Coffee Culture A habit as strong as the brew since the 15th century
By Alison Elsner For DMHN Many of us wouldn’t dream of starting our day without a steaming hot (or iced) cup of coffee. This curious little beverage is both soothing and stimulating at the same time. Actually, there’s nothing little about it. Coffee production and consumption is responsible for approximately $48 billion in business annually in the U.S., where 64 percent of people say they drink one or
more cups a day, according to Gallup. Americans older than 55 are the biggest coffee consumers, drinking an average of four cups a day. Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, which are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant. The mere utterance of the word “coffee” carries a plethora of cultural connotations, from romantic first dates to convivial office meetings to sophisticated European getaways. The allure has been drawing people in since
coffee cultivation and trade began on the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen. By the 15th century, coffee was being grown in the Yemeni district of Arabia, and by the 16th century it was known in Persia, Egypt, Syria and Turkey. Coffee was not only served in homes, but also in many public coffee houses called qahveh khaneh which began to appear in cities across the Near East. The appreciation of coffee houses grew, and people frequented them for all kinds of social activity.
By the 17th century, coffee had made its way to Europe and caught on across the continent. Coffee houses were quickly becoming centers of social activity and communication in major cities throughout England, Austria, France, Germany and Holland. In England, “penny universities” sprang up, because for the price of a penny one could purchase a cup of coffee and engage in stimulating conversation. Coffee began to replace the common breakfast drink beverages of the time Continues on page 6 >>
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Smart Driver Program at Mizell
This popular 8-hour/2-day course is presented by AARP and is licensed by the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles to provide training to those 55 years of age and older. This training will help you learn how to remain a safe and competent driver, help you save money on your car insurance, help you learn about new features on cars, Help you learn about new laws and how they affect you, and much more The next class will be held at Mizell Senior Center on Monday
and Tuesday, September 11 and 12 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Cost for his program is $20 for AARP Members or $25 for Non-Members. Sign up and pay for the class at the Mizell Ticket Window. For more information, call 760-323-5689 Mizell Senior Center 480 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs
Desert Film Society presents ‘Tiger Theory’
The Desert Film Society presents the Coachella Valley Premiere of ‘Tiger Theory’ on Saturday, September 9, 2017. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. with film introduction at 9:50 a.m., film will start at 10 a.m. Discussion follows the film. “Czech men live, on average, nine years less than Czech women,” college professor Olga tells her class. The reason for this? Lifestyle. To compensate for
this, the professor suggests, that it’s up to the women to manage the lives of their husbands to ensure a long and fruitful life. And that’s exactly what Olga has been doing with her own husband, veterinarian Jan. Jan sees a parallel with his own life and marriage, and the kind of freedom he hasn’t had the chance to enjoy. Call it a late-life crisis, but nearing 70 and after more than three decades of marriage, Jan realizes he’s missed out on something. How to get it? In the search to re-liberate himself he chooses an absurdly adventurous and very uncomfortable way to find out there is no simple guide for reaching his vision of freedom. Screening is held at Camelot theatres, 2300 E Baristo Road in Palm Springs. Free to Desert Film Society Members, $15 at the door. For more information, call 760-770-0507 or visit desertfilmsociety.com
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Social Security Matters: “Ask Rusty” - DRC’s, working and waiting; restricted application Dear Rusty: My wife is 66 and not collecting S.S. She wants to wait until age 70 to collect the larger benefit, but I know she could collect now and her payments will grow if she continues to work until age 70 because there were at least 4 years that she had no income and several years where her income was only $2k - $3k. . In the next 5 years she will earn around $25K per year. My question is, what will be the difference in benefits at age 70 if she just waits to collect versus if she collects now and continues to contribute to S.S? Our birth dates are 12/1950 (wife) and 05/1953. I am not yet collecting benefits. Signed: Trying to Maximize our Benefits Dear Trying: The first thing to keep in mind is that for each year of your wife’s working career her earnings are adjusted for inflation before her benefit calculation is done. So, for example, $3,000 earned in 1971 would, for purposes of computing her benefit, be adjusted to about $21,450 in today’s dollars. The same is true
