The latest news from mydesert.com http://www.mydesert.com en-us Copyright 2009, mydesert.com SaxoTech Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 00 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:24:39 00 15 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES0104/911220304 The first day of Bermuda Dunes' first public art festival drew hundreds of attendees. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:14:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES0104/911220304 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220336 The title of Queen Scheherazade has returned to Indio. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:14:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220336 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/91122001 Take a ride on the train Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:13:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/91122001 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS01/911210356 The board that represents the tourism and hospitality business community is one vote away from an important milestone for the Palm Springs Desert Resort Communities Convention and Visitors Authority. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:13:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS01/911210356 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES0101/911220314 Two entertainers will take the stage today for a concert of blues, jazz, pop and Broadway favorites. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:06:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES0101/911220314 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220311 Two new zoning ordinances in Desert Hot Springs will crack down on where parolees and sex offenders can live — and both are the first of their kinds in the Coachella Valley, the police chief said. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:06:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220311 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS11/911220321 Without a vote to spare, Democrats pushed their health care overhaul legislation over its first obstacle on the Senate floor Saturday. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:06:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS11/911220321 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES01/911210337 Gene Austin was the best-selling recording artist of the 1920s, but he died virtually unknown in Palm Springs at age 71 after walking away from big-time show biz in the 1930s.Inside: Listen to Austin's recordings Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:05:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES01/911210337 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS04/911220309 At a time when Coachella Valley leaders want to diversify the local economy and groom a well-educated and skilled workforce, the desert's literacy rates are worsening. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:59:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS04/911220309 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS/911210360 Gloria Franz abandoned the corporate world three years ago to start her own financial planning business, Franz Wealth Management. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:53:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS/911210360 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220319 Sisters Brea and Katie Polos of Yucca Valley finished Saturday's first round of competition for the Miss California and Miss California Teen USA pageants. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:50:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220319 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS04/911220310 Eight-year-old Darlicia Medina sat across the table from AmeriCorps volunteer Ariana Delgado on Thursday, tapping her chest, left to right, as she broke simple words into their basic sounds. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:43:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS04/911220310 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220317 Some Riverside County Web sites will not be available on Sunday. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:25:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220317 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220316 Riverside County supervisors on Tuesday will receive a report showing there is “no significant impact” for the Los Jardines Self-Help Housing Project in Coachella. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:24:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220316 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS0801/911220313 Palm Springs police screened more than 750 cars at a drunken driving checkpoint Friday night, Sgt. Mitch Spike announced Saturday. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:23:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS0801/911220313 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220315 Ring the holiday season in with a gingerbread house. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:22:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220315 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS07/911220312 Indian Wells city officials are laying down the ground work to create a “path to sustainability.” Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:17:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS07/911220312 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS0301/911220320 Don't expect a little phrase in the state Constitution to stop Assemblyman Bill Emmerson from running for the soon-to-be vacant 37th Senate seat. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:12:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS0301/911220320 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220318 William Mason almost didn't see the dark-clothed figure on the side of Highway 74, but when he heard the teen shout for help, he knew he had to stop. The mother of a crash victim so badly injured that he has not left the Intensive Care Unit since the Nov. 15 crash, credits Mason, and another motorist who stopped to help the teens, with saving her son's life. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220318 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/SPORTS04/911220307 Jeremiah Masoli carried Oregon one step closer to the Rose Bowl. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:52:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/SPORTS04/911220307 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/SPORTS/911220305 One thing I've learned in my seven years in the desert is that our loyal Desert Sun readers want to know what sports events will be televised each week. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:51:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/SPORTS/911220305 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/COLUMNS05/911220306 Living in California is an awful lot of fun these days. After all, what other state can play the guessing game “How big will the state deficit be in three months?” Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:47:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/COLUMNS05/911220306 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/SPORTS04/911220308 It was not UCLA's prettiest win. The Bruins didn't throw all over the field like they've been doing, didn't rack up hundreds of yards or hit the 40-point mark, as they did last week against Washington State. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:46:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/SPORTS04/911220308 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220303 The outbreak of World War II accelerated Robert Apple's graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:29:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911220303 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/COLUMNS26/911220302 One hundred years ago this fall, Nellie Norton Orr Coffman (Nov. 1, 1867 - June 10, 1950) moved to Palm Springs. We should pause a moment and take notice of this important centennial. One hundred years ago, Nellie arrived with big dreams of making the town into “an attractive place for attractive people.” Her presence on the desert has been transformative. We can marvel at her fortitude and perhaps take a lesson from her vision. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:23:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/COLUMNS26/911220302 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/COLUMNS18/911220301 How would you like a serving of Sarah Palin with the final spoonfuls of those leftover Thanksgiving sweet potatoes next weekend? Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:20:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/COLUMNS18/911220301 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS/911210359 COACHELLA -- Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, D-Coachella, held a roundtable chat Tuesday on enterprise zone program reforms. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:25:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS/911210359 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS/911210361 Leif Soderlind has been named regional manager of Renova Plus, a subsidiary of Renova Energy & Solar. Renova Plus tends to the operations and maintenance needs of solar-energy systems. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:22:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS/911210361 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/COLUMNS03/911210355 A new surge of massive refinancing faces the world's banks over the next three years as they are confronted with the need to convert low-cost, short-term debt into longer dated bonds during this period. