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16 www.DesertMessenger.com June 17, 2015 READER'S OASIS BOOKS 690 E. Main - Quartzsite (one block east of Family Dollar) 928-927-6551 Quartzsite- Desert Messenger is proud to coordinate with the Town of Quartzsite in publishing the New 2015/2016 Quartzsite Visitor Guide & Business Directory. The Guide will debut at the Arizona League of Cit- ies and Towns Annual Conference in August, 2015. The Guides will be available for distribution all year-round, too! The Offi cial Guide will be widely distributed with 50,000 copies this year for excellent circulation (a whopping 250% more copies than in previous years!) The Quartzsite Business Chamber of Commerce vol- unteers are excited as they will be able to mail more copies to chamber offi ces around the nation. Advertising is a real bargain this year! Ad prices are lower than last year's rates. There's also a new variety of full color Ad Sizes this year, which offers something for every advertising budget. We're also adding 16 more pages, so the 2015/2016 Offi cial Quartzsite Visitor Guide & Business Directory will have more of the information visitors are seeking. The entire publication will be posted to multiple high traffi c websites, including TOWN OF QUARTZSITE, DESERT MESSENGER, & VISIT QUARTZSITE, etc. as an E-Edition Flip Page with direct links to the advertisers. To Reserve your Ad Space in the 2015/2016 Offi cial Quartzsite Visitor Guide & Business Directory, contact Rain at 928-916-4235, or Email Editor@DesertMessenger.com. www.QuartzsiteVisitorGuide.com New Quartzsite Visitor Guide planned DEADLINE : WED. JU LY 8 TH for july 15 h edition Desert Messenger Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com It is with great sadness but only hap- py memories that we acknowledge the passing of Leona Gorczynski, age 96. Leona began her life in New York City, met her husband Theodore "Teddy" Gorczynski and they married in No- vember, 1940. Together they worked to support their family at their Bronx grocery store and then at Wonder Bread, where Leona became the na- tionally-recognized hostess for Won- der Bread and Hostess Cakes. She en- joyed visits to Radio City Music Hall, museums, and all else that NYC had to offer. She loved to take visitors to China Town, Fulton Fish Market, the Empire State Building, and the Statute of Liberty, along with so many other NYC landmarks. She and Teddy were married for 59 years. They loved to travel the US and spend time with family and friends. Decades-long annual summer visits to Cape Cod with the Houghton fam- ily were particularly good times. With relocation to Rochester they welcomed grandchildren and countless more friends. Finally settling in Castleton with her daughter Diana and son-in- law Bill, Leona spent the last decade wintering in Quartzsite, AZ where she taught crocheting and enjoyed the company of many more new friends. Leona enjoyed bird-watching, and she fed a variety of songbirds, hum- mingbirds, and anything else that came by. She loved Polish music, was an avid and excellent bowler, winning many trophies and appearing on TV. She enjoyed watching Judge Judy and the news, and read the daily newspa- per. She was a prolifi c crocheter and was very proud of winning several blue and red ribbons for her afghans, being most proud of winning the Grand Mas- ter Champion ribbon in recent years. She was well-known for and won fi rst prize with her "Leona's Polish Cheese- cake." She was a letter-writer, and her handwriting was perfect script; she hoped that children, grand- and great- grandchildren would continue to prac- tice quality handwriting and the art of letter-writing. Leona was a member of the Schodack Crafter's Home Bureau and donated many afghans to the South Schodack Fire Department for raffl e. Her smile always made you feel that ev- erything was right in the world. Those who knew her wanted to be near her as her laughter, kindness, and love healed anything that might be wrong. She was quickly and much beloved by all who met her. Leona passed away April 9th at home in Castleton, NY. She is survived by her two daughters, Diana (husband Bill Houghton) and Jane (husband Dave Swank); her loving granddaughters, Barbara (husband Don Runkle) and Debbie (husband Andy Melendez); and three great-grandchildren, Jeremy and Tyler Runkle, and Natasha Melendez. Other loving family include her step- grandchildren, Kim (husband John Berry, children Maya and Sierra), Kelly Houghton, and Billy Houghton; Valerie Loveless, John Bogdal, Kurt Bogdal, and Michael Bogdal and their families; David Swank Jr., (wife Anissa, chil- dren Katie and Kelly). The Asikis fam- ily (Mike and Alexandria, daughters, Daphne, Patty, and Maria and their families) were very dear friends, "like family". Countless others mourn the loss of this beautiful soul. Donations to South Schodack Fire De- partment, 1567 Bame Road, Castleton, NY 12033 in lieu of fl owers is appreci- ated. A GoFundMe account in Leona's name has been established to support SSFD (www.gofundme.com/ub5d25d or search "In Memory of Leona Gorc- zynski" on GoFundMe.com). In Memoriam Leona Maryann (Budzinski) Gorczynski April 18, 1919 - May 9, 2015 For your unique gift giving, the Gift Shop has coffee mugs, hand-paint- ed beer mugs, hats, t-shirts, dust mask, hand-painted Hillbilly Goblets and of course original and framed works of art by Oney Budge. With a purchase from the gift shop you will have a chance to win a prize given away each month. Join us at the Mountain Quail Cafe, 490 Moon Mountain Ave. Quartzsite, Arizona. Father's Day gifts at Mt. Quail Cafe Gift Shop

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