Turkeys for Wonder Valley

Friends of Wonder Valley, a new tax-exempt 501(c)(3) with a mission of enhancing the lives of those living in Wonder Valley, is SUPER EXCITED to announce that we’re partnering with SBC Community Action Partnership to give away up to 60 Thanksgiving turkeys to Wonder Valley residents on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. Sign up starts at 9 a.m., at the Wonder Valley Community Center, 80526½ Amboy Road, Wonder Valley CA 92277.

The turkeys will be distributed at the WVCC sometime between 11 a.m. and noon. There will be UP TO 60 turkeys. Turkeys average 12-14 pounds. You are not guaranteed a turkey. This event is first come, first served.

You must be a Wonder Valley resident to receive a turkey. No more than one turkey per parcel. You must be present to pick up your turkey. The Wonder Valley Community Center will be open at 9 a.m.

If you have any questions, please call Teresa Sitz at 760-367-9880.

Wonder Valley German Bike Tours

Created by Wonder Valley's own Tom Murtagh.

JORGBIKETOUR_29PALMS_2.8.2 from Tom Murtagh on Vimeo.

WV Special Meeting on Healthcare

Wonder Valley Special Meeting on Healthcare

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Wonder Valley Community Center

80526-1/2 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley CA 92277

Marge Doyle, the President of the Board of Director of the Morongo Basin Healthcare District will present on healthcare issues and outcomes with impacts specific to rural areas, how these are being addressed by the district, and future plans for improving healthcare delivery in our area. A Q&A will follow. Please bring your questions and concerns.

AGENDA: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YyMQJZBteHypHOR3tdegQBqJGrleS9RNDuJu7Q9nHbg/edit?usp=sharing
NOTES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eQD6imwrSsM-oZfbxjQ-xeL_bct3kK938EVQEMuhPUc/edit?usp=sharing
LINKED: An Overview of Your Healthcare District (Dated -- please confirm services)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FFUkX1E4OYy-dtPasu_mt8OE0p3453QO/view?usp=sharing

We made the New York Times!

For better or worse you can read about Wonder Valley in:

In the California Desert: Vast Darkness, Vibrant Music, an Oasis
In Wonder Valley, the silence makes its own kind of noise. And Twentynine Palms makes its own kind of music.

The article was written by By Ivy Pochoda for the Decemeber 19, 2017 issue. Ms. Pochoda is the author of the book Wonder Valley.

Does this sound like us?

"Except for a bar and a used bookstore that’s rarely open, there were—and are— no amenities in Wonder Valley. There are no stoplights or streetlights, nothing to punctuate the night sky. After dark, dogs howl and coyotes yip in anticipation of a kill. 

"The landscape is monotonous — a flat and almost ghostly expanse of scrubby desert whose most impressive feature is the tenacity of the flora, fauna and human beings who survive there. But there’s an unsettling sort of beauty in the challenges Wonder Valley presents, especially after dark. For night is when this far corner of the Mojave gave me its odd reassurance that it was still possible to go somewhere unexpected, that it wasn’t only O.K. to be lost, it was somehow necessary."

That seems like a pretty fair assessment.

Reappointment of Teresa Sitz to Represent Wonder Valley

On today's, Tuesday, January 10, 2017,

CONSOLIDATED AGENDA FOR THE
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING

On the Consent Calendar, County Departments, Item 2) -
Appointments, reappointments and vacancies to Boards, Commissions and Committees: Item g. Approve the appointment of Teresa Sitz to the Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council (Seat 6), Third District.

http://cob-sire.sbcounty.gov/sirepub/pubmtgframe.aspx?meetid=2720&doctype=AGENDA

I just found out about this or I would have posted it earlier. It looks like you'll have me for another two years. - Teresa Sitz

Wonder Valley Community Meeting, January 14, 2017

Graffiti at Old Dale, off Highway 62 at Gold Crown, Wonder Valley CA

Everyone is invited and welcome to attend and participate in a

Wonder Valley Community Meeting

10 a.m. to Noon, Saturday, January 14, 2017

at the

Wonder Valley Community Center

80526-1/2 Amboy Road

Wonder Valley, CA 92277

The agenda may be found online at:

http://bit.ly/wv01142017
[Agenda revised: January 9, 2017]

French Roast coffee and pastries from Porto's Cuban Bakery

will be served.

