PIONEER PASS GOLF CHALLENGE RECRUTITING EXTREME GOLFERS
The traditional Pioneer Pass Golf Challenge is next week. Managing Editor Tami Roleff said extreme golfers are still being sought… The Pioneer Pass Golf Challenge is extreme golfing at its best. Golfers start in Big Bear and golf down the…
HI-DESERT COMMUNITY CHORUS LOOKING FOR LOCAL SINGERS
The Hi Desert Chorus will begin rehearsals for "Sounds of the Season," its annual winter concert. The performances will be held December 14 and 15. At this time the chorus is in need of all voices: soprano, alto, bass and tenor.…
JEWISH NEW YEAR SERVICES IN DESERT HOT SPRINGS
Rosh Hashanah–the Jewish New Year--comes early this year, in the first week of September. Reporter Dan Stork urges Jewish residents of the Morongo Basin to reserve their places at the High Holy Day services offered by the Jewish Federation……
MARINE CORPS TO ALLOW WOMEN INTO INFANTRY TRAINING
The Marine Corps will allow enlisted women to participate in basic infantry training beginning this fall as part of ongoing research to determine what additional ground combat jobs may open to female personnel. According to the Marine Times, new…
AUDITIONS FOR “HALLOWEEN HAUNT” AT THEATRE 29 NEXT WEEK
Auditions will be held next week for the 10th annual Halloween Haunt at Theatre 29. Reporter Mike Lipsitz has the details on the event and the try-outs… Theatre 29, and Creator/Producer Eric Ross and Director Frances Wright have announced…
PLANS MADE TO EUTHANIZE 700 DESERT TORTOISES ON RESERVE
For decades, the vulnerable desert tortoise has led a sheltered existence. Developers have taken pains to keep the animal safe. It's been protected from meddlesome hikers by the threat of prison time. And wildlife officials have set the…
TREAT BAT BITES QUICKLY
With the warm moist weather, bats are more common in ore Morongo Basin Desert area. Reporter Taylor Thacker says, while they are welcome, they can bring some danger… Bats may look cute and cuddly, but these animals can actually carry infectious…
ELDERLY TWENTYNINE PALMS MAN ROBBED AT GUNPOINT, ONE IN CUSTODY
A Twentynine Palms man was arrested after he robbed an elderly man at gunpoint Saturday. According to a Sheriff's report, the 82-year-old man had gone to his mailbox in the 5000 block of Adobe Road about noon when he said Randy Ragsdale,…
FIRST HAND REPORT FROM Z107.7’S MANAGING EDITOR ON SCENE
Among the many residents stuck by the closure of the highway in Morongo Valley was our own Managing Editor Tami Roleff, who had responded to the mudslides and power pole failure only to find herself waiting along with hundreds of others… The…
SEVERE WEATHER CLOSES GRADE, FLOODS ROADS, BRING POWER OUTAGES
Monsoonal downpours, remnants of Tropical Storm Ivo, created flash flooding that wreaked havoc on area residents and motorists Sunday. Highway 62 in Morongo Valley was closed for hours Sunday evening due to flash flooding that left two feet of…
CALL FOR ART FOR PARK ART SHOW
A juried art exhibition for the month of December at the 29 Palms Art Gallery will be the featured event of the Joshua Tree National Park Art Show and Faire. Organizers are putting out a call for art that is inspired by or depicts Joshua Tree…
PAPER TOWELS FOR TORTOISES
“Babies are messy,” says the Joshua Tree Tortoise Rescue, “and baby desert tortoises are no different.” At least three pregnant female desert tortoises have come through the Rescue this summer, and it is expected that there will be thirty or…
TEEN FOCUS GROUP ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
Young people are being sought to sit on a focus group aimed towards prevent access to alcohol and drugs. Reporter Taylor Thacker tells 13- to 17-year-olds how to get involved… The Ready Aim Fire is seeking youth ages 13 to 17 years of age to be…
ACCEPTABLE RECYCLABLES
We all know that cans, bottles, and paper can be recycled, but can all cans, bottles, and papers be thrown in Burrtec recycling bins? Burrtec has released a list that not all of these items can be recycled. Plastic containers must have a number…
PREGNANCY NUTRITION CLASS
Knowing what’s healthy to eat and drink during pregnancy, and after the child is born, can be confusing. The Family Service Association is offering a presentation on Nutrition During Pregnancy and Beyond. Sue Huber, a certified nutritionist from…
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