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February 1, 2012 www.DesertMessenger.com Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club February events Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club Calendar for FEBRUARY, 2012 The Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral club in one of the largest gem & mineral clubs in the country with over 850 members in the 2010/2011 season. In addition, the club is 100% volunteer operated, which means many of the members help by being elected officers, shop foremen, instructors, leaders of field trips, and cashiers at many events, etc. Besides holding classes, field trips, fundraisers, and maintaining two build- ings, the largest organization in town helps clean up the highway, participates in local parades, and gives scholarships to college-bound high school gradu- ates. All shop areas are staffed by a foreman and instructors. - Lapidary Shop. - Silversmith Shop. - Casting Shop. - Faceting Shop. - Opal Shop. - Carving and Knapping area. February Calendar 2 - General Orientation Meeting, 8:30am, Multi-Purpose Room 2 - General Club Meeting, 2:00pm, QIA 6 - Board Meeting, 4:00pm, Multi-Purpose Room 7 - Field Trip - Purple Jasper 9 - General Orientation Meeting, 8:30am, Multi-Purpose Room 9 - General Club Meeting, 2:00pm, QIA 14 - Cook Out - 16 - General Orientation Meeting, 8:30am, Multi-Purpose Room 16 - General Club Meeting, 2:00pm, QIA 18 - Pancake Breakfast 21 - Field Trip - Bacon Rock 23 - General Orientation Meeting, 8:30am, Multi-Purpose Room 23 - General Club Meeting, 2:00pm, QIA 28 - Field Trip - Pastilite Annual membership is $15 per year, with temporary memberships available. They are located at 65 Ironwood St. For more information call 928-927-6363. Read Recycle... Desert MESSENGER www.MyQuartzsite.com ONLINE @ it all adds up! D & B Leather BERTHA IS BACK! 5,000 sq. ft. upholstery 3-4 oz brown! 5 Loads Garment Leather! Belts, Buckles, Scrap Hides $ 3/lb. Two Big Locations QUARTZSITE, AZ Main St. and Tyson Wash (behind Dorothy & Toto's) Open Nov. - mid-March 928-927-4077 Recycle your empty inket cartridges and used cell phones! Help raise funds for the local Arizona Centennial celebration! DROP OFF LOCATIONS: • Horizon Community Bank • Quartzsite Library • Senior Center • General Store • Business Chamber Sponsored by Proud Neighbors of Quartzsite BROAD ACRES SWAP MEET - LAS VEGAS, NV 2930 N. Las Vegas Blvd. (corner of Pecos) Every Sat. & Sun. HIDES 50¢ FT Buffalo, Deer, Goat Furs New Zealand Sheep Skins, Tooling Ladigo E-mail: sassiecheryl@hotmail.com For Mail Order Call: 775-751-5351 cell, 702-465-5137 Dorothy & Toto's Ice Cream Shoppe & Kettle Corn NOW OPEN! 205 W. Main St. TYSON WELLS MARKET SQUARE Oct 1, 2011 - March 30, 2012 QUARTZSITE SHOWGROUNDS Oct. 1, 2011 - April 31, 2012 Annual RICE RANCH "Yawl Come" SHOW Nov 1, 2011 - Feb 28, 2012 MAIN STREET TRADERS OPEN YEAR ROUND Nov 1, 2011 - Feb 28, 2012 HI ALI SWAPMEET Nov 1, 2011 - Mar 28, 2012 MARKET PLACE SHOWGROUNDS Nov 1, 2011 - Feb 28, 2012 PROSPECTOR'S PANORAMA Nov 1, 2011 - Feb 28, 2012 GREASEWOOD SWAP Nov. 1, 2011 - April 1 2012 8th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LIGHT PARADE Dec. 3, 2011 DESERT GARDENS 10th. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL GEM, MINERAL & JEWELRY SHOW Jan. 1, 2012 - Feb. 28, 2012 THE MAIN EVENT Jan. 7, 2012 - Jan. 22, 2012 21ST ANNUAL HI JOLLY DAZE PARADE Jan. 7, 2012 TYSON WELLS ROCK & GEM SHOW Jan. 6 - Jan. 15, 2012 TYSON WELLS SELL-A-RAMA Jan. 20 - Jan. 29, 2012 BIG TENT SPORTS, VACATION & R.V. SHOW Jan. 21 - Jan. 29, 2012 45TH ANNUAL Q I. A. POW WOW Jan. 18 - Jan. 22, 2012 BIG TENT HOBBY CRAFT & GEM SHOW Feb. 2 - Feb. 6, 2012 TYSON WELLS ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR Feb. 3 - Feb. 12, 2012 QUARTZSITE QUILTERS QUILT SHOW Feb. 3 & 4, 2012 Senior Center BIG TENT CLASSIC CAR SHOW Feb. 4 - Feb. 5, 2012 ANNUAL ATV PARADE & AZ CENTENNIAL FINALE Feb. 11, 2012, Town Park QUARTZSITE MASTERS TUFF GOLF Feb. 18, 2012 GOSPEL BLUEGRASS IN THE DESERT Feb. 24-25, 2012 ROCKIN' IN QUARTZSITE! Rock Auction March 3, 2012 Provided by the Desert MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper www.DesertMessenger.com • www.QuartzsiteBlog.com Email: desertmessenger7@yahoo.com 541-218-2560 Page 43 QUARTZSITE 2011 - 2012 Show Schedule