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Business Expo & Taste of Palms Spring held at Indian Canyon Golf Resort

In This Issue

“Southern Fried Nuptials”.....................2 Voter Registration Day...........................5 Quick & Easy Lunches...........................7 Calendar of Events.............................12

1. GEOGRAPHY: Which European country has the largest population? 2. HISTORY: The storming of the Bastille took place in which country in 1789?

onsidered to be the mostheralded Business Expo of the year, the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce is holding the annual extravaganza which is sure to set the standard for the season’s networking events. The Business Expo & Taste of Palm Springs will take place on Wednesday, September 21, from 5 to 9 p.m. and will include a taste of over 40 valley restaurants, wine and beer tasting, a cocktail bar, tequila tasting and live entertainment. Over 100 local businesses will showcase their products and services with a backdrop of the beautiful San Jacinto Mountains at the entrance to the historic North Indian Canyons Golf Resort. Indian Canyons Golf Resort is located at 1100 E. Murray Can-

yon Drive in Palm Springs. There is plenty of parking. Taste wristbands are $25 for food, wine, sake, tequila, beer tasting and live entertainment. This year the event will have a Tribute Band concert featuring Britain’s Finest – The Complete Beatles Experience. Starting at 6:30 – 8 p.m. with a $25 wristband purchase for the “Taste of Palm Springs & Business Expo”. Bring your blankets and chairs and experience those oh-so-familiar songs the world has come to love. Participating restaurants to date include Agua Caliente Casino, Brandini Toffee, Chi Chi Restaurant at Avalon Hotel, Clandestino Restaurant, Coachella Valley Rescue Mission Catering, Desert Island Country Club, Desert Water,

I Heart Mac & Cheese, La Qunita Brewery, Las Casuelas Terraza, Margaritaville Resort, Persimmon Bistro & Wine Bar, The Front Porch at Farm, Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar, Wabi Sabi Japan Living, Wangs in the Desert, Wilma & Frieda’s, Trio Restaurant, Johnny Costa’s Ristorante, Shermans Deli, Stout Burger, Salt Point Beverages , On the Mark, Lulu California Bistro, Chill Bar, Casazul Tequilla, Café La Jefa, Reforma, Case Mate Tequila, Starbucks Reserve, YAKI24 Teppanyaki Catering, 818 Coffee, Buzzbox, Sukari Spirits, Dragon Lily, The Village, Babes BBQ. For more information or to purchase wristbands, go to pschamber.org or call the Palm Springs Chamber at 760-325-1577 or email nwatson@pschamber.org.

3. ASTRONOMY: What is the brightest star in any constellation called? 4. MYTHOLOGY: Who is Thor’s father in Norse mythology? 5. COMICS: Where is the superhero Aquaman from? 6. MOVIES: How many characters does Mike Myers play in the “Goldmember” movie? 7. LITERATURE: How many lines does a haiku poem have? 8. TELEVISION: What was the name of the ranch on the 1960s western “Bonanza”? 9. U.S. STATES: Which state’s official animal is the raccoon? 10. BUSINESS: What is the Ford Mustang automobile named after? (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

ning of a game, at least 90 balls are required on hand, with about 60-70 used per the average game.

• A town in Washington has a treetop bridge over a busy road that’s just big enough for squirrels, called the Nutty Narrows Bridge. • Russian author Vladimir Nabokov came up with the idea for smiley emoticons in 1969. • The average MLB baseball lasts for just 5-7 pitches. In the begin-

• Now here’s a great way to “go green”: Residents of Surabaya, Indonesia, can pay their bus fare with plastic waste, which will earn them two hours of travel time. The dual aim is to reduce waste as well as the number of cars on the road by encouraging the use of public transportation. • When Apple purchased rural land for a new data center in Maiden, North Carolina, an older couple refused to sell the one-acre plot they’d originally purchased

for $6,000 more than three decades earlier. After all offers were rejected, Apple finally asked them to name a price. Success at last! For just a cool $1.7 million. • A U.S. constitutional amendment was proposed in 1893 suggesting that the country be renamed The United States of Earth. • If you’ve ever questioned the idea that smartphone addiction is real, consider the case of computer programmer Maneesh Sethi, who hired a woman (at $8 an hour) to slap him in the face every time he tried checking Facebook during working hours!

