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8 www.DesertMessenger.com September 2, 2015 The Smoke Shop Open Year-Round for our local residents Thank you for your support! SEASONAL HOURS 8AM - NOON MONDAY THRU FRIDAY CLOSED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Antiques • Collectibles • Teacups & Teddy Bears See's Candy Fundraiser for GFWC in season 455 E. Main St. Quartzsite Open Tues. thru Sat. 9-3 928-927-4223 Police seek info on body found in desert • Birth • Obituary • Anniversary Place it FREE in the: Desert Messenger! 928-916-4235 Got something to share? Quartzsite, AZ In afternoon hours, of August 24, 2015, Quartzsite Police Depart- ment (QPD) received a call from an agent of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding a deceased body found in the La Posa South Designated wash area located east of State Highway 95 at Mile Post 101.5. This location is south on SR 95 from the Town of Quartzsite. The BLM agent physically took QPD offi cers to the highly decom- posed body in a wash. It was ap- parent the deceased body had been there for some time. QPD offi cers immediately established a perim- eter of the area and determined it was on the Bureau of Land Man- agement (BLM) land but within the jurisdiction of QPD. The QPD offi cers processed the scene into the evening hours. Of- fi cers also processed a motorhome and vehicle found in the area of the deceased body. Once fi nished, QPD requested permission from the Medical Examiner's Offi ce to remove the deceased body and called the Parker Funeral Home. The QPD investigating Offi cer Jus- tin Keeling identifi ed the deceased body from the state of Washington driver's license found in his pants. The Offi cer also located his vehicle registration and other related documents near the scene. On August 25, 2015, QPD Offi cer Keeling sent Vancouver Police De- partment of- fi cers, located in the State of Washington, to the de- ceased victim's sister's home to give next of kin notifi ca- tion. Sadly, QPD has positively identi- fi ed the deceased body as Terry Franklin Smith who was a visitor of Quartzsite from the City of Van- couver, Washington. The last time his sister recalled speaking to her brother, Mr. Terry F. Smith, was in the last week of July, 2015. She informed Offi cer Keeling that Mr. Terry F. Smith had serious medical conditions. The Quartzsite Police Department is investigating all angles and as- pects of this case to determine and verify the situation surrounding the death of Mr. Terry F. Smith. At this time, the death of Mr. Smith is still under investigation pending the outcome of our fi ndings, evidence, and the Medical Examiner's report. Anybody with any information in reference to having any contact with Mr. Smith in the month of July or August, please telephone and speak with Offi cer Keeling at the QPD main phone at 928-927-4644. Ernie Renfro, Chief of Police Town of Quartzsite Offi ce: (928) 927-4644 By: KaLynne Strobel Salome High School welcomed 109 students on August 5, 2015. On August 25, there will be AS- VAB testing. Picture day will be on August 27. The high school now has a new schedule. Instead of running two buses, all student leave at 4pm. During this time, the student athletes have practice while the rest of the school has enrichment and seventh hour. This new schedule benefi ts all students. Speaking of practice, the football and volleyball season is start- ing up! The football coach, Mr. Drotzmann says, "We have more depth than we ever have had. I be- lieve we are going to have a great season." There are many returning players and also many new play- ers. The fi rst football game was on August 21 against St. David. The volleyball coach, Mr. Anog says, "The girls are training hard and they will play even harder." The fi rst volleyball game is on September 4 against Mayer. The junior varsity team is extremely Salome High School News full, as is the Varsity team. There is a total of 30 players on the team, 14 out of the 30 players are new players. Salome High School's FBLA will be raising money to support March of Dimes: March for Ba- bies fundraiser event. They will be placing March of Dimes collection boxes around at local businesses. All of the funds raised will be do- nated to March of Dimes on Sep- tember 12 in Prescott, AZ, at the March for Babies fundraiser event. Please help FBLA raise money for this event. Salome High School recently lost a student. They remembered Jose Lozano on August 20, 2015. The students and staff all wore red, which was his favorite color. Some students also made a slide- show of his life. There will also be a car wash in Wenden on August 21 from 10am to 5pm. There will be a dinner at the Wenden Ele- mentary School on August 22 from 5pm to 7pm. All the money raised will go to his family to pay for his memorial service.

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