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4 www.DesertMessenger.com August 10, 2016 FREE CLASSIFIEDS Desert Messenger offers FREE Classified Ads! HERE'S THE SMALL PRINT: Items for sale under $1000. Private Party Only. 1 per month. Yard/Ga- rage/Craft Sales, Wanted, Give-a-ways, Free, Lost & Found, etc. (non-commercial) For more information, contact Rain at 928-916-4235 or Email: Editor@DesertMessenger.com UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE VFW VFW MEMBERS AND GUESTS NOTE: VFW Auxiliary is collecting coupons you may have that you won't use. These go to the military families who can use them up to 6 months after expiration. Please help us in this endeavor to assist our Veterans. Coupons can be left at Post. We are also collecting labels for the school and National Home for Children. Can leave items at Post Lobby. AUG. 12: HAPPY BIRTHDAY VFW POST 769 – 15 Years young! Event plans will be available a the Post and in the next issue on Aug. 10 AUG 13: COMRADES MEETING at 10:00 A.M. MEN'S AUXILIARY MEETING AT 11:00 A.M. BOTH MEET AT POST 769. VFW Auxiliary meetings resume September 10th at 10am AUG 31: VFW AUXILIARY Planning meeting to prepare for District 1 meeting SEPT 02: FLY YOUR FLAGS TODAY IN HONOR OF VJ DAY1945. SEPT 05: LABOR DAY EVENTS will be announced at a later date. SEPT 10: VFW COMRADES HOUSE COMMITTEE 9:00 AM VFW COMRADES MEETING AND VFW AUXILIARYMEETING – 10 A.M. MEN'S AUXILIARY 12:00 NOON SEPT 11: PATRIOT DAY – Fly your flags SEPT 11: DISTRICT 1 MEETING – POST 769 Quartzsite VFW AUXILIARY MEETING for inservice at 9am VFW AND VFW AUXILIARIES JOINT MEETING 11:00 A.M. INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET AT 1:00 P.M. SEPT 16: POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY. PLEASE FLY YOUR FLAG PLEASE CHECK AT POST AS ADDITIONAL EVENTS MAY BE SCHEDULED Check at the Post or on the VFW Post 769 website for information on additional activities being planned. www.vfwpost769.org Comrades meet –2nd Saturday each month – 10:00 a.m. at Post Auxiliary meets – 2nd Saturday in the dining room area at 10:00 a.m. House Committee meeting – 2nd Saturday each month -9:00 a.m. at Post Men's Auxiliary 2nd Saturday each month - 12:00 noon at Post VFW Post 769 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 305 N. Central, Quartzsite, AZ, 928-927-7697 Primary Election information We'll be open until May 13 SEE YOU IN THE FALL Thank you for all your support Betty Crenshaw, Owner C & B LOCK & KEY 41 YEARS EXPERIENCE 928-927-6589 Mobile Service Only Mail-in ballots were sent out Aug. 3. IN PERSON VOTING: Early Satellite Voting will take place in at Quartzsite Town Hall Wed. AUGUST 17th 10am-3pm. Polls open 6am-7pm at Senior Center on Tuesday, AUGUST 30th Yuma County Public Health Servic- es District confirmed Thursday the first case of Zika virus in a County resident. The individual traveled outside of the United States to a Zika affected area before devel- oping symptoms of illness. This marks the fourteenth case of travel- associated Zika virus in Arizona. "We have a strong surveillance system in Yuma County and be- lieve the risk of viral spread here throughout Yuma County is very low. The most important factor in keeping the risk low is the vigilance of County residents in identifying and eliminating possible breed- ing grounds," said Diana Gomez, MPH, director of the Yuma County Public Health Services District. The Zika virus is primarily trans- mitted by the bite of an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito. Mosqui- toes that spread Zika are active day and night and are skilled at finding breeding sites inside and outside homes. Most people infected with the Zika virus do not become ill, and those who do become ill have Yuma reports 1st Zika virus case symptoms that may include fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis. Severe illness and hospitalization due to Zika virus is rare. "Health District vector control technicians survey Yuma County year-round and they regularly set traps to monitor and treat areas that have routinely been mosquito breeding sites to help minimize the risks of mosquito-borne diseases. They also work with the Arizona Department of Health Services' Lab to test mosquitos for the Zika and Dengue viruses," said Gomez. As soon as Public health officials were made aware of the suspected case they made contact with the in- dividual to ensure they were aware of prevention measures such as staying indoors, using DEET mos- quito repellant, and wearing long sleeves in an effort to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes to prevent further spread of the virus. Yuma County experiences mosqui- to activity in the warmer months, with highest mosquito activity from June through September. County residents should continue to drain and remove containers of water, even small ones, which provide a good breeding ground for those mosquito eggs. Please contact the Environmental Health Department or utilize our service request portal to report green pools. More information about Zika can be found on the Arizona De- partment of Health Services Zika Information Portal. http://www.azdhs.gov/

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