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Palm Springs Air Museum Hosts 9th Annual Chili Cook-off and Car Rally
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he 9th Annual Chili CookOff & Car Rally at the Palm Springs Air Museum on Saturday, Oct. 29, offers Halloween fun for the whole family. Free admission for children 12 and under who wear costumes with paying adult – no masks. You will be excited by the different kinds of cars inside and out. You will also be thrilled as you get up close to dozens of vintage WWII, Korean and Vietnam era aircraft. Give your taste buds a work out by tasting the different types of homemade chili cooked by museum docents, volunteers and staff. Visitors get to vote for their favorite cars and chili by category. In addition to the
chili made by the docents and staff, several restaurants are participating: Las Casuelas Terraza, Frankinbun, Gourmet Sausages, and Kaiser Grille will compete for best chili as judged by celebrity judges. Car Show is included with museum admission which ranges from $9.50 - $16.50, with a special family rate of $36 for 1 or 2 adults and 3 children age 12 and under; and $46 for 1 or 2 adults and 3 children ages 13 to 17. Car rally hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Car voting ends at 2 p.m. with trophy presentation at 2:30 p.m. Chili Tasting starts at 11 a.m. and lasts until 2:30 p.m. or whenever the chili is gone! Chili tastes are
just $1 per tasting or six tastes for $5, after paying admission to the Museum. Voting ends at 2:30 p.m. There will also be a raffle. All funds raised from the Tastings benefit the Palm Springs Air Museum Volunteer Fund. Raffle items include a sharktoothed bicycle courtesy of Palm Springs Cyclery; Stan Stokes paintings, hotel and restaurant package courtesy of Agua Caliente Resort & Spa. Also from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. don’t miss your chance to sit inside the cockpit of a vintage warbird. The open cockpit is the P-40 Warhawk, inside an air conditioned hangar. Please remember to
wear comfortable clothing and rubber soled shoes. Palm Springs Air Museum is an educational non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and honor veterans while educating future generations. One of the largest collections of flying WWII aircraft, 9,200 volume library, flight simulators and tours through a flyable B-17 are housed in 65,000 square feet of climate controlled space. Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and Feb. 17, 2017) normal admission ranges from $9.50 - $16.50, free for children 5 and under and for active military with ID. (760) 778-6262, palmspringsairmuseum.org.
Get Out of the House This Week! Oct. 27: Palm Desert Free Fall Concerts. 6 p.m. Leftover Cuties performing Indie Pop music. Bring picnic baskets, blankets and lawn chairs. Food trucks onsite. Civic Center Park, 43-900 San Pablo Ave., Palm Desert. www.palm-desert.org. Oct. 28 - 30: Joshua Tree National Park Night Sky Festival. Bringing together astronomers, scientists, cultural speakers, night-sky enthusiasts, artists, volunteers, junior rangers, and members of nearby communities to celebrate the night skies. Joshua Tree National Park, 74485 National Park Dr., Twentynine Palms. www.nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/night-sky-festival.htm. Oct. 29: Halloween Themed Chili Cook-Off & Car Show. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers from the Museum will cook up their favorite chili reci-
pes and you get to decide which is best. Over 100 classic vehicles will be on display. Palm Springs Air Museum, 745 N. Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs. (760) 778-6262, www.palmspringsairmuseum.org. Oct. 29: The John Bolivar Quintet. 7 p.m. Playing the music of Herbie Hancock, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, John Coltrane, Horace Silber, Kenny Burrell, Milt Jackson and Joe Henderson. Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis, 73-741 Highway 111, Palm Desert. (760) 568-3263, www.petecarlsonsgolf.com. Oct. 29: ‘See Jane Sing!” with Jane Lynch. 8 p.m. Bringing her comic skills and musical prowess to the stage. Prepare for a side-splitting evening of musical comedy, with more than a dash of wit as she explores her love of the beauty and absurdity of the American standard
and show tune. McCallum Theatre, 73-000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Springs. (760) 340-2787, www.mccallumtheatre.com. Oct. 30: Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade. 12 p.m. Experience the spectacular color, pageantry and fun as scores of decorated golf carts and bands march down Palm Desert’s El Paseo. www.golfcartparade.com. Oct. 31: Heatwave Jazz & Show Band Halloween Concert. 7 p.m. Enjoy the great sounds of the Boys and Girls Club’s Heatwave Jazz & show Band under the stars. Mask and costumes welcomed. Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis, 73-741 Highway 111, Palm Desert. (760) 5683263, www.petecarlsonsgolf.com.
