Memorial Day Memories (P-38, our P-51, our P-63 and a Spitfire) will fly overhead and make the missing man formation. A vintage B-25 Bomber will come out of the European Hangar, take off, and after a couple of passes, drop 3,000 carnations from the sky over the Museum’s tarmac behind the museum. The flower drop honors and memorializes all veterans who lost their life defending the US. The white carnations are in honor of those who fought in WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. The red carnations are in honor of those who died in more recent conflicts including the Persian Gulf, Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan. In advance of the Memorial Day Ceremony & Flower Drop at 1 pm: · Flight exhibitions start at 10 Throughout the Coachella Val- nessed the flower drop at the Palm whose loved ones made the ulti- am: Aircraft scheduled to fly are ley Memorial Day – May 25 Springs Air Museum on Memorial mate sacrifice. Banners with the a P-38, P-51, P-63 (one of only – will be celebrated in many Day you are truly missing some- names and the date of those lost four in the world that are curheartwarming ways. For up to thing special. Many of the events in service will line the parking rently air-worthy,) a Spitfire Suthe minute event notifications around the Coachella Valley will lot. Also being commemorated permarine, T-28, & a Stearman visit your local Chamber of be happening in the morning, so is the 70th anniversary of the (PT-17) courtesy of Tom AckCommerce web site, a site you if possible, try and attend the Air ending of World War II. land, plus the B-25 dropping should visit often to see what is Museum’s event as well. the flowers. happening in your community. After a brief ceremony with Beginning at 10 am, this year’s color guard and singing of the Continued on page 12 However, if you haven’t wit- event will honor 27 families National Anthem, four fighters
Retiring an American Flag - pg.5
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Editor’s Inbox
Notes from the Editor
Dear Francoise, Did you read my mind? I have been living in a MHP for two years and am considering buying the home that I’m renting. The article in the last paper opened my eyes to a few things I did not consider.
Hello Readers! I was thinking about you while I was enjoying my-
How did you like Branson? I was there several years ago and really enjoyed myself.
tory, attractions galore, 50 entertainment venues, trendy shops
Respectfully, Patsy Dane
On another note; in honor of our service men and women who
Hi Patsy, I was reading your mind and the mind of others who are thinking about purchasing a manufactured home. I’m glad to hear it helped. Coming soon I’ll have tips for purchasing an RV.
find information about Memorial Day Ceremonies in the Coach-
self in Branson, Missouri. I’m sure many of you have been there, but for those that have not it is a destination worth going. Beautiful scenery every which way you look, and a town that offers hisand stunning waterways.
gave their lives for our country, throughout this issue you will
As for Branson, loved it! The scenery is gorgeous (no drought there) and the people are so friendly. There are larger than life attractions everywhere you look and there is something to be said about fried chicken and succotash……….yummmmmy!
ella Valley. Please note that some of the events are not on May 25, and should you walk by military personnel in uniform (any time of the year) a word of thanks is certainly appropriate. Thank you........
Regards, Françoise
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Desert Hot Springs Memorial Day Ceremony The City of Desert Hot Springs City Council and Community and Cultural Affairs Commission are pleased to announce a community Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 25, 2015, in remembrance of those who sacrificed their lives while serving our country.
The Desert Hot Springs High School Marine Corps JROTC will serve as Honor Guard, under Senior Marine Instructor, Lieutenant Colonel Carl Andrew Lewke, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret). Desert Hot Springs Mayor Adam Sanchez will participate in the “Laying of the Wreath”. The burying of time capsules in
memory of our fallen heroes is also planned. The ceremony will be held at Veterans Memorial Park (located at 10101 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240) and will begin at 10:00 a.m. Light refreshments will be served.
BRAIN TEASER Question: Francis Scott Key wrote the words to ANSWER
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
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during what conflict?
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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Memorial Day Weekend San Jacinto State Park and the sparkling nighttime views of the entire Coachella Valley. Also, Peaks Restaurant will remain open until 8:30 p.m. and Pines CafĂŠ until 9:30 p.m. on those days. Discounted Twilight Tickets are available for purchase after 4:00 p.m. with adults and seniors (62+) $20.95 and children (3-12) $13.95. For more information, please call 888-515-TRAM or 760-325-1391, or visit www.pstramway.com.
