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December 5, 2018 www.DesertMessenger.com 31 Provided by the Desert MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper www.DesertMessenger.com Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 Q uartzsite a ri zona 2018 - 2019 Events Schedul e Tyson Wells Market Centre Oct. - March Vendors on Main Street Oct - April Hi Ali Swap Meet Oct.- March Rice Ranch Oct - March Greasewood Park & Sell Dec - March Quartzsite Market Place Dec - March Desert Gardens Show Grounds Jan - Feb Prospector's Panorama Jan - Feb Tyson Wells Rock & Gem Show Jan. 4 - 13, 2019 53 RD Annual QIA Pow Wow Gem & Mineral Show Jan. 16 -20, 2019 Tyson Wells Sell-A-Rama Jan. 18- 27, 2019 Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show (Big Tent) Jan. 19 - 27, 2019 Tyson Wells Arts & Crafts Show Feb. 1- 10, 2019 Gold, Treasure & Craft Show QIA Feb. 8 - 10, 2019 DECEMBER 2018 1 QIA Craft Fair & Swap Meet................................................QIA 7 La Paz Regional Hospital Health Fair.....................................QIA 4 Skyhawk Show.....................................................................QIA 8 Soup & Chowder Festival .................................................QIA 8 Operation Hero Comfort Auction ......................................QIA 11 Band Scramble......................................................................QIA 12 Tourism Expo BlueWater Casino..................................Parker 15 Christmas Light Parade............Main St to Community Center 18 Christmas Dinner..............................................................QIA 25 VFW - Christmas Dinner (Vets eat free)..............................VFW 31 New Year's Eve Dances.........................QIA & Senior Center JANUARY 2019 1 New Years Day Soup & Dance w/ Young Kidz.......................QIA 4-13 Rock & Gem Show..................................Tyson Wells Showgrounds 5 QIA Craft Fair & Swap Meet................................................QIA 5 Explore the Trails of La Paz Co. Show Me Ride......................QIA 8 Elvis Impersonator - Michael Cullipher ...................................QIA 11-12 Quartzsite Art Guild Show.......................................Senior Center 12 Hi Jolly Daze Parade.....................................................Town Park 12 New Christie Minstrels Show 2 & 7 pm................................... QIA 16-20 53rd QIA POW WOW Gem & Mineral Show........................... QIA 18-27 Sell-A-Rama.......................................Tyson Wells Show Grounds 19-27 Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show.................The BIG TENT 20-21 Gun Show................................................................Senior Center 20-26 21st Annual QuartzFest AARL Convention.........................MP 99 22 MacDougal Street West - Peter Paul & Mary Tribute........... QIA 25 Ricky Nelson Remembered Twin Sons (2pm & 7pm)........... QIA 28-31 SKP Geocache Rally....................................................Quartzsite 29 Bernie & Red ....................................................................... QIA FEBRUARY 2019 2 QIA Craft Fair & Swap Meet................................................QIA 2 Rock Club Fundraiser - Sam Rotman (pianist) ..................... QIA 5 Hardshell Harmony.................................................................QIA 6 VFW ATV Run.......................................................................VFW 8 Desert Flyers RC Fly In......................................................Town Park 8-9 Quilt Show.....................................................................Senior Center 8-10 Gold Show ................................................................................... QIA 12 Arizona Connection................................................................QIA 14 Valentine Dinner Show w/Danny Vernon..............................QIA 16 Paul Winer Concert 2pm & 7pm......................................... QIA 19 Pastor Paul Gospel Show....................................................QIA 20 Bernie & Red.......................................................................QIA 23 VFW Masters Tough Golf Tournament.........................................VFW 22-23 Southwestern Art Show Roundup.........................................Mt. Quail 24 "A Walk in the Past" Historic Pageant ..........................Cemetery 26 Southbound, AZ.................................................................... QIA MARCH 2019 1 La Paz Regional Health Fair .................................................QIA 2 QIA Craft Fair & Swap Meet................................................QIA 7-9 La Paz County Fair ...........................La Paz County Fairgrounds 13 St. Patrick's Day Dinner Howard, Sandy, Friends.................. QIA 16 VFW Annual Yard Sale............................................................ VFW QUARTZSITE SHOWS D & B Leather BERTHA IS BACK! Leather as low as 50¢/ft! 5,000 sq. ft. upholstery 3-4 oz brown! 5 diesel loads Garment Leather! Belts & Buckles Scrap Hides $2.00/lb. Two Big Locations QUARTZSITE, AZ Main St. and Tyson Wash (behind Dorothy & Toto Ice Cream) Open 7 days/week Nov. - mid-March 702-465-5137 BROAD ACRES SWAP MEET - LAS VEGAS, NV 2930 N. Las Vegas Blvd. (corner of Pecos) Every Sat. & Sun. Buffalo, Elk, Deer, Goat Furs New Zealand Sheep Skins, Tooling Ladigo For Mail Order Call: 702-501-0928 Nancy's Kitchen Mandarin-Pineapple Pork and Snow Peas 1 bag boil-in-bag white or brown rice 12 oz. boneless pork chops or pork tenderloin, cut into thin strips ¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp. less sodium soy sauce, divided 3 Tbsp. cornstarch, divided 1 can (15.25oz.) Pineapple Chunks in 100% Juice 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil 8 oz. fresh snow peas, trimmed 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1" pieces 2 can (8.5oz.each) Mandarin Or- anges in Light Syrup, drained 1½ Tbsp. grated fresh ginger Directions 1. Prepare rice according to package directions; keep warm. 2. Meanwhile, combine pork, 2 Tbsp. soy sauce and 2 Tbsp. corn- starch in a medium bowl. Stir until well coated. 3. Drain pineapple, reserving ½ cup juice. Combine reserved pine- apple juice with remaining 1/4 cup soy sauce and 1 Tbsp. cornstarch in a small bowl. 4. Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add pork; stir-fry 2 min- utes. Add fresh snow peas and bell pepper; stir-fry 2 minutes. 5. Stir soy sauce mixture and add to skillet.. Bring to a boil and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until sauce thick- ens, stirring constantly. Gently stir in oranges, pineapple and ginger; remove from heat, stir in the pine- apple and ginger. Serve over rice. 1. Stir soy sauce mixture and add to skillet.. Bring to a boil and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until sauce thick- ens, stirring constantly. Gently stir in oranges, pineapple and ginger; remove from heat, stir in the pine- apple and ginger. Serve over rice. 2. Don't have stir-fry sauce on hand? No problem. Combine canned pine- apple, soy sauce and ginger to make a sweet and tangy Asian-style sauce for this pork and vegetable stir-fry dinner with Mandarin oranges.

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