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Elks’ Lodge “Bounce Back” Vendors and Craft Fair Sunday, Mar. 12

The Elks Lodge in 29 Palms is holding their “Bounce Back Vendors and Crafters Event” this Sunday, March 12th from 9AM to 3PM. They are bouncing back from the Superbowl interrupting their valentines day event in February - so swing by the Elks Lodge in 29 palms tomorrow from 9 to 3 to see crafts and sundries from your local friends and neighbors. The Elks Lodge is at 6501 Elks Trail in 29 Palms.

Desert Research Library cohort book discussion Sunday, Mar. 11

The Desert Research Library is having an artist cohort book discussion tomorrow from 2 to 4PM at the Firehouse in North Joshua Tree. 10 hi-desert residents who are working with the library this spring will be talking about the books they selected for the collection. The Desert Research Library is a community project that they say aims to construct a collective history of our region through a centralized, publicly accessible collection of multimedia material and related public programming. The…

Noah Purifoy Foundation receives “Sites & Stewardship” national arts grant

The Noah Purifoy Foundation has received a national arts grant of more than $50,000. The foundation, which oversees the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum in Joshua Tree, is one of 15 organizations to receive a "Sites & Stewardship" grant from the Ruth Foundation for the Arts.  This new grant was specifically designed for a unique category of art organizations whose missions are rooted in proximity to place. Noah Purifoy lived and worked in the hi desert where he created ten acres…

Landers Elementary Auction Fundraiser today, Mar. 9

Landers Elementary School is holding an auction fundraiser this afternoon (March 9). Among the many donated items available to win are gift certificates to local restaurants, tickets to festivals, live events, and amusement parks, and even vouchers for tools and contracting services. The event, which will include a dinner catered by Street Tacos, along with silent and live auctions, will raise money for the school, with a special focus on funding student field trips. The event starts at 5:30…

29 Palms High School Boys Wildcats Tennis wins over Cathedral City 11-6

The Twentynine Palms High School Boys Varsity Wildcats Tennis Team won over the Lions of Cathedral City on Monday - 11 to 6. In singles action... Jason Pilayan won two of his sets. Lake Gordon won one set, while Justus Fontillas won one of his sets. In doubles action, the team of Brayden Chambers and Luke Bowers swept all three of their sets. The team of Bryan Hoang and Kai Jillson won one of their sets. The team of Adynn Mintz and Arjun Sawhney won two of their sets. The team…

Accused child-murderer Arthur Davies has trial date set in Joshua Tree

Arthur Davies appeared in court on Friday, March 3rd for another trial readiness hearing. His defense attorney Zulu Ali, based out of Riverside, California, was notably absent - a request by the defense to further postpone the case was denied without prejudice by Judge Christopher Pallone - saying Ali’s failure to appear in court for the hearing was “a cause for concern.” The prosecution also says that a request by the defense to search for a “court expert” has failed to produce one since…

San Bernardino mountain roads clearing, donations of food and medicine still needed

San Bernardino County and the State of California continues its coordinated response to the historic snowstorms affecting the communities in the San Bernardino Mountain range. As of yesterday (March 6) the County Public Works Department showed that 409 miles or 79 percent of the roadways maintained by San Bernardino County had been made passable by crews working around the clock since last week from Mt. Baldy and Wrightwood to the eastern edge of the Big Bear Valley. Passable means at…

Alternative structures on short-term vacation rental properties remain hot topic in Hi Desert

Listen here: They are referred to with many different names: vacation home rentals, short terms rentals, or simply by the name of the company they are most associated with - AirBnB’s. The boom that the Morongo Basin saw since has been experiencing since the early days of the Pandemic seems to be waning, but many of the issues that come with running commercial businesses in residential neighborhoods remain - and as spring and an anticipated superbloom approaches while an abnormally stormy winter…

SB County Officials: “Please stay out of mountain areas this weekend”

The snow has melted here in the hi desert but mountain communities are still dealing with snowed in homes and impassable roads. County agencies urge residents to stay off the mountains if possible this weekend, as clean up operations and emergency services need to use the limited road access and resources available to serve residents in these mountain areas that have had unprecedented snowfall. Third District representative Dawn Rowe says that plowing of roads in continuing “24-7” and have…