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Memorial Day with Air Fair and Flower Drop

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Walk Faster, Live Longer......................2 Summer Reading Program...................4 Pet of The Week..................................6 Facts About Memorial Day....................9

By Alison Elsner

ach year the Air Museum pays special tribute to our country’s fallen comrades who valiantly represented our country throughout various wars, paying the ultimate price for our freedoms. The dedication ceremony highlights their military service with a fly-by and flower drop of over 3,000 red and white carnations from a B-25 Mitchell bomber. Visitors will be able to pick up a flower to take home. The Air Museum has been staging the flower drop since the museum was founded in 1996. The white carnations are intended to honor veterans who died in World War I, World War II, and the Korea and Vietnam Wars, and the red carnations honor those who died in more recent conflicts such as Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan. One of the special aircraft on display will be the PB4Y Privateer, similar in size to a B-29 Liberator. In addition to the air show, which gives visitors the rare opportunity to see real vintage aircraft in action, the event will showcase a Lincoln custom armored limousine which was used to transport President Franklin Roosevelt and President Harry Truman from 1942 to 1946. The vehicle will be

• Idaho is the only U.S. state to explicitly declare that cannibalism is illegal. • In Germany, folks who urinate in the streets are called “wildpinklers,” meaning “free pee-ers.” • Gorillas sing happy songs while they eat -- louder when enjoying a favorite food.

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displayed courtesy of the Petersen Automobile Museum. Attendees can look forward to live music, food and beverage vendors and other activities in addition to overhead flights. More details will be announced closer to the day of the event. The Palm Springs Air Museum features over 70 flyable and static aircraft on display in four hangars including: the Pacific (Navy) Hangar with exhibits and aircraft used by the Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II; the European (Army) Hangar which features exhibits and aircraft used by the Army in the Europe during World War II; the smallest hangar which contains the B-17 Flying Fortress, the Berger Youth

Exploration Center (including a F-16 Flight Simulator), the General Kenneth P. Miles Aviation Science Center and Freedom Fighters’ Café; and the Major General Kenneth P. Miles Hangar, which houses the Cold War, Korea and Vietnam War aircraft exhibits.

• Talk about election fraud! In 2013, police in the Maldives arrested a coconut for loitering near a polling station during the presidential election. The fruit’s offense? Locals feared it might have been imbued with a magic spell to influence the election, as there was a Surah (chapter from the Quran) written on it. The coconut was released upon being found to be fake.

screaming, furniture crashing and a man shouting: “I’m going to kill you, you’re dead! Die! Die!” When the law arrived on the scene they found, however, not a typical case of domestic violence, but a frenzied attempt to kill a spider.

• Alarmed neighbors of a couple in Sydney, Australia, called the police after hearing a woman

The Palm Springs Air Museum Memorial Day Air Fair and Flower Drop is held on Monday, May 30 at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Air drops starts at 1 p.m. General admission is $20. Seniors, veterans, retired military, teenagers (13-17) $18. Military and children under 12 are free. The air museum is located at 745 N. Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs. For more info call 760-778-6262 or visit palmspringsairmuseum.org.

• Now here’s a good reason to call your plumber: A leaky faucet dripping once every second can waste up to 3,000 gallons of water in a year -- enough for 180 showers! (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

4. FOOD & DRINK: What fish is the basis of Worcestershire sauce? 5. GEOGRAPHY: Nuuk is the capital of which island constituent country? 6. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which state has produced the most presidents? 7. ART: In which major city would you find the Uffizi Gallery? 8. MOVIES: What is the main setting of the “Mama Mia!” movies? 9. MYTHOLOGY: What is the name of the Greek god of wine? 10. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Where is the rock formation called Giant’s Causeway located? (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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We’ve known for years that walking is a good form of exercise for seniors...we just didn’t know why. Now a new study not only explains how it works, but why brisk walking is even more effective. Ten years ago, researchers at Leicester University Biomedical Research Centre started looking at genetic data in the biobanks in the U.K. for clues about why seniors who walk seemed to live longer. They didn’t fool around with a dozen or so participants. No, they analyzed the information of over 405,000 people. And now we know: It’s the telomere length. Telomeres (aka leucocyte telomere length, or LTLs) are the “end caps” on strands of DNA, the building blocks of our bodies and an indicator of our biological age. Fast walkers have longer LTLs, and therefore better health ... and longer lives. That same study showed that as little as 10 minutes per day of brisk walking can equate to longer lives. (The Mayo Clinic prefers 30 minutes of activity per