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for earnings in each of the years up to when your wife turned 60 years old, but only to the maximum taxable earnings for each year. So your wife’s benefit would only increase as a result of her working now if she earned more than any of the inflation-adjusted earnings for one or more of the years in the 35 years used to calculate her benefit. However, replacing any years in which she had zero earnings would improve her benefit a small amount. Since your wife has reached her Social Security “full retirement age” of 66, she’s entitled to 100% of what’s called her “primary insurance amount”, or PIA. For each year she waits beyond age 66 she’ll earn delayed retirement credits (DRCs) to the tune of 8%per year, up to age 70. So if her PIA is $1,000 at age 66, she would instead receive $1,320 if she retires at age 70. Considering that any adjustment to her PIA from working would actually be very small due to the 35 year averaging and earnings indexing, the guaranteed 8% per year benefit increase would appear to be
a prudent path. However, there’s another strategy you may want to consider. Since both of you were 62 years of age prior to January 1, 2016, you have available to you a strategy known as the “Restricted Application”. This “loophole” was closed by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 for all except those born prior to 1954. Using this strategy, one spouse can begin receiving benefits and the other spouse can, once they reach their full retirement age, file a “Restricted Application for Spousal Benefits Only” and allow their own personal benefit to earn Delayed Retirement Credits up to age 70. This would typically be used to enable a lower-earning spouse to begin benefits while the higherearning spouse’s benefit grew to its maximum of 132% of PIA. Using this strategy, your wife could start her benefits now, and you could file the restricted application and collect spousal benefits from her work record while letting your own grow at 8% per year until you are 70. You would then
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switch to your own larger retirement benefits. At that point your wife could switch to spousal benefits from your record if higher than her own, and both of you will have collected benefits on her record during the years in between. A final note: An important consideration is the potential increased survivor’s benefit your wife would be entitled to as your widow, since she would get 100% of your benefit rather than the lower amount she would otherwise receive on her own work record (or as your spouse). Note too that all of this is predicated upon you maintaining good health and adequate financial resources to be able to delay applying for Social Security benefits until age 70. The information presented in this article is intended for general information purposes only. The Foundation welcomes questions from readers regarding Social Security issues. To submit a request, contact the Foundation at info@ amacfoundation.org.
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Yo ur Co o k b o o k Chicken Pad Thai
• 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts, crushed • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Servings: 5
Preparation:
• 1 pound chicken breast freshly ground pepper, to taste • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 tablespoon honey • 2 teaspoons chili garlic sauce • 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar • 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce • 1 tablespoon peanut butter • 1/4 cup water • 1 medium zucchini, spiralized (about 1 cup) • 2 medium carrots, spiralized (about 1 cup) • 1 cup cooked pad thai stir-fry noodles • 1 cup bean sprouts • 1 cup thinly sliced cabbage • 1 lime, quartered
1.Season chicken with pepper, to taste. In large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil and cook chicken until fully cooked and juices are clear. Remove chicken from pan and allow to rest 5 minutes before slicing. 2. To make sauce: In small bowl, whisk together honey, chili garlic sauce, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, peanut butter and water. 3. Add zucchini, carrots, rice noodles and chicken to pan; pour sauce over and toss to coat. Toss in bean sprouts and cabbage. Serve with lime wedge, crushed peanuts and cilantro.
Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats Servings: 2 • 1/4 cup powdered peanut butter • 3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats • 2 teaspoons ground chia seeds • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut milk • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract • 1/2 cup small banana, sliced • 1 tablespoon peanuts, chopped • 1 tablespoon peanut butter
Preparation:
1. In medium bowl, stir together powdered peanut butter,
oats, chia seeds, coconut milk and vanilla extract. 2. Divide evenly into mason jars or storage containers and refrigerate overnight. 3. Before serving, add banana slices, chopped peanuts and peanut butter to each.
Baked Salmon with Peanut Butter Glaze Servings: 4 • 1 pound salmon • 1 teaspoon olive oil • Freshly ground pepper, to taste • 2 teaspoons chili garlic sauce • 1/4 cup 100 percent orange juice
Preparation:
1. Heat oven to 400 F and line baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place salmon on baking sheet, drizzle
with olive oil and season with pepper, to taste. Bake salmon 15-20 minutes until cooked through. 2. In small saucepot over medium-low heat, whisk together peanut butter, chili garlic sauce and orange juice, and cook until warm. 3. To serve, pour peanut butter glaze over salmon.
