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Volume 65 | Number 32

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CELEBRATING THE RESIDENTIAL PARK COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS

Rec District offers online fitness and crafts from home

In This Issue

Senior News Line.................................2 Easy Banana Bread..............................3 Craft: Easter Egg Ideas..........................5 Service Directory & Classified...............7

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s more and more people are being confined to their homes, Desert Recreation District (District) has over 75 online resources for children and adults, ranging from education and arts & crafts to health & fitness activities, exercises to keep one’s mind sharp, virtual museum tours and more. All of these resources can be accessed at MyRecreationDistrict.com – just scroll down to find the Desert Recreation District Online Recreation and Resource Center.

“We recognize the importance of being able to stay active when at home, and since many cannot go the gym, we wanted to bring the gym to them” said General Manager Kevin Kalman. “We are also working with local services to help facilitate additional food distributions and other services for the community” Kalman went on to say. Desert Recreation District will post on their Facebook page and website as additional commu-

1. MOVIES: Which 1980s hit movie was originally titled “When I Grow Up”?

2. BIBLE: Which book of the Bible has the most chapters?

3. MYTHOLOGY: What were the original names of our moon, according to the Romans and Greeks? nity services are made available to the public.

Another important issue is for people to respect the signs regarding temporary closures at parks, playgrounds, ball fields and other public spaces. While many amenities at the park may be closed, open grass areas at parks may remain open. The District reminds people

to keep the social distancing space of six feet and follow other recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). A summary of recommendations for following these guidelines when visiting open public spaces can also be found at MyRecreationDistrict. com. Please note local municipalities may have different closures.

Tune into the Joslyn Center Variety Show from home

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t’s easy! Simply log into Facebook and like the Joslyn Center’s Facebook page. Then join us every weekday at 11 a.m. by going to your Facebook feed, finding our post, and clicking on the livestream video. Members of the staff will provide updates, safety

• While the technique of flattening fabrics with hot pieces of metal was introduced in ancient China, the first actual ironing board (then called an ironing table) was not invented until 1858, in New York.

4. TELEVISION: What was the name of the president in the TV drama “The West Wing”?

5. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president and first lady hosted the first Easter egg roll on the White House lawn?

6. GEOLOGY: What is the most common volcanic rock?

7. GEOGRAPHY: Which range of mountains provides a boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia?

8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a baby swan called?

(and sanity) tips, interviews and live entertainment. Watch The Joslyn staff as you’ve never seen them before.

The Joslyn Center has the following programs available: Penny’s Pantry (Friday, April 3 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.), Meals

on Wheels deliveries and individual counseling appointments through the Wellness Center in person or by telephone.

• A study showed that customers in a bookstore were 3.48 times more likely to peruse romantic books if the store smelled of chocolate, and 5.93 times more likely to buy them!

ney also considered the names Chesty, Tubby, Burpy, Deafy, Hickey, Wheezy and Awful.

when, at the first Stanford-Cal game in 1892, he forgot to bring the ball.

• The Christmas song “Silver Bells” was originally called “Tinkle Bells” until co-composer Jay Livingston’s wife informed him that “tinkle” had another meaning.

• Martial arts legend Bruce Lee was a cha-cha dance champion, winning a competition in Hong Kong in 1958.

• A World War I homing pigeon saved 194 men by delivering a message despite losing a leg and an eye, and having been shot through the chest.

• Before settling on the Seven Dwarfs we know today, Walt Dis-

See the weekly variety show at facebook.com/JoslynCenter. Call 760340-3220 for more program info.

• Future president Herbert Hoover was Stanford’s football team manager -- a decision the school might have questioned

9. LITERATURE: In which 20th-century novel does the character of Nick Carraway appear?

10. HISTORY: Which treaty ended World War I? © 2020 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6

• The lifespan of a taste bud is just 10 days. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Watch the airlines, if you’d planned to fly. More flights to more areas are being canceled every day.

Then take a close look at your individual situation:

Do You Dare to Go on Your Vacation?

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You budgeted all winter, building up the cash that would take you on vacation this summer. And now all your plans are in doubt.

Now we have the coronavirus rampaging around the globe, with more cases popping up in more countries on a daily basis.

Do you dare to still go on your vacation?

To help make a decision about whether go, first stay current on the general facts: • Keep an eye on the advisory levels on the U.S. State Department website [travel.state.gov]. More and more countries have been added to the list of places where it warns people not to travel.

• Stay updated on locations of coronavirus cases here in the U.S. Watch the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s travel notices [wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices].

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Household Cleaners Can Irritate Pets DEAR PAW’S CORNER I saw a warning circulating on social media that said many household disinfecting cleaners are toxic to cats. Is this true? I’ve been spending extra time cleaning my apartment with germ-killing cleaners, and I’m worried that I’ve poisoned my two cats. — Beth in Providence, Rhode Island DEAR CONFUSED It’s true, to an extent. Household cleaners containing phenol, like Lysol and Pine-sol, are widely used to disinfect surfaces that would not respond well to bleach, like wood floors and furniture. Phenol can irritate the nasal passages and cause breathing problems in pets.

