ST. JOSEPH’S PLAYERS OPENS “ON GOLDEN POND” FEBRUARY 21
The St. Joseph’s Players, a Yucca Valley-based Community Theater group, is hard at work rehearsing the play “On Golden Pond”. Reporter Mike Lipsitz says the show has a strong local cast and crew… The St. Joseph’s Players’ production of the…
YUCCA VALLEY CHAMBER MIXER AT RAINBOW STEW THIS EVENING
Rainbow Stew in Yucca Valley will host the Chamber of Commerce’s February Mixer Thursday, February 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. Rainbow Stew offers gifts, cards, and items of every description to feed the mind and spirit. Mixers are held quarterly as an…
ROTARY CLUBS FOOD DRIVE TOMORROW
The combined Rotary Clubs of the Morongo Basin are holding a food drive from 9 a.m. To 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 at the three area Stater Bros. stores. The drive will benefit local food banks. Non-perishable food and cash donations to buy food will…
YUCCA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER PATHWAYS GOLF TOURNAMENT MAY 2
Attention duffers: A golf tournament for a good cause is set for May 2. Reporter Dan Stork gets out his 9 iron… Golfers, mark your calendars for the eighth annual Yucca Valley High School Career Pathways Foundation Golf Tournament. The date is…
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: SCORES AND SCHEDULES
The Twentynine Palms High School varsity boys’ basketball team beat Desert Hot Springs in a home game last night. Coach Michael Schneider said the Wildcats played a well-rounded game and came away with a lopsided 81-45 victory. This brings their…
TWENTYNINE PALMS CITY COUNCIL SAYS NO TO HOWSER PROPERTY, GETS MUSICAL INVOCATION
The Twentynine Palms City Council met last night, after an “invocation” consisting of just music, they waded through personnel contracts, block grant allocations, a new phone system, and a NO to buying land from the Huell Howser estate. Reporter…
CONGRESSMAN COOK VOTES TO RESTORE MILITARY COLA
Congressman Paul Cook of Yucca Valley voted to restore the full Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to all military retirees. This would undo the recent reduction to COLA and ensure that all veterans receive the full benefits that they were…
YUCCA VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION GETS A PROJECT STATUS UPDATE, PART 1 OF 3
After making quick work of routine requests for time extensions for a site plan review and conditional use permit, the Yucca Valley Planning Commission heard progress reports on the status of various projects around the town. Today, managing…
FOUR MORE BURGLARIES, ATTEMPTED BURGLARIES IN TWENTYNINE PALMS
Four more Twentynine Palms businesses experienced burglaries or attempted break-ins Monday night. Two adjoining businesses in the 6400 block of Cholla Avenue reported Monday morning that a burglar had gained entrance and stole a computer,…
HI-DESERT MEDICAL CENTER BOARD BUYS HIGH-TECH MAMMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT
The Hi-Desert Medical Center Board voted to purchase a high-tech piece of equipment last night. Reporter Mike Lipsitz was there and files this report… Last night’s meeting of the Hi-Desert Medical Center Board of Directors kicked off with a…
YUCCA VALLEY AIRPORT BOARD MEETS TONIGHT
Some of the items the Yucca Valley Airport District Board of Directors will discuss at their meeting Wednesday, February 12, are correspondence from LAFCO and the Department of Homeland Security; airport use agreements; setting up a reserve…
SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFERS “COMMON CORE” MEETING TOMORROW
No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and now the Common Core Standards are all approaches to improving educational outcomes in this country. If you're confused about what the latest of these, the Common Core, adds to the mix (and you…
VALENTINE’S ACTIVITIES AT THE JOSHUA TREE LIBRARY TOMORROW
Children of all ages are invited to have some Valentine’s Day fun at the Joshua Tree Library Thursday, February 13. Activities will include, hearts bingo, making your own Valentine’s Day Card, and sweetheart box. Crafts and activities are…
PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME AT THE TWENTYNINE PALMS LIBRARY TOMORROW
This week’s Twentynine Palms Library’s preschool story time will be celebrating Valentine’s Day, by reading Valentine’s Day-themed stories and creating homemade valentines. Plan to attend preschool story time tomorrow at 11 a.m. Children are…
DESERT GARDENING LECTURE AT HI-DESERT NATURE MUSEUM TOMORROW
Need some help and advice on your desert garden? Reporter Taylor Thacker says that is what the Hi-Desert Nature Museum is offering tomorrow… Attention all gardeners with a green thumb! On Thursday, February 13, starting at noon, Museum Program…
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Local Election Results for the Morongo Basin (Updated 11/7)
Updated 11/7 @ 7:00 A.M. As ballots continue to be counted, we have an update on…
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