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Jaguar - God of the Night metal sculpture by Karen and Tony Barone. Story on Page 5.
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June 12, 2013 Vol. 7 No. 23
U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the media before his motorcade drives to Sunnylands last Friday. Congressman Raul Ruiz and Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pugnet stand next to him on the tarmac. Photos and story on Pages 12-13 by Jackie Devereaux.
$2.3 Million in Agua Caliente Tribal Transportation Funds Help Make Ramon Road Rehab Project a Reality CATHERDAL CITY – Representatives of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians joined Cathedral City officials and community leaders at the Groundbreaking Ceremony to kick off the Ramon Road Rehab project in Cathedral City last week. The project is funded in part through a $2.3 million
Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) grant from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. The Tribal transportation funds will be used to help revitalize and repair Ramon Road between Landau Boulevard and Date Palm Drive. “As part of Agua Caliente’s commitment to improving quality of life for all the members
of our community, the Tribe is happy to be able to help Cathedral City with $2.3 million in funding for this much-needed road improvement,” said Agua Caliente Tribal Chairman, Jeff L. Grubbe. “This project has been years in the making, but as Continues on Page 6
(L to R) Anthony Andreas III (Tribal Council Member), Jessica Norte (Tribal Council Member), Tom Davis (Agua Caliente Tom Davis, Chief Planning and Development Officer), Jeff Grubbe (Tribal Council Chairman), Vincent Gonzales III (Tribal Council Secretary/Treasurer).
Nightengale Manor Back in Service to Help Valley’s Homeless
PA L M S P R I N G S – Nightengale Manor, which served the Coachella Valley’s homeless population for three decades before suspending operations in 2009, will resume operations again after a recent
renovation done in collaboration with the City of Palm Springs, County of Riverside and operator Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFSSD). News media representatives joined Palm Springs Mayor Steve
Pougnet and Supervisor John J. Benoit for the ribbon cutting, on Wednesday, June 5. “Nightingale Manor has been an important facility to Continues on Page 6