Desert Messenger

6 www.DesertMessenger.com February 15, 2023 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 NOW PUBLISHED ONCE/MONTH on the 3rd Wednesday of each month OWNER/EDITOR/PUBLISHER GRAPHIC DESIGN/ AP AR MARKETING EXECUTIVE/CLASSIFIEDS Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Starr BearCat NAME PLATE DESIGN Paul Winer www.DesertMessenger.com www.DesertMessengerOnline.com E-mail: Editor@DesertMessenger.com 2022-23© 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 QUARTZSITE ROCKS! 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 Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published.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 Street addresses will not be published. Phone numbers are for verification only and will not be printed. Send letters to: Desert Messenger, P.O. Box 3185, Quartzsite, AZ 85359 or E-mail to: Editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 Stay up to date with Town Hall Town of Quartzsite now offers text notifi cations on your phone through TextMyGov. iWorQ is excited to an- nounce a strategic partnership with @TextMyGov to expand citizen en- gagement with text messaging To opt in, text the word "QUARTZSITE" to 91896. What to expect: After the initial keyword is sent, you'll receive a confi rmation message asking you to reply "YES" to verify opt-in. There will be 0-4 text messages per month with a notifi cation from the Town regarding the categories you are opted-in for. Message and data rates may apply. Check with your mo- bile phone carrieer for more details. How to Opt-Out: Text "STOP" at any time to remove yourself from the notifi cation list. Also are you looking for an- swers? Need to report an issue? Now you can Text the Town of Quartzsite directly. Introducing the new way to skip a phone call and use your mobile phone's text messaging to fi nd answers to your questions. Text "hi" or one the words listed be- low, to 928-260-4442. "Trees, Sewer, Contact, Street, Wa- ter, Pothole, Weeds, Departments, FAQ." TextMyGov will help you to quick- ly fi nd the answers your looking for or help you to report an issue to the Town. DEADLINE : WED. MARCH 3 RD for March 15 TH edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com On a lighter note in our stressed out world: March 2nd is Dr. Seuss's birthday! It's a great time to sit down and read a good book with a person younger than yourself. Na- tional Education Association's Read Across America Day is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually on Dr. Seuss's birthday. 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 contribution 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 children, we learned many life lessons from those great books. Dr. Seuss taught us to look at the world from a different perspective. Maybe it would be good for us all to take a break from all the madness and an- ger in our society; let's just remem- ber to play a while. His books con- sistently reveal his sympathy with the weak and the powerless and his frustrations with bullies and author- itarians. His books teach children to think about how to deal with an unfair world. Asked to explain his political views, Theodor Geisel once said that he was "against people who push other people around." "UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get be� er. It's not." Lesson learned: Individuals can make a difference. But it starts with caring and taking responsibility. "Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." Lesson learned: There is only one you! Be yourself! "Think le� and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!" Lesson learned: You are capable of enormous creativity. "We're all a li� le weird, and life's a lit- tle weird. And when we fi nd someone whose weirdness is compa� ble with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it LOVE." We learned it's okay to be silly. Enjoy your day! "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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