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January 3, 2018 www.DesertMessenger.com 13 Call Don 928-927-3080 208-255-6955 Don's Rocks Decorative Landscaping Hauling, Dumptruck & Backhoe Services WE'RE BACK! Looking forward to seeing our Friends! Not a licensed contractor Ellie's Boutique formerly Sandy's Apparel Fine Ladies Apparel • One-of-a-Kind Items • Vests Lots of Bling! FRONT ROW at Rice Ranch (next to Gambler's) • Open 10am-3pm 55 E. Kuehn St. Quartzsite GENERATOR REPAIR Bob Dummer 623-224-7655 James Bradley 602-622-2893 70 E. Main Street, Quartzsite, AZ RVs • Portables Onan • Generac • Honda HOLLYWOOD PETS Pamper your pet in our state-of-the-art fully mobile grooming parlor Mobile Grooming Professionally groomed by Robin Barbour Award winning groomer! 26 years experience! Best Rates in Town! 218-426-5317 NOW OPEN! TYSON RV PARK - 350 W. Main Neighborhood Watch to meet Thurs. JAN. 4 Town of Quartzsite invites every- one to attend the next meeting of Neighborhood Watch at 6:00 PM, on THURSDAY, JAN. 4, 2017, at the Quartzsite Community Center, 295 E. Chandler. Chief William Ponce said he looks forward to working with the resi- dents to create a safer community. Launched in 1972, Neighbor- hood Watch counts on citizens to organize themselves and work with law enforcement to keep a trained eye and ear on their communities, while demonstrating their pres- ence at all times of day and night. Sponsored by the National Sher- iffs' Association (NSA), the Nation- al Crime Prevention Council says, "Neighborhood watch is one of the oldest and most effective crime prevention programs in the coun- try, bringing citizens together with law enforcement to deter crime and make communities safer." For more information contact the Quartzsite Police Department at 928-927-4644. • Old Costume Jewelry • Old Fountain Pens • Silver & Gold Coins • Sterling Silverware • Gold Filled Jewelry • Old Watches • Gold & Silver Jewelry Any Condition • Gold Nuggets • Dental Gold BUYING Hi Ally Swap Meet ~ Front Row Main St., Quartzsite By Joanne Winer The annual Author's Fair at the Reader's Oasis Bookstore at 690 E. Main St. will be held again this year for all of January and Febru- ary. There are now three authors set up in front of the bookstore to sell their new books for everyone to enjoy. Many more authors are ex- pected to come during the fair, so there will be quite a variety of au- thors this year with some great new books to check out. Stu Campbell has been coming to the fair for at least 8 years now. He is from Granby, Colorado, and has been writing books about cowboys and horses based on his past expe- riences as a guide at a dude ranch and other places he has worked with horses. He has put 50 to 60 thousand miles on his vehicles over the past 8 years while he has been out selling his books. He now has 18 books published and others are waiting to be printed. Stu's books include "Horsin' Around a Lot", "Horsin' around the Dudes", "Comedy Around Cow- boys", "Humor around Horses", and "More Humor Around Horses". He has also written a series for young readers, "A Young Cowboy's Adven- tures", "Honey", "Surprise", "Expec- tations", "Intruders", "Advice", "Fro- zen", "Ginny", and Broken" There are also 2 spin offs of this series called "Wild Horses for Kids", and "The Kids get Horses". He has two stand alone books as well, "Muddy Waters", and his newest release is "The Loner". If you are looking for Annual Author's Fair planned at Reader's Oasis Books some humorous western stories for all ages, Stu's books will fi t the bill! Another author who has come back for another year is Helen Kline from Marble, Colorado. She has been writing since she was very young, and has been published for the past 6 years. Her books are his- torical fi ction and include "Grandma Ida", "Aully's Journal (sequel)", and "Cry of the Hawk." All three have stories intertwined with each other about a Cheyenne from Wisconsin who was exiled to Canada. She also has a new series called the Marshall Kidd series--the fi rst book is called "Pearl Handled Colts". This three book series tells the story of a young Blackfoot Indian boy who escaped the hangman's noose when he was 16 years old for a crime he did not commit. He later became a U.S. Marshall. She is working on the last two books now and they should be out by next season. The third author who is here now and has been coming for just last year is Buddy Hannah from Northern Arkansas. He also has several books out in two different series based on the history of his family. The fi rst is "Eagle Bear", "Eagle Bear meets Buffalo Man", "Eagle Right Claw and Eagle Left Claw" and Red Eagle". He will have 30 books in this series when he is done. The second series he is do- ing includes "Rising Sun the Great Warrior", "Rising Sun goes to New York City", "Rising Sun to the Res- SEE AUTHORS PAGE 21

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