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February 21, 2018 www.DesertMessenger.com 5 Facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews • Birth • Obituary • Anniversary Place it FREE in the: Desert Messenger! 928-916-4235 Got something to share? Carol's Closet Open House Feb. 28 Welcome Back Snowbirds! QIA OFFICE OPEN 9am-12 noon Mon-Fri Please come by and pick up a schedule! QIA IS QUARTZSITE OFF ROAD HEADQUARTERS! Meet and Greet Wednesday 9am in Off Road Room • BINGO FRIDAY NIGHTS Doors open at 5pm. Early Birds at 6:30pm • CRAFT FAIR 1 ST SATURDAY 9am-1pm Yard Sale/Swap Meet in parking lot. $5/table. • DANCE SATURDAYS 7PM $4 at the door Feb. 17 Barefoot & Boots • DESERT JAM 6:30pm 1st & 3rd Thursday • MEMBERSHIP MEETING 1st Tuesday 2pm • GOSPEL JAM 6:30pm 2nd & 4th Thursday • FEB. 21 World Premiere Hi Jolly Documentary 7pm FREE! • FEB. 27 Paul Winer 2pm & 7pm $10 • MARCH 6 Joe & Bonnie 7pm SPECIAL DINNERS • St. Patty's Day March 14 w/Show Get Tickets in Advance at Offi ce 928-927-6325 235 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite Quartzsite General Store, LLC Beer & Wine Fresh Retail & Wholesale Meats Arizona Lottery & Pick Accept EBT, Debit & Credit Cards HOURS starting Feb. 26: 9am-5pm Quality Meats at VERY Affordable Prices! For all your GROCERY NEEDS & MOORE! Fresh Produce Daily! Hamburger Ground Fresh Daily! GREAT LOW PRICES! GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE! STARTS MONDAY, FEB. 26 TH ! 20% OFF everything* * except meat, deli, produce, liquor, lottery & papers 410 E. Main Street, Quartzsite • 928-927-6310 QIA Come and see the new Carol's Closet. It is located right next to Carol's Cupboard Food Bank on Moon Mountain Road. It will be an extension of the services we provide to our signed up clients and those that will need a little extra help. It will provide clothing, shoes, toiletries, blankets, towels and other basic items that we are often asked if we have. This was a dream of Carol Kelley's to be able to open such a facility some day. That day has fi nally arrived with the continued support of volunteers and the passion and drive of the coordinator, Maggie Ross. An Open House for the community has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 28, 2018 from 10:00 AM to l:00 PM. Coffee and cookies will be served. Share our pride in adding these ser- vices to what is already being done by our Food Bank in the community. The offi cial opening date for our clients will be Thursday, March 1, 2018 and will be open every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 AM to 12 Noon. Same hours as the Food Bank. Clients who wish to shop for items will have to check in with the Food Bank fi rst and then will be sent over to Carol's Closet. Items at the Closet will be FREE. In order to keep this facility open we will need continued donation items. A list of which can be obtained at the Food Bank. We can also utilize fi nancial donations designated to Carol's Cupboard through Quartzsite Food Bank.com. A new documentary takes a closer look at Hi Jolly, the Legendary Cam- el Driver who died in Quartzsite. The fi lm was produced by Egrikapı Production, written and directed by Mert Turkoglu, which is about the life of a real hero who has shaped the American history, is getting ready to meet its audience at Quartzsite, Ari- zona on Wednesday, February 21th, 2018. The highly anticipated pre- miere will be held at the Quartzsite Improvement Assoc. (QIA) starting at 7pm. This is a free event. Haci Ali is a legend, who landed in America when he was just a 22-year old Ottoman soldier in 1857. He had become famous for his magical in- fl uence on camels. Hi Jolly was the leader of the camel battalion in the U.S. Army in order to get through the challenging climate conditions in the South. Hi Jolly, which means debonair, joyous person, served the government of United States of America for 30 years. The fi lming of the documentary be- gan in Quartzsite last summer work- ing closely with Lynn Stimpson of the Quartzsite Historical Society. With a crew of 10 people for 15 days it was completed in Cappadocia, Turkey. The fi lm includes some unknown facts about Hi Jolly told by Quartzsite Mayor Norman Simpson, American history war expert Prof. Daniel Lynch, retired colonels, local residents and miners. Hi Jolly Film Premiere WED. FEB. 21

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