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  Snapshots for March 9, 2004
Assistance League networking meeting
The Assistance League of Palm Springs Desert Area held a one-day chapter networking meeting Monday, Feb. 23 at The Spa Casino Resort in Palm Springs, with different chapters throughout Southern California to discuss ideas and programs to serve the community. The Assistance League is a non-profit organization of volunteers serving the needs of the community.
Suzy Moller of Victor Valley explains the fund raising efforts of her chapter.
 League member Kelly Laurin of Temecula talks.
 Chapter Presidents throughout Southern California gather for a photograph.
 Beverly Coleman of Rancho Mirage, Gladys Richardson of Palm Desert, Florence Holdsworth of Indian Wells and Nancy Kyle of Palm Desert, pose for a photo.
(l-r) Beverly Lee and Verne Hopkins, both of Palm Desert, smile for the camera.
 (l-r) Donna Luhring of Palm Desert stands with Muriel Metheny of Palm Springs. Metheny is the founding president of the Assistance League in Palm Springs, 30 years ago.
 (l-r) Pat O'Neil and Tina Reagan, both of Palm Desert, have a great time at the meeting.
 (l-r) Denise Eby of Palm Desert, Maria Koenig of Palm Desert, Shirley Badders of Rancho Mirage and Bev Furrer of Palm Desert are members of the Palm Springs Desert Area Assistance League.
Riverside Chapter President Marty McNair stands with Coachella Valley Chapter President Gladys Richardson at the event.
 Donna Cline of Hemet talks to members of other chapters.
Palm Springs Crusin‘ car show
The Palm Springs Crusin‘ Association held its annual car show at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden Saturday, Feb. 28. In memory of Dr. Sebastian George, all profits went to The Desert Cancer Foundation.
Desert Christian High School students hand out raffle tickets to raise money for the Desert Cancer Foundation. Palm Springs Crusin' Club members (l-r) Kathy McCoy of Bermuda Dunes, Joyce Fought and Chris Byrne, both of Palm Springs, have a fabulous time. Palm Springs Crusin' Club member Joyce Fought of Palm Springs looks at her Chevy Nova with club President Ross McMullin of Palm Desert. The Palm Springs Corvette Club members stand in front of the cars they have on display.
(l-r) Car builder Don Borders talks with Leon Singer of San Diego.
 (l-r) Jynx Club members Rene Juarez and Rey Sanchez, both of Desert Hot Springs, stand in front of Sanchez's 2000 Honda Civic.
 Lisa Fisher and John Cook, both of Indio, sit in his 1965 Chevy Corvette.
 Stoney Stonebreaker of Palm Desert and Palm Springs Crusin' member Tom Libby of Palm Desert sit in the car's trunk seat.
Palm Springs Harley Davidson Owner Tom Roach of La Quinta sits on the new Harley Davidson V-Rod motorcycle.
 Palm Desert High School cheerleaders Gretchen Brinker, 15 of Palm Desert and Samantha Trotter, 15 of Rancho Mirage, sell raffle tickets to raise money for the Desert Cancer Foundation.
Day of Caring
The fifth annual Day of Caring for Breast Cancer Awareness was held Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Westin Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage. The event held nine seminars discussing breast cancer. The Day of Caring included a luncheon and fashion show with clothes provided Iris on El Paseo and modeled by cancer survivors.
Volunteers Joan Flack and Shirley Summers, both of Palm Springs, pass out raffle tickets. Summers survived two different types of cancer.
Gilda's Club members Sandi Reich and Lynn Pearlman, both of Palm Desert, sell stuffed animals to raise money for the Gilda's Club.
 (l-r) Elizabeth Press and Charline Mitchell pass out information about the American Cancer Society.
 VerJean Bell of Palm Desert, Syd Lemmerman of Palm Desert and Jane Sallo of Rancho Mirage, enjoy their lunch.
(l-r) Doris Friends and Carol Towney, both of Rancho Mirage, attend the event supporting breast cancer awareness.
 (l-r) Joyce Brandman of Beverly Hills, Joni Martin of Rancho Mirage, Trudy Schwartz of Rancho Mirage and Jane Effress of Palm Springs support the breast cancer awareness effort.
 Judy Brodsky and Kathi Balaben, both of Rancho Mirage, and Alice Abt of Palm Desert enjoy their lunch.
 Model Sally Magana of Banning, Iris clothes store owner Georgia Osenblat stand with model Irene Farber of Desert Hot Springs. The clothes worn by the models may be found at Iris on El Paseo.
Model Mary Liberto Harnish and her daughter Roe Polito pose for a photo before the fashion show. The clothes worn by the models may be found at Iris on El Paseo.
 Joane Miller of Palm Desert signs a blanket for Cancer Survivors.
Hat Day
The El Dorado Polo Club held hat day at the polo club Sunday, Feb. 29, with the Red Hat Society. More than 30 Red Hatters attended the two polo games.
(l-r) Marie Watters and Eleanor Steinfeld of Palm Desert show off their hats. (l-r) Cathreine Suman and Corky Huffsmith of Indio look over the polo program. The Red Hat Society Day Trippers organized the event for several Red Hat Society chapters. Red Hat Roadrunners Queen Mother Donna Biacsi of Indio, Delphine Hunter of Palm Deser, and Nell Cates of Indio and Dixie Bilger of Indio enjoy being involved in the Red Hat Society.
Whitney Crowder, 12, with her mother Valerie Crowder, both of Indio, enjoy watching the polo game.
 The Razzle Dazle Red Hatters dress for the occasion.
 Sandra Akre of Indio displays a butterfly adorning her red hat.
 A table of guests has a great time watching polo.
(l-r) Judy Watters of Australia, Jamie Spirers of Arizona and Kay Steinemann of Georgia are in town visiting Bonnie Swearingen of Indian Wells.

