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by Patricia L. Cook Next week, on February 21, many people around the globe will celebrate Mardi Gras. This issue of Tidbits will “laissez les bons temps rouler” (let the good times roll) as we explore this celebration. • The city most associated with Mardi Gras in America is New Orleans. Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday,” the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which begins the Christian season of Lent. It is also the last day of the Carnival season. “Carnival” season is a period of feasting and fun that always begins on January 6, which in Christianity is the Feast of Epiphany, following the “Twelve Days of Christmas.” While mostly celebrated in areas where Roman Catholicism is predominant, Epiphany is celebrated in other churches as well. • In New Orleans, parades happen for several weeks before Mardi Gras, but the largest and probably most famous happen on the last weekend before and through Mardi Gras day. There are about a dozen held in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, with even more in the suburbs. • Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday and Lent are all important times for Catholics. Ash Wednesday is the first of 40 days (excluding Sundays) prior to Easter that make up Lent. Lent is a time of preparation for Easter, when the resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated. turn the page for more!

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• Another term used for Mardi Gras is “Shrove Tuesday.” Shrove is the past tense of “to shrive” and means “to go to or make confession.” Mardi Gras is known as the day to party. In New Orleans, when the clock strikes midnight, Lent starts, and the party ends. Mounted police lead a parade of street cleaners, clearing and cleaning the city. • Historians believe that French explorers Iberville and Bienville held the first American Mardi Gras on March 3, 1699. After a very difficult journey down the Mississippi River, they landed about 60 miles south of New Orleans. They had a small celebration and named the area “Pointe due Mardi Gras.” Bienville also established “Fort Louis de la Louisiane,” which later became Mobile, Alabama. Many say that the first official Mardi Gras was held in Mobile in 1702. (During this time, before the Louisiana Purchase, Mobile was part of Louisiana.) • For many years, New Orleans and other French settlements of the South marked the Mardi Gras holiday with street parties, masked balls and lavish meals. When the Spanish took control of New Orleans, they abolished the rowdy celebrations. The bans were in force until Louisiana became a state in 1812. • Secret societies or clubs, called krewes, started forming as early as 1781. The first was the Perseverance Benevolent & Mutual Aid Association. Krewes started the parades as we know them today and keep them going. The krewes are private, non-profit organizations whose members plan and pay for their parades, costumes, throws and more. There are no sponsorships or city funds used. • By the late 1830s, there were processions of masked people with carriages and riding horseback. Newspapers started announcing the Mardi Gras events in advance. More krewes formed, and today there are more than 50 parades in the Greater New Orleans area.

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●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. Vigilantes were fairly common during the Gold Rush boom in San Francisco, and they were so well regarded that they took over the Democratic Party in the late 1850s, and some became respected politicians.

● On Feb. 14, 1929, Sir Alexander Fleming, a bacteriologist, discovers penicillin. Having left a plate of staphylococcus bacteria uncovered, Fleming noticed that a mold, similar to the kind found on bread, had fallen on the culture and had killed many of the bacteria.

●On Feb. 15, 1933, president-elect Franklin D.

Roosevelt escapes an assassination attempt. Deranged, unemployed brick layer Giuseppe Zangara shouted, “Too many people are starving!” and opened fire with six rounds. Zangara’s extreme action reflected the anger and frustration felt among many Americans during the Great Depression.

●On Feb. 18, 1885, Mark Twain publishes his famous and controversial novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” At the book’s heart is the journey of Huck and his friend Jim, a runaway slave, down the Mississippi River on a raft.

●On Feb. 17, 1966, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys

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• Originally established as a Forest Preserve in 1893, then Grand Canyon Game Preserve in 1906 and a National Monument in 1908, the massive canyon was destined for greatness. Three years after the National Park Service was created, Grand Canyon National Park was established in 1919. The park is famous worldwide, hosting around 5 million visitors per year. That is even more than America’s first national park, Yellowstone. • Encompassing 1,218,375 acres of northern Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is 277 miles long, 5,000 feet deep and about 18 miles wide. • Great environmental variety exists in the Grand Canyon’s large expanse of land. The elevation ranges from 1,200 feet near Lake Mead to 9,165 feet above sea level at the North Rim. Scientists have identified five life zones in the park: Lower Sonoran, Upper Sonoran, Transition, Canadian and Hudsonian. Think of it this way: You can see variations in the ecosystem within Grand Canyon National Park that are similar to what you would see if you traveled from Mexico to Canada! From desert plants to mountain trees — They’re all there. From the North Rim to the canyon floor, the temperature can vary up to 35 degrees. • While there are a number of lodging choices for visitors, there is only one lodging facility below the rim of the Grand Canyon. Phantom Ranch is only accessible by hiking or mule trip and for hardy travelers who want to see more than the rim. The rustic architecture of Phantom Ranch and other structures designed by the Fred Harvey Company is referred to as “parkitecture.” • The Fred Harvey Company started working on structures in the park in the early 1900s. When the Grand Canyon Railway, an extension of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, was brought to the South Rim of the canyon in 1901, housing for visiting guests was needed. The Fred Harvey Company, working with a railroad architect, built the El Tovar Hotel 20 feet from the edge of the South Rim in 1905. The beautiful, rugged building is sometimes called “the most expensively constructed and appointed log house in America.” It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. • John Wesley Powell, a Civil War hero and geology professor, recorded the geology and geography of the Green and Colorado Rivers and the Grand Canyon after two historic trips in 1869 and 1871. His trips opened up new interest and provided much information for the future with his mapping of the wild Grand Canyon area. • The Grand Canyon is a magnificent place for both a family vacation and studying nature. The Colorado River and canyon walls are full of scientific evidence about the history of the area. Both evolutionists and creationists are intrigued by the area, and even though they disagree about life origins, they agree that the Grand Canyon is one of the most amazing natural features on earth. The eighth wonder of the world: Politicians

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December 22– January 19

June 22– July 22 A colleague is not the loose cannon they appear to be. Cut them some slack, Cancer, and you may just see them for who they really are.

January 20– February 18 Passion ignites with some sage words of advice. Ooh-la-la, Aquarius. Design choices compound with an addition. Consider all the possibilities and then let the elimination round begin.

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Come on, Capricorn. You know you want to, so do it. You will learn more and have more fun than you ever thought possible. A friend honors a request.

Touches of romance make for a sweet week. Enjoy, Leo, and make sure you return the favor. The to-do list grows. Attack it in steps.

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February 19– March 20 Drat, Pisces. An offer resurfaces. Give it careful consideration this time. There might be more to it than you realize. A relative reaches out.

Psst, Virgo. Someone is up to something, and it’s up to you to find out what. Don your detective cap and start snooping. An act of passion gets the home fires burning.

March 21– April 19 Love is in the air and life takes on a rosy hue. Live it up, Aries. Honesty is always the best policy, so stop hedging with a dear friend and fess up.

September 23– October 22 Wake up and smell the coffee, Libra. All is not as it seems. What looks good on paper may not look so good in reality. Get a professional opinion before you make your move.

April 20– May 20 My, oh my, Taurus. You certainly know how to entertain, and few will not notice your talents this week as you host one event after another. Something lucrative will come of it.

October 23– November 21 Everyone deserves a second chance, even you, Scorpio. Don’t give up hope on a relationship. Say your peace and watch what happens next!

May 21– June 21 Travel plans begin to take shape, and you prepare to whisk that special someone off on a great adventure. Bon voyage, Gemini. Don’t forget your camera.

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