Desert Messenger

DESERT MESSENGER Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper Proud to be a Quartzsite Licensed Business 928-916-4235 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 Jedidiah Free GUEST COLUMNIST The late Rosalee O Wheeler 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 Copyright 2014 6 www.DesertMessenger.com August 6, 2014 By Shanana "Rain" Golden-Bear OPINION 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 Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published.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 Street addresses will not be published.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 Doesn't the above quote sound wonderful? Some days just seem harder than others to remember to breathe. Between the anger of local politicians, parents rightfully upset at the local superintendent, and power outages in 110 degree heat, it's easy to get frustrated. But what do we do about it all? Some say, "chop wood, carry water." In other words, life goes on whether you're angry or happy. Some accuse me of being out of touch with my negative thoughts and emotions. I guess I'm a bit old fashioned. I just know that my not-so-good feelings are short-lived and, as with the weather in Or- egon, just wait fi ve minutes and it will change. Maybe that's the part about "letting go" of those things which you have no control over, mentioned in the quote above. We try to balance the four parts of the circle life; spiritual, physical, mental and emotional It's when we get stuck or the wheel gets a "fl at tire" so to speak, that life seems out-of-sorts. When we remember to breathe and fi ll up those areas of our lives that are unbalanced, the wheel becomes full and whole again. Maybe that's why Desert Mes- senger has never publicly "endorsed" a particular candidate. Just wait 4 years, it'll change. Besides, why would I want to alienate anyone in the community which I call home? I'll just keep on breathing and living fully, while letting go of those things that truly just piss me off! Oops! Time to breathe deep....ahh... much better! In the end, these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go? ~Jack Kornfield's Buddha's Little Instruction Book Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra comes to Quartzsite Just Rambling... Provided by Elmer London, Quartzsite and Desert Messenger If you want a cold shower, I recommend going north of I-10. Perhaps Peach Springs or Seligman. Seligman is nice; they have a deep well with plenty of water, brought to them courtesy of the railroad. If you would rather travel, anything north of Nebraska is okay. SAVE THE DATE! March 7, 2015! Organizers of The GRAND Gather- ing just announced Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Directed by Bill Tole will be performing on Saturday, March 7, 2015. Nancy Knorr will be the featured vocalist during the "Senior Prom", an evening of music and dancing to the famous Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Di- rected by Bill Tole. The 2014 Grand Gathering was a cel- ebration of Grand Parents and Great Grand Parents which was presented by the Quartzsite Improvement Associa- tion, the oldest non-profi t organization in Quartzsite; and, Proud Neighbors of Quartzsite, the youngest non-profi t organization in Quartzsite. Last year, the focus of the event was a Guinness World Records Attempt. 631 excited participants created the world's largest "human" letter "Q." The result is a des- ignation as an Offi cial Guinness World Record! The Grand Gathering also in- cluded a Senior Fair with vendors; Bin- go; live entertainment with: Rex Allen Jr., Paul Winer, Beyond The Ashes Gos- pel Group, and local "Jammers."; The Annual Rockin' In Quartzsite Rock Auc- tion of hand-painted fl agstone artworks, and great community cooperation. This year, on March 6, 7, 8, 2015, the focus of The Grand Gathering is, "The Legacy." The Legacy will be your op- portunity to learn how to document important family information you have always wanted to impart to your chil- dren...but have never had the time... until now! Learn how to create a Fam- ily Tree; a Family Health History; Re- cord Stories (lore) about your Family; fi nd out about your "Human Genome," which can trace your blood line back to the stone age; and, Participate in Health Screening at our free Health Fair by La Paz Regional Hospital and County Health Dept. The fun does not end there! Enjoy great, reasonably-priced meals pre- pared by the QIA volunteers. Also cele- brate the special 50th Anniversary Din- ner of the QIA. Paul Winer will provide his Boogie Woogie and Blues Concert. Purchase hand-made crafts at our Craft Fair. Have fun while creating a living Legacy for your family! More details are available online at www.TheGrandGathering.com

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