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January 15, 2020 www.DesertMessenger.com 29 Quartzsite Museum News STEVE CODY Solid Gospel Preaching TENT REVIVAL First Baptist Church 30 South Church Lane Quartzsite, Arizona JEFF GORE Great Gospel Music Services Under The Tent Each Evening at 6:00 pm For more information, please call John Miller 775-404-2834 Larry Fieck 928-699-6764 Ken Stuart 206-919-3828 JANUARY 26 - 29, 2020 The Quartzsite Museum is OPEN and there is a lot happening! Save the remaining dates for this year's lecture series at the Commu- nity Center, 295 E. Chandler from 7 to 9 pm, in partnership with the Friends of the Quartzsite Library and sponsored by Arizona Humanities: January 23: Natalie J. Stewart- Smith, The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WW II. February 6: Kevin Schindler, The- odore Roosevelt Slept Here February 13: Steve Renzi, Barbed Wire, Windmills and Railroads – The Technology that Really Won the West By the time the newspaper is pub- lished our presentation by Laura Tohe on the Code Talkers will be history. We hope everyone enjoyed that presentation and will join us for the following: Natalie J. Stewart-Smith in Quartzsite January 23 Natalie J. Stewart-Smith has been an educator for over 25 years and taught at the elementary, high school, and college levels. As a former Army offi cer and historian, she is inter- ested in women's contributions to the military, particularly those who served as military aviators. The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII During World War II over one thousand women served as Wom- en Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), freeing male pilots for combat roles at a critical time during the war. The WASP ferried planes from factories to embarkation points; performed engineer test fl ying of repaired aircraft and did target tow- ing for gunnery training. By the spring of 1944, every P-51 Mustang fl own in combat had already been fl own by a WASP. This presentation shares their stories as fl iers, patri- ots, and women who had to fi ght for the right to be called veterans. Don't forget to enter our motto contest for the sundial, due by Feb- ruary 29! Our fi eld trips are on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, and are free to members and $3 for non- members. Watch for announce- ments of trips and save the dates! We will be going to the Planet Ranch on January15, so if you are reading the paper, you probably missed it. BUT, there is always the next one on Feb- ruary19! We will publish more infor- mation in the next paper, or you can contact Lynn Stimson at 928-916- 4562 for more information. We are again preparing for a booth at the Big Tent and would welcome help from volunteers to help oper- ate our booth and share information about our Museum and Quartzsite in general. Please call the Museum if you are interested in helping with that activity or volunteering for a wide variety of needs to help keep the Museum a viable and fun place. When we are lucky enough to have a booth donated to us by the orga- nizers, we are committing to keep it open every day of the tent. We spend each day sharing information about Quartzsite and encouraging folks to come see the Museum. We also sell a few special books about the Quartzsite area in the booth, so please come visit us!! Our regular meeting of the Quartzsite Historical Society is on the second Wednesday of each month at the Quartzsite Library at 2 pm. The next meeting is February 12. We hope you will consider attending and possibly joining our organization! We are no longer collecting cans and bottles for recycling. Check with the Food Bank, the last we heard they were able to process them. Membership of $10 for a year is encouraged. As a member you will receive e-mail notices of coming events, have free admission to our fi eld trips and have a vote in deci- sions being made regarding the Historical Society and Museum, in addition to helping fund the free Museum. We are a non-profi t historical so- ciety. Visiting the Museum is free, although donations are always welcome. The Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm through March 31. We are located at 161 Main Street (parking in rear). We are next door to Silly Al's. Phone (928)927-5229. E-Mail QHS@TDS.net. "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" What happens in Q UARTZSITE goes around THE WORLD! "What happens however... "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." ~Aesop

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