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  Snapshots for March 2, 2004
ABC Recovery Center recognition dinner
The ABC Recovery Center held its sixth annual recognition dinner at the Indian Wells Country Club Thursday, Feb. 19. The dinner was given in honor of Patty and Arthur Newman, recipients of The Ambassador Leonard K. Firestone Award of Merit for their service in the Coachella Valley.
Tony and Freda Addeno of Salton City and Bill Rickard of Palm Desert pose for a snapshot at the reception. Douglas Ruiz and Donny Samano of Indio chat during the reception.
 Ann Mattick of Los Angeles and Jerry McDonald of Palm Desert have a great time.
 Richard and Dena Krown of Palm Desert attend the event to support the ABC Center.
Tammy Jo Cotten, Marvion Rodrigues, 6 months, Lola Darding and Tomorris Stevenson, all of Indio, attend the event.
 Denee Salisbury of Palm Springs and Sergio Luna of Indio enjoy the event.
 Frank and Sylvia Furino of Palm Desert enjoy the event.
 The entertainment plays during the reception.
Patty and Arthur Newman, honorees and reciepents of The Ambassador Leonard K. Firestone Award of Merit.

Angel View celebration
Angel View celebrated it 50th anniversary at a gala luncheon Monday, Feb. 16, at the Doral Desert Princess Resort in Cathedral City. Angel View oversees 17 six-bed homes located in residential neighborhoods throughout the Coachella Valley.
The Palm Desert High School Auxiliary Teen Volunteers dress for the occasion.
 Laura Pettit and Maria Quintero of the Bob Hope Angel View House smile for the camera.
 (l-r) Anne Wertz of Palm Springs is past president of Angel View in Palm Desert, Frances Nunan of Palm Springs received treatment at Angel View.
 The Way Too Much Fun Club Members pose for a photo.
Lane and Gene Smith of Rancho Mirage give each other a big hug.
 Patti Craine and Marilyn Blue of Palm Springs attend the event to support Angel View.
 Tracie Esslinger of Johnson Valley and Arya Herivi of Joshua Tree enjoy lunch.
 Jyssy McLean of Desert Hot Springs, Tina Worrel of Thermal and Eugene Madrid of Thousand Palms give each other a hug.
Maricelly Santiago of Palm Springs and Helen Dietz of Palm Springs have a fun time.
 Jasmine Concepcion and Laura Pettit enjoy the event.
 (l-r) Dee Wambaugh of Rancho Mirage, Kay Basile of Cathedral City and Joyce Smith of Cathedral City have a fun time at the anniversary celebration.
 Angel View Club members Autum Haber, Natalie Edirmanasingheand Laura Delrose, all of Palm Springs, volunteer their time to help Angel View.
National Charity League
National Charity League Palm Springs Chapter held father-daughter bowling at the Palm Springs Lanes in Cathedral City Saturday, Feb. 21. The National charity League is a mother and daughter philanthropic group that works throughout the valley donating service.
Kristie Rode, 17, of Palm Springs holds her bowling ball ready to bowl with her dad Pete Rode. Friends Brittany Rawlings, 13, of Cathedral City and Amanda Lake, 14, also of Cathedral City, take a moment from bowling to pose for a photo. Bill Feist of Cathedral City throws the ball down the alley. Stephanie, 13, Bill and Allison Feist, 12, all of Cathedral City, have a good time at the father daughter event.
Craig Lake and is daughter Amanda, 14, of Cathedral City have a fun time at the outing.
 A group of bowlers watches the score board.
 Amanda Riley, 15, and her dad Matt Riley of Cathedral City have a fun time bowling.
 Kathryn Fontana, 14, and her dad Mike Fontana of Rancho Mirage get ready to bowl.
Melissa Lake, 15, of Palm Springs, Blair Tiedeman, 15, of Palm Springs and Katie Brucks, 13, of Cathedral City have fun with their friends and family.
 Wayne Brucks and his daughter Katie, 13, both of Cathedral City spend quality father-daughter time at the bowling alley.
Jewish War Veterans meeting
The Jewish War Veterans held their monthly meeting at Temple Isaiah Feb. 11 at noon with guest speaker Morris Beschloss who spoke about the relationship between United States presidents and Israel.
Capt. Robert Crum from the 29 Palms Marine Base sings the national anthem. The Semper Fi Memorial Honor Detail pose for a photo. Veteran Morris Lubeznik enlisted in the Marines at age 18 and spent three years in Europe as a Marine. Col. Stewart Wavell-Smith of Newport Beach listens to the guest speaker.
Guest Speaker Morris Beschloss talks to the war veterans about the relationship between United States Presidents and Israel.
 Former Palm Springs Mayor Will Kleindienst with Capt. Robert Crum pose for a photo.
 Capt. Robert Crum, Jewish War Veterans Commander William Salinger and Cpl. Itzak Lefler gather after the meeting.
 Commander William Salinger introduces the guest speaker.
Members of the Semper Fi Memorial Honor Detail carry the Prisoner of War Missing in Action flag.

