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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

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Senior News Line.................................2 Movie Theaters Reopen.......................4 Veterans Post.......................................6 Patriotic Listening Party........................8

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?

• 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.

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The new ways we shop for groceries is only the tip of the iceberg this year. Thanks to the coronavirus, there are a number of other things we will likely end up doing in a different way. Many of us have put aside one item on our annual to-do list: filing our taxes. The tax due date was pushed back to July 15, and that date is coming up quickly. If you’ll owe taxes and generally send in a cashier’s check with your return, you’ll need to get that in advance if you don’t want to stand in line in your bank. Many banks are providing services through the drive-up window. Call to ask if you can arrange for a cashier’s check to be waiting for you at the drive-up. Then, to keep from standing in line at the post

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Dear Paw’s Corner: My tomcat “Robbie” is a big guy who I adopted from a shelter two years ago. When I feed him, he gulps his food so quickly that sometimes he throws it all back up. Why does he eat so fast, and how can I stop it? — Cheryl in Pittsburgh Dear Cheryl: Regurgitation is soooo not fun! I’m sure Robbie doesn’t like it, and you don’t like having to clean up. Because Robbie was a shelter cat, he may have been in a situation in the past where he had to compete for food with other cats — not in the shelter, but perhaps in a bad home environment. So now he eats fast, so the food

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office to send it certified mail, check with your UPS store. Many of them can do the full array of post office services, and they’re likely to be less busy. Something else to consider: When it’s time to vote this year, consider whether you’d rather vote by absentee ballot than stand in line. Call your town office and find out how early you need to send in your request for a ballot, as well as return the ballot itself. Ask, too, whether you should return your ballot by mail or if it must be hand delivered to election officials. A number of election offices have secured drop boxes (they look like mail boxes) outside the building. Many states also have in-person early voting during a designated pre-election day period. If you typically shop the Amazon Prime Day in July, internet rumors say that it likely won’t take place until August or September. Keep an eye on Amazon for news about this. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

doesn’t disappear, and he probably eats all of it right away. His overfull stomach is triggered to regurgitate some of that food. First, make sure that no underlying health conditions are contributing to Robbie’s food gulping and regurgitation. Have the veterinarian examine him and discuss the behavior, as you will get some great, targeted advice about ways to reduce the problem. Once that’s done, implement some new suppertime habits to slow down Robbie’s pace: • Try a slow feeder bowl, which uses a maze or puzzle to force a cat to work for each morsel of dry food. • Space out feedings through the day if possible, splitting Robbie’s total daily intake up into several smaller amounts. • Try a different type of cat food, or a different way of feeding, such as mixing dry and wet foods together. • Switch in some fresh foods like steamed chicken and rice (unseasoned). (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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2. In 3-quart saucepan, stir sugar, cornstarch, salt and 1/3 cup cold water until blended. Add plum wedges, stirring to coat evenly.

Summer Plum Tart • Prepared crumb crust • 1/2 cup sugar • 3 tablespoons cornstarch • 1 pinch salt • 2 pounds (about 6 medium) ripe purple or red plums, unpeeled, each cut into 8 wedges • 6 (about 1/3 cup) gingersnap cookies, coarsely crumbled 1. Prepare and bake Crumb Crust as recipe directs for 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom using gingersnap cookies; cool.

3. Heat plum mixture to boiling over medium-high heat; boil 2 minutes, stirring. Remove saucepan from heat. 4. Spoon hot plum mixture into cooled crust. Refrigerate until well chilled, about 3 hours. Sprinkle with crumbled gingersnap cookies just before serving. Serves 12. Each serving: About 215 calories, 7g total fat (1g saturated), 215mg sodium, 37g total carbohydrate, 2g dietary fiber, 2g protein. (c) 2020 Hearst Communications, Inc. and add water. Ants won’t be able to climb up the legs of the table to get to your food.