Kindermusik International
The Reimer School of Music held Kindermusik International at Motions Dance Studio in Palm Desert Saturday, Feb. 28, at 10 a.m. Children sang songs, danced and learned about music.
Lilly Coochek sings the "Counting Song." Kindermusik teacher Joyce Fishman dances in a circle with the children. Children have fun at Kindermusik class. Cozette Nash counts with her fingers.
Gabirielle Sunderman sits Indian-style on the floor.
 Lauren Piano sings a song in Kindermusik class.
 Cozette Nash and Lauren Piano dance in a circle with their friends.
 Eric Hen holds hands with the group.
Gabrielle Sunderman skips to the music.

Fat Tuesday
The Renaissance Mirage Inn in Rancho Mirage held a Fat Tuesday celebration for its residents Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m. The event included Mardi Gras decorations, food and a visit from Harpo the Clown.
Harpo holds a turtle balloon that he made.
 Ann Martone, who has been a resident at the Mirage Inn for two months, gets a hug from Harpo.
 A group of ladies spend time with Harpo.
 Lucille Mack, who has been a resident for two years, holds a teddy bear-shaped balloon.
Harpo the Clown gives a thumbs up with resident Alfred Egendorf.
 Chef Miguel Hernandez gives the residents a demonstration on how to unshell crawfish.
 Tannis Snukal and Dr. Isy Wolch, part-time residents of the Mirage Inn, have a fun time during the celebration.
 Harpo the Clown gives resident Ethel Cohen a big hug.
(l-r) Bea David, Ann Martone and Wilma Gardner, show off the masks they made.

Desert Sunshine preschool
Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden visited Desert Sunshine preschool Friday, Feb. 29, at 10 a.m. During Oden’s visit to the school, he read “Cat In The Hat” to the children.
Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden show the book's illistrations to the children. Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden had a great time reading "The Cat and the Hat" to children at Desert Sunshine preschool in honor of Black History Month. Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden had a great time reading "Cat In The Hat" to children at Desert Sunshine preschool in honor of Black History Month. The kindergarten class has a fun time.
Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden signs autographs for the childern.
 Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden signs a "Cat In The Hat" book for Maya Jones, 6, of Palm Springs.
 Vincent Ontieros, 5, of Palm Springs, gets big hug from Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden.
 Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden looks at a stuffed animal with Kaitlan Rose Manning, 5, of Palm Springs.
Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden shakes hands with Constance Rolthe of Palm Springs.
 Event coordinator and teacher Jo Ann Crawford gets a hug from Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden.
 Palm Springs Mayor Ron Oden reads while wearing a Dr. Seuss hat.
Orphan Pet Oasis
Orphan Pet Oasis in north Palm Springs held an open house for the community Saturday, Feb. 21, from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Guests had the opportunity to tour the facility and adopt dogs.
(l-r) Orphan Pet Oasis employees Jack Dye, Jon Nimitz, Manuel Cruz and Chris Nimitz enjoy working with animals.
 Vice President of the Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter Jacque Berman with Vice President of the Orphan Pet Oasis Malinda Bustos.
 Orphan Pet Oasis Board Member Mickey Decker holds Cindy Lou.
 (l-r) Carol Weiss of Palm Springs, Judy Lemche of Palm Desert, Carol Quance of Palm Desert, Juanita Muscolo of Palm Desert and Dawn Marx of Palm Springs are the fund-raising committee.
Jean Miller of Thousand Palms pets Puff-Puff, an Orphan Pet Oasis dog.
 A family adopts a puppy from the Orphan Pet Oasis.
 (l-r) Orphan Pet Oasis Vice President Malinda Bustos, Director Nancy Sanders, President Bill Wheeler and philanthropist Anne Barry attend the open house.
Quilting for Good Times
Quilting for Good Times is a free weekly basic instruction quilt-making class at the La Quinta Senior Center. The class donates the quilts yearly to “Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times” for children diagnosed with cancer.
Marlene McNulty of Palm Desert sews patches onto a quilt. McNulty has been involved the the group for two years. David Orme of La Quinta has been a volunteer at the La Quinta Senior Center for 18 years and has worked more than 37,000 hours at the center. La Quinta Senior Center employee Robert Ambrez helps club members make quilts. Liz Batiste of Palm Desert and Audrey Pituzzella of La Quinta enjoy making quilts and new friends.
Liz Batiste of Palm Desert has been involved in the Quilting for Good Times Club for four months.
 The Quilting for Good Times Club meets weekly to make quilts for children with cancer.
 Mickey Howard of Indio, Esther William of Indio and Pauline Kehoe of Washington, use teamwork to finish the quilt.
 Bobbie Froming of La Quinta has been in quilting for one year.
Dottie Hurlbert, part-time resident of Palm Desert, sets down the patten for her quilt.
 Margaret Verhaegein of Bermuda Dunes, who has been involved with the club for five years, helps with paperwork.
 

 

 
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