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30 www.DesertMessenger.com January 6, 2021 Get updates from Sheriff's Office UPDATES FROM SHERIFF The La Paz County Sheriff's Offi ce would like to remind everyone that you can have up to date emergency information sent to your cell phone via text message by texting your zip code to 888777. This is a website called "NIXLE". We send the fol- lowing type of information to your cell phone: 'road closures, severe weather alerts, serious crime infor- mation, Amber alerts, etc. By sign- ing up with NIXLE, we are able to communicate important informa- tion to everyone quickly and effi - ciently via text message. Please sign up today, the service is free. To Donate or for more information visit QUARTZSITEFOODBANK.COM Click on "Donate" Single Can Donate Up To $400 Couples Can Donate Up To $800 DONATE to the Quartzsite Food Bank Instead of Paying Your AZ State Taxes Donate and Receive DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR OFF What You Owe of Your AZ Taxes! Acclaimed artist Elizabeth Lauder dies Internationally acclaimed Cana- dian artist and part-time Quartzsite resident Elizabeth Cameron Lauder passed away on December 22, 2020 at the age of 72 years old. She was the owner of The Gallery at Prospec- tor's Panorama from 1986 - 2006. Elizabeth was known the world over, not only by her clients but her many local friends and visitors alike to the Quartzsite Gem and Mineral shows every year. A memorial in honor of her life will be celebrated Sunday, Jan 31, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. at the "Spiral Labyrinth" on Palm Canyon Rd, 2.5 miles off Hwy 95, 10 miles South of Quartzsite, AZ. Abernathy & Smyth Publishing House publicist, Erin McHugh, an- nounced her death saying, "Eliza- beth tragically suffered a major brain hemorrhage November 29th while at home in Arizona that took her life after a 23-day hard-fought battle on Dec 22, 2020. Elizabeth was loved the world over, not only for her ar- tistic brilliance, but her tremendous generosity of spirit. An interna- tional icon and Canadian national treasure, Elizabeth was known for her exquisite watercolors and sub- lime oil paintings on semi-precious stone. The world has lost a beautiful soul, painting now with colors even she never before imagined." Raised in the Caledon hills of On- tario, second cousin to iconic fi lm director, James Cameron, Elizabeth attended the Ontario College of Arts, majoring in sculpture after being denied admittance into the Art De- partment. "It was the best thing that ever happened to me," she says, "be- cause it empowered me to succeed. My teacher accused me of cheating when I threw my fi rst pot, perfectly centered, and had me prove it. Guess what? One week later I was accepted into the Art Department." Elizabeth's historical watercolors of Vancouver, B.C.'s famous cherry blossoms, earned her local recogni- tion in 1975 which caught the eye of international gallery owners. Elizabeth's work was subsequently exhibited around the world earn- ing the artist multi-international awards and honors. Sales through Sotheby's Fine Art auctions and So- theby's Contemporary Artists Sales in London and New York, further increased the value of her contribu- tions to the artistic world. A lifetime achievement for a living artist. "We reached an agreement this year to publish four volumes of Elizabeth's work titled "Memoirs of a Plein Art Painter," says McHugh, "the fi rst volume to be published in early March, 2020." Compiled and edited by Elizabeth's partner, American songwriter, au- thor, and founder of Abernathy & Smyth Publishing House, Jesse Boleyn, says "her much anticipated coffee table books offers an alluring insight into the mind of an artist who understood her mediums, wa- ter and pigments of earth, to be the very universal connection needed to express in its simplest form the glorious atmosphere and contour of millennia that renders life itself … the legacy of humanity. Elizabeth was loved by all who knew her and will be deeply missed. For what greater legacy can one ask?" Elizabeth Cameron Lauder County Landfill Transfer Station now on Winter Hours The Quartzsite Transfer Station is now on their WINTER hours. They are open Sunday thru Wednes- day, 7:30am to 2:30pm. Dump your trash for free at the Transfer Station. Please cover your load. For more info call the Main landfi ll 928- 916-1253 or Main offi ce at 928-854- 9152. The transfer station is locat- ed north of Town, just off Hwy. 95, near the Sewer Treatment Plant.

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