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  Snapshots for January 6th, 2004
Fantasy Lanes Bowling
Fantasy Lanes bowling center, located in the Fantasy Springs Casino, is a fun-for-all-ages, state-of-the-art-facility with visual displays that add excitement and color to the game.
Bowling coach and league bowler Martin Frost of Yucca Valley tries for a stike.
 Haley Beecher, 7, of Los Angeles pulls her arm back just before releasing the ball.
 (l-r) Julie Sanchez, 11, of La Quinta has a fun time with cousins Lawrence Sanchez, 7, and Merritt Sanchez, 3, both of Indio.
 Matthew Hubbard 14, from Florida watches the ball race down the alley.
Taylor Hubbard, 6, of Rancho Mirage holds the ball in anticipation.
 Brianna Bowen, 9, of La Quinta tosses the ball.
 Jim Eisenacher, 15, of La Quinta rolls the ball.
 Piper Snair, 7, of Palm Desert smiles while watching the ball roll down the alley.
Joey Chu, 12, of Thermal exhibits his style.

Desert Chapel’s ‘Joy!’
Desert Chapel in Palm Springs held its annual choir concert “Joy!” Dec. 21 with the Desert Chapel choir accompanied by the Petite Praisers.
Pastor Fred Donaldson of Palm Springs welcomes the audience to the program.
 The entire cast claps at the end of the program.
 The choir sings "Joy to The World."
 The choir sings "Joyful Joyful."
Cheriss Bayard of Rancho Mirage sings "celebrate." Soloist Danette Grosser of Desert Hot Springs sings "Joy." Sarah Grosser, 15, of Desert Hot Springs sings for the audience. Brooke Sylvester of Cathedral City sings "Silent Night."
Julie Wood of Palm Desert sings "Lamb of God."
 Bailey Kaiser of the Pettie Praisers does signs for "O Come Let Us Adore Him."
Winter Discovery Camp
With educational arts and crafts, games and reading, the children had a great time.
(l-r) Morris Colner, 6, of Santa Monica gets help from camp counselor Crystal Erlendson of Rancho Mirage.
Sophie Allen, 5, of Palm Desert has a fun time at camp.
 Brothers Robin and Connor Gross of Palm Desert eat a snack.
 (l-r) Sophie Allen, 5, of Palm Desert, Lolita Perle, 5, of Palm Desert, Brittany Williams, 9, of Indio and Merlot Perle, 8, of Palm Desert enjoy themselves.
Camp volunteer Diana Vogler, 15, of Cathedral City, camper Ana Levy, 6, of Malibu and camp volunteer Tristan Darvin, 14, of Palm Desert put a puzzle togther.
 A group of girls talk during play time at camp.
 (l-r) Bridget Levy, 4, of Malibu, Alexis Yannussi, 5, of Palm Desert and Sophie Allen, 5, of Palm Desert enjoy the experience.
 Jordan Lewis, 12, of Rancho Mirage laughs while playing dodgeball.
Brenden Regan of Palm Desert plays dodgeball.
 Camp junior volunteer Sarah Crook, 13, of Rancho Mirage rolls the ball to the other team.
Genealogical Society of Coachella Valley
The Genealogical Society of Coachella Valley held its annual ethnic food lunch at the Max T. McCandless Library Dec. 27. The Genealogical Society of Coachella Valley holds monthly meetings the last Saturday of every month at the Max T. McCandless Library with general interest speakers or a workshop.
Society members and visitors listen to speakers during the meeting.
 President of the Genealogical Society and Certified Genealogist Vaughn Simon talks about upcoming events.
 Margaret and son Lee Nichols of Desert Hot Springs examine paperwork given out to members.
 Michael Berger of Palm Desert talks about the ethnic food he made.
Marilyn Akkerman of Palm Desert looks on while listening to the speakers.
 Pat Westcott cut into the dessert she made.
 Lucile Cutlar smiles while looking at all the delicious food.
 Jean Denning of Rancho Mirage, on the right, samples the ethnic food.
Hanukkah Luncheon
Jewish Family Service held a Hanukkah Luncheon for local Holocaust survivors and their spouses Dec. 23 at Temple Isaiah in Palm Springs.
Felix and Ida Aygielman of Palm Desert attend the event. (l-r) Suzan Juhasz of Palm Springs, Katherine Gruen of Palm Springs and Hedwig Ferber of Palm Springs gather for the luncheon. Goldie and George Jacoby of Palm Springs speak to local high school students about living through the Holocaust. Marcelle and Jacques Silven of Palm Springs smile.
Yoka Bower of Desert Hot Springs, Margareta Frederick of Cathedral City and Janieka Russ of Palm Springs sample the fare.
