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Snapshots for Oct. 26, 2004
'Wheels for Life' Bike-A-Thon
The Palm Springs “Wheels for Life” Bike-A-Thon, organized by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, was held at Demuth Park in Palm Springs on Saturday, Oct. 16.
Jacob Syms, 4, of Palm Springs.
 Tatyana Tovar, 3, of Cathedral City.
 Anthony Swift, 3, of Banning.
 Yvonne Tovar, 7, of Cathedral City and Armondo Rocha, 7, of Desert Hot Springs.
Armondo Rocha, 5, of Desert Hot Springs.
 Yvonne Tovar, 7, of Cathedral City.
 Isaiah Swift, 12, of Banning.
 Monica Rocha, 10, of Desert Hot Springs
'Bowling for Bucks'
The McCallum Theatre's Eighth Annual Fundraiser, “Bowling for Bucks,” was held Oct. 9 at Fantasy Lanes Bowling Center in Indio. The event provided a fun day of bowling along with food, awards, music, an auction, and more, while raising funds for the McCallum's educational programs. Proceeds from this event support the operations, free arts education and community outreach programs of the McCallum Theatre Institute. The theater's education programs serve more than 22,500 Coachella Valley school children each year.
Sisters Shannon, 10, and Amie Rehill, 12, of Rancho Mirage.
 Ed Ellis of Palm Springs.
 Gordon Howie of Cathedral City.
 Employees of Adams Business Media in Palm Springs.
Joey Pericone, 3, of La Quinta.
 Sydnee Magdziasz, 7, of La Quinta.
 Wanda Martin of Palm Desert and Denys Arcuri of Bermuda Dunes.
 Todd Fiest (left), Nellie Pasillas, Sonny Chaves, all of Indio and Kelly Morgan of Thousand Palms took first place in the costume contest.
Fantasy Cruise
The Stroke Recovery Center “Fantasy Cruise” in Palm Springs began in late summer 1993 when recreational therapists noticed many stroke patients were unable to take summer vacations. The idea of having a “cruise” without leaving the Stroke Center building grew into the Annual Fantasy Cruise and has become one of the center's most popular client activities. The activity-packed “cruise” this year took participants to Italy and Switzerland the week of Oct. 11.
Ron Benson of Palm Springs.
 Vickie Knight of Cathedral City.
 Kellie Greene of Palm Springs.
 Ollie Foley of Palm Springs.
Lou and Bella Roos of Palm Springs.
 Bella Roos of Palm Springs.
 Stanley Tiggs of Palm Springs.
 Animal assistance dog Ronnie and Marilyn Pettyjohn of Thousand Palms.
Thousand Palms Library Senior Programs
The Thousand Palms Library chose Canine Companions for Independence, an assistance dog organization for children and adults, as the topic for this October's senior program. It demonstrated how important proper puppy training is to the development of an assistance dog. Senior programs are held on the second Wednesday of the month from October through April at the library.
Margaret Campbell of Thousand Palms with animal assistance dog Ronnie and Marilyn Pettyjohn of Thousand Palms.
 Animal assistance dog Ronnie and Marilyn Pettyjohn of Thousand Palms.
 Animal assistance dog Ronnie and Marilyn Pettyjohn of Thousand Palms.
 Librarian Sharon Ballard of Cathedral City with animal assistance dog Ronnie and Marilyn Pettyjohn of Thousand Palms.
Marilyn Pettyjohn of Thousand Palms with assistance dog Ronnie and Bobbie Phillips of Desert Hot Springs.
 Marilyn Pettyjohn and Rosemarie Tessier, both of Thousand Palms.

