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Thursday, June 3, 2021 Volume 67 | Number 40
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THE DESERT MOBILE HOME NEWS CELEBRATING THE DESERT COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS
Palm Springs VillageFest set to return July 1
One-time mini-VillageFest to celebrate ‘Palm Springs Back in Business’
In This Issue
Rising Food Prices...............................2 The Living Desert Summer Hours..........3 Steak Sandwich with Grilled Onions.....5 Feline Facts to Purr Over.......................8
1. TELEVISION: What were the names of the six children on “The Brady Bunch”? 2. GEOGRAPHY: Which of the Earth’s oceans is the smallest? 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the lowest rank in the U.S. Air Force? 4. LANGUAGE: What is the American version of the British plimsolls?
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alm Springs VillageFest, the City’s wildly popular street fair which prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, was held every Thursday night in downtown, will return on Thursday, July 1. With COVID-19 cases significantly down, the City Council approved re-opening VillageFest at last night’s meeting, with a smaller footprint and safety protocols in place. The street fair is expected to expand to its original length in the coming months. During the summer, VillageFest hours of operation will be 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Starting July 1, Palm Canyon Drive from Amado Road to
• The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. • Any photo you’ve ever seen of the Milky Way from space is either of another galaxy or an artist’s rendition, since we’re inside the galaxy and can’t take an aerial view.
Tahquitz Canyon Way will be closed for VillageFest. Additionally, Museum Way between Palm Canyon Drive and Belardo Road, and Belardo Road between Andreas Road and Tahquitz Canyon will be closed. Tahquitz Canyon Way will remain open to east and west traffic. And there’s more good news! The Council additionally approved a one-time mini-Village Fest on Tahquitz Canyon Way between Palm Canyon and Indian Canyon from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15 to celebrate “Palm Springs Back in Business” and the re-opening of California.
Join NBC Palm Springs as they go live in the heart of downtown during their 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts. Starting at 3 p.m. on June 15, Tahquitz Canyon Way between Palm Canyon Drive and Indian Canyon Drive will be closed until 9 p.m. Consistently voted the best weekly street fair in the Coachella Valley, over the last 30 years VillageFest has attracted thousands of visitors from all over the world with vendor booths featuring eclectic art, handcrafted items and unique food. Shops, restaurants and galleries stay open late.
5. LITERATURE: Which one of Shakespeare’s plays is the longest?
For more info visit, villagefest.org
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• A 6-year-old Chinese boy named Ming Ming fell from an eight-story window, only to catch his ears in a metal grate, thereby saving his life.
• In 2019, the Wendy’s fast-food chain released a tabletop board game titled “Feast of Legends.” It’s played in a similar fashion to Dungeons and Dragons, with Wendy as the Queen and main character.
• New Yorkers went through a bizarre phase of wearing chameleons as living ornaments in 1894. They were fastened to cushions, scarves and women’s bodices with tiny chains and collars as little “jeweled playthings,” but thankfully the trend was shut down by the SPCA, which banned their sale — though not until over 10,000 of the creatures were already running loose in the city.
• The Sistine Chapel contains a small side room nicknamed the “Room of Tears.” This is where the new Pope is taken after winning the election, to relieve the emotion of that process. • Kangaroos hop because their leg structure doesn’t permit them to walk independently. (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
6. MEASUREMENTS: What time period is a decennial? 7. MOVIES: Which actor played himself in the movie “Zombieland”? 8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: How many eyes does a bee have? 9. ANATOMY: What are rasceta? 10. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which 20th-century president’s Secret Service code name was Timberwolf?