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December 21, 2016 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 2016 - 2017 Show Schedul e TYSON WELLS MARKET SQUARE October thru March QUARTZSITE SHOWGROUNDS November thru February Annual RICE RANCH "Yawl Come" SHOW November thru February MAIN STREET TRADERS OPEN YEAR ROUND November thru February HI ALI SWAPMEET November thru February MARKET PLACE SHOWGROUNDS November thru February PROSPECTOR'S PANORAMA Dec. thru Feb. 15 DESERT GARDENS ANNUAL INT'L GEM, MINERAL, & JEWELRY SHOW January thru February THE MAIN EVENT November thru February QUARTZSITE MARKETPLACE November thru February GREASEWOOD SWAPMEET November thru February AUTHORS FAIR Jan. and Feb. at Desert Oasis Bookstore JAN. 6 - 15, 2017 Tyson Wells Rock and Gem Show JAN. 13-14, 2017 Art Show JAN. 14, 2017 25th Annual Hi Jolly Daze Parade JAN. 18-22, 2017 51st Annual QIA Pow Wow Gem & Mineral Show JAN. 20-29, 2017 Tyson Wells Sell-A-Rama JAN. 21-29, 2017 Quartzsite Sports Vacation & RV Show - AKA BIG TENT FEB 3-12, 2017 Tyson Wells Arts & Crafts Show FEB 3-4, 2017 Quilt Show, Senior Center FEB. 10, 2017 Flyers R/C Fly-In FEB 10-12, 2017 Quartzsite Gold, Treasure, & Craft Show at QIA FEB. 18, 2017 Quartzsite Masters Tough Golf Tournament MARCH 3-5, 2017 Grand Gathering Annual Event MARCH 9-12, 2017 La Paz County Fair in Parker 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 702-465-5137 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: 702-501-0928 DRY CAMPING $6/night Dump & Water $12 In the rear of Silly Al's Bar Ask for Mike • Old Costume Jewelry • Old Fountain Pens • Silver & Gold Coins • Sterling Silverware • Gold Filled Jewelry • Old Watches • Gold & Silver Jewelry Any Condition • Gold Nuggets • Dental Gold BUYING Hi Ally Swap Meet ~ Front Row Main St., Quartzsite Leland Eugene Page was born to Thomas Page and Courtney Richardson of Quartzsite, on Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 at 6:27am. He was 6 pounds 3 ounces and only 16 1/2 inches long. He was born at the Lake Havasu hospital via c-section. He pro- moted Luther Page to big brother. His grandparents are Teresa and Mike Richardson and Amelia and Eugene Page. He is such a great and happy baby and loved by so many. And Luther loves being a big brother. Birth Announcement Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews Follow on Twitter @DesertMessenger @QuartzsiteRain Are you eligible to join the VFW Auxiliary? If you have a a wife, husband, father, brother, sister, grandfa- ther or grandmother who served in a confl ict zone, you are eligible. Contact Auxiliary president Jean Braa, 253-208-3022 or Verla Fish 928-916-9643 or send your name, address & phone number to PO Box 4232, Quartzsite, AZ 85359 for more information. Men and women:

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