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f you ae looki fo a uique south-west expeiece, look o futhe thaQuatzsite, Aizoa. Evey wite thistiy tow of 3,5 esidets tasfomsito the vedo capital of the wold. Ovea millio visitos coeate hee tobowse the swap meets, em shows, adat & cafts shows as well as the scoes of othe booths offei atiques, souve-is, ad “stuff” of all kids.May visitos fom the oth, af-fectioately called “sowbids”, spedthe wite i Quatzsite’s 7+ RV pakso “boodock” i the Sooa Deseto BLM lad, whee campi is fee oealy so. Othes aive fo shote stays,ockhouds ad teasue hutes fomaoud the wold who come to check outthe special shows.

Beautiful weather, sunshine andgreat deals - what more can you ask?

Addi to the fu ae umeous specialevets thouhout the seaso icludithe Hi Jolly Daze paade o Ja. 9, theSpots, Vacatio & RV Show Ja. 6-4,the QIA Pow Wow Gem & Mieal Showo Ja. -4, ad the aual ATV Pa-ade o Feb.3.The ici o the cake is the wam wel-come Quatzsite offes ad the wodefulactivities to fill you time whe you eeda beak fom shoppi: olf, hiki, fish-

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i, 4-wheele excusios, jam sessios,daci, bio, a visit to Celia’s RaibowGade ad the Hi Jolly Moumet…thelist could o o ad o.The two doze seasoal swap meets adealy as may shows cove aces upoaces of lad, iclude hudeds ad hu-deds of vedos, ad peset a amaziselectio of items. This yea, accodi tooe local esidet, the quality of oods ooffe is exceptioally hih ad the picesae eat. It’s the yea to come expeieceQuatzsite!

First Stop: Tyson Wells with ThreeMajor Shows

Located o the southwest coe of I- ad Hwy 95, the Tyso Wells Show-ouds is oe of Quatzsite’s biestdaws. Ove 5 aces ae coveed withhudeds of vedos ad . miles of aislefotae ive visitos easy access.The fu beis iht o New Yea’s Day with the Tyso Wells Rock & Gem Show.Rock ethusiasts fom aoud the woldhead to this hue show whee almost3 deales offe quality mieals, ems,fossils, jewely, lapiday tools ad moe.Show dates ae Ja. -.Next is the Tyso Wells Sell-A-Ramao Ja. 5-4 whee some 5 dealesshowcase a ubelievable vaiety of items:atiques, cois, cafts, hobbies, jewely,eve moe ems ad ocks, eat food admuch moe.

Following is the Tyson Wells Art & CraftFair from Jan. 29-Feb.7 offering an amazingselection of creative, custom and handcraft-ed works by around 200 national artisans.Admission to all these events is FREE.

To fid out moe about the vedos atthe shows, check out the website at www.tysowells.com.

A Great Deal: $1000 for the BESTChili in Quartzsite!

All you chili ad salsa loves, mak youcaleda fo Feb. 7th. That’s the day topolish off you best ecipes fo the 7thAual “It’s Chili i Quatzsite” ChiliCookoff & State Salsa Champioship. Heldat Tyso Wells Showouds, this CASIsactioed evet attacts etats fom allove the US.The cookoff actually cosists of theediffeet cotests: the CASI evet, a show-maship cotest, ad the People’s ChoiceAwad competitio. CASI etats eaawads ad poits towads thei ite-atioal fials i Texas. Wies of thePeople’s Choice eceive tophies ad eatcash pizes.Cooki stats at  am ad the $4.tasti cup oes o sale at  Noo. Visi-tos, bi you taste buds pimed adeady! You will detemie who wis thePeople’s Choice $ fist pize, $5secod pize ad $5 thid. Thee willalso be seveal wies i the State SalsaChampioship.Live bads add to the fu thouhoutthe afteoo, ad a bi affle is always apopula pat of the evet, which is spo-soed by the Quatzsite Busiess Chambeof Commece.

Unique Quartzsite does it again: the“Naked Man’s Bookstore”

A must see attactio i this fuky des-et tow is Reade’s Oasis Books. OwePaul Wie offes a eclectic mix of papeback, had cove ad audio books foevey taste ad iteest, ove 8, titlesi all - dessed i a tho with a smile foall ad the motto “If books wee clothes,I’d be cosideed well dessed.”Kow as leeday pefome SweetPie back o the East Coast ad Caada ithe 97s & 8s, Paul plays a mea Booiead Blues piao. Check out his CD “PleaseRemembe You Love Fo Me”. The stoecaies all types of music icludi aexpaded sectio of blues, ealy jazz adswi, ad classic couty ad westeCDs, cassettes ad viyl.Daily thouhout Jauay ad Febuay,thee will be a authos’ fai with a vaiety of authos peset fo book siis.Reade’s Oasis is located at 69 E. MaiSteet. It’s ope 7 days a week,  am- 6pm. Be sue to stop by! Paul ad his wifeJoae thak all the wite visitos fothei suppot.Eveyoe should expeiece Quatzsiteat least oce i thei life! With all the eatdeals o offe, this is the yea to come adsee fo youself.

For more informationabout Quartzsite and a complete list of shows, see page 24.Tyson Wells Shows:

98-97-6364

Quartzsite Business C of C

(Chili Cookoff): 98-97-93

Reader’s Oasis Books:

98-97-655

Rock & Gem Show

Jan. 1-10

Sell-A-Rama

Jan. 15-24

Art & Craft Fair

Jan. 29 - Feb 7