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December 19, 2018 www.DesertMessenger.com 11 Campers clean up Ehrenberg • Professional Quality Service! • References Available! • Mobile Service • UNLIMITED GUARANTEE! We don't just restring - We Repair Internally! • Qualified to Service Monocco Coaches • We Use FACTORY CHORDS (not string) Bushings, Parts • Removal & Install on Your Site! DAY NIGHT SHADES REPAIRED Local Resident • FREE Estimates Larry - Cell 928-273-3719 LIFETIME GUARANTEED WORK! Servicing Quartzsite FOR 10 YEARS! Factory Parts DEADLINE : WED. DEC. 26 TH for the Jan 2nd edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com SIGNS & BANNERS ON THE SPOT MOBILE SIGN SHOP 960 W. Main St. Quartzsite Call Jerry or Josh 206-489-8650 Save Money on Food! Save Money on Food! AJ's Discount Groceries We Accept Credit & Debit Cards! Some of Our Every Day Prices: • Candy Bars Assorted Full Size Bars..50¢ ea. • Crave Bar Jerky 1.25 oz....50¢ ea. • David Jumbo Sunflower Seeds 5.25 oz. Bag 35¢ ea. • Newman's Own Salad Dressing Assorted Sizes and Flavors... $1.50 ea. • Gehl's Nacho Tortilla Chips 3 oz. 60¢ ea. • Crispy Cream Cake Mix 16.3 oz.. 50¢ • Cake Frosting Assorted Brands, Flavors and Sizes 75¢ ea. • Fiber One Bars, Assorted Flavors and Sizes $1.00 per box • Cookie Pop Cookie Coated Popcorn 6 oz bag 75¢ ea. SPECIAL 10% Discount on Entire Purchase with this Ad (Offer not valid with any other discounts. No cash value. Offer expires: January 2, 2019) A-J's Discount Grocery Rice Ranch, A-19 55 E. Kuehn St. Open Tuesday thru Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm Campers gather together to clean up public land near Ehrenberg. RV- ers, vanlifers, and other campers are meeting up near the Arizona/ California border for camaraderie, to celebrate the holidays, and to clean up public lands. It is a proac- tive effort to keep public land in the area open and available to all. Pub- lic lands are utilized for a variety of recreational uses including hiking, camping, fi shing, hunting, off-high- way vehicles, target practice, and rockhounding. While most of those recreating do so responsibly, some may not. One of the most cited rea- sons that public land is closed to recreational activities is trash left behind by irresponsible users. FreeCampsites.net (https://free- campsites.net) and Nomad Every- where (https://nomadeverywhere. com) have teamed up once again to put this event together. Last win- ter, they joined forces to host a suc- cessful clean up at another popular camping area nearby. This event will be longer than the previous. It will last two weeks starting on December 23rd. Attendees may come and go at anytime. They do not have to stay the full two weeks. The focus of the event will be fi nd- ing nearby public land in need and cleaning it up. There will also be other activities like a Christmas potluck and a Yankee Swap. Most of the attendees do live a mo- bile lifestyle, but it is not a require- ment to attend. Anyone who wants to help keep public land clean and open is welcome. The hosts encour- age attendees to bring gloves, trash bags, buckets, and pickup tools (grabbers or magnets). Those who come will need to be self suffi cient and self contained. Restroom facili- ties will not be provided. They will need to have their own food, water, and shelter. The desert can be cold at night so warm bedding is sug- gested. Wood for campfi res is not available from the environment and must be brought in. A paypal account has been created to accept donations and help with cleanup expenses. The donation link is: https://paypal.me/inter- galacticdata, The email address is cleanup@freecampsites.net - Funds will go towards supplies and dump- ster fees. All funds donated will be used for the cleanup effort. Any ex- cess funds will be used to help fund the next clean up. Those interested in attending can fi nd out more information by vis- iting https://nomadeverywhere. com/cleanup2018/ or the Eh- renberg Campsite Cleanup 2 & New Years Party Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/ events/1940153782956967 Who: Nomad Everywhere, Free- Campsites.net, Public Land Society and volunteers. What: Campsite Cleanup & New Year's Party Where: 33.592929,-114.486405 - Ehrenberg-Cibola Road, Ehrenberg, Arizona -> Map and info about the location: https://freecampsites. net/#!28283&query=sitedetails When: December 23, 2018 thru January 6, 2019 Why: To help keep public lands clean and accessible. To foster good relations with public lands management.

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