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36 www.DesertMessenger.com January 4, 2017 UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE VFW VFW MEMBERS AND GUESTS NOTE: VFW Auxiliary is collecting coupons you may have that you won't use. These go to the military families who can use them up to 6 months after expiration. Please help us in this endeavor to assist our Veterans. Coupons can be left at Post. We are also collecting labels for the school and National Home for Children. Can leave items at Post Lobby. VFW Post 769 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 305 N. Central, Quartzsite, AZ, 928-927-7697 Check at the Post or on the VFW Post 769 website for information on additional activities being planned. www.vfwpost769.org Comrades meet –2nd Saturday each month – 10:00 a.m. at Post Ladies Auxiliary meets – 2nd Saturday in the dining room area at 10:00 a.m. House Committee meeting – 2nd Saturday each month -9:00 a.m. at Post Men's Auxiliary 2nd Saturday each month - 12:00 noon at Post District 1 Riders meeting- 3rd Saturday - Time & Location TBS In 1937, amateur rock collecting and its sister hobby of lapidary, were in their infancy. The fi nds at Hauser, and the subsequent interest in collect- ing and cutting open the unique nod- ules found there, sparked an interest in rockhounding and lapidary as a leisure- ly pursuit. As the economy recovered from the Great Depression and people began to have more time and money for leisure activities, rockhounds fl ocked to the area. Many of the surface geodes were collected, and the work of digging the nodules out of layers of volcanic tuff and rhyolite had begun. Some of the Hauser deposits became known affec- tionately as the "Hauser Hole". Today, the Hauser Beds and the Pota- to Patch still produce beautiful thun- deregg nodules, agates, and geodes. While the ground may not be covered as densely with them as in the past, there are still many opportunities to Quartzsite Beauty Salon Perms, Colors, Haircuts. Men & Women HOURS 9-5 Monday thru Saturday Walk Ins Welcome! 250 E. Main Street Quartzsite, AZ 928-927-6664 Dave's DIESEL DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE David Atherton 605-999-0720 • Pat Atherton 816-797-5460 WE'VE MOVED! 1010 W. Main St. Quartzsite! WELDING & FABRICATING SERVICES Mobile Shop - Machine Shop Services - Hydraulic Hose Repair - January 05 -- Taco night -- 4-6 p.m. -- $1.00 donation each; Quesadillas do- nation $3.00; Taco Salad $5.00 donation; Cook's choice $5.00-7.00 donation January 06 -- Fish Fry Friday -- 4-6 p.m. -- $9.00 donation January 07 -- Hot Roast Beef Sandwich dinner -- 4-6 p.m. $7.50 donation January 09 -- Monday night Potato Bar -- 4:00 p.m. until gone -- $5.00 donation January 10 -- Chicken Fried Steak -- 4-6 p.m. -- donation January 12 -- Taco night -- 4-6 p.m. -- $1.00 donation each; Quesadillas do- nation $3.00; Taco Salad $5.00 donation; Cook's choice $5.00-7.00 donation January 13 -- Fish Fry Friday -- 4-6 p.m. -- $9.00 donation January 14 -- VFW and Auxiliary meetings -- 10:00 a.m. VFW Auxiliary serving hot dogs and hamburgers after Parade at Park -- fund raiser for Food Bank January 16 -- Monday night Potato Bar -- 4:00 until gone -- $5.00 donation January 17 -- Chicken Fried Steak -- 4-6 p.m. -- donation January 19 -- Taco Night -- 4-6 p.m. -- $1.00 each; Quesadillas donation $3.00; Taco Salad $5.00 donation; Cook's choice $5.00-$7.00 donation January 20 -- Fish Fry Friday -- 4-6 p.m. $9.00 donation January 21 -- Prime Rib Dinner -- 4-6 p.m. -- $15.00 donation. Sign up and pre-pay at Canteen January 23 -- Monday night Potato Bar -- 4:00 until gone -- $5.00 donation January 24 -- Chicken Fried Steak -- 4-6 p.m. Donation January 26 -- Taco night -- 4-6 p.m. $1.00 donation each; Quesadillas dona- tion $3.00; Taco Salad $5.00 donation; Cook's choice $5.00-7.00 donation January 27 -- Fish Fry Friday -- 4-6 p.m. -- $9.00 donation January 28 -- GARDEN PARTY -- 12:00 NOON -- at Post 769 -- Luau theme - - $10.00 donation for Ticket -- Dona Dole, Chairman, 928-10-7904 or purchase at Post Canteen January 30 -- Monday night Potato Bar -- 4:00 until gone -- $5.00 donation January 31 -- Chicken Fried Steak -- 4-6 p.m. donation February 4 -- GROUND HOG AND ATV RALLY -- more information next issue collect these interesting specimens with a little digging just beneath the surface. The area around the Hauser Geode Beds is rich in other material like pastelite and jasper, as well. For more information and maps to the Hauser Beds, come to RocksInMyHead or email Jenn@RocksInMyHead.com. We are open at Rice Ranch, A37, 7 days a week, 10 am to 5pm, 605-376-8754. We are online at RocksInMyHead.com and on Facebook. We have several varieties of Hauser Geode Bed agates and nodules for sale in the store, as well as everything you need for all your rockhounding, gold prospecting, and lapidary adventures. Like our articles? Visit JennJedidiahFree. com for article archives, blog posts, and photo journals. Don't forget to sign up for our Awesome Email Newsletter chock full of tips, info, tutorials, specials, and more for all your prospecting, rockhounding, and lapidary adventures! Sign up today at www.RocksInMyHeadWorld.com. ROCKS FROM PAGE 15 We can get the Shih tzu out of your carpet! 520-255-9081 MD CARPET CLEANING SERVING QUARTZSITE - BLYTHE Let's Talk Dirty!

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