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Border Patrol Displaces Families Assemblyman Pérez Disheartened By Actions Targeting Flood Victims

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DHS Police Department Committed to Keeping City Safe and Sound

DHS Police Chief Kate Singer

DHS Police Officers Ryan Steinhause, Danny Cleary, Daniel Brazeal and Commander Ken Peary stand proudly aside two of the five new patrol cars currently being outfitted for service. The 2011 Ford Crown Victorias are expected to be put into active service by the end of the month. Five new officers were sworn in Sept. 4 and the new cars were purchased in August. Each patrol car cost $24,988.63 and

were acquired with municipal funds through the Wondries Fleet Group. “These cars are a major benefit and absolutely needed,” said DHS Police Chief Kate Singer, who was recently appointed to the position. “This expansion goes a long way toward our goal of providing an increased police presence in the community as we work to keep DHS safe and sound,” Singer added.

INDIO,CA- Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez (D-Coachella) expressed outrage and disappointment about the Border Patrol’s targeting of Mobile Home Park residents displaced by last week’s floods. Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles were seen parked outside an emergency shelter set up at Desert Mirage High School, sweeping the area for unauthorized immigrants whose homes were flooded. More than 30 families, and approximately 50 children, are without housing due to the storm. “At a time like this, when people are hurting and trying to survive from this terrible storm, it doesn’t help when Border Patrol agents are targeting people when they are most vulnerable,” said Pérez. “I have alerted federal authorities to this heartless exercise of judgment by our federal agents. I will be monitoring this situation closely in the coming days.” Pérez placed a call to U.S. Representative Mary Bono Mack’s office, as well as spoke with Imperial County border enforcement officials. He observed the targeting of displaced residents while he was visiting the park to tour the flood damage. According to shelter operators, 96 residents sought refuge from the storm at the shelter yesterday, yet only 16 residents returned, likely due to the intimidating presence of Border Patrol Agents. Earlier, Pérez submitted a request to Governor Brown for a State of Emergency declaration to address the flood damage sustained by the eastern Coachella Valley communities of Mecca and Thermal.

Walmart Not Backing Out DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA – Rumors mongers are swirling around town saying that the proposed Walmart retail store backed out of it's deal with the city. Nothing

could be further from the truth and to set the record straight, City Manager Rick Daniels has issued a schedule of events for the proposed retail giant's entry into the city's business community. “It's absolutely untrue,” Daniels said of a recent rumor (Jump to Page 22)

Desert Hot Springs To Join Cities Nationwide For ‘AMERICA’S Night Out Against Crime’ DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA - Neighborhoods throughout the city are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 29 Annual “National Night Out” on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at Guy J. Tedesco Park for a crime and drug prevention event. National Night Out is sponsored by the National

Association of Town Watch (NATW) and co-sponsored locally by the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. It will involve over 15,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. ter ritories, Canadian and military bases around the world. In all, more than 37 million people are expected to participate in

‘America’s Night Out Against Crime’ this year. National Night Out is designed to: (1) Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; (2) Generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime efforts; (3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships.

Residents can enjoy FREE hot dogs while they last, raffles, McGruff the crime dog, P.C. the patrol car, face painting and kids games with the Boys & Girls Club, kids bounce house, live music, vehicle displays by several public safety agencies, disaster preparedness information, and county resources.

Residents are invited to Guy J. Tedesco Park located at1280 0 West Arroyo in Desert Hot Springs for a “Night Out” with your community partners. Desert Hot Springs Police Department, Community Resource Specialist, Jim Knabb at 760-329-6411 Ext. 340

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The First Amendment... Freedom of Speech or Press To Inform, Entertain and Editor’s Educate Our Readers with Relevant Editorials opinion Freedom of the Press is a First Amendment right granted by the United States Constitution. This right allows the media, including this newspaper, to gather, publish, and distribute information and ideas without government restriction or censorship. The First Amendment says in part that, “Congress shall make no law…abridging the Freedom of Speech, or of the press.” The federal courts have struggled to determine whether the framers of the Constitution intended to differentiate press freedom from speech freedom. That intellectual and esoteric argument carries on to this day. In the meantime, I have concluded through my 28 years of experience in the media that the freedom of the press derives from the freedom of speech and is protected under the First Amendment. Under these laws, it is my purpose to layout a playing field for the free exchange of information under the Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Speech. I, as the Editor-in-Chief, will filter, disseminate and edit to the style of journalism endorsed by The Associated Press (AP). If you wish to conform to the AP style, then please buy a copy of The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law 2011 ($19.95). It will tell you all the specifics about the craft of media communications. This is my Bible. It is what I follow. So if you have a problem with what I say in the newspaper, I will always refer back to this book as my guideline and standard. I did not invent journalism, nor did I create the laws and guidelines that monitor the institution. I simply abide by these rules established long ago. Under the First Amendment, I have the right to express myself freely in public without fear of persecution by the government. So do you, and I’m giving you that forum. My editorials in the newspaper will not be like those found in the Wall Street Journal. Instead, they will be editorials based on the daily lives of residents in the Coachella Valley. I want and welcome responses in Letters to the Editor. I seek a partnership

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By Jackie Devereaux with our Readers within the community and want to exercise these Freedoms of the Press, not in an attempt to overreach or influence but in an attempt to “Inform, Entertain and Educate our Readers.” Help me do that. The creation of the editorial section will be in the first person - the “I” voice, which will be my personal views. Let me state up front, for anyone still confused, that my editorials DO NOT reflect the views of the Desert Star Weekly’s ownership, management or staff, but are exclusively my own personal views. I realize that since the beginning of recorded human history “influence” has been created by the written word. Since the first cave drawings and ancient hieroglyphics, mankind has exerted his influence on one another in some form through the written word and images. I want the community to participate in this process by submitting news stories, photographs and announcements of upcoming events. No event is too big or too small. Send me your wedding announcements. Send me your Girl Scout cookie drive schedules. Send in your engagement announcements and the dreaded obituary notices about local folks in the community who have passed. I’ve lost family members, plenty of them, and know how important it is to express our grief. I’ll find room for all your news and photos. We are your local, community newspaper. We’re not the daily “big guys” and are not competing with them. Maybe they fear our new movement into the advertising base, but in reality, we are not their competitor. We are a small, weekly community newspaper eecking out a space in the Desert. To let everyone know, we are now distributing door to door in Desert Hot Springs and will soon expand our distribution to Cathedral City and Palm Desert. After that, we’re heading south with door to door delivery in single family homes. Gated communities and apartment complexes will not be available to our delivery system. Those folks will have to get our newspaper at the hundreds of locations throughout the Coachella Valley distributed by Jim Foxx. In addition to our new distribution routes, you will notice several subheads and page sections in the newspaper’s new format. We will be refining

and altering our paper over the next few months to reflect our new image more precisely. Perhaps the most important or controversial area of any newspaper is the converge of area politics. Like many things in life, politics is a two-way street. It has many sides of the story and that’s exactly how I intend to report it. There will be no more one-sided points of view. There will be no more unsubstantiated rumors about people in office or the business community. There will be no more trash published is this newspaper! I repeat, there will be no more trash published in this newspaper. My influence will be to report the other side of the story. Something that DHS has not enjoyed since the closing of the Desert Sentinel newspaper decades ago. There isn’t any one person influencing our coverage on any event or issue. Here’s what’s going happen. We strive to maintain objectivity and balance in our reporting while trying to clarify the issues and express the other side of the story. As an editor I’ve learned that there is ALWAYS another side of the story. Right or wrong, there is another side. My purpose is to make all the esoteric press and speech freedoms RELEVANT to you. How is all this academic philosophy relevant to our Desert living? I intend and strive to make sure the editorial content is relevant to everyday life. For example: a decision coming from the local school board about busing children to a school choice versus geographic restrictions or zip codes. This is an example of community relevancy, not what’s happening in Washington, D.C. I need to keep my focus on what’s local. Help me do that with your comments and Letters to the Editor.

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From Aug. 2011 to Aug. 2012, major crime (part 1 crime) has dropped nearly 46.5% in Desert Hot Springs; due in part to an increase in community policing and neighborhood watch programs. This is an effort by the City, in association with community activism, to reduce crime and create a safe environment for families in Desert Hot Springs.

CODE ENFORCEMENT:

City of Desert Hot Springs, working in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies, has undertaken initiatives to either destroy, remove or close buildings/structures which are a haven for gang-related activities. Enforcement has also included the arrests of key suspects who are responsible for destructive and unsightly graffiti.

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STREETS AND PUBLIC WORKS:

The 2012 Street Rehabilitation Project has completed miles and miles of street and public ways improvements. Over 5 million dollars has been spent and more has been allocated for these improvements. Also, approximately 5 million dollars will be allocated toward projects such as storm drainage and flood control improvements throughout the city.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:

City of Desert Hot Springs is actively involved with efforts to revitalize the downtown business corridor. The city’s goal is to attract new business and create a diverse blend in the business structure. The new Walmart shopping center, Dollar General store and the recent Rite-Aid store remodel are examples of the city’s economic development vision.

