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Big Bear Lake Maifest is Back!
Annual spinoff event to Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest kicks off May 22
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ig Bear Lake Maifest is Back! The annual spinoff event to Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest kicks off May 22 with a live band, traditional contests, authentic German food and of course icecold German beer. Big Bear Lake Maifest returns the following week for Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30, for more festive, good times. The Annual Big Bear Lake Maifest is known as Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest’s little sister. It’s a scaled-down version of Oktoberfest, but provides the same ambiance of cheerful revelries. The organizers of Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest conceived this novel idea when they learned about numerous celebrations that occur every spring throughout Germany called Maifest. These traditional German festivals date back to the 18th century when villagers and townspeople celebrated the end of winter and the arrival of springtime. It’s a natural fit for Big Bear, which recently thawed off its winter coat, and now welcomes spring with open arms. While Big Bear Lake Maifest is on a much smaller scale than her big sister Oktoberfest, there is one thing for certain and that is Maifest packs a big punch! In fact, Maifest has its very own punch drink called Maibowle (a champagne-style punch). It also serves authentic German beers, which includes traditional Springfest beers called Maibock. Another
1. MOVIES: How long was the shortest Academy Awards ceremony? 2. TELEVISION: Which U.S. state was the setting for the 1980s “Newhart” TV sitcom?
central custom is the festive Maypole known as the Maibaum. This iconic centerpiece comes adorned with coloful ribbons creating great photo opportunities. Plus, Big Bear Lake Maifest adds Oktoberfest favorites to the mix including sizzling bratwursts hot off the grill, homemade sauerkraut, fresh pretzels, apple strudel with warm vanilla sauce, a live band, log-sawing contests, stein holding competitions, and kids’ activities. Attendees are encouraged to dress in a lederhosen or dirndl to heighten the spirit of the event. Those who come dressed in traditional German attire receive a free Warsteiner gift! Oktoberfest will take place outdoors under the majestic mountain pines. It’s a rain or shine event, and organizers have a plan B in place to move festivities indoors in case Mother Nature throws a • Early Hoover vacuum cleaners were hard to sell because potential customers refused to believe they could have that much dirt in their carpets.
• A chef traditionally wears white because the chef of the first prime minister of France (1815) believed it was the most hygienic of all colors. • The shape of the Coca-Cola bottle is patterned after a cacao seed pod.
In This Issue
Favorite Food Missing?........................2 Volunteer Puppy Raisers Needed.........3 Rye-Crusted Pork Chops......................5 Now Here’s A Tip..................................8
• A New Jersey man bought a $5 bottle of orange juice, which his wife deemed too expensive and sent him back to return. He bought two Powerball lottery tickets with the refund and ended up winning the jackpot worth $315.3 million. • Plane exhaust kills more people than plane crashes. Approxi-
3. MEDICAL: What is a common name for the condition known medically as ankylosis? 4. GEOGRAPHY: Which European nation colonized Haiti?
curveball. Big Bear Lake Maifest is fully prepared to present a safe and healthy environment by following all necessary CDC guidelines. Big Bear Lake Maifest is Saturday, May 22, Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30 (Memorial Day Weekend), from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. each day. The weekend festivities take place at The Big Bear Lake Convention Center; home to Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest, located at 42900 Big Bear Blvd. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors (62+), and $5 for kids (3 to 12 years of age). Preferred seating is available for $18, which includes reserved seating and cocktail service. To pre-purchase tickets online or for general info, visit BigBearEvents.com, or Facebook, or call 909-585-3000. mately 10,000 people die annually from toxic airplane pollutants. • “Hurkle-durkle” is an old Scottish word meaning to lie in bed after it’s time to get up and get going. • Are you one of those folks who paces while talking on the phone? Psychologists believe this may be a kind of coping mechanism to make up for lack of body language and nonverbal cues that normally accompany conversation. (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
5. HISTORY: What was the Monroe Doctrine, a policy stated by President James Monroe in 1823? 6. ADVERTISING: Horatio Magellan Crunch is the mascot for which cereal brand? 7. FOOD & DRINK: What is bannock? 8. BIBLE: What is the Pentateuch? 9. SCIENCE: How do mosses reproduce? 10. INVENTIONS: When did the first patented drive-in movie theater open? © 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6
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WORD SEARCH Favorite Foods Missing From Grocery Shelves
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You’d think that the grocery store shortages would be long gone by now. But no ... they never completely went away. Only the missing items have changed. My neighbor and I laugh and compare notes about “the toilet paper of the month,” recalling the long period when getting namebrand toilet paper was impossible around here. At this point, the missing item is a type of soup, which has been gone for nearly four weeks. A particular flavor of baked beans, gone. No-salt canned green beans, vanished. Jasmine rice, steel-cut oatmeal, low-sodium tuna ... no more. Even the tags are missing from store shelves in all three shopping locations here, and managers can’t order them. My neighbor and I weren’t laugh-
