Desert Messenger

28 www.DesertMessenger.com January 4, 2017 Friday, January 20, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m. The concert will include gospel music, old time Sunday School songs, Contemporary Christian music and stories of God's grace and mercy. The concert is a Thrivent Action Team Project to raise funds for the Shepherd's Canyon Retreat, an inter-denominational Christian retreat for pastors. A free- will offering will be received. COVENANT LUTHERAN CHURCH 270 E. Cowell St. Quartzsite (Behind the Chevron Station) 928-927-4113 Covenant Lutheran Church Presents a Free Concert by: Dusty (Sourdough) Guy is a multitalented Alaska character actor, author, singer and storyteller. He was a backup singer with country- legend Glen Campbell for 14 years. As a former Marine Corp fighter pilot he will inspire and encourage every- one in the freedom we enjoy! Join us for our Annual SPECIAL FREE CONCERT Honoring Present and Past Military, Fire, Police, Paramedical Personnel and the Quartzsite Town Council and Employees Changing Hearts… Changing Lives Through Worshiping God & Serving Others 665 W. Tyson Street, Quartzsite, AZ 85346 Saturday, January 7 th at 6:30 PM First Assembly of God Church 928-927-5808 Excitement is in the air as the Quartzsite Quil- ters prepare for their annual Quilt Show, which will be held Friday Feb. 3 from 9-a and Satur- day, Feb. 4 from 9-3. The Quilt show will be held at the Senior Center located at 40 Moon Mountain Ave. Quilt entries are open to the public! Hand- made quilts of all sizes will be displayed as well as quilted apparel and accessories. Entry forms can be obtained at the Senior Center on Tues- days, Jan. 10, 17 & 24 from 9am-3pm. Tickets for the Raffl e Quilt will be available for purchase. The winner will be drawn on Sat- urday, February 4. You need not be present to win. There will also be a boutique of handmade items, a vendor mall and door prizes. Of special interest this year is a display of quilts from Janet Nieuwenhoff, who is nation- ally recognized for her outstanding work. Janet is the mother of fi ve and retired from law en- forcement. She and her husband - her biggest supporter- are full time RVers which enables her to enter her quilts in shows from New England, where she won second place for her hand quilting; to Arizona where she received two awards for Excellence and numerous First Place awards from the Arizona Quilters As- sociation. Her highest recognition though, was First Place in the Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame with her quilt "Free Spirit." Janet has won the Members Choice Awards in Idaho, Nebraska, and here in Quartzsite since becoming a mem- ber of the Guild. Aside from displaying her beautiful quilts, Janet tests quilt blocks for Quiltmakers 100 Blocks Magazine. She has had one of the quilts she completed for them published and dis- played in their corporate offi ce. We feel fortunate to have this display available for you this year and would also like to thank Janet for always being willing to share her tal- ents with us. Admission to the show is only $2. All proceeds go to local charities. Quilt show planned Feb. 3 & 4

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