Desert Messenger

March 5, 2014 www.DesertMessenger.com 33 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 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! Serving the RVing Community since1977 Quartzsite Coachworks On Site RV Repair RV Specialist PO Box 5082 • Quartzsite, AZ 85359 A/C • Electrical • Plumbing • Roof Repair • All Appliances CALL TODAY! 760-799-2370 www.QuartzsiteCoachworks.com Quartzsite Events Online: www.VisitQuartzsite.com QUARTZSITE, AZ Don 907-440-6419 Gloria 316-617-1877 Mon., Thurs. & Sat. 5:30pm Local Survivors Group 375 Sunrise St. Wednesday & Friday 5:30pm No Name Group 103 Moon Mountain (Winter only) Monday & Wednesday 10am Keep It Simple Group 103 Moon Mountain (Winter only) Friday 10am 12 x 12 Book Study 103 Moon Mountain (Winter only) Sunday 3:30pm Potluck 4:30pm Discussion Meeting 103 Moon Mountain (Winter only) 6pm Book Study, QIA (Winter only) BRENDA, AZ Tuesday & Saturday 11am Black Rock RV Park (behind clubhouse) BOUSE, AZ Ted 308-383-7880, Russel 509-998-3301 Thursday 11am Bouse Boozers 27928 S. Evans AA Meetings Quartzsite, AZ - The American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) Traveling Wall travels to Desert Gardens Show Grounds to coincide with the events of The GRAND Gathering in Quartzsite. The AVTT Traveling Wall will arrive in Quartzsite on Wednesday, March 5th. Public viewing of the wall will be available 24 hours a day after the initial set-up on the morning of Thursday, March 6th through the afternoon on Sunday, March 9th. At 360 feet in length, the AVTT Wall is the largest traveling replica of the original Vietnam Memorial Wall located in Washington, D.C. It is an 80 percent scale reproduc- tion which stands eight feet tall at its apex and does not leave out a single name featured on the origi- nal memorial wall. Also on display will be: wall infor- mational panels, Vietnam War Time line Panels, Vietnam era military equipment and uniforms displayed by Gunny's Military Museum of Quartzsite, military vehicles, sou- venirs, and computer terminals to look up specifi c names on the wall. Representatives from The Veter- an's Administration will be present to help Veterans with MYHEALTH and assisting with sign-ups for Veteran's Benefi ts. The wall will be formally escort- ed to Quartzsite. Anyone desiring to be part of the escort should plan to be at the Rest Area on eastbound I-10, at mile marker 4, at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014. The escort will arrive in Quartzsite at exit at Exit 17 and proceed north on Quartzsite Blvd., then head east on Main Street, turn south on Riggles and travel west on Kuehn to Desert Gardens Show Grounds. People are encouraged to line the streets and welcome the Wall as it proceeds through Quartzsite beginning about 3:30pm Wednesday. Opening ceremonies will be held at 9:00 a.m. Friday, March 7, 2014. VFW Commanders, and Quartzsite Mayor Ed Foster will speak; The Bouse Elementary School 5th & 6th graders will present the History of the United States Flag. At 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2014, VFW Commanders will speak, and Tony Borelli, Member District 5 House of Representatives is plan- ning to speak at 9:45 a.m. At 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2014, closing ceremonies will take place. The AVTT Traveling Wall is FREE, and parking is Free. Dona- tions received at the Wall will go to The USO Wounded Warrior Organization to assist Veterans and their families with recovery. Plan to bring your family to The Grand Gathering and The Military Tribute, March 6-9, in Quartzsite. For the full weekend schedule of events, visit the website www. TheGrandGathering.com. Vietnam Memorial Wall comes to Quartzsite Antiques • Collectibles • Teacups & Teddy Bears See's Candy Fundraiser for GFWC in season Antiques • Collectibles • Teacups & Teddy Bears 455 E. Main St. Quartzsite Open Tues. thru Sat. 9-3 928-927-4223 WITH THIS AD! 10 % OFF

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