Tanja Srebotnjak discusses an event on climate change from the United Nations Association of the Coachella Valley
Register for the webinar at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0FQ8E7E5SUGX3-qoL1iFBw
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Locals beat the heat while having some fun at Westfield Mall in Palm Desert
As summer temperatures set in, so does the need to beat the heat. The Westfield Mall in Palm Desert gave residents that very opportunity on Saturday as they hosted a “Hello Sunshine” event. It went from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. inside the mall “We are celebrating summer and celebrating indoors and being cool with
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Opie is with Animal Samaritans, SPCA
Opie is with Animal Samaritans, SPCA in Thousand Palms, CA. Call 760-343-3477 for more information.
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Eye on the Desert gets a sneak peak at Forgive Us running at the Palm Springs ShortFest
Learn more about the short film “Forgive Us” below: Palm Springs ShortFest will return as an in- person event on Tuesday, June 22. The festival featuring nearly 300 films from around the world. Check Out: 2021 Palm Springs ShortFest21 schedule grid For tickets and more information, visit www.psfilmfest.org.
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Fight the bite: Kicking off National Mosquito Control Awareness week
With National Mosquito Control Awareness week underway, Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District are pushing for residents to take action to avoid the pesky biters from spreading diseases. In Coachella Valley vector control says there are three mosquito species that carry West Nile Virus, Dengue, and Zika. In 2016 the Aeedes Aegypti Mosquito was
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Dozens of members register as Indio Senior Center prepares to reopen Monday
INDIO, Calif. – The month of June marked a sign of the times; June 15 was the first time in more than a year the state of California scrapped most of its pandemic-era restrictions, allowing the economy to fully reopen without capacity limitations and guidance for social distancing. Businesses around the state and in the
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Online Auction Features Items from Carol Channing’s Rancho Mirage Estate
Carol Channing’s Tony and Golden Globe awards, stage-worn costumes and other items from the entertainer’s Rancho Mirage estate were auctioned off today. According to Abell Auction Co., Channing’s 1964 Tony Award for her lead role in the musical “Hello, Dolly!” sold for $22,000, and her 1968 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in “Thoroughly Modern
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Riverside County honors local hospital’s vaccination efforts
Riverside County awarded a certificate of appreciation to Eisenhower Health for being one of the county’s top vaccine distributors. The county’s public health officer, Geoffery Leung, said over 66,000 vaccines were distributed by Eisenhower Health. That’s about one in every 30 vaccines given in Riverside County. The hospital ranks among the top five distributors in
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Coachella Youth Golf tees off this week, aimed to grow the game through local competitive events
Coachella Youth Golf is a new program aimed to provide a way for local junior golfers, grades 6-12, to compete and grow the game. O.D. Vincent – Co-founder of Coachella Youth Golf”It’s so obvious that this is so needed in the valley. I just couldn’t believe it didn’t exist.” Randy Duncan – GM SilverRock”Here at
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Personal Trainer hoping to be named Ms. Health and Fitness
By Rett Nelson IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (East Idaho News) — A local woman is hoping to win a national contest and she’s asking for your support. Jo Lawrence has been a personal trainer at the YMCA in Idaho Falls for many years and works as a trainer and nutrition coach at Melaleuca. She’s worked with
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Local hospital celebrates 500th milestone of a lifesaving heart procedure
Eisenhower Health is celebrating its 500th procedure of a lifesaving heart procedure: transcatheter aortic valve replacement. It’s a minimally invasive procedure mainly for people who aren’t good candidates for open-heart surgery. Before, medium-risk patients didn’t have an alternative. The director of the transcatheter valve program at Eisenhower Health, Dr. Puneet Khana, was one of the
Continue ReadingVaccine-hesitant patient: If I could do it all over again, I’d get it
Families are mourning loved ones who died of coronavirus after being hesitant to get the Covid-19 vaccine. CNN’s Ed Lavandera reports.
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