La Quinta Cove

WAKA: World Adult Kickball Association has joint the City of LQ to sponsor free pickup kickball games.  Next one is May 23 t six p.m. at the LQ Sports Complex at 78-900 Avenue 50 (where the schools are).  These are co-ed, so bring your sweetie.  There will be a season of play (games at 6 and 7 p.m. on Sundays) for ages 21 and up.  Lots of fun for  $65 per player.  Register by May 25 and get your tam shirt in time for the beginning of the season. Call Community Services for more info 777-7085.

J Lane Basketball Academy for kids grades 2-8 at Gerald Ford Boys and Girls Club at 50th and Park Avenue.  9-noon every Saturday April – July.  Grades 2-4 will be 9-10:30 and grades 5-8 from 10:30 – noon.  $45 per participant.  Call 949-610-3478 for more info, or email lanesports@hotmail.com.  Trainer will be former Harlem Globetrotter, John “Show Boat” Lane!

One of the highlights of last Saturday’s “Flying for her Country” presentation by author Amy Goodpaster Strebe, was the presence of a real WASP, Pearl Judd.  The sprightly Pearl was a member of the under-reported Women Airforce Service Pilots corps, and is one of only 300 living ladies from that brave unit.  Take a look:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlAKEy5yRtY

Our advocacy group is working with the City to restore the natural vegetation in the Preserve that has been destroyed by off-road vehicles, dumping, and meandering foot traffic.  The new footpath along the east side is an effort to keep pedestrian traffic from further damaging the fragile desert flora and fauna by tracking all through the Preserve.  We request that citizens refrain from creating their own pathways, including paths lined with rocks or delineated in any other way.  If you have suggestions for additional pathways, please contact Steve Howlett at 777-7090.  We can work together to enjoy our beautiful Preserve to its fullest, yet restore and maintain as much nature in the Preserve as we can.   THANKS!

P.S.  Of course, dog feces also infect and detract from the beauty of the Preserve.  Please remind your fellow-walkers to keep their dogs on a leash and clean up after them.  DOUBLE THANKS!

Amy Goodpaster Strebe shared her book with an audience at the LQ Museum on Saturday.  She discussed Jackie Cochran (founder of U.S. Women Airforce Service Pilots, aka “WASP) and Marina Raskova, the founder of the Russian women pilots who actually few combat missions.  U.S WASPs served in every capacity as male pilots, EXCEPT combat.  Both groups were denied recognition and benefits after the war.  Here’s a sampling:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSgClUjq6l4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77s-7qYN5g4

Register now for the May 22 trip to the Getty via bus.  Call 760-777-7090 or visit www.la-quinta.org.

Old Town movies begin on Friday at 8:00.  Bring the family and see “Disney Earth”. These will be the first Friday of every month through October 1.  Free to all, sponsored by Old Town, City of LQ and Time Warner Cable.

Register by May 14 for the great opportunity to visit the Getty Center and see the fabulous architecture and works of art in the Getty collection.;  A comfy bus ride and an exciting day, leaving at 7 a.m. and returning at 6 p.m., $34 each.  Contact Communiyt Services at 760-777-7090 or visit the City website.

Here’s what’s up:

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100502/NEWS01/5010380/1141/yourtown06/La-Quinta-ponders-pit-bull-restrictions

Last month, the Historical Society members made some interesting stops along the Salton Sea.  One of those was the volcanic mud pots.  Before it gets too hot, take Hwy 111 south past Niland, and turn right (west) on Schrimph Road.  Go a few miles, and the action will be up a road to your right (north).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le8pDatP44w

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoUTnTGArUw