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14 www.DesertMessenger.com December 6, 2017 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 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 • Old Costume Jewelry • Old Fountain Pens • Silver & Gold Coins • Sterling Silverware • Gold Filled Jewelry • Old Watches • Gold & Silver Jewelry Any Condition • Gold Nuggets • Dental Gold BUYING Hi Ally Swap Meet ~ Front Row Main St., Quartzsite 585 N. Central Quartzsite Open Mon-Fri 8-5 928-927-8787 Johnny DelPino, Owner BEST AUTO RV & TRUCK REPAIR SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ON! READER'S OASIS BOOKS 690 E. Main - Quartzsite (one block east of Family Dollar) 928-927-6551 STOREWIDE SALE!! 50% OFF All Used Books! By Joanne Winer The annual Operation Hero Comfort Silent Auction to raise funds for packages for the troops in harm's way will be held Saturday December 9 at the Quartzsite Improvement Assoc. (QIA) starting at 11 a.m. Dona- tions from vendors, businesses and individuals have been coming in and this year should be at least as many if not more items than last year thanks to the generosity of our community! The Silent Auction is a yearly benefi t to raise money to send out the packages to the adopted troop units that Operation Hero Comfort sends out every other week. Each unit (currently fi ve) receives two boxes every two weeks--one food and one non-food, for a total of at least 4 boxes every month. Some months, like around Christmas, they receive extra boxes with holiday trees, ornaments, stockings, cards etc. The boxes include anything that would make the troops' Christmas a merrier one, wherever they are. The boxes cost over $17 each to send, and often the money is also used to buy items for the packages that do not get donated. The Auction is also a place where they set up a table with cards that you can sign for the troops. They sure appreciate getting kind words from home. There is also a 50/50 raffl e, and door prizes given out all day. At 4 p.m. the bid sheets are gathered up and the person with the highest bid gets to buy the item and take it home. They have some really great items for this year's auction. There will also be a box at the entrance where you can donate any items that you might want to give to the troops and they will be put in the next boxes to go out before Christmas. The Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank is also having their Soup and Chowder festival at the same place (QIA) on the same day, which Silent Auction for the troops Dec. 9 - 11 am starts at 12 p.m. The Silent Auction will be held in the Main Hall start- ing at 11 a.m. Come on over to the Q.I.A. for the afternoon, taste some great soup and chowders, bid on your items at the auction and buy them, then make sure to watch the Christmas Light Parade at 7 p.m.!! A full day of lots of fun--but be sure to bid for your items and help this worthy cause help our troops!!! Quartzsite TOPS Chapter Winter Hours: Meet at the Quartzsite Alliance Church, 720 W Desert Vista. Tuesday mornings Weigh-ins starting at 7 am. The meeting begins at 7:45 am. - 9 am. For more information call Nancy at 928 927-6025. QES Christmas Program is go- ing to be on Dec. 19th, Ham dinner will be served from 4:30-6:00pm $5/person. The program theme this year is 1960's Winter Cactus Extrav- aganza and will start at 6:00pm. Pancake Breakfast Queen of Peace Catholic Mission the 2nd Saturday (7:30 to 9:30 AM) November thru March plus the 4th Saturday in January and February. Also note that the Angels Meeting will be on the 1st & 3rd Monday in December only. Park Place RV Activities Music Jam every Saturday at 1:00 pm, Karaoke every Wednesday at 6:30 pm, Beading by Eileen every Tuesday & Thursday at 9:00 am The Travelers are back for the season and will be playing at the Senior Center on Moon Mountain Road every Tuesday from 7:00 pm til 9:30 pm. Come on down and dance the night away. SEE AROUND TOWN PAGE 25

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