See Facebook Event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1261902647229339/

Desert Bone Fest, October 28, 29, 30

Desert Bonefest '16
From 11 a.m. on October 28 to nooon on October 30
Palms Restaurant
83131 Amboy Road
Wonder Valley CA 92277

Recipe for Bonefest 2016:

• Start with one Halloween party. Depending on your appetite, 1-3 days-worth.
• Add 7 or 8 cups of tasty live bands.
• Stir in one DJ for a little extra flavor.
• A pinch of a costume contest.
• For full flavor, blend in a Sunday Bloody Mary brunch.
• Mix together in the coolest roadhouse you can find, and do this under a sky full of stars while quenching your thirst with some witches' brew.

SERVE WHILE HOT!
*****************

FRIDAY:
The Palms is open until 8 p.m. for food and drink after your long drive. Then join us for a large group campfire (location TBA). Bring your singing voice, your guitar, your beverage, but most importantly yourself. Check out those stars...!!!
****************

SATURDAY
During the day on Saturday, prior to the event, enjoy the beauty of Joshua Tree Natl Park, check out the Integratron, or just relax and get ready for the big night..but make sure to leave time to put on your costume!

Then starting at 6 p.m. the party gets cookin'!!!!

Live performances by:
Jay Souza! The Ryman Rails! Amilia K Spicer! The Sibleys! Dan Janisch! Nocona! The Ben Vaughn Ensemble!
..followed by DJ Sarah Delush, spinning tunes to get you rattlin' your bones!!!

Special Halloween cocktails, food, drink, and..
... COSTUMES ENCOURAGED! Encouraged by WHAT you ask? Encouraged by a CONTEST with PRIZES! Yep. Prizes. So dress up.
****************

SUNDAY:Bloody Mary recovery brunch with Rosa Pullman!
The Palms will be open for breakfast starting at 9 AM, Rosa plays at 1 p.m.

Suggested donation (all of which goes straight to the performers!): $10 cash, at the door.
(No ATM avail anywhere near the area)

WHERE TO STAY:
Limited shared housing still available at one of the Sibley houses.
Unlimited camping outside the venue or one of the houses.
Local Air BnB's in 29 Palms or Wonder Valley or hotels/motels in Twentynine Palms.

For more info about a Sibley house, camping, or AirBnB suggestions, or anything, really, e-mail Kevin Bone at bonykev@gmail.com.

Live music at The Palms

Wonder Valley Daze

Seven Bands | One DJ | One Night

Saturday, July 30, 8:00 to Late

• Byrd Dogs
• The Aliens
• King Ropes
• The Sibleys
• Spiel
• Eddie Burmuda
• Ivory Deville
• Ian Page

The Palms Restaurant

83131 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley, CA

The first meeting of the Wonder Valley PCF Fire Department

James Brakebill, head of the Copper Mountain College Fire Technology Program met with the Community of Wonder Valley on Saturday, January 23, to discuss the inception of  Paid Call Firefighter Program. About 50 people met at the Wonder Valley Community Center at 80526 1/2 Amboy Road to learn about the requirements of setting up such a program.

Former Fire Chief Jack McConaha donated the fire dog, much like his own dog "Whiskey,"
to the Wonder Valley Fire Department.

Starlene Javier, the former Fire Chief for the Wonder Valley Volunteer Fire Department, was present and  earned an enthusiastic round of applause for the work she did then, and has continued to do throughout the years hence. Ms. Javier recently resigned as the community's only county worker, though she continues in her former capacity as a volunteer, running the USDA Food Distribution program and the free book and DVD loan program.

