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10 www.DesertMessenger.com May 2, 2018 ROMAINE FROM PAGE 1 www.QuartzsiteVideos.com Watch Quartzsite Videos @ Transfer station hours Quartzsite Transfer Station is now on their SUMMER hours. They are open Sunday thru Tuesday 6am to 1pm. (When temperatures reach over 110 degrees, they will close early.) For more info call the Main landfill 928-916-1253 or Main office at 928-854-9152. The transfer station is located north of Town, just off Hwy. 95, near the Sewer Treatment Plant. We have great lunch menus, serving at 12 noon sharp! Suggested donation is only $3.50. There's cards, books, games, puzzles, pool table, Wi-Fi available. Community Services, Volunteers Needed! Come join the fun at Quartzsite SENIOR Center 40 Moon Mountain Ave. For more information call 928-927-6496 Senior Center open all year! Monday - Wed. Friday, 9am – 3pm The stats • 98 people from 22 states have been infected. • 46 people have been hospitalized, in- cluding 10 who developed kidney fail- ure. No deaths have been reported. Think you're sick? • People usually fall ill from this strand of E. coli 2–8 days after in- gesting the germ. • Symptoms include diarrhea that can be bloody, severe stomach cramps, and vomiting. • Some people with this infection may develop a kidney failure type of hemolytic uremic syndrome. It develops within a week after E. coli symptoms first appear. Symptoms of kidney failure include decreased urination, tiredness, and loss of color in cheeks and inside lower eyelids. People who suspect they've developed kidney failure should go to the hospital. • Contact the CDC about a food- borne illness at 1-800-232-4636. base limit increase, which was ap- proved the Auditor General's office to improve the county's financial situation. Drake said, "This is not a tax in- crease. No matter what comes into the county, because we are over our expenditure limitation, we can't use those funds. We're just asking for a larger budget to operate within." Minor also stated many times that this was not an effort to raise taxes, especially property taxes. He said the state has a formula limiting how much they can charge in property taxes, and these taxes are only one source of income for the county. Election day is May 15th. Polling lo- cation is the Quartzsite Senior Cen- ter, 40 Moon Mountain Ave. Hours for voting are 6am - 7pm. For more information visit the county website at www.co.la-paz.az.us. ELECTION FROM PAGE 1 Answer His horse is named Friday

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