Memorial Day Weekend marks the official start of the summer season at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. In observance of the holiday, weekend hours will be extended through Monday, May 25 with the first car up at 8:00 a.m. each day. Beginning Saturday, May 23 and continuing through Saturday, September 5, evening hours will be extended on Fridays and Saturdays with the last car up at 9:00 p.m. and the last car down at 10:30 p.m. Enjoy over an extra hour of the Alpine forests of Mount
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Retiring An American Flag Option 1: Get help in your community. Many units start the flag retirement process by contacting a local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) post, Elks Lodge, American Legion post or similar group. Your pack, troop or crew could conduct a small service project in exchange for the group’s helping to retire your flag. emony, you can cut up your flag 5.Put the flag in a container and using an approved technique dispose of it properly. Option 2: Burn the flag to that doesn’t cut through the retire it. A popular way to re- blue star field. When a flag has tire a worn-out American Flag been cut up, it is no longer offiis by burning it. Page 76 of the cially a flag. Here is one method: Boy Scouts of America Hand- 1.Stretch out the corners of the book says, “A national flag that flag. is worn beyond repair may be 2.Cut the flag in half, vertically burned in a fire. The ceremony do not cut into the blue star field. should be conducted with dig- 3.Place the two halves together nity and respect and the flag and cut in half, horizontally. burned completely to ashes.” 4.You will have four pieces of a flag, one being the blue star Option 3: Recycle the flag field and the other three red and yourself. At the retirement cer- white stripes.
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Option 4: Pay a company to recycle the flag. Do a Google search to find flag recycling groups. Some offer the service for free while others request a small donation for time spent and resources used. The materials from your unit’s worn-out flag will be used to make a new flag for future generations of Americans to enjoy.
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Grubstake Days Parade Memorial Day Weekend The Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce 65th Annual Grubstake Days parade will take place Memorial Day Weekend Saturday May 23, 2015. Grand Marshal for this year’s parade will be our very own United States Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center.
This year’s theme: “Patriotic Parade Celebrating the Past, Present & Future”, has attracted a variety of community groups, schools, and clubs, commercial and noncommercial entries. The parade route will be on Hwy 62 starting at Inca Trail in Old Town, and will travel east 1.6
miles to Sage Avenue and will begin at 10 am. The best view for spectators this year will be on the south side of Hwy 62 on the new sidewalks that line the route.
appeared in the Rose Parade many times and play at the President of the United States Inaugural ceremonies.
The Chamber office is located inside the California Welcome A special treat for parade go- Center at 56711 29 Palms Hwy. ers will be the Marine Corps For questions call the ChamBand San Diego. They have ber office at 760-365-6323.
City Of Indian Wells Annual Memorial Day Ceremony Indian Wells residents and the general public are invited to attend this free air conditioned patriotic event. No reservations are needed. WHEN: Monday, May 25, 2015, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. WHERE: The Pavilion at the Indian Wells Golf Resort 44-500 Indian Wells Lane
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Indian Wells, California 92210 Golf Resort: (760) 346-4653 Event parking: Park at the Indian Wells Golf Resort; shuttles will provide transportation to the Pavilion. For information on the City of Indian Wells Memorial Day Ceremony, please call Indian Wells City Hall, (760) 346-2489.
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National Senior Health And Fitness Day 1. 9:00 to 10:00 AM - Get Balanced - Avoid a Devastating Fall 2. 9:00 to 11:00 AM - Info Table Progressive Care Partners 3. 9:00 to 10:00 AM - Zumba Gold 4. 9:30 AM to Noon - Blood Pressure Screenings by Eisenhower Medical 5. 9:30 AM to Noon - Medication Check-up by Walgreens 6. 10:00 to 11:00 AM - New - BelOver 100,000 older adults will participate in National Senior ly Dancing Health and Fitness Day activi- 7. 11:00 AM to Noon - Eisenhowties at more than 1000 locations er Physician Lecture - Gynecology throughout the U.S. This Day is 8. 1:00 to 2:00 PM - Chair Yoga the largest annual health pro- 9. 1:00 to 3:00 PM - Special HImotion event for older adults. CAP Presentation - Learn to We will have information taNavigate Medicare bles, blood pressure screening, and a special HICAP Presentation. Come on by and spend the For more information please call day. Here are some classes and the Mizell Senior Center at: activities you might want to try: 760-323-5689 May 27 will mark the 22nd annual National Senior Health and Fitness Day. The theme for this year is: “If You Keep Moving . . . You’ll Keep Improving.” While some might say that every day is senior health and fitness day at Mizell Senior Center, we will be providing a full schedule of classes and activities to introduce you to new classes on May 27.
