Quartzsite Visitor Guide 2017-18

40 YEARS IN QUARTZSITE!

ROCK & GEM SHOW January 5 - 14, 2018

SELL-A-RAMA

January 19 - 28, 2018

ART & CRAFT FAIR February 2 - 11, 2018 Quartzsite, Arizona

928-927-6364 www.TysonWells.com

TYSON WELLS MARKET CENTRE 121 W. Kuehn Street, Quartzsite

Seasonal Sales Lot For: Board Games, Tools, Clothing, Women’s Fashions, Can Food Items, Vitamins, Sock, RV Mats, Jewelry, Games, Craft Supplies, Leather Goods, Concealed Carry Permit Classes, Sunglasses, Pet Supplies, R.V. Supplies, Novelties, Kettle Corn, Ice Cream, Food Vendors

TYSON WELLS R.V. PARK & SELF STORAGE 928-927-6365

MOUNTAIN QUAIL RESTAURANT & GIFT SHOP

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Moon Mountain

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Mayor’s Welcome ........................ 6

ARIZONA DERMOTOLOGY............51

Milage & Weather ........................ 8

AZ MOBILITY SCOOTERS.............21

Churches ................................... 10

AZ PEACE TRAIL...........................11

Hi Jolly Cemetery ...................... 14

BBQ RAY.......................................17

AZ Peace Trail ............................ 16 Important Numbers .................. 18 Show Dates ............................... 20 Calendar of Events .............. 22/23 Associations............................... 24 Shows ........................................ 24 QUARTZSITE MAP ................ 26/27 Business Directory................30-37

BIG TENT........................................9 BLACK ROCK RV PARK.................15 BLUE WATER................................19 CAROLYN HARDY.........................11 CLARION INN...............................17 DAVID PLUNKETT...........................7 DENTAL LAB.................................10 DESERT GARDENS SHOW ............17 DESERT MESSENGER....................49

Vending in Quartzsite ................ 38

DOROTHY & TOTO........................12

BLM CAMPING MAP ................... 39

GENERAL STORE............................7

Directory A-Z ........................40-44

GOLD SHOW...................................8

Transit Services ......................... 45

HARDIES.........................................7

Things to See & Do .................... 46

HI JOLLY RV PARK.......................23 LA PAZ REGIONAL HOSPITAL......25 LONE STEER BBQ.........................11

COVER PHOTO by Jessika Gardner 2018 Quartzsite Visitor Guide is published by Pilot Rock Publishing Desert Messenger News Shanana RAIN Golden-Bear, Publisher All Rights Reserved © 2017-2018 Desert Messenger PO Box 3185, Quartzsite, AZ 85359 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Email: Editor@DesertMessenger.com

Be sure to check the latest events at

www.QuartzsiteCalendar.com Got an Event?

List your event FOR FREE! Service Provided by Desert Messenger

MAIN TRADING POST..................23 MONICA TIMBERLAKE.................12 MOUNTAIN QUAIL CAFÉ................3 PARK PLACE RV PARK..................12 PALEO ENTERPRISES...................15 QIA...............................................50 QIA POW WOW............................52 READERS OASIS...........................12 ROADRUNNER GEM CLUB............12 SILLY AL’S PIZZA...........................7 TEWS RV PARK.............................13 TOO CRAZY LADIES......................15 TOWN OF QUARTZSITE................20 TYSON WELLS................................2 USGRC..........................................11 WHITE ROCK REALTY..................19 YUMA REGIONAL HOSPITAL.........5

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From Quartzsite Mayor Norm Simpson Enjoy the spirit of the old West while viewing the many shades of red and blue painted puffy clouds over- looking the silhouetted purple mountains surrounding Quartzsite. This vivid picture of the Sonoran Desert’s typical sunrise or sunset is but one of the many enjoyable features of your voyage around and thru Quartzsite, Arizona.

Quartzsite has long been recognized for its unique geological treasuretrove of gems, minerals, and precious metals. It is most often referred to as the “Rock Capital of the World”. For more than 50 years vendors congregate here for their annual “Quartzsite Rock and Gem Show” where wholesale and retail dealers from around the world buy or sell, trade, or barter for this most rare and valuable commodity.

Winter visitors escaping “cabin Fever” are attracted by the warm winter days and nights and the affordability of wintering in western Arizona. RVers can choose from dry-camping at one of the several “BLM 14 Day” camping areas or stay at one of the 60 RV Parks having full utility hookups. Visitors will enjoy the “out-of-doors” attractions of the many swap meets, arts and crafts shows, or the surrounding day trips into Mexico, Lake Havasu City, Grand Canyon, or even Disneyland. Additional activities include gold mining, hiking, classic car shows, and classes in arts and crafts.

Nighttime entertainment includes the typical table games, several Bingo parlors, or the many musical jam sessions held at most RV Parks. The Quartzsite Improvement Association (Q.I.A.) hosts numerous night-time live entertainment shows. Mild winter nights allow visitors to sit around a campfire and listen to the tall-tales of some would-be or never-was cowboy lamenting of his lost youth while steaks and hamburgers grill over the campfire.

Pioneers, settlers, and prospectors have been riding the trails around Quartzsite for more than 200 years. But now, they have a brand new steed; one with a whole herd full of horsepower. The ATV in all of its forms is now able to transport riders in relative comfort. The new Arizona Peace Trail connects you to more than 750 miles of identified and marked trails, guiding you to area historic and scenic destinations. A newly printed trail Atlas with maps will guide you to your various destinations and explain their historic significance. The Atlas and maps are available from most area merchants.

Enjoy your visit to Quartzsite, Arizona. Additional information is available www.QuartzsiteAZ.org or either of our two Chambers of Commerce and Visitors Bureaus.

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Quartzsite

General Store, LLC Quality Meats

at VERY Affordable Prices!

Open Daily 8am to 6pm

410 E. Main Street, Quartzsite 928-927-6310

David Plunkett Realty Wayne & Armando 573-590-0013

wayne@davidplunkettrealty.com

A HUGE THANK YOU for the gorgeous photos!

Photos in this year’s Visitor Guide courtesy of JESSIKA GARDNER & MARK GOLDBERG Quartzsite Photographers

LY A SILPIZZAL’S If you haven’t been to Al’s You haven’t been to Quartzsite!

RESTAURANT & LOUNGE Music & Dancing

www.ColoradoRealty.com

175 . Main St., Quartzsite

www.DavidPlunkettRealty.com

928-927-5290

928-927-5585

Family owned & operated since 1987 www.SillyAlsPizza.com

HARDIES Beads & Jewelry QUALITY BEADS AND JEWELRY

American Indian Jewelry – Pottery – Beads – Supplies Gemstone Jewelry – Black Hills Gold Jewelry

1250 W. Main Street - P O Box 1920 - Quartzsite, AZ 85346 Across the street from McDonalds 928-927-6381 QuartzsiteVisitorGuide.com

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MAKE Quartzsite Your

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MILES FROM QUARTZSITE TO:

Blythe, CA Parker, AZ Cibola, AZ Lake Havasu City, AZ Yuma, AZ Buckeye, AZ Phoenix, AZ

22 36 43 74 83 102 125

Laughlin, NV Kingman, AZ Prescott, AZ Palm Springs, CA Las Vegas, NV Flagstaff, AZ Tucson, AZ

132 133 137 141 214 266 296

WEATHER AVERAGES

Annual High Temperature: 87.1 F Annual Low Temperature: 59.4 F Average Temperature: 73.25 F Average Annual Precipitation - Rainfall 5 Inches Longitude: -114.227 Latitude: 33.665 Altitude - Elevation 873 feet

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FEB. 9-11, 2018 Fri. 9-4 • Sat. 9-4 • Sun. 9-3

GOLD & Treasure SHOW Daily Drawings Metal Detectors Gold Nuggets Equipment Demonstrations Speakers Gold Panning

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QIA building 235 E. Ironwood St. Quartzsite Sponsored by Tesoro Metal Detectors, Natures Nuggets, Miners Depot, Quartzsite Chamber & Tourism & QIA

Vendors Call for Details: 928-927-5479

www.QuartzsiteAzGoldShow.com

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34th Annual Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show JANUARY 20TH - 28TH, 2018

For Exhibiting and Other Information Call

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Please call for service times

Town of Quartzsite

Town Hall 465 N. Plymouth Ave. P.O. Box 2812,Quartzsite, AZ 85346 928-927-4333 QuartzsiteAZ.org Quartzsite Town Hall has a new phone system. There are now only three phone numbers. The number of the Town Hall Offices is 928-927-4333 (including the Library, Utilities, Planning & Zoning / Community Development, and Transit Services).

When prompted, make a selection from the list of options.

DENTURES $ 350.00 per denture when purchasing an upper and lower

IMPLANT DENTURES Same Day Dentures and Custom Premium Partials and Dentures • US Military Trained with 30 plus Years Experience • 1000’s of Satisfied Customers • Extractions & Implants

by Licensed AZ Dentist

Dental Laboratory Service, LLC Call: 623-444-4013 Goodyear, AZ

http://www.DLSAZ.com

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in Quartzsite ALLIANCE CHURCH 720 W. Desert Vista, Qtz. 928-927-5332

ASSEMBLY OF GOD

655 W. Tyson St., Qtz. 928-927-5808, Pastor Bruce Swart

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY QUEEN OF PEACE MISSION

5005 Mockingbird Dr., Qtz. (3/4 mile east of ARCO) 928-927-3418 Padre Richard Kusugh, V.C. www.SacredHeartParker.comeze.com

CHURCH OF ISAIAH 58 100 Moon Mountain. Rd, Qtz. 928-927-3124

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Riggles Road, Qtz. 928-927-6080

COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH OF QUARTZSITE

375 E. Sunrise, Qtz. 928-927-5035

COVENANT LUTHERAN CHURCH 270 E. Cowell St., Qtz. 928-927-4113

MISSION BAUTISTA DE QUARTZSITE 100 N. Kofa Ave. Qtz, Pastor German 760-703-5063

QUARTZSITE CHURCH OF CHRIST 76 S. Emelia Street, Qtz. 909-478-4753 or 909-795-5645

QUARTZSITE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 30 Church St., Qtz. 928- 927-5860

SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH Kofa St., Qtz. 928-927-5860

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Carolyn Hardy, Realtor

Cell: 928-916-8469 928-927-ROCK(7625)

ArizonaPeaceTrail.org

Residential, Land, Commercial www.WhiteRockRealty.com Carolyn@WhiteRockRealty.com

LOT FOR LEASE - 5 ACRES

Available October thru March Take all or part Next to Carl’s Jr. on W. Main Street, Quartzsite Great Exposure! Utilities.

Contact Elliott Glasser 602-620-3999

Lone Steer BBQ

Tyson Well’s Centre Across from K B Tools

Stop in and say hi to Lyle and Maria GREAT FOOD!

DAILY SPECIALS!

OPEN DAILY!

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Dorothy & Toto’s Ice Cream Shoppe & Monica Timberlake, Realtor

Cell: 928-916-4120 928-927-ROCK(7625)

Residential, Land, Commercial www.WhiteRockRealty.com

205 W. Main St. Quartzsite

in front of D & B Leather, next to Silly Al‛s

LOTS OF PARKING

Drive up Kettle Corn Indoor & Outdoor Seating

REAL Hand Dipped ICE CREAM Cones & Sundaes Shakes & Malts

Monica@WhiteRockRealty.com

READER’S O ASIS BOOKS MUST SEE ATTACTION! Ask Paul to play boogie blues on the piano!

UNIQUE BOOKSTORE EXPERIENCE! 690 E. MAIN • QUARTZSITE

200,000 TITLES NEW/USED/RARE 928-927-6551

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Tyson St.

Tews & Date Palm RV Park 1360 N. Moon Mountain, Quartzsite A warm, friendly invite to those 55 & up. Bring your family pet with you and call our RV Park Home. We have large pull-thru and back-in spaces in quiet, peaceful surroundings with 30 amp or 50 am full hookups.

Rentals are available by the season or annually with a 3-month minimum stay.

Amenities: Club House, Laundry Room, Library, Big Screen TV, 2 BBQ Areas with Picnic Tables, Mail Services & Showers.

Walking distance to churches, 1/4 mile from emergency services, Urgent Care & Air Med. Easy access to Hwy. 95 North & South to Las Vegas, Parker, Yuma & Mexico.

