On last Friday’s Up-Close show, host Gary Daigneault mediated a local candidate forum with three candidates for Morongo Unified School District Area 1: incumbent Robert Hamilton, Karalee Hargrove, and Johnnie Ward Jr. During the discussion, Daigneault brought up the 88-million-dollar bond that will be on the ballot this season and asked where each candidate stood on its support.
The BLM has responded to recent vocal opposition to a proposed communications tower by extending the public comment period until October 7th, a three week extension past the original deadline of September 16th. Morongo Valley resident Sara Fernandez, who organized last week’s GoFundMe campaign that successfully raised over $12,000 for legal services to help residents oppose the tower project, told Z1077 that while the attorney she has acquired had nothing to do with BLM’s extension, the attorney…
Sixteen schools within the Morongo Unified School District have been recognized by the state for their continued work on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, or PBIS. PBIS is a nationally recognized research-based tiered framework intended to support students’ behavior, academic, social, emotional, and mental health by creating positive school environments. The PBIS Awards are given annually to schools that demonstrate excellence in implementing positive behavioral support systems,…
The Morongo Valley Community Services District will be holding a special meeting this Sunday at 4PM at Covington Park’s multipurpose room with one item on the agenda: to approve the CSD’s resolution opposing the BLM tower. After a public meeting from 1-4 where residents are invited for assistance writing their substantial comments for their own opposition to the tower, the Board will review, discuss, and approve their official resolution. The resolution states a variety of opposition points to…
This Saturday, The Native American Land Conservancy will be holding a special event at Hunat Paač Piháaka, their recently re-acquired land in Morongo Valley from 10am to 1pm. The day will center on indigenous art and perspectives on land management, plus a guided hike around Hunat Paač Piháaka. Located at the top of Big Morongo Canyon, the property at Hunat Paač Piháaka (or “Bear’s Water”) is a shade covered wonder with a running river alongside the NALC’s new educational center. "Speaking…
Last night the MVCSD held a special meeting to discuss developments with the proposed communications tower and to gather input from Morongo residents before they present their official resolution in opposition of the project. In the wake of the September 5th BLM meeting where impassioned community members voiced their opposition to the tower, the CSD followed up by drafting their second resolution since the tower project began in 2022 during the project’s initial scoping period, and with the…
Last night the Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees held their regular 6PM meeting at Joshua Tree Elementary. The meeting started with presenting a Certificate of Appreciation for the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians for their recent football uniform donation to the Yucca Valley Trojans and the Twentynine Palms Wildcats. These new uniforms are expected to last both teams up to a decade, with helmets equipped with sensors that alert coaches of potentially dangerous impacts.…
The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors will be holding a special 6 PM meeting tonight in Covington Park’s multipurpose room. In the wake of last week’s BLM meeting regarding the proposed communications tower, the Board is following up on the community’s overwhelming opposition, as well as the CSD’s own official statement of their own opposition. It is recommended the Board discuss recent developments of the proposed tower, as well as review, discuss, and approve their…
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold their regular 6 PM meeting tonight at Joshua Tree Elementary. For the meeting’s agenda, the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians will be recognized for their recent enormous donation of high school football uniforms to the Yucca Valley Trojans and the Twentynine Palms Wildcats. There will be an enrollment update and Board of Trustees Payment Report from Superintendent of Business Services Sharon Flores, as well as a staffing…
Last Friday morning, the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians donated brand new uniforms to the football teams of Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms High Schools. A donation of 120 Under Armor brand uniforms and 142 Riddell Speedflex brand helmets were distributed to the Yucca Valley Trojans and The Twentynine Palms Wildcats. The high-quality helmets provide safety, flexibility and durability and are expected to last the high schools three to five years. Donating equipment to Valley wide…
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