Joshua Tree National Park future land expansion
Mojave Desert Land Trust (MDLT) recently announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of the 690-acre Quail Wash property in Joshua Tree, a landmark achievement that was nearly ten years in the making. This parcel, located adjacent to the west entrance of Joshua Tree National Park, was part of the original Joshua Tree National Monument proclaimed by President Roosevelt in 1936, but was removed by Congress for mining activity in 1950.
Due to generous grantor and donor gifts (including a local campaign that raised over $10,000 from the neighboring community), this land will be forever protected from development. MDLT plans to restore the property and then to donate it back to the National Park for all to enjoy. The property has important biological significance. It contains Joshua Tree woodlands,
desert tortoise habitat, desert wash and mountainous terrain. The land remains largely undisturbed and is located in a critical part of the wildlife linkage corridor that follows Quail Wash from the peak of Quail Mountain inside the Park into the dispersed community of Joshua Tree. National Park Superintendent David Smith recently commented on its significance
stating, “Parks are not just islands in the midst of our landscapes. They are connected to other public lands and crucial habitats through wildlife corridors, washes and mountain chains. Continued on page 9
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Notes from the Editor
To the Editor, Thanks for the gas saving tips, some were just common sense but the others I had never heard about. More tips like those please.
Dear Readers, As I write this I’m in Long Beach, CA, at the Hotel Maya across from Shoreline Village and five minutes walking distance from the Queen Mary. The weather is warm, the harbor is lovely.
Peter S., Indio
Growing up on the outskirts of Long Beach then having a sailboat in the Shoreline Marina for 10 years, it certainly brings back a lot of good memories. However, Long Beach’s downtown has had a makeover and looking fabulous, and of course the historic Queen Mary is a lot of fun.
Hi Peter, Thanks for the note. Some of the tips surprised me as well. Goes to show you we are never too old to learn!
About two hours away, consider downtown Long Beach for an easy getaway that includes shopping, stunning views, attractions, dining, and a fun vibrant atmosphere!!
Regards, Françoise PS..Is there anything specific you are interested in?
Time to sit out on the balcony and look across the harbor at lights of downtown.....
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Learning about CAL Fresh services Do you qualify for CAL Fresh Services? CAL Fresh, formerly known as food stamps, provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help to buy nutritious foods for a better diet.
sign-up for CAL Fresh services. The representative will be on-site from 10:30—11:30 a.m. the second Thursday of each month for the next three months to assist families in completing their applications.
The Palm Springs Public Library will have a representative on site to talk with families about qualifying and to
Palm Springs Public Library 300 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs CA 92262, 760-416-6731
Congratulations Dan Nelson! Scored a Hole-in-one on number 6 at Suncrest Golf Club, Palm Desert
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Wait before you plant winter flowers Red & Yellow Chuparosa The brilliant red flowers of typWinter flowers are making their ical Chuparosa interplanted way to nurseries throughout with its yellow-flowered clone, the valley. Looking vibrant and create a striking combination refreshing after a long hot sum- from early winter through mer, our first instinct is to fill mid-spring. the trunk full of flowers and run home and plant them. However, Pea Bush & Fairy Duster it’s still too hot! With hot tem- The Fairy Duster’s deep green peratures still hanging around in foliage and pink flowers, September, and our current wa- which attract hummingbirds, ter restrictions, hold off on the together with the gray foliage new plants until mid-October and purplish–pink flowers of or you’ll spend more money re- Pea Bush, make an excellent placing dead flowers, instead of combination. enjoying the money you spent Lilac Vine & Trailing Gazania on a colorful flowerbed. The iridescent purple flowers Color is in! Here are some sug- and the deep green of the Ausgested plant combinations to tralian Lilac Vine contrast well consider for a colorful winter with the gray foliage and yellow flowers of Trailing Gazania. display. By Françoise Rhodes
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Desert Lavender & White Plumbago Plumbago develops a bronzepurple foliage in the winter, offering a great contrast to the soft gray-silver leaves of Desert Lavender. Desert Marigold The deep yellow spination of Golden Barrel, contrasting with the brilliant red flowers of Firecracker Penstemon, creates a unique flora foliage combination. Golden Barrels lend themselves to mass planting, in three, five, seven or more plants, for significant impact in the landscape.
compost to one part existing soil. Add slow-release fertilizer, and make sure your winter annuals have enough space between them to grow. Water twice a day, usually in the morning and maybe late in the afternoon as the plants are becoming established (about 2 weeks). Once established water once a day or every 2 - 3 days, depending on the weather. Then it’s time to sit back and enjoy the flower show!
If you are planting annuals in the ground, then add compost or potting soil to the existing soil at a ratio of about one part
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Community Spotlight
Joshua Springs MHP, Desert Hot Springs
Long-time resident, Jessica Klein, passed away on March 27. She had been ill for some time.
Welcome September, we’re finally getting some relief from the one-teens and some of the humidity.
