37°F
weather icon Clear
Pahrump, NV
Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A letter of thanks

February 26, 2014 - 9:30 am
 

The 18th Annual Quilt & Fiber Arts Show was a tremendous success, thanks to an army of volunteers, a supportive community and the Pahrump Arts Council.

The Pahrump Event Center on Calvada was a perfect venue for our growing show and was enjoyed by everyone who came, thank you Debbie Beatty for making this valuable resource available to the community.

Thank you to Mom’s Diner for providing fresh food with a smile in the Quilt Café and to the many vendors who offered a wide variety of unique shopping options. Thanks to the Boy Scouts for helping tear down at the end of the show.

Thanks to Skip Higginbotham for making even more racks to accommodate the growing number of entries, which this year numbered 92 quilts and 38 needlework creations. Thanks to the Pahrump Valley Times for making space for our briefs and ongoing updates.

We welcomed visitors from surrounding states, as well as all corners of Nevada as our show continues to grow.

We offer many special events during the show, in addition to the beautiful quilt & needlework entries that bring visitors back year after year through word of mouth and targeted advertising.

We welcomed well over 1,000 visitors to the show this year.

Congratulations to all of the award winners and to our Viewer’s Choice winners: favorite quilt “Snowflakes” by Bonnie Powers, favorite needlework “Grumpy Old Man” by Carol Wertsbaugh (visit her one-woman show at the PV Museum on April 26-27), and favorite theme entry “Amanda Plaeweth” by Snookie Beatty.

The beautiful “Walk on the Wild Side” opportunity quilt was won by Pat Henson, a member of the Shadow Mountain Quilters.

Awards and drawings were held at the end of the show on Sunday, as the theme for our 2015 show was announced as Crossroads and the new opportunity quilt was unveiled. We hope you will join us next year for another showcase of beautiful creativity.

Joyce Higginbotham, Chairman

Quilt & Fiber Arts Show

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
Eric Coleman/Pahrump Valley Times
TALK OF THE TOWN: Pahrump ‘fired up’ after claims from firefighters unions
By Brent Schanding Pahrump Valley Times

PVT readers share their thoughts about a 56-point list of health, safety and mismanagement concerns co-written by members of the local firefighters union that called for Pahrump Fire Rescue Chief Scott Lewis to step down — or face removal from his position.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | Share your stories of ‘progress through perseverance’
Brent Schanding Pahrump Valley Times

In fewer than 350 words, we invite you to tell us about an initiative or project that you or your organization have successfully executed since the pandemic. Describe the problems you faced, and explain how you solved them. Tell us about the people behind the project who propelled it foward. Lastly, share a bit on how others in the community benefited from your progress. We will publish excerpts from the best stories, along with photos that celebrate PROGRESS through perseverance in an upcoming special section.

Eric Coleman/Special to the Pahrump Valley Times
GUEST COMMENTARY: Why Esmeralda County supports the Rhyolite Ridge project
Special to the Pahrump Valley Times

Editor’s note: This column originally appeared in the July 2, 2021 edition of the Pahrump Valley Times and is being republished here as advancements on the Rhyolite Ridge mining project are made. The co-writers of this column were Nancy Boland, a former chairwoman of the Esmeralda County Commission who has served on the Esmeralda County Land Use Advisory Committee, along with Kathy Keyes, Greg Dedera and Mark Hartman, residents of Fish Lake Valley. Public comment for the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine Project in Esmeralda County ends Feb. 3, 2023.

Nevada’s public employee pension fund increased 2.3 percent in the fiscal year ending June 30 ...
EDITORIAL: The PERS crisis no one is talking about
Special to the Pahrump Valley Times

The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada is doing so poorly that officials want to underfund it to avoid a spike in contribution rates. Not great.