day, possibly broken into three 10-minute sessions.) The best walking pace appears to be 3 mph, although the research data was from wearable tracking devices like those we use to measure steps per day. But there’s more. A study at the National Institutes of Health concluded that the length of the telomeres is positively associated with consuming fruits, dairy, 100% fruit juice and coffee. On the other hand, food and drinks with high amounts of sugar and red meat can negatively affect the telomere length. The study gave a big thumbs up to the Mediterranean diet, with loads of nuts, fruits, vegetables, unrefined cereals, fish and olive oil. If you invest in a pedometer to measure your steps, be sure to look for one that tracks your speed. Ask your doctor about any recommendations they have for the trackers. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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// May 26, 2022 tion and inspired four movies and a Broadway play.

On May 26, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt makes a radio appeal for the support of the Red Cross. Belgian and French civilians were “running from their homes to escape bombs and shells and machine gunning, without shelter, and almost wholly without food,” FDR told Americans. On May 27, 1894, Dashiell Hammett, author of “The Maltese Falcon,” is born in Maryland. He worked as a Pinkerton detective for eight years and turned his experiences into fiction. The novel was filmed three times, the last in 1941, starring Humphrey Bogart. On May 28, 1902, Owen Wister’s “The Virginian” is published. It was the first serious Western and one of the most influential in the genre. The book became a sensa-

On May 29, 1932, the so-called Bonus Expeditionary Force, a group of 1,000 World War I veterans seeking cash payments for their veterans’ bonus certificates, arrives in Washington, D.C. One month later, that number had swelled to nearly 20,000 strong. On May 30, 1593, playwright Christopher Marlowe, 29, is killed in a brawl. He was nearly denied his master’s degree in 1587, until advisers to Queen Elizabeth intervened, referring to his services for the state. Historians later documented Marlowe’s activities as a spy for the queen. On June 1, 1942, a Polish underground newspaper makes public the news of the gassing of tens of thousands of Jews at Chelmno, a Nazi-operated death camp, as told by a young Jew, Emanuel Ringelblum, who escaped after being forced to bury bodies at the camp. (c) 2022 Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved

What are the odds? The notion that identical twins are of one mind and are always doing the same things at the same time is perhaps proven by sisters Jill Justiniani and Erin Cheplak of Anaheim, CA. The Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC] reports that they each re-

cently gave birth on the same day, in the same hospital to baby boys. Erin told Good Morning America that “throughout our pregnancies, it’s always kind of been the run on joke between Jill and I and our husbands that the boys would come on the same day.”

Foster caregivers for kitten season With the arrival of warmer temperatures comes the anticipated annual explosion of newborn kittens, and this year’s Kitten Season is shaping up to be a busy one for Palm Springs Animal Shelter! While we have seen a good deal of interest in adopting kittens, we continue to struggle to meet the demand for supplies and volunteer foster caregivers. The next installment of our 2022 Kitten Season Foster Classes will take place at the shelter on Sunday, June 5 at 11 a.m. Before kittens are ready for adoption, we rely on volunteer foster caregivers to help these del-

icate animals through their first weeks of life. If you would like to help by becoming a foster caregiver, or if you’re a seasoned pro who might need a little refresher, please join us on June 5 and be a kitten’s hero this season! For more information visit psanimalshelter.org/ support/volunteer/foster.

