Join Us for a Fun-Raiser at Souplantation

Thursday, September 9, 2010
Souplantation
La Quinta, California

The First Tee Coachella Valley invites the public to a “Fun-Raiser” from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, September 9 at Souplantation, 79-705 Highway 111 in La Quinta. Take the family to dinner at Souplantation during this time, and 15 percent of your meal cost is donated to The First Tee Coachella Valley.

Tumbleweed Diaries

Thursday, September 2, 2010

By Denise “The Palm Springs Local” Neil

I kind of struggled with using the word “tumbleweed” in the title of my new participation of “Behind the Curtain.” The word has the propensity to conjure up visions of dusty desert towns, dangerous cowboys and squeaky saloon doors smacking back and forth. And, of course, the tumbleweed itself, bouncing around from corner to corner, like a loose pinball in a Tombstone-inspired scene, hopelessly vul

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