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has been named as one of the top 100 small art towns in America. The town hosts regular art and musical events like Jazz in the Pines, numerous Art Walks and festivals, and Idyllwild’s Adult Arts Center attracts adult students, drawn by its diverse offerings in contemporary arts, theatre, and creative writing.

Park in the small town square, and most of the town’s offerings are within walking distance.

Idyllwild tried for decades to cash in on a Swiss Village theme, and much of the downtown architecture reflects this. And while there’s a dearth of touristy knickknacks and high-calorie temptation, a new generation of hip, enlightened businesses has taken root. The community now offers yoga, Pilates, an organic market, Watsu (floating) massage, spiritual and meditation retreats, and of course, thousands of acres of contemplative wilderness.

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Art, Wine and Suicide (Rock) One of the reasons we desert dwellers extol the virtue of living in our arid environment are the many choices we have to get away from it.

Idyllwild has always fit the bill, and it’s only getting better.

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Art and artists play a big part in the uniqueness of Idyllwild. While the town boasts well over a hundred resident artists, there are about a dozen galleries that show their collective work.

Painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, carving, mixed media – you name it, and there is an artist in town creating it. A good listing of galleries and artists can be found at the Art Alliance of Idyllwild website (www. artinidyllwild.com). A favorite is the work of photographer Frank Bryunbroek (www.omdphotos. com), whose portraits of rescued dogs are regal, heart-wrenching and captivating. He has his own space, the Oh My Dog Gallery, at 54425 North Circle Drive.

Two Babes in the Woods at 55750 South Circle Drive is a gallery and working art studio of an artist collective that features an array of original landscapes, wildlife and figurative paintings in oil and acrylic, and also features rare books and antiques.

For other-than-art shopping, the serene Merkaba (www.merkabaonline.com), at 54245 North Circle Drive #C-3, has an amazing collection of hand-crafted organic teas and herb blends, candles, chimes and prayer flags. They’ll make a personal blend from the 59 various teas on the shelves, as well as natural, organic and kosher herbs.

Himalayan Treasures is a tiny space with amazing photography, jewelry, and trinkets of Nepal at 54200 N Circle Drive, and on the other side of the town square at Everitt’s Minerals & Gallery, lapidary artists and metal smiths Larry and Janet Everitt meld together nature’s gems and minerals into beautiful jewelry, and their collection of raw and polished minerals is fascinating.

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Anybody who spends time in the desert knows about the Salton Sea. Many have even made the drive to stare from its eerily beautiful shoreline. To really know the thing, however, a complete circumnavigation is the way to go about it. And it’s a great day trip, with a truly offbeat set of sights and experiences to be had along the way.

Sure, it smells funky. And yes, sometimes thousands of its fish die off all at once. It’s going to take billions to fix it, if that actually ever happens. Oh, and one of the most polluted waterways in the country, the New River, flows into its southern end, a gift from Mexico.

Heading east on Highway 111 takes you through the date and citrus groves of Mecca, until they open up to the vista of the Salton Sea’s North Shore. In the tiny seaside community, the North Shore Yacht Club, a 50-year-old structure designed by Albert Frey, sits rotting on the shore. Dubbed “the glamour capital of the Salton Sea”, the club boasted among its visitors the Marx Brothers, Jerry Lewis, and the Beach Boys. It was slated for demolition until the local community organized to win its preservation. A $3.5 million renovation will have it housing a community center, museum and visitors center.

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Biblical Day Trippin’

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by Sandra Hale Schulman join his dinos.

The Lord works in mysterious ways in Cabazon. Just a few months ago a Japanese tourist What the park is today may not be quite was hit by lightning in the Outlet Mall parking what Bell had in mind. About two years ago the lot. Maybe discount shopping was not on the dino park was bought by Creationists, who have Commandment list that day. now built a Dino-Robot-Museum-Cave behind the two original brutes. It introduces visitors to Travel a bit further on I-10, if the lord the theory that evolution is just a theory, and that moves you, and there they are – the behemoths of the desert – a mighty 150-ton, 150-foot-long God created all the animals, including dinosaurs, concrete “brontosaurus” named “Dinney” and on Day 6, about 10,000 years ago. A global flood a 65-foot-tall, 100-ton T. rex named, well, wiped them out and Noah’s Ark saved the rest.

Proof lies in images of dinosaurs in Medieval “Rex.” times (a fierce knight battles a dino-dragon with These beasties were built by Claude K. a javelin in one museum scene) and because, Bell, who started his career making figures of well, the Bible says so. gold miners and a minuteman at Knott’s Berry The big Bronto has a shop inside, accessible Farm in Buena Park, California. Later, he bought through a stairway in his butt. The stomach store 76 acres of desert to create his masterpieces. sells trinkets, postcards, Ark stuffed animals, and Bell spent more than two decades of his life and gives away free dvds called By Design Not By $300,000 in creating these big boys. Bell died in 1988, at the age of 91. He had dreamed of a Chance. There is one of those retro cool penny giant woolly mammoth and saber-tooth tiger to smashing machines. u page 11

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“Within a minute of watching how beeswax and dye makes art on fabric I was hooked,” says Lake Michigan native Jane Maru. “I had traveled for 12 years when I landed in the highlands of Central Mexico. I met a lady at a bar there who did batik and I asked her if I could watch her. I went to her studio and that was it. I stayed and learned from her for months.”