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Summer Reading program features free books, fun and prizes It’s time once again for Summer Reading at the Palm Springs Public Library; one of our favorite times of year! This year the theme is Read Beyond the Beaten Path, which is a great reminder for us all to explore, connect and be adventurous! The Summer Reading program begins on Monday, June 6 and continues for six weeks through July 16. Summer Reading offers something for everyone in the family with programs for every age group; children, teens and even adults! The Library is excited to bring back weekly in person events at the Library for all ages that will feature entertainers, crafts, guest speakers and more! Through the support of the Friends of the Palm Springs Library the Library, participants who check-in weekly at the Library will receive a FREE new book and adults will receive a voucher for a FREE gently used book (up to $2 in value) from the Friends of the Palm Springs Library bookstore. Besides free books, children, teens, and adults can enter to win a number of weekly door prizes at events all generously donated and provided by local merchants and organizations. There are also a number of grand prizes each age

group can enter to win, including bikes, tent with sleeping bag and an outdoor projector with screen for adults, a virtual reality headset for teens, and a Nintendo Switch for kids, just to name a few! More Summer Reading program information and a full weekly event schedule will be posted online at www.pslibrary.org. Online registration begins Monday, June 6, 2022 at palmspringsca.beanstack.org. The Palm Springs Public Library offers a varied and comprehensive collection to the community. The Library is located at 300 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs. For more information about the Library call 760-322-7323 or log on to www.pslibrary.org.

The grunge look is back in vogue “With the world’s love for ’90s fashion at an all-time high since the decade itself, it’s no surprise that grunge has made a comeback,” according to the Trend Spotter website. But trendy can be costly. Take the newest offering from the luxury fashion house Balenciaga -- a pair sneakers that will make you the grungiest fashionista in your town if

you’ve got dough to spare. The “Paris High Top” fully destroyed footwear is available on Balenciaga’s online store for a luxuriously steep $1,800 per pair. They look like they are falling apart but they bear the name, Balenciaga, seemingly printed with a marker and large enough to be noticed from afar. They’re sure to impress your friends and family.

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Upcoming events this week May 26 Palm Springs VillageFest The Thursday night street fair, 6 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 Drive. villagefest.org

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Palm Springs Art Museum The museum offers free admission every Thursday night to view a myriad of diverse and eclectic art. Tickets must be reserved in advance online. 5 to 7 p.m. 101 Museum Dr., Palm Springs. 760322-4800, psmuseum.org 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. This week features Sacha Boutros Quintet. Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs, 401 E. Amado Rd., Palm Springs. 888-999-1995, sparesortcasino.com May 27

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heard in the songs “Low Rider,” and “Why Can’t We Be Friends.” 9 p.m. Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, 49500 Seminole Dr., Cabazon. 951849-3080, morongocasinoresort.com May 27 Sheila E. One of the top female musicians during the 80s due to her fierce drumming style and Latin rhythm. A former protégé of Prince, she is best known for her songs “The Glamorous Life” and “A Love Bizarre.” 7 p.m. 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella. 760-775-5566, spotlight29.com May 27-28 Lucie Arnaz She returns to her theater roots looking back at some of the roles she has had on stage throughout the world in her new show “I Got The Job.” Arnaz will share stories and songs that she is best known for. 6 p.m. The Purple Room, 1900 East Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. 760-3224422, purpleroompalmsprings.com May 28 Purple Reign The award-winning Prince Tribute Show, returns you to the era and blistering performances that made the “artist” an international superstar. 8 p.m. The Show at Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage, 32250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. 800-514-3849, aguacalientecasinos.com

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• Here’s a grill tip just in time for Memorial Day: When you need to cook something that needs covering (say, chicken) alongside something that does not (like hot dogs), simply invert an aluminum roaster/cake pan over the needs-covering item. You can purchase smaller size pans that can be reused. — JoAnn • “I have a tip about taking medicine. Regardless of the size of the pill, I always feel as if it is stuck in my throat. I have started to have a chunk of banana after taking a pill. I don’t get that stuck feeling anymore.” — T.B. in New Hampshire • “The sticky residue from price tags can be really annoying. I use

• “Painting stairs? This tip will save your life! Paint every other step to start with. When they are dry, go back and paint the others. This way, you can use the staircase anytime during your project. This is particularly important if the stairs are the only way to get to bed after a long day of painting!” — I.L. in Nevada • Mix a quarter cup of salt in with two tablespoons of bath wash for a sudsy, refreshing, skin-soothing salt scrub. • To travel with pleated skirts, use this packing trick: Turn the skirt inside out, and straighten all the pleats. Then tape the bottom so that all the pleats are held together. Next, feed the skirt into a leg of pantyhose with the foot cut off. You’ll end up with a nice tube, which you can tuck into the side of your luggage. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

Animal Samaritrans Pet of the Week - Meet Greta

SUDOKU Greta is an 8 year old, female, Giant Schnauzer. Very friendly, likes to play and is very affectionate. Greta enjoys going for walks and she walks well on the leash. Likes to play fetch. Knows her basic commands. Would be best in a home with no other dogs. She can have separation anxiety so it would be best if she is in a home with someone who can spend time with her.

