STUDENTS ART SHOW RECEPTION SUNDAY AT 29 PALMS ART GALLERY The 29 Palms Art Gallery will hold a reception this Sunday to kick off their student art show. Reporter Mike Lipsitz has your invitation... The 29 Palms Art Gallery curates the Student Show opening this Sunday, February 5 with an artist reception at the Gallery from noon to 3pm. Students, families, friends, and the public are invited. Ribbons and cash prizes worth more than $1000 will be presented at the reception. The gallery is located…

TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL NOTCHES WIN, LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TONIGHT A big win for the Twentynine Palms High School Wildcat varsity boys' basketball team Wednesday night at Desert Hot Springs. Coach Michael Schneider said the team excelled on the court with all pistons burning as they took at 59-38 win. The defensive end held strong giving up only 11 points at the half. The offense was clicking on all cylinders too while they led most of the game with a 20-point lead. High…

COPPER MOUNTAIN MESA BREAKFAST TOMORROW Tomorrow is the First Saturday Breakfast at the Copper Mountain Mesa Community Center at 65336 Winter Road in North Joshua Tree. They'll be serving from 8 am to 11 am the best darn breakfast still only $4.50, prepared and served by the friendliest volunteers around.

JOSHUA TREE VFW KITCHEN BUSY THIS WEEK The Joshua Tree VFW will be serving up a fish and chips tonight from 4:30 to 6:30 at the Post at 6402 Veterans Way. Sunday breakfast is a chicken fried steak from 8 to 11. And don't forget Taco Wednesday from 11 to 1.

WE MEET MISS YUCCA VALLEY CONTESTANT SARA POLOS The Miss Yucca Valley Pageant will be held this Saturday evening at 6:00 at the Joshua Springs Thunderdome. Tickets are available at the door. For the past two weeks we have been introducing you to the contestants. Today, Sara Polos... Today we visit with Sara Polos, a junior at Yucca Valley High School and a candidate for Miss Yucca Valley. Hi, Sara. Tell us, who is the prominent woman you interviewed, and what you have learned… My prominent lady…

CACTUS SEWABLES QUILT GUILD MEETS MONDAY The general meeting of the Cactus Sewables Quilt Guild will take place this Monday in the Yucca Room of the Yucca Valley Community Center. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.; meeting begins promptly at 1:00 p.m. Highlight for the afternoon will be viewing and voting on the Desert Guilds Quilt Show Challenge quilts. Prizes to be awarded. Guests are welcome. A $3 donation is requested.

TOWN SPONSORED KIDS DANCE TOMORROW IN YUCCA VALLEY The Town of Yucca Valley's Community Services Department will host a Kids' Dance tomorrow, from 3 – 5 p.m. at the Yucca Valley Senior Center. Children in grades K-6 are welcome to attend. Cost for this event is $3 per person. Entertainment will be provided by the Z107.7 Mobile DJ. Recreation staff members will supervise this afternoon of fun. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, check online at www.yucca-valley.org.

A SUNDAY MATINEE AS "JAKE'S WOMEN" CONTINUES AT THEATRE 29 The Quirky comedy, "Jake's Women" continues its run Friday and Saturday nights at 7 at Theatre 29. Reporter Mike Lipsitz reminds you that there will be a Sunday matinee this weekend... "Jake's Women" continues a very successful run at Theatre 29 through February 11. Director Butch Pelfrey and his talented cast are leaving audiences delighted and garnering rave reviews. In "Jake's…

ANOTHER POWER OUTAGE PLANNED ABOARD MARINE BASE MONDAY The Combat Center will have another power outage Monday. The power outage will begin at 8:30 Monday night and is scheduled to last until 6:30 a.m Tuesday morning. However, Southern California Edison warns that its work may not be completed by 6:30 a.m., and so all base personnel and residents on the base should be prepared to be without power for more than 10 hours. Power to non-essential areas of the base between 1st and 9th Streets will…

CITY OF TWENTYNINE PALMS LOOKING FOR DESIGNS FOR A PORTABLE 29! The City of Twentynine Palms is issuing a challenge for local artists. Reporter Lenore Roberts says artists can win cash and materials compensation... A unique challenge has been issued to local artists by the Public Arts Advisory Committee of Twentynine Palms: Envision the surface decoration for a portable replica of the iconic "29!" sculpture. The sculpture, which is 96 inches wide and 72 inches high, will be mounted on…