Desert Messenger

June 14, 2017 www.DesertMessenger.com 7 Opinions expressed in letters to the editor do not necessarily represent those of the Desert Messenger. letters to the editor KINDNESS IN Q This letter is about kindness and a thank you to all the people in both Quartzsite and Blythe who helped us when our RV broke down on I-10 6 miles out of town in a cell phone dead space. After 2 hours of dropped calls (at 96 degrees) we called 911 who sent the Highway Patrol to help and from then on we knew we were in the right place to breakdown. The officer called Everett's towing who took us to Kofa Mt. RV park where we were able to hook up and wait out the holiday weekend. The managers of the park, Mr. and Mrs. Ryder were so very kind, helpful and understanding of our situation. They even rented us a park model after the RV got towed to the mechanic. All the people in the stores we walked to and the two restaurants we ate in were pleasant, the food was great, and the price was fair. A customer (Steve) at Dollar General even gave us a ride back to the RV park in his golf cart!! So to all of you a big heart full of appreciation and gratitude. And to the rest of the world--if you breakdown try to make it to Quartzsite in the off season!! Yvonne Bevacqua from Lakeside and sister Shelli visiting from Fla. Desert Messenger MyQuartzsite.com E-EDITION: 585 N. Central Quartzsite Open Mon-Fri 8-5 928-927-8787 Johnny DelPino, Owner BEST AUTO RV & TRUCK REPAIR SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ON! GFWC convention updates General Federation of Women's Club Vi-Sa-Wen had 4 members, attending the 114th Annual GFWC- AZ Convention in in Scottsdale in May .President Barbara Hymer, Secretary Judie New, Southwestern District Auditor Barbara Vaughn and Southwestern District Presi- dent Pat Pisarski. Guest speakers were: Lea Ben- son from Streetlight USA and Dr. Connie Mariano, the first military women to become White House Physician. During the Convention achieve- ment awards for the calendar year 2016 were presented. There are 39 clubs through out Arizona They are broken into categories' according to membership. GFWC-AZ Vi-Sa- Wen is in category 3- members from 12-24. GFWC-AZ Vi-Sa-Wen brought home 7 awards; first place in Public Issues and second place in Leadership; Fund Raising; Com- munication and Public Relations; Domestic Awareness' and Junior Special Project. During the Convention a memo- rial was held for lost of members during 2016. GRWC-AZ Vi-Sa-Wen lost one member, Louise Lindsay, who was murdered. Paul Winer documentary featured in MA The documentary "SWEET PIE" is an official selection to the 26th Woods Hole Film Festival July 29 through August 5. "Sweet Pie" AKA Quartz- site's Paul Winer, revives his career as the baron of bare-assed boogie- woogie and blues at the Public The- ater in NYC. The 26th Woods Hole Film Festival is an eight-day festival of independent film held each sum- mer on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. "Sweet Pie", directed by Pierce Cra- vens, was also an Official Selection of 2017 Slamdance Film Festival. The Woods Hole Film Festival is established to showcase indepen- dent film. To learn more, http:// www.woodsholefilmfestival.org/

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