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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA- With a unanimous vote,

the Desert Hot Springs City Council approves Developer Impact Fees, despite serious opposition from the Building Industry Association.

As it stands, DIFs stand at $4,000, but with Tues-day night’s vote, they will be raised to $11,085. Origi-nally, the council was going to nearly quadruple the fees to $15,000, but were forced to cut the amount, pending a possible lawsuit from the BIA.

“At $4,000, we are well below what the other cit-ies charge. This would still make Desert Hot Springs the most economic place to build. I strongly urge the city council to raise the DIF to a competitive level,” said Terry Scheurer, an alternate from the city’s Public Safety com-mission. During their last meeting, members agreed that developers should pay their fair share, as Commis-sioner Russ Martin stated.

BIA President Fred Bell appeared for a brief mo-ment, only to stick around for public comment. “We cannot turn a blind eye to the city,” he spoke. Bell went on to state that the city has not paid much attention to its flood plains in over 25 years and that the city is

breaking the law with illegal fees. Plus, that the city has been troubling the BIA for a long time. “We hope the city would rethink the way it at-tracts future development and that you rethink your current position,” he added. A copy of a letter from At-torney Walter McNeill, rep-resenting the BIA was sent to the city council members, also pleading with them to not approve $15,000 fees.

Bell left after his com-ments. Later, City Manager Rick Daniels explained the reasoning behind the com-promises. He stated, “It took time to absorb all of this, and we had conference calls. Knowing that we’re going to be sued, what would a sub stainable solution to this? If he wants to continue to sue a poor minority commu-nity like Coachella, fine. But we’re hoping to avoid that and we’re getting a timeline done to take care of all of this.”

Council members looked at several things, including the cost of storm drainage fees, park fees and others before coming to a decision. Mayor Pro Tem Karl Baker said, “Based on those facts, it’s only appropriate to say a fee of $11,085 is appro-priate. We are living with a general plan that is totally

out of date. We’re not letting any grass grow under our feet.”

Councilman Russell Betts admitted that raising the fees would cause quite a bump. “To put this into perspective, it’s a matter of whose wallet we’re digging into,” he said. “That’s four to five thousand dollars com-ing out of the pockets of res-idents. They will put strains on police and fire. Those costs we have to bear as existing residents. We can-not afford to subsidize. The BIA has caused us to take a step.”

Mayor Yvonne Parks didn’t think the city should create a controversy with the BIA. “The BIA in gen-eral is hurting,” she added. “We have time to adjust the fees until any building is go-ing on. If you want to spur the economy, you have to look at relaxing some of the fees.”

BIA officials believe that the fair fee for the city should be around $10,400. Divid-ing the Development Impact Fees, money would be set aside for parks, drainages and police. Daniels believes that the drainage studies should be done within 18 months and parks studies within six months.

YESLESLIE ANDREWS

On Developer Impact Fees

3DESERT HOT SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL REPORT

The City Council of Desert Hot Springs on Tuesday votes to choose a new bank to contain their finances.

For years, the city has been banking with Guaranty Bank, whose corporate headquarters is in Texas. Council members and Fi-nance Director Jason Simpson dis-cussed finding a new bank. Among the other two choices were Bank of America and Union Bank of Cali-fornia. Nine banks were contacted but only three responded to Desert Hot Springs’ beckon call.

“It’s very awkward and very cumbersome,” said Mayor Pro Tem Karl Baker, when it comes to bank-ing out-of-state.

The leading choice, which was voted on unanimously was Union

Bank of California. The city would be banking with the Palm Springs branch, as Desert Hot Springs doesn’t have its own.

“Our money goes into the bank and very little money gets parked in the bank. The bulk of our funds is invested in Sacramento. We trans-fer in and out of there to cover our checks,” City Manger Rick Daniels stated. “Our funds are collateral-ized.”

Transactions with Guaranty bank have taken hours to clear, in contrast to minutes with a more lo-cally located bank.

“Union Bank is a commercial bank, and it’s one of the best in the country,” said Councilman Al Schmidt.

City Votes To Bank With Union BankLESLIE ANDREWS

“We’re going to go out and buy four new vehicles to the tune of $104,000 and the justification is, ‘Well, we’d like to have them,’” said Mayor Pro Tem Karl Baker during the approval of items on Tuesday’s Consent Calendar.