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:19:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/COLUMNS03/911210355 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS02/911210354 Unfortunately in this current economic environment, banks are very reluctant to loan money to new businesses, even with an SBA loan guarantee. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:18:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS02/911210354 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS/911210358 In this weekly feature, The Desert Sun spotlights valley firms and organizations performing good deeds. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:14:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS/911210358 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS02/911210353 Hats in a hair salon? Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:06:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/BUSINESS02/911210353 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS05/911210357 Desert Hot Springs was the first valley city to commit funding to the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership's five-year blueprint when the plan was unveiled last month. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:04:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS05/911210357 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/OPINION01/911210350 On the centennial of Nellie Norton Orr Coffman's arrival in Palm Springs, it's easy to dream of what could have been. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:53:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/OPINION01/911210350 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911210351 Indio teens in the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council have donated $2,380 to help build water facilities in a small town in Uganda. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:44:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911210351 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210348 Chaps and spurs were optional, but classy western fun was inevitable when the 22nd annual Family YMCA of the Desert's Hoedown at Sundown galloped into the Agua Caliente Spa Casino Resort in Rancho Mirage. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:41:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210348 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210347 Guests arriving at one of the many recent Veterans Day luncheons were greeted by an imposing barricade of combat-ready heavy equipment, plus many tactical and multipurpose war vehicles manned by 20 good looking men and women from the 185th Infantry Regiment in Van Nuys and the 1498th Transportation Company based at March Air Reserve Base. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:33:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210347 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210346 The first time I heard the words “slow food,” I had a flashback to my mother's Midwestern kitchen, where slow food meant the aroma of slowly simmering Cincinnati chili or beef stew. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:08:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210346 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911210349 PURSE-onali-Tea fundraiser, hosted by Trendsetter Chapter of American Business Women's Association. 2 p.m., $35. Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa, 40000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. (760) 862-5577 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:59:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS01/911210349 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210345 The grown-up version of recess on the schoolyard was reflected in Christian Schools of the Desert's 20th Anniversary Auction and Gala at the Riviera Resort and Spa in Palm Springs. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:58:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210345 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210344 Desert Cancer Foundation's Gift of Life Celebration was quite simply a jewel. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:57:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210344 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS11/911210343 Fears that the Internet and other personal technologies are making Americans socially isolated are unfounded, according to a new study. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:54:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS11/911210343 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS11/911210342 Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's “elves” at the North Pole after all. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:53:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS11/911210342 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS11/911210341 The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:53:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/NEWS11/911210341 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/COLUMNS08/911210335 Male tarantulas are walking now. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:00:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/COLUMNS08/911210335 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES12/911210338 Bullying is a very serious issue, especially when it becomes physical and requires immediate action. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:58:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES12/911210338 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/COLUMNS48/911210339 I used to imagine the Word of the Year selection as serious business on the part of the Oxford University Press. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:51:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/COLUMNS48/911210339 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES01/911210336 Darin Riggio has a thing for older women — he dated his first “Cougar” when he was a 19-year-old college student. She was 43. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:49:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES01/911210336 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES08/911210340 Legalized gambling began in Deadwood on Nov. 1, 1989, when an actor portraying Wild Bill Hickok, accompanied by a woman portraying Calamity Jane, shot a revolver into the air. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:47:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES08/911210340 http://palmsprings.metromix.com/ • Playboy signing party • Grand opening of Space 120 • Palm Springs Pride parties • Tilted Kilt: Beers, pool, and Beatles Rock Band Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:42:00 00 http://palmsprings.metromix.com/ http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/91121009 The title of Queen Scheherezade has returned to Indio. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:35:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/91121009 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/SPORTS0603/911210327 La Quinta High School defensive lineman Ramon Talavera couldn't believe what he saw on the ground late in the fourth quarter Friday. Complete valley prep footbal coverage. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:11:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/SPORTS0603/911210327 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/91121008 The mother of a teenager seriously injured in a deadly car crash on Highway 74 was finally able to come face-to-face with the drivers who stopped to help the five teens in the car. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:11:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/91121008 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/91121007 The wait begins for sisters Brea and Katie Polos as the 2010 Miss California and Miss California Teen USA preliminary pageants have ended. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:43:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/91121007 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/91121006 The first day of Bermuda Dunes' first public art festival featured 80 artists and drew hundreds of attendees on Saturday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:12:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/91121006 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS11/91121005 The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:34:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS11/91121005 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS11/91121004 Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:32:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS11/91121004 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/91121003 Palm Springs police screened more than 750 cars at a drunken driving checkpoint Friday night, Sgt. Mitch Spike announced today. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:52:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/91121003 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/SPORTS0603/911210333 Desert Christian (8-1) vs. Price (7-3) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:02:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/SPORTS0603/911210333 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/SPORTS0603/911210328 The offensive numbers were impressive for the Palm Springs High School Indians on Friday night. But no one questioned that the Indians earned their 41-0 CIF playoff victory over Barstow with defense. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/SPORTS0603/911210328