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18 www.DesertMessenger.com March 5, 2014 Across from McDonald's • Quartzsite NEED CASH? Jim Buys STERLING SILVER! All Silver Coins, .999 Bars, Sterling Silverware, etc. Second-hand smoke kills 53,000 people a year. It's no longer a business issue; it's a public emergency. Report Smoke-Free Arizona violations anonymously at www.smokefreearizona.org or call 928-669-5912 Desert Messenger offers FREE Classifi ed Ads! Here's the small print: Items for sale under $1000. Private Party Only. 1 per month. Yard/Garage/Craft Sales, Wanted, Give-a-ways, Free, Lost & Found, etc. (non-commercial) For more information, contact Rain at 928-916-4235 or Email: Editor@DesertMessenger.com AROUND TOWN FROM PAGE 17 Main Trading Post INDIAN ARTIFACTS & JEWELRY 928-927-3200 1170 W. Main (across from Pilot) PO Box 4028, Quartzsite, AZ 85346 BEADS Findings Horse Hair Pottery Sterling Silver Jewelry 50% OFF! Huge Selection! INFANT THRU ADULT NEW! MeMe's Collectibles! 800-656-HOPE The Smoke Shop Summer Residents & Visitors Thanks for Your Continued Support! Winter Residents & Visitors Your Support is Appreciated! NEW Hours - Oct. 1 st - April 30 th Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday Closed The Ghost Riders Club meeting was held on February 17. Offi cer Dee Pfl eger, Arizona Game and Fish Department, addressed the club. She said that Game and Fish offi cers are issuing citations for safety violations such as riding two up on an ATV not designed for two. Club activities included two club rides. On February 4 twenty-nine rid- ers rode to Southern Cross Mine and several other mines; and on February 18 twenty-four riders rode around the Plomosa Mountains. The club also held a hot dog cookout at the County Park on February 19 with 49 attend- ing. Thanks for all the side dishes brought by the club members includ- ing the homemade ice. The next club meeting is March 17 and a member of the La Paz Search and Rescue team is scheduled to speak. Offi cer Jason Dennerline, Arizona Game and Fish Department, will be present to address statewide OHV Recreation. The Ghost Riders sponsored an OHV parade through town during for the 15th Annual Bouse Fire Auxiliary BBQ & Car Show on Saturday, February 22, 2014. The parade was a huge success with 42 entries. The Ghost Rider website is: http:// ghostriders.desertrail.net There are GPS tracks of many loop rides on the website that you can download and use on your GPS. The purpose of the Ghost Riders is to work with local, state and federal agencies to keep the desert roads and trails open for public use. Our goal is to work on projects which help our community, highways and desert and to promote the sport of OHV riding with safety awareness and respect for the environment. Membership is open to anyone over the age of 18 who enjoys the sport of off-highway riding and supports our mission and purpose. NOTE: Mem- bership dues are now $10 per HOUSE- HOLD annually. Membership is valid for one year from January 1 to Decem- ber 31 regardless of the date joined. Application forms are available on the website if you would like to print one and mail it with your check to P.O. Box 878, Bouse, AZ 85325. Meetings are held on the 3rd Mon- day of each month from November to March at the Desert Pueblo Recreation Hall at 9:00 am. Come join us; visitors are always welcome. Club Rides are held on the fi rst and third Tuesday of each month. The rides depart from the LaPaz County Park on Plomosa Road at 10:00 am unless otherwise announced by the club. REMINDER: Slow down or stay on the pavement in town or around camp- ers to keep the dust down! Ghost Riders, Inc., P.O. Box 878, Bouse, AZ 85325. Email: ghost_riders_bouse@hotmail.com J.C. Sanders, President Ghost Riders updates WESTERN STRINGS Bob Anderson's Western Strings Band will be playing at the QIA - March 12th and March 22nd R'S RV PARK EVENTS JR'S RV PARK holds a weekly Country Music Dance with Smokin' Joe! Every Monday at 7pm. $3. JR's RV Park is located at 982 N Central Blvd, (Hwy. 95) Quartzsite DESERT GOLD ACTIVITIES Following activities open to public: Mondays – 7pm Bingo Door opens 5:30pm. Minimum Buy-in $5.00. Tuesdays – 7pm Gospel Jam Saturdays– 1pm Country Music Jam Each Sunday – 10:30am Chapel – Pastor Ken Slape – Music starts 10am Public Invited: Wednesday March 5th---Dance No- tables 7:00--9:00 $3.00 Friday March 7th Newconb /Payne Show-Dance Free Will Offering. Friday March 14th--St Patrick Dance Melody Masters 7:00-9:00 $3.00 March 20th--Melodrama Dinner The- ater--Show 5:00 call for tickets $15.00 March 21st Melodrama Dessert The- ater call for tickets---$7.50

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