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16 www.DesertMessenger.com July 13, 2016 QUARTZSITE COMMUNITY THRIFT STORE 177 W. Main St. (end of Showplace Lane) Behind Silly Al's Pizza SUMMER HOURS April thru October Thurs. Fri. Sat. 9am-1pm Call us and schedule a donation pickup 928-927-6039 or 928-916-7338. 100% of our proceeds remain here in Quartzsite! WINTER HOURS November thru March Mon- Sat 9am-1pm New Youth program explores radio science This summer the youth in Quartzsite will have the oppor- tunity to get their amateur radio license, get on the air with their own radio, and learn to fly drones and the science that makes them work. The program will also provide participants the oppor- tunity to build and experiment with electronics, meet new friends from nearby or from around the world, and even help plan a radio contact with astronauts onboard the International Space Station. Participation and materials are FREE and youth ages 8 to 17 are welcome to join. Classes are being held every 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month from 2:00-4:00pm at the Quartzsite Town Hall. The program is being offered by the Arizona Amateur Radio As- sociation (AZARA), a My La Paz project. To learn more contact Dave at 602-616-8338 or by email at Dave@MyLaPaz.org. If you need someone to speak with after Sunday's devastating news, Cenpatico Crisis Line is open 24 hours/day. 1-866-495-6735 Tai Chi classes offered at AWC Join us for Tai Chi, this slow moving exercise that increases balance, range of motion and flexibility. Thru July 2016, every Tuesday and Thursday 7:30-8:30am Arizona Western College Quartzsite Learning Center: 695 Kofa Ave, Quartzsite, AZ 85346. For more information call (928) 927-8299. Do you have something to share? A Wedding? Engagement? Business Success? Obituary? Military Service or Training? A community Paper is about sharing the news of the people. As a public service, Desert Messenger offers free obituary listings including a photo; along with free notices.......The Messenger also offers FREE Private Party Classified Ads for items priced under $1,000. Contact Rain at 928-916-4235 for more information or Email Editor@DesertMessenger.com. When out of the area, read the paper online at www.MyQuartzsite.com, then sign up for a free subscription to receive notifications when the current edition becomes available online. Free services of Desert Messenger Did you know....? Quartzsite Art Guild meets 6:30- 8:00 the first and third Thursdays of the month WIC will be at the Senior Center on July 21 from 10:00-12:00 Senior Center is located at 40 Moon Mountain Ave. Senior Center happenings GRANDMA'S AND GRANDPA'S MOM'S AND DAD'S Give your soldier serving in a war zone a gift of Life Membership to the VFW. For more information contact Bob Braa, Commander, VFW Post 769 at 503-367-9485 Parents and grandparents of soldiers: DID YOU KNOW This past year the National VFW and VFW Auxiliary made a number of changes! A very big and important change is that there is no longer Ladies Auxil- iary. This branch of the VFW is now known as the VFW Auxiliary. Did you know that men can now become eligible to belong to the VFW Auxiliary in the same way that women have been found to be eligible for years? So, men... if you have a Veteran spouse, mother, father, grandfather, grandmother, son or daughter who was in a war zone at any time in his- tory, you may be eligible to become an Auxiliary member. Contact Jean Braa, VFW Auxiliary President at 253-208-3022 or Verla Fish, membership chairperson at 928-916-9643. by Jane Finley writer * artist * teacher (stretching, exercise, relaxation, meditation) MIDNIGHT PAINTING Just before bed, I glance up at the sky which by some miracle has turned into a midnight painting: over all light gray with wavy streaks of dark and darker gray, almost black, and in the center of it all, a perfect moon illuminates the whole sky until it slowly slips behind the darkest cloud and is hidden from my view. Then just as slowly it returns again, proving that wishes make it so, and creates a sense of awe in me that I still experience after all these many moons. Sequim, Washington, 8/27/04 Jane's book is WANDERINGS: Liv- ing the Ordinary Extraordinarily (Stories from the Road). This column consists of poems from the book. (email: janefinley@yahoo. com, website: janefinley.com) Poems from the road

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