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I learned of a neighborhood group, six seniors, who are trying to keep themselves fed against all odds. They’ve come up with a brilliant plan: At the end of each week they pool whatever foods they have left over and have dinner together. They split the leftovers to take home. The woman who told me about this talked about a website she discovered where all manner of ingredients could be entered, with the machine scouting the internet for recipes that could be created using those ingredients. Whoever created the SuperCook website (www.supercook. com) did a fantastic job. Meats, grains, fruits, vegetables, dozens of cheeses, nuts, spices, dairy substitutes ... it’s all there, ready to be clicked. You only need to scroll down the left side and select the ingredients you have on hand.

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\I tried it out, clicking that I have butter, milk, onion, ground beef and rice. The result came back that I could make a potential 521 recipes. Some of them actually sounded pretty good. When I swapped the ground beef for bacon, it was even better. A little suggestion note at the top of the screen said that if I had certain other ingredients on hand, I could find an additional 51 recipes. Another website, My Fridge Food (myfridgefood.com), offers the same thing, although on a more limited basis. There’s even a phone app, and when you click on a recipe it tells you the cooking time, calories and serving size of each recipe. Once I found those two sites I went on a hunt for more and found a public library database titled “Finding Recipes for Ingredients You Already Have.” You can check it out at www.penningtonlibrary.org/finding-recipes-foringredients-you-already-have. Maybe you don’t need another trip to the grocery store, at least not yet. Maybe you have on hand what you need to make a meal once you find a creative recipe.. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Every occupation has a vocabulary of its own; those whose business is to keep track of the weather are no exception, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. They come up with what is known as “wacky weather words” every once in a while. Take the term “frog strangler.” Meteorologists down south in 1870 are said to have come with the term when describing a particularly heavy downpours.

More recently, just a couple of years ago, a meteorologist in Texas, Reed Timmer, dreamed up the term “Gorilla Hail” when he reported a particularly nasty hail storm. And “Bear’s Cage” was first used to describe a tornado in the 1996 movie Twister.

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I have no feet to dance, I have no eyes to see, I have no life to live or die, but yet I do all three. What am I?

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‘Southern Fried Nuptials’ at DTW Desert TheatreWorks goes south of the Dixie for its next production, “Southern Fried Nuptials,” now through September 25, at the Indio Performing Arts Center (IPAC) in Indio. It’s been a rough year for Attie VanLeer and Harline Frye. Their engagement has been off and on “more times than a drunk frat boy on a mechanical bull.” Half the town has been invited, the dress is fitted, the flowers have been ordered and the gifts are piling up in the living room. So why does Harline have cold feet? Will they or won’t they? That’s the big question in

“Southern Fried Nuptials,” the hilarious sequel to Osborne and Eppler’s hit comedy “Southern Fried Funeral.” The cast includes Daniela Ryan, David Brooks, Shirley LeMaster, Katrina Dixon, Kevin Mann, Rebecca Hertsgaard, Renee Poignard, Raul Valenzuela, Laura Ortega, Herb Schwartz and Matt Yenesel. Lance Phillips directs. “Southern Fried Nuptials,” September 14-25, Indio Performing Arts Center, 45175 Fargo Street, Indio. For tickets, showtimes and performance information, call 760980-1455 or dtworks.org

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Palm Springs Public Library extends evening hours two days per week The City of Palm Springs would like to notify the community that the Palm Springs Public Library will resume evening hours and be open until 8 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings beginning Tuesday, September 20, 2022. As of Tuesday, September 20, The Palm Springs Public Library hours will be: Mondays 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Thursdays 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Fridays & Saturdays 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Welwood Murray Memorial Library in downtown Palm Springs remains open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with extended hours on Thursdays until 8 p.m.

