Vol. 8: #50 • BELLS • (12/9/12) Tidbits of Coachella Valley by Tidbits of Coachella Valley

ADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: 5:00

VAL L

Now over

LC O

Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Pri

Dr. Sohail Ahmad Premium Front Page 13x Dec. 2, 2012 Vol. 8 - No. 50

60,000

VIS

Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corre

ITO

Office: 760-320-0997

Weekly Readers Valley Wide!

Fax: 760-320-1630

2006

...and you’re one of them.

RS!

KNEE REPLACEMENT Week of December 9 , 2012

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

Final Changes DUE:

Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine

5:00 p.m

PATIO COVERS

Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices 

TIDBITS® HEARS THE TOLL OF

Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections Office: 760-320-0997

ADVERTISING PROOF ● Pain management for spinal conditions Property of Shoulder, Hip &Inc. Knee Replacements Final Changes●DUE: 5:00 p.m.. AdVenture Media,

Fax: 760-320-1630

● Arthroscopic cuff  repairs Please review carefully. Double check:  Phonerotator Number(s) Spelling  Prices  Hours ● Non-Operative Solutions ● Advanced Arthroscopy of Coachella Valley

4 Million

Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read 760-320-1630

Center of Excellence in Orthopedic Surgery

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

Specializing in:

Knee Replacement Surgery

● Alum-A-Wood patio covers ● Shade cloth Mention this ad for installation TUES., JULY 31 ● Drop Down Shades Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices ● Awnings

US TO GO! N E M

Dr. Ahmad has served Coachella Valley patients for eleven years, introducing the newest medical advancements. Make your appointment today and find how personalized one-on-one orthopedic care makes such a positive difference.

BELLS

Dr. Sohail Ahmad

Desert Spine, Sport & Joint Center 39000 Bob Hope Dr. Suite K-209 Rancho Mirage

760-340-1003

● No facility charges ● Workers Comp. ● Medicare, PPO ● All ages accepted ● Evening Hours

F165 AP 28

HOLIDAY HEALTH AWARENESS

FREE

of Coachella Valley

OFF

ANY PURCHASE OVER $1,500

Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or correcti Office: 760-320-0997

Fax: 760-320-1630

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

by Patricia L. Cook

FREE Estimates!

So. Calif. Sliding Door FREE Front pg premium. 4C 13x of Coachella Valley The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read LIC. #937811 Aug. 5, 2012www.valleypatios.com 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630

760-534-4634 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

This week Tidbits will ring some bells of history! Bells have been a part of human culture for US TO GO! in the thousands of years, and are even All Rights Reserved MENmentioned ADVERTISING PROOF Bible. Long before telephone ringers, emergency Property of 5:00 p.m.. sirens, internet, emails and “tweets,” the sound of Final Changes DUE: AdVenture Media, Inc. Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours bells have communicated some form of news to the Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. ADVERTISING PROOF FREE masses, both happy and sad. Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Wed., Nov. 7, ‘12 5:00 p.m.. Final Changes DUE: Fax: 760.320.1630 F165 APlife 28 events Please • Bells are rung at many major and review carefully. Double 760.320.0997 check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Ho SLIDE IT, DON’T FIGHT IT All Rights Reserved occasions, including weddings and other happyContact your Tidbits immediately changes or corrections. Shower Doors withFrench Sliding representative Doors Doors Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 celebrations, and in more somber events such as ● Repair or Replace ● Mirror Wardrobe Doors Windows ●•Patio & Closet Tracks •●Repair or Replace Aluminum & Vinyl Door funerals.$30 In earlier times a public bell wasOFF rung ● Patio Door Rollers ● Tracks & Rollers $200 OFF New Screen Doors ● Free Estimates •●Patio Doors • Air Conditioning to make announcements to an entire community. Any Any 30 OFF $ •$ Windows • Mirror Wardrobe Doors Today, churches ring bells at Christmastime to 200 OFF SLIDING DOOR SLIDING DOOR • Repair or Replace • Aluminum & Vinyl Door SLIDING DOOR • Patio• Doors ANY DOOR $200 OFF $30 OFF celebrate the REPAIR birth of Jesus Christ.INSTALLATION •ANY Patio Door Rollers PatioSLIDING & Closet Tracks • Air Conditioning INSTALLATION REPAIR Any Any • Windows • Mirror Wardrobe Doors • A famous old poem written on December 25, • NewSLIDING ScreenDOOR Doors • Tracks & Rollers SLIDING DOOR Carol Carpenter - Bella Property of • Patio DoorRosa Rollers Realty • Patio & Closet Tracks REPAIR INSTALLATION AdVenture Media, Inc. 1864 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow became Front Page -Doors Premium Position • Shower • Screen FreeDoors Estimates Doors Windows • New •& Tracks & Rollers Glass Replacements For Nov. 11th publication• -Shower Volume #46 one of our best loved Christmas Carols. “I Heard Doors 8: Issue • Free Estimates Discounts • Doors & Windows Glass Replacement FREE “Serving the Coachella the BellsSenior on Christmas Day,” was actually a poem Senior Discounts • Doors & Windows Glass Replacement Valley since 1979” 760.320.1630 iorSince Sen that Wadsworth wrote concerning theThe sadness of Serving The 760.320.0997 Coachella ValleyFax: Since 1979 Serving Coachella Valley 1979 Discounts! 760-574-7621 Lic. #419960 All Rights Reserved America’s Civil War and the hope for its end. 760-574-7621Lic. #419960 Two stanzas were removed when the poem was Property of AdVenture Media, Inc. set to music by John Baptiste Calkin in 1872. The words, “Peace on earth, good will toward men,” FREE included in the song, were taken from the New 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 All Rights Reserved Testament Christmas story in Luke 2:14. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©2005

SLIDE IT, DON’T FIGHT IT For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

Published by: AdVenture Media

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

FREE SCREENING

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

valleybits@msn.com

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

Published by: AdVenture Media

In order to increase community awareness and support for those who battle the disease of obesity, we are offering FREE Weight, BMI, %Body Fat and Resting Metabolic Rate through December.

Call today / Drop by! 760.346.5500

Must present coupon. Not valid with other offers. Limited Time Offer.

WITH THIS AD Not valid with any other offers. Limited time.

Must present coupon. Not valid with other offers. Limited Time Offer.

72-270 Highway 111 Ste B4 Palm Desert

Professional Weight Control Centers A Nursing Corporation

$200

Glass Replacement Experts!

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

WINTER SAVINGS! ADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p

Exp. Dec 31, 2012

www.professionalweightcontrol.com

valleybits@msn.com

WITH THIS AD Not valid with any other offers. Limited time.

Must present coupon. Not valid with other offers. Limited Time Offer.

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

Published by: AdVenture Media

valleybits@msn.com

760-574-7621

Welcome Back Snowbirds! 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

Published by: AdVenture Media

• Ringing of bells and other noisemakers may have originated with pagans, people who had “little or no religion,” and loudly rang bells in the belief

ADVERTISING PROOF Are you looking to Property of AdVenture Media, Inc. Final buy Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. a primary or Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours second/vacation home? 4 Million

Readers representative Weekly Contact your Tidbits immediately with changes FREE or corrections. Nationwide!

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

TOLL OF BELLS: Turn to page 3 ADVERTISING PROOF Tues., Jan. 3, 2012 Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m..

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

We know the inventory and possess the experience to get the job done!

Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours

WANT TO RUN YOUR OWN BUSINESS? Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes Publish a Paper in Your Areaor corrections.

Rosemary

Carol

Broker

Sales Associate

opportunity for success! Office: 760-320-0997We provide Fax: the 760-320-1630 Email: valleybits@msn.com Woodward Carpenter C

CMY

HALLMARK Palm Springs Front Pg. Premium Banner 13x January 8, 2012 Vol. 8 - No. 2

Call 1.800.523.3096 (U.S.) 1.866.631.1567 (CAN) www.tidbitsweekly.com

DRE License #01131081

341-1231 or

902-5063

CALL US (760) TODAY! (760) Check out our FREE website for the most comprehensive list of foreclosures for sale in the Coachella Valley: www.RedHotRepos.com

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

REALTOR©

When Only the Best Will Do.

HALLMARK Palm Springs L.P.

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

FREE

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

Independent and

760.320.0997

Published by: AdVenture Media

Fax: 760.320.1630

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

Assisted Living Community Luxurious studios or one bedroom apartments, all with kitchenettes, 24-hour staffing and a licensed vocational nurse. Exciting and stimulating activity programs and many more amenities.

valleybits@msn.com

344 North Sunrise Way, Palm Springs (between Amado and Alejo)

F O O

Offering the very best in Senior Living Care.

760-322-3955

Visit us at: www.hallmarkpalmsprings.com

Lic. #336412441

Page 2

Tidbits of Coachella Valley

the other residences. A building known today as the “Temple of the Sun” is adjacent to it. A staircase running beside the royal compound leads to a plaza below. The emperor was provided with a secluded garden, a private bath and even a private toilet area, which is the only such private facility in the entire complex.

TIDBITS EXPLORES ®

FAMOUS

TRIVIA NEWSFRONT

Vol. VIII Issue 50

LANDMARKS ADVERTISING PROOF ADVERTISING PROOF TUES., JAN. 24 nal Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. al Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. ew carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours

• The numerous stone buildings were built without the use of mortar, typical of the construction method used by the Inca. The heavy granite stones were quarried and precisely cut to fit ADVERTISING PROOF together so tightly that even a thin knife blade ICCHU won’t fit between the joints, the2012 use of Wed.,making Sept. 12, Final Changes DUE: 5:00 mortar unnecessary.

One in a series

w carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours ct your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Email: valleybits@msn.com 0-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Email: valleybits@msn.com

MACHU P

Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices

• The site covers 80,000 acres including terraced

Door Pros c/o Mark Higbie BZ 4C 26x Jan. 29, 2012 Vol.(Answers 8 - No.on5 page 16)

Contact your gardens Tidbits representative withsite, changes along the immediately edge of the onceor correcti

Office: 760-320-1630 used for760-320-0997 growing crops ofFax: maize (corn) and potatoes. The terraces, ramps and massive walls blend with the surroundings, appearing as though they were cut naturally into the rock escarpments. ADVERTISING PROOF • Machu Picchu DUE: means “Old Peak” in the5:00 local Final Changes p.m.. Calif. Seasons Designs the Incas may not  Hours Please Quechuan review carefully. language. Double check: While Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices BW 26x As one of the most intriguing archaeological BZ Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. PICCHU To page 4 Vol.MACHU 8: #39 Fax: Office:• 760-320-0997 760-320-1630 discoveries of the world’s ancient civilizations, Sept. 23, 2012 Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Incan site located high on a ridge between the Huayna Picchu and ...BEAUTY INK PLUS Machu Picchu mountains in Peru. Its complex of Permanent Makeup Ad Proof: Brows & Liners.............$149 buildings are situated 8,000 feet above sea level M & B Consignment Center on the eastern slope of the Andes, atop sheer Unique EZ EYELASHES ENHANCED 1/12 pg., 4c, 26x discount 6 Month Supply and rate Service..............$225 cliffs overlooking the Urubamba River 1,480 Nov. 4, 2012 • (Vol. 8: #45) MASTER REFLEXOLOGY feet below .

Ad Proof: Unique Touch 1/16th page, Color, 26x rate Dec. 9, 2012 - Volume 8: #50 Changes due: 5 pm- Wed. 12/5/12

CLIP AND SAVE

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc. Property of AdVenture Inc. CARPET & TILEMedia, CLEANING

Specializing FREE In: FREE Residential & Commercial

CARPET Cleaning SpeCial

$139

40 ADVERTISING PROOF 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630

Any $ Area:

Whole of Coachella Valley

House The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read of Coachella Valley

Minimum 2 areas. Published by: AdVenture Media

Steam Cleaning up to 1,200 sq. ft.320-0997 For Advertising Call (760)

valleybits@msn.com

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. • Stone Polishing valleybits@msn.com Tile760.320.0997 C S Fax: 760.320.1630 • Sealing • Marble representative with changes or corrections. valleybits@msn.com $Contact your Tidbits $ immediately • Granite • Travertine Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 All Rights Reserved Over 1,000 sq. ft. Over 500 sq. ft. • Mexican Pavers All Rights Reserved FURniTURe Cleaning SpeCial Sofa .............................................$59 Love Seat................................$49 Recliner.................................... $39

Published by: AdVenture Media Call (760) 320-0997 Please review carefully. Double check: For  Advertising Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices valleybits@msn.com  Hours leaning peCial

50 OFF

25 OFF

By Appointment

www.californiaseasonsdesigns.com

E! . ft. G M&B Property of AdVenture Media, Inc. HU 0 sq 0 CONSIGNMENT 5,0 Center Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

4 Million Readers Weekly4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide! Nationwide!

FREE

PALM DESERT’S For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com ...AND MORE!! BEST All Rights Reserved CONSIGNMENT All Rights Reserved Now Carrying: CENTER! of Coachella Coachella Valley of Valley Come find what

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

The Neatest Little Paper For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 Ever you’re looking forReadvalleybits@msn.com 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630

Published by: AdVenture Media

Licensed • Insured • Locally Owned

Call or Click TODAY!

of Coachella Valley

KFWS • MindGym

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc. 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

760.898.8037

November 26, 2012

835-6012

sande

• Although it was thickly covered with vege“Whimsical tation, Bingham found Machu Picchu largely GREAT CURIOSITIES” CURIOSITIES” intact, having apparently never been visited Prices! Local Artist’s One-of-a-Kind HUGE Assemblage Art & Oddities by the Spanish conquistadors. Excited by SELECTION hisUnits remarkable Anti Aging / Anti Acne / Pain Relief Home from $169. discovery, he soon made its existence known to the world for the first time ADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. through lectures, news articles and books. ADVERTISING PROOF The Valley’s Finest

(Fine fabric & loose pillows extra) • $80 min. per carpet or upholstry cleaning

7 6 0

• Explorer Hiram Bingham III, a professor at Yale University, found the site in 1911 after hearing local natives tell of an abandoned ancient settlement high in the mountains. At the time he was actually in search of Vilcabamba, the last capital of the Inca before their final defeat at the hands of the Spanish in 1572.