I-10 is nearby with easy access East to Phoenix. or West to Los Angeles.

Quartzsite Shuttle Service is available by phone request. 928-927-4333 Please call for reservations as this will ensure you a space during the busy winter months.

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Moon Moutnain

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MAIN ST.

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Arizona’s adventure with camels began in 1855 when Jefferson Davis, then secretary of war and later president of the Confederacy, was sold on the idea of impor�ng camels to build and travel on a wagon road through the Southwest.

A buyer was dispatched to the Middle East where he bought 33 then loaded them on a ship modified to accommodate their bulk and sailed to Indianola, Texas. Another batch of 44 of the beasts followed. Authori�es sent to the Middle East for men who spoke camel, and that’s where Hadji Ali comes into the story. The famed camel driver was born Philip Tedro, a Greek born in Syria. He converted to Islam and made a pilgrimage to Mecca, hence his first name, Hadji Ali. He and another camel driver, Yiorgos Caralambo (who came to be called Greek George) were hired to teach the soldiers how to deal with the animals. Soldiers couldn’t pronounce Hadji Ali, and he became known as Hi Jolly. The camels were a great success. They could carry two or three �mes as much as Army mules. They could go without water for much longer than could horses or mules, and most of the desert forage was fine with them.

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But the Civil War intervened, Jefferson Davis changed jobs, and without his support the project was abandoned. Some of the camels were sold; others escaped into the wild. Hi Jolly bought two of them and operated a freight route between the Colorado River and the mining towns of eastern Arizona for two years.

In 1880, he became a U.S. ci�zen, started calling himself Philip Tedro and married Gertrudis Serna of Tucson. When he re�red, he moved to Quartzsite and prospected around the region using a mule.

He died in 1902. The camels thrived for a while, but eventually died out. However, as late as the 1930s and 1940s there were unsubstan�ated reports of camels spotted in the wild. One story was that of the Red Camel, which roamed the desert with a headless human skeleton on its back.

Entrance to Hi Jolly Monument is off Kofa, 1 block north of West Main Street.

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28 Years in Quartzsite!

COME SEE US AT TYSON WELLS THIS YEAR! ALL 3 SHOWS!

Your one stop shopping for Quartzsite Souvenirs!

NEW PRODUCTS! Q Camel Coffed Mugs & Travel Cups! Engraved Badges, Name Tags, License Plates, Pet Tags, and Whatever You Can Think of!

NO JOB IS TOO SMALL! Bulk Zip-Top Bags, Signs, Lapel Pins, More!

ORDER ONLINE TOO! www.TooCrazyLadies.com

575-525-0141

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20 YEARS IN QUARTZSITE!

“Where True stands for quality”

Quality Merchandise at Fair Prices!

Douglas & Jeanette True Owners

We’ve Got Rocks!

Come and See Them!

• Moldavite YE11 ARS Same • Kunzite Location!

• Tourmaline • Faceted Stones • Decorator Specimens • Native American Legal Artifacts • Slabs • Cabs • Carvings N

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Main St.

W. Kuehn

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Explore the new Arizona Peace Trail, a loop system of off-highway trails from Yuma to Bullhead City.

The Arizona Peace Trail concept was developed in 2014 to negotiate the difficulties of establishing a trail through the area. A non-Profit corporation was formed and members began working with agencies to ensure the trail system is ecologically sound. Their mission is to develop a loop trail system utilizing existing trails and roads in Western Arizona connecting Bullhead City to Yuma and assist the land managers in maintaining the trail system.

Working with City, County, State and Federal Agencies to keep the desert roads and trails open for public use.

The 750 mile trail uses only existing roads and trails.

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Experience dramatic landscape changes associated with elevations from 170 ft.- 7070 ft. Travel throughout the most beautiful rolling desert, scattered with 1000’s of tall Saguaro cactus and red ock landscapes, windy sand washes, narrow canyons and mountain passes. The Arizona Peace Trail is full of excitement with fun terrain variations, picturesque landscapes, historical sites/facts and vast variety of plants and wildlife throughout. The wildlife seen can be incredible! A large buck with a full rack, a variety of birds including a large brown spotted hawk and wild burros to name a few.

The Arizona Peace Trail system is ideal for a day trip to explore a particular area ... or to plan an overnight ... or even a several day exploration!

Each leg gives a completely different variety of eco-systems and an awesome array of terrain.

For more information, please visit their new website: www.ArizonaPeaceTrail.org.

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AWARD WINNIN G BBQ!

BBQ RAY’S

TYSON WELLS

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Showgrounds

Hot Breakfast Bistro On-Site • Free WiFi Guest Laundry Room Just 20 minutes from Quartzsite!

900 W Hobsonway, Blythe, CA 92225

760-922-9000

Sinc8e 199

DESERT GARDENS ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL

8-5 daily

ROCK, GEM & MINERAL SHOW January 1st thru February

F O O D

(After Feb. 10, Vendors are Transitional)

AUCTION! Tuesdays 5pm

LIVE MUSIC Thursdays 6-8pm

Need Information?

PREFERRED PASTRIES French Pastry with an American Twist

Pastries Baked on Site Asian Fusion Food Greek Food BBQ Biscuits & Gravy Ice Cream

Listen to KBUX 96.5 for our updated specials

1050 Kuehn Street Quartzsite, AZ 85346 623-606-0053 QuartzsiteVisitorGuide.com

Dennis Kuehl 623-606-0053

Email: dgshowgrounds @gmail.com DesertGardensRVpark.net

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  LPRH URGENT CARE AZ COUNSELING & TREATMENT SERVICES 928-669-7443 928-376-0220 ext 7079 QUARTZSITE MAGISTRATE COURT APS - ELECTRIC 928-927-7477 800-333-4815 • 602-371-7171 PALO VERDE HOSPITAL BLYTHE AMBULANCE -NON EMERGENCY ONLY 760-922-4115 928-927-4911 PARKER PIONEER NEWS AZ MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION 928-669-2275 800-251-5866 • 928-669-2143 POST OFFICE ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE 928-927-6323 928-927-8299 QUARTZSITE BUSINESS CHAMBER BUREAU OF LAND 928-927-9321 MANAGEMENT (BLM) - YUMA OFFICE QUARTZSITE CHAMBER & TOURISM 928-317-3200 928-927-5200 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES QUARTZSITE FIRE DEPARTMENT 928-669-8759 928-927-6556 DESERT MESSENGER NEWS QUARTZSITE LANDFILL 928-916-4235 928-916-1253 EVE’S PLACE HOTLINE QUARTZSITE LIBRARY 844-301-7908 Mon-Thur 9-8, Fri 9-5 928-927-4333 FOOD BANK QUARTZSITE PLANNING & ZONING DEPT. 928-927-5003 928-927-4414 LA PAZ COUNTY ASSESSOR QUARTZSITE POLICE DEPARTMENT 928-669-6165 911 Emergencies LA PAZ COUNTY DISPATCH 928-927-4644 - Non-Emergency Non-Emergency 928-669-2281 QUARTZSITE SCHOOL DISTRICT LA PAZ COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. 928-927-5500 928-669-1100 QUARTZSITE SENIOR APARTMENTS LA PAZ COUNTY JP COURT 4 928-927-4410 928-927-6313 QUARTZSITE SENIOR CENTER LA PAZ COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT. 928-927-6496 928-669-2281 QUARTZSITE TIMES NEWS LA PAZ COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 800-398-7193 928-669-6134 QUARTZSITE TOWN HALL LA PAZ COUNTY SUPERVISORS 928-927-4333 928-669-6115 THE SALVATION ARMY LA PAZ MEDICAL SERVICES 928-927-3636 928-927-8747 TDS TELEPHONE LA PAZ REGIONAL HOSPITAL (LPRH) 877-837-8372 928-669-9201

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QUARTZSITE ROTARY CLUB PRESENTS ANNUAL CASINO NIGHTS Sat. Dec. 2, 2017 & Sat. Feb. 10, 2018 6-10pm Riggles RV Event Center, 240 N. Riggles Ave. A super fun evening of Black Jack, Texas Holdem, Beer, Wine, Food & Raffle! Proceeds benefit Food Bank & Rotary Programs. For info Dennis E. Kuehl (623) 606-0053 or Violet Kiss (760) 415-2021

Residential Land Commercial

Steve Schue Broker

Other Locations: Lake Havasu City & Mesa, Arizona

928-927-ROCK(7625) Located Downtown at 60 W. Main Street, Quartzsite Right Next to the Main Post Office and the In-Town Pharmacy

Much More Listings at www.WhiteRockRealty.com

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      Tyson Wells Market Centre Oct. - March Hi Ali Swap Meet Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 Greasewood Park & Sell Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 Quartzsite Show Grounds Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 The Main Event Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 Quartzsite Market Place Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 Desert Gardens Show Grounds Jan. 1 - Feb. 28 Prospector’s Panorama Dec. 1 - Mid March

Tyson Wells Rock & Gem Show Jan. 5 - 14, 2018 52ND Annual QIA Pow Wow Gem & Mineral Show Jan. 17 -21, 2018 Tyson Wells Sell-A-Rama Jan. 19- 28, 2018 Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show (Big Tent) Jan. 20 - 28, 2018 Tyson Wells Arts & Crafts Show Feb. 2- 11, 2018 Gold, Treasure & Craft Show QIA Feb. 9 - 11, 2018

QuartzsiteCalendar.com • Dog Park • Disc Golf • Skate Park • RC Air Strip UARTZSITE • Snack Shack • RC Auto Track • Baseball Field • Community Center • Metal Detecting Area • Pavilion & Dance Slab • Children’s Playground • Hiking - Exercise Trails • Celia’s Rainbow Gardens

Get out there and Enjoy your park!

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MOBILITY SCOOTER CENTERS

Let’s Get Moving!

480-250-3378 PRESCOTT VALLEY 8172 Hw. 69 Prescott Valley, AZ 86317 928-221-1267

LAKE HAVASU CITY 911 N. Lake Havasu Ave. #107 Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403 928-221-2370

SUN CITY 9420 W. Bell Road, #103 Sun City, AZ 85351

QUARTZSITE 360 E. Main Street Quartzsite, AZ 85346

www.ArizonaMobilityScooters.com

In 2009 then Mayor Wes Huntley made a proclamation declaring the Town of Quartzsite the “Rock Capital of the World.”

Quartzsite is well-known for its many gem and mineral shows and year-round vendors of rocks, geodes, and treasures.

Mines surround the area, and rock landscaping or “hardscape” is commonplace in snowbird yards. Rockhounding is a favorite winter pastime, and there are organizations, such as the Roadrunner Gem and Mineral Club and the Quartzsite Metal Detecting Club, that have hunts, classes, club meetings and events. www.QuartzsiteAZ.org

Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club

What’s all the Fun About?

• It’s about going out on desert trips (rock hounding, ATV & 4 x 4) • It’s about learning skills through 12 different classes (faceting, lapidary, silversmith, more) • It’s about great facilities (5 different fully equipped shops)

It’s about a very fun time with a great club!

Come join the fun!

Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club 65 Ironwood, PO Box 338 Quartzsite, AZ 85346

928-927-6363 www.qrgmc.org

WORKING TOGETHER

For a Better Community

Quartzsite Business

Chamber of Commerce Come in and say “Hello!”

Get all the information you need to get around town!

• Points of Interest • Things to See & Do

1240 W MAIN STREET

We know you’ll enjoy our town!