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Editor’s Note Looks like this weekend is going to be a busy one with so many things happening in the Valley. Joshua Tree National Park will be holding its Night Sky Festival, I can only imagine the breathtaking views you will see. From views, we go to comfort foods with the Palm Springs Air Museum’s chili cookoff and car rally on the 29th. Bring your appetite. After eating and voting for your favorite chili and car, you can head on down to Pete Carlson’s Golf and Tennis in Palm Desert. Pete Carlson is kicking off his Jazz for Jazz Lovers Series with local musician John Bolivar and his quintet. If you haven’t
been to one of these concerts, I highly suggest you attend. It’s a really intimate performance venue. They will also be holding a concert on Halloween night. Don’t forget about the Palm Desert Gold Cart Parade. This year’s theme is ghost and glitter. Perfect for Halloween. The Mizell Senior Center will be holding a presentation on diabetes on Nov. 10. As one of the 29.1 million that has been diagnosed as a diabetic, it’s great to see programs like this one helping people Valley-wide. Hope you enjoy whatever you decide to do this weekend. Until next time ... Jose
BRAIN TEASER Question: Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it? Answer on page 14.
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Neighborhood Park News This Week Joshua Springs MHP By Joan Carroll We’re all ready for Halloween and Thanksgiving. The rec hall and outside planter have been taken over by scare crows. There are also pumpkins and Pilgrim figures inside the rec hall. Our busy decorators have struck again! Keep these dates in mind: Nov. 12, Surprise Fashion Show put on by Carlena 7 p.m. Nov. 28, Welcome back potluck. 5 p.m. Farewell to Bob & Phyllis, check bulletin board for time and date.
Jan N. and Bea T. made a short visit to Arizona recently. Jan’s granddaughter graduated as a RN. Congratulations! Welcome back to Carlena S. and Stan H. She chaired the board meeting right after coffee time. Was glad to see George P. back here for coffee time. Lets hope the “punies” have left him. I will be glad when the park across the street is finished construction. There has been constant noise thru the summer. Donna G. visited with Jeannette M. in her new housing facility. She
said Jeannette was happy, made some new friends and is glad to be near her daughter and family. Thanks Denny for coffee and Nancy A. for a bright pink watermelon cake with gummies in the icing. Had a surprise visit by my daughter, Jacki and son Keith. She started a better job on the tenth. Keith went back to finish projects in Arkansas. Keith and wife Kiyomi just got back from vacation to Budapest, Vienna and Heidelberg, which was her birthday trip. He brought back pictures and a box of strawberry filled dark chocolate hearts from
Germany for me. Penny has a new dog named Lola. It is a chihuahua that her friend gave her as she couldn’t take it when she moved. She’s very friendly. Have you seen the television show Super Store? Then there is another show called A Good Place starring Ted Danson. I don’t watch sitcoms often but these two have some very interesting quirky characters in them. Please let us know what’s going on in your park. Email news@desertmobilehomenews.com.
Night Sky Festival at Joshua Tree National Park Joshua Tree National Park will host its second annual Night Sky Festival beginning Friday, Oct. 28 and running through Sunday, Oct. 30. This year, events will be staged at multiple locations, in and around the park. A variety of activities will be offered to include, wildlife
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programs, nature walks, night-sky viewing and a host of other interesting and educational offerings. In addition, the festival has assembled scientists, engineers and other experts in astronomy with an assortment of backgrounds and experience who will facilitate lec-
tures and stimulating discussions on related topics. A sign language interpreter will be on hand for the hearing impaired. For schedules and more information visit, www.nps.gov/jotr or Facebook at JoshuaTreeNPS.