If your cats are not wheezing or showing other unusual behaviors, they’re probably fine, but you can always call their veterinarian to make sure.

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• If you’re over the age of 65 (or planning to travel with someone who is) or if there is already a health condition, consider whether travel is worth the risk of being exposed to the virus. Seniors are hit the hardest by the effect of the coronavirus and have a heightened risk of contracting it as well as pneumonia.

• Do your plans involve being in crowds at tourist sites, with pathogens that are spread through the air? Are you prepared to be put in a quarantine situation if you test positive and have no symptoms?

The biggest question is this: If you do go on your intended trip, could you relax and enjoy yourself? Or would you be worried the whole time about being exposed to the virus?

Remember: If you cancel your summer vacation plans, you won’t be the only one to do that. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

Madison School of Veterinary Medicine last year wrote an informative post on how to safely use phenol-containing cleaning products as well as alternative products.

It’s a good idea to put your cats into a different room before using any kind of cleaning product.

Spray cleaners can linger in the air for a few minutes, and heavily scented cleaners, even when diluted in water, can irritate pets until the scent clears. Keep them out of the room for an hour after using any disinfectant product.

Even in this time of heightened anxiety about sanitizing our homes against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the best cleaning protocol is the one your parents and grandparents used.

Dust, sweep and vacuum, and then pick up or wash away organic materials (dirt, food, messes) using unscented dish soap and warm water. Spot-clean furniture with a mild soap-and-water mixture. Open the curtains to let in sunlight (a natural disinfectant). (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• “I really abhor bar soap, but my husband prefers it. After cleaning the soap dish, I smear it with petroleum jelly. I do the underside too.

There’s a little lip that will keep the soap from sliding off, but the petroleum jelly keeps the inevitable sludge from sticking to the soap dish, making my cleaning routine much easier!” — A.D. in Idaho • If you’re able to, fold and hang clothing straight from the dryer.

The warmth of a cycle can set wrinkles that occur from being stuffed into a laundry basket.

• For maximum effectiveness, spray, then wait, then wipe. Spray cleaners need contact time to both cut through grime and to kill germs. Give surfaces a light mist, then wait up to 10 minutes before wiping clean.

• To make an avocado rose as a garnish, place half an avocado cut side down and slice. Fan the slices out into a long line, then wrap around into a spiral shape.

• If you sprinkle salt from 12-14 inches above the food you’re seasoning, it’s called “raining,” and it helps the salt crystals to distribute evenly across the food’s surface.

Plus it will make you look cool.

• “If your pup has an upset stomach, you can try giving him kefir.

It’s packed with probiotics and is especially good if Fido is on antibiotics or has a yeast problem. Not too much. Just a tablespoon as a treat once a day.” -- B.T. in Texas (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

Love Conquers All

Easy Banana Bread • 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream • Sugar substitute to equal 1/2 cup, suitable for baking • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas • 1 egg or equivalent in egg substitute • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1 1/2 cups biscuit baking mix • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts 1. Heat oven to 350 F. Spray a 9-by5-inch loaf pan with butter-flavored cooking spray.

2. In a large bowl, combine sour cream, sugar substitute, mashed bananas, egg and vanilla extract. Add baking mix and walnuts. Mix well to combine. Spread batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

3. Place pan on a wire rack and let set for 5 minutes, Remove bread from pan and continue cooling on wire rack. Cut into 8 thick slices. Serves 8.

Freezes well.

Each serving equals: 148 calories, 4g fat, 4g protein, 24g carb., 290mg sodium, 1g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1/2 Fruit, 1/2 Fat. (c) 2020 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Love can triumph in times of adversity, such as the “new fresh hell” that is the COVID-19 pandemic, says the Association of Mature American Citizens. For example, there was the couple in New York City who decided recently to marry sooner than later. The city was in lockdown and so Reilly Jennings and Amanda Wheeler called on a neighborly friend, Matt Wilson, who happened to be licensed to perform wedding ceremonies. He lived just around the corner and so the couple took the short walk and stood on the sidewalk while Wilson, practicing “social distancing,” conducted the ceremony by shouting down from his fourth floor apartment.

Stressed? Smile!

An entrepreneurial restauranteur in Cambridge, Minnesota is giving his takeout customers a treat amid the COVID crisis, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens. He’s giving away a roll of toilet paper with every $25 order-to-go. “When the customers get their order, you hear a genuine laugh and that’s the best thing right now. I wanted to do something nice, I’m not making fun of it, I just hope it puts a smile on people’s faces,” said Sean Okerlund.

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27. Genus of seabirds 29. Emerges 31. Baseball stat 33. Witnesses 34. Observed 36. Satisfy 38. Former OSS 39. Small Eurasian deer 41. Wife of Sparta’s king 43. Ballplayer accessory 44. Temporary cessation of breathing 46. Where construction workers ply their trade 48. Arguments that justify a religious doctrine

52. Thick cloud of tiny water droplets 53. Widens 54. Detection 56. Period of inactivity 57. Tomato and vodka are two 58. Greek war god 59. Urinates

DOWN 1. Churned 2. Seal bottles 3. Million barrels per day (abbr.)

