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March 2, 2016 www.DesertMessenger.com 9 LIVE SMOKE-FREE Second-hand smoke kills 53,000 people a year. It's no longer a busi- ness issue; it's a public emergency. Report Smoke-Free Arizona viola- tions anonymously at www.smoke- freearizona.org or call 928-669-5912. Where's the beef? HOLLYWOOD PETS Pamper your pet in our state-of-the-art fully mobile grooming parlor Mobile Grooming Professionally groomed by Robin Barbour Award winning groomer! 25 years experience! Best Rates in Town! 218-426-5317 WE'RE BACK! TYSON RV PARK on W. Main Quartzsite Beauty Salon 2 Operators to Serve You! Perms, Colors, Haircuts. Men & Women Walk Ins Welcome! 250 E. Main Street 928-927-6664 GRAND GATHERING HEALTH FAIR MARCH 4 7:30am-noon QIA OFFICE - NOW OPEN 9am-12 noon Mon-Fri • BINGO FRIDAY NIGHTS Doors open at 5pm. Early Birds at 6:30pm • CRAFT FAIR 1 ST SATURDAY 9am-1pm Yard Sale/Swap Meet in parking lot. • DANCES 2nd, 3rd, & 4th WEDNESDAYS 7PM Barefoot & Boots • DANCE SATURDAYS 7PM Western Strings • DESERT JAM 6:30pm 1st & 3rd Thursday • GOSPEL JAM 6:30pm 2nd & 4th Thursday • PANCAKE SUPPER 5 - 6 pm (or until food runs out) • Mar 2 Pancake Supper & Special • Mar 9 Pancake Supper & Special • Mar 16 Pancake Supper • March 4 HEALTH FAIR 7:30am-noon • March 5 Dave & Vickie Show & Dance • March 8 Freddie & Sheila Show 7pm $8 www.QiaArizona.org www.Facebook.com/QIAPowWow MARCH 19 LAST DAY QIA OPEN QIA 928-927-6325 235 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite Don't make dinner on Thursday, March 10th - Bring your friends and come eat with the Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank from 3:00 pm -6:00 pm. The Philly Cheese Steak Roast Beef Extravaganza is only $5/per- son! Enjoy thin sliced, piled high, scrumptious, Roast Beef and more on a Hoagie roll. Sandwich comes with Salad, choice of Desserts, Coffee, Tea, or Water. Join your neighbors for some good company and a fun time! To Go Boxes will be available. The fundraiser will be held in Tyson Wells Showgrounds in the 2nd metal building west of Hwy 95 on the north side of Kuehn. Look for "PUFF" the Dragon The Freddie and Sheila Show returns to Quartzsite with Chet Atkins guitar picking instrumen- tals, singing, country, 60's rock, folk, yodeling and clogging. Lots of laughs and much more. World class musicianship and pure enter- tainment make their show a must see! The show will be held at the Quartzsite Improvement Assoc. (QIA) on Tuesday, March 8, at 7pm. $8/person. Tickets available at the door, 235 E. Ironwood, Quartzsite. For info call 928-927-6325 Quartzsite Public Library BOOK SALE Buy a Bag for $1 Thursday, March 3rd 8am-5pm COME EARLY! Library is located inside Quartzsite Town Hall 465 N. Plymouth, Quartzsite Freddie & Sheila return Western News&Info, Inc. has announced that effective Febru- ary 29, Quartzsite Times and Palo Verde Valley Times will have a new owner – Rhode Island Sub- urban Newspapers, Inc. which presently owns Yuma Sun and Bajo El Sol. The Quartzsite Times and PVVT newspapers serve the communi- ties of Blythe, Quartzsite and surrounding areas. Lisa Reilly, will take on the duty of publisher. Reilly currently serves as the Yuma Sun and Bajo El Sol publisher. Palo Verde Valley Times sold (SPM Wire) St. Patrick's Day, cel- ebrated March 17 this year, is the perfect opportunity to get together with friends and family. While the holiday has religious roots, it's now celebrated by people of many backgrounds in a number of ways -- from kid-friendly parades to adult-friendly pub crawls. Here are a few ways to get in on the fun: • Eat: Irish staples -- corned beef and cabbage -- make the perfect St. Patrick's Day Meal. St. Patrick's Day is coming • Drink: No, your beer hasn't spoiled! Many pubs serve pints dyed green on the holiday. • Be Merry: Parades, traditional Irish music and top-to-toe green are a few great ways to get into the holiday spirit. Need a little cheer? Celebrate the luck of the Irish with food and fun.

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