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Vegetarian Nourish Bowl Servings: 4 • 1 cup large, diced butternut squash • 16 ounces Brussels sprouts, halved • 1 medium red onion, large diced • 1/2 can (8 ounces) reduced- sodium garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained • 1 head garlic (about 10 cloves), peeled • 1 tablespoon olive oil • Freshly ground pepper, to taste • 1 lemon, juiced • 2 tablespoons water • 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce • 1/4 cup peanut butter • 1 cup cooked quinoa • 1 tablespoon finely chopped peanuts
Preparation: 1. Heat oven to 400 F and line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. On prepared baking sheet, arrange butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, onion, garbanzo beans and garlic; toss vegetables in olive oil and season with pepper, to taste. 2. Roast 30-40 minutes until slightly golden in color. Halfway through baking, shake vegetables or turn over to ensure even browning. 3. To make dressing: Mix together lemon juice, water, Sriracha sauce and peanut butter. 4. To serve, top quinoa with roasted veggies, crushed peanuts and drizzle of lemon-peanut butter sauce.
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Coffee Culture << Continues from page 1 beer and wine. Those who drank coffee instead of alcohol began the day alert and energized, and they noticed that the quality of their work improved. In the mid-1600’s, coffee was brought to New Amsterdam (aka New York). Though coffee houses rapidly began to appear, tea continued to be the favored drink in the New World until 1773, when the colonists revolted against a heavy tax on tea imposed by King George III. The revolt, known as the Boston Tea Party, would forever change the American drinking preference to coffee. Primary areas of coffee cultivation are located around the equator, including Mexico, Central and South America, Indonesia, Central Africa and India. Hawaii is the only American state that cultivates coffee beans, aside from American territories. Palm Springs resident and nearprofessional coffee drinker, Bob Elsner, recalls “grown-ups” enjoying coffee when he was but a mere youth in 1930’s southern California. He said, “Adults loved coffee. And for just a
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nickel a cup in diners and restaurants, it was very popular. Every home had a percolator type coffee maker, prepared on range burner, since there were no or few electric coffeemakers then. The most in-demand brands were Maxwell House, Chase & Sanborn, Folgers and Hills Bros., plus the decaffeinated Sanka. Some of the old brands eventually were bought and absorbed by other companies. But Maxwell House (‘good to the last drop’) and Chase & Sanborn were major advertisers on radio shows as well as in magazines and newspapers. One popular coffee substitute was Postum. It was a beverage of choice with those of the Mormon religion because it had no caffeine, but it also reached its peak during World War II when coffee was scarce and rationed. Postum was advertised heavily back then, but its use finally declined starting in the 1950s and 1960s.” Fortunately for growers and drinkers, coffee’s popularity is at an all-time high, especially given recent image boosts by way of clinical health stud-
ies. A study released in July in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found that people who drank a cup of coffee a day were 12 percent less likely to die from cancer, stroke and diabetes as well as heart, kidney and respiratory disease than non-drinkers. And the more, the better: People who had up to three cups a day were 18 percent less likely to suffer or die from these conditions, according to the study conducted by the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center and the National Cancer Institute.
• 79-024 Highway 111, La Quinta
Top coffee spots in the Coachella Valley:
￭ Koffi kofficoffee.com
￭ Starbuck’s starbucks.com , Everywhere
• North PS, 515 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs
￭ Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf coffeebean.com •100 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs • 73400 El Paseo Dr., Palm Desert
￭ Ernest Coffee ernestcoffee.com • 1101 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs ￭ Gré grecoffeehouse.com • 278-C Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs ￭ Ristretto the500ps.com/ristretto • 500 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs
• South PS, 1700 South Camino Real, Palm Springs • 71-380 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage
• Westfield Palm Desert, 72-840
￭ Old Town Coffee Co. oldtownlaquinta.com
• Highway 111, Palm Desert
• 78-100 Main St., Ste, 102, La Quinta
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Pet of the Week “Pet Rescue”
Hazel: Jack Russell Terrier, Adult, Female Hi, I’m Hazel and I’m a female Jack Russell Terrier mix who’s about 3 years old. I’m a tiny little girl and I weigh about 8 pounds. Life hasn’t always been good for me and my sister Daisy. We were with a really mean person who didn’t love us because we were thrown out of a car window in Thermal. How could anyone do that to us? We’re not pieces of garbage that can just be thrown away! We didn’t do anything wrong to deserve being treated like that! We were so lucky we weren’t hurt or killed! Some kind person brought us to Pet Rescue and life has become good again.
