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Inside – Your Lucky Color March Biingo Fun By N.L. Preston affect us and have an influence on the nervous system? Around Miinnesota “These things I warmly According to researchers, colors Page 11 wish for you: Someone reflect our mood, and have an to love, some work to effect on our memory and state Cassino Live of mind because of their vibra - Entertainment do; A bit o’ sun, a bit o’ tions. Yes, colors vibrate and that Entertainment cheer; And a guardian amazes me. Here’s a list of what Callendar Page 12 some colors indicate: White- angel always near.” healing, calming; Red- excite - ment; Green- relaxation; Orange- — Irish blessing energy. That makes sense to me on St. Pat’s Day when my hus - Enter the very year when March rolls band turns red in the face (gets around, my husband goes excited) and starts explaining Einto his annual tirade why he is wearing orange (he’s Bingo Bugle regarding the wearing of orange, full of energy and enthusiasm on not green, for St. Patrick’s Day this topic) when he sees others Monthly on March 17th. Why he fixates on wearing green (who are more this is beyond me, but nonethe - relaxed than usual due to the less, he tells friends and green beer). As for me, I believe Sweepstakes! strangers alike the meaning of in the power of green because it’s ‘Saturday the colors. As for family, they the color of money, woo hoo! On See the form on page 6 have been warned that it’s wear the other hand, when I’m playing Night Fever— orange or go naked because his bingo I favor wearing red. In ancestors are Irish Protestant; Asian countries, no other color is The Musical’ the Irish Catholics wear green. If believed to have as much power you’re neither, then the choice is as red does to bring good luck. yours unless you belong to our The irony of this is that when I at Mystic Lake family; then, as he tells our fami - looked up lucky colors for my ly if they object, “Naked, it is.” December birth sign, Sagittarius, April 22 & 23 When I was teaching 5th grade, I guess what I found. Sagittarius is he Seventies are staying always explained the correct ori - the sign which energizes Jupiter alive with Saturday Night gin of St. Patrick’s Day as honor - the planet of luck, money, and TFever – The Musical com - ing Saint Patrick, a Christian growth and that the wearing of ing to the Mystic Showroom missionary who became the orange colors will increase these Friday, April 22, and Saturday, patron saint of Ireland. Wearing as well as improve my attitude to April 23, at 8 p.m. nightly. green is indicative of the Irish abundance, money, and opportu - The movie sensation that put flag, its nickname as the Emerald nities! In other words, my wear - John Travolta in the spotlight Isle, and the green shamrock. For ing orange will bring me joy, fun, and sparked a disco revolution is most celebrants who are of legal happiness, and more luck! now a smash hit Broadway musi - No fooling— age though, March 17th is just an Knowing that will make my hus - cal. TIME magazine raves “It’s a excuse to drink green beer and band happy; at least on March we effectively reach more blast” and “Fever lights up the dress up like leprechauns; and 17th. Until next month may Lady stage.” Minnesota bingo players pinch those who aren’t dressed Luck blow you kisses as you Saturday Night Fever – The for your advertising dollar appropriately. For any of my hap - dance out the door with dollars. Musical is the iconic story of less students who forgot to dress than “the others.” Tony, the kid from Brooklyn who appropriately on March 17th, I wants to dance his way to a bet - kept a stack of green and orange To give us a try, call or text ter life. With breathtaking chore - stickers on my desk—which I ography, this coming of age disco applied to their forehead or fantasy retells the classic story cheek. They loved the facial tat - capturing the energy, passion 651-600-9019 toos as they called them and it and life-changing moments that saved them from going home Ad copy deadline for the April have thrilled movie audiences black and blue from the pinches issue, Minnesota edition, is since 1977. Fueled by vintage of their show no mercy class - March 22. This paper Bee Gees hits, the musical mates. assumes no responsibility for includes Seventies favorites like Anyway, regardless of your accuracy of ads submitted “Stayin’ Alive,” “Disco Inferno,” preference for green or orange, after the deadline date. All “How Deep Is Your Love” and “If did you know that all colors ads must include area code I Can’t Have You.” with telephone number.

