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February 20, 2019 ww.DesertMessenger.com 7 Ladies meet for Lunch monthly A group of ladies getting together to "do lunch" sounded like a great idea to organizer Lynda Goldberg and her friends last summer. Well, the ladies have been gathering the 1st Tuesday of the month for lunch at various lo- cal restaurants ever since. The ladies order off the menu and share a little bit about themselves or current events. It's been a great way for newcomers to meet others. Tuesday, MARCH 5th the Ladies Lunch will again be held at Grub- stake Grill at noon. The Grubstake is located at 725 N. Central (Hwy. 95), Quartzsite. For other events check out Quartzsite Chatter on Facebook. letters to the editor Opinions expressed in letters to the editor do not necessarily represent those of the Desert Messenger. THANKS FROM DESERT FLYERS The Quartzsite Desert Flyers wish to thank the community of Quartzsite for it's support of our Fun Fly and Air Show held earlier this month. The attendance repre- sented 27 states and four provinces. A thank you to the out of town pi- lots and crews from Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Yuma, Tim Johnson from Aguila, Az. / Owatonna, MN who flew the jet and to Dave Sul- livan from Sacramento, California. We particularly wish to thank the Town Council and Administration for their attendance and support. The VFW Post 769 also needs a thank you for providing the mo- bile canteen and their Junior Color Guard. A thank you to the town mainte- nance department, The Desert Mes- senger, the pilots and crews and the volunteers necessary to put on the events and to Kym Scott, who sup- plied the equipment and supplies needed to lay out the parking lot. A very special thank you again to the spectators for all your support; without it the event wouldn't have a purpose and just wouldn't be nec- essary. Thank You. Quartzsite Desert Flyers BLUES FESTIVAL NEXT MONTH I am so excited to announce the 6th Annual Colorado River Blues Festival is less than a month away. I want to thank BlueWater Resort and Casino once again this year for sponsoring this event which is a benefit for the American Legion. The money raised by this event over the years has helped many Veter- ans and their families. The event will be held at the Amphitheater at the Bluewater Resort on March 9th with gates opening at 1:00 pm. My band "Gary Zak and the Out- backs" will start off the festival at 2:15pm after the American Legion opening ceremonies at 2:00pm. We are once again the Host band for the festival and this year we have an add- ed guest to perform with us. Lar Wol- kan the Guitarist for "The McCartney Project" will be joining us. Lar and I met many years ago at Ohio State 24 HOUR STORAGE MANAGER ON SITE 24/7 Storage units & vehicle storage Call 360-961-3866 or 928-723-6001 BEST PRICES IN TOWN! HOLLYWOOD PETS Pamper your pet in our state-of-the-art fully mobile grooming parlor Mobile Grooming Professionally groomed by Robin Barbour Award winning groomer! 26 years experience! Best Rates in Town! 218-426-5317 NOW OPEN! TYSON RV PARK - 350 W. Main DUMP THE DRUGS IN QUARTZSITE! Do you have expired or unused medications? Dispose safely at Quartzsite Police Dept. Mon - Fri. 8 am-5 pm Sponsored by QPD Town of Quartzsite, AZ University when we ended up in the same dormitory. We formed a band and soon were playing around cam- pus. A few years later we toured in a band together from Cleveland, Ohio. After 40 years we have remained very close friends. Lar Wolkan is a guitarist, compos- er and solo artist from the midwest who has released multiple CD's of rock, jazz and blues. His music has been featured in the full-length film "Endangered" and is a composer for the Chicago based play, "Next Stop Spinsterland." Lar also works as a studio musician and currently tours with the nationally acclaimed McCartney tribute band, "The Mc- Cartney Project" among others. At 4:00 pm the "B.B King Blues Band" takes the stage with the amazing featured Guitarist and Vocalist Michael Lee of the TV Show "The Voice." At 6:00 pm the Headliner "War" will perform, playing all their great hits from late 60's and 70's. War is a musical crossover band which fuses elements of rock, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues and reggae. Their album "The World is a Ghetto" was the best-selling album of 1973. For ticket information and room reservations contact Bluewaterfun. coM. 1-888-243-3360. 11300 Re- sort Drive, Parker, AZ 85344. I am inviting you all to this won- derful Blues Festival and remem- ber it is a Benefit for The American Legion. Please help our Veterans! Thank You, Gary Zak Event Coordinator 2019 Colorado River Blues Festival SAL Member of The American Legion VFW J�. C���� G���� �� F�� F�� � A�� S��� • Birth • Obituary • Anniversary Place it FREE in the: Desert Messenger! 928-916-4235 Got something to share?

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