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Vaccine Buddies
City of Palm Springs and five local non-profits announce a new partnership to help Coachella Valley residents Any individual who is eligible for the vaccine – but has so far been unable procure an appointment due to health or technology barriers is urged to call one of the numbers below, with volunteers standing by Monday – Friday. DAP Heath 760-992-0408 Jewish Family Services of the Desert 760-325-4088, ext. 200 The Joslyn Center (55+) 760-340-3220
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he City of Palm Springs, five well known local nonprofits and RivCo Workforce Development are pleased to announce a new partnership to help Coachella Valley residents, particularly seniors and vulnerable communities, find often times hard to come by COVID-19 vaccine appointments as part of a new program that starts today called Vaccine Buddies. Last January, numerous nonprofits in the desert concluded that many of their clients were facing unnecessary, life-threatening challenges trying to get a vaccine. Mayor Christy Holstege and Mayor pro tem Lisa Middleton formed
• Johnny Cash’s estate was approached by an advertising company asking for permission to use “Ring of Fire” in an ad for hemorrhoid cream. The request was refused. • Tulips can continue to grow as much as an inch per day after being cut.
The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert 760-416-7790 a working group of community leaders with DAP Health, Jewish Family Services of the Desert, The Joslyn Center, The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert, The Mizell Center, and RivCo Workforce Development to come up with a solution, which has developed into Vaccine Buddies. How it works Each organization has recruited its own roster of tech-savvy volunteers, pairing them with clients who have been indentified as needing assistance. The former then work with the latter to procure valuable vaccine appointments at one of the various locations set up for this purpose around the Coachella Valley.
The Mizell Center (55+) 760-323-5689
• A man with severe OCD and a phobia about germs attempted to commit suicide with a gun to his head. Instead of killing him, the bullet eliminated his mental illness without any other damage.
my Awards came to be referred to as “the Oscars.” The earliest mention was in 1932 and became official in 1939.
• Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with beaver urine.
In addition, Spanish speakers can receive assistance by calling Jewish Family Services or Mizell center. If the last year of this worldwide pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that we all must work together toward a common goal to ensure the greater good,” said Mayor Christy Holstege. “It’s been gratifying and inspiring to see local nonprofit organizations join forces to provide much-needed aid to those of us who are most vulnerable. For more info about the program, visit palmspringsca.gov/vaccinebuddies.
• By the time they have been retired for two years, 78% of former NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress because of joblessness or divorce.
• A statue of Nikola Tesla in Silicon Valley radiates free Wi-Fi. It was created as an homage to his vision for wireless communication.
• A company in the U.K. offers “being hungover” as a valid reason for calling in sick to work.
• Nobody knows how the Acade-
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In This Issue
Stimulus Payment Merry-Go-Round.....2 Ham & Scalloped Potatoes...................5 Classifieds............................................7 Explaining Holy Week..........................8
1. SCIENCE: Where is the world’s most active volcano located? 2. TELEVISION: Which 1990s TV drama invented the catchphrase “The truth is out there”? 3. MATH: What is the total of numbers 1-100 added consecutively (1+2+3, etc.)? 4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What do the 100 folds in a chef’s hat represent? 5. LITERATURE: In which Harry Potter book does the Whomping Willow make its first appearance? 6. GEOGRAPHY: How many countries in Africa have only four letters in their names? 7. MOVIES: In the animated movie “Up,” to which scouting group does Russell belong? 8. ARCHITECTURE: Who designed the famous Fallingwater House in Pennsylvania? 9. LANGUAGE: What does the Greek prefix “hyper” mean? 10. MEDICAL: What is the common ailment classified in medical terms as singultus? © 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6
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WORD SEARCH Stimulus Payment Merry-Go-Round
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FAITH
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HOT CROSS BUNS
RABBIT
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JELLY BEANS
REJOICE
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JESUS
RESURRECTION
EGGS
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payment you’re to receive now, the third payment. If it says that payment information is Not Available, it means you’re not going to receive a payment the easy way (and might be why your second payment is still missing). On the Get My Payment page, click on Frequently Asked Questions to see what applies to you. Even if you don’t normally file, you’ll need to file for 2020 (preferably e-file) if you want that stimulus money quickly. Look for Line 30 on the Form 1040 or 1040-SR. It’s called the Recovery Rebate Credit. If you received Notice 1444 or 1444B in the mail from the IRS, it will tell you what figures to use. If you did receive the money but your financial situation has changed and you should have received a different amount, click on Recovery Rebate Credit.
