The John Birch Society has a local chapter in the Morongo Basin that meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month. At its April 25 meeting, the local John Birch Society chapter will continue the discussion on opposition to the United Nation’s Agenda 21, which it believes threatens private property rights and U.S. sovereignty. The John Birch Society meets at Church of Morongo, 50865 29 Palms Hwy, east of Morongo Valley, between Big Morongo Canyon Rd. and Fox Trail. The church is on the east side of the highway. For more information please call Charla Shamhart, at 760-401-0689.