Desert Messenger

February 19, 2014 www.DesertMessenger.com 15 BLM trail closures IRONWOOD OUTPOST, LLC 225 North Central Quartzsite, AZ 85359-4750 Office: 928-927-8543 Fax: 928-550-7020 Email: ironwoodoutpost@yahoo.com Conveniently located in the Horizon Community Bank parking lot Ironwood Outpost, LLC offers a variety of services including: PRIVATE MAIL BOX Individual mail box (includes forwarding for annual box holders) MAIL PICKUP Full time residents with keys-we will pick up and forward your mail. NOTARY There are two notaries on staff to service our walk-in customers. UPS/FEDEX We ship UPS/FedEx & allow your packages to be delivered to our address. OFFICE SERVICES Copies, fax (incoming and outgoing), email retrieval, etc. COME VISIT US. WE WILL DO ALL WE CAN TO MAKE YOUR STAY IN QUARTZSITE THIS SEASON HASSLE FREE! Nature's Nuggets BUYS & SELLS GOLD Call Richard 928-927-5479 • 435-730-3388 In Quartzsite over 15 Years! LIMITED TIME! SPOT for Nuggets 1/2 gram & up! Gold Sand Concentrates Placer Gold 24 Mesh Size up to Nuggets Quartzsite Licensed Business Local Resident • FREE Estimates Larry - Cell 928-273-3719 DAY NIGHT SHADES REPAIRED GUARANTEED WORK! Factory Parts! Factory Chords! Antiques • Collectibles • Teacups & Teddy Bears See's Candy Fundraiser for GFWC in season Antiques • Collectibles • Teacups & Teddy Bears 455 E. Main St. Quartzsite Open Tues. thru Sat. 9-3 928-927-4223 WITH THIS AD! 10 % OFF When you come to Quartzsite ...it's about the activities this great little town provides... so STOP by Monday nights from 7pm at the Quartzsite Improvement Association Bldg. (QIA) If you have Square or Round Danced in pass or maybe your thinking about learning stop in and meet the group. Mark your calendar Monday nights from 7-9:30pm: Squares 7pm-Rounds between tips, Mainstream & Plus tips Dance site: Quartzsite Improvement Association Bldg (QIA) Note: Free RV dry camping night of Dance ONLY Date: Caller Cuer Feb. 17 Bob Studovoss Feb. 24 Mike Wilder Mar. 3 Dale Dockery Dale Dockery Mar. 10 Gordy Oseth Last Dance of the Season CHECK OUT THE EVENTS AND PHOTOS AT: www.QuartzsiteArizona.com The Quartzsite Roadrunner Gem & Min- eral Club presents the Desert Drifters with the Lemon Sisters and then Cyril, Cookie and Dave Variety Show. Tues- day, March 4th 6:30pm at the QIA. $3 donation goes to the Scholarship Fund which is granted to local graduat- ing high school seniors. Quartzsite Im- provement Assoc. is located at 235 E. Ironwood. Bring your friends and come make new friends! For more info, call 928-231-7413. Music fundraiser TOPS in Quartzsite Quartzsite- TOPS- Take Off Pounds Sensibly is now meeting Tuesday mornings at Quartzsite Alliance Church Fellowship Hall on Desert Vista. Weigh in at 7-8am. Meeting is from 8:15am to 9:00am. For more information call Ruth at 928-927-8352. Quartzsite - Come join the fun and be a part of history! The GRAND Gathering (TGG) board has orga- nized a Guinness Record Attempt for the World's Largest Human Letter "Q" on Sunday, March 9th, at 2pm at the QIA! According to Guinness repre- sentatives, all letters have been attempted... except the "Q"! Orga- nizers hope for a minimum of 550 participants to count. Participants must register to be a part of the Human "Q". Registration takes place at the Quartzsite Improve- ment Association (QIA) Offi ce Monday - Friday 9am -noon. 235 Ironwood, Quartzsite. Registration is only $ 5/person for the Guinness Record Attempt which includes the offi cial TGG Collector's Pin (Other Discount packages available. See Page 21 for details) Participants must also wear a sky blue OR the Offi cial The GRAND Gathering T-shirt which will be available at the event. Chairs will be provided, or bring your own. All ages are welcome. See the full schedule of events for The GRAND Gathering on Page 34 of this edition. Or visit their website at www.TheGrandGathering.com Guinness record attempt Sunday March 9 Cactus Dodgers BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Quartzsite Showgrounds for sale! All or Part Call George for more information 626-922-1258

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