Hilary Sloane, Author at Z107.7 FM Joshua Tree

GET READY FOR STATE-REQUIRED ORGANIC RECYCLING

August 1, 2022

GET READY FOR STATE-REQUIRED ORGANIC RECYCLING

A statewide effort to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses requires all California cities and towns to reduce organic waste sent to landfills by 75%. High Desert communities and Burrtec are working together to implement a comprehensive local organic recycling program and to provide options for residents and businesses. When the new program goes into effect, residents will receive a letter and a green composting bin. Acceptable recycled foods are bread, cooked meats, eggshells, seafood, bones,…

NOMINATION PERIOD FOR THREE YUCCA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL SEATS NOW OPEN

by Hilary Sloane

July 30, 2022

The Yucca Valley Town Council elections for Councilmembers for Districts One, Three, and Five will occur in November. Candidates must be registered voters within the given District and willing to serve the community. The City Council comprises five members elected by the city's residents to serve four-year terms and is responsible for implementing the town's programs and services. The Council is also responsible for hearing local citizens concerns. Any eligible person running for a…

NEW BUSINESSES REVIEWED BY THE YUCCA VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION

by Hilary Sloane

July 29, 2022

The following applications were reviewed last night at the Town Planning Commission meeting. Dutch Bros coffee applied for a permit for a drive-thru coffee shop with two drive-thru lanes at 57154 29 Palms Highway. Desert Spaces requested a permit to subdivide a five-acre lot into three lots, including a single-family residence, an ADU, a pool house, multiple accessory structures, and a pool. A request for a Conditional Use Permit for constructing a Chipotle Restaurant with drive-thru access in…

YUCCA VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION’S AGENDA HAS TWO ITEMS

by Hilary Sloane

July 26, 2022

First on the agenda, is a request to reduce the front setback from 50' to 25' at 54615 Navajo Trail. The Planning Commission finds the setback request is subject to CEQA review, and staff will proceed with documentation. Additionally, the Commission will hear and review a private land development update report. Tonight's meeting starts at 6 p.m. in the Yucca Room of the Yucca Valley Community Center at 57090 29 Palms Highway, Yucca Valley The meeting will also be on Zoom. Join…

“MOJAVE NOIR” IS A NIGHT OF MYSTERY AND INTRIGUE PRESENTED BY MIL-TREE

by Hilary Sloane

July 22, 2022

“MOJAVE NOIR” IS A NIGHT OF MYSTERY AND INTRIGUE PRESENTED BY MIL-TREE

Have a night of chilling summer fun with some of the desert's best crime and noir writers reading their stories. Hilary Sloane will give you the details...

YUCCA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA

by Hilary Sloane

July 19, 2022

In tonight's Yucca Valley Town Council meeting, the Council will award the town parks sports courts resurfacing construction contract, vote on a resolution for amending the Transient Occupancy Tax, and review landscape maintenance services for State Route 62. Trueline Construction & Surfacing, Inc. will be awarded the Sports Courts resurfacing construction contract. In addition, the Yucca Valley Staff will seek authorization to purchase a replacement Fleet Vehicle and review the…

YUCCA VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION TO SET STAND ALONE MURAL REGULATIONS

by Hilary Sloane

July 13, 2022

In a shortened session, the Yucca Valley Planning Commission heard staff recommendations and approved a decision on existing mural regulations. The Commissioners also reviewed a permit request for a front setback on a single-family dwelling on Navajo Trail. Reporter Hilary Sloane will tell you about the meeting…

Historical Highlight: Pioneer Bill McHaney, a legend in his own time

by Hilary Sloane

December 10, 2020

Bill McHaney is one of the earliest residents of Twentynine Palms. He was a gold miner, cattleman, and Twentynine Palms homesteader. He has several claims to fame, including being late to his own funeral. Bill McHaney started a cattle ranch with his brothers near Big Bear, then near Thousand Palms, before moving in the 1860s to what is now known as the Desert Queen Ranch in Joshua Tree National Park. McHaney said the valley was full of antelope and the grass was belly-high on a horse. In 1895,…

Historical Highlight: The Origins of Pioneertown

by Hilary Sloane

October 2, 2020

Folklore has it that Pioneertown was started by Gene Autry in the 1940s, The Hi-Desert Magazine has a different origin for the town that was built as a movie set for Hollywood westerns. Photo by Tami Roloff Actor Dick Curtis discovered the area that became known as Pioneertown while riding on horseback in the mid-1940s. He convinced Russel Hayden, Roy Rogers, and some members of the Sons of the Pioneers to invest in an “all-inclusive filming location” for westerns. The town was built in 1946 and…

Historical Highlight: Copper Mountain Lake goes down the drain

by Hilary Sloane

September 22, 2020

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors had a plan to create a 1.5-acre swimming lake, and a 10-acre fishing and boating lake at the Sunfair Dry lake near Copper Mountain College. According to the Morongo Basin Historical Society, the plan called for two lakes, a campground, picnic area, activities center, snack bar, restrooms, and landscaping. Twentynine Palms raised money for the plan through government funds and selling a "stake in the…

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