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6 www.DesertMessenger.com May 6, 2015 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 Letters considered libelous, in poor taste, on a personal issue, mean spirited or dominated by Scripture quotes will not be published.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 Street addresses will not be published.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 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" BearCat 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 Just Rambling... Quartzsite is full of kind, loving people. You can fi nd many of these folks con- necting with each other through social media; especially meeting new friends in the Facebook group, "Quartzsite Chatter." Started by Jenny Mills in the fall of 2013, the group has grown to almost 1700 members. If you haven't joined, please do. The rules are simple: "Quartzsite Chatter is a friendly page to say what you want as long as no politics or reli- gious quotes enter the subject! Sending prayers is one thing, posting random bi- ble quotes will not be allowed. You can post just about anything so long as it's not porno, insulting to the masses and does not get people too riled up! It's a place to joke around, make fun of, post ideas, let us know your concerns of Qz, what the town could use and all sorts of By Shanana "Rain" BearCat "Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind." ~ Henry James what ever you want to share with oth- ers! Please no selling on Chatter." It's a great way to stay in touch while traveling or if staying year-round. Es- pecially during the monsoon, which seems to be occuring earlier than usual. Folks have helped out strangers in a crisis, while making new friends. Another way folks can stay in touch is with Twitter. The Town of Quartzsite is preparing their social media presence to better inform the public on current events. Until then, to learn about Twit- ter and Facebook google "Facebook/ Twitter for beginners". Then Like us at Facebook.com/DesertMessengerNews and Follow us at Twitter.com/Quartz- siteRain. Social media is part of our daily life now, so why not join the fun? Plus get the latest news and updates on what's happening in Quartzsite area. Provided by Elmer London, Quartzsite and Desert Messenger DEADLINE : WED. MAY 13 TH for may 20 th edition Desert Messenger Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com If you leave the cat food can next to his dish, he will beg for more all day. Needs to be out of sight and mind. Though you feed them at a set time, they will start yowling and stamping their feet, by at least 5 or 10 minutes early. Gift shop winner The Mountain Quail Cafe Gift Shop winner for April 2015 is.... Nancy! Nancy won a mug with a painting of Oney Budges' art work on it. When dining a the Quail, enjoy the shop . We are always honored to have you visit. Parker, AZ - Native American Arts & Crafts Show & Sale will be held at the BlueWater Resort & Casino Conference Rooms on Saturday, May 9th & Sunday, May 24th. The show runs from 10am - 5pm on both days. The shows are presented by the Artisans of the Colorado River In- dian Tribes (CRIT) of the Mohave, Chemehuevi, Hopi, Navajo. For more information contact CRIT at (520) 238-2969. Two NA Arts & Crafts shows set

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