Samsung World Championship Golf at BIGHORN
The prestigious Samsung World Championship was held Oct. 11 through 17 at BIGHORN Golf Club's Canyons Course in Palm Desert. The top 20 LPGA players competed for the $825,000 purse. Bighorn members and guests enjoyed the member tent with a scenic view of the golf course, big screen televisions and refreshments.
Elena Winkelmann (left) of Desert Hot Springs and Suzanne Pride of Palm Desert.
 BIGHORN Staff Lisa Vossler (left), Theresa Maggio, and Carol Tufaro, all of Palm Desert.
 Marta Wall, Bert Wall and Bill Ireland, all of Palm Desert.
 Cole Hardin, 5, of Palm Desert.
George Parker, Al Scheid and Phil Krumb, all residents of BIGHORN Country Club.
 Lynn Little (left), Judy Metz and Eliane and Jim McDonald, all of Palm Desert.
 Brenda Marxstein of Palm Desert, June Joseph and Susan Paulson, both of Diablo.
 Kevin McGuire of Palm Desert, Donna Avel of Palm Desert, Barbara Paulos of Palm Desert, Dr. Cathy Stephen of Arizona, Elizabeth Benton of Palm Desert, Selby Schriber of Palm Desert and Irwin Golds of Indian Wells.
'Mini-Muster' Fire Safety Training
Each October since 1993, the Historical Society of Palm Desert has coordinated “Mini-Muster,” a fire safety program for the Desert Sands Unified School District . Firefighters direct and guide third graders through team field activities designed to teach fire prevention and self-protection. The event, held on Oct. 12 at Gerald Ford Elementary School included students of James Carter, Gerald Ford, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington Charter elementary schools.
Riverside County Fire Department Captain Daniel Talbot. Jack Janicek, 8, of Palm Desert. Angel Guzman, 8, of Palm Desert. Riverside County Firefighter Mike McGee.
Nicole Claderon, 8, of Indio.
 B.J. McLaughlin, 10, of Palm Desert.
 Children listen to fire saftey rules.
 Janell Navarro, 8, of La Quinta.
Water Polo
The Indio High School water polo team prevailed over Cathedral City 's team at a game held on Oct. 13. Marcos Perez scored seven goals to lead Indio, which improved to 10-5 overall and 2-2 in the DVL. Daniel Grijalva added four goals while Orlando Ochoa had three. Goalie Randel Smothers made 12 saves.
The Indio High School cheerleading team.
 Ryan Cermona (top left), 15, of Indio, Kevin Chambers, 16, of Bermuda Dunes, Carmen Olvera (bottom left), 16, of Indio, Cynthia Perales, 15, of Indio, Giovanna Amavizca, 16, of Indio, and La Jolla Martinez, 16, of La Quinta.
 The Indio team has a pep talk before the game.
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The Indio team defends their goal.
 Debbie Picasso of Cathedral City.
 Victoria Sidhu, 16, of Indio.
 The Indio High School cheerleading team supports their water polo team.
'Lights on Afterschool'
The Family YMCA of the Desert, in conjunction with J.C. Penney Afterschool and YMCA of the USA, celebrated “Lights on Afterschool” with a pasta dinner, games and a family fun night at the La Quinta Preschool YMCA on Oct. 14. The event showcased YMCA programs and helped call attention to the importance of after-school programs in the lives of children, families and communities. The Family YMCA of the Desert provides activities and childcare for over 950 children in the Coachella Valley at its 12 sites.
Anthony Mercado, 7, of La Quinta.
 Richard Rodriguez, 12, of La Quinta.
 Family YMCA of The Desert Board President Sabby Jonathan and JC Penney Palm Desert Store Manager Gilbert Guardiola of La Quinta.
 Lily Kim, 3, of Palm Desert.
Bernado Mancilla, 9, and Kassandra Mancilla, 5, of Indio.
 Tanya Murillo of Indio and Amber Cockrell of La Quinta.
 Aurelio Chavez, 7, of Palm Desert.
 Victoria Servin, 13, of Coachella.
United Way of the Desert Kickoff Luncheon
United Way of the Desert kicked off this year's community-wide fund-raising campaign with a luncheon at the Marriott's Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage on Oct. 14. The annual United Way fundraising campaign takes place each year throughout the Coachella Valley from October through April. Hundreds of local volunteers work to coordinate campaigns in their workplaces to raise money for the 25 programs and services that are funded by United Way .
Bill Powers dressed as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
 Jack FitzGerald and Bill Powers.
 Kurt Parish of Palm Springs.
 La Quinta City Council Member Terry Henderson.
Don Adkins of La Quinta.
 Cathedral City Mayor George Stettler and City Manager Don Bradley.
 Bob Muller of Palm Desert.
 
 

 

 
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