Shredding Event Next
Week
The next Stop Identity Theft shredding event for
Cathedral City residents will be Saturday, May 5th, in the parking lot
adjacent to the Desert IMAX Theater – 68-510 East Palm Canyon Drive. Show up
early! You can witness the entire process. When the shredding truck is full,
the event will end. For more information, contact the City’s Environmental
Conservation Manager at (760) 770-0369.
Cathedral City Fire
Department at Health and Safety Fair
The Cathedral City Fire Department will provide blood
pressure checks at the upcoming Coachella Valley Health and Safety Fair, May
12th from 9AM – 1PM at the College of the Desert (43-500 Monterey Ave, Palm
Desert). The free event will feature demonstrations and displays of
specialized emergency equipment from local area first responder and other
health and safety experts. There will be an earthquake simulation “Quake
Cottage,” community blood bank, free CPR training, vehicle extraction demo,
mounted posse, helicopter and bomb robot. For children there will be a “Kids
Court” with bounce house, magician, fingerprinting, balloons and coloring
books. Coachella Valley Emergency Preparedness and Response personnel DARE
YOU TO PREPARE.
“April in Paris” this
Sunday
Canyon Classics will perform chamber music by French
composers this Sunday at 3PM at the Cathedral City Library Community Room
(33520 Date Palm Drive, Cathedral City). Included in the program are
favorites like Massenet’s Meditation from Thaïs and Genin’s Carnival in
Venice. There will also be a performance of Poulenc’s Story of Babar the
Little Elephant for piano and narrator. This is Canyon Classic’s 8th year of
performing classical and light classical music in the Coachella Valley. The
performance is free.
Soccer Park Opening
The Official Soccer Park opening event will be Saturday
June 2nd at 9:30AM. The event will celebrate the official opening of the
soccer park and also the opening of the new fitness track that rings the
park. More information will be forthcoming.
Wheels For Kids
Presents Youth Festival 2007
Wheels For Kids of the Desert is presenting its first
Youth Festival 2007, Sat. April 28th , 12 noon -6pm, in Cathedral City’s
Town Square. The group plans to give away 150 bikes, 40 skateboards and a
host of other prizes. A concert is planned along with food, retail and
informational vendors. Bounce Houses, face-painting for the kids and, of
course, the Fountain of Life to take a run through to cool off.
The Cathedral City Fire and Police Departments will be on
hand. The Fire Dept. Hazard House will be on display and for children to
explore. Jeep and fire engine rides will be provided by private vendors.
The event, sponsored by Shasta Fire Protection, Inc.,
Burrtec Waste Recycling, and Desert Water Agency, is open and to kids of all
ages. The event is FREE and, there is free convenient and covered parking in
the Civic Center Parking Structure.
For more information contact Wheels for Kids of the
Desert at 328-1096.
Take Your Daughters and
Sons to Work ® Day Planned for Thurs. May 3rd.
The City of Cathedral City and its employees will
participate in the national observance of Take Your Daughters and Sons to
Work ® Day on Thursday, May 3rd. The event, sponsored by the Ms. Women’s
Foundation, is in its 15th year and will actually be celebrated on April
26th. But due district-wide testing in some school districts, several
children would not be able to attend. The City decided to delay its
celebration to accommodate students. The event is open to children of
employees ages 8-12.
Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work® Day is designed to
expand opportunities for girls and boys, expose them to what adults in their
lives do during the work day, show them the value of their education, and
give them an opportunity to share how they envision their future. It is
intended to be more than a career day. Each year, workplaces and adults
around the country recognize its benefits and participate in the program to
support our nation’s daughters and sons.
Aside from working side by side with their parents,
students will attend a Breakfast with the Mayor, along with tours at City
Hall, Council Chamber, the Police and Fire Departments.
Calling All Vendors
It’s an “open call” to all food, beverage and retail
vendors for the City’s annual Fountainworks Festival 2008 on July 3rd,
7-11pm in Town Square.
Fountainworks Festival 2008 will feature the Las
Vegas-style group SPLASH! featured performers for the Grammy and Academy
Award after-parties.
Interested vendors and businesses can contact Lynn
Mallotto, Special Events Coordinator for the City of Cathedral City at
770-0346.
A Friendly Reminder
As the hot summer months approach, take advantage of the
free, covered, and convenient parking in the Parking Structure located next
to Civic Center. Civic Center, Imax and Pickford Theatres, as well as the
Pickford Promenade Retail Center are a short walk away –and, yes, it is a
shorter distance than the River or the Westfield Town Center.
Keep your car cool and comfortable during the summer
months and park in the parking structure. With rising gas prices you can
save fuel energy in cooling your car!
