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November 21, 2012

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Page 8 Around Town Nov. 24 & 25 Arts/Crafts Festival Sponsored by Quartzsite Business Chamber of Commerce, Santa's Village Arts and Crafts Festival will be held at Tyson Wells Showgrounds on Sat. & Sun. Nov. 24 & 25. Get a head start on your Christmas shopping. For more in- formation contact 928-927-9321. Nov. 29 Book Sale Friends of the Library will be having a book sale on November 29th, 2012 from 8am-5pm. With matching funds from Thrivent Lutheran. Dec. 1 Holiday Boutique There will be a Holiday Boutique on Saturday, December 1st at 49513 Pearl www.DesertMessenger.com Ave., Rainbow Acres. Time is from 9am- 4pm. Beautiful Handmade Gift Items, Scarves, Jewelry, Cards, Cookies, and Much More. For more information, contact: Maggie (360) 490-8175. Dec. 1 Silent Auction December 1st is the Operation Hero Comfort Annual Silent Auction Fund- raiser. See Page 5 for details. Dec. 5th 8am Coffee With Cops Quartzsite Police Department invites you to Town Hall for "Coffee with Cops" on the fi rst Wednesday of each month from 8am-9am. ...and donuts, too! Join Quartzsite Police Chief Jeff Gilbert and Quartzsite Police offi cers on the fi rst Wednesday of each month! For more information call the station at 928-927-4644. QIA Hand-blown Welcome Back Snowbirds! QIA OFFICE NOW OPEN 9am-12 noon. • PANCAKE SUPPER Wednesdays 5-6pm. Nov. 21 Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 28 Philly Steak Sand. Dec. 5 Taco Salad Dec. 12 Meat Loaf • DANCES Wed 7-10pm* Nov. 21 & 28: Grandpas • DANCES Sat. 7-10pm* with The Westernaires * $3 Donation • CRAFT FAIR 1st Saturday 9am-1pm • Nov. 27 MUSIC SHOW Singing Mountain Man 7pm 928-927-6325 235 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite 90 E. Main St., Quartzsite 928-927-8081 BUYS & SELLS GOLD Nature's Nuggets We pay 80% of Spot & Up Gold Sand Concentrates Placer Gold 24 Mesh Size up to Nuggets Richard Trusty 928-927-5479 Richard Thomas 435-730-3388 In Quartzsite over 15 Years! Quartzsite Licensed Business SHADES REPAIRED DAY NIGHT 3 YEAR UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE Local Resident • FREE Estimates Larry - cell 928-273-3719 Dec. 7 & 8 Art Show Quartzsite Art Guild's Annual Art Show will be held Fri. & Sat. Dec. 7-8 at the Senior Center. Call Jo Stoltz at 928-951-6549 (corrected number) for more information. Dec. 8 Christmas Light Parade The Quartzsite Business Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the 9th An- nual Christmas Electric Light Parade on Saturday, December 8. The parade will start at 7 p.m., with lineup starting at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to get their thinking caps on and come up with a fl oat or lighted ve- hicle entry for this year's parade!! For more information about the parade, please call the Business Chamber at 928-927-9321. Dec. 21 Christmas on Parade The Quartzsite Rotary is presenting "Christmas On Parade", Friday evening at 5 PM, December 21st at the Senior Center. We'll have a raffl e for the donat- ed Christmas trees from around town with a wonderful dinner and dancing! More to come on this in the next Desert Messenger; save the date! This event is for our Scholarship Fund for graduat- ing seniors this Spring, 2013. Glass Vases Must See to Appreciate! Quiet Times Dec. 13 Library author event Dr. Erik Melchiorre is coming to the Quartzsite Public Library on Decem- ber 13th at 2:30 P.M. Dr. Erik Melchi- orre will be here discussing the many adventures of his book Gold Atlas of Quartzsite Arizona Please plan on joining us at 2:30PM. November 21, 2012 Jan. 7 - 7am Vendor Breakfast The RV, Swapmeet and Vendor Vol- unteer Board will be hosting a Free Vendor Breakfast scheduled for Monday, January 7th at 7am at the Quartzsite Improvement As- sociation (QIA). To learn more call Town Hall at 928-927-4333. Feb. 14 - 17 Desert Bloom Rally http://www.fi ve2productions.com/ Feb. 15 - 17 GPAA Gold Expo Gold Prospectors of America Assoc. Gold & Treasure Expo at QIA http://www.goldprospectors.org Feb. 16 Art Show Feb. 16 Golf Tournament VFW Annual Golf Tournament Craft Show 3rd Friday Quartzsite Senior Center holds a Craft Show every third Friday of the month through March. 1st Craft Show 9am-2pm. Tables are only $5. All items must be handcrafted. For more information, call Darlene at 928-916-2719. Volunteers wanted The Town of Quartzsite is seeking volunteers to fi ll positions on the fol- lowing boards: Planning and Zoning Board, Library Board, Health and De- velopment Board, Public Safety Board, Municipal Utility Board. Anyone interested in serving on any of these boards, please fi ll out a Vol- unteer Statement found online at the town website, www.ci.quartzsite.az.us or come into the offi ce located at 465 North Plymouth Avenue, Quartzsite. 928-927-4333. Reasonable Rates! 30 Years Experience! WASHERS • DRYERS • REFERS • DISHWASHERS • STOVES APPLIANCE SERVICE by Tom Browning Factory Trained - Authorized Warranty Service • Whirlpool • Estate • Kichen Aid • Roper • Maytag • Jennaire • Amana donnajeanbrowning@gmail.com 209-765-3515 Art Show - Mardi Gras Masquerade at Mt. Quail RV Park. Contact Sum- mer Reidhead 602-319-9169 Factory Chords! In-Home Service!

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