The Wonder Valley community was abuzz at the community breakfast at the Palms Bar and Restaurant Sunday morning regarding the possibility of forming a community fire department. James Brakebill and Sandy Willis, a former member of the Wonder Valley Fire Department, met at the Palms for breakfast. James Brakebill received a round of applause from the community for the former day's meeting.

A great deal of work lies ahead but the payoff will be a community united to meet the best interests of Wonder Valley.

Special Community Meeting | Volunteer Fire Program

Special Community Meeting | Volunteer Fire Program
https://www.facebook.com/events/1487462574895996/

Saturday, January 23, 2016, 10 AM - 12 PM
Wonder Valley Community Center
80526 1/2 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley, CA 92277

At this community special meeting James Brakebill, of the Copper Mountain College Fire Technology Program, will present, showing us what a local Paid Call Fire Fighter (volunteer) program might look like in Wonder Valley. The PCF program is Option 2 (see PowerPoint presentation linked below). Mr. Brakebill will also present on ambulance and paramedic services.

We may be able to avoid a fire tax increase if we have the community support for a Paid Call Firefighter program. This would require a GREAT DEAL of community involvement, everyone pitching in each month to support the program. This would be kind of like in the old days, as in the photo above, where neighbors helped neighbors and everyone pitched in to support their fire department. Please show your support for the PCF program by attending this meeting.

AGENDA:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6zhn0a52ezoyget/01232016_special_meeting.pdf?dl=0

B A C K G R O U N D
The current assessment of $34.10 for fire/emergency services in Wonder Valley is no longer enough to cover the expense of the service. County Fire has met with the community and offered several possible solutions to the problem (see Chamberlin's PowerPoint presentation, pages 21-25).

R E S O U R C E S
Review the First Fire Tax Meeting on YouTube
bit.ly/wvfiretaxmeeting
Division Chief Chamberlin's Power Point presentation
https://www.dropbox.com/s/75d0e0g4n3hkio9/Wonder%20Valley%20Presentation.pptx?dl=0
Notes from the Citizens Fire Committee
http://wondervalleycsa.blogspot.com/2015/12/wv-citizens-fire-committee-notes.html
Notes from the Second Fire Tax Meeting
https://www.dropbox.com/s/etmoxme3tgn0goc/12122015_special_meeting_notes.pdf?dl=0
Questions sent to County Fire from the Citizens Fire Committee.
http://wondervalleycsa.blogspot.com/2015/12/questions-asked-of-county-fire-and.html

Please remember that any decisions regarding fire/emergency services in Wonder Valley are up to the community members of Wonder Valley. The solutions presented by County Fire are options. We are free to come up with our own solutions. These meetings are designed to inform us so we can collectively make the best decision. Please attend and take part in this process.

Please let your neighbors know about these meetings.

P H O T O:
The Facebook cover photo is of the Wonder Valley Volunteer Fire Department, circa 1970.

HOSTED BY:
Teresa Sitz
MAC Delegate
Wonder Valley, CA
CONTACT: teresa.sitz@gmail.com

Monthly Monday General Meeting

Monthly Monday General Meetinghttps://www.facebook.com/events/1664536677096825/

Monday, January 25, 2016, 9 AM - 11 AM
Wonder Valley Community Center
80526 1/2 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley, CA 92277

This will be a general meeting and an opportunity for the community to address issues of concern.

AGENDA:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zyku2wtp55htgrb/01252016_monday_meeting.pdf?dl=0

Please let your neighbors know about these meetings.

HOSTED BY:
Teresa Sitz
MAC Delegate
Wonder Valley, CA
CONTACT: teresa.sitz@gmail.com

Wonder Valley Community Cleanup

This event will be held:

Saturday, February 20, 2016
8 a.m. to Noon, at:
The Wonder Valley Community Center
80526-1/2 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley

Download and print the FLYER: 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ej96hfu5ilf7ev/WONDER%20VALLEY%20COMMUNITY%20CLEANUP_approved.docx?dl=0

Third District Supervisor James Ramos, together with San Bernardino County Code Enforcement will be providing free tire and trash collection bins for members of the Wonder Valley community. Please bring your trash and tires to the designated containers at the Wonder Valley Community Center.
   