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We are treated with kindness and love. I’m starting to trust people again after the horrible experience I had. My tail is constantly wagging because I’m having fun and I love to play. I’m pretty active and I love running around. I’m looking for my forever home where I’m cherished for the wonderful dog I am. I’m loving and would make a great companion. I get along well with people and other dogs. Plus, I can be carried anywhere and we could have so much fun doing things together! Everything would be perfect if Daisy could come along too as she’s also looking for her forever home. Won’t you please come visit us? You may be ready to scoop us up in your arms and smother us with kisses! -Xoxo Your Heavenly, Hazel
• Adoptable • Small • Spayed/Neutered • Up-to-date with routine shots For more information, visit www.coachellapetrescuecenter.org 83-496 Avenue 51 Coachella, CA 760-398-7722 petrescuecenter@gmail.com
Upcoming classes at Joslyn Dance For Parkinson’s: 45 minute class encompassing specialized movement and music for people with neuromuscular disease. Mat Pilates for “Sensitive Seniors”: Pilates strengthens the body levels far beyond previous levels of wellness. Matter of Balance: An 8 week, two sessions per week, structured group intervention that emphasizes practical strategies to reduce fear of falling and increase activity levels. Participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals to increase activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors, and exercise to increase strength and balance. Meditation: Awaken your inner self to a balanced and fulfilled life by developing the Awareness of Mind and Body. Control stress, anger, fear, anxiety, over eating and exercise with awareness. Adu lt B e r e ave me nt Gro up: Starting September 11th. Open to all persons who have experienced the death of someone close. This support group is offered free of
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charge in a non-religious, safe and caring environment. First time group attendees, please call Family Hospice Care office to register with Bereavement Services at (760) 674-3344 Care Pathways: Starting October 3rd. This series of 12 workshops will cover subjects such as: Living with Dementia, Preventing caregiver burnout, managing medication and more. The workshops are conducted in a supportive setting, with facilitators who understand the challenges that caregivers face, and who can provide powerful tools to assist caregivers to manager their tasks with confidence, increase self-care and thrive. To register for the series of workshops, call the Riverside County Office on Aging at (760) 771-0501. Home care can be arranged for care recipient; request respite assistance at the time of registration. Joslyn Senior Center 73750 Catalina Way, Palm Desert
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HOROSCOPE: SEPTEMBER 7 – 13 ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your health may slow you down a little. Take it as an opportunity to pull back and take stock of your future, both professional and personal. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Stress may be here, there and everywhere, but see it for what it is: a fountain of energy with the power to bolster your efficiency. When your back’s against the wall, miracles tend to happen. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll be granted new responsibilities at work that won’t necessarily mesh with your talents, but they will lead to a nice promotion. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Seeing students head back to class will inspire you to do the same. A bright future lies ahead for you with the new knowledge you will acquire. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your return to work has already taken on a decidedly routine flavour and you will find yourself craving change. Plan a little and do some groundwork, and before long you will have set a new life in motion. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It’s always easier to get along with people to whom we’re not linked emotionally. One of your kids may stretch your patience a bit on matters of discipline.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22). You will need to factor in a bunch of details. At work, you will be in charge of organizing an event for many people, and your communication skills will be put to the test. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21). Your leadership skills will be called for at work or elsewhere. At the very least your talents will help resolve a conflict between two parties, and you will be considered a hero for saving the day.
40 Winning serve
10 Busy spot
1 Loud noise
42 Fine sand
11 Unbarred
4 Wise birds
44 Legend
19 Winter pendant
8 Cave sound
48 Large rodents
21 Cup’s mate
12 21, e.g.
50 Computer fodder
24 Rate
13 Fall
52 Cow’s sound
26 Vine fruit
14 Hold
53 Hard trip
27 Angry color
15 ____-advised
54 Always
28 Big monkey
16 Secluded valley
55 Corn piece
29 Circle measurement
17 Shell out
56 Limber
31 Indefinite number
18 Food shop
57 Damp
32 Stags
20 Exclamation
58 Sneaky
36 Attacked
22 Down yards
37 Decayed
23 Puss
DOWN
25 Wise
1 Reimbursed
41 Criticize
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). One of your children may slow you down. You will have to hurry more than usual to make your appointments. Your home and family will be your focus.
27 Salad-bar garnish
2 Peer
43 Volcano overflow
30 Cheer
3 It holds water
45 Tavern beverages
33 Long narratives
4 Offbeat
46 Motive
34 Actor Michael ____
5 Circle of greens
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You will have to plan several trips. You will need to clarify a number of small matters at work and with the family. You might also be privy to an astonishing secret.