Why the city of Desert Hot Springs needs to replace 15-year-old vehicles, as Public works di-rector Jonathan Hoy pointed out? These vehicles, which are four

brand-new trucks, would be used for the landscape and lighting dis-trict, to replace a one-ton truck and to get an economically sufficient vehicle. Plus, the Public Works de-partment has donated their trucks to the Code Enforcement bureau, as Hoy discussed.

Council voted 4-1 to approve the purchase, with Baker voting no. Some of the funding will come from the sales of the old trucks.

City Purchases Four New VehiclesLESLIE ANDREWS

Peter “Wolf” Toth, the man who carved the “Waokiye” Indian head at the Cabot’s Indian Pueblo Museum, was honored Tuesday at the Desert Hot Springs City Council Meeting by Mayor Yvonne Parks.

Toth, a native of Hungary, has carved an Indian sculpture in all fifty states to honor the Native American past. His people have experienced similarities having grown up during the Cold War.

His “Waokiye” statue is the only remainder of the “Trail Of The Whispering Giants” and the only one of its kind in California. Toth is currently working on a remodeling of the statue, giving it a face-lift and a liquid preservative that will preserve the statue for another 250 years or longer.

Cabot’s Indian Sculpture Artist

Honored at City Hall

4 DESERT HOT SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL REPORT

Despite a 3-2 vote from the city’s Planning Commission denying a liquor license, the Latino Meat Market in Des-ert Hot Springs got their way approved 4 to 1 by the City Council.

The market, located at 13175 Palm Drive, will now be allowed to sell beer and wine in 12-ounce containers, as one of the conditions has outlined.

Mayor Pro Tem Karl Baker voted no.

Sam Milette, a local business own-er and regular customer of the meat market commented, “They need to have the chance to have the tools to

make more money. Why can’t a local family-owned business have the same opportunities as the major markets?”

Concerns were about the 40 ounce bottles being sold, as transients have been known to buy and drink them in public. “It’s a family run operation, and they do a good job there,” said Chief Pat Williams, who has met with the owners. The Chief was also involved with some of the conditions surround-ing the agreement to the license.

Latinos Meat Market To Get ABC License UpgradeLESLIE ANDREWS

With a unanimous vote, the city of Desert Hot Springs on Tuesday voted to purchase two tax-defaulted proper-ties for a total of almost $19,000.

These two properties were items on the Consent Calendar that Coun-cilman Russell Betts pulled for dis-cussion. One was a home, valued at $25,000 but purchased for less than

$7,000. Another was an adjacent prop-erty with a building on it, purchased for close to $12,000.

“We think that’s a good deal,” said City Manager Rick Daniels. “Some of these lots we donate to Building Hori-zons and Angel View for their building projects.”

City Purchases Two Tax-Defaulted Properties

LESLIE ANDREWS

The Desert Valley Disposal Trash Company has reported that 55 tons of household waste has been collected during the last week of January from Desert Hot Springs residents.

In addition, there were 70 pieces of electronic waste, 5 tons of appliances, 77 used tired and nearly 12 tons of green waste, which were all diverted from the landfill.

Reports show that the volume of debris is diminishing since DVD began this program back in 2005. Also, the company has introduced a green-pow-ered trash pickup vehicle, which will be seen a bit more often in the near future.

The next scheduled cleanup will take place the week of April 20-25th.

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6 The 55th Angel View Crippled Children’s Foundation Annual Fundraising Luncheon was held at the Doral Desert Princess Resort’s • DESERT LOCAL NEWS FEB. 19, 2009

The 55th Angel View Crippled Chil-dren’s Foundation Annual Fundraising Luncheon was held at the Doral Des-ert Princess Resort’s Grand Ballroom on Mon., Feb. 16. The 2009 Honoree was Former Indian Wells Mayor Mary T. Roche. Dr. Martin Russell was this year’s chairman with Honorary Chair-woman Jackie Lee Houston.

