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18 www.DesertMessenger.com December 17, 2014 The Smoke Shop Summer Residents & Visitors Thanks for Your Continued Support! WINTER RESIDENTS & VISITORS - YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! WINTER Hours - Oct. 1 st - April 30 th Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday Closed 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. Collec- tion boxes will be placed in businesses around Town, churches, and at the Post. Please help us in this endeavor to assist our Veterans. CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Mondays is Baked Potato night at the Post -- $5 -4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Fridays is Fish Fry night at the Post – 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. $8.50 December 20 – Christmas Party and Pot Luck – 2:00 pm at Post annual Borderline Riders Christmas Run in Yuma. Funds raised are used to assist homeless Veterans. December 25 – MERRY CHRISTMAS! Christmas Party at Post 10:00 am 4:00 pm December 31—HAPPY NEW YEAR! – Music by Rhythm and Romance -- Food will be available. January 10 – Hi-Jolly Parade sponsored by VFW. See article in this issue of The Desert Messenger December 20 – Christmas Party and Pot Luck – 2:00 p.m. Annual Borderline Rid- ers Christmas Run in Yuma. Funds raised are used to assist homeless Veterans. December 25 - Merry Christmas! Chirstmas Party at Post 10am-4pm Check our VFW Post 769 website for additional activities www.vfwpost769.org Comrades meeting -Dec. 13 - 9 a.m. at Post Ladies Auxiliary meets- Dec. 13 - 9 a.m. at Post House Committee meets - Dec. 13 - 10 a.m. at Post Mens Auxiliary – Dec. 8 - 1 p.m. at Post District 1 Riders meeting 2nd Sat 2 p.m. - TBA HOLLYWOOD PETS Pamper your pet in our state-of-the-art fully mobile grooming parlor Mobile Grooming Professionally groomed by Robin Barbour Award winning groomer! 25 years experience! Best Rates in Town! 218-426-5317 NEW LOCATION! TYSON RV PARK on W. Main CUSTOM MADE PET ACCESSORIES The Pet Pa� o ~ Ray & Verna Maurer EASY TO FIND! Tyson Wells Space 29 Full line of nylon products and comfort harnesses, fleece coats, dog boots, doggles, etc. 661-428-3499 or 206-890-1696 The Pala District in California became a world class tourmaline mining hub with the discovery of those fi nds. The Himalaya Mine was acquired in 1977 and was actively worked until 1998. Today, the Pala District Mines still produce some of the most beautiful and desirable watermelon, bi-color, and tri-color tourmalines in the world. Other colors of tourmaline that come from the Himalaya and Tourmaline Queen Mines are red, salmon, pink, blue, green, and teal. Fee mining for Tourmalines is available at the Himalaya Mine in California, and the Havey Mine in Maine. For more information on fee mining for tourma- lines, visit RocksInMyHead. We have a great selection of tourmalines from Maine and from the Pala District in California, as well as specimens from Brazil. We also have equipment, tools, supplies, books, and more for all your rockhounding, prospecting, and lapi- dary needs. We are located at A37 in Rice Ranch, Quartzsite, AZ, 605-376- 8754. We are open from November through April, 7 days a week, from 10 to 5. We are online at www.RocksIn- MyHead.com and on Facebook. ROCKS FROM PAGE 14 Want to learn to play Bridge? Bridge is a wonderful game that can be played at many levels both socially and competitively. This class is for beginners and those who played bridge long ago and need a refresher. We will start with the basics including learning point count, simple bidding, a few fundamental bidding conventions and cover basic play of the hand. We will focus on having fun, meet- ing new people the class will prepare you for play- ing at the social level. The text will be "Bridge in the 21st Century, published by the ACBL (American Contract Bridge League). The class will start on Monday, Jan 19th at Holiday Palms in Quartzsite from 9:30 to 11:30, the class will be repeated on Thursday, Janu- ary 22nd from 9:30 to 11:30 at Desert Shadows in Brenda. Classes will run for 6 weeks. There is no cost for the class, but a $5.00 fee for materials. The instructor will be Aileen Brock who can be reached at: bertaileen@gmail.com or 360-303-3660. Learn bridge CALLING ALL QUILTERS, the Quartzsite Quilters will hold their annual quilt show on Feb 6 & 7. 2015. All quilters are welcome to hang their treasured work and show us your talents. The show is held at the Senior Center at 40 Moon Mountain Rd. Call Louise at 425-210-7468 for more informa- tion and to enter your quilt. Calling quilters We wish for everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Prosperous New Year! Thank you for your support this year! • Old Costume Jewelry • Old Fountain Pens • Silver & Gold Coins • Sterling Silverware • Gold Filled Jewelry • Old Watches • Gold & Silver Jewelry Any Condition • Gold Nuggets • Dental Gold BUYING • Gold Nuggets Hi Ally Swap Meet ~ Front Row Main St., Quartzsite "Happiness depends upon ourselves." ~ Aristotle

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