Desert Messenger

6 www.DesertMessenger.com November 17, 2021 DESERT MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper Proud to be a Quartzsite Licensed Business 928-916-4235 O� T��� - E���� T���! Founded by Walt Akin October 1, 2004 P�������� �� P���� R��� P��������� C�. P.O. Box 3185 Quartzsite, AZ 85359 NOW! P�������� ONCE/MONTH P�������� ONCE/MONTH on the 3rd Wednesday of each month OWNER/EDITOR/PUBLISHER GRAPHIC DESIGN/ AP AR MARKETING EXECUTIVE/CLASSIFIEDS Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear CONTRIBUTING JOURNALIST Jackie Deal CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Starr BearCat NAME PLATE DESIGN Paul Winer www.DesertMessenger.com www.DesertMessengerOnline.com E-mail: Editor@DesertMessenger.com 2021-22 © Copyright All Rights Reserved Copyright 2013 Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Desert Messenger. LIKE US on Facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews FOLLOW US on Twitter @QuartzsiteRain By Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear DEADLINE DEADLINE : WED. WED. DEC DEC. 3 RD RD for for edition edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com FREE OBITUARY NOTICES FREE OBITUARY NOTICES FREE OBITUAR Desert Messenger offers free In Memoriam notices. You can include a photo of your loved one at no charge. Please email a short biog- raphy of the deceased and photo to editor@DesertMessenger.com. or call Rain at 928-916-4235. QUARTZSITE ROCKS! LETTERS TO EDITOR POLICY Desert Messenger encourages letters from its readers. Letters should be no longer than 300 words, and may be edited for grammar, content and length. OPINIONS EXPRESSED HEREIN DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THOSE OF THE DESERT MESSENGER. We invite you to not only see a problem, but search for the solution to share with the community, keeping the benefit of all in mind. Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published. Third party letters will not be accepted. To avoid confusion over people with common or similar names, writers must provide a full name and indicate the name they are known by. Writers must provide a full street address and phone number. Rvers can provide the location of park/BLM land, etc. Street addresses will not be published. Phone numbers are for verification only and will not be printed. Send letters to: Desert Messenger, P.O. Box 3185, Quartzsite, AZ 85359 or E-mail to: Editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 Stay up to date with Town Hall Stay up to date with Town Hall Stay up to date Town of Quartzsite now offers text notifi cations on your phone through TextMyGov. iWorQ is excited to an- nounce a strategic partnership with @TextMyGov to expand citizen en- gagement with text messaging To opt in, text the word "QUARTZSITE" to 91896. What to expect: After the initial keyword is sent, you'll receive a confi rmation message asking you to reply "YES" to verify opt-in. There will be 0-4 text messages per month with a notifi cation from the Town regarding the categories you are opted-in for. Message and data rates may apply. Check with your mo- bile phone carrieer for more details. How to Opt-Out: Text "STOP" at any time to remove yourself from the notifi caiton list. Also are you looking for an- swers? Need to report an issue? Now you can Text the Town of Quartzsite directly. Introducing the new way to skip a phone call and use your mobile phone's text messaging to fi nd answers to your questions. Text "hi" or one the words listed be- low, to 928-260-4442. "Trees, Sewer, Contact, Street, Wa- ter, Pothole, Weeds, Departments, FAQ." TextMyGov will help you to quick- ly fi nd the answers your looking for or help you to report an issue to the Town. Welcome back snowbirds! We're so grateful for your return! Quartzsite is really hopping now with opping now with opping now new and signature events planned in the next few months. The QIA is now open with a full schedules of events, and Roadrun- ners Gem & Mineral Club is ready for gemstone creations. The Senior Center & QIA are holding Bingo games. Craft Fairs are happening and of course, the popular music jams at local RV Parks are just get- ting started. Add some yard sales, new and returning vendors opening up all around town, and Quartzsite is fi lling up with "Happy Campers!" Don't forget to check out the Com- munity Concert Quartzsite sure is a quirky place and each year folks seem to compare it to previous years. I'm not sure if it's fear of the unknown, but I do know we can get caught up in uncertainty very quickly. I'm fully aware that our world is full of anger, frustra- tion and fear, however focusing on , however focusing on , however f those emotions just breeds more of the same. However, Gratitude and Peace of Mind breeds more of the same, so... just sayin'! Gratitude is actually a shortcut to fi nding peace of mind. There's always going to be something to be angry or sad about, but if we let it run our lives, we lose out on all the joy of being alive! Count your blessings, enjoy family and friends, family and friends, family and f and share your bounty with others. If you're having a hard time fi nd- ing gratitude, just start a list with, maybe, 10 toes, 10 fi ngers, 2 eyes, 2 feet, 2 hands, kindness of strangers, having a few coins in your pocket, and go from there. It is really pret- ty simple. Now, get out there and share your gratitude with others. Remember, focus on the journey, not the destination. Well, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Hope you're having an awesome day! "You could Be Anywhere, Doing Anything, and You are Here Doing This, Thank You" ~ Robert Greygrass (thank you from me too!) Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. ~ William Arthur Ward

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