Thanks Mom! The official Mother’s Day holiday arose in the 1900s as a result of the efforts of Anna Jarvis, daughter of Ann Reeves Jarvis. Following her mother’s 1905 death, Anna Jarvis conceived of Mother’s Day as a way of honoring the sacrifices mothers made for their children.
Here in the Coachella Valley it’s easy to offer Mom the ultimate Mother’s Day of Days. From our fabulous spas to a day on the golf course, the possibilities are endless. Surprise her with maid service for a day, or have a limousine service driver her and her friends around town for a day of shopping, lunch and finish it off with a movie. For some a simple card and flowers is all Mom needs. Whatever you decide, do it with love and while you are at it, impress her with your Moth-
er’s Day knowledge. Mother’s Day is observed in different forms throughout the world. The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. While dates and celebrations vary, Mother’s Day most commonly falls on the second Sunday in May and traditionally involves presenting mothers with flowers, cards and other gifts.
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Following the success of her first Mother’s Day, Jarvis - who remained unmarried and childless her whole life—resolved to see her holiday added to the national calendar. Arguing that American holidays were biased toward male achievements, she started a massive letter writing campaign to newspapers and prominent politicians urging the adoption of a special day honoring motherhood. By 1912 many states, towns and churches had adopted Mother’s Day as an annual holiday, and Jarvis had established the Mother’s Day International Association to help promote her cause. Her persistence paid off in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson signed a measure officially establishing the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.
In the years before the Civil War (1861-65), Ann Reeves Jarvis of West Virginia helped start “Mothers’ Day Work Clubs” to teach local women how to properly care for their children. These clubs later became a unifying force in a region of the country still divided over the Civil War. In 1868 Jarvis organized “Mothers’ Friendship Day,” at which mothers gathered with former Union and Confederate soldiers Happy Mother’s Day! to promote reconciliation
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Notes from the Editor As the sun heats up and summer I also want to take this opporis right around the corner, don’t tunity to wish my Mother, and forget about sun safety. all of the Mothers worldwide a Happy Mother’s Day. This is Nothing makes me feel better probably one holiday we should than the warmth of the sun. It celebrate each and every day!! rejuvenates me, my body enjoys (limited amounts) the sun, and Enjoy your special day! sunshine gives me a good frame of mind. When it comes to sunshine, think moderation!
Françoise Rhodes news@desertmobilehomenews.com
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Huell Howser Exhibit At Chapman College The joy that the late Huell Howser shared with generations of Californians infuses a new permanent exhibit, sponsored by the Automobile Club of Southern California, housed in Chapman University’s Leatherby Libraries. The exhibit includes images, text, and artifacts, which outline Howser’s career and legacy in California. For most of three decades Howser traveled throughout California in search of the inspiring and offbeat, the wonderful and amazing. The university holds all of Howser’s art collection, books, the unedited tapes used to create 900 to 1,000 TV episodes, DVDs of all his shows, and at Huellhowserarchives. com are all of the shows in digital and searchable formats.
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The exhibit features photos and text that tell the story of his life, from his boyhood in Gallatin, Tenn. to his early TV news career at WSM-TV in Nashville to his ultimate landing at KCET-TV and PBS stations everywhere. Other parts of the exhibit include time lines of his varied TV series, including “California’s Gold”; a re-creation of his office; and a memorabilia display that includes items such as the Olympic torch he once ran with. The floor of the exhibit features a massive map of California with spots where Howser filmed episodes, an expanse that stretches from the Imperial Valley to the northernmost coast. Chapman University One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866 | (714) 997-6815
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Tee-Off Golf Tournament at Hawk’s Landing sored by Pacific Western Bank and Tortoise Rock Casino, will provide lunch at “The Roost” with the price of registration and each player will receive a goodie bag filled with donations from area merchants and golf shops around the Coachella Valley. Opportunity drawings will also be available with prizes ranging from a $270 value Family Fun Pack from Pier 39 in San Francisco, dinner and golf packages worth $250 and more, a summer membership and driving range gift cards from Hawk’s Landing, a laser printer from Desert Images, and lots of gift certificates, gift baskets and golf equipment.
The Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce Tee-Off Golf Tournament will feature a “HOLEIN-ONE” prize for some lucky golfer at the May 22 at Hawk’s Landing Golf Course. The prize being a brand new Jeep Wrangler for the golfer that can tee off and make it in the hole in one stroke! Register today by calling: 760-365-6323 & for more info go This annual tournament, spon- line at www.yuccavalley.org
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The Cathedral Center May Events LECTURES & SEMINARS May 13, Wednesday (12-1pm) Writers Series with Bob Hurlbert. May 27, Wednesday (12-1pm) SCAN and Senior Advocates of the Desert, will discuss how they can help us understand some of the following programs: Social Security retirement benefits, Medicare, Medi-Cal, SSI. IHSS. and Veterans benefits.
(10-12pm) Mahjong an ancient tile game that involves concentration and fun! Instructor Elaine Anderson will be by your side to walk you through the ins and outs of the game.
Lunch - sponsored by Billhartz Desert Insurance (Price $2 for Members, $4 for nonmembers, Free for people who have their birthday in May).
requested donation of $3.00, please make sure to call if so we can ensure that we will have enough meals for everyone.
For more information call Monday thru Friday, Meals on the Cathedral Center at Every Tuesday (1-4pm) Bunco. Wheels Lunch is served to those 760-321-1548 or visit A dice game that will have you over 60 years and older for a www.CathedralCenter.org laughing, and yelling “Crapper� when you lose! And even the losers walk away winners! ($2.00 for members and $4.00 for nonmembers. Plus bring $1.00 for GAMES & ACTIVITIES Every Monday (9:30-10:30am) inside game play). Zumba Gold With Instructor Cara Lewis. A go at your pace, Every Thursday (12-4pm) BINLatin dance inspired exercise GO. Come join the fun with class. (cost is $3.00 for members friends new and old!! Every Friday (1-3pm) 52 Card BINGO. and $4.00 for non-members. Every Monday (1-2pm) Wii Bowling Games Every Monday,
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LUNCHES & BIRTHDAYS May 12, (11:00am) Birthday
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New Cooking Show In Town KMIR-TV (NBC) has partnered with television producers Linda and Ira Distenfield and Jan Boydstun, the valley’s celebrated ‘Gadget Gal’, and owner of Kitchen Kitchen in Indian Wells for ‘What’s Cooking with Jan Boydstun.’ Boystun’s expertise in the world
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of kitchen items is unsurpassed in the Coachella Valley. Running the family business for the last 26 years, Boydstun’s moniker as the ‘Gadget Gal’ was garnered due to her knowledge of cooking and kitchen gadgets and her passion for sharing their use with others. Boydstun has held over 500 gadget demos
salad are revealed. In addition to LG’s, the five month inaugural season includes visits to Copley’s, Castelli’s, Mitch’s The series premiers on KMIR on El Paseo, Fantasy Springs, at 7 pm on Saturday, May 9th La Quinta Baking Company, when Boydstun goes inside Hibachi, BluEmber at Rancho LG’s Steakhouse in La Quinta Las Palmas, Bobby Mao’s, and as the secrets for preparing Catalan. the perfect steak and caesar throughout the Coachella Valley, on cruise ships and at industry trade shows.
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Fresh Fruit and Mint Salad
INGREDIENTS • 1 papaya or mango • 1 cup strawberries • 2 kiwis • 1 banana • 2 navel oranges
• 3 tablespoons honey • 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier, optional • 3 to 5 sprigs fresh mint • 1 cup raspberries or blueberries
DIRECTIONS 1. Peel and dice the mango or papaya, and put in a medium bowl. Trim the strawberries’ stems and half or quarter, if large. Add to the bowl of fruit. Peel and dice the kiwi, add to bowl. Peel and slice the bananas, add to bowl. 2. Cut the top and bottom off the oranges just deep enough to expose the inner fruit. Following the curve of the fruit cut the skin and pith off the orange in panels. Holding the orange over the bowl cut between the membranes to free the citrus segments. Let them fall into the bowl as they are cut free. By hand, squeeze all the juice from the remaining membrane over the fruit, then discard. Repeat with the other orange. 3. Lightly stir the honey and Grand Marnier, if using, into the fruit. Strip the mint leaves off the stem, tear, or chop into smaller pieces, and stir into the fruit salad. Add the berries and set aside for 10 minutes or up to 2 hours. **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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Geology of Gold and Silver Join D.D. Trent in his presentation on “The Geology of Gold and Silver” at the Old Schoolhouse in Twentynine Palms on Friday, May 8 at 7 pm.
