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January 21, 2015 www.DesertMessenger.com 5 ����� | S���� B���C�� Boogie/Blues Concert by Paul Winer Jan. 23 1240 W. MAIN ST. Located Directly across from McDonald‛s in Quartzsite! Open DAILY 10am-4:30pm OPEN YEAR ROUND! Pays top dollar for: Scrap Gold, Gold Coins, Dental Gold, All gold Marked 10K, 14K, 18K Foreign Coins, Silver Coins, Old U. S. Coins, Proof Sets. All Type Coins, Old U.S. and Foreign Paper Money, Famous Autographs. JIM BUYS GOLD NEED CASH? ROCKS IN MY HEAD The World's Greatest Rock, Prospecting & Outdoor Education Company RICE RANCH SPACE A37 Quartzsite, AZ OPEN Nov. thru March GOLD, SILVER, BUY & SELL Unique Rocks & Fossils Cabs - Rough - Slabs METEORITES-PETRIFIED WOOD Dino Bone & Mammoth Ivory Animal Parts & Leather Native American Artifacts Jewelry - Supplies - Beads GOLD PROSPECTING ROCKHOUNDING - LAPIDARY New-Used-Parts-Supplies Books-Maps-Local Site Info CONSIGNMENTS - RENTALS CLASSES - DEMOS QUARTZSITE PROSPECTING T-Shirts, Totebags, & More! Outdoor & Emergency Supplies EQUIPMENT RENTAL Specializing in Unusual & Hard to Find Items www.RocksInMyHead.com 605-376-8754 Desert Messenger MyQuartzsite.com READ ONLINE DUMP THE DRUGS In Quartzsite! Do you have expired or unused medications? Dispose safely at QUARTZSITE POLICE DEPT. Mon - Fri. 8am-5pm Sponsored by Town of Quartzzite & Quartzsite Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition Tues, Wed or Fri 3:30 pm at La Mesa RV corner of 95 & Main St Come and Learn about SkyMed ULTIMATE TAKES YOU HOME Emergency Medical Transportation Light refreshments – No RSVP necessary Jack & Karen Cotton Certified SkyMed Rep #392671 jack.cotton@skymed.com www.skymed.com/jackcotton Free Dream Week Vacation Valued @ $1000 for the first 5 attendees/couple Quartzsite General Store, LLC Beer & Wine Fresh Retail & Wholesale Meats Homemade Sausages Arizona Lottery & Pick Fish & Game Licenses A.P.S. Pay Station Accept EBT, Debit & Credit Cards 410 E. Main Street, Quartzsite • 928-927-6310 Open Daily from 8am to 6pm Quality Meats at VERY Affordable Prices! For all your GROCERY NEEDS & MOORE! Fresh Produce Daily! Hamburger Ground Fresh Daily! GREAT LOW PRICES! Welcome Winter Vistitors! Blue Bell Ice Cream REAL 1/2 GALLON only $ 5 99 SALE! (Reg. $6.99) By Joanne Winer Local musician Paul Winer, who owns the Reader's Oasis Bookstore has another great concert coming up at the Senior Citizens Center on Moon Moun- tain Road on January 23 starting at 7 p.m. Paul will be playing more music from his old days and some new songs as well, and will be accompanied this time by Buddy Apfel, who plays trom- bone and tuba along with Pauls' boogie and blues music. There will still be lots of laughs to go along with the music, but the show will feature many more songs that are new to some people as they haven't been played here for a long time. The doors will open at 6 p.m, the show starts at 7 p.m. and the cost is $10.00 per person. Be sure to get there early for a good seat and listen to some great music!! Paul is also going to be doing his two big shows at the Quartzsite Im- provement Association (Q.I.A.) again this year, on February 17. There will be two shows--2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and tickets are now on sale at the Q.I.A. and at Reader's Oasis Bookstore and are selling fast. Tickets will also be sold at the door for both shows an hour be- fore show time. Paul's show at the Q.I.A. still holds the record for the most people at a time, and the audiences love his sense of humor and stompin' boogie and blues music, with the occasional slow and poignant songs as well. He will be accompanied again this time by "Old Willie Boy"--boy- hood friend and virtuoso blues harmon- ica player Will Pirone who has fl own in for these concerts for the past several years and is always well received for his fantastic harmonica playing--they will be doing medleys of songs they used to play back in the 70s when they used to play together around the New England area. They both just had a great show back in New York City at Joe's Pub/The- ater and also two impromptu outdoors sessions in Washington Square Park and Union Square Park in New York, where they also wowed the crowds. Be sure to check out these great mu- sic concerts if you are looking for an evening of boogie woogie blues with a few laughs thrown in!! Meet QPD's Interim Police Chief Ernie Renfro Quartzsite- Interim Chief of Police Ernie Renfro began work January 1st, 2015. He was born and raised in rural Don- nellson, Illinois. His law enforcement career began with the Arizona Depart- ment of Public Safety (DPS) in 1987. SEE CHIEF PAGE 51

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