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February 3, 2016 www.DesertMessenger.com 3 natural gas SAFETY Natural gas lines can be buried anywhere. So it's important to know how to recognize and respond to a natural gas leak...no matter where you are. A leak may be present if you: SMELL: An odor similar to rotten eggs, even if it's faint or momentary. HEAR: A hissing or roaring sound coming from the ground, above-ground piping, or gas appliance. SEE: Dirt or water blowing into the air, unexplained dead or dying grass or vegetation, or standing water continuously bubbling. For more information about natural gas safety, visit swgas.com/safety or call 1-877-860-6020. Natural gas lines can be buried anywhere. So it's important to know how to recognize and respond to a natural gas leak...no matter where you are. lf you suspect a leak: � Leave the area immediately. � From a safe place, call 911 and Southwest Gas at 1-877-860-6020, day or night, whether you're a customer or not. A Southwest Gas representative will be there as soon as possible. � Don't smoke or use matches or lighters. � Don't turn on or off any electrical switches, thermostats, or appliance controls; or do anything that could cause a spark. � Don't start or stop an engine, or use automated doors. wherever you are Like the rest of Quartzsite, the Quilters are seeing more and more old friends returning to join us on Tues. We will be having some class- es and demos for new ideas or old ideas shown in a new way. We are ramping up for our show in February. If you are planning on entering a quilt in the show you should pick up an entry form. They are available at our meetings on Tuesday at the Senior Center. Last day to turn them in will be January 26th, January 12 would be even better. Call Vickie 701-429-0700 with any show questions. The Show is scheduled for Feb- ruary 5 and 6 2016. Fun ven- dors, yummy light lunch from the ladies in the Center kitchen, and beautiful things to enjoy, how can you miss it? Quilt Show Feb. 5, 6 Quartzsite - The Quartzsite Gold, Treasure & Craft Show will be take place on February 14, 15, 16 2014 at the Quartzsite Improvement As- soc. (QIA) building. The Gold Show promises to be bigger and bet- ter than before with Tesoro Metal Detectors as our major corporate sponsor. The speakers bureau has several interesting speakers from the Pub- lic Lands for the People, the Tesoro representative speaking about their metal detectors, Erik Melchoirre the writer of Quartzsite Gold Atlas I and 2, meteorite information and more. Viper Voidance will again be avail- able to snake train your dog with an appointment. Daily drawings for gold nuggets, silver rounds, metal detectors and more. Go to www.facebook.com/Quartzsite- Gold-Treasure-and-Craft-Show for updates and see the ad in the Desert Messenger for more info. Food served. Please call 928 927 5479 for vendor space There will be several contests outside with prizes for the quick- est panner, and metal detecting. The crafters must be approved by the directors before set up time and must have something to do with minerals. Sponsors for the show are the QIA, Dick Thomas of Natures Nuggets, Richard Trusty and Blake Harmon of Miners Depot Prospecting Shop. For more in- formation and an application for a booth go to our website: www.quartzsiteazgoldshow.com . Quartzsite Gold Treasure & Craft Show returns Feb. 14 - 16 Quartzsite Library Slide show Living the Dream – on a 32 foot sailboat On Thursday Feb. 11 at 7:00 pm in the Quartzsite Library, Aubrey and Judy Millard will present a slide show of their fi rst six years of living full time on their sailboat from the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi and across the Atlantic Ocean to England. They then take us down the rivers of France to spend four years in the Mediter- ranean and a year in the Black Sea before crossing back to Antigua in the Caribbean. Contact them at svveledaiv@hotmail.com or visit their website at www.veledaiv.ca for further info. (See Article on Page 36) Slideshow at Library Living the Dream

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