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8 www.DesertMessenger.com February 20, 2019 Desert Messenger MyQuartzsite.com E-EDITION: Desert Messenger News offers FREE Classifi ed Ads! Here's the small print: Items for sale under $1000. Private Party Only. 1 per month. Yard/Garage/Craft Sales, Wanted, Give-a-ways, Free, Lost & Found, etc. (non-commercial) For more information, contact Rain at 928-916-4235 or Email: Editor@DesertMessenger.com Domestic well owner's workshop (928) 927-6382 AMERICAN CUSTOM TIRE INC. Auto - Light Truck - Commercial - AG - Earthmover New, Used and Retread Est. in 1972 Road Service Interstate Batteries Lube, Oil and Filter Blue Building Across from McDonalds on West Main St. ✶ Motorhome Specialists ✶ 23 Hour Commercial Service A three-hour workshop will be held at the Centennial Public Library, 69725 Centennial Rd., Salome, AZ on March 2nd (9am-noon) Arizona has an estimated 90,000+ wells across the state. Private wells provide water supply to an estimat- ed 160,000 households, or about 5-7% of the state's population. Your county has many domestic wells that provide water to homes. It is important that well owners are knowledgeable on how to care and maintain their well and have a basic understanding of issues that come with owning a well. This informa- tion will help the owner to provide safe drinking water and protect their investment. This workshop is grant funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Safe Watch Program. Staff from the Arizona Department of Health Ser- vices and University of Arizona will provide important environmental health information on drinking wa- ter quality. To learn more please visit www://azdhs.gov/wellwater. Speakers: Janick Artiola, Ph.D: University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Water Quality Special- ist; Gary Hix, RG" Past Presient of the Arizona Water Well Association; Niki Lajevardi-Khosh, MPH:Arizo- na Department of health Services, Offi ce of Environmental Health, Health Educator. The workshop will cover water sources, regulations, domestic well maintenance and water treatments topics, including: • Introduction to Arizona Geology and aquifers • Basic domestic well facts • Regulations, well registration, county issues • Routine well operation and main- tenance • Naturally occurring contaminants • Aquifer vulnerability • Well head and source water pro- tection • When to sample and what to sample for • Home water treatment options for your well water • Health recommendations for drinking water wells The information presented at the workshop comes in from a booklet titled: "Arizona Well owner's Guide to Water Supply." University of Ari- zona Cooperative Extension publi- cation #AZ 1485. Hard copies will be given to all attendees. Please note: A USB thumb drive will be given to all attendees with electronic versions (PDF fi le) of the Well owner's Guide and the Arizona Know your Water booklets, the Well owner's Video Series and many oth- er water-related Extension publica- tions. Please register (no registration fee) for the event at: La Paz County/ CRIT Extension Offi ce, Phone 928- 669-9843. Ask for Teresa Tozer or Don Alamban. The Rock't Band schedule BURRWOOD RV Saturday February 23rd 2019 7-9:30 PM MTN QUAIL RV Sunday February 24th 2019 6:30-9:00 PM JR's Wednesday February 27th 2019 7- 9:00 PM DESERT GOLD RV Friday March 1st 2019 5-8:00 PM VFW BOUSE Friday March 15th 2019 5- 9:00 PM PARTY AT THE PARK Sunday March 17th 2019 10:00 AM DEADLINE : WED. FEB. 27 TH for the march 6 th edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com

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