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8 www.DesertMessenger.com July 17, 2013 Javier Janik Walking Across America Structure fire Yarnell 19 fund Javier Janik passed through Quartzsite JunE 18th, 2013 on a journey that began on November 17, 2012 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is attempting to walk across America in 196 days, each day representing one of the 196 countries of the world. He wears a different shirt each day - each shirt displays the flag of one of the countries "From Afghanistan To Zimbabwe." His hope is to promote universal love and peace, and raise an awareness to focus on the good that exists in people from all over the world. One of the most popular questions Janik is asked is, "Are you doing it alone?" He replied, "I'm not doing it alone, because everyone is with me." He asks people to "Love more than you already do. And then love some more. Make a pledge to spread love for 196 days. Volunteer your time. Set aside a certain amount of money each day for a charity. Call one of your friends or ����� | S������ R��� G�����-B��� family members each day and tell them Janik stayed at Quartzsite Fire Station you love them." overnight and enjoyed a break after his cart broke down as he entered Quartzsite. Janik finished his journey Saturday, July 13, 2013 at La Jolla Beach, diving into the Pacific Ocean. Janik will be making his Stand Up Comedy return July 17th (his birthday) at the Pittsburgh Improv, for their Last Comic Standing competition. Quartzsite Police Dept. (QPD) is seeking information regarding a structure fire which occurred on June 22, 2013 at about 4:30 a.m. at Crawford's RV Park located at 315 E. Main St., Quartzsite, AZ. In a press release issued by QPD, Chief Jeff Gilbert stated, "Police and fire arrived on the scene finding two trailer structures fully engulfed in flames. While the fire department fought the fire, it was determined that there was a person injured in the shower/ laundry room of the RV park. This person was identified as Joel Paul Martell, age 31, the resident of one of the burning trailers. Martell was given medical attention at the scene for a head injury and was then transported by ambulance to the hospital and later flown to a Phoenix valley hospital. It is undetermined at this time how Martell was injured and the incident is currently under investigation." If anyone has information regarding this incident, please contact the Quartzsite Police Department at 928-927-4644. Statewide education organizations join forces to create fund to assist families of Yarnell 19 through school-age years Donations now being accepted at all Wells Fargo branches 425 N. Central (Hwy. 95) HOURS Mon. - Fri. 8am - noon PROPANE Refills • Tanks OPD Valves Custom Hoses Recertification Auto pay RV DUMP Cash or Credit Card WATER R/O Ozone Water RV Potable Water R/O ICE R/O WATER 5 GAL/ $1 RV PARK with full hookups 928-927-3714 Quartzsite Transit Services Available to our elderly, elderly disabled and disabled populations Our hours of operation are 8:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Pickups will begin at 8:20am; scheduling may be done two weeks in advance. An adult must accompany riders under 10 years of age. There is limited occupancy of 8 passengers depending on the size of the van available. To schedule a pickup call Quartzsite Town Hall at 928-927-4333. VAN SCHEDULE & SUGGESTED DONATIONS FOR SERVICE (round trip) Monday Local QUARTZSITE $ 3 Tuesday (1st & 3rd ) BLYTHE $10 Tuesday (2nd & 4th ) PARKER $10 Wednesday (1st, 3rd, 5th ) YUMA/ALGODONES $15 Wednesday (2nd & 4th) LAKE HAVASU CITY $15 Wednesday Local QUARTZSITE $ 3 Thursdays PARKER $10 Fridays Local QUARTZSITE $ 3 Space donated by Desert Messenger - www.DesertMessenger.com - www.MyQuartzsite.com PHOENIX - Arizona's leading education organizations today launched a long-term, statewide, community-giving effort aimed at providing the financial assistance necessary to meet the full-range of education needs of the children and families of the 19 hotshot crew members who died fighting the Yarnell Hill wildfire. The Prescott Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Education Fund will provide the 13 children, three unborn children, and the spouses and fiancées of the crew members all reasonable assistance with education-related expenses throughout the children's school-age years. The goal is to raise $5 million. A fund has been established with Wells Fargo and the public is invited to make tax-deductible donations at any Wells Fargo branch using account number 8008516158. In addition, checks to the Prescott Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Education Fund, with account number 8008516158 noted in the memo line, may also be sent to the fund's fiscal agent, the Arizona School Boards Association, at 2100 N. Central Ave., Ste, 200, Phoenix, AZ 85004, for deposit into the account. Assistance to families, which will be provided until the youngest of the children turns 22, could include funds for early childhood education opportunities like preschool, K-12 needs such as school clothes and supplies, activity fees for extracurricular activities, and college admissions testing, and postsecondary needs such as college textbooks and tuition, or vocational training programs. "This fund was established to provide a way for all Arizonans, and compassionate people everywhere, to honor the brave men who were lost and stand by the families of the Yarnell 19 over time as they lay educational foundations for the future," said Tim Carter, Yavapai County Superintendent of Schools, who has worked as liaison between the statewide organizations spearheading the effort and Prescottarea groups, including the family services branch of the local firefighters' union. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, ASBA's services as fiscal agent for the Prescott Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Education Fund will be provided pro bono.

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