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Page 18 Volunteers wanted to greet vendors in January In March, 2012 the RV, Swapmeet and Vendor Volunteer Board ap- proved a plan to welcome vendors during "Peak Week" in January. WANTED: 20+ Enthusiastic Quartz- site volunteers to welcome & thank vendors during Jan. 23-27, 2013. Benefi ts: Free T-Shirt, Volunteer badge, collector's pins, and more. To be part of the fun, contact Rain at 541-218-2560 or email proudneighbors@yahoo.com. Vendor breakfast scheduled for Jan. 7 The RV, Swapmeet and Vendor Volunteer Board will be hosting a Free Vendor Breakfast scheduled for Monday, January 7th at 7am at the Quartzsite Improvement Associa- tion (QIA). All vendors are welcome to meet and greet the volunteer board mem- bers. Vendors are encouraged to bring their questions and concerns to the breakfast. To learn more call Town Hall at 928-927-4333. Quartzsite- TOPS- Take Off Pounds Sensibly is now meeting at Split Rail RV Park Rec. Hall on Tuesday mornings. Weigh in from 7:15am-8:00am, The Meeting is from 8:15am -9:00am. TOPS in Quartzsite www.DesertMessenger.com a security guard at Los Alamos, New Mexico. In this capacity, he patrolled site areas for security and made trips all over the United States with classifi ed materials and/or documents. Eventually, he applied for the Horse Patrol whereby he patrolled the Los Alamos grounds on horseback. He was transferred later to the Sandia Base in Albuquerque. Hunter was present at the fi rst above- October 3, 2012 In Memoriam Hunter Bolton Hunter Huvel Allie Bolton, 93, only sur- viving child of Hunter Bolton and Aman- da Jane Hunt Bolton, died September 27, 2012, at Billings, Montana. Hunter was born March 9, 1919, in Hysham, Montana. The family home- stead was located at Sarpy, Montana. Hunter, the youngest of eight siblings, never knew his father who died in the in- fl uenza epidemic of 1918. Hunter attended elementary school ground testing of the atomic bomb. He was one of six security inspectors who set up radio headquarters on Frenchman's Flat, 40 miles from Las Vegas. He and others patrolled the area to keep people out. When the bomb was dropped, he and his security companions were in a trench two miles away. In addition to his military and civil in Hardin, Montana, and Hot Springs, South Dakota. He graduated in 1937 from Hardin High School. He attended Butte Business College from 1937-1939. In 1942, Hunter joined the navy. He worked in the Navy Recruiting Offi ce at Fort Harrison in Helena, Montana, do- ing clerical work. From there, he went to Butte, Montana, where he worked under Chief Robert Westphal, enlisting Waves, 17-year-olds, and men over 38 years of age for the Seebees. He was eventually shipped out to Bremerton, Washington, to Treasure Island in San Francisco, and on to Pearl Harbor. After a few months, he was assigned to Commander Chester W. Nimitz' staff to work in public rela- tions. When Nimitz moved his head- quarters to Guam, Hunter volunteered to go with him. While on Guam, Hunter met Henry Fonda and Jack Dempsey. He left Guam on December 10, 1945. In June of 1949, Hunter was hired as service, he worked as a movie extra on two fi lms, Two Flags West starring Noah Beery, Jr. and Linda Darnell, and Atomic City with Barry Sullivan. From 1953 to 1956, Hunter was a fi eld auditor for the Montana Public Employ- ees' Retirement System. He and his brother Ted engaged in several business ventures including the ownership of the Prairie Diner in Custer, Montana, and the Murdi Apartments in Hardin, Montana. Hunter was married to Grace Marilyn Watkins on June 24, 1967. Mrs. Bolton passed away in December of 2010. Hunt- er and Marilyn lived for a time in Prescott Valley, Arizona, and most recently in Quartzsite, Arizona. At the time of his death, Hunter was living with his great- niece Alix Johnson and her husband Blair. wife, his parents, and his siblings Allie, Glenn, Bernard "Ted," Lona Pearl Bolton, Neevle, Mayma Bolton Lammers, Minta Bolton Harnagel, and William "Hal." He is survived by one nephew Lennis Lammers of Knoxville, Tennessee, and several great nieces and nephews includ- ing Mickey Unverzagt, Alix Johnson, Pa- trice MacDonald, Kenneth Gore, and Sean Small. He is also survived by a special great-great niece Noelle Munter-St. John. The family would like to thank Dr. Mi- Hunter was preceded in death by his Quartzsite FIRE District Paid for by Starr BearCat, PO Box 3185, Quartzsite, AZ 85359 • ElectStarrBearCat@yahoo.com STARR BearCat Elect chael Hasselle, Dr. Lisa Bland, and Dr. Julian Gnecco of the Billings Clinic, the Billings Clinic Cancer Center, and Rocky Mountain Hospice. Graveside services with military hon- William Tiensvold William Tiensvold, age 78, died on September 24th in Quartzsite, AZ following a short illness. He had lived there for the past 25 years with his wife Mary. He grew up in Ekalaka, Montana and had owned a ranch there for many years. He moved to Belle Fourche, SD and farmed there for a few years. Then he had lived in Mitchell, SD for a few years work- ing different jobs before moving to Quartzsite. He has many friends throughout those areas. He is survived by his wife, Mary and 5 children, Cindy (Gary)Stanley of Largo FL; Debby(Richard)Smith of Henderson, NV; Peggy (Chuck)Ware of Priest River, ID; Richard (Connie) Tiensvold of Sioux Falls, SD; and Robert (Stacey)Tiensvold of Hot Springs, SD. He also has 5 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He will be missed by all. He was one of the "Good Guys"! ors will be held Friday, October 5, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the Fairview Cemetery in Hardin, Montana, with the Reverend Daniel Rinderknecht offi ciating. Miche- lotti-Sawyers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. www.MyQuartzsite.com Read Desert MESSENGER ONLINE @ VOTE Nov. 6th, 2012