35 Merchant
6 Lounge
49 Blue yonder
37 Reimburses
7 Spatter
51 Genesis ship
38 Tableland
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39 Mine’s output
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll finally receive the green light to finance a project. You might consider starting your own business at home or with a relative. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Despite all the hustle and bustle, you may have the impression that things are not moving ahead fast enough. You may suggest some rather ambitious projects.
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BRAIN TEASER Question:
What did the tree wear to the pool? Answer on page 14 .
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Maze of the Week
Prayer for the Morning Blessed are you, O Lord my God, King of the universe, who removes sleep from my eyes, that I may see the returning light of the your day. I thank you for all that you have done while I was asleep, watching over me and all your children while we slept unaware, and I pray that my thoughts and acts this day may show forth my love and thanks for you and all you have done for me. Help me through your Holy Spirit, that I may remember what you have taught me in the Bible and it may show forth in my every deed. Let me not wander into the hands of sin, nor into the hands of pride or perversity, nor into the hands of temptation, nor into the hands of shame, but steer my inclinations towards goodness and charity this morning and all the day. In the name of Christ I pray. Amen.
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Free guided public art tours return to Palm Desert An entertaining and enlightening tradition returns to the City of Palm Desert this weekend with the start of a new season of free, docent-guided public art tours. Anyone interested in an up-close and informative look at the art at the Palm Desert Public Library is invited to meet the tour guide at 9 a.m. at the Library’s main entrance, located at 73300 Fred Waring Drive.
Held on the first Saturday of the month, September through May, the one-hour docent-guided tours provide interesting facts and insight into Palm Desert’s renowned public art collection. Reservations are not required. Wear comfortable shoes and come prepared to enjoy and learn. For more information or to schedule a free private group tour, visit www.palmdesertart.org or call 760-346-0611, ext. 664.
Real fat cats A pair of fat cat New Yorkers are bound to get even fatter considering the inheritance they just received. No, they’re not obese rich guys; they are real fat cats-the feline kind, explains the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. Their owner - a recently deceased 88-year-old woman with an estate worth some $3 million - left the kitties a cool $300,000 inheritance. Source: Filler Files
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It’s pouring German beer in Big Bear
Moments in history this week • September 7, 1251 BC A solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes, Greece. • September 8, 1900 6,000 killed when a hurricane & tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas • September 9, 1817 Alexander Twilight, probably first African American to graduate from a US college, receives BA degree at Middlebury College
This year Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest adds yet another imported German beer to its extensive beer menu, enhancing Southern California’s number-one rated Oktoberfest. For the first time ever Ayinger Brewery in Bavaria, just 16 miles from Germany’s original Munich celebration, will have its OktoberfestMärzen on tap at Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest (September 9 – October 28). Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest delivers a genuine Deutschland-style celebration with alpine scenery and heritage that sincerely reflects the spirit of the original Munich Oktoberfest. There are two full service bars located inside the Convention Center and three different beer gardens outside, which includes the Sports, Wyatt’s Bier and Warsteiner Bier garden. Also returning is the Craft Haus, which provides a variety of micro brews and craft beer, ideal for beer connoisseurs. The German beer served at Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest is only a segment of what makes it stand out. The food is authentic as well as the bands. In fact, three different German bands will perform in a six-week span of an eightweekend stretch that starts September 9 and ends October 28, bringing the quintessential music of Bavaria to Big Bear.
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Fun competitions and contests at Oktoberfest include log sawing, stein carrying, shoot & yodel, a version of beer pong, and stein holding. Dance troupes perform customary dances, the bratwurst and knockwurst is from a German butcher in Los Angeles, and fresh apple strudel as well as pretzels are delivered weekly from a German bakery in Downey! The Chicken Dance is the definitive favorite dance at Oktoberfest and always amusing. Every weekend expect to see a huge dance floor filled with hundreds of revelers clucking away to the Chicken Dance. The Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest begins Saturday, September 9 and runs for eight consecutive weekends through Saturday, October 28. The weekend festivities takes place at The Convention Center of Big Bear Lake located at 42900 Big Bear Blvd. Big Bear Oktoberfest kicks off with American’s Hero weekend on Saturday, September 9 offering free admission for all past and present military, fire fighters and law enforcement. For more details regarding tickets, Burgerermeister Party Packs, and general information, log on to BigBearEvents.com or call 909-585-3000.
