Where We’ve Been. . . Where We’re Going! PRESIDENT’S CORNER by Michael O’Keefe abot‘s Museum Foundation has achieved much during the past two years. We have become famous for our Annual BBQ Bash. However, there are some other things we have done, including: opened Cabot‘s Trading Post & Gallery opened the L.W. Coffee Gallery opened the Desert Hot Springs Visitors‘ Center opened Portia‘s Quarters started publication and distribution of our own professional-quality newsletter
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discovered, inventoried, and protected priceless artifacts discovered much previously forgotten history of the Coachella Valley, local and national Native Americans, and various other peoples and places touched by Cabot Yerxa. applied to the National Registry for recognition as a historical monument preserved and protected Cabot‘s original art rededicated Peter Toth‘s 30-yearold totem Waokiye rededicated Cabot‘s Kachinas as the city‘s first Art in Public Places project worked with DHS High School and
Groundwater Guardians for Eagle‘s Nest Bench (to be unveiled in November 2009) worked with City of DHS and PSUSD to name Cabot Yerxa Elementary School (opening fall 2009)
In addition, we developed working relationships with: Agua Caliente Tribe Agua Caliente Cultural Museum The Living Desert Palm Springs Art Museum Palm Springs Art Museum Western Art Council The Community Foundation The Berger Foundation Coachella Valley Emergency Preparedness Network (Continued on Page 3)
3rd Annual Cabot’s Birthday BBQ Bash a Huge Success!
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he 3rd Annual Cabot’s Birthday volunteer and contributor. BBQ Bash was a more fabulous The celebration was held under a affair than its two predecessors. It was tent with open ceiling to view the stars and gorgeous moon. A six-foot high ice carving—a large magnificent replica of our Waiokye sculpture— greeted guests in the courtyard. A sit-down dinner for nearly 500 included City Council, County and State Officials, Council members of sister cities, Members of Indian Council, and dignitaries from throughout the valley. The food was provided by Papa‘s indeed a fitting way to celebrate the Smokehouse BBQ. Onstage entertainfantastic success of the museum and ment by Tom Hiatt and the Sundown Trading Post & Gallery, as well as to Riders, followed by the highlight of the honor our Special Guests, Richard evening, vocalist Donna Theodore, Milanovich, Chairman of the Aqua was accompanied by pre-dinner Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and entertainment scattered throughout the Gordon Gribble, our dedicated facility and included flutist Carlos
Reynosa, guitarist Tom Boyer, and rope artist Tomas Garcilazo. The evening was one of high celebration. And in raising nearly
$30,000 for the museum, the 3rd Annual Cabot’s Birthday BBQ Bash put a very large exclamation point to the statement of three years ago that ―we can do this.‖
See page 4 for additional photos of the 3rd Annual Cabot’s Birthday BBQ Bash