“STEEL MAGNOLIAS” FUNDRAISER AT ST. JOSEPH’S
The newly formed St. Joseph's Players in Yucca Valley are raising funds to support their production of "Steel Magnolias," by holding a spaghetti dinner and raffle at St. Joseph of Arimathea Church, on the corner of Onaga Trail and…
“RAGTIME” MATINEE THIS WEEKEND
There are just two weekends left in the run of “Ragtime” at Theatre 29, with a matinee scheduled for tomorrow. Managing Editor Tami Roleff says, reserve your tickets now and enjoy it… Capacity crowds have enjoyed performances of the epic musical…
ACTION AQUA FLIGHT IN BIG BEAR
Big Bear Lake has a new water attraction opening this weekend that allows you to fly like Ironman. Chanda-Lyn Fraschetti has the report... Action Aqua Flight is the best new craze to fly over the water in southern California. It’s a new high…
LUCKIE PARK POOL OPENS
The Twentynine Palms public pool in Luckie Park will open Memorial Day weekend. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday the pool will be open from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Admission prices are $3 for adults, $2.75 for children and $1.25 for senior citizens.…
HORSEMEN’S ASSOCIATION CATTLE SORTING
The Morongo Basin Horsemen's Association is having an open cattle sorting this weekend, open to all levels of horses and riders. There will be free entertainment for spectators, so bring a lawn chair. Spokesperson Kim Ortamond says many…
JT VFW SUNDAY BREAKFAST
The Joshua Tree Veterans of Foreign Wars Post is serving Sunday breakfast from 8 to 11 am. Chow down on all you can eat pancakes, plus bacon, sausage, omelets, burritos, and SOS. And don’t forget Taco Wednesday from 11 to 1. The VFW post is…
FIVE LOCAL SMOKE SHOPS, TWO HOMES RAIDED IN SEARCH FOR SYNTHETIC NARCOTICS
Five smoke shops and two homes were raided in the Morongo Basin Thursday, and tens of thousands of dollars of synthetic drugs were seized. According to a Sheriff's press release, detectives from the Narcotics division Marijuana Eradication…
EAGLE MOUNTAIN MEGADUMP TRASHED, ONCE AND FOR ALL
Efforts by a subsidiary of Kaiser Ventures to establish a huge landfill operation at Eagle Mountain have received a succession of legal setbacks in recent years. A decision made earlier this week appears to be the final nail in the coffin. We…
FOUR YEARS FOR MAN CONVICTED IN JOHNSON VALLEY TRIPLE FATAL CRASH
Charles Persons, 32, who plead guilty to vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in a February crash that killed three Hesperia teenagers, was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday. Persons, from Thousands Oaks, was driving from the…
TWENTYNINE PALMS MAN ACCUSED OF FELONY SPOUSAL ABUSE
A Twentynine Palms man was arrested early Wednesday morning after he punched his wife. According to a Sheriff's report, when Colt Bergman, 22, and his wife returned home to the 6600 block of Mesquite Avenue about 2:30 a.m. from partying…
WOMAN FOUND NAKED IN THE ROAD
A Landers woman who was found lying naked in a road was arrested Wednesday evening, accused of being drunk and disorderly. According to a Sheriff's report, Shonna Vincent, 36, went to a home in the 5700 block of Linn Road about 6:30 and…
YUCCA VALLEY LIBRARY BURGLARIZED
The Yucca Valley library was broken into sometime Tuesday night. At midnight Tuesday, a cleaning crew arrived to find that a rock had been used to smash the east door of the library to gain entry. Missing was a clear plastic donation box from…
EIGHT LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS COMPETE IN DISTRICT SPELLING BEE
Local students from eight local students participated in a spelling bee... "Frequency…F-R-E-Q-U-E-N-C-Y, frequency!" That was the tie breaking word that won it for Yucca Mesa Elementary fifth grade student, Psypris Serano taking first…
POTLUCK AT YUCCA MESA IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION TONIGHT
This evening at 6 p.m. Yucca Mesa Improvement Association is having their potluck dinner starting promptly at 6:00 p.m. The speakers this month are representatives from CERT - Citizens Emergency Response Team to discuss what to do in a disaster…
OUR DESERT NAMED AS ONE OF 100 MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES
We know our desert is a beautiful place to live. Now the prestigious National Geographic magazine has named it as one the most beautiful places on earth, specifically mentioning sunset at Keys View in Joshua Tree National Park. Managing Editor…
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California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick visits the Morongo Basin, announces ‘Our California’ project
Last Friday, Copper Mountain College welcomed California Poet Laureate Lee…
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