VFW Memorial Day Service 9am tomorrow!

VFW Memorial Day May 30th


The VFW Ben Scott Post 769 in Quartzsite will be holding Memorial Day services at the Hi Jolly Cemetery on Monday, May 30 starting at 9 a.m. Everyone is invited to come and participate in the service--bring chairs if you have them and be sure to wear a hat.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Post will be going out to the cemetery at 6 a.m. to put wreaths on the tombs of the military personnel who are buried there, and if anyone wishes to help, it would really be appreciated.

There will be two guest speakers for the service, and after the ceremony, the Post is hosting finger foods for everyone. If you would like to bring something to this get together, it will also be very much appreciated. There will be no smoking at the post during this time, at least until after noon. Come on out to the service and honor those men and women who gave up their lives for our country, and help remember all the sacrifices that have been made to ensure the freedoms we enjoy.

Memorial Day alert: allow extra time for work zone 40 miles w. of Phoenix

I-10 Memorial Day weekend alert: Allow extra travel time for bridge work zone

40 miles west of Phoenix

PHOENIX – If you’re using Interstate 10 between Phoenix and California over the Memorial Day weekend, be sure to plan ahead and allow extra travel time, especially before and at the end of the weekend, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

While no construction work is scheduled over the weekend, heavy holiday traffic is expected to back up along I-10 at the Hassayampa River bridges work zone 40 miles west of downtown Phoenix. I-10 is narrowed to one lane in each direction in the area (milepost 105), with traffic sharing one bridge while the second bridge is undergoing upgrades.

ADOT has the following recommendations for drivers planning to use I-10 between Phoenix and California just before and during the holiday weekend:

•Travel through the area during non-peak hours, including early morning or late night. Traffic is expected to be heaviest during the afternoon and early evening hours on Thursday and Friday (May 26-27) and again on Monday (May 30).
•Allow extra travel time. Delays of approximately 90 minutes may occur during the busiest hours before and at the end of the weekend.
•Consider alternate routes, including US 60 through Wickenburg or Interstate 8 (via State Route 85 in the Phoenix area and US 95 north of Yuma).

ADOT will provide updates about heavier I-10 traffic conditions on its Travel Information site at www.az511.gov or by calling 5-1-1 from within the state.

The $3.9 million I-10 Hassayampa Bridges Improvement Project started in fall 2010. It is scheduled for completion this summer.

For the latest news on major existing highway work zones, visit the ADOT website at www.azdot.gov. Information about Memorial Day travel plus ADOT projects and programs is available via the ADOT Blog at http://adotblog.blogspot.com.