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The Star’s Desert Virginia Waring International Piano Competition I don’t know if anyone has bothered to count, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Coachella Valley is home to more nonprofit organizations than golf courses. There are local groups providing support for families and victims of all the major debilitating diseases as well as child-help groups and cultural enhancement organizations that support all the various forms of art. Regardless of their cause, the work of these organizations contributes to improving the quality of life for everyone in our Desert community. Many of these non-profit organizations were formed when dedicated individuals saw a need and

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decided to do something about it. But there is one long-standing group whose existence is built on appreciation of the piano, WWII and, most important, love. It’s the culmination of a musical journey worthy of a Hollywood scriptwriter, and for more than the past 30 years it has played itself out in the Desert. The Virginia Waring International Piano Competition begun life known as The Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition in recognition of Hodges, a concert pianist, piano teacher and Desert resident, whose goal was to provide performance opportunities to young pianists. Participants in the bi-annual competition perform in three categories: Junior (age 12 and under); Intermediate (13 through 17) and Seniors (age 18

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through 35), with winners awarded recital and concerto dates at prestigious concert halls throughout the United States and Europe. Cash prizes are also awarded. Hodges moved away from the desert around the turn of the century and the competition floundered. New leadership was needed, By Frances Allen and along came Virginia Waring. Born in California and musically- known for his fine art photographs, educated at Mills College and in France, capturing young stars such as Mel Waring became part of a piano duo Gibson, Demi Moore, Richard Gere, John known as Gearhart and Morley and toured Travolta, Sissy Spacek and Tom Berenger. Europe with husband Gearhart until the Childers was also the founding winds of an impending war convinced them that it would be prudent to return to the United States. Once back in America, Morley and her husband toured the country under contract to Columbia Artists for 13 years, often appearing on the new medium, television, and the popular “Fred Waring Show.” (Yes, this is the same Waring who gave his name to the blender. He didn’t invent the blender, but he did own the company that manufactured them, purposely misspelling them as “blendors” to distinguish them from the competition.) Fast forward to 1954, Virginia married Fred Waring and assumed the additional responsibilities of managing his many business interests. The Warings were longtime Desert residents and played a vital part in supporting College of the Michael Childers Desert and the McCallum Theatre and the piano competition that has now photographer for After Dart Magazine, come to bear her name and honored by guiding it to where it was recognized her presence. as a unique documentation of his The 2013 Black and White Gala personal friends during his many years benefiting the Virginia Waring in Hollywood - a time he shared with International Piano Competition will be his life partner, the late director John held on Sunday, Feb. 24. It’s a sophisticated Schlesinger. evening featuring hosted cocktails and a On Sept. 21, fans of Michael Childers, gourmet dinner. It also will feature the or anyone interested in ‘photography as best concert piano performed on any art,’ will get the opportunity to win a stage this side of Carnegie Hall. special collection of his work with the For tickets, or more information, call release of the book, “Icons and Legends.” (760) 773-2575. The book provides an extensive look at the personalities and glamorous Michael Childers subjects of the photographer’s career Michael Childers, you may not have and includes a preface by Rex Reed, an noticed his name, but you could not have introduction by artist David Hockney missed the sensual and extremely stylish and critic Dave Hickey and an epilogue nature of his work. by curator Daniell Cornell. Desert resident Childers is one of the To celebrate the debut of the book, entertainment industry’s most renowned Childers will participate in the West and highly respected portraits, fashion Hollywood Book Fair on Sept. 29 and 30, and art photographers, particularly where he will be on hand to sign copies. September 20 - 26, 2012

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Cutting Edge Haunted House, Harvest Moon Festival, Grand Canyon Skywalk & Toyota Tows Space Shuttle Endeavor? Cutting Edge Haunted House

You know the old adage: Everything’s bigger in Texas.” The people behind the 2012 Cutting Edge Haunted House are out to add further proof to support that statement.

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Cutting Edge Haunted House is a Halloween attraction located in an old, converted meatpacking plant in Fort Worth’s appropriately-named Hell’s Half Acre, and this year, the fiendish minds occupying the haunted house are out to win back the Guiness World Record Title of “World’s Largest Haunted House.” Your journey through and around the haunted house is currently estimated at more than a mile filled with frightful dioramas, animatronics and special effects and scare tactics that literally overwhelm the senses with the producers of the Cutting Edge Haunted House promising that the undead will rule the night and chainsaw-wielding zombies will abound. If you can’t be in Fort Worth between now and Nov. 3, don’t despair; blood-thirsty ghosts and goblins will be happy to take your spirit, just don’t expect to get it back.

raucous. For more than 3,000 years, Chinese farmers have celebrated the end of the harvesting season by gathering with family and friends to gaze at the bright harvest moon and eat moon cakes; and, you don’t have to travel to china to join in the festivities. In homage to this time of year, Los Angeles’ Chinatown will host the 74th Annual Harvest Moon Festival on Saturday evening, Sept. 29. This free event offers visitors a chance to see exciting roaming cultural acts such as lion dancers and kung fu artists as they perform against the neon backdrop of Chinatown’s historical Central and West Plaza, which is located on the 900-block of North Broadway in Los Angeles. As the moon rises above the horizon - in between bites of complimentary moon cakes and samples of Chinese food cooked on an outdoor grill - attendees will get a chance to learn why this time of year is so special. But unlike the traditional Chinese custom of gazing at the moon with the naked eye, Moon Festival participants will get to view the harvest moon in greater detail, using commentary and state-of-the-art telescopes provided by Griffith Observatory. More information is available at (213) 680-0243.

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breathtaking (and gut clutching) views 4,000 feet above and 70 feet over the west rim of the Grand Canyon, have been victims of an ongoing dispute between the Hualapai Nation, ‘owners’ of the property, and the September 20 - 26, 2012

company that conceived and contracted to manage the Skywalk for 25 years. The reasons behind the dispute are not particularly relevant - unless you are one of the thousands of visitors who came to the site, only to find that the Hualapai had not put in the agreed water, power and waste treatment plant in addition to a paved road and telephone service. Hopefully that’s all water down the drain now as the Hualapai were recently hit with a $28.6 award against them for breach of contract. If, as expected, a court confirms the award and turns it into a judgment, the agreed upon services will be provided; until then, the Skywalk remains open … just watch where you step.

Toyota Tows Space Shuttle Endeavor?

Readers of this column in the Aug. 23 issue of the Desert Star Weekly will recall a feature on transporting the space shuttle Endeavour from LAX to its permanent display spot 12 miles away at the California Science Center in Exposition Park on October 13. The article, which featured the details of the 12mile route, did not mention how Endeavour was to be propelled to its final resting spot. Now we know. The space shuttle will be towed over the final quartermile by a Toyota Tundra truck as part of an advertising program developed by a Los Angeles-based ad agency and Toyota. I’m not xenophobic, and I believe that all parts of this planet are interconnected, but a Toyota as the final tow vehicle about which a Toyota spokesman said, “There is no larger or more recognizable icon of the U.S. space program’s success than the shuttle ….” Of course this raises a few questions: Why just a quarter-mile? Didn’t the Tundra have the muscle for a longer journey? What about a GM, GMAC, Ford or Dodge truck? Did they get the opportunity to participate in this momentous tow? Where towing rights auctioned to the highest bidder? Yes, I know that foreign cars are made in the United States; however, the brand is still foreign and I would think it more appropriate that the shuttle be towed by an American branded vehicle. Agree, disagree; leave a comment on the Desert Star’s website edition of this column.

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“Vincent Van Gogh” at Arthur Newman Theater in the Joslyn Center One Performance Only PALM DESERT, CA - Dolores BeckerTrost’s original drama “Vincent Van Gogh” will be staged for one performance only on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m., at The Arthur Newman Theater in The Joslyn Cove Community Center. This award-winning original drama on the life of the renowned Dutch painter is the result of a six or seven year labor of love for playwright Becker-Trost. Long an admirer of Van Gogh’s paintings—and an artist herself—she has done extensive research into his history, and her play, based on information recorded in his journals and letters to his brother Theo, reflects many facets of his life—his passion for art, his love of God, his quest for the love of a woman, his rejections and disappointments, his loss of faith in the God he so desperately wished to serve, and ultimately, the loss of his sanity and will to live. “I have always been touched by his sadness and his continual attempts to follow his preacher father into the clergy,” declares the playwright, who also directs the production. Dean Apple reprises his awardwinning performance in the role of Vincent Van Gogh. He’s supported by

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an able cast of players on a set that is embellished by copies of several paintings from the Impressionist era painted by playwright/director BeckerTrost. “Vincent Van Gogh” will be performed on Saturday, September 29, at 2:00 p.m. at the Arthur Newman Theater in The Joslyn Center at 73750 Catalina Way, Palm Desert. Tickets for all seats are $10. For additional information please call: 760-671-5584.

