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6 www.DesertMessenger.com January 2, 2019 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 Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published.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" Golden-Bear CONTRIBUTING JOURNALIST Joanne Winer 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 2018 © Copyright All Rights Reserved Copyright 2013 Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Desert Messenger. LIKE US on Facebook.com/ DesertMessengerNews FOLLOW US on Twitter @QuartzsiteRain By Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear Editorial Neighborhood Watch to meet Thurs. JAN. 3 Town of Quartzsite invites every- one to attend the next meeting of Neighborhood Watch at 6:00 PM, on THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 2019, at the Quartzsite Community Center. For more information contact the Quartzsite Police Department at 928-927-4644. www.QuartzsiteVideos.com Watch Quartzsite Videos @ Coming to Quartzsite this Season 2018-2019 Evening Speakers Pro- gram. All programs are at the Town Hall, 465 N. Plymouth Ave., Quartzsite. 7 pm to 9 pm FREE Sponsored by The Quartzsite His- torical Society and the Friends of the Quartzsite Library. Made possible by a grant from Arizona Humanities. 1/24 Orphan Train Alison Moore, Stories from the train that Phil Lancaster brought orphaned children to the west. 2/7 Specters of the Past with Jay Mark Arizona ghost towns. 2/20 On the Road Since, Wm Hold- en ,The Colorful History of AZ High 1925, Highways Magazine. Sponsored by The Quartzsite His- torical Society and the Friends of the Quartzsite Library. Made pos- sible by a grant from Arizona Hu- manities. Library programs DEADLINE : WED. JAN. 9 TH for the jan. 16 th edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Happy New Year! I love this prov- erb: "The Best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." Not that I totally agree with this proverb; maybe the second best time would have been 19 years ago! But, anyhow... If you planted that tree all those years ago, you'd have a beautiful mature tree today. We can't go back in time, but we can start a new proj- ect, make goals, (or plant a tree) today that will grow and fl ourish... so what are you waiting for? As we begin the new year, many of us use this time to refl ect upon the past and make an effort to improve ourselves. According to research, about 40 to 45 percent of American adults set at least one resolution come New Year's Day. "The beginning of the year offers a fresh start and a clean slate," according to Nona Jordan, a coach who's known as the "business yogini" and helps female entrepre- neurs improve their business. Some research confi rms that set- ting a resolution can get you closer to your goals. One study found that 46 percent of individuals who made resolutions were success- ful compared to four percent who wanted to achieve a certain goal and considered it but didn't actu- ally create a resolution. Let us resolve to live a good life, a full life, a loving life – a life that is worthy of having said at the end our days, "Yes, I have lived." Let us all resolve to live; to be as happy as we can be; to do as much as we can with what we have, to endure what we must, and to enjoy this gift that we have been given. So what are you waiting for? "You could Be Anywhere, Doing Anything, and You are Here Doing This, Thank You" ~ Robert Greygrass (thank you from me too!) "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." – Proverb (Chinese or African)

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