Winter Hours: Mon-Fri 10-4

110 W. MAIN STREET, QUARTZSITE

(across from McDonald’s) Quartzsite, AZ

928-927-5200

928-927-9321

www.QzChamber.com

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INFORMATION CENTRAL!!

www.QuartzsiteTourism.com

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Hi Jolly RV Park

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For updates visit www.QuartzsiteCalendar.com SEPTEMBER 2017

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Native American Days Fair, Pow Wow, Expo......................Parker - CRIT CRIT Native American Days Parade...................................Parker - CRIT Dick Wick Hall Days............................... Salome - McMullen Valley CofC Red Ribbon Parade & BBQ ........................Bouse - Bouse Annual Event Red Ribbon Week..........................................................................Parker Halloween Festival ..................................Quartzsite - Community Center 300 Parker Enduro...............................Parker BlueWater Casino Resort Halloween Trunk or Treat ..................................................Quartzsite DG

NOVEMBER 2017

Old Time Fiddlers Jamboree...................Salome - McMullen Valley CofC Rotary Day ................................................................................Quartzsite Another Dam Race Paddle Boarding ...............................................CRIT VFW Veterans Day Ceremony........................................Quartzsite - Park VFW Freedom Festival...................................................Quartzsite - VFW Spaghetti Dinner Celia’s Rainbow Gardens.....................Quartzsite - QIA Bouse Founders Days...............................................Bouse Annual Event GFWC Womens Club Christmas Bazaar..Salome McMullen Valley CofC Chili & Cornbread Feed ...............Quartzsite-Tyson Wells Show Grounds Thanksgiving Dinner.........................................................Quartzsite - QIA Thanksgiving Day Pot Luck ..........................Bouse -Bouse Booster Club Santa’s Workshop Craft Show ....Quartzsite-Tyson Wells Show Grounds Rock Club Musical.............................................................Quartzsite QIA

DECEMBER 2017

Christmas Bazaar....................................................Bouse - Booster Club VFW Chick............................... ......................Quartzsite - VFW Post 769 Wenden Chihuaha Festival & Blues Concert........McMullen Valley CofC Rotary Club Monte Carlo Night ...........................................Quartzsite Soup & Chowder Festival ..........................................Quartzsite - QIA Operation Hero Comfort Auction ...............................Quartzsite - QIA Christmas Light Parade.............Quartzsite - Main Street to Town Hall Indian HIlls Craft Fair.........................Salome - McMullen Valley CofC Kids Benefit Dance ....................................................Quartzsite - QIA Christmas Dinner........................................................Quartzsite - QIA Christmas Day Potluck Dinner................Bouse - Bouse Booster Club New Year’s Eve Dances.....................Quartzsite QIA & Senior Center

JANUARY 2018

Jan-Feb Authors Fair...............................................................Readers Oasis 4-14 Rock & Gem Show..........................Quartzsite -Tyson Wells Showgrounds 6 Hi Jolly Daze Parade.............................................Quartzsite - Town Park 6-7 Parker 250..............Parker Annual Event BITD/BlueWater Casino Resort

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JANUARY 2018 (con’t)

Dolan Ellis - AZ State Ballader.........................................Quartzsite - QIA Art Guild Annual Show.....................................Quartzsite - Senior Center New Christie Minstrels Show 2 & 7 pm............................Quartzsite - QIA Old Time Fiddlers....................................Salome - McMullen Valley CofC 52nd QIA POW WOW Gem & Mineral Show...................Quartzsite - QIA Sell-A-Rama...............................Quartzsite - Tyson Wells Show Grounds Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show.........Quartzsite - The BIG TENT 21st Annual QuartzFest AARL Convention....................Quartzsite MP 99

Paul Winer Concert 2 & 7 pm...........................................Quartzsite - QIA Explore the Trails of La Paz Co. Show Me Ride..............McMullen Valley Hardshell Harmony Concert.............................................Quartzsite - QIA Rock Club Musical..........................................................Quartzsite QIA Escapees Geocaching Rally..................................................Quartzsite

FEBRUARY 2018

Parker 425 presented by Impact..Parker BITD/BlueWater Casino Resort Quilt Show..........................................................Quartzsite Senior Center Desert Brushes Art Show.......................Bouse - Desert Brushes Art Club Laughing Bird Concert.....................................................Quartzsite - QIA Desert Flyers RC Fly In...........................................Quartzsite Town Park Gold Show ......................................................................Quartzsite - QIA Rotary Club Monte Carlo Night .......................................Quartzsite ATV Ground Hog Run ....................................Quartzsite - VFW Post 769 Brenda Quilt Show................ ...............................................Brenda Camp Bouse Dedication ....................................Bouse CofC and VFW Camp Bouse Guided Tour .......................Bouse CofC & Bouse Boosters Wade Hammond Valentine Dinner/Show.........................Quartzsite - QIA Bouse Hills Muzzle Loaders Rendevous.......Bouse Hills Muzzle Loaders Explore the Trails of La Paz Co. Show Me Ride............................Brenda Genies in the Desert Geneology Workshop .......................Bouse Genies Bernie & Red Concert......................................................Quartzsite - QIA Southwestern Art Show Roundup.............................................Quartzsite A Walk in the Past Historic Pageant.................................Quartzsite - QIA VFW Garden Party...........................................................Quartzsite VFW VFW Masters Tough Golf Tournament.............................Quartzsite VFW Paul Winer Concert 2 & 7 pm...........................................Quartzsite - QIA

MARCH 2018

VIP Golf Tournament.........................Salome - McMullen Valley CofC Poker Run/Quilt Show/Golf Tournament....Salome - McMullen Valley La Paz County Fair ....................Parker - La Paz County Fairgrounds St. Patrick’s Day Dinner/Fundraiser...........................Quartzsite - QIA Arizona Outback Spring Fiddlefest.............Salome - McMullen Valley Explore the Trails of La Paz Co. Show Me Ride................Quartzsite-QIA

APRIL 2018

VFW All Fool’s Poker Run Rally..........................................Quartzsite Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series...............................Parker - CRIT QuartzsiteVisitorGuide.com

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The Following List Provided by Town of Quartzsite Business License Directory AA & AL-ANON No Name Alano Club Of Quartzsite.................907-440-6419 ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING Ironwood Accounting, LLC .............................928-927-8543 ADVERTISING - BILLBOARD - SIGNS Del Outdoor Advertising, Inc...... .......................928-343-1135 Lamar Advertising of Laughlin/Bullhead...... .... 928-754-1601 Parker Outdoor, Inc....... .................................. 509-888-6633 Pearson’s Sign Co. ..........................................602-272-9461 Penn Neon Sign Co. Inc...... ............................ 928-782-2501 Signs Plus........................................................ 928-772-4070 AGGREGATE PRODUCTION & TRUCKING Mineral Aggregate Recycling Services.............928-923-8650 AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING Absolute Mechanical L.L.C...............................480-283-5163 Air Central Heating & Cooling, Inc....................928-329-7384 Ambient Edge Heating & A/C...........................928-718-1017 Glenn Johnson Cooling & Heating...................760-922-0863 Liberty Cooling & Heating, Inc..........................602-470-9950 Samons Air Conditioning, Inc...........................928-855-3302 Timer Refrigeration .......................................... 928-210-7203 AIR MEDICAL FLIGHTS Tristate Care Flight, LLC..................................928-704-7025 ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES REPAIR SERVICE Qtz Powersports ..............................................928-662-8198 ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES Lois Alternative Therapies ...............................928-216-7069

AUTO DETAILING Silva Detailing .................................................928-259-0117 Van’s Mobile Repair.........................................928-785-2042 AUTO, RV & TRUCK REPAIR Best Auto, RV & Truck Repair .........................928-927-8787 AUTO WASH Golden Auto Spa ............................................ 928-916-9812 AWNINGS/SCREENS/SHUTTERS Blackrock Construction ................................... 928-916-0527 Desert Awning / Dt Rolling Shutters, Screens & Awnings..... ........................................................................ 928-669-2817 Interstate Carports Corp. ................................ 951-654-1750 J & S Covers, Inc. ........................................... 928-927-4220 Superior Awning Inc........................................ 928-726-0331 BACKFLOW TEST & REPAIR Accurate Backflow Testing & Repair, Inc .........520-977-4811 Andy’s Repair...................................................928-669-0450 Bruno, Joseph L. ............................................928-916-4965 Bush’s Backflow ..............................................760-574-9601 Metering Services ...........................................480-894-0200 M.T.P. Plumbing, LLC......................................928-920-9118 BAKERY Quartzsite Bakery, The ...................................928-927-5794 Sweet Darlene’s Restaurant & Bakery, Inc. .... 928-927-9338 BANKING Horizon Community Bank ...............................928-927-7660

AMBULANCE SERVICE River Medical, Inc.............................................928-855-4104

BEAUTY SALONS Cactus Curlers Beauty Salon .........................928-927-5400 Headhunters II ................................................928-927-3543 Quartzsite Beauty Salon .................................928-927-6664

AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS American Indian Arts Exposition.......................520-622-4100

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES Arizona Counseling & Treatment Svs..............928-376-0220

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES Burt & Billie’s Swapmeet..................................760-367-1817 Rush Signs & Antique Alley ............................. 360-961-3866

BICYCLE REPAIR & PARTS Bill’s Bicycle Shop, LLC ..................................307-710-5755 Mark’s RV & Bicycle Repair ............................928-916-3500

APARTMENTS Las Casas De Quartzsite ................................ 928-927-4410 Quartzsite Senior Apartments..........................928-927-4410

BOOKS, MUSIC, ARTS & GIFTS Reader’s Oasis Books .................................... 928-927-6551

AUTO PARTS ACCESSORIES/ PAINTS D & L Auto Parts ..............................................928-927-5484

BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES Ries Consulting ..............................................406-321-0139 United Analysts ...............................................202-430-4923

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CAMPGROUNDS - SEE RV PARKS CANDLE SALES Candles by Emma ..........................................928-916-4575

CARPET CLEANING/REPAIR / INSTALLATION Collier’s Corner................................................928-927-7468 M.D. Carpet Cleaning......................................520-255-9081 CATERING/MOBILE FOOD CONCESSIONS Am-To-Da-Ber Concessions............................480-231-0918 Lone Steer BBQ...............................................928-580-6758 Snackshack .....................................................928-287-7504 CELL SITE CONSTRUCTION/RENTAL ATS/PCS, LLC (American Tower..................845-356-8390x2 Becon Construction Co., Inc. ..........................520-743-6087 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Quartzsite Business Chamber Of Commerce..928-927-9321 Quartzsite Chamber & Tourism........................928-927-5200 CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES Quartzsite Chiropractic ...................................928-533-4588 COMMERCIAL PIPE CLEANING SERVICE Pro-Tec Environmental, Inc. ............................602-499-1000 COMPUTER REPAIR SERVICES PC Ace Computer Repair ................................208-293-7281 Quartzsite Computer .......................................602-616-8338 Quartzsite WiFi LLC ........................................928-927-5592 CONTRACTORS - ASPHALT/RESURFACING/ PAVING//SLURRY SEAL Pilot West Corporation ....................................928-247-5805 T & C Seal Coating Inc. ..................................623-932-3303 CONTRACTOR - ELECTRICAL Commercial Solar Electric................................928-927-4551 Countywide Electric, Inc. .................................928-642-4743 D M C Electric, Inc. .........................................602-501-2623 Diamond Electric .............................................760-922-8139 Hilo Energy Systems, LLC ..............................928-201-3699 J & S Electric LLC ...........................................928-669-9454 La Paz Electric, Inc. ........................................928-669-6440 Nicholas Hawkins Electric ...............................928-927-6716 Nauroth Electric ..............................................602-403-6661 O & M Electrical Services, Inc..........................928-581-6595 Specialty Electric .............................................928-783-3086 Swisher Electrical Services..............................928-575-7295 Voltage Electric LLC........................................928-341-3480

CONTRACTOR -FUEL STATION Jones Covey Group, Inc....................................888-972-7581 Rick’s Station Maintenance.............................928-453-7593

CONTRACTOR - GENERAL APEX Imaging Services..................................909-593-9539 Barnett’s Quality Contracting, Scotty’s Urethane Foam Roofing .......................................................928-916-0322 Beach Products ..............................................602-272-6754 Blue River Construction, LLC..........................770-953-3133 Campbell’s Affordable Fence Inc.....................928-257-9636 D. B. Builders, Inc. ..........................................928-927-5522 D.T. Construction L.L.C. .................................623-570-1431 Desert Steel Builders L.L.C...............479-885-1258 ext. 218 DWH Construction ..........................................602-757-6595 Foote Enterprises ............................................928-927-8811 Grey Mountain Construction, LLC ..................623-687-5529 Junior Construction, LLC.................................928-580-5560 Kear Civil Corporation .....................................623-580-1100 Kinney Construction Services, Inc ..................928-779-2820 Klondyke Construction L.L.C...........................623-580-5440 Kool Kovers ....................................................928-684-5665 M. Anderson Construction ..............................520-887-0823 MTE Construction ...........................................928-726-6882 Nelson Digging Services L.L.C........................928-669-2565 Pilot Travel Centers LLC .................................865-474-2857 R G Quality Construction, Inc..........................580-574-3750 River Impact Construction, Inc........................951-317-1524 Rock Solid Construction .................................602-920-0935 Roman Construction, Inc.................................928-453-7520 Ron Bayley Construction ................................206-621-8884 Silvertip Enterprises.........................................928-636-1889 Specialties Company Group L.L.C..................623-582-2385 Stewart Solutions Inc. .....................................480-390-5182 Superior Awning Inc.........................................928-726-0331 Vito’s Construction ..........................................928-916-0556 Westerner Products of Yuma ..........................928-783-2191 Yuma Valley Contractors, Inc...........................928-782-1801 CONTRACTOR - PLUMBING CB Plumbing....................................................760-922-6550 Lusk Plumbing.................................................760-922-8486 Ray’s Repair....................................................928-669-2426 CONTRACTOR - ROOFING Canyon State Enterprises................................928-757-9003 CONTRACTOR - UTILITIES / PAVING Pilot West Corporation.....................................928-247-5805 Tri-Sun’s Engineering, Inc...............................928-855-6236

