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To Donate $10 to American Red Cross - Text "REDCROSS" to 90999 10 www.DesertMessenger.com September 17, 2014 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 Tuesday nights at 6:30pm, Quartzsite Community Bible Church hosts their summer music jam schedule. Amplifi ed instru- ments and playing all music includ- ing Gospel music. 375 E. Sunrise St. Let's have a good jam summer. Summer Jam Quartzsite, AZ - Hospice of Havasu is offering a grief support group at the Quartzsite Library on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month at 10AM. For more infor- mation, please call 928.453.2111. This is a free Grief Support Group for those in the La Paz County area who have experienced a life-changing loss. It's a drop-in group, with no appointment nec- essary. You can come once or as often as you need. Grief Support Group meets at 10 a.m. at the Library, 465 N. Plym- outh Ave., Quartzsite. For more information contact 928.453.2111. Roadrunner Grocery store has been closed for a portion of the summer and will reopen Septem- ber 26th. Roadrunner to reopen Sept. 26 Hospice of Havasu offers grief support group Summer AA Meetings QUARTZSITE, AZ Gloria 316-617-1877 Mon. & Thurs. 5:30pm Local Survivors Group 375 Sunrise St. Child Find is a program to fi nd children who may have disabilities between the ages of 3 and 5 (before they enter Kindergarten). If children qualify for services, they will be served at the school closest to them if they are not enrolled in the Head Start pro- gram. This gives them the help early, before school starts in Kindergarten. Quartzsite and Cibola parents are en- couraged to bring their children to the Ehrenberg screening on September 19. Tney will be working with WACOG and hope to hold a spring 2015 event in Quartzsite. Jacque Price, QES Super- intendent said, "We hope that this will become a semi-annual event." SAVE THE DATE: Free develop- mental screenings, Free vision and hearing screenings Friday, Sept. 19th at Ehrenberg Elemen- tary School, 49241 Ehrenberg Poston Hwy., Ehrenberg. Free screenings for 3-5 year olds The Quartzsite Quilt Guild will have their fi rst meeting of the season on Oct 8 (Tuesday) at the Senior Center on Moon Mountain Rd. at 10 o'clock. Meetings will resume every Tuesday throughout the winter. A business meeting is held the second Tuesday of the month. Everyone is welcome regardless of your quilting skills. Come join us for the fun! Quilt guild meets VFW Post 769 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 120 S. Palo Verde, Quartzsite, AZ, 928-927-7697 The Canteen is a smoking establishment • Members & Guests Only for Alcohol Service ACTIVITIES FOR CORPORAL BEN SCOTT POST 769 AND LADIES AUXILIARY 769 We are collecting coupons you may have that you won't use. These go to the military families who can use them up to 6 months after expiration. Collection boxes will be placed in businesses around Town, churches, and at the Post. Please help us in this endeavor to assist our Veterans. October 11 – Run to the Cross which honors all veterans of all wars – from Prim, NV Spaghetti Dinner at Post 769 4-6 p.m. Donation requested $6:50 October 25 – WELCOME SNOWBIRDS Breakfast In A Bag will be held in the parking lot at the Post beginning at 8:00 a.m. Re- quested donation of $6.00. If members pay dues at that time, the breakfast will be free. This event is a fundraiser for our building fund. Stop by enjoy breakfast and view the plans for our expansion. October 31 – Dedication of 50th Commem- orative Vietnam War Display at 9:00 a.m. in Town Hall. Join us for this dedication and view the display. November 1 – Walk In The Past at the Cem- etery. Visit our USO tent for refreshments and music. November 11 – Veteran's Day – 11:00 a.m. at the Planes at the Park. Pot Luck lunch will be held at the Post at 12:00. Attend this cer- emony, join us for the pot luck (bring a dish of food to share) and view our expansion plans. November 15 – Harvest Festival at Lutheran Church – 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Visit our booths for delicious Cobblers and other refreshments December 6 – Rose and Gary Fraser Memo- rial ChickNik at Fire Station – 12:00 to 4p.m. which is a benefi t to assist those training for fi re fi ghting. January 10 – Hi-Jolly Parade sponsored by VFW. Check our VFW Post 769 website for additional activities www.vfwpost769.org Comrades meeting -1st Saturday 9 a.m. at Post Ladies Auxiliary meets-1st Saturday 9 a.m. at Post House Committee meets -1st Sat. 10 a.m. at Post Mens Auxiliary – 1st Saturday - 1 p.m. at Post District 1 Riders meeting 2nd Sat 2 p.m. - TBA The Quartzsite Police Depart- ment will be participating in the DEA's "National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" on Saturday, September 27th from 10:00AM – 2:00PM. Please bring in all of your unwanted and expired pre- scription medications for proper disposal. Personal information will not be gathered and you will remain anonymous. Please remove all pills from prescription contain- ers and put into plastic baggies. For safety reasons, needles, liquids and powders should remain in their original containers. QPD plans for Drug Take Back Day Sept. 27 Proper disposal of prescription medications at the Quartzsite Po- lice Department ensures that these medications do not get fl ushed into and contaminate the water systems or sit in a landfi ll. Most impor- tantly, it helps keep children, teens, and adults from accessing them and abusing them. The Quartzsite Police Department accepts pre- scription medications any day/time during normal business hours. For more information please call QPD at 928-927-4644. Thank you. Read Desert MESSENGER ONLINE @ www.MyQuartzsite.com

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