South Kern Sol The Know Fresno[Translate] FATIMA RAMIREZ/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — As I sit on a park bench, enjoying the appetizing food and appreciating the company of my classmates, I realize how much I have grown to appreciate every single one of them. My classmates and I are taking part in a celebratory event [...]
[Translate] Editor’s Note: This commentary was submitted by Josh Bunce, a member of the Vet Voice Foundation. JOSH BUNCE/Vet Voice Foundation I am proud to be a veteran of the U.S. Army. I served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006 and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2008. I’m home in California now, studying mathematics and philosophy at the [...]
[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA – The chefs carefully placed a souvlaki pita and a southwest chicken sandwich in front of the three judges, next to their scorecards. But this is no ordinary cooking competition. This is a [...]
[Translate] ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — Like a lot of other families living in the Eastern Coachella Valley, when one of our family members fell sick, it meant driving about a hundred miles across the border into Mexico, to the City of Mexicali, to get taken [...]
[Translate] Ed. Note: In 2011, California’s legislature passed AB 790, a statewide initiative aimed at addressing the growing number of high school graduates unprepared or under-prepared for either college or a career. Studies document that up to 70 percent of high school seniors fall into one [...]
[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES, JR/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — Javier Avila and Calani Raceles are two young men with mental challenges doing the unimaginable — playing baseball. “At first, my son didn’t even want to show up. He couldn’t catch a ball, let alone hold a bat. [...]
[Translate] THERMAL – Elementary school students from throughout Coachella Valley Unified School District will participate in the annual Red Hot Ballroom Dance Competition this Saturday, April 27, at Desert Mirage High School’s Gymnasium. The competition begins at 9 a.m., with awards being distributed at 11:30 a.m. The students, part of the after [...]
[Translate] NORTH SHORE — Inland Congregations United for Change (ICUC) will hold a community meeting to celebrate ICUC leaders’ efforts to improve access to public transportation to North Shore and to share the commitment to making this project successful over two years. The forum will take [...]
[Translate] IVAN DELGADO/Coachella Unincorporated OASIS – Thirteen-year-old Diego Martinez runs around the grassy field, throwing water balloons at the kids from his neighborhood — an activity new for this former Duroville resident. Diego is among the many children who recently relocated to Mountain View Estates, a new [...]
[Translate] MECCA — The California Nonprofit Technology Festival – a high-spirited, fully interactive statewide convening — is coming to the Eastern Coachella Valley. Also known as Coachella Tech Fest, this event will take place Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 [...]
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