The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors will be holding a special meeting tonight in Covington Park’s multipurpose room. The Board will be meeting in closed session in conference with a labor negotiator. The district’s legal representative will be present, along with Fire Chief James Brakebill. Z1077 will be standing by for any reportable action.
Joshua Tree National Park management and Groundwork Arts announce a new exhibition of artworks by elementary students from MUSD, entitled Quirky Characters: Illustrated Patches, at The Black Rock Art Gallery in Yucca Valley, opening reception this Friday. Groundwork Arts brings professional practicing artists into local community schools to provide innovative educational opportunities to students, teachers, and families. The exhibit Quirky Character: Illustrated Patches will feature 810 hand…
Last night, the Morongo Valley Community Services District held their regular 6 PM meeting in Covington Park’s multipurpose room. On the action item of Preliminary Budget Options, the Board discussed the looming SB525, which has yet to be decided whether it will raise salaries of the Morongo Valley Firefighters June 1st. Vice President Lynn Watts reported the Labor Commission isn’t currently prioritizing the law and that even Governor Newsom has “taken a step back” as to when the law will take…
This Friday, April 19th starting at noon, Joshua Tree’s Beatnik Lounge will be hosting a Book Fair, for writers, readers, and listeners alike. Starting at 12PM, local writers will be displaying their books for a meet and greet. At 2 PM there will be a writing workshop, open to all writers to read their work and receive feedback from the group. Followed by an open poetry and short story reading at 4 PM, then finally, there will be a happy hour accompanied with live entertainment. For more…
Last night, the Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees held their regular 6PM meeting at Joshua Tree Elementary, following a special MUSD/CMC joint meeting at 4 PM. Greenleaf Scholarship recipient S.E. Davis, Photo by Gabriel Hart S.E. Davis is recipient of CMC’s 2024 Greenleaf Scholarship, recognized at the CMC/MUSD joint meeting. The Greenleaf Scholarship is a full-ride scholarship that covers tuition, fees, and living expenses for students during their two years at…
The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors will be holding their regular 6 PM meeting tonight in Covington Park’s multipurpose room, as well as a special meeting this Sunday for a budget workshop. Addressing ongoing budget issues, the board will discuss preliminary budget options, including a payroll deduction plan for the district staff and how to proceed with two unauthorized invoices coming in after the district’s spending freeze. The Board will discuss and review…
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold their regular 6 PM meeting tonight at Joshua Tree Elementary, after their special joint meeting with Copper Mountain College at 4 PM. For the special joint meeting, also held at JT Elementary, the 2024 CMC Greenleaf Scholarship recipient will be recognized, followed by updates on early college and dual enrollment, as well as a CMC Counseling update. For the regular 6 PM meeting, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services Amy…
The Beatnik Lounge presents My Dead Girlfriend’s Art 2: Save Me from the Thrift Shop group art show at 5 PM. By popular demand, My Dead Girlfriend’s Art returns, featuring Barbara Austin’s posthumous work and other extremely talented local and invited artists, sharing their passions as a tribute to Austin, who, upon her death, pleaded to assure her work didn’t end up in the thrift shop. Hey There Projects presents Void Solutions, with silkscreens by …
Meyer Stump Productions is presenting a multimedia event on Wednesday at Copper Mountain College’s Bell Center, including a documentary screening and art exhibition, focusing on four Morongo Basin veterans and active-duty military as its subjects. The documentary “Sheepdogs,” directed by Brian Knappmiller, tells the story of these four Morongo Basin veteran’s injury and healing through tales of pain, triumph, and resilience. The film was shot entirely in the Morongo Basin and includes music from…
The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors will be holding a special meeting tonight in Covington Park’s multipurpose room. The Board will be meeting in closed session to discuss the General Manager position of the CSD. The Board has recently attempted hiring a new General Manager, yet the search continues. In the meantime, the CSD’s Administrative Manager Brittany Chavez is holding the position as interim GM until the Board finds the perfect fit.
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