Sheldon Gary Adelson (born August 4, 1933) is an American casino and hotel magnate. Adelson is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corp., the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center.
Newt Gingrich’s struggling campaign is about to get a big boost from a billionaire casino mogul.
Sheldon Adelson plans to give $10 million to Winning Our Future, a super PAC supporting Gingrich, CBS News and CNN reported Friday. The new gift is on top of $11 million Adelson and his family have already given the group.
The cash infusion will allow the super PAC to be more competitive in the advertising arena before the March 6 Super Tuesday contests, which Gingrich hopes will revive his sagging campaign.
While Adelson is a Gingrich supporter, CNN quoted sources as saying the deep-pocketed donor wants to ensure that Rick Santorum does not capture the Republican nomination.
“Adelson is certainly giving Gingrich one more chance. But given Gingrich’s poll numbers, Adelson’s cash infusion is more about knocking Santorum from the top of the polls than it is about boosting Gingrich’s chances,” Republican strategist Ford O’Connell told CNN. “While Adelson supports Gingrich, he is concerned that Santorum could win the nomination over [Mitt] Romney.”
On Monday, February 13, 2012, Deputies from the Big Bear Station located the stolen 2008 Subaru Impreza parked at a residence in 39000 block of Willow Landing in Big Bear Lake.
Detectives from the Twin Peaks Station responded to assist and contacted Johnson at the residence. Johnson was arrested without incident, transported and booked into the Central Detention Center on an arrest warrant. She is currently being held on $500,000 bail.
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On Friday, February 10, 2012, at about 12:00 noon, Deputies from the Twin Peaks Station responded to the area of Hook creek Road and Hwy 173 following the report of a stabbing.
Upon arrival, Deputies were advised that the victim was attempting to repossess the suspect’s vehicle that had been reported stolen. The suspect had bought the vehicle using fraudulant information and the victim was working as a repossession agent for the dealer. The suspect refused to let the victim take the vehicle. During the confrontation, the suspect retrieved a knife from the vehicle. The suspect stabbed the victim several times in the back, wrist and arm. While attempting to flee the scene, the suspect rammed her vehicle into the victim’s vehicle several times and attempted to hit the victim as she fled.
The victim was stabbed a total of 5 times and was flown by helicopter to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he was treated for his injuries. An area check was conducted by reponding Deputies, Sheriff’s Aviation and the California Highway Patrol, but neither the suspect nor the vehicle were located. The suspect was identified by the victim and witnesses, and is currently still outstanding.
If anyone has information on the suspect’s wherabouts or the suspect’s vehicle location please contact the Twin Peaks Sheriff Station at (909) 336-0600. Caller’s wishing to remain anonymous may leave information on the We-tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com
Awakened Wisdom Experiences announces its 3rd Vision Quest retreat at Joshua Tree, Mojave Desert, Southern California, USA
Joshua Tree, CA, Patrick J. Ryan, an internationally renowned Vision Quest guide, executive coach, leadership trainer, and bestselling author, returns to the Joshua Tree Retreat Center on March 12-18, to guide Vision Questers on a very personal and unique journey where each person will be provided an opportunity to meet their deepest Self and achieve a greater sense of connection.
Ryan says, “2012 is a time where we are being called to step out of the busyness and come back to the journey, to meet our soul, the adventure, and to become quiet and to listen. It is that calling that beckons, even demands, that we respond, that we fully experience life and its meaning and purpose”. Ryan adds, “ For those who answer the call – this Event will take you into a very personal process. This journey is yours. We will give you the opportunity”.
For those looking for a more far-away adventure, Ryan’s Vision Quest Journey experience will be offered for the first time on the beautiful and magical land of the Lycian Way in Turkey in June 2012.
For more information or to register to attend the Joshua Tree or Turkey Vision Quest Retreat, visit www.AwakenedWisdom.com or contact Ginny Joyce at 415 413 0010.
On February 24, the Desert Classic Film Society presents the 1950 Film Noir THE SECOND WOMAN.
This moody thriller stars Robert Young living in a Frank Lloyd Wright inspired house on a cliff over looking the ocean. Unexplainable events both major and minor occur as he sinks deeper into a mysterious vortex. This is a seldom seen Film Noir which keeps you guessing throughout the movie.
Introduction by a film historian before the film. A vintage film print will be screened.
Rare vintage film prints will be shown on the big screen. The audience will be invited to ask questions after the program, which will last approximately 2 hours.
THE SECOND WOMAN will be presented one-night-only on Friday, February 24, at 7 pm at The Bijou Cinema. The Bijou Cinema is located at 57482 Onaga Trail in Yucca Valley. Admission is $5 per person.
For information and to join the society go to the website www.meetup.com/DESERT-CLASSIC-FILM-SOCIETY Seating is limited. Reservations are recommended and can be made on the website. There is no charge to become a member.
For other information contact Christopher Perry at 760-365-0475.
The 5TH Annual Share the Love Charity Event to Help Grant 25 Wishes for Local Kids
“I wish to go to Wonderland with Alice.” Robin , age 10 Alaska & Washington Chapter
PALM DESERT, Calif. (Feb. 17, 2012)—Matthew, a 7-year-old boy from Palm Desert, is battling Leukemia. Matthew has a simple wish; to have a room makeover. This President’s Day Weekend, a very special event will take place to help grant wishes like Matthew’s. This year’s fundraising goal is 25 wishes – or $200,000. The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation gifted $20,000 towards this goal.
Over the past four years, more than 40 wishes have been granted to children living in the Coachella Valley region, an outstanding number directly related to the generous spirit of Arlynn and Paul Feldman, co-founders of the Share the Love Charity Event. The 5th Annual Share the Love Charity Event, presented by Caddyshack and benefiting the local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, will take place Feb. 19 and 20.