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Lucky Days: 3-19 core beliefs and philosophies Lucky Numbers: 25-60 that have inspired you in the past. Centaurs need a spiritual VIRGO: Aug. 24-Sept. 23: The connection to feel part and parcel fiery planet Mars activates the of a larger plan or blueprint. home front with a disruptive Some call this God’s Will, other’s blast that might shake a few the way of Nature or the Tao. skeletons from the closet. Not to Regardless the name, the key is worry though, you’re an excellent to remember your alignment and editor when it comes to clearing then all will be well. away the dross. The New Moon Lucky Days: 19-21 on the 8th brings you a blast of Lucky Numbers: 19-43 chutzpah that will startle you— and everyone in the family—as CAPRICORN: Dec. 22-Jan. 20: you put everything back into Mars enters your house of Horoscopes for working order. dreams and suddenly your atten - Lucky Days: 12-29 tion is focused on the realm of March 2016 Lucky Numbers: 8-39 the unconscious. Where do ideas come from? How do impulses ARIES: Mar. 21-Apr. 20: LIBRA: Sept. 24-Oct. 23: The first begin to stir before becom - Springtime triggers a blast of New Moon on the 8th shines a ing actions? These are the ques - enthusiasm that allows you to light on the dichotomies between tions you will focus on as you power through just about any doing for yourself and doing for slow down, settle and let your obstacle in your path. But there’s others. Your need for solitude nocturnal life show you a new a catch—you’ll need to revisit must be honored now, you’ve a lot direction. Your keyword for some of your earlier skill sets to riding on it. Time management is March is meditation. secure a lasting momentum. In the key. Give yourself what you Lucky Days: 3-23 other words knowledge that need for your creative projects and Lucky Numbers: 18-55 you’d forgotten about is waiting then set up time for social obliga - to assist you once again with tions. You’ll be much happier AQUARIUS: Jan. 21-Feb. 19: your new plans and goals. structuring your world this way. Destiny has taken the wheel and Lucky Days: 16-29 Lucky Days: 14-20 delivered you to a series of Lucky Numbers: 44-58 Lucky Numbers: 4-56 events that might feel beyond your control. And, well, that’s the TAURUS: Apr. 21-May 21: SCORPIO: Oct. 24-Nov. 22: point. It’s time to stop and pon - There’s no greater force in nature Wow, when you set your mind to der this question: Where does than the motivated bull! And something the only thing stop - your will end and the universe’s what’s more motivating than love? ping you is—oddly—your mood. begin? Find a spiritual or philo - This is an excellent time for pas - This means you need to choose sophical system that can help sionate romantic encounters— carefully what, exactly, you want you settle with these questions. your fierce magnetism will help to invest your time and passion It’s going to take some time to attract someone that just might be into. Then worry and anxiety discover the answers you seek. a soul mate. Remember, the libido wane as the sheer power of joy Be ready to commit. is the key instinct that keeps the becomes your motivation—and Lucky Days: 23-29 melody of the universe humming. guide. Follow your bliss! Lucky Numbers: 10-58 Start tuning your orchestra. Lucky Days: 8-27 on hold your tendency to accom - Lucky Days: 7-16 Lucky Numbers 17-65 PISCES: Feb. 20-Mar. 20: The modate everyone else first. Gather Lucky Numbers: 21-54 New Moon on the 8th forces you to together all the facts and data you SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 23-Dec. take a stand for yourself in ways need to make your case. It’s time GEMINI: May 22-June 21: Your 21: If you feel as though you’ve that challenge your easygoing to nip this situation in the bud. ruler Mercury’s relationship to the lost your way this month it’s time nature. Become pro-active in mak - Lucky Days: 8-15 planet Pluto adds depth and inten - to pause and reconnect to the ing your case. This means putting Lucky Numbers: 46-59 sity to your thinking and commu - nications. March is an excellent month to state what you need at work to feel satisfied and well walked to an open window while I the water. A friendly dog came up compensated. Remember, some - found myself at the same win - and licked my face and I was so times the right questions are more dow, but he was nowhere to be frightened, I shot him. I felt deep important than the answers— seen. Looking out, I saw a beauti - remorse in my dream. This questions get people moving and ful valley with shades of green, a dream deeply upset me because I thinking. Guide their way. nearby mountain and a vivid blue have dogs and cats and would Lucky Days: 3-7 sky. Then, I woke up. — Charles never hurt them, or any living Lucky Numbers: 39-48 N., Henderson, Nevada animal or person. I don’t want this kind of dream again. How do CANCER: June 22-July 22: Dear Charles, I stop