3 BLM trails update
6 Editorial
6 Summer program
7 BLM seeks comments
9 National Park Week
12 Adventures w/Rocks
16 Traveling with Gypsy Jane
17 Restaurants
16 Salome High
18 Puzzles
19 Arrest Report
20 Churches
22 Classifeds
22 Paul Winer Cartoon
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WEDNESDAY,
May 4, 2016
VOL. 12
#
236
Now in our
12
t
h
YEAR!
Alwa
y
s
FREE!
WHAT'S
INSIDE
Council
honors
Quartzsite
4-H
club
Town
plans
150
th
celebration
1867
-
2017
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4-H
PAGE
2
At
the
regular
meeting
Tuesday,
April
26
Quartzsite
Town
Council
honored
Quartzsite's
Denim
and
Dust
4-H
Club
.
After
Mayor
Ed
Foster
read
a
Proclamation
recog-
nizing
Quartzsite's
Denim-N-Dust
4-H
Community
Club,
Council
Member
Loretta
Warner
presented
Certificates
of
Achievement
to
4-H
members
in
recognition
of
their
accomplishments
and
promotion
of
Quartzsite.
4-H
Leader
Judy
Pearson
said,
"We
would
like
to
thank
everyone
who
helped
and
supported
us
this
year.
A
spe-
cial
thanks
to
VFW
Men's
Auxiliary,
Women's
Auxiliary,
the
Quartzsite
Community
Thrift
Store,
the
Quartzsite
Improvement
Assoc.
(QIA),
Miner's
Depot,
and
the
Gold
Show
for
their
help
and
generous
donations."
Please
see
the
photo
and
the
long
list
of
accomplish-
ments
at
the
County
Fair
this
year
on
Page
2.
In
honor
of
the
founding
of
Quartzsite
in
1867,
the
Town
of
Quartzsite,
both
chambers
of
commerce
and
business
owners
are
planning
a
year
of
fun
to
cel-
ebrate
150
years!
Kym
Scott,
of
Tyson
Wells
Showground
com-
missioned
the
logo.
Watch
for
more
info
to
be
released
soon.
Organizations/clubs
are
encour-
aged
to
submit
upcoming
events
to
www.QuartzsiteCalendar.com.