A third round of stimulus payments are on their way. But has your second one shown up yet? Next question: Did you file last year’s 2019 taxes on paper instead of e-filing? If so, that might well be the reason you don’t have your money yet. The IRS got behind on processing the paper tax forms we sent a year ago. If all had gone well, those who were eligible should have received a $600 stimulus check (the second one) by Jan. 29, 2021. (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. The IRS has a specific page for you to check the status of your stimulus payment, but it’s only good for the third stimulus check. All information for your first and second stimulus money has been removed from their website. PLEASE CALL YOUR Confused yet? You’re not alone. REPRESENTATIVE! Start with www.irs.gov/ CONCERNED! coronavirus/get-my-payment and scroll to Get My Jay Obernolte (R) Payment. Click on it and 202-225-5861 8th district fill out the information. Mark Takano (D) You’ll go to a page that 951-222-0203 41st district PAID FOR BY A PRIVATE PARTY tells you the status of the
YOU MAY NOT KNOW! THERE IS A CRISIS AT OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!
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Community Easter Sunrise Service Living Hope Church Amphitheater
(next to Desert Christ Park)
Easter Sunday, April 4th at 6:00 a.m. Sponsored by the Morongo Basin Evangelical Pastors Fellowship
Holy Week / Easter Sunday SCHEDULE
March 28th Palm Sunday / Blessing of Palms (YV) Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm Sunday: 8:00 am & 9:30am English 11am Spanish
April
1st Holy Thursday 6:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper (YV) 2nd Good Friday 3:00 pm Passion of our Lord (YV) 6:00 pm Stations of the Cross (Bilingual) YV) 3rd Holy Saturday 4:00 pm Easter Vigil Mass (YV) livestreamed
MAUNDY THURSDAY VICTORIA PARK, 6:00 PM Bring a lawn chair on which to sit. GOOD FRIDAY Online, 7:00 pm Reflective meditative online zoom forum centered in the Seven Last Words of Christ. Music and readings.
4th Easter Sunday 8:00 am & 9:30 am Easter Mass ~ English (YV) 11:00 am Easter Mass ~ Spanish (YV) Please note: Our 9:30 am English Mass is livestreamed each Sunday for those unable to attend in person.
EASTER SUNDAY Temple Isaiah, (indoors) 9:30 AM
St Mary of the Valley Catholic Community
7495 Church St., Yucca Valley, CA 92284
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COVID safety protocols will be active. Celebrate the resurrection and the joy of resurrection and the joy of being together again for “in-person” worship!
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Little Church of the Desert Desert Little Church of the Little Church of the Desert Family Worship and Childrens Church Easter Sunday
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7546 Kickapoo Tr. Yucca Valley, CA www.Gatewayyv.com
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Brain Teaser
I left my campsite and hiked south for 3 miles. Then I turned east and hiked for 3 miles. I then turned north and hiked for 3 miles, at which time I came upon a bear inside my tent eating my food! What color was the bear? See Answer on page 6
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• Do you store plastic wrap in the refrigerator? Many home experts will tell you that storing plastic wrap in your fridge or freezer can help with the stickiness factor -- the plastic is easier to manipulate and get into place when cold, but still stays put. Try it and see! • Want delicious fried chicken crust but not the dripping oil? Baste chicken pieces with mayonnaise, then dredge in crushed cracker crumbs mixed with a bit of flour. Bake and enjoy. • Laundry soap -- liquids, powder and pacs -- should be added to the water before clothing. This allows the soap to disperse correctly throughout the water and also can avoid “grease spotting” that sometimes occurs when detergents land on dry fabric. • “Many people have freezers in a garage or storage space that is not temperature or moisture controlled. To keep rust at bay, how about waxing the outside of your standing freezer periodically. Hey, it works for the car!” -- G.C. in North Carolina (c) 2021 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Ham and Scalloped Potatoes • 3 cups diced extra-lean ham • 6 1/2 cups thinly sliced cooked potatoes
• 1 cup diced onion • 1 1/2 cups shredded,
reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
• 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can
reduced-fat cream of celery soup
• 2 tablespoons fat-free half and half • 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes 1. Spray a slow-cooker container
with butter-flavored cooking spray. Layer half of the ham, half of the potatoes, half the onions and half the cheese in prepared container. Repeat layers.
2. In a small bowl, combine cel-
ery soup, half and half, and parsley flakes. Spoon soup mixture evenly over top of potato mixture. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours. Mix well before serving. Makes 8 (1 cup) servings.
Each serving: About 230 calories, 6g fat, 18g protein, 26g carb., 876mg sodium, 2g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 2 1/2 Meat, 1 1/2 Starch. (c) 2021 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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Stickelers Answer 1-d, 2-b, 3-e, 4-a, 5-c
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Crossword Answer
Inspirational Quote When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. — Harriet Beecher Stowe —
April Fools Jokes Why was the donkey annoying his friend? It was April Mules’ Day!
