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September 7, 2011 Spirit Walk at Hi Jolly Cemetery Saturday, October 29th from 3pm – 6pm At the Pioneer Section of Hi Jolly Cemetery As part of the Arizona Centennial celebration in Quartzsite, the Hi Jol- ly Cemetery Board is sponsoring a fun, historical walk into the past with members of the community ("Spirits"), hamming it up at selected gravesites. The "Spirits" at these gravesites will fill you in on their history and a wee bit of blarney! Why they came, how they died and what they did in-between is what it's all about. The setting is the 1902-1900's and the residents here LOVE visitors! The character's stories are researched thoroughly and tastefully portrayed using old newspaper clippings, death certificates and census records. The actors/actresses have taken the infor- mation and developed a presentation that includes colorful costumes, props and sometimes a surprise or two for guests. The players transform them- selves into the "Spirits" of Quartzsite's Past! This should be a fun event and they hope to make it a new tradition! Cast of characters include: Hi Jolly: 1828-1902, our famous camel driver. William Kaiser: 1873-1963, Miner, BLM & AGFD clean up recreation areas Yuma, Ariz. – To celebrate Nation- al Public Lands Day (NPLD) and the America's Great Outdoors Ini- tiative, the Bureau of Land Man- agement (BLM), Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD), and Yuma Valley Rod and Gun Club have teamed up to help clean up recreation sites in the Yuma vicinity. BLM and AGFD invite you to join us for the NPLD Clean Up event on Saturday, September 24, 2011, from 6 to 10 a.m. The staging area for the event will be at Mittry Lake Recreation Area, which is approximately 8 miles northeast of Yuma. All volunteers will meet at the staging area to register and receive www.DesertMessenger.com painter, teacher, landlord, writer. Anna Field, 1878-1939m Donated 1 acre of land for a new school. Pauline Brown: 1919-1948, Part Indian, her husband killed her. Frank Weber: 1864-1938, Baker, miner, trapeze artist in the cir- cus. John Stockmer: 1800-1948, farm- er, miner, fell to his death. Margarete James: 1885-1960, sold section of land for $500. Soloman Pease: 1852- 1929, miner, dug artesian wells. Mary Isabel Pease: 1861-1914, had the idea for Pyramidal Monument. Scotts fam- ily plots from 1916-1993. Elsie Kuehn: 1877-1963, played piano, newspaper correspondent. Victoria Hagely: 1859- 1940, came to Quartzsite from Ger- many through New York City. John Hagely: 1894-1977 The "Marrying Judge", Quartzsite District Court was in his home. Fred Kuehn: 1888-1978, freighter, Pony Express rider, Deputy and Constable for 42 years. Clarion Cowell: 1902-1990, he rowed people across the Colorado River for 25 cents. Joseph Cone: 1892-1971, "Nature Boy" artist and forever a student. Buck Con- ner: 1880-1947, Actor, pilot, minister, writer and above all a veteran. Bring your children, grandchildren, neighbors and friends to the cemetery on Saturday, October 29th from 3-6pm and meet some of Quartzsite's histori- cal characters. For more information, visit http:// www.ci.quartzsite.az.us/HiJolly_ main1.html or call 928-927-6593. a safety briefing. Upon comple- tion of the briefing, you will be assigned a recreation area to clean such as Fortuna Pond, Redondo Pond, Mittry Lake, etc. Everyone interested in keeping public lands beautiful is encour- aged to attend. We will have free t-shirts for the first 200 volunteers and hot dogs at the end of the event. Don't forget to bring your gloves, hats, and sunscreen. Directions to Mittry Lake Recre- ation Area: Turn north off High- way 95 at 7 E. Follow 7E until it turns into a dirt road. Continue on the dirt road approximately 2 miles to Mittry Lake Boat Ramp. If you have any questions, please contact Lori Cook at 928-317-3243 or Chris Bedinger at 928-342-0091. Sat. Sept. 3 Fri. Sept. 16 Fri. Sept. 23 Fri. Sept. 30 Fri. Oct. 7 Football & Volleyball Schedule Football Thur. Oct. 13 Fri. Oct. 21 Fri. Oct. 28 Week of Nov. 6 Home vs. Desert Heights Home vs. Glendale Prep Home vs. New Way Away at Telesis Away at Harvest Prep Playoffs Begin Home games are at 7:30 at Town Park Football Field Volleyball Sept. 8 Sept. 15 4pm Sept. 19 Sept. 30 3pm Oct. 1 Oct. 4 Oct. 6 6pm 6pm Oct. 18 Oct. 20 6:30pm HOME vs. Telesis Prep Away at Crestview Prep 6:30pm 12pm Away at James Madison Prep HOME vs. Skyline West Prep HOME vs. NFL YET Academy HOME vs. Crestview Prep 5:30pm Away at Telesis Prep 5pm HOME vs. James Madison Prep HOME vs. Tempe Accelerated High Page 9 Home vs. West Phoenix Scrimmage Away at Mesa Prep Away at Imagine VFW Post 769 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 120 S. Palo Verde Quartzsite, AZ 928-927-7697 SEPTEMBER ACTIVITIES Sept.10th Bullhead City training 8AM - Noon & Presidents Homecoming 5PM Sept.11th 8AM Flag Raising @ Post 769 & District 1 Meeting 11AM Parker Post 7061 Sept. 15th B-Day Burgers Night 4PM Sept. 17th POW/MIA Ride Sierra Vista Comrades meetings the 1st Monday 6pm Mens Auxiliary Meeting: 1st Tuesday 6pm Ladies Auxiliary Meeting: 1st Tuesday 6:30pm, Senior Center VFW Riders THIS MONTH: 2nd Saturday 5pm Canteen House Committee Meeting: 2nd Monday 6pm This is a smoking establishment

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