THREADING

Corrections Brow/Facial due by: Hair 3 PM, Tues. 10/23/12 DEMO w/EZ Tools.............. $12

Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

1. TELEVISION: What famous politician did Alex P. Keaton idolize on the show “Family Ties”? 2. MUSIC: Which 1970s song featured the line, “Jeremiah was a bullfrog”? 3. LITERATURE: What literary figure had a loyal companion named Sancho Panza? 4. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of Iowa? 5. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What are omnivores? 6. LANGUAGE: How many letters are in the Greek alphabet? 7. ANATOMY: How many pairs of ribs does a human body normally have? 8. HISTORY: In which year did the U.S. space shuttle first fly into orbit? 9. FOOD: What kind of food is mortadella? 11. GAMES: What is the movable device used in the game Ouija to spell out messages? (Trivia Test Answers answers page 16) 1. Richard Nixon 2. “Joy to the World,” by Three Dog Night

& Accessories, 11/26/12 Contact your TidbitsFurniture representative immediately with changes or corrections. • Machu Picchu is believed have been built in Mon., W NE FinaltoChanges DUE: 5:00 p.m.. Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 S ITEM at the BEST PRICES! the mid-1400s by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, the  PhoneArriv Please review carefully. Double check: Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours e ! Daily ninth ruler of the Inca. It would have been used ▲ CONSIGNMENT Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes N M&Bor corrections. N 10 by the emperor and his family as a seasonal 1. Where did the Marshall TuckerOffice: 760-320-0997 Center 760-320-1630 1. Where is TimFax: Wakefield on the residence, band get its name?along with a number of year-round list of most career victories by78-078 a Bos-Country Club Dr. ● #213 2. Name the group originally known resident caretakers. ton Red Sox pitcher? Palm Desert (760) 200-2800 Country Club as The D-Men. What was their most ome in 2.located In 2012, Toronto and CToDAY! Cleveland • The dwelling of the emperor himself is noW oPen SUnDAYS: 12-4! popular song? played the longest Opening Day in the southwest part of“Take the site, away from HOURS: Mon - Fri: 10-5 • Sat: 10-4 • Sun: 12-4 3. Which group had a hit with game in history (16 innings). Which a Chance on Me,” and when? teams played in the previously lon4. What was the title of the first ADVERTISING PROOF gest game? album by Bob Marley and the Wailers Final Changes DUE: p.m.. 3. Who is the only player in5:00 NFL outside Jamaica? Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours history to have eight seasons of at Production time stamp: 5. Name the song that has this lyric: ContactThe your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. deserve. Affordably Priced. • 10/19/2009 least 290 rushing you attempts and 50 tt a Office: llllenenof “I done told you once, you 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 ExExceceson receptions? Featured gun, I’m the best that’s ever been.” ** 4. Name the Amenities first men’s basketball GOLF COURSE OPEN FREE Answers coach to• Pools be named both an ACC and a TO THE PUBLIC! • Spas w! w! on Norented on No 1. From a key ring. They Big East Coach of the Year. • Tennis Court rehearsal space in Spartanburg, S.C., 5. Beginning in 1917 • Fitness Room with the Seatand were given a key marked with the tle Metropolitans, how many times • Outdoor Bar-B-Qs name of the previous tenant, a blind has a U.S.-based team won the Stan• Clubhouse facility piano tuner by the name of Marshall ley Cup? *Fully Landscaped Tucker. RV Lots, with 6. Who was Par the35last American male TO THE NEW VINEYARDS, ELCOME Certified 970 -Fifth 1,090 sq ft. 2. The Estate. Their 1967 runner before Leonel Manzano (sil- friendliest & most affordable the Desert's 9 Hole Golf Course. Casitas for Sale Witch Is Dead” “Ding-Dong! The Great Rates: include ver medal) in 2012 to medal in the Motorcoach Resort & Golf Course. Luxury I-Class “A” Motorcoaches was soPhasepopular it was recorded and FREE Golf meter Cart! race? Olympic 1500 • Come experience the difference today! Visit us online: released around the world in five dif- CALL 7. In how many of the past 16 Ryder 44-790 Dillon Rd • Coachella 760-(1981-2012) has the team trailferentwww.TheNewVineyards.com languages. TODAY: (I-10 Exit Dillon Road, 3/4 mile North) Cups of 3. ABBA, in 1978. The original title ing after AdVenture the Property firstMedia, day of golf play Inc. of the song was “Billy Boy.” In the gone on to with the event? U.S., the record sold even more than ton St.

4 Million Readers Weekly

4 Nationwide! Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

In Depth Foot Massage..............$26

Washin g

ays Holiedcial Sp

• The site’s excellent preservation, the quality of its architecture, and the breathtaking mountain vista it occupies has made Machu Picchu one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world today.



Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

SalE

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

289-4550

4 Million

1. Wh Tidbits of Coachella Valley Page 3 scie QUIZ BITS mo by Kara Kovalchik Sandy Wood • The installation of & change ringing bells at the Bell, the Great Bell of Montreal and sea new National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

Week of December 9, 2012

TOLL OF BELLS (from page one)

Liberty the largest bell it has ever cast, Big Ben.

that they would scare away evil spirits.

ADVERTISING PROOF

in 1963 stoked the energy for new ringers in • Big Ben at Westminster Abbey deserves its TUES., OCT. 23 1. What’s the proper 2.5:00 Wh Final Changes DUE: North America. Today The North American name. Weighing 13 tons (11.79 tonnes), it was Please review carefully. Double check: TOLL Phone Number(s) Spelling Price OF BELLS: 15 trad scientific name for the Topage cast (or made) in 1858. While most of the work firs of the company is with large bells,Contact including moment that immediately the spring your Tidbits representative with changes or correc all of the equipment needed for installation spr Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 season begins? in church towers, Whitechapel also makes UIZ ITS handbells and other small bells.

• Traditionally in Anglican and Catholic churches, the church day starts at sunset. So, for many churches the first service of Christmas Day will have bells ringing. These signify the start of Christmas services in many areas. In the U.K. it is traditional for the largest bell to be rung four times in the hour prior to midnight; then at midnight all of the bells ring to celebrate Christmas. Many old churches in the U.K. and other European countries have historic bells that have been ringing for centuries.

��

1. How many Liberty Bells have

flower • While bell ringing, called “change ringing” or a2. What been made? is “bell choir,” is most popular in England where traditionally the Bell ADVERTISING 2. When did the Liberty PROOF it started centuries ago, there are bell ringers in Pool Philadelphia ring the Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. first to bloom Southwest & Spa /as Tilefor Care all over the world. Most English church bell time? Please review carefully. last Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours BZ 4C 26x (alternate weeks) spring towers have at least six to eight, but sometimes Contact Q your Tidbits representative Oct. 28, 2012 Vol. 8Answers - immediately No.page 44 16 with changes or corrections. as many as sixteen bells in a the bell chamber Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 A or belfry. In England, there are more than 5,000 churches equipped with bells for change 1. V ringing in their towers, while fewer than 300 2. C Wed., ● 9/14/11 exist in all the rest of the world. ● Mexican Paver Marble

• One of those old churches, St. Lawrence Church in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, has what is thought to be the oldest set of bells in the world. Dating from about 1450, the set of five large bells had not been used for two decades because of the poor condition of the tower that housed them. The old tower was in disrepair and not considered sturdy enough to withstand the stress caused by the heavy vibrations. In a restoration project funded by donations to the Ipswich Historic Churches Trust, the bells were moved to an older, sturdier part of the building that had been built in the 15th century.

Southwest Tile Care

● Travertine ● Ceramic Tile

The Hall Brothers, originators of Hallmark Cards, also “invented” modern gift wrap. During the Christmas season of 1917 they ran out of solidcolored tissue paper and started selling decorated envelope linings for people to use as a substitue for wrapping their gifts. The “novelty” idea quickly caught on and became as popular as their Christmas cards!

● Tile/Grout Cleaning/Repair

● Limestone /Marble Polishing QUIZ BITS ● Cup Stain Removal ● Tile Installation MSIANSWERS Solutions ● Stripping/Sealing/Polishing 1/8th page, 4/c, 13x discount rate

RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL

Sept. 11 - Dec. 4, 2011 EQUINOX • Vol. 7: #37 - #49 1. VERNAL

760-969-8080 or 760-272-0497 Simplicity of Design and Adaptability 2. CROCUS

• In September, 2009, the bells rang again, much scooter orTRAVEL power wheelchair EASILY with Your ADVERTISING PROOF Lift and store any kind of to the delight of the townspeople. Now when …in all kinds of vehicles! • Change ringing is a performing art that requires Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 FinalinChanges 5:00 p.m.. the bells are rung, they are located a part of DUE: Scooter or Wheelchair Please review carefully. Double check:a team Phone Number(s) which Spelling members Prices  Hours effort in must work the church where they can be seen through a Property of together in harmony. similar to individual Contact Tidbits representative immediately with changesItoris corrections. glass screen. Today, the building is your no longer a AdVenture Media, Inc. Property of Office: 760-320-0997 Fax:being 760-320-1630 members a part of an orchestra. Each church, but part of the Ipswich Town Centre. AdVenture Media, Inc. ringer must learn to do his or her part with the • In the Ipswich project, the bells were cleaned at FREE right bell tone at precisely the right time to FREE of Coachella Valley the Whitechapel Bell Foundry •inDesert East London. Advanced create the melody. England’s oldest bell ringing The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 “Spring is Nature’s way of Whitechapel is Britain’s oldest• 1/16 manufacturing page, 4c, 6x rateassociation is the “Companie of Ringers of the All Rights Reserved company, established during• December the reign 9,of 2012 - Februrary 17, 2013 All Rights Reserved saying ‘Let’s party!!’” Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln,” which was Queen Elizabeth I in 1570. In 1970 the Foundry (every other week adoriginated schedule) in 1612. celebrated 400 years, a quatercentenary! It is ~ Robin Williams • The first true “peal” was believed to have now in its 442nd year. occurred on May 2, 1715 at St. Peter Mancroft • Famous bells from Whitechapel include the Church in Norwich, #1) #2) England. A peal is “a true touch of at least 5,000 changes.” This magical Minivan VSL-6000 Model Exterior Version ringing typically Pickup takesTruck around VSL-6000 three hours to • Bruno manufactures more than 20 complete! different scooter, wheelchair and

QUOT

4 Million Readers Weekly 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide! Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

Published by: AdVenture Media

Never Wax Again!

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

Never Wax Again!

• Change ringing has existed in North America lifts for automobiles, vans, YOURpower RV WILL LOOK YOUR RV since 1744 with groups of ringers active in BRANtrucks and sport utility vehicles. D WILL LOOK NEW! BRAND Quebec, British Columbia, South Carolina, NEW! • Superior Performance Illinois and more at various times. By the • Amazingly Compact We will make it look • Easy To Use! middle of century, change ringing in Property of the 20th We will make it look better than it did new! better than it did new! AdVenture Media, Inc. SPACE AGE FORMULA made from Acrylic & Teflon creates: bell towers had almost completely died out on ● New Advanced Polishing Technique Super Slick Surfaces = reduces drag & increases fuel efficiency! Restores and Protects your investment the continent. Change ringing was occurring •FREE Super Strong Sealant • Ultra Brilliant Shine ● Ultra High Polishing and Detailing s tect Pro VSL-6000 Model against ADVERTISING PROOF results you must see to believe! some with handbells but the history is slim on U.V. 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 Mobile Service: We come to you! ● Done on-site at your location Damage Final Changes DUE:that. In the early5:00 p.m.. 1960s there were only seven “Gaining Independence One Gadget at a Time” ● Up to One Year Warranty Please review carefully. Double check: All  Phone Number(s)  SpellingPro  tect Prices s  Hours Rights Reserved against active bell towers in North America: four in Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. U.V. Call Us TODAY! (760) 992-0182 Damage Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Perfomance Polishing • Non-Wax Space Age Formula! (760) 992-0182 Canada and three inOnethe U.S. Up to FREE 21st CenturyPerfomance Polishing - for the desert climate! (760) 68-725 Summit SUV/CUV Drive • Cathedral City Year Warranty 808-2823 ESTIMATES! VSL-6900 Model VSL-6000 Model Full-Size Van 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

Published by: AdVenture Media

AFFORDABLE PRICES!

(760)

808-2823

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

VSL-6900 FREE Model ESTIMATES!

Cars • Trucks • RVs • Golf Carts • Boats • Airplanes • Fleet Vehicles • Fiberglass Headlights • Tires • Vinyl Tops • Steel & Chrome • Leather • Plastic • Carpet/Fabric

F TS O E G E NUG LEDG W O KN

A program called “The Woodland Trust Christmas Card Recycling Scheme” was run in the UK from 1998 to 2011. Its purpose was to pressure the government to introduce curbside (kerb) recycling and encourage the people of the UK to recycle more. It was also to raise awareness of the need for more trees in the UK. When the “scheme” ended, more than 600 million cards had been recycled enabling the Trust to plant more than 200,000 trees.

MSI Mobility

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc. 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

Page 4

Tidbits of Coachella Valley

MACHU PICCHU (from page 2)

Toledo, celebrated his inauguration at the Machu Picchu site.

have been the first people to visit the mountaintop, they were the first to turn the site into a unique, high-altitude dwelling place. By Samantha Weaver ● It was British biologist and author Richard Dawkins who made the following sage observation: “When two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to simply be wrong.”

● If you’d like to have a festive New Year’s Eve but don’t want to deal with the crowds in New York City for the iconic ball drop, consider heading to Mount Olive, N.C. Every year the town hosts a celebration in which a 3-foot lighted pickle is dropped into a barrel at midnight. ● The ancient Romans believed that a sneeze was the body’s way of expelling evil spirits that caused disease. Thus, if one tried to suppress a sneeze, it was regarded as an invitation to illness and death.

• Even though the ancient city is not easily accessible, there are thousands of tourists who visit there annually. Present day visitors ascend to the top by train and bus. In Bingham’s time in the early 1900s, pack mules and hiking were the only way up. When the trails and buildings were cleared of overgrown vegetation after centuries of neglect, well-constructed roads with pavement and drainage were discovered. The Inca had set up an impressive transporation system that was far ahead of its time.

• There are remains of public baths, storage rooms, temples and about 150 houses. The structures are built from hand-hewn granite stones taken from the mountain top and are considered architectural and aesthetic wonders.

• Hiking all the way to the top is still an option ADVERTISING PROOF the physically fitWED., who prefer DEC.5a bit more Final for Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. adventure. There are many stairs at Machu Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Ho Picchu -- in fact, more than 100 individual Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. staircases, many of them carved somewhat Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 miraculously from single slabs of stone.

● If you’re like 20 percent of American women, you think your feet are too big. ● Did you ever wonder why we say, “I smell a rat” when we sense that something is amiss? The phrase dates back to a time before effective means of pest control, when it was not uncommon for a home to be infested by rodents. If a rat died inside a wall, the residents wouldn’t be aware of it until the smell of the decaying body became noticeable.

Vol. VIII Issue 50

The mountain Huayna Picchu overlooks the ruins of Machu Picchu

• Virtually invisible from below, the ancient city was completely self-sustaining with food crops that were harvested from the terraced growing fields, and natural springs that provided ample water for the inhabitants.

• In order to protect and preserve the historical sites the Peruvian government has now set limits on the number of tourists allowed to visit ROCK GARDEN CAFE there each year. ■ 1/8th pg. 4 Color 13x rate $169.00 (trade disc.) Dec. 9, 2012 Vol. 8 - No. 50 CLIP AND SAVE

CHRISTMAS BUFFET

• The Inca civilization is one of the ancient cultures that has been studied for centuries. During the time that Columbus set sail to explore the new world, the Incan Empire was in control of most of South America. A somewhat mysterious culture, the Inca had phenomenal abilities in construction, agricultural, and complex planning, as evidenced by this highaltitude city.

