Joshua Tree News

PANORAMA RANCH FACILITY IN JOSHUA TREE TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY Panorama Ranch, an institution in the Morongo Basin for 40 years, announced yesterday that it is temporarily closing its substance abuse facility in Joshua Tree and is moving its residents to its larger facility in Barstow.

FREE BREAKFAST IN JOSHUA TREE Joshua Tree Community United Methodist Church will provide "God's Gift of Love" FREE Community Breakfast Buffet EVERY Saturday morning 9-10 a.m. Children's activities are provided during the breakfast.

SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT TEAM ARRESTS FOUR IN JOSHUA TREE A Special Enforcement Team performing a parole check on a home in Joshua Tree arrested four people Tuesday.

PAROLEE ARRESTED AFTER TRYING TO EVADING ARREST A convicted felon was arrested again Monday in Yucca Valley after trying to evade a Sheriff's deputy.

An alleged drunken driver, charged with murder in a 2009 wreck in Joshua Tree National Park that killed two men in the backseat, was given a trial date Tuesday.

Yucca Valley Sunset Rotary is pleased to announce that the Morongo Basin Humane Society is the beneficiary for the tenth annual Dessert Soiree.A The sweetest event in the high desert will be held Saturday February 11th at the Helen Gray Center in Joshua Tree.A Doors to fun open at 7:00 pm with superb wine and dessert pairings as well as tables set ... (more)

Lou Harrison: A World of Music is a new feature documentary released by Eva Soltes Performance & Media Arts , which profiles both the artistic courage and the personal struggles of one of the Bay Area's most important composers.

AN EDITORIAL COMMENT ABOUT THE YUCCA VALLEY SEWER SYSTEM The State of California has mandated that the Town of Yucca Valley install a sewer system by 2016.

Following the extremely popular performances of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker this past December, the Joshua Tree Philharmonic Orchestra reconvenes to begin its spring rehearsal schedule and performances on Monday, February 13th at 6:00 pm.

This week I finally received the bill for the major surgery that has prevented me from writing my regular "Living Longer" column for you since November; just one of the invoices was for more than $184,000 Since I am now almost fully recovered, I am planning to resume writing my column in your next week's issue of the Desert Star Weekly on Thursday, ... (more)

UNIQUE PERFORMANCE ARTIST IN JOSHUA TREE BoxoPROJECTS, a new artist's program in the Morongo Basin, announces the launch of its residency and programming series in Joshua Tree, CA with a performance artist from Australia.

LOCAL RETIRED TEACHERS MEET THIS MONTH The California Retired Teachers' Association meets this month on February 10 at the Helen Gray Educational Complex in Joshua Tree beginning at 10 a.m. Ralph Villani, Area IX Director, will be speaking; there will also be a brief program honoring past presidents and those over 80 years young.

JOSHUA BASIN WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET TONIGHT, STANDBY CHARGES ON AGENDA The Joshua Basin Water District Board will look at applying standby charges to some acquired properties tonight.

LANTERN STARTS FIRE DURING POWER OUTAGE And in a related story, during last night's power outage, a resident on Sunflower in the Sunfair area of Joshua Tree, brought a gas lantern into the house about 7 p.m. Shortly after, the vapors from the lantern caught fire.

REACTION CRASH We have updated information about the chain-reaction crash Thursday afternoon that blocked lanes of Highway 62 for more than an hour.

JOSHUA TREE AND LANDERS WOMEN ARRESTED FOR PUNCHING THEIR PARTNERS A Joshua Tree woman is behind bar for punching her husband.

On January 26, 2012 at 2:55 p.m., George Stewart, 66, of Joshua Tree was riding a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle westbound on State Route 62 near White Feather Road.

ROTARY AND CULTURAL CENTER MUSIC WINNERS NAMED Twenty-one participants performed in front of a live audience and three musicians were selected to represent the Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley Sunset and Twentynine Palms Rotary Clubs at the Rotary International District 5330 Music Competition last Saturday night at the Blak Box Theater in Joshua Tree.

CIGARETTE CAUSES SMALL FIRE IN JOSHUA TREE THIS MORNING A carelessly discarded cigarette is believed to have started a rubbish fire in Joshua Tree early this morning.

Congratulations to Tami Roleff for her excellence in broadcast journalism. Roleff won the the 2nd Annual Golden Mike Awards, Division B, for her gripping story entitled: Landers Man Survives Nine Days in the Desert.