Desert Messenger

DESERT MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper Proud to be a Quartzsite Licensed Business 928-916-4235 Founded by Walt Akin October 1, 2004 P�������� �� P���� R��� P��������� C�. P.O. Box 3185 Quartzsite, AZ 85359 P�������� ����� � ����� 1st & 3rd Wednesday Sept. thru May with Special Summer Editions June, July & August EDITOR/PUBLISHER Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear CONTRIBUTING JOURNALIST Joanne Winer GUEST COLUMNIST Jedidiah Free GUEST COLUMNIST The late Rosalee O Wheeler GUEST COLUMNIST Gypsy Jane Finley CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Starr BearCat NAME PLATE LETTERING Paul Winer www.DesertMessenger.com www.MyQuartzsite.com E-mail: Editor@DesertMessenger.com Copyright 2013 Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Desert Messenger. LIKE US on Facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews FOLLOW US on Twitter @QuartzsiteRain Copyright 2014 6 www.DesertMessenger.com April 2, 2014 By Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear OPINION Pay it Forward Day, April 24, 2014 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 Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published.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 Street addresses will not be published.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 "If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one." Mother Teresa On Tuesday, March 25th, Mayor Ed Foster proclaimed April 24th, 2014 as Pay it Forward Day in Quartzsite, Arizona. As the proclamation states: "The aim of the Pay it Forward con- cept is to promote community spirit through intentional acts of kindness. Pay it Forward Day was created in 2007 in Australia to further the al- truistic movement of goodwill. Pay it Forward Day encourages people to do good deeds for others without asking for anything in return except for the recipients to pay it forward to others in need." In 2013, people from 65 countries participated in Pay it Forward Day with individuals working on proclama- tions in 36 states & 41 cities. For this year's international Pay AROUND TOWN CRUISE-IN DATES Join the fun Saturday nights at 6pm at the Shell Station: April 12 & 26. Great cars, cool motorcycles. Every- one welcome. 50 cent hot dogs & drinks. Plus Raffl es! QUARTZSITE ART GUILD MEETS The Quartzsite Art Guild meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at the Senior Center located at 40 N Moon Mountain Ave, Quartzsite, AZ. The meeting time is 6:30 PM. Info 727-460-1948. PARK PLACE RV PARK Music Jams every Saturday at 1 pm Karaoke every Wednesday at 7 pm Beading every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday at 9 am. JR'S RV PARK EVENTS JR'S RV PARK holds a weekly Coun- try Music Dance with Smokin' Joe! Every Monday at 7pm. $3. JR's RV Park is located at 982 N Central Blvd, (Hwy. 95) Quartzsite DESERT GOLD ACTIVITIES Following activities open to public: Mondays – 7pm Bingo Door opens 5:30pm. Minimum Buy-in $5.00. Tuesdays – 7pm Gospel Jam Saturdays– 1pm Country Music Jam Each Sunday – 10:30am Chapel – Pastor Ken Slape – Music starts 10am 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 WITH THIS AD! Benefitting the La Paz County Animal Shelter in Parker THRIFT STORE La Paz County Animal Shelter WITH it Forward Day (PIFD) the aim is to inspire over 3 million acts of kindness around the world. You may be just one person in this world, but to one person, at one time, you are the world. Imagine if each individual looked for the opportunity to help others each day. Imagine the difference that would make.Imagine the difference that would make! Paying it forward is a simple con- cept. So why just make it one day? Shouldn't we be Paying it Forward every day? Absolutely. We should be looking for ways to help others every day. Pay it Forward Day is meant to be a powerful reminder of the positive energy associated when we give to oth- ers without expectation of receiving anything in return. From what we get we make a living – from what we give, we make a life. 'Pay it Forward Day' is a time when we all can remind ourselves of the power of giving and in the process we make this world that little bit brighter. How will you participate? Join to- gether with friends and get ready for the challenge. Email your ideas for Quartzsite and we'll publish them in the next edition. You could Be Anywhere, Doing Anything, and You are Here Doing This, Thank You" ~ Robert Greygrass (thank you from me too!) Desert Messenger MyQuartzsite.com ONLINE

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