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CONVENIENCE STORE / GAS / DIESEL/FUEL 76 Quik Chek Market.....................................928-927-5642 ARCO AMPM...................................................602-225-0675 Chevron Shay Oil Main St...............................928-927-6320 Chevron Shay Oil Riggles...............................928-927-4000 Love’s Country Store #286..............................928-927-8570 Mobile Mart......................................................928-927-7466 Pilot Travel Center #328..................................928-927-7777 Quartzsite Petro Group L.L.C..........................602-225-0675 CRAFT STORE Joyce’s Craft Supply........................................928-927-6722 DELIVERY SERVICE Wilson Pickup & Delivery Service....................951-403-3358 Honeysuckles Pick-Up & Delivery Svc............928-446-3660 DIESEL REPAIR Dave’s Diesel Diagnostic Service ...................605-999-0720

DOG & CAT GROOMING Cindy’s Small Dog Grooming ..........................928-927-5234 Hollywood Pets ...............................................218-426-5317 La Paws Dog Grooming..................................928-216-1527 DRILLING & WATER SYSTEMS AZCA Drilling & Pump, Inc...............................928-923-9118 Weber Water Resources, LLC.........................480-961-1141 DRY CAMP Texas BBQ RV Park........................................928-927-4077 DVD RENTALS UNMANNED KIOSK Redbox Automated Retail, LLC.......................928-927-6067

FIRE PROTECTION, SALES & SERVICE ALARM SYSTEMS A P Fire Protection LLC...................................623-772-5344 Arizona West Fire & Safety LLC......................928-505-0200 Cintas Fire Protection......................................513-701-2061 Easy Out Fire & Safety....................................928-259-9744 Lake Havasu Fire Protection...........................928-505-7787 Metro Fire Equipment Inc................................480-464-0509 Ultimate Fire Protection...................................623-236-3900 Verde Fire & Safety, Inc. .................................928-567-2547

FLOWERS AND PLANTS Cactus Ranch Flowers....................................928-225-6100 FROZEN FOOD HOME DELIVERY Fancy Foods ...................................................928-756-7684 Schwan’s Home Service, Inc...........................507-537-8848 GENERAL MAINTENANCE & HOME REPAIR Roadrunner Maintenance................................928-916-9812 GOLD/PROSPECTING/MINING Miner’s Depot .................................................928-927-7150 Nature’s Nuggets LLC.....................................435-730-3388 Not Yours Mine Mining.....................................707-391-4033 GOLD SHOW PROMOTIONS Quartzsite AZ Gold Show LLC ........................928-927-5479 GRAVEL & EXCAVATION Don Richardson Excavation Inc......................208-255-6058

EMBROIDERY - T-SHIRTS, CAPS Quartzsite Cap & Embroidery..........................928-927-5588

GROCERY STORES Roadrunner Market .........................................928-927-6326 Quartzsite General Store ................................928-927-6310 Big Market L.L.C..............................................928-927-5432

ELECTRICAL SUBCONTRACTOR Corbin’s Electric ..............................................602-794-6013

GUN SALES Colorado River Armory.....................................714-720-3292

ENGINEERING SERVICES Atkins North America, Inc................................813-282-7275

HANDYMAN SERVICES Braswell Welding.............................................928-580-3776 Bud’s Desert Handyman Services...................928-583-3905 Carl’s RV & Handyman....................................425-422-0474 Charles M. Clinkenbeard.................................406-241-3701 Cifuentes, George...........................................928-916-8965 Gebera, Lawrence...........................................928-273-3719 Handyman Service..........................................510-714-7241 Jack’s Handyman Svs.....................................928-927-7108 Mill Enterprises................................................406-370-7975

ENGINEERING -GEOTECHNICAL Earth Systems, Inc..........................................760-345-1588 FENCING Campbell’s Affordable Fence Inc.....................928-257-9636

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HANDYMAN SERVICES (con’t) R.J.K................................................................928-345-5616 Robert Cleveland’s Handyman Service...........928-916-3109 Spotted Dog Services .....................................254-631-1771 Viele, Gerald K.................................................928-927-4260 Zenon..............................................................480-213-4685

LANDSCAPING - YARD MAINTENANCE JSA Company ................................................928-344-1667 Limb Landscape & Water Co. Inc...................801-597-8135 NJN Enterprises, LLC.....................................360-635-1367 Ridgeway Farms ............................................907-252-6780 Sonoran Landscape........................................928-679-3038

HARDWARE Herb’s Hardware, Inc.......................................928-927-6587

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HERBS & SPICES Skinner Farms.................................................928-927-5588 HOME BAKED GOODS Carrollynn’s Confections..................................509-209-4687 HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE, NURSING CARE Desert Angels Hospice Care...........................928-575-7254 Med-Link Home Health & Hospice..................951-818-9898 Quartzsite Home Care Assistance..................928-927-3566 HOUSE CLEANING SERVICE Sylvia’s House Cleaning..................................928-927-3025 Desert Sunshine Housekeeping......................760-780-6100 ICE CREAM Dorothy & Toto’s..............................................616-402-1658 Dairy Queen Pilot Travel Center #328.............928-927-7777 JJ’s .................................................................425-418-2111 INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES - CLOTHES A & B Supply....................................................928-453-3185 INTERNET SERVICES Hi Jolly Internet................................................406-465-8823 JANITORIAL & CLEANING SERVICES Broom Efficient Cleaning, The.........................760-922-2766 Frequency Janitorial .......................................928-581-2331 Sylvia’s House Cleaning..................................928-927-3025 JERKY Daniel’s Best Jerky..........................................928-669-0026 JEWELRY STORES/ SUPPLIES/REPAIR Derickson’s Jewelry & Repair..........................928-927-6769 Designing Images............................................209-484-8686 Hardies Beads & Jewelry Inc...........................928-927-6381 Hwy 50-95 Rock Shop.....................................775-781-2047 Main Trading Post, The....................................586-530-3785 Nature’s Nuggets LLC.....................................435-730-3388 NJN Enterprises, LLC......................................360-635-1367 Ram Jewelry....................................................623-229-6029 Spirit Arts.........................................................970-903-3110 Sunwest Silver Company, Inc..........................505-401-8296 Turquoise Owl, The.........................................928-927-4246

LAUNDROMATS Main Street Laundromat..................................928-927-4163 Palm Plaza Laundromat..................................360-442-0058 Rv’s-4-Less/The Corner Laundromat..............559-822-7848 LEATHER D & B Leather..................................................928-927-4077 LOCKSMITHS C & B Lock & Key............................................928-927-6589 MAILBOX & OFFICE SERVICES Ironwood Outpost............................................928-927-8543 MAIL FORWARDING BCM Mail And Ship .........................................928-927-4213 MASSAGE THERAPY Sandy’s Massage Therapy..............................928-916-9790 MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL Wessel Mechanical .........................................602-434-1908 MEDICAL - DERMATOLOGY Arizona Dermatology.....................................(928) 927-4060 MEDICAL FACILITIES La Paz Medical Services - Qtz........................928-927-8747 Quartzsite Medical Clinic.................................928-927-6552 MEDICAL SERVICE - CARDIOLOGY IMS Cardiology Sonoran Heart PLC................928-927-6105 MOBILE/ MFG HOME SALES/SERVICE/SET UP Blackrock Construction....................................928-916-0527 Blue Diamond Home & RV .............................928-344-8155 Desert Gardens Mobile Homes Sales.............928-927-5555 Desert Home Installers, LLC...........................928-580-9374 D.T. Construction L.L.C...................................623-570-1431 Don Brewer Mobile Home Service..................602-978-4940 Gleeson Mobile Home Svs..............................480-497-5435 Foothills Home Installers, LLC.........................928-342-2203 Junior Construction, LLC.................................928-580-5560 L.O.T.W., LLC..................................................602-370-1890 P.J.H. Contractors............................................214-762-1658 Skaggs Trucking..............................................928-446-9819

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OFFICE SUPPLIES & SERVICES Ironwood Outpost ...........................................928-927-8543 Quiet Times.....................................................928-927-8081

MOBILE AUTO/RV WASH Golden Auto Spa.............................................928-916-9812 Buds Suds.......................................................928-750-9660

PEST CONTROL SERVICE Eliminator Pest Control, Inc. ...........................928-916-4424 Open Range Pest Control...............................928-916-4410 Parker Pest Control.........................................928-669-2207

MOBILE TIRE SERVICE Ace Tire And Automotive, Llc...........................760-278-4793 MOTELS Stage Coach....................................................928-927-8161 Super 8 Motel of Quartzsite.............................928-927-8080 Yacht Club Motel..............................................928-927-5628

PETROLEUM SERVICES Rick’s Station Maintenance.............................928-453-7593 Petro West Inc.................................................435-634-9557 PHARMACY Intown Pharmacy.............................................928-927-5300

MURALS AND GRAPHICS Spence Art .........................................................NO PHONE

PIPE CLEANING Pro-Tec Environmental, Inc.............................602-499-1000

MUSEUMS Gunny’s Rv Park & Military Museum ..............256-426-7927 Tyson Wells Stage Station Museum................928-927-6159

PLUMBING CB Plumbing....................................................760-922-6550 Lusk Plumbing.................................................760-922-8486 Ray’s Repair....................................................928-669-2426

NEWSPAPER - DIGITAL, PRINT, GRAPHICS Desert Messenger.......................................... 928-916-4235 NEWSPAPER - ONLINE DesertMessenger.com.....................................928-916-4235 Quartzsitenews.com........................................928-927-5555

POOL & SPA DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION Paradise Pools & Spas....................................928-344-4138 POTTERY & GIFTS Tlaquepaque Imports......................................928-927-6372

NON PROFITS Celia’s Rainbow Foundation............................928-927-6551 Church of The Isaiah 58 Project Of Az............928-927-3124 Heaven’s Kitchen.............................................928-927-5808 My La Paz, Inc......... .......................................602-616-8338 Operation Hero Comfort.................................928) 927-4292 Proud Neighbors Of Quartzsite.......................928-916-4235 Quartzsite Area Chamber & Tourism...............928-927-5200 Quartzsite Business Chamber of Commerce..928-927-9321 Quartzsite Community Thrift Store..................928-927-6839 Quartzsite Improvement Assoc........................928-927-6325 Quartzsite Senior Center.................................928-927-6496 Salvation Army Thrift Store..............................928-927-3636

PROMOTIONS FestivLand -Rock Fiesta .................................928-595-2016 Quartzsite Az Gold Show LLC.........................928-927-5479

OFF ROAD REPAIR, PARTS, ASSESSORIES Qtz Powersports..............................................928-662-8198 Richard Bareno’s Off Road Products...............619-395-4400

REAL ESTATE Aloha Capitol, L.L.C.........................................928-486-6695 Arizona Westcoast Realty................................928-927-8900 AZ Properties Unlimited L.L.C.........................928-927-5519 David Plunkett Realty.......................................928-667-1699 Flag Realty .....................................................928-916-9301 White Rock Realty...........................................928-669-4121

OFF-TRACK BETTING Turf Paradise Inc. ............................................602-942-1101

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PROPANE SALES/DISTRIBUTION Amerigas Propane L.P.....................................800-427-1158 Ferrellgas ........................................................928-715-1196 Pattie’s RV Park...............................................928-927-4223 Passmore Gas ................................................800-345-8546 RVs-4-Less DBA Fill-R-Up Propane................559-822-7848 PUMP SALES, SERVICE, WELL DRILLING & REHAB Weber Water Resources, LLC.........................480-961-1141