The social reception started at 11 a.m., which gave guests time to social-ize with friends and bid on silent auc-tion Items. Many vendors were there with purses, jewelry, clothes and other unique items for sale. Most of the items sold were discounted just for this lun-cheon. Ladies could find almost any-thing interesting to look at and pur-chase. Several women were looking at

the same item of clothing, wondering which one would be able to buy it first. Jewelry was also a big item for the la-dies and a variety of purses for all occa-sions were available. This was a busy place before lunch was served.

Bill Marx played the piano as guests entered the ballroom for lunch. Singer and pianist Frankie Randall joined him at the piano for a couple songs. Celebri-ty host Patrick Evans started the day by introducing Master of Ceremonies An-gel View President Mel Haber. Impres-sionist Bethany Owens sang songs for which Liza Minnelli and Judy Garland were known. She even wore costumes similar to the ones they used singing these famous songs.

Awards were given to Employee of

the Year Vicki Allen and Client of the Year Jeanette Schultz. A live Auction was held and items from the silent auc-tion were handed out to the highest bid-ders.

Patty Newman and Jean Ann Her-shey gave testimonials of Mary Roche. Both are very good friends of Roche. They extolled on Roche’s many ac-complishments and why she deserved this prestigious honor. 2008 “Angel of the Year” Honoree Harold Matzner pre-sented Roche with this year’s Angel of the Year award.

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STORY AND PHOTOS BY PAT KRAUSE

Angel View Luncheon

Bill Marx played the piano. Singer and pianist Frankie Randall joined him at the piano for a

couple songs.

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8 DESERT LOCAL NEWS CRIME • FEBRUARY 19, 2009

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA- BREAKING NEWS -The suspect wanted in connection to a murder at a Desert Hot Springs convenience store on February 4th has been ar-rested over the weekend, as was announced Wednesday during a press conference at City Hall.

The Killer Neil Edmund of DHS

Neil Edmund of Desert Hot Springs was booked for murder and attempted rob-bery charges in Palm Springs without incident during the early morning hours of Satur-day, February 14th. Edmund shot and killed Juan Pablo Munoz-Tovar, who was the cashier/clerk at the Super One Food Store, located at 68-075 Hacienda Avenue.

Munoz-Tovar was shot at around 9:00 p.m. and was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs where he later died at 10:00 p.m. Surveillance tapes caught the entire in-cident from three different angles.

The Victim Juan Pablo Munoz-Tovarwas shot at 9:00p.m.

Edmund was also out on parole for a prior armed rob-bery and has one prior armed robbery conviction on his re-cord.

“Investigators obtained information pertaining to Ed-mund’s clothing worn during the homicide. A subsequent search was conducted at a Desert Hot Springs resi-dence where burnt remnants of the bandana and jacket worn during the homicide were located and recovered,” said Police Chief Patrick Wil-liams.

The chief recognized members from the Palm Springs Police Department, the District Attorney’s of-fice and from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department for the efforts made to cap-ture Edmund. “Nothing’s go-ing to replace a loving father of five but the fact that we’re able to speak for that victim and get a suspect in custody, it’s a role we now play in hon-oring his name and his life in our community,” the Chief added.

Police have been working around the clock diligently to solve this murder since it hap-

pened. According to Detective Radames Gil, Edmund had recently moved from Desert Hot Springs to Palm Springs after the shooting took place. Also, he stated that the same suspect had committed an armed robbery eleven years earlier at the same location, then called Gibson’s Market and was convicted.

It is possible that Edmund may be sentenced to death for this crime, according to District Attorney Spokesper-son Michael Jeandron. He added, “We’re happy to have collaborated with the local law enforcement agencies, and we have filed a murder charge with a special circum-stance that allows our office to seek the death penalty. Hopefully, our district attor-ney will make that decision.”

The Desert Hot Springs police department is still seeking additional informa-tion regarding this incident. If you have any further details, please contact the depart-ment at (760) 329-2904. - Desert Local News©

LESLIE ANDREWS

Arrest Made In Super One Convenience Store Murder

THE ALLEGED

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12 THE ANNENBERG WAS ‘SIZZLING WITH FEVER

The Annenberg was ‘Sizzling with FEVER,’ the weekend of Feb. 13-15 as Lezlie Anders and Buddy Greco performed many of the songs that legendary Peggy Lee either wrote or made famous. The entire pro-gram was three years in the making. Greco arranged all the music and as-sembled a big band that was as ‘hot’ as the music.

