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6 www.DesertMessenger.com January 18, 2017 By Shanana "Rain" BearCat 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 Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published.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 pub- lished. Phone numbers are for verification only and will not be printed. Mail letters to: Desert Messenger, P.O. Box 3185, Quartzsite, AZ 85359 or E-mail to Editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 "Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." ~ Melody Beattie Welcome back snowbird friends and visitors! Thank you all for visit- ing our amazing little town! I hope you enjoy the shows, the phenomi- nal sunrises & sunsets. 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 the Latin word "optima," meaning the best outcome or belief in the greatest good. So on that note, I am so grateful for the experience hundreds of our youth had last Wednesday, when they participated in contacting the International Space Station at the Quartzsite Improvement As- soc. (QIA). Countless volunteers worked together over the past year to accomplish something NASA has not approved before - coordinating with multiple small unincorporated communities and schools. Imagine planning a party for 400 kids for a year, but not receiving the date & time until just 2 weeks prior to the date. Kudos to everyone involved in making this happen for our young- sters. My heart is full of gratitude for all your hard work! To our visitors, I hope you're enjoy- ing your stay - have some fun, come back and see us! Join me in being "greatful" for each and every mo- ment of our lives! Pass it along... DESERT MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper Proud to be a Quartzsite Licensed Business 928-916-4235 O� T��� - E���� T���! 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 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... Provided by Elmer London, Quartzsite and Desert Messenger It's not easy to amuse oneself in the Post Office line. People seem grim and not always inclined to speak. In England they don't stand in line. They Que-up and chat. They're hard to under- stand but friendly. I like Que-up- it uses fewer words for this column. Please don't send any packages. Nature's Nuggets BUYS & SELLS GOLD Nuggets - Jewelry- Coins- Silver Call Richard & Richard 928-927-5479 • 435-730-3388 Quartzsite YEAR ROUND! GOLD SHOW Feb. 10, 11, 12 2017 Quartzsite's Art Guild would like to thank all who visited the South- western Round Up Art Show. Your purchases made it possible to do- nate to many community charities. We enjoyed playing our new Scav- enger Hunt and giving out addi- tional door prize tickets. Winners of the Raffl e will be announced in the next edition of Desert Messenger. To enjoy the Quartzsite Art Guild painting and fun, come down to the Senior Center on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 6-8 p.m. Senior Center is located at 40 Moon Mountain Ave. Quartzsite. For more information, contact Oney Budge, 208-317-2315. We are also hosting an end-of-the- season SWRU ART SHOW Febru- ary 24th and 25th to raise funds for the Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank for our summer residents. This is our time to visit with you and enjoy the season's work by our artists. Held at the Mountain Quail RV Park Rec. Hall, 490 Moon Mountain Ave., 9:00a.m.-3:00p.m. both days. Art Guild updates

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