Desert Messenger

November 2, 2016 www.DesertMessenger.com 7 Opinions expressed in letters to the editor do not necessarily represent those of the Desert Messenger. letters to the editor KUDOS TO GYPSY JANE I want to thank the Desert Messen- ger Editorial Staff for including the "Traveling with Gypsy Jane" (GJ) feature as part of your publication. I have learned a great deal about Quartzsite and all of SW Arizona from reading her feature. (Her arti- cles about her travels elsewhere are fun as well.) I have always thought of that part of AZ as 120 degree sand, occupied from season to season with people strange enough to endure that en- vironment. GJ's writing style brings Quartzsite to life as many of her articles are about the area, such as the October 19th DM issue's story about The Desert Bar. That article, amongst others, could lure me out of Flagstaff for an ex- tended visit. Thanks again! Sherman Stephens Flagstaff, AZ PS I have enjoyed some of GJ's po- etry entries in the DM as well. CHIPPER RULES Living here in Quartzsite has many perks and we choose to make our home here because of those perks. The county dump site (transfer sta- tion) is one of those perks. In many counties in Arizona, they charge you to dump your household rub- bish. Here it is free. Winter hours it is open Sunday through Wednesday 7:30 to 2:30. Another town perk we enjoy is the Chipper. The rules to obey is that no household garbage of any kind can be dumped at the Chipper site, (easy rule, since the transfer site is a very short distance away from the Chipper site). And this rule is clearly marked on the route to the Chipper site. On Saturday, October 29th, my wife and I made three (3) trips out to the Chipper site dropping off dead trees, branches, and limbs broken off trees. Our fi rst trip out was about 8:00 am, our second trip was at 10:00 am and our third trip was at 12 noon. On our third trip we noticed 3 boxes stacked nice and neat on top of a fairly new pile of limbs, plants and other appropri- ate Chipper items. My wife walked over and picked up one of the boxes and exclaimed, "the wind must have blown these three boxes out of the back of someone's truck". I men- tioned to her, they did not blow out, they are neatly stacked in a row, had the windblown them, they would be scattered all over the Chipper site. One way we lose many of our special perks is by disobeying the laws, by the actions of a few, we tend to lose more and more of our rights and privileges . So I ponder this ques- tion, " What part of: No dumping trash, violators will be prosecuted. Do folks NOT understand?" WE ARE BACK for another season! Dance to our music EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT at the Quartzsite Senior Center! 7:00 -9:00 pm $4.00 First Dance NOV. 11 th Manicures, Pediures, Gels, Acrylic Call/Text 480-241-9972 Nails by Rita Nail Artist At Tews Beauty Salon 1360 N. Moon Mountain Ave. Quartzsite, AZ Opening November 1 st Welcome Back Snowbirds! QIA OFFICE NOW OPEN 9am-12 noon Mon-Fri Please come by and pick up a schedule! • BINGO FRIDAY NIGHTS Doors open at 5pm. Early Birds at 6:30pm • CRAFT FAIR 1 ST SATURDAY 9am-1pm Yard Sale/Swap Meet in parking lot. $5/table. • DANCES SAT NIGHTS 7-10pm $4 Donation Nov. 5 Western Strings Nov. 12 Barefoot & Boots • DESERT JAM 6:30PM 1st & 3rd Thursday • GOSPEL JAM 6:30PM 2nd & 4th Thursday • FLU SHOTS 6pm - 7pm Nov. 10 • PANCAKE SUPPER 5 - 6 pm Breakfast items only $6 • Celia's Gardens Spaghetti Feed Nov. 15th 5pm QIA 928-927-6325 235 E. Ironwood St., Quartzsite QIA is happy to announce: We're the New QUARTZSITE OFF ROAD HEADQUARTERS! To all full time residents or part time winter residents, please do not break the rules, disobey the laws, or be careless enough that ALL will end up losing the special perks that make Quartzsite a great place to call home - regardless of how long you stay here. Thank You, Clyde Praast Full time - year round Quartzsite resident, by choice CREATE THE NOW You are what you think about all day long. You are your own creator. You create everything with your thoughts, so be careful with your sayings. I hear people talk about how the Town used to be. Well, "used to be" is all gone! We must create the now. It is up to us! The people who live here and have a business here. Let's create a beau- tiful now; a beautiful future for Quartzsite. Patricia Meissner Quartzsite

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