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16 www.DesertMessenger.com February 16, 2022 HAMS update SKYHAWK SCHEDULE 2022 Fri. Feb. 28 Dance – Senior Center Fri. Mar 4 Dance – Senior Center Wed. Mar 9 Dance – Brenda RV Park Fri. Mar. 11 Dance – Senior Center BOOKS 690 E. Main - Quartzsite (one block east of Family Dollar) is here for you! BONDED NOTARY PUBLIC • PICK UP & DELIVERY SERVICE • Courier Service • Mobile Notary Service • Professional Correspondence • Proof Reading • Copies Year Round Quartzsite Resident 562-682-7283 On February 1st, 2022, the QIA (Quartzsite Improvement Assoc.) had the great honor to help and work side by side with the Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem and Mineral Club for their annual Scholarship Fundraiser. Together we served 266 people. That is amazing! Congratu- lations to all that volunteered! The Gem & Mineral club offers sev- eral scholarships to qualifi ed lo- cal students going on to college or trade/technical schools. We raise money for these scholarships by offering fundraising events with local music groups providing en- tertainment and other events such as dinners and raffl es. Usually, we can offer two or three scholarships a year to our local graduating senior students. At the music events, we also have additional fundraisers including a silent auction and drawings for do- nated items. Most of these items are handmade by our members and do- nated for the drawings. To make a donation to help the scholarship, mailing Address: PO Box 338, Quartzsite, AZ 85346. To donate in person: 65 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite, Az 85346. For more information, call 928-927-5531. Desert Amateur Radio Club (DARC) updates: Hang out with HAMS for coffee and conversation! 9am Mon- day-Friday mornings. QIA Cafete- ria, 235 Ironwood St, Quartzsite. Join the QIA get a coffee card and have all you can drink coffee each month! Mark your calendars for Yuma Hamfest Feb 18 & 19 held at the Yuma County Fair Grounds. Next DARC club meeting will be held Saturday, February 26, at 10am at the QIA, 235 Ironwood St. HAM Testing Dates: 2/25 at 4pm. Feb 25, "Ham Radio License In A Day" Testing to follow immediately after class. 8-4pm. Testing & Class location: Scenic Road RV Park, 495 N. Washington Ave, Quartzsite. Pre-registration is required for all testing. Contact Cass Kuck KK7CZ (520)909-2706 or email: deserthams@gmail.com. By Oney Budge Quartzsite Art Guild Show and Sale was held February 4th & 5th. A big thank you to everyone who came out to support us in our new place, the Quartzsite Community Center. This show included a guest visitor that happened to look just like one of my Indian paintings, Nordie Two Feathers, Don Nordell. He dressed the part and shared his stories. I wish to bring him joy in these frag- ile years to share in being part of the show. I did not know this per- son when the painting was painted. It is mystical and has changed his life. He had a stroke last year. Yet the draw to Quartzsite helped him recover and the painting of himself, so he says. RAFFLE WINNERS Quartzsite Art Guild and Desert Brushes Art Show and Sale Susan Barnes won a beautiful Hand crafted Basket by Pam Caskey Arlene Glover won the painting of Quail Family by Oney Budge Bonnie Budge and Joclyn won two acrylic painting by Jack Southwick Congratulations to all the prize win- ners and all those who donated to the Charities in Quartzsite. That makes us all winners! Saying Good-bye to our sister club -45 years running and nominated for Governor's award The Desert Brushes artist show, laid down their brushes. This is where I began my career in 2006 with only six paint- Art Guild update ings to my name. Now I have over 600 paintings. The Quartzsite Art Guild designed itself with the Desert Brushes Guidelines. I learned a lot there and the people and guests' en- couragement is beyond measure and why I continue to paint today. We accommodated artist Marie LeBlanc with a booth outside. As a person with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Marie uses art to explore how she, like so many of us, is adversely im- pacted by the unnatural in the natu- ral environment. We appreciate all the support and guests. We raised many funds for the community thanks to the fans that visited. Quartzsite Art Guild meeting and art class will be held March 3rd, 2022 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm at Mountain Quail RV Park, 490 Moon Moun- tain Ave. Quartzsite. Artist Oney Budge will be teaching how to draw and paint a Quail in watercolor and acrylic. Supplies will be provided if needed. We will also vote on next year's agenda. Meetings are the 1st Thursday of each month, $10.00 to join. For more info: Oney Budge 208-317-2315 or Linda Klein 509- 475-9600. The Next show is "Southwestern Roundup" which is our end-of-the- season show for charity. Southwest- ern Roundup will be held February 25-26, 2022 at the Mountain Quail RV Park. Hours are 9am- 3pm. There will be door prizes and free door prizes ticket with one can or boxed food for the Quartzsite Food Bank. Refreshments and great raffl es available! Hope to see every- one there. Gem Club Scholarship Gem Club Scholarship Gem Club fundraiser Scholarship fundraiser Scholarship

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