Desert Messenger

March 5, 2014 www.DesertMessenger.com 9 C & B LOCK & KEY 39 YEARS EXPERIENCE 928-927-6589 Mobile Service Only Now Available TRANSPONDER AUTO KEYS (Electronic Chip Keys) Jeep, Chrysler, Ford Chevrolet, Toyota & many more! Betty Crenshaw, Owner letters to the editor RAIL SPLITTERS THANKS YOU The attendance was over whelm- ing! The hall was full to capacity with some folks having to have been turned away. Betha was surprised by her sister and hus- band popping in from Prescott Valley and friends from Cotton- wood. Thanks to all of the public for making the retirement party a huge success on Sat. March 1 at JR's Park for Betha Mueller and the Rail Splitters Band.. Special thanks to the guest singers: Bill, Carolyn, Cliff, Dick, June , Mar- tha, Tom and Whistling Larry. To Jan and Nick on bass and the band members Dave, Del and Ray. To Lucille and Phylis for the deli- cious carrot cake, to the servers of the cake and ice cream and to JR's for the use of the hall and the sound system. It will always be remembered. Many thanks and God Bless. Betha THANKS FROM METAL DETECTORS Quartzsite Metal Detectors club would like to Thank all the ven- dors, merchants and individuals who contributed prize donations to our annual February coin hunt held at the Quartzsite Town Park. You made our coin hunt a Big Suc- cess for 2014. Over 200 prize dona- tions were collected and appreci- ated by all who found the marked coins and won prizes. A Great Big Thank You to all who participated as our sponsors! Herb's Hardware, Moun- tain Quail Café, RV Lifestyles, Quartzsite Bakery, Derrickson Jewelry, The Eatery, Quartzsite General Store, Crazy Jerry's Pizza and Wings, Roadrunner Market, Beer Belly's, QIA, Brenda RV Park, RV Pit Stop, Desert Gold RV Re- sort, Rocks in my Head, 88 Shades RV Park, Hardies Jewelry, Holiday Palms RV Park, Miners Depot, Cac- tus Curlers, Nature's Nuggets, The Beauty Shop, Minelab Metal Detec- tors, Sahara Sea Collection-Moroc- can Imports, White's Electronics, Gemstone Materials-Tyson, Tesoro Metal Detectors, Paleo En- terprises, The Gambler, The Gold Lady-Kingman AZ, Yukon Rock Shop, Gemstone Wholesalers, Dia- mond Pacifi c, Newport Gifts, Larry Green Dodge-Blythe, Lost Treasure Magazine, Standage Tire-Blythe, Dr. Maltby-Blythe, Subway-Blythe, Altamont Silver, Ace Hardware- Blythe, Cabin Fever Arts, Las Vegas Chapter of the GPAA, Exquisite Gems, Silly Al's Pizza, Ron Cole- man Arkansas Crystals, La Casa OPINION del Rancho, Spiritstone, Bad Boys Café, Schwan's Food Service, Times Three Restaurant, Dr. Eric Melchi- orre, Dona Johnson, Larry McKay, Natalie Schneider, George Sch- neider, Donna Wallingford, Gary and Claudia Peck, Tom Iverson, Marilyn Bolles, Diana Schmidt, Carol Whearty, Janice Wein- heimer, AZ Prospectors, Gloria An- derson, Pat Teucher, Gloria Luther, Larry Schreiner, Tom Warren. WE also send a big Thank you to all who volunteered for anything and everything to make the Gold Show and our hunt a success. GRATITUDE FROM FOOD BANK Thank you to all the Snowbirds and residents who donated food to the Quartzsite Food Bank this sea- son. Also a huge thank you all the volunteers who helped and sup- ported the Food Bank. Your sup- port is fully appreciated! Summer is coming; don't leave your extra canned foods in the hot cabinets while you're traveling north. Drop off at the Food Bank before leaving, on Moon Mountain Rd., just north of the Senior Center. Thank you all for your support! Carol Kelley Quartzsite Food Bank Director APPRECIATION FROM NEWLYWEDS We would like to thank all our family and friends and a certain Ma & Pa's "A Little Bit of Everything!" Downtown Bouse, Arizona Tons of New and Used Hardware, Plumbing and Electric; Odds and Ends Galore! TOOLS! Antiques, Incense, Indian Jewelry, Books, VHS Tapes, Rocks and Cacti. NEW Arizona T-Shirts and Tank Tops $3 each or 2/$5* (While supplies last) PROFESSIONAL PROPANE SERVICE AND QUALITY SUPPLIES! Custom Made Hoses, Regulators, Fittings, Hose-by-the-Foot, New Quick- Release Fittings, Extend-a-Says, and Tanks in Various Sizes for Sale 5 Gal Exchange Tanks - RV & Home Service, New Valves Installed, Certifications, Testing & Inspections on Heaters and Propane Systems We also BUY-SELL-TRADE Estate Sales, Yard Sales, Consignments FREE Appraisals! Open 10am – 4pm Wed. thru Sunday - Closed Monday & Tuesday 928-699-1338 Call Don 928-927-3080 208-255-6955 Don's Rocks Decorative Landscaping rock Hauling, Dumptruck & Backhoe Services WE'RE BACK! Looking forward to seeing our Friends! 585 N. Central Quartzsite Open Mon-Fri 8-5 928-927-8787 Johnny DelPino, Owner BEST AUTO RV & TRUCK REPAIR SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ON! We sell U-HAUL BOXES unnamed group of young men on their bikes who rode up as we were beginning our ceremony at the Town Park on Saturday, Feb.22. A BIG thank you to Julie Ander- son who offi ciated and made our day a joyful one and Rhyianna for taking pictures and playing our music. We are so blessed to have such great friends in this small town and all of you made our day so very special. Robby and (Ms. Debbi) Debra Westfall

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