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Thrillville Comes to Indio
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10 days of family fun and live entertainment
he name of the event pretty much describes the nonstop excitement that can be expected at this high energy production. Thrillville will set up shop for 10 days at the Riverside County Fairgrounds, offering numerous fair favorites, including adrenaline-pumping carnival rides, games and food booths serving all the best fair treats as well as a huge array of entertainment. Loads of activity options include live shark encounters, comedy performances, magic shows, music and more. The band Metalachi will perform live on stage, showcasing their groundbreaking act marked by heavy metal Mariachi. Metalachi is best known from their appearances on Season 10 of “America’s Got Talent.” The Flying Royals Circus will also amaze audiences as this troupe of elite flying trapeze
1. HISTORY: When did the first Winter Olympics take place? 2. PSYCHOLOGY: What is the extreme fear represented by a condition called ophidiophobia?
artists perform on a criss-crossing trapeze rigging. The Cartoon Poodles show demonstrates just how beautiful and intelligent these canines are, with more than a dozen colorful and playful poodles flying in the air, dancing and strutting their furry stuff in a conga line. This magical exhibition delivers fun and frolic to all ages. Get
ready to return multiple days to experience it all! Thrillville is held February 18-27, opening times vary by day. Riverside County Fairgrounds, 46350 Arabia Street, Indio. Admission is $10, children under 5 and seniors 65 and older are free. For more information, visit thethrillville.com/indio.
Special Tramway Hours for Presidents’ Day Weekend
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he Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will observe special holiday hours during Presidents’ Day Weekend February 1921, with the first Tram car up each day at 8 a.m., the last Tram car up at 6:30 p.m. and the last Tram car down at 8 p.m. Tram cars depart at least every 30 minutes. Enjoy a day or evening above the desert floor exploring the 14,000-acre Mt. San Jacinto State
Park & Wilderness and be awed by spectacular Coachella Valley vistas from the Mountain Station. Tram admission is $28.95 for adults and $16.95 for children ages 3-10. After 4:00 p.m., Twilight Tickets are $25.95 for adults and seniors, and $13.95 for children ages 3-10. For more information, please call 888-515-TRAM or 760-3251391, or visit pstramway.com. • The Vatican has its own telescope staffed by priests, and has even received awards for the pursuit of scientific research.
• Rapper Snoop Dogg tried to rent the country of Lichtenstein for a music video, but was rejected. • Actual corpses were on the set and going to be used during the filming of “Apocalypse Now.” However, the man who supplied them turned out to be a grave robber and was arrested.
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Empty Store Shelves...........................2 Palm Springs Concerts.........................3 Calendar of Events...............................4 “Almost Love”.......................................5
• In 1997, Motley Crue created a soda called “Motley Brue” to help promote their new album “Generation Swine.” For additional fun, they added enough blue dye to turn the drinker’s urine green. • Until they are large enough to sleep upright, baby owls sleep on their stomachs because their heads are too heavy.
3. AD SLOGANS: Which company featured this advertising campaign in the mid-1980s: “Quality never goes out of style”? 4. LITERATURE: Which 19th-century novel begins with the line, “Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show”? 5. MOVIES: Where were the park bench scenes from “Forrest Gump” filmed? 6. ANATOMY: What is the common name for the orbit in human anatomy? 7. MEASUREMENTS: What does a hygrometer measure? 8. U.S. STATES: In which state was the movie “Children of the Corn” filmed? 9. LANGUAGE: What does “fair dinkum” mean in Australian English? 10. SCIENCE: What is the common name for nitrous oxide? © 2022 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6
• Oceans around the world contain about 20 million tons of gold in the water itself, worth hundreds of trillions of dollars at current prices. • Walt Disney accidentally “kidnapped” Richard Nixon by dispatching his monorail train before the Secret Service could get on. • When added together, the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to 666. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
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There’s been a shift in food availability across the country. If your area is just now getting hit with empty store shelves, this concept is shocking and new to you. For those of us who have lived with this for a long time (for over a year in my area), it’s more of the same, but worse now. Here are a few thoughts to help you get through this. Ask your store manager about any missing item. If he says that he’s no longer able to order it, that likely means the item isn’t on the store’s list anymore. In that case, call the manufacturer. You might well discover that they’re no longer making that particular item. If, however, the reply is that he doesn’t know when certain stock will be arriving on a truck,
