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10 around town www.DesertMessenger.com JULY 17 3PM TOWN HALL MEETING Town of Quartzsite will hold Town Hall meetings the third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting will be held Wed. JULY 17 at 3:00pm at the new Community Center, 295 Chandler, Quartzsite. A quorum of council members may be present, however no official business will be conducted by the mayor or council. For more information call Town Hall at 928-927-4333. JULY 18- ROTARY MEETING 5:30PM Quartzsite Rotary holds their meeting 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 5:30 PM at Mountain Quail Cafe. 490 N. Moon Mountain Ave. JULY 24- FOOD HANDLERS CLASS 10AM La Paz County Health Dept. will host a Food Handlers Class at the Quartzsite Senior Center at 10:00am. Details: Page 17. JULY 29- 31- VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Quartzsite 1st Assembly of God invites you to their Vacation Bible School Monday, July 29 thru July 31st from 3pm-5:30pm. Church is located at 665 W. Tyson St. For more information or if you need a ride, please call Carla Price at 928-916-2266. AUG. 7 - 8AM COFFEE WITH COPS Quartzsite Police Department invites you to Town Hall for "Coffee with Cops" on the first Wednesday of each month from 8am-9am. ...and donuts, too! Join Quartzsite Police Chief Jeff Gilbert and Quartzsite Police officers on the first Wednesday of each month! Here's your chance to bring your questions and concerns to the Quartzsite Police Department. For more information call the station at 928-927-4644. AUG. 9- CHURCH COMMUNITY PICNIC Local churches will host their Annual Church Community Picnic on Friday, August 9th at the Senior Center. This free event is open to everyone from 4pm - 6pm. AUG. 14- NEXT ISSUE OF DESERT MESSENGER VFW Post 769 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 120 S. Palo Verde Quartzsite, AZ 928-927-7697 UPCOMING ACTIVITIES Burger Night 2nd Thursday of the month Now Open Noon - 7 pm during the summer July 17, 2013 Library has new DVDs to rent The Quartzsite Library just received a new selection of DVDs available for rent. You can choose from the True Blood series, Downton Abbey, Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher and much more. Come "check out" what the Quartzsite library offers. We have a great selection of hardcover, paperback and large print books, magazines, and puzzles which you can check out for two weeks. DVDs, videos, audios, CDs, music cassettes are available for one week. In the Children's Library there are Young Adult (YA) books. The Quartzsite Library has 18 computers, Wi Fi, and Ebooks. Copies are only 25¢ and we Fax for only $1/page. Check out the Sale Room where you can purchase hardcovers for 50¢, paperbacks are only 25¢ or 5/$1. Our helpful friendly staff is here to help. Billie, Betty, Penni and Laurie. Cool off at the Library, Monday thru Friday, 8am-5pm. Quartzsite Library is located at Town Hall, 465 N. Plymouth, Quartzsite. Senior Center is open all summer The Quartzsite Senior Center is remaining open throughout the summer. The volunteers serve up a delicious lunch Monday through Friday at 12 noon sharp. The suggested donation is $3/person. Activities abound at the Senior Center this summer. It's a great place to get out of the heat while enjoying new or old friends. The Senior Center is open Monday through Friday from 9am – 3pm. The beautiful facility offers a cool place to play cards, enjoy a good book, play some games or challenge your mind with some puzzles. There's even a pool table, with Wi-Fi available. The Senior Center is in need of some volunteers to help during the summer. If you've got some spare time and would like to get involved, call 928-927-6496. The Quartzsite Senior Center is located at 40 Moon Mountain Rd., Quartzsite. DUMP THE DRUGS in Quartzsite! Do you have expired or unused medications? Comrades Meeting 1st Saturday 9am VFW Riders meeting 1st Saturday of the month at 2PM Mens Auxiliary Meeting: 1st Tuesday 6pm Ladies Auxiliary Meeting: 1st Tuesday 6:30pm, Senior Center House Committee meeting: CHECK CALENDAR This is a smoking establishment • Members & Guests Only for Alcohol Service Dispose safely at Quartzsite Police Dept. Mon - Fri. 8am-5pm Sponsored by QSAPC Quartzsite Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition PUBLISHER'S NOTICE: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination."

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