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Page 6 www.DesertMessenger.com Honey and a Dress from the Poston Bee Yard bees. The mesquite bloom was over and we had extracted a tank of honey to sell under our Arizona Desert Bloom Honey label. We drove to Ehrenburg and then up the Poston Road along the river. After awhile Charles pulled over and drove through a dense thicket of salt cedars covered with pink tassels and found a good place for a bee yard. We next stopped at the little market that sold our honey. Mr. Henry told Charles who we needed to see at the Colorado River In- dian Tribal office for permission to leave our bee hives. Early the next morning we unloaded our hives in the pattern Charles had learned from Mr. Mott. Mr. Mott was very tidy about everything, including bee yards. He taught Charles to place hives with the entrance facing south. Across the Poston Road from our new bee yard were three groups of buildings that Charles said was where the government had sent people of Japanese decent. 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I drove Charles crazy with all my ques- tions about the people behind the fence. Richard was almost five and I was pregnant. Suddenly I had another question, "Where do the women have their babies? We visited the bee yard regularly to check the progress of the salt cedar honey crop. One day, as we were leav- ing a Japanese man was standing by the fence. He smiled and waved like he knew who we were. "Stop," I told Julia Keller, Imaging Technologist Quartzsite Imaging (928) 927- 5067 I've been with Quartzsite Imaging since it opened in 2009. Bernie Hatmaker performs the ultrasounds and I do the CT Scans and X-rays. For superior service at competitive prices, call Quartsite Imaging today! What people are saying about Julie and Quartsite Imaging "She was so kind and caring and really tried to make me comfortable." "The technician was very kind and answered all my questions." "I liked the way the tech made sure I was doing OK during the test." 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It is a fence you know and to me that means keep out." As Charles pulled up onto Poston Road, I told him, "I don't think it means keep out, I think it means stay in." "Oh Rosalee, leave it to you," he Charles. "I think he wants to talk to us." "Rosalee, do you really think that is December 7, 2011 moaned with a smile. "So, if I pull over, what are you going to do?" "I won't even get out of the truck. I'm just curious about why he waved. I'm sure he's okay because he's smiling so big." the slightest accent, which surprised me. I hadn't lived around Japanese people back in Illinois, or in Flagstaff, but I just supposed someone who was Japanese would have an accent. The smiling man introduced himself as Ray. "How about that," I thought to myself, "That's my brother's name and he's in the Army Air Corp somewhere in the Pacific." Well, this Ray told Charles he was cu- rious about our yard of bees. He said he knew how important bees are to the melons growing in his garden and wanted to know how much longer our bees would be there. Charles told him we would move them soon because the cedar bloom was almost over. Ray said he and the others were hav- ing a very good crop of melons and would be sad to see the bees go. Ray pulled off a cantaloupe and told us that it needed a couple more days to SEE BEES ON PAGE 22 SILVER OR GOLD (until you see Michael for a quote!) Please call DON'T SELL YOUR 602-956-2720 Located in Quartzsite. I BUY COINS AND JEWELRY. Because this is not my primary business, I PAY MORE! other cars had been and asked, "How's it going' today?" "Good," the man answered without Charles pulled up to the fence where