If you’re interested in adopting, please visit our Animal Samaritans’ No Kill Shelter at 72307 Ramon Road, Thousand Palms, for a meet and greet and to fill out an adoption application. Shelter hours are Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. The shelter is closed on Sundays and closes from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch. All adoptable animals are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and up to date on shots.

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Start Grilling Season With Twist on Burnt Ends

The Memorial Day weekend is a time for recognition and gratitude as we honor the veterans who have given their lives for our country. For many families, this remembrance weekend also signals the official beginning of grilling season. My social circle is swarming with barbeque fanatics. When we get together, we usually slow smoke a whole brisket, and the most coveted of all pieces are the “burnt ends.” I’ll explain: Burnt ends are the smokey, chewy, crispy edges cut from a slow smoked brisket. They’re from the fattiest, juiciest part of the brisket, coated with BBQ sauce then caramelized. It’s truly meat candy. Back in the day, BBQ joints would collect burnt end trimmings from briskets during the week and serve them as a Friday night special. Well, it became such a hit many restaurants started featuring them on their regular menus. What started as scraps became the star of the show! There are two problems with traditional brisket burnt ends: time and cost. So, we’re going to use chuck roast instead of brisket. Brisket can take up to 18 hours to cook, while chuck roast takes about five hours. Chuck roast and brisket usually cost about the same per pound, but a brisket will weigh between 10 and 16 pounds, and our recipe uses a 4-pound chuck roast. We’re going to satisfy our barbeque craving at a frac-

Cover the pan with foil. Put it back in the oven for 1 hour. Incidentally, this is what heaven smells like. 5. Remove from the oven, add the remaining 2 tablespoons sauce, gently toss again, and return to the oven uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes to caramelize the sauce. 6. Serve on toasted buns with bread-and-butter pickles and pickled onions. Grill some corn on the cob, make coleslaw, and call it good!

EASY DRY RUB tion of the time and cost. This recipe starts on the grill or smoker, then to save time we’ll finish cooking in the oven. To make every bite into burnt ends we cut the cooked roast into small pieces, add barbeque sauce and return to the oven until everything is caramelized, chewy and falling-apart tender.

POOR MAN’S BURNT ENDS • 1 (3 to 4 pound) chuck roast • Dry rub, your favorite or recipe below • 2 tablespoons brown sugar • 1/2 cup, plus 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce 1. Season your chuck roast on all sides with dry rub. 2. Preheat your smoker or BBQ grill within the range of 200 F to 225 F. If smoking, use hickory, oak or mesquite wood. Place the roast in the smoker or grill over indirect heat until it reaches a temperature of 165 F, approximately 2 hours. 3. At this time, preheat your oven to 250 F. Remove the roast

and place in a disposable aluminum baking pan and cover with foil. Bake in the oven until it reaches 195 F to 203 F, approximately 2 hours. Remove from oven and let rest for 20 minutes. 4. Raise the oven temperature to 300 F. Cut the roast into 1-inch chunks. Put it back in the baking pan and sprinkle with brown sugar. Drizzle 1/2 cup BBQ sauce over the meat and toss gently to coat.

