Desert Messenger

OPEN YEAR-ROUND - IN THE QUIET PART OF TOWN! Close to the Churches, Medical/Ambulance Services, Golf Courses TEWS & DATE PALM RV PARK LLC 928-927-8929 "Where the smiles are brighter than the Arizona Sun" Make New Friends at a Clean, Friendly Park IN QUARTZSITE SINCE 1938! AMENITIES • 30 and 50 Amps All Sites • Large Sites with Plenty of Room for Cars, Side- by-Sides and Trailers. • Mailroom • Park Model Rentals • Pet Friendly! CLUBHOUSE • Pool Table • Foosball • TV • Fun Games • Lots of Activities • Music • Crafts • Card Nights • Pot Lucks LAUNDROMAT • Complete with 2 Full ADA Compliant Showers • Heated & Air Conditioned • Washers, Dryers • 8AM-5PM Come Join Us and Become Part of Our Family! We Hope to Meet You Soon! CALL MANAGER JOSE OFFICE HOURS 8AM-5PM 928-927-8929 TewsRV.com RV tenants rights meeting 4 DesertMessenger.com May 15, 2024 The Parker Tube Float - The biggest Party on the Parker Strip! Register at www.parkerfun.com The 46th Annual Parker Tube Float will be held on Saturday June 8, 2024. Online Pre-Registration is now open and will close at midnight June 2, 2024. The 46th Annual Parker Tube Float registration will be at La Paz County Park from 8 A.M to 12 P.M with the fl oat ending at 5 P.M. (NO-WAKE ZONE EXPIRES). Park at La Paz County Park ($10.00 parking fee) and we will shuttle you to Buckskin Mountain State Park where the start- ing line is. The last bus will leave La Paz County Park shortly after regis- tration closes at 12 P.M. Buckskin Mountain State Park will have air compressors available to infl ate your fl oats and get ready to launch. Ice will also be available for purchase at both La Paz County Park and Buckskin Mountain State Park. Once you are ready you will enter the beautiful Colorado River you can enjoy beautiful scenery and will pass a few bars and restaurants as you fl oat down to the fi nish line at La Paz County Park/Pirate's Den Resort lo- cated where you originally parked. We strongly suggest you pre-regis- ter as it is $30.00 per person. Once pre-registration closes the fee is $40.00 per person if you register the morning of the event. An additional fee of $30.00 is required if you will be using a motorized vessel to assist your fl oating group. The fi rst 300 registered will receive a free event tank top. All pre-registered will be entered into a drawing for fabulous prizes. Register online at: https://www.parkerfun.com Parker Tube Float "Know Your Rights" for RV Ten- ants under AZ RV ACT meeting will take place Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 1:00pm. This free event will be held at the Quartzsite Senior Center, lo- cated at 40 S. Moon Mountain Ave. You can ask questions about leases, managers, owners, evictions, dimin- ished amenties and services, time limits for notices to vacate, park rules, discrimination, mail delivery, and much more. We will be answer- ing questions and empowering you with actions you can take according to the AZ RV ACT at www.azleg.gov/ arstitle Title 33 Chapter 19. Anyone who owns a recreational ve- hicle in an RV park, such as a fi fth wheel, trailer, motorhome, or park model, AND has resided there for more than 180 consecutive days is protected by the laws that AAMHO (Arizona Association of Manufac- tured Home Owners) helped pass. AAMHO, our only liaison to the Ar- izona legislature, recently got a law passed to protect seniors in manu- factured housing from heat-related deaths. They are also working on rent caps for seniors, mandatory training for managers, and criminal background checks for RV park staff. They network with several other or- ganizations who provide free and low-cost services. Non-profi t dona- tions are welcome. Visit www.AAM- HO.org for more information. This meeting is being hosted by Ter- ri Newlon, AAMHO District 6 Direc- tor, Advocate for La Paz and Yuma Counties. For more information contace Terri Newlon at terri_newlon@hotmail. com or call 928-274-4664. Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

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