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 September 3, 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 Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published.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 Street addresses will not be published.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 People may never really know how their words and ideas have inspired others. We sure hear plenty of inspirational stories after a person dies, though. Wouldn't it be nice to share with our loved ones how important they are to us while they're still living? Maybe we're so busy trying to make a difference we forget about enjoying being in the moment. If we worry about making a differ- ence in the world, we'll just spend our time worrying. If we get out there and JUST DO IT with no attachments, life will be good. I love watching inspiring television shows of young people (or old) reaching for their dreams. Remember, life is a journey. It's all about the process, not necessarily about reaching the destination... or even winning. We all need to take some time and "smell the roses." As we move through life with our goals in mind, it's good to remember the small things, the things that make life worth living; like enjoying the beautiful sunrise, sipping a cup of tea, chatting with our best friend, watching the clouds drift across the sky. We could be forgiving our en- emies, nurturing our relationships, and feeling gratitude for the bless- ings in our lives. It's great to focus on the destination, but let's learn to be happy in the here and now. Remember those things we learned in kindergarten? You could Be Anywhere, Doing Anything, and You are Here Doing This, Thank You" ~ Robert Greygrass (thank you from me too!) No matter what people tell you....words and ideas can change the world" ~ Robin Williams Just Rambling... Provided by Elmer London, Quartzsite and Desert Messenger Ants aren't partial - they invade everyone. The truth is, they don't care for us. It's food they want. An ant standing on it's head has scored a crumb. After you vacuum them up, you may find one still roaming around in circles. Listen closely, he's shouting, where did everybody go? Across from McDonald's • Quartzsite NEED CASH? Jim Buys GOLD! Broken Jewelry, Old Teeth, Coins, Nuggets, etc. 1240 W. Main Street After going dark for the summer months, the Art Guild will start their meetings again the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Senior Center from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The 1st meeting on October 2nd at 6:30pm will be about the Master's Challenge. The challenge was to paint a picture from one of the old Master's paintings, thus learning to paint the Old Master's way. Bring your framed painting for critiquing along with a small paragraph regarding the original artist and a copy or photo of the original art. Oct 16th's meeting there will be a demo on painting different cloud effects by Mary Huntley, and a demo on using stumps for differ- ent effects by Dinice Ross. At this meeting, bring a list of what you would like to learn or relearn. A partial list is as follows: Oil Rough- ing, Wipe-out, Pastels, Oil Pastels, Reverse Glass, Cards. We welcome back our snowbird artists and welcome anyone else interested in art that would like to learn different techniques and form. We want to welcome back Jane Swank, our President of the Art Guild – we missed her! Art Guild news

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