• Per each pound of meat: • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt • 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic • 1/8 teaspoon onion powder • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper In a small bowl, mix all NOTE: Cook to temperature, not to time. Low and slow gives us time to raise a glass in honor of those who gave their all for our freedom. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

Annual Palm Springs Fire Association fish fry returns The Palm Springs Firefighters Association invites the entire community to join them for their 89th Annual Fish Fry on Saturday, June 4 at Ruth Hardy Park, 700 Tamarisk Road. The much loved event, back again after a two year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is slated from 6 pm to 10 pm – and features delicious rainbow trout, corn on the cob, coleslaw, beverages along with live music and dancing through the night. Din-

ner will be served until 10 pm. Residents who do not eat fish will be served a burger or hot dog. Admission is just $10 per person. “The Palm Springs Fire Association’s annual Fish Fry is a much loved city tradition that our residents look forward to every year,” said Fire Chief Kevin Nalder. “After a two year pause due to COVID, we are delighted to invite our residents once again to this to bring the whole family and enjoy some fantastic fried fish in Ruth Hardy Park.”

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A Jumble of Wait Times for VA Medical Care A recent audit by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General outlined what so many of us already knew -- that it’s difficult to understand the wait times for appointments and medical care at the VA. It seemed to some of us that the rules changed day by day, that our appointments were at the whim of whatever program was being followed at the time and that there was no transparency about how

those dates were calculated. Turns out that we were right all along. In a perfect world, wait times at the VA always begin with an accurate starting point. If, for example, a veteran wants to seek civilian care because the wait is too long at the VA, he doesn’t qualify for that outside care until he’s waited a certain amount of time. Precisely when that period of time begins is at the heart of the problem. Since 2014, the OIG discovered, the VA has used various methods of calculating wait time and figuring out when the criteria is met to seek civilian care. The rules for those calculations were in writing back to 2014. But without following those rules consistently, wait times varied and wandered all over the place. It didn’t help that the website gave misleading information about how dates were

to be calculated, with differences between wait times for new patients and what was written in the scheduling directive. Enter the OIG, with its excellent investigators who always leave no stone unturned. While the recent audit doesn’t assign blame (which the OIG won’t hesitate to do when it’s called for), the VA knew about these problems. The OIG has officially asked the VA to respond and let them know what steps they’re going to take to fix this. To read the details, go tova.gov/ oig/pubs/VAOIG-21-02761-125. pdf. Don’t miss the timeline on the cardiology patient whose provider wanted him seen pronto. There was a 66 day wait. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Interesting facts about Memorial Day Each year on the last Monday of May, Americans celebrate Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a federal holiday that honors and mourns American military personnel who died while performing their duties in service to the United States Armed Forces. Memorial Day has a rich history and one that’s worth revisiting as the nation prepares to honor the sacrifices made by its military personnel over the centuries. • Freed slaves played a role in the establishment of Memorial Day. The American Civil War is the deadliest military conflict in American history, as the Union and the Confederacy each suffered more than 800,000 casualties by the time the war ended in 1865. According to History.com, as the war drew to a close, hundreds of Union soldiers who were being held as prisoners of war died and were buried in a mass grave in a Confederate prison camp in South Carolina. After the Confederate surrender, more than 1,000 now-freed slaves honored those recently deceased Union soldiers during a ceremony in which they sang hymns and distributed flowers. The ceremony was dedicated to the fallen soldiers and served as a precursor to what is now cel-

ebrated as Memorial Day. • Confederate soldiers were honored, too. Confederate losses during the Civil War outnumbered Union losses, and those losses were not forgotten by southerners who survived the war. History.com notes that, in 1866, the Georgia-based Ladies Memorial Association, one of many similar organizations to arise in the aftermath of the war, pushed for a day to honor fallen Confederate soldiers. In fact, these efforts are believed to have influenced General John A. Logan. In 1868, General Logan, a Civil War veteran who was then serving as commander-in-chief of a group of Union veterans, ordered the decoration of Union graves with flowers on May 30. The day would ultimately be known as “Memorial Day.” • It took a long time for Memorial Day to become a federal holiday. Despite tracing its origins to the immediate aftermath

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of the Civil War, Memorial Day did not become an official federal holiday until 1971, more than a century after the war ended. This is the same year the holiday was officially designated as taking place on the last Monday in May. The designation has periodically drawn the ire of veterans and military supporters who suggest it is now more widely seen as the unofficial beginning to summer and not a day in which the sacrifices of fallen U.S. soldiers are honored to the extent that they should be. • Debate exists about which town has the longest history of celebrating Memorial Day. A handful of towns claim to be the first celebrants of Memorial Day. That debate figures to continue in perpetuity, but History.com notes that Waterloo, New York, was officially recognized by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson as the birthplace of Memorial Day in 1966. Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and Rochester, Wisconsin are some other towns that claim to have celebrated Memorial Day since the mid-1860s. Memorial Day has a rich history that highlights the importance of honoring the men and women who have given their lives while in service of the United States military.

1. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (PG-13) Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen 2. The Bad Guys (PG) animated 3. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PG) James Marsden, Jim Carrey 4. Firestarter (R) Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong 5. Everything Everywhere All at Once (R) Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu 6. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (PG-13) Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law 7. The Lost City (PG-13) Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum 8. The Northman (R) Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman 9. Family Camp (PG) Tommy Woodard. Eddie James 10. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (R) Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal Source: Box Office Mojo (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Full home service and repair, bathroom and kitchen remodeling, Electrical troubleshoot and repair, Main panel upgrades, Can light and ceiling fan install, interior and exterior painting, Plumbing repairs, Flood damage repair, Slab leak repairs, concrete and more...

10% senior or military discount To get started Call Jim 760-774-8609

License #856762

DRYWALL

Mobile Home Repair Specialists

WE’LL BEAT ANY WRITTEN ESTIMATE!

(760) 610-3439

B-1 08440 LIC# 8 ded & Bon d re Insu

d eluxe

SENIOR DISCOUNTS!

construction

“We Do It All”

PAINTING

Wright Painting Company Inc. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CUSTOM PAINTING

FENCING Chain Link, Field Fencing, Wood Fence, Horse Corrals, Ornamental Iron and Electric Gates

Residential and Commercial Custom Painting Color Matching • Staining • Lacquering • Varnishing Faux Finishes • Decorative Metal Finishes Decorative Epoxy Flooring • Concrete Staining Clear Coating & much more!

CHECK US OUT at wrightpaintinginc.com

Free Estimates Locally Owned Servicing the High & Low Deserts for over 18 years

Jon Wright

CALL JOSH TODAY! (760) 668-3525

Lic.# 896477

SERVICES

LIC 880070

Insured

FLOORING

CELL (760) 267-1849 FAX (760) 369-1972

jonkwright@yahoo.com

Lic. #1005687 • Insured & Bonded

Trabajos de limpieza

BONO DE $1000 Tiempo completo, medio tiempo y estacional $17-$21 por hora Beneficios: Salud, Dental, Visión, 401K, Descuentos en Hoteles Llame o envíe un mensaje de texto a Abdul: 619-288-9237 Aplicar en línea en: www.wyndhamdestinations.com /careers/jobs

Victim Advocates I San Bernardino County $20.35 - $27.98 Hourly Now accepting applications for Victim Advocates I who provide support and encouragement to victims and witnesses of violent crimes. AA equivalent and related experience in victim services, law enforcement, or child/elder/adult welfare required. See announcement for complete details. APPLY BY: 6/10/22 @5PM www.sbcounty.gov/jobs (909)387-8304 EEO-ADA

ANNOUNCEMENT

CAREGIVER

Looking to interview past role players in the MCAGCC training exercises for a book project. davidbuuck@gmail

Need a caregiver? Minimum 8’hr. Sitter available for elderly and dementia patients in Pioneer - town and YV area. Can live in 3-5 days/wk. Call Ms. Rosenbek 909-844-8791

Desert Hills Presbyterian Church Spring Fest. Yard craft art sale, live music. 56750 Mountain View Tr. YV Sat 7am - 2pm

• Interior & Exterior • Residential & Commercial • Excellent Prep

HANDYMAN

Lic.#979214 Bonded & Insured

ROOFING

Johnson Roofing “We are on top of your roof” • Quality Work • Roofing • Swamp Coolers • Painting • Yard Work • Clean Up & Hauling • Rental Property Clean Out & Refurbishing

20 Yrs exp. (unlic) • FREE ESTIMATES • Refs. Avail.

Call me!

