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14 www.DesertMessenger.com May 21, 2014 DID YOU KNOW? EASY OUT FIRE PROTECTOR™ 928-273-7749 928-859-3097 LOCAL SERVICE TECHS Servicing Quartzsite, Wenden, Lake Havasu City, Wickenburg, and everywhere in between! 928-273-7749 SERVICE TECH • Fire Extinguisher Recharge • 6,000 Fire Safety Products • We Manufacture Easy Out Fire Protector Right Here in La Paz Co. CALL US TODAY! SAVE $$$ Serving USA & Mexico Since 1962 .com Service Tech Business Office World record T-shirts available now! Quartzsite, AZ - The record for the World's Largest Human Letter was set at the Quartzsite Improvement Association (QIA) during the fi nale of The GRAND Gathering on March 9th, 2014. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS confi rmed 631 participants achieved the new world record title. T-shirts commemorating the achievement are now on sale! T-shirts are available for sale at Readers Oasis and Horizon Commu- nity Bank now. Shirts can also be ordered online at www.QiaArizona.org/Tee-Shirt.html. They are being sold for only $15.00 each plus shipping. The photos of the Largest Human Letter "Q" were so popular that or- ganizers decided to provide commemorative T-shirts designed by Mark Goldberg. Funds raised will support the The GRAND Gathering - Legacy 2015, which includes events for the 50th Anniversary of the QIA. The shirts will be available when snowbirds return in the fall also! For more information visit www.TheGrandGathering.com. DEADLINE : WED. JUNE 11 for JUNE 18 TH edition Desert Messenger Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Poems from the Road Jane Finley writer * artist * teacher (stretching, exercise, relaxation, meditation) LAST NIGHT IT FELT LIKE SPRING Last night it felt like spring. I don't know why, exactly, for the February cold lingered on, but there was a kind of newness in the air, a hint of new beginnings. The chorus of birds fl ocking around the bird feeder and the rabbits hopping, pausing, hopping again added to the feeling. In my rocker on the porch, I sat quietly, eyes closed, breathing in, breathing out like Thich Nhat Hanh says to do, and I felt the tranquility of this place. Peace seeped in. I sat for a while then, just being, watching the mountains change from pink to gray and darker still, absorbing the wonder of it all… experiencing bliss. Quartzsite, Arizona (2/21/11) Jane's book is WANDERINGS: Living the Ordinary Extraordinarily (Stories from the Road). This column consists of poems from the book. (email: janefi nley@yahoo.com, website: janefi nley.com) La Paz County Health Department Food Handler Cards Food Handler cards are required for every person who handles or prepares food, and/or handles the eating utensils and food preparation equipment, including dishwashing. The cost is $15.00 per year and the card must be posted inside the food unit. Cards must be obtained prior to opening. For more information contact the Health Department at 928-669-1100 in Parker, AZ. Food Handler Classes Quartzsite WiFi Computer Repair, Service & Support 100% Virus Removal Eradication $ 29 95 Virus Clean Includes Basic Virus Removal & Start-Up Optimizer • Virus/Adware/Spyware Removal • Low Rates $45/hour PC Repair • Fast Service! 24-hour Turnaround Time • Computer Sales, Quality PC Support (928) 927-5592 www.QuartzsiteWiFi.com Computer Repair, Service & Support SAVE!

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