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Thursday, May 27, 2021 Volume 67 | Number 39
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THE DESERT MOBILE HOME NEWS CELEBRATING THE DESERT COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway extends hours on Memorial Day
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Guided nature walks also begin on holiday weekend
he Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will operate with extended hours on Memorial Day. The first car up on Monday, May 31 will be at 8 a.m., the last car up will be at 6 p.m. and the last car down will be at 8 p.m. Also, Guided Nature Walks by Mt. San Jacinto State Park Volunteers resume May 29 and continue Saturdays and Sundays through September 5. These walks feature a choice of two easy trails–the Desert View Trail, a 1 and half-mile route beginning at 11:00 a.m. and the Long Valley Nature Trail, a three-quarter-mile loop beginning at 1:30 p.m. No advance registration is required and there is no charge. Walks begin at the bottom of the concrete ramp. “We are very happy the State Park is resuming their guided summer nature walks on Memorial Day Weekend,” says Tramway General Manager Nancy Nichols. “What better way to enjoy the great outdoors than a forest walk at the top of the Tram!”
• Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat flap. Newton was experimenting in a pitch-black room when Spithead, one of his cats, kept opening the door and wrecking his experiment. The flap kept both human and feline happy. • “Brave New World” author Al-
1. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president signed the Louisiana Purchase? 2. MOVIES: Which 1960s movie featured the theme song “Foggy Mountain Breakdown”? 3. ADVERTISING: Sailor Jack and dog Bingo are the mascots for what snack? 4. SCIENCE: When was the International Space Station launched? 5. U.S. STATES: I-75 runs between which upper Midwest state and Florida? 6. TELEVISION: The long-running TV drama “ER” is set in which U.S. city?
The Tramway is the world’s largest rotating tram car. Opened in 1963, the Tram’s 80-passenger cars travel along the breathtaking cliffs of Chino Canyon from the Valley Station (elevation 2,643 ft.) to the Moun-
tain Station (elevation 8,516 ft.) in approximately 10 minutes. Tickets are $26.95 for adults, $24.95 for seniors (65+) and $16.95 for children (3-10). For more info, call 760-3251391, or visit www.pstramway.com.
dous Huxley became almost completely blind as a teenager. He regained much of his sight later in life, crediting an unorthodox treatment known as “The Bates Method,” which recommends never using eyeglasses and exposing one’s eyes regularly to sunlight.
ing a game on April 25, 1976. The 25,167 fans gave him a standing ovation and started singing “God Bless America.”
• Chicago Cubs outfielder Rick Monday became a national hero when he rescued an American flag from two men trying to set it on fire at Dodger Stadium dur-
• Walt Disney’s “The Three Little Pigs,” released in 1933, was seen as symbolic of the Great Depression, with the wolf representing the Depression and the three little pigs representing average citizens who eventually succeeded by working together. (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
7. LANGUAGE: What is the meaning of the Latin phrase, “aut viam inveniam aut faciam”? 8. INVENTIONS: When did the FDA approve the first oral contraceptive in the U.S.? 9. HISTORY: The ancient city of Rome was built on how many hills? 10. MEDICAL: What is a common name for the condition known medically as pyrexia? © 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6