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6 www.DesertMessenger.com February 5, 2020 Read Desert Messenger online! Sign up for free email alerts when the Desert Messenger becomes available online! Join thousands reading the paper online at: www.DesertMessengerOnline.com DESERT MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper Proud to be a Quartzsite Licensed Business 928-916-4235 O� T��� - E���� T���! Founded by Walt Akin October 1, 2004 P�������� �� P���� R��� P��������� C�. P.O. Box 3185 Quartzsite, AZ 85359 P�������� ����� � ����� 1st & 3rd Wednesday Sept. thru May with Special Summer Editions June, July & August EDITOR/PUBLISHER Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear CONTRIBUTING JOURNALIST Joanne Winer GUEST COLUMNIST Gypsy Jane Finley CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Starr BearCat NAME PLATE LETTERING Paul Winer www.DesertMessenger.com www.MyQuartzsite.com E-mail: Editor@DesertMessenger.com 2018 © Copyright All Rights Reserved Copyright 2013 Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Desert Messenger. LIKE US on Facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews FOLLOW US on Twitter @QuartzsiteRain Neighborhood Watch to meet Quartzsite Neighborhood Watch meets the fi rst Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM. The next meeting will be THURSDAY, FEB. 6TH, 2020, at the Senior Center, 40 Moon Mt. Ave. For more information contact the Quartzsite Police Department at 928-927-4644. By Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear LETTERS TO EDITOR POLICY Desert Messenger encourages letters from its readers. Letters should be no longer than 300 words, and may be edited for grammar, content and length. OPINIONS EXPRESSED HEREIN DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THOSE OF THE DESERT MESSENGER. We invite you to not only see a problem, but search for the solution to share with the com- munity, keeping the benefit of all in mind. Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published. Third party letters will not be accepted. To avoid confusion over people with common or similar names, writers must provide a full name and indicate the name they are known by. Writers must provide a full street address and phone number. Rvers can provide the loca- tion of park/BLM land, etc. Street addresses will not be published. Phone numbers are for verification only and will not be printed. Mail letters to: Desert Messenger, P.O. Box 3185, Quartzsite, AZ 85359 or E-mail to Editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 DEADLINE : WED. FEB. 12 TH for the Feb. 19 th edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Garden Party planned The VFW Auxiliary to Post 769 is hosting a 1950's Garden Party on Saturday February 15 at 11:00 a.m. at Riggles Community Center, 240 N. Riggles Road. This location is just North of Arco Gas Station. All women and men are invited to join us for an afternoon of food; music; dancing; door prizes and basket raffl es for both women and men. Door prizes include jewelry; paintings; a 2-night stay at River- side Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, NV; a 2-night stay at Bluewater Re- sort and Casino in Parker; a 40-inch Television and more. Entertainment and music will be provided by Elvis Presley, Michael Cullpeper. A donation of $15.00 covers food and a door prize ticket per person. Tickets must be purchased prior to the event. Purchase yours by con- tacting Marcy Urban (605)210-1014 or Amber Myers (951)553-8909 or any VFW Auxiliary 769 Member. Join us on February 15 for fun, food, music, and door prizes as mentioned. This is a fud raiser to go one of our projects to help Vet- erans, their families. youth and our community. Wow! What an amazing few weeks in Quartzsite. The weather coop- erated for our winter visitors who came and enjoyed the big shows in town. It may be freezing for a few days, but the sun will return short- ly and we'll have more beautiful weather for February events! There's so much to see and just so little time for many of us! Thank- fully, technology is now a part of the show scene in Quartzsite. This year, dozens of new videos popped up online, some made by drones show- ing overhead views of the Big Tent area and BLM camping areas. With so many cell phone cameras, folks posted hundreds of photos of areas I didn't get to visit this year. As the saying, goes, "Not all who wander are lost." RVers who visit Quartzsite are younger than in years past and they enjoy a variety of dif- ferent lifestyles. Not all those who wander are lost. J. R. R. Tolkien Deals are still being found all over town as vendors are still offering their wares at multiple swap meets. Restaurants are now accessible with lots of delicious treats. Tyson Well's Arts & Craft Show runs through Sunday, Feruary 9th. And Desert Gardens Int'l Gem & Min- eral Show is still going strong. Pros- pectors Panoram and Swap Meets are open throughout town making shopping a delight. This weekend brings the return of Quartzsite's famous Gold Treasure & Craft Show at the Quartzsite Im- provement Assoc. Friday, Saturday & Sunday, February 7th-9th. Be sure to check out all the happenings at www.QuartzsiteGoldShow.com. Also happening this weekend is the Heart Quilt Show at the Senior Cen- ter on Friday & Saturday February 7 & 8. Check out details on Page 21. and the Annual Fun Fly and Air Show at the Town Park RC airstrip. Febru- ary 14 will have a demonstration of night fl ying, Saturday will be our regular air show, expanded to take in the afternoon, the fi nal day will have an informal fun fl y and a swap meet More details on Page 3. So get out and "wander" at the "wonders" around Quartzsite.

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