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800-656-HOPE November 19, 2014 www.DesertMessenger.com 31 Provided by the Desert MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper www.DesertMessenger.com Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 QUARTZSITE 2014 - 2015 Show Schedul e TYSON WELLS MARKET SQUARE October thru March QUARTZSITE SHOWGROUNDS October thru April Annual RICE RANCH "Yawl Come" SHOW November thru February MAIN STREET TRADERS OPEN YEAR ROUND November thru February HI ALI SWAPMEET November thru March MARKET PLACE SHOWGROUNDS November thru February PROSPECTOR'S PANORAMA November thru Feb. 15 GREASEWOOD SWAPMEET November thru April DESERT GARDENS ANNUAL INT'L GEM, MINERAL, & JEWELRY SHOW January thru February NOV. 22 CHILI & CORNBREAD FUNDRAISER for Food Bank at Tyson Wells Show Grounds NOV. 29 - 30, 2014 3rd Santa's Workshop Craft Fair DEC. 6, 2014 Annual Christmas Light Parade DEC. 6, 2014 2nd Annual Chicknik at the Fire Station DEC. 13, 2014 Operation Hero Comfort Silent Auction Community Center AUTHORS FAIR January and February at Desert Oasis Bookstore Jan. 2 - 11, 2015 Tyson Wells Rock and Gem Show Jan. 10, 2015 24th Annual Hi Jolly Daze Parade Jan. 21-25, 2015 48th Annual QIA Pow Wow Gem & Mineral Show Jan. 16-25, 2015 Tyson Wells Sell-A-Rama Jan. 17-25, 2015 Quartzsite Sports Vacation & RV Show - AKA BIG TENT Jan. 30 – Feb 8, 2015 Tyson Wells Arts & Crafts Show FEB. 6 & 7, 2015 Quartzsite Quilters Quilt Show FEB. 12, 2015 Flyers R/C Fly-In FEB. 13-16, 2015 Desert Bloom ATV Rally FEB 13-15, 2015 Quartzsite Gold, Treasure, & Craft Show at QIA FEB. 21, 2015 Quartzsite Masters Tough Golf Tournament FEB. 27 & 28, 2015 Quartzsite Art Guild Southwest Roundup Art Show FEB. 28, 2015 Quartzsite Rotary Chili Cookoff MARCH 6-8, 2015 The Grand Gathering Annual Event With Senior Prom on 3/7 with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra MARCH 12-15, 2015 La Paz County Fair in Parker MARCH 14 & 15, 2015 GFWC Community Yard Sale MARCH 19, 2015 25th Anniversary Party at the Town Park Q THE COWS OF MONUMENT VALLEY Early morning, and the cows of Monument Valley seem not to notice the magnificent rock sculptures. They amble along, eyes groundward, searching for the next mouthful in this arid landscape, unaware of its grandeur: castle-like rock formations with turrets, spires, and steeples appearing suddenly out of nowhere. While I am awestruck! I pull off to the side of the road to catch my breath in this land where beauty takes my breath away and to write this poem to honor this place. The cows of Monument Valley continue their search, as do I: around the bends, across the rivers, along the paths, searching always for the road less traveled. Monument Valley, Utah by Jane Finley D & B Leather BERTHA IS BACK! Leather as low as 50¢/ft! 5,000 sq. ft. upholstery 3-4 oz brown! 5 diesel loads Garment Leather! Belts & Buckles Scrap Hides $2.00/lb. Two Big Locations QUARTZSITE, AZ Main St. and Tyson Wash (behind Dorothy & Toto Ice Cream) Open 7 days/week Nov. - mid-March 928-927-4077 BROAD ACRES SWAP MEET - LAS VEGAS, NV 2930 N. Las Vegas Blvd. (corner of Pecos) Every Sat. & Sun. Buffalo, Elk, Deer, Goat Furs New Zealand Sheep Skins, Tooling Ladigo For Mail Order Call: 775-751-5351 Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews Follow on Twitter @DesertMessenger @QuartzsiteRain DEADLINE : WED. NOV. 26 TH for DEC 3 rd edition Desert Messenger Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com

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