Why we never see Dick Dale

I guess this is why we never see our Wonder Valley neighbor, Dick Dale.

Legendary guitarist forced to stay on tour to pay his medical expenses

Municipal Advisory Council AGENDA for August 10, 2015

MAC Agenda, August 10, 2015
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jc7ddf2phqgkbsp/mac_08102015.pdf?dl=0

Everyone is invited and welcome to attend and participate. (This means YOU, Wonder Valley!)

Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council
To Third District Supervisor James C. Ramos
AGENDA
Regular Open Session Meeting – 6:30 P.M. Monday August 10, 2015
Joshua Tree Community Center, 6171 Sunburst Ave., Joshua Tree, CA  92252

A.      Call to Order

B.      Pledge of Allegiance

C.      Roll Call: Seat 1: Pioneertown: Vacant; Seat 2: Yucca Mesa, Vacant; Seat 3: Landers: Richard Lutringer; Seat 4: Joshua Tree, Mark Lundquist; Seat 5: Flamingo Heights, Lib Koenig; Seat 6: Desert Heights: Pat Flanagan; Seat 7: Wonder Valley, Teresa Sitz; Seat 8: Morongo Valley, Gayle Swarat; Seat 9: Copper Mountain Mesa, Mary Helen Tuttle

D.      Adoption of Agenda

E.       Swearing in of new member: Seat 2: Yucca Mesa, Tom Ziegert

F.       Approval of minutes from June 13, 2015.

G.     Call for Public Comment
At this time, anyone may comment on items not on the agenda that are of interest to the public and within the jurisdiction of the MAC.  The MAC is prohibited by law from taking action on matters not on the agenda.  Comment may be offered on items on the agenda when those items come up for discussion or action.  A limit of 3 comments per item and 3 minutes per comment may be imposed.  In all cases, if you wish to speak, please submit a REGISTRATION CARD to the SECRETARY and proceed to the podium when recognized by the Chair.  Speakers should address the MAC as a whole; comments to individual delegates and/or staff are not appropriate for this venue.

H.      Public Safety Reports

1.       County Fire

2.       CHP

3.       Sheriff’s Department

I.        PRESENTATION
Cindy Lopez, B.A., Program Manager, Mental Health Systems, will present information on the Kinship Support Services Programs.

J.        Community, Officer & Committee Reports

K.      Adjournment

San Bernardino County is committed to ensuring persons with disabilities are provided the resources to participate fully in public meetings.  If you require disability-related modifications or accommodations, including auxiliary aid or services, contact the BOS office at least three business days prior to the meeting.

Desert Trail Column, August 6, 2015

The monthly meeting with our Basinwide MAC representative Teresa Sitz will be held on Monday, August 10 in our community center at 9 am. The San Bernardino County Code Enforcement Supervisor will be in attendance to answer all your questions.

The regular meeting of the Basinwide Municipal Advisory Council will take place at the Joshua Tree Community Center on Sunburst from 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Monday, August 10. Everyone is welcome.

Since the birthstone for August is the peridot, and the flower is the gladiolus, we send out Rainbows-of-Peridots-and-Gladioli to Chris Buskirk who celebrates his special day this week. Happy birthday, Chris!

Darlene’s Commentary:  What a wallup of a storm last Thursday afternoon! There was nothing common or boring about it, hitting different spots in Wonder Valley with heavy rain, tornado-like winds changing directions two or three times during a deluge of about 30 minutes. Other areas were left bone-dry while folks watched the opaque clouds drop what looked like a black curtain of rain, and not very far away from where they stood and watched. Then the storm moved east, and we all went outside to enjoy the breeze of fresh clean air and the bright full moon.

Karen’s Commentary:  I suffer from Situational Narcolepsy and Situational Eataholism. Never heard of them? Well, I’m not surprised because I think they’re my own unique conditions. Whenever I need to do something I really don’t want to do, I immediately become either ravenously hungry or very, very sleepy. I guess it’s my own personal avoidance mechanism kicking into place! And the funny part is that, even though I am well aware of what’s actually happening, I still feel that I really need to go get a snack or take a nap. The mind is a powerful thing.

The Wonder Valley Community Center is open every Monday from 9 to noon. It will open one hour earlier on days of the USDA Food Distributions, and is closed on all holidays. Star Javier is there to answer all your questions and help with any issues or concerns. Or you can call her at 760-367-9880.

Handy Hint:  To thoroughly dispense dry graphite into a lock mechanism, place your finger over one end of a hollow coffee stirrer and fit the other end onto the graphite nozzle so you can partially fill the stirrer with graphite. Then place the filled end into the lock and blow it into the mechanism.

