Desert Messenger

December 17, 2014 www.DesertMessenger.com 9 1265 W. Main St., Quartzsite West of McDonald's • 928-927-6014 OPEN DAILY 6am-8pm 7 Days a Week! HO HO HO WE WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A GREAT NEW YEAR. Hi, Folks... Christmas is just around the corner and we are preparing a Delicious Feast -TURKEY DINNER with all the Trimmings and Pumpkin Pie. We are serving REAL HAM with the bone in it! This year we are adding Prime Rib to our dinner menu. We will start serving Christmas Dinner at 11:00 a.m. and close at 6:00 p.m. Our heart goes out to our cooks - Sara, Isabel, Jorge, and Tony - who will work Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Also to our faithful servers. And we all thank you for letting us serve you. ~ Carl and Crew Times Three Family Restaurant Soup & Chowder Festival huge success Quartzsite The Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank are on a roll. The fi rst big fundraiser was held Dec. 6th and it was a huge success. With the raffl e and the donations and the funds collected at the door for the First Annual Soup and Chowder Festival was $1236.00 The winners: First place OR THE PEOPLES CHOICE, Carollynn Hen- shaw with her Chicken Gnocchi Chowder, Second place was Charlene Adams with her Hamburger Soup, and the third place was the Rock and Gem Club with their HoBo Stew. Elite Auto Detailers Michael 928-386-5279 RV Wash $75 RV Wash & Hand Wax $200 Serving Quartzsite The others were the Fruit soup made by Richard Trusty, Caulifl ower soup made by Sylvia Browning, Corn and Bacon Chowder made by Karen Wheeler, Sausage Soup by Sharon Johnson, Pumpkin Chicken Soup by Terry Bashore, Beef Vetetable soup by Nancy Nichols, Dill Pickle Soup by Pam Caskey and Farmhouse Chicken Chowder by Pam Caskey. Again many thanks to all who helped out with this event. Without all of your donations it would not have been the success it was. THE RECIPES WILL BE TURNED INTO JOANNE FOR THE COOK BOOK FOR THE CELIA'S GARDENS FUND RAISER. • 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 Hi Ally Swap Meet ~ Front Row Main St., Quartzsite

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