Greco took command of the stage and ignited the band into a montage of songs.

Then Anders sauntered on stage in exquisite figure-flattering, beauti-ful costume after costume. There were at least seven or eight costume changes.

The songs she sang were well suited for her dusky, sultry voice. What a sight to behold and a treat for the memory and ears to hear her interpretations of so many favorite Peggy Lee songs.

I was reminded that in the early 1950s, not only did Peggy Lee sing the voices of the Siamese cats in the Disney movie ‘Lady and the Tramp’ ‘Si’ and ‘Am’ as well as voicing the

dog ‘Peg’ and human ‘Darling,’ but she wrote most of the music for the movie. Very impressive.

While singing ‘He’s a Tramp,’ An-ders had a few canine cuties, snow white ‘Sophie,’ and the two little dudes, ‘Valentino (known as ‘Tino’) and ‘Roscoe,’ accompany her during her song. Sophie was sophisticated and ‘cool,’ unphased by the music and the audience. Tino and Roscoe needed to have their stage fright cud-dled away.

‘Fever,’ the show’s title song, was truly the showstopper. A cloud of smoke billowed behind the curtains, awash in red spotlights. As the cur-tains opened and smoke billowed out, obscuring the band, there was Anders in an all red ensemble capped off with a red lace jacket, looking as hot as the stage and the song itself.

Later in the performance record-ed tributes by Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong and Jimmy Durante added some tender and fun reminiscences. For more of the FEVER event, go to www.desertcitiesentertainment.

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Written by Lisa Robyn Lawrence Photos by Pat Krause

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On Sunday, March 1 , Kokopelli’s Lounge in Yuc-ca Valley will present their 1940’s Swing Dance Night from 5:00 PM to 9 PM. Cov-er charge is $5 and there is no age limit.

The doors open at 4.00 pm. You can enjoy din-ner or take part in an East Coast Swing Dance lesson taught by Christopher Perry at 5:30 pm. Then, from 6:00 to 9:00pm enjoy dining and dancing with vintage Big Band music and rare World War 2 V Discs by DJ and Music Historian “Dr. Swing”. You do not need to bring a partner to participate in the

dance lesson. Dance part-ners are rotated throughout the lesson.

On Sunday, March 15, Kokopellis will present a 1950’s Dance Party. This Blast-From-The-Past will feature swing dancing plus 1950’s dances such as The Stroll, The Bunny Hop, The Mashed Potato and The Hand Jive. All these dances will be taught by Christo-pher Perry. There will also be featured an exhibition of the 1950’s Madison Line Dance as seen in the movie and Broadway musical “Hair-spray”.

Special guest Joyce

Bulifant from Merv Griffin’s Childhelp Village has volun-teered to teach The Twist as she taught it to Fred Astaire when she appeared with him in the 1962 Television Series Alcoa Premiere. Veteran actress Ms. Bulifant has ap-peared in movies such as Disney’s “The Happiest Mil-lionaire”, “Airplane” and ap-peared as Murray’s wife in the Television series “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”.

The 1950’s dance lesson is at 5:30 pm. Then enjoy swing dancing and 1950’s dances from 6pm to 9 pm. Enjoy great 1950’s lounge music and Rock & Roll re-

cords spun by DJ and music historian Dr. Swing.

Vintage Retro attire is encouraged at these events. Anyone wearing an authentic style “Zoot Suit” gets in free.

There is a cover charge of $5 which includes a dance lesson, music and danc-ing. ALL AGES ARE WEL-COME.

Kokopelli’s Lounge is located at 57154 Twentynine Palms Highway in Yucca Valley, situated next to La Casita, opposite Bank of America. For more information contact Christopher Perry at 760-365-0475.

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19JUST IN... DESERT LOCAL NEWS • FEBRUARY 19, 2009

PALM SPRINGS, CA- Palm Springs makes history as the

first city in the Inland Empire to legal-ize marijuana dispensaries as the City Council votes to allow two operatives to operate within the next 30 days.