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ing today, however, when we realized it had been a full month since a certain chocolate bar had been seen on shelves in any store here. “We’re in trouble,” she said, and she’s right. “Do we dare order it online?” she wondered? We’re considering doing just that. The worst, though, was when I couldn’t find the one cat food my elderly kitty is supposed to eat. For health issues, she can’t have anything else. I finally called the manufacturer and was told that they were unable to produce it due to lack of ingredients. Eventually, and just in time, it became available and I ordered a three-month supply. But it’s something I now track on a weekly basis. Here’s what I found after contacting a few food manufacturers: Many of them are cutting out, forever, products that were slow movers. If certain food items have vanished from your store’s shelves, it might be time to do an online search. Look for “discontinued foods.” You could discover that it’s time to stop looking because those items just aren’t coming back. (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Volunteer puppy raisers needed What if volunteer work could be gratifying, meaningful, and totally adorable? It’s paws-ible with Guide Dogs of the Desert! Right now the organization is in urgent need of potential foster families for 20 puppies by June 2021. But you can help! By becoming a volunteer puppy raiser for Guide Dogs of the Desert, you’ll be anintegral part of the process that helps people with visual impairment find independence through the use of a guide dog. You’ll also spend 18 months with asmart, playful new friend. The puppies are black Labrador Retrievers and Standard Poodles, each between 8-12weeks old when they are placed with a puppy raiser. As a puppy raiser, your job is to help the dog learn about the world and interact withhumans in a variety of situations. The puppy will remain in your home until they are 18to 24 months old. Guide Dogs of the Desert will be
with you throughout the journey with trainingsessions, puppy raiser outings, Zoom meetings, and constant support. And when thepuppy is old enough to be matched with their human — well, that’s when you changesomeone’s life. The Coachella Valley-based Guide Dogs of the Desert is an accredited guide dogschool and has been helping visually impaired students find independence andcompanionship through service dogs for almost 50 years. Interested in raising a puppy? Contact Guide Dogs of the Desert at 760.329.6257, e-mail puppyraisers@ gddca.org, or visit gddca.org for more info and to fill out an application.
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Hi-Desert Nature Museum introduces new online exhibit Feathered Relations: Works by Marwin Begaye is the new online exhibition being offered by the Hi-Desert Nature Museum and is available for viewing at hidesertnaturemuseum.org through June 12. It links viewers back to nature through startlingly beautiful prints of birds by Begaye. In this exhibition, Begaye creates a conceptual homage to birds through stunning prints, intricately carved wood blocks, and colorful multi-media works. For the artist, birds reflect our relationships, linking us back to nature, to culture, and to one another. As he writes in the exhibition, “I honor the birds by giving them halos, and the marks often associated with sacredness, because in our beliefs, the birds have powers for healing and for ceremony. The birds carry these powers, shared with us through the gift of their
feathers. The birds are sacred.” Marwin Begaye (Diné [Navajo]) is an internationally exhibited printmaker, painter, and nationally recognized graphic designer. As Associate Professor of Painting and Printmaking at the University of Oklahoma’s School of Visual Arts, his research has been concentrated on cultural identity, especially the intersection of traditional American Indian culture and pop culture. Begaye shares “This exhibition is about relationships: relationships to the land, to cultural knowledge, and to the nonhuman beings that we share space with. Our feathered relatives are important to our environment.
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Brain Teaser
I have a large money box, 10 inches wide and 5 inches tall. Roughly how many coins can I place until my money box is no longer empty? SEE ANSWER ON PAGE 6
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Duck, the condors are coming “The Birds” in Alfred Hitchcock’s movie with the same name were pretty scary when they flocked and attacked the hapless heroine. So, you can imagine how scared Cinda Mickols, who lives in Tehachapi, CA, was when a flock of Giant California condors targeted her home recently. These were no scrawny crows; these condors can have a wingspan of almost ten feet and weigh as much as 23 pounds, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens. And, Cinda can tell you
it’s a very, very scary -- and messy -- affair to be under attack by them; her home was their target recently and nearly trashed the place. Her daughter Tweeted photos of the assault and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service responded suggesting fighting back by shouting, loud clapping and spraying them with water. 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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Rye-Crusted Pork Chops and Apple Slaw Use leftover rye bread to create an incredibly flavorful coating for these tasty pork chops. each with 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; press on rye crumbs.