● The 14-foot model of the Starship Enterprise that was used during shooting of the original “Star Trek” series is now displayed in the Smithsonian.

Tues., Dec. 25th 10:30 am - 8:30 pm

$15.95

ALL YOU CAN EAT

AdVenture Media, Inc. Special! for 1 Property of

CLIP and SAVE

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

FREE

FREE ADVERTISING PROOF -- GET ONE BUY ONE MEAL 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 of Coachella Valley

3.5 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide! Published by: AdVenture Media

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

��

valleybits@msn.com

Voucher No. _______

Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s) By: Spelling  Prices  Hours Address: _____________________________________ ______________

● If you are over the age of 40, you’ve lived longer than the average gorilla. ● The first woman to appear on the cover of Business Week magazine, in 1954, was Brownie Wise, the originator of the Tupperware Party. *** Thought for the Day: “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” -- Lewis Carroll (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Owner/Manager: ______________________________

Date: ____________

Contact your TidbitsWith representative immediately with changes or corrections. purchase of two beverages. This Voucher entitles the above advertiser to a

Final Changes DUE:

760-320-0997 Fax: prices 760-320-1630 OrderOffice: any meal at Introduc regular menu and get 2 5% tory Discount

the 2nd

of 26 equal TUES., entree JUNE TUES., OCT. 16 or lesser value FREE - All Day Mon. -- Fri. NOT VALID ON WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS.

5:00 p.m..

toward space and color costs on advertising run for six (6) insertions.

Tidbits® of Coachella Valley Discount offer expires November 12, 2005 published by AdVenture Media (For publication week of Nov. 21st) P.O. Box 2207 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Phone: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Email: valleybits@msn.com

Non-transferable

(Cannot be used in conjunction with any other coupons or discounts)

Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Coupon must be presented - Expires Dec. 31, 2012 Delightful Patio Dining - Pet Friendly

OK Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. YOUR

• Three Elegant Dining Rooms Terraced Fields in the upper Agricultural Sector HOLIDAY Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Email: valleybits@msn.com • Full Service Cocktails ■ Breakfast ■ Lunch ■ Dinner 3.5 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

PARTY NOW!

Advertising Discount Voucher • It is evident through archeological findings that Machu Picch also functioned as an important ADVERTISING PROOF ceremonial center. The ceremonial practice OPEN 7 Days: 7:00 A.M. -- 10:00 P.M. THE DUE:first 5:00 p.m.. was CURB carried CREATOR onFinal again inChanges 2001 when Peru’s 2 5%Canyon Introduc tory Discount 777 So. Palm Dr., Palm Springs 1/6 pg. Please 4C of6x president Andean Indian descent, review carefully. Double Alejandro check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices (760) 327-8840 Hours Oct.1,21, 2012Vol. Vol. - No. July 2012 8 -8No. 2743 ��

Rock Garden Café Business Name: _______________________________

Voucher No. _______

Address: _____________________________________

By: ______________

Owner/Manager: ______________________________

Date: ____________

This Voucher entitles the above advertiser to a

toward space and color costs on advertising run for six (6) insertions.

Non-transferable

Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections.

Office: 760-320-0997

Property of

Fax: 760-320-1630

AdVenture Media, Inc. Email: valleybits@msn.com 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

The leaders in

FREE TES MA ESTI s

CONCRETE LANDSCAPE BORDERS

ar ss! e Y Y 5 2 4 usines In B

WE INSTALL

Curbing • Synthetic Grass • Putting Greens • Concrete Patios • Walkways Drives etc... Lic. 722895

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

DS-0000281558

4 Million

The Curb Creator can transform your yard!

760.345.9696

www.thecurbcreator.com

ADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: MON., AUG. 6 5:00 p Please review carefully. Tidbits of Coachella Valley

Week of December 9, 2012

Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Page Spelling 5  Prices

Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or correcti

K is for KnowledgeFax: -- that lights our way of the eight nights. Charitable donations also are Office: 760-320-0997 760-320-1630 made as a reminder that since we are all part of through the darkness A is for Always to appreciate our families the same human family, we must share our blessings. Games are played, including one using a top and friends H is for Hope, which never, ever ends. ■ called a dreidel. Usually made of clay, it’s marked Beach House Yogurt with four Hebrew letters that stand for “A Miracle (c) 2012 King Features BZ 4CADVERTISING 26x rateSyndicate, Inc. PROOF Happened Here.” ADVERTISING PROOF Aug. 12, 2012 Vol. 8 No. 33 Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. On Hanukkah, small candles are placed inPleaseFinal review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Mon. 8/20/12 Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. CLIP AND SAVE an eight-branched candelabra called the Menorah, Contactcarefully. your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Please review Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 with one additional candleholder set higher than Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. the other eight. This is called the shamus, which Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 some people believe stands for God who oversees the lights. On the first night, one candle and the shamus are lit; on the second night, two candles plus the shamus are lit, and so on until the eighth night, when all eight candles, plus the shamus, glow in memory of the miracle of that first “Feast of Lights.” ADVERTISING PROOF DEC. 3DUE: The following is a way of recalling signifi- MON., Final Changes 5:00 p.m.. Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours cant concepts make upDouble the Hanukkah Please reviewthat carefully. check: mes Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. sage on each of the eight days of candle lighting: Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 H is foryour Hammer, therepresentative English word forimmediately with changes or corrections. Contact Tidbits • Maccabee Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 By Appointment to You A is for Awareness of the blessings of our Property of Property of andMedia, Your Home. AdVenture Inc. liberty AdVenture Media, Inc. N is for Never submit to tyranny’s call Professional Cleaning & Household FREE Services U is for Universal -- because freedom is Other Services Include: Pet Sitting • Dog Walking I’m 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 FREE Sewing & Alterations • Car Wash & Detailing British & Property of for allDoll Interiors Coachella alley Allof Rights ReservedV Paper AdVenture Media, Inc. Speak English The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read Also Offering: Affordable Rates • FREE pg. K for Kindness -- we are morally comFax:Estimates 760.320.1630 quite well! 1/3 4Cis 6x Post Party Call760.320.0997 Anne or mitted to practice Clean-Up! 760. 464.4726 Richard TODAY! FREE Lic. #20015518 December 9, 2012 Vol. 8 - No. 50 All Rights Reserved

THE EIGHT DAYS OF

by Aviva Yaffa

ADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m..

The eight-day holiday of Hanukkah, or the “Feast of Lights,” which this year is observed from the evening of Saturday, Dec. 8, to Sunday, Dec. 16, commemorates what many historians as well as religious scholars consider to be the first organized revolt by a nation against tyranny. The story of Hanukkah goes back well over 2,000 years to when the Jewish people, under the leadership of Judah Maccabee, revolted against the Greco-Syrian forces of Antiochus, who had despoiled their holy temple in Jerusalem and tried to force them to worship their many gods instead of the one God. When the conquerors were routed, the temple was reclaimed. However, the lamp for the ADVERTISING PROOF Eternal Light (which had to be kept lit at all times MON., DEC. 3 5:00 overChanges the ark containing the sacred scroll calledp.m.. Final DUE: Please review Phone Number(s) Spelling Prices  Hours thecarefully. Torah)Double had check: only  enough oil for one day. But Contact your Tidbits representative immediately withburned changes or corrections. miraculously, that one-day supply for the Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 full eight days that it took for more oil to arrive. Ever since, Jews have observed Hanukkah as an eight-day celebration in commemoration of that NU 4 U Thrift Store miracle. 1/12th Page, 1-color, Non-Profit Rate (26x rate) $116.00 9, 2012 Hanukkah holiday. Dec. Vol. 8 - is No.a50family 4x thru 12/30/12Small gifts are handed out to the children on each one

Maid in England

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

Published by: AdVenture Media

valleybits@msn.com

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

Published by: AdVenture Media

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

valleybits@msn.com

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc. 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

FREE

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

760.320.0997

Fax: 760.320.1630

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

Published by: AdVenture Media

valleybits@msn.com

ADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m..

CLIP AND SAVE

Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Contact your Tidbits representative immediately® with changes or corrections. ® Duette Architella Honeycomb Shades

Office: 760-320-0997

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

FREE

of Coachella Valley Quality Designer Clothes ADVERTISING PROOF The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 & Accessories Final Changes DUE: 5:00 3p.m.. Stores

• Boutique: • Furniture: • Outlet: Published by: AdVenture Media

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

Good Stuff - at Rock Bottom Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Prices!

in One Location!

Please review carefully. Double check: All  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Rights Reserved Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections.

Non-Profit 501 (c) 3 Corp

20%

thrift shop

69-550 Hwy 111 • Rancho Mirage

your larger Donations

4 Million Pirouette® Window Shadings Readers Weekly Nationwide!

(760) 770-7786

Duette Architella Honeycomb Shades ’Tis the season for you 15 and—your guests to 15 celebrate in style. Save September December on select Hunter Douglas window fashions $100 OR MORE SAVE ’Tis the season for you and your guests to celebrate in style.

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

FREE that Santa How do we know for sure 760.320.1630 Claus is760.320.0997 a manFax: and not a woman? of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

A woman would never wear the same suit every year!

Paper Doll Interiors Inc. 80250 USPaper HighwayDoll 111 Ste C Interiors Inc.

Pirouette® Window Shadings

with qualifying purchases of Hunter Douglas window fashions.

CAHome Dress UpIndio Your forHighway the Holidays. 80250 US 111 Ste C M-F: 10AM-5PM Indio CA SAT: 10AM-5PM M-F: 10AM-5PM Paper Doll Interiors Inc. SUN: CLOSED SAT: 10AM-5PM 80250 US Highway 111 Ste C Indio CA 760-346-5944 SUN: CLOSED M-F: 10AM-5PM SAT: 10AM-5PM paperdollinteriors.hdspd.com 760-346-5944 SUN: CLOSED 760-346-5944 paperdollinteriors.hdspd.com

Save September 15 — December 15 on select Hunter Douglas window fashions.* ’Tis the season for you and your guests to celebrate in style.

Good Stuff at Rock Bottom Prices!

Published by: AdVenture Media

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Any One NonSale Item • Exp. 1/15/13

Project of Chabad Rancho Mirage

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

with qualifying purchases of FREE Hunter Douglas window fashions. of Coachella Valley

Published by: AdVenture Media

Store Hours: Sun. - Thurs.: 10 - 5 • Fri.: 9 - 2 • Closed: Sat.

Pirouette® Window Shadings

OFF

(Next to PS Ford • Between Date Palm & Frank Sinatra) Call to arrange

SAVE $100* OR MORE with qualifying purchases of $100 SAVE Hunter Douglas window fashions. OR MORE

U4U

FREE pick-up of

Duette® Architella® Honeycomb Shades

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

Bargain Shopping! Check out our remodeled stores:

Fax: 760-320-1630

(760) 346-5944

paperdollinteriors.hdspd.com

* Manufacturer’s rebate offer valid for qualifying purchases made 9/15/12 – 12/15/12. Ask a sales representative for information Follow Usof anAt Facebook orCard.Twitter on qualifying purchases. All rebates will be issued in U.S. dollars, in the form American Express® Prepaid Reward This rebate offer may not be combined with any other Hunter Douglas offer or promotion. © 2012 Hunter Douglas. All rights ® reserved. All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

* Manufacturer’s rebate offer valid for qualifying purchases made 9/15/12 – 12/15/12. Ask a sales representative for information Manufacturer’s rebate offer valid forissued qualifying made – 12/15/12. a sales representative for informatio Prepaid Reward Card. on*qualifying purchases. All rebates will be in U.S.purchases dollars, in the form9/15/12 of an American ExpressAsk 32545 Prepaid Reward Card. qualifying purchases. All rebates be issued U.S. dollars, the form © of 2012 an American ExpressAll® rights Thison rebate offer may not be combined with will any other HunterinDouglas offer orinpromotion. Hunter Douglas. This rebate offer may notherein be combined with any other Hunter owners. Douglas offer or promotion. © 2012 Hunter Douglas. All rights reserved. All trademarks used are the property of their respective 32545 reserved. All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

Property of

Page 6

Tidbits of Coachella Valley

Vol. VIII

Issue 50

brant Land of Oz. At first he thinks he’s hit the jackpot -- fame and fortune are his for the taking. That all changes when he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who aren’t convinced he’s the great wizard everyone’s been expecting.” ***

Do you have any news on “Downton Abbey”? I can’t wait for the new season! -- Donna B., Oklahoma City, Okla.

I was an ardent fan of “In Plain Sight,” and I especially liked one of the series’ co-stars, Rachel Boston, who played Det. Chafee. Can you tell me what else I can see her in now that the show is no longer on the air? -- Betty W., via e-mail

A: While season three has already aired in

the U.K., we’ll have to wait until January to see it here in the States. Also, I recently learned that the show’s creator, Julian Fellowes, plans to create a “Downton Abbey” prequel, which will focus on the courtship of Lord Grantham and Cora. ***

Healthy Exchanges

Cheesy Garlic Potatoes This is a great side dish to accompany any meat -- from a simple chicken breast to your favorite meatloaf recipe.

1 (10 3/4-ounce) can Healthy Request Rachel, Cream of Mushroom Soup 30, most recently In the 1960s there was a TV show 3/4 cup chunky salsa (mild, medium or hot) starred in the Lifewhose characters and stor y line were similar 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded Kraft 2 Pertime original movie to the upcoming flick “Django Unchained.” The cent Milk Cheddar Cheese “Holiday High School main character went by the name of Jemal Da- 1 teaspoon dried minced garlic Reunion,” which aired vid. What was the show’s name? 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes in November (check -- Sid D., via e-mail 3 1/2 cups (18 ounces) diced cooked potatoes your local listings for TUES., DEC. 4 possible re-airings). Prices 1.InHours a large skillet sprayed with olive oilPlease review carefully. DoubleYou check: Phone Number(s)  Spelling  are thinking of “The Outcasts,” As I type this, Rachel flavored cooking spray, combine mushroom soup, which aired on ABC for one season from 1968-69. is shooting something Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. salsa and Cheddar cheese. Stir in garlic and parsley Rachel Boston “The Outcasts” and “Django Unchained” both were else for Lifetime -- this flakes. Cook over medium heat until cheese starts to Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 time it’s a pilot for a new show, which will air this inspired by Sergio Corbucci’s 1966 spaghetti West- melt, stirring occasionally. Add potatoes. Mix well to summer if the network decides to pick it up for a full- ern, “Django.” “The Outcasts” co-starred Don Mur- combine. season run. It’s called “Witches of East End,” and ray and Otis Young, and is most notable for being the 2. Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes or Rachel told me about the show when I spoke with first television Western with a black co-star, as well until mixture is heated through, stirring occasionally. as featuring the first biracial Western action team. her recently. Makes 6 (3/4 cup) servings. Palm Springs CHILL Baseball “I am working with such an amazing group Write to Cindyadat King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box Host Family ADVERTISING PROOF of women! Julia Ormond plays my mom and Jenna 536475, Each serving equals: 185 calories, 5g fat, 10g Orlando, FL 32853-6475; or e-mail $115.00 her at letters@cin1/16th pg 4C (Partnership Program) Dewan-Tatum plays my sister. When we were born, Final protein, 25g carbs, 658mg sodium, 233mg calcium, Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. dyelavsky.com. 12-9-2012 Vol. 8 - No. 50 our mom cast a spell so we wouldn’t know we are review Please carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours 2g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch/Carb, 1 witches. Through a chain of events, we discover who Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Meat; Carb Choices: 1 1/2. we are and how we can help protect each other and Do you want to host a potential Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 our town.” (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc. Major League Ballplayer? ***

ADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. A:

Q: Is there a new “Wizard of Oz” com-

ing to theaters? I thought I saw a preview for it online -- the special effects looked excellent. -- Bret A., Pittsburgh

A: On March 8, 2013, “Oz: The Great and

Powerful” will be coming to a theater near you. Here’s the official story line: “Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vi-

ing We are seek ILIES HOST FAM for the 2013 ason Baseball Se b. for Jan. - Fe

Make a New Friend!

