Hi-Desert Star

Good morning, Morongo Basin. Your Weekender is up now at the link. Morongo Basin news, arts, events and sheriff's calls are all inside. There's also two adorable pets looking for new homes along with the classified ads, service directory and more. https://tinyurl.com/Weekender1821

What are your hopes for 2021? That's our question of the week. Answers will be featured in the Wednesday opinion page.

Happy New Year's Day everyone! We at the Hi-Desert Star truly hope the best for all of you in 2021. Here's your Weekender, with a look at where we've been and how we helped each other through in 2020. As always, there's also community columns, weekend events and classified ads. https://tinyurl.com/Weekend0101

How has your holiday season been different this year? That's our question of the week. Answers will be shared on Wednesday's opinion page.

Small-business owners are invited to a giveaway of masks, hand sanitizer and face shields from the town of Yucca Valley. https://hidesertstar.com//ppe-giveaway-will-be-held-for-b/

A 66-year-old man shot and killed his wife and then himself in their Flamingo Heights home last week, according to the Sheriff’s Department. https://hidesertstar.com//man-kills-wife-and-himself-in-t/

Measure U would repeal the special tax charged to all properties in Fire Protection Service Zone Five, reducing the fire department’s revenue by $41.5 million annually. https://hidesertstar.com//fire-chief-warns-of-longer-resp/

Coach Jay Stepp and Trojan alum Mario Martinez are launching a running club for students and adults called the Cardio Cartel of Yucca Valley. https://hidesertstar.com//running-coach-launches-competit/

Yucca Valley's Holiday Craft Faire is going online this year, and it will last a whole month. https://hidesertstar.com//town-to-host-online-holiday-cra/

The Morongo Basin Tennis Association offers lessons to children ages 6-13 every Saturday in Yucca Valley. https://hidesertstar.com//kids-build-tennis-skills-in-wee/

Locals will hear more noise from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center because of military training scheduled to last through Nov. 7. https://hidesertstar.com//training-gets-loud-at-combat-ce/

Two Twentynine Palms residents were scammed by callers pretending to be police officers recently. https://hidesertstar.com//beware-of-phone-scams-from-fake/

This winter will be warmer and drier than average, according to the latest predictions from the National Weather Service. https://hidesertstar.com//warmer-and-drier-winter-on-the-/

Stargazing, Marine base training, early voting, snake handling, alleged drug dealing, free events both virtual and IRL and more the Weekender is free and up at this link. https://tinyurl.com/Weekender1023

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You can get free flu shots and COVID-19 tests Oct. 30 at Copper Mountain College. Details at the link. https://hidesertstar.com//free-flu-shots-and-covid-19-tes/

Fall is usually festival and weekend event time. Are you missing any of the Morongo Basin's events, and are you logging on to any of the virtual events that are replacing them this year? That's our question of the week. Answers will be featured in the Wednesday opinion page.

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