4. Meat from a pig (French) 5. Within 6. Walk in a slow pace

7. Cries 8. About Andes 9. Fishermen use it 10. Expresses delight 11. Shouts 12. Feudal agricultural laborer 14. Sailboat 15. Small Eurasian willows 18. S. American native people 20. Extreme disgust 24. Nonsense (slang) 26. Produce male reproductive cells 28. Computes 30. Pop singer 32. Weds secretly 34. Having two poles 35. Yankee hero Bucky 37. Building 38. Per __, each 40. Six (Spanish) 42. Makes amends 43. Scoundrels 45. Baseball’s best pitchers 47. Some are scrambled 49. Emit coherent radiation 50. Singer Redding 51. Break 55. Institute legal proceedings against

SUDOKU

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Brain Teaser David’s father has three sons : Snap, Crackle and _____ ?

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Easter Egg-y Ideas Are Real Kid-Pleasers Hop to it! Easter is on its way. Put your busy schedule on hold for an evening or Saturday afternoon and make the traditional craft of egg decorating a family affair.

How about sharing the fun with friends who will no doubt contribute to and enliven the memory making creativity?

Here are some Easter egg-y ideas that are real kid-pleasers. For the first three, all you need are hardcooked white eggs, prepared decorating dyes in small bowls and a variety of household items.

Rubber-Band Tie-Dye: Wind two or three rubber bands of various widths snuggly around egg.

Dye the egg and let dry. Remove the rubber bands to reveal the designs.

Sticker Designs: Stick peel-off stars, dots or other shapes randomly on an egg. Be sure the stickers adhere completely to the egg before dipping in the dye. Let dry, then peel off stickers while they are still damp to reveal the designs.

Tape and Draw: Wrap a piece of masking tape around an egg.

Dye. Gently remove tape and add your own designs on the white space with markers.

How to Blow Out an Egg: If you prefer decorating eggs in which the raw contents have been blown out — so that you can hang them from branches for an egg tree or display in a basket and

save them year to year — here is a simple process to empty them, plus two ideas for decorating once they have been blown.

Poke a small hole with a large safety pin at each end of a washed raw egg. Carefully wiggle the pin or a toothpick into one of the holes to break the yolk. Place a drinking straw over the hole on top, and blow through the straw, collecting the contents of the egg in a small dish. Rinse out the empty shell and let dry completely before decorating.

Shake and Decorate: Squeeze household glue from a plastic bottle in a simple design such as zigzags or an alphabet letter on a shell that is still white or dyed in a light color. Carefully set the egg in a plastic bag with colored sand or glitter and close it lightly in your fist, keeping locked air inside. Gently shake to coat the glue to reveal the design. Remove the egg, and slip onto a skewer through one of the holes and poke into a soft object like an egg carton to dry.

Shredded Paper: Brush household glue on eggshell, then press shredded paper randomly around it for a contemporary look. Let dry. (c) 2020 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

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Crossword Answer

WordSearch Answer

Sudoku Answer

Inspirational Quote of the Week

Brain Teaser Answer

“In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.” — Gordon B. Hinckley

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Weekly Joke

Q: Why couldn’t the bicycle stand up by itself?

A: It was two-tired!

Hitori Answer

TRIVIA ANSWERS 1. “Big” 2. Psalms, 150 3. Luna to Romans, and Selene to Greeks

VA to Suspend Schools That Abuse GI Bill The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to stop the enrollment of veterans under the GI Bill at a number of universities due to “erroneous, deceptive, or misleading” practices involving enrollment, advertising and sales. The Federal Trade Commission and various state attorneys general took a close look over the past five years and determined that the schools’ actions were in violation

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of U.S. laws. The enrollment suspensions begin on May 9, 2020.

Those schools with suspended GI Bill certifications include: Bellevue University, Temple University, University of Phoenix, Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University.

Current students can stay in their programs if they have been continuously enrolled, but the schools won’t be allowed to give enrollment certifications to new students or any student who is coming back after a break. The schools have 60 days to take corrective action and provide proof of that to the VA, should they want to fight the suspensions.

The VA isn’t the only entity that could take steps. Individual state departments that approve the courses might take actions of their own. If a state steps forward and withdraws approval for cours-

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es, the VA would no longer pay benefits to enrolled students who choose to continue.

At the end of a five-year investigation, in August 2019, Career Education Corp. (parent company of Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University) paid $30 million to settle charges levied by the FTC that it claimed to be affiliated with or recommended by the U.S. military or could help with job searches.

In December 2019, the FTC went after Phoenix University to the tune of $191 million for deceptive advertising aimed at military and Hispanic students, and false impressions of jobs at major companies such as Microsoft and Twitter.

Current GI Bill recipients have been notified by the VA. For more information, contact the VA’s Education Call Center at 888-442-4551. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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