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4 www.DesertMessenger.com April 19, 2017 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 Basketball goals Food bank needs Readership of free community papers is now higher than paid daily papers and continues to grow. And more than 70 percent of readers make their buying decisions from free paper advertising and editorial. Your free community paper, promoting connections at a local level – right under your nose. 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Email: Editor@DesertMessenger.com Corner of Moon Mt. & Cowell • Quartzsite • 928-927-5400 QUARTZSITE'S ONLY YEAR ROUND SALON Cheyanne, Debbi, Sandy, ARE HERE FOR ALL YOUR OPEN YEAR ROUND! Hair, Nails, and Pedicure Services Summer is an especially diffi cult time for families who are already struggling to keep food on the table and make ends meet. With the county fi nancial shortfall, our local food bank really needs your help. If you would like to make a donation to the Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank, make your check out and mail it to: Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank, PO Box 4051, Quartzsite, AZ 85359. Or you can drop off a check at the Food Bank Tuesday and Thurs- day 8-12. Thank you so much! Together, we can solve hunger. From First Baptist Church of Quartzsite We would like to thank all the people that jumped in to action to construct a basketball court for the youth at the First Baptist Church. During the last monsoon, the temporary basketball hoop system was slammed into the concrete and was demolished. The youth could not play basketball. A loaner was brought down to the church but we knew it would not be long before that could be damaged as well. Community members sprang into action to erect a permanent struc- ture that could withstand storms. Steve Bennett from Cool Cov- ers donated the steel beams and welded the structure. Fred Hull transported the beams from Wick- enburg to the church. Sean Austin from Rice Ranch donated his labor, time, and gas of the backhoe to dig a hole for the 14 foot poles in the ground. Roy Austin and Bob Cleveland from RJK Construction donated cement, paint and labor to install the poles in the ground. Huggy Dill, Don Dill, Kathy Kneer donated a total of $450.00 to pur- chase the backboards. The Wister Family painted the poles. James Wilkins donated two brand new basketballs. We couldn't have done this project without the generosity of our com- munity. Now when the children arrive for youth they run straight to the basketball court. Drive by and see what our community does when we work together! Thank you so very much!!!! A group of car enthusiasts got to- gether and arranged for a bi-week- ly Cruise-In to be held Saturday in the parking lot of Carl's Jr. in Quartzsite. The group moved re- cently from their gathering at the VFW Post. The next Cruise In will be held Saturday, April 22nd. This event is free for the classic car and hot-rod owners as well as the visitors and is open to all. The group is encouraging people to come and see the classics, antiques and hot- rods, get something to eat and spend a fun evening with family and friends. The group also encourages the participation of children so that they can get a taste of the hobby. Car buffs are welcome to check out the gathering of old, classic and vin- tage cars every other Saturday start- ing at 4pm. Cruise-in returns Read Desert MESSENGER ONLINE @ www.MyQuartzsite.com

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