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Indian Wells Theater unveils 2012-2013 concert series PALM DESERT, Calif. - Tickets are now on sale for the 2012-2013 concert series at the Indian Wells Theater at the Cal State San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus. Sunday, Dec. 2, 2 p.m. – “Christmas at the Pops!” featuring Stan and Kirsten Chandler. The sounds of the season come alive with favorite holiday hits such as “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “White Christmas,” “O Holy Night” and many more. Sunday, Jan. 13, 2 p.m. – “Tribute to Count Basie” featuring Yve Evans. The timeless music of Count Basie - from his haunting “April in Paris” to the highenergy “One O’clock Jump.” Big Band Swing comes to the Indian Wells Theater, where we transport the audience back to The Sands Hotel in 1966 with Count Basie and his orchestra. The All Star Big Band will play many well-known favorites, including “Basie Straight Ahead,” “Li’l Darlin’,” “All Of Me” and a variety of other arrangements demonstrating the breadth of the Basie band history. Vocalist Yve Evans will sing classic Basie vocals with the Count Basie Orchestra songs of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2 p.m. – “Swing Time” featuring Sherry Williams. Enjoy a tribute to Big Band Swing as Sherry Williams sings the greatest hits of the swing era. Williams entertained Indian Wells Theater audiences in 2010

and we are delighted for her return. Additionally, she has numerous television appearances, including “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” “The Glen Campbell Show,” “The Tom Jones Show,” “The Della Reese Show,” “Soul Train” and many others. Albums include those with El Chicano and Red Bone, as well as many nightclub and concert tours. Williams has toured with Andy Gibb and the legendary Johnnie Ray. Sunday, March 10, 2 p.m. – “Meet Me at the Copa – Latin Nights.” Featuring Troy Clarke and Cassie Miller. Meet us at the famous Copacabana in New York City for a trip back in time when this famous hot night spot at 10 East 60th St. featured legendary performers such as Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Helen Forest, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald. The Copa inspired the classic Barry Manilow song “Copacabana,” which will be sung by Troy Clarke and Cassie Miller, both favorites at the Indian Wells Theater. The Indian Wells Theater is located at 37-500 Cook St., between Gerald Ford and Frank Sinatra drives. Season tickets are on sale through Dec. 1. The cost per ticket is $50; however, if all four concerts are purchased together, the cost is only $160, a 20 percent savings. To purchase tickets, call the Indian Wells Theater box office at (760) 3416909.

The PS Int’l Film Festival Announces Awards Gala Date PALM SPRINGS, CA – The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), scheduled from January 3 - 14,

2013, will hold its annual star-studded Awards Gala on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

The Gala honors individuals in the film industry with awards for acting, directing, achievement in film composition and

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lifetime achievement. Last year’s honorees included Jessica Chastain, George Clooney, Glenn Close, Stephen Daldry, Michel

Hazanavicius, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Howard Shore, Octavia Spencer, Michelle Williams and the cast of Young Adult. Presented by the Palm Springs International Film Society, PSIFF is one of the largest film festivals in North America. The Festival presents a majority of the films submitted to the Academy Awards for consideration in the Best Foreign Language category, as well as American independent and international features and documentaries. With an attractive film sales and distribution record, PSIFF is seen by American distributors as one of the best Academy Award campaign marketing tools. The Festival also features cultural events, filmmaker tributes and industry seminars. For information, call (760) 322-2930 or visit www.psfilmfest.org.

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Geropsychiatry Center at Eisenhower Medical Center Complex Aging Issues PALM DESERT, CA - “The so-called golden years are often difficult for many people in their 80s or 90s who are living alone, whose families are far away, and whose spouse and close friends are deceased,” said Dr. Bassanelli of Eisenhower Medical Center. “They’re often socially isolated, their nutrition is frequently poor, and there’s likely been some decline in their memory and thinking. “It’s not uncommon for seniors to feel lonely and depressed. Who wouldn’t be in this situation?” he added. “And when you factor in the health issues that come with aging,

life can be very hard for many older adults.” Other common scenarios include seniors with a history of depression or bipolar disorder whose condition has worsened with age or perhaps whose medications are no longer effective. Or someone who isn’t feeling or acting “right” — the individual may be anxious, or family members are concerned that

they’re depressed or perhaps experiencing the early stages of dementia. For many, aging often presents a range of complex issues. To learn more about Eisenhower’s Center for Geropsychiatry for help in dealing with these issues and more, call 760-837-8767, 24 hours a day.

Mizell Senior Center Accepts Flu Shot Appointments PALM SPRINGS, CA: The Mizell Senior Center is accepting appointments for free flu shots at the Senior Living Expo on Friday, Sept. 21. Appointments will be available between 10 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. To schedule an appointment, just stop by the Mizell ticket window and obtain your free appointment card. Only a limited number of free flu shots will be available, so be sure to stop by for your appointment soon. Now in its 24th year, Mizell’s Senior Lifestyle Expo is sponsored by Desert Regional Medical Center, Michael Neuhoff, and The Law Offices of Eric A. Rudolph. In addition to providing free flu shots, they will present health, wellness, and legal seminars, hosting information booths, having a BBQ lunch and even a free senior Farmer’s Market. To add to the fun, there will be prize drawings for individuals who visit at least ten vendor booths. So, mark your calendar for Friday, September 21 for the largest Senior Lifestyle Expo in the Valley. You can spend the day with us Mizell Senior Center has been serving Palm Springs and surrounding communities for over 36 years, and is the community focal point on healthy and active aging. This is a place where Active Adults of all ages come together for service and activity which enhance dignity, supports independence and encourages involvement in and with the community. To reserve your space or for additional information, call Mizell at 760-323-5689, visit our website at www.mizell.org, or drop by the center located at 480 S Sunrise Way.

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Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Announces Daryl Hall & John Oates Sept. 22 INDIO, CA -The number one selling duo in music history is bringing their show to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. On Saturday, Sept., 22 Daryl Hall and John Oates bring their “Do What You Want, Be What You Are Tour 2012” to Indio and prove why they have stood the test of time. Starting out as two devoted disciples of earlier soul greats, Daryl Hall & John Oates are soul survivors in their own right. They have become such musical influences on some of today’s popular artists that the September 2006 cover of Spin Magazine’s headline read: “Why Hall and Oates are the New Velvet Underground.” Their artistic fan base includes Rob Thomas, John Mayer, Brandon Flowers of the Killers, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and MTV’s newest hipsters Gym Class Heroes who dubbed their tour “Daryl Hall for President Tour 2007.” One of the most sampled artists today, their impact can be heard everywhere from boy band harmonies, to neo-soul to rap-rock fusion. Signed to Atlantic by Ahmet

Ertegan in the 1970’s, Daryl Hall & John Oates have sold more albums than any other duo in music history. Their 1973 debut album, Abandoned Luncheonette, produced by Arif Mardin, yielded the Top 10 single, “She’s Gone,” which also went to #1 on the R&B charts when it was covered by Taveras. The duo recorded one more album with Atlantic, War Babies, (produced by Todd Rundgren) before they were dropped and promptly signed to RCA. Their tenure at RCA would catapult the duo to international superstardom. From the mid-’70s to the mid-’80s, the duo would score six #1 singles, including “Rich Girl” (also #1 R&B), “Kiss on My List,” “Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) (also #1 R&B), “Maneater” and “Out of Touch” from their six consecutive multiplatinum albums—’76’s Bigger Than Both of Us, ’80’s Voices, ’81’s Private Eyes, ‘82’s H2O, ‘83’s Rock N Soul, Part I and ‘84’s Big Bam Boom. The era would also produce an additional 5 Top 10 singles, “Sara Smile,” “One on One,” “You Make My Dreams,” “Say It Isn’t

So” and “Method of Modern Love.” Daryl also wrote the H&O single “Everytime You Go Away,” which singer Paul Young scored a number-one hit with a cover of the song in 1985. That same year, Daryl and John, participated in the historic “We Are the World” session as well as closing the Live Aid show in Philadelphia. Most recently as a duo, Daryl Hall & John Oates released their first box set, Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates. The box set marks the first comprehensive multi-CD, multilabel deluxe box set compilation ever assembled from their entire career’s work, four CDs containing 74 tracks (16 of them previously unreleased). With the 40th anniversary of their first album, Whole Oats, 2012 finds Daryl Hall and John Oates very much at the height of their powers making their own kind of soul, with a new generation of musicians recognizing not only their historic track record of success, but also their continuing influence and achievements.

