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28 www.DesertMessenger.com December 3, 2014 Veteran Owned & Operated Bud's Suds RVs & Mobile Homes MOBILE WASH Filtered Water • Local Business CALL for estimate! 928-750-9660 www.ServiceMagic.com/biz/BudsSuds Email: freewaytx30@yahoo.com Artists Wanted! Proud Neighbors of Quartzsite (PNQ) announced the dates for the 6th Annual Rockin' in Quartzsite - A Celebration of the Arts. This year the rock slabs will be tabletop size on small easels. Artist application is printed in this edition on page 36. Young and old lovers of art are encouraged to participate. The Theme for this year's event is "The Splendor of Arizona". Artists can pick up their empty rock canvas on Saturday, Dec. 6th at the Com- munity Center from 9am - noon. Acrylic paint only. Artists can paint more than one Rock Art Piece. The Art Pieces must be completed by Sat. Dec. 13th and returned to Community Center between 9 and noon. PNQ is seeking "Foster Parent" sponsors who will enjoy the Rock Art in their place of business during the winter season through end of February. If you fall in love with a Rock Art Piece, be sure to attend the "Rock Auction" in March. This live auction is always a fun event!! (Location and time to be de- termined) In the past few years, Proud Neighbors of Quartzsite has donated to over a dozen local charities. Be sure to visit www.proudneighbors.com for more information or call Rain at 928-916-4235. Call to artists What in the World is Happening? Wars • Big Brother • NSA • Borders • Mideast Crisis • Disease • Jobs Terrorism • Anarchy •Moral Decline • Earthquakes • Tyranny Gun Control • U.S. Power Decline • Etc., Etc. End Time Prophesies are found in the Bible Book of Revelation Revelation Bible Study on the Air Tuesdays @ 7:30am Starting Nov. 4th Scanners are to learn of emergencies. Listed above are EMERGENCIES! Police/Fire Scanners: 147.36 MHZ Ham Radio Operators: 147.36+ MHZ, 107.5 tone Submitted by Quartzsite Police Dept. The winter season is upon us and bur- glaries in Quartzsite are beginning to rise, particularly in outside storage units with little to no security. The Quartzsite Police Department sug- gests taking the following steps to help prevent you from becoming a victim of Burglary. 1) Know what's in there. Conduct an inventory of all of your valuables and where you've placed them. Be sure to jot down any serial numbers or other iden- tifi ers. Keep this list in a safe place. 2)Use an engraver or permanent marker to scribe your name, phone number, last four of your social securi- ty number, date of birth, or something else that will unmistakably identify the property as yours. This will make it harder for thieves to sell your property and help police return it to you if recov- ered. Make sure to write in a conspicu- ous place, easy to see, because it may deter thieves from taking that item in the fi rst place. If you do not have an en- graver, please contact QPD at 928-927- 4644 and we'll let you borrow ours. Protect yourself from burglaries 3) Take pictures of your valuables and storage area. Having pictures will also help identify your property if recovered. In the unfortunate event of a burglary, a picture of the entire storage area the way you left it will help police compare to post-burglary pictures and have a better idea of what was disturbed or moved and may be able to lift fi nger- prints off of those items. 4) Secure your storage area with a Round Lock. Regular padlocks are too easy to cut off. Ask your property man- ager or a trusted person to check on the condition of your unit and lock regu- larly. 5) Ask for a storage unit that is up front or can be seen easily from a street if one is available. Thieves are more likely to target storage units near the back where they are less likely to be seen. Ask your property manager to place a fence and cameras around the property if it does not already have them. 6) Keep our phone number - 888-818- 4911. Please contact Quartzsite Police if you are a victim of a burglary as soon as you are aware. Even if you are out of the area for the summer, crucial evidence may be lost if you wait until next season. QIA Donates to Quartzsite Food Bank The Quartzsite Improve- ment Association (QIA) will be celebrating their 50th Anniversary next year. Giving back to the community is a QIA tradi- tion. QIA choose to donate the fi rst check of the sea- son to the Food Bank. PHOTO: QIA member John Hendrix, Food Bank Direc- tor Carol Kelley and QIA President Howard Andrea- son present $500 check to Food Bank.

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