Desert Messenger

March 5, 2014 www.DesertMessenger.com 11 Corner of Moon Mt. & Cowell • Quartzsite • 928-927-5400 QUARTZSITE'S ONLY YEAR ROUND SALON Sandy, Debbie, Cheyanne, Linda, Janna, Beth and Sheryl are happy to help with your WELCOME BACK, SNOWBIRDS! Hair, Nails, Pedicure and Therapeutic Massage Services As part of The GRAND Gather- ing, Paradise RV Park will host a Walk for Cures on Saturday, March 8th. Come on out and walk for some cures. Let's show support for Breast Cancer and MS research. There will be raffl es and hot dog sales. All monies raised will go to charities. Donations have already been accepted from Dean's Barber Shop, Pat Anderson, Roadrunner Maintenance, Paradise RV Park & Cactus Patch RV Park. Join the fun starting at noon, Saturday, March 8th. The event will take place in the dry camping area of Paradise RV Park, located at 145 N. Moon Mountain. Parking is on the street and in lot next to storage units. Walk for the Cures Sat. March 8 As part of Quartzsite's Grand Gathering, the Saguaro Sun Striders Volkssport Club, based in Surprise, AZ, will host a Volkssport walk event on March 8. The walk route is still being de- veloped; however, rest assured that it will include as many of Quartz- site's special highlights as can be fi t into the 10k route. There will also be a 5k route for those who prefer a shorter walk. Volksmarches or volkswalks began in Germany in the 1960's— these are noncompetitive walking events where everyone is a winner just for completing the event. In more recent years bicycle, swim, snowshoe, and other events have been added, and they all fall under the heading Volkssports. Volkssport events are the perfect companion for travel—whether lo- cal or around the world! Wherever you go, you can fi nd a walk route to 5k/10k Volkswalk planned for Saturday March 8 see the local sights. A goal of many volkssporters is to participate in events in all 50 states and many then move on to participate in other countries. Participants can walk for free; or, for a small fee, walkers receive a stamp in their offi cial American Volkssport Association record books. When the record books are full, they are sent to the American Volkssport Association in Texas and then you receive a patch, hat- pin and certifi cate indicating your level of participation. Keeping the record books is a fun way to track your progress and becomes a jour- nal of your travels/walks. For more information on this event or volkssports in general, e-mail Loralie Cruz at loralie_ c@yahoo.com, or visit www.ava.org. READER'S OASIS BOOKS 690 E. Main - Quartzsite (one block east of Family Dollar) 928-927-6551 When you come to Quartzsite ...it's about the activities this great little town provides... so STOP by Monday nights from 7pm at the Quartzsite Improvement Association Bldg. (QIA) If you have Square or Round Danced in pass or maybe your thinking about learning stop in and meet the group. Mark your calendar Monday nights from 7-9:30pm: Squares 7pm-Rounds between tips, Mainstream & Plus tips Dance site: Quartzsite Improvement Association Bldg (QIA) Note: Free RV dry camping night of Dance ONLY Date: Caller Cuer Mar. 10 Gordy Oseth Last Dance of the Season Cactus Dodgers

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