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28 www.DesertMessenger.com January 17, 2024 FREE OBITUARY NOTICES Desert Messenger offers free In Memoriam notices. You can include a photo of your loved one at no charge. Please email a short biog- raphy of the deceased and photo to editor@DesertMessenger.com. or call Rain at 928-916-4235. I-10 paving updates Littering is not only unsightly, it can cause environmental and health prob- lems. Cigarette butts, for example, contain toxic chemicals that can end up in storm drains and contaminate our water systems. Trash and other items falling from unsecured loads can cause serious traffi c accidents. According to Arizona law, "A person shall not drive or move a vehicle on a highway unless the vehicle is constructed or loaded in a manner to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping from the vehicle." (A.R.S. 28-1098.A). According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, violators could be charged with a class two misdemeanor and the fi nes, plus court costs, can range from $460 to well over $1,000, depending on injuries. Keep Quartzsite beautiful Quartzsite Senior Center Craft Fair/ is the third Saturday of the month. Dates: January 20th February 17th March 16th April 20th Quartzsite Senior Center Member- ships are $10. Tables are $5 cash only! Call to secure your table for the season 725-203-8447. Set up starts at 7am on the day of the craft fair. Indoor and Outdoor tables available. This will be our best sea- son EVER! Senior Center is located at 40 S. Moon Mt., Quartzsite. Senior Center Craft shows • Birth • Obituary • Anniversary Place it FREE in the: Desert Messenger! 928-916-4235 Got something to share? LOCAL EMERGENCY & NON-EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY DIAL 911 Quartzsite Police Department Administration: (928) 927-4644 La Paz County Sheriff's Offi ce Administration: 928-669-6141 (Fax: 928-669-2008) Dispatch: 928-669-2281 (Fax: 928-669-5823) Civil: 928-669-6141 Records/Reports: 928-669-6141 x4011 Detention: 928-669-5816 (Fax: 928-669-5630) Boating Safety: 928-667-4310 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado River District - Yuma Field Offi ce, is planning to conduct prescribed burning in the following areas, as conditions al- low: • Mittry Lake Wildlife Area and near Walter's Camp -- located about 12 miles north of Yuma, as well as near Walter's Camp, which is about 26 miles south of Blythe, Califor- nia, along the California side of the lower Colorado River in Imperial County; planned between November 2023 and March 2024, as weather and fuel conditions allow. • Senator Wash North Shore Rec- reation Area -- 17 miles north of Yuma, between December 2023 and April 2024, as weather and fuel conditions allow. BLM fi re personnel will burn piles of veg- etation cleared from the shoreline and roads reducing the threat and spread of wildfi res and improving access for outdoor recreationists in the area. Prescribed burning may occur multiple times to eliminate piles of vegetation accumulated during thinning treatments To ensure the safety of visitors, BLM fi re management personnel will ig- nite the piles when weather con- ditions are conducive to burning. Visitors and outdoor recreationists should expect some light smoke in the area. Access to the burn area may be temporarily restricted to provide for public safety. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 provided funding for this prescribed burn. The legislation funds fuel treatments to help reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfi re and benefi t neighboring communities. To learn more visit: https://www.blm.gov/offi ce/yuma- fi eld-offi ce BLM prescribed burns planned The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) advises drivers to plan ahead for lane restrictions on Interstate 10 in Quartzsite beginning Jan. 16. The following restrictions will occur nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Friday beginning Tuesday, Jan. 16, and ending Friday, Jan. 26, while paving work is completed: • East- and westbound I-10 will be reduced to one lane between Dome Rock Road (milepost 11) and Scaddan Wash (milepost 24). Note: Only one direction will • be impacted at a time. • A 14-foot vehicle width restriction will be in place. • The speed limit will be reduced to 55 mph. The following lane restrictions will continue 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through Friday, March 1, for guardrail work: • Westbound I-10 will be reduced to one lane between Dome Rock Road (milepost 12) and Central Boulevard (milepost 19). Drivers should plan for delays, obey posted speed limits and traffi c control devices and use caution around construction personnel. Schedules are subject to change based on weather and other unforeseen factors. For more information, please call the ADOT Bilingual Project In- formation Line at 855.712.8530 or go to azdot.gov/contact and select Proj- ects from the drop-down menu. For real-time highway conditions state- wide, visit ADOT's Traveler Information Site at www.az511.gov, Need to know where a milepost is? Click on the "Mile Markers" icon on the map at www.az511.com. For real-time highway conditions statewide, visit ADOT's Traveler Information Site at www.az511.gov, download the AZ511 app or call 511.

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