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March 1, 2017 www.DesertMessenger.com 5 Read Desert MESSENGER ONLINE @ www.MyQuartzsite.com Nature's Nuggets BUYS & SELLS GOLD Nuggets - Jewelry- Coins- Silver Call Richard & Richard 928-927-5479 • 435-730-3388 Quartzsite YEAR ROUND! GOLD SHOW Feb. 10, 11, 12 2018 WE'RE BACK!! TRANSPONDER AUTO KEYS (Electronic Chip Keys) Jeep, Chrysler, Ford Chevrolet, Toyota & many more! Betty Crenshaw, Owner C & B LOCK & KEY 41 YEARS EXPERIENCE 928-927-6589 Mobile Service Only Craft Fair 1st Sat. of every month! Daily Activities! QIA 928-927-6325 235 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite BINGO Opens at 5pm. Early Birds 6:30pm. Main7pm Concessions Available Have Something Broken Or Not Working? Other Problem? How about a Creative Consultation? Give me a call. No charge if I Can't help. 850-525-9643 70 years of making things work. Nat Childs, nat@asis.com 29531 Dogwood Dr. La Paz Valley Dec-April PO Box 5274, Quartzsite, AZ 85359 PO Box 511, Miranda, CA 95553 May-October Colorado River Blues Festival - March 11 Parker, AZ - Paul Winer, local musi- cian and bookstore owner is playing in the Colorado River Blues Festival in Parker on March 11. BlueWater Resort & Casino is sponsoring the Colorado River Blues Festival and is hosted by the American Legion. on Saturday, March 11th. The show starts at 1 p.m. with Paul Winer, who will also be doing some songs in between the other bands. He will be accompanied by his gui- tar player Steve Hohstadt. This FREE event is a fundraiser for The American Legion's Veterans Helping Veterans Program. Mon- etary donations will accepted at the gate - Plus there will be an ALR Raffl e of donated items from vari- ous businesses. Entertainment for the afternoon in- clude Paul Winer, of Quartzsite, per- forming Shuffl e Boogie Woogie Blues on Piano and vocals. CROSSCOTT of Lake Havasu will be performing Red, Rock & Blues. The Outbacks from Phoenix will be playing Blues Rock, Classic Rock & More. Laurie Movan Band of Lakewood Calif. per- forms her Red Hot Blues Rock. Plus there will be a Motorcycle Show hosted by American Legion Riders Post 46 from 1 pm to 4 pm. This is a opportunity to show your bike & win some prizes! (Open to all riders attending the Blues Fes- tival) Proceeds from the show will also go toward the benefi t for Veter- ans Helping Veterans Program, an organization that does all it can to help veterans with things they need the most. It will be held in the outdoor Blue- Water Outdoor Amphitheater, so you might want to bring a seat cushion and be sure to bring a coat in case it gets chilly in the late after- noon or evening. BlueWater Casino & Resort is located at 11300 Resort Drive, Parker, Arizona. This is a great cause so please come out and enjoy some really good blues music and help the veterans in need. For further information , please call 1-888-243-3360. For details or to sign up contact Chuck Jordan at 928-566-9774 or papachubby812@gmail.com. Or Contact event coordinator, Gary Zak at (928) 503-5695 or EMAIL: garyzakrajsek@gmail.coms. For more information visit the offi - cial event website at www.outbackbluesband.com Where's the beef? Don't make dinner on Thursday, March 10th, 2017 - Bring your friends and come eat with the Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank from 3:30 pm -5:30 pm. The Philly Cheese Steak Roast Beef Extravaganza is only $5/per- son! Enjoy thin sliced, piled high, scrumptious, Roast Beef and more on a Hoagie roll. Sandwich comes with Salad, choice of Desserts, Coffee, Tea, or Water. Join your neighbors for some good company and a fun time! To Go Boxes will be available. The fundraiser will be held in Tyson Wells Showgrounds in the 2nd metal building west of Hwy 95 on the north side of Kuehn. Look for "PUFF" the Dragon The BLM would like to invite the public to provide local input and expertise into its travel manage- ment planning for Bouse, Cactus Plain, Wendn, and Alamo Travel Management Areas. Three meet- ings will be held between Feb 28th and March 2nd where the public can share their knowledge and ex- pertise as well as share route data independently collected. The public meetings will take place fom 4-8p.m. at the following locations: February 28, 2017 AZ Western College 11095 S. Geronimo Ave. Parker, AZ 85344 March 1, 2017 Quartzite Community Center 295 Chandler St. Quartzite, AZ 85346 March 2, 2017 Salome Centennial Community Center 69725 Centennial Rd. Wenden, AZ 85357 Please spread this information around to your organizations and the community. BLM holds meetings FREE CLASSIFIEDS Desert Messenger offers FREE Classifi ed Ads! HERE'S THE SMALL PRINT: Items for sale under $1000. Private Party Only. 1 per month. Yard/Ga- rage/Craft Sales, Wanted, Give-a-ways, Free, Lost & Found, etc. (non-commercial) For more information, contact Rain at 928-916-4235 or Email: Editor@DesertMessenger.com

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