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28 www.DesertMessenger.com December 20, 2017 RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER thank you! Read Desert MESSENGER ONLINE @ www.MyQuartzsite.com Tour the new Town of Quartzsite Camel Express bus on December 20-21! The bus will be parked in front of Roadrunner Market for a Stuff the Bus Campaign, supporting the Quartzsite Food Bank. You can purchase a food donation bag, the donation bags will cost $10 and be available inside Roadrunner Mar- ket. Please support our local Food Bank, and learn about rider friendly changes to the Camel Express. Stuff the Bus! GOVERNING BOARD VACANCY QUARTZSITE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 La Paz County School Superintendent, Jacque Price, announced that there is a vacancy on the Quartzsite Elementary School District #4 Gov- erning Board. Arizona Revised Statutes §15-302.3 outlines the county school super- intendent's responsibilities in fi lling a vacant governing board position. Vacancies may be fi lled either by appointment or by a special election. Mrs. Price has determined that an appointment will best meet the needs of the community and school district. The term of the appointment will be from the appointment date through December 31, 2018. The position will appear on the General Election Ballot on November 6, 2018. The ap- pointed board member would have to run in the November 2018 election to continue on the board. The position will be elected to a two year term, up for re-election in November 2020. To qualify as a governing board member, the applicant must have been a resident of the Quartzsite Elementary School District for at least one year prior to the appointment and must be a registered voter in the state of Arizona. Please note that according to state statute, no employee of a school district, their spouse, or another member of the employee's house- hold may hold membership on a governing board of a school district by which they are employed. Interested citizens shall complete a Governing Board Application, avail- able at the Quartzsite District Offi ce, La Paz County Education Service Agency (ESA) Offi ce, and on the website, www.lapazschools.org. All ap- plications should be submitted to Jacque Price, La Paz County ESA, 1112 Joshua Ave., Suite 205, Parker, AZ 85344 no later than 5 p.m. Wednes- day, January 3, 2018. Complete application packets can be faxed to 928-669-4406 or submitted via e-mail to jprice@co.la-paz.az.us . Please call the La Paz County ESA at 928-669-6183, if you have questions. The Quartzsite Historical Society continues to add to our Museum Col- lection. Recently an ornate kerosene hanging lamp, purportedly from a saloon, was donated and has been hung in the Museum. We are always seeking donations which help document or illustrate the Quartzsite Area's past. We encourage visitors to come see what is new each year. Trivia Question of the week: What was the original purpose for the build- ing currently housing the Museum? For the answer, stop by the Museum (no phone calls please!) Operating a Museum is an endless job, with our volunteers cleaning exhibits, inventorying our property, doing computer input of our records, doing general offi ce work, and special projects, acting as docents greet- ing the public and conducting tours, researching additional information regarding Quartzsite and generally maintaining the property. One project for this year is spraying the large cactus skeleton with preservative. Any- one interested in helping with our projects is encouraged to contact us. Even a few hours a week makes a big difference! We have a variety of books relating to Quartzsite for sale. We are continu- ing to recycle plastic, aluminum and glass, which can be dropped off any time at our front gate collection can. We are a non-profi t historical society. Visiting the Museum is free, al- though donations are always welcome. The Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm. We are located at 161 Main Street (park- ing in rear). Phone (928)927-5229. E-Mail QHS@TDS.net. Showing Artist at the Mountain Quail Cafe for December is Artist Oney Budge. 500 Moon Mountain ave. Quartzsite Arizona. You may see Oney's work on cards and t-shirts in the gift shop, yet she will be dis- playing her original work on the dining room walls. Mixing it up this year we have Linda Klein displaying in the back conference area, were you can purchase the best selling t-shirt this season. "Trading Blizzards for Lizards". Also available cups, and hats. After Christmas our oil on canvas Artist JoAnn McKnight will be on display through January 14th, 2018. If you have not seen the artist please join us at the Mountain Quail Cafe for friendly service, good food and support the community when you purchase gifts and Art. 10% of all sales go to our community chari- ties. We thank you for your support. Museum seeks historical items! QES board vacancy Mountain Quail Cafe artist

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