It was only a 3 to 1 vote, with Councilman Lee Weigel voting no and Mayor Pro Tem Chris Mills being ab-sent. Although he opposed, Weigel suggested that the dispensaries be 500 feet away from child care centers and pre-schools as well as being away from parks, neighborhoods, schools and churches and not be 1000 feet near another dispensary.

There are about seven dispensa-

ries operating in Palm Springs, and legal action will be taken against five of them to begin closure, said City At-torney Douglas Holland.

Councilwoman Ginny Foat served on the Marijuana Task Force, which helped make all of this legalization possible. Foat discussed the idea of allowing these businesses to operate with their curtains or blinds open.

Businesses will only be allowed to sell marijuana and not any para-phernalia. All transactions must be purchased with a credit card or per-sonal check, and all employees must be over the age of eighteen and be screened by police.

PALM SPRINGS:Medical Marijuana

Dispensaries To Become Legal In 30 Days

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BREAKING NEWS- A home lo-cated at the corner of Bubbling Wells Road and Dillon Road in the unincorporated area of Desert Hot Springs caught on fire Wednesday evening.

The fire started around 10:00 p.m. and firefighters responded to the blaze at around 10:13 p.m. Six engines are currently at the site and two firefighters have been reported injured as of 11:12 p.m. No word on the extent of their injuries.

The house is a single fam-ily home, about 3,000 square feet in size. Nobody was inside while the fire ignited. Police are on the scene at this time block-ing the roads. No word on what caused this fire.

Stay tuned to Desert Local News for more details.

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BREAKING NEWS

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CABAZON, CA- A woman and two male teens are in

custody following a burglary that took place at a shopping center in Caba-zon.

On Tuesday at about 7:30 P.M. dep-uties responded to the Desert Hills Pre-mium Outlets Mall regarding a burglary which had just occurred at the Calvin Klein store. Upon the deputies arrival the suspects had exited the store with the stolen merchandise. The suspects were described as a Hispanic female in her early twenties and two male juve-niles.

While checking the area, deputies received information that a female and two juveniles matching the descrip-tion were seen inside the Guess store. Deputies responded to the Guess store

and took the suspects into custody for Commercial Bur-glary. Further investigation revealed the suspects had entered numerous stores at the outlets and commit-ted various burglaries dur-ing business hours. Approxi-mately $725.00 worth of miscellaneous merchandise was recovered from the sus-pect’s vehicle.

The suspect’s were iden-tified as a Group Home Child Care Worker, Angela Garcia, age 23 of Moreno Valley, and two male juvenile clients of the group home.

Garcia was arrested and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility for Commercial Burglary and Conspiracy.

The two male juveniles were arrested for the same charges and transported to Juvenile Hall.

Anyone with information concerning this incident or other criminal activity is encouraged to call the Cabazon Sher-iff’s Station at (951) 922-7100.

Three Arrested In Cabazon Outlet Mall Burglary

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RIVERSIDE COUNTY FAIR & NATIONAL DATE FESTIVAL FEB. 13 - 22, 200922

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Headliner entertainment for 2009 has an exciting line-up, including John Michael Montgomery, Loverboy, Gin Blossoms, El Coyote y Su Banda,

Super Fiesta with Banda Pachuco & Rosenda Bernal, Tributes to Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Elvis and more! The Nightly Musical Pageant is a must see, as usual, with a talented cast of singers and dancers in dazzling regalia; it is

no surprise that the show attracts such large crowds all ten days of the Fair.

There are plenty of date booths that will be selling your favorite dates – from stuffed with chocolate, coconut or nuts to the good ol’ plain date – you have to try some! If it’s a warm afternoon try a mouth-watering date shake!

The Fair has new and old favorites for everyone to come and enjoy.

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PHOTOS BY ANDREW YELICH

INDIO • DESERT LOCAL NEWS • FEBRUARY 19, 2009

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Love was in the air Sat-urday night, Feb. 14, as the beautiful, talented and statu-esque chanteuse, Marilyn McCoo took command of the stage at Spotlight 29 with her very talented, dapper hus-band and singing partner of 40 years, Billy Davis, Jr. It was as if no time has passed for this talent-filled duo. Their songs evoked a sense of nos-talgia and joy for the packed audience.