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CVWD Receives National Gold Award for Exceptional Utility Performance The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) has awarded Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) with its prestigious Gold Award for Exceptional Utility Performance. CVWD is one of only five agencies nationwide that met the stringent requirements necessary to receive the AMWA award for 2016. Assistant General Manager Robert Cheng accepted the award on behalf of CVWD at AMWA’s 2016 Executive Management Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. “AMWA awards spotlight the impressive advances and substantial achievements of public drinking water utilities that are leading
the nation in their efforts toward sustainability through innovative management practices, executive leadership and employee engagement,” said AMWA President Scott Potter, Director of Nashville Metro Water Services. “Communities count on their drinking water systems for reliable and adequate supplies of clean, safe water, and those served by AMWA’s 2016 award winners can take pride in their outstanding accomplishments.” AMWA issues the awards to water agencies providing domestic water/ sanitation services to their customers that have demonstrated they are using what are known as the Attributes of Effective Utility Manage-
ment. Those attributes are: product quality, customer satisfaction, employee and leadership development, operational optimization, financial viability, infrastructure stability, operational resiliency, community sustainability, water resource adequacy and stakeholder understanding and support. The past three years, CVWD has used a Strategic Planning process to improve operations and processes related to these attributes. Strategic Planning objectives have ranged from recruiting and retaining quality employees, enacting more aggressive water conservation programs, completing a comprehensive asset management audit
and improving customer service. The Coachella Valley Water District is a public agency governed by a five-member board of directors. The district provides domestic and irrigation water, agricultural drainage, wastewater treatment and reclamation services, regional storm water protection, groundwater management and water conservation. It serves approximately 109,000 residential and business customers across 1,000 square miles, located primarily in Riverside County, but also in portions of Imperial and San Diego counties. For more information visit cvwd.org.
Annual Active Aging Expo & Flu Shot Clinic at Joslyn Center Mark Your Calendars for the largest health fair for seniors in the Valley. Held on Friday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m.
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to noon, The Joslyn Center’s Annual Active Aging Expo links seniors to resources that encourage a healthy,
well-rounded approach towards aging. No cost flu shots provided by Walgreens, a handicap placard will
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insure a drive up flu shot is available to you. For more information call (760) 340-3220.
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Bookmark it! New and Upcoming Reads The Bone Collection
By Kathy Reichs Available Nov. 1
In First Bones, a prequel to Reichs’s first novel, Déjà Dead, she at last reveals the tale of how Tempe became a forensic anthropologist. In this never-before-published story, Tempe recalls the case that lured her from a promising career in academia into the grim but addictive world of criminal investigation. (It all began with a visit from a pair of detectives—and a John Doe recovered from an arson scene in a trailer.) The collection is rounded out with three more stories that take Tempe from the low country of the Florida Everglades, where she makes a grisly discovery in the stomach of an eighteen-foot Burmese python, to the heights of Mount Everest, where a frozen
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corpse is unearthed. No matter where she goes, Tempe’s cases make for the most gripping reading. The Twenty Three
By Linwood Barclay Available Nov. 1
It’s the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend and the town of Promise Falls, New York, has found itself in the midst of a full-blown catastrophe. Hundreds of people are going to the hospital with similar flu-like symptoms— and dozens have died. Investigators quickly zero in on the water supply. But the question for many, including private investigator Cal Weaver, remains: Who would benefit from a mass poisoning of this town?
It Works! Use an Onion to Stop an Earache Onion is one of the most readily available home remedies for an earache. The antiseptic and antibacterial properties in onions work well in treating the problem. Extract one tablespoon of onion juice from grated onions and heat it over low heat. Then put 2-3 drops of the juice into affected ear 2-3 times
a day. Crush a fresh onion and wrap it tightly in a piece of clean cloth. Hold the cloth over the infected ear for about 5 to 10 minutes. Repeat the process several times a day.
