Jewelry show will benefit disabled in Big Sandy

A Montana transplant from Turkey will be in Big Sandy this weekend, showing his jewelry to benefit an art gallery and coffee shop opened last year to aid the developmentally disabled.

Karahan Balli of Missoula will exhibit his own and other jewelers' pieces at Big Sandy Senior Citizens in a show sponsored by Tumble Weed Gallery. The gallery is owned and operated by Big Sandy Activities, a nonprofit corporation providing transportation and activities for developmentally disabled adults.

The gallery will receive a percentage of every sale made during the show.

Balli said Monday he will bring his...