• Items in the freezer are more likely to get freezer burn if there’s water present, so make sure you pat down or otherwise carefully drain meats, fruits and veggies before popping them in the freezer. • “Nothing is more soothing -- and delicious -- than plain yogurt on a sunburn. Slather it on thickly to sunburned skin, wait for about 15 minutes, and rinse off in room-temperature water. It feels much better afterward, and it gives immediate relief when it goes on cold.” — C.L. in Texas • Save your tuna cans. You can use them to cook an egg over a campfire, or you can put one under the legs of your camp table

• “If you’ve never used Skin-SoSoft to repel mosquitoes, you should. It does an excellent job at that task and smells so good my whole family uses it. I also use it to wipe down the outside of my door to keep bugs from buzzing all over the entrance.” — A.A. in Florida • If barbecue is on the menu, try putting out a few small bowls of water with a lemon slice. You can use it to rinse off your fingers as you eat or when you are done eating. It leaves hands with a nice smell, not a sticky smoky mess! • “I love to spice up a simple dip by serving it in a green pepper. I just wash it and cut off the top. Then, I core it and spoon in the dip. The top can be set next to it and filled with extra dip, or just used as a garnish. It’s fun and makes an attractive presentation.” — J.L. in New Mexico. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Movie theaters open in high and low desert By Jené Estrada Movie theaters in California were given the all-clear to open last week, and local theaters are coping with strict safety guidelines and a lack of new releases, in creative ways. Now that they have had time to implement new procedures, like limiting attendees and retraining staff, some local theaters are planning to reopen. The first movie theater in the Basin to reopen will be the Sunset Cinema, the theater aboard the combat center. Brig. Gen. Roger Turner announced last week that the theater would reopen Friday. “I’m very appreciative of everyone’s support as we continue adapting to the realities of the COVID environment,” he said. “Like all of our recent reopenings, facilities require face coverings to be worn at all times, except while eating or drinking, and there will be enhanced social distancing and sanitation measures in place and enforced by the staff to help ensure public health.” These measures will follow state guidelines, he said, which mandate that the number of attendees in each theater be limited to 25 percent of the theater capacity. Patrons will also be required to socially distance in the theater and seats will be blocked off to ensure a 6-foot barrier around all families. Theaters may also choose to use disposable seat covers and may consider limiting the number of people who can use the restroom at one time. Dedicated staff will be assigned to help ensure these protocols before the start of a show. In Yucca Valley, Cinema 6 opened this week; a message from the company states they will follow state guidelines.

Smith’s Drive-in Ranch in Twentynine Palms has also not yet announced a reopening date but the owners said they will announce their reopening on Facebook when they have more information. “As of now, there are not new movies to open. We are making changes and will keep you posted on when we are open,” a public statement on their Facebook page reads. Down the hill, Century at the River in Palm Desert will reopen on July 3. In a press release they announced they will take extra measures to screen all employees before their shifts. Because there have been no new movie releases over the past few months, Century at the River will be showing some old favorites in a series they call the classic comebacks. These include “Mean Girls,” “Back to the Future,” “Ghostbusters” and “Jaws.” Customers are asked to buy their tickets before arriving at the theater to reduce crowds. Mary Pickford Theater in Cathedral City is open now and is showing fan favorites like “Grease,” “Footloose” and “Beverly Hills Cop” as they wait for new releases. Tickets to these movies are $5 per person.

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The show must go on Pandemic or no pandemic, the folks at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest have announced that its annual competition will take place, as it has since 1916, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. To be sure, the organizers of the event are taking precautions. The contest will take place at a secret location with no audience in attendance. And, social distancing rules will apply, so there’ll be only five contestants in both the

men’s and women’s competition instead of the usual 15. And they will all be tested for the coronavirus before participating. Workers will wear masks and gloves but it is assumed that the hungry contenders will forego the face masks, which would obviously limit the amount and speed of consumption. The Association of Mature American Citizens [www.amac.us] provides the Filler Files as a service on issues of concern to Americans over 50.

On July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of a new United States of America from Great Britain. The declaration came 442 days after the first shots of the American Revolution. On July 2, 1937, the Lockheed aircraft carrying American aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan is reported missing in the Pacific. No trace of Earhart or Noonan was found. However, photos taken years later in the Marshall Islands were believed to be of Earhart and Noonan.

from U.S.S.R. after four years of planning. While touring in Canada, Baryshnikov evaded his KGB handlers at the end of a performance, disappearing into the crowd outside. He hid until he was granted political asylum. On July 1, 1984, the Motion Picture Association of America introduces a new movie rating, PG-13. The action film “Red Dawn” became the first-ever PG-13 movie. On June 29, 1995, the American space shuttle Atlantis docks with the Russian space station Mir to form the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth. It marked the 100th human space mission in American history.

On July 3, 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower signs the Rivers and Harbors Flood Control Bill, which allocates funds to improve flood-control and water-storage systems. The bill was introduced in the wake of disastrous hurricanes that hit the U.S. in 1955.

On July 5, 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) announces that all person-to-person transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has ceased. In the previous eight months, the disease had killed 775 people in 29 countries. The first cases of SARS, caused by the SARS coronavirus, appeared in China in November 2002, and soon spread around the world via air travel.