Formerly part of the world-famous, six time Gram-my award-winning The Fifth Dimension, group, these two still wowed the audience with their boundless talent. Mc-Coo and Davis each demon-strated their innate musical gifts of song.

Celebrating two key an-niversaries, 40+ years (1966) in entertainment together and 40+ (1968) years of marriage, McCoo and Davis looked as

if no time had passed. From the opening song, ‘Up, Up and Away,’ this charismatic duo held the audience spell-bound, flooding the auditori-um with songs from the days before and after The Fifth Di-mension.

Several songs they per-formed this evening earned McCoo and Davis each a standing ovation. From Da-vis’ version of the late, great Sam Cook’s ‘It’s Been a Long Time Coming’ that caused audible gasps of joy and ap-preciation, to McCoo sharing her love of torch songs and effortlessly demonstrating her innate vocal range to car-ry each song to perfection. The two are truly gifted indi-vidual talents who shine with star quality.

McCoo and Davis were backed by an extremely tal-ented group of musicians and vocalists. On guitar was

Major Black also dubbed, ‘Mr. Fast Fingers,’ Kevin O’Neal on the smokin’ bass, David Colum burning’ up the drums, Ron Foyer putting the fire to the keyboards, the two gifted and lovely vocalists were Pa-tricia Lee and Cynthia Bass and Daryl Paulson was music arranger and band leader.

As they sang and walked off the stage, it was an-nounced that McCoo and Davis would be available in to greet their fans and auto-graph their newly released CD titled ‘The Many Faces of Love,’ which was available for sale at the end of the per-formance. Many fans waited in a very long line for this op-portunity.

Go to www.desertcitiesentertainment for more photos and story about

Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.

Story by Lisa Robyn LawrencePhotos by Pat Krause and Allen Lawrence

Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.

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Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.

Marilyn McCoo took command of the stage at Spotlight 29 with her very talented, dapper husband and singing partner of 40 years, Billy Davis, Jr.

26 REAL ESTATE • DESERT LOCAL NEWS • FEBRUARY 19, 2009

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(ARA) - With the housing crunch keep-ing more homeowners in homes they’ve outgrown, and the economy keeping reno-vation budgets tight, more homeowners are looking for smaller home improvement projects that offer big return on investment. While many homeowners may think of re-modeling as heavy construction, it’s pos-sible to make a significant change in your home with projects that don’t require any big structural changes.

Mirrors are the leading tool in chang-ing the way a room is perceived. Long seen as a “secret weapon” of interior designers, mirrors can change the look and feel of a room instantly, without a lot of effort or ex-

pense. They add light, create a sense of space and openness, and reflect inter-esting views. Mirrors are a simple way to change the look of a room and brighten up a space.

Here are a few designer secrets for using mirrors or decorative glass to up-date your home:

* In the bath, a large mirror over a vanity can open up the space visually.* A glass shower enclosure instead of a shower curtain makes a small bath feel less crowded.* Brighten up a small powder room with a mirrored wall.

* In the kitchen, a mirrored backsplash re-flects light back into the room without costly electrical work.* Mirror part of a foyer wall to make the en-trance area feel larger.

For more information on using mirrors, plus some design ideas, visit the Web site of the Glass Association of North America’s Mirror Division at www.mirrorlink.org.

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(ARA) - What’s in store for home deco-rating in 2009? No matter what your taste, you’ll find a hue in the 2009 forecast of popular paint colors to suit your style. Since the average consumer spends two to three months planning a painting project, now is the ideal time to review your options, see what’s predicted to be popular and choose that perfect color.Color InfluencersLooking to 2009, color experts are see-ing three top drivers of color trends -- the economy, nature and fashion.“It’s not surprising that the primary driver of our 2009 color forecast is the econo-my,” says Donna Schroeder, Dutch Boy color marketing and design manager. “During an economic slowdown, consum-ers traditionally become more conserva-tive when decorating, oftentimes shifting to neutral colors when painting. However, even with the slower economy, we still expect to see the use of brighter paint colors as accents to the always-popular neutrals.” In addition to the economy’s influence on consumer color choices, the mainstream-ing of the green movement is creating a renewed consciousness and sensitiv-ity to the environment. The focus on bringing the outdoors into the home has once again made its way into the color forecast. The desire to incorporate basic elements of nature into interior design is still very prevalent.In contrast to the two more serious driv-ers, the economy and nature, consumers

still want to have fun when decorating their homes. So, many of the bolder and brighter clothing and fashion accessory colors seen on the fashion runways and in retail outlets are also reflected in the forecast.