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Tickets for the 8 p.m. Daryl Hall and John Oates performance are $79, $59, $39 at the Fantasy Springs Box Office, via telephone (800) 827-2946 or online at www.FantasySpringsResort.com

McCallum Theatre Institute’s Field Trip Series’ Rockin’ Opening Palm Desert, CA - McCallum Theatre Institute, the education division of the McCallum Theatre – a not for profit organization, kicks off its 2012-2013 Field Trip Series with “Rock The Presidents” on Monday Sept. 24, at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., More than two thousand 3rd-8th grade students and teachers from local schools will fill the theatre with excitement and wonder. “Childsplay’s Rock the Presidents is such a breath of fresh air. In the proud tradition of ‘Schoolhouse Rock,” the world-premiere stage musical is a raucous, cheeky and ultimately moving salute to America’s 44 commanders in chief,” said Kerry Lengel, of the Arizona Republic. Arizona-based c o m p a n y, Childsplay Theatre, shows us what happens when you mix the stories of our 44 presidents with the most upto-date kid pleasing entertainment. A madcap romp through American political history that plays practically like a rave, that’s what Rock, Rap, the

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Some 19 songs – including “Hail to the Chiefs” (shades of Kid Rock), “Ronald Reagan” (a little bit country), “Benjamin Harrison” (metal), and (the bluesy) “Who in the World Is Millard Fillmore?”, really run the gamut and remind us (civilly) that we can find things to appreciate in each of our leaders, regardless of our political stripe. What a gift in these times! Throughout the school year, the series will take students of all ages on a journey through the arts. See below for a list of performances offered on the Series. For performance descriptions and photos please visit www. mccallumtheatre.com/education/ fieldtrip.php. Registration began Aug. 30, 2012. To reserve seats, teachers must complete the FTS Attendance Form, available at www.mccallumtheatre. com/education/fieldtrip.php. Completed forms need to be faxed or mailed to Joanna Fookes, McCallum Theatre Institute, 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260. Fax:

(760) 776-6197. Seating is arranged on a first-come, first-served basis. The McCallum Theatre Institute, established in September 1997, is the education division of the McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts. The Institute offers a spectrum of arts education programs for the community, including free and subsidized activities for more than 39,000 schoolchildren and classroom teachers each year. Rock the Presidents, Childsplay T h e a t re , M o n d ay, S e pt . 24 . . Recommended Grades: 3-8 . National Circus of the People’s Republic of China, Monday, Oct. 1.Recommended Grades: Pre K-12 Shaolin Warriors, Tuesday, Oct. 16, Recommended Grades: K-12 E x i t St a ge L e f t , P a ra l l e l Exit, Monday, October 22, 2012 Recommended Grades: K-12 Of Mice and Men, The Acting C o mp a ny, Tu e s d ay, O c t . 2 3 . Recommended Grades: 6-12 All show times are 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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How You Can Organize Your Time And Be Very Happy Happiness or well-being basically results from being that if you did superbly well and consistently would have aware of what we really want and then finding the way significant positive effects in your professional or work to accomplish those goals, preferably with minimum eflife? fort. If this describes what you would like to achieve in Analyze what quadrant your answers to these two quesyour life, I highly recommend the new principles of time tions are in. They are likely in Quadrant Two, involving management presented in the book, “First Things First” by one of the following seven key activities. 1. Improving Stephen Covey, Rebecca Merrill and A. Roger Merrill. communication with people; 2. Better preparation; 3. BetThe system is summarized by the diagram on this page ter planning and organizing; 4. Taking better care of self; that categorizes all of our activities into four quadrants. 5. Seizing new opportunities; 6. Personal development; 7. Quadrant One represents things that are both “urgent” Empowerment. So why aren’t you doing these important and “important.” Here is where we meet a deadline, repair Quadrant Two activities. Probably because they’re not a broken machine, undergo surgery or help someone who urgent. They aren’t pressing. They don’t act on you. You has been hurt. Quadrant One is where we manage and have to act on them. produce. We need to spend time here. But we also need to Nevertheless, some professions are by nature almost realize that many important activities become urgent only completely in Quadrant One. For example, it’s the job through procrastination or because we don’t do enough of firefighters, many doctors and nurses, police officers, prevention and planning. news reporters and editors to respond mostly to the Quadrant Two includes urgent and important. For these activities that are “imporpeople it’s even more critical to tant” but not “urgent.” Here is capture Quadrant Two time for the where we do our long-range simple reason that it builds their planning, anticipate and precapacity to handle Quadrant One. vent problems, increase our “ First Things First” offers many skills through reading, premore ways of increasing Quadrant pare for important meetings Two activities than we can list here. and presentations, or invest In addition to having a daily To-Do in relationships through lislist, Covey suggests, for example, tening. Ignoring this quadrant that we use a seven day calendar so enlarges Quadrant One, creatBy Art Kunkin - Mr Life Extension we can deliberately plan on including stress, burnout and crisis. ing more Quadrant Two activities On the other hand, Quadrant every week. Then he has an entire Two activities of planning, preparation and prevention Appendix devoted to writing a Personal Mission Statekeeps many things from becoming urgent. This, therefore, ment so you are entirely clear about the single activities is the desirable Quadrant for personal leadership. that matter most to your life. Quadrant Three includes things that are “urgent” but If you have other questions about developing a personnot “important.” Many phone calls, meetings and dropal time management system, please come to my Thursday in visitors fall into this category. The noise of urgency night class, 7 to 9pm in the Meditation Building at the creates the illusion of importance but these activities are Joshua Tree Retreat Center, 59700 29 Palms Highway, usually important only to someone else. We can spend a Joshua Tree, California. In these classes, I will be teaching lot of time in Quadrant Three thinking we are in Quadrant an unusual and profound meditation practice as well as One. Therefore, this is the major area where we can find other important subjects relating to life extension, health, time to shift to Quadrant Two activities. The key is learnprosperity and consciousness development. ing to see all of our activities in terms of their importance. Art Kunkin is the 84-year young journalist who founded Quadrant Four specifies activities that are “not important and not urgent.” We shouldn’t be in Quadrant Four at the alternative weekly newspaper, the Los Angeles Free Press in 1964 and later became president of the Philoall but we get so battle-scarred from One and Three that sophical Research Society in Los Angeles after the passwe often “escape” to Quadrant Four for survival. ing of PRS founder Manly Palmer Hall. A free download Recreational activities are not necessarily in Four because re-creation is valuable Quadrant Two activity. How- of a magazine cover story interview with Art about his research into stopping aging is now available at www. ever, reading addictive light novels, habitually watching alchemyrevealed.com. Art’s eBook, “Life Extension Al“mindless” televisions shows or gossiping would qualify chemy: The Secret of Immortality Finally Revealed,” is as time wasters. Quadrant Four is not survival, it is detealso available at a reduced sale price of $9 at that website. rioration and waste. Art is planning a Free Press Reunion in January 2013 and Covey then suggests that for the best possible managewould like former Free press readers, staff and all others ment of our time, we ask ourselves two questions. First: interested in the American counter-culture to contact him What is the ONE ACTIVITY that if you did superbly well by email at artkunkin@gmail.com. Copyright 2012 by Art and consistently would have significant positive effects Kunkin, all rights reserved in your personal life? 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Dear Friend Would you like to stop aging and regain (or keep) youthful energy? Would you like to spend two quality hours every week with a well-known, respected writer and publisher (The Los Angeles Free Press and other publications), who has earned millions of dollars in his long life and is willing to share with you some remarkable insights into achieving health, prosperity, longevity, happiness, spiritual wisdomand general well-being? Well, it’s possible to do all of these things and more starting this week. For the past five weeks I have been writing about the Five Tibetan Exercises/Rituals for stopping the aging process in my weekly column in the Desert Star Weekly newspaper. I am very pleased to announce that starting Thursday, Sept. 20, I will be teaching these remarkable Fountain of Youth exercises at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center. I will also be teaching self-hypnotism for increasing your will power, a profound meditational system for increasing your wisdom as well as other tools for gaining personal freedom and loving relations. I have taken a vacation from teaching for a few months now and am eager to resume sharing with you my knowledge of practical techniques for increasing your ability to think, to concentrate, to overcome the many problems of life and to improve the world. I am calling this class The Total Success Club! Since I am not giving you much notice for this Thursday, Sept. 20 meeting, I want to let you know that I will also be giving a full introduction to the Tibetan Fountain of Youth exercises on Sept. 20. The Joshua Tree Retreat Center is locatedat 59700 Twenty Nine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree, California, one long block from Yucca Valley. The class will start at 7 p.m. sharp and end before 9 p.m. in the Meditation Bullding. There will be information on the large bulletin board at the main entrance directing you to the Meditation Building. A donation of $5 is desirable but not necessary. (If you are poor, I want to help you get rich!) Have fun this week. Your friend, Art Kunkin

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PALM SPRINGS TRAM ROAD CHALLENGE Desert Hot Springs – Training for the Tram Road Challenge is here. Come out and join your DHS neighbors from Sept.22 through Oct. 20 Session four will be Sept. 22 at 7 a.m. Cathedral City’s Dennis Keat soccer park. Session five will be Sept. 29 at 7 a.m. Palm Springs Demuth Community Center with Mayor Steve Pougnet. Session six will be Oct. 6 at 8 a.m. Indio High School fitness track with boxing trainers the Diaz Brothers. Session seven will be Oct 13 at 7 a.m. Old Town La Quinta, Embassy Suites with The Desert Sun President and Publisher Mark Winkler. The last training session will be Oct. 20 at 7 a.m. at the Palm Desert Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf on El Paseo with actor David Naughton.