Do you have a spare bedroom to temporarily house a member of the California Winter Baseball League? The athletic trainers & interns, who are the future team doctors, GMs and MLB executives need host families to provide a place to stay during the 2013 baseball season. Can you help? Free passes to all the games at the Palm Springs Stadium! For full details Contact the Baseball Office at

760.778.HITS or visit us at (4487)

CaliforniaWinterLeague.com for more information

BASEBALL

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

CLIP AND SAVE 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley Property of The Neatest Little Paper AdVenture Media, Inc. Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

760.320.0997

Published by: AdVenture Media

Fax: 760.320.1630

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

Week of December 9, 2012

Tidbits of Coachella Valley

Page 7

cess to a safe country location, your results will be even better. You’ll notice that more stars become visible while you wait the half hour that it takes your eyes to fully adjust. The darker, the better for suc® cessful stargazing. Of course, you’ll need to put together some by Mary Hunt gear. Start with a big blanket, flashlights and hot chocolate. And bundle up! Background music is important, so bring a portable player. If you can find by Freddy Groves it, “Starwatching” by The Happy Crowd (happycrowd.com) is perfect: “What a beautiful sight ... We put our blanket out on the lawn ... and ADVERTISING PROOF we’re star watching, what a beautiful night!” TUES., NOV. 20 Bring notebooks so you can record each5:00 p.m.. Final Changes DUE: If things are so hectic in your household constellation after you find it, noting the date, time, Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours during the holidays that you can’t remember the weather and any other important observations. last time you took time out for some family fun,Contact you your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. With any luck, you’ll have such a great time you’ll By now the local Department of Veterans ® need to remind yourself what kids really want for Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 want to repeat this fun family outing. The more Affairs hospitals know which of their wards will be Christmas: quality time with family. nights you spend exploring the skies, the more visited over the holidays by large groups such as the Get family funHunt on the calendar, and once it’s you’ll find up there! by Mary American Legion or the Daughters of the American there, you’ll find yourself scheduling around it, not Revolution. They know which wards, and which pacrossing it out. If you don’t have a calendar, make Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com, tients, might not receive a visit -- from anyone. a personal finance member website. You can email her at mary@ one that goes at least through New Years. Post it Senior Care Planning Services This is where you come in. everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. in a visible place so all family members can see it, ADVERTISING Box 2099, Cypress, CA 90630. To findPROOF out more about Mary Hunt BZ 1C 6x If you imagine yourself in the place of a vetAdreadChanges Proof: even your little ones. Make it colorful and exciting. Final DUE: please visit the Creators 5:00 p.m.. and her past columns, Syndicate eran who has no local family, it’s not hard to underNov. 25,at 2012 Vol. 8Phone - No. 48  Spelling  Prices  Hours carefully. Double check: Number(s) Web page www.creators.com. Now, make some plans. It doesn’t have Please review John Cuddihy - Flags “A” Flying stand that a holiday visit from you -- a fellow veteran Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. to cost a lot of money to create wonderful times -- can mean so much. Biz Card, BW, 13x rate Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 together. Make the call to volunteer services. Find One idea that appeals to all ages is starFirst run date: Feb. 13, 2011 out what’s needed to fill in the gaps left by the large gazing, discovering the stories of the sky. Lest you A little-known Government program pays service organizations. Then call your buddies and believe that stargazing is just an activity for spring a Tax-Free pension to Veterans and arrange to go as a group at the appointed time. Go Corrections due by: 5 pm, Wed., 1/26/11 or summer, it’s not. You’ll want to do some homesurviving spouses to help cover the by yourself if necessary. It’s just talking that the vetwork for this event. But you’ll be amazed what the cost of Long Term Care. erans want to do, the company, the reminiscing, the winter sky has to offer. Take a trip to the library or I can show you how to qualify. chatting with others who also served. If you know look on the Internet for sites like DomeOfTheSky. Call Scott Lanterman any active military, ask them along, dressed in unicom or KidsAstronomy.com, where you will find ADVOCATE FOR VETERANS CARE form. lots of stories and sky facts. If you want to provide small gifts, so much Start here: The Big and Little Dippers are 760-861-2297 the better. Ask the nursing staff on the ward you’ll ADVERTISING PROOF parts of two larger constellations known as Ursa Mon, 10/22/12 Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. visit whether a selection from the following would be Major and Ursa Minor. The dippers, which look like Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours appropriate: ladles in the sky, are good reference points for the Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Property of & Inc. Office: 760-320-0997 760-320-1630 Whitman’s four-piece candy sampler, Herother constellations. FirstFax: locate the Big Dipper. The AdVenture Media, shey’s Kisses, small candy canes, sugar-free candy, two stars on the outside of its ladle also are called FLAGPOLE SALES Property of deck of playing cards, pads of paper and mechanithe Pointers. Follow a straight line from the Pointers FREE AdVenture Media, Inc. s of USAStatesForeign of Coachella Valley ag Fl cal pencils, military caps, small table-top calendar or upward out from the ladle to the North Star. Little Paper Ever ReadDelivery all Sizes. Military &The Neatest Religious 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 AvAilAble daily journal, appropriate posters for the wall, puzzle Share the stories about the constellations FREE Flagpoles- Residential & Commercial and stars; point out other constellations. Make up books (word search is best), handkerchiefs, water 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 All Rights Reserved Lawyour Offices of Michael Pollock All Rights Reserved own stories. Enjoy the solitude, the feelings of bottles, slipper socks, a $5 coupon for the hospital 1/8th page, 4 Color, 26x such discount rate being together under an amazing canopy of canteen, a card signed by all of you in your group. Call me today! Oct.nighttime 28 - April 16, 2013 • Vol. 8: #44 - Vol. 9: #16 majesty. Collect boxes from shoe stores to hold the John Cuddihy (760) 343-1175 ADVERTISING PROOF (every week) otherYou can view many of the stars from your gifts. Get holiday paper (plus tissue paper), and if June 25 5:00 p.m.. We’re Near! I-10 & Monterey in Thousand Palms. Final Changes DUE:getMon., yard, or a safe park or rooftop if you’re in a city -you’re a fumblefingers, help with wrapping. The Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours just avoid house and streetlights, if possible. The idea is to have one individual present for each vetbest viewing is away from city lights. If you have aceranContact you your see.Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 If there is no VA hospital near you, think All rights reserved. Property of: about the nursing homes. Call to inquire if any of FREE their residents are veterans.

Everyday CHEAPSKATE

A Family Night of Stargazing

Holiday Visit Cheers Hospitalized Vets

Everyday CHEAPSKATE

Attention Veterans

Senior Care Planning Services

FLAGS

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

4 Million Published by: AdVenture Media Readers Weekly Nationwide!

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

of Coachella Valley

valleybits@msn.com

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

Published by: AdVenture Media

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

GET OUT OF DEBT 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

NOW!

Get a

Published by: AdVenture Media

Payment Plans Available

• 401(k) Account Exempt SAVEOffice: YOUR 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 RETIREMENT! • IRA Account Exempt

Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections.

Keep your home • Keep your vehicle • Keep your “stuff”

74-040 Hwy. 111, 2nd Floor • Palm Desert

www.PollockLAW.com

Toll Free

39 YEARS EXPERIENCE

CALL TODAY for Details and a FREE Consultation

(877) 286-2678

A federally designated debt relief agency. *Plus filing fees and costs.

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

valleybits@msn.com

Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or UNIQUE COINS send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com.

1/12th pg. 4C (26x Disc. Rate)

BUYING & SELLING Old Gold Wedding Bands, Class Rings, Gold & Silver Watches & Necklaces

TOP PRICES PAID!

Coins & Currency

ins Rare Co are a Great rm Long-Te t! en tm s e v In

Property of

AdVenture Media, Inc. • Gold & Silver Coins • Currency • Collections FREE 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

Ask about FREE The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read Appraisals of Coachella Valley

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

UNIQUE COINS, CURRENCY & SUPPLIES Member of A.N.A. • N.G.C. Dealer Representative

Ask for Ed Nedderman 655 N. Palm Canyon Dr. Palm Springs Call “Unique ADVERTISING PROOF

Today Final Changes DUE:

320-3140

Tamarisk



▲ N N

E. Granvia Valmonte Coins” 5:00 p.m..

(760) Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm • Sat 10am-2pm Alejo Rd. Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours

N. Indian Canyon

& Associates

N. Palm Canyon

• Stop harassing phone calls • Eliminate credit card debt • Stop foreclosure, garnishments & repossessions • Remove 2nd mortgages MICHAEL POLLOCK

FREE

email: valleybits@msn.com

Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours

FAST • FRIENDLY CONFIDENTIAL

P.O. BoxCall2207 For Advertising (760) 320-0997 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Phone: 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630

ADVERTISING from PROOF BANKRUPTCY * only $795 $795 BANKRUPTCY Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m..

Law Offices of

�� The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

DISCHARGE TA XES!

FRESH START!

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

Page 8

Shadow Hills Dental Care 1/8 pg. 4C 13x - Prem. Pos. Puzz. Tidbits Aug. 5, 2012 Vol.of 8 -Coachella No. 32 Valley

Vol. VIII Issue 50

Complete Family Dental Care I offer my patients over a decade and a half of clinical experience along with the latest dental advances to help you achieve and maintain a healthy, attractive and confident smile.

We have the finest team of dental specialists in the Coachella Valley, providing you with the ADVERTISING PROOF focused, unhurried care FinalyouChanges DUE: 5:00 p.m.. deserve. At Shadow Please review Hills carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Dental Care there noTidbits needrepresentative to refer to any Contact is your immediately with changes or corrections. Property of otherOffice: office.760-320-0997AdVenture Fax: Media, 760-320-1630 Inc.

Limited Time Special FREE $145.00 of Coachella Valley The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read s ay  Full set of X-R 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 Exam e siv en reh  Comp Reserved  Complete CleaningAll Rights Dr. J. Aghaloo, DDS, “Dr. J” 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

Published by: AdVenture Media

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

ADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: MON., MAY 14 5:00 p

39-620 Washington St. Ste. C Palm Desert, CA 92211 (NW corner of Washington & Varner Rd.)

CALL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY: Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices (Solution on page 16)

760.343.7737 ADVERTISING PROOF Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or correcti Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Email: valleybits@msn Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m

Visit us at: www.shadowhillsdentalcare.com

NEST HEADS

Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices By John Allen

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley

Fax: 760-320-1630

Email: valleybits@msn.c

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

PDG PLUMBING 1/16th pg. 4C 26x disc. May 13, 2012Crossword Vol. 8Answers - No.on20page 16

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc. 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

Tidbits® of Coachella Valley of Coachella Valley

Published and distributed weekly by The Property Neatest Little Paper Read of Ever For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 Inc. valleybits@msn.com AdVenture Media, 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 AdVenture Media, Inc. P.O. Box 2207 valleybits@msn.com Palm Springs, CA 92263-2207 Phone: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 4 Million Rights Reserved Email:All valleybits@msn.com Readers Weekly Nationwide! FREE All rights reserved. of Coachella Valley Published by: AdVenture Media

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com Pvalleybits@msn.com ublisher: Erik D. Long

Published by: AdVenture Media

eDitor: David L. Long

“In business as in life, we practice the Golden Rule” News content in the Tidbit s® Paper is provided by both Tidbits Media, Inc. and other news sources con sidered to be reliable, but the accuracy of all information published cannot be guaranteed. Tidbits® of Coachella Valley does not accept political advertising or news matter of any nature submitted for publication. Publisher reserves the right to refuse advertising from any business, individual or group for any reason deemed inappropriate or not in the Publisher’s best interest. Published news matter and advertising content does not necessarily reflect the views of the Publisher or of AdVenture Media, Inc. Tidbits® of Coachella Valley is not an adjudicated publication and therefore cannot accept official legal notices for publication. All copy, photos and graphic illustrations submitted for advertising publication are subject to publisher’s prior approval. We do not offer mail subscription services. So there.

ADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: TUES., NOV. 6 5:00 p.m.. Tidbits Coachella Valley Please review carefully. Double check: of Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours

Week of December 9, 2012

Page 9

Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections.

Each Wuzzle is a word riddle which creates a disquised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For example, NOON GOOD = GOOD AFTERNOON

NEXT WEEK Office: 760-320-0997

Casey’s

IT’S ORNAMENTAL

3 WUZZLES BOOKLETS

“The Best of Wuzzles” ($4.00), “More of the Best of Wuzzles” ($4.50), and “Wuzzles for Kids” ($4.25) are available postpaid, from Wuzzles, Box 1141, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406

in Fax: 760-320-1630

ADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m..

Desert Immigration Bonds Contact Tidbits BZyourBW 6xrepresentative immediately with changes or corrections. Office: 760-320-0997 Nov. 11, 2012 Vol. 8 - No.Fax: 46760-320-1630

Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours

CCats ats,, D Dogs ogs and and O Other ther PPeople eople

DESERT

3. The weekly “Brain Breaker” AMBROSIA PET DELI

IMMIGRATION BONDS

- Tidbits of Coachella Valley (for May 29, 2011 publication) All Surety Bonds (Contractor’s License, Housekeeper, Bail, Motor Dealer, Seller of Travel, Court, Probate, etc.)

760.567.2145

Larry Shanahan

insbonds@aol.com

Lic. # 0738115

CLIP AND SAVE

& Pet Toys

��

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc. Property of ��

��

AdVenture Media, Inc. ��

��

The

When Only BESTFREE PET FOODS Will Do... 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630

4 Million 4 Million Readers Weekly Readers Weekly Nationwide! Nationwide!

FREE

�

��

�

of Coachella Valley ��

��

of Coachella Valley For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax:Paper 760.320.1630 The Neatest Little Ever Readvalleybits@msn.com ��

��

�

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

�

��

Published by: AdVenture Media

Created by Tom Underwood

��

©North America Syndicate,2011 2010

www.wuzzleking.com

�

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

�

Published by: AdVenture Media

�

��

(Wuzzles answers on page 16)

��

�

� � OFF � � � � �� % �

�

��

�

��

COMPETITIVE PRICING!

