Tag: morongo basin

CALTRANS REPAVING PROJECT MOVING EAST

CalTrans’ repaving project of Highway 62 continues to move east. Starting today through next Friday, May 10, CalTrans will be working from Sun View Avenue in Joshua Tree to Barranca Street in Twentynine Palms. During construction, one lane will…

FAMILY OF MURDERED MAN ASKING FOR HELP

The family of an 80-year-old man who was bludgeoned to death in his home is hoping someone has information about the murder. Mike Koyounian, of the 59100 block of Lisbon Drive, off La Contenta Road, was found dead in his home March 23 from…

POSSIBLE RABID BAT BITE VICTIM SOUGHT

County Public Health Officials are trying to find a man who may have been exposed to rabies. A bat landed on the man’s neck outside the book store at Kelso Depot near Mojave National Preserve on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The bat tested positive…

RATTLESNAKE AVERSION TRAINING

The Morongo Basin Humane Society is sponsoring rattlesnake aversion training Saturday, May 11. The training will be done by experienced dog trainers and naturalists from Natural Solutions Wildlife Enterprises. Each dog is trained individually to…

RETIRED TEACHERS MEET

The California Retired Teachers’ Association will hold its monthly meeting Friday, May 10th at the Helen Gray Complex in Joshua Tree at 10 a.m. All educators are invited to attend. For more information or to make reservations, call 760-367-7321…

CACTUS SEWABLES MEET MONDAY

The general meeting of Cactus Sewables Quilt Guild will be Monday in the Yucca Room of the Yucca Valley Community Center; doors open at 12:30 p.m. The meeting begins promptly at 1 p.m. Marguerite Tate will be lecturing on “Inspirations from…

RETIRED TEACHERS MEET

The California Retired Teachers' Association will hold its monthly meeting Friday, May 10th at the Helen Gray Complex in Joshua Tree at 10 a.m. All educators are invited to attend. For more information or to make reservations, call…

LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS AT VENTURA FIRE

Firefighters from Yucca Valley were sent to help fight a fire in Ventura County early Friday morning. About 4 a.m., a brush engine, with a fire captain, engineer, and firefighter joined more than 900 other firefighters at the Spring Fire, which…

MAKING DEFENSIBLE SPACES

The wildfires currently raging in Ventura County, and closer to home, above Banning, are serious reminders of the need to protect our surroundings. Managing Editor Tami Roleff advises on creating defensible spaces… One of the best ways to…

YVHS TRACK STARS EARN HONORS

Yucca Valley High School track athletes came back from Thursday's De Anza League qualifier at Shadow Hills with wins, records, and honors. Teyana Poole and Haemish O'Donnell were each named DeAnza League MVP's for the 2013 Track…

JAZZ AT YVHS TONIGHT

The Yucca Valley High School Music Department will present an evening of jazz, for one night only, tonight, May 4. The concert will be held in the Yucca Valley High School multi-purpose room, at 7 p.m. Admission is $5.

RAGTIME CAST

Director Charles Harvey has finalized his big cast for the next show of the season at Theatre 29, the epic musical "Ragtime." Les Taylor lists the leads… Opening May 3rd the Tony Award winning show, based on the novel by E. L.…

“GEORGIA O’KEEFE” AT GROVES THEATER

Groves Cabin Theatre in Morongo Valley debuts “Georgia O’Keefe”, the latest in award-winning playwright Dolores Becker Trost’s series of plays on great artists. The original play will open Saturday for three weekends through Sunday, May 19. Joy…

“GOLDILOCKS” AUDITION

Auditions for the Theatre 29 Youth Summer production of “The perils of Goldilocks” will be held this Monday, Reporter Mike Lipsitz has details… Director John Wright, and assistant director Lizzie Schmelling hold auditions for the Theatre 29…