Batik has gotten a bit of a bum rap in the art world, but Jane saw the potential of creating lush, layered, complex images that transcended hippie starburst t-shirts.

“The appeal for me is in the painting with the tjanting (pronounced con-ting). It’s an ancient tool and really amazing to work with.

I don’t sketch anything, I go straight to fabric with the design I have in my mind, but then it changes with every layer.”

Working outdoors at her 29 Palms studio, Jane only uses natural fiber fabrics such as 100% cotton and silks. Anything synthetic would burn right away when the hot wax is applied. She also mixes her own dyes, something that became a challenge when the names of the colors faded off her buckets in the searing desert sun.

“You can’t tell the color from looking at the powder. It’s an alchemy game and I don’t use a recipe. I also don’t bake for the same reason.

Black looks more like a rainbow in powder form, so I had to get good at guessing and improvising!” she laughs.

“Once you start this process there is no return. You have to keep going and you can’t cover mistakes like in painting. But I find that very freeing. I had one piece I had worked on for weeks and this rooster kept coming by and watching me. Finally he flew up and startled me causing hot wax to spill all over the piece.

But it ended up coming out amazing, so maybe the rooster knew what he was doing. I’ve also experimented with flinging the wax ala Jackson Pollock. Well splat, there’s the cosmos, I thought when I did that the first time.”

A smaller piece can take a week to complete, larger ones 3-5 months, depending on the

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layers and complexity of design.

The batiks brilliance inspired Jane to frame them in light boxes like stained glass. She has also begun a series of narrative stories using the batiks as backdrops to a group of characters that may eventually be turned into a book.

“I want to take this somewhere that no one else has,” she says. “It’s full of light and dimension and possibilities.”

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Last week, after a great meeting at our Yucca Valley office filled with plans for new issues and events, someone drove by late at night and shot out our windows. Pretty good aim as they managed to hit both of the large front windows and the door.

We got the call from the Sheriff at about 6:30am, and rushed down to assess the damage.

One large window was entirely blown out, with tiny shards of glass blasted all the way to the back of the office, covering every desktop, chair, and all the artwork in the Front Window Gallery.

It’s a sickening feeling to see that, all the hard work and promise we feel for this publication that wants only to be a voice in the community and report on politics and arts and the wrongs done to our neighbors. It sure hit home when we became the target.

In speaking to the police and neighbors we learned this has been happening for months to pretty much everyone on the block – the barber shop, antiques store, new age store. Our big question is why? No one has been robbed after these window shootings, it’s just pure vandalism for the sake of it – but something that causes real damage to the pride of Old Town, not to men-

tion the expense and wasted time. We are still sweeping up glass a week later.

Consider this an open letter to the police and locals asking for more patrol car presence on this block and a request for security cameras – two things that would be a major deterrent for

this kind of senseless yahoo violence. To quote Network “We’re mad as hell, and we’re not gonna take it anymore.”

Morgan Craft editor@desertvalleystar.com

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I can’t get over what was done to your place. it sickens me. I truly hope this vicious attack doesn’t drive you and/or the AFJ away.

You are providing a much needed service for the artists, healers, musicians, writers, and for all who recognize that their contributions are needed here. On behalf of everyone who cherishes the freedom of speech guaranteed in our constitution, I applaud & thank you for a job well done.

Through the good work that you do, and that which you help to publicize, you provide hope that such acts as the one which victimized you, will lessen & lessen over time, as the coldness of those who would do such things, dissipates in the warm light of creativity & thoughtful self-expression.

Ted Quinn (Joshua Tree, CA) Ladies and Gentlemen:

I remind you of this situation of a rogue member of the Yucca Valley Public Art Advi-

sory Committee member failing to disclose his personal and commercial relationship with the winning bidder for the MBTA Public Art installation, and, that said member physically assaulted me and made terrorist threat as defined

by California law.

Michael Callan has no place on a committee of the Town of Yucca Valley. A criminal background check should be run on him to determine whether he has a prior record of threaten violence and violating domestic violence restraining orders.

Fritz Koenig

Thanks once again for your support for

Groves Cabin Theatre. We very much appreciate the prominent space you have given to our current production, Reflections. I know I speak for the entire cast and production crew at Groves in wishing you a wonderful holiday season and prosperous wind up to 2009.

Sam Sloneker

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“The Sanctity of a Contract”

by Tom Green

completely to the back of his head and you will In my Biz tip article written July 22, 2009 I immediately be branded as a kook. talked about the need for a good buyout agreement in your small business partnership agreements and I cannot tell you how many times I have even used the analogy of divorce and it being like seen contracts just thrown out by a Judge even a prenuptial agreement. when prepared by a professional or they contort the words so much it would embarrass a pretzel Long gone is my parents’ era when a handjust to arrive at the result they desire. shake agreement was enough as our lives become more and more complex. I have joked for years Even though you have these rights from the that pretty soon just the average small business, outset because you are a sovereign individual, my or even active individual, will need an attorney wish for you is that you never have to formally to travel along with them just to get through the have to exercise them. day.

