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20 www.DesertMessenger.com December 17, 2014 Recycling aluminum cans Quartzsite - Every Wednesday from 8 AM to 12 Noon there will be someone collecting aluminum cans for the Holiday Food Drive, from Covenant Lutheran Church. There are also cans located out near Rainbow Acres. So far Rain- bow Acres is doing really great and we have raised over $300. Need a little more help from you locals and Snowbirds down at the Market. Bag them up, drop them off, keep them out of the Land fi ll and we will do the rest. The Holidays can be a really tough time for families and the homeless and elderly. Every pen- ny that we raise goes to help make their Holiday a little brighter. Get on the band wagon and bring your cans. You can also bring food do- nations which are always needed. Think about donating a box of candy canes or some goodies to share with families that have chil- dren as well as the elderly. It is the time of year to open your hearts to others and help Quartzsite be- come a "Community of Unity". Gene Ross TOOLS TOOLS TOOLS & TARPS & TARPS & TARPS VENDOR SUPPLIES • Canopies • All Sizes of Tarps • RV Supplies • Tools • Table Legs • Hand & Power Tools Open 9am-5pm - 7 days a week LOCATED AT TYSON CENTRE #1 121 W. Kuehn, Quartzsite K & B "The place with the stuff!" "If we don't have it, you don't need it!" Ladies Stuff, too! We‛re Honored to have Received the 1st Town of Quartzsite VENDOR APPRECIATION AWARD! DENTURES $350 Full Set (replacement) • US Military trained w/ 30 plus years experience • Implant Dentures Available • Partials starting at $175 QUARTZSITE SNOWBIRD SPECIAL: Same Day Dentures and 1 Hour Reline/Repairs!! Dental Laboratory Service Call: 623-444-4013 • Goodyear, AZ http://www.DLSAZ.com Mexico Prices...USA Made!! new clothes. She volunteered that she was here with her Grandpa and that she had spent the night with her grandparents last night. No doubt her parents were out doing the Santa-Claus thing I thought. I tried the door handle of the next stall, and indeed it was very hard to open. I opened it then closed it again; so she could try. (I've never believed in doing something for children but rather teaching them how to do it.) With a little effort, she opened the door and went in. "The seat is all wet," she exclaimed. I thought how very observant she was and thought of all the times I've sat down on a wet seat because I hadn't noticed and cursed the inconsiderate people that went before me. "Well, let's use this other one," I said. "Do you know how to put the paper on the seat?" I asked, realizing it was hopeless because the container was much too high for her to reach. So I reached up, got one, showed her how to separate the middle from the outside, and placed it on the seat. "The thing is," I said, "you have to be careful not to knock it in the water while you're getting on." She did an expert job, backing up and placing both hands on the seat cover before getting on. The seat cover stayed fi rmly in place. I said, "Good! I'll lock the door for you," and I left. I fi nished washing up and thought I'd better wait to see that she washed her hands, but I didn't have to worry about that. As soon as she opened the door, she went right to the sink -- no soap though; it was too high. I took her hands and pulled on them a bit until she could reach the soap dispenser. Then, of course, she couldn't work those new-fangled water faucets, even if she could reach them. They were too high, and you had to push down very hard to get just a short squirt of water. Good for the environment but not too good for people less than three-feet tall. At that point, I heard someone say outside the door: "Are you all right?" I knew it was her Grandpa; so I replied, "Yes, I'm helping her." He was concerned because she was taking so long and rightfully so. She was a very chatty little thing, and we spent a lot of time talking back and forth while do- ing what we came to do. I looked for her in the restaurant as I was leaving because I wanted to meet her Grandpa and tell him what a darling grandchild he had. But I'm sure he knew that. I didn't think of it until just now: about how spend- ing about ten minutes with this little girl was such a gift to me -- an early Christmas present. P.S. That's why I always tell par- ents of small children (when the children are acting up and the par- ents wish they were ANY place but there): "Enjoy them while you can because once they leave home, you won't see them until they're 40." ~*~*~*~*~*~ A child is someone who passes through your life and then disap- pears into an adult.....unknown GYPSY FROM PAGE 19

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