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Twelve Tips for Safe Driving Being able to drive is a way for people of all ages to affirm their independence. That being said, certain consequences of aging, such as weakened eyesight, can affect your driving abilities. As you grow older, it’s important to be aware of these changes in order to deal with them appropriately. With that in mind, here are 12 tips to help you stay safe on the road while avoiding putting others in danger. 1. Make sure that your medications don’t have any side effects that might affect your ability to drive.
2. Always make sure that your car’s windshield and back window are clean. 3. Maintain a safety distance well above the two-second minimum that is generally recommended, and slow down whenever it rains, snows, and when the road is slippery. 4. Avoid driving long distances when possible. 5. Remain concentrated at all times, and don’t drive when you’re upset, tired or under the influence of alcohol or medication. 6. Plan your routes and choose
roads that you know well, taking care to avoid rush-hour traffic and fast lanes. 7. Drive during the day, and avoid driving during periods of reduced visibility such as dawn or dusk. 8. Always wear your hearing aid if you have one, and minimize any background noise (turn down the radio, for instance). 9. Pay attention to your surroundings so as to have a general idea of the traffic conditions around you, and keep an eye out for cyclists, pedestrians and parked cars.
10. Check your blind spot more than once before you turn or change lanes. 11. Never assume that you have the right of way. 12. Consider taking a refresher driving course.
I’ve Been Diagnosed with Diabetes, Now What? Lecture at Mizell Join Marielena Cid, RN, CDE, BSN, from the Eisenhower Diabetes Program at Mizell Senior Center on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. for a presentation on I’ve “Been Diagnosed with Diabetes, Now What?” Almost 29.1 million children and adults of the United States Popula-
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tion as diabetes, and about 85 million Americans have pre-diabetes and are at risk for developing the disease according to recent statistics. One in three Americans may develop diabetes by 2050 is something isn’s done to reverse the trend. Join Nurse Marielena Cid to learn
what the next steps are for your diabetes management and for glucose control after the diagnosis. It is possible to live a happy and healthy life with Diabetes! There will be plenty of time for questions and answers following the presentation. You can call
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(760) 423-4855 for reservations until the day of the lecture. The Mizell Senior Center is located at 480 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs. For more information call (760) 3235689 or visit mizell.org.
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HOROSCOPE OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 2 ARIES (March 21-April 19). Changes at work are coming: This could be the luckiest turn of events that’s happened in months. To prepare yourself, bone up on your skills and make sure your client base is ample.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Thinking too much will only complicate matters unnecessarily. This is one of those times when your energy is best spent doing, creating, acting and reacting.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Exaggerate, minimize, glorify or vilify — you’ll play with different ways to understand what happened to you. There’s more than one way that will ring true, fit and make sense, so don’t be afraid to try different directions.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). With your combination of expertise, grit and passion, you have all the internal resources necessary to make a creative project fly. As for the external resources — well, that’s what you’ll work on getting today.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). What’s making you anxious? What do you not want to face? It’s time to deal with it. If it were the only thing you did in this day, you would be most supremely satisfied at day’s end.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There’s a difference between projecting yourself into a bright future and just wishing to be somewhere else, thereby wasting the moment you’re in. It’s a day to give your full attention to the task at hand.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Some of the stressors can’t be eliminated yet, but you can combat fatigue by doing something every day that brings you joy. It’s funny that you still see this as a selfish move when it’s the move that will help you have more to give. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Certainly, there are frustrating aspects to living where you do, but when you experience the kindness of people in your community, it makes you happy to be a part of it. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). As you teach, you learn. While you’re showing someone how to accomplish a task you will understand it in a different way, and you’ll see how it can be done better, too.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). To an outsider, this is a very exciting thing you’re doing today. Even better is how you’re doing it — with the smooth style of one who’s done it a million times, which you practically have. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Often being the bigger person is about being the smaller person. Extreme greatness, in fact, is often achieved best by figuring out how to set others up to shine and then getting out of the way, so as not to overshadow. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). To endure and prevail is to know great fortune. Therefore, any little bit of weirdness or challenge or discomfort that comes your way could be your conduit to stellar luck.