2009 Color ForecastAll of the colors in this year’s forecast can be found within Dutch Boy’s Color Simplicity System. The five color themes for 2009 are:

HandmadeLook to this color palette to bring a personal homemade sensibility to your decor. Simple patterns and authentic col-ors are reflected in the desire to simplify, conserve and repurpose. Colors in this palette include: Dried Stem, Beloved, Sidewalk Square, Mandarin Cove, Tulip Stem, Creamy Camel, Bull Frog and Espresso Latte.

HonestClean, natural colors capture the es-sence of ecology and preservation while the honest simplicity and sustainable sensitivity complement today’s contem-porary styles. Colors reflect a raw, pure and organic feel. Colors in the Honest palette include: Remember the Alamo, Western Cactus, Berber Carpet, North-ern Climb, Not So Neutral, Sea Monster, Route 66 and Twisted Knot.

DreamConjuring up images of mystery and fan-

tasy, the soft, floral-inspired colors found in this palette give an enchanting aura to any home. Feelings of whimsy and magic abound in these colors. Colors in the Dream palette include: Amethyst Gem, Purple Ash, Clover Bed, Concrete Thought, Beautiful, Flip-Flop, Pink Satin and Forest Hill.

AncestryConnecting with roots and heritage, the Ancestry trend palette lets you embrace your culture with a variety of warm colors that are anchored to a vibrant, global community. Colors in the Ances-try palette include: Infinity Pool, Young Sprout, Fresh Linen, Bronze Beauty, Mount Royale, Classic Red, Carmel and Distinguished Navy.

ConstructBold and simple, linear and structured, these colors enhance a home’s architec-tural features and add a sense of Euro-modern geometry and order to any room. Colors in the Construct palette include: Dried Thyme, Sullen Mist, Rocket Red, Founding Father, Guess Hue, Laguna Blue, Pumpkin Stem and Empire State.

For more information about how to choose the perfect color, please visit www.dutchboy.com, or call (800) 828-5669.

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32 PALM SPRINGS • DESERT LOCAL NEWS • FEBRUARY 19, 2009 DESERT LOCAL NEWS • ENTERTAINMENT• PALM SPRINGS

PALM SPRINGS, CA – U.S. Representative Mary

Bono-Mack (R-CA) was hon-ored today by many of the nation’s premier health care providers with the “Gateway to Innovation” award. The award is presented to mem-bers of Congress who dem-onstrate commitment, lead-ership and vision in working to improve the quality and affordability of health care in the United States.

The Congresswoman accepted the award during a meeting this morning in her district office in Palm Springs with local representatives from the Healthcare Leader-ship Council. HLC is a co-

alition of chief executives of many of the nation’s leading health care companies and organization representing all health care sectors. Recipi-ents of the “Gateway to In-novation” award are selected by HLC officials in Washing-ton, D.C.

“Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack’s recent vote to expand children’s health coverage, which President Obama just signed into law, serves as the most recent example of her willingness to work in a bipartisan fashion to solve the nation’s health care issues. We know that children and health care reform are priority issues

for Congresswoman Bono Mack, and her commitment, leadership and vision em-body the qualities this award represents,” said Mary Gre-aly, president of the Health-care Leadership Council.

After accepting her award, Bono-Mack spent time discussing healthcare issues and the importance of the recent legislation with lo-cal HLC representatives.

“As America’s families face tough economic times, it is all the more critical that we do everything we can to ensure that our children have access to the health care they need,” said Con-gresswoman Bono-Mack. “I

have long supported reau-thorizing SCHIP, which helps our nation’s neediest families and children with vital health insurance coverage, and I am pleased that it is now law. Reforming our nation’s health care system contin-ues to be one of my highest priorities, and I remain com-mitted to working on a bipar-tisan basis to address this critical issue.”

