Gabriel Hart is a journalist and author from Morongo Valley, CA.

MV Fire Chief hours reduced to part-time for next 14 weeks

The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors held a special meeting last night in Covington Parkā€™s Mesquite Room. Since the districtā€™s stretched thin budget has initiated a spending freeze, the Board called this special meeting to set a compromised schedule for Fire Chief James Brakebill. As it stands, Brakebill has already taken a voluntary 50% salary cut since the Fire Chief and General Manager duties were split earlier this year; to ease the districtā€™s budget and to…

MVCSD to hold special meeting tonight at Covington Park

The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors will be holding a special meeting tonight in Covington Parkā€™s multipurpose room at 6 PM. For the meetingā€™s agenda, Board members will review, discuss, and approve a set schedule for Fire Chief Brakebill to avoid going over budget for this fiscal year. The Board recently decided to instate a spending freeze to avoid overspending on items that arenā€™t on the Boardā€™s oversight during regular operations. With the districtā€™s…

CMC strengthening public safety education with programs and scholarships

Last Tuesday at Copper Mountain College, educators from Fire Technology and Criminal Justice, EMT students, and CMC faculty hosted the President's Circle BBQ, a complimentary dinner open to the public to discuss how CMC is strengthening public safety and to raise awareness on scholarship fundraising for students pursuing public safety careers. Predating the college itself, The Presidentā€™s Circle is a continuum of the group who established CMC, and currently includes CMC Foundation…

Easter Egg Hunt in Morongo Valley this Saturday (3/23)

The Morongo Valley Youth Softball League will be holding an Easter Egg Hunt at the Morongo Valley softball field at 11 AM this Saturday. Hard Boiled reporter Gabriel Hart puts all the facts in one basket for this festive community event. The MVYSL 2024 Easter Egg Hunt will be hiding 4000 eggs in the softball field complete with prizes to win from the actual Easter Bunny. Donā€™t forget your baskets! Youth and adult softball signups will be available for the upcoming season from April 27th to…

MVCSD votes to oppose Initiative 1935 and approves temporary spending freeze

The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors held their regular 6 PM meeting last night at Covington Parkā€™s multipurpose room. The meeting began with Smith Marion and Coā€™s audit presentation, followed by the MVCSD Organizational Chart update, both of which the Board approved 4/0. While a ā€œrounding-upā€ donation program for patrons of local businesses to donate to the CSD was on the agenda, Vice President Lynn Watt stated that by law only non-profits could utilize such a…

Morongo Valley Trails End Transfer Station dump approved for self-haul green waste

There is good news for Morongo Valley residents left in the dark by the confusing roll out of the green waste bin program with Trails End Transfer Station dump now approved to accept and process self-haul loads of organic green waste. Based on feedback from Morongo Valley community members, the San Bernardino Solid Waste Management Division has sent notices to all Morongo Valley residents stating that, effective immediately, the Trails End Transfer Station dump will be a San Bernardino County…

MVCSD to discuss new ā€˜Round-Upā€™ district donation program at tonightā€™s meeting

The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors will be holding their regular 6 PM meeting tonight (Wednesday) in Covington Parkā€™s multipurpose room. For the meetingā€™s agenda, continued business includes further consideration into the T-Mobile Hometown Grant Project. The corporation is investing $25 million into 500 rural American towns, and the MVCSD has been researching steps to apply for the opportunity. Directors will also continue discussing the potential Morongo Valley…

Twentynine Palms Junior High School redesignated as a “School to Watch”

Twentynine Palms Junior High has been redesignated as a School to Watch by the California League of Schools. The designation as a California Schools to Watch signifies that TPJHS has demonstrated outstanding success in providing a challenging and supportive learning environment for its students. To earn this designation, schools must complete an extensive application and host a site visit by middle grades experts. TPJHS originally received this designation in 2020 and has now been…

MUSD increases substitute teacher pay rate, changes course with last monthā€™s layoff resolution

The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees held their regular 6 PM meeting last night at Joshua Tree Elementary. Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services Amy Woods started the meeting by recognizing Twentynine Palms High School Senior Joshua Corrado who recently passed the ACT with the highest possible score of 36, an achievement only reached by about 1% of the students who take the test nationally. 29 Palms High School senior Joshua Corrado recognized for his high ACT…

MUSD Board of Trustees to approve substitute teacher wage increase at tonightā€™s meeting

The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold their regular 6 PM meeting tonight at Joshua Tree Elementary. For the meetingā€™s agenda, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services Amy Woods will start by recognizing Twenty-Nine Palms High School student Joshua Corrado, who earned the highest possible ACT score of 36. Director of Ed Tech, Data & Assessment Celeste Wahlberg and Director of Information Technology Troy Slayden will present the Technology Plan.…