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10 www.DesertMessenger.com May 17, 2017 Traveling with Gypsy Jane On the road" 10 years today! What an amazing adventure! I see I haven't written in this journal since Christmas; so I have a lot of catch- ing up to do. Right now, before the music starts at Silly Al's at 7:00, I have a few minutes to start catching up on 1-1/2 months. It's THE season in Quartzsite, and as Donnie, the gui- tar player in the band Hot Coun- try, says: "If you can't have fun in Quartzsite, you can't have fun any- where." How true it is! Let's see...after a wonderful nine days in Laughlin, NV at Christmas, I returned to my major clean out of my home. I'm down to my last room now and have a six-foot high pile for the group yard sale the end of the month. It feels SO good to get rid of all that stuff. Today, when I spoke at the Parker Library for the third year, and one of the men told me his granddaughter says, "The best things in life are not things," an amazing thing for one so young, I just danced the fi rst set and can probably fi nish writing during the break. I love that the music starts so early (7:00) because I can dance two sets and still have time to watch a video before bed. Between Christmas and today, I have attended three concerts at the Blue Water Casino in Parker: Three-Dog Night, which still has two of its original members (Two Dog Night?); a trio of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper, who were great at impersonating the real singers. The Big Bopper was portrayed by his son; and Elvis. The tickets are $20, a lot cheaper than the big city. Other than that I've been dancing four nights a week in Q at Silly Al's and The Yacht Club, getting lots of exercise and having lots of fun. I always look forward to the season here (January and Feb- ruary) and hate to see it end. At the Parker Library today, I read my Quartzsite stories and my poems from the road. I usually speak in Q too, but the library budget has been severely cut and so have the pro- grams. With that out of the way, I'm getting ready for the big yard sale, and then my trip to Egypt March 11- 25. FINALLY some foreign travel. Authors Jane Finley and Jack Wiley, both long-term RVers have teamed up to publish books from Gypsy Jane's discontinued website: WANDER- INGS: Living the Ordinary Extraor- dinarily (Stories from the Road). To order visit amazon.com. by Jane Finley (1936-2017) writer * artist * teacher (stretching, exercise, relaxation, meditation) On the road 2/12/10 Quartzsite, AZ Read Desert MESSENGER ONLINE @ www.MyQuartzsite.com THRIFT STORE Benefitting the La Paz County Animal Shelter in Parker Supported by your generous donations! 455 E. Main St. Quartzsite Open Tues. thru Sat. 9-3 928-927-4223 Quartzsite Beauty Salon Perms, Colors, Haircuts. Men & Women HOURS 9-5 Monday thru Saturday Walk Ins Welcome! 250 E. Main Street Quartzsite, AZ 928-927-6664 Everyone is invited to 88 Shades RV Park activities throughout the summer: Mon & Thurs Karaoke 6:30pm. Monday Jams 6:30pm. Coffee & donuts Mon & Friday at 11am. Saturday Paperbag Bingo. Doors open at 6:30pm Games start at 7pm. Friday Texas Hold 'em, 6:30pm. Check the calendar at the Rec Hall or the offi ce. 360-520-3722. 88 Shades summer events open to public MIDNIGHT PAINTING Just before bed, I glance up at the sky which by some miracle has turned into a midnight painting: over all light gray with wavy streaks of dark and darker gray, almost black, and in the center of it all, a perfect moon illuminates the whole sky until it slowly slips behind the darkest cloud and is hidden from my view. Then just as slowly it returns again, proving that wishes make it so, and creates a sense of awe in me that I still experience after all these many moons. Gypsy Jane Finley Sequim, Washington.....8/27/04 Poems from the Road DEADLINE : WED. JUNE 7 TH for the june 14 th edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Phil Cushman resigned his posi- tion as President of Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce and Tour- ism May 3rd after their monthly board meeting. In a letter presented to the board days later, Cushman stated, "I have had the privilege to be entrusted with the responsibility to advocate the business interests of our com- munity for two years. I am resigning from my position so other business leaders can have an opportunity to share their intellect, ability, and creativity to set the conditions for economic success... Thank you very much for the trust and confi dence in my leadership and I will see you around town." The Board of Directors will be meeting to fi ll the position during their next meeting June 1st. Visit www.QuartzsiteTourism.com for more information. Chamber President resigns

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