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RETAIL ONLINE Clancy’s Unlimited ..........................................928-916-1202 Outwest Trade, LLC ........................................927-277-3838 Sister LV’s Basket Show Case .......................928-927-6321 Wisdom Art, LLC .............................................585-935-1982 ROCK SHOPS/ GEMS/MINERALS & LAPIDARY All In Vein ........................................................928-927-4240 Hwy 50-95 Rock Shop. ...................................775-781-2047 Lone Star Trading ...........................................623-760-3694 NJN Enterprises, LLC .....................................360-635-1367 Nah-Pet-Sei Arts & Crafts................................928-927-6698 Quartzsite Crystal............................................928-927-5000 Rock Pile, The.................................................928-927-7952 Spirit Arts ........................................................970-903-3110 Sunwest Silver Company, Inc .........................505-401-8296 T- Rocks..........................................................928-927-4983 Turquoise Owl, The ........................................928-927-4246 RV PARK/CAMPGROUNDS/MOBILE HOMES 88 Shades RV Park ........................................928-927-6336 Al’s RV Park ....................................................928-927-6715 Ameri-Can Trails RV Park ...............................928-927-5377 Arizona Sun RV Park ......................................928-927-5057 B-10 Campground ..........................................928-927-4393 Cactus Patch RV Park.....................................928-927-6717 Cloud’s Trailer Park ........................................928-927-6334 Cousin’s Corner RV Park ................................928-927-7406 Coyote Pass ...................................................928-927-5800 Crawford Trailer Park.......................................480-414-0852 Date Palm Rv Park .........................................928-927-8929 Desert Angels RV Park....................................928-575-7254 Desert Dog RV Park, LLC ...............................209-480-0671 Desert Garden Int. MH & RV Park...................623-606-0053 Fischer Trailer Park.........................................253-350-9738 Five Star Resort ..............................................928-927-9107 Gunny’s RV Park ............................................256-426-7927 Hadlock’s RV Park...........................................928-927-6404 Happy J’s Trailer Park......................................928-927-6202 Hassler’s RV Park ..........................................360-391-3644 Holiday Palms RV Park ..................................928-927-5666 Ironwood RV Park ..........................................775-691-1544 Jack’s Trailer Park ..........................................928-927-3403 Jr’s RV Park ....................................................928-927-5774 Kofa Mountain RV Park ..................................928-580-5658 La Mirage RV Park .........................................928-446-5326 La-Z-Daze Trailer Park ...................................928-927-6495 Lizard Lane RV Park .......................................928-927-5956 Lord’s Li’L Acre ...............................................928-927-8614 Merwin’s ..........................................................970-240-8179 Mountain Quail MH & RV Park .......................928-927-5348 Mountain Quail MH & RV Park #2 ..................928-575-6708

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  RV PARK/CAMPGROUNDS/MOBILE HOMES (con’t) Paradise RV Park ...........................................928-927-6318 Park Place RV Park ........................................928-927-6699 Pattie’s RV Park...............................................928-927-4223 Pyramid Lane RV Park....................................928-927-7380 Q. RV Park.......................................................928-927-3773 Quail Run RV Park .........................................928-782-1801 Rice Ranch .....................................................928-927-4782 Rose RV Park..................................................405-306-2309 Running Lizard RV Park .................................928-210-4279 RV Pit Stop......................................................928-927-3714 Safari RV Park ................................................928-927-6484 Scenic Road RV Park, The .............................928-927-6443 Shady Lane RV Park .......................................928-927-6844 Snobird Trailer Park ........................................928-927-6520 Sonshine RV Park ...........................................760-464-3655 Stuffed Camel, The .........................................530-622-7046 Tews RV Park ..................................................928-927-8929 Texas BBQ RV Park .........................................928-927-4077 Tyson RV Park L.L.C........................................928-927-6480 Tyson Wells RV / Sell-A-Rama .......................928-927-6364 Winter Haven RV Park ....................................928-499-8128

RV SUPPLIES & SERVICE GRV ..............................................................602-592-3427 Loyd de Gerald Services Aqua-Hot ...............501-258-8426 Quality RV .....................................................928-927-3490 Skinner Farms ...............................................928-927-5588

RV REPAIR Best Auto & RV Repair ...................................928-927-8787 Claytronics ......................................................209-985-4765 Carl’s Rv & Handyman ...................................425-422-0474 Fix My RV, LLC ...............................................623-875-5015 Lakes RV ........................................................928-358-9163 Mark’s RV & Bicycle Repair ............................928-916-3500 Mobile Tech / Jesse Beckett’s Repair..............928-916-3687 Onsite RV Repair.............................................928-927-4834 Phil & Ann’s RV Repairs..................................828-606-9918 Quality RV .......................................................928-927-3490 Quartzsite Coachworks ..................................760-799-2370 Running Lizard RV Mobile Repair Svs............928-446-7075 RV Lifestyles Inc. ............................................928-927-8222

ADT Security Services .......................................561-989-7919 Safeguard Security & Communications, Inc...... .................. ............................................................................480-609-6217 Tyco Integrated Security Llc...............................561-226-8210 Vivint, Inc............................................................877-479-1670

SEPTIC SERVICES All-Pro Pumping ..........................................760-922-6525 L.O.T.W. LLC...............................................602-370-1890 RV Pit Stop..................................................928-927-3714

RV ROOF SEAL Mr. Kool-Seal...................................................928-916-9812

SERVICE STATION REPAIR /CONSTRUCTION AZTech Petroleum ......................................928-757-8787

RV SALES Johnson RV ....................................................503-668-5400 Independent RV Co.........................................509-951-9777 La Mesa RV Center Inc...................................858-874-8000 McMahon’s RV ...............................................480-835-2095 Mr. Motorhome ...............................................916-425-8213 RV Lifestyles Inc..............................................928-927-8222 RVs 4 Less......................................................559-822-7848

SIGNS, BANNERS, DECALS Independent Signs & Lighting .....................928-453-7888 Pearson’s Sign Co. .....................................602-272-9461 Rush Signs & Antique Alley ........................360-961-3866 Signcraft ......................................................928-453-8080 Yesco LLC ...................................................702-876-8080

RV STORAGE Walking Stick Rv Storage ...............................479-207-1774

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RV TANK CLEANOUT All Pro Water Flow ........................................719-651-5213 All-Pro Pumping ............................................760-922-6525 RV Mobile Dump (Honey Suckles)................928-446-3660 RV Proctologist..............................................208-484-9826 RV WASH Bud’s Suds.....................................................928-750-9660 Corona Mobile Wash......................................928-750-5791 Eco Wash N Wax ..........................................928-916-9789 Greem Clean Handwash ...............................503-910-3711 Mel’s RV Wash ..............................................928-706-2905

SATELLITE SALES / INSTALL / ELECTRONICS Satellite Advantage .............................602-570-3474 SECURITY SYSTEMS & SERVICES

SANITATION SERVICES Mayberry Sanitation Services......................714-826-9049

SKIN CARE SERVICES Skin-To-Go, LLC .........................................480-747-5777 Linda Marie’s Skin Care ..............................202-430-4924

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SOLAR SALES & SERVICE Discount Solar ..............................................928-927-4551 Streamline Solor Power Systems .................602-777-5155 STEEL & PORTABLE BUILDINGS Bunger Steel, Inc. .......................................ll623-910-8410 Desert Gardens/Graceland Portable Bldgs....................... ......................................................................623-606-0053 Desert Steel Builders L.L.C. ...........479-885-1258 ext. 218 Interstate Carports Corp. ..............................951-654-1750 Kool Kovers ..................................................928-684-5665 Weather King Buildings ................................602-320-5890 STORAGE UNITS Grubstake Self Storage ................................602-363-3266 Paradise Self Storage ..................................928-927-6318 Quartzsite Main Street Storage ....................928-927-4200 Quartzsite Self Storage ................................928-927-2287 STUCCO & PLASTER SERVICES Cuevas Plastering & Stucco Service ............928-276-7141

SWAPMEETS Burt & Billie’s Swapmeet ..............................760-367-1817 Cloud’s Park & Sell.......................................970-260-6641 Dave’s Swap Meet .......................................928-927-7344 Desert Garden Intl. Gem Show ....................602-695-2880 Good Ground West Inc. ...............................631-835-9704 Greasewood Park And Sell ..........................714-847-5074 Hi Ali Swap Meet ..........................................928-927-6791 Liquidator Depot, LLC ..................................928-927-5505 Main Event West, LLC .................................928-927-5505 Main St. Gem & Mineral Swap Meet ............928-927-5555 Main Street Traders ......................................928-927-3200 Prospectors Panorama L.L.C. ......................520-889-1840 Quartzsite Improvement Association.............928-927-6325 Quartzsite Market Place................................714-642-9388 Quartzsite Showground L.L.C. .....................925-822-2238 Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show (Big Tent)........................714-377-7940 / 800-969-5464 Rice Ranch ...................................................928-927-8118 Roadrunner Flea Market ..............................602-828-2114 Stuffed Camel, The ......................................530-622-7046 Tyson Wells RV / Sell-A-Rama .....................928-927-6364 TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES/CONSTRUCTION ATS/PCS, LLC (American Tower) ...........845-356-8390 X2 Bechtel Construction Inc ..............................623-282-3048 Stream Communications, LLC......................866-766-3597 Premier Tower Solutions, LLC ......................623-435-7135 THRIFT STORES Quartzsite Community Thrift Store ..............928-927-6839 Salvation Army Thrift Store ..........................928-927-3636

TIRE SALES & SERVICE Ace Tire And Automotive, LLC .....................760-278-4793 American Custom Tire, Inc. .........................928-927-6382 Azca Tires & Road Service ..........................409-771-4370 TOBACCO PRODUCTS Discount Tobacco Outlet .............................602-695-2880 TOOL SALES & MISC. Charles Paul, LLC .......................................602-570-3474 Main Event ..................................................562-716-6044 TOWING A Toe Truck ..................................................928-669-5400 Everett’s Towing ..........................................928-927-6101 Lakeside Towing & Storage .........................928-669-2555 Ramsey Truck & Trailer Repair ...................760-921-9502 TRAILER RENTALS Cactus Patch RV .........................................928-782-2460 TREE TRIMMING & YARD CLEAN UP Sonoran Landscape ....................................928-679-3038 UNIFORM & LINEN SUPPLY American Linen ...........................................928-782-2507 USED OIL STORAGE/RECYCLING/TRANSFER US Fuel Oil LLC ..........................................623-302-2900 VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION VFW Post 769 .............................................928-580-1741 VETERINARY SERVICES Animal Clinic of Quartzsite ..........................928-927-6404 WASTE COLLECTION & DISPOSAL C & D Disposal.............................................928-782-2460 CR & R Incorporated....................................714-310-5000 WATER Glacier Water Services, Inc..........................800-452-2437 Sparkletts Water ..........................................770-933-1400 WELDING Forbes Enterprises.......................................602-736-7833 Mill Enterprises ............................................406-370-7975 WELL & TANK IMPROVEMENTS Fluid Solutions .......................................602-707-7777 Weber Water Resources .......................480-961-1141 WINE Quartzsite Wineworks ...........................480-229-2266 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS Tower Services, Inc................................480-722-2500 Quartzsite WiFi LLC...............................928-927-5592

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By Janet Collier - Town of Quartzsite The winter months vending season is a very busy time of year for the Town of Quartzsite. In fact, this is the peak season for the Town’s local businesses, vendors, visitors, off-roading, and shoppers alike. With all the hustle and bustle going on all over Town, we have a few tips and pointers to help with your success!

If you plan on vending within Town limits, there are several requirements that must be met. The Town requires every vendor to fill out an application packet which can be found on the Town’s website, at Town Hall. The packet contains an application, state required licensing eligibility, proper identification, and an AZ tax transaction number.

If you are a food vendor, handler, or selling any food or beverage item, you will have a few more requirements which include: a Fire Inspection by the local fire department and a Health permit by La Paz County Health Department. Please contact each agency directly.

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You will want to start by contacting a local show owner or manager for a show dealer application and space rental for specific site details. Next, complete your Town of Quartzsite vendor application paperwork. And remember each show location is independently owned and operated and must be contacted individually.

The Town strives to make this process as efficient and easy for you as possible.