On June 30, 1974, Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects

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What’s in a Name? My birth certificate says I was born at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. In recent years that name was changed to Joint Base something-Bolling due to the base realignment. Now, given the current climate, I have to wonder: Will they change the name of the base to something else altogether? I looked up the man for whom the original base was named, wondering if he was objection-

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able in any way that would make certain groups of people unhappy enough that they’d demand a name change. History shows that Raynal Cawthorne Bolling was a World War I hero, killed in combat. Wikipedia helpfully provides a bio as well as a photo. Bolling was an attorney by trade, but when a cadre of wealthy men became part of the Preparedness Movement, aiming for a strong military, he joined them, rented airplanes and learned to fly. He was ready when the government called him to active duty in 1917. He organized the first reserve air unit, which became the 26th Aero Squadron, and was slated to be the chief of air service for the U.S. II Corps. Col. Bolling was killed in 1918 as he drove toward the German line on pre-battle reconnaissance.

He went down firing his weapon, killing Germans as he died, saving the life of the wounded private with him. If you were born on a military base, or have children who were, it’s time to learn the history of the name of the base that’s on the birth certificate, before it’s gone forever. Born at Fort Bragg? Fort Hood? Fort Benning? Don’t delay in your research. Even if you think your base was named after someone not likely to cause offense, don’t wait. How about Fort Sam? Fort Belvoir? I’ve hunted and I can’t find anything objectionable about Col. Bolling nor his background. When patriotism called, he answered. Still, you never know. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Raw or Roasted, Go Nuts for Nuts Dear Dr. Roach: I have seen numerous articles extolling the advantages of eating nuts because they are a good fat. I often have wondered if it matters whether the nuts are raw or roasted. Would you please explain the difference and the impact on one’s health? — D.O.

Answer: Scientists believe that nuts are healthy for us based on three different types of evidence. One is called “epidemiological”: People who eat nuts live longer and have less heart disease than people who don’t eat nuts. This suggests nuts are good for you, but it’s not definitive. People who eat nuts may do other healthy things, which could be the real reason they live longer (this is called “confounding”). A second line of evidence comes from watching what happens to factors that we believe are related to disease. People who add a reasonable amount of nuts to their diet often have improvements in their cholesterol levels. They also help some people lose a few pounds, possibly because the fat and protein in nuts makes them

more filling than the (often processed) starches many people eat. This is also not definitive, because there are treatments that lower cholesterol but don’t make people live longer or improve health. The third is evidence from a large, interventional study on diet. A group of people were randomly assigned to either add more nuts to their diet, or to make no change (or some other change) in their diet. At least one study showed that when people changed their diet to include more nuts and seeds (but also more fruits and vegetables, more healthy oils, like olive oil, and less meat), they had less heart attacks than the group that did not change their diet. This evidence is strong, but it’s not clear whether it’s one change in the diet (just

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nuts) or all the changes in the diet that are responsible for the observed benefit. In none of these kinds of studies were raw nuts compared against roasted. However, the composition of the fats does not change in nuts and seeds when roasted, and most experts believe it does not make a difference. So, I recommend partaking in nuts however you like them best. Just one serving a day (30 grams or an ounce) makes a difference. They are quite high in calories, so it’s wise not to overdo it. If you don’t like nuts (and obviously for those allergic), not eating them is not a major risk for developing heart disease. (c) 2020 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

Palm Desert celebrates Independence Day with patriotic listening party Celebrate our nation’s independence and enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime shared experience by joining in a community-wide patriotic listening party on Saturday, July 4, starting at 9 p.m. Everyone in Palm Desert is encouraged to head outside at that time and tune in and turn up their radios or other devices as two local radio stations – 98.5 the Bull and U-92.7 – play a sec-

tion of favorite patriotic tunes in synchronized stereo. The goals is to let music and freedom ring out under the stars for all to hear. Residents and visitors are invited to post pictures of their listening party experiences on social media using the hashtag #UnitePalmDesert. The city is also working with select local restaurants that will offer Independence Day “picnic baskets,” which holiday rev-

elers can pre-order and enjoy at home before, during or after the listening party. The musical pyrotechnics that will highlight this unique event are being offered in lieu of the city’s traditional annual fireworks display and concert in Civic Center Park due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Listening party partic-

ipants are encouraged to observe all public health guidelines including social distancing and face coverings, if appropriate. For more information about Unite Palm Desert and the City’s Independence Day listening party, please visit DiscoverPalmDesert.org.

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