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at least there’s hope it will reappear. That’s when you need to be proactive. Team up with a few friends and equip each one with a list of a few must-have items for each person. For one it might be distilled water for a C-pap machine. For another it might be one certain brand of low-sugar canned fruit. Then, when you shop, keep an eye out for those items. If you spot something, make a call and ask if you should pick it up while it’s right there in front of you. If you’re desperate for a particular item you know is in stock, call the store manager and ask for it to be put it at the customer-service counter. If you don’t do this too often, chances are you’ll be accommodated. If your store finally gets a missing item back in stock, don’t hoard. At most, take just one extra if you’ll use it within several weeks. That will buy you a little time if it goes missing again. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Ilya Yakushev & Thomas Mesa to perform in Palm Springs World-class musicians Ilya Yakyshev (piano) from Russia and Cuban-American Thomas Mesa (cello) come together to create an unforgettable concert experience with international flair at Richards Center for the Arts at Palm Springs High School on Tuesday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. Single tickets for this event are $30. For tickets or information please call 760-7700774 or visit psconcerts.org. Ilya Yakushev and Thomas Mesa have made names for them-
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selves as individual musicians, and are now combining their unique talents to create a powerhouse show with international flair. Yakushev, an accomplished pianist from Russia, is known for his musical pyrotechnics on the piano. Mesa, a Cuban-American cellist, is heralded as one of the most charismatic and engaging cellists of his generation. Their concert features a unique combination of musical selections, ranging from Beethoven to Joaquin Nin.
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This weeks calender of events February 17-27 Modernism Week An elevenday long event that features tours, events, and parties. The Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale, featuring over 40 premier national and international decorative and fine arts dealers. modernismweek.com February 18 The Beach Boys Best known for chart-topping hits “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” “Sloop John B.,” and “Kokomo.” 8 p.m. The Show at Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage, 32250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. 800514-3849, aguacalientecasino.com February 18-19 Kristin Chenoweth In her live show, the acclaimed star brings iconic songs from her best-known shows as well as popular standards and classics from Broadway, Hollywood, and beyond to the stage. 8 p.m. McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. 760340-2787, mccallumtheatre.com February 19 Art on Main Street at Old Town La Quinta Featuring over 100 artists showing and selling their paintings, jewelry, mixed media, photography, ceramics, glass, woodwork, and more. 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission and parking. 78100 Main Street, La Quinta. oldtownlaquinta.com Greater Palm Springs Food and Wine Festival The event brings out some of the deserts best local restaurants and chefs, winemakers, and breweries. The Classic Club, 75200 Classic Club Dr., Palm Desert. greaterpalmspringsfoodandwine.com Grooves Jazz at The Westin Featuring Smooth jazz trumpet man, Rick Braun along with saxman Michael Paulo. Westin Mission Hills, 71333 Dinah Shore Drive., Rancho Mirage. groovesatthewestin.com February 19-21 Desert Art Festival Talented artists are proud to showcase their unique works in different styles of contemporary, traditional, modern, and southwest art. Admission and parking are free. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The River, 71800 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage. westcoastartists.com February 20 Palm Springs Vintage Market Come experience a diverse gathering of merchants selling vintage, retro, and mid-century modern merchandise. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Palm Springs Culture Center, 2300 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs. palmspringsvintagemarket.com
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‘Almost Love’ opening night A delightful, humorous, tonguein-cheek look at the downside of love is in store for Morongo Basin audiences with the region’s top talent gathering for this weekend only for “Almost Love”, February 18-19-20. The Friday evening Gala Grand Opening will be a fund-raiser for Theatre 29, With much-needed funding going to Covid-deferred maintenance and improvements at the Twentynine Palms Community Theater at 73637 Sullivan Road. This romantic comedy cabaret show at Theatre 29 will showcase the anti-hero lovers of Broadway musicals as performed by the talented cast. “Almost Love” was conceived and is artistically and musically directed by Liyan McNeltier with choreography by Scott Clinkscales and Lisa Goldberg. This production is rated M for mature audiences. The opening night Friday, February 18, is a fund-raiser for the
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all-volunteer Theatre 29 nonprofit organization with sweet treats and fun prior to the 7 p.m. show and tickets at $25. The doors will open at 6 p.m. for the gala with dessert treat boxes for patrons. Two lucky attendees will get a “Love Seat” in the front row with a brief live auction before the show. Generous Morongo Basin businesses have donated a wide variety of gift baskets, gift cards, and unique local art which will be featured in a silent auction. Tickets are available at theatre29. org, calling the theatre 29 Box Office at 760-361-4151
Icy cold fun They take three million gallons of water, freeze it into about 25 million pounds of ice and, voila, after 4,000 man hours of cold, hard work, there you have it, an Ice Castles event. They take place in Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Utah and Wisconsin and feature awesome exhibits attracting visitors by the tens of thousands,
reports the Association of Mature American Citizens. According to the Ice Castles Website: “The experience is built using hundreds of thousands of icicles hand-placed by professional ice artists. The castles include breathtaking LEDlit sculptures, frozen thrones, icecarved tunnels, slides, fountains and much more.”
Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic The Palms Springs Friends of Philharmonic is delighted to welcome violinist Pinchas Zukerman as part of their 6-concert season to the McCallum Theatre stage on Tuesday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. Joining Zukerman for this vibrant
concert will be Israeli-American pianist Shai Wosner. For more information and ways to support Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic, a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, call 760341-1013 or visit www.PSFP.org.
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TeleHealth Visits Avoid COVID Delays at VA The deployment of the new electronic health record at one of the Department Veterans Affairs health systems has been delayed. As of now, so many employees are sick with COVID-19 and unable to work that the rollout has been moved from March 5 to April 30. That particular system, with multiple VA locations in 15 counties, currently has a COVID positivity rate of over 30% with one county seeing an increase of
150% in the past two weeks. Think about that, and ask yourself: Can your next appointment at the VA be accomplished via TeleHealth? While the VA was one of the first agencies to mandate that all their employees be vaccinated against COVID, facts and figures show that it’s not complete protection. TeleHealth uses computers, phones and tablets to connect you with your medical team in real-time video or a phone call. Accessing care this way means you don’t have physically go in. This can be especially helpful if you are in a rural area far from a VA facility or are disabled, older or very ill. You can even talk to specialists via TeleHealth. If you’re not signed up, start here: telehealth.va.gov. Scroll down to See How It Works. On
that same page, click on My HealtheVet. From there you can track appointments, get messages from your care team, view or print your medical records or refill your prescriptions. Don’t miss the VA Mobile Apps link. That’s where you can get your Video Connect app for iOS, web or Android. Note that AT&T, SafeLink by TracFone, T-Mobile and Verizon will help you avoid data charges when using the VA Video Connect app. You’ll also find the 24/7 help desk to get your app going (866) 651-3180 and a test site to try a practice session. The VA has gone all out in battling COVID-19. Consider doing your part and ask if your next appointment can be accomplished from home via TeleHealth. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
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On Feb. 17, 1915, after encountering a severe snowstorm, the German zeppelin L-4 crash-lands in the North Sea near the Danish coastal town of Varde. The Danish coast guard rescued 11 members of the crew; they were brought to Odense as prisoners to be interrogated. On Feb. 18, 2001, racer Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies in a last-lap crash at the 43rd Daytona 500, the fourth NASCAR driver to die within a nine-month period. Earnhardt, 48, was driving his famous black No. 3 Chevrolet and vying for third place when he collided with another car, then crashed into a wall. On Feb. 19, 1851, an angry mob in San Francisco’s business district “tries” two Australian suspects in the robbery and assault of C.J. Jansen, a store owner. When the makeshift jury deadlocked, the suspects were returned to law-enforcement officials. Local authorities convicted the men at a real court trial. On Feb. 20, 1974, Reg Murphy, an editor of The Atlanta Constitution, is kidnapped by William A.H. Williams after being lured from his home. For the next 49
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hours, Williams drove Murphy around the city, stopping to phone in ransom demands to the newspaper. The money was finally delivered to Williams and Murphy was released. Williams served only nine years in prison. On Feb. 21, 1952, men’s figure skater Dick Button wins his second Olympic gold medal. Button captured his first gold prize at the 1948 Olympics, becoming the first American to ever take home the men’s title. Button retired from amateur skating in 1952 and went on to perform with the Ice Capades as well as graduate from Harvard Law School. On Feb. 22, 1946, George Kennan, the temporary American ambassador in Moscow, sends an 8,000-word telegram to the Department of State detailing his views on the Soviet Union, and U.S. policy toward the communist state. Kennan’s analysis provided one of the most influential underpinnings for America’s Cold War policy of containment. On Feb. 23, 1885, a 19-year-old man named John Lee is sent to the gallows in Exeter, England, for the murder of a rich, older woman. However, the gallows equipment malfunctioned three times and Lee was not dropped. He was then sent back to prison.
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