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September 20, 2017 www.DesertMessenger.com 19 St. and cited without incident and the vehicle license plate was seized for de- struction. 9/10 Sheena YARBRO and her husband were verbally arguing inside their resi- dence on E. Quail Trail. S. Yarbro kicked an empty diaper box with anger and the diaper recklessly struck their 2 year old child on the right side of the head near the ear area, causing a small laceration and bleeding. S Yarbro was arrested for Disorderly Conduct per Domestic Vio- lence and booked into the La Paz Co. Detention Center. 9/10 Kim PAGKALINAWAN was stopped on I-10 for a civil traffic violation and was found to be in possession of a usable amount of marijuana (2.6 grams and 1 glass pipe. A search of the vehicle did not QPD BULLETIN CON'T FROM PAGE 19 Nancy's Kitchen TORTILLA BITES CHICKEN Ingredients 1 (10-oz.) can HORMEL® Chunk Chicken, drained and fl aked 1 cup garden vegetable cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup dill pickle relish, drained 6 (8-inch) fajita-style fl our tortillas, plain or fl avored Directions Combine chicken, cream cheese and pickle relish in a bowl. Gently stir until mixed well. Spread a thin layer of chicken mixture on each tortilla to within 1/2" of tortilla edge. Roll up, wrap individually in plastic wrap and refrigerate until serving time. Remove plastic wrap and cut tor- tillas into 1-inch pieces to serve. Pair with fresh fruit and cheese, or your favorite salsa. Got Solar? Well, the BLM season is fi nally here, and before long, the BLM's will be starting to fi ll up with snowbirds. I still think it is quite remarkable to be able to live in a comfort- able climate for several months, close to town, for about one dollar per day. Since there are no hook-ups out there, each rig must be self – suffi - cient as far as power, water and waste management. For power, if you are looking to "so- larize" your RV, I do suggest you go through your RV and come up with a "power budget". Identify those things that you would like to power with your solar system. Write down the number of Watts it consumes, and es- timate how many hours a day you will be using it. For example, if you have a 32-inch TV, and it consumes 100W, and you watch 4 hours of TV a day, then that is a total of 400 Watt-Hours (Wh). Continue by adding up all the devices you will want to power from your solar system, times the hours you will be using them. These can be Tiny House EASY BANANA NUT BREAD 2 eggs 4 very ripe bananas 1 pkg yellow cake mix (dry) Beat eggs til well mixed. Add ripe bananas and beat til well blended. Add dry cake mix, to egg mixture (that's right!—no liquids) When totally blended Add ½ Cup chop nuts or ½ Cup chocolate chips Pour into 3 ½ X 4 ¾ loaf pan. Bake @ 350 for 45 min. radios, DVD players, laptops, micro- wave ovens, etc. Forget about trying to power your A/C, since these suck up way too much juice. In this area of the country, expect at least 6 hours of productive solar en- ergy per day. A 100 W solar panel, subtracting for losses, will deliver at least 450 Wh of power (75W x 6 hours) per day. Besides the solar panels, your system will need a charge controller, batteries, wiring (duh), and an inverter. The goal here is to not have to fi re up the generator! Generators pollute, they're noisy, and they require regular maintenance. Not only that, but they will suck up your gas! In an upcoming article, I will go through the numbers in more detail. Don Newquist holds a BSET from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA. He has worked as a electrical engineer, a for- mer CA C-46 Solar Contractor's License. He currently lives in Quartzsite, AZ. He got into tiny home design and construc- tion in 2016, is a dealer for Nature's Head. www.cherrytinyhomes.com. UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE VFW 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, Mt. Quail Restaurant, General Store, Community Thrift Store or Lutheran Church. We are also collecting labels for the school and National Home for Children. You can leave items at the same locations as coupons. VFW Post 769 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 305 N. Central, Quartzsite, AZ, 928-927-7697 EVERY MORNING: Breakfast 8 am to 10 am. Biscuits and gravy -- $3.00/2 biscuits; $2.50/1 biscuit; eggs And sausage $3.50 Donation – members and guests. Possibly more options added later SEPT 20 – Beer, Brats and Kraut – 12 noon to 4 pm (to be held every Wednesday during season) MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm SEPT 21 – Thursday night Football SEPT 22 – Lunch – 12:00 noon till gone. Different entre each week SEPT 25 – Monday night Football. Specials every Monday night during Football season SEPT 27 – Beer, Brats and Kraut – 12 noon to 4 pm (to be held every Wednesday during season) MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm SEPT 28 –Thursday night football SEPT 29 –Lunch – 12:00 noon till gone OCT 02 –Monday night Football OCT 04 - Beer, Brats and Kraut – 12 noon to 4 pm (to be held every Wednesday during season) MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm OCT 05 –Thursday night Football PLANNING IS UNDERWAY FOR OTHER EVENTS AND WILL BE POSTED AT POST AND IN NEXT ISSUES PLEASE CHECK AT POST AS ADDITIONAL EVENTS MAY BE SCHEDULED Comrades meet –2nd Saturday each month –10:00 a.m. at Post 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 yield any further marijuana The marijuana was seized for destruction, and Pagkalin- awan was allowed to clear the scene. 9/11 Britney FAHIE was cited and re- leased on I-10. Fahie was stopped for numerous civil traffic violations. Upon running Fahie's Calif. driver's license, it was discovered that Fahie's Calif. driving privileges were suspended. Fahie was released from the scene, and the vehicle was placed under a 30 day impound. 9/11 A woman reported she paid $840.00 via Money Gram to purchase 2 Eng- lish Bulldogs. She stated she had not received any dogs and the supposed seller was asking for more money. She became suspicious and reported the in- cident to the police. VFW Members & Guests are invited to join us for:

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