The Park residents were saddened by the loss of Marti Zimmer at the beginning of April. Marti had been a bright spark Thanks to all our substitute an- here, and we will miss her. She nouncers, Pam G., Wanda S, was a teacher for 40 years. She and Betty J. who filled in for and husband Bob raised puppies Jeannette as she was recovering for the Leader Dogs program. Marti was the one who started from a bout of pneumonia. the Friday night movies for us. Evon R. is smiling big these days. Her daughter Lavonna and hus- The week of March 20th was band Bruce Janke are back from very busy. We had six people the Middle East where they were celebrating birthdays and two working. The kids are now liv- anniversaries! ing in San Diego so they can visCourtesy of Joan Carroll it more often.
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Green Apple Spinach Salad
INGREDIENTS • 1 package (9 ounces) fresh baby spinach, torn • 2 medium tart apples, chopped • 1/4 cup golden raisins • 1/4 cup sugar • 1/4 cup cider vinegar • 1/4 cup vegetable oil • 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt • 1/4 teaspoon celery salt • 1/2 cup chopped cashews
DIRECTIONS 1. In a large salad bowl, combine the spinach, apples and raisins. 2. In a small bowl, whisk the sugar, vinegar, oil, garlic salt and celery salt. 3. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat. 4. Sprinkle with cashews. Serve immediately. Yield: 6 servings **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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IT WORKS
1. Molasses Place some molasses in a large bowl. Fill the remaining bowl with water. Crickets will jump in the bowl when they smell molasses. Replace the contents of the bowl frequently.
3. Bug Spray Make use of bug sprays to keep crickets away.
4. Vacuum Cleaner Vacuum the room by making use of high efficiency particulate air. These high-powered machines will pull off the eggs 2. Set Traps from carpets or the areas wherPlace traps around the probever they have been laid. lematic areas like walls, doors or windows. Crickets are more 5. Seal Your Home attracted to hot and moist ar- Seal the tiny crevices of your eas, so place the traps around home with the help of cement such areas. or plaster so that crickets do not
- Help rid your home of crickets creep inside them. Make use of weather stripping and door sweeps for floors. Utilize caulk and screen patches for windows. 8. Homemade Spray Steep ½ cup of red chilies’, red chili powder, or chili sauce in 6. Remove Bright Lights Crickets are fascinated by bright 2 cups of water. Strain the liqlights. Therefore, refrain from uid, and dilute it with 2 cups of using LED lights in your house. water. Use it to spray over the plants and insects. 7. Soap Water Fill a spray bottle with soap water 9. Nitrogen-Fixing Plants and spray it around your house. Plant garlic, clover and sweet It will penetrate the crickets’ peas in your garden, as nitrogenskin and cause irritation, thus fixing plants irritate crickets and can drive them out. repel them.
Desert Institute fall classes are here The Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park is beginning the Fall 2015 educational season with the following classes:
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Sept 18-20: Insects and Arthropods with Kurt Leuschner, M.S. Sept 18 – 20: Fine Art Photography with Ralph Nordstrom
Sept 19: Desert Queen Ranch and the Keys Family with John Hale, Ph.D. Sept 20: Desert Snakes: Mystery & Intrique, William Hayes, Ph.D.
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Call for specific detail and class times. Joshua Tree National Park Association 760-367-5539 www.joshuatree.org
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Did You Know? Before it was Food Stamps... The idea for the first Food Stamp Program (FSP) is credited to various people, most notably Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace and the program’s first Administrator Milo Perkins. The program operated by permitting people on relief to buy orange stamps equal to their normal food expenditures; for every $1 worth of orange stamps purchased, 50 cents worth of blue stamps were received. Orange stamps could be used to buy any food; blue stamps could only be used to buy food determined by the
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Department to be surplus. Over the course of nearly 4 years, the first FSP reached approximately 20 million people at one time or another in nearly half of the counties in the U.S.--peak participation was 4 million--at a total cost of $262 million. The first recipient was Mabel McFiggin of Rochester, New York; the first retailer to redeem the stamps was Joseph Mutolo; and the first retailer caught violating the program was Nick Salzano in October 1939. The program
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pluses and widespread unemployment--no longer existed.”
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Continued from cover The Quail Wash acquisition exemplifies how we can protect JTNP along with landscapes, ecosystems and communities along the urbanwildland interface and add to the genetic diversity and habitat in and around the Park.�
ation Act naming three new national Monuments in the region.
Mojave Desert Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to protect the Mojave Desert ecosystem and its scenic and cultural resource values through acquisition, land stewardship With the same goal in mind and strategic partnerships. Senator Feinstein recently Since 2006 the organization proposed the California Des- has protected over 54,000 ert Conservation and Recre- acres of desert land.
BRAIN TEASER
ANSWER ON PAGE 13
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Question: Jack, our local lumberjack, can cut a section of tree trunk in exactly 4 minutes. He has a fifty foot long tree trunk which he wants to cut into 50 one foot sections. How long will this take him considering the fact he will not stop until the task is complete?
