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January 17, 2018 www.DesertMessenger.com 33 too much junk? CLEAN OUT THAT GARAGE List your items in Desert Messenger CLASSIFIEDS Email Editor@DesertMessenger.com or CALL RAIN @ 928-916-4235 THRIFT STORE Benefitting the La Paz County Animal Shelter in Parker Supported by your generous donations! 455 E. Main St. Quartzsite Open Tues. thru Sat. 9-3 928-927-4223 Quartzsite Historical Pageant--"A Walk in the Past" set for Feb. 24, 2018 by Joanne Winer The Quartzsite Business Cham- ber of Commerce will be hosting the Quartzsite Historical Pageant-- A Walk in the Past on February 24, 2018 at the Hi Jolly Cemetery. The pageant was fi rst started in 2010 by Dinice Ross, Cemetery board li- aison to the town. She got informa- tion from other places who had done what they called "spirit walks", where people dressed up in historical cos- tumes and played the parts of some of the past residents of their town. It was a lot of fun, so she decided to do it here, and organized it for several years before her health stopped her from all the work it took to do, and it was not done for a year. Since 2017 was the 150th birthday of Quartzsite, the Quartzsite Business Chamber of Commerce asked Dinice and the Cemetery Board if they could restart the pageant for the birthday celebration. It was approved and the pageant was done last February for the birthday celebration. It was sug- gested that since the season was in 2018 as well, that it would be done again this February, and it is set for the 24th starting at 1 p.m. Many of the people who played characters in the past pageants will not be able to participate in this year's pageant so the Business Chamber is looking for several peo- ple who want to do some acting (ev- ery easy) and get dressed up and be- come a part of the pageant this year. A Walk in the Past set for Feb. 24 It is not known yet if someone else or some other group would like to take over this event in years to come, but for this year at least the Business Chamber will do it again. It's a lot of fun for everyone, and gives people a good idea of what it was like in the 1800s and early 1900s here and who some of the pioneers are who are buried in the cemetery. The pageant will also be helped by the Quartzsite Historical Society, the Hi Jolly Cemetery Board and the Town of Quartzsite. Volunteers are needed for tour guides, set up and break down, etc. So please let the Business Chamber know if you can give some time to help. If you want to be a character in the pageant, or can help in other ways, please call the Business Chamber 927-9321 or drop in to the offi ce at 110 W. Main St. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mark your calendars for this won- derful look in to the past of Quartzsite and come have some fun with us!! Art show planned Feb. 23 & 24 The 8th Annual End of the Season Southwestern Roundup Art Show and Author Signing will be held at the Mountain Quail RV Park 490 Moon Mountain Ave. Quartzsite, AZ. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 100% of the raffl e funding -plus 10% of artists' sales- go to local charities. Purchase raffl e tickets for: jewelry donated by Har- dies Beads & Jewelry, Pizza night out from Silly Al's Pizza, an original painting from Christine Schlageter as well as many other items. Door prizes will be given away by our ghostly guest from the Cemetery Walk Buck Connors (Mayor Norm Simpson) and our Show Sheriff (Butch Klein) each half hour free of charge for visiting the show. Attend- ees can win additional door tickets for playing the Artist Scavenger Hunt, where you match an item in a painting to the artist. Or, bring any canned item for the food bank and get one additional ticket per person. The featured artist Bonnie Cass can be seen for the fi rst time in our area. Bonnie's unique stained glass on stone, bright and cheery works of art make for a great address en- trance piece, patio decor and table toppers. A must see. Refreshments will be served throughout the day, and artists will be working on projects for viewing. Authors will also sign their books. Big fun in a small space make for a good time. This is your chance to wear your best western costume or miners get-up to win a costume contest. Thank You, Steve and Pat Estes, for sharing your Recreation Hall at the Mountain Quail RV Park, each year. For more information, contact Oney Budge 208-317-2315 or Linda Klein 509-475-9600.

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