• September 10, 1894 London taxi driver George Smith is the first to be fined for drunk driving • September 11, 1853 1st electric telegraph used - Merchant’s Exchange, San Francisco to Pt Lobos, California • September 12, 1938 Adolf Hitler demands self-determination for Sudeten Germans in Czech • September 13, 1906 1st airplane flight in Europe
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1925: Was Two Bunch Palms home to Al Capone? With all its luxurious trappings and charm, the average visitor would never know that Two Bunch Palms in Desert Hot Springs was built in the 1920s as a west coast hideout for infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone back when he was on J. Edgar Hoover’s “Most Wanted” list. While Capone’s residence cannot be backed up in fact, here is the legend: traces of the original “Scarface” are still evident, especially in and around Bungalow 14, the gangster’s supposed residence. There’s a bullet hole in a mirror that legend says was the end result of an assassination attempt on Capone and the initials “A.C.” are carved into a desk. On the bungalow’s roof is a former sentry tower. Although they’re
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not open for guests, a hidden network of escape tunnels supposedly run under the bungalow. In Capone’s former gambling casino, elegant, tasty and healthy low-fat dinners are now served for guests. In 1931, the gangster’s residence here reportedly ended when he was sent to Alcatraz for tax evasion. Today, Two Bunch Palms is a 100acre getaway for the rich and famous, an oasis of quiet and relaxation in the unlikely town of Desert Hot Springs. Two Bunch Palms is a rock-walled 24-hour security fortress surrounding 44 bungalows, most with private backyards and patios. Each bungalow rents from $200 to $800 a day. The amenities offered include romantic dinners, herbal steambaths, salt herbal treatments, deep massages, facials and mud baths.
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Stars and Streets of the Desert Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz Lucille Ball: 1911 - 1989 Desi Arnaz: 1917 - 1986
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In the ‘50s, “I Love Lucy” was the number one most watched television show in the country. And Lucy and Desi’s groundbreaking work in comedy and TV production techniques paved the way for all future sitcoms. In 1951, Lucy and Desi built their home in the Thunderbird Country Club. Desi was an avid golfer and the couple spent much of their free time at their Rancho Mirage home. Lucy wasn’t a golfer, but enjoyed the weather, swimming and playing cards with other ladies in the Country Club. She served as Rancho Mirage’s honorary Mayor from 1958 to 1965 and again from 1971 until the city’s incorporation in 1973. Lucy’s early days were spent attending drama school in New York City and then as a model and a Ziegfeld girl on Broadway. She relocated to Hollywood to break into films and found work mainly in ‘B’ pictures and was dubbed “Queen of the B’s.” When Lucy met Desi, it was during filming of “Too Many Girls.” In Cuba, Desi’s dad was the Mayor of Santiago and his grandfather was co-founder of Bacardi rum. Desi moved to Miami, formed a Latin band, launched the Conga craze, and was called to New York for a Broadway play. He likewise went to Hollywood to appear in “Too
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Many Girls.” It was love at first sight on the set and Lucy and Desi eloped later that year. For years, their careers took them in separate directions and when offered her own series, Lucy was delighted, but insisted Desi play her husband, partly to save her marriage. Lucy and Desi began a six-year run of “I Love Lucy.” They created Desilu Productions and Desi became the show’s executive producer. He decided Lucy should work before a live audience, designed a set to house the audience and recorded the live laughter, thereby eliminating canned laughs. He invented the threecamera technique of filming that became the industry standard for sitcoms filmed before an audience. Desi also helped pioneer the concept of reruns. When Lucy was pregnant with their first child and unable to do all 39 shows, he convinced the network to rebroadcast episodes to give her a rest. Surprisingly, the reruns were ratings winners, which led to the profitable syndication market and later, residual payments. By the late ‘50s, Desilu had expanded and the studio was producing “Star Trek, “Mission Impossible,” The Untouchables” and others. After 20 years, Lucy and Desi divorced. She bought out Desi’s interest in Desilu and as a studio head, became the most powerful woman in Hollywood. Eventually Desi and his new wife retired to Palm Springs and Del Mar, where he later died. Lucy married former Borscht Belt comedian Gary Morton, who became her producer. In 1967, she sold Desilu to Gulf & Western for 17 million dollars and went on to make two more successful sitcoms, “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy,” which included her children Lucy Arnaz and Desi, Jr. During the ‘70s and ‘80s, Lucy toned down her schedule, making only guest appearances and spending more time in her desert home. In 1980, she died of a heart ailment. Even to this day, “I Love Lucy” is seen around the world in syndication.
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