it? — Nelson M., Las Relationships are like mirrors. Buildings reflect the dreamer, Vegas, Nevada What you expect from others is and so do people whom you do directly related to the expecta - not know. The building stands Dear Nelson, tions you place upon yourself. But alone and so does the man in the Yes, it is the news you watch. this month you’re challenged to building. His white face with no You are having a “reflective” define what is yours and what is facial features reflects purity, but dream which I see a lot of depend - your partner’s. These are crucial no personality. All of these sym - ing on how much a person watch - distinctions. Use the rejuvenating bols reflect you. The scenery you es TV news. I believe watching TV force of the New Moon on the 8th see are your wishes for a more news causes an unusual amount to bring a fresh way of seeing to “colorful” life. Are you a recent of fear and mistrust of others. The all of your relationships. Making Colorful and widower or have you suffered a dog is a good sign—he symbolizes this a win-win for everybody. loss of a loved one? If so, my con - the loving part of you. Shut off Lucky Days: 8-24 Reflective dolences. If not, please step out of your TV (or only watch 30 to 60 Lucky Numbers: 24-34 your comfort zone and learn minutes of “bad” news), play Dreams something new or go somewhere music you enjoy and/or read mag - LEO: July 23-Aug. 23: Death is you have not been to before and azines or books that bring you Nature’s way of making way for Dear Dream Lady, be friendly to others, it will bright - contentment. The upsetting her latest creations. This isn’t a I dreamed (in color) that I was en up your insular world. Please dream will not return because it morbid meditation, but a crucial outside and looking at two huge keep in touch. —Dream Lady has nothing bad to reflect. I wish fact that brings freedom to those buildings standing all alone with you peace. —Dream Lady who dare to release attachments nothing around them. I was out - Dear Dream Lady, to the past. This month requires side the buildings and I saw a Maybe it is the news I watch, Mail your dreams to Dream Lady at that you muster the same kind of man on an upper floor dressed in but I dreamed I was sitting near a P.O. Box 414, Entiat, WA 98822. courage that an astronaut faces white, but with no facial features. lake holding a machine gun and Send a Self Addressed Stamped on her very first journey. I approached about 15 feet, but feeling frightened that a large Envelope because not all dreams Welcome to the joy of new spaces. we did not converse. He then monster was going to leap out of are published. Minnesota Edition — March 2016 Bingo Bugle 5

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time to share the good news— ing except in library-level voices. there is a game called Bingo! I go to plenty of Bingo halls Aunt Bingo, we need to use and I have never received such your platform and say: “Put down horrible customer service in my your weapons and pick up your life. When my friends and I go to daubers!” — Johnny A., Azusa, Bingo, we laugh and enjoy our - California selves and at this hall there was nothing enjoyable about the Dear Johnny, experience. We were not loud or Television Set Clearly your “jackpot high” swearing or nasty to anyone has convinced you that our love there, but their behaviors were Q: At a recent estate sale, I of Bingo has the power to solve just out of control. purchased an early TV set, a CBS the world’s worst problems. I have called and lodged a com - Columbia, Model RX 90 console Sadly, it’s going to take a lot plaint to their management and with a 15-inch screen. I paid $50, more than dabbing a few num - am still waiting for a response. and bought it because I had bers and winning a few dollars to Thank you for letting me vent. never seen a CBS set before. Do accomplish this. But your heart I was very hurt and upset and we you think I got a good deal? — is certainly in the right place. — rode the bus two hours from our Rob, Chicago Aunt Bingo hometown for that trip! —Bingo A: According to Antique Mama, via email Trader Radio and Television Price Bingo Trip Dear Aunt Bingo, Guide, edited by Kyle Husfloen I am writing you today about a Dear Bingo Mama, and published by Krause Books, Gone Bad really bad experience I had at a I am so sorry to hear about you made an excellent buy. Your Bingo hall/casino I went to on a your bad experience. set was manufactured in 1954 Dear Aunt Bingo, bus trip. When we arrived, the What a terrible way for a gam - and was of the first color TVs If being addicted to Bingo is person who was in charge of get - ing establishment to conduct marketed. It is considered rare, wrong, then I don’t want to be ting us off the bus and helping us business—by having the first per - and Husfloen values the set at right! receive our rewards for the trip son a bus full of paying cus - $5,000. I arrived home from Bingo with was