Nov 11, 2007 | Desert Sun
Local briefs for Friday, Nov. 9, 2007
BERMUDA DUNES -- The Palm Desert Women's Club will host a luncheon meeting on Thursday, at Bermuda Dunes Country Club, 42-360 Adams St. via Desert Sun
Murph's continues tradition in Palm Desert
The widely known and time-worn motto of Murph's Gaslight is "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" Considering that the team at Murph's has been serving their pan-fried chicken to Coachella Valley residents for ... via Desert Sun
Drug Store Robber On-the-Loose
Deputies searched for an armed robber who held up a Walgreens store in an unincorporated area near Bermuda Dunes. via KESQ-TV Palm Desert
Armed Suspect Sought In Bermuda Dunes Robbery
BERMUDA DUNES, Calif. Authorities sought an armed robbery suspect who held up a Walgreens store in an unincorporated area near Bermuda Dunes. via KCBS-TV Los Angeles
Valley woman honored for child advocacy fight
“There are no programs out here to really put an intense program together”
Every time a child is reported abducted, Mika Moulton of Bermuda Dunes 'relives the nightmare' of the abduction and brutal murder of her 10-year-old son Christopher in 1995 by a repeat offender in Illinois. via Desert Sun
Bermuda Dunes woman will be honored by 'People' magazine in Beverly Hills
Mika Moulton, 46, of Bermuda Dunes, will receive one of the five Heroes Among Us Awards given by People magazine this year. via Desert Sun
Bermuda Dunes' road improvements crawl along
“We're doing everything we can to expedite that”
It's easy to complain about slow responses to street problems, but that would be an improvement for some folks in Bermuda Dunes. via Desert Sun
100 artists drawn to park event
“We just have our really nice following, and they treat us very nice there”
Art comes in may shapes, sizes and mediums, and this weekend there will be a one-stop shop for everything drawn, sculpted or performed. via Desert Sun
New venture blossoms from family business
“But here, the gardeners don't like their clients buying directly from the same growers. It's understandable, it's not fair to them.”
At 17, Brenda Rosales Rincon wanted to discover the world outside the Coachella Valley and her parents' landscaping and bedding plant businesses in Thermal. via Desert Sun
New Information in Deadly Plane Crash
CBS 2 has new information in a deadly plane crash at the Bermuda Dunes Airport. 52-year-old Timothy Cleary of Palm Desert, a longtime pilot and flight instructor at Twin Palms Aviation in Bermuda Dunes died at ... via CBS 2
One killed, one injured in plane crash at Bermuda Dunes airport
A Sun City - Palm Desert man died Sunday in a plane crash while instructing a student pilot at the Indio airport on Avenue 42. via Desert Sun
Boot camp helps lower cholesterol, woman says
“He couldn't understand what was going on, and I told him and he started to cry.”
Marguerite Kalchert battled high cholesterol and blood pressure for 20 years before Desert Adventure Boot Camp changed her life, she said. via Desert Sun
Limbo in the valley: What's ahead for Bermuda Dunes?
“We're a neighborhood family restaurant”
It's a rural community of ranch homes, a world-famous country club, garden nurseries and a private airport - all surrounded by three fast-growing cities. via Desert Sun
Two people suffer head injuries in morning traffic accident
Two people were injured in a 7:50 a.m. traffic collision near the corner of Washinton St. via Desert Sun
“It sounded like a really big earthquake”
A car crashed into a Bermuda Dunes nail salon and damaged a neighboring insurance office Friday morning. via Desert Sun
A car ended up inside a nail salon in Bermuda Dunes today. No one was hurt but the damage was extensive. via KMIR 6
Mission to feed Laos children helps keep LQ woman fulfilled
“I can't handle this by myself and I will be adding more members.”
Mary Meyer was serving pan fried chicken to families at Murph's Gaslight in Bermuda Dunes when she decided she wanted to do more with her life. via Desert Sun
“As leaders of this great state it is our responsibility to do everything we can to make sure our citizens are safe”
Governor Schwarzenegger has signed legislation to crackdown on convicted drunk drivers and to prevent minors from getting alcohol. via KCBS
Winds kicking up dust at usual points, exercise caution
With wind gusts up to 32 mph today, things are dusty and visibility is tough at certain points across the valley. via Desert Sun
News for Inland Southern California
“There is so much stress and pressure. It's all you can think about when you are involved.”
Raises given for death penalty attorneys Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco has created a new pay level for prosecutors who handle death penalty cases. via The Press-Enterprise