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10 www.DesertMessenger.com August 6, 2014 Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com /DesertMessengerNews Follow on Twitter @DesertMessenger @QuartzsiteRain Tuesday nights at 6:30pm, Quartzsite Community Bible Church hosts their summer music jam schedule. Amplifi ed instruments and playing all music including Gospel music. 375 E. Sunrise St. Let's have a good jam summer. Summer jams Come on down to the Cruise-in DUMP THE DRUGS In Quartzsite! Do you have expired or unused medications? Dispose safely at QUARTZSITE POLICE DEPT. Mon - Fri. 8am-5pm Sponsored by Quartzsite Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition The La Paz County Sheriff's Of- fi ce would like to remind everyone that you can have up to date emer- gency information sent to your cell phone via text message by texting your zip code to 888777. This is a website called "NIXLE". We send the following type of information to your cell phone: 'road closures, severe weather alerts, serious crime information, Amber alerts, etc. By signing up with NIXLE, we are able to communicate important infor- mation to everyone quickly and effi ciently via text message. Please sign up today, the service is free. VFW Post 769 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 120 S. Palo Verde, Quartzsite, AZ, 928-927-7697 The Canteen is a smoking establishment • Members & Guests Only for Alcohol Service AUGUST 12 Post 769 ANNIVERSARY! Pulled Pork (furnished) Pot Luck Bring a dish of salad or dessert to Compliment the Pulled Pork Starts at 2pm Check the Post web site: www.vfwpost769.org For additional activities ACTIVITIES FOR CORPORAL BEN SCOTT POST 769 AND LADIES AUXILIARY 769 • Comrades meet 1st Saturday at 9:00 a.m. • Ladies Auxiliary meet 1st Saturday at 10 a.m. at Post • House Committee Meeting 1st Saturday Following Ladies Auxiliary meeting • Men's Auxiliary meets 1st Tuesday at 6 p.m. • Borderline Riders meet 2nd Saturday at 9 a.m. (Location to be announced on Facebook) By Joanne Winer Every other Saturday night for the past three years, the Shell Station at the corner of Main and Center Streets in the middle of town has hosted a fun evening that they call the Cruise In. Manager Paul Carnevale came up with the idea for car enthusiasts who have restored classic, vintage or antique vehicles to bring them down to the sta- tion and show them off. The fi rst time they did it over 40 vehicles showed up, everything from cars, trucks, motor- cycles, even tractors were parked all around the front and sides of the sta- tion, and over a hundred people came out to look them over and talk to the owners. The Shell Station owner Barret Covinginton, from Blythe, got into the spirit of the event as well, and the Shell Station became the place to be on a hot summer's night that year. They of- fered special prices on hot dogs, foun- tain drinks and ice cream, and helped with the free raffl es for door prizes that had donated items given out. This event brought families, car enthusiasts and visitors from all over, and become so popular that they continued it over the winter months as well, when even more people showed up with their vehicles for the winter. Now, it is three years later, and it is still going so strong that people are coming from all over the county with their vehicles to show them off. They still have quite a gathering of lookie loos come out to see what is there, and the Shell Station still offers their specials on hot dogs, drinks and ice cream. So, if you have nothing else to do on a hot summer's night (or any other Saturday night they have it), please come down to the Shell Station and join in all the fun--the next dates coming up are August 16, August 30, September 13 and Sept. 27. Be sure to mark your calendars for this fun event and have a great time. Get Texts from Sheriff's office Across from McDonald's • Quartzsite NEED CASH? Jim Buys STERLING SILVER! All Silver Coins, .999 Bars, Sterling Silverware, etc. La Paz County Health Department Food Handler Cards Food Handler cards are required for every person who handles or prepares food, and/or handles the eating utensils and food preparation equipment, including dishwashing. The cost is $15.00 per year and the card must be posted inside the food unit. Cards must be obtained prior to opening. For more information contact the Health Department at 928-669-1100 in Parker, AZ. Food Handler Classes

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