“OH THE PLACES YOU’LL GO” Across 1 Packed on the pounds 7 Bay Area cops: Abbr. 11 Mr. abroad 14 Served like stir-fry 15 Au ___ 16 Neighbor of Ger. 17 “We’re in trouble!” 20 Title holder 21 Free-for-___ (fights) 22 On the peak of 23 Kind of truck 24 Nastiness 25 Mild Dutch cheese 26 Watch 27 Not either 28 “Morning Edition” airer 30 Bob of “Sports Center” 31 Actress Jane 33 Folklorist Alan 35 People dance under them 37 Tree with pods 38 Sleep on it 39 Pack animal 40 Genetic stuff
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Blunder Switch ups? Bailiwicks Shooters Icky stuff French WWII battle site “Me here!” Samuel of the Supremes “Never,” with “when” Wind dir. Comedian Cook Comparison Med. land Comic Foxx Cellist Pablo
Down 1 “Scram!” 2 Traffic sign 3 Under state? 4 Brief road race, briefly 5 Super server 6 Ring count 7 Period of time 8 Disgraced 9 Dice spots 10 Actress Joanne 11 Short-order tools 12 Spinning office file
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“My treat” Bob, e.g. ___ Paulo, Brazil Sweet treat Fruit seller Wanderers Toolbox staple Fan ___ (literary genre) 32 Long-eared beast 34 NYSE or AMEX 35 One putting a tag on 36 “Ease on Down the Road” show 37 Husband’s common law right 39 Redeems 41 Don’t cut 43 Piglet of kiddie lit 44 Kind of motel, slangily 45 Seeds 47 Big screen letters 49 Plant ___ of doubt 50 Latches onto 52 Dies ___ 53 The East 55 Yalta monogram 56 Key abbr. answers on page 14
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Few fruits are as iconic to American culture as the apple, a fairly ironic fact when you consider that only the super-tart crab apple is native to our shores. Nonetheless, we continue to be inspired by the fruity transplants, and the sight of the fruit hanging heavy on the tree is a welcome reminder that fall is here. In this apple cake, the apples are caramelized in a combination of sugar and sorghum, topped with a cornmeal-fortified sweet batter and baked. Invert for an apple-topped cake, or serve straight from the pan. Either way, a heavy-duty, ovenproof skillet, like cast-iron, is crucial. It creates a crunchy crust and tender middle. Crisp apples such as Granny Smiths or Braeburns work best, but not to be exclusive, tart, crisp pears, another harbinger of fall, work beautifully as well.
Upside Down Apple Cake
After baking, invert the cake so that the caramelized apples are on top, or serve it directly from the pan, without inverting at all. Apples: • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter • 3/4 cup sugar • 1/4 cup sorghum or molasses (optional) • 3 to 4 crisp, tart apples or pears, peeled, cored and cut into wedges Cake: • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened • 2/3 cup sugar • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 2 eggs, room temperature • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour • 1/2 cup cornmeal • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder • 1 teaspoon salt • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon • 1 cup buttermilk or yogurt
Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 375F. 2. To prepare apples, melt butter in a 10- to 12-inch cast iron (or heavy ovenproof ) skillet over low heat. Add sugar and sorghum to pan and stir. Place apple wedges in the pan, trying not to leave large gaps. Cook over medium-low heat about 15 minutes. 3. To prepare cake, beat butter and sugar using an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Mix in vanilla and eggs. Combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add buttermilk and flour mixture alternately to butter mixture and mix until well blended. 4. Remove skillet from heat. Spoon batter over apples and spread to cover completely. Place in oven and bake 20 to 25 minutes, until cake is golden brown and bubbly. Let cake cool in skillet 5 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate, arranging any apple slices that have fallen off the cake. Serves 10.
