Landers Homestead Valley Association meeting recap
The meeting was very well attended by teachers, parents, students and supporters of Landers Elementary School.
Cordelia Reynolds, Treasurer of the Landers Homestead Valley Association Board, addressed the meeting about the ways in which Landers Elementary School can be saved from closure.
“So I am going, as of today, to form a formal committee that is part of our association called Save Landers Elementary. And I’m asking for volunteers. But it’s going to take real community coming together. We have to listen to our schools. We have to understand how to reach homeschool families and get them registered. They don’t even know that that’s an option right now. So I really don’t want our community to feel helpless. Our district gets no money if I homeschool my child and do an online course with my child. If I register my child with the district, it gets money. That’s our solution.
“That’s how we save Landers Elementary. This community is mostly homeschooled. There’s a lot of complex reasons behind that. But if we can just register that, that’s our first outreach that I’m going to be focused on, register homeschooled families, get this money in our school. ”
The Homestead Valley Park Fireworks extravaganza raised almost $9,000 during the Labor Day weekend fundraiser. Close to 500 people showed up for the party and the pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers were soon sold out. With proceeds going to the upkeep of the Park, the much anticipated dog park section is being finalised with the last of the needed fencing being installed.
Local Astronomer Ralph Megna gave his ‘What’s up in the Sky’ presentation, highlighting the Northern sky and how to find the Big Dipper, Little Dipper and the constellation Cassiopeia.
National Public Lands day and the 11th Annual Clean Up at Giant Rock fall on September 25 and 26 this year and elephant snot will be in generous supply to help remove graffiti.
The annual Morongo Basin Orchid Festival is back and takes place on the weekend of October 3 and 4. With food, drinks, games, fun and lots of orchids it’s a good time for all and proceeds raised go directly to fifteen different local non-profits like the Boys and Girls Club, Chaparral Artists and the Joshua Tree No Kill shelter.
Third district Supervisor Dawn Rowe informed the meeting about the hiring event happening on Thursday September 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Copper Mountain College Bell Center. The assessor recorder-county clerk mobile unit will also be in attendance, as well as record clearing services.