Thought for Today:  If your father is a doctor, you can be sick for nothing. If your father is a minister, you can be good for nothing.

Until next time . . . remember to take time to enjoy the WONDERs all around us.

A chance to get rid of up to 9 tires FREE!

The Rotary is partnering with Joshua Tree Parks and Recreations for Summer Splash - a free day-long event on Saturday, August 22, at 6171 Sunburst Avenue, in Joshua Tree.

Here's the GOOD PART. They're having an E-waste (computers, cell phones, etc.) and TIRE disposal. Take up to 9 tires FREE! It's always better if they don't have rims.

Admission and parking are FREE.

Enjoy the rest of Summer Splash from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., at the Joshua Tree Community Center, 6171 Sunburst Avenue. The event includes an art show, kid's games, face painting, dance demonstrations, a car and tractor show, hoop classes, live performances with “On Tapp,” a dunk tank, a barbecue, and more. For more information call Tammie Moore at (760) 366-8415.

Free Veterans Assistance - Counseling and Claims

A Mobile Service Office of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) will be at Copper Mountain College’s Bell Center on August 27 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A DAV National Service Officer will provide free counseling and claim filing assistance. For more information, call (310) 477-2530. The Copper Mountain College is at 6162 Rotary Way in Joshua Tree.

Where's Heather?

Heather Johnson in a tunnel in Peru.

Wonder Valley's own artist, Heather Johnson, is riding her motorcycle to the other end of the Americas. She's made it as far as Peru. From Heather:

"Peru. What I've seen so far is a land of extreme contrasts. People move fast, speak quickly, behave as they will, yet are warm, friendly and accessible. All of this is embedded in the landscape. Nothing is hidden here. It's all out in the open, blowing in the wind.

"I have no doubt my perceptions will be blown again as I head into the mountains. I look forward to getting lost up there."

Community Meeting AGENDA - August 10, 2015

WONDER VALLEY MONTHLY MONDAY MEETING

Second Monday of the month, August 10, 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

http://bit.ly/wv08102015

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; 

indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

1. Call to order
2. Introductions
3. Community comment on items not on the agenda
   The community is also invited to comment after the reports and during the discussions below.
4. Reports and Presentations
   a. San Bernardino County Code Enforcement, Ignacio Nunez, Code Enforcement Supervisor
   b. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
   c. Discussion and possible action: Shall the community endorse the delegate’s MAC Report to be read at the MAC meeting tonight?
5. Ongoing Business
   "Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh
   a. Neighborhood Watch and NextDoor
   b. Illegal Dumping and Adopt-a-Road Program
   c. Discussion and/or possible action: Shall the Community enlist a group to form a “Friends of Wonder Valley” group to raise funds for various community needs, like Neighborhood Watch signs and Adopt-a-Road programs?
   d. Discussion and/or possible action: Shall the Community schedule a community potluck for sometime in October?
6. Agenda planning
   The community is invited to suggest items to place on the next meeting agenda.
7. Announcements 
8. Adjournment 

August 10, 2015, MAC Report: Wonder Valley
by Teresa Sitz, Wonder Valley Delegate

Our NextDoor network has increased to 39 members. A lot of useful conversations are taking place and there’s a good degree of enthusiasm building.

We had a community meeting this morning with ___ in attendance. We were very happy to welcome Ignacio Nunez, Code Enforcement Supervisor, to present. Also on the agenda was the creation of a Friends of Wonder Valley group to address community needs and provide community support.

On July 25 we had a very exciting event at the Palms. High Desert Test Sites sponsored Austrian artist Gerhard Treml who, with his partner Edith Edith Schwarzl, screened nine short films created around stories of people who live in the Morongo Basin, including Darlene Parris, our columnist at the Desert Trail. About 100 people were present and it was a beautiful night for films on the patio.

Neighbors continue to meet nearly every Sunday for community breakfast at the Palms between 9 am and noon. There’s a big community table in the back and breakfasts start at $3.50. There’s also been a gospel/folk sing along at a time determined by our pianist Miss Ida Lane. People come from all over and everyone is welcome so don’t stay away just because you don’t live in Wonder Valley.

There’s a Goodbye Summer party at the Palms on September 5th at 7. The Adobe Collective and the Sibleys will be playing. Admission is free.

The Wonder Valley artist Perry Hoffman is having a mail art show at the Glass Outhouse and needs people to send him postcards. Contact me if you’d like more information.

On a personal note, we bought our house in Wonder Valley last August so have now officially been here one year. It’s true we weren’t born here but we got here as fast as we could.
Thank you.