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52 www.DesertMessenger.com January 18, 2017 The La Paz County Sheriff's Offi ce 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 in- formation to your cell phone: 'road closures, severe weather alerts, serious crime information, Amber alerts, etc. By signing up with NIX- LE, we are able to communicate important information to everyone quickly and effi ciently via text mes- sage. Please sign up today, the ser- vice is free. Provided by the Desert MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper www.DesertMessenger.com Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 QUARTZSITE 2016 - 2017 Show Schedul e TYSON WELLS MARKET SQUARE October thru March QUARTZSITE SHOWGROUNDS November thru February Annual RICE RANCH "Yawl Come" SHOW November thru February MAIN STREET TRADERS OPEN YEAR ROUND November thru February HI ALI SWAPMEET November thru February MARKET PLACE SHOWGROUNDS November thru February PROSPECTOR'S PANORAMA Dec. thru Feb. 15 DESERT GARDENS ANNUAL INT'L GEM, MINERAL, & JEWELRY SHOW January thru February THE MAIN EVENT November thru February QUARTZSITE MARKETPLACE November thru February GREASEWOOD SWAPMEET November thru February AUTHORS FAIR Jan. and Feb. at Desert Oasis Bookstore JAN. 6 - 15, 2017 Tyson Wells Rock and Gem Show JAN. 13-14, 2017 Art Show JAN. 14, 2017 25th Annual Hi Jolly Daze Parade JAN. 18-22, 2017 51st Annual QIA Pow Wow Gem & Mineral Show JAN. 20-29, 2017 Tyson Wells Sell-A-Rama JAN. 21-29, 2017 Quartzsite Sports Vacation & RV Show - AKA BIG TENT FEB 3-12, 2017 Tyson Wells Arts & Crafts Show FEB 3-4, 2017 Quilt Show, Senior Center FEB. 10, 2017 Flyers R/C Fly-In FEB 10-12, 2017 Quartzsite Gold, Treasure, & Craft Show at QIA FEB. 18, 2017 Quartzsite Masters Tough Golf Tournament MARCH 3-5, 2017 Grand Gathering Annual Event MARCH 9-12, 2017 La Paz County Fair in Parker D & B Leather BERTHA IS BACK! Leather as low as 50¢/ft! 5,000 sq. ft. upholstery 3-4 oz brown! 5 diesel loads Garment Leather! Belts & Buckles Scrap Hides $2.00/lb. Two Big Locations QUARTZSITE, AZ Main St. and Tyson Wash (behind Dorothy & Toto Ice Cream) Open 7 days/week Nov. - mid-March 702-465-5137 BROAD ACRES SWAP MEET - LAS VEGAS, NV 2930 N. Las Vegas Blvd. (corner of Pecos) Every Sat. & Sun. Buffalo, Elk, Deer, Goat Furs New Zealand Sheep Skins, Tooling Ladigo For Mail Order Call: 702-501-0928 DRY CAMPING $6/night Dump & Water $12 In the rear of Silly Al's Bar Ask for Mike • Old Costume Jewelry • Old Fountain Pens • Silver & Gold Coins • Sterling Silverware • Gold Filled Jewelry • Old Watches • Gold & Silver Jewelry Any Condition • Gold Nuggets • Dental Gold BUYING Hi Ally Swap Meet ~ Front Row Main St., Quartzsite Community Thrift Store news Welcome Snowbirds! Here at the Quartzsite Community Thrift Store, we are enjoying our beauti- ful weather and we have a full crew of volunteers. They deserve a great thank you, and a thank you to all who have made donations which enables the store to have wonder- ful items to sell. Please shop at Quartzsite Community Thrift Store and make some donations, too. We appreciate your business. We are located behind Silly Al's Pizza off Main Street. We're Open six days a week, 9am to 1pm. Volunteers needed for Town boards The Town of Quartzsite is seeking volunteers to serve on Municipal Volunteer Boards. Open positions are available on the following boards: Hi Jolly Cemetery Board Health and Development Services Board Park and Recreation Committee Planning & Zoning Commission Please come to the Town Hall if you're interested, submit a Volun- teer Interest Statement and mark the box or boxes on the form indi- cating on which board or boards you would like to serve. Town Hall is located at 465 N. Plymouth Ave. For more informa- tion call 928-927-4333 press #5 when prompted. The Volunteer Interest Form can also be accessed online at: http://ci.quartzsite. az.us/images/Volunteer_Inter- est_Statement.pdf Updates from Sheriff

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