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Heather Clisby

Heather Clisby

Heather Clisby has been working in journalism and communications for over three decades, includings stints at newspapers, magazines, blogs and radio stations. A native of Long Beach, California, she can usually be found guiding tourists in Joshua Tree…

‘UP CLOSE’ SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: TWENTYNINE PALMS ANIMAL CARE SUPERVISOR RICK BOYD OFFERS TIPS AND INSIGHT ON PETS AND DESERT WILDLIFE

Heather Clisbyby Heather Clisby
July 25, 2022

Last Friday’s “Up Close” Show featured Gary Daigneault’s interview with Rick Boyd, the animal control supervisor for Twentynine Palms. And after two local tragic animal hoarding stories just this month, plus the threat of high temperatures, we’ve got critters on the cranium. Twentynine Palms Animal Control Supervisor Rick Boyd has been working with animals for 26 years, much of that for his adopted hometown. In last Friday’s conversation with Gary Daigneault, Boyd explained that dog licenses…

TWENTYNINE PALMS PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONSIDER MUCH-NEEDED LAUNDROMAT

Heather Clisbyby Heather Clisby
July 19, 2022

After years of driving their dirty laundry to Joshua Tree, the residents of Twentynine Palms may soon celebrate the opening of their own laundromat. This Tuesdays' meeting of the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission will consider a public hearing while discussing the site plan and design for a 3,748-square-foot coin-operated laundromat. The Cholla Laundry would be located downtown, at 6543 Cholla Avenue, on the east side of Cholla Avenue, south of Twentynine Palms Highway. The 0.31-acre…

2021 MINERVA HAMILTON HOYT CONSERVATION AWARD RECIPIENT NAMED

Heather Clisbyby Heather Clisby
July 7, 2022
MINERVA HOYT DESERT CONSERVATION AWARD NOMINEES SOUGHT

LISTEN TO THIS STORY HERE: The Joshua Tree National Park Association has named Frazier Haney, a Joshua Tree native and the executive director of The Wildlands Conservancy, as the 2021 Minerva Hoyt Conservation Award recipient. The award recognizes individuals or organizations that have been staunch stewards of California’s deserts. Growing up in the Morongo Basin, Frazier spent hours hiking, climbing and camping, leaving him with a deep appreciation for the great outdoors. Frazier holds a BS in…

Historical Highlight: The Heroes of Desert Storm

Heather Clisbyby Heather Clisby
February 22, 2021

Over the years, many films have been shot here in the Morongo Basin, including a featured “ABC Movie of the Week” called “The Heroes of Desert Storm” that highlighted events from the first Iraq war. About eight months after the real Desert Storm concluded in Iraq, “The Heroes of Desert Storm,” a 92-minute made-for-TV movie was created to honor the event, and much of the principal filming took place at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) in Twentynine Palms. (Other bases in…

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