East County Highlights 3-7-13

• Mohawk Valley School — Sports teams will compete at 9 a.m. Friday in the tournament at Wellton School. Sixth- through eighth-grades reading counts are due Monday. There will be a board meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Room 103.

• Dateland Elementary School — Parent-community appreciation dinner and show starts with dinner at 6:30 p.m. today. Sports teams compete at 9 a.m. Friday in the tournament at Wellton. Boys' baseball play away at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Paloma.

• Wellton Library — Conversational Spanish class is 10:30 a.m. today, Baby Time at 1:30 p.m. Potpourri Artists arts and craft show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Latin Fitness for Fun is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Writer's Group meets at 1 p.m., and Mango ESL at 1:30 p.m. The Optimist Club and the library will have a joint project sewing pillowcases for children's burn wards at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Fitness for Fun is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Teen Time at 1:30 p.m., Story Time at 2 p.m. and help with job finding from 10 a.m. to noon. A representative from Amberly's Place is on call to come to the library on an as-needed basis.

• Wellton Rose Garden — The next work session is 9 a.m. Wednesday. Meet at the garden in front of the Wellton Elementary School. Wear gloves for the cleaning and pruning project, bring garden tools and water to drink. This is a Desert Sands RV Park community project. All community members are invited to volunteer. For more information, call Sherlee at 785-8404.

• Foothills Branch Library — Citrus care and culture program is 10 a.m. today, baby time at 11 a.m., Foothills drumming circle at 1 p.m. and Arizona Old Time Fiddlers performance at 3 p.m. Foothills Quilters meet at 10 a.m. Friday, preschool story time at 10:30 a.m. Foothills book club meets at 10 a.m. Saturday, play Wii games at 10 a.m., play-doh for children at 1 p.m., law enforcement Explorer at 3:30 p.m., “Los Comancheros” and the Old West anachronism comedy vignettes at 1 p.m. GED classes are 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, and Write on the Edge at 1 p.m. Toddler Story Time is 11 a.m. Wednesday, Ingles Basico at noon, Yarn over Yuma and computer for absolute beginners at 2 p.m., job assistance center from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

• Bingo — American Legion Post 67 will have bingo at 6 p.m. Thursdays at the Wellton Community Center. Doors open at 5 p.m. Refreshments are available.

• Dobson Museum — Tours are by appointment-only Monday through Saturday. For a tour or more information, call Windy at 785-4013.

• Veterans assistance — AmVets 2, 9E and South Frontage Road, will offer veterans assistance at 10 a.m. every Tuesday. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served every day starting at 7 a.m. Karaoke will be 5-7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Pull tabs available. For more information, call 726-0102.

• YCAT — This public transport offers services from Wellton to Yuma and connecting services to many places in Yuma County including AWC, Yuma Palms mall, Cocopah Casino, YRMC and Walmart stores.

• Wellton Senior Center — Senior nutrition lunches are served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily. The center, 10234 Dome St., is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.

• East County Optimists Club — Regular meetings of the club begin at 6 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month at Dusty's Pizza and Wings in Wellton. For more information, call Coleen at 785-4355 or 1-480-586-0744.

• VFW Post 6790 Men's and Ladies Auxiliary — Happy hour is 4-7 p.m. every day. Biscuit and gravy 8-11 a.m. Sundays, barstool bingo at 3 p.m. Hamburgers/cheeseburgers and fries with all the trimmings 4-7 p.m. Mondays. Eight-ball pool tournaments are 1 p.m. Tuesday, ladies darts at 2 p.m. Waffles served 8-10 a.m. Wednesdays, nine-ball pool tournaments at 1 p.m. Lunch from noon to 3 p.m. Thursdays, meat draws and live music 2-4 p.m. Fish 5-7 p.m. Fridays. Breakfast 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, live music 2-5 p.m.

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