The Palm Springs Public Library is located at 300 S. Sunrise Way, on the corner of Sunrise Way and Baristo Road. For more information about the Library call 760-322-READ (7323) or visit the Library’s website pslibrary.org. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, become a subscriber.

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John Stanley King and The Cowboy Songs Band at Theatre 3 Playhouse

The “Theatre 3 Playhouse” at the Palm Springs Cultural Center (2300 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs) is open for the fall season and kicking off with John Stanley King and The Cowboy Songs

Band. Come on in for a taste of homegrown western nostalgia as the band revives the beloved tunes of the old romantic west September 21. Come early for the reception and mingle with fellow music lovers at 5 p.m. and then stay for the concert at 6 p.m. Plan ahead and save! Tickets are $15 presale and $20 at door. Drink pre-sale prices are available online only. For tickets and additional information, visit psculturalcenter.org or call 760-325-6565.

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How to participate in National Voter Registration Day Democracy is most effective when all eligible voters cast their votes. Whether voters vote in person or submit absentee or mail-in ballots, the importance of voting cannot be understated. In recognition of the importance of voting, each year the United States celebrates National Voter Registration Day on the fourth Tuesday in September. This year National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, September 28. What is National Voter Registration Day? National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday to get Americans registered to vote and educate them about how to vote on or around Election Day. One and a half million people registered to vote on National Voter Registra-

tion Day in 2020. Why is National Voter Registration Day important? The organizers behind the holiday note that as many as 25 percent of all eligible voters in the United States are not registered to vote. Voters who miss the deadlines to register, which vary from state to state, are ineligible to vote, though some states allow voters to register in person on Election Day and still vote. Voter registration is not closed in any state on or before National Voter Registration Day, so participants can rest easy knowing that if they successfully register on this day they will be eligible to vote on Election Day, which is Tuesday, November 2, 2021. A list of stateby-state voter registration deadlines can be found at Vote.org. and it’s rich in minerals that the bushes love!” -- A.U. in Alabama

• “If you have a fish tank, you can use the fish tank water t o fertilize your rose bushes. I do this,

• Make your own bed buddy hot pad with a long sock and rice. Use a sock that’s knee high, and fill it about two-thirds with plain, uncooked white rice. Knot it an inch or two from the top of the rice, so it’s nice and loose. Once it’s secure, you can stick the sock into the microwave for 1-2 minutes. The rice heats up and the heat is

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How can everyone participate in National Voter Registration Day? The organizers behind National Voter Registration Day note that it is a partner-driven effort. Partners include individuals but also nonprofit organizations, campus and youth groups, high schools, libraries, election offices, local and national businesses, coops, digital platforms, media outlets, and more. Community events, including in person and virtual events, and social media campaigns are just some of the ways individuals can promote and participate in National Voter Registration Day. Is National Voter Registration Day a partisan event? Organizers urge participants to avoid using National Voter Registration Day to advocate on behalf stored in the rice. It’s wonderful for aches and pains -- or just for keeping toes toasty! • Shower caps can be placed over a planter and used to make a kind of greenhouse for planting cuttings. Just water and place it in a sun-filled window. Be sure to check it often, because even though it may be moderate or even cool out, your little greenhouse can get pretty hot with

of a particular candidate, party or ballot measure. The holiday is intended to provide nonpartisan education to voters about voter registration, including where and how to register as well as vote. The organizers want the day to remain positive and urge participants to avoid asking people who they plan to vote for or who they voted for in the past. In addition, participants should not wear shirts, buttons or stickers that support a particular candidate or party or convey a political message. Organizers also urge people to avoid getting pulled into political debates with people they are registering or bystanders. National Voter Registration Day takes place on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. More information can be found at nationalvoterregistrationday.org. only a few hours of sun. • “Loosen tight jeans with a cutting board! First, wash in cold water, then button them around something that’s about an inch wider than the waist, say, a cookie sheet, chair top, cutting board, etc. Air dry. It’s magical.” -- V.L. in New York (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

DesertMobileHomeNews.com tion, it’s best to keep your tongue and temper in check for now. The full story hasn’t yet come out.

