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October 4, 2017 www.DesertMessenger.com 3 • Birth • Obituary • Anniversary Place it FREE in the: Desert Messenger! 928-916-4235 Got something to share? Quartzsite General Store, LLC Beer & Wine Fresh Retail & Wholesale Meats Homemade Sausages Arizona Lottery & Pick Fish & Game Licenses A.P.S. Pay Station Accept EBT, Debit & Credit Cards HOURS 8am - 6pm every day! Quality Meats at VERY Affordable Prices! For all your GROCERY NEEDS & MOORE! Fresh Produce Daily! Hamburger Ground Fresh Daily! GREAT LOW PRICES! Get your delicious steaks HERE! Shop with us all summer long! 410 E. Main Street, Quartzsite • 928-927-6310 Nominations open for Business of the Year Nature's Nuggets BUYS & SELLS GOLD Nuggets - Jewelry- Coins- Silver Call Richard 928-927-5479 Quartzsite YEAR ROUND! Christmas Light Parade set for Dec. 9 By Joanne Winer The 6th annual Santa's Workshop Arts and Crafts Festival is planned this year for November 25 and 26. There will be a set up available on the Friday before the festival, which will be held at Tyson Wells Showgrounds again this year, thanks to Kym Scott. You can come in on Friday, Novem- ber 24, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. or on Saturday, November 25 at 7am to set up before the festival opens to the public at 9 a.m. Applications are now being taken at the Business Chamber offi ce for this event and you must supply your own tables, chairs, and tablecloths to cover the tables. All entrants will be asked to donate one of their items for the raffl e. The cost of the weekend festival is only $25 per space, with no double spaces allowed except outside the building. There are limited spaces inside the building, but plenty of spaces in the outside areas. Se- curity will be provided during Friday and Saturday nights on premise. All entrants must have handcrafted or homemade items and should set up their tables with a Christmas theme if possible. For further infor- mation, please call 928-927-9321 or drop in to the Quartzsite Business Chamber offi ce at 110 W. Main St. in Quartzsite. Applications can also be mailed to P.O. Box 2566, Quartzsite, Arizona, 85346. Come and join in the fun and bring your craft items to this very popular event that grows bigger and better every year!!! Town of Quartzsite Health & Development Board will honor a LOCAL Business that has demonstrated a commitment to Community Service, Business Innovation & Excellence, and Business Improvement and Growth. The public is encouraged to submit nominations with this form OR online at www.QuartzsiteSurvey.com. By Joanne Winer The annual Christmas Light Parade sponsored by the Quartzsite Business Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Town of Quartzsite will be held on December 9, 2017 starting at 7 p.m. The parade will line up again on Mesquite St. just east of La Mesa RV on Main St., and will travel east on Main St. to Plymouth Rd. where it will turn left onto Plymouth Rd. and go north to Town Hall. A tree lighting ceremony and refreshments will be held at Town Hall after the parade, and the trophies will be given out at that time. There will also be Santa and Mrs. Claus to greet the children and take photos if re- quested. Applications for the parade are now available at the Quartzsite Busi- ness Chamber of Commerce and must be turned in before December 7th to be able to get into the parade. All entries are welcome as long as they are in the theme of Christmas and are lit so the judges can see them well. Entrants will be given a numbered plate to attach to the left side of their vehicle or entry so the judges can see them clearly. Judges will be set up again at the General Store. If you would like to be a judge for the parade please contact the Business Chamber and give them your number. For further information, or to get an application for the parade, please come in to the chamber offi ce at 110 W. Main St., or call 928- 927-9321. Start thinking now about your fl oat or entry for the parade and join in all the fun of this wonderful light parade that brings the Christmas spirit to all of us!!! Santa's Workshop Arts & Craft Festival set for Nov. 25, 26 A panel consisting of one mem- ber each of the Quartzsite Town Council, Quartzsite Area Chamber & Tourism, Quartzsite Business Chamber & H & D Board will re- view the nominations. The winner will be honored at the Quartzsite Council Meeting on Tues. Dec. 12, 2017. The nomina- tion form is on Page 13 of this edition and is also posted on the Town's Facebook page. Return Nomination Forms to Town Hall, Senior Center or Tran- sit Drivers OR Nominate Online at www.QuartzsiteSurvey.com by FRIDAY, OCT. 29, 2017. Town Hall is located at 465 N. Plymouth Ave. 928-927-4333.

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