Desert Messenger

December 17, 2014 www.DesertMessenger.com 37 Visit us on FaceBook:The Farm Stand It‛s great weather for a trip out to The Farm Stand. We have sweet oranges, fresh greens, lettuce, broccoli, caulifl ower winter squash, acorn squash and so much more. Check out the no-sug- ar-added fruit spreads. The coffee pot is on and we are ready for your visit. See you soon! JOE VAN DYKE FARMS 9510 18th Avenue Blythe, CA 760 922-5542 FRESH PRODUCE at The Farm Stand SEE US WEDNESDAYS 8AM-1PM QUARTZSITE FARMERS MARKET! THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT Volunteers... what would the town be without them? Could the QIA Pow Wow exist? Could the food bank stay open? Could the Historical Mu- seum function? Could the Business Chamber and the Rotary Club Offi - cers conduct their activities without volunteers? How about those parades? Everyone either in the parade or guarding an intersection, are giving their time to entertain those lining the streets. The Town employees and other folks serv- ing cookies and hot drinks also volun- teer their time. You need more than fi ngers and toes to count the number of people who go quietly about showing up where and when they are needed. Meanwhile, some of our self centered elected of- fi cials seldom take enough interest to show up. Those who do show are conspicuous by their presence. Volunteers are the true backbone of our town, not only that, they are great fun to be with! Elmer London, Quartzsite NEW STORE IN TOWN Spending the day at the newly opened B & D Sales and Consignment Shop at 775 North Central next to the Grubstake Restaurant was quite an experience. The customers who came to shop were as fascinated as me at the contents of new, used and barely used items for sale at great prices. It is defi nitely a picker's paradise with new items added daily. LETTERS FROM PAGE 7 A customer commented that he could spend hours looking through the many bins and shelves for odds and ends he needs and cannot fi nd anywhere else. He was fascinated to fi nd tires, rims, doors, windows, appliances, stereos, tools, electric tools, tool boxes, plumb- ing supplies, electrical supplies, RV parts and so much more. Odds and ends and bits and pieces of your wild- est imaginings are nestled among the myriad of items. Another customer came to inquire about consigning his vehicle after he saw a paneled work truck, a tow truck, fl atbed trailers, a fi fth wheel hauling trailer, a mini dune buggy, and a diesel truck. Dave of The Recyclers realized that the many items he was warehousing after scrapping old trailers, RVs and vehicles may be of use to someone else. Hence, the store came into being. It is best to stop by to see the posted store hours as they are sometimes closed when they are out replenishing the stock. I suggest you plan to spend some time scouting for some of those hard to fi nd items you need or didn't realize you needed! The adage, "One man's junk is another man's treasure" certainly applies here! With enthusiasm, Bonnie JW Riley THANK YOU Much thanks and appreciation to Rain and Starr. You all are so great and awe- some, very helpful and encouraging to so many! We, in Quartzsite, are very lucky to have you all here for us. Glenda Kae Hines Year-round resident Best Comfort Shoe 928-276-1267 80 W. Sunset, Quartzsite South of Herb's Hardware TELIC • OOFOS Clogs, Sandals, Z-Straps, Flip Flops, Dreams Located in the Reflexology Bldg. AS SEEN AT Big Tent! NOW OPEN! Mon-Fri 10-4 To all of our Loyal Big Tent Customers... Come see us this year in the Reflexology Bldg. B-10, Main St. Moon Mountain X Quail Trail N Hwy. 95, N. Central Washington Sunset Recovery Shoes can help your knees, hips, back - for your overall health. www.BestComfort.Shoe.com AROUND TOWN CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY JAM MINISTRIES of Quartzsite First Assembly of God will be holding a Christmas Party for the children of Quartzsite on Fri. Dec. 19th 3-6pm. The party will be held at the Commu- nity Center. It will be a fun afternoon with games, prizes and cookie deco- rating. Each child will receive a gift. If interested in donating or volunteer- ing, contact 928-927-5808. CRUISE-IN Join the fun 2nd & 4th Saturday nights at 6pm at the Shell Station. Great cars, cool motorcycles. Everyone welcome. 50 cent hot dogs & drinks. Plus Raffl es! GEM CLUB MUSIC BENEFIT Skyhawk hosts a music benefi t for the Quartzsite Roadrunner Gem & mineral Club's Scholarship Fun on Dec. 30th at the QIA, 6:30pm Dance, listen, fun, raffl e prizes! Bring your friends! BINGO IN QUARTZSITE • Desert Gardens RV Park. Bingo games start at 6:45pm Tuesdays & Thursdays through March. (exclud- ing Thanksgiving, Christmas Day & New Year's Day). Bingo cards are sold from 5:15pm - 6:30pm. Open to all ages 18 & up. • Quartzsite Senior Center! Doors open at 5:00 pm. Early Bird is at 6:30 pm. Regular session starts at 7pm. Bingo will be held each Wednesday through March, 2015. • QIA (Quartzsite Improvement As- sociation) Friday nights. Doors open at 5pm. Early Birds at 6:30pm QUARTZSITE ART GUILD MEETS The Quartzsite Art Guild meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at the Senior Center located at 40 N Moon Mountain Ave, Quartzsite, AZ. The meeting time is 6:30 PM. Info 727-460-1948. GRIEF SUPPORT Hospice of Havasu offers a free grief support group the 2nd and 4th Tues- day of each month from 1 to 2pm at the Quartzsite Library. For further information please call Rosalinda at 888-468-2111. GARDEN CLUB MEETS We meet at the Quartzsite Library at 4:30 pm. every 3rd Monday of every month until April 2015. We have pro- grams and group discussions about gardening here in the dessert. Come join us and fi nd out about our "winter" growing season. For more information call Lynn Stimson 928-916-4562. FREE CANASTA! CANASTA! It's fun...It's easy...We'll teach you how. Every Monday 6:00 p.m. at the Quartzsite Senior Center (40 Moon Mountain Road). Bring cards, shuffl ers, and card holders if you have them, plus pen and paper for notes. Everyone welcome! QUILTERS MEET TUESDAYS The Quartzsite Quilters meet every Tuesday at the Senior Center on Moon Mountain Rd. from 9am to 3pm. We have been having a good time sewing up "fi dget quilts" for the memory unit in Blythe, Calif. It's hard to make just one! In addition to all the charity proj- ects we sew, we want to remind you that we do much more than that. We meet here to share our skills, knowl- edge and friendship. We always have lots of fun, so stop in and check us out! Hope you can keep all your stitches in the ditch!

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