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28 www.DesertMessenger.com December 7, 2016 Read Desert MESSENGER ONLINE @ www.MyQuartzsite.com Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews Follow on Twitter @DesertMessenger @QuartzsiteRain QUARTZSITE COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE 177 W. Main St. (end of Showplace Lane) Behind Silly Al's Pizza SUMMER HOURS April thru October Thurs. Fri. Sat. 9am-1pm Call us and schedule a donation pickup 928-927-6039 or 928-916-7338. 100% of our proceeds remain here in Quartzsite! WINTER HOURS November thru March Mon- Sat 9am-1pm QUARTZSITE COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE READER'S OASIS BOOKS 690 E. Main - Quartzsite (one block east of Family Dollar) 928-927-6551 the People's Choice and taste all the entries is only $5.00 for those over 8 years of age, and $2.00 for those under 8 years of age. Bring your ap- petite and get in on the fun! Also at the QIA that day, will be the annual Silent Auction for the Troops sponsored by Operation Hero Comfort, a local non-profi t or- ganization that sends care packages to the troops every two weeks. Do- nated items from businesses, ven- dors and individuals are set out on tables with bid sheets and you can bid on the items you want. The event starts at 11 a.m. in the Main Hall and the fi nal bid sheets are picked up at 4 p.m. when the winners are announced. If you are not present and you win the bid, they will call you and arrange to get your items to you. This event will raise funds for the postage and items going into the packages that are sent over to troop units in harm's way. They current- ly have 5 adopted units (have had as many as 10 at one time). Each package costs $16.80 and they are now sending out 20 each month, so this fundraiser helps a lot. Some of the funds raised will be used to buy items that are not donated--they are always looking for toiletries, books, CDs, DVDs, current magazines, non-perishable food items (no pork products) canned goods like fruit, tuna, chicken, beef, soups, drink mix, crackers, peanut butter, cook- ies, candy etc. - anything that can be eaten by the men and women who are mostly out in the boonies and not near any bases (some are). Anything they receive is always appreciated. They have also sent out t-shirts, socks, cards, puzzles, games--anything that makes their deployment a little easier for them. Last month, each unit received 5 boxes, one with Christmas trees, and decorations so they can feel a little more Christmas spirit in spite of where they are. There will be a box at the door for anyone who wants to bring some- thing to go into the boxes, and there will be a table set up with cards that you can sign and they will go into the next boxes. They love to hear from back home, especially at this time of year when they are so far from family and friends. Please show your support for this great event and help the troops by bid- ding on your favorite items--there are over 200 so far so you will have a great choice! After eating soup and chowder and desserts, listening to some great entertainment and bidding on the Silent Auction items, get yourself up to Main Street or Plymouth Rd. and watch our wonderful Christmas Electric Light Parade that starts at 7 pm! The parade will go from Mes- quite St. (next to La Mesa RV) onto Main Street and travel east to Plym- outh Rd and north on Plymouth to Town Hall. There will be lots of lighted fl oats and other entries, even maybe some horses! Town Hall will provide refreshments after the pa- rade plus Santa and Mrs. Claus will give out candy canes to children. There will also be a tree lighting ceremony on the patio just before the trophies will be given out. It's a great way to start up your Christ- mas spirit and lots of fun for every- one!! Be sure to get parked along the route before 6:45 p.m. when all the roads will be closed along the route until the parade passes by. Hope to see you all at Town Hall af- ter the parade! the path, and stopped to ask him if he had any idea who the dog belonged to--they had no idea how long the little guy had been in the shaft. The jogger said he didn't know who it belonged to but had seen a poster at Dollar General for a lost dog that looked something like this one. So, they went down to Dollar General and found the phone num- ber and called. It turned out that the owners of the dog had come through Quartzsite on their way home to San Francisco, and had stopped to eat at McDonald's. The dog had been tied up outside, but somehow he got loose and took off. They spent hours looking for him but fi nally had to leave to get home. The daughter was devastated and they decided to make up posters and come back to Quartzsite and put them up hoping someone had found their beloved pet. One of those posters was at Dollar General and that's where the jogger happened to notice it. The Ja- cobsens took the dog home and gave it some food, water and a bath. The Aceves family left San Fran- cisco at 5 a.m. the next day to come for their pet. Turns out the dog had gone missing on November 7 and now it was November 14. Who knows how long that little guy was down that sluice. He was very smart not to bark, or the coyotes might have gotten him. By the time he was found, he had lost 1/2 of his weight, but other than being much lighter, he was in good shape and very hap- py to see his owners again!! The re- union was a wonderful sight to see, and the owners were so happy that these great people out just having a nice ride happened to fi nd their be- loved pet. Now, tell me, does that fi t the explanation of serendipity or not?? Sometimes you just happen to be at the right place at the right time! Or, maybe the little dog had a guardian angel looking out for him--any way you look at it, it was a very happy ending to a great story! DEC. 10 CON'T FROM PAGE 1 RESCUE CON'T FROM PAGE 28

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