This program is limited to the residents of Wonder Valley. We cannot accept commercial or industrial waste from any business/residence. If you have over-sized or hard to handle loads, you may be diverted directly to the landfill. Please remember to safely secure and properly cover your loads prior to traveling to the event.
   
Tires with rims or exceeding the maximum size is 11" x 25.5" will not be accepted.

Please note, it is unlawful to transport more than 9 tires at a time.  If you have more than 9 tires to dispose of, please contact Joana at (909) 884-4056 prior to the event.

Please bring your trash, debris, old appliances, yard waste, furniture, and any other items that would be accepted at the landfill.

Please DO NOT PLACE the following hazardous materials in these designated containers:
Motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, gasoline, clothes irons, space heaters, drain cleaners, pesticides/fertilizers, florescent lights, wood preservatives, pool & hobby supplies, auto & furniture polish, paint, paint products, and paint thinners.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
Safely dispose of toxic chemicals in your home on the third Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Hazardous Household Waste Disposal, 62499 Twentynine Palms Highway in Joshua Tree. For more information call (800) 645-9228.

E-WASTE DISPOSAL
An electronic waste recycler will also be available on site to accept household electronics from 8 am-4pm.

Please call Code Enforcement at 909-884-4056 and ask for Tina or Joana if you have any additional questions.

WEMO Letter-Writing Drop-In (WV)

WEMO Letter-Writing Drop-In (Wonder Valley)
https://www.facebook.com/events/900962863350342/
Saturday, January 9, 2016, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Wonder Valley Community Center
80526 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley, CA 92277

Are you concerned about ORV Routes on CSA roads in your neighborhood?
Come to a WEMO Route Letter-Writing Drop-In

The BLM (Bureau of Land Managment) is evaluating where and whether to put ORV (off-road vehicle) routes in residential neighborhoods adacent to private property. Drop in and we'll help you:

• identify proposed routes near your house on the maps
• fill out the minimization form
• and write your letter to the BLM.

There will be a second letter writing event at the Copper Mountain Mesa Community Center from 9 a.m. to noon, on January 16, 2016.
https://www.facebook.com/events/220998744898490/

The BLM's DEADLINE for public comment is: January 25, 2016

R E S O U R C E S

BLM WEMO
http://bit.ly/blmwemo

L I N K S
COW (Community ORV Watch)
http://bit.ly/cowwemo

M A P S
http://bit.ly/wemomaps
You are most likely in TMA 3 (Travel Management Area 3). Open these from the file and you will be able to open and apply various layers.

O R I E N T A T I O N
WEMO Route Form Orientation To get you started
http://bit.ly/wemoorientation

F O R M
WEMO Route Form - Use to actually document routes of concern
http://bit.ly/wemoform

BLM Tips and Tricks Document
Helpful in using the route designation map
http://bit.ly/wemotips


HOSTED BY:
Teresa Sitz
MAC Delegate
Wonder Valley, CA
CONTACT: teresa.sitz@gmail.com

2nd Wonder Valley Fire Tax Meeting

Photo credit: Charlotte Williams, circa 1970

A G E N D A

This meeting is for all those who work during the week, the weekenders, and the snowbirds who missed the first meeting, and for those of you who have more questions.

Fire Chief John Chamberlain, District 5, South Desert

will present to the community in Wonder Valley

Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., at the

Wonder Valley Community Center

80526 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley CA 92277

Everyone is invited and welcome to attend and participate. 

A new fire tax of $302 or $453 per property per year is being proposed. You may watch the video of F.C. Chamberlain’s first presentation on YouTube at:
http://bit.ly/wvfiretaxmeeting/

The PowerPoint of the presentation is also online at:
http://bit.ly/firetaxppt

UPDATE:
Proposed Fire Tax Budgets Released

Fire Chief John Chamberlin sent me the proposed Fire Tax Budgets for Wonder Valley, posted online at the links below.