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This week could offer more opportunities for ambitious Lambs eager to get ahead. But, don’t rush into making decisions until you’ve checked for possible hidden problems. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Some light begins to shine on professional and/or personal situations that have long eluded explanation. Best advice: Don’t rush things. All will be made clear in time. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Although you might want to protest what seems to be an unfair situa-

Prove them wrong by including them in your project.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Work prospects are back on track. But, watch what you say. A thoughtless comment to the wrong person -- even if it’s said in jest -- could delay or even derail your progress.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Although it’s not quite what you hoped for, use your good business sense to make the most of what you’re being offered at this time. Things will improve down the line.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A colleague might try to goad you into saying or doing the wrong thing. It’s best to ignore the troublemaker, even if they rile your royal self. Your supporters stand with you.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A more positive picture of what lies ahead is beginning to take shape. But there are still too many gaps that need to be filled in before you make definitive plans.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Be careful not to let your on-the-job zealousness create resentment with co-workers, who might feel you shut them out.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Continue to hold onto the reins so that you don’t charge willy-nilly into a situation that might appear attractive on the surface, but

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that actually lacks substance. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) The Sea Goat’s merrier side dominates this week, and this means that, despite your usual busy schedule, you’ll be able to squeeze in parties and all sorts of fabulous, fun times. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You’ll find that people are happy to help you deal with some difficult situations. And, of course, knowing you, you’ll be happy to return those favors anytime. Won’t you? PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Give that special someone in your personal life a large, loving dollop of reassurance. That will go a long way toward restoring the wellbeing of your ailing relationship.

Party Pasta Salad The last days of summer are upon us. Maybe you’ll choose one last visit to the beach or maybe a trip to a state park or maybe even your own backyard. Wherever you choose to “party,” be sure to take this easy pasta dish along. It’s sure to please. • 1/2 cup fat-free French dressing • 2 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise • 3 cups cold cooked rotini pasta, rinsed and drained

1. In a large bowl, combine French dressing and mayonnaise. Add pasta, celery, onion and parsley. Mix well to combine. 2. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Gently stir again just before serving. Makes 6 (3/4 cup) servings.

• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion

Each serving: 132 calories, 0g fat, 4g protein, 29g carb., 259mg sodium, 2g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch, 1/2 Vegetable.

• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley

• 1 cup finely chopped celery

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// September 15, 2022 One issue people have with making burritos at home is folding them so they don’t burst and make a mess. My tip: Don’t overfill them! A 10-inch tortilla can handle no more than 1 1/2 cups filling, and using less makes folding even easier.

Cool Solution for Quick and Easy Lunches Life is complicated, right? So let’s make one thing very uncomplicated. Why not put lunch on autopilot? Here’s the plan: We’re going to make a bunch of delicious heatand-eat burritos to stash in your freezer for a quick on-demand lunch, snack or dinner. Compared with commercially frozen burritos, these taste better and are far healthier. Just look at the ingredients on frozen burrito packaging if you need further convincing. You’ll find that these belly-filling burritos are easy, inexpensive and delicious, and you get to choose exactly what to put in them. You’ll need burrito-size (10inch) flour tortillas for this purpose. They come in packages of eight, so that’s the quantity used for this recipe. If we’re going to the effort of making burritos to freeze, might as well make a whole bunch, as this recipe easily multiplies. The burrito rule of thumb is one generous cup filling for each 10-inch tortilla. If you’re making eight burritos, you’ll need eight cups filling.

