Tag Archives: Pioneertown

Great Story about Morongo Basin

A long time resident of 29-Palms alerted me to this story from the Los Angeles Times. Thanks Jeanne. Its a great, well documented story about 29-Palms, Joshua Tree, Pioneertown, Morongo Valley, Landers and the many attributes of our Desert Wonderland. … Continue reading

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Issues concerning the Morongo Basin – Pro or Con?

The current issues Pro or Con… yea or nay This is likely to turn into an “editorial” more than a “news” article. Bear with me. Various “issues” are always in the “works” so-to-speak, in any diverse community, even between differing … Continue reading

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New Feature — Polls to vote your opinion

VOTE YOUR OPINION… a new feature to serve the Morongo Basin population I received software that will provide a simple “poll” concerning various “issues” within the sphere of influence of the general Morongo Basin region — as a public service — and have … Continue reading

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Desert Photo Contest

Amateur & Pro SAVE OUR DESERT photo competition 2012   Permanently attached to your camera?   Out in all weather clicking away? Then here’s your chance to share your outdoor photos with the world. Save Our Desert is pleased to announce … Continue reading

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Senior Driver Safety Course in the Morongo Basin

  Freshening your driving skills in a classroom might reduce mishaps and insurance costs A Driver Safety course is designed to help you accomplish the following: Update your driving knowledge and recent changes in the laws Learn defensive-driving skills to … Continue reading

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Tax Paid Nat’l Park Solar Projects Go Unused

Millions of tax dollars in projects intended to provide power to facilities in the state’s national parks and forests are sitting idle. Morongo Basin clear, for now. Story by: Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times – January 9, 2012 Millions of … Continue reading

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TEST Desert Critter Photos – Album 1

JoshuaTreeStar’s FIRST wild critter photo Album-1       There’s about 130+ randomly picked critter photos in this slide show arrangement. Some are pretty good, some are so-so snapshots. Some have captions and several don’t. What you see is what you get! WYSIWYG (wizzy-wig). … Continue reading

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NEW MORONGO BASIN TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

LATEST VERIZON LANDLINE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY BEING DISTRIBUTED STARTING NOVEMBER 10, 2011   Verizon does not “personally” produce and publish phone directories. They farm that job out to special publishing firms for production and distribution. “SuperMedia” is the name of the … Continue reading

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ASTRONOMY Resources

  Southern California Amateur Astronomer groups, clubs, societies and resources located generally in and north of the Palm Springs area to Barstow region. High Desert Astronomical Society – Luz Observatory – Apple Valley  Sky’s the Limit: Morongo Basin Observatory – 29-Palms … Continue reading

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