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Snapshots for Oct. 12, 2004
Annual Blessing of the Animals
A traditional blessing of the animals was held Oct. 2 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in La Quinta. The ceremony is held annually in October, the same month the Roman Catholic Church honor St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
Michelle Bastio, of Palm Springs, holds her dog Trixie Darling.
 Joe Sule (left), of Desert Hot Springs, Iva Trojan, of Rancho Mirage, Eve Walker, of Palm Desert, Dagmar Eliegel, of the Check Republic, and Karel Trojan, of Rancho Mirage.
Living Desert Docents Dave and Sue Valention, of Palm Springs, with Claire Weinland, 7, of La Quinta.
 Alondra Warren, 8, of Oasis.
Andrenia Warren, 13, of Oasis.
 Father Mark Lander.
 Dominic Trevino (left), 9, Cecilia Nunez, 10, and Lizette Nunez, 9, all of Indio.
 Betty Harvey, of La Quinta, with her dog, Kaylar, and Father James McLaughlin.
Punt, Pass & Kick
Punt, Pass & Kick, a national program that is supported by the National Football League and Pepsi and wants every child to have an equal opportunity to compete. The program creates a lively and engaging forum for boys and girls ages 8-15 to compete separately against their peers in punting, passing and kicking. Winners from each local competition will move on to compete at an assigned sectional competition. Pictures seen here are from the competition held at the Indio Boys & Girls Club on Oct. 1.
Alex Dominguez, 9, of Indio.
 Daniel Urrtia of Indio.
 Luis Alberto, 9, of Indio.
 Luis Alberto, 9, of Indio.
Theodis Brown, 14, of Indio.
 Albert Saldavar, 14, of Indio.
 Raymond Lopez, 12, of Indio.
 Andy Saldavar, 12, of Coachella.
Martin Meza, 9, of Coachella.


Arabian Nights Pageant Auditions
Auditions were held on Oct. 2 at Riverside County Fairgrounds for the performances of Arabian Nights, which will be staged every night at the Riverside County Fairy and National Date Festival in February. Steve Davison directs, produces and wrote the script. Choreography is by Shea New.
Shardree Daniel of La Quinta.
 Sarah Lagpacan, 17, of Indio.
 Erica Galvan, 17, of Bermuda Dunes.
 Jessie Gladwell of Palm Desert.
Jesse Sandoval of Cathedral City. Mellisa Ballard of Indio. Tara Graff, 14, of La Quinta.  
Desert Hot Springs High School Football
Desert Hot Springs High School football team played Banning High School on Oct. 2 on their home field. The Banning Broncos defeated the Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles 28-2.
Amanda Barnes, 18, of Desert Hot Springs.
 Keri Ellwood, 15, of Desert Hot Springs.
 Alli Hopkins (left), 14, Jennifer Vasquez, 16, Nicole Starkey, 14, all of Desert Hot Springs.
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Desert Hot Springs High School varsity football team.
 Freddy Chavez, 14, of Desert Hot Springs.
 Desert Hot Springs High School cheerleaders.
 Natalie Riggs, 16, of Desert Hot Springs.
Desert Hot Springs High School USB President Mikey Burke. Kelsey Jimenez, 14, of Desert Hot Springs. Adam Diaz, 10 months, of Cathedral City. John Oertel of Desert Hot Springs.
Desert Hot Springs High School cheerleaders.
 Wendy Hamm of Desert Hot Springs.