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families and friends. Is putting on a 10K Run, 5K Run, and 5K Walk. Course is flat and fast. All participants receive a race t-shirt and goodie bag. Awards will be presented to top male and female finishers in various age categories. Raffle prizes and refreshments served after the race. The race is Saturday, Nov. 3 at 8 a.m., with race day registration By Jorge Romero III starting at 6 a.m. At the Palm Springs High School athletic stadium, on Baristo Road and Farrell Way FLU SHOTS Online registration is available at www.active. Palm Springs - Mizell Senior Center will begin accom. Information and mail-in registration forms cepting appointments for free flu shots at the Senior are available at www.psfr.org. $25 entry for Living Expo on Friday, Sept 21. Appointments will 5K Run and 5K Walk. $30 entry for 10K Run. be available between 10 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. To Discounted entry is available for students and schedule an appointment, just stop by the Mizell current members of Palm Springs Front Runticket window and obtain your free appointment ners and Walkers. card. Only a limited number of free flu shots will be Contact Phil Catalli or Lee Walton At 760available, so be sure to stop by for your appointment 320-7858 soon. In addition to providing free flu shots, they will be presenting health, wellness, and legal seminars, hosting information booths, having a BBQ lunch and I want (choose one) even a free senior Farmer’s Market. To add to the $25 Gift Card at Starbucks fun, there will be prize drawings for individuals who $25 Gift Card at Chevron visit at least ten vendor booths. For additional information, call 760-323-5689, visit the website at www. mizell.org, the center located at 480 S Sunrise Way. __________________________

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Palm Springs – The 21st annual Desert Samaritans is hosting its “Good Samaritan of the Year” award on Nov. 18 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the Agua Caliente Resort and Spa. Magician Fielding west and Ventriloquist Rob Watkins will be the entertainment for the night.

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Palm Springs – The 13th Annual Human Rights Campaign Palm Springs Garden Party will take place on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 3-6 p.m. at HRC Federal Club member’s Eric Ellen Bogen’s ‘Abernathy House.’ The event is co-chaired by Raymond Manci and Paul Thompson and sponsored by Integrated Wealth Management. “The Abernathy House will provide a gorgeous backdrop in support of our fundraising efforts, and we’re grateful that Eric Ellen Bogen agreed to host us at his historic home.” Tickets are $50 for Federal Club members and $75 for non-members, which includes hors d’oeuvres and hosted bar. To purchase tickets, go to www.hrc.org/psgardenparty. A co-host package is also available for $275 (two tickets) and additional sponsorships are available. The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. For information about HRC or the Garden Party, contact Raymond Manci at 760-864-1494.

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Palm Springs - AIDS Assistance Program (AAP) has been selected by the Desert Tennis Association as the benefitting charity for the 2012 Palm Springs Open 19 Tennis Tournament. The tournament is taking place from Friday to Sunday, Nov. 23 - 25

at the following host sites: Mission Hills Country Club, Plaza Racquet Club, and Rancho Las Palmas Resort. The event is free to the public and a portion of the proceeds from the silent auction and dinner will benefit AAP. A welcome party will take place on Thursday, Nov. 22 at Hotel Zoso in Palm Springs. The hotel will also host the PS Open banquet featuring PS Open Got Talent on Saturday, Nov. 24. Those who donate to the tournament on behalf of AAP via a gift certificate, raffle item or silent auction item will be recognized publicly at the event and in an advertisement featured in the tournament player book. For match times and other tournament information, please visit www.deserttennis.us. If you would like to donate to this event, please call 760-325-8481.

WOMAN’S EXPO

Rancho Mirage - The City of Rancho Mirage is welcoming the upcoming 5th Annual Desert Woman’s Show to the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa, Nov. 17 & 18. The weekend-long Expo is expected to draw over 5,000 attendees and will shine the spotlight on women’s issues while focusing on improvement and enlightenment in every aspect of life. The 5th Annual 2012 Woman’s Show will be open all weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17 & 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call Carissa Marlo, Marlo Productions, Inc., at (760) 285-3903, buy tickets and more online at www. DesertWomansShow.com

FREE Nature Walks

La Quinta - The City of La Quinta and the Stewards of the Fred Wolff Nature Preserve offers this free program to anyone interested in learning about the Preserve. Walks begin at the shade shelter on the Bear Creek Nature Trail at the corner of Calle Ensenada and Avenida Montezuma in the La Quinta Cove. Adult Walk Saturday, Oct. 20 at 8 a.m.

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La Quinta - 4-5 mile hike called “Back of the Cove Walkabout.” This hike will meet at the Cove parking lot on Calle Tecate at 8:30 a.m. They ask if you could please bring proper footwear, plenty of water, and a snack.

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La Quinta - Various information booths and free health screenings will be available. Desert Regional Medical Center will be providing FREE flu immunizations for seniors. No appointments necessary; for more information call (760) 564-0096.immunizations will be given at the La Quinta Senior Center Thursday, Oct 25 at 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

La Quinta Community Fitness Center La Quinta - Join the Fitness Center today for only $50 per year. As a member you gain access to Qualified Personal Training Staff, Top of the Line equipment and great fitness programs. Open Monday through Friday 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to Noon Call 760 564-9921 for information September 20 - 26, 2012

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Rocky’s New York Pizza & Italian Restaurant “Mama Mia, the meatballs!” Desert Hot Springs, CA – Rocky’s New York Pizza & Italian Restaurant offers the best pizza, lasagna and meatballs in this small, windy, desert town located about 10 miles north of Palm Springs. While the hordes of tourists flock to Palm Springs, Palm Desert Rancho Mirage and Indian Wells hoping for a glimpse of the rich and famous, (and fancier, high-priced restaurants), those in the know head for the higher ground of Desert Hot Springs (DHS). Once in DHS, you’ll enjoy cooler temperatures, less traffic, cheaper prices and a variety of natural hot mineral spring spas this town is famous for just north of Interstate 10. If you’re hankering for some of mama’s old fashion spaghetti and meatballs or her homemade lasagna, you won’t find tastier versions with larger portions anywhere in the Coachella Valley than at this family-owned and operated Italian restaurant in DHS. “Mama Mia,” their Lasagna with Sauce ($7.70), Manicotti ($6.70), Ravioli ($6.70 and

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mushrooms, onions, olives, bell pepper and extra cheese for $19.50. Better have someone to share this with because I’ll bet most people cannot consume a whole one alone. My husband, Tom, and I have a ritual of ordering their three-topping extra large Pizza ($15.65) for weekend football, baseball and basketball games. We usually order a sausage, mushroom and onion pizza, but trust me, all their toppings are terrific. Tom, and I decided to dine inside Rocky’s last week, a rare occasion since we usually order Take-Out or Delivery. First, we split one of their Antipasto Salads ($7.95) made with assorted Italian cold cuts, salamis, peppercinis, olives, tomatoes, on a bed of lettuce with homemade Italian dressing. It was large enough to share and still have some left over to enjoy for lunch the next day.

Rocky’s is an informal place where you order at the counter and seat yourself with a number card posted on your table. Tom ordered their signature Lasagna with Italian Sausage ($9.70) while I ordered their Chicken Parmesan entree with Spaghetti ($9.95). We had to order a side of their delicious Homemade Meatballs ($5.20), knowing full well that it was too much food but we took our leftovers home for lunch the next day. Don’t forget to try any one of the famous Grinders & Subs at $5.75 for small size or $7.05 for large size sub. Choose from Rocky’s Super Sub made with ham, salami, and roast beef sure to satisfy any meat lover. All subs come with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and topped with Rocky’s Italian Dressing. Rocky’s New York Pizza is located at 12856 Palm Drive in the heart of DHS. Call 760-329-1466 or 1467 to place an order. For their menu and prices go to www. rockyspizzadhs.com. Closed on Sundays.

