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February 5, 2014 www.DesertMessenger.com 41 D & B Leather BERTHA IS BACK! Leather as low as 50¢/ft! 5,000 sq. ft. upholstery 3-4 oz brown! 5 diesel loads Garment Leather! Belts & Buckles Scrap Hides $2.00/lb. Two Big Locations QUARTZSITE, AZ Main St. and Tyson Wash (behind Dorothy & Toto Ice Cream) Open 7 days/week Nov. - mid-March 928-927-4077 BROAD ACRES SWAP MEET - LAS VEGAS, NV 2930 N. Las Vegas Blvd. (corner of Pecos) Every Sat. & Sun. Buffalo, Elk, Deer, Goat Furs New Zealand Sheep Skins, Tooling Ladigo For Mail Order Call: 775-751-5351 DRY CAMPING $6/night Dump & Water $12 In the rear of Silly Al's Bar Ask for Mike TYSON WELLS MARKET SQUARE Oct 1, 2013 - March 30, 2014 QUARTZSITE SHOWGROUNDS Oct. 1, 2013 - April 31, 2014 Annual RICE RANCH "Yawl Come" SHOW Nov 1, 2013 - Feb 28, 2014 MAIN STREET TRADERS OPEN YEAR ROUND Nov 1, 2013 - Feb 28, 2014 HI ALI SWAPMEET Nov 1, 2013 - Mar 28, 2014 MARKET PLACE SHOWGROUNDS Nov 1, 2013 - Feb 28, 2014 PROSPECTOR'S PANORAMA Nov 1, 2013 - Feb 15, 2014 GREASEWOOD SWAP Nov. 1, 2013 - April 1 2014 AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS EXPO Dec. 13 - Jan. 21 Quartzsite Showgrounds Main St. OPERATION HERO COMFORT SILENT AUCTION Dec. 14, 2013 10th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LIGHT PARADE Dec. 7, 2013 SANTA'S WORKSHOP ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2013 Tyson Wells Showgrounds ANTIQUE ENGINE & TRACTOR SHOW & SALE Dec. 28 - 29, 2013 QIA DESERT GARDENS ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL GEM, MINERAL & JEWELRY SHOW Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2014 23ND ANNUAL HI JOLLY DAZE PARADE TBA TYSON WELLS ROCK & GEM SHOW Jan. 3 - Jan. 12, 2014 QUARTZSITE ART GUILD SHOW Jan. 10 - 11, 2014 Senior Center THE MAIN EVENT Jan. 11 - Jan. 26, 2014 TYSON WELLS SELL-A-RAMA Jan. 17 - Jan. 26, 2014 BIG TENT SPORTS, VACATION & R.V. SHOW Jan. 18 - Jan. 26, 2014 48TH ANNUAL Q I. A. POW WOW Jan. 22 - Jan. 26, 2014 TYSON WELLS ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR Jan. 29 - Feb. 9, 2014 QUARTZSITE FLYERS RC FLY-IN, TOWN PARK Feb. 6, 2014 QUARTZSITE QUILTERS QUILT SHOW Feb. 7 & 8, 2014 Senior Center GOLD, TREASURE & CRAFT SHOW, QIA Feb. 14-16, 2014 DESERT BLOOM RALLY February 14- 16, 2014 QUARTZSITE MASTERS TUFF GOLF Feb. 15, 2014 THE GRAND GATHERING MARCH 6-9, 2014 Four Days of fun! www.TheGrandGathering.com • AVTT Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall March 6-9 • Music, GRAND Bingo, & more at QIA & Senior Center • Senior Fair March 8, QIA • Town Wide Yard Sales • Rockin' in Quartzsite Rock Auction March 8 QIA Provided by the Desert MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper www.DesertMessenger.com Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 QUARTZSITE 2013 - 2014 Show Schedule Call Bud 928-583-3905 b UD'S Desert HANDYMAN Services Residential & RV Services FREE Estimates! Quartzsite Business Licensed Services All Work Guaranteed! Plumbing Electrical Carpentry Yard & More! ROCKS FROM PAGE 32 DEADLINE IS WED. FEB . 12 for fEB. 19 th edition Desert Messenger Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com Phone: 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Photo above: Turquoise vein in host rock Americans would use natural res- ins and animal fats to stabilize the sky stone before working it. Most turquoise on the market today is stabilized. For more information on turquoise and to purchase turquoise, come to Rocks In My Head at Space A37, at Rice Ranch in Quartzsite. We have Sleeping Beauty, Kingman, and Carico Lake turquoise available, as well as a beautiful selection of Native American jewelry. We are open from 10-5, 7 days a week, and online 24-7 at www.RocksInMy- Head.com. Phone: 605-376-8754.

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