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CSUSB Palm Desert Campus To Host Annual Memorial Day Observance Center in Twentynine Palms will provide the keynote address and Moments of Reflection. The flag folding ceremony will be conducted by the La Quinta High School Air Force JROTC and a 21-gun salute and the playing of “Taps” will be provided by the American Legion Post 519/Palm Military leadership from the Ma- Springs. Joel Daniels, a retired rine Corps Air Ground Combat United States Marine Corps gunIn observance of Memorial Day, the Veterans Success Center at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus will pay tribute to fallen service members on Friday, May 22, on the front patio of the campus’s Palm Desert Health Sciences Building at 3 p.m.
nery sergeant, will play “Amazing Grace” on the bagpipes.
tary courtesy of the Friends of the Palm Desert Campus.
Refreshments will be served following the ceremony and tours of the campus’s Veteran’s Success Center will be offered. To RSVP to this event, contact Jaime Espinoza at (909) 537-5795 or jespinoza@csusb.edu. Parking for the event is complimen-
The CSUSB Palm Desert Campus is located at 37-500 Cook St. For more information about the CSUSB Veterans Success Center, contact Marci Daniels at (909) 537-5195 or e-mail daniels@csusb.edu.
Dementia Friendly Café Join us for purely social happy hour in a supportive environment where those with dementia-related diagnoses, their families, friends and caregivers, medical professionals and the public are all welcome. When: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Where: Twin Palms Bistro & Lounge 1201 E. Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs. 760-322-3730
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Cost: No cost to attend No-host bar Separate checks for food “Afternoon Delight” prices Free parking For more info: 760-341-1095
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Red, White & Blue Firecracker Cake
INGREDIENTS • 1 box white cake mix • Water • Oil • Egg whites • Red food color • Blue food color • 1 container (12 oz) whipped fluffy white frosting
DIRECTIONS 1. Heat oven to 325°F. Generously grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan. Make cake batter as directed on box, using water, oil and egg whites. 2. Pour 1 cup of the batter into small bowl; stir in red food color until well mixed. 3. Pour another cup of the batter into separate bowl; stir in blue food color until well mixed. 4. Pour red cake batter into bottom of pan. Carefully pour remaining white batter over red batter in pan. Carefully pour blue batter over white batter. (Blue batter does not need to cover white batter completely; it looks better if it just forms a ring in the center of the white batter.) 5. Bake as directed on box or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake 5 minutes. 6. Meanwhile, place cooling rack over cookie sheet. Turn pan upside down onto cooling rack. Cool cake completely, about 30 minutes. 7. When cake is cool, divide frosting evenly into 3 microwavable bowls. Microwave 1 bowl of frosting uncovered on High a few seconds until smooth enough to drizzle over cake. With spoon, drizzle all of white frosting back and forth around cake in a striping pattern. 8. Repeat microwaving second bowl of frosting until smooth. Stir in a few drops blue food color until well blended. Drizzle over cake, scattering frosting back and forth. 9. Repeat with remaining bowl of frosting and red food color, making sure red, white and blue frosting’s can be seen on cake. 10. Let cake stand at room temperature until frosting is set before serving. **Send your favorite recipe to the editor and if published, win a $25 gift certificate to a local restaurant. news@dmhnews.com
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LifeStream Volunteers Fulfill Lifesaving Roles needs. Sometimes they know the donors. Sometimes they know them the next time they donate. “Donating blood is a true test of a person who cares for and loves his fellow man,” said Payne. “Visiting with our donors, being a part of their donation experience, is a privilege,” said Garnet. LifeStream welcomes new volunteers who fulfill a variety of essential roles in the life-saving process. For more information on LifeStream’s volunteer program, call 800-879-4484 ext. 265 or fill out an online application at https://www.lstream.org/Volunteer.aspx.