�

Ambrosia Pet Pet Deli Deli

Palm Desert

73131 County Club Dr.

FREE Delivery Available

Country Club & Monterey (Bristol Farms mall)

THE ART OF HEALTHY EATING

Nurse Available for Consults

�

Clip valuable coupon!

7 6 0.5 6 8.1177 Proof created by: Readers Weekly

DOG & CAT FOOD WITH THIS AD

(Min. $25 Purchase) Good thru

12-23-12

Proof created �� Property of by:

Phone: 320.0997

Fax: 320.1630

valleybits@msn.com

Readers Weekly

��

760.320.0997 760.320.1630 Phone: 320.0997Fax: Fax: 320.1630 valleybits@msn.com

® ® Tidbits Tidbits Word WordSearch Search

(CryptoQuip solution on page 14)

“Belfry Banter” “Nautical Nuggets” ; '

* 1

2 * 3

4 5 4

< 5

)

(

= : )

9 0 0 0 '

9 *

;

; =

(

7 *

0 1

4 +

$ +

( 1

9 5

; *

(

% 1

(

7 :

* 3

FILLER 7 . & %PAGE 0 &2( 1 / = . 1 & 2Q08 - WEEK 19 6 $ 8 5 0 & = 2 MAY 4 - MAY 10

* (

9 1

% : /

. 1

(

0 (

2 3

( 0 4 +

)

$ &

)

7 2

(

)

(

. &

* 2

4 .

)

(

/ 0 4 3 & 5 , + PRESENTS . - & + . 0 5 & TRIVIA NEWSFRONT™ /

ZZZ :RUG6HDUFK0DNHU FRP

 

(and more than a few adults)

Wood by by Kara Kara Kovalchik Kovalchik && Sandy Sandy Wood

GONG %(/)5< *21* � ABEAM BIG HELM 1. Who hadBEN a #1 hit in 1961� with the sardonic � HANDBELL � AHOY BELL CHOIR LIFEBOAT %(//&+2,5 +$1'%(// “Mother-in-Law”? JINGLE BELFRY � MAST � ANCHOR %,*%(1 -,1*/( PEAL � CHANGE RINGING � MIDSHIP BOW 2. According to the proverb, is “the &+$1*(5,1*,1* 3($/ � what RESONATE � BULKHEAD CHIME NAVIGATE ( 5(621$7( mother of&+,0invention”? � SOUNDING CLANG PORT � CABIN &/$1* 6281',1* TOLL � COMPASS CLAPPER � STARBOARD 3. What was the real first name of African� STERN TOWER &/$33(5 72// � HATCH GLOCKENSPIEL

American comedienne Moms72:(5 Mabley? */2&.(163,(/ (Word Search solution page 16) 4. What film actor wanted to Throw Momma from the Train in 1987?

Corner

TRIVIA AIVIRT NEWSFRONT SREWSNA TNANSWERS ORFSWEN

1. Ernie eK-Doe oD-K einrE .1 2. necessity ytissecen .2 3. Loretta atteroL .3 4. Danny otiVDeVito eD ynnaD .4 5. Candy renthLightner giL ydnaC .5 (puzzle answers on Pg. 14)

ALWAYS E ERF SYAFREE WLA ALWAYS FUN N UF SYAW LA

By Matthew By Matthew Margolis Margolis

Would Your Dog Survive a Sandy? A vacant warehouse in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, is serving as a makeshift boarding center for animals left homeless in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Disaster specialists from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are heading the operation, and they expect the 20,000-square-foot emergency facility to house hundreds of animals as displaced homeowners work to rebuild their homes and their lives. For some, the idea of leaving their fourlegged companion is just too much. Debbie Fierro of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, an animal welfare charity that, despite its name, is not affiliated with the mayor or the city, said that one elderly man pleaded for his Pomeranian, Buddy, not to be sent to Ocean Hill. Fierro told The New York Times, “He said, ‘I lost everything in this hurricane. The only thing I have is my dog.’” For others, the idea of safe shelter for their furry buddies is manna from heaven. Jim Buonamano, his 6-year-old German shepherd, April, and his 2-year-old pit bull, Bella, spent several cold, dark nights in Buonamano’s flooded home -- no heat, no electricity, no clean water. When Buonamano heard about the shelter, he jumped at the chance for all of them to relocate to safe, sanitary quarters, telling the Times, “I’d rather (they) be someplace warm, even if I don’t see (them) for a month.” Buonamano is staying with his brother while working to make his home livable again. Happy or not, these men and hundreds of others in similar situations are lucky. Their animals are not lost; they are not carrying the heavy burden of wondering how they are, where they are, whether they survived. This is in large part due to their diligence as pet owners and to the efforts of animal welfare groups such as the ASPCA. Having a plan to protect your pets in a disaster is crucial to a happy outcome. Here are a few key items that should be at the top of every pet owner’s disaster plan: --Make sure your pet is identifiable at all times. Microchipping is the surest form of identification. A collar with an ID tag that includes your current cellphone number is the most immediate form EGAforP R ELLresults. IF of identification. Do 2both best 1 KEEWkit. - 80ItQ2should include --Prep your 9disaster emergency supplies01-- Y food, water, AM - 4 YAMmeds, garbage bags, batteries, manual can opener, newspaper, paper towels, leashes, carriers, flashlights, blankets, CASEY’S CORNER: Turn to page 10

STNESERP ™TNORFSWEN AIVIRT dooW ydnaS & kihclavoK araK yb

cinodras eht htiw 1691 ni tih 1# a dah ohW .1 ?”waL-ni-rehtoM“ eht“ si tahw ,brevorp eht ot gnidroccA .2 ?”noitnevni fo rehtom -nacirfA fo eman tsrif laer eht saw tahW .3 ?yelbaM smoM enneidemoc naciremA ammoM worhT ot detnaw rotca mlif tahW .4 ?7891 ni niarT eht morf

lifelong health Dr. David Lipschitz

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Can Be Diminished

Vol. VIII

to 50 percent. These include a receding hairline at CASEY’S CORNER (from page 9) the temples, baldness at the crown of the head, a crease in the ear and yellow fatty deposits around etc. -- for every human and animal in your household. --Know ahead of time which shelters and the eyelids. hotels in your area accept pets, and let them know Where you live and the time of the year affect risk of cardiovascular disease. Living at a high altitude you’re coming as soon as possible. --If you evacuate, take your pets. Pets left betends to raise blood count, which increases blood pressure and causes more cardiovascular disease. hind are extremely vulnerable, and their chances of There is also evidence that heart attacks and deaths survival are slim. It is never safe to leave an animal from heart failure are 26 percent to 35 percent more chained outside, but to do so during a disaster is a common in the winter than the summer. This applies death sentence. According to the Humane Society of to sunny California and freezing South Dakota. The the United States, “If it isn’t safe for you, it isn’t safe cause is not clear, but being more sedentary, ex- for your pets.” ADVERTISING PROOF --If you plan to evacuate, do it early. It is best posed to more viral infections and being at a higher Tues., 10/11/11 to wait for a mandatory evacuation, as often ofrisk of depression may be contributing factors. Finalnot Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. The greater an individual person’s risk, the more ficials will instruct to leave their pets behind. Please review carefully. Double check: people Phone Number(s)  Spelling Prices  Hours important it is that aggressive approaches at preven- For a more detailed plan, read the Humane tion be instituted at a younger age. If family history or Society’s disaster plan for pets at www.humanesophysical characteristics suggest a high risk of heart ciey.org. Sun Eez Window Tinting disease, cholesterol levels should be measured at Woof! page, 4/c, 6x discount rate age 20 and blood pressures frequently assessed.1/16th If October  Volume Issue #41Margolis is co-author levels are significantly abnormal, treatment to lower 16, 2011 Dog trainer Matthew7: “Uncle Matty” of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio and television blood pressure and cholesterol should be considguest, and host of the PBS series “WOOF! It’s a Dog’s Life!” Read all ered. Even if there is no obvious increased risk, initial of Uncle Matty’s columns at www.creators.com. Send mail to Uncle screening should occur at age 20 and, if everything Matty at P.O. Box 3300, Diamond Springs, CA 95619. is normal, every 10 years thereafter until age 50. The profound impact of stress on the risk of carCLIP AND SAVE diovascular disease also must be considered. The • Rancho La Quinta • Big Horn • The Vintage • Indian Ridge • Palm Valley hormonal changes accompanying chronic stress lead to weight gain, elevated cholesterol, rising blood Residential • Commercial • Automotive pressure that in turn greatly contributes to heart disCovering you you with with ease, and strokes. Covering Learning to be peaceful is just as -- or even more COMFORT and STYLE COMFORT and STYLE important -- than exercise, diet, maintaining an ideal • Ceramic Films • No Electronic Interference weight and smoking cessation. • Clear, LEGAL Windshield Films The more we know about cardiovascular disease, • Same Day Estimates & Installation ASK ABOUT Our “Canned the better. The silent progression requires that we be Food Donation” continuously vigilant and intervene early. DISCOUNT

7 pm

Dr. David Lipschitz is the author of the book “Breaking the Rules of Aging.” To find out more about Dr. David Lipschitz and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www. creators.com. More information is available at: www.DrDavidHealth.com

WINDOW TINTING

$150

OFF

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

$25

OFF

772-7320 F O O PR AUTOMOTIVE

(760)

��

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

Phone: 320.0997

Fax: 320.1630

valleybits@msn.com

Instant Points & Endless Rewards. Save, Earn and Redeem in store and online! • Save on sale items with card • Get 500 points for every prescription* and immunization • Redeem instantly with as few as 5,000 points • Get 10 points for every mile when you Walk with Walgreens®† *Due to state and federal laws, points cannot be earned on some items. Points will not be awarded to anyone who currently is or was at any time in 6 months prior to purchasing Pharmacy Items covered by Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare or other government-funded healthcare program. Pharmacy Items must be purchased at participating Walgreens Drugstore, Rxpress, Duane Reade, or Walgreens Pharmacy locations (“Participating Stores”) to earn points. Excludes Pharmacy Items purchased from AR, NJ or NY pharmacies and prescriptions transferred to a Participating Store located in AL, MS, OR or PR. At Participating Stores located in AR, NJ, and NY where points cannot be earned on Excluded Pharmacy Items, Balance Rewards Members will earn 10 points per $1 spent at those locations for every purchase of a non-prescription vitamin or cough, cold, pain or sleep medication. For terms and conditions, visit Walgreens.com/Balance. † See terms and conditions of both programs. For full details, visit Walgreens.com/Balance and Walgreens.com/Walk.

Join today—it’s easy and free! Sign up in store, call toll free 855-225-9225 or visit Walgreens.com/Balance Mega Maze solution on page 14

Issue 50

• The Reserves • Seven Lakes • Indian Springs • Big Horn

The risk of having cardiovascular disease -- including heart disease or stroke -- during a lifetime is 60 percent for men and 55 percent for women. Cardiovascular disease accounts for more deaths than the next seven causes combined. These facts highlight the importance of reducing as many risk factors as possible to stave off cardiovascular disease. Even in those individuals in whom every risk factor is rigorously controlled, 30 percent will develop -- and perhaps die from -- cardiovascular disease. In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from the Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago attempted to define which factors, if corrected, led to the lowest risk of cardiovascular disease. The study observed 50,000 men and women for many years. It determined that by the age of 45, lowering your total cholesterol to below 180, maintaining a blood pressure below 120 over 80, not having diabetes and not smoking staved off the time to developing cardiovascular disease by 14 years and promoted a better quality of life. The study noted that at every age, women had a lower risk than men. It also found that after a person suffers from a cardiovascular illness, death occurred within an average of four years, regardless of age or sex. This information highlights that every one of us is at risk of cardiovascular disease, and our lifestyle during our young adult years profoundly affects the chances of illness in later life. It is never too early to pay attention to your health. It is also never too late. While the benefits are not as great, beginning to live a heart-healthy lifestyle, having an ideal weight, eating right and correcting underlying medical risk factors is the most effective way of reducing cardiovascular risk in the Medicare population of all ages. And the benefits of prevention are always greater than treating the disease. We know that some of us are at a far greater risk than others. A strong family history of cardiovascular disease among parents, siblings and relatives increases risk by an additional 50 percent. And a new research study shows that certain physical characteristics can be a harbinger of cardiovascular disease. At the American Heart Association annual meeting, Danish scientists presented the results of a study of 11,000 men and women over the age of 40, showing that a series of physical characteristics appear to increase risk of heart disease by 40 percent

Tidbits of Coachella Valley

Seven Lakes • Rancho La Quinta • Indian Ridge • The Reserves

Page 10

Week of December 9, 2012

YOUR

SOCIAL SECURITY by Tom Margenau

Tidbits of Coachella Valley

Page 11

getting an “earned” benefit as is the case with Social with trying to come up with ways to combat all the Social Security and other federal benefit scams that Security retirement, survivors, or disability checks. Therefore, if this person you know is getting SSI were spreading throughout the nation’s prisons. Apdisability, you can report them to Social Security’s parently we did a lousy job because, two decades fraud hotline. You have two options for reporting later, the problem still remains. Once again, let me make this perfectly clear. No fraud. You can go to Social Security’s website, www. one who is in prison can collect any kind of Social socialsecurity.gov and click on the link “Report ADVERTISING PROOF Security or Supplemental Security Income payment Fraud” that is right on the homepage. Or you can MON., 8/20/12 Final Changes DUE: -or any other federal benefit of which I am aware. 5:00 call Social Security’s fraud hotline at 800-269-0271. Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling If you have a Social Security question, Tom Mar-  Pric * * *

genau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@ Contact your Tidbits representative with changes To find out moreimmediately about Tom Margenau and to or corre I recall a past column in which you comcast.net. read past columns and see features from other Creators SyndiOffice: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 said that prisoners cannot get Social Security cate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webbenefits. I have an uncle in prison, and the last site at www.creators.com. time I visited him, he showed me something COPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS.COM

It’s Their Money

he printed off the Internet that gives prisoners hints on how they can collect Social Security benefits, SSI payments and many other federal benefits as well. What is going on here?

