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February 1, 2017 www.DesertMessenger.com 31 Quality RV In-shop RV Repairs • RV Appliances • Furnaces • Refrigerators • A/C Systems • Welding • Plumbing • Propane Stoves • Install Hitches, Tow Bars • Electrical Troubleshooting 70 E. Main St. • Quartzsite • The BIG YELLOW BUILDING! BEST RV parts store in Quartzsite! 928-927-3490 18 YEARS IN QUARTZSITE! Full Selection of RV Batteries! We can get the Shih tzu out of your carpet! 520-255-9081 MD CARPET CLEANING SERVING QUARTZSITE - BLYTHE Let's Talk Dirty! Bouse Genies Bouse Genealogical Society We are looking forward to our Gene- alogy Workshop here at the Booster Building on February 17, 2017. Pre- registration is highly recommended. The registration form and more in- formation are available on our web- site Events page. Bouse Genies Meeting Schedule Bouse Genies regular meetings are held every fi rst and third Friday from 9:30 AM to 2 PM in the Bouse Community Building. Bring a sack lunch. All meetings, seminars, and workshops are open to the public. Visitors are always welcome. Meeting dates: 3rd & 17th February (workshop) 3rd & 17th March 2nd & 21st April Genealogy Workshop, February 17th 8:00- 8:20 – Registration 8:30- 3:00 – Workshop: classes include: 'Citing Your Sources Cor- rectly', 'Genetic Genealogy, Using DNA in your Records', 'Creating a Genealogy To-Go Bag', 'Research- ing Your European Roots' and 'Organizing Your Paper and Com- puter Files More information is listed on our website at www.bouseg- eniesaz.org or www.facebook. com/bousegeniesaz, or contact Bousegenies@gmail.com. New signs going up around town Quartzsite has new Neighbor- hood Watch Signs! Designed by local artist Mark Goldberg, vol- unteers drummed up donations from individuals and local busi- nesses to purchase the fi rst group of signs. The fi rst signs went up at Las Casas de Quartzsite fam- ily & Senior apartment complex. More signs will be placed in areas around town which the Neighbor- hood Watch group and Quartzsite Town designates as needed. The next meeting will be this Thursday, February 2nd at 6pm in the Com- munity Center building, located at Town Park on Chandler Ave. Be sure to stop in and see what's hap- pening in your neighborhood! Artist and model reunion Horizon Community Bank show- cases a variety of artists each month. Award winning Oney Budge's artwork was featured in January, when she met with her model Christi Reese-Howard in front of "Giving Thanks." Christi, a Lakota Native American from Idaho, is enjoying winters in Quartzsite. Winning awards right from her fi rst painting, Oney's artwork does more than tell a story; the realism brings to life the people and ani- mals in each piece. Oney's atten- tion to detail and light touch of oil washes build a unique photo like fi nish complimentary to her sub- jects. Her water colors capture the same essence with the light wash of color and detail, yet a more relaxed form of letting the paint take on a life of its own. ����� | S������ RAIN B���C��

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