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800-656-HOPE www.facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews 14 www.DesertMessenger.com November 18, 2015 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 The Smoke Shop Summer Residents & Visitors Thanks for Your Continued Support! WELCOME BACK WINTER RESIDENTS & VISITORS! WINTER Hours - Oct. 1 st - April 30 th Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm We have a new Website! Check it out at www.bousegeniesaz.org You will notice when you run your cursor over any of the tabs at the top of the page the necked trees grow leaves to let you know that clicking on the tree will take you to that page. From now on, all meetings will be posted on the website calendar. There will be posted the date and location of the meeting. We also have a new Facebook page Bousegeniesaz. Check it out and like our page. Bouse Genies Meeting Schedule Bouse Genies regular meetings are held every other Friday from 9:30 am to 2 pm. Bring a sack lunch. All meetings, seminars, and workshops are open to the public. Meeting dates 20 November 2015 4 & 18 December 2015 For further information contact BouseGenies@gmail.com Contributed by: Violet Kiss Welcome to all of our winter visitors whether this is your first time here, or an annual destina- tion. Is everyone keeping warm? After the long, hot summer many of us love the cool change. Talking about change, ahem, everything is "a-buzz" now. Events are filling up our calendars from the RV Parks and organizations. The new Quartzsite Area Cham- ber of Commerce & Tourism (QACC&T) is open at 1240 West Main Street to help everyone. There's a wonderful group of kids who started a Town Hall sponsored Youth Council in addition to our other groups like the Boy Scouts and the 4-H Club. Be looking for their events as well. Our season is expanding with large events going on through March. You'll be hearing a lot about the Rock Fiesta coming March 17-18-19 at Desert Gar- dens Showgrounds at which the Quartzsite Rotary will benefit. Plus there are other large events at the Main Street Showgrounds. Rotary Doings Don't forget about the La Paz County "Passport". Please go to the new Chamber (across from McDonalds) and find out all that is happening. Don't forget the Christ- mas Light Parade on Dec. 12th . We hear Santa Claus may stop by…Lots to see, lots to do! This is a good time also to remind our visiting Rotarians since you are away from your home clubs, please come to our meetings. We'd like to meet you. Our meetings are still the first (1st) and third (3rd) Wednesdays every month. From December through February, we meet at 5:30 PM at our Arizona Western College & Learning Center at Kofa & West Quail Trail for a light dinner. We would appreciate your letting us know you're coming so we can have enough food for everyone. From March through November, we meet at 12:30 PM at the Stage- coach Restaurant's Backroom for a lunch meeting. Our meetings last no longer than 1.5 hours. So come and join us. Let us know you're coming at: 928-927-6111. Bouse Genealogical Society • Birth • Obituary • Anniversary Place it FREE in the: Desert Messenger! 928-916-4235 Got something to share? During the regular Quartzsite Town Council meeting Tuesday, November 10th, council members voted unanomously to raise the Business License fee from $25/year to $75/year. This does not affect Vendor Permit fees with remain the same at $50/180 days. The Town of Quartzsite posted the following notice: NOTICE OF PROPOSED NEW OR INCREASED TAX OR FEE Pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-499.15 and 9-240(B)(19), the Town of Quartzsite, Arizona gives notice that it may adopt an ordinance to increase the fee for business licens- es to $75.00. Posted date: November 13, 2015 Council Meeting: January 12, 2016 Business license fees to increase 200% Desert Messenger MyQuartzsite.com E-EDITION:

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