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Author of ‘The Science of TV’s Big Bang Theory’ to discuss book at Palm Springs Public Library On Wednesday, Nov. 2 Author Lecture: Dave Zobel will discussing his book “The Science of TV’s the Big Bang Theory: Explanations Even Penny Would Understand.”Dave, a science writer, breaks down the show’s science conversations in a humorous and informative way and lets all everyone in on the punch line. The lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Learning Center (TLC) at the Palm Springs Public Library. The highest-rated scripted show on TV, The Big Bang Theory often features Sheldon, Howard, Leonard, and Raj wisecracking about scientific principles as if Penny
and the rest of us should Zobel maintains a huknow exactly what morous and informative they’re talking about. In approach and gives readZobel’s book The Science ers enough knowledge of TV’s The Big Bang Theto make them welcome ory he lets all of us in on on Sheldon’s couch. the punch line by breakIn addition to his seving down the show’s en-year stint as a writer scientific conversations. for public radio’s The From an explanation Loh Down on Science, Dave Zobel of why Sheldon would Dave Zobel has penned think 73 is the best number, to an segments for the University of Texexperiment involving the physical as at Austin’s StarDate, NPR’s Day to stature of Wolowitz women, to an Day, and the game show Says You! argument refuting Sheldon’s asser- A science pundit who’s appeared tion that engineers are the Oompa- on G4 and Discovery, Zobel sits on Loompas of science, author Dave the board of Trash for Teaching,
an L.A. not-for-profit that rescues manufacturers’ discards and repurposes them as science and art kits for schools. Howard Wolowitz lives in Newtown, CT. With more than 100,000 individual items, plus downloadable eBooks, music and eMagazines; the Palm Springs Public Library offers a varied and comprehensive collection to the community. The Library is located at 300 S. Sunrise Way, on the corner of Sunrise Way and Baristo Road. For more information about the Library call (760) 322-7323 or log on to palmspringslibrary.org.
Laughter is the Best Medicine It turns out there may be some truth in the old saying that laughter is the best medicine, says the Association of Mature American Citizens. And, Celeste Greene seems to agree.
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Greene, Master Trainer and creator of the LaughActive wellness program, says that “laughter is an enjoyable activity and it carries with it so many health benefits,
so we incorporated intentional laughter into this [exercise] program to put the fun in fitness for older adults.”
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The Association of Mature American Citizens [www.amac.us] provides the Filler Files as a service on issues of concern to Americans over 50.
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Jaci Davis Returns to Palm Desert in ‘Can’t Help Singing’ Back by popular audience demand, local singer, Jaci Davis returns for her third appearance at the Arthur Newman Theater at the Joslyn Center in Palm Desert on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. in “Can’t Help Singing.” The show features Standards by composer Jerome Kern and marks the final show of the 7th season for the Sundays in Summer Cabaret Series. Jaci Davis will be backed by a live trio made up of Derrik Lewis on piano, Bill Siatta on bass, and Doug MacDon-
ald on acoustic guitar. Tickets are $11 cash only and sold only at the door, which opens at 1 p.m. with open seating at 1:30 p.m. Jaci Davis is a well-known local vocalist, music director, piano and voice teacher who holds both her Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Music. She plays and sings regularly at several local churches and clubs throughout the valley. “Can’t Help Singing”, Ms. Davis pays tribute to legendary music composer Jerome Kern, and many of his songs
that are now considered Standards in The Great American Songbook from Broadway and Hollywood musicals including; All The Things You Are, Dearly Beloved, A Fine Romance, I’m Old Fashioned, Long Ago And Far Way, The Way You Look Tonight, and the timeless classic musical, Show Boat, whose story line was considered highly controversial in 1927. Kern’s worked with great lyricists like Dorothy Fields, Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, and Oscar Hammerstein, with songs re-
corded by countless singers to this day. For Ms. Davis’ show, “Can’t Help Singing”, the music will be provided by Bill Siatta on bass, Doug MacDonald on acoustic guitar, and on piano will be Jaci’s musical director Derrik Lewis. The Arthur Newman Theater at the Joslyn Center, 73-750 Catalina Way, Palm Desert. For more information call, (760) 325-2731 or visit, lesmichaels.com/joslyn.