We work with each of the show locations, owners, and managers toward the common goal for making Quartzsite a friendly, inviting place for all to enjoy! We suggest having all paperwork completed prior to your arrival into Town – this will save you a tremendous amount of time.

If you have any questions, please visit the Town’s website at www.QuartzsiteAZ.org or call us at 928-927-4333.

We hope you enjoy your stay with us and come back time and time again!

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New Quartzsite 150 Collectible MAP now available at many businesses in town for only $2!

You can also purchase at the Business Chamber or Quartzsite Area Chamber & Tourism.

BLM CAMPING QUARTZSITE, ARIZONA

Quartzsite may be the snowbird capital of the world, and the town has been a rockhound’s dream since the 1960s. Quartzsite has indeed become a mecca to well over a million visitors during the town’s annual shows and swap meets in January and February. From its humble beginnings the now-massive Quartzsite show has grown to RV-epic proportions, with vendors offering everything from a Navajo rug to a new turbo-charged RV engine.

Admission is free as is camping on the nearby government lands, where RVers claim a bit of dusty desert soil for their very own.

PLOMOSA RD

QUARTZSITE ARIZONA

HI JOLLY MP 112

SCADDEN WASH DOME ROCK

LA POSA BLM LTVA CAMPING

KEY ROADRUNNER MP 99

BLM 14-DAY FREE CAMPING AREAS BLM LONG TERM VISITOR AREA CAMPING

Courtesy of Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism

Quartzsite gets HOT in the summer and folks are scarce when the temperatures top 110 degrees.

In the winter though, when the town of a few thousand permanent residents swells to hundreds of thousands at a time (most in RVs), the temperature is typically mild with sunny skies, so if you show up bring shorts and suntan lotion.

For more information about Quartzsite shows and events go to the Town of Quartzsite website at www.QuartzsiteAZ.org.

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     88 Shades RV Park ..............................928-927-6336 A & B Supply.........................................928-453-3185 A P Fire Protection LLC ........................623-772-5344 A Toe Truck ...........................................928-669-5400 Absolute Mechanical L.L.C. ..................480-283-5163 Accurate Backflow Testing And Repair . 520-977-4811 Ace Tire And Automotive, LLC ..............760-278-4793 Addicted To Deals.................................928-642-7543 Addicted To Deals - 1160 W. Main ........928-927-3325 Addicted To Deals Too ......................... 928-927-3325 ADT Security Services..........................561-989-7919 Air Central Heating & Cooling, Inc. .......928-329-7384 All In Vein..............................................928-927-4240 All Pro Water Flow ...............................719-651-5213 All-Pro Pumping....................................760-922-6525 Aloha Capitol, L.L.C. ............................928-486-6695 Al’s Rv Park ..........................................928-927-6715 Ambient Edge Heating & A/C ..............928-718-1017 American Custom Tire, Inc. .................928-927-6382 American Indian Arts Exposition ...........520-622-4100 American Linen.....................................928-782-2507 Ameri-Can Trails Rv Park .....................928-927-5377 Amerigas Propane L.P. ......................... 800-427-1158 Am-To-Da-Ber Concessions .................480-231-0918 Andy’s Repair ......................................928-669-0450 Animal Clinic Of Quartzsite...................928-927-6404 APEX Imaging Services........................909-593-9539 Arco AMPM...........................................602-225-0675 Arizona Counseling & Treatment Svs. ..928-376-0220

Arizona Dermatology..............................(928) 927-4060

Arizona Sun Rv Park ............................928-927-5057 Arizona West Fire & Safety L.L.C. ........928-505-0200 Arizona Westcoast Realty ....................928-927-8900 Atkins North America, Inc. ....................813-282-7275 ATS/PCS, LLC (American Tower) .. 845-356-8390 X 2 Averus West, LLC/Ultimate Fire Protection.623-236-3900 Az Properties Unlimited L.L.C. .............928-927-5519 AZCA Drilling & Pump, Inc.................... 928-923-9118 AZCA Tires & Road Service .................409-771-4370 Aztech Petroleum .................................928-757-8787 B-10 Campground ................................928-927-4393 Barnett’s Quality Contracting, Scotty’s Urethane.......

Foam Roofing ....................................928-916-0322 BCM Mail And Ship...............................928-927-4213 Beach Products ....................................602-272-6754 Bechtel Construction Inc.......................623-282-3048 Becon Construction Co., Inc. ................520-743-6087 Best Auto Rv & Truck Repair ................928-927-8787 Big Market L.L.C. ..................................928-927-5432 Bill’s Bicycle Shop, LLC ........................307-710-5755

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Blackrock Construction...........................928-916-0527 Blue Diamond Home & Rv .....................928-344-8155 Blue River Construction, LLC..................770-953-3133 Braswell Welding ..................................928-580-3776 Broom Efficient Cleaning, The ..............760-922-2766 Bruno, Joseph L. ..................................928-916-4965 Bud’s Desert Handyman Services ........928-583-3905 Bud’s Suds ...........................................928-750-9660 Bunger Steel, Inc. .................................623-910-8410 Burger King / Mobil Mart .......................928-927-7466 Burt & Billie’s Swapmeet ......................760-367-1817 Bush’s Backflow ..................................760-574-9601 C & B Lock And Key .............................928-927-6589 C & D Disposal .....................................928-782-2460 Cactus Curlers Beauty Salon ...............928-927-5400 Cactus Patch Rv Park ..........................928-927-6717 Cactus Ranch Flowers .........................928-225-6100 Campbell’S Affordable Fence Inc. ........928-257-9636 Candles by Emma ..................................928-916-4575 Canyon State Enterprises.......................928-757-9003 Carl’s Jr. #7671.....................................928-927-5177 Carl’s Rv & Handyman .........................425-422-0474 Carrollynn’s Confections.........................509-209-4687 Castor’s Anq’s & Collections.................928-927-7365 CB Plumbing.........................................760-922-6550 Celia’s Rainbow Foundation .................928-927-6551 Charles M. Clinkenbeard ......................406-241-3701 Charles Paul, LLC ................................602-570-3474 Chevron - Shay Oil Co..........................928-927-4000 Chevron Self Service / Shay Oil #16 ....928-927-6320 Church Of The Isaiah 58 Project Of Az 928-927-3124 Cifuentes, George ................................928-916-8965 Cindy’s Small Dog Grooming ...............928-927-5234 Cintas Fire Protection ...........................513-701-2061 Clancy’s Unlimited ................................928-916-1202 Claytronics .............................................209-985-4765 Cloud’s..................................................970-260-6641 Cloud’s Trailer Park ..............................928-927-6334 Collier’s Corner .....................................928-927-7468 Colorado River Armory .........................714-720-3292 Commercial Solar Electric ....................928-927-4551 Corbin’s Electric....................................602-794-6013 Corona Mobile Wash ............................928-750-5791 Countywide Electric, Inc. ......................928-642-4743 Cousin’s Corner Rv Park ......................928-927-7406 Coyote Pass ........................................928-927-5800 CR & R Incorporated .... 714-826-9049 714-310-5000 Crawford Trailer Park............................480-414-0852 Crazy Jerry’s Pizza & Wings ................928-916-7008 Cuevas Plastering & Stucco Service ....928-276-7141

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     D & B Leather...............................................928-927-4077 D & L Auto Parts....................................928-927-5484 D M C Electric, Inc.................................602-501-2623 D. B. Builders, Inc..................................928-927-5522 D.T. Construction L.L.C..........................623-570-1431 Daniel’s Best Jerky.................................928-669-0026 Date Palm Rv Park................................928-927-8929 Dave’s Diesel Diagnostic Service..........605-999-0720 Dave’s Swap Meet.........................................928-927-7344 David Plunkett Realty.....................................928-667-1699 Del Outdoor Advertising, Inc..........................928-343-1135 Derickson’s Jewelry & Repair........................928-927-6769 Desert Angels Hospice Care..........................928-575-7254 Desert Angels Rv Park...................................928-575-7254 Desert Awning / Dt Rolling Shutters, Screens & Awnings..... .......................................................................928-669-2817 Desert Dog Rv Park, Llc.................................209-480-0671 Desert Garden International Gem Show............602-695-2880 Desert Garden International Mobile Home & Rv Park .......................................................................623-606-0053 Desert Gardens Holdings -.Graceland Portable Bldgs. .......................................................................623-606-0053 Desert Gardens Mobile Homes Sales............928-927-5555 Desert Home Installers, LLC..........................928-580-9374 Desert Messenger News................................928-916-4235 Desert Steel Builders L.L.C..............479-885-1258 ext. 218 Desert Sunshine Housekeeping....................760-780-6100 Designing Images..........................................209-484-8686 Diamond Electric............................................760-922-8139 Dinacor, Inc. DBA P.J.H. Contractors.............214-762-1658 Discount Solar................................................928-927-4551 Discount Tobacco Outlet................................602-695-2880 Dollar General Store #13631.........................615-855-5585 Don Brewer Mobile Home Service.................602-978-4940 Don Richardson Excavation Inc.....................208-255-6058 Dorothy & Toto’s.............................................616-402-1658 DWH Construction.........................................602-757-6595 Earth Systems, Inc.........................................760-345-1588 Eco Wash N Wax ..........................................928-916-9789 Eighty-Eight (88) Shades Rv Park.................928-916-7092 Eliminator Pest Control, Inc...........................928-669-2392 Everett’S Towing............................................928-927-6101 Family Dollar Store No. 6649.........................704-847-6961 Fancy Foods ..................................................928-756-7684 Ferrellgas................................928-715-1196 800-438-7192 FestivLand -Rock Fiesta ................................928-595-2016 Fischer Trailer Park........................................253-350-9738 Five Star Resort.............................................928-927-9107 Fix My Rv, Llc.................................................623-875-5015 Flag Realty...................................................928-916-9301 Fluid Solutions.............................................602-707-7777

Foote Enterprises.................................... ..928-927-8811 Foothills Home Installers, LLC.............928-342-2203 Forbes Enterprises.................................602-736-7833 Frequency Janitorial ..............................928-581-2331 Gebera, Lawrence (Just Labor Handyman)928-273-3719 Glacier Water Services, Inc.................800-452-2437 Gleeson Mobile Home Svs..................480-497-5435 Glenn Johnson Cooling & Heating ......760-922-0863 Golden Auto Spa..................................928-916-9812 Good Ground West Inc........................631-835-9704 Greasewood Park And Sell..................714-847-5074 Greem Clean Handwash......................503-910-3711 Grey Mountain Construction, Llc ..........928-276-9385 Grubstake Chuckwagon & Waterin’ Hole ....602-363-3266 Grubstake Self Storage ........................602-363-3266 GRV ......................................................602-592-3427 Gunny’s Rv Park & Military Museum ....256-426-7927 Hadlock’s Rv Park ................................928-927-6404 Hairy Toe Recycling .............................928-927-8452 Handyman Service.................................510-714-7241 Hank’s Generator And Carburetor Service ..602-758-1480 Happy J’s Trailer Park ..........................928-927-6202 Hardies Beads & Jewelry Inc................928-927-6381 Hassler’s Rv Park .................................360-391-3644 Headhunters II ......................................928-927-3543 Heaven’s Kitchen..................................928-927-5808 Herb’s Hardware, Inc. ...........................928-927-6587 Hi Ali Swap Meet ..................................928-927-6791 Hi Jolly Internet......................................406-465-8823 Hilo Energy Systems, LLC....................928-201-3699 Holiday Palms Rv Park .........................928-927-5666 Hollywood Pets .....................................218-426-5317 Honeysuckles Pick-Up & Delivery Service ..928-446-3660 Horizon Community Bank.....................928-927-7660 Hwy 50-95 Rock Shop ..........................775-781-2047 IMS Urgent Care........... 623-251-7559 602-541-7217 Independent Signs & Lighting...............928-453-7888 Independent RV Co................................509-951-9777 Interstate Carports Corp. ......................951-654-1750 Intown Pharmacy .......... 928-927-5300 480-294-3391 Ironwood Accounting, LLC....................928-927-8543 Ironwood Outpost .................................928-927-8543 Ironwood Rv Park ................................775-691-1544 J & B Sales ...........................................928-927-6138 J & S Covers, Inc. .................................928-927-4220 J & S Electric LLC.................................928-669-9454 Jack’s 50 Cent Store / Collectables......928-927-3403 Jack’s Handyman Svs..........................928-927-7108 Jack’s Trailer Park................................928-927-3403 Jennifer Maltby, D.C.............................209-404-2104 Jim Buys Things That Bling...................480-399-5237