SUMMARIES
2-Person Station
http://bit.ly/wvfiretax2
     Salaries Total $1,226,905
     Station Expenses Total $380,153
     Total $1,607,058
     [ Divided by 4,636 parcels = $347 per parcel ]

3-Person Station
http://bit.ly/wvfiretax3
     Salaries Total $1,885,728
     Station Expenses Total $380,153
     Total $2,265,881
     [ Divided by 4,636 parcels = $489 per parcel ]

We will have a sound system at this meeting and the format will be less formal. Please share with your neighbors who might not see this invitation.

This meeting is being hosted by Teresa Sitz, the MAC Rep for Wonder Valley.

Wonder Valley | Monthly Monday Meeting

The rare desert lily, Hesperocallis undulata, at the base of a BLM Open Route sign.

Wonder Valley | Monthly Monday Meeting
Monday, December 14, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Wonder Valley Community Center,

80526 1/2 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley, CA 92277

Everyone is invited and welcome to attend and participate.

A G E N D A

The Community of Wonder Valley will meet Monday, December 14, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. to discuss the BLM's West Mojave (WEMO) Plan and its impact on the community of Wonder Valley.

Katrina Simons, Field Manager, WEMO Plan; and Edythe M Seehafer, WEMO Project Manager, with the Bureau of Land Management in Barstow will present. They will be bringing area maps and soliciting community feedback regarding off-road vehicles in Wonder Valley.

If you want OHV routes removed from BLM land adjoining your property you will want to attend this meeting.

The agenda and MAC report will be posted the second week of December.

If you have any questions regarding this meeting, or have agenda items you'd like to have included, please contact the MAC Delegate, Teresa Sitz at teresa.sitz@gmail.com.

PHOTO: The event photograph shows a portion of the marked Gold Crown OHV route in Wonder Valley and the off-route trails that have been carved out of the open desert alongside it. Rules to stay on marked trails have been disregarded and a car has followed suit, driving into the open desert.

Gold Crown Road Open OHV Route in Wonder Valley, illustrating off-trail damage.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/745109455623753/

The circus is back in town

Ramos Brothers Circus winters in Wonder Valley, usually showing up sometime in November. They park on land behind the new Godwin Fellowship Church, on Godwin, near Highway 62. They are a small animal circus, featuring acts with trained poodles. They also have horses, camels, zebras, and llamas - all rescues. That said, if you'd like to collect horse manure for your garden they have plenty for the taking. Just stop on by and bring a shovel!

WV Community Meeting Notes - Monday, November 9, 2015

WONDER VALLEY MONTHLY MONDAY MEETING

Second Monday of the month, November 9, 2015, 9:00 a.m.

Wonder Valley Community Center

80526 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley, CA 92277

Wonder Valley MAC Delegate and Meeting Chair: Teresa Sitz

Everyone is invited and welcome to attend and participate.

N O T E S

1. Call to order and Flag Salute, 9:15 a.m.
   Present: Eric Robles and W.L. Green, CHP, Jerry, Almut, Jill, Stewart, Ed, Mary, Glenda, Willis, Bob Adams, Debbie, Joan, Jim B., Bob T., Karen and Ted M., Teresa Sitz
   