The Children’s Health Insur-ance Program Reauthoriza-tion Act passed by a vote of 289-139 in the House of Representatives. President Obama signed the bill into law on Feb. 4, 2009.

Healthcare Leadership Council Honors Bono Mack

Todd Kleinow, Vice President of Distribution Operations, McKesson Corporation; Larry Krutchik, Regional Director, Healthcare Leadership Council; Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack; Jillian Green, Field Organizer, Health Access America;

Bill Robinson, Vice President of Legislation, California Association of Health Underwriters.

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The Palms Springs Modern Com-mittee held its annual PS Mod Com Bash on Valentines Day, Fri., Feb. 14. The party was held at a private Palm Springs residence. Searchlights showed the way to the home. Two men in drag greeted the partygoers as they arrived. Beads and Valentine candy adorned the tables by the pool. Small, square flashing lights surrounded the pool and were on the tables too.

The guests were told to look for those old bell-bottoms and Tie Dyes to wear for the party. Love beads and feather boas were a common sight. Hippie togs were in abundance. Amaz-ingly some of the clothes really looked like they came from that era. I wonder if

some guests actually kept some of the old clothes from that time in their clos-ets or in storage.

The theme for this year’s party was “All You Need is Love” or “Love, Baby, Love,” which was appropriate as it was Valentines Day. Music was com-pliments of the DJ, Victor Rodriguez. Music from the LOVE era was played and sometimes modern dance music was interjected. The guests grooved the night away.

Local dignitaries from the Palm Springs Modern Committee as well as the mayor and council members of Palm Springs attended. Other mem-bers of Modernism Week could also be found as guests.

This “Love-In” came at the same time as the Palm Springs Modernism Week at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The party was a fundraiser for the Modern Committee. This is just one of the Parties held this week; other par-ties and events were held by the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, Palm Springs Historical Society, Palm Springs Modern Committee and the Palm Springs Art Museum. Star dedica-tion’s book signings, house tours, more parties and a showing of films are also part of Modernism Week.

For more story and photos of this event, go to www.desertcitiespeo-

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STORY AND PHOTOS BY PAT KRAUSE

PS Mod Com Bash

PS Mayor Steve Pougnet and Councilman Chris Mills

Greeters Maude Chapeau and Dottie DeBois

ModCom-PPHealthcare Leadership Council Honors Bono Mack


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I have adored ‘the psychic extraor-dinaire’ Sylvia Browne for at least 20 years. I read her very first book, ‘Ad-ventures of a Psychic,’ and have been hooked on the spirit world ever since. I dreamed of the day when I would meet her, and she would give me a reading that would include the words: ‘happy,’ ‘healthy,’ ‘successful’ and the like. Sat., Jan. 31, Browne appeared at the Spot-light 29 Casino, and that was my op-portunity to see her (fairly) close up. The show started with Brown sitting in a comfortable chair with a lamp and table beside her. The stage was beautifully appropriate for her presentation. A cur-tain behind her was black and twinkling with little lights. It appeared serene

and perfect to set the ambience for the evening. Once the audience members, who screamed, ‘I love you’ to Browne, had settled down, it was time to get on with the show. The intense and con-stant touring schedule that Browne had been doing lately wreaked havoc on her voice, but that gravelly, dry voice seemed to add to the mystique of Browne’s presence. Her wonderful, dry sense of humor had the audience in stitches for a good portion of the show. Browne began by telling her loving (and sold-out) audience that the economy will improve but not for a while. She did not really dwell on the condition of our world; instead she focused on what we could do right now to make ourselves

happy. Her adamant advice was for us to avoid the people around us who drain us of our energy, no matter who. Even if they are mother, father, sister, brother, etc. We should just stay away from them. The effect that the ‘energy vampires’ suck out of us is exactly what we do not need. When she is not writ-ing a book (she has written 50 total!) or on the touring circuit, Browne and her two sons run a Gnostic church in Southern California. Visit www.desertcitiespeople.com for more story and pictures, includ-ing a slideshow, of Sylvia Browne.

Story by Melissa Schoos, photos by Cathy Jardine

Sylvia Browne: Psychic Extraordinaire

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