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Listen To Your News		Saturday, August 13, 2011		News Archive

Marine Corps Band in Yucca Valley
The Yucca Valley summer music festival winds up this evening with its traditional season-ending offering, the Marine Corps Band. This versatile ensemble plays a wide variety of popular and traditional music, punctuated with patriotic pieces. It always delivers a crowd-pleasing experience. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs to the ball field behind the Yucca Valley Community Center, and enjoy the music on a cool lawn with the Western Hills providing a backdrop for the setting sun. The concert starts at 7 pm.

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Citizens on Patrol fundraiser
You can combine the concert with a spaghetti dinner, provided by the Citizens on Patrol. Citizen patrol volunteers will be hosting a Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. this evening. The dinner will be held at the Yucca Valley Community Center in the Yucca Room and will be comprised of spaghetti and meatballs, salad, garlic bread and a beverage (either iced tea or bottled water). Sodas will be available for $1.00 each. An Adult ticket is $6, children ages 4-12 are $4 and a Family ticket (2 adults and up to 4 children) is $25. To-Go plates will be available for those who would prefer to take their dinner out to enjoy the concert in the park.

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Super Walmart eyeing Desert Hot Springs
Yucca Valley is not alone among nearby communities facing the promise or the specter (depending how you view it) of a Super Walmart. Desert Hot Springs is also in that select company. According to local media reports, more than 60 residents gathered recently for a scoping meeting, the public unveiling of the retail giant’s proposal and a precursor to drafting the environmental impact report. Many residents have enthusiastically supported the Arkansas-based corporation, which has set its sight on a city with few major retailers other than Kmart. It wants to build a 120,476-square-foot store built southwest of Palm Drive and Camino Aventura, about three miles north of Interstate 10. The plans include a garden center and grocery store. Much of the meeting was focused on soliciting residents’ concerns that must be addressed in the environmental impact report. Concerns that were voiced included worries that a Walmart would drive local businesses away, increase traffic dramatically or use too much water. A draft of an environmental impact report will be open for public review in spring 2012. City action on the project, including public hearings, is slated to follow in September 2012. The city expects the store could break ground as early as fall 2012. Residents would set foot in the retailer about one year later

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Chaparral Artists Photography Exhibit
Take the opportunity to see pictures produced by some very accomplished photographers. Assignment Reporter Kit Brooks tells us about an exhibit brought together by the Chaparral Artists Guild. Many Morongo Basin photographers have won awards for their photographs and a few have become known across the country for their outstanding work. For the first time, the Chaparral Artists Guild is brings together more than a dozen talented photographers in a show that allows viewers to see a sampling of each person’s work. “Chaparral Artists Photographers on Display” will open with al two-hour reception on Sunday at 1:00. The show will be at A Roadside Attraction Gallery at 69197 29 Palms Highway, near the corner of Lear Avenue and the highway in Indian Cove. Some of the artis whose work will be displayed arre Raini Armstrong, Gordon Crawford, Vickie Culver, Muffin Hill, Julianne Koza, Bruce Miller, Earl Pealstrom, John Quandel, Patricia Quandel, Brian Strader, Marcie Vanderbilt, and z107.7’s own Tami Roleff. Photos will be on display until September 15th. For z107.7 this is assignment reporter Kit Brooks.

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Morongo Basin Democrats meet Sunday
The Morongo Basin Democratic Club meets this Sunday, Aug 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Club House of the Aztec Mobile Home Park off Church Street in Yucca Valley. Highlights of Sunday’s meeting will include Thomas Paine Award Presentations, the unveiling of new promotional materials, and an update on October’s “Made in America” event. The meeting is open to all registered Democrats, invited guests and others who wish to change party affiliations at the meeting. Feel free to bring a dish to share during fellowship. More information is at www.MBDems.com .

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Back to School Bingo at Sportsman’s Club
Tomorrow, Sunday August 14th, the Sportsman’s Club of Joshua tree will be holding its 2nd annual Back to School Bingo Night. Players who bring $5 worth of school supplies will receive a free pack of 3 special games. The winners of these games will receive $300. Games begin at 5:30 pm. All school supplies will be donated to Onaga Elementary School. The Sportmans’s Club is now smoke free. For more information call (760) 366-2915. The club is located at 6225 Sunburst in Joshua Tree. You must be 18 years old to play.

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Perseids Meteor Shower
It’s not too late to catch part of that annual celestial spectacle, the Perseid meteor showers. Managing Editor Tami Roleff points us in the right direction.
The Perseid meteor showers are the best and most prolific of the meteor showers. While Friday night/Saturday morning was the peak viewing time for the meteors, they can still be seen, with the best viewing time between midnight and dawn. Due to the full moon, though, only the brightest meteors will be able to be seen. But, if you want to try to watch the meteors, drive toward the northeast, away from the glow of city lights. Driving south may lead you to darker skies, but the glow in the north will dominate the northeastern horizon. Perseid meteors will appear to "rain" into the atmosphere from the constellation Perseus, which rises in the northeast around 11 p.m. in mid-August. Once you have settled in at your observing spot, lie back or position yourself so the horizon appears at the edge of your peripheral vision, with the stars and sky filling your field of view. Meteors will instantly grab your attention as they streak by. Remember, even if you don’t see any shooting stars, you’ll still have been out and enjoying our beautiful night skies. Reporting for Z107.7, this is managing editor Tami Roleff.

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Sunday Breakfast at the VFW
This week’s Sunday breakfast at the VFW in Joshua Tree features chicken-fried steak. Breakfast is served from 8 to 11 in the morning, at 6402 Veterans Way in Joshua Tree. In addition to the special dish of the day, you can order from a full breakfast menu to create your own Sunday-starter. And if you’re hungry mid-week, don’t forget Taco Wednesday from 11 to 1 at the same spot.

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