 Julia and Steven Geiger of Palm Springs pose for a picture at the event.
 Jewish Family Service Executive Director Dan Bass welcomes guests to the luncheon.
 John Weiser reads the blessing of the candles and Hanukkah songs.
Bella and Louis Roos of Rancho Mirage are in attendance.
 (top left) Jewish Family Service Executive Director Dan Bass stands with lucheon commitee members Marion Schafer, Marcella Newman, Rose Beal and (bottom) John Weiser.
Minerva Street
Minerva Street in Cathedral City becomes illuminated with multiple versions of Santa Claus and reindeer during December. The entire street decorates for the holiday. Residents say the decorating begins after Thanksgiving with most of the ornaments in place by the first week in December.
Ryan Daniels, 9 of La Quinta with grandmother Patti Ferro from Palm Desert and Corey Daniels, 13, of La Quinta are in the holiday spirit.
 Amanda Wells, 4, Barbara Wells and Weston Olsen, 2, of Rancho Mirage like the holiday season.
 (top l-r) Kimberly Serna, 9, Guillermina Pedrosa, 10, Brenda Serna, 8, (bottom l-r) Angela Rangel, 4, Elizabeth Rangel, 2, and Mara Madrigal, 3, of Cathedral City stand next to a display of reindeer.
 Samuel Antonio, 3, of Palm Desert and Cariann Burke, 4, of Cathedral City stand in front of Candy Cane Lane.
Andrew Tiedeman, 9, of Cathedral City stands in his front yard with a giraffe that is part of his holiday decoration.
 (top left) Roy Torres, Amanda Torres, 11, (middle) Marlisa Bustos, 8, (bottom left) Gilbert Bustos, 6, Gabby Bustos, 6 and Joel Bustos, 4, all of Indio strolled down Minerva Street.
 Caleb, 7 and his brother Matthew Cosgrove, 3, of Rancho Mirage wait impatiently for Christmas.
 Carolers stand in front of Santa's workshop.
Palm Springs Skate Park
The Palm Springs skate park, owned by the city of Palm Springs, opened to the public Dec. 13. The skate park’s hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.
Sky Ramstead, 11, of Palm Springs does a 180-degree grab.
 Jesus Granados, 14, of Palm Springs does a board slide.
 Lorenzo Thayer, 15, of Palm Springs does a heel flip.
 Rob Wilson, 14, does a board slide.
Eric Kemp, 11, of Palm Desert lands a kick flip.
 Jeff Kemp, 13, of Palm Desert flys in the air.
 Jeaues Granados, 14, of Palm Springs does a kick flip coming off a ramp.
 T.C. Graves, 12, of Palm Desert does a kick flip at the park.
Westfield Shopping Town Palm Desert
Shoppers rushed to get their last-minute holiday presents Christmas Eve at Westfield Shopping Town Palm Desert. With the mall full of holiday cheer, Santa was on hand to visit with shoppers.
Elissa, 2, and Lukas Rorgerson, 5, of Sky Valley take in the sights.
 A Go! The Game Store employee stacks games for the shoppers.
 Desert Hot Springs High School choir teacher Michael Bukraba wraps gifts to raise money for the choir.
 Desert Hot Springs High School graduate Glenn Diaz wraps gifts to raise money for the DHSHS choir.
Mall shopper Kristina Goodman of Palm Desert is helped by Stringers employee Bridgett Corbin of Palm Desert.
James Walker and Evan Thompson of Palm Springs look at toy cars.
 Calender Club employee Valerie Niness of Palm Desert stocks dog calenders.
 (l-r) Mildred Mejia and Holli Medeino pick up the last few items on their shopping lists.
Michael Smith of Palm Desert plays with a remote control car.
 (l-r) Brian Farmer of La Quinta buys a CD from Record Alley employee Elicia McCoy of Palm Desert.
Wildlights at The Living Desert
The Berger Foundation’s Wildlights is presented by the city of Indian Wells with more than 250,000 twinkling lights at The Living Desert in Palm Desert throughout December.
Emily, 7, and Russell Spencer, 6, of Auburn, Calif., are in town visiting their grandparents in Cathedral City for the holidays. The Gilliland family from Indian Wells stands near the light display. Amaya Backhus, 6, of Napa colors an art project. Crysta Eilerts, 2, of Hunington Beach looks at the presents on display.
(l-r) Triplets Elizabeth, Jeffrey and Kathryn Szulc of Pasadena stand in front of the train.
 (top) Pam, (bottom l-r) Kate, 8, Meghan, 7 and Quinn, 6, Bille of Palm Desert enjoy their treats.
 A group of visitors roasts marshmallows over a fire.
 Audrey Chamberlin, 2, of Washington eats a sweet.
 
 

 

 
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