   The community agreed to allow the CHP to present before Community Comment (see below).
2. Community comment on items not on the agendaThe community is also invited to comment after the reports and during the discussions below.
   Teresa: a fellow almost burned down his cabin trying to stay warm. Is there any way we can address this as a community?
   Jill: commented on the sheriffs
   Bob: What’s going on with the road folks? Added to agenda planning
   Jerry: Thanked the MAC delegate for her work
   Almut: Asked for heating centers to be identified in 29 Palms
3. Reports and Presentations
   A. Stewart West, Veterans Benefits AdvisorVeterans – Bob, Jim, Robert, Willis, Jerry, Ed, Stewart
   Stewart is one of two VA advisers at the marine base. Reach Stewart at work at the base at: 760-830-6976, Office Building 1427, or will meet you off base.
   Joan: Had questions as her veteran husband recently died. Served in three wars. Still shops at the base.
   Stewart: There’s a Veterans Benefits timetable pdf online. Some benefits don’t run out. Chronic medical issues can apply for benefits at any time if the medical issue started during service. Join e-benefits online for medical benefits – fairly easy to use. If you have any problems with the system, call Stewart.
   VA Home loan available throughout your lifetime.  Can eliminate a down payment.  Can be used more than once.
   Burial benefits. State or national cemetery when available, marker, medallion, etc.
   Jill: Do wounded vets have to drive down the hill?
   Stewart: If you have to drive more than 40 miles you can use the Choice Act to visit a civilian doctor.
   Ed: Reach Out Morongo takes people down the hill once a week,
   Karen: The number for Reach Out Morongo is 760-361-1410 ROM, Robin Schlosser
   Stewart: There are two crisis lines: Veterans Crisis Line: 800-273-8255, text 838255
   General Info Number: 800-827-1000
   Ed: Who do you call about complaints
   Stewart: You can call me.
   B. Eric Robles, W.L. Green, CHPMary: Could you post a camera on Amboy and 62 to catch speeders?
   Robles: Since Jan there have been 6 collisions on 62, 3 on Amboy, 4 resulted in minor injuries. The last fatality was more than a year ago. The Marine Corps ball is coming up, and the holidays, be cautious.
   Jim B: Traffic has been very heavy on weekend. Cars hauling boats are passing me and I’m going 70mph. Target Amboy and 62 on Friday and Sunday.
   Jill: Do you patrol state and county roads?
   Green: Yes. And all adopted roads, those maintained by special districts, and enforcement issues on those roads as well.
   Ed: Do you carry emergency medical supplies?
   Green: Yes – EMT kit, and O2 – we’re trained in CRP, EMR.
   Bob: Why is there a difference in the speed limit on 62 and Amboy.
   Robles : That’s a Caltrans determination. The #1 accident in the Morongo Basin is the single car rollover in sand.
   Karen:  Amboy should be widened and we should have a bike path.
   C. Discussion and possible action:Shall the community endorse the delegate’s MAC Report to be read at the MAC meeting tonight? No corrections. No objections
4. Ongoing Business"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van GoghA. Neighborhood Watch and NextDoor (66 members)There is a new dump started at Two Mile and Shelton – anyone interested in helping clear it tomorrow? A couple of people expressed interest.
   
   
   
   
   i. I did a demonstration of a window alarm – 2 for about $9, and a $15 taser from Amazon. I mentioned that my neighbor has a driveway alarm turned out to the street so he always knows when someone drives into our neighborhood and he checks them out.
   ii. I suggested that everyone in the community make sure they have lighted street numbers visible from the street for emergency services.
   
   B. Fire Tax UpdateThe community agreed to bump the Fire Tax Update to the end of the meeting.
   The second fire tax meeting will be Saturday, December 12 at the Community Center. We’ll have additional speakers including:
   Jim Brakebill – head of the Fire Program at CMC, owns property in WV
   Ramon Lomeli, General Manager of Morongo Basin Ambulance
   Jim Copeland
   Someone from ISO (Insurance Services Office)
   The Needles City Council just voted 5 to 4 to accept County’s proposal. The same issue is coming up before Pioneer Town.
   Ed: Passed out handouts that showed the labor rates listed for the Twentynine Palms Proposal, and the rates were discussed.
   The Community voted unanimously to start a Citizens Fire Committee to research alternatives to the proposal by County Fire. Bob Tellefson, Ed Vallerad, and Jim Brakebill volunteered to be on the committee and Teresa Sitz agreed to announce the creation of the committee and to call for new members.
   