Did you know? Hummingbirds Use Hawks as Bodyguards Over the course of three seasons, researchers in Arizona surveyed 342 hummingbird nests that had been built around 12 hawks’ nests, six of which were unoccupied. Only one-fifth of the hummingbirds set up camp near the abandoned nests. The majority clustered around nests that were still active. The hummingbird nests that were situated within hawk territory had a higher survival
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rate than those that weren’t. Because hawks prefer to pursue their prey from higher vantage points, jays will avoid foraging any place lower than where the hawks are perched. This no-fly zone for jays creates a cone-shaped area of safety for hummingbirds that starts at the hawk’s nest and grows wider the lower it gets. Jays pose one of the biggest threats to hummingbird
eggs and chicks, and hawks provide them with what’s essentially an enemy-free area. This idea was further supported after four of the active hawks’ nests were destroyed by predators. After
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two weeks without the hawks’ protection, survival of the hummingbird nests had dropped down to nearly zero. It pays to have neighbors who’ve got your back.
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Art on Main Street in Old Town La Quinta Old Town La Quinta invites you to attend the Saturday art shows under the new name “Art on Main Street”. Throughout the 2016-17 season over 100 artists will exhibit and sell their fine art in the categories of painting, photography, jewelry, mixed media, sculpture, glass, wood, textiles and more. The shows wind along Old Town’s Main Street on 8 Saturdays throughout the season with approximately 70 artists at each event. In addition, 12 new artists are showing this year. That
means each time you attend Art on Main Street, you’ll discover something new! Everyone is invited to Art on Main Street on the following Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Oct. 29, Nov. 12 and Nov. 26. 2017: Jan. 21, Feb. 4 and 18, Mar. 18 and Apr. 8. Each show attracts over 2,000 art enthusiasts, residents and visitors alike. Meet the artists, enjoy live music and spend the day outdoors surrounded by the exquisite Santa Rosa mountains. The ambience of Old Town’s charming cafes, wine bars, beer garden, and boutiques add a unique shopping and dining experience! Old Town has hosted the shows,
previously known as Art Under the Umbrellas, for 11 years and is now independently producing the shows under their new name. Admission and parking are free. Old Town La Quinta is located in the Village of La Quinta. Take Washington Street south, go west on Calle Tampico two blocks; Old Town will be on the left. For more information visit oldtownlaquinta.com or facebook. com/artonmainstreet.
Construction Begins Along Avenue 40 and Varner Road The City of Indio has begun mobilizing and preparing for the installation of a new sewer line to service the general area on Avenue 40 and Varner Road, between Adams Street and Jefferson Street. Downing Construction, the contractor hired by the City to complete the work, will be installing the main sewer line over the next cou-
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ple of months. The initial phase of construction will be along Avenue 40, with this phase ending approximately the first week of November 2016. The work will then continue along a north/south-running public easement area of land controlled by the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) connecting to Varner Road. Work will then resume on
Varner Road from mid-November to approximately the first week of December. The final phase of this project, which will include paving of the affected roads and other work as needed, will end mid/lateDecember 2016. Potentially-affected residents and property owners in the area have been notified door-to-door,
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with additional notifications and contacts being made as needed throughout the project. For more information, please contact (760) 541-4261 or (909) 974-4971..
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Do You Remember What Happened This Week in History? October 27, 1904 At 2:35 p.m., New York City Mayor George McClellan takes the controls on the inaugural run of the city’s innovative new rapid transit system: the subway.
