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April 17, 2019 www.DesertMessenger.com 9 Salome High awarded new school bus MOUNTAIN QUAIL C AFE Open 7am - 7pm 7 DAYS/ WEEK 928-927-8890 & Gift Shop 500 N. Moon Mt. Ave., Quartzsite (corner of Moon Mt. & Quail Trail) B-10, Main St. Moon Mountain X Quail Trail N Hwy. 95, N. Central • DAILY SPECIALS • Friday FISH Special • Sat. PRIME RIB • Sunday POT ROAST Enjoy our Famous Bread Pudding ! Home Style Cooking! 455 E. MAIN ST. Quartzsite, AZ across from Family Dollar OPEN 8:30AM-3PM (closed Tuesday) SMOOTHIES SPECIALTY BEVERAGES • Mango Yum • Espresso Shot • Island Sunset • Americano • Mocha • Strawberry Banana • Cappuccino • Frappe • Strawberry Lemonade • Latte / Chai Latte • Banana Kale • Caramel Macchiato • Berry Banana • Hot Chocolate • Hot/Ice Tea Soaps, Candles, Jams, Olive Oils, Antiques, & Many Other Unique Gifts 928-927-2086 BARB I' S PL A C E GREAT Home Made Take-Out Food NEW HOURS! MON 10-3, TUE. 10-4ish WED THRU SAT 10 -3 Call, Text, or Visit our Facebook Page Call in Orders & Delivery 928-322-2862 Daily Breakfast & Lunch Specials! NOW SERVING SHAKES! TACO TUESDAYS! Located in Coyote Fresh Foods Parking Lot OPEN DAILY Check Facebook for specials: Grubstake Social Club events and happenings Private Parties Welcome! 725 N. Central Blvd. (Hwy. 95) Quartzsite, AZ 85346 (928) 927-4485 NOW OPEN 7 DAYS / WEEK at 11am Open Sunday 10am for Breakfast! WED 175 W. Main St. 928-927-5585 www.sillyalspizza.com SILLY AL'S PIZZA Famous Gourmet Pizza MON DJ 7PM • TUES. WED. KARAOKE 7PM Serving Quartzsite Since 1987 THURS THRU SAT • 7PM • LIVE MUSIC! SERVING ARIZONA CRAFT BEER & GROWLERS TO GO! HAPPY HOUR 10-12 and 3:30-5:30 Join us for the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MIXER SATURDAY, APRIL 20 11am - 4pm Celebrating the 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Mountain Quail Cafe BBQ Ribs OR Chicken Lunch $ 6 99 Plus Free Cake! Governor Ducey Awards $5 Million For 45 New School Buses Fifth Wave Of Funding Providing Buses For Rural Arizona Schools PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey today announced $5 million in fund- ing for the purchase of 45 new school buses for rural school districts and charter schools across Arizona. In June 2018, Governor Ducey released a $38-million plan to purchase an estimated 280 school buses utilizing settlement funds from the Volk- swagen Environmental Mitigation Trust. After completing four waves of funding totaling $31.8 million for the purchase of 285 buses, Arizona had remaining funds available to allocate additional buses. Arizona chose to allocate the remaining funds for school buses to schools in rural counties, working directly with 13 rural county school superinten- dents. The state removed all requirements for receiving a bus except for those criteria required as part of the original settlement agreement and used a consistent application process to ascertain the needs of those rural districts. Many of the school districts receiving buses in the fi nal alloca- tion did not receive a bus during the fi rst four waves. Jacque Price, La Paz County School Superintendent, said, "Congratula- tions to Salome High School for receiving a bus in the 5th Wave of VW Bus allocations." With the last wave of funding, Arizona has allocated a total of $36.8 million for the purchase of 330 school buses at 141 school districts and charter schools. BACKGROUND ON THE SETTLEMENT: In January of 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice fi led suit against Volkswagen for vio- lating the Clean Air Act by modifying its vehicles to cheat emissions tests. The suit resulted in a settlement agreement that requires Volkswagen to spend $10 billion to buy back vehicles or compensate vehicle owners and $4.7 billion to offset pollution from the modifi ed cars. Arizona will receive $57 million over the next two years. The plan also includes funding other mission critical projects such as supporting wildland fi re crews and equip- ment for the Arizona Department of Transportation. Find out more about the plan at https://vwsettlement.az.gov/.

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