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December 16, 2020 www.DesertMessenger.com 5 Vaccine Scam alert Welcome Back Snowbirds! QIA OFFICE NOW OPEN 9am-12 noon Mon-Fri Please come by and pick up a Calendar of Events! POW WOW JAN. 20-24 QIA IS QUARTZSITE OFF ROAD HEADQUARTERS! Meet and Greet Wednesday Jan. 6 10 am in Bingo Hall • CRAFT FAIR 9AM & • YARD SALE 8AM SAT. JANUARY 2 • QIA CHRISTMAS DINNER December 22nd, 5pm • BINGO FRIDAY NIGHTS Doors open at 5pm. Early Birds at 6:30pm • MEMBERSHIP MEETING Tues. January 12, 2pm DANCES & ENTERTAINMENT: • New Year's Eve Dance with the Travelers • OPEN MIKE Thursdays 6:30pm • 2nd & 4th Thursdays 6:30pm Gospel Open Mike • 1st & 3rd Thursdays 6:pm Country Open Mike • Jan. 5 Elvis Tribute w/Michael Cullipher $10 7pm • Jan. 9 Travelers Dance 7pm Pick up a calendar and come join in the fun! QIAARIZONA.ORG 928-927-6325 Subject to change Town Council meeting of Dec. 15th recap 585 N. Central Quartzsite Open Mon-Fri 8-5 928-927-8787 Johnny DelPino, Owner BEST AUTO RV & TRUCK REPAIR SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ON! Recap from Tuesday, Decem- ber 15th Council Meeting held via Zoom Mayor Norm Simpson read the Wreaths Across America Procla- mation declaring December 19, 2020 as national Wreaths Across America Day. Ms. Verla Fish in- formed the meeting participants about the VFW plans for this year's event. Details will be published on Facebook soon. The swearing-in ceremony of three Council members and the Mayor was shared with meeting par- ticipants. Each gave a short speech after the video presentation. Council voted to approve Loretta Warner as the Vice-Mayor for the next two-years. Council voted to recommend ap- proval of a Series 10 Liquor License for the new owners of the ARCO gas station at 185 N. Riggles Ave. The new owners are the Pilot Travel Center, LLC. The Town Council voted to award $2,000 of the Community Outreach Funds to each of the following orga- nizations: Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank, Quartzsite Historical Society (Museum), Quartzsite Sal- vation Army Thrift Store, and the Quartzsite Senior Center. Council voted to reject all bids re- ceived on October 19 for the OHV Staging Area Project due to their ex- ceeding the available grant budget. Additionally, the Council approved rebidding the project due to the project team adjusting the scope of work to bring it closer to the grand budget amount. Town Council approved Resolu- tion N. 20-11 withdrawing Annexa- tion No. 20-01 due to not being able to gather the required number of signatures. This will allow the Town to re-draw the map excluding the two affected property owners and fi le a new annexation. Annexation 20-01 included lands due east of Town up to the mountains. The Town Council authorized the Mayor to sign the "One Arizona opi- oid Settlement Memorandum of Understanding" related to the na- tional opioid litigation settlement. Town Council voted to not extend Resolution 20-02 that postponed the wastewater fee adjustment scheduled for July 1, 2020. This ef- fectively allows the fee adjustment to take effect on January 1, 2021. Council voted to approve a letter to the BLM notifying them that the consulting fi rm of Abbey, Stuffs & Ford, LLC may act on behalf of the Town. Council directed the Town Attor- ney to prepare a preliminary agree- ment with Petroleum Wholesale L.P. related to the acquisition of about 77 acres from the Bureau of Land Management. The Town Council voted to hold a regular meeting on December 22, 2020. PLEASE BE CAREFUL OF COVID-19 VACCINE SCAMS COVID-19 vaccine scams will be on the rise, we know that this this type of fraud will move very quick- ly, very soon, and will take many forms. Scammers rapidly alter their tactics and adapt their schemes to the changing landscape, and we an- ticipate that they will leverage the pending COVID-19 vaccine to prey on unsuspecting benefi ciaries. At this point, it is essential that we alert the public of likely schemes and provide them with information on how they can protect themselves: • You likely will not need to pay any- thing out of pocket to get the vaccine during this public health emergency. • You cannot pay to put your name on a list to get the vaccine. • You cannot pay to get early ac- cess to the vaccine. • No one from Medicare or the Health Department with contact you. • No one from a vaccine distribution site or health care payer, like a private insurance company, will call you asking for your Social Security number or your credit card or bank account informa- tion to sign you up to get the vaccine. • Beware of providers offering other products, treatments, or medicines to prevent the virus. Check with your health care provider before paying for or receiv- ing any COVID-19-related treatment. • If you get a call, text, email — or even someone knocking on your door — claiming they can get you early access to the vaccine, STOP. That's a scam. • Unfortunately scammers are us- ing the COVID-19 pandemic to try to steal your Medicare Number and per- sonal information. If anyone reaches out to get your Medicare Number or personal information in exchange for something, you can bet it's a scam. • Prevent Medicare Fraud • Stop scams before they happen. Watch this short video and visit Medicare.gov/fraud for tips on pre- venting Medicare scams and fraud. If you suspect fraud, call 1-800- MEDICARE to report it.

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