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February 7, 2018 www.DesertMessenger.com 37 PROJECT FROM PAGE 19 Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews Follow on Twitter @DesertMessenger @QuartzsiteRain IRS won't call you Desert Messenger offers FREE Classifi ed Ads! Here's the small print: Items for sale under $1000. Private Party Only. 1 per month. Yard/Garage/Craft Sales, Wanted, Give-a-ways, Free, Lost & Found, etc. (non-commercial) For more information, contact Rain at 928-916-4235 or Email: Editor@DesertMessenger.com La Paz County School Superintendent, Jacque Price, has announced the following Governing Board vacancies in area school districts: • QUARTZSITE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 • SALOME CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT #30 • WENDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT #19 Arizona Revised Statutes §15-302.3 outlines the county school superin- tendent's responsibilities in fi lling a vacant governing board position. Va- cancies may be fi lled either by appointment or by a special election. Mrs. Price has determined that at this time an appointment will best meet the needs of the communities and school districts. If appointments cannot be made with qualifi ed candidates by March 30, 2018, then the vacancies will be fi lled by election in November 2018. The term of the appointment will be from the appointment date through December 31, 2018. The position will appear on the General Election Bal- lot on November 6, 2018. The appointed board member will have to run in the November 2018 election to continue on the board. All positions will be elected to a two year term, up for re-election in November 2020. To qualify as a governing board member, the applicant must have been a resident of the above named School District for at least one year prior to the appointment and must be a registered voter in the state of Arizona. Please note that according to state statute, no employee of a school dis- trict, their spouse, or another member of the employee's household may hold membership on a governing board of a school district by which they are employed. Interested citizens shall complete a Governing Board Application, available at the School District Offi ce or La Paz County Education Service Agency (ESA) Offi ce. All applications should be submitted to Jacque Price, La Paz County ESA, 1112 Joshua Ave., Suite 205, Parker, AZ 85344 no later than 5 p.m., Wednesday, February 14, 2018. Please call the La Paz County ESA at 928-669-6183, if you have questions. 3 Governing Board vacancies Tyson's Well Stage Station Museum is on Winter hours: Wed - Sun 10am-4pm The museum is full of Quartzsite History, photos, mining displays, the famous Marrying Judge his- tory, Pioneer families, Hi Jolly photos and info, Stone Village. Quartzsite Historical Society meets the 1st Wed. of the month at 2pm in the Quartzsite Library Meeting room. Membership is $10/person. To learn more visit their website at www.QuartzsiteMuseum.org or call 928-927-5229. Museum hours Complaints to Quartzsite Police Dept have increased during the last couple of years; Business owners have reached out to the chamber; Neigh- borhood Watch members shares their concerns; H & D determines the needs of Town residents in regards to public health & development. Golden-Bear stated, "The goals of the program are to fi rst to consider ev- eryone's constitutional rights; recognize Quartzsite's sensitivity to those in need; hold individuals responsible for inappropriate behavior; attempt to protect the public from unwanted panhandling and aggressive panhan- dling; and encourage community groups to unite in the Quartzsite tradi- tion of care and compassion to provide resources that empower people and families to achieve self-suffi ciency." The Public Education Campaign plans to strategize with key stakeholders within the community for fundraising options; create educational brochures providing an overview of the Panhandling Awareness Program which will contain contact info for Food Bank, Churches, and Organizations which pro- vide outreach to the community; Install signage in key business locations in town and use local radio and newspapers to educate and encourage the pub- lic to extol our generosity in a more productive and humane manner. Giving to panhandlers discourages them from seeking the services they may truly need and encourages them to keep doing what they are doing. Current economic challenges have strained local resources and local ser- vice providers rely on private donations to sustain the programs that of- fer assistance to people in need. Donating to an individual panhandler diverts that money from a program that may help many in need. 11 x 17 Posters are now available at Town Hall and the chamber offi ce, which will be distributed FREE to local businesses and organizations. To learn more visit www.QuartzsiteCares.com. "It's not a matter of giving versus not giving...but rather giving effec- tively and productively." The Internal Revenue Service is nev- er going to call you and ask for you to make a payment over the phone. They are never ever going to ask you to make a payment via gift card or wire transfer. Please keep this in mind if you receive a call from any- one asking for personal information or payment over the phone. There are far too many people falling for these scams and making payments to criminals. Don't let yourself, friends or loved ones be a victim. If someone calls you saying they're the IRS, APS or any other govern- ment/business and they're asking for payment of any kind over the phone, don't do it. No reputable source is going to ask you to make a payment via gift card or wire transfer.

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