Desert Messenger

10 www.DesertMessenger.com September 2, 2015 Readership of free community papers is now higher than paid daily papers and continues to grow. And more than 70 percent of readers make their buying decisions from free paper advertising and editorial. Your free community paper, promoting connections at a local level – right under your nose. 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Email: Editor@DesertMessenger.com Paper applications for 2016 hunts now being accepted Quartzsite Quilters plan annual show Online application service to be available in early to mid-September PHOENIX – The Arizona Game and Fish Department has posted the "2016 Spring Turkey, Javelina, Bi- son and Bear Hunt Draw Informa- tion" online atwww.azgfd.gov/draw. The department now is accepting paper applications for 2016 spring hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for spring turkey, javelina, bison and bear. The online application service is expected to be available in early to mid-September. Paper applications can be mailed: Arizona Game and Fish Depart- ment, Attn.: Drawing Section, P.O. Box 74020, Phoenix, AZ 85087- 1052, or dropped off at any depart- ment offi ce statewide. The deadline for all spring hunt permit-tag applications is 11:59 p.m. (MST) Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 – later than the traditional 7 p.m. deadline. Paper applications must be received by the department by the deadline. Postmarks do not count. The printed "2016 Spring Turkey, Javelina, Bison and Bear Hunt Draw Information" booklets are expected to be available at depart- ment offi ces and license dealers statewide in early September. Applicants must possess an Ari- zona hunting license to apply for a spring hunt permit-tag. That license must be valid through the last day of the spring hunt permit- tag application period (Oct. 13). Licenses now are valid one year from the time of purchase. Licenses can be purchased online at https://azgfdportal.az.gov/License, or at any department offi ce or license dealer statewide. As a reminder, applicants should thoroughly read and understand the appropriate regulations before submitting a hunt permit-tag ap- plication or before going afi eld. The Quartzsite Quilters will be meeting at the Senior Center on Moon Mountain Road starting the second Tuesday in October. We meet every Tuesday at 9 am until 3pm. All sewers are invited to join in the fun. Dues are only $10 for the season. Our fi rst busi- ness meeting will be the second Tuesday in November (Nov 10th). We will be having our Annual Quilt Show on Feb 5 and 6, 2016. Call Barb for more information at 320-760-1078. Quartzsite has a new community calendar online Quartzsite, AZ - It's 2015 and we're accustomed to looking up any information we want at the touch of our fi ngertips. Now there's a new online events calendar just for Quartzsite! QuartzsiteCalen- dar.com website is now part of the Desert Messenger (www.DesertMes- senger.com) publication family. The online, interactive calendar allows service groups, non-profi t organiza- tions, and individuals to post their events for free. The Quartzsite Calendar dot com website will feature everything hap- pening in and around Quartzsite; from Community Events, Entertain- ment, Music, Meetings, Classes, Swap Meets & Showgrounds, Non-Profi ts, Clubs, Seminars, Civic Board Meet- ings, etc. Www.QuartzsiteCalendar.com al- lows anyone to suggest an event to be posted on the "Submit Event" but- ton at the top of the calendar. Users can fi ll in the details about the event which will pop-up when clicked on by a viewer. Users can also attach a link to their event website. Visitors to the online calendar can subscribe to events, email them to friends, or share them on social media. Visitors can also print the calendar. Users can also subscribe free for iCal feeds of the calendar's events into Apple iCal, Outlook & Google. If you'd like to include a mini-calendar or events listing on your website, send an email to editor@DesertMessenger.com for details. Be sure to check it out at www.QuartzsiteCalendar.com

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