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September 20, 2023 www.DesertMessenger.com 37 April 1, 2009 �������������������� Serving The Communities Of Quartzsite, Ehrenberg, ������������������� Arizona Western College opens new facility Q u a r t z s i t e Out&About Published by the Quartzsite Chamber of Commerce is coming Online Soon ! Save QUARTZSITE- verify and the 2010 Census. "A complete census," said information Homeowners Census Bureau census workers there are additional hand-held "The primary right place," seats in the $300 billion essential to By law, FBI, the IRS, No court of All Census for life to keep punishable If you have 602-427-0660 QUARTZSITE - Thursday, March 26, Arizona Western College wel- comed the community into the new Learning Center. Kindergarten children from Quartzsite Elementary opened the festivities with a sweet rendi- tion of "America the Beautiful". Local dignitaries present for the ribbon cutting ceremony included AWC Director of College Services Jim Brouillette, Quartzsite Mayor Walt Akin, AWC District Govern- ing Board Member, Randy Hart- less, La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin, and AWC President Dr. Don Schoening. Students from Quartzsite El- ementary presented presented a skit, "There's Good Money", and K-3rd graders presented, "How Special I am". Alicia Coen, Quartz- site 7th grader, read her original poem and Victora Demara & Ash- ley Gepson, 7th & 8th graders pre- sented an original rap, "AWC is Best for Me". Each member of the audience was given scizzors and invited to help in the ribbon cut- ting ceremony. Following the ribbon cutting, the public enjoyed a self-guided tour and refreshments. Many signed the community banner in the foyer of the Quartsite Learning Center. Located on 695 N. Kofa Ave., Quartzsite's new 5,886 sq. ft. sus- tainable designed building has a low carbon footprint, with energy- effi cient exterior, high-tech low-e glass windows, state-of-the-art air conditioning. There is able throughout puter lab, public), fi tness ers (available for Life classes), sion Classroom, classroom. Multipurpose available for reserve. For additional classes, services, in teaching D����� M�������� P��� 5 King of Arizona Realty 52191 S. DESERT AVE. $125,000 NEW LISTING! 1 bedroom, 1 bath furnished co�age on 2.5 acres. Well, sep�c, electric, sheds, 2 RV hookups. Great mountain views. No close neighbors! 744 MOON MOUNTAIN RD. $82,500 NEW LISTING! 1 bedroom, 1 bath furnished mobile home on lont. Fenced, well, sep�c, 2 sheds. Very well maintained 560 LOMA VISTA ST. $133,000. REDUCED! 3 Bedroom, 2 bath on 1/2 acre. Furnished, covered deck and pa�o, 2 sheds, MH carport, 13 Saguaro Cactus. 550 PYRAMID ST. $90,000. NEW LISTING! 1 bdrm., 1 bath older mobilehome on 1 acre with town water, sep�c, electric, shed. Jayne F. Cushman, Broker 220 N. Central (Hwy. 95) Quartzsite, AZ 928-927-5464 Join the fun at the 15th Annual Tyson Wells Easter Egg Hunt at Quartzsite Town Park, Saturday, April 11th at 9am. There will be prizes for special eggs that are found! Hey, parents! Help out by donating colored eggs or candy filled plastic eggs. Please drop off the eggs at Town Park by 8am on Saturday before the hunt. If you would like to volunteer to hide eggs or if you want more information, contact Kym Scott at 928-927-6364. Easter Egg Hunt Sat. April 11 - 9am - Town Park SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ON! BEST AUTO 585 N. Central Quartzsite 928-927-8787 Johnny DelPino, Owner Quartzsite Public Library Spring Book Sale Saturday April 11, 8am - Noon. New and used hardbacks, paperbacks. Magazines, VHS movies. 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Darling PRIVATE 2 bdrm. home w/laundry area and courtyard. 2 Studio apts, 2 rental trailers, vendor space. Coin- op laundry, coin-op water stations, 4 dump stations, 3 tool sheds. 