Heather Clisby

The Giant Loom: community art project highlights local organizations helping those in need

March 9, 2024

The Giant Loom: community art project highlights local organizations helping those in need

A community art project is setting up in Joshua Tree for the entire month of March starting on Friday. The Giant Loom aims to celebrate and highlight local organizations that assist those in need. Hot off the heels of his successful RustFest event, local sculptor Ben Allanoff is hosting a free community art project called The Giant Loom that celebrates local organizations that help others. On Friday, March 8, The Giant Loom will be in Joshua Tree at 61627 Twentynine Palms Highway on the…

Vacancy on Twentynine Palms Public Arts Advisory Committee prompts call for application submissions

by Heather Clisby

March 4, 2024

Vacancy on Twentynine Palms Public Arts Advisory Committee prompts call for application submissions

At a time when the city is experiencing a creative renaissance, there is room for one more voice on the Twentynine Palms Public Arts Advisory Committee with applications are now being accepted. Applications are now being accepted to fill a single vacancy on the Twentynine Palms Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAAC). Back in 2004, the city established Art in Public Places as part of its Public Arts Program which is administered by the PAAC. The city is looking for creative residents who can…

Preventative Search and Rescue volunteers work to prevent disaster on the JTNP trail

by Heather Clisby

March 3, 2024

Preventative Search and Rescue volunteers work to prevent disaster on the JTNP trail

More than 3.27 million people entered the gates of Joshua Tree National Park last year and predictably, not all are prepared for the harsh desert climate. The park’s Preventative Search and Rescue (PSAR) program aims to help visitors on the trail before they need rescuing. Reporter and avid hiker Heather Clisby met with JTNP Park Ranger and PSAR Coordinator Anna Marini to learn more … With clicker in hand to count bodies, Preventative Search and Rescue (PSAR) Volunteer Ann Murdy is on the Hidden…

Tourism Business Improvement District in Twentynine Palms approves funding for several new art events

by Heather Clisby

March 1, 2024

Tourism Business Improvement District in Twentynine Palms approves funding for several new art events

Listen here: If you were wondering what there is to do in Twentynine Palms this spring, stand by! Presenting before the Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID), five teams pitched five wildly different visions to win their slice of Event Grant Funds at last night’s four-hour meeting. The Twentynine Palms Historical Society pitched a return of the Desert Rat Convention, initially held in 1940. Steve Reyes, vice president of the group, explained that the original event celebrated “the…

Indian Cove residents push back on proposed Ofland/Yonder resort in community meeting

by Heather Clisby

February 29, 2024

The Elks Lodge in Twentynine Palms was the setting of last night’s community meeting between concerned Indian Cove residents and developers of a proposed resort in their neighborhood. Things got heated at last night’s community meeting where approximately 40 residents of Indian Cove met with Ofland/Yonder developers looking to build a 130-cabin resort in the neighborhood. This was the second time that developers met with the community and Luke Searcy, director of acquisitions and asset…

Twentynine Palms City Council reallocates funds for various projects

by Heather Clisby

February 28, 2024

Twentynine Palms City Council reallocates funds for various projects

Moving money around was the theme of last night’s Twentynine Palms City Council meeting. After presenting a Cash For Trash check to a local wildlife rehab facility, Feathers ‘N Fur, the council acknowledged the work of Reach Out Morongo Basin. The council then heard a presentation by former mayor, Karmolette O’Gilvie, and the staff of Reach Out, a national social services organization with an office in Yucca Valley and a pending location in Twentynine Palms. Staff of Reach Out Morongo Basin are…

Board of Directors of the Twentynine Palms Water District meets this Wednesday

by Heather Clisby

February 28, 2024

Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meeting agenda for Oct. 11

On Wednesday evening, the Twentynine Palms Water District (TPWD) Board of Directors will meet to discuss water-related issues. The agenda includes the appointment of a representative and an alternate to the Association of California Water Agencies Joint Powers Insurance Authority (ACWA JPIA). The board will also discuss inactive meters in the city. The remainder of the public meeting will consist of management reports on maintenance, water quality, and finance. The meeting begins at 4:00 p.m. on…

Twentynine Palms City Council to consider excess funds

by Heather Clisby

February 27, 2024

Tonight, the Twentynine Palms City Council faces a money-focused agenda, starting with an audit report on Federal Awards for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. During that time, the city spent over $4.8M in federal funds, so an independent audit is required. The council will also hear mid-year budget updates on the General Fund, Capital Projects Funds and Special Funds for the same fiscal time period. City staff will recommend that funding leftover from closed projects be reallocated to projects with…

Ofland/Yonder resort developers to host second community meeting in Twentynine Palms this week

by Heather Clisby

February 27, 2024

Ofland, resort developers formally known as Yonder, have sent out postcards to residents of Indian Cove inviting them to the second community meeting. The developers are proposing an all-cabin resort along Highway 62 near Lear Avenue. The invite states that the developers have incorporated some community feedback into their plans. Many residents have publicly expressed their resistance to yet another resort plan in their quiet community. The project would feature 130 cabins (320 sq. ft. each), a…

RustFest II at Simi Dabah Sculpture Park this weekend

by Heather Clisby

February 24, 2024

Listen here: One of the joys of desert living is the seemingly endless space to create without boundaries. ‘RustFest II’, an art event held in Joshua Tree this weekend, celebrates this freedom and the large-scale art that enables it. Drive in any direction here in the Morongo Basin, and you will likely spot the large iron sculptures of Simi Dabah. Whether it’s alongside Highway 62, at Copper Mountain College, at the Park & Ride in Yucca Valley, at Sky’s The Limit or Theatre 29 in Twentynine…

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