Desert Messenger

May 21, 2014 www.DesertMessenger.com 3 1240 W. MAIN ST. Located Directly across from McDonald‛s in Quartzsite! Open DAILY 10am-4:30pm OPEN YEAR ROUND! Pays top dollar for: Scrap Gold, Gold Coins, Dental Gold, All gold Marked 10K, 14K, 18K Foreign Coins, Silver Coins, Old U. S. Coins, Proof Sets. All Type Coins, Old U.S. and Foreign Paper Money, Famous Autographs. JIM BUYS GOLD NEED CASH? Quartzsite General Store, LLC Stop in and see us! THE MANAGEMENT TEAM Don & Lois Moore Rick & Sherri Garlow Beer & Wine Fresh Retail & Wholesale Meats Homemade Sausages Arizona Lottery & Pick Fish & Game Licenses A.P.S. Pay Station We Accept EBT and Debit Cards 410 E. Main Street, Quartzsite • 928-927-6310 Open Daily from 8am to 6pm Quality Meats at VERY Affordable Prices! For all your GROCERY NEEDS & MOORE! WE'RE OPEN ALL SUMMER 8AM-6PM We're here for our local customers! Contrary to rumors ... ROCKS IN MY HEAD The World's Greatest Rock, Prospecting & Outdoor Education Company RICE RANCH SPACE A37 Quartzsite, AZ OPEN Nov. thru March GOLD, SILVER, BUY & SELL Unique Rocks & Fossils Cabs - Rough - Slabs METEORITES-PETRIFIED WOOD Dino Bone & Mammoth Ivory Animal Parts & Leather Native American Artifacts Jewelry - Supplies - Beads GOLD PROSPECTING ROCKHOUNDING - LAPIDARY New-Used-Parts-Supplies Books-Maps-Local Site Info CONSIGNMENTS - RENTALS CLASSES - DEMOS QUARTZSITE PROSPECTING T-Shirts, Totebags, & More! Outdoor & Emergency Supplies EQUIPMENT RENTAL Specializing in Unusual & Hard to Find Items www.RocksInMyHead.com 605-376-8754 P & Z Commission wants input on final General Plan DUMP THE DRUGS In Quartzsite! Do you have expired or unused medications? Dispose safely at QUARTZSITE POLICE DEPT. Mon - Fri. 8am-5pm Sponsored by Quartzsite Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition DATES DEADLINE SPECIAL SUMMER EDITIONS: Wed. June 18 June 11 Wed. July 16 July 2 _ Wed. Aug. 6 July 30 Desert Messenger Summer Publishing Schedule Call 928-916-4235 E-mail: Editor@DesertMessenger.com Note date changes! Quartzsite, AZ - Edoptions High School is going to have their graduation on Fri- day, May 30, 2014 at 6:00 pm. The ceremony will be at the Quartzsite Community Center. Class of 2014 Graduates are: Clark Barnett, Zach Behrendt, Samantha Echard, Antonio Espinoza, Brittany Hayes, Jorge Moreira, LaMonte Patterson, Ryan Raborn, Leeann Rees, and Sadie Thompson. See back page for photos of all area graduating Seniors. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Planning & Zoning Commission at the Quartzsite Municipal Center, 465 N. Plymouth Avenue, Quartzsite, AZ 85346 on Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. for the purpose of adopting the 2014 Quartzsite General Plan as part of ARS 9-461.06. At the hearing, the Town of Quartzsite Planning and Zoning Commissioners will encourage and provide the fi nal opportunity for public comment before recommend- ing the General Plan Adoption before the Town Council. All comments and feedback of the General Plan update is welcomed and will be considered. All comments and feedback must be made in writing. The 2014 Quartzsite General Plan is made available for public review at the Quartzsite Town Hall and online at http://www.ci.quartzsite.az.us/. Hearing Date and Time: May 20, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Hearing Location: 465 N. Plymouth Ave., Quartzsite, AZ 85436 Project Location: Town wide Project Description: Comprehensive update of the Town of Quartzsite Gen- eral Plan For more information, contact Com- munity Development Services, 465 N. Plymouth Ave. Quartzsite, AZ 85436 (Physical), P.O. Box 2812, Quartzsite, AZ 85346 (Mailing), via Telephone: (928) 927-4333, Fax: (928) 927-4400, or E-mail: adaniel@ci.quartzsite.az.us. EdOptions Graduation ceremony planned for May 30th 6pm

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