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Achievements Can Be Like Olympic Gold Medals Definition of achievement: Something accomplished, especially by superior ability, special effort or great courage. Achievements are how we gauge personal growth in life. If you are a parent watching your baby take its first step and later saying its first word, that is an achievement for your child. If you are a scientist, finding a new medicine for high blood pressure that has no side effects is an achievement. For business owners, hanging the first dollar on the wall from your first sale is definitely an achievement. Desert Hot Springs construction company owner, Juan Trejo, certainly has his share of achievements. Trejo Construction, (California Contractor License number B-920503), is the culmination of a lifelong dream for the Trejo family. Getting to where he is today was no easy task. Born in 1970 in Mexicali, Mexico, Trejo had a dream of coming to America. He knew though that a

dream without a plan was just empty hope. So when he was only 17 years old, Trejo started taking classes at Tecnologico de Mexicali. He worked nights and weekends for four years to put himself through school to learn skill sets he thought would be useful trades. But Juan did something else to prepare himself for his planned future in the United States. He started taking classes in English. As a businessman with 20 years experience in the tourism industry, I get to meet people from all over the world and from all walks of life. A couple of years ago, I met a Rabbi who told me there is no word in the Hebrew language for “coincidence.” Nothing in life is by chance. Jesus never said the word “lucky.” Trejo believes that also. And just as God planned, Trejo met his future wife, Jackie, in English school in Mexicali. In 1991, he graduated from Tecnologico with electrical engineering and air conditioning degrees. After getting

married, the couple obtained their visas and moved to America in 1992. Trejo was able to get a job as a contractor apprentice with the professional training he learned in Mexico. On By Frances Allen a contracting job in the 1990’s, he met and was befriended by Arthur By Reno Fontana Mogull, a United Artists Records executive. Mogull was impressed enough with the ambitious young worker Today, Trejo runs his own company. that he had Trejo build glass framed He and his wife have a 19 year old son, display cases for all the awards and gold Kevin, and own their own home in records Mogull had earned in the music Desert Hot Springs. business. (Achvmntscblgmedals515. Everybody has a story. Whether artcl4). you are a small business owner or As the years went by, Trejo’s run an international conglomerate, responsibilities as a contractor accomplishments give everyone a supervisor grew until he was picked certain self satisfaction. to oversee the $4 million dollar Andy Trejo is definitely a man of gold Williams property construction project medal achievements. To reach him at in Rancho La Quinta Country Club. Trejo Construction, call 760.660.8724.

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Six Degrees of Separation - Losing Money Pales To Losing a Child By Reno Fontana I’ve lost money in the stock market. Didn’t like it a bit. A lot of folks lost money in the stock market. But I’m thankful still for my many blessings including a fine young son. I circle the calendar every year on May 20. That’s my birthday. I met a man this week who also circles May 20, but not for the same reason. For Palm Springs resident Lee Eakin, it’s not a day he celebrates, instead, it’s a day he reflects on his only child’s life, Nathan, who at 29, was killed in a tragic auto accident on East Palm Canyon on that date in 2008. It’s been said that every person on the planet is connected by only six degrees of separation. All of us, as complete strangers, can tie our lives to one another within six moves. I don’t know if that is a scientific fact or not, but in the case of Eakin and myself, it has proved true. As the owner of a celebrity home that has become an international tourist attraction, I meet people daily from around the world and from all walks of life. It’s rare that any individual stands out among the thousands of good folks I have met, but one young fellow did just that in early 2008 when he took a tour of Elvis’ Palm Springs Chino Canyon estate.

Nathan Eakin, who introduced himself to me as Nate, was a handsome, witty, confident and charming lad. Nate had become a bail bondsman in the family business at eighteen and a successful realtor in his own right while still in his mid twenties. The world was at his feet just waiting to be conquered on his terms. Sometimes though, life doesn’t arrange itself to fit our plans. For reasons never discovered and which will be unknown to his father and family forever, Nathan, the cautious and always conscientious driver when behind the wheel of a car, was alone when he was killed in a violent crash. He slammed into a tree rounding a curve at an estimated 110 mph in a 45 mph zone on a Palm Springs street. No evidence of alcohol or substance abuse was found. It is speculated that a mechanical malfunction may have caused the car to accelerate or Nate may have suffered a medical emergency leaving him incapacitated causing the car to reach a speed that proved fatal. The investigation showed Nathan never touched the brakes. He died instantly, leaving behind a grieving father and a family shattered by the loss of a 29 year old loved one who had

so much life left to live. As Nate’s father would tell me for this story, early comfort came to him in the form of an e-mail from Steven Curtis Chapman, the Grammy award-winning Christian music singer. Chapman’s five year old daughter, Maria Sue, was accidentally run over and killed at the Chapman home in Franklin, Tennessee by a family member. The tragedy for Chapman and his family happened on May 22, 2008, two days after he lost his son. Chapman read in the news about the horrific end of Nathan’s life after suffering his own heart wrenching loss. Chapman reached out and told Eakin in correspondence that he wanted to extend his condolences. He also left him with this message; “God came to the boulevard and picked Nathan up and carried him home to Heaven. And God was weeping”. People everywhere can find comfort in Chapman’s message to Lee. God is with us always especially in our darkest hour and time of need. If anything in life is predictable, it’s that life is unpredictable. Eakin knows this all to well. Every year on May 20, two circles by two different people are drawn around that date. For

me, it marks the beginning of life. For Eakin, it’s remembering the end of life. But here’s the most incredible part of Lee’s story. Even though he wishes of course he never had to circle May 20 on his calendar, he has managed in just four short years to find life’s positives after the devastating loss of his son. If there was a glass half full award, Eakin would take top honors. And I myself will never again complain about losing money in stocks. Next week, you will read how Eakin has bounced back from the death of his child and made some life changing business decisions to help others in honor of Nathan. If there is someone in your family, or someone you’ve dealt with in business, and there are personal matters that need fixing, today would be the perfect time to make wrong things right. Extending forgiveness and asking for forgiveness, sharing love when it’s not deserved or receiving love when we don’t feel like we deserve it, will make a positive impact on everyone’s spirit more than money could ever possibly do. Send comments to renofontana@ yahoo.com.

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By Theda Kleinhans Reichman In 2003 “Finding Nemo” won the Academy Award for Best animated feature and in 2008 the American Film Institute (AFI) named “Finding Nemo” among the top 10 greatest animated films ever made. At the time of its release the film was the highest grossing G-rated movie of all time and remains the fifth highest grossing animated film worldwide. Now this colorful fish tale is back in 3-D for a whole new generation to ‘sea’ and enjoy. “Finding Nemo” is a heartwarming story that deals with a father - son relationship between two clown fish, Marlin (Albert Brooks) and his son Nemo (voiced by Alexander Gould) as well as the friendship that develops between Marlin and Dory, a blue tang fish who joins Marlin in his quest to rescue his son. Dory is adorable but oh so forgetful. Marlin is overly protective and at one point little Nemo gets so upset by his father’s loving, stifling presence he swims out into the deep and is captured by an Australian diver who takes the colorful little fish home with him and places

him in the aquarium in his dental office. Horrified, Marlin swims off to rescue his son and in the process he meets all sorts of creatures of the sea, including Dory (voiced by Ellen Degeneres). For adults, much of the fun in seeing “Finding Nemo” is figuring out who’s who in the talented voice cast. Some voices may come as a surprise like the voice for Bruce, the great white shark who wants to stop eating fish and has formed a support group for fish eating addicts. Barry Humphries (aka Dame Edna Everage) is the voice for this intimidating denizen of the deep. Geoffrey Rush (“The King’s Speech”) is the gossipy Australian pelican, Nigel and the fish in the dentist’s aquarium who look after little Nemo include Gill (Willem Dafoe), Bloat, a blowfish voiced by Brad Garret (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) and Peach a motherly starfish (Allison Janney). And the Surfer Dude sea turtle, Crush is voiced by none other than the writer/director Andrew Stanton. This colorful tale of life under the sea evolved from several personal situations in Andrew Stanton’s life. One being a visit to Marine World in 1992 which got him thinking about the amazing possibilities of creating an undersea world in computer animation. Another part of the story puzzle came from childhood memories of the aquarium in his family dentist’s office, where as a kid he wondered what the fish felt. Did they miss their home in

the ocean? Would they try to escape and go back to the sea? The final piece in the eventual story was his relationship with his son.

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Musical veterans return with sterling efforts Potent live ensemble Dave Matthews Band, legendary Ten Years After Frontman Alvin Lee and singer-songwriter Don McLean have all returned with magnificent new albums.

Artist: Dave Matthews Band

stronger than Ten Years After’s “I’m Going Home” immortalized in the subsequent film and soundtrack, a performance that earned the band immediate superstar status. Although Lee has long since left the band, his mammoth talents as singer, songwriter and – most notably – lead guitarist are showcased on his new solo album “Still on the Road to Freedom.”On the newly-released disc, a conceptual sequel to Lee’s grand 1973 album “On the Road to Freedom,” the artist explores a variety of styles including psychedelic blues (“Midnight Creeper”), traditional blues (“Save My Stuff”), rockabilly (“I’m a Lucky Man”) and gorgeous instrumental guitar work (“Song ofthe Red Rock Mountain”). Information: www.AlvinLee.com

Pie.” However, McLean has actually had an extensive career writing countless gems in the folk, rock and country genres.On the two-disc “American Troubadour,” McLean’s sweeping approach is heard on an across-the-board collection celebrating his legacy. From a live version of theBuddy Holly gem “Everyday” (recorded live in 1984) to the exquisite “Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)” and his heartfelt ballad “And I Love You So” (recorded as a duet with Nanci Griffith) to the country-tinged “Castles in the Air,” the mix of live and

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Worth Buying By Robert Kinsler studio recordings serves as a perfect audio companion to the authorized documentary “Don McLean: American Troubadour” released on DVD on Sept. 11. Fans of “American Pie” will love the CD, courtesy of aparticularly-strong performance of the opus recorded in Austin, Texas in Nov. 1999. Information: www.TimeLife.com.

