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8 Pow Wow
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10 Museum Updates
11 The Salvation Army Updates
12 Around Town
15 3 Generations of Fun
16 BBB to Visit Chamber
16 2nd Amendment Sanctuary
21 Quilters Updates
22 Band Scramble
23 Reluctant Ukelele III
25 Kerry Christianson
26 HerbMama
27 Coronavirus Updates
28 Protect ID
31 Salome High Updates
31 In Memoriam
32 BBB Subscription warnings
33 Nancy's Kitchen
34 Churches
36 Classifeds
36 Paul Winer's Cartoon
49 PHOTOS
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WEDNESDAY,
February 5, 2020
VOL. 16
#
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Local
sailor
welcomed
home
Quartzsite,
AZ
-
A
heartfelt
Welcome
Home
ceremony
was
held
January
23,
2020
for
Quartzsite
Sailor
E5
Jorge
Moreira,
Jr.
VFW
Borderline
AZ
Riders
escorted
Moreira
&
his
family
to
Town
Park
where
citizens
gathered
to
welcome
Moreira
home.
Mayor
Norm
Simpson
presented
Moreira
with
a certifi
cate
from
Congress-
man
Paul
Gosar.
Moreira
just
returned
from
a grueling
10-month
deployment
at
sea.
He
is enjoying
two
weeks
with
family
&
friends
before
returning
to
active
duty.
Mayor
Simpson
said,
Moreira
"was
raised
here
in
Quartzsite,
where
he
truly
became
a 'home
town'
young
man.
We
are
very
proud
of
you,
Jorge,
and
thank
you
for
your
service."
VFW
BORDERLINE
AZ
RIDERS
ESCORT
AND
HONOR
JORGE
MOREIRA
FOR
HIS
SERVICE
TO
OUR
NATION