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October 6, 2010

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O������ 6, 2010 Submitted by Joe Winslow The snowbirds are coming! The snowbirds are coming! Yeppers, it’s that time of year again. We say hello to old friends, and welcome the first-timers to our town. They are going to want to eat, to drink and just kick back and have a good time. Are you guys ready? Got plenty of inventory? Got the display cases, canopies, and chairs ready? Got a spot picked out to set up in? Got your vendor’s sales permit? Or your business license, if required? Oops! Not to worry; just stop by the Town Hall and we’ll be glad to help you with all that stuff. And while you’re there, pick up an armload of the new Quartzsite Visitors Guide to hand out to your customers. It’s got a lot of in- formation, and it all targets our Winter Visitors and their inevitable questions. If you’ve been away for the summer and just got back into town, you may notice a lot of improvements have been made, and many are ongoing. We have a brand two new RV Parks on Hwy. 95. Quail Run RV Park spared no expense in setting it up. The Scenic Road RV Park just had a rib- bon cutting Saturday. The Quartzsite Elementary School ���.D�����M��������.��� Ths snowbirds are coming! The old Q Laundromat, now Main St. Laundromat, has been upgraded to in- clude a nice little eatery (opening soon) in addition to showers, and of course, laundry facilities. Stop by and say hello to Jerry and Michelle. We have a new “Really Good Jerky Store” next to the old Stuckey’s building on W. Main (B-10), which should be opening very soon. Speaking of Stuck- ey’s, the building is being renovated and a brand new restaurant will be located there. No word on when construction will start. I almost forgot! We now have an Ani- mal Shelter. It’s the first place you should check if you’re looking for that lost pet. The phone number is 928-916-0657. Ask for Patty or Roger. We have many, many projects in the works. Please stop by the town hall and see the display wall between the Library and Front Office area. This should be the best winter season ever! (Well, I have to say that; it’s expected because I’m a member of the Town Coun- cil. Still I think we will have a great winter season!) I look forward to seeing you folks around our town. Bye for now, Joe. Special training for mayor & council QUARTZSITE- There is a special train- ing session scheduled for the mayor, town council and staff, planned for Thursday, October 14 at 6pm. This is a publicly noticed training session. The training will be held at Town Hall. At the September 14th Town Council meeting, the Council voted to approve the recommendations of the ad hoc ethics committee. One of those rec- ommendations was to ask the League of Cities and Towns to sponsor a train- ing session for the Mayor and Council and staff. Executive Director of the League of Cities and Towns, Ken Strobeck will be conducting the training, with at- torney, Bill Sims of Moyes, Sellers & Sims from the League. This training session is open to the public. Fall Festival & Trunk-R-Treat Trunk-R-Treat is a community ori- PTA (Parent Teacher Association) and the Student Council are sponsor- ing the first Quartzsite Fall Festival & Trunk-R-Treat on Saturday Octo- ber 30, 2010 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. in the town park at the football field. Most of you know what a Festival or hometown carnival is but what is Trunk-R-Treat? ented activity which invites individu- als, churches, groups, businesses, and or organizations to decorate the trunk of a car, back of a truck or jeep for Fall and put in some wrapped treats to give away to our Quartzsite children. It’s free to enter and fun to see all the kids dressed up. The children will then go trunk to trunk to collect their goodies P��� 3 Next Cruise In on Sat. Oct. 9 The Q-Check Shell Station will be hosting another Cruise In on October 9 starting at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to come on over to the station next Satur- day night for another great evening of fun while looking over some of the most beautiful antique, vintage and classic vehicles in the area. People are bringing their vehicles from Bouse and Blythe also, so it makes for a great evening checking it all out. There will be door prizes, as well as 50 cent hot dogs, fountain drinks and ice cream cups and 79 cent slush puppies for everyone to enjoy! Bring your classic vehicle of any kind and show it off!! Or just come out and have some fun visiting with other people and looking over some great vintage vehicles!! The QES Student Council will be giv- ing prizes for the best decorated trunk. The Trunk-R-Treat will last from 6- 7:30 then close your trunk and come join us for games, food, fun, and prizes at the Festival. Admission is free. 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