CLIP AND SAVE I know someone who is getting disability benefits from Social Security. But he spends half of his disability check on illegal What is going on is that prisoners can be drugs. How can this person get away with wastduped into believing anything they read on the Intering taxpayer money like this? Is there any way ADVERTISING net just as often as people do outside ofPROOF prison. I can report him to the authorities? Also, how Anyone who has read my column for any length of Fri., Nov. 2, 2012 5:00 p.m.. can a drug addict get benefits in the first place?Final Changes DUE: time knows that I spend a lot of time refuting the ruPlease review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Drug addicts cannot get Social Security mors and outright lies about Social Security that are Contact your Tidbits with changes or corrections. spread online.representative Hardly a dayimmediately goesPROOF by without at least disability benefits IF drug addiction is their only disADVERTISING readers sending me an email referencing Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 abling condition. However, many drug addicts have one of my Final Changes DUE: 5:00 some silly or outlandish Social Security rumor being p.m.. other medical problems and disabilities -- that’s why Please review carefully. Double  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours circulated in check: cyberspace. they may qualify for benefits. Prisoners are even more susceptible to such onSo if this person you claim to know is legitimately Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. scams and lies because many of them are desdisabled (because of problems other than drug ad- line Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 diction) and is getting Social Security disability ben- perate for some bit of good news or some form of efits, then he can do with his money as he wants -- assistance -- whether it be from a government source because it is his money. In other words, he “earned” or anyone else. Services AndErrand this has been going on for a long time, even the benefit by working at a job and paying Social Se- Quality in the days. About 20 years ago, I was BWpre-Internet 13x curity taxes just as a retiree “earns” his or her Social BZ put on a taskforce of Security agents charged Property of Security benefit by working and paying taxes. Nov. 11, 2012 Vol. 8 Social - No. 46 AdVenture Media, Inc. What is the difference between a disabled person getting Social Security disability benefits and a retired person getting Social Security retirement FREE of Coachella Valley benefits? One person qualifies based on a physical The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 impairment and the other person qualifies based on ● Personal shopping and errands age. Would you turn in a retiree if he was spending All Rights Reserved ● In-home companionship ● Home organization ●Transportation services all his pension check on hard liquor or beer? Would ● Light housekeeping ● Mail forwarding you report an older woman for fraud because she ● House sitting while you are away ● Much more! might be gambling away her Social Security widow’s DECISIONS, HearingDECISIONS, Aid salespersons are check at a casino? DECISIONS!!!!!!!!! Wed. NOON 9/12 NOT required to have a college Call me today... Let’s discuss how I can help FREE Do you see my point? That Social Security check, Should I buy the cheapest? In-Home education in the State of California. CarolM arder ew carefully. Double  Phone Number(s)  Spelling Hours whether it becheck: a retirement payment, a widow’s ben-  Prices Consultation 760-288-6457 Should I buy the smallest? Licensed, Bonded, Insured ►At Help U Hear we ONLY Property of efit, or a disability check, is money that was earned AdVenture Media, Inc. Should I buy the newest employ Audiologists with a ct your Tidbits representative immediately with by the person getting the check -- or in changes the case or of corrections. technology? Masters or Doctorate Degree. the widow, money earned by her -- and they Office: 760-320-0997 Fax:husband 760-320-1630 FREE Perhaps you should discuss these can do whatever they want with it. of Coachella Valley • Our Doctors ofofAudiology are educated decisions with your Doctor Audiology The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read Now it would be a whole different story if the perProperty of Fax: 760.320.1630 760.320.0997 at Help U Hear Hearing Centers. in detecting & correcting your hearing loss, AdVenture Media, Inc. son was getting Supplemental Security Income (SSI) All Rights Reserved Our Audiologists have been trained to disability. Unlike Social Security disability (which is not just selling a loss hearing aid device. determine the scope of youryou hearing Home Flood Prevention CX ON REPEAT regular Social Security), SSI is a welfare program FREE and can provide you with information of Coachella Valley bbdrnyn@aol.com Don’t it off longer. Call us today that willput help you makeany the right and people getting SSI must spend their money for The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 decision. 1/12 pg. 4C 26x disc. to get the service and care you deserve. basic food and shelter needs. People getting SSI are All Rights Reserved Our Doctors of Audiology are educated Aug. 16, supported 2012 Vol. 8directly - No. 38 being by taxpayers. They are not 1. The book of Micah is in the a) Old Testain determining your hearing loss, not just carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours ment b) New Testament c) Neither selling you hearing aids……

WHOM WOULD YOU PREFER TO GUIDE YOU IN THE PURCHASE OF A

HEARING AID?

A helping hand when you need one

ADVERTISING PROOF Quality nal Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m..

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

24/7 Protection From WATER DAMAGE Even while you’re away

PREVENTION

Coupon Value: $150 FREE EVALUATION Patients Only. With this ad. CouponNew Value $150

Cannot be combined . Expires 4-30-12 with any other offer. Exp.12-24-12

(New Patients Only, cannot be combined with any other offer)

ADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. 760.322.9533 or 760.568.6028

3. From 1 Samuel, what Philistine soldier Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours was slain by a boy? a) Joab b) Abishai Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. c) Dan d) Goliath 4. On which “Mount” did Jesus deliver his final discourse? a) Zion b) Olives c) Carmel d) Pisgah

Don’t let this happen to you!

The high-tech WaterCop system is so advanced, it instantly turns off the water problem at the source before it has a Property of We install chance to cause damage!AdVenture The innovative Media, Inc. peace network of sensors of mind monitors and detects Base Price 4 Million your home’s plumbing For more teasers log on to Readers Weekly $1,495. Installed system Nationwide! day and night. FREE 

www.TriviaGuy.com of Coachella Valley Tax Included

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read Perfect for primary residences -Fax: Critical for second homes. 760.320.0997 760.320.1630 Published by: AdVenture Media

FREE EVALUATION

Office: 760-320-0997

Thousands of homes have fallen victim to catastrophic water damage due to burst washing machine hoses, water pipes and other plumbing failures. The resulting structural and interior damage quickly amounts to the tens of thousands!

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

NO MONTHLY FEES

760-564-8840 -or -209-581-3144 www.homefloodprevention.biz

valleybits@msn.com

your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. 2. What perfectly square “new” city is deOffice: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 scribed as having walls made of Jasper? n Relief Home Units from $169. a) Jerusalem b) Jericho c) Paphos d) Gibeon

Automatic Water Shut-off System by HOME FLOOD

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

Published by: AdVenture Media

Errand Services

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

ADVERTISING PROOF al Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m..

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

5. In what book is the phrase, “...could eat a camel” be found? a) Acts b) Leviticus c) 2 Samuel d) None

Danette Baker, Au.D. Doctor of Audiology

Danette Baker, Au. D. Natasha Dewald, Au. D. Doctor of Audiology The Coachella Valley’s First Doctor of Audiology

PALM SPRINGS LOCATION RANCHO MIRAGE LOCATION 2465 E. Palm Canyon Drive BLDG – 5, Suite 500

40101 Monterey Ave, Suite E-2

Next to Jensen’s in Smoketree Commons

In the Albertson’s Center

760.322.9533

760.568.6028

www.helpuhear.com

DS-0000295143

6. What friend of Jesus was buried in a cave? a) Sisera b) Joshua c) Lazarus d) Arioch

ci 0% Finan C

Fax: 760-320-1630

Natasha Dewald Au.D. The Coachella Valley's First Doctor of Audiology

PALM SPRINGS

RANCHO MIRAGE

2465 E. Palm Canyon Dr.

40101 Monterey Ave.

Smoketree Commons: Next to Jensen’s

In the Albertson’s Center

Bldg. 5, Suite 500

Suite E-2

(760) 322.9533 (760) 568.6028 CALL TODAY or Visit online: www.helpU hear.com

PROOF O.K. BY: __________________________________________________ PLEASE READ CAREFULLY • SUBMIT CORRECTIONS ONLINE

O.K. WITH CORRECTIONS BY:_________________________________________ Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

Page 12

Tidbits of Coachella Valley

*** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My husband was discovered to have sleep apnea. He is now on CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) at night. The problem is that he sometimes gets up as many as 14 times a night to use the bathroom. I have him on a nonprescription sleep preparation, but he still gets up. Lack of sleep makes him angr y and irritable. -- L.C.

Diabetes Advice and Goals

Vol. VIII Issue 50

Medicare Gives Break to Hurricane Victims

ANSWER: You’re directing your efforts in the wrong direction. His prostate gland is making him get up during the night. His gland doesn’t allow his urinary bladder to completely empty. He urinates Seniors who were in the path of Hurricane only in dribs and drabs. Sandy don’t have to worry about signing up for DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What advice can Medicines can enhance bladder emptying. Medicare’s open enrollment by Dec. 7. If you’re still you give to senior citizens with type 2 diabetes? And there are many office procedures that don’t en- dealing with the aftermath of the storm and can’t -- W.S. tail long surgery or long recovery that can open up sign up for your medical or drug plan, you’ve been TUES., MAR. 15 his drainage system. given a break. ANSWER: People with either type 1 or type Take your husband to a urologist. not to say you should wait a long Please review  Hours 2 diabetes have similar goals and are given fairly sim- carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  PricesThat’s *** time to enroll. Do it as soon as you can. ilar advice. Type 2 diabetes used to be called adult Dr.representative Donohue regretsimmediately that he is unable to answer indi- or corrections. Contact your Tidbits with changes The deadline extension also applies to onset diabetes and often can be controlled with oral vidual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenthose seniors who rely on family members to help 760-320-1630 medicines and diet. Type 1 diabetes used to be called everOffice: possible.760-320-0997 Readers may write him Fax: or request an order form make decisions about the plan. If that family memjuvenile diabetes, and it requires insulin treatment. of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL ber also lives in a disaster area, your deadline Those older designations are misleading. Many type 32853-6475. has been extended. And no, you don’t need to do Bob’s Clock Repair 2 diabetics have to take insulin. (c) 2012 North America Synd., Inc. anything to prove you’re in a damaged area. BZ 4C All 26x People with diabetes ought to have a meter Rights Reserved Your enrollment will start the first of the that provides the blood sugar (plasma glucose) Mar. read-20, 2011 Vol. 7 - No. 12 month after you enroll. For example, if you enroll by ing. It’s impossible to adjust medicine or diet without Jan. 6, your coverage will start Feb. 1. such information. The first reading in the morning, The areas involved are those that FEMA ADVERTISING PROOF before taking food, ought to be in the range of 70 to has declared are disaster areas: Fri., Oct. 5, 2012 130 mg/dL (3.9 to 7.2 mmol/L). The blood sugar meFinal Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Howard Miller • Ridgeway • Sligh • Antique ter is not expensive, and is easy to use. InPlease addition, review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  We Spelling  Prices  Hours Additionally, parts of Delaware, the Rhode Island. also Service, Repair and New hemoglobin A1C, another measure of sugar control, repair Wall, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mantel, or corrections. Movements immediately from Germany Contact your Tidbits representative with changes should be less than 7 percent. This value is obtained Ship’s and New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West 32 years Cuckoo Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 only a couple of times a year. Virginia are included. Clocks experience BoB’s CloCk shop Since diabetes is a risk for developing heart To enroll after the Dec. 7 deadline, call Carlsbad / San Diego / Desert Communities attacks and strokes, diabetics are obliged to control Medicare’s 24-hour information line, 1-800-MediServicing Coachella Valley on Fri., Sat. or Mondays the other risks for those two common conditions. care (1-800-633-4227). If you call, representatives Call for In-Home service appointment by Laurie DeLuca Those are blood pressure, which should be less than Skin Care 760-729-5121 will be able to walk you through the plans so you -or- 1-800-734-5121 ADVERTISING PROOF 140/90 and preferably under 130/80. Cholesterol 1/16 pg. BW 13x Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. can make a smart decision. ought to be lower than 200 mg/dl (5.2 mmol/L). Oct. 14, 2012 Vol. 8 - No. 42 You can go online to review the plan inforLDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) is best kept under CLIP AND SAVE mation at www.medicare.gov and click on Find 100 (2.6) and the optimum reading for triglycerides Health & Drug Plans. Then put in your ZIP code ADVERTISING PROOF (blood fats) is now set at 100 mg/dL (1.13 mmol/L). Ad Proof: Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. and begin selecting the answers to the questions. Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Diabetics ought to have yearly eye exams. with this Anti-Aging HydraFacial Treatment! Be ready to fill out the information about any drugs Bram’s Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Since obesity is common in type 2 diabetes you currently take. NO MORE... Fax: 760-320-1630 Office: 760-320-0997 1/12th page, B&W, 26x rate ($89.00/wk) and since modest weight loss (a 5 percent to 7 perIf you’re already enrolled in a plan, you’ll be • Sun Damaged & Uneven Skin Tone cent reduction in body weight) can help, calorie reOct. 21, 2012 • Volume 8: Issue automatically re-enrolled in the same plan. Property of • Hyperpigmentation •#43 Fine Lines AdVenture Media, Inc. duction is important. or Dehydrated • Wrinkles • Dry Skin Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot person Increased activity controls blood sugar and RESTORE YOUR... Corrections due by: 5 pm, Mon. 10/15/12 ally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into body weight. The goal is 30 minutes of moderate ex• Skin Clarity • Firmness FREE her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King • Resilience of Coachella V alley ercise on most days of the week. IMMEDIATE Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read RESULTS! Diabetics should get instructions in diet for firstFax: time760.320.1630 SPECIAL $760.320.0997 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com. only. OFFER! OFF customers control from a dietitian. In general, 50 percent to 55 ▲ w this ad. Exp. 12/31/12 NEW LOCATION! N HydraFacial Treatment All Rights Reserved N Desert Aurora (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc. percent of calories come from carbohydrates, 15 perby Laurie DeLuca Medical Ctr. Skin Care cent to 20 percent from protein and 30 percent from  Call Laurie TODAY! (760) Allisandro Dr. fats. & ILIAN BRAZ The booklet on diabetes presents this illness Dr. Ste. 3 Full Body Waxing 73-950 Alessandro Property of �� by Linda Thistle Hwy. 111 -Men & Women- Palm Desert • Desert Aurora Medical and its treatments in detail. Readers can obtain a copy AdVenture Media, Inc. by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 402W, Box 536475, The idea of Go Figure! is to arrive at the ﬁgures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money FREE Property of of Coachella V alley by following the arithmetic signs in the order they are AdVenture Media, Inc. order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read 30 and top to bottom). Use 1 to right given (that is, from left 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow FREE only the numbers below the diagram to complete its four weeks for delivery. blank squares and use each of the nine numbers only All Rights Reserved 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630

ADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m..

Grandfather CloCk repair

Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Office: 760-320-0997

Fax: 760-320-1630

REGAIN Your VIBRANT SKIN TM

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

Published by: AdVenture Media

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

673-8308

Portola

San Luis Rey

NEW FEATURE!

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

Published by: AdVenture Media 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

of Coachella Valley

valleybits@msn.com

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

Published by: AdVenture Media

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

GO FIGURE! once.

by Linda Thistle

The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the botYOUR OLD POCKET & WRIST FREE tom and right-hand Ringcolumns of the diagram by following the ADVERTISING PROOFCLEANING & arithmetic signs INSPp.m.. ECin TION the order Final Changes DUE: 5:00 TOP PRICES PAID with this Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours they are given (thatad.is, from left Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. BUYINGFax: 760-320-1630 and top to bottom). Use Office: 760-320-0997to right Paying only the numbers below the diaup gram to complete its blank to squares and use each of the nine numbers only once.

