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Thursday, August 18, 2022 Volume 68 | Number 50
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THE DESERT MOBILE HOME NEWS CELEBRATING THE DESERT COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS
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Grammy winner George Benson brings top hits to the desrert
ne of the most enduring performers in our collective entertainment culture, George Benson has only gotten better with time. The American guitarist, singer, and songwriter began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing and scat. His album “Breezin’ ” was certified triple-platinum, hitting no. 1 on the Billboard album chart in 1976. His concerts have remained well attended and he maintains a large following. Benson won 10 Grammy Awards and has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Fans can expect to hear top hits such as “Give Me The Night,” “Love All the Hurt Away,” “Turn Your Love Around,” “Inside
• Only 2% of the world’s population have green eyes, but they weren’t born with them. The hue takes from six months to three years to show up in children. • In 2016, the NFL returned more than $700,000 of taxpayer money it had been paid by the U.S. Defense Department to honor the military at games.
Medicare Open Enrollment...................2 Upcoming Events.................................3 Pet of the Week: Meet Dakota...............5 Walnut Crusted Chicken.......................8
1. LITERATURE: What inanimate item does the crocodile swallow in the children’s classic “Peter Pan”? 2. GEOGRAPHY: Which modern countries make up the ancient land known as Thracia? 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the symbol used in the zodiac sign Libra?
Love,” “Lady Love Me,” “20/20,” “Shiver,” “Kisses in the Moonlight” and more. One of his most memorable hits is “Masquerade,” now a jazz standard, penned by Leon Russel on his aforementioned, top selling “Breezin’” album with its eponymous smash
hit by the same name. Concert is held on Thursday, August 25 at 9 p.m. Morongo Casino Resort and Spa is located at 49500 Seminole Drive in Cabazon. Tickets are $79, $69, and $59. For more information call 800-252-4499 or visit morongocasinoresort.com.
At long last Raymond Turner lives Fort Worth, TX and works at the Cook Children’s Hospital there. Christina Sadberry also lives in Fort Worth and frequently takes her 4-yearold son to the very same hospital for medical treatments. The Association of Mature American Citizens says that one day not so long
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ago Turner’s wife, Maria, got him one of those DNA kits that tells you about your genetic heritage. And, you guessed it, Ms. Sadberry was a match. So, Maria tracked her down on Facebook and they made a connection. Christina got a chance to see a photo of Mr. Turner and recalled seeing him at • Legend has it that Tate’s Hell State Park, a 202,000-acre forest/ swamp in Florida, got its curious name from a man who was lost in its wilderness and after finally emerging told a passerby, “My name is Cebe Tate, and I just came from hell” before collapsing. • An Australian ground bird known as the lyrebird can mimic just about anything, from a crying baby to machinery. • “Loganamnosis” is a word to describe an obsession with recalling a specific word that has been forgotten.
4. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What kind of animal is in the scientific order chiroptera? 5. MEDICINE: What is the Latin notation for taking a medication twice a day? 6. MOVIES: What is the name of Will Smith’s character in “Independence Day”? 7. FOOD & DRINK: Which flavor is predominant in the liqueur limoncello? 8. MEASUREMENTS: What is 10 milligrams equal to in centigrams? 9. TELEVISION: In which decade is “The Goldbergs” sitcom set?
the hospital that very same day. The long-lost siblings had finally found each other. • Donnie Dunagan, who as a child actor supplied the voice of Disney’s Bambi, went on to become a highly decorated major in the U.S. Marines -- and kept his movie role a secret for his entire 25-year military career. • About 6,000 years ago, the barren Sahara Desert was actually a lush green forest. • A Colombian man died after a parasitic worm that had invaded his gut developed cancer, which in turn spread through the man’s body. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
10. MATH: What is the equivalent of the Roman numeral MCMLX? (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6