October 28, 1965 Construction is completed on the Gateway Arch, a spectacular 630-foot-high parabola of stainless steel marking the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial on the waterfront of St. Louis, Missouri.
October 29, 1998 Nearly four decades after he became the first American to orbit the Earth, Senator John Hershel Glenn, Jr., is launched into space again as a payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Discovery. At 77 years of age, Glenn was the oldest human ever to travel in space. During the nine-day mission, he served as part of a NASA study on health problems associated with aging.
October 30, 1938 Orson Welles causes a nationwide panic with his broadcast of “War of the Worlds”—a realistic radio dramatization of a Martian invasion of Earth.
October 31, 1957 Japanese car company Toyota establishes its U.S. headquarters in an old Rambler dealership in Hollywood, California. Toyota executives hoped to saturate the American second-car market with their small and relatively inexpensive
T o y o p e t Crown sedans. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. sold its first Toyopet at the beginning of 1958; by the end of the year, Orson Welles it had sold 286 more, along with one behemoth Land Cruiser. Toyota cars were slow to catch on in the United States—it took until the mid-1960s for the company to gain a respectable chunk of the American market—but when they did, they did so with a bang. In 1972, thanks in large part to its success in the United States, Toyota sold its 1 millionth car, and three years later Toyota became the best-selling import brand in the United States.
November 1, 1512
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo’s finest works, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
November 2, 1947
The Hughes Flying Boat—the largest aircraft ever built—is piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight. Built with laminated birch and spruce, the massive wooden aircraft had a wingspan longer than a football field and was designed to carry more than 700 men to battle.
Origin: Alternative versions of this are ‘chew the fat’, ‘chew the rag’ etc. Cud is the part digested food that ruminant animals, notably cows, bring back into their mouths from their first stomach, to chew at leisure. The image is of slow and
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aimless mastication and the allusive use of the phrase refers to that. In its literal sense there are references to chewing the cud’ going back to Aelfric, ‘De veteri et de novo testamento’, circa 1000. The first recorded use of it in the allusive ‘chatting’ sense is in Henry Fielding’s The History of Tom Jones, 1749.
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Bucatini Tratoria 46-660 Washington St., La Quinta (760) 777-9007 www.bucatini.biz
Escena Lounge & Grill 1100 Clubhouse View Dr., Palm Springs (760) 992-0002 www.escenagrill.com Rick’s Restaurant & Bakery 1937 N. Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs (760) 416-0090 www.ricksrestaurant.biz Woody’s Palm House 450 S. Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs (760) 778-3520 www.palmhousepalmsprings.com Peaks Restaurant 1 Tramway Rd., Palm Springs (760) 325-4537 www.pstramway.com/dining Rick’s Desert Grill 1596 N. Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs (760) 325-2127 www.ricksrestaurant.biz Simon Kitchen + Bar at Hard Rock Hotel 150 S. Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs (760) 325-9676 www.hrhpalmsprings.com/simon Goody’s Cafe 72246 Varner Rd., Thousand Palms (760) 343-7710 www.goodyscafe.com
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Slang Origins ‘‘Chew the Cud’’ Meaning: To chat, in an aimless manner.
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MEXICAN El Ranchito 78-039 Calle Estado, La Quinta (760) 564-0061 Tortillas Restaurant 32-123 Cathedral Canyon Drive, Cathedral City (760) 324-8070 www.trilussarestaurant.com Fresh Agave Mexican Bar & Grill 73325 Highway 111, Palm Desert (760) 836-9028 freshagavemexicanbarandgrill.com
INDIAN Monsoon Indian Cuisine 555 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs (760) 325-2700 www.monsoonindiancuisine.com India Oven 35-875 Date Palm Dr., Cathedral City (760) 770-3918 www.india-oven.com
SEAFOOD Fisherman’s Market and Grill www.fishermans.com 235 S. Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs (760) 327-1766 44250 Town Center Way, Palm Desert (760) 776-6533 78575 Highway 111, La Quinta (760) 777-1601
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