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A very special “Thank You” to Imperial County for providing low-cost dog vaccinations and licenses. Last weekend dozens of West Shores’ pooches received their annual shots and dog tags. As usual, two locations were available, one in Desert Shores and one in Salton City. The proce... — Updated 1/19/2016

I don’t know about you but, as I age (sometimes not so gracefully, either!) I admit to a greater reliance of all sorts of reminders: strings on my fingers, little Post-It notes in carefully color-coordinated arrays, bigger signs with large arrows pointing dutifully toward the thin... — Updated 1/19/2016

Is the truth true and is free will really free? Well, maybe…or just maybe we should agree on what “free will” really is. Once we’ve reached concensus, perhaps we should agree on exactly what “truth” we’re discussing here. For me, free will is that deniably miraculous gi... — Updated 1/5/2016

May I Have a Word… or two or three? I love words. Now, I know we’re not supposed to love things, only people, but words are different sorts of things. They have moods and quirkiness and can be deliberate, joyful, stingy or gross … words often can and do take on the perso... — Updated 12/22/2015

Hats off . . . a hero’s passing by. Truth be told, many heroes passed by Thursday evening, 12/03/15, at the West Shores V.F.W. Yep. For the fifth consecutive year, West Shores’ veterans were celebrated in a fun-filled way: The Annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner, which is co-... — Updated 12/12/2015

Announcing … the West Shores Parks Association. Formed as an adjunct committee to the Salton Community Services Board, the West Shores Parks Association is ready to roll. In an organizational meeting held on Wednesday, September 30, the small group of community members and p... — Updated 10/7/2015

Friends-in-Sight, the statewide Lions vision initiative, will be holding a free vision screening, Saturday, September 12, 2015, at Desert Mirage High School, 86-150 Avenue 66 in Thermal. The vision screening will start at about 8:00 a.m. and finish at about 3:30 p.m. Members of... — Updated 9/24/2015

July 16 a number of West Shores’ residents joined folks from all over the Coachella Valley in a meeting to discuss homeless children in our area. Yes, there are homeless children, right here at the Salton Sea. The meeting was convened by Lothar Vasholz whose daughter and g... — Updated 8/27/2015

Yep, it’s true – the Lions are at it again, helping the community. Working closely with the leadership of West Shores High School, the West Shores Lions Club has secured walking privileges for community members at the high school’s wonderful new walking path. The four-foot wide,... — Updated 8/7/2015

In the interest of maybe helping one person find a path, I am listing the accepted signs of suicidal behavior – there are others — and, although 75 percent of suicidal people exhibit one or more of these signs, some suicidal folks never exhibit one, single outward sign. I am ask... — Updated 8/6/2015

There is no easy way to broach this subject but broach it I must: in the past two weeks the West Shores has lost two young people to suicide. It is the third leading cause of death in the United States of people aged 15-24. While I have no first-hand knowledge of the facts... — Updated 8/6/2015

There are steps to take to be better prepared for an earthquake. The following quick reminders from http://earthquakecountry.org/sevensteps – will help the community to be ready – it is sponsored by the Earthquake Country Alliance. In depth tips are available in English and Spanis... — Updated 6/11/2015