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28 www.DesertMessenger.com October 18, 2023 SPECIAL SECTION October 7, 2009 In April, the Town Council approved a letter of support for the new solar tower project planned by EnviroMission near Quartzsite. Climate change, the scarcity of natural resources, and even national security has signaled the importance of developing more renewable energy and new green technologies in the United States. Christopher Davey, President, Envi- roMission (USA), Inc. will be discussing the current renewable energy landscape and presenting EnviroMission's vision Town of Quartzsite Employees, Emmett Brinkerhof and Debbie Metzger begin laying the fi rst of three new crosswalks planned for Main St. before Christmas. Operation Hero Comfort is a non- profi t organization dedicated to sending packages of needed items to several units of troops that are in harm's way each month they are over there. Hun- dreds of packages have been sent in the past years since this was started. The response from the troops has been one of happiness and thankfulness from these men and women who write back showing their gratitude for getting all the goodies and for everyone showing their support for the troops. Anita Carlson is now spearheading the organization after the death of her husband and partner, Doc, last year. They started sending packages to the troops when family members were serv- ing, and continued their efforts to help the troops even after their relatives had been back from their tours. They started Operation Hero Comfort several years ago after moving to Quartzsite, and have been getting lots of support from local businesses and individuals. They currently have three troop units that they have adopted, including Jim Schultz, who worked for our Police Dept. and Fire Dept., now in Kuwait, serving his country in harm's way for the next year. Several of our high school students have joined the service, and they are fi nished with their basic training and will be deployed soon. we don't support the war, we do sup- port them for doing what needs to be done. They deserve nothing less for the sacrifi ces they make. Operation Hero Comfort has re- ceived many cards, letters and pictures back from these units. Several former adopted units have given them fl ags and commendations from their units. These will all be displayed at the benefi t so people can read them and see how much these efforts are appreciated by those who are so far from home and in harm's way every day. Please come out to the benefit at Town Hall and show your support for our troops. The silent auction will have some great items to bid on. The music will be great, and the refreshments delicious! All proceeds from this event will be used to buy items needed to fi ll the boxes that don't get donated, and for postage to send the packages. Each package sent costs over $12 and the more funds raised will enable more packages to be sent. If you have any items that can be used in the auction, please contact Anita Carlson at 928-927-4292. She can ar- range for items to be picked up or deliv- ered. There are also drop boxes around town for any items you can spare to put into the packages. Your support for the troops is greatly appreciated. • Works on a 24/7 basis (not just dur- ing the day) • Uses NO fresh water in energy pro- duction EnviroMission's fi rst proposed proj- ect represents more than $1.5 billion in direct investment to La Paz County and the State of Arizona. Please join in learning more about the anticipated economic impacts and EnviroMission's plans to develop large scale concen- trated solar energy in Arizona. For more information, visit website: http://www.enviromission.com.au. October 21, 2009 D����� M�������� O������ 21, 2009 D����� M�������� QUARTZSITE'S FREE COMMUNITY PAPER FOUNDED BY WALT AKIN, OCTOBER 1, 2004 Name Plate Lettering by Paul Winer Contributing Writer, Joanne Winer Contributing Photographer, Starr BearCat "The theory of a free press is that truth will emerge from free discussion, not that it will be presented perfectly and instantly in any one account." -Walter Lippmann PUBLISHED BY PILOT ROCK PUBLISHING CO. Editorial BY SHANANA "RAIN" GOLDEN-BEAR Welcome back winter visitors! As the weather in the northern areas of the country lowers, the snowbird migra- tion south begins. It's always fun to see our friends arrive! Visitors to Quartzsite might notice some changes. Just as with life, noth- ing remains the same and Quartzsite is no different. Hopefully, the changes are benefi cial to everyone. There are two new crosswalks on Main St. (B-10) for