –Monday, December 18, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and former Secretary of State Betsey Bayless initiated the 2024 election season with a bipartisan event to determine the order candi- date names will appear on Presiden- tial Preference Election ballots. "It was an honor to have former Secretary of State Bayless join me in hosting this event and show biparti- sanship as we kick-off this election cycle," Fontes said. The Presidential Preference Elec- tion (PPE), which will be on March 19, 2024, is a unique election that allows voters who are members of participating political parties to choose their preferred presidential candidate. A total of 16 candidates fi led to participate in this election by the Dec. 11 deadline – seven Democratic candidates and nine Republican candidates. Arizona Revised Statutes § 16- 245(B) require the Secretary of State to determine the order in which cer- tifi ed candidate names will appear on the ballot by "lots drawn." Fon- tes and Bayless randomly selected the ballot order at 11 a.m., using a ball draw machine similar to those used in lotteries. Candidates will appear on ballots in the following order: FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY: 1) Lozada, Frankie 2) Cornejo, Gabriel 3) Williamson, Marianne 4) Palmer, Jason 5) Lyons, Stephen 6) Biden, Jr., Joseph R. 7) Phillips, Dean FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY: 1) Christie, Chris 2) Ramaswamy, Vivek 3) Castro, John Anthony 4) Stuckenberg, David 5) Hutchinson, Asa 6) Haley, Nikki 7) Trump, Donald J. 8) Binkley, Ryan L. 9) DeSantis, Ron Only voters who are members of the participating political parties will be eligible to vote for their pre- ferred presidential candidate in the March PPE. Voters registered as Republicans or Democrats on or be- fore February 20, 2024, are eligible to participate. Voter registration status can be verifi ed at https:// www.arizona.vote/ AZ Presidential Preference Election Candidate order set UPCOMING EVENTS? Are you planning a Quartzsite area community event, sale, dance, work- shop, class, music jam, show, yard sale, meeting, swap meet, fundrais- er, seminar, etc. for next season? Check for open dates before sched- uling and LIST EVENTS FOR FREE at www.QuartzsiteCalendar.com It's easy! Click "Submit Event" tab and just fi ll in the details. (Spon- sored by Desert Messenger News)

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