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Thursday, April 7, 2022 Volume 68 | Number 31
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THE DESERT MOBILE HOME NEWS CELEBRATING THE DESERT COMMUNITIES FOR OVER 65 YEARS
Family Fun Fest returns
Palm Springs Public Library to host the free community festival
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he Palm Springs Public Library is pleased to announce the return of the Family Fun Fest on Wednesday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the field of the Palm Springs Stadium, located at 1901 E. Baristo Rd. This FREE community spring festival had been an annual event presented each year during the first week of the PSUSD spring break and Library is excited to bring it back! Many local organizations will join the library, all presenting their programs and services. There will be fun activities, crafts and much more to do at the festival, including a bounce house and an appearance by ‘Sparky’ the Fire Dog at the CERT Trailer from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Participating organizations include: Alzheimer’s Association of Coachella Valley, Animal Samaritans, PS Boys & Girls Club,
The LGBTQ Center, City of Palm Springs Parks & Recreation, City of PS Fire, City of PS Sustainability, CERT, Desert Composting, Desert Water, E & E Pels Lemonade, First Tee of Coachella Valley, Friends of the Palm Springs Library, LifeStream Blood Bank, Mix 100.5 live broadcast, Mizell Center, PS Animal Shelter, PS Cultural Cen-
ter, PS Mounted Police and Search & Rescue, PS Power Baseball, SunLine Transit and more. This is FREE community event, and everyone is welcome. All attendees will receive a lanyard with a special card; visit all the booths and mark your card and enter to win a prize basket full of fun merchandise, gift cards and more valued at several hundred dollars! “It’s time to celebrate spring and learn more about all the programs and services available for families in our community,” said Jeannie Kays, Director of Library Services. “We had to pause this event for a couple of years due to COVID-19 but we are thrilled to offer this event once again, and so are our participating organizations.” For more information visit the library’s web site at pslibrary.org.
‘Native Gardens’ concludes CVRep 2021-2022 season CVRep’s 2021-2022 play season of Hopes, Dreams, and Expectations concludes with Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias, directed by Michael Matthews and starring: Marta Portillo, Andrew Joseph Perez, Dennis Gersten and Janellen Steininger. This 90-minute play is set in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. where two neighboring gardeners initiate a border war, un-
• A honey badger named Stoffel, resident of a wildlife center in South Africa, was noted not just for repeated escapes from his enclosure, but his stubborn penchant for pursuing much larger animals than himself. After ending up in the clinic after attacking two lions, upon his release, he immediately broke free to attack them again!
intentionally taking on issues of gender, class, race, and age. Tania yearns to build a fence and transform her yard into a native garden of the local region, based on her culture and aesthetic. Neighbor Frank has a more conventional notion of what a garden should look like. Civility and kindness fades, as the gloves come off and the digs start. Frank and Tania ulti-
mately reveal their biases towards each other, when a twist of fate amplifies their conflicting vision for Native Gardens. All emptions are on display for the audience to share, as Tania and Frank struggle to reclaim their humanity, despite learned judgments. Native Gardens will be performed at CVRep, April 12-24. For tickets cvrep.org or call 760-296-2996 ext. 115.
• The novelty song “Monster Mash” by Bobby Pickett was banned by the BBC for over a decade on the grounds it was too morbid.
• Sorry, Honey Nut Cheerios fans, your cereal doesn’t contain any nuts. While ground almonds used to be included, since 2006 just “natural almond flavor” has been used, and that is typically derived from apricot and peach pits.
• Who needs Red Bull? In the early 1900s, distance runners were given champagne, brandy or even strychnine (rat poison) as a type of “energy drink” during long races. • A Ukrainian couple tried to save their failing relationship by handcuffing themselves together. They lasted about four months before throwing in the towel for good.
• An estimated 5% of the population has never experienced a headache. • On the moon, the Earth doesn’t appear to rise or set, just wobble a bit. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
In This Issue
Turn Off The TV....................................2 Mortgage Relief Available.....................3 Calendar of Events...............................4 Easter Service Directory.......................8
1. FOOD & DRINK: What was the first food eaten in space? 2. LITERATURE: A character named Piggy is featured in which 20th-century novel? 3. GEOGRAPHY: What are the residents of Cyprus called? 4. MEASUREMENTS: How many pounds are in a stone? 5. LANGUAGE: What does Ph.D stand for? 6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is the color of a giraffe’s tongue? 7. MEDICAL: What is the common name for onychocryptosis? 8. HISTORY: What is a more common name for the 19th-century killer known as the “Whitechapel Murderer”? 9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the color of “black boxes” used to record flight data on aircraft? 10. SCIENCE: What is considered to be the ideal “room temperature”? (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6