June 2010

From the President
Carol Stearns
DID YOU KNOW... Our Vice President Marian Spencer, who is the ROCK of our Association, is taking a much needed vacation from June 12th through June19th. For all our fairly new members and those who have been with us for some time, Marian is the person who keeps the Gallery opened. She is our liaison with the City of Tombstone, she docents for members who are too sick to docent by giving them her time, she makes calls to cover members' absents (which according to our Bylaws members who call in who can't docent on their scheduled days are suppose to find their own replacements), she calls every day for a count of our bills, she docents all the vacancies left on the calendar for each month and she is the Chairperson for the Quilt Show. She does all this without ever complaining and she is 91 years young. It is time we start doing our share. Make sure you put your name down on the calendar each month. We are required to docent a full day each month but if at all possible please try to give an extra half day especially during the summer months when a lot of our winter members have gone back home. Docent a day and a half instead of just the one day you are obligated and help Marian out. Above all if for any reason you can't docent please try to get your own replacement and not assume Marian will do it for you. We are in the process of training new members but it takes time so please help out when you can. The week Marian is away June 12th through June 19th any questions, any absents, any problems call me or Alice Mooty. Alice will be calling the docents every day for the count of bills.
We have had members inquire about the loose change in the drawer. Just because we do not ask you when you docent to count the loose change in the cash drawer does not mean we do not know how much money is actually there. We do. I want to assure everyone we know exactly how much money is always in the drawer including the change and the Quilt ticket bag. We are operating as a business which protects the Gallery. We welcome three new members who all live in Tombstone. Nancy DuShane, A.J. Stewart and Byron Weihrauch. We are very pleased to have them join us.

From the Vice President
Marian Spencer
As you enter the Gallery, your thoughts go to the COOLERS. Both work, but be sure to turn the dial to "cool" and not to "vent". And be sure to turn off both coolers at closing. Off means "OFF".
LIGHTS/PHONE/POWER are to be restored right away. Until this happens we must still direct tourists to the door around the corner where the Visitor's Center is housed now.
While we are using the extension cord for the jewelry case DO NOT PULL THE CORD TO UNPLUG THE EXTENSION CORD!! PULL THE PLUG FROM THE OUTLET.
The SALE SHELF yields a helpful book/magazine/pattern for many and helps fill our donation box at a time when the white-hot weather keeps the tourists away.
MANY THANKS to those who have stepped in to fill emergency slots or have given docent time to those plagued by personal troubles. We look forward to having three new very local members to help us through the monsoon season. A special thank you to Lee Latimore who has been negotiating with our two scholarship recipients to help the Directors who were unable to help us with this project. We are glad to see Pat Anderson doing so well and Jan Huthoefer back in health after back surgery, and thank her for the exceptional publicity job she does for us. Kudos to Grace Carini who spent Memorial Day Monday keeping the Gallery open. Special thanks to Sharon Olson for making a Birthday cake with all the trimmings so we could celebrate Alice Mooty's Birthday at the General Meeting. Happy Birthday Alice!
Whether art or crafts, if the last item is being sold and no replacement can be found, please call the artist or crafter. Empty walls and vacant spots in the craft room will not keep us open.

From the Gallery Directors
Pat Anderson & Sue Olivo
Summer is here! We are ready with some changes in the Gallery. We have moved the
displays around and have added Jan Huthoefer, Sharon Olson and Martha Sprenkle to
our Gallery Committee. We are very happy to have more volunteers. If there is
something that you are willing to do for the Gallery, please let us know. We all have
different talents in organization, computers, and arrangement. Think about what you
might like to do. Some of the featured artists have not been giving Alice an 8x11 poster of their art and the dates of their shows. She displays them at the City's Bulletin Board on Allen Street as well as in the Gallery. This is important because of the space the City of Tombstone has reserved for us. We would
hate to lose it.
There will not be a featured artist in July. All members will be able to bring in an extra
piece of work to be displayed in the front of the Gallery where the featured artist has his/
her space. The In/Out date is June 28. See you then.

From the Craft Directors
Lu Proll and Gerrianne Bielefeldt
Summer is upon us. Our window display reflects the current patriotic holidays of Memorial Day and 4th of July. Our craft sales, as always, are doing well so be sure to continue to bring in your items and put under the front table. This is checked regularly by the craft directors and craft committee.
It's not too early to start thinking about crafting fall items. In September our window display will begin to feature the colors of fall and Halloween.