How to fold a burrito: Warm the tortillas for easier handling, either individually in the microwave for 10 seconds each, or heat the whole package in the oven by wrapping the tortillas in foil and heating for 10 minutes at 350 F. Spoon fillings onto each tortilla just below the center. First, fold in the sides that are perpendicular to the lines of ingredients. Pull the bottom edge over the top, squeezing the filling toward you as you roll the burrito away from you. Continue rolling, leaving the seam at the bottom. How to freeze a burrito: Place burritos seam side down on individual pieces of foil. Wrap tightly in the same manner as you folded the tortillas. Use a permanent marker to date and label them. Place in a freezer-safe bag and freeze for up to three months. How to heat a burrito: Take a burrito from the freezer, remove the foil and wrap in a damp paper towel. Place the wrapped burrito on a plate and microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes, until heated through. You also can heat foilwrapped burritos in the oven at 350 F for 20 minutes. That’s best for heating several at once.

BEEF AND BEAN BURRITOS Total Time: 40 minutes Yield: 8 burritos • 2 pounds (85/15) hamburger • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce • Taco seasoning, purchased or homemade, to taste • 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen pepper and onion blend, defrosted • 1 (15.5 ounce) can refried beans • 2 cups cooked rice • 1 cup shredded cheese • 8 burrito size flour tortillas Preheat a large skillet to mediumhigh; cook the hamburger until no longer pink. Drain excess fat and add the tomato sauce and taco seasoning, stirring to combine. Add the defrosted pepper and onions, squeezing most of the liquid out before adding, and cook thoroughly. Let cool.

Meanwhile, gather the rest of the ingredients and warm your tortillas. It’s unnecessary to heat any of the other ingredients because we’re freezing these. Evenly divide ingredients between the tortillas, and fold and freeze as directed above. The easiest way is to assembly-line the process, with extra hands if possible. Usually, when life is complicated, I’d suggest taking something off your plate. Instead, I’m suggesting putting something on your plate that’s delectably easy. Buen provecho!! Lifestyle expert Patti Diamond is the content creator of the website Divas On A Dime -- Where Frugal, Meets Fabulous! Visit divasonadime.com and join the conversation on Facebook at DivasOnADimeDotCom. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Cinema Diverse to open with special preview screening of “Bros” Spiced Pork Tenderloin with Mango Salsa Pair this tangy mango salsa with spicy grilled pork. Mango Salsa: • 2 medium ripe mangos, peeled and coarsely chopped • 2 medium kiwifruit, peeled and coarsely chopped • 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar • 1 tablespoon grated, peeled fresh ginger • 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro leaves Spiced Pork Tenderloins: • 2 (about 1 pound each) whole pork tenderloins • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon ground cumin • 1 teaspoon ground coriander • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground ginger Prepare Mango Salsa: In medium bowl, combine mangoes, kiwifruit, vinegar, fresh ginger, and cilantro. If not serving right away, cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours. Makes about 4 cups.

Prepare charcoal fire or preheat gas grill for covered direct grilling over medium heat. Meanwhile, cut each pork tenderloin lengthwise almost in half, being careful not to cut all the way through. Open and spread flat. Place each tenderloin between 2 sheets of plastic wrap; with meat mallet or rolling pin, pound to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut each tenderloin into 4 pieces. On waxed paper, mix flour, salt, cumin, coriander, cinnamon and ground ginger. Add pork to spice mixture and turn to coat evenly. Place pork on hot grill rack. Cover grill and cook pork 5 to 6 minutes or until lightly browned on both sides and pork just loses its pink color throughout, turning pork over once. Spoon Mango Salsa over pork to serve. Each serving: About 215 calories, 6g total fat (2g saturated), 71mg cholesterol, 455 mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate, 23g protein. (c) 2022 Hearst Communications, Inc. All rights reserved

