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3 Art Show, Quilt Show, Raffle 7 AZ Peace Trail updates 9 Letters to Editor 10 Restaurants 12 Traveling with Gypsy Jane 13 Salome High School 14 Editorial 15 Adventures w/Rocks 16 Around Town 31 Golf 32 Arrest Report 34 Music JAMS 38 Churches 40 Arrest Report 42 Puzzles 45 Classifed 46 Paul Winer Cartoon WHAT'S INSIDE SEE SPACE PAGE 43 www.DesertMessenger.com • "Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper" • 928-916-4235 WEDNESDAY, January 6, 2016 VOL. 12 # 228 Now in our 12 t h YEAR! Alwa y s FREE! County youth have appointment with space By Dave Anderson On December 14th the United States Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program including National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), American Society for the Alexander Technique (AM- SAT) and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) accepted our communi- ties' joint proposal for youth from seven towns in La Paz County to make a VFW Post 769 will host the annual Hi Jolly Daze Parade. This year's Theme is "Cruzin Quartzsite" - A History of Transportation in Quartzsite. Parade sign-in starts at 8:30 AM at the lot East of the QIA on Palo Verde Street. The Parade begins at 10 AM. from the corner of Ironwood & Mesquite. The parade will con- tinue east on B-10/Main St. to Plymouth. The parade will turn VFW hosts Hi Jolly Daze Parade, Jan. 9 North on Plymouth and end at the Town Park. Applications will be available at the Quartzsite Business Cham- ber of Commerce, Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce and Tour- ism, The Town Hall and of course the VFW. Please turn in Appli- cations at either the Town Hall or VFW Post 769, located at 305 N. Central Blvd. (Hwy. 95 N) in Quartzsite. From QPD Chief Renfro: "I would like to invite all residents of the Town of Quartzsite to attend and discuss establishing Neighborhood Watches at 6:00 PM, on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016, at the Town of Quartzsite Community Center. As your Chief of Police for the Quartzsite Police Department (QPD), I hear and see the need for better community involvement with block watches. The QPD would like to coordinate and establish small neighborhood groups with a representative to communicate to the police department about the activities of your neighborhood. It is my goal to bring each Neighborhood Watch group together with QPD Officers and encourage others to participate in Neighborhood Watches to protect life and property. "Also, QPD has a Vacation Watch Request Form for residents to fill out and be filed at the QPD before leaving town. QPD officers will routinely check your property while you are out of town. I will provide more details about the Neighborhood Watches and Vacation Watch Forms during the meeting. I hope to see you at the meeting. Thank you. Ernie Renfro, Chief of Police Town of Quartzsite" For more information contact the Office at (928) 927-4644 "Cruzin Quartzsite" - A History of Transportation means bring your camel, horse and buggy, stage- coach, or your antique cars, Lam- borghini, ATVs, or anything else that was used for transportation. It doesn't matter because whatev- er it is, it was seen in Quartzsite. For Additional Information Call Dennis Dole, 928-580-1741. Neighborhood Watch comes to town ����� | C������� NASA

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