Admission is $5.00. A dinner with the speaker at 5 pm will be held at the 29 Palms Inn. Joshua Tree National Park Association.
D. D. TRENT, Ph.D., Geology, For more information : Professor Emeritus, Citrus Col- 760-910-1420 lege, has been an oil compa- www.joshuatree.org ny geologist and involved in other geological projects since 1955. He has carried out extensive field research in Alaska, Utah, Arizona, and California, taught geology at Citrus College for 28 years, and served as adjunct faculty at the University of Southern California. He appears in the PBS telecourse series, The Earth Revealed and he is the co-author of the JTNPA publication, Joshua Tree National Park Geology.
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The Miracle Worker One of the most popular plays in the American Theatre opens Desert Theatreworks’ third season. The life of Helen Keller, the courageous woman who overcame tremendous disability, is familiar to most of us, but such is the power of her amazing story that it continues to inspire again and again. William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker, first presented on stage in 1959, tells the true story of a young teacher named Annie Sullivan and her heroic efforts to give the blind, deaf and mute Helen Keller the gift of language. With no way to communicate, Keller’s life until meeting Sullivan was one of frustration and rage. With remarkable dedication and love, Sullivan fed Keller the universe through her hands. The Miracle Worker will reawaken you
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to the limitless possibilities of being alive. Show Information Fridays at 7pm Saturdays at 2pm and 7pm Performance Dates & Times May 8, 9, 15, 16 at 7pm May 9 & 16 at 2pm
Mizell Movie of the Week Free for Everyone May is Steve Martin Month. Movie of the Week is every Thursday at 10:00 AM. The Movies are free and so is the popcorn!! Come on down and enjoy a movie...and have a delicious lunch afterwards. This is a great way to catch-up on some classic movies and enjoy meeting new friends at Mizell.
May 14 - Father of the Bride May 21 - Roxanne May 28 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Be sure to stop by for a movie, catch up on the films of this nostalgic time and enjoy fun movies and meet fellow movie buffs. For information, call Mizell at 760-323-5689.
The Arthur Newman Theatre 73-750 Catalina Way, Palm Desert CA, 92260 General admission $26 Senior $24 Student (with ID) $16 Tickets can be purchased online www.dtworks.org, in person at the Joslyn Center: 73-750 Catalina Way, Palm Desert CA, 92260, and by phone 760-980-1455.
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Meet Lettermen Singer Jim Pike choir. After the Navy, he attended Brigham Young University where he sang in the choir and began singing four part harmony with a group called The Damons. The Damons sang with Stan Kenton and also recorded with Warner Brothers Records. While still attending B.Y.U., Pike met Bob Engemann The event is one of eight Cal State and formed The Lettermen with University Associates yearly pre- Engemann and Tony Butala in sentations, which are typically 1958. They had their first hit, member-invite only, and not “The Way You Look Tonight,” in open to the public. The group 1961 and the rest is history. opens up one or two events per season to the community. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. in the campus’s Indian Pike started singing professionally Wells Theater, 37-500 Cook St., at the age of three with his father’s Palm Desert. Admission is free band on the radio and in personal and parking is complimentary appearances in the Midwest. He courtesy of the Friends of the sang in his high school choir and Palm Desert Campus. won a talent contest impersonating Al Jolson. It was then that For more info about the Cal State Pike decided he liked performing University Associates or to bein front of audiences. He joined come a member, visit www.Calthe U.S. Navy and sang in the StateUniversityAssociates.com. Jim Pike, founding member of the renowned singing group The Lettermen, will discuss his life and career during a presentation at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus on Tues., May 12, to benefit the university’s Cal State University Associates program.
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