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     JJ’s .....................................................425-418-2111 John Easter DBA Easy Out Fire & Safety....928-259-9744 Jones Covey Group, Inc........................888-972-7581 Joyce’s Craft Supply..............................928-927-6722 Jr’s RV Park .........................................928-927-5774 JSA Company ........................................928-344-1667 Judy’s Stuff ............................................928-662-8137 Junior Construction, LLC......................928-580-5560 Kear Civil Corporation...........................623-580-1100 Kinney Construction Services, Inc.................928-779-2820 Klondyke Construction L.L.C. .................623-580-5440 Kofa Mountain Rv Park.............................928-580-5658 Kool Kovers ...........................................928-684-5665 L.O.T.W., LLC.........................................602-370-1890 La Mesa Rv Center Inc..........................858-874-8000 La Mirage Rv Park ...................................928-446-5326 La Paz Electric, Inc. .................................928-669-6440 La Paz Medical Services - Qtz ................928-927-8747 Lake Havasu Fire Protection ...................928-505-7787 Lakes Rv..................................................928-358-9163 Lakeside Towing & Storage .....................928-669-2555 Lamar Advertising Of Laughlin/Bullhead .928-754-1601 Las Casas De Quartzsite (Qtz. Apts II)....317-848-5111 La-Z-Daze Trailer Park ............................928-927-6495 Liberty Cooling & Heating, Inc. ................602-470-9950 Li’L Acre Rv Park .....................................928-927-8614 Limb Landscape & Water Co. Inc. ...........801-597-8135 Linda Marie’s Skin Care ..........................202-430-4924 Liquidator Depot, L.L.C............................928-927-5505 Lizard Lane Rv Park ................................928-927-5956 Lois Alternative Therapies .......................928-216-7069 Lone Star Trading ..................................623-760-3694 Lone Steer BBQ ......................................928-580-6758 Lord’s Little Acre ......................................206-595-4261 Love’s Country Store #286 ......................928-927-8570 Love’s Travel Stop #286/Chester’s Chicken ..................

405-751-9000 Love’s Travel Stop #286/ Subway ...........405-751-9000 Loyd de Gerald Services Aqua-Hot ........501-258-8426 Lusk Plumbing .........................................760-922-8486 M. Anderson Construction ......................520-887-0823 M.D. Carpet Cleaning ..............................520-255-9081 M.T.P. Plumbing, LLC .............................928-920-9118 Main Event............................................562-716-6044 Main Event West, LLC .............................928-927-5505 Main Street Eatery ...................................928-916-7008 Main Street Gem & Mineral Swap Meet ..928-927-5555 Main Street Laundromat ..........................928-927-4163 Main Street Traders .................................928-927-3200 Main Trading Post, The ...........................586-530-3785

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Mark’s Rv & Bicycle Repair & Books .......928-916-3500 Mayberry Sanitation Services.................714-826-9049 McDonald’s Of Quartzsite.......................928-343-2041 McMahon’s Rv........................................480-835-2095 Med-Link Home Health & Hospice .........951-818-9898 Mega Rv Corp. Dba Mcmahon’S Rv.......480-835-2095 Mel’s RV Wash ......................................928-706-2905 Merwin’s..................................................970-240-8179 Metering Services .................................480-894-0200 Metro Fire Equipment Inc........................480-464-0509 Mill Construction DBA MTE Const..........928-726-6882 Mill Enterprises.......................................406-370-7975 Mineral Aggregate Recycling Services...928-923-8650 Miners Depot...........................................928-927-7150 Mission Bautista De Quartzsite..............760-777-0254 Mobile Tech / Jesse Beckett’s Repair.....928-916-3687 Mountain Quail Café.............................. 928-927-8890 Mountain Quail Mobile Home & Rv Park.....928-927-5348 Mountain Quail Mobile Home & Rv Park #2...928-575-6708 Mr. Kool-Seal..........................................928-916-9812 Mr. Motorhome........................................916-420-0279 Mr. Motorhome - 41 W. Main ..................916-425-8213 My Health in Motion................................585-935-1982 Nah-Pet-Sei Arts & Crafts .....................928-927-6698 Nature’s Nuggets LLC ..........................435-730-3388 Nauroth Electric ....................................602-403-6661 Nelson Digging Services L.L.C. ............928-669-2565 Nicholas Hawkins Electric ....................928-927-6716 NJN Enterprises, Llc .............................360-635-1367 No Name Alano Club Of Quartzsite, Az 907-440-6419 Not Yours Mine Mining..........................707-391-4033 O & M Electrical Services, Inc. .............928-581-6595 Onsite Rv Repair ..................................928-927-4834 Open Range Pest Control ....................928-916-4410 Outwest Trade, LLC ..............................927-277-3838 Palm Plaza Laundromat .......................360-442-0058 Paradise Pools & Spas Inc ...................928-344-4138 Paradise Rv Park..................................928-927-6318 Paradise Self Storage.......................... 928-927-6318 Park Place Rv Park ..............................928-927-6699 Parker Outdoor Inc. ..............................509-888-6633 Parker Pest Control ..............................928-669-2207 Passmore Gas ......................................800-345-8546 Pats Handmade Treasures ...................816-797-5460 Pattie’s Rv Park ....................................928-927-4223 PC Ace Computer Repair .....................208-293-7281 Pearson’s Sign Co. ...............................602-272-9461 Penn Neon Sign Co. Inc. ......................928-782-2501 Petro West Inc. .....................................435-634-9557

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     Phil & Ann’s Rv Repairs..................828-606-9918 Pilot Travel Center #328..................928-927-7777 Pilot Travel Centers LLC.......................865-474-2857 Pilot West Corporation..........................928-247-5805 Premier Tower Solutions, LLC ..............623-435-7135 Prospectors Panorama L.L.C. ..............520-889-1840 Pro-Tec Environmental, Inc. .................602-499-1000 Proud Neighbors Of Quartzsite ............928-916-4235 Pyramid Lane Rv Park..........................928-927-7380 Q.R.V. Park ...........................................928-927-3773 Qtz Powersports ...................................928-662-8198 Quail Run Rv Park ................................928-782-1801 Quality RV ............................................928-927-3490 Quartzsite Az Gold Show LLC ..............928-927-5479 Quartzsite Bakery, The .........................928-927-5794 Quartzsite Beauty Salon .......................928-927-6664 Quartzsite Business Chamber Of Commerce 928-927-9321 Quartzsite Cap & Embroidery.......................928-927-5588 Quartzsite Chamber & Tourism..............928-927-5200 Quartzsite Chiropractic .........................928-533-4588 Quartzsite Coachworks ........................760-799-2370 Quartzsite Community Thrift Store .......928-927-6839 Quartzsite Computer ............................602-616-8338 Quartzsite Crystal.............................928-927-5000 Quartzsite General Store.......................928-927-6310 Quartzsite Home Care Assistance........928-927-3566 Quartzsite Improvement Association ....928-927-6325 Quartzsite In Motion ...............................602-616-8338 Quartzsite Main Street Storage ............928-927-4200 Quartzsite Market Place .......................714-642-9388 Quartzsite Medical Clinic ......................928-927-6552 Quartzsite Petro Group L.L.C. ..............602-225-0675 Quartzsite Self Storage 928-783-2287 928-927-2287 Quartzsite Senior Apartments............... 317-848-5111 Quartzsite Senior Center ......................928-927-6496 Quartzsite Showground L.L.C. Dba Gem World......... ..............................................................925-822-2238 Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show .................... .................................... 714-377-7940 / 800-969-5464 Quartzsite Wifi LLC...............................928-927-5592 Quartzsite Yacht Club ...........................928-927-6331 Quartzsite Wineworks ............................480-229-2266 Quartzsitenews.Com ............................928-927-5555 Quiet Times ..........................................928-927-8081 Quik Chek Market .................................928-927-5642 R G Quality Construction, Inc. ..............580-574-3750 R.J.K...................................................928-345-5616 Ram Jewelry........................................623-229-6029

Ramsey Truck & Trailer Repair...........760-921-9502 Ray’s Repair........................................928-669-2426 Reader’s Oasis Books.........................928-927-6551 Redbox Automated Retail, LLC............928-927-6067 Redfeather Rose Entertainment.............760-220-0013 Reflexology ..........................................928-276-1276 Rice Ranch...........................................928-927-4782 Richard Bareno’s Off Road Products....619-395-4400 Rick’s Station Maintenance..................928-453-7593 Ridgeway Farms ...................................907-252-6780 Ries Consulting.....................................406-321-0139 River Impact Construction, Inc..............951-317-1524 River Medical, Inc.................................928-855-4104 Roadrunner Flea Market.......................602-828-2114 Roadrunner Maintenance.....................928-916-9812 Roadrunner Market...............................928-927-6326 Robert Cleveland’s Handyman Service928-916-3109 Rock Pile, The......................................928-927-7952 Rock Solid Construction.......................602-920-0935 Roman Construction, Inc......................928-453-7520 Ron Bayley Construction .......................206-621-8884 Rose RV Park.......................................405-306-2309 Running Lizard Rv Park .......................928-446-7075 RV Mobile Repair Svs...........................928-927-6336 Rush Signs & Antique Alley...................360-961-3866 RV Direct, Inc. Dba Johnson Rv..............503-668-5400 RV Lifestyles Inc. ..................................928-927-8222 RV Lifestyles Inc. - 40 E. Main St..........928-927-8222 RV Mobile Dump (Honey Suckles) .......928-446-3660 RV Pit Stop............................................928-927-3714 RV Proctologist......................................208-484-9826 RVs 4 Less.............................................559-822-7848 RV’s-4-Less Dba Fill-R-Up Propane .....559-822-7848 RV’s-4-Less Dba The Corner Laundromat ................. ..............................................................559-822-7848 Safari Rv Park ......................................928-927-6484 Safeguard Security & Communications, Inc. .............. ..............................................................480-609-6217 Salvation Army Thrift Store ...................928-927-3636 Samons Air Conditioning, Inc. ..............928-855-3302 Sandys Massage Therapy ....................928-916-9790 Satellite Advantage ...............................602-570-3474 Scenic Road Rv Park, The.....................928-927-6443 Schwan’s Home Service, Inc.................507-537-8848 Shady Lane Rv Park.............................928-927-6844 Signcraft ...............................................928-453-8080 Signs Plus.............................................928-772-4070 Silly Al’s Pizza L.L.C. ...........................928-927-5585 Silva Detailing ....................................... 928-259-0117

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     Silvertip Enterprises......................... ......928-636-1889 Sister Lv’s Basket Show Case............. 928-927-6321 Skaggs Trucking ...................................928-446-9819 Skinner Farms ......................................928-927-5588 Skin-To-Go, LLC ...................................480-747-5777 Snackshack ...........................................928-287-7504 Snobird Trailer Park ..............................928-927-6520 Sonoran Heart PLC ..............................928-927-6105 Sonoran Landscape .............................928-679-3038 Sonshine Rv Park .................................760-464-3655 Sparkletts Water ...................................770-933-1400 Specialties Company Group L.L.C. ......623-582-2385 Specialty Electric ..................................928-783-3086 Spence Art ............................................... NO PHONE Spirit Arts .............................................. 970-903-3110 Spotted Dog Services ............................254-631-1771 Stage Coach Motel ...............................928-927-8161 Stagecoach Restaurant ........................928-927-5718 Stewart Solutions Inc. ............................480-390-5182 Stream Communications, LLC...............866-766-3597 Streamline Solor Power Systems ..........602-777-5155 Stuffed Camel, The ...............................530-622-7046 Su Casa Mobile Home Service Inc. ...... 602-316-6112 Sunwest Silver Company, Inc ...............505-401-8296 Super 8 Motel Of Quartzsite .................928-927-8080 Superior Awning Inc..............................928-726-0331 Sweet Darlene’s Restaurant & Bakery, Inc. 928-927-9338 Swisher Electrical Services....................928-575-7295 Sylvia’s House Cleaning .......................928-927-3025 T - Rocks................................................928-927-4983 T & C Seal Coating Inc..........................623-932-.3303 Taco Mio................................................928-927-5440 Tews Rv Park.........................................928-927-8929 Texas BBQ Rv Park..............................928-927-4077 The Recycler.........................................951-634-0088 Timer Refrigeration...............................928-210-7203