It’s not in the job description, but Michael Garnet and Bill Payne seem to have a skill in common that reaches out to others while they volunteer for LifeStream blood bank, the exclusive provider of blood products and services to Coachella Valley hospitals. While on duty in the canteen, they visit with lifesaving blood donors and help monitor their immediate post-donation nutritional
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Answers: Sodoku, p.15, Crossword, p.15
HOROSCOPE May 21 - May 27
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You honor timelines and commitments, and that’s why you’re such an integral part of your team. Without you, the goods wouldn’t be delivered in as timely a fashion.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Is it easier for you to forgive an enemy or a friend? This is the question you’ll face now, because you realize that to move forward, you’re going to have to forgive someone.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Sometimes sighing is an expression of letting go, and other times sighing is an indicator of psychic pain and longing. Right now, your sigh is one of relief. You did the work. Now rest.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll be teaching others, and you have a knack for imparting your knowledge effectively. The trick is to make it as simple as possible but not any simpler than that.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You can take appropriate feedback, but you’re not sure the criticism coming at you today fits that description. It certainly doesn’t feel appropriate, and it’s not coming from anyone who knows and has been there. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Regarding a certain female in your life: You have long forgotten the root of your anger. If that doesn’t qualify for a good reason to let it go, what does? LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll reach your destination as long as you have a specific point to aim for and a crew to help you get there. Today is for making strategic partnerships. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Listening intently is one of the greatest gifts you can give. You’ll find it easy to do because you are so genuinely fascinated with the person who comes into your realm today.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When you know you’re right, you stay your course regardless of the danger, though you prefer to avoid peril when possible. When you’re not sure, don’t feel pressured to make a decision. Learn all that you can. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Intentional or not, when people interrupt or break eye contact, it doesn’t feel good to the other person. Knowing this, you give others a quality of attention that’s stellar. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Some talk and others do. The person who can deliver on both the conversational and practical levels will be hard to find now, so decide what’s most important to you. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Keep an open mind, because if you stay somewhat flexible, your plans are likely to give way to something bigger. A well-timed collaboration will yield results and be worth the patience it takes to pursue.
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Serious Food & Drink, New In Palm Springs Serious Food and Drink, a new concept in American Cuisine opened on May 21. From the Quack Stack appetizer (Duck fat fries, shredded confit, duck egg hollandaise) to Mongolian Pork Chop (pineapple fried rice, broccolini and black bean sauce), Serious Food and Drink takes its unique brand of comfort food to new heights.
Located in the heart of downtown Palm Springs, this reimagined setting is sophisticated, yet has a relaxed feel. Owned by the brother and sister team of Tom Burke serving as General Manager/Owner and Kathleen Brown, Chef/ Owner opening Serious Food and Drink had been a dream of theirs for many years.
Serious Food and Drink is located at 415 North Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, CA. Reservations are recommended by calling 760-8326023 or by booking through OpenTable at www.SeriousFoodandDrink.com
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Trail, Palm Springs. Events are included with regular admission to the museum which ranges · Music by Heatwave Jazz Band · 82nd Airborne Living History from $9 to $16. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own porAssociation table chairs. Active Military and · Children’s activities their immediate family with ID · Food vendors and children 5 and under are · Beer Tent free. Family rates are $32 and · PT-17 Rides For Sale on site $40, depending on the age of the The Palm Springs Air Museum children. (760) 778-6262. www. is located at 745 N. Gene Autry PalmSpringsAirMuseum.org
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Kitten-Palooza! Kitten season is here! While it is undoubtedly the cutest time of the year, it is also the most trying time for our shelter and foster network. Kittens are arriving daily at the Palm Springs Animal Shelter, some just days old needing critical medical care.
Our amazing foster network is in overdrive, and needs your help. If you think you have what it takes, and are interested in becoming a foster guardian for the Palm Springs Animal Shelter, please call us at 760-416-5718 or email us at jorkney@psanimalshelter.org.
SURVEY SAYS! In whom do you confide? 36% ~ Female friend 29% ~ Family member 18% ~ Male friend 9% ~ Co-worker Source: YouGov.com
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BRAIN TEASER ANSWER Answer: War of 1812 • During the War of 1812, Key witnessed the shelling of Ft. McHenry, which defended Baltimore. He wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” the next morning when he saw the American flag still flying above the fort.
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