Running or NOT!

Watches



for gold coins

E. Alejo Rd.



Bram’s

Over 40 years DIFFICULTY: in Business

��

� Moderate �� Difficult 416-2667  ▲ N �� SpringsGO FIGURE! Bram’s N 461 N. Palm Canyon Drive • Palm N. Palm Canyon



GOLD& % SILVER

(760)

Hours: Tues-Sat. 11 AM - 4:30 PM

Property of

nine numbers only once.

Tidbits of Coachella Valley

Week of December 9, 2012

how to handle Christmas giving this year? They have two young children, and we can’t help them out financially.

Dear Doug

 

Page 13

A: Consider the dollar stores, charity and ADVERTISING PROOF 6PM thrift stores as excellent options. They are the 5:00 best p.m.. Tues., 10/2/12 Final Changes DUE: Creators News Syndicate places Double to findcheck: inexpensive especially for chilPlease review carefully.  Phonegifts, Number(s)  Spelling  Prices

 Hours

dren. For a few dollars, books, gently used good Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. quality toys, games, clothingFax: and 760-320-1630 bikes are available. Office: 760-320-0997 Kids will be just as excited opening these gifts as they would be for new-in-the-package items. ● On Dec. 13, 1621, under the care of Of course, the most important thing is to Robert Cushman, the first American furs focus on the reason for the season, not just on the to be exported from the continent leave for England aboard the Fortune. During the Both of our parents are living in a gifts. That is where the real treasure is! crossing, the Fortune was captured by the convalescent home with health problems requirDoug Mayberry makes the most of life in a Southern CaliFrench, and its valuable cargo of furs was ing daily care, and they are lonely and bored. Mr. & Mrs. Kleaning fornia retirement community. Contact him at deardoug@msn. taken. Cushman was detained on the Ile Although we do our best to keep in touch by Business Card, BW, 13x discount rate com. To find out more about Doug Mayberry and read fead’Dieu before being returned to England. phone and mail, we are unable to visit them 7 - Creators Dec. 30,Syndicate 2012 •writers Vol. 8:and41cartoonists, - Vol. 9 #1 turesOct. by other visit often because we live out of state. Do you know the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. Wed., Sept. 5 ● On Dec. 14, 1799, George Washingof other good ways we could remind them that ton, the first U.S. president, dies at age 67. we do love them and think of themPlease ever yreview day? carefully. Double ADVERTISING PROOF check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Two days earlier, he rode out into a freezing Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours I would guess that they appreciate evsleet storm to survey business affairs on his Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. erything you are currently doing, but I can underestate. He returned home late for a dinner Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Residential • Commercial • Carpets • Windows stand why you feel you should be doing more. engagement and refused to take the time to An occasional postcard can make their day, change out of his wet clothes. The next day, : tes Ra Affordable We run ice rv and any letters and special occasion cards will be Se Washington developed a severe respiratory 7 4/ •2 your errands! •Daily read and reread. Family photos are a delight, espeinfection and died the following day. His last •Weekly Property of •Bi-Weekly cialy of grandchildren, and sending them a stand-up words were “’Tis well.” AdVenture Media, Inc. •Monthly frame allows them to view them better every day. James Douglass, Atty. ● On Dec. 16, 1811, the greatest series of A newspaper clipping of a story you know1/16 4C 13x We leave it SPARKLING FREE of Coachella Valley earthquakes in U.S. history begins in the Miswill interest them shows you are thinking of them. Sept.Call 9,Today: 2012 (760) Vol. 8 - No.Fax: 37760.320.1630 LICENSED & BONDED 760.320.0997 413-9292 sissippi River Valley near New Madrid, Mo., Anything that encourages them to laugh can give ADVERTISING PROOF All Rights Reserved when a quake of an estimated 8.6 magnitude them a lift. Entertainment gifts, such as books, puzFinal Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. slams the region. The earthquake raised and zles, hobby materials, knitting supplies or a magaPlease review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours lowered parts of the Mississippi Valley by as zine subscription could be well received. much as 15 feet and changed the course of Buying them an inexpensive radio, which Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 the Mississippi River. could hang on their bed frame with an ear plug for FREE private listening could be a pleasant companion. If Have changes to your family, property, or the law ● On Dec. 10, 1915, the one-millionth you send a colorful bed jacket or warm slippers as ADVERTISING PROOF made your estate plan invalid? Lets work together Ford car rolls off the assembly line at the gifts, they will be grateful. toChanges create the best plan for TUES., achievingJULY your objectives. 26 Final DUE: 5:00 p.m.. River Rouge plant in Detroit. Between 1908 Don’t forget that daily caregivers Please are an ● Wills  ● Revocable Trusts ●  Probate review carefully. Double check: Phone Number(s) Spelling  Prices  Hours and 1927, Ford sold more than 15 million important factor in keeping patients contented and ● Durable Power of Attorney Model Ts in all; they initially cost $850 (about Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. ● Advanced Health Care Directive cooperative. Often caregivers get stressed out, and ● Trust & Estate Litigation $20,000 in today’s dollars). Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Email: valleybits@msn.com finding ways in which your parents can bond with

Keeping in Touch With Mom and Dad Q:

ADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m..

PRO CLEANING & HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

Published by: AdVenture Media

valleybits@msn.com

Is it Time to Create or Update Your Estate Plan? Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

them is important. Caregivers will take more time, become more personally concerned, and can become a crucial connection between you and your parents. Often, they are the first to pick up the phone, and that is an opportunity for you to chat and tell them that you appreciate how well they are caring for them. Sometimes patients themselves don’t remember things well or choose not to tell you how they are really feeling. The caretaker can also be important a communication link to their doctors. Also, occasionally sending the caretakers a box of homemade cookies or jellies or other goodies makes a difference in the care they receive. Kindness counts because other patients who are in pain can be disagreeable, which stresses out caretakers. Often when you call your parents, the caretaker answers first. This is an opportunity to thank them for taking such good care of your parents. I have firsthand experience with these suggestions and they have been proven to work!

Q: Both our son and daughter-in-law

have lost their jobs. What can we suggest about

● Estate Administration

LAW OFFICE OF

JAMES DOUGLASS, APLC Stephen K. Su,O. D.P.M. CALL TODAY FOR APPOINTMENT FREE 1/16 pg.FREE BW 13x disc. CONSULTATION 760.345.5600 CONSULTATION Property of 7/31/11 AdVenture Media, Inc.

Are Infected Nails Keeping Your Toes Buried in the Sand? 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

FREE

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com Property of For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

Published by: AdVenture Media

AdVenture Media, Inc.

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

FREE of Coachella Valley The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read LESSTHAN THAN AN HOUR LESS HOUR laser lasertreatment treatment 760.320.0997 Newer Fax: 760.320.1630 TO TRANSFORM TRANSFORM YOUR TO YOUR Published by: AdVenture Media

TOES TOES

New

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

™ Footlaser Genesis Plus™ ™ Footlaser™ system controlsthat the Our proven proven and andpainless painlessCutera PinPointe system kills the fungus funguscauses that causes the disease. will grow out looking normal! the disease. YourYour nailsnails will grow out looking normal!

•• Highly Highly Effective effective • Safe Safe -- No Side Side Effects Effects •• No Drugs or or Ointments Ointments • No Anesthesia needed • Painless - No Anesthesia needed Property of

Stephen Su, DPM Dr.Dr. Stephen Su, AdVenture Media, Inc.DPM

73-950 Dr. Suite 74-133Alessandro El Paseo Drive, Suite32• •Palm PalmDesert, Desert,CA CA92260 92260 Call Call now now to tomake make An anAppointment! appointment

CLIP AND SAVE

Senior and Military Discounts

(760) 346-1000 346-1000 (760)

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

FREE

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 valleybits@msn.com For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

Published by: AdVenture Media

Let’s Golf!

valleybits@msn.com

AFFORDABLE RATES!

• Lush 9-hole Executive Public Course • Walking Course • Electric Cart Rentals • Club Rentals • Driving Range • Friendly Staff

0FF

1st 9-holes of play for each adult. Up to 4 players. Must present this ad. Cannot combine with punch cards. Exp. 12/21/12

NOW to Book 1001 S. El Cielo Rd • Palm Springs Call Your Tee Time: (760) 322-6062

● On Dec. 11, 1946, the United Nations votes to establish the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to provide relief and support to children. Only two countries have failed to ratify the treaty -- Somalia and the United States. ● On Dec. 15, 1973, Sandy Hawley becomes the first jockey to win 500 races in a single year. Hawley achieved his historic win aboard Charlie Jr., in the third race at Maryland’s Laurel Park race track. ● On Dec. 12, 1989, hotel magnate Leona Helmsley receives a four-year prison sentence, 750 hours of community service and a $7.1 million tax fraud fine in New York. Helmsley became the object of loathing and disgust when she quipped that “only the little people pay taxes.” (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Page 14

Tidbits of Coachella Valley

Vol. VIII Issue 50

I have no information on its histor y, and I hope you can tell me its age, who made it and if it has any value.

during the y it’s a safe be But his ma A: Dux Porcelain Manufactory made your unorthodox vase. They were located in Dux, Bohemia, which is reminded m now Duchcov in the Czech Republic. This mark was nament winn used from 1900 to 1918. The firm was founded by E. ANTIQUE Sanders. Eichler in 1860, and it is still in operation. “Eichel” Known as -- OR -means acorn in German, which explains the use of Fairways,” an acorn in the mark. JUNQUE nowhere to Your circa 1900 vase would probably be worth by Anne McCollam The Smasher and the as an amate $1,000 to $1,200. the Masters Simply Smashing tie, and he Before he hit the 40-feet hook shot Tour, but Sa out of theTwitter straw and to take him to within for his man If their Facebook accounts are Dux Porcelain MON. NOV. 19th two putts of the Green Jacket, a little was famous any indicator, Maryland alumni are heartbroken Manufactory was bit of banter in from the room turnedCoast to Conesque devo the Terps’ move the Atlantic Please review carefully. Doublefounded check:in Phone Number(s)  Spelling about Prices Hours 1860. ference to the Big 10. what Bubba Watson was wearing. He was kno That should come as by no now, surprise to any-that looked As most of us know BubContact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Q: Enclosed you will find a photo of our body who is remotely with the Terps, since ba Watson wonfamiliar the Masters, largely pleated gol Office: 760-320-0997 Address your questions Fax: to Anne760-320-1630 McCollam, P. O. Box “heartbroken” grandfather clock. It was made by the Howard is basically the300-plus default mode due to his monstrous yardof any cardigans an Miller Clock Company, and we bought it new 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will true Terrapin much as it pains me to sayfit had comp drives fan. andAsunorthodox swinging be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, this, the Terps are/were Red Soxcurious of the ACCsame shade, in November 2001. It was the previous year style. But I, too,thebecame she cannot answer individual letters. To find out more about and North Carolina’s Yankees. model and we paid $1,100 for it, rather than Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate to Duke about Watson’s game and, yes,And his withhis golf bags ADVERTISING PROOF Armour picking out the uniforms each week, $2,200 for the current model. The wood is wal- writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at Understyle, too. While bot Victoria’s Attic you can never be too sure the Terps will even wear www.creators.com nut and stands 81 inches tall. It has WestminFor the techies out there, Watson are philanth Final1/16th Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. page, 4C, 13x rate matching socks. ster chimes, three heavy weights and a huge uses a PING G20 driver with a custhey have s Please review carefully. check: Phone Nov. 25, Double 2012 Vol. 8 - No. 48 Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours It’spink a story I’ve sharedGrafalloy one too many pendulum. It has reeded columns, beveled COPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS.COM tom True Temper Bi- times mon — th (particularly the guy who in-golfers. Nei glass and a swan neck pediment. We Contact had ityour Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. Matrixaround shaft. closing), The samebut exact driver Office: 760-320-0997 Fax:FINEST 760-320-1630 ventedwill Under Armour, Kevin Plank, my roomcleaned and oiled this past spring, and it keeps be made available to prowas shops in his life. S THE VALLEY’S mate in college. They point out that CEO Plank cotton farme excellent time. It is an 80th edition anniverthis year, the company announced converted of his stock in the company ... was a Green sar y clock and is in excellent condition. Could aftersome the tournament. a transaction that givethat him most some $50 millionwho gave hi you please tell how much it is worth in today’s Pink is a will color sports & more! in cash, a number that just so happens to ART, COLLECTABLES market? fans are becoming accustomed to. Itbe thehim to “beat Hundreds of quality items from reputible amount Maryland will have on to pay in a penalty dealers in our spacious showrooms appears in splashes various uni- forWell, Wats Kevin Boehm A: The Howard leaving the ACC. OVER 14,000 SQ. FEET TO BROWSE! forms these days to signify the fight ing it down Gallery Miller Clock Com A Forbes article makes him sound like TWO LOCATIONS! against breast cancer, a cause that now, and n - FINE ART OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK pany was founded Goldfinger. Apparently all he needs is Pussy Gahas successfully managed to co-opt of his clothe   in 1937 in Zeeland, lore, a flying circus, a bodyguard going Gangnam  • American Antique & Midthat color and increase awareness. one suggesti Century Modern Furniture Style with a razor tipped fedora and Shirley Bassey Mich. It started out • Vintage Jewelry Knowing this, we were all a little Sanders wou singing his theme song. • Advertising Collectibles making wall clocks Antiques & Collectibles leery of making fun of the color. at least shav • Roseville & Calif. Pottery For me, “Operation Grand Slam” means and mantel clocks, And we were right: Ping donates Green Jacke ● 67-777 Palm Canyon Dr., #9 -- Cathedral City 760-328-7999 a jaunt in the Prius to Denny’s. But Plank doesn’t and, in 1960, the (Just west of Perez -- across from Del Taco) $300 to Watson’s charity for every need to knock over Fort Knox ... he actually hasoff, but this company introduced ● 69-930 Hwy. 111 - Rancho Mirage 760-202-4500 300-foot drivethan he makes. HisStates Phoe-of AmerMark Vast (Located in the Atrium Mall) more cash on hand the United a line of grandfather nix-based charity aims in to debt. donate writer who l Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 • Sun: 12-5 ica. America is trillions of dollars According clocks. Kieninger $1 million to various organizations to Forbes, he’s the 345th richest man in the country © 2012 K

Hitting It Out of College Park

Creators News Service

Grandfather Clock IsADVERTISING PROOF Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. Cause for Celebration

Antique Mall

Victoria’s attic

in the Black Forest, Germany, made the movement. They celebrated 80 years of making clock movements in 2002, thus the 80th-anniversary edition. Currently, grandfather clocks garner only modest value on the Howard Miller Grandfather secondary market Clock is an anniversary edition. and sell in the range of $700 to $1,000. New grandfather clocks like yours are selling between $3,000 to $5,000. Replacement or insurance value would be in the range of $3,000 to $5,000.

