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Desert Hot Springs, CA PERMIT NO 00005
Friday, September 27, 2019 Vol. 15 No. 75
‘‘Forever Marilyn’’ Officials — Marilyn Monroe Statue To Return To Palm Springs PS News Staff A 26-foot-tall Marilyn Monroe statue that was in Palm Springs from 2012 to 2014 will return to the city, two city officials confirmed Wednesday. Reports that “Forever
Marilyn” would return was confirmed by Palm Springs Councilman J.R. Roberts. Mayor Robert Moon told The Desert Sun the statue would return to the city on a permanent basis. There was
By Desert Star Staff IRVINE, Calif., -- ‘Twas the week of National Taco Day, and all through the Bell, team members prepared tasty gift sets with shells. Because on that special day, October the 4th, our Season of Giving begins, from that moment, henceforth. So, what does that mean? Well, we’re so glad you asked. Allow us to explain, we’ll make it real fast. The National Taco Day Gift Set is back. In Taco Bells all over the US - and that is a fact. It includes four tacos of the iconic variety: two crunchy and two with even more notoriety. We’re speaking, of
course, of the beloved DLT. The gift set carries two that are flavored Nacho Cheese. Eat it all up or bestow it upon a friend, because for only $5, there’s no wrong way to spend. If your loved one lives far, there’s no need to fret. We’ve got other ways to gift, on that you can bet. Send a digital gift card for five dollars plus tax, even add a personal message to include with the snacks. But the Taco Day fun doesn’t stop in the States. Our international Bells will also celebrate. Their offerings may vary, but the
no immediate response to a call to city Communications Director Amy Blaisdell to confirm the report. “Marilyn has become somewhat of an icon for Palm Springs and some love her
and some not so much but at the end of the day she’s become part of our brand,” Roberts told The Desert Sun. The statue — based on a photograph by Bruno Bernard taken during the 1955 filming
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of “The Seven Year Itch” — was unveiled in July 2011 on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, shipped in pieces to Palm Springs in May 2012 and reassembled a week later. It was transported to Hamilton, Continues on Page 3