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May 18, 2016 Vol. 9 No. 40
The Oliphant’s Star Jan and Richard Oliphant surrounded by Family and Friends Photo by Pat Krause
Story and Photos by Pat Krause The Palm Springs Walk Of Stars honored Jan and Richard Oliphant with the 395th Star on 100 S. Palm Canyon Drive. The Star Dedication was held on May 6th, and the star was placed in front of the front door of the Weldwood Murray Memorial
Library. There were over 100 people attending, and a lot of those were star recipients themselves. CEO Bob Alexander named all those Previous Star honorees for all to acknowledge. Richard and Jan Oliphant are notable Humanitarians, Community Developers,
Philanthropists and Major leaders in educations. They have served this community for over five decades. Richard has a long resume of leadership, has served as Mayor of Indian Wells, City Councilman, and Vice Mayor, and was on the Planning Commission.
By Desert Star Staff Palm Springs, CA– 60 Seconds to Impact was born from the idea that everyone has a voice, and it’s time for massive change in this election year. This unique film competition collaboration between the Palm Springs International ShortFest and the University of California, Riverside – celebrates the fact that everyone has a voice in our democracy, and together we can affect history. We’re asking people from around the world to create a short, non-partisan film of 60 seconds or less, explaining why they vote. Films can be live action, documentary,
animation, interviews – anything goes, as long as it’s original work. Upload the film and inspire others to get registered to vote. Cash prizes will be awarded to the finalists, who will be announced during the 2016 Palm Springs International ShortFest, held in Palm Springs June 21-27. But the real payoff is motivating young people and first-time voters to play a role in the November 2016 U.S. election. To submit a video or find out more, visit www.60secondstoimpact. com, and spread the news on social media with #whyivote and #60secondimpact. Throughout the month-long
campaign, the public is encouraged to view videos and vote for their favorites at www.60secondstoimpact. com. Additional partners include Rock the Vote, the largest non-profit and nonpartisan organization in the United States to engage the political power of young people; The Casting Society of America, partnering with us to reach out to its 600plus worldwide membership to ask its members, actors and filmmakers to create videos and lend a voice to the campaign; and Pocial, a new social polling company
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He has an extensive career as an entrepreneur and business leader. He and Jan are big supporters of education in our Valley. Speaker and Dean of Cal State University San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus said that they were like Bookends that
compliment each other. The Oliphant’s were a big part of the building of the Cal State Campus in the Coachella Valley Raising millions of dollars to build it. Richard is well known as a developer of golf courses, Continues on Page 2