I inherited a porcelain vase with this mark on the bottom. The vase stands about 32 inches tall, and it is in mint condition. It is decorated with an image of a young woman in a full-length gown. To her right is a bird, and she is looking away from it. Above her head are applied leaves and grapes, and the base is decorated with cherubs.

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc. Property of AdVenture Media, Inc.

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

FREE

of Coachella Valley

4 Million Readers Weekly Published by: AdVenture Media Nationwide!

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

Published by: AdVenture Media

with a net worth of $1.5 billion. “I must be dreaming,” I mutter in a Conneryesque brogue. Turns out I’m not the only one with dreams, either. The story goes on to tell of a time Plank was handed a test product, a jacket with faux fur in the hood. Plank pulls some of the fur out and gets upset. He wants to make sure that would never happen with the actual product. “I have nightmares about this,” Plank says. “I had a roommate in college who was losing his hair.” The Maryland Board of Regents tells the press that “Mr. Plank” is behind the move to the Big 10 “100 percent.” His crack about my dome aside (for the moment) I am, too. The initial reaction was going to be negative, and that’s a given. People don’t like change. But as soon as Coach K leaves Duke, it’s over for the Blue Devils, and they know it. And anyway, nobody cares when Duke plays Maryland in football unless they have a bet on the game. In football, Maryland now has a chance to play in the Rose Bowl. I’ll say that again ... the Rose Bowl. I bet recruits will get fired up contemplating the idea of trotting off the field at the Big House, wagging their finger in the air Joe Namath style. You never know ... maybe Plank can even outfit the team in faux-fur jackets and pantyhose just like Joe used to wear (only better because these fur coats would wick away sweat). Maryland can become the “Alabama of the East.” As for the hardwood? Forget it ... better get yourself a pine box, boys ... the Comcast Center in College Park is about to become the Big 10’s cocoon of horror. I’d gladly trade a home and away with Georgia Tech for one with the Indiana Hoosiers. Not to mention the fact that the Terps positively own Indiana in NCAA Championship games ... lifetime. Numbers don’t lie. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in Kansas City.

Tidbits of Coachella Valley

Week of December 9, 2012

Page 15

TOLL OF BELLS (from page page 3) Change Ringers Guild, officially chartered in 1972, has more than 560 members with about 50 active bell towers in North America. • The London-based “Ancient Society of College Youths” is one of the oldest ringing societies, started in 1637. They have members all over the world.

PLAY

T EA ringing • Curiously, Bthe of bells was forbidden EA H E during World War II. Ringing was quickly TH reinstated when the war had ended and peace returned.

GOLF

...Just Got More Affordable!

AFFORDABLE GOLF

AFFORDABLE

BUCKETS!

SHADE

• On January 1, 2000, in celebration of the start IN of the new millennium, bells were rung in countries all THE over the world. • While bell-ringing is an old and refined form of music, it is also popular in Christmas stories and songs that have nothing to do with classic bell tower tunes. Christmas bells are included in many classic Christmas songs: “Jingle Bells,” “Silver Bells,” and “Christmas Bells are Ringing,” are three well-known carols that have been passed down for generations. • Santa Claus and his reindeer jangle their jingle bells as they fly through the sky as the bells are attached to the reindeer harnesses and to Santa’s sleigh.

Not valid with any other coupon or discount.

DRIVING RANGE OPEN!

PHOBIAS (continued): • Some phobias relate to what’s up above, • You have probably heard the saying, “Every such as the sun (heliophobia), the clouds Swing In to Sweeten Your Swingin’! time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” Most (nephophobia), the moon (selenophobia), SMALL LARGE folks today only remember this saying from BUCKET: $ BUCKET: $ and the stars (siderophobia). Some folks are the classic Christmas movie “It’s a Wonderful just afraid of looking up – they are called Life,” but over a hundred years ago everyone anablephobes. was familiar with this very common saying. ■ w/ vol. 2 - No. 46 • Not all phobias seem that abnormal or last used 11-23-08 uncommon. Lots of people might have a fear 1001 So. El Cielo Rd • Shaded 9-hole Executive Course Vol. 4 - No. 48 back of death, known as necrophobia. But those Book Your Palm Springs • Walking Course • Club Rentals Tee Time with an extreme form might be terrified of STAN• SMITH’S TENNIS Driving Range • Electric Cart RentalsCLASS NOW! (760) 322- 6062 being buried alive. A nosocomephobe has a fear of hospitals, a verminophobe is afraid of germs, and a hydrophobe has an irrational fear of water. • Individuals suffering from extreme agorawith Tina Mickelson phobia rarely leave their homes, due to their fear The most beautiful of public or open spaces and the inescapable course in the desert! Bel Air situations that may occur there. Only home is Cure for over-the-top Gmove reens safe. In a quest for more power and distance • Some phobias can be a learned behavior that many players have a tendency to initiate their comes from listening to others describe a downswing with the dreaded over-the-top traumatic event. An individual in one’s life can move. But many times, even though a player is aware they are guilty of this, it is still difﬁcult to trigger a phobia, such as peladophobia, the fear get themselves to stop this tendency. of bald people. Those with nosto-phobia, a fear of returning home, may be able to contribute Here’s a drill I like to use: their panic to a specific incident. When I get to the top of my swing I picture • People who are afraid of looking into mirrors my right elbow coming directly down to my right hip. I can’t do both at the same time; come over have cataptrophobia, while those with cyberphobia have a fear of working with computers. A person with an anxiety about memories is a mnemophobe. • Don’t confuse levophobia, the fear of objects to a person’s left, with dextrophobia, the fear of objects to the right. • Although some of us fear the possibility of cancer, an extreme carcinophobe will convince himself he has cancer because he touched someone who has it.

Professional Golf Tips

“Okay, let’s see if this gets rid of my nasty slice!”

Play Better Golf with JACK NICKLAUS

the top AND bring my right elbow directly down to my right hip. So when I get to the top of my swing I think only of bringing that right elbow down to my right hip and although it’s an exaggerated move, it eliminates the over-the-top downswing. It is critical to make sure you have proper weight transfer as you do this and you are not sliding through the ball. Keep in mind that if you do suffer from a consistent over-thetop move, this is a great drill to get you through your round of golf, but it would also be a good idea to see your local PGA or LPGA Professional and work it out for good. Tina Mickelson PGA

Photo by Paul Nassi

2012

1st

1/3 pg. 4C 26x disc. rate Dec. 9, 2012 Vol. 9 - No. 50

Office: 760-320-0997

Page 16

Fax: 760-320-1630

Tidbits of Coachella Valley

Vol. VIII

Issue 50

ATTENTION GOLFERS!

Visit Us at the

Can ada Fest

Indian Wells

Booth #258 Palm Springs Center Convention

Sat. & Sun.

A Golfers Piece of Paradise

9th Dec. 8th &.m. p 6 . .m 0a 1

Property of AdVenture Media, Inc. 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

of Coachella Valley

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630valleybits@msn.com

Published by: AdVenture Media

Buy a small small 850 850 or or 650 650 sq. sq, ft. ft, villa villa in Indian Indian Wells Wells for $140,000 $240,000 Buy $110,000 to $195,000, (50% discount) which is less than the price of an exclusive country club which is less than the price of an exclusive country club golf membership, membership gets the following free city perks: and the buyerand alsothe getsbuyer the following free city perks:

Personalized card entitling entitlingautomatic automatic Personalized card membership new membership in in the the city’s city's beautiful beautiful new clubhouse clubhouse October 23-29, 2006 ● Golf for $35.00 per day with no monthly • Golf for $35,00 per day with no monthly dues dues ● spas • 20% 20% discount discount in in all all hotels, hotels, resorts, resorts, spas in in the the city city including includingthe thecity cityclubhouse clubhouse Go Figure! answers ADVERTISING PROOF Thistle to invitations to owner owner breakfasts, breakfasts, Exclusive invitations G O F I G U●• RExclusive E ! by Linda Final Changes 5:00 p.m.. patio social special patio parties, parties, social&&DUE: specialevents, events, The idea of Go Figure is toPlease review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours hall tourtown hall meetings, meetings,“Tennis “TennisWorld” World” tourarrive at the figures giventown at Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. naments, and much more. Weekly SUDOKU the bottom and right-hand naments, and much more. Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 columns of the diagram by fol-Answer• Owners get the perks, renters, so get perks, not renters, so the the lowing the arithmetic ● signsOwners in owner can receive income by renting his the order they are given (that owner can receive income by renting his TELEVISION: Whattop famous is, from left1.to right and to policondo condo. 1. Where did the Marshall Tucker ticianonly did Alexthe P. Keaton idolize on the bottom). Use numbers 1. Where is Tim Wakefield on the ● •

Games

KFWS • MindGym

November 26, 2012

band get its name? list of most career victories by a Bos2. Name the group originally known ton Red Sox pitcher? as The D-Men. What was their most Owner financing 2. In 2012, Toronto and Cleveland Golfers and buyers who love Hawaii get an popular song? frog”? option toadded buy. Golfers and buyers who love played the longest Opening Day perk if they DIFFICULTY: close escrow... a two � 3. Which group had a hit with “Take game in history (16 innings). Which 3. LITERATURE: What literary figLucille J. Boston Hawaii get an added perk if they stay close week complimentary two bedLucille J. Boston ure hadin aescrow... loyalacompanion named San- a Chance on Me,” and when? � Moderate �� Difficult teams played in the previously lonAttorney at Law 4. What was the title of the first a two week complimentary stay in a two bedcho Panza? room, two bath condo in luxurious Wailea �� GO FIGURE! Attorney at Law gest game? © 2006 King Features Syndicate, Inc. album by Bob Marley and the Wailers 4.Wailea GEOGRAPHY: What is the capiTel: 310-749-1949 room, twoElua bathon condo in or luxurious Elua 3. Who is the only player in NFL Maui, in prestigious Princeville Tel: 310-578-1775 outside Jamaica? tal of Iowa? history to have eight seasons of at or Cheryl: 760-341-4504 on Maui, on or in Prestigious Princeville on the the Island of Kauai. 5. Name the song that has this lyric: least 290 rushing attempts and 50 5. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What are Fax: 310-821-3600 Fax: 310-821-3600 Island of Kauai. “I done told you once, you son of a receptions? omnivores? October 23-29, 2006 e-mail: servicesunlimited@earthlink.net email: servicesunlimited@earthlink.net 6. LANGUAGE: How many letters gun, I’m the best that’s ever been.” Readers of this ad can get a 40% discount 4. Name the first men’s basketball Readers of this ad can get get an owner’s Web site: realpropertyprotection.com are in by the Greek alphabet? Answers on the Hawaii condos contracting coach to be named both an ACC and a Web site: realpropertyprotection.com 7. ANATOMY: How many pairs discount Lucille on the Hawaii condos by contracting 4712Admiralty AdmiraltyWay Way#230, #230 1. From a key ring. They rented Big East Coach of the Year. 4712 Boston, attorney offor for ribsthe does aowners, human body normally rehearsal space in Spartanburg, S.C., Lucille Boston for a weekly or monthly vacation Marina del Rey, CA 90292 5. Beginning in 1917 with the SeatWeekly SUDOKU Marina del Rey, CA 90292 a weekly or monthly vacation reservation have? and were given a key marked with the tle Metropolitans, how many times reservation. 8. HISTORY: In which year did the name of the previous tenant, Answer a blind has a U.S.-based team won the StanGo Figure! U.S. space shuttle first fly into orbit? piano tuner by the name of Marshall Property ley Cup?of answers 9. FOOD: WhatThistle kind of food is mort- by by Linda Linda Thistle AdVenture Inc.the last American male Tucker. 6.Media, Who was adella? GO FIGURE! - Answers 2. The Sudoku Fifth cheaters Estate.mocked Their 1967 runner before Leonel Manzano (silTrivia Newsfront and scorned Tidbits® Word Search What is theismovable “Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead” ver medal) in 2012ANSWERS The idea 11. of GAMES: Go Figure to to medal in the FREE of Coachella Valley device used in the gameTEST Ouija toatspell was so popular it was recorded and Olympic 1500 meter race? TRIVIA arrive at the figures given Fax: 760.320.1630 out messages? releasedWeekly around the world in 760.320.0997 five difWeekly SUDOKU 7. In how many of the past 16 Ryder SUDOKU the bottom and right-hand Answers All Rights Reserved ferent languages. Answers by folCups (1981-2012) has the team trailcolumns of the diagram -Answer3. ABBA, in 1978. The original title 1. Richard Nixon ing after the first day of golf play lowing the arithmetic signs in “Joy toare the World,” the order 2.they givenby Three (thatDog of the song was “Billy Boy.” In the gone on to with the event? U.S., the record sold even more than Nightto right and top to is, from left Answers the group’s “Dancing Queen.” 3. Don Quixote bottom). Use only the numbers 1. Third with 186 victories, behind 4. “Soul Rebel,” in 1970. 4. Des Moines WUZZLES Answers Cy Young and Roger Clemens (192 below the diagram to complete 5. “The Devil Went Down to Geor- each). BIBLE TRIVIA 5. Animals that eat meat and vegits blank squares and use each Answers gia,” by the Charlie Daniels Band in etables 2. Cleveland and Detroit (1960) and of the nine numbers only once. 1979. The Devil, looking for another Washington and 6. 24 1. Philadelphia (A) Old (1926) soul to steal, challenges a young fid- each played 152.innings. 7. 12 (A) Jerusalem DIFFICULTY: � 3. (D) Goliath dle player to a competition with the 8. 1981 Quiz Bits 3. LaDainian Tomlinson (2001-08, 4. (B) Olives 9. Italian Moderate �� Difficult Place� a number in the sausage empty boxes in such a wayprize being a gold fiddle. with San Diego). 1. Two. The first one cracked. 5. (D) None that each �� row across, each column down and each © 2012 King Features Synd., Inc. 10. AGO planchette FIGURE! 4. Leonard 6.Hamilton (Big East: © 2006 King Features Syndicate, Inc. 2. Feb. 23, 1846. It also small 9-box ©square all Inc. of the (C) Lazarus 2012 Kingcontains Features Synd., cracked and has not rung since. ©2012 © 2010 King Features Synd., Inc. 1995, ‘99; ACC: 2009, ‘12). numbers one to nine. ©2012 © 2010 from King Features Synd., 5. Forty-five times. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK: �� 6. Jim Ryun won the silver medal in 1968. � Moderate �� Challenging show “Family Ties”? below the diagram to complete 2. MUSIC:and Whichuse 1970s song feaits blank squares each of the nine numbers only once. tured thewith line, “Jeremiah was a bullavailable, or rent

Added Bonus.... Added Bonus....

Games

Weekly SUDOKU GO FIGURE!

4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read

Published by: AdVenture Media

For Advertising Call (760) 320-0997

valleybits@msn.com

ANSWERS