Yucca Valley’s Grubstake Days celebration is in full swing. Here is reporter Adeline J. Wells with more on the fun-filled events to check out this weekend.
The 73rd annual Grubstake Days kicked off yesterday with a Golf Tournament and Mixer at the Elks Lodge. For those who are still looking to join the celebration, there are plenty of events still on the docket for this weekend.
Today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, the Chamber of Commerce and Boys & Girls Club will be putting on an event at Brehm Park called “Celebrating Community.” Here is Wanda Stadum of the Chamber of Commerce with more on the family-fun event.
“We’re going to have vendors, food trucks, motorcycles, vendors, and four car clubs on display. There will be adult water slides, a mechanical bull, miniature golf, tug-of-war, and other games; everyone gets participation ribbons. The beard contest and horseshoe contest will also be going on, and we will have camel rides and an exotic petting zoo. Two live bands will also be playing music for the event.”
The Little Miss and Mr. Miner Personality contest will also take place; the winners of the contest will lead Grubstake Days’ first Little Wagon Parade at Brehm Park.
Sunday will be the final day for this year’s celebration. The “Go for the Gold” Grubstake Days Run will start at 8 a.m. at Yucca Valley High School; there are 5k and 10k runs occurring, as well as a 2k walk. Register for the run at yucca-valley.org. The Pony Express Ride will also take place at High Noon in Pioneertown; residents can visit the California Welcome Center for a free postcard and postage to send out via the Pony Express.
“We have worked with the U.S. Postal Service to design a souvenir commemorative cancellation stamp. It has two pony riders and the dates on it. When your postcard goes through the mail at the Pioneertown Post Office it gets stamped with this special stamp. In 30 days that rubber stamp gets destroyed, and your postcard becomes collectible.”
A complete list of Grubstake Days events can be viewed on the Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce website at yuccavalley.org.
