Public invited to “The Last Hurrah” for JTNP’s David Smith

Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent David Smith has been promoted and is leaving the Morongo Basin for San Francisco. With such a prominent fixture in the community moving north, local Rotary Clubs wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to share their well-wishes with him.

The 29 Palms and Joshua Tree Rotary Clubs are hosting a community farewell celebration called “The Last Hurrah” for David Smith and his family this Wednesday, January 18th from 5 to 8PM at the Community Room of the Bell Center at Copper Mountain College.

David is an active Rotarian and a Past-President of the 29 Palms Club. Everyone is invited to attend the free farewell celebration on Wednesday 1/18), and refreshments will be served.

The Bell Center is located at Copper Mountain College, just east of Joshua Tree on Hwy 62.

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Gary Daigneault
Gary Daigneault has been a broadcast journalist for 45 years with awards and citations from the Associated Press, National Association of Broadcasters, Radio-Television News Association, Radio Inc. Magazine, five “Golden Mic” and four “Mark Twain” awards. In 2010 he was inducted into the Associated Press Hall of Fame. Daigneault taught Broadcasting for 27 years. He is President of Theatre 29, six term Past-President of Rotary Clubs, Past-President of Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree Chambers of Commerce and chaired the Joshua Tree National Park Commission. Gary and wife Cindy live in Twentynine Palms since 1979. They have two children and five grandchildren.