Desert Messenger

6 www.DesertMessenger.com November 4, 2020 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 OWNER/EDITOR/PUBLISHER GRAPHIC DESIGN/ AP AR MARKETING EXECUTIVE/CLASSIFIEDS Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear CONTRIBUTING JOURNALIST Jackie Deal CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Starr BearCat NAME PLATE DESIGN Paul Winer www.DesertMessenger.com www.MyQuartzsite.com E-mail: Editor@DesertMessenger.com 2020 © 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 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 com- munity, 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 Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published.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 loca- tion of park/BLM land, etc. Street addresses will not be published. 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 DEADLINE : WED. NOV. 11 TH for Nov. 18 th edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com QUARTZSITE ROCKS! By the time you read this, the exces- sive campaign ads will no longer be fi lling the airwaves and social me- dia, well at least for a while. Elec- tion Day is over for this year, yea! How we respond to the results of this election is up to each and ev- ery one of us. No matter who wins, there will be lots of folks who are going to be very disappointed. How are we going to react? I know we can get caught up in uncertainty very quickly. I'm fully aware that our world is fi lled with crazy emotions; anger, frustration and fear. But focusing on those emotions breeds more of the same. However, Gratitude and Peace of Mind can actually breed more of the same feelings, too...just sayin'! Gratitude is actually a shortcut to fi nding peace of mind. There's al- ways going to be something to be angry or sad about, but if we let it run our lives, we lose out on all the joy of being alive! Count your bless- ings, enjoy family and friends, and share your bounty with others. If you're having a hard time fi nding gratitude this week, just start a list with, maybe, 10 toes, 10 fi ngers, 2 eyes, 2 feet, 2 hands, kindness of strangers, having a few coins in your pocket, and go from there. It is really pretty simple. And don't forget to breathe deep to help calm those emotions rising up. Quartzsite is a quirky place with all our visitors returning. There are so many new faces in town. Let us welcome everyone, even if they voted for someone else. Remem- ber, we are all in this together, even here in Quirky Quartzsite. Friends, foes, neighbors, relatives, strang- ers, people with various shades of skin color or even hair coloring. We can be grateful for us all. Now, get out there and share your gratitude with others. Remember, focus on the journey, not the des- tination. Well, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Hope you're hav- ing an awesome day! "You could Be Anywhere, Doing Anything, and You are Here Doing This, Thank You" ~ Robert Greygrass (thank you from me too!) Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. ~ William Arthur Ward QIA Craft Faire & Yard Sale starts Sat. Nov. 7 Quartzsite Improvement Associa- tion (QIA) will start their monthly Craft Faire & Yard Sale Saturday, November 7th at 9:00am to 1:00p m. There are two types of events on the same day - the Craft Fair and the Yard Sale. Guidelines for the QIA CRAFT FAIRE: • Finished, handcrafted items only. No food, rough rock, slabs, retail/ resale merchandise. or fl ea-market goods. • You must be a QIA member to sell at the Craft Fair - Membership is only $10/year • Set-up begins at 7:00am. Be ready to sell at 9:00am • If you don't have a reserved table or space, please check in with the Craft Faire Chairman prior to set- ting up any items. • Take-down is 1:00pm. Early take down may result in forfeiture of your table/space. • Please contact Nancy Nichols 360- 635-1367 with questions or to re- serve your table/space. YARD SALE AREA: • There is a $5 charge per space and if you need tables they are $5 each • QIA $10 Yearly Membership is re- quired and maybe purchased that day • Set-up begins at 7:00am. Be ready to sell at 9:00am • Tables for the Yard Sale must be set up away from the Craft Fair and along the NORTH Fence Area. The QIA is located at 235 E. Iron- wood, Quartzsite AZ Contact: Nan- cy Nichols. Email: gotyorx@yahoo. com Phone: 360-635-1367.

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