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December 20, 2017 www.DesertMessenger.com 9 Welcome Back Snowbirds! QIA OFFICE NOW OPEN 9am-12 noon Mon-Fri Please come by and pick up a schedule! QIA IS QUARTZSITE OFF ROAD HEADQUARTERS! Meet and Greet Wednesday 9am in Off Road Room CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY DEC. 25 & DEC. 26 • BINGO FRIDAY NIGHTS Doors open at 5pm. Early Birds at 6:30pm • CRAFT FAIR 1 ST SATURDAY 9am-1pm Yard Sale/Swap Meet in parking lot. $5/table. • DANCE SATURDAYS 7PM $4 at the door Dec 23 Barefoot & Boots • DESERT JAM 6:30pm 1st & 3rd Thursday • MEMBERSHIP MEETING 1st Tuesday 2pm • GOSPEL JAM 6:30pm 2nd & 4th Thursday YOGA CLASS DEC. 23 10am SPECIAL DINNERS • Valentine's Day Feb. 14 w/Show • St. Patty's Day March 14 w/Show Get Tickets in Advance at Office QIA 928-927-6325 235 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite Transfer station on Winter hours Quartzsite Transfer Station announced their hours for the WINTER. They are now open Sunday thru Wednes- day 7:30am to 2:30 pm. For more info call the Main landfill 928-916- 1253 or Main office at 928-854-9152. Located north of Town, just off Hwy. 95, near Sewer Treatment Plant. USED RV Awnings PARTS, FABRICS, ARMS Free Estimates 541-247-8279 Cell RvAwningRepairs.com Spaces Available Monthly/Yearly Open Year Round! Come See our Desert Oasis - Stay for our Activities - Pets Welcome 855 E. Rogers St., Quartzsite, AZ 928-927-9754 desertedgervpark.com DESERT EDGE RV PARK Quartzsite, Arizona Under New Management! Farmer's Market VFW Patriot's Pen Essay winner District Winner for VFW Patriot's Pen Essay Ehrenberg Elementary Stu- dent Wins for District 1 Kenna Elliott, an 8th grade student at Ehrenberg Elementary School, has won the District 1 VFW Patriot's Pen Essay Contest. The theme for this year's essay was "America's Gift to my Generation." Out of all of the schools in La Paz and Yuma County, her essay out- shone those of her peers to show a deep understanding of the gifts al- lowed to our youth from our great county. Dennis Dole, the District 1 Commander, which covers La Paz and Yuma Counties, stated that Kenna started with winning the local Post Essay con- test before moving on to the District level. She will now represent District 1 at the State level at the VFW Winter Conference in January in Gila Bend, Arizona. The winner of the state competition will go on to the National Convention with the opportunity to win $15,000 in scholarship money. Kenna Elliott, courtesy QES Quartzsite Farmer's Market will be CLOSED Tuesday, Dec. 26th, and OPEN on January 2, 2018. Reminder: Our hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday unless noti- fied otherwise. See ya there! Located just west of Yacht Club on W. Main Street, Quartzsite. Check out their Facebook group for up- dates. 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-certified 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. 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 locat- ed at 1112 Joshua Ave, Suite #206, Parker, AZ 85344 M-Th 7am-6pm Phone: 928-669-1100 Food Handlers Classes planned

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