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44 www.DesertMessenger.com December 20, 2023 SPECIAL SECTION 2 Snowbirds 6 Editorial 7 Letters to Editor 8 Around Town 10 Restaurants 12 Qtz. Budget 13 Vendor Appreciation Award 17 Voices from Past 19 Adventures with Rocks 20 Golf 23 Thoughtbuster 26 Churches 27 Arrest Report 28 Puzzles 29 QES Student of the Month 30 Paul Winer Comic 30 Classifi eds www.DesertMessenger .com • "Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper" • 928-916-4235 541-218-2560 Wednesday, MARCH 20, 2013 VOL. 9 # 170 N�� �� ��� 9 th YEAR! Oasis Hotel restoration begins By Shanana Rain Golden-Bear Quartzsite, AZ – Last week, members from the Quartzsite Metal Detecting club began excavating the ruins of the Oasis Hotel at Quartzsite Tyson Wells Stage Stop Museum. Using mining classifi ers, volunteers are sifting through the remains of burned out build- ing which stood west of the museum. The building burned sometime between 1916 and the fl ood in 1919. So far, volunteers have found a 22 cartridge, two 45 rim fi re cartridges, and a 50 caliber rim fi re cartridge, possibly dating back to the 1850's. A piece of fabric which appears to be burlap was found, possibly used for privacy. According to Gil Brown, "We've been surprised by a few things. The building has a foundation, which was unusual for the time. We plan to restore that and build upon that. The volunteers found portions of the wooden fl oor still in pretty good shape and they found the doorway." SEE HOTEL PAGE 22 CHECK OUT WHAT'S INSIDE ����� | S������ R��� G�����-B��� I���� | Q��������� H��������� S������ If you have ever wanted to help, but you were never asked, this meeting is for you. by Shanana Rain Golden-Bear Quartzsite - If you or anyone you know would like to be involved in the planning or execution of a new event planned for next year, please attend a special meeting Thursday, March 21st at 7pm at the Quartzsite Commu- nity Center. Refreshments will be served. The GRAND Gathering is being billed as the largest Gathering of Grandparents and Great Grandparents ever. Organizers Bob Lucas and John Hendrix of the Quartzsite Improvement Association ( QIA) are asking for help from everyone in the community to make this a GRAND event for Quartzsite. The GRAND Gathering is planned for March 6th through March 9th, 2014 with multiple events scat- Help plan the GRAND Gathering tered throughout the town, including the QIA. • If you have ideas that you would like to bring, this meeting is for you. • If you just want to put your two cents in, this meeting is for you. • If you believe the best is yet to come, this meeting is for you. • In other words, this meet- ing is for you. Join the fun Thursday, March 21st 7pm at the Community Center! For more information contact Bob Lucas at 928-247-2353. The goal is to restore the building back to the way it was, plastered inside and outside. The building was used as sleeping quarters. It was originally covered with saguaro cactus spines, with dirt on top. The Quartzsite Metal Detec- tor Club has been busy sifting through the sections, keeping track of the fi nds. The sections are stringed and numbered to keep track of any fi nds. The original adobe stage station was built by Charley Tyson in 1866. The station was an important way station on the California- Arizona line because of the excellent water and grass for the horses. Happy

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