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36 www.DesertMessenger.com February 7, 2018 UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE VFW VFW Post 769 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 305 N. Central, Quartzsite, AZ, 928-927-7697 VFW Members & Guests are encouraged to join us for these activities 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 during season) NO BREAKFAST will be served on VFW and Auxiliary meeting days (2nd Saturday each month). WEDNESDAY MORNING BREAKFAST IS Spanish omelets, Chicken Fried Steak and eggs. MONDAYS THROUGH SATURDAYS – LUNCH 11:30 am – 2:00 pm Potato Bar 4:00 – 6:00 pm -- $5.00 donation EVERY MONDAY NIGHT Potato Bar 4:00-6:00 pm. $5 donation EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT- Meat Loaf 4:00-6:00 pm $7 donation EVERY WEDNESDAY MEAT DRAW 2:30-4:30 pm Join us for live music on the Canteen Patio and Chicken Fried Steak dinner -- $9.00 donation for the dinner. 50/50 drawing. EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT IS $1.00 TACO NIGHT 4:00-7:00 pm Ta- cos, Taco Salads, more. Live music on Cantten Patio 50/50 drawing. EVERY FRIDAY – FISH NIGHT – 4:00-7:00 pm – donation $9.00 -Join us – 3:00 pm on the Patio for LIVE MUSIC. 50/50 Drawing. EVERY SATURDAY – ACE OF SPADES GAME 4:00 TO 6:00. Draw- ing at 6pm. Special Dinner will be served (TBA) beginning at 6:00pm 50/50 drawing. EVERY SUNDAY – BAR BINGO – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm WIN Prizes. First card free. Spaghetti Feed 2:00-4:00 pm. $5.00 donation FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 – AIR SHOW – 9:00 – 3:00 pm SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 – GROUND HOG RALLY AND ATV RUN 50+ MILES. Come sign up at the Post. Everyone is invited. Includes breakfast and lunch. Cost $35.00.1,000 in prizes ACE OF SPADES – 4:00 – 6:00 pm. DINNER AT 6:00 pm WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 – VALENTINE'S DAY – PRIME RIB DINNER -- $14.00 donation Make reservations early. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 – GARDEN PARTY – Noon- 2:00 pm $10.00 donation SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 – GOLF TOURNAMENT -- $40 per person – Save on a "foursome" DRAWING FOR "HENRY RIFLE". Rib Eye steak dinner (beer, wine and soft drinks) and cash Prizes included. Planning is underway for other events and will be posted and in upcoming editions . Check at the Post or on the VFW Post 769 web site for information on additional activities being planned. www.vfwpost769.org 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. 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 same locations as coupons. LEVY LIMITS AND TAXING AUTHORITIES Levy limit worksheets are done on La Paz County, fi re districts and Arizona Western College. The levy limit worksheet is based on A.R.S. 42-17054 and calculates the maxi- mum levy that a taxing authority can set based on last year's assessed valuation, current year's assessed valuation, and new construction within the county. The Assessor's offi ce also provides assessment valuations to other tax- ing authorities within the county that are used to calculate revenue requirements which are pulled from Fiscal Year 2019/2020 approved budgets for each taxing authority. The 2018 La Paz County Assessed Valuation Report will be available on our website by February 10th. We have changed the format to pro- vide more information to the tax- payer. The information includes a percentage change in valuation from last year to the current year, which affects the tax rate required to generate revenue budgeted by a tax- ing authority. This is the fi rst piece of information needed for taxing authorities to begin creating their budgets, which will be approved no later than June 30, 2018 and used to create tax rates for the 2018 tax bills which go out in September. Approximately April or May all taxing authorities will be sched- uling budget meetings. A public meeting will also be held for public comment; this is the time for a tax- payer to participate in things that affect your property tax bills. Phone numbers for each taxing authority affecting your taxes can be found on your 2017 tax bill. As always, feel free to con- tact our offi ce with any questions. You can call our offi ce at (928) 669-6165 Monday–Thursday, 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. and we will be hap- py to assist you. Anna Camacho La Paz County Assessor Assessor's Corner "We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

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