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8 www.DesertMessenger.com May 3, 2017 We have great lunch menus, serving at 12 noon sharp! Suggested donation is only $3.50. There's cards, books, games, puzzles, pool table, Wi-Fi available. Community Services, Volunteers Needed! Come join the fun at Quartzsite SENIOR Center 40 Moon Mountain Ave. For more information call 928-927-6496 Senior Center open all year! Monday - Friday, 9am – 3pm May is Older Americans month QES updates The Quartzsite Elementary School Board meeting will be May 9th, 2017 at Ehrenberg Elementary School at 6:00 pm. End of the year awards will be May 16th at 6:00pm. There will be a field day for all eli- gible students on Wednesday, May 17th. It will be from 8:30am-3pm. Please send $1, towel and extra set of clothes with your child/children. Kinder-graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 23rd, at 10:00am. 8th grade promotion, Tuesday, May 23rd, at 6:00pm. Thursday, May 25th last day of school. Have a safe summer! See you all back on August 9th. Attendance Information Attendance is very important; please make sure your child is in school. If he/she is absent please call the school at 928-927-5500. Parents will be contacted by a representative of the La Paz County Attorney's Office for chronic atten- dance problems Thanks to everyone for your pa- tience and understanding with our recent closure. Our new summer hours are: 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. We are now on summer days: Mon- day, Tuesday, and Wednesday. We had a wonderful Easter Event with about 30 children receiving baskets with Easter candy, toy prize of the choice, new backpack and a book. Kids also enjoyed a fun craft project with Parents as Teachers® consultant Penny. Come join a fun group of all volun- teers in a COOL place this summer. We always appreciate new volun- teers. Come in and ask for a simple application. Hours and days are of your choosing. We do have sit down jobs here, too. The adult and baby diapers are available year around at no charge. Funding was provided from the town's Community Outreach Fund- ing Grant. You can be serviced monthly for this assistance with photo identification. Please ask. Thanks to all that donated to The Torch Run Special Olympics fund- raiser. We gave over $1000.00 to the Quartzsite Police Department for this great program. THANKS!! If anyone has a storage shed or container building that needs a new home, we would be greatly appre- ciative. Please let us know. Thanks. A reminder that clean and reusable donations are appreciated, BUT, if you wouldn't give it to friend, please don't give it to us. We must pay for our garbage service. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation. Quartzsite has a free drop off gar- bage facility just north of the fire station, open Sunday to Tuesday 7:30-2:30. Welcome all to Quartzsite summer- time……Think about what could go right…….. Lee-Ann, Manager TSA The Salvation Army Updates The season is coming to an end fol- lowing the second meeting in April. We hope all of you have another great season of genealogy research. We will be looking forward to your research stories when you return. We will start up again on 6 Octo- ber 2017 in the La Paz Community Building for all meetings except the Workshop on 16 February 2018, which will be held in the Bouse Booster Club. Bouse Genealogical Society PROFILE AMERICA FACTS After a meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens, Presi- dent John F. Kennedy encouraged all Americans to pay tribute to older people across the country by designating May 1963 as Senior Citizens Month. Every president since has issued a formal proclama- tion during or before the month of May in support of older Americans. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation changing the name of this observance to Older Americans Month. This month continues to be a time to celebrate the age 65 and older population through ceremonies, events and public recognition. POPULATION 47.8 million The number of people age 65 and older in the United States on July 1, 2015. This group accounted for 14.9 percent of the total population. The age 65 and older population grew 1.6 million from 2014. Source: Vintage 2015 Population Estimates www.factfinder.census.gov 98.2 million The projected population of people age 65 and older in 2060. People in this age group will comprise nearly one in four U.S. residents. Of this number, 19.7 million will be age 85 or older. Source: 2014 National Popu- lation Projections, Table 3 www.census.gov INCOME AND POVERTY $38,515 The median income of households with householders age 65 and older in 2015. Source: Income and Poverty in the United States: 2015, Table 1 www.census.gov 8.8% The percentage of people age 65 and older in poverty in 2015, down from 10.0 percent in 2014. Source: Income and Poverty in the United States: 2015, Table 3 www.census.gov $170,516 The median net worth for householders age 65 and older in 2011. Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, Net Worth and Asset Own- ership of Households: 2011 www.census.gov SERVING OUR NATION 9.3 million The estimated number of U.S. veterans age 65 and older in 2015. Source: 2015 American Community Survey, Table B21001 www.factfinder.census.gov Arizona Peace Trail Be sure to check out the new web- site at www.ArizonaPeaceTrail. ORG (not .com)

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