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12 www.DesertMessenger.com November 16, 2016 Craft Fair 1st Sat. of every month! Daily Activities! QIA 928-927-6325 235 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite BINGO STARTS FRIDAY, NOV. 4 Opens at 5pm. Early Birds 6:30pm. Main7pm Concessions Available Quartzsite, AZ - La Paz County requires anyone who handles, pre- pares, serves, sells or gives away food for human consumption, including those who bus or wash dishes, to obtain a La Paz County Food Handler Card within thirty (30) days of employment. All classes are on Wednesdays but the times change and all classes are at the Quartzsite Senior Center, located at 40 Moon Mountain Rd. November 18th 10am and 2pm NOTE: Time changes in December and January December classes Dec. 2nd, 9th and 16th 9am and 1030am January classes Jan. 6th,13th and 20th 9am and 1030am For more information, contact La Paz County Health Department at 928-669-1100. Food Handler classes Thursday, November 17 8:00am to 1:00pm Parker High school 1600 Kofa at the New Gym Parker, Arizona Call 1-877-827-4376 or go to www. unitedbloodservices.org to make an appointment Parker Blood Drive Quartzsite Beauty Salon Perms, Colors, Haircuts. Men & Women HOURS 9-5 Monday thru Saturday Walk Ins Welcome! 250 E. Main Street Quartzsite, AZ 928-927-6664 and 3rd place awards. Beautiful award Soup Cups made by There- sa's Ceramics will be given to the winners. This year we have some local eateries coming on board so it should be a lot of fun. The desserts will also be judged and a special award will be given to the top three. There will be entertainment in the main hall of the QIA and seating for those eating will be in there so they will not miss it. The entertainment is half hour sessions and there are still a few openings for musicians. We are also looking for raffl e item donations for the Friends of Quartzsite Food Bank and items for the Operation Hero Comfort Silent Auction which will also be going on in the main hall of the QIA that day. There also will be a box for folks to donate toys for the Fire Fighters Toy Drive. What an event and all just prior the Lighted Christmas Parade which starts at 7pm. If you are interested in participating in the entertain- ment or donating a soup, chowder or desert for the Soup & Chowder Festival please contact Pam Caskey at 603-834-0647. FESTIVAL FROM PAGE 8 Quartzsite Senior Center updates: Senior Center. 40 Moon Mt. Ave., Quartzsite, Arizona Quartzsite Senior Center will host their annual Thanksgiving Din- ner Thursday, Nov. 24th at 1:00pm. Doors open at 12:30pm. Tickets are $8.00/person. Reserva- tions required. You can pre-order a Take Home Pumpkin or Apple Pie for only $8 to take home with you after dinner. Call Donna to order: 951-265-2785. - Join the Garage Sale at the Senior Center. Table rent $5.00 Inside or out. Your Choice 7.00 12:30 Break- fast Served 7:00am 8:00 - Every Tuesday the Quartzsite Quilters meet at 8:30am. Every 2nd Tuesday of the month, the Senior Moments BROWN BAG BINGO on Tuesdays after lunch Quartzsite Senior Center Board meets. On the 1st & 3rd Thursdays, the Art Guild meets at 6:30pm. BINGO is on Friday nights w/deli. Doors open at 5:00pm. Every third Thursday WIC is at the Senior Center at 10:00am. The Q Mountain HOA meets 2:00pm. Beginning in November, BINGO will be every Wednesday & Satur- day. Doors Open 5:00pm Deli at 5:30pm. Beginning in November, Tuesdays DANCE "Band N Brenda" 7:00- 10:30pm. Friday November 11, 18, & 25 is DANCE with "Skyhawk." Nov. 16 is a Food Handlers Classes 10:00am & 2:00pm. Nov. 18th is a "Craft Sale" w/ Deli 9:00am-1:00pm. Nov. 19 is our Garage Sale 8:00am-1:00pm with Breakfast serving 7:30-9:00am. November - Every Monday & Thursday POKER 6:00 -10:00pm QuartzFest 2017 Calling all Art- ists! Help us create the design for the landmark 20th Anniversary Tee Shirt. Deadline: December 10, 2016 • STEP 1 - CREATE YOUR DESIGN Here are the rules. - Submission must be sent in be- fore the deadline. - Designs should have an aspect of Amateur Radio. - Art Work should have no more than 8 colors total but may have less. - Please submit your designs in the highest resolution (please don't send copyrighted images: make sure it is your original design or redesign) Tee shirt contest - Follow directions below to send you design via email - Have fun STEP 2 - SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY Please include with your submis- sion your name, call sign (if you have one), where you are from and a contact email or phone number and send your de- sign to one of the following: 1) Via email to Heather@W8GEM. com: visit www.Quartzfest.org RAINBOW ACRES GOLF TOURNEY 2016 SCHEDULE We would like to invite all our friends and new golfers to come join in the fun of our 2-person scrambles. Men and women are welcome. We have some new im- provements on the 18 hole course you will enjoy. Toumaments for November will be on Fridays, Nov. 18 and 25. The tournaments for December will take place on Fri- days, Dec. 16 and 30. Our shotgun start is at 9:00. Come out a little early to warm up on some practice holes, meet new and old friends, and enjoy refreshments. The cost remains $6.00. The schedule for 2017 season will appear in a later article. Questions? Call Jerry Tay- lor- 208-230-0282. Rainbow Acres golf

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