760-780-2540

Michael Johnson Free Estimates

Ph. 760-361-2069 Cell 760-835-9132 Lic# 910927

Now accepting credit cards

TILE

Call 760-365-3315 to Advertisde in the Service Directory

Shumate’s Tile A Better Value Quality Craftsmanship No Short Cuts Serving The Hi-Desert for 32 yrs. Free Estimates, Free Design Consultations

(760) 228-1958 Cell (760) 333-5981 LIC. #745888

HEAVY IRON BARS! For a whole house $400 760364-3463. No text or emails. Leave message,

YARD SALE

Brian Sargeant • 760-365-2538

Pool Guy needed to re-install a new liner (already purchased) in above ground pool- All ready assembled. Or if you have a pool guy’s # please call 442-300-8585

I BUY VINTAGE M U S I C A L INSTRUMENTS! Guitars, ukes, violins, banjos, drums, horns, electric pianos, synths, amps, mics, ETC. Have cash. Will travel. 760-885-1066 TREASURE HUNT

GARAGE SALE

QUALITY PAINTING

$$$ ANTIQUES, ART, MILITARY ITEMS, Watches, Musical Instruments, Old Photos, Jewelry, LOCAL. I'LLTRAVEL 2 U! 760-819-2979 or 619-665-8073

Moving Sale! Sat, Sun & Mon. 7am-2pm. furniture, collectibles, apparel, household items and MUCH MORE! 7755 Jemez Tr, YV

HOMES 4 RENT 29 Palms Apartments & Mobile Homes One Bedroom. $750. 760.699.4488

ROOMS 4 RENT Lovely YV home Full house Priv. Utilities. paid, monthly lease only $500/mo Senior Lady Prefer. Call Barbara 760-620-2083

SERVICES PAINTING - Interior and Exterior Custom Painting. Residential and Commercial. Wright Painting Company Inc. CALL Jon 760-267-1849

Tall Ikea cabinet $40 Breville Juicer $50 Water Filters for a frigidaire. #WF2CB $15ea 760-418-5149 Free Fire Wood!!!! Call 760-628-4609 Fridge and bbq like new $200 Good cond. 909.601.9331 Wudel hydraulic transmission jack 1,000 pounds. $200 760.780.2540

STATEWIDE ADS Aloe Care Health, medical alert system. The most advanced medical alert product on the market. Voiceactivated! No wi-fi needed! Special offer? call and mention offer code CARE20 to get $20 off Mobile Companion. Call today 1-844-790-1673 LONG DISTANCE MOVING: Call today for a FREE QUOTE from America’s Most Trusted Interstate Movers. Let us take the stress out of moving! Speak to a Relocation Specialist, call 844-857-1737 (Cal-SCAN) Sports and non sports card Collections WANTED!! Excellent cash prices paid! Serving all of California. Purchasing large and small accumulations alike! Collections purchased daily. 1-209-204-1404 Sportscardliquidator@yahoo. com (Cal-SCAN)

GET IT SOLD IN THE CLASSIFIEDS 760-365-3315

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// May 26, 2022

2022 Memorial Day We deliver to all of Yucca Valley,

RESPECT, HONOR, REMEMBER

Landers, Rimrock & Pioneertown Tues/Wed/Thu/Sun: 11a-9p Fri/Sat: 11a-10p Delivery $3.99

760-364-1000 760-364-1002

282 Old Woman Springs Rd. Yucca Valley (next door to Mojave Liquor at Mobil Gas Station)

Here to serve our local Veterans and their families.

(760) 366-9210 57285 Yucca Trail, Yucca Valley CA 92284 (760) 365-2301 FD #1056

60121 Twentynine Palms Highway Joshua Tree, CA 92252 License COA-576

Proud To Honor Our Veterans SENIOR & MILITARY DISCOUNTS “The Desert’s Exclusive Mitsubishi Diamond Dealer”

Comfort with integrity

(760) 365-6740 ROBBY THIELE, OWNER Lic #932767

Serving the Morongo Basin since 1985

“We promise FAST courteous service at the LOWEST COST possible”

(760) 228-2084 M-F 8am – 4pm 55666 YUCCA TRAIL • YUCCA VALLEY