• 1 tablespoon olive oil • 3 slices rye bread • 6 bone-in pork chops • Salt and Pepper • 6 teaspoon Dijon mustard • 2 tablespoon butter • 1/2 head red cabbage • 1 Granny Smith apple • 1/4 cup water • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2. Roast at 425 degrees F for 14 to 16 minutes or until cooked through (145 F). Meanwhile, in large skillet, heat butter on medium-high until melted. Add red cabbage, apple, water, red wine vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
1. In processor, pulse olive oil and torn rye bread into fine crumbs. Season pork chops with 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper; arrange on oiled rimmed baking sheet. Top
3. Heat to simmering. Cook 10 minutes, covered, or until wilted and soft. Makes 6 servings. (c) 2021 Hearst Communications, Inc. All rights reserved
A true long shot It can seem that the quest for a Guinness World Record has achieved “pandemic” proportions with people around the world making up things they can do that no one else has done before, like eating 26,000 Big Macs or growing the longest fingernails, says the Association of Mature American Citizens. But two guys in Utah have come up with a trick that emphasizes accuracy in a sweet and tasty way. Dallas Anderson, who’s aim with a sling-
shot is impeccable, is the shooter of the two-man team and his pal, Jon Paleka, is the catcher. They recently won the record for, what some might call, accurately propelling a marshmallow into a far off mouth. In this case, Anderson aimed and shot the marshmallow a distance of nearly 226 feet directly into Paleka’s open mouth. 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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CryptoQuip Answer
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Crossword Answer
Our waiters haven’t yet served German Sausage. You could say the wurst is yet to come.
Stickelers Answer The answer is Tuesday. The day before tomorrow is today, Friday. The day after that is Saturday and 4 days before is Saturday is Tuesday.
Inspirational Quote “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
Sudoku Answer
—George R.R. Martin —
Go Figure Answer
Trivia Answers
1. The first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929 lasted 15 minutes. 2. Vermont 3. Stiff joint 4. France 5. The U.S. opposed further European colonization of the Americas, but wouldn’t interfere with existing colonies or meddle in
the affairs of European countries. 6. Cap’n Crunch 7. Flat, quick bread of Scottish origin 8. The first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy 9. Spores 10. 1933 in Camden, New Jersey
Hitori Answer
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Brain Teaser Answer Just one, after which it will no longer be empty.
Once-Homeless Vets Test Job Market In the month since the homeless veterans had moved into the attic dormitory, three of them had gotten jobs of one kind or another. Sarge had gone banging on doors up and down the main street, looking for available work within walking distance. The accountant-to-be, he of the formerly long hair and a face hidden by an immense beard, was keeping books and answering phones afternoons at a real estate
office, wearing a clip-on tie and a collared shirt with the sleeves rolled down to cover the tattoos on his arm. Another veteran was only working three nights a week washing dishes at a restaurant. “But he’s trying,” said Sarge. “He was out on the streets a long time, has PTSD, and a noisy restaurant kitchen is hard on him. He goes outside a couple times each shift and does breathing exercises with the stress app on his phone. He’s really trying. Restaurant owner loves him.” The third dormitory veteran was working the building supplies pro desk at the hardware store, quietly mulling his options. “Store manager called me,” said Sarge as we stood outside the coffee shop’s back door. “Asked if I knew my veteran had once owned a construction company.
I did not know that.” Sarge had looked the guy up online and found an old website full of what he said were the most beautiful, high-end kitchens he’d ever seen, along with additions and custom playhouses. “And our boy was the company owner. He never said a word. Never says much of anything.” “But here,” he said, pulling some pages out of his pocket and handing them to me. “I found these drawings in the trash.” The sketches were floor plans for tiny homes with storage builtins and loft bedroom space. At the top of the pages was the notation Veterans Village. The veteran’s initials were penciled in the lower corner. Sarge smiled. “At least we know what he’s thinking about.” (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
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DesertMobileHomeNews.com Bite by bite dipped in milk is the perfect remedy for avoiding a soggy spoonful! • Use white chalk to fill pin holes in the wall before painting. You can also use this tactic to hide holes if you are unable to paint the white walls of a rental. It simply fills the hole, making it “disappear.”
• There are many fancy cleaners for sale for wood and laminate floors. Truth is, all you need is regular sweeping and a clean, damp mop. Never use harsh cleaners on wood, and do not use too much moisture. • D.D. in Missouri keeps morning cereal crisp by using two bowls.
• Save prescription medicine bottles and use them to sort beads or findings for beadwork or jewelry making. Bonus: Store the bottles upside down in a plastic storage bin so you can see what’s in the bottles without having to sort through all of them.
• Add chocolate syrup to your cake mix for a deliciously deep flavor when making a chocolate cake. • Check your pillows: Press into the pillow at the spot where your head rests. If the pillow doesn’t spring back when you remove your hands, it’s time to replace it. • Add these to the list of items to eliminate the odor of cooking cabbage: a heel of bread, a whole walnut or a pinch of baking soda. (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Dracula calls Tourists visiting Dracula’s Castle in Transylvania are coming out with distinctive puncture marks. Not to worry, says the Association of Mature American Citizens, the marks are being inflicted on them by qualified medical personnel-- not by the fangs of Bram Stoker’s fictional, neck biting Count. It seems that the pandemic has been bad for business at the castle, which is located in Romania’s Carpathian mountains, and so they decided to offer free COVID shots to lure more tourists. The Association of Mature American Citizens [www.amac.us] provides the Filler Files as a service on issues of concern to Americans over 50.