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28 www.DesertMessenger.com December 17, 2014 OUT & ABOUT FROM PAGE 12 PARADE FROM PAGE 1 General Patton's Playground, Ghost Towns, Mines, Off Road Races, and More! Call 928-851-5288 for more information Ma & Pa's "A Little Bit of Everything!" BUY-SELL-TRADE Estate Sales, Yard Sales, Consignments FREE Appraisals! 27676 Hwy. 72, Bouse CACTUS CHICKS Visit BOUSE, Arizona 27428 Hwy. 72, Bouse Just in Time For Christmas! THOUSANDS OF ITEMS Thru Dec. 24th, 2014 50% OFF Happy Birthday Cindy! 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 The winners of the trophies for this year are: Best Overall Travelling Trophy went to the Q.I.A., and they also got one for Best Non-Profi t/ Organization--their huge Camel fl oat for the Grand Gathering Legacy was a big hit, and looked great in the parade! Best ATV Group went to the Rainbow Acres ATV Group of 22 lighted ATVs-- they did such a great job for such short notice too!! The Best Indi- vidual ATV went to Art and Becky Hastings again this year for their lighted Christmas tree that takes up all the ATV with them inside! The Best Church Group went to the First Baptist Church, and Best Youth Group went to the First Assembly of God Church JAM Ministries. The Best Business went to Park Place RV Park, and the Best Individual/Family went to Skip Russie. Again, the Business Chamber would like to thank everyone who helped get this parade on the road, and to those who came out to watch--we hope that next year it will be even bigger and better and the whole community joins in the fun of being in the parade!! We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday season!! The offi ce will be closed from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1 so we can be with our families and get some much needed rest after losing our building and having these two big events!!! Across from McDonald's • Quartzsite NEED CASH? Jim Buys GOLD! Broken Jewelry, Old Teeth, Coins, Nuggets, etc. 1240 W. Main Street GOLD STAR ACTIVITIES • FREE Beginner Ballroom Dance Les- sons 4th Tuesday of every Month at 1:30pm, December 9th. & 30th. • EVERY 2nd and 4th Thursday 7:00pm dance: Music by The Westernaires Gill & Erma $2 • Dec. 16th Little Sisters perform at 7:00pm $4 • Jan. 13th Bost Family musical 7:00pm Kitty • Jan. 17th Arden Gailey 7:00 pm. Kitty • Jan. 20th World Renowned Dutton Family, Performing at Goldstar Club- house 3 programs, $10 • Jan. 24 - Lee Black and Friends 6:30 pm. • Jan. 27th Lee Black and Friends 7:00pm • Jan. 17th Arden Gailey 7:00pm • Feb. 10th Al and Jean Ewell 7:00pm Kitty SENIOR CENTER ACTIVITIES 3rd Wed. Free Crime Prevention Seminar after Lunch with Hoby Erick- son and QPD. 928-662-8682 Skyhawk returns to Friday Night Dances! 7pm - 9:30pm $4 donation. PARK PLACE ACTIVITIES • Accoustic Music Jams every Saturday at 1:00pm • Karaoke every Wednesday at 7 pm • Beading by Eileen every Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 am • Beading with Shirley every Wednesday 9:00 am Craft Fair the 2nd Saturday of each month. Contact 928-927-6699 GEM & MINERAL CLUB NOW OPEN The Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem and Mineral Club is now open for its 2014/2015 season. Join the fun. At- tend a general orientation any Thurs- day morning at 8am. Check out our fi eld trips and class offerings at www.qrgmc.org. Or attend one of our meetings held at QIA Thursday at 2pm. SPLIT RAIL RV PARK Split Rail RV Park has karaoke Mon- day nights at 6:30pm December 31 9:00pm-1am New Year's Eve Dance GeekWeek begins Jan 12th at The Sce- nic Road RV Park.The Geeks on Tour will be presenting 90 min seminars daily on travel technology. Seat res- ervation can be made with The Scenic Road's offi ce at 928-927-6443. Fees apply for non-park guests. Seating is limited. January 24 7pm Dance February 14 7 pm Valentine's Dance March 14 7 pm St. Patrick's Dance NOTABLES SCHEDULE 50S & 60S POP, ROCK & DOO WOP Sat. Jan. 10- Holiday Palms, Qtz Fri. Jan. 23- Desert Gold, Brenda Fri. Feb. 6 - Desert Gold, Brenda Sock Hop Fri. Feb. 13- Holiday Palms, Qtz. Sat. Feb. 21 - Indian Hills Rec Centre Salome Fri. Feb. 27 - Brenda RV Park, Brenda Fri. March 6 - Holiday Palms, Qtz. BOUSE BOOSTER CLUB Plomosa Road and Frame Ave. in Bouse, Arizona. 928-851-1819 Monday Pancake Breakfast 7 – 9 a.m. Tuesday Game / Card Night 7 p.m. Thursday Bingo 7 p.m. SEE OUT & ABOUT PAGE 38

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