Desert Messenger

February 20, 2019 www.DesertMessenger.com 15 Facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews MOBILE RV SERVICE Since 1988 OR and AZ Quality, Friendly, Personal, Cost-Effective On-Site Service For Your RV Needs! RV & TOW WIRING SERVICE & REPAIR We'll Tell it to you Straight, in Black & White Mark Fuller 541-497-4956 WE ARE BACK for another season! Dance to our music EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT at the Quartzsite Senior Center! 7:00 -9:00 pm $4.00 Craft Fair 1st Sat. of every month! Daily Activities! QIA 928-927-6325 235 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite BINGO Opens at 5pm. Early Birds 6:30pm. Main7pm Concessions Available Keep Quartzsite Clean and Beautiful As snowbirds return home to their favorite winter nests, the Desert Messenger wishes to remind everyone not to put their trimmings/ brush in the washes. Please dispose responsibly, anytime, at the Town's chipper yard, near the transfer station on Hwy. 95, 1/2 + mile north of the Firestation. THE TRANSFER STATION IS OPEN SUN. - WED. 7:30AM-2:30PM. Also please remember coyotes are wild animals... please don't feed the wildlife! FREE Income tax preparation will be available at the Quartzsite Pub- lic Library, 465 N Plymouth Ave. HOURS: 8:00 AM till 12:00 noon, each Wednesday & Thursday, Feb 6th through April 12, 2018. Please bring photo ID for each tax payer (and spouse), social secu- rity card for all persons listed on return; a copy of last year's return if available; all W-2s, 1099s, any other income documents, and any other information pertaining to your tax return. For more information, call Joe at: (928) 927-7872. Free income tax preparation offered Town Manager meetings changed to 3rd Tuesdays Quartzsite Town Manager will hold meetings once a month for pub- lic input. They will be held on the THIRD TUESDAY of the month in the Library Meeting room, starting at 1:30 pm. The public is encouraged to attend. Topics will vary, however anyone may speak on any Town issue. The Library is located at 465 N. Plymouth Ave., Quartzsite. For details, contact Town Hall at 928- 927-4333. Skyhawk schedule Fri. Feb. 22 Dance/Senior Center Fri. Mar. 1 Dance/Senior Center Fri. Mar. 8 Dance/Senior Center Wed. Mar. 13 Dance/Brenda RV Fri. Mar. 15 Dance/Senior Center Quartzsite Metal Detecting Club Schedule 2019 Mar. 6 Meeting at QIA 7pm Mar. 13 Club Outing Mar. 16 Hunt in Town park 1pm Learn more at quartzsitemetaldetectingclub.com Metal Detecting Club activities By Jackie Deal Frail. So small. Dressed in black. When he stepped through the door the crowd erupted in tribute, ris- ing to their feet. He climbed the steps to the stage, slowly, aided by a cane, and when he gained the top he grinned and said "I made it." The crowd again applauded and roared their love and appreciation. This was Paul Winer's fi nal Quartzsite Improvement Asso- ciation (QIA) concert. The Desert Sky Theater was packed, extra chairs were added. People cheered, clapped and kept time to that won- derful Jazz/Boogie beat. His fi n- gers were just as sure, the rhythm just as good, maybe the feet didn't pound the fl oor quite so hard as before. The music was all there, the man before us was diminished in stature but not in talent. Cancer, surger- ies all have taken their toll, "But," he says "I've written a lot of lyrics while watching the cactus grow outside my window." There was no self-pity, just thankfulness for this audience, this town and the QIA. There were tears, not of pity but of anguish that this too must come to an end. And many in the audience shed tears with him. He promises to still be around and play when he can, where he can. The standing ovation at the end, one of many, said it best, "Paul, we love you and God willing you'll be back." After thoughts... Paul Winer's concert We want dates of your events planned for NEXT SEASON! SUBMIT FOR FREE at www.QuartzsiteCalendar.com

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