Times Three Restaurant.......... .............928-927-6014 Tlaquepaque Imports............................928-600-6490 Tower Services, Inc. .............................480-722-2500 Tristate Care Flight, LLC ......................928-704-7025 Tri-Sun’S Engineering, Inc. ...................928-855-6236 Turf Paradise Inc.....................................602-942-1101 Turquoise Owl, The............................. ...928-927-4246 Tyco Integrated Security LLC ................561-226-8210 Tyson Rv Park L.L.C...............................928-927-6480 Tyson Wells Enterprises, LLC.................928-927-6364 Tyson Wells Rv / Sell-A-Rama................928-927-6364 United Analysts.......................................202-430-4923 Us Fuel Oil LLC......................................623-302-2900 Van’s Mobile Repair................................928-785-2042 VFW Post 769........................................928-580-1741 Verde Fire & Safety, Inc. ........................928-567-2547 Viele, Gerald K.......................................928-927-4260 Vito’s.......................................................928-916-0556 Vito’s Construction..................................928-916-0556 Vivint, Inc................................................877-479-1670 Voltage Electric L.L.C.............................928-341-3480 Walking Stick Rv Storage.......................479-207-1774 Weather King Buildings...........................602-320-5890 Weber Water Resources, LLC................480-961-1141 Wessel Mechanical.................................602-434-1908 Westerner Products Of Yuma.................928-783-2191 Westgate Homes & Rv’s.........................623-546-2045 White Rock Realty...................................928-669-4121 Wickenburg Alternative Medicine............928-671-4200 Wilson Pickup & Delivery Service...........951-403-3358 Winter Haven Rv Park............................928-499-8128 Yacht Club Motel.....................................928-927-5628 Yesco LLC ..............................................702-876-8080 Yuma Valley Contractors, Inc .................928-782-1801 Zenon......................................................480-213-4685

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     Camel Express Quartzsite’s Transit Service provides dial-a-ride and fixed route bus service throughout La Paz County, southern Mohave County, Central Yuma County and eastern Riverside County.

Camel Express service areas include Quartzsite, and surrounding areas, Ehrenberg, Parker, Lake Havasu City, Yuma, and Blythe California. Through coordination of services Camel Express can assist passengers to make connections to McCarran Airport Las Vegas, Yuma International Airport, Amtrak, Greyhound and border destinations.

Service Hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM the last pick up of the day available at 4:00 PM Transit buses are ADA complaint having lifts available for boarding and exiting the bus. Camel Express is continuing to expand amenities to meet the needs of our growing ridership. Our newest feature is bicycle racks on two of our busses.

The bicycle racks hold 2 bikes apiece, allowing passengers going to local and regional destinations the freedom to ride and explore in different areas.

The fare schedule is available on line at quartzsiteaz.org located under services and in the Camel Express riders guide found at Quartzsite Town Hall 465 N Plymouth (928) 927-4333, The Business Chamber of Commerce 101 W Main (928) 9279321, Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism 1240 W Main (928) 927-5200, on the transit busses and throughout the town. Fares are paid for each one way trip, cash is the preferred method of payment. Operators cannot provide change. Passengers may ride one way or round trip.

Basic and Discount Bus passes can be purchased at Quartzsite Town Hall 465 N Plymouth and Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism 1240 W Main For reservations, call Quartzsite Town Hall (928) 927-4333, choose option3 for transit. Reservations are required for all trips and can be made for next day service up to 7 days in advance. Same day reservations are allowed on a space available basis only, which is very limited.

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     THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY in this area, from the pioneers and settlers who came here and settled into the town that is now Quartzsite; to prospectors and ranchers, whose decedents still live in the town. Many of the old buildings in town are on private property and aren’t accessible due to their deteriorated conditions, but you can still see them from the roads. Some places are open to the public; many are accessible by driving and hiking.

TYSON’S WELL STAGE STATION MUSEUM Housed in Charles Tyson’s restored former stage stop, this museum displays mining equipment and houses the old assay office from the Mariquita Mine. The museum also exhibits photographs and personal possessions of some of Quartzsite’s most colorful residents. It is located next to Silly Al’s Pizza on Main Street. A restored stagecoach station operated by the Quartzsite Historical Society. Exhibits relate Quartzsite, its citizens, and locals mines. Collections date from the 1860s and include artifacts, mining equipment, a miniature village, and photographs and personal papers.

The Quartzsite Historical Society opened Tyson’s Well Museum in February 1980, after extensive restoration work. The original structurally sound walls were retained and others were rebuilt. A shell of stabilized adobe brick was built around the original walls to protect them. Artifacts were gathered from interested citizens, as well as photographs and old mining equipment. When the building was finished, these articles were placed inside as well as outside the building.

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use during the winter. Outside in the yard is the original assay shack from the Mariquita Mine, which offers a peek into the everyday life of the miners.

Also, in the yard is the handiwork of Walter Barrett, a little village of cement and stone houses built during his retirement and donated to the museum.

Just to the west of the Museum are the ruins of the Oasis Hotel, which is our next restoration project, with fundraising currently underway.

See: www.quartzsitemuseum.org/ CELIA’S RAINBOW GARDENS Located at the north end of Quartzsite Town Park on Plymouth Rd. This 20 acre section is a beautiful nature trail with several special areas along the trails. It includes a miniature pioneer village, a mining display, rock and gem pavilion, veterans’ area, and much more. It’s a work in progress started by Paul & Joanne Winer, the parents of Celia Anne Winer, an 8-year old who died in 1994. The volunteer project has become one of the most visited parts of the area. Be sure to take your camera to capture your own memories of the flora and fauna while walking the trails.

THE GREAT TREE Quartzsite’s Desert Survivor was dedicated as part of Arizona’s Centennial, Witness Tree, verified to have witnessed Arizona’s statehood from February 14, 1912, to February 14, 2012. This Ironwood tree is 1,050 years old. The Trail head is just north of County Court on Plymouth.

It has witnessed the ages from the same location and recently in its history has become accustomed to the yearly winter population boom of Quartzsite,

located along Interstate 10 next to the Arizona/California border.

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BOUSE FISHERMAN The Bouse Fisherman is an Intaglio also known as a geoglyph or earth figure. These very large earth figures were created many years ago by American Indians. The fisherman was first spotted in 1932 on the desert floor when George Palmer, a pilot, saw an enormous human figure with outstretched hands. In 1984, the Colorado River Indian Tribes sponsored a flight which led to a second discovery of the Bouse Fisherman. Bouse residents and others collected money and installed posts and a cable fence around the site. A bronze plaque was set into a stone pillar to commemorate the site hoping for preservation for all.

To get there - North out of Quartzsite on Highway 95 for 5.4 miles, then turn right on Plomosa Road. 6 miles up the road look for fences on your left. 6 miles up the road look for fences on your left.

Inside the farthest fence you will find the Rock Alignment and 1.3 miles farther up the road you come to a second “scenic view parking” sign. Park and follow path up the hill to see the Intaglios.

KOFA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE For 57 miles, US 95 cuts through the desert of Southwest Arizona - quite flat, perfectly straight and aligned exactly north-south, and interrupted only by the small town of Quartzsite.

In the mild seasons of winter and early spring, much traffic uses the road, bringing sun seekers from all over the US to Yuma and on into Mexico, but few travel to this region in summer, when temperatures of over 120o are not uncommon. Rain falls on only a

few occasions each year - the summer thunderstorms that affect the higher areas of Arizona rarely extend this far.

South of Interstate 10, US 95 is bordered by the Yuma Proving Ground to the west and the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge to the east - a protected area 25 x 40 miles in extent with no paved roads or facilities of any kind. The refuge is an excellent place for viewing desert plants and wildlife, rock climbing, exploring old mines, or just camping in remote wilderness.

PALM CANYON An area of rugged beauty, Palm Canyon may be the only place in Arizona where native palm trees, California Fan Palms, can be found. tucked away in narrow, rugged canyons on the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. People were aware of the small, scattered clusters of trees growing in Palm Canyon even before the creation of the refuge.

The palm trees have become a major visitor attraction for the refuge. To get there - Drive South on Highway 95 for 23 miles then turn left into the Kofa Wildlife Refuge for approximately 7 miles on the dirt road until it ends.

DRIPPING SPRINGS There are hundred of Petroglyphs here. You will also find the remains of an old stone cabin and an arrastre.

Look along the base of the cliff to the left of the stone cabin for the cave where the spring originates. Once you’ve found it, listen and you will hear it dripping from the cave roof, forming a year round pool of water. A path takes off to the left of the cave, following the edge of the cliff where more petroglyphs can be seen.

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Dripping springs is one mile down the road from Dos Picachos Mine. The road is steep and rutted. This is a trip for a 4-wheeled drive vehicle.

CIBOLA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Cibola National Wildlife Refuge is located in the flood plain of the lower Colorado River and surrounded by a fringe of desert ridges and washes. The refuge encompasses both the historic Colorado River channel as well as a channelized portion constructed in the late 1960’s. Along with these main water bodies, several important backwaters are home to many wildlife species that reside in this portion of the Sonoran Desert. Because of the river’s life sustaining water, wildlife here survives in an environment that reaches 120 degrees in the summer and receives an average of only 2 inches of rain per year. We invite you to visit and enjoy the many wildlife-oriented activities the refuge has to offer and enjoy the scenic beauty of this oasis in the desert.

Getting There from Blythe, CA: Drive approximately 3 miles west on I-10 to Neighbors Boulevard/78 exit. Travel south on Neighbors for 12 miles to the Cibola Bridge. After crossing the bridge, continue south for 3.5 miles to headquarters.

AHAKHAV PRESERVE The ‘Ahakhav Tribal Preserve was established in 1995 and currently consists of 1,253 acres of wilderness area and a 3.5 acre park. The preserve is centered around a reconstructed Colorado River backwater, which offers a variety of activities including fishing, canoeing, birding, and swimming.

The preserve also maintains a 4.6 mile fitness trail as well as playground and picnic facilities located in the park. The preserve serves many purposes.

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One is to provide recreational and learning opportunities to the surrounding community as well as visitors. The other is to serve as a revegetation area for endangered and threatened plants and animals native to the Lower Colorado River Basin. The Lower Colorado is an area that faces many problems, from damming that causes changes in natural stream flow, to a variety of invasive species. The preserve is an ongoing project to study methods of revegetation and restoration that may be used though out the area. For more information, please visit www.crit-nsn.gov POSTON MONUMENT This Memorial Monument marks the site of the Poston War Relocation Center where 17,867 persons of Japanese ancestry, the majority of whom were United States citizens were interned during World War II from May 1942 to November 1945. All persons of Japanese descent living on west coast farms, businesses, towns, cities, and states were forcibly evacuated by the United States military on the grounds that they posed a threat to (he national security. This massive relocation was authorized by Executive Order 9066, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942. This Memorial is dedicated to all those men, women and children who suffered countless hardships and indignities at the hands of a nation misguided by wartime hysteria, racial prejudice and fear. May it serve as a constant reminder of our past so that Americans in the future will never again be denied their Constitutional rights and may the remembrance of that experience serve to advance the evolution of the human spirit.

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ALAMO LAKE 38 miles north of Wenden, Alamo Lake offers excellent bass, bluegill and catfish. The Arizona State Park can be accessed by a paved road from Highway 60 at the Wenden turn-off to the north on Alamo Lake Road.

Owing to its remoteness the park is often considered one of the “best kept secrets” of the state park system.

Alamo Lake State Park features camping facilities and attracts wildlife enthusiasts, as the park is home to numerous wildlife species including the bald eagle. The park’s remoteness and distance from cities also makes it a destination for stargazing.

MAKE QUARTZSITE YOUR BASE CAMP FOR FUN!

IMPERIAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 58 miles south of Quartzsite on U.S. 95. Turn right on Martinez Lake Road and drive 10 miles to Red Cloud Mine Road. Follow the brown refuge signs about 3.5 miles to the visitor center.

Free. 928-783-3371,www.fws.gov/refuge/imperial.

Painted Desert Trail makes a 1.3mile loop, following a wash, crossing a ridge and tracing another sandy wash back to the trailhead. It’s a lavishly fractured terrain, weaving among colorful mounds that look like petrified sand dunes. The walking is easy with just a short climb to the ridgeline where I soak in fine views, a mosaic of desert patterns and the wet knife of the river carving a verdant slice in the distance.

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