Desert Messenger

March 1, 2017 www.DesertMessenger.com 7 Quilters updates SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED At the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge in the Beautiful Mountains of Idaho Earn up to $1,200/mo per couple! Free campground with free showers and laundry. Fishing, Off-Road Trails, Wildlife, Rafting, Hiking For more info contact: Rich Allen 208-316-7555 richallen88@gmail.com Located on the Yankee Fork of the Salmon River 23 miles from Stanley Check out our website: www.YankeeForkDredge.com Our Facebook Page: www.Facebook.com/YankeeForkGoldDredge 585 N. Central Quartzsite Open Mon-Fri 8-5 928-927-8787 Johnny DelPino, Owner BEST AUTO RV & TRUCK REPAIR SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ON! TOOLS TOOLS TOOLS & TARPS & TARPS & TARPS VENDOR SUPPLIES • Canopies • All Sizes of Tarps • RV Supplies • Tools • Table Legs • Hand & Power Tools Open 9am-5pm - 7 days a week LOCATED AT TYSON CENTRE #1 121 W. Kuehn, Quartzsite K & B "The place with the stuff!" "If we don't have it, you don't need it!" Ladies Stuff, too! We‛re Honored to have Received the 1st Town of Quartzsite VENDOR APPRECIATION AWARD! TV ANTENNAS Authorized Dealer Works in Quartzsite - Lake Havasu City - Yuma All over the USA, Canada and Mexico OLD MOVIE CHANNELS NBC • CBS • ABC • FOX • PBS • WEATHER •MORE! 18 TO 36 CHANNELS GUARANTEED TO WORK - SETUP ASSISTANCE PARTS & REPAIR TYSON WELLS MARKETPLACE SPACE #4 FRONT ROW 2 spaces west of K B Tools AZ • Quartzsite • Military Caps Rhinestone & Quartzsite T-Shirts Solitude Miles ~ John ~ 605-431-5028 Over 25 years in Quartzsite, Parker, LHC NOW OPEN! See Celia Southwestern Round Up Art Show and Sale with Author signings. The two day event is packed with fi ne art and au- thors signing their books. Our feature artist Jackie Coughlin hon- ored us with her display of water color native paintings. Shown on Quartzsite TV Some come to enjoy viewing the art. Others to enjoying looking for the hidden items in a painting with a short game of scavenger hunt. Not the tradi- tional art show of sorts, when our show Sheriff "Butch Klein" arrest door prize winners and escort them off to jail, lat- er to be bailed out with one of the many gifts collected from local businesses. Meeting the artist and authors, T- shirts and hats given out, with the special at- traction "the return of BRUNA" was enjoyed by those at the show. Refresh- ments served throughout the show. Thank you all for coming to support our efforts to help the community. 100% of raffl e sale and 10% of artist sales will be donated to the community food bank and other charities. Thrivent sponsored the purchase of treats, drinks and art show needs. Thank you Thrivent. The Quartzsite Quilters would like to thank the community for supporting our Quilt Show on February 3rd & 4th. It was the largest show we have ever hosted enjoying over 700 visitors who admired and voted for the beautiful work of so many talented women. The quilts that received recognition were: • Members Choice Award, Ma- ribeth Volk, • Vendor Choice Award, Icky Orr • Small Quilt: 1st Place - Zelia Still, 2nd Place - Jeanette Stellmack. 3rd Place - Maribeth Volk • Medium Quilt, 1st Place - Janet Newenhoff, 2nd Place - Maribeth Volk, 3rd Place - Kathy Cheser • Large Quilt 1st Place - San- dra Higer, 2nd Place -Kay Smith, 3rd Place - Melvina McLaughlin • Art Quilt 1st Place - Louise Cheever, 2nd Place - Caroline Burton, 3rd Place - Barb Wil- liams, • Wall Hanging 1st Place - Janet Newenhoff, 2nd Place - Julie Hoyt, 3rd Place - Marilyn Larson • Home Decora- tive, 1st Place - Sue Harold, 2nd Place - Jean Lindsay, 3rd Place - Caroline Burton • Fashion 1st Place - Marilyn Wilbanks, 2nd Place - Jackie Bianucci. 3rd Place - Barb Williams. Our show ended with the drawing for our beautiful appliquéd quilt "Birds and Birdhouses" which was won by Crys- tal Barber. We are already working on our 2017 raffl e quilt! Please join us next year for another wonderful show! Art show updates

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