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October 21, 2015 www.DesertMessenger.com 5 Quartzsite celebrates Halloween THRIFT STORE Benefitting the La Paz County Animal Shelter in Parker Supported by your generous donations! 455 E. Main St. Quartzsite Open Tues. thru Sat. 9-3 928-927-4223 The new Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism (QACC&T) plans monthly mixers and is now offering Membership opportuni- ties. The new office will open for business the first week in November at 1240 W. Main Street, across from McDonald's. The Grand Opening will be Wed. December 9th. Watch for more details coming soon. Membership in the Chamber is based on a 6-tiered membership structure that allows prospective members to choose the benefits and level of investment they desire. "Your Chamber of Commerce wants to represent the interests of all busi- nesses in Quartzsite and can ac- commodate a range of budgets. We developed our tier structure after researching other Chambers and business associations. The more meaningful your membership, the more initiatives and programs we can use to advance commerce and tourism. We also provide more ser- vices and privileges based upon the New Chamber & Tourism accepting members level of the tier that can promote your business and better inform the community," said Phil Cushman, QQCC& T President. • Monthly Networking Mixers will be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the evening. Be sure to bring your business cards so we can all get to know each other. • General Membership Meetings will be held the 4th Thursday of the month. The next Breakfast meeting will be on Thursday Oct. 22nd at 7:00am - Stage Coach Restaurant. • The November Mixer will hosted be Hardies Beads & Jewelry at Ty- son Wells Building located at 100 W. Kuehn on Wed. Nov. 11th at 6pm. For more information call the Cham- ber office at 928-927-5200, Dennis Kuehl at 623-606-0053 or Linda Cushman at 202-430-4924. For more information visit www. QuartzsiteTourism.com Quartzsite- Halloween falls on a Saturday this year and there's two events taking place; Quartzsite Elementary School (QES) hosts a Fall Carnival & Dinner on Friday. On Saturday, the Town sponsored Halloween Party takes place at Community Center. On Friday, Oct 30th QES Student Council Will be hosting a Fall Carnival from 3:00pm - 4:30pm. The entry fee to the Carnival is only $1.00. There will be games and trick or treating. Following the Carnival, the 8th grade class will be hosting a Carne Asada Dinner from 5:00pm - 6:00pm. The cost is $5/plate for adults and $3/plate children under 12. There is also a Bake Sale planned. On Saturday, Oct. 31st The Hal- loween Party starts at the Commu- nity Center, where there will be free carnival games including panning for gold! In addition, there will be free hot dogs for the kids, costume contest with lots of categories, a parade, prizes and lots more. Businesses, Organizations, RV Parks and Groups are encouraged to participate Trick-or-Treating along the Haunted Walking Path along E. Quail Trail, from Commu- nity Center to Town Hall. You can set up a "station" (Table, Tradition- al Trunk or Treat, Booth, Themed Spooky Scene, etc.) or a traditional Truck-or-Treat in the parking lot. Prizes will be awarded this year, so get your friends together and get creative! If you'd like to volunteer, please attend the next meeting on Monday, Oct. 26th at 5:00pm at the Community Center. Check out the Facebook group, Halloween in Quartzsite for more information. If you, your business or organization would like to set up a station along the Walking Path, con- tact Danielle Miller at 513-858-5078. (check with parks, subject to change) BRENDA RV RESORT Contact: Alice Lundy-Bowman Craft Show 9AM – 1PM Saturday - De- cember 12, 2015 Saturday – January 16, 2016 Quilt Show 12 – 5PM Saturday – Feb- ruary 13, 201 (There will be hamburgers and root beer floats for sale at the Craft Shows the Quilt Show) DESERT GOLD Craft Show & Yard Sales 9AM-1PM - "Second (2nd) Thursday" of the month from "November 2015 through March 2016" (Note new schedule) WAGONS WEST Craft Show 9 am-1 pm Saturday – No- vember 21, 2015 Saturday - February 20, 2016 BLACK ROCK Contact: Craft Show & Yard Sales 9 AM to 1PM Friday – December 5, 2015 Friday - February 6, 2016 RAMBLIN ROADS Craft Show 9 AM – 1PM Friday – De- cember 5, 2015 Friday - February 6, 2016 CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY CEN- TER kskamps@msn.com Craft Show 9AM- 1PM Located in Salome Saturday – November 28, 2015 Satur- day –January 30,2016 SENIOR CENTER –Quartzsite – Craft Shows - Third (3rd) Friday of each month, November to March - 9 am to 1 pm QIA – Quartzsite First (1st) Saturday of each month, November - March - 9 am to 1 pm BOUSE BOOSTER CLUB Vendors Welcome Christmas Bazaar December 12-13 Art Show February 6-7 Spring Fever Daze March 5-6 ANY CORRECTIONS PLEASE CALL ALICE LUNDY 321-626-8842 Tentative Craft Show schedule

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