Desert Messenger

6 www.DesertMessenger.com January 21, 2015 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 2015 Just Rambling... Provided by Elmer London, Quartzsite and Desert Messenger Riders on the Orphan Train Quartzite Public Library and Arizona Humanities Council presents Riders on the Orphan Train Presen- tation Thursday, January 29, at 7:00pm. 465 N Plymouth Ave Quartzsite (928) 927-6593 Few people today know much about the largest child migration in history. Between 1854 and 1929 over 250,000 orphans and unwanted children were taken out of New York City and given away at train stations across America. Children were sent to every state in the continental United States; the last train went to Sulphur Springs, Texas in 1929. This "placing out" system was originally organized by Methodist minister Charles Loring Brace and the Children's Aid Society of New York. His mission was to rid the streets and overcrowded orphanages of homeless children and provide them with an opportunity to fi nd new homes. Many of the children were not orphans but "surrendered" by parents too im- poverished to keep them. The New York Foundling Hospital, a Catholic organization, also sent out children to be placed in Catholic homes. This seventy-six year experiment in child relocation is fi lled with the entire spectrum of human emotion and re- veals a great deal about the successes and failures of the American Dream. The one-hour multi- media program combines live music by Phillip Lan- caster and Alison Moore, video mon- tage with archival photographs and interviews of survivors, and a dramat- ic reading of the 2012 novel "Riders on the Orphan Train" by award-win- ning author Alison Moore. Although the program is about children, it is designed to engage audiences of all ages and to inform, inspire and raise awareness about this little-known part of history. Welcome back snowbird friends and visitors! Thank you all for visit- ing! I hope you enjoy the shows and the gorgeous weather! Our town ROCKS with awesome volunteers, who tend to be optimists, now mat- ter what others may say. Research has found that seeing the glass half full not only makes you happier, it makes you healthier and wealthier. A study by Psycholo- gist Susan Segerstrom found that ten years after graduation, law stu- dents who were optimistic earned an average of $32,667 more than their glass-half-empty peers. It's our choice anyway. We can look at the lines around town as a good thing for the economy, or choose to complain about how long the lines are. Either way we think, the lines did not change. The word "optimism" actually derives from Cowboy, Indian, US Cavalry and Unique Museum Quality WESTERN ITEMS! Rice Ranch - E. Kuehn (Just East of Gamblers) 719-289-4717 • Old Costume Jewelry • Old Fountain Pens • Silver & Gold Coins • Sterling Silverware • Gold Filled Jewelry • Old Watches • Gold & Silver Jewelry Any Condition • Gold Nuggets • Dental Gold BUYING Hi Ally Swap Meet ~ Front Row Main St., Quartzsite My grandpa Bob was tall and heavy. He enjoyed an occasional dip in a jar of Mountain Dew, and sat on the porch singing hymns, across about eighty acres. It alarmed everyone within hearing distance. Sounding sort of like a cow in great distress. We kids loved it. DEADLINE : WED. JAN 28 TH for FEB. 4 TH edition Desert Messenger Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com By Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." ~ Brian Littrell the Latin word "optima," meaning the best outcome or belief in the greatest good. So on that note, things are really looking up around here... For those who don't know, there are 2 new members on the school board who are really focused on the kids (and 1 returning who stood against the storm all alone); a new superintendent who is cooperating wonderfully with the board; a new town manager who is solution ori- ented and is working to cooperate with the school, plus a new police chief who wants cooperation within the community and school. Things are really looking up! I hope you're enjoying your day! Enjoy your stay, have some fun and come back and see us! Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear

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