Desert Messenger

April 1, 2015 www.DesertMessenger.com 7 OPINION Opinions expressed in letters to the editor do not necessarily represent those of the Desert Messenger. letters to the editor THANK YOU THANK YOU to Harry of Quartzsite WiFi, who came over and stayed a long time doing all kinds of checks on my computer for me. He got most straightened out. I appreciate the time and carry you gave me and for caring about my fur children, they love people and get so excited. Glenda Kae Hines year round resident SEND IN THE CLOWNS Council meetings remind me of the old song, Send in the clowns... Except the words should be Send in the Badgers. Some of the meanings for Badgering are to harass or urge per- sistently, posturing and nagging. It's not a laughing matter, but it provokes laughter. Laughter is not seemly in a public place when directed at a cer- tain person as a derision, except when a public offi cial himself derides the citizenry. Shame upon you council- man Davidson. Too each and every citizen a public apology is in order. Elmer London Quartzsite, Arizona MUCH GRATITUDE We wish to express our gratitude to everyone who helped make our wed- ding such a memorable experience. A special thanks to: Monica Tim- berlake & Elmer London for their loving support; Christina Anastasia Rush, who led a beautiful and moving ceremony; Mark Church, who enter- tained attendees with his sweet fl ute music; Gunny & Debra St. Germain for their smudging and blessing of the ceremonial space. Thank you to everyone who was such a help: Lyle & Maria Race who prepared, smoked and served the deli- cious meats which was the foundation for all the pot luck dishes. The most incredible rainbow fl owered cake was made by Jill Hagar. Fry bread was made by Jean Underwood & Terry Bashore. Michelle Kaufman-Thomas made the sweet homemade Kettle corn. Linda Cushman stepped up to help organize the food and Spirit bowl. Also we wish to Thank Jenny Mills for her famous cornbread muffi ns, and All the folks who brought food to share. We are so grateful. And a huge Thank you to all the folks who set up and cleanup of the Community Center; Monica Timberlake, Richard Trusty, Lois Dupre, Rhiyanna Timberlake, Yes- enia Jackson, Ron Jones, Violet Kiss, Pamela Caskey, and everyone else who helped. We are full of gratitude for all the brand new Teddy Bears donated for Teddy Bears for Cops program. Our local fi rst responders will have lots of soft bears to give children in crisis. We are full of gratitude to you all. Starr & Rain BearCat Quartzsite East Side Breadery 928-927-6715 INSIDE AL'S RV PARK 510 S. Riggles, Quartzsite Corner of Riggles and E. Kuehn FARMERS MARKET Every Wednesday thru March Desert Gardens Showgrounds East end • 8 am-12 noon STORE ON THE PORCH NOW OPEN Mon - Sat • 8-4 through March Sundays order and pick up only. May make exception to bake when ordered by 10am Sunday Morning. Closed the last Sunday of month. Sourdough Breads Cinnamon Rolls Artisan Breads Fudge, Cakes and Goodies on hand in store every day! Check out our menu on Facebook and at www.EastSideBreadery.com 585 N. Central Quartzsite Open Mon-Fri 8-5 928-927-8787 Johnny DelPino, Owner BEST AUTO RV & TRUCK REPAIR SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ON! We sell U-HAUL BOXES Nature's Nuggets BUYS & SELLS GOLD Nuggets - Jewelry- coins Call Richard 928-927-5479 • 435-730-3388 In Quartzsite over 15 Years! Gold Sand Concentrates Placer Gold 24 Mesh Size up to Nuggets Quartzsite Licensed Business by Joanne Winer We just held the 20th annual Party in the Park for Celia's Rainbow Gardens, and it was a great day for ev- eryone there! We had over 300 people there, and some of the best music you can fi nd in this area to get people up dancing and singing along. We would like to thank everyone for making it such a wonderful event again this year. A special thanks goes fi rst to all the volunteer help we had preparing and serving the food--Richard and Lois, Archie and Terry, Nora, Glenna and Anita--you all worked so hard and we couldn't have done it without you. Thanks also to the General Store for ordering and keeping all the food until we needed it. A very special thanks to Jerry Mullins who has played at our events both the spaghetti dinner in November and all the parties in the park for all these years--he is not in a regular band right now and brought out some great musician friends to play for the party this year--Ted Keys, Paul Moudy, Bernie Seeley, and Sher- ry Bensmiller. They all got together to play for the party and what a talented group of musicians they are!! Paul also brought out his piano and his friend and fellow musician Buddy Apfel came from Phoenix with his antique tuba and trombones. Buddy also sat in with the country musicians and everyone loved all the music!! A very special thanks to Karen Renfro who donated two huge gift baskets full of skin products for the raffl e. The 50/50 drawing brought a prize of $100 to one of the people who came to the party and bought tickets, and the other $100 went to help pay for the party. A thanks also goes to Bubba from Town Hall for opening up the gates and bathrooms, and taking care of the trash after we were done. We want to thank everyone for coming out and enjoying the great food and music, and for their contin- ued support of the Gardens. There is still a lot of work to be done in the Gardens, and anyone who has time to volunteer for some work is welcome to call 927-6551. What a great party! FREE CLASSIFIEDS Desert Messenger offers FREE Classifi ed Ads! HERE'S THE SMALL PRINT: Items for sale under $1000. Private Party Only. 1 per month. Yard/Ga- rage/Craft Sales, Wanted, Give-a-ways, Free, Lost & Found, etc. (non-commercial) For more information, contact Rain at 928-916-4235 or Email: Editor@DesertMessenger.com

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