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Volume 65 | Number 44
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CELEBRATING THE RESIDENTIAL PARK COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS
Celebrate the Fourth of July with a star-spangled fireworks bash! Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage presents fifth annual fireworks show
In This Issue
Senior News Line.................................2 Movie Theaters Reopen.......................4 Veterans Post.......................................6 Patriotic Listening Party........................8
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esidents of Rancho Mirage, and from all around the Coachella Valley, will be awed by Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage’s 30-minute fireworks display taking place on Saturday, July 4. Spectators of all ages will enjoy some of their favorite patriotic and celebratory songs while watching the night sky explode with color and sound! This year’s event will include live DJ entertainment beginning at 7 p.m. and have a drive-in theater theme for increased safety, and to ensure families can be comfortable in and around their own vehicles while still enjoying the show. Parking for the outdoor event is free and convenient and can be found on the south side of the casino property. It is recommended that viewers arrive early as this year’s show is anticipated to be very popular and vehicle capacity will need to be limited due to social distancing protocols. Fireworks viewers may also bring their own chairs, blankets, snacks and approximately 650 car spaces will be available. Vehicles will be arranged to provide safe distances for families to view the fireworks, and viewers will be required to wear their face-coverings while on property. Agua Caliente Casino is setting the standard in safety and cleanliness and guests who would like to
1. GEOGRAPHY: What was the former name of the Hawaiian Islands? 2. MOVIES: Which Elvis Presley movie features the theme song “Can’t Help Falling in Love”?
celebrate the Fourth of July inside Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage will find that the following has been put in place to ensure that everyone can play in confidence: • The Agua Clean Team is raising the Forbes Four-Star awardwinning standards for cleanliness to an advanced level. The team roams the casino floor with attendants who refresh your slot machine with additional sanitizing at the push of a button. • Additional hand-sanitizer units have been installed at all table games, at ATMs and ticket redemption machines, as well as at the players’ clubs, hotel front desk and throughout the casino floor. • All team members and guests are required to wear face coverings. • All team members and guests will
is the practice of giving a woman a tooth from a sperm whale as the ultimate token of love and commitment.
• Artist Salvador Dali believed he was the reincarnation of his dead brother, also named Salvador, who died almost 9 months to the day before Dali was born. • Forget flowers and candy -- in Fiji, a tradition known as “tabuas”
• Inventor Nikola Tesla was a genius, but he was also dirt-poor. When faced with an overdue hotel bill, he responded by giving the employees a “death beam” in a box. He told employees not to open the box due to the danger, so it was forgotten about. When it was eventually rediscovered and opened, it was found to contain
have their temperature checked in order to gain access to the casinos. • Physical distancing guidelines are in place throughout the casino floors, restaurants and at any locations where lines often form.
3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What color is fuchsia? 4. TELEVISION: What was the real name of the Skipper’s character on “Gilligan’s Island”? 5. GEOLOGY: What kind of rock is sandstone?
This year’s celebration will also be aired live on NBC (KMIR) in its entirety starting at approximately 9 p.m., but actual start time will be dictated by the fire marshal and wind conditions at the time. Guests 21 and over with a valid photo I.D. are invited to join us for, free play drawings, DJ entertainment and more.
6. FOOD & DRINK: Which country has a wine-producing region called the Rapel Valley?
For more information on the COVID-19 safety precautions being taken by Agua Caliente Casinos please visit aguacalientecasinos.com and for information regarding the fireworks show visit hotwatercasino. com/fourth-of-july-2020.
9. LITERARY: Who was the first official poet laureate of England?
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in 2018, setting a new world record of 183.932 mph.
• On average, a person accidentally eats about 430 bugs in each year of his or her life. • In order to take the slick factory sheen off and allow pitchers to get a better grip, Major League Baseball wipes down each baseball with mud from an undisclosed location on the Delaware River. • Denise Mueller-Korenek clocked the fastest speed ever by a cyclist
7. MEDICAL: What kind of insect can transmit diseases such as cholera and typhoid fever? 8. MEASUREMENTS: How many standard bottles are contained in a magnum of champagne?
10. HISTORY: Which treaty ended the American Revolution? © 2020 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6
• Queen lead singer Freddy Mercury had a degree in graphic design and came up with the logo for his band himself. It consisted of the zodiac symbols for the four band members. • Mercury also liked to call his cats while he was on tour -- “to chat.” (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.