Album: Away from the World (Bama Rags Recordings/RCA Records) You might be interested in buying this if you like: Phish, Steely Dan, the Avett Brothers Tell me more: Dave Matthews Band’s latest studio album, “Away from the World,” finds the talented ensemble at the top of their collective game.Whether performing straight-forward rock (“Rooftop”), introspective folk-rock (“Broken Things”), funk-rock (“Belly Belly Nice”) or haunting Americana-tinged ballads (“Sweet,” “If Only”), there are simply an endless numbers of colors and textures juxtaposed across the disc. Produced by Steve Lillywhite, the standard album features 11 songs, while a deluxe edition of “Away from the World” also features three live tracks. Information: www.davematthewsband.com.

Artist: Alvin Lee Album: Still on the Road to Freedom (Rainman) You might be interested in buying this if you like: Ten Years After, Eric Clapton, Alvin Lee’s 1973 solo album “On the Road to Freedom” Tell me more: In August 1969, the legendary Woodstock Festival was held in rural New York with more than 500,000 concert goers catching sets by seminal acts such as The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, and Crosby,Stills, Nash & Young. Of all the 32 performances delivered over the historic weekend, no single turn was September 20 - 26, 2012

Artist: Don McLean Album: American Troubadour (Time Life) You might be interested in buying this if you like: James Taylor, Paul Simon, Gordon Lightfoot Tell me more: Few songs have enjoyed the long-time standing of Don McLean’s timeless 1971 hit “American

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Diesel Finally...2013 Porsche Cayenne By Lizett Bond Porsche’s roots in Southern California car culture run deep, stemming from the races in the 1950’s held on temporary airport circuits to events such as the Palm Springs Road Races first held in April 1950 to the Palm Springs Vintage Grand Prix. What few expected was the Cayenne. When Porsche entered the SUV market in 2004, they named their model after a pepper. The Cayenne pepper, also known as the Guinea spice, bird pepper or aleva, is red hot - certainly not a word one would associate with an SUV. But teamed up with the infusion of Porsche genes and true sports car flavor, the designation gains traction. The result is one of the best vehicles with off road capabilities on the market.

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STARAutomotive 2013 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe - the sweet spot in the BMW range As if improving upon the 6 Series was even possible, BMW has changed the game with the addition of the four-door Gran Coupe – which bridges the gap between the large 7 Series and smaller 5 Series sedans. The low roofline and sleek styling earn its coupe designation, a name typically reserved for two-door cars. The new Gran Coupe is offered in three models. The TwinPower Turbo 6-cylinder BMW 640i Gran Coupe is the initial model, with an MSRP of $76,895. The TwinPower Turbo V-8 BMW 650i Gran Coupe and the all-wheel drive BMW 650i xDrive Gran

ambience for all those on board. The central section of the instrument panel is angled slightly towards the driver and the gear selector for the automatic gearbox, the Driving Experience Control switch and the activation button for the parking brake are all positioned on the surface of the center console which opens out towards the driver. The standard Navigation System Professional and iDrive operating system come with 10.2-inch high definition display bordered by a galvanized chrome surround. The interior is bristling with technology, including the coolest heads-up display

Coupe are priced at $87,395 and $90,395 respectively. Not exactly entry-level pricing, but the GranCoupe flirts with supercar status and can easily run in the pack with Maserati and Bentley. The BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe is in

I’ve ever seen. This system projects key information onto the windshield in front of the driver like all HUD systems, but it also projects the full navigation instructions from the navigation system, keeping your eyes on the road. Long horizontal lines extending all the way through the interior create a visual link with the second row of seats, showcasing the size of the interior. The elegant lines of the door trim, familiar from the other BMW 6 Series models, continue into the rear compartment, For this test, I opted to drive the M Sport package, developed specially for the Gran Coupe. It adds a number of M-exclusive features, including an aerodynamics package, exhaust tips in black chrome, blackpainted brake calipers, a sports exhaust system for 19-inch light-alloy wheels and other nice touches. In all, the new BMW 6 Series GranCoupe is big step up from the 5 Series upon which the car is built. The 6 Series in general is the sweet spot in the whole BMW range, making the 5 series look a bit awkward and the 7 Series too big. Of the whole test, I found a few things a bit annoying, like the overlycomplex gear-shifting, and some controls (like for iDrive) too small. The main rival of the GranCoupe is the Mercedes-Benz CLS, but the similarities end with styling, as the GranCoupe outperforms the CLS in most categories. For more information about the 2013 BMW 6 Series GranCoupe, see your local BMW dealer or visit bmwusa.com.

keeping with the tradition of the 6 Series Coupe, providing a combination of sporting driving dynamics, stunning design, luxurious touring comfort and now seating for four passengers. It delivers the BMW signature driving experience, which it compliments nicely by a range of driver assistance systems and BMW ConnectedDrive infotainment features. The new car meets my highest expectations of driving pleasure, all in a package that is drop-dead gorgeous. The beauty lies on the outside and the interior, but the beast is under the hood. The powerful engine and eight-speed automatic transmission are an amazing combination of power and control that kept a grin on my face with every mash of the throttle. The new BMW 650i Gran Coupe completes the sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds. Top speed is electronically limited to 155 mph. The interior of the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe reveals the driver-focused cockpit design typical of the brand and a luxurious

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Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade Sunday, Oct. 28 “AMERICAN PRIDE” Theme PALM DESERT, CA – Experience the color, pageantry and fun as scores of whimsically decorated golf carts and bands march down Palm Desert’s famous shop-’til-you-drop El Paseo, in the first major event of the season. The “American Pride” theme will have the street filled with red, white and blue, stars and stipes and a great patriotic feeling going into election time. Start your float or cart decorating now to enter the parade. The idea for a golf cart parade started with Phil Harris, Alice Faye and some other celebrities with vacation homes here who wanted something fun to do. Palm Desert is known as the “golf capital of the world,” so how about something with golf carts?: they said. The World Famous Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade originated in the early 1960s, put together by these and several other individuals who just wanted to have fun. Production was “iffy” depending upon whether a chairman could be found for that year or not. The parade wasn’t an every year event until 1983. In the early days, it was “Christmas in July” for the benefit of local residents who found the summers boring. The Fire Cliff Lodge served up turkey dinners and the carts were all decorated for Christmas. Today, the parade is in October with over 15,000 spectators. Organizers field questions about the parade from media around the world. Recent requests for information have come from the Philippines, France, Germany and Japan. Some of the asked questions are: Is this just a bunch of golf carts driving down the street? No, it’s much more. Think of a mini Rose Parade where the carts are decorated with tissue paper instead of roses. Then add bands, clowns and other marching groups. Is there something for kids to do? “We have clowns, face painting, crafts, a

rock climbing wall and more. Best of all, it’s free. The Children’s Area is located on Larkspur, south of El Paseo, along with The Red Cross First Aid Station and Lost and Found. “The parade is fun and enjoyment for all ages, especially with the early morning pancake breakfast, the special Cart Show and the Senior Seating Area. The breakfast is in the Bank of America parking lot at San Luis Rey and El Paseo. Check out the day’s schedule and the Children’s Activities. Can anyone with a golf cart participate? Yes and no. Only electric powered carts are allowed and they must be decorated. There is a nominal entry fee. Check out the details on the entry form. The route is 3/4 of a mile from San Luis Rey to Ocotillo. Decorated carts can be no larger than 14feet high, 16feet wide and 30 feet long. Entries include cheerleading squads, dance groups, cycling clubs, even fencing clubs can participate. But every entry needs to have a decorated cart as part of their entry unit. Full marching bands are the only entries that do not need accompanying carts. There is an entry fee charged to offset the cost of putting on a full day of activities. See the entry form for details. Trophies and awards are presented at 12:30 pm at the corner of San Luis Ray and El Paseo. The parade steps off at 1 p.m, every fourth Sunday in October, but check out the entire day’s schedule. The Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce and City of Palm Desert work side by side to handle the dayto-day administration, overall parade management including coordination of logostics and safety. A committee of more than 20 volunteers are instrumental in making the parade a reality. Ample parking is available for parade spectators. September 20 - 26, 2012

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Week of Sept. 20-26, 2012 Sun In Virgo Most Affected is Virgo. These next two days are in the sign of Virgo, for Vedic Leo. For Virgo: All Mercurial themes such as light, electrical impulses, mental agility, communication, comfort with sound and silence, attention to details and wealth will rule supreme until Sept. 22. A more heightened awareness of the written and spoken word, health and the health industry. The best side of Virgo is seen in their gracious manner and their well thought-out strategies as solutions to problems. The key is to know when to behave with confidence, when to let go to allow the child within your heart to have a say and, to leave justice in the hands of the Universe. For All Signs: Celebrate this month with respect and action towards the earth beneath you, the earth within you; experience the stealthy strength of Earth poses found in Yoga. Best Sacred Geometry: Hexahedron (Earth). Best Yantra: The color Gold.

