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6 www.DesertMessenger.com September 16, 2015 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 Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published.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 Street addresses will not be published.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 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" BearCat 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 Just Rambling... I am so grateful to be living in a community where everyone is ac- cepted for who they are. With such a diverser population of winter visi- tors, it would be crazy to discrimi- nate against anyone and that's what I love about Quartzsite! You can be you, whether in a 3-piece suit & tie or just casual attire. It's so nice to see our loving Chris- tian community welcoming ev- eryone and doing so much for this community. Add all our fabulous volunteers to the mix and you've got a place that visitors enjoy returning to year after year. Yup, it's that time of year when full time residents welcome our winter friends with open arms. Most of us love sharing our little piece of para- dise with them. With the changing demographics our community is changing too. But some just don't adapt to change very well. In spite of the obstacles, amaz- By Shanana "Rain" BearCat ing cooperation has been occuring around the area; between the 12- year old Quartzsite Business Cham- ber of Commerce members and the new Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism. Then there's the cooperation between county chambers for the New "Passport to Adventure - Explore La Paz Coun- ty" booklet produced by La Paz Co Economic Dev. Corp. committee members volunteering this summer to create a First-Ever guide to all of the county happenings and attrac- tions. The Kick-off will be October 14th. The booklets will be available for free. Folks are encouraged to at- tend events all around the county to get their Passport Stamped to enter prizes. Stay tuned for all the details coming in the next few editions. It's been such an honor to witness these amazing changes of coopera- tion between agencies and organiza- tions within the county. Provided by Elmer London, Quartzsite and Desert Messenger "Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud." ~ Maya Angelou DEADLINE : WED. SEPT 30 TH for OCT 7 Th edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com FREE Lunches! The Senior Center is offering deals on Lunches! Purchase 10 Lunches and receive 1 free lunches! Purchase 20 Lunches and receive 2 free lunches! Did you know the Senior Center is not just for Seniors? It's open to the public. Ask us how to become an associate member. Member- ship is still only $5/ year. Call the Quartzsite Senior for more details at 928-927-6496 or stop by 40 Moon Mountain Ave. Tuesday nights at 6:30pm, Quartzsite Community Bible Church hosts their summer music jam schedule. Amplifi ed instruments and playing all music including Gospel music. 375 E. Sunrise St. Let's have a good jam summer. On Thursdays 7-9pm, at Brenda RV Resort. 46251 Hwy 60 in the club house. Inquiries call Jean. 503 313 2840 Summer jams As I see it, this social stuff began when we started calling Janitors, Custodians and Dumps, Refuse Stations. Lawyer became Attorney, and Hired Workers became Associates. Teachers became Educators; Principals became Administrators. This was about the time we started pumping our own gas. What's next? Will Snowbirds become Winter Visitors?

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