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March 20, 2024 www.DesertMessenger.com 11 Sunflower! Love you always, Rob Kabob Competition Date & � me May 3 rd 4-6pm & May 4 th 10am-1pm Competition Location Quartzsite Community Center, 295 E. Chandler St. Compete Sign up to see if your salsa has what it takes to be the Best in La Paz County! Fill out a form at https://www.quartzsitealliance.com/about-1 https://www.quartzsitealliance.com/about-1 $5 entry Fee Per Team ~ Trophies Awarded Come and T� te Don't want to compete, but want to sample? Come and watch as Salsa is prepared and then taste it for yourself! Let your Voice be Heard! It's Free to You! For More Information Please Call 928-916-9571 Competition Date & � me Quar� site's 4th Annual By Shanana Rain Golden-Bear During the regular meeting of Quartzsite Common Council on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, council approved an award bid and contract change order for the Town Park Im- provement Project, which includes a Splash Pad, in the amount of $923,862.16. The Town was awarded $971,308 in May 2022 from the AZ State Parks and the Land, Water and Conservation Fun (LWCXF) to construct improve- ments to the Town Park consisting of a Splash Pad Installation, Shade Sail Structure, Restroom Structure with Equipment Room, concrete pave- ments, curbs, seat walls, site furni- ture installation, playground safety surfacing, chain link fence, septic tank and leach fi eld, electrical work, and lighting, and RV camp host site. Splash pad update Unitizing the council approved fi - nal design documents and technical specifi cations prepared by Dale Mill- er of RICK Engineering, the Town advertised for bids and received two bids to construct the project. Both bids exceeded the grant amount. The Town requested an additional $28,692 in grant funds from AZ State Parks. They anticipate the LWCF por- tion of these funds will be approved in the next few months. The Town has replaced the Shad Sails with a metal frame, a 40 ft. hexagonal shad structure and deleted the Camp host site work in order to complete the project within the available funds. The Town has opted to negotiate the bid price with DWD and reduce the scope of the project to utilize, but not exceed the available grant monies. Construction to begin within 120 days from fi nal approval which is expected in about 30 days. Under consideration is to add back the shade sails and RV camp host in another budget cycle. Annual Healthy La Paz Community Health Expo April 6th Parker, AZ- Join Healthy La Paz on Saturday April 6th 9:00am-12:00pm at Western Park for their Community Health Expo! This event happens the fi rst Satur- day in April every year and it is a place to gain information on local service providers in the area as well as spend some quality time with your family! There will be free sandwiches while supplies last. There will be health screenings, games & activities, epic raffl e prizes, free prostate exams, family resources, free mammogram coupons from LPRH, bounce house and mechanical bull. The park is located at Riverside Drive and Desert Ave., Parker, AZ.

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