Mark your calendars! The Palm Springs Cultural Center is proud to present the 15th Anniversary of Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival, running September 15 -18 & September 22 - 25 at the Palm Springs Cultural Center (PSCC). The festival opens on Thursday, September 15th with Universal Pictures’ “Bros” - the highly anticipated film from Universal Pictures. “Bros” is the first romantic comedy from a major studio about two gay men maybe, possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They’re both very busy. Festival Director Michael C. Green said “We could not be more excited to be opening our fifteenth edition with “Bros”. Cinema Diverse is all about celebrating LGBTQ+ film and filmmakers, so it truly is a celebra-

tion to see a film about gay men that was created by a gay man and produced by a gay man fill the BIG screen on our opening night!” “Bros” screens at 7:30 p.m. with a reception to follow. Attendees are encouraged to come early to mingle with guests and take advantage of our Cinema Diverse 15th anniversary drink specials. The film is being screened in the Historic Camelot Theatre at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, boasting the largest screen in the valley. Tickets for opening night can be purchased at the Box Office during normal business hours or online at cinemadiverse.org. All Access Passes, which can be purchased online as well, include the opening night film and reception afterwards. Six Pack passes cannot be used for opening night.

He got clipped A pair of pranksters got their moment of fame [so to speak] when one of them proceeded to give his partner a haircut during this year’s U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, NY. U.S. Tennis Association Brendan McIntyre told the Associated Press: “When

someone saw it, security went to the two individuals. They were escorted out of their seats and then off the grounds for disruption of play. There’s a first time for anything.” But a social media buff managed to get a video of their sideshow.

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Pet of the Week Meet Sophie Sophie is a super sweetand loving, 2 year old Chihuahua/Terrier mix. She is bit shy at first. She came from a hoarding situation and arrived at our No Kill Shelter with her 4 puppies. Sophie has weaned her puppies and now she is enjoying the comfort of a loving foster home while waiting for a forever home. She loves to play with toys and she gets along well with other small dogs. She would do best in an adult home. If you’re interested in adopting Sophie, please email adoptions@ animalsamaritans.org and add “Sophie” in the subject line to schedule a meet and greet and fill out an adoption application. Animal Samaritans’ No Kill Shelter, located at 72307 Ramon Road

lifted to a height of 25,000 feet by a Boeing 747 airplane and then released, gliding back to Edwards Air Force Base on its own accord.

On Sept. 14, 1901, U.S. President William McKinley dies after being shot in Buffalo, New York. When McKinley was operated on, doctors had failed to find the bullet, and gangrene soon spread throughout his body.

in Thousand Palms. Shelter hours are Monday - Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. All adoptable animals are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and up to date on shots.

On Sept. 15, 1935, German Jews are stripped of their citizenship, reducing them to “subjects” of the state. German Jews were excluded from high-profile vocations, from public office to journalism and teaching, even farming. Jews found it difficult even to buy food. On Sept. 16, 1940, the first peacetime draft in the history of the United States is imposed on men between the ages of 21 and 36. There were 20 million eligible young men; 50% were rejected the very first year for health reasons or illiteracy. On Sept. 17, 1976, NASA publicly unveils its first space shuttle, the Enterprise, during a ceremony in California. In 1977, the Enterprise became the first space shuttle to fly freely when it was

On Sept. 18, 1981, the 20,000car parking lot at Canada’s West Edmonton Mall makes the Guinness World Records as the largest parking lot in the world. However, Dubai was said at the time to be building a 40,000-space parking lot at their mall, but it only has 14,500 slots today. On Sept. 19, 1995, a manifesto by the Unabomber is published in the hope that someone will recognize the person who, for 17 years, killed and maimed innocent people by sending homemade bombs through the mail. David Kaczynski linked the writing style to that of his older brother Ted, who was later convicted of the attacks. On Sept. 20, 1988, at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, American diver Greg Louganis wins the gold medal on the springboard despite nearly knocking himself unconscious during a qualifying round dive the previous day. Bloodied and dazed, he received five stitches from a doctor before returning to the board. (c) 2022 Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Trivia Answers 1. Russia.

