Gabriel Hart

Second Annual Morongo Valley Halloween Extravaganza this weekend

October 12, 2023

Second Annual Morongo Valley Halloween Extravaganza this weekend

The Morongo Valley Youth Softball League will be holding their 2nd Annual Halloween Extravaganza from Friday, October 13th through Sunday October 15th at Covington Park With all proceeds going directly to the Morongo Valley Youth Softball League, this year’s Morongo Valley Halloween Extravaganza is this largest one yet, with fifty craft vendors, 23 local bands, food trucks (including the debut of Morongo Valley’s new pizza place "Just A Small Town Grill"), a petting zoo, pony rides,…

Former board of trustee clerk Robert Hamilton voted President of the Board at last night’s MUSD meeting

by Gabriel Hart

October 11, 2023

First MUSD Board of Trustees meeting of the 2023-24 school year tonight

Last night, the Morongo Valley Unified District Board of Trustees held their regular 6PM meeting at Joshua Tree Elementary. In the wake of former Board President Kathy Nelson’s resignation at last month’s meeting, MUSD Trustees voted Robert Hamilton in as the new President. Since Hamilton was the former Clerk of the Board, Trustees then voted in Kerri Condley as the new Clerk. This reorganization of the Board currently leaves a vacant seat. Attorney Todd Robins, from MUSD’s legal counsel,…

MUSD Board of Trustees to select new president at tonight’s meeting

by Gabriel Hart

October 10, 2023

The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold their regular 6PM meeting tonight at Joshua Tree Elementary. For the meeting’s agenda, there will be a reorganization of the Board which will include selecting a new President of the Board of Education since current President Kathy Nelson announced her resignation at last month’s meeting. In addition, there will be a selection for a new Clerk, and appointment of new Trustee timelines and procedures. President Nelson will be…

MVCSD discusses urgent repairs at tonight’s special meeting

by Gabriel Hart

October 10, 2023

Morongo Valley CSD Board Director declares resignation, once conditions are met

The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors announced yesterday afternoon that they will be holding a special meeting tonight at Covington Park’s multipurpose room. The Board will primarily be discussing urgent repairs to the CSD admin building, most from damage incurred from Tropical Storm Hilary. The Board will review, discuss, and hopefully accept bids for repairing the Fire Department’s external doors, the CSD roof, electrical connection damage and wireless signal…

2nd Annual Morongo Valley Dog Mayor election makes room for Goats

by Gabriel Hart

October 10, 2023

Meet ROXY, The New Dog Mayor of Morongo Valley

The race for the Morongo Valley Dog Mayor is under way for its second year in a row, the first time with the inclusion of goats in the election. Roxy, current Mayor of Morongo Valley Last year, when it was strictly canines for the inaugural race, local favorite shop dog Roxy at All American Gas became Morongo Valley’s first dog mayor. Donned in a red, white, and blue top hat and commemorative blue ribbon, Roxy was then sworn in by Fire Chief Brakebill followed by a round of applause by local…

Banned books event this Sunday (10/1) at Space Cowboy Books

by Gabriel Hart

September 27, 2023

Banned books event this Sunday (10/1) at Space Cowboy Books

Our local Desert Split Open reading series will hold their annual celebration for Banned Books Week from 5-7PM this Sunday (October 1st) at Joshua Tree’s Space Cowboy Books. While some may presume book banning to be an antiquated infringement from America’s past, The American Library’s Association Office for Intellectual Freedom documented 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data more than twenty years…

Giant Rock clean-up effort “largest one yet”

by Gabriel Hart

September 25, 2023

Giant Rock clean-up effort “largest one yet”

In continued honor of National Public Lands Day, Positional Projects held their 8th annual clean-up of Giant Rock, the popular historic rock formation in Landers last Saturday. In collaboration with Bighorn Desert View Water Agency, Blightsites, Desert Cleanse Project, Element Society, High Desert Keepers, The Landers Community Association, Mojave Desert Land Trust, and ReFuel Your Fun, Positional Projects founder Karyl “Kaz” Newman told Z1077 this year’s effort was the largest one yet. With…

Save the Date: MDLT’s Fall Native Plant Sale is coming

by Gabriel Hart

September 23, 2023

The Mojave Desert Land Trust Fall Plant Sale is coming Saturday (Oct 8)

The Mojave Desert Land Trust is encouraging community members to save the date for their seasonal native plant sale on Saturday, October 7th. Landscaping with native plants improves our surrounding habitat while supporting native biodiversity. In addition to their beauty, native plants are well-adapted to our local climate and soil, making them a low-maintenance way to enrich your outdoor spaces. For their upcoming native plant sale, the MDLT will be sharing their available inventory one week…

MVCSD passes preliminary budget for public review with only $104 under

by Gabriel Hart

September 21, 2023

The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors held their regular 6pm meeting last night in Covington Park’s multipurpose room. In the General Manager / Fire Chief report, Chief Brakebill announced various storm damage at the softball field’ and Covington Park’s tennis courts have been repaired and has asked Third District Supervisor Dawn Rowe for additional disaster relief funds. Brakebill’s Fire Department has also worked a deal with Morongo Basin Ambulance for medication…

8th annual Giant Rock cleanup to be held this Saturday in Landers

by Gabriel Hart

September 21, 2023

In honor of National Public Lands Day, Positional Projects is holding their 8th annual Giant Rock Clean-Up effort this Saturday, September 23rd at Giant Rock in Landers. In collaboration with Bighorn Desert View Water Agency, Blightsites, Desert Cleanse Project, Element Society, High Desert Keepers, the Landers Community Association, Mojave Desert Land Trust and ReFuel Your Fun, Positional Projects is gearing up for an even bigger clean-up even than last year, including their…

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