The Morongo Basin Orchid Festival is not only a favorite event of orchid enthusiasts and botanists, it also serves as a major fundraiser for high desert non-profit organizations. Though results are coming in from the gathering of non-profit organizations, Chris and Kelsey Gubler of Gubler Orchids announced this week that the festival raised nearly $40,000 for local non-profits. Run in collaboration with the Yucca Valley Sunset Rotary, the fundraiser sees organizations awarded “Rotary…

Learn to play the Native American flute in the Yucca Valley Flute Circle.   The Circle provides a supportive learning environment, including an opportunity to play and listen to others. Experience the calm, soothing and heartfelt tones of the Native American flute.  All levels welcome at 2 p.m. on Sunday (October 29) at Rainbow Stew, located at 55509 Twentynine Palms Highway in Yucca Valley.

The Yucca Valley Airport District Board of Directors meets in regular session at 6:30 p.m. today to discuss grant requests, a plan for new hangars, and modifications to fencing. This public meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Mesquite Room at the Yucca Valley Community Center.

Many of the major road delays caused by Hurricane Hilary in the Morongo Basin have been resolved. A complete traffic stoppage on Twentynine Palms Highway in Morongo Valley was resolved yesterday afternoon by the California Highway Patrol, allowing high desert residents to travel back and forth from low desert areas. A major delay on Old Woman Springs Road at Pipes Canyon has also been resolved by the CHP. However, as of this morning, Twentynine Palms Highway remains fully closed at the…