On Sunday morning, Feb. 19, a doubles tennis tournament will be played at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. At the La Quinta Resort and Club at 5:30 p.m. there will be a sit-down dinner, entertainment and live and silent auctions. At this dinner one “Wish Kid” will perform for the guests and another will give a speech about how the experience changed her life. Mr.Larry Ellison will open his private estate and golf course, Porcupine Creek, to host the Share the Love Charity Golf Tournament, on Monday, Feb. 20.All money raised will be used exclusively to grant wishes for children in the Coachella Valley region.
Somewhere in the world, every hour of every day, a child’s wish comes true thanks to the generosity of individuals and communities who support Make-A-Wish Foundation® through fundraising efforts.To learn more about the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Inland Empire, please visit www.wishocie.org.
Event Details
On Sunday morning, Feb. 19, there will be a Doubles Tennis Tournament at Indian Wells Tennis Garden, home of the BNP Paribas Open. This one-day tournament is a fixed partner format with divisions for men, women and mixed partners. Check-in time is 9:45 a.m. and the tournament begins at 10:30 a.m. Registration is open now and costs $60 per person and includes a box lunch, beverage and swag bag. Awards will be given to each division winner.
Sunday, Feb. 19, the Evening Event takes place at the La Quinta Resort and Club. Guests will enjoy a cocktail hour from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres and a hosted vodka bar provided by Firestarter Vodka and Madison Marketing. A silent auction with more than 100 items to bid on will also be taking place during this time. From there, guests will move into the Flores Ballroom to savor a 3-course dinner with wine, entertainment and a live auction. Two “Wish Kids” will make appearances and share their stories with the attendees. There will also be an opportunity drawing and a chance to win a stunning piece of jewelry designed by Black, Starr & Frost, America’s first jeweler. Tickets for the evening event are $100 per person.
The annual Share the LoveGolf Tournament will be held on Monday, Feb. 20, at Porcupine Creek, the private estate and golf course of Mr. Larry Ellison. Players are encouraged to register as a foursome of men, women or mixed groups. Check-in time is 9 a.m. and start time is 10 a.m. The registration fee is $950 and includes a box lunch, beverage, swag bag and 2 tickets to the evening event at the La Quinta Resort and Club. Players will have a chance to win a car with a hole-in-one contest and participate in golf challenges for great prizes.
In 2008, Coyote StageWorks co-founder and Artistic Director, Chuck Yates caught a performance of “Boeing-Boeing” on Broadway, which went on to win the Tony for Best Revival of a Play that year. The sex romp originally written in 1960 by French writer Marc Camoletti, tickled Yates’ funny-bone so much that he made copious notes and filed the comedy-farce in his back pocket as a future candidate for his own fledgling theatre that he and co-founders Alan Denny, David Engle, and Larry Raben were planning to open in Palm Springs, California.
Three years later, and several Desert Theatre League (DTL) wins and honors under their belts, the professional group of Equity performers brings “Boeing-Boeing”, the classic comedy-farce to the stage of the Annenberg Theatre, for a “five performance only” run, beginning February 16th.
Starring in the English translation version by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans, and directed by James Gruessing are: David Engle as Bernard, an American lothario living and working in Paris, Larry Raben as Robert, his old school buddy who unexpectedly drops in to visit, Tracy Lore as Bertha, Bernard’s trusty and crusty housekeeper, and the sexy girls of the ‘Swingin’ 60’s – all airline flight attendants with international carriers: Evie Hutton as Gloria, a Texas cutie, complete with twang and all, who flies for TWA, Suzanne-Elyse Choplin as the sultry Gabriella, who flies for Al Italia, and Elaine Hayhurst as Gretchen, the oh-so-loving Lufthansa flight attendant with a penchant for frankfurters, sauerkraut, and Bernard, but not necessarily in that order.
The comedy revolves around the love-life of Bernard (a smooth debonair Engle) who juggles his affairs with three airline hostesses, keeping each unaware of the other (with the help and patience of his housekeeper Bertha (Lore)), until his old school buddy Robert (a wonderfully comic Raben), unexpectedly drops by to visit and stay with him for awhile.
Robert is intrigued by his friend’s ability to keep everything in order when it comes to romancing three different women at the same time. How does he do it? According to Bernard it’s merely a matter of timing. “It all boils down to juggling timetables and a reliable housekeeper who never forgets to change the photographs”. Well, it’s a little more involved than that, and when Boeing introduces its latest super fast version of its 707 model, those tight schedules all neatly worked out by Bernard and Bertha, become impossible, at times, to control…its time to let the fun begin.
I caught a dress rehearsal with Yates, and was treated to a frenetically paced and hilariously performed comedy that just zips along and should please even the most hardened anti-farce theatre patron. In short, it’s cotton candy for the eyes and ears. It’s a fun show and it’s full of sheer entertainment.
Yates mentions that the transition from the stage at the Norris Theatre in Palos Verdes in the Los Angeles area (where the same cast and set just finished a three week run, in association with the Norris theatre) to the stage of the Annenberg “has been a piece of cake thanks to the wonderfully dedicated technical crew at the Annenberg, headed by Stage Manager Chris Murry”. He adds, “The management and crew of the Annenberg has made us feel so welcome, and have been so helpful, I’m afraid to exhale until the run is over.”
Tickets sales have been brisk and seats are selling fast. Performances are given on Thursday, February 16th at 7:30 pm, Friday, February 17th, at 7:30 pm, Saturday, February 18th at 2 pm and again at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, February 19th at 2 pm. For reservations and ticket information call the box office at 760-325-4490 or go online to www.psmuseum.org .
