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September 21, 2016 www.DesertMessenger.com 5 THRIFT STORE Benefitting the La Paz County Animal Shelter in Parker Supported by your generous donations! 455 E. Main St. Quartzsite Open Tues. thru Sat. 9-3 928-927-4223 585 N. Central Quartzsite Open Mon-Fri 8-5 928-927-8787 Johnny DelPino, Owner BEST AUTO RV & TRUCK REPAIR SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ON! We sell U-HAUL BOXES Dr. Mitchell to start at La Paz Medical QUARTZSITE, AZ - La Paz Medi- cal Services is excited to announce that Edmund Mitchell, M.D. will be joining the La Paz Regional Hospital team. Dr. Mitchell will start seeing patients October 3, 2016 on Tues- days and Wednesdays. Dr. Mitchell is certified by the Amer- ican Board of Family Practice and has been a physician for 23 years. He started his medical practice in Lake Havasu City in 2010. Dr. Mitchell is committed to providing quality healthcare to rural popula- tions. "I want to make it easier for a patients seeking care do be able to do so without leaving the area. This encourages patients to seek the medical attention they need," he commented. Board member Norm Simpson explained the hospital is completing its strategic plan to guide operations and capital expenditures for the next two to three years, and growth in clinic services is a top priority. "We are actively recruiting physicians to our clinics," Simpson noted. "Our goal is to transform these medical practices into an efficient and effective gate- way to all county health services." La Paz Regional Hospital is a not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital servic- ing La Paz County and surrounding California areas. LPRH has a network of inpatient and outpatient services, clinics, imaging centers and affiliations to create a truly regional provider of health and wellness services. For more information visit www.LaPazHospital.org. D�. E����� M�������, M.D. �������� L� P�� R������� H������� From La Paz County Health Dept. & Attorney's Office The Health Department and County Attorney's office recently promoted and advertised throughout the community for a presentation on Human Trafficking that we suddenly have to cancel at the last minute. The presentation on Human Trafficking scheduled for September 21st (Salome), 22nd (Parker), and 23rd (Quartzsite) brought to you by the La Paz County Attorney's Office & La Paz County Health Department has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a future date. The speaker, Opal Singleton, President & CEO of Million Kids and Training & Outreach Coordinator for the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force has some serious family matters that require her attention and presence at home. While we are sad we have to wait a little longer to see this won- derful presentation, our thoughts and wishes go out to Mrs. Singleton and her family. We look forward to having her in the future and will let the community know when we have those new dates. co.la-paz.az.us Workshop cancelled Join an Action Team Event "Welcome Aboard" Organizers for the Annual Soup & Chowder Festival are planning a meeting at Silly Al's on Monday September 26th at 1 pm. Enjoy some tasty treats at Silly Al's and help get things organized for the Third annual Soup and Chowder Festival, combined with Operation Hero Comfort to be held on December 10th at the QIA. Any folks coming to the Welcome Aboard will be expected to help with the plans and getting ready for that day. We are hoping to keep this going as an annual event and that it will grow larger each year. Thrivent is providing the funds to Pay for the Pizza as a thank you for agreeing to help make this year's event SUPER. We would like to get the commu- nity involved and make it an annual community event for the good of all. And also to provide funds and mate- rials for the two charities. Limited space is available, so please contact Pam Caskey if you would like to reserve a space for some wonder- ful pizza. Call Pam 603-834-0647. Thrivent Action Team event planned Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com /DesertMessengerNews Follow on Twitter @DesertMessenger @QuartzsiteRain

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