Home Depot Celebrate 25 Years In Business
Home Depot donated more than 250,000 volunteer hours through community service projects, which was held the week of Sept. 27 through Oct. 2. Home Depot is dedicating these hours to giving back to the communities where we all live and work in hopes that they will inspire others to get involved. For the local Palm Desert project, the assistant managers came together at Desert Marriott to build 40 playhouses to donate to nonprofit organizations that support children throughout the valley.
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Palm Springs Homecoming Parade
On Sept. 29, Officer Pete Rode was the grand marshal for the Palm Springs Homecoming Parade. Rode has served with the Palm Springs Police Department for 23 years, the last several working with local students in programs including DARE, PAL and the Santa Claus Project. The parade featured many participants from Palm Springs High School, Raymond Cree Middle School and Palm Springs Unified elementary schools as well as private schools. Board of Education members, the mayor of Palm Springs, city council members and Palm Springs High School Homecoming Princesses also participated. Entries included floats, cars, trucks, flatbeds and others from various local schools and many Palm Springs High School clubs and classes.
Indians varsity football, cheerleading, and volleyball team.
 The Lady Indians Volleyball Team.
 Former Palm Springs Mayor Will Kleindienst.
 Paloma Olvera (left), 4, Hanna McCall, 4, and Erica Duggins, 5, all of Palm Springs.
The Palm Springs High School Spirit of the Sands.
 Palm Springs High School cheerleaders Rebecca Mitchell, 15, Heathir Hadley, 17, and Sarah Whitley, 15, all of Palm Springs.
 Palm Springs High School junior's dressed as characters based on 'Batman'.
Princess Laura Delrose, 17, of Palm Springs.
Princess Stacey Osuna, 17, of Palm Springs.
 2003 homecoming queen Talia Glass.

Cathedral City High Shool Freshman Volleyball
The Cathedral City freshman volleyball team played San Gorgonio High School on Sept. 27, at home in Cathedral City . The lady lions defeated San Gorgonio 2- 0.
Fellow volleyball palyers attend the game.
 Krystal Ponce, 14, of Cathedral City.
 Jeremiah Morales, 4, and Claudia Zepada, 8, both of Cathedral City.
A member of the Cathedral City High School freshman volleyball team.
Marlayna Nelson of Cathedral City.
 Rachel Egli (left), 17, and Brittany Gibson, 16, both of Cathedral City.
 The Cathedral City High School freshman volleyball team.
John F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation announced the receipt of a $2-million grant award from First 5 Riverside to operationalize a “Home Visitation Initiative.” On Sept. 29, the board of directors, community officials and business leaders met at the Well Care Clinic in Palm Desert to celebrate the unified support and commitment to the children and families of Riverside County through the success of this very important initiative. On this day, they also provided memorial recognition for the visionary work of the Founding Executive Director John Shields.
Indian Wells Mayor Mary Roche. Bonnie Shields (left) and Bill Powers. The audience applauds for the guest speakers. Tom Johansen of Palm Desert.
Palm Desert City Councilman Jim Ferguson. Palm Desert City Council member and First Five Riverside Commissioner Jean Benson. JoAnn Reeves and Sheryl Nova, both of Palm Desert. First Five Riverside Deputy Director Stella Smith.
JFK Memorial Foundation Chairman Bill Powers.


Yoga Studio Grand Opening
Go With the Flow Yoga Studio in Palm Desert held its grand opening on Sept. 25. The studio offers a variety of classes ranging from therapeutic corrective exercises, gentle movements to strong, demanding styles of yoga and Pilates.
Go With The Flow Yoga Studio owner Kay Spillman (left), of Palm Desert, and instructor Lakshmi Voelker, of Palm Springs.
 Nicole Ferron, of La Quinta, and Cindi Snyder, of Idywild.
 (l-r) Kara Kaltenbach of La Quinta, Kay Spillman of Palm Desert, and Dorothy Seitz of Palm Desert .
 Andy Stanik, of Desert Hot Springs, and Kelley Harris, of Palm Springs.
Shannon Smith (left), of Desert Hot Springs, and Kelley Harris, of Palm Springs. Valerie Logston (left), of Yucca Valley, and Jamie Steinberg, of Cathedral City. Susie Jacobs (left), of Indian Wells, and Go With The Flow Yoga Studio owner Kay Spillman.  
 

 

 
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