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Desert Cancer Foundation share details on an upcoming virtual wine tasting to raise crucial funds
Check out details and the option to register at https://www.desertcancerfoundation.org/sip-savor-support
Continue ReadingTalented kindergarten teacher selected as January ‘One Class At A Time’ winner
January’s One Class At A Time winner is Alma Ochoa from Richard Oliphant Elementary in Indio. Ochoa is a kindergarten teacher who said she has had to find unique ways to keep her students engaged through Zoom during this pandemic. “I feel like the best way to keep them engaged is just like what I
Continue ReadingWays to recognize MLK Day
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that,” – Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, January 18 is Martin Luther King Jr. day. The federal holiday is designed to be observed as “a day on, not a day off” which means people are encouraged
Continue ReadingValley hospitals seeing a spike in patients with depression and addiction during the pandemic
Hospitals across the U.S. are seeing a spike in patients with depression and substance abuse amid the pandemic. “It’s unfortunate that last year was our busiest year in the five years that we’ve been open,” said Ken Seeley, founder of the Ken Seeley Rehab Center in Palm Springs. Seeley says that since the pandemic started,
Continue ReadingUS will require all arriving passengers to get a COVID-19 test
NEW YORK (AP) — Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requirement expands on a similar one announced late last month for passengers coming from the United Kingdom. The new order takes effect in
Continue ReadingLocal nurse shares her daughter’s cancer story as St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway kicks off
The St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway in Palm Desert is now open for ticket sales. Call 1-800-535-6748 to reserve one. Each ticket is $100, with a limited number available. All proceeds go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to help children fighting childhood cancer, including kids here in the Coachella Valley, like young Natalie Tanner
Continue ReadingPalm Springs launches new campaign encouraging local support of small businesses
Palm Springs has launched a new campaign with the slogan “We Are Palm Springs” — encouraging people to support local businesses that need support during the shutdown. With travel and traditional tourism discouraged right now, longtime business owners say shopping local has never been more important. The new digital campaign is designed to showcase small
Continue ReadingEMT shares experience on the frontlines and what we can do to help them
Updated article: January 6, 2021 Health officials in Los Angeles County are looking to clear up some details from a memo sent Monday to ambulance crews. It said EMTs should not bring patients to hospitals if they have virtually no chance to survive. Here is a statement from Cathy Chidester, director of the LA County
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