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March 15, 2017 www.DesertMessenger.com 9 QIA OFFICE NOW OPEN 9am-12 noon Mon-Fri • BINGO FRIDAY NIGHTS Doors open at 5pm. Early Birds at 6:30pm • DANCES SAT NIGHTS 7-10pm $4 Donation March 18-Western Strings March 25-Barefoot & Boots Bring Finger Food • DESERT JAM OPEN MIKE 6:30pm 1st & 3rd Thursday • GOSPEL JAM OPEN MIKE 6:30pm 2nd & 4th Thursday • MARCH 15 Stew or Salisbury Steak Dinner 5-6pm $6. QIA 928-927-6325 235 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite QIA is the QUARTZSITE OFF ROAD HEADQUARTERS! Off-Roaders Meet & Greet Tues & Thurs 9-11am QIA wishes everyone a wonderful summer! We look forward to seeing you in November AZ Peace Trail seeks your feedback Electrical • Plumbing • Furnaces Refrigerators • Vintage Towables Water Heaters • LPG/propane RV Appliance Repair • BLM Certified • Licensed • Insured 928-916-3500 MARK'S RV Mobile Recreational Vehicle Service 21 Years in Quartzsite! NEW LOCATION at 625 N. Central Blvd. (Hwy. 95) Mark & Susie Taylor-Beauchamp Call for appointment! Bicycle Repair • Appt. Only 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 Monarch butterfly presentation planned Caregiver Support Group meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 1:00 pm at the Quartzsite Senior Center. For more information contact Lisa Healey Quartzsite Caregiver's Alli- ance : (425) 830-9200 Caregiver support group meets 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 Arizona Peace Trail, INC. is de- veloping a master plan to create a multiuse trail system for OHVs and other types of trail-based rec- reation for both area residents and visitors. The trail is a 750 mile loop trail between Bullhead City and Yuma, Arizona. The system is anticipated to have over 1500 miles of rural trails and rural dirt roads includ- ing connections to towns. Please use the link below to take this short survey to help us plan a trail system you'd love to ride: www.surveymonkey.com/r/ AZPeaceTrail Thank you very much for your help and please share this ques- tionnaire with others that may like to contribute. Find more information about the Arizona Peace Trail on this web- page: www.arizonapeacetrail.org FREE Income tax preparation will be held each Wednesday and Thurs- day through April 13th, 2017 Location: Quartzsite Public Library, 465 N Plymouth Ave. Hours: 8:00 AM until 12:00 Noon Bring: Last year's tax return (Fed- eral & State), Social Security Cards (or other offi cial documentation showing social security numbers) for each person on the return, Photo ID, Checkbook if you want refunds direct deposited. For more information, call: Joe Lewellen, (928) 927-7872 Free income tax preparation Shari Ketcham, Field Biologist from the BLM Lake Havasu Field Offi ce will present a program on Monarch Butterfl y Migration and Tagging, and how we can help. There are more Monarch But- terfl ies in Arizona than you would imagine. Monday March 20th, at 2pm in the Quartzsite Town Hall, located at 465 N. Plymouth Ave. There will be refreshments and coffee. For more information call Lynn Stimson 928-916-4562. The Quartzsite Historical Society will have a Spinning demo, by Mary Merrill, on how cotton be- came yarn and thread for blankets and fabric in the old days. This will be on March 16th, from 2pm to 4pm in the Quartzsite Town Hall, 465 N. Plymouth Ave. Please drop by and check out this interest- ing process. For more information call Lynn Stimson 928-916-4562. Spinning demo planned An updated version of the ARI- ZONA PEACE TRAIL has been re- leased, with some optional routes. You can download any or all the tracks directly into your Garmin GPS. Visit: https://caltopo.com/m/5447. Updated Peace Trail Maps available online Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com /DesertMessengerNews Follow on Twitter @DesertMessenger @QuartzsiteRain

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