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8 www.DesertMessenger.com November 15, 2017 THRIFT STORE Benefitting the La Paz County Animal Shelter in Parker Supported by your generous donations! 455 E. Main St. Quartzsite Open Tues. thru Sat. 9-3 928-927-4223 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 DesertMessengerNews Due to recent budge cuts at the coun- ty level, the County Health Depart- ment was not able to afford an em- ployee to come out to surrounding areas including Quartzsite to issue Food Handler Cards and classes. Quartzsite's Marie Wister felt that "it would be disastrous and a dis- service to our vast volunteer base or others that could not make the trip, so I've volunteered to teach the class to all who needs to be re-certifi ed or obtain a food handler card." The cost will remain the same as the $15.00 per paid employee and Free for all those who need the Volunteer Card. The following classes will be held at Quartzsite Senior Center located at 40 Moon Mountain Ave. November 22, 10 am December 6th, 10 am December 20th, 10 am January 3rd, 10 am Folks also still drive to the County Health Dept. in Parker to obtain their food handlers card. La Paz County Health Dept. is located at 1112 Joshua Ave, Suite #206, Park- er, AZ 85344 M-Th 7am-6pm Phone: 928-669-1100 Food Handlers Classes planned Saturday, November 25, 2017 is Small Business Saturday® – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their com- munities. By shopping local and small the majority of the money stays within the community. Small business owners and Main Street busi- nesses are the fabric of our daily lives. Again this year, Quartzsite Chamber of Commerce & Tourism is plan- ning a "Where's Humpy?" Scavenger Hunt and a Shop Small® Welcome Station for shoppers when they come out on Saturday, November 25. The Welcome Station will include a list of participating small businesses, coffee and breakfast treats along with some goodies. It's a great way to greet customers before they start shopping. And as an integral part of our community, your business should be represented. HERE'S HOW YOU CAN JOIN IN: • Attend the Welcome Station at the Chamber • Pick up your "Where's Humpy?" Cards • Go fi nd Humpy in participating Quartzsite businesses • Post photos or fi ll out the Scavenger Hunt Questions • Turn in"Where's Humpy?" Cards for prizes! HERE'S HOW YOUR BUSINESS CAN JOIN IN: • Sign up to take part in our town's Shop Small Welcome Station and get your business on the Shop Small Shop List. Call Quartzsite Chamber & Tourism at 925-927-5200. • Think of a fun treat or experience you can offer to shoppers on the day. Watch for details in next Desert Messenger and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/QtzTourism/ Where's Humpy? Scavenger Hunt Shop Small Saturday in Quartzsite Nov. 25, 2017 T��� ����� ������� �� D����� M�������� If you cannot be a crafter in this festival, please come by and do some great shopping for some of the most unique handmade items you will fi nd. There will be raffl es of items every few hours during the event, so be sure to get your tickets at the raffl e table to get a chance for some one of a kind gifts for someone else or for yourself!! For further in- formation, please call the Business Chamber at 927-9321. FESTIVAL from PAGE 1 Want to learn something new? Want to meet new people? The "Rock Club" may be it! We teach 30 classes/week. Lapidary, Silversmithing, Facet- ing, Opal Cutting, Wire Wrapping, Knapping, Knife Making, Leather Tooling, Beading, Desert Trips, Casting, Copper Jewelry... the list goes on and on. Come to our club meeting at the QIA on Thursdays at 2pm for information on what we are doing and when. Coffee and cookies afterwards. Visit us at the Club from 9am-noon Monday thru Friday for a tour. Quartzsite Roadrunner Gem & Mineral Club, is located at 65 Iron- wood (behind La Mesa RV) Check out the website www.qrgmc.org Gem Club ROCKS!

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