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Snapshots for Jan. 11, 2005

Family YMCA of the Desert Camps
Winter Break Day Camps were held in both the Palm Springs and Palm Desert Family YMCA of the Desert locations. Basketball Camp was enjoyed in the Palm Springs location Dec. 28-30.

Adorian, 11, and his dad Russ Deck of Palm Springs.
 Alexa Garcia of Cathedral City.
 Parker Young, 10, of Palm Springs.
 Adrian Deck, 11, of Palm Springs.
Adrian Deck, 11, of Palm Springs.
 Jake Garcia, 11, of Cathedral City.
 Adrian Deck, 11, of Palm Springs.
 Alexa Garcia, 11, of Cathedral City.
Coach Russ Deck of Palm Springs.
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 Preston Young, 10, of Palm Springs.

Fishing Derby at BIGHORN
BIGHORN Golf Club held its fourth annual Snow Day & Fishing Derby on Dec. 27 as a holiday treat for the children and grandchildren of BIGHORN members. The afternoon Fishing Derby tested their angling skills at a course lake stocked with prize-winning trout. A barbecue and prizes awarded for the biggest catch rounded out the day's activities.

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Community Centers Host Winter Camps
The La Quinta, Indio and Palm Desert Community Centers hosted winter camps in December for children in grades K-8. Children enjoyed arts and crafts, games, music and sports; pictured are children in La Quinta's Winter Camp.

Lexi Haas, 6, of Palm Desert.
 Ethan Yorke, 6, of La Quinta.
 Sarah Enoki, 8, of La Quinta, Rya Picasso, 8, and Lexi Haas, 6, of Palm Desert.

Aislynn Morelos, 6, of La Quinta.
Will Smith, 8, of Indio.
 Dakota Johnson, 6, of Palm Desert.
 Joel Franco, 5, of La Quinta and Brandon Mao, 6, of Palm Desert.
 Jimmy Franco, 6, of La Quinta and Kimber Claveau of Palm Desert.

Holiday Discovery Camp
The Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert in Rancho Mirage held its annual holiday camp in December. Children, ages 5-9, enjoyed arts, crafts and games.

Logen Casavant, 7, of Cathedral City.
Channa Clark, 8, of Cathedral City.
 Campers and counselors have a fun time.
 Mackenzie Cosgrove, 8, of Palm Desert.
Augusta Arnold, 8, of La Quinta.
 Michala Braun, 9, of Palm Desert.
 Mackenzie Cosgrove, 8, of Palm Desert, Augusta Arnold, 8, of La Quinta and Cooper Sanchez, 5, of Palm Desert.
Mara Purnel, 6, of Cathedral City.
Nicholas DeVito, 9, and Matt DeVito, 6, of Rancho Mirage.


The Ice Garden
The Ice Garden ice-skating rink in Cathedral City offers public skating sessions, adult and youth hockey leagues and clinics, as well as figure skating classes and clinics.

Kohl Riding, 12, of La Quinta.
 Alexander Delp, 7, of Palm Springs.
 Rebecca Farhi, 9, of Cathedral City.
 Clayton Krause, 9, of Cathedral City.
John Hawkins, 8, of Palm Springs.
 Derek Olson, 11, of Joshua Tree.
 Chenin Williams, 11, and and Alexandra Mazmanian, 7, both of Palm Springs.
 Gabe Rosales and Jazmine Rosales, 4, both of Cathedral City.

Kwanzaa Holiday Celebrations
Kwanzaa festivities filled the Coachella Valley Dec. 26-Jan. 1. The after-Christmas holiday focusing on African-American cultural values was celebrated throughout the valley with songs, storytelling, dance, and candle-lighting ceremonies led by Sharon McKee, Kwanzaa festivities coordinator.

Nailah, 11, and her mom Sharon McKee of Desert Hot Springs.
 Shamora Wright, 16, of Palm Springs with Nailah McKee, 11, of Desert Hot Springs.
 6-month-old Ayden and his mom Elizabeth Macavinta of Rancho Mirage.
 Sharon Wright of Palm Springs and Mwalimu Mudada of Desert Hot Springs.
Mwalimu Mudada of Desert Hot Springs with Papa Sy and Ibou Niang of Senegal, Afirca.
 Sharon McKee of Desert Hot Springs.
 Nailah McKee, 11, of Desert Hot Springs.
 Connie Wright of Palm Springs.
Maurice Wright, 4, of Palm Springs.
 Sharon McKee of Desert Hot Springs.
 Mwalimu Mudada of Desert Hot Springs.

Wildlights at The Living Desert
The Berger Foundation's Wildlights, presented by the City of Indian Wells , was enjoyed at The Living Desert throughout the holiday season. Events included more than 260,000 twinkling lights, larger-than-life illuminated displays with state-of-the-art animation, LGB trains, Santa's Corner, holiday entertainment and Wildlife Wonders animal shows.

Katherine Isabella, 7, of Palm Desert. Kim Spence with Katherine Isabella, 7, both of Palm Desert. Kim Spence of Palm Desert and Jeremy Shapiro, 6, of Stevenson Ranch. Kim Spence of Palm Desert with Guadalupe Gil, 8, of Thermal.
Esthela Chaparro, 1, of Mecca.
 Anne LaConde of Palm Desert and Joseph Vargas, 8, of Thermal.
 Peter Spielmann of Palm Desert.
 Karen Corrick of Rancho Mirage.

Palm Springs Library New Year's Eve
A family-oriented New Year's Eve celebration was held at the Palm Springs Library on Dec. 30. The early celebration included food and refreshments.

Kyle Jack, 2, of Desert Hot Springs.
 Duke Kassinger, 3, and Nicole Bennett, both of Palm Springs.
 Matthew Lawrence, 3, of Palm Springs.
 Peter Bahnson, 10, and Erik Bahnson, 10, both of Palm Springs.
Patti Wolf, Cooper Loundy, 6, Sky Loundy, 6, and Harris Loundy, 9, all part-time Cathedral City residents.
 Emilio Rivera, 1, of Cathedral City.
 Kaitlin Sliney, 13, Crystal Armstrong, 17, Iesha Armstrong, 13, Ryan Engstron, 13, all of Palm Springs, and William Menser, 14, of Palm Desert.
 Mara Sabio, 7, and Marella Sabio, 6, both of Palm Springs.

Radio Matinee
The Joslyn Senior Center and Southland Features Syndicate presented American Radio Theatre's Saturday Radio Matinee on Dec. 18. The radio show featured a special three-part version of the soap opera, “The Golden Years.”

Jim Withem of Cathedral City.
 John Rayner of Rancho Mirage.
 Don Martin of Palm Springs.
Ray Bruner of Palm Desert.
Kathy Butterfield and Alexis Willis, both of La Quinta.
 John Rayner of Rancho Mirage and Marilee Warner of Palm Springs.
 Don Martin of Palm Springs and June Peever of Palm Desert.
Taylor Trad, 11, of Cathedral City, Marilee Warner and Shep Sanders, both of Palm Springs.
Don Martin and Mara Getz, both of Palm Springs.


 

 

 
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