On Friday's "Up Close Show" - host Gary Daigneault will be joined by Joshua Tree National Park Preventative Search and Rescue Coordinator, Anna Marini, and South Zone Fire Management Officer, Mitch Silvester. They will be discussing safety in the summer heat, visiting the national park during the hot months, and the National Park’s fire restrictions and fire management - a couple of important topics as we head into a hopefully mild wildfire season. That’s live on the radio…

Our Sheriff’s Department has made remarkable inroads into lessening the effects of homelessness and recidivism. Friday morning (June 14), Captain James Porter of the Community Service and Outreach Division, Sgt. Jamie Marshall from the Hope Team, and Diana Simmons, the outreach Social Worker will be on the Z107.7 “Up Close” show. Join host Gary Daigneault at 10:00 am and find out how this life-changing program works for our residents.  

Faulis was a nurse prior to becoming CEO at two of Desert Care Network’s three area hospitals — JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. She will talk about how she taps into those clinical skills as an administrator, relating to the needs of professionals and patients. She will talk about the Departments, Medical specialties, services, and staff at our own local hospital. Karen Faulis, the guest on the Z107.7 “Up Close” show this Friday (5/31) at 10:00 AM,…

15 months after the historic original Desert Trail building (dedicated in 1937) at 5770 Adobe Road in Twentynine Palms was nearly destroyed by a suspicious fire, a reopening will be held this Sunday (5/19) from 3:00-6:00 PM. Reporter Gary Daigneault covered the breaking story February 12, 2023, and has an invitation to its rebirth. San Bernardino County Battalion Chief Bob Evans said at the time that the fire was reported at about 7:00pm and quickly became an inferno which saw response from…

Ted Meyer, nationally recognized artist, curator, patient advocate, writer, photographer, illustrator and filmmaker will be the guest on the Z107.7 “Up Close” show this Friday (3/17).  Working from Twentynine Palms and Los Angeles, Meyer is the Artist in Residence at USC Keck School of Medicine and curates’ exhibitions by patients whose subject matter coincides with school curriculum. Meyer spent much of his childhood in severe pain and is influenced by his many hospital stays where he began…

Are you keen to get your kiddos into youth sports in Twentynine Palms? What about participating in adult athletics yourself? City Recreation Division Manager Kary Minatrea and Special Events Coordinator Scott Clinkscales were the guests on last week’s "Up Close" show with Gary Daigneault. They provided an overview of the City’s youth sports programs, and a recommendation for the adult sports leagues as well. Minatrea says, “So we'll start off we do offer a digital activity guide…