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January 17, 2018 www.DesertMessenger.com 15 Escapee Geocachers Queen of Peace Catholic Church 5005 E Mockingbird St., Quartzsite (3/4 mile east of ARCO Station) SPAGHETTI DINNER Wednesday JANUARY 24th, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Spaghetti & meat sauce, salad, garlic bread, dessert & drink. Pre-sale tickets $6.00 (from church & members) $7.00 at the door. PANCAKE BREAKFAST Saturday, January 27th, 7:30 – 9:30 "All you can eat" pancakes, plus Sausage, Eggs, Juice, Coffee or Tea, and Cac- tus Syrup $ 5.00 meal Catholic Church fundraiser Call Don 928-927-3080 208-255-6955 Don's Rocks Decorative Landscaping Hauling, Dumptruck & Backhoe Services WE'RE BACK! Looking forward to seeing our Friends! Not a licensed contractor Ellie's Boutique formerly Sandy's Apparel Fine Ladies Apparel • One-of-a-Kind Items • Vests Lots of Bling! FRONT ROW at Rice Ranch (next to Gambler's) • Open 10am-3pm 55 E. Kuehn St. Quartzsite GENERATOR REPAIR Bob Dummer 623-224-7655 James Bradley 602-622-2893 70 E. Main Street, Quartzsite, AZ RVs • Portables Onan • Generac • Honda • Professional Quality Service! • References Available! • Mobile Service • UNLIMITED GUARANTEE! We don't just restring - We Repair Internally! • Qualified to Service Monocco Coaches • We Use FACTORY CHORDS and Parts • Removal & Install on Your Site! DAY NIGHT SHADES REPAIRED Local Resident • FREE Estimates Larry - Cell 928-273-3719 LIFETIME GUARANTEED WORK! Servicing Quartzsite FOR 9 YEARS! Factory Parts The Escapee Geocachers are coming to Quartzsite January 29 to Febru- ary 2. This will be their 9th yearly rally held in Quartzsite. These 4 days are packed with Geocaching fun and open to all geocachers. You will learn about the history and uniqueness of Quartzsite through geocaches placed by locals. Where: GPS N 33° 35.135 W 114° 13.529 (Hwy. 95, Near MM-99, BLM Roadrunner) When: Rally starts at 9 a.m. daily What: Seminars, sharing caching ideas & experiences, and caching Who to contact for further in- formation: Barbara Westerfi eld, bwesters60@gmail.com Desert Flyers Fun Fly The Quartzsite Desert Flyers ra- dio controlled aircraft Fun Fly will be held on Friday February 9, 2018. It will be held at the James B. Colwell Field, 780 N. Plymouth Ave. in Quartzsite. The opening ceremo- nies are scheduled to commence at 9:00 am with the playing of the na- tional anthem and a fl y-past salute to the Stars and Stripes. Everyone is welcome; all that is needed is an in- terest in radio controlled fl ying. We are expecting fi ve or six profes- sional and semi-pro fl yers from Cal- ifornia, Idaho and British Colum- bia as well as local fl yers from our club and from clubs in Yuma, Lake Havasu City and Phoenix. Specta- tors are welcome to bring their own chairs or can take advantage of the spectator stands. Unfortunately, due to health regulations, we are unable to provide a lunch to the general public. Hope to see you there. Gold show planned Feb. 9-11, 2018 The 2018 Quartzsite Gold, Treasure and Craft Show promises to be the biggest one yet. The show is coming up Feb. 9-11, 9 AM to 4 PM at the QIA with daily prizes of gold nug- gets, prospecting supplies and more. $5 entrance good for all 3 days. Corporate sponsor is Tesoro Metal Detectors. Dr. Eric Melchiorre will be autographing the Quartzsite Gold Atlas Volume #3 which covers gold prospecting. The speaker's bureau will have some new twists including a round table by the experts from all over the country to answer your questions. The local 4-H kids will be running their Desert Duck Race Fundraiser daily. Watch for ads in the upcoming DES- ERT MESSENGER paper and for further information 928-927-5479.

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