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PUZZLES & HOROSCOPE
Answers: Sodoku, p.14, Crossword, p.14
HOROSCOPE • SEPTEMBER 17 - SEPTEMBER 23 ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your cosmic gift of the day will be an uncanny ability to identify people’s strongest ideas while pinpointing their weakest notions without calling so much attention to the matter that it causes embarrassment. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Lies are often told with the aim of bringing people closer, but when they are uncovered, they do the opposite. And if not uncovered, lies eat away at the inside of relationships. It will be harder, but the truth will be worth it. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The No. 1 rule of crowd control, known by magicians and politicians alike, is: Control their focus. The crowd you’ll be dealing with may be fairly small today, but the rule will apply to your situation. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Whether a person does the wrong thing, fails to do the right thing or does the right thing wrong, the result is the same: not good for anyone. Prevent mistakes with your vigilance, especially in regard to those you manage. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The process is complicated, and the stakes are high — a recipe for feelings of exhilaration, fright or any number of emotions in between. The main thing is to take it slow and keep a positive mindset. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There are people in your immediate circle who know and love you but who nonetheless can’t possibly understand your depth, intelligence, humor and other choices.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You know that things can’t bring you happiness, but when they don’t work for what you want to do or who you want to be, they can sure cause you distress. It’s a day for repairs, upkeep and upgrades. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are times when you have to slog through something miserable because it’s the right thing to do, there’s no alternative or for some other reason. Not now. If it’s making you miserable, quitting could be a winning move. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Powdered creamer won’t dissolve in lukewarm coffee. Some people are like that, too - they won’t mix and blend into their environment unless it’s heated. You’ll make it exciting for someone. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There are certain unavoidable pressures that have to do with your basic survival, identity and relationships. Your attitude: Bring it on. You’re strong, able and ready for the challenges. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Small problems that occur independently in different parts of your life will ultimately interact with one another in stressful ways — unless you fix them early. Handle the small stuff ASAP, even if it seems unimportant. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It’s time for part two of that interesting connection you made last week. This is where the plot thickens: You learn a little more about each other and realize something intriguing that you have in common.
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Go bananas in Oxnard
a fun-filled day in addition to learning about the journey of the banana and inner workings of the Port. Festival highlights include delicious food and banana treats, live music, interactive displays, arts & The free festival provides visi- crafts vendors, kids’ activities, tors an opportunity to enjoy Port tours and more. It’s time to ‘Go Bananas’ once again when the 4th Annual Banana Festival at the Port takes place at the Port of Hueneme, Oxnard Harbor District, 105 Port Hueneme Road.
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Visitors are also offered a look into the Port’s daily operations and its interworking are provided at thePort Pavilion. Visitors can learn how the Port works for the community as well as about its many imports and exports that are transported globally throughout six continents.
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The event takes place on Saturday, September 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For Festival information, call 805-535-4060 or visit the website at www.BananaPortFest.com
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La Quinta encourages residents to prepare for seasonal storms Recently the National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for the Coachella Valley, meaning conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Residents are encouraged to monitor forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued. “With this notification we are on alert and increasing our emergency preparedness efforts by providing sandbags and sand to our residents and businesses,” said City Manager, Frank Spevacek. On a first-come, first served basis, sand bags are available at the following locations: City Hall 78495 Calle Tampico: Monday - Thursday from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. – 5.p.m. (Closed on weekends.) Fire Station 32 - 78111 Avenue 52: Mon-
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day - Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Closed on weekends.) Fire Station 70 - 54001 Madison Street: Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Closed on weekends.) Fire Station 93 - 44555 Adams Street: Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Closed on weekends.) Proof of residency or business is required with a ten (10) bag limit. For additional information, please check the City’s website: www.la-quinta.org and click on the emergency services link: www.la-quinta.org/ your-government/safety/ emergency-services/seasonal-preparedness
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Remaining resident puts senior housing on hold Six years ago the city of Rancho Mirage’s Housing Authority purchased the 12.3-acre park with plans to build affordable senior housing complex similar to the adjacent Santa Rosa Villas. After lawsuits ensued, the last remaining family in the Rancho Palms Mobile Home Park on Peterson Road will have to relocate. Recently the City Council gave staff the go-ahead to serve final papers, giving the homeowner 180 days to move.
of mobile homes currently for sale and reported finding about 75 in 39 parks within 20 The city contracted with Over- miles of Rancho Palms with land, Pacific & Cutler, an ac- pad rental rates ranging from quisition and relocation con- $350 to $675 per month. sulting firm in Palm Desert, which conducted a survey Two years ago, the homeowner penses and any pad rent differential for 42 months.
joined two others that have previously relocated in a lawsuit against the city of Rancho Mirage, the suit has been dismissed several times. The homeowner’s attorney has until Sept. 30 to file a fifth amended complaint.
The City Council approved a budget of $68,000 for the Housing Authority to relocate the family. The budget includes the cost difference between the existing home, appraised at $43,000 and a replacement home, closing costs, moving ex-
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