Desert Sentinel (Newspaper) - February 1, 1979, Desert Hot Springs, California II Special Day Section inside Today Spring What You Thought Was Only Powdered Moisture Apparently an overly en employee of the Great Gardner in the Sky got a little carried away Tuesday with his can of powdered water and ac Jet Desert Hot Springs and adjoining in the suburb of Palm have between one and five inches of it mixed with a little therapeutic as the photo of Bud president of the Desert Hot Springs Chamber of Com It never snows in DHS Some years the chamber of commerce got together with the Great Gardner and Desert Hot Springs city of and wind and rain were officially Only occasional therapeutic moisture is allowed to freshen up the desert flora and and to provide watering places for all of Mother Natures animal Therapeutic breezes are allowed to keep the air fresh and wonder ful to live and play The white which for purposes of this story will be called began falling about 7 Wednesday morning in parts of Desert Hot Within an hour it had spread from the north and west to Painted North Palm Sky Mission Lakes and even into Desert Hot Springs larger Palm where perhaps up to two inches of tne white stuff stayed for short periods of time on the Portions of Desert Hot Springs received an unofficial of based on telephone calls to and observations of your Desert Sentinel The Desert Sentinel office received about an had two to three North Palm Springs about an Painted Hills a couple of Palm Springs Unified School District dismissed classes before noon Wednesday because of the storm conditions and having 40 Continued On Pago Ai SNOW Desert Hoi Springs chamber of commerce president and chairman of Canadian Day swears it in Desert Hot He even went so far as to try and park tennants that it wasnt what they thought they saw on the ground and in the air Wednesday by placing this sign on the But he failed to convince very many people Desert Sentinel photo by Doug Huff Cuesta Band Highlighting Celebration Honoring Canadians Cuesta and of tho Lawrence Day Picnic at Wardman Welk is not Everything is all set for the largest Day Picnic ever to be staged in Desert Hot Springs or for that in the United The event comes off from 11 to and features top name entertainment at Wardman including the Henry Cuesta Band from the Lawrence Welk syndicated television All the details of this special event are included in a special 20 tabloid issue inserted with your Desert Sentinel Ex tra copies have been printed for distribution Sunday at the This is the official Joining who is ranked as one of the worlds formost clarinet players and a resident of will be singers Jimmy Roberts and plus musicians Mickey Frank Neil Joe Rizzo and Paul Hum All are regulars with the Lawrence Welk Show and many travel with Cuesta through the United Canada and other countries during the summer when not performing for the television show or other official Welk Alternating with Cuesta will be the Sweet a Coachella group of women barbershop harmony This will be their first appearance on a Canadian Day Lots of action and excitement be staged by the Bravados Western Gun Club from Pioneertown who are bringing their own western town with There will be hangings and even weddings performed by this af of the old Bob the famous Red Baron of Coachella Valley radio station will again be His remarks about the rainy weather that nearly messed up last years celebration kept the persons in attendance in gales of The travelling jail will be roaming the streets the next couple of days and most especially Sunday to arrest and jail all per sons not having the special Canadian Day souvenir The badges finance the tremendous cost of this under taking which is being sponsored as always by your Desert Hot Springs Chamber of The chamber will be srving hot dogs and sloppy The cham ber will also have soft beer and coffee All pur chases will be by tickets from booths or tables set up in con veniant locations around the The badges will be by cash and are being sold by merchants throughout town this Be sure to buy Artists of the Desert will have paintings and crafts exhibits set up in the community center The recreation depar will have a Softball Numerous clubs and organizations will have booths and tables set up around the Parking in the Wardman Park lot will be by permit A shut service will operate at 10 minute intervals through 4 from various parking lots throughout the See the souvenir tabloid for You are encouraged to take ad vantage of the DHS Showing Remarkable Interest In COD An Interview With COD President By KELLY SHUGART Desert Springs is showing a remarkable interest in College of The Desert A good number of local residents attend as part and full time Desert Sentinel talked with the college president concerning current activities following financial cut With the reduction in income and the state providing most of the colleges cut down on our was the reaction this week of Fern president of the Stout has seen more prosperous having served as president for more than six starting in He has been with the college as a member of the staff since He explained the college is changing as a result of 13 but This is not a With the reduction in income and the state providing most of the colleges we have lost most of our opportunities to realize our plans for We have to cut The governor told all agencies to 10 per cent from the income they received last One cut would be Another would be to spread the income around and anticipate reduction in salaries as well as absorb all the attrition possible plus a reduction in This affects our entire area from Twentynine Palms to North Salton One way or the operation of the college must be trimmed not only trimmed but cut very Stout He pointed to the section of the This part of the district is a smaller operation within the whole district but it will have to suffer of We are all going to suffer as of this he said aa ho did not know whether there would be a dislocation or of some The college ia primarily our leading so when we have less income we have less less we cant talk about anything other than a reduction in program when the state talks about a reduction in he He explained the State of California docs not charge tuition in public institutions and this is the only state that does not College Funding Stout drew a comparison with state colleges and universities by telling that at state colleges and universities there is a fee paid by At for the courses under community we charge tuition but that SB only for types of he We know the college receives its finances from the state but what federal funds Does COD receive that too Stout pointed out that the college does receive a small perhaps four or five per This may not be the noise the president is making reflects on this as a real I we would get our federal allotment cut much because It is from an occupational kind of Continued On A4
