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  Snapshots for March 23, 2004
Town Hall Speakers series
Frank Abagnale, one of the world’s most respected experts on embezzlement and forgery whose life story was told in the book “Catch Me If You Can,” spoke at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa in Indian Wells Friday, March 12. The event was sponsored by Desert Town Hall Indian Wells.
Youth Ambassadors Paul Dragun of Palm Desert and Eugen Dian of Salton City pose for a snapshot.
 Barabara and Bob Byington of La Quinta attend the event.
 A group of guests chat at the reception.
 Ruth Hansen of Palm Desert talks with guest speaker Frank Abagnale.
Becky Standley of Palm Desert gets an autograph from guest speaker Frank Abagnale.
 Frank Abagnale chats with part-time Rancho Mirage resident Bruce Goodman.
 Judy and Gary Tomak of La Quinta smile for the camera.
Golf tournament
Esperanza Youth and Family Center held its second annual golf tournament at the Palm Desert Resort Country Club Friday, March 11. Delta Grading Inc. sponsored the event.

(l-r) Tim Daniels of Palm Desert, Robert Nava of Cathedral City and Enrique Tira of Indio play in the tournament to support the Esperanza Youth and Family Center.
 Mark Moore of Riverside tees off.
 (l-r) Coachella Valley Unified School District Superintendent Tut Pensis, Technology Director Frank Ceja and Assistant Superintendent Bob Bailey golf in the Tournament.
 Coachella Valley Unified School District Assistant Superintendent Bob Bailey tees off.
(l-r) Esperanza Youth and Family Center Executive Director Araceli Ayala and Board President Pat Jackson pose for a photo.
 Jack Fabian of Palm Springs swings the club.
 Bruce Blauvelt of Palm Springs tees off.
 Phil Mangan of Palm Springs raises his club to hit the ball.
Mike Reed of Yucipa watches the ball move down the fairway. Robert Nava of Cathedral City drives the ball down the fairway.    
Total K-Day
Palm Springs Kiwanis club members along with our K-Kids fourth and fifth graders from Katherine Finchy Elementary School and Cahuilla Elementary School sorted clothes, collected food, cleaned and helped at the Well of the Desert and at the Martha's Village Thrift Store, Saturday, March 13.
Jeanette Stroupe, 9, of Desert Hot Springs sorts canned food with Well in the Desert President Wayne McKinny.
 Consuelo Zepeda, 10, of Palm Springs folds a tee shirt.
 Dorothy Ryan and her daughter Patricia Ryan of Desert Hot Springs donate their time to help the community.
 Stephnie Roslas, 10, of Palm Springs and Patricia Ryan, 12, of Desert Hot Springs sort donated clothes.
Kiwians Club member Sue Sherman of Palm Springs folds clothes that will be donated to the homeless.
 Mashonda Chappel of Cathedral City folds clothes.
 Jeanette Stroupe, 9, of Desert Hot Springs sweeps the floor at Well in the Desert.
Kids on the Block
The Kids on the Block puppet show, put on by the women of The National Charity League, visited Rancho Mirage Elementary School Wednesday, March 10, at 9 a.m. The puppets educated the children on understanding and accepting disabled children.
Rancho Mirage Elemaentary School third grade pupil have fun watching the puppet show.
 Jared Archer watches the puppets have a conversation.
 Rancho Mirage elementary school pupil Mason Taylor raises his hand to ask the puppet a question.
 Third grade pupils (l-r) Brigitte Crisp and Lily MacLennan listen to the stories about disabilities.
(l-r) Michelle Rodriguez and Felicity Frost are entranced by the puppets.
 Narda Gonzalez watches the puppets.
 Stephanie Cuahuizo likes watching the puppet show.
 The puppets sing a song.
Dawn Mills of Palm Springs explains the Kids on the Block program to the pupils.