7. Three, with a total of 17 syllables.

2. France. It is celebrated on July 14.

8. Anubis, god of death.

3. Alpha.

9. The Ponderosa.

4. Odin.

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10. Tennessee.

5. Atlantis. 6. Four (Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Fat Bastard and Goldmember)

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The VA OIG Strikes Again I have the utmost respect for the VA Office of Inspector General and even more respect now. It appears they’ll go after anyone breaking the law, bending the rules, doing wrong ... even one of their own. In this case it came to their attention that a senior OIG employee was still carrying an OIG-issued firearm and credentials after no longer being eligible to do so. Having been transferred out of one position into another one where carrying the firearm was not au-

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thorized, the individual should have turned the firearm in when he switched jobs. Didn’t happen. Further, others knew of this and didn’t speak up ... for six months. Enter the OIG investigators. They unearthed a tangle of job classification language that revealed that nobody was reading the fine print nor filling out the correct forms, even the ones who should have done so. And nobody stepped forward to take the firearm away from the employee, even the ones who knew he wasn’t authorized to have it. Eventually word reached two people in the organization who knew instantly that the employee was not authorized to carry an OIGissued firearm and credentials, and acted pronto to retrieve both the firearm and the credentials. The end result is a thing of beauty. The employee in ques-

tion retired. Two senior executives are no longer employed by the OIG, having resigned during the investigation. Another employee received a letter of reprimand. And the two employees who were in charge of the firearms program are no longer in charge of the firearms program. If you suspect something is wrong in either the VA programs or operation, contact the VA OIG hotline at 800-488-8244. You also can go online to www. va.gov/oig/hotline. If you need to submit a complaint about violations, abuse, fraud, mismanagement or other problems, that’s where you do it. They don’t take regular email submissions. To see the OIG’s reports, go to www.va.gov/oig. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Upcoming events in the desert September 15 Palm Springs VillageFest The Thursday night street fair, 7 to 10 p.m., shuts down Palm Canyon Drive. Stroll through the vendors selling art, crafts, food, and enjoy live entertainment. Downtown Palm Springs on Palm Canyon Dr. villagefest.org September 15 Jazzville Step back in time to when all the cool cats came to play. Experience the hip vintage vibes that put Palm Springs on the map. Featuring Hot Club of Los Angeles. Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs, 401 East Amado Road, Palm Springs. 888-999-1995, sparesortcasino.com September 16 IL Divo The classical crossover group smashes bar-

riers and breaks ceiling in every genre they tackle, whether opera, pop, folk, or world music. This performance is a tribute to Carlos Marin with special guest vocalist Steven Labrie. 8 p.m. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. 1-800-8272946, fantasyspringsresort.com September 17 Chicago For more than half a century, the legendary band has thrilled audiences with their signature blend of rock, jazz, classical, R&B and pop. Now the classic rock ‘n’ roll band with horns is returing to the Coachella Valley. 8 p.m. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. 1-800-8272946, fantasyspringsresort.com

September 17 Amy’s Purpose: Pet Love and Rock & Roll A benefit concert featuring music by KyJohn Garcia uss co-founer John Garcia and his Band of Gold, plus songwriters Hall of Famer Billy Steinberg with Angie Rodriguez singing the Steinberg songbook. 8 p.m. Annenberg Theater, 101 Museum Dr., Palm Springs. 760-322-4800, psmuseum.org September 18 Summer Sundays Experiment with collage using cut pictures from magazines to create your own new image.

This event is free for families with children under 18. Please register online to receive free admission. 1 to 3 p.m. Annenberg Theater, 101 Museum Drive, Palm Springs. 760-322-4800, psmuseum.org September 21 Business Expo and Taste of Palm Springs Learn about Palm Springs’s businesses and have the opportunity to taste bites from more than 30 of the valley restaurants, wine and beer tasting. The event also features a cocktail bar and live music. 5 to 9 p.m. Indian Canyon Golf Resort, 1100 East Murray Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. 760-325-1577, pschamber.org