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6 www.DesertMessenger.com March 1, 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 Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published.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 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 DEADLINE : WED. MARCH 8 TH for the march 15 th edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Neighborhood Watch to meet Thurs. MARCH. 2 Town of Quartzsite invites every- one to attend the next meeting of Neighborhood Watch at 6:00 PM, on THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017, at the Quartzsite Com- munity Center. Chief William Ponce said he looks forward to working with the resi- dents to create a safer community. Launched in 1972, Neighbor- hood Watch counts on citizens to organize themselves and work with law enforcement to keep a trained eye and ear on their communities, while demonstrating their pres- ence at all times of day and night. Sponsored by the National Sher- iffs' Association (NSA), the Nation- al Crime Prevention Council says, "Neighborhood watch is one of the oldest and most effective crime prevention programs in the coun- try, bringing citizens together with law enforcement to deter crime and make communities safer." For more information contact the Quartzsite Police Department at 928-927-4644. There was a time long ago, when clocks were set by whistles. Each mill and plant whistled time for start, stop and lunch. Heard for miles around. Some had names like Big Ole. Three ways to set your clock. By phone, whistle or rail- road...As there were no signals from Denver. On a lighter note in our stressed out world: March 2nd is Dr. Se- uss's birthday! It's a great time to sit down and read a good book with a person younger than yourself. National Education Association's Read Across America Day is a na- tionwide reading celebration that takes place annually on Dr. Seuss's birthday. Did you know Dr. Seuss would be 113 this year? While he is no longer with us, his legacy lives on in the pages of his books. He forever changed the way children's books were written and continues to inspire generations. In 1984, Dr. Seuss won an award for his contri- bution to children's literature. In his years as a cartoonist and chil- dren's writer, Theodor Seuss Geisel created some of the world's most famous books and illustrations, in- cluding Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Cat, and The Lorax. As adults, we learned many lessons from those great books.-- Simple things; such as if you want a better world, you have to care. You must take responsibility and speak up and show up. "UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." How we choose to live our life is up to us. "Only you can control your future. " We learned it's okay to be silly. "We're all a little weird and life's a little weird." We're never too old to learn some- thing new. We just need to fi gure out how we learn and go with it! "It's better to know how to learn than to know." So, be your best you. "There is no one alive who is Youer than You." "Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities." ~Dr. Seuss

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