residents to cross the street safely. Businesses at the west end of town are excited, as one cross- walk is right in front of Hardies Beads. The second sidewalk is in front of the Family Dollar on the east side of town. Both sidewalks will generate easier ac- cess for pedestrians to our businesses. Seasonal restaurants are opening up, with La Casa Del Rancho, Palo Verde Cafe, and Sweet Darlene's now open. Quartzsite Bakery will open Monday, Nov. 2. Please enjoy the good food of- fered by our seasonal and full time res- taurants. Please remember, the wait staff in Arizona do not make the same high wages as in other states, so they depend on their tips to live. The Quartzsite Improvement Asso- ciation volunteers are returning. The fi rst craft fair of the season will be on Saturday, Nov. 7. With gas prices staying low, Quartz- site might be the destination many folks are looking for to spend the win- ter. What better place in the world? Please be safe and smart while enjoy- ing the beauty of the desert. This exceptionally huge building in Bouse has unlimited potential. 100'x140' red iron steel building, entirely open, clear span. New steel siding, new insulation, light- ing and 4 roll-up doors. Good well, septic. Owner is offering building BUILDING ������������������� block east of Family Dollar) 928-927-6551 15 local artists begin painting "Boulder Art Pieces" Sat. Oct. 24 9am-3pm at the "Rock Motel"! See the boulders at the beginning, as blank canvases, & meet the artitsts! Tyson Wells Showgrounds, 100 W. Kuehn, Quartzsite! Francetta "Frankie" Adams, Quartzsite Carol Brainerd, Salome Oney Budge, Quartzsite Nancy Burrows, Salome Dona Dole, Quartzsite MaryJo Gilder, Quartzsite Mark Goldberg, Quartzsite George Hemple, Quartzsite Jesse Ray Koontz, Quartzsite Sonja Menard, Quartzsite Betty Michel, Quartzsite Tina Moore, Quartzsite Abigail Parkhurst, Quartzsite R. Annette Silverthorn, Quartzsite Rita Wilson, Quartzsite Participating Artists for "Rockin' in Quartzsite!" Arizona Sunriders ATV Club meets the Monday of each month, 9am at Quartzsite Senior Citizens Center, Moon Mt. Rd. For more informa- visit their website: www.ArizonaSunridersATVclub.com Desert Gold Events in Brenda Regular Jam is on Saturday at Desert Gold Recreation Hall. Gospel Jam is on Tuesday evening PM. Desert Gold Bingo is held on Monday evenings at 7PM. Doors are open at PM. Price is $5.00. Desert Gold Recreation Hall Enter- tainment Schedule. All shows start at in the Recreation Hall. Ticket at the door at 6 PM. October 31, Halloween Swing Dance , $3.00 per person. ATV Club meets O������ 21, 2009 D����� M�������� P��� 3 HARDWARE �������� HERB'S SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ON! BEST AUTO 585 N. Central Quartzsite 928-927-8787 Johnny DelPino, Owner By Joanne Winer The annual Quartzsite Halloween Caravan for the children of Quartz- site will be held on Friday, October 30 this year. The caravan will start out from the Quartzsite Elementary School at 2:30 pm when the children will board the buses for the journey around town. There will be tables set up in the gymnasium at 2pm for any- one who wishes to bring candy to the school to give out to the kids before they board the buses. The annual caravan on Halloween in Quartzsite has been a tradition since the elementary school first opened. The Quartzsite Fire Dept. started this event, with parents and kids meeting up at the school in their cars and truck and going all around town to the RV parks and businesses who wished to give out candy to the children. They used to have about 30 vehicles going from place to place, and people were told that if they wanted to have the kids come to their door for treats, they should leave their porch lights on, so the kids would know it was a place they could knock on. This did not work the best, since many people felt they could leave their lights on if they wished, but did not want to be both- ered answering the doors for trick-or- treaters. The caravan is being organized by the staff at the school, and it is now even bigger and better than ever. It was decided that once the caravan got too big to handle the way it was be- ing done, that the kids would now be transported by buses, and that they would only go to parks or businesses that were on the list for them to stop at where people wanted to give out can- dy. RV parks now have all the candy set up in their recreation halls or out front of a special place. The buses have a specific route that they follow around town, with the police and fire depart- ment vehicles at the front and back of the buses to ensure a safe