   C. Illegal Dumping – Code EnforcementTeresa reported on several submissions to the county and updates from our current code enforcement office Shari Rotruk.
5. Agenda planningThe community is invited to suggest items to place on the next meeting agenda.
   - There was a request to widen Amboy and add a bike lane. (Meyers)
   - There was a request to have a reserve deputy assigned to WV. (Bill)
   - There was a request for the latest road report from Special Districts. (Bob)
6. Announcements
   - The agendas and notes from these meetings are posted online at Wonder Valley CSA.blogspot.com
   - Time of this meeting? The Community agreed that the meeting will continue to start at 9 a.m.
   - MAC meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m., but also a County El Niño meeting in Yucca Valley Community Center, 57090 Twentynine Palms Highway in Yucca Valley
   - HEAP Workshop of Friday
   - 2nd Fire Meeting, Saturday, December 12
7. AdjournmentThe meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.

People suffering from cold in Wonder Valley

This just breaks my heart.

WARMING FIRE IGNITES WONDER VALLEY CABINBy Z107.7 News, on November 3rd, 2015Firefighters were called to what was thought to be a structure fire in Wonder Valley early Saturday morning. According to a Sheriff’s report, about 6 a.m., a man who lived in a homestead cabin in the 7500 block of Pinto Mountain Road made a fire near the door, inside his one-room cabin in order to keep warm, and then went back to sleep. The report states the makeshift door did not allow the smoke to escape from the cabin, and when the cabin filled with smoke, the resident panicked and attempted to put out the fire. A neighbor saw the smoke and called for help. The man, who was not identified, received a superficial burn to his right shoulder, but refused medical treatment.
http://www.z1077fm.com/warming-fire-ignites-wonder-valley-cabin/

There will be a HEAP Outreach and Education Workshop in Wonder Valley on November the 13th. If you need financial assistance with electricity, propane, or firewood, please follow the link below and come to this workshop.
Read more...

Agenda for November 9 Community Meeting

The agenda and MAC report is posted online at: http://bit.ly/wv11092015

WONDER VALLEY MONTHLY MONDAY MEETING

Second Monday of the month, November 9, 2015, 9:00 a.m.

Wonder Valley Community Center

80526 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley, CA 92277

Wonder Valley MAC Delegate and Meeting Chair: Teresa Sitz

Everyone is invited and welcome to attend and participate.

A G E N D A

1. Call to order and Flag Salute
   
2. Community comment on items not on the agenda
   The community is also invited to comment after the reports and during the discussions below.
   
3. Reports and Presentations
   a. Stewart West, Veterans Benefits Advisor
   b. Discussion and possible action: Shall the community endorse the delegate’s MAC Report to be read at the MAC meeting tonight?
   
4. Ongoing Business
   "Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh
   a. Neighborhood Watch and NextDoor
   i. Demo of a stand alone window alarm
   ii. House numbers
   b. Fire Tax Update
   c. Illegal Dumping – Code Enforcement
   
5. Agenda planning
   The community is invited to suggest items to place on the next meeting agenda.
   
6. Announcements
   
7. Adjournment 

 November 9, 2015, MAC Report: Wonder Valley
by Teresa Sitz, Wonder Valley Delegate

We had a Community Meeting this morning with ___ in attendance. Stewart West, a Wonder Valley resident and VA Benefits Advisor from the Marine Base presented.

There will be a HEAP workshop this Friday the 13th at the Wonder Valley Community Center from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Everyone is invited and welcome to attend.

Our biannual Dale Basin Well Owners Association meeting was on November 1 with about 20 people in attendance. Five people joined bringing the total membership to 80. President Clarence Chambers updated us on the state of our wells.

At our December 14 Community Meeting the BLM is going to bring maps and we’ll look at what’s going on with the roads and OHV access in Wonder Valley.

The second Fire Tax Meeting on Saturday, December 12 will allow those who work during the week, weekenders, and snow birds to attend and ask questions about the proposed fire tax.

Our NextDoor network has 65 members now and we continue to keep an eye out for each other.

Thank you.

The Ring

I kinda can't believe it took me this long to post this. I saw it while I was driving around on the Highway 62 Art Tour last weekend. It's north of Amboy. I saw it from a distance and was drawn to it. What a lovely and surprising effort out in the middle of nowhere. Many thanks to whoever constructed this delightful artwork.