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Friday, August 25, 2017 Vol. 10 No. 68
Yappy Hour By Desert Star Staff RANCHO MIRAGE, CA – In this dog-eat-dog world, take a break, grab your favorite furry friend, and cool off at The Westin Mission Hills’ Yappy Hour and adopted dog “reunion” event from 4-6 p.m. on Aug. 25. The complementary special event celebrates the hotel’s partnership with Animal Samaritans animal shelter and the successful adoption of 86 dogs. “Through our partnership
with Animal Samaritans we host an adoptable dog in our lobby. The dogs live in a fancy dog house while they await the opportunity to find their forever home. Usually, that home is found within just a few days as these sweet pups and our guests interact,” said Tom Scaramellino, General Manager of the Westin Mission Hills. “We have been operating this program for a little more than two years and we are thrilled to host this annual reunion event.”
All dogs and their owners are invited to attend, with doggie-VIP status granted to dogs who were adopted through the Adopt-a-Pet program. The Westin Mission Hills is a dogfriendly hotel that caters to canine guests year-round with a special Patio Pooch Menu and Heavenly™ Dog Beds available during their stay. At the Yappy Hour on August 25th, human guests will enjoy a howlin’ good time with drink specials like the
By KMIR News Indio, CA - Chris Grebe of Indio, said WWE wrestler John Cena got him through his darkest days. In a viral commercial for Cricket Wireless, Grebe had the chance to meet Cena. “Dear john, you have heard it thousands of times, but you deserve to hear it a thousand more. Thank you. Never give up. Those words repeated in my head because you were my light in a decade of darkness,” said John Cena as he read a thank you letter from Grebe in the commercial. Grebe said Cena was a role model fore him. “He helped me through my dad, then he helped me through
my mom when I was 19. He helped me through being pretty much homeless when I was 20,” Grebe explained. He said Cena’s attitude changed his own. “Those words just kind of rang in me. The ‘never give up’ for a long time,” Grebe said. Grebe said Cena was unknowingly there for him when he needed it most. “John Cena was going for his first WWE title, and then my dad ended up passing away a week before,” Grebe said. At 19-years-old, Grebe lost his mother. “She ended up getting diagnosed with cancer on my birthday in 2009, and she passed away two
months later,” he said. But Cena’s motto pushed him through it all, and even inspired him to be a pro wrestler. Grebe got to personally thank Cena in the commercial. “Going out to say ‘Hi’ to him was like walking through this... time just slowed down, and everything you’ve ever went through builds up to this moment,” Grebe said about getting to meet his idol. He said getting to say thank you meant the world. “Find that thing that makes you say, ‘Okay its dark in here, but I’m going to get through it, and you’ll make it through it if you never give up,” Grebe said. Source: KMIR
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Regal Beagle (whisky, peach schnapps and sweet and sour) or the Frisky Chihuahua (hotspiced Margarita). Four-legged partygoers will enjoy haute hound cuisine from the Patio Pooch Menu with nibbles like doggy Crudo, Canine Chicken Casserole and a sweet peanut butter and banana cookie. No bones about it, your pup will be begging for a doggy bag. The pooch pampering continues with Heavenly Dog Beds available for dogs to
use during the event, a photo booth so you and Fido can commemorate the event, and a special screening of a dog-themed movie. All dogs will receive a free dog toy. A representative from Animal Samaritans will speak at the event. Information on how you might adopt through The Westin will be available. Local canine-related vendors will round out the event with information booths about their goods and services.