Desert Messenger

December 6, 2017 www.DesertMessenger.com 7 Opinions expressed in letters to the editor do not necessarily represent those of the Desert Messenger. letters to the editor THANKS! Quartzsite Rotary Casino Night went very well - lots of raffl e prizes - danc- ing - fun - great memories - food bank volunteers did a great job - Oth- er volunteers contributed their skills of card dealing and services - excited about the Feb 10th Casino Night. Dennis Kuehl, Quartzsite Rotary APPRECIATION We at the Isaiah 58 project of Arizo- na would like to express our deepest appreciation and gratitude to Salva- tion Army, Dessert Gold in Brenda, the QIA and many others for their generous donations which made our Thanksgiving meal here at our church such a huge success. 179 meals were served on Thanksgiving day to the less fortunate. We would also like to thank the members of our community for their continual support and prayers. Sincerely Wayne and Linda Babcock Pastors Isaiah 58 COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE Quartzsite Community Thrift Store Thank you so much Quartzsite shop- pers for your support. We were able to donate to the Senior Citizen Cen- ter and Quartzsite Food Bank. So glad to be able to do this, specially before the holidays. Does not seem possible holidays are right around the corner. Our store getting to the bare walls. No building in site for our budget. Sorry this missed the last Messenger, sometimes my e- mails do not do what they are sup- pose to do! Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you Quartzsite Community for all your support while we were closing Quartzsite Community Thrift Store. Quartzsite General Store, LLC Beer & Wine Fresh Retail & Wholesale Meats Arizona Lottery & Pick Fish & Game Licenses Accept EBT, Debit & Credit Cards HOURS 8am - 6pm Mon-Sat Sunday 8am - 4pm 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! Join us for our 45TH ANNIVERSARY! Dec. 12 - Noon-2pm 410 E. Main Street, Quartzsite • 928-927-6310 208-290-5102 BUILDING PROJECTS? Builder with 40 years experience in satisfied customers! High quality workmanship Design/Build Call Rich! not a licensed contractor GENERATOR REPAIR Bob Dummer 623-224-7655 James Bradley 602-622-2893 70 E. Main Street, Quartzsite, AZ RVs • Portables Onan • Generac • Honda Ellie's Boutique formerly Sandy's Apparel Fine Ladies Apparel • One-of-a-Kind Items • Vests Lots of Bling! FRONT ROW at Rice Ranch (next to Gambler's) • Open 10am-3pm 55 E. Kuehn St. Quartzsite HOLLYWOOD PETS Pamper your pet in our state-of-the-art fully mobile grooming parlor Mobile Grooming Professionally groomed by Robin Barbour Award winning groomer! 26 years experience! Best Rates in Town! 218-426-5317 NOW OPEN! TYSON RV PARK - 350 W. Main • 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 We would not have made the dead- line if it had not been for our faith- ful volunteers. Thank you. When our fi nal bills are received we will donate whatever funds left back to community. We will have it in Mes- senger. Thank You. THE GREAT HAM CHALLENGE The Salvation Army made a generous donation of hams and Christmas din- ner food items to the Quartzsite Food Bank for the Silly Al's Ham Chal- lenge! Roadrunner Market support- ed the Salvation Army giving them a good deal on all the groceries. A huge Thank you to our wonder- ful Ham Donors who have already accepted the Silly Al's Christmas Food Bank Ham Challenge: •SILLY AL'S PIZZA •SALVATION ARMY •QUARTZSITE GOLD SHOW •QIA •QUALITY R.V. •AL'S RV PARK •DESERT MESSENGER •HARDIES BEADS & JEWERLY •CARROLLYNN'S CONFECTIONS •MOUNTAIN QUAIL RV PARK For more information on the Silly Al's Ham Challenge go to Quartz- siteFoodBank.com. Lois Dupre, FQFB

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