Sons of Norway dinner
The Sons of Norway, Solskinn Lodge, held its fourth annual Norwegian Traditional Lutefisk Dinner at Hope Lutheran Church in Palm Desert, Saturday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m.
Marit Balogh of Norway and Sons of Norway Desert Chapter Founding President Berit Reistad of Palm Desert have a fun time at the dinner.
 Sons of Norway cooks John Strom of Indian Wells, Helen Lewis of Desert Hot Springs, Charlotte Larsen of Cathedral City and Berniece Fogal of of Cathedral City worked hard to make the dinner for members and guests.
 Shirley Severtson of cathedral City and Anne Blogett of Palm Desert smile for the camera.
 Harriet Candelaria holds Yuli Ward, Helen Knutson and Nancy Madson all wear traditional Norwegian dresses.
(l-r) Irv Severtson of Cathedral City serves Olaf Nielsen of Norway.
 Don Loken of Palm Desert serves himself a plate of traditional Norwegian food.
Erica Nilsen, daughter Yuli Ward and Victor Ward of Thermal enjoy the dinner. Yuli Ward is wearing a traditional Norwegian dress.
Inez Murdoch of Palm Desert sings the national anthem.
Marge Larson, Allan Larson and Buzz Lysfjord (cq) all of Palm Desert sing the national anthem.
 Norman Larsen of Cathedral City is Sons of Norway local chapter president.
Shakespeare Competition
The English Speaking Union sponsored a Shakespeare Competition at College of the Desert, Friday, Feb. 20. Students throughout the valley and outlying areas acted out monologues and sonnets of Shakespeare’s to win the first prize trip of New York City to perform at the national level of competition on the Lincoln Center Stage.
English Speaking Union Desert Branch Treasurer Joy D. Brower of Palm Springs announces the winners.
 Murrieta High School student Lauren Burns poses with teacher Sharon Hatch and student Jillian Rand. Both students made it to the top ten of the competition.
 Cathedral City High School teacher Janet Leduc, student Charles Bostick, teacher Jahna Hawkins and student Daniel Belzman are proud of their efforts.
 Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden makes the indtoduction.
A group of students stands on stage after the competition. College of the Desert professor Yvonne Powell of Palm Desert and actor Shep Sanders of Palm Springs enjoy the performances. (l-r) Indio High School students Eddie Houston, Lincoln Castellanos and Shakespeare Competition winner Samantha Richert pose with Indio High School teachers Gail Douglass and Anthony Garcia. The students receive medals for making it to the final round.
English Speaking Union Desert Branch President Hal Maguire of Palm Springs makes the conclunding comments.

St. Theresa Luncheon and Fashion Show
The St. Theresa’s Alter Society Presidents’ Day Luncheon and Fashion show was held Thursday, Feb. 19. The Alter Society is a volunteer program developed to help the St. Theresa Parish.
Guests have a fun time at the luncheon.
 (top) Monsignor Phillip A. Behan, pastor at St. Theresa, greets a table of guests.
 A group of St. Theresa students take a moment from serving lunch to guests to pose for a photo.
 St. Theresa's Alter Society board members Barbara Watkowski, Anne Passavanti, Cena Rasmussen, Theresa Howell, and Ardine DeVarenne all of Palm Springs, pose for a photo.
Chelsea Healey, 12, of Palm Springs pours coffee for Klara Bacher of Palm Springs.
 Debbie Schreiver and Elizabeth Wickham, both of Palm Springs, enjoy the luncheon.
 Marcella Mengs of Cathedral City smiles with her friend Pat Rice who is in town visiting from Wisconsin.
 Bob and Emily Reck of Palm Springs have been members of the church since 1944.
Part-time Palm Springs residents Jackie Brain and Billie Schuett pose for a snapshot.
 St. Theresa Musical Director Cliff Brulotte of Desert Hot Springs School plays the keyboard.
 Angelo Specchierla, who recently celebrated his 95th birthday, Laurence Perez, 3, with her grandparents Maureen and Larry Specchierla, all of Palm Springs, attend the luncheon.
The UCLA Club of the Desert
The UCLA Club of the Desert held its preparations for the Mardi Gras “Un-Part” at the home of Pat and Fred Lyons in Palm Springs, where members of the club stuffed envelopes and had a fun time working on their big fundraiser of the year. The UCLA Club of the Desert is a group of alumni who raise money for scholarships for students of the valleys to attend UCLA.
Club members work on decorating the invitations.
 Ruth Connely of Rancho Mirage and Anne Berman of Palm Desert smile for the camera.
 Pat Lyons of Palm Springs stands with the Bruins Bear.
 The UCLA Club of the Desert members take a moment from stuffing envelopes to pose for a photo.
Debbi Miller of Palm Desert sorts through invitations.
Linda Curea of Palm Desert decorates envelopes.
Pam Simpkins of Indio cuts out decorations on invitations.
Jan Seiden of Palm Desert shows off her feather mask.
The club members get in the Mardi Gras spirit by wearing masks.
 Fred Lyons of Palm Springs holds the UCLA Bear.
 Scholarshio Chairman Anne Berman of Palm Springs reads the Un-Mardi Gras invitation.
YMCA after-school program
The Family YMCA of the Desert provides after-school child care for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade. The program provides a safe atmosphere with healthy and fun activities.
Ariana Barragan, 10, of Palm Desert concentrates on her drawing. Andre Avilos, 8, of Palm Desert and Jay Martinez, 10, of Cathedral City show their school spirit by wearing their school colors. Josh Pontious, 10, of Palm Desert types on the computer. Ashley Henry, 7, of Palm Desert and Annabella Pontious, 7, of Palm Desert are best friends.
Emerald Lucas, 6, of Palm Desert draws a picture for her friend.
 Daphne Herrera, 9, of Palm Desert draws a happy face.
 Joselle Lucas, 7, Jordan James, 7, and Selea Aviles, 9 all of Palm Desert like going to the YMCA after school.
 Friends Adrian Salcedo, 7, Annika DenDekker, 6 and Jade Dewitt, 6, all of Palm Desert, share a hug.
A group of children gather to pose for a photo.
 

 

 
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