rude and disrespectful and tomers meets be rude and bully - Q: I have an “Annie Mansion” a smile on my face because I yelled at us constantly. We had to ing, followed by more of the same in its original box. It was made yelled out “Bingo!” on the last stand in three different lines for from another employee once the by Knickerbocker Toys in 1982, game, a coverall, for $250. I each item—like the card, the group moves inside. and I assume the set I have is turned on the TV and quickly lost admissions books and the pro - You were smart to contact complete. What is the value of it? my smile to breaking news of motions and specials. Some of management and lodge a com - —Pat, Sun City, Arizona another terrorist attack. On behalf the stuff he promised our person plaint. I hope the bus A: I found your several sets at of all Bingo players, our thoughts in charge he said he wasn’t going driver/escort did the same. Amazon.com priced in the $300 and prayers are with all the vic - to give us because it wasn’t Please keep us posted on the to $500 range. Several weeks tims of these terrible actions. promised and the whole time he outcome of your phone call to ago, I saw a set in its original box Has there ever been a mission - was screaming at all of us! those in charge. —Aunt Bingo at an antiques mall in Phoenix. It ary who has gone to a war-torn After all of that, when we was $90. A week later, it was gone. country like Syria or into a cave entered the hall a group of us was Write to Aunt Bingo c/o the Bingo that is occupied by these terror - sitting in the nonsmoking section Bugle, P.O. Box 527, Vashon, Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, ists who only think about dying and a security guard was rude Washington 98070, or email her at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853- and killing as many people as and nasty toward us as well. He [email protected] . Be sure to 6475, or send e-mail to questions - possible, and introduce them to told us to shut up and keep the include your name and address. [email protected]. Do not send any Bingo? If not, don’t you think it’s noise down when we weren’t talk - materials requiring return mail. 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spent by all advertisers for all duct might have occurred. Worse, felony. The only requirement is products and services throughout they are investigating whether that the business has five or the entire United States. DSF has violated state or federal more people and does at least Much of DFS operators’ bruis - anti-gambling statutes. At least $2,000 in business a day. es have been self-inflicted. DFS one class action has been filed. I Everyone wants to know what sites are staffed by people who expect both government and pri - is going to happen with DSF. like to play fantasy sports. This vate lawyers to look for more Given this list of horrors, it may is true of every gaming operation than just money. They will be surprising to hear that I am that puts an existing game to the attempt to get courts to issue rather optimistic about the opera - Internet. But DFS operators injunctions, closing down the tors. The most important reason should have learned the lesson of sites. is money – big money coming Absolute Poker, where an insider The timing of the $350,000 from very powerful institutions. was discovered to be a “super- DraftKings scandal could not The proponents of DFS user,” with the ability to see have been worse. The Attorneys include the extremely rich and every other players’ down-cards. General of New York and powerful sports leagues, with the DraftKings and FanDuel say Massachusetts, and apparently of sole exception of the NCAA. Even they had already taken the obvi - at least three other states, were the fanatically anti-gambling NFL ous first step of banning their already investigating whether allows its team-owners to be employees from participating in DFS violated any of their state directly involved with DFS opera - DFS on their own sites. But, laws. The scandal broke at the tors. Closely aligned with the End Game for given the nature of fantasy beginning of October. professional sports teams are sports, which relies so heavily on Within three weeks bills were large mass media companies, like Daily Fantasy statistical information, operators entered in Congress and state Disney. It is easy to see why: DFS should have also prohibited their legislatures to outlaw DFS, at players watch athletic events to Sports? staffs from playing on every DFS least one federal grand jury was the end, even when it is a blow- site, especially big money games. convened, state attorneys general out. Unlike regular sports fans, Like Rocky in the big fight scene This would have prevented the opened their own investigations DFS participants are more inter - in Rocky I, DFS operators have scandal that will haunt operators and the FBI was called in. 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