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 May 7, 2014 By Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear OPINION 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 Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published.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 Street addresses will not be published.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 Wow! It's been a busy 3 weeks since the last edition of Desert Messenger. I ran out of room for some news, so stay in touch online at www.QuartzsiteBlog.com, Face- book and Twitter. Over the years, I've noticed how many local businesses and vendors do not have a presence online. To help with that, I'm excited to share that Desert Messenger MultiMe- dia now offers specialized website solutions for small businesses, vendors, charities, sole proprietor- ships, and cottage industries. Realizing that I can't do it all, I'm happy to introduce your new Mul- tiMedia Rep, Jessika Gardner, who will assist small business owners in creating a beautiful custom website with Super Search Engine Optimi- zations, Professional Copywriting, and a totally Awesome Mobile Site. Support includes Rock Solid Host- ing, and Top-Notch LOCAL Mar- keting Experts. When all the right pieces fall into place, one must take notice. See Jessika's photo in the ad on Page 14 along with all the details. Call us and we'll get you online with a gorgeous website you'll be proud of. We are currently working on updating www.DesertMessenger. com to the new format, so be sure to check it out by the end of this week. For folks not on Facebook or Twitter, you will be able to keep up with the latest news by going to the new website. Everything will be all in one location. Also, please note there's been a change of dates for publishing the editions during the summer. My daughter is having her fi rst child so I've rearranged the schedule so I can be gone for a while. I can pub- lish from anywhere, but will need assistance with photos, etc. My heart is full of wonder and gratitude for the amazing gener- ousity I've witnessed around town these last few weeks. "Read all about it!" in these pages! You could Be Anywhere, Doing Anything, and You are Here Doing This, Thank You" ~ Robert Greygrass (thank you from me too!) By Shanana Rain Golden-Bear QUARTZSITE, AZ - In a letter dat- ed April 9, 2014, Mayor Ed Foster's attorney Julie A. LaBenz presented a "Settlement Offer" to the Town of Quartzsite, in an effort to resolve La Paz County case number CV2013- 0115. Foster wants the Town Coun- cil to vote to abolish the Quartzsite Police Department, and have La Paz County Sheriff provide law enforce- ment services. Foster's case challenges a ruling which denied him the right to use his Mayor's Veto. Quartzsite Town Council approved Resolution 13-09 on December 10, 2013 regarding a USDA Sewer Loan to expand the sewer treatment plant. The council voted 5-1 to approve the resolution with an emergency clause, but that failed because 6 votes were required from the 7-member board. Council approved the resolution without the emergency clause. Then on December 17th, the coun- cil approved the resolution with the emergency clause, with Foster vot- ing nay. Foster later attempted to use his Mayoral Veto and stop the resolution. Mohave Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert ruled the ex- ecution of the contract as an "emer- gency". Foster is appealing that rul- ing, which has resulted in placing the sewer loan on hold. During his campaign, Foster pledged to fi re former Quartzsite Police Chief Jeff Gilbert. Gilbert "Wherever you go, go with all your heart." ~ Confucius 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 Quartzsite mayor offers settlement IF Council abolishes Police Dept. SEE MAYOR PAGE 7

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