Sept 20 – Uranus Squares Pluto

Most affected are Aquarius and Scorpio. For Aquarius: An unpredictable, bumpy ride may be just what you need to shake things up for the better; expect the unexpected related to transformational energies ruled by Pluto. For Scorpio: Prepare to take on a new, creative path. Try not to take on more than you can handle, creatively and financially. Depending on your attitude, this can be a very frustrating period or a very transformational and interesting time.

For All Signs: The next 10 days may bring challenges related to thoughts and possible unexpected changes. Without trust, we may go off on tangents and undermine ourselves. If unfamiliar thoughts and ideas are met with tolerance and flexibility, then there is a chance in meeting minds half way. There is no need to hold on to ideas and concepts that are not in a flow with others. Check your intention and then go forward or let go if needed.

Sept 22 – Sun Into Libra:

Most Affected is Libra and All Air Signs: The month will begin in the sign of Libra, for Vedic - Virgo. For Libra: All Venusian themes such as beauty, love, stability, loyalty or disloyalty, romance and patience will rule supreme until Oct. 22. A more heightened awareness of the social atmosphere, social grace of one’s self or of others and decisiveness. The best side of Libra is seen in their polite manner, their ability to charm and their desire for justice to the underdog. The key is to know how to work on the delicate balances in Life, when to behave with diplomacy, to display empathy and tolerance and, when to let go by leaving justice in the hands of the Universe. For All Signs: Celebrate this month with respect, action towards the ethers or the air around you, air within you; experience the transformational power of Pramayama, (breath control - techniques) found in Yoga. Best Sacred Geometry: Octahedron (Air). Best Yantra: The colors Orange.

On-Going Astrological Affects:

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Libra and Taurus as the planet Venus is their ruling sign). This transit began on Sept. 6 will continue until Oct. 3. For Leo: The planet of Love and beauty is in your sign; you may now enjoy your new popularity and the good possibility of romantic interests. If you are already involved, this can be a very By Ren Yogamaya, M.A. E-RYT 500 romantic or creative time for you, one of the best times of the year for your love Life. However, when Venus is in any sign of the Zodiac, Uranus Retrograde the senses are heightened as well. Watch that you don’t Most affected is Aquarius. This transit began on July over-indulge in food, drink or stay at the party too long. 12 and will continue until Dec. 13. For Aquarius: Your ruling Exercise and refresh yourself: Bask in the sunlight on the planet continues in its’ retrograde motion; the energies Earth rather than just at the pool or ocean. The signs of Libra are inward. Refrain from displaying negative emotions in and Taurus may figure more prominently. front of others. Your best answers will come from within, For Taurus: The upside is more fire, passion and cozy not always from outside sources. times can take place in your home. The possible downside For All Signs: We will to need to review some of our is that there could be unnecessary drama by you or another ideas, especially if it involves the off-beat, the unusual or requesting more attention. Ask for what you need, focus the collective group. The revolution continues a little more on mutual agreement and move on. quietly; rather than hurling it in the faces of others, it turns For Libra: Your confidence may be heightened and inward, reaching for inner freedom from psychological you may find yourself onstage. There is also the possibility limits. Occupy Love, your fourth Chakra, the heart. Occupy of romance with one regarded as a friend. Lengthy your inner wisdom, your third-eye. conversations may spark this into happening. Before your embark on this adventure, be sure that your health, their Ren Yogamaya is a Yoga teacher registered at the health are a good match. For All Signs: Relationships may highest level with the Yoga Alliance, a writer, the published perk up due to the generous nature of the current Venus in author of EAT BY COLOR: Foods, Colors and The Chakras, Leo energy. Don’t allow drama to lead you to dinner, bed or a syndicated columnist and she is a natural channel for miss-adventures. Have consideration of others and channel Universal Light. She offers solutions, she teaches at Dancing energies into a productive outcome. Bhakti, devotion begins Shiva Yoga in L.A. and can be reached at www.renyogamaya. when there is a generous, self-less heart. com and on Facebook: Ren Rasa Yogamaya

Vitality, The Movie by Ren Yogamaya, E- RYT 500 The North American premiere of the new film, Vitality happened on Sept. 1, and was held at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, CA. It was a fun event with an early reception that offered complimentary massages, holistic treatments, organic treats, with live musical performances by Chris Amedeo and The Modern Minds and also award winning, British singer, Julian Forham . The film is a journey into the nature of what true health is and how we can attain it individually. The problems of the broken medical system revolve around trying to constantly fix problems that emerge from how we live. Vitality, the movie, proposes how we can make the necessary changes. Medical experts from around the world weighed in as they explored the simple solutions that can drastically change our relationships with our bodies. Vitality is more than merely the absence of disease, it means being able to live Life fully and thrive in the world today. “I am so excited to be a part of this September 20 - 26, 2012

ground-breaking and most inspiring film: It’s the future of health and medicine, now. It is time of opening to the importance of taking care of our complete health, including our spiritual health,” said Hyla Cass, MD. She appears in the film and believes in natural remedies. “Believe, and you can do it,” said Cass. Just under one hour, the film’s debut was well attended with the theatre’s 370 seats soldout. A percentage of the proceeds of the ticket price goes to Waves for Water, a non-profit organization with a mission statement that is simple: To get clean water to every single person who needs it. (To date, the organization has given water to over 10, million people). The Vitality film was followed by a panel discussion

with twelve members of the film’s expert, “luminaries” that include: Dr. Bruce Litpon, Dr. Hyla Cass, Dr. Albert Villoldo, fitness guru, Mari Windsor, Dr. Tom Brown, and Waves for Water activist, John Rose. Some of the topic of discussion covered by the panel included the important topics in the film: “How To Get Food, Without the Plastic,” “Go Organic,” “Support Your Local Farmers,” “Stretching–A Must Do,” “Self-Knowledge, Self-Change,” “It’s Not About Ignorance, It’s About Education,” “It is About Persistence, Mind-Set” “Learn How the Body Works”, “Core and Posture” and “Energy Through The Body”. “The film is about personal power” – said writer-director-producer and owner

of Well.Org., Pedram Shojai. “The film was created for several reasons. As a doctor, it is a conversation you want to have, something to tell and share with patients. So, on behalf of all good doctors who wish to share this information, it is now here. It is also a great educational tool. In our western world the film has a broad appeal to help people make modifications (in their health) from what we learned in the 50’s.” Also interestingly noted is that Dr. Shojai, is originally Persian, a Muslin who grew up seeing a lot of misery. He became a student of chi-gong and studied other practices such as the Kabbalah, the work of the Dalai Lama and worked to bridge the gap with Eastern and Western medicine. Everyone can benefit from this film. Vitality is a film that gives you more than just information on the betterment of health. Using colorful and clear graphics, interviews, and easy listening music helped to make Vitality flow very well, an enjoyable experience. The films’ future depends on the forthcoming distribution and the DVD downloads that will make it accessible to the public.

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Oktoberfest Comes to Palm Springs Oct. 13 Palm Springs, CA , -As a European-style festival showcasing more than 40 food, beer and wine tasting booths, Oktoberfest Palm Springs will be a unique event in the heart of downtown. The event will be held on Oct. 13 from Noon-6 p.m., and benefits CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and Les Dames d’Escoffier (Providing scholarships for female chefs). Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a 501 © 3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to speak for the best interests of abused, neglected and abandoned children in the courts of Riverside County. We promote and support quality volunteer representation for each child to secure a safe, permanent and nurturing home. We are diligent advocates for the services needed to help each child become a healthy and productive adult, able to

break the chain of abuse, neglect or abandonment. CASA volunteers provide advocacy for children in the foster care system. CASAs visit their assigned child frequently, submit written reports for all the child’s hearings, and attend court with the child. CASAs ensure that the child’s essential needs are met, that all court orders are carried out and that any violations of the court’s orders are brought to the attention of the court. For more information on becoming a CASA volunteer or to make a donation, please visit our website at www.casariversidecounty.org Les Dames d’Escoffier is the only organization of its kind: a world wide philanthropic society of professional women leaders in the fields of food, fine beverage and hospitality. They award scholarships to female students in both the hospitality and food science industries. The

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COD and Barstow Community College Teamed Up to Train Solar Workforce at Ivanpah 42 Trainees completed a two-day training course PALM DESERT, CA—College of the Desert’s Advanced Transportation Technology & Energy Center (ATTE) and Barstow Community College have partnered on the training of workers for the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System. The project’s owners- NRG Energy, Google and Brightsource conducted a two-day workshop to introduce workers with backgrounds in general power plant operations to the specifics of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) thermal tower technology. The workshop covered solar thermal principles, CSP tower systems- and plant operation issues. The training was conducted at the plant site with 45 to 50 workers in attendance. James Pacheco of Sandia National Laboratories, one of Department of Energy’s experts in central tower technology, served as trainer. The workshop was held at the Ivanpah project site which is 10 miles northwest of Nipton, CA. The CSP tower training included a plant

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