4000 gal. propane tank. Has own private deep well at 625' w/500 gal. storage tank. New well components in 2008. Town water & sewer. #16837. The Quartzsite Salvation Army Thrift Store will be going on summer hours starting the first of April. The store will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on those days. All donations can be brought to the back of the store during open hours. Salvation Army on summer hours The TidePool Cruiser is a sixteen-foot trailer with four interactive exhibits: The Worm's- Eye View Storm Drain; the Project AWARE Examination Station; the Travelin' Tide Pool Touch Tank; and the General Store of the Sea. Students: learned how trash gets from the streets to the rivers, streams and other receiving waters in their town, examined preserved specimens of Pacific Ocean marine life; had a chance to see and touch living sea stars, sea urchins, marine snails and other residents of the Pacific Ocean; and learned how ingredients, obtained from marine resources are used in everyday products such as ice cream, toothpaste, lipstick, etc. Gary challenged the children to help make their environment a cleaner, safer and healthier place to live. "Education is the key to creating an awareness of this problem." Great American Sea Star Trek dazzles youngsters Quartzsite Elementary School was the first stop on a a 3,479 mile - 5½ week journey across the United States from Santa Monica, CA to Mystic, CT. Gary Poe, Founder/Executive Director of Windows on our Waters, brought his traveling aquarium Monday, March 30, 2009. The Win- dows-On-Our-Waters Environmental Education Program gives children (and their parents) the tools they need to have a positive impact on their environment. A���� 1, 2009 D����� M�������� P��� 15 by Jim McGovern QUARTZSITE- Five 'would be' country singers entertained a crowd at Tyson Wells Showground, on a pleasant spring Saturday. Alaina Blair won the Local Competi- tion March 7th by wowing the judges and the audience with an upbeat, star-quality performance. Alaina's fam- ily accompanied her from Phoenix and her grandpar- ents joined them from California. Second runner-up, Brittany Anderson, advanced with a typical country song, and then sang an upbeat encore which the judges said might have been a better performance to score. Gary Pace, came in third place. James Enlow crooned tributes to "…my woman, my wife…". The crowd stood and sang with Tena Sorensen to Lee Greenwood's, Proud to Be an American – a song choice for Tena's encore performance. Tena competed with her arm in a sling, handicapped from a recent harrowing, near death accident. An ADOT employee working near the highway, Tena was accidentally knocked down and into oncoming interstate highway traf- fic. A truck veered to only graze her, but seriously dislocated her shoulder. Tena MOUNTAIN QUAIL Country Showdown "shows up" in Quartzsite ������������ explained that fellow ADOT employees leaped into the roadway and removed her from further certain danger. The Showdown was produced by the Quartzsite Chamber and Tourism volun- teers, Barbara Martin, The Holt Group and Angie Masales. Three seasoned pro- fessionals judged the performances – Rural Teague, Old Time Fiddlers, Glenna O'Neil, a country songwriter, and Barbara Norman, a professional Dobro Picker. For 28 years, Colgate has sponsored the annual talent search competition which has contributed to the careers of country stars, like Garth Brooks, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, and many, many others. In fact, three years ago, the Parker - Showdown produced the national competition winner, Michelle Renee, a then, seventeen year old from Phoenix. This year's local talent competition was held at Tyson Wells Showgrounds on the same flatbed stage which entertained devout Bluegrass goers the week earlier. The stage was contributed by Toe Truck, a Parker / Quartzsite-area AAA Service provider and a Quartzsite Chamber member. Sound was supplied by local nurs- ery owner and Quartzsite Chamber President, Carlos Castro. His brother Fabian Castro was DJ and Emcee. The Tyson Wells Showground was supplied by local developer, Kim Scott. A cool spring breeze brought an end to the Showdown and to the delight of the winner, Alaina Blair, who will compete next at the state competition later this year. The Road to the Finals will proceed through state and regional competitions then on to the National Finals, January, 2010. Best of luck to our local Quartzsite winner, Alaina Blair… We'll be watching… SPECIAL SECTION