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September 7, 2016 www.DesertMessenger.com 17 MOUNTAIN QUAIL C AFE Open 7am - 7pm 7 DAYS/ WEEK 928-927-8890 & Gift Shop 500 N. Moon Mt. Ave., Quartzsite (corner of Moon Mt. & Quail Trail) B-10, Main St. Moon Mountain X Quail Trail N Hwy. 95, N. Central • DAILY SPECIALS • Friday FISH Special • Sat. PRIME RIB • Sunday POT ROAST Enjoy our Famous Bread Pudding ! Home Style Cooking! BARB I' S PL A C E Paul & Barbi Welcome You to Quartzsite's Home of Great Homemade Take-Out Food 455 E. Main at Pattie's RV Park (under the Green Roof) Breakfast & Lunch SERVED ALL DAY 8am-3pm • Closed Sunday Call, Text, or Visit our Facebook Page for TODAY'S BLB! Call Ahead! Delivery Available! 928-322-2862 Life Enrichment Instructors wanted Arizona Western College (AWC) Quartzsite Campus would like to improve our Life Enrich- ment classes to offer intellectually stimulating non-credit courses for adults in La Paz County. Courses will cover a wide range of subjects and will be designed to meet the physical, intellec- tual and social needs of the community. These courses will be taught by instructors who are experts in their field. If you are interested in teaching and / or have an idea for an enrichment course at AWC, please call our office or email Robin Cooper at rcooper@azwestern.edu or call 928-927-8299. First Things First applauds grandparents who are raising Arizona's next generation The first Sunday after Labor Day is recognized as Grandparents' Day in the United States. This year, the day falls on Sept. 11. As the nation celebrates Grandparents' Day, First Things First applauds those grandparents who are parenting a second time around. Earlier this year, the Arizona Legislature proclaimed September as Grandfamily/Kinship Care Month, a time to recognize grandparents and other family members raising children who cannot be cared for by their own parents. State Senator Debbie Lesko sponsored the bill. In Arizona, 14 percent of Arizona children ages 0 to 5 live with grandparents, compared to 12 percent nationally. Of those 14 percent, 30 percent of these households have no parent of the child present, meaning grandparents are responsible for most of the basic needs of children living with them. For many grandparents, it can be challeng- ing when it has been decades since they cared for young children. So much has been learned about brain development and the impact of early experiences. Now we know that about 90 percent of a child's brain develops before age 5. More and more evidence shows quality early in- teractions are crucial for a young child's success in school and later in life. FTF provides funding for various programs that are having positive impacts on grand- parents and Arizona's children, including two statewide resources that can provide advice and support to grandparents raising their grandkids. The Birth to 5 Helpline (1-877-705-KIDS) is a free program and open to all Arizona fami- lies, with young children ages birth to 5, looking for the latest child development information from experts in the field. Then there's the Arizona Parent Kit, which is given to families of newborns when they leave the hospital or available for check-out at many libraries, each kit includes: DVDs on everything from challenging behaviors to choosing child care, a book to encourage daily reading with infants and a list of community resources. Supporting grandparents in their efforts to raise the next generation will help create a strong foundation of learning, growth and suc- cess for all children. Praising grandparents 175 W. Main St. 928-927-5585 www.sillyalspizza.com SILLY AL'S PIZZA Famous Gourmet Pizza KARAOKE • TUES - FRI 7pm Kevin James Serving Quartsite at Same Location for over 20 years! SATURDAY • DJ - JAM GOOD MUSIC Celebrating our 30 TH SEASON in Quartzsite HAPPY HOUR 10-12 and 3:30 -5:30 DAILY LUNCH, DINNER AND DRINK SPECIALS IRS phone scams continue Lots of consumers calling about scam phone calls. Scammers must be targeting Mohave and La Paz Counties this past month. There's a new one where they offer to increase your credit score to 780 or at least by 200 points - just pay $99 up front and they will connect you with someone who can help you. We even received two messages from the IRS at the BBB office today. Remember - the IRS will never call you to collect back taxes, and you don't need to pay anyone to im- prove your credit score - you can do it yourself! The main thing to tell people is : "The IRS will NEVER call you to collect back taxes - they always notify you through US mail." Elaine Cullen Better Business Bureau Get Text alerts from Sheriff's office Parker- The La Paz County Sheriff's Office would like to remind everyone that you can have up to date emergency information sent to your cell phone via text message by texting your zip code to 888777. This is a website called "NIXLE". We send the following type of informa- tion to your cell phone: 'road closures, severe weather alerts, serious crime infor- mation, Amber alerts, etc. By signing up with NIXLE, we are able to communicate important information to everyone quickly and efficiently via text message. Please sign up today, the service is free.

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