WHAT'S INSIDE
2 Indendence Day Fun at the Park
3 Monsoon Safety tips
4 Fall Frolic meeting
6 Editorial
7 Letters to the Editor
7 Memorial Day Events
8 Calling All Vendors!
9 Restaurants
11 The Salvation Army Happenings
14 July 4th Photos
15 Nancy's Kitchen
16 Travelogue
17
In Memoriam
18 Churches
20 Puzzles
22 Classifeds
22 Paul Winer's Cartoon
www.DesertMessenger.com • "Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper" • 928-916-4235
WEDNESDAY,
July 11, 2018
VOL. 14
#
281
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Parents
&
Community
invited
to
Awareness
Forum
Free
Parent
- Community
Awareness
Forum
August
13th,
6pm
Jesus
Villahermosa
will
present
a Free
Community
Awareness
Forum
for
parents
and
members
of
the
community,
hosted
by
Quartzsite
Elementary
School
District
6pm
Monday,
August
13th
at
Ehrenberg
Elementary
School.
Parents
and
community
members
are
all
encouraged
to
attend
this
free
informational
forum
regarding
school
safety.
Jesus
Villahermosa
will
be
speaking
and
answering
ques-
tions
to
help
us
work
together
as
a community
for
the
safety
of
our
students.
Je-
sus
Villahermosa
is
a
nationally
recognized
expert
in
the
area
of
Active
Shooters.
His
33
years
in
law
enforcement
and
30
years
serving
as
the
Point
Man
on
the
S.W.A.T.
Team
while
serving
with
the
Pierce
County
Sheriff's
Department
allows
Jesus
to
train
others
with
reality
always
in
mind.
Attendees
will
learn
about:
•
How
to
discuss
these
sensitive
topics
with
your
child.
•
What
to
do
if
your
child
is
on
lockdown.
•
Communicating
safety
and
threat
concerns
to
the
School
District.
• Situational
awareness.
Attendees
are
encouraged
to
bring
a
canned
good
that
will
be
donated
to
our
lo-
cal
food
banks.
Due
to
nature
of
the
presentation,
children
under
18
will
not
be
allowed
at
this
forum.
There
will
be
no
exceptions.
Please
contact
April
with
any
questions
at
awhitney@qsd4.org.
Huge
turnout
to
enjoy
July
4th
festivities
at
the
park
For
more
July
4
th
Fun
in
the
Park
Photos
see
Page
14
To
report
Power
Outages
to
APS:
855-688-2437
(Residential)
or
602-371-
6767
(Business).
Report-
ing
an
outage
helps
to
locate
and
fix
the
problem
faster.
For
current
outage
info
please
visit:
h
t
t
p
:
/
/
o
u
t
a
g
e
m
a
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.
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s
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