journey for the kids. The buses leave the school at 2:30 with their chaperones and escorts, and go to their many stops along the way before they end up at the big haunted house at the end of the evening at the Town Library, where the staff and vol- unteers make a wonderful and scary place for the kids to end up after their trick-or-treating. The Halloween caravan is very unique, and it has proven to be the best and safest way for our children to go trick- or-treating, especially with mostly RV parks where parking is a problem. It would take too much time to visit each site, especially if the kids have no way of knowing if that place wanted to have the kids knocking on their doors. This way, all the residents of these parks who wish to get involved in giv- ing out candy get together at the recre- ation halls or other designated places, and the kids are staying together in a Halloween Caravan set for Oct. 30 in Quartzsite group. Many residents come out just to see the great costumes these kids and their chaperones come up with! So, if you see the lights flashing and the sirens going on October 30th this year, and the roads blocked off in certain intersections to let the buses and cars through, please listen to the laughter and look for the smiles of the kids and their parents who are on the buses as they go by. It is just another unique thing that this community is doing to ensure that our children have a safe and happy Halloween! D����� M�������� QUARTZSITE'S FREE COMMUNITY PAPER FOUNDED BY WALT AKIN, OCTOBER 1, 2004 Name Plate Lettering by Paul Winer Contributing Writer, Joanne Winer Contributing Photographer, Starr BearCat "The theory of a free press is that truth will emerge from free discussion, not that it will be presented perfectly and instantly in any one account." -Walter Lippmann PUBLISHED BY PILOT ROCK PUBLISHING CO. P.O. Box 3185, Quartzsite, AZ 85359 Phone: 928-785-7204, 541-218-2560 Website: www.desertmessenger.blogspot.com E-mail: desertmessenger7@yahoo.com Published twice a month on the fi rst and third Wednesday, October through May. Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear, Publisher is no different. Hopefully, the changes are benefi cial to everyone. There are two new crosswalks on Main St. (B-10) for residents to cross the street safely. Businesses at the west end of town are excited, as one cross- walk is right in front of Hardies Beads. The second sidewalk is in front of the Family Dollar on the east side of town. Both sidewalks will generate easier ac- cess for pedestrians to our businesses. Seasonal restaurants are opening up, with La Casa Del Rancho, Palo Verde Cafe, and Sweet Darlene's now open. Quartzsite Bakery will open Monday, Nov. 2. Please enjoy the good food of- fered by our seasonal and full time res- taurants. Please remember, the wait staff in Arizona do not make the same high wages as in other states, so they depend on their tips to live. The Quartzsite Improvement Asso- ciation volunteers are returning. The fi rst craft fair of the season will be on Saturday, Nov. 7. With gas prices staying low, Quartz- site might be the destination many folks are looking for to spend the win- ter. What better place in the world? Please be safe and smart while enjoy- ing the beauty of the desert. directly to your door! a FREE paper, you only for the delivery service. less than postal service! Only $2/month! Call today! Desert Messenger Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper Call 928-785-7204 TODAY! What a Property! This exceptionally huge building in Bouse has unlimited potential. 100'x140' red iron steel building, entirely open, clear span. New steel siding, new insulation, light- ing and 4 roll-up doors. Good well, septic. Owner is offering building and improvements on 6 acres. Ad- ditional available. 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Arizona Sunriders ATV Club meets the 2nd Monday of each month, 9am at the Quartzsite Senior Citizens Center, 40 Moon Mt. Rd. For more informa- tion, visit their website: www.ArizonaSunridersATVclub.com 7 PM in the Recreation Hall. Ticket Sales at the door at 6 PM. October 31, Halloween Swing Dance , $3.00 per person. ATV Club meets O������ 21, 2009 D����� M�������� ���������������������� ���������������� Photo by Craig Larson Tadpole Shrimp in the desert? Triops, or tadpole shrimp live in small pools that accumulate after flash floods in the summer. The species is considered a human ally against the West Nile virus, as the individuals consume mosquito larvae. See the full story on page 19.

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