Lasagna dinner
The Cathedral City Boys and Girls Club held a lasagna dinner, Thursday, March 11 from 6 to 8 p.m., sponsored by Nicolino's Italian Restaurant.
Cathedral City Boys and Girls Club employees Cameron Harlan and Christina Tovar smile for a photo. Anna Carrillo of Cathedral City hands dinner tickets to Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce member Kathy Buda. Elias Tovar of Cathedral City takes a bite of his food. Dalton Reddick, 9, of Cathedral City, enjoys his dinner.
(l-r) Cathedral City High School jazz band members Amy Ly, 14, and Iliana Portillo, both of Cathedral City, play jazz while guests eat dinner.
 Cathedral City High School jazz band member Lorenzo Castillo, 16, of Cathedral City plays the saxophone.
 Boys and Girls Club volunteer Juana Ericson of Cathedral City cuts a piece of cake for Jerry Pettis of Cathedral City.
 (top l-r) Jamie Reddick, 11, Evie Taboada and Ariel Carrillo, 8, all of Cathedral City have a great time at the dinner.
Cathedral City Mayor George Stettler hands a plate of food to Chelsea Pacente of Cathedral City.

Indio Library
Indio Charter School takes weekly field trips to the Indio Public Library every Tuesday to do research for kids' projects.
Christina Rios, 14, of Indio writes her paper on the computer. Nikhomie Gutierrez, 13, of Coachella is working on a project about Egypt. (l-r) Nikhomie Gutierrez, 13, of Coachella asks for help from Ireama Trevino, 13, of Indio. Samantha Garcia, 13, of Coachella and Rebecca Victoria, 13, of Thousand Palms look at art work from Des-arts Art Assocation.
Alex Martinez, 14, of Indio and Nikhomie Gutierrez, 13, of Coachella chat about their projects.
 Rebecca Victoria, 13, of Thousand Palms flips through a book.
 Academic Coaches (l-r) Leticia Sendejo of Palm Desert and Edith Pinentel of Indio chat at the library.
 Teacher Irene Mancillas looks at art work from Des-arts Art Assocation with students.
Rebecca Foriter, 12, of Indio writes about why cheetahs are in danger of extiaction.
 Mirassa Tapia, 15, of Indio is writing a paper on the immune system.
Scotch Symposium
The second annual Scotch Symposium was held at The Lodge in Rancho Mirage, Wednesday, March 10, at 6 p.m. , with lessons in “The Art of Tasting and Enjoying Scotch” as well as “The Art of Making Fine Scotches.”
Madeline Glover Rancho Mirage samples the scotch.
 Malcom Glover of Rancho Mirage listens to the history of scotch.
 Wine Warehouse employee Eric Jonathan Rowland of San Diego samples the aroma.
 Denny Vaughan holds his glass of scotch.
Burn Stewart Distillers Master Distiller Ian MacMillan pours a drink with Wine Warehouse President Peter R. Schwartz.
 Scotch Symposium guests (top left) Don Jack and Jim Misko of Alaska and (bottom left) Sheila and Jack Flynn and Denny Vaughan, all of Indian Wells.
 Burn Stewart Distillers Master Distiller Ian MacMillan has more than 30 years of experience in distilling spirits.
 Wine Warehouse employee Paul Chatterton pours a glass of scotch.
Eric Jonathan Rowland pours a glass of scotch to Lydia Kramer of Palm Springs.

‘Coffee and Conversations'
The Palm Springs Desert Museum's Natural Science Council sponsored a “Coffee and Conversations” field trip to see the ancient fish traps in Thermal, Thursday, March 11.
Archaeologist Daniel McCarthy reads an excerpt from a book explaining how the Indians trapped fish. Mary Poliak of Palm Desert and part-time resident of Cathedral City Desmond Hartnell like nature. Nereus Richardson of Banning walks up the trail to look at the fish traps. Mary Gail Silverstein of Rancho Mirage enjoys learning the history of the valley.
John Russler of Cathedral City sits on a rock during the lecture.
 Neil and Beatrice Keats of Palm Desert are interested in learning about the fish traps.
 Property Manager Glen Kennedy talks about the the land.
 The group looks at fish traps.
Archaeologist Daniel McCarthy tells the group how Native Americans trapped fish.

Super Wal-Mart grand opening
The Super Wal-Mart on Highway 111 in La Quinta held its grand opening all day Wednesday, March 3.
Children go down the giant slide. Wal-Mart employee Henry Toribio of Coachella picks up a bike. Raquel Pena of Coachella looks at dolls for her daughter Alexia. Wal-Mart greeter Isidoro Franco checks receipts as guests leave the store.
Emma Ascott, 6, of La Quinta crawls around in the play house.
 Wal-Mart employee Maria D. Vasquez of Indio reaches an upper shelf.
 Wal-Mart employee Maria Ramirez of Indio stocks the toy department shelvs.
 

 

 
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