Sudoku Answer
What’s a stepladder’s favorite holiday? April Stool’s Day!
Go Figure Answer
Trivia Answers 1. Hawaii (Mauna Loa) 2. “The X-Files” 3. 5,050 4. 100 ways to cook an egg 5. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
6. Three: Chad, Mali and Togo 7. Wilderness Explorers 8. Frank Lloyd Wright 9. Over, excessive 10. Hiccup
Hitori Answer
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Brain Teaser Answer White, since the only place you can do that is the North Pole and polar bears are the only kind of bears that live there.
The Colonel’s Legacy “I’m astonished,” Sarge said when we met outside the coffee shop back door. “All on their own they set up a schedule for bathroom cleaning, cooking dinner, doing dishes, shower times. They worked it out themselves,” he said, obviously proud of the formerly homeless veterans who’d moved in upstairs. “Come look at this.” I trailed him up the narrow staircase to the attic dormitory. “Look how they keep it. Pristine.”
And it was. Beds made, pillows fluffed, not a thing out of place. Since I’d been up there last, Sarge had brought in a couch, two recliners, and a 35-inch television. “Computer and internet’s next,” he said. “One guy’s ready to start remote college classes. I found out he was only six credits away from an accounting degree before he went homeless. The VA screwed up his payments, he lost his apartment and his wife, and it was downhill from there.” I asked Sarge how he was able to pay for all this, finishing and furnishing the attic, feeding four hungry guys and only charging them $10 a week rent. He’d gotten an inheritance years ago when his father died, he said. The money had been sitting in the bank. Sarge went quiet for long minutes and then he said, “My father
was a colonel during one of our ugly wars. Every Thursday night when I was growing up, he wasn’t at dinner with us. He’d come home, jump into civvies, and dash to the VA hospital to help with ... whatever. Change bed pans, play chess, feed the ones who couldn’t hold a fork, write letters home, help guys figure out how to get up off the floor while they learned how to walk on their new legs, talk to the ones who woke up screaming ... whatever. The veterans never knew he was a full bird colonel.” Sarge looked around the dormitory. “The colonel,” he said with a small smile, “would be happy about this.” (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Explaining Holy Week Easter is a significant holiday for Christians across the globe. Though Easter Sunday is when faithful Christians gather to celebrate their faith, the week preceding Easter Sunday is full of significant events as well. Known as Holy Week, the week preceding Easter begins with Palm Sunday and ends with Holy Saturday, the day preceding Easter Sunday. Holy Week commemorates different events that unfolded over the final days of Jesus Christ’s life. Palm Sunday According to Catholic Online, Palm Sunday celebrates the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. On the day of Christ’s entry into Jerusalem, residents laid palms before him, which is why palms are distributed to the Christian faithful each year during Palm Sunday Mass. Palms are blessed at Mass, and many Christians turn their palms into crosses upon arriving home. The palms are eventually returned to the church, where they are burned, and the ashes of the palms are then used during the following year’s Ash Wednesday services. Holy Thursday Holy Thursday commemorates the Last
Supper, when Jesus celebrated the Passover feast with his disciples. In the story of Jesus Christ, the night of the Last Supper was the same night that Jesus was betrayed by his disciple, Judas. Good Friday Good Friday commemorates the trial, punishment and crucifixion of Christ. Though the official presiding over the trial of Jesus, Pontius Pilate, found no evidence of Jesus’s guilt in relation to the charges filed against him, he ultimately agreed to Christ’s crucifixion anyway in an effort to appease the crowd and avoid a riot. As a result, Christ was stripped, flogged and crowned with thorns before being made to carry his cross through the streets to the place where he was ultimately crucified. On Good Friday, the tabernacle inside Catholic churches is left empty to symbolize that Christ is departed. Holy Saturday The final day of Holy Week, Holy Saturday is a day to remember that Christ descended into hell, where he preached the gospel and opened the way to heaven for all those who were worthy.
Filthy lucre revenge Andreas Flaten quit his job at the Walker Luxury Autoworks in Peachtree City, GA recently because of the “toxic work environment,” as he put it. His boss didn’t take it kindly and that, Flaten believes, is why it took so long to receive his final paycheck, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens. So, when Flaten called to ask when he would get his money,
his ex-boss made accusations but relented and, at last, it showed up -- sometime in the middle of the night, dumped in his driveway, in the form of 500 pounds of pennies soaked in an oily substance. The Association of Mature American Citizens [www.amac.us] provides the Filler Files as a service on issues of concern to Americans over 50.
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