Obviously, with something as dynamic and All of us have experienced this in day-toconstantly changing as a small business, you day living, just trying to get an order properly can’t and don’t slow down your operation just to filled or doing some other of the many normal create another and another and another agreement daily tasks. between your partners, employees, customers, vendors and others you deal In any event, agreements do form the basic essence of interactions Notwithstanding the with, but there are some basic agreements that you just among human beings and contracts are agreements in formalized or en- continuing onslaught should have and they have to be in writing. forceable format. The sanctity of a of new rules and contract is recognized and protected These may include your regulations that under the US Constitution. operating agreement, employslice into this basic ee or independent contractor Specifically, Article I, Secagreements, sales agreements, tion 10 states: “No state shall pass human right, you rental agreements, just to any law impairing the obligation of cannot unilaterally name a few. contracts.” Moreover, in the famous case Hale v. Henkel, the U.S. Suretroactively create Of course, as you can tell preme Court says: “The individual by the tenor of this article, just an agreement.

Only may stand upon his constitutional having something in writing a government can rights as a citizen. He is entitled to is no guarantee that the intent carry on his private business in his of the parties will be carried and does do this. own way. His power to contract is out by our justice system or unlimited.” recognized by various bureaucrats, let alone the parties to Notwithstanding the continuing the agreement. onslaught of new rules and regulations that slice into this basic human right, you cannot unilaterSo what’s the answer? Choose whom you ally retroactively create an agreement. Only a do business with very, very carefully, constantly government can and does do this. perception check so you are aware that each side thinks the meaning is the same. This means Forgive me for sounding cynical and too repeating things back to see that you hear and “legalese”. In fact, as they say, don’t try this alone. evaluate them the same way. Settle disputes Heaven forbid if you quote the constitution in a quickly and in a friendly manner, and if at all courtroom unless you want the judge’s eyes to roll possible, stay out of court. Nobody wins there, except the lawyers.

To y o u r b u s i n e s s s u c c e s s . tom@americanfreejournal.com

Art, Wine and Suicide (Rock) Once your appetite awakens, the best place for lunch is the funky local favorite, Café Aroma (www.cafearoma.org), just half a mile up the hill from town at 54750 North Circle Drive. They host regular artists and live music, in addition to a surprisingly good menu and wine list. The wonderful, recently-opened Mountain Restaurant at 26290 Highway 243 (www.themountainrestaurant.com) is the absolute “must-go” dinner pick. With a Cordon-bleu trained chef, and locally-sourced organic, gourmet food, it’s been getting rave reviews.

If nature is your calling, the Ernie Maxwell Trail is a perfect setting for a leisurely family hike, even in the snow. The trail descends very gently from Humber Park, Idyllwild’s gateway to Mt. San Jacinto Wilderness, passing through a wonderful dense forest of pines. There are great views of both Tahquitz and Suicide rocks from the trail.

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For the chanting and meditation crowd (which includes me), the Idyllwild Dharma Center is a lovely, sparse oasis in the woods just outside town. They host regular retreats, workshops and dharma talks (www.rinpoche. com/centers/kml.html). And the Yokoji Zen Mountain Center a little farther south does the same (www.zmc.org). They’re both good energy places worth a visit.

Idyllwild has a multitude of motels, inns, B&B’s, small retreats, and vacation rentals, with many accessible online. A couple of regular favorites are Silver Pines Lodge (www.silverpineslodge.com), Lodge at Pine Cove (www. thelodgeatpinecove.com), and Quiet Creek Inn (www.quietcreekinn.com).

Go on up, stay a night, and enjoy why you live in the desert.

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Will President Obama Reveal That Aliens Are Here?

A Report From The 7th UFO Crash Retrieval Conference

By Art Kunkin, (with much input from Stephen Kaiser)

Art Kunkin

Last weekend I had the good fortune to attend the 7th annual UFO Crash Retrieval Conference in Las Vegas with 300 others. Although many of us are conditioned to start laughing at the mention of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO’s), Flying Saucers and Aliens, I have observed how these concepts have crept into our modern culture.

For example, everyone seems to know what a Grey alien looks like. They have black, insectlike eyes and grey skin. They are thin and small and have very little in the way of noses, ears or mouths. They are frequently guilty of abducting people into their space ships. Then they medically probe your body for unknown purposes.

Weird as all this sounds, I was very impressed with the 15 speakers at the conference.

They were intellectually stimulating, careful to separate undeniable facts from speculation and were the kind of interesting people I like to have as my friends. As I let everyone at the conference know through a leaflet I distributed, my own current concern is spreading knowledge about a method I have discovered of living far longer than usual. Now that I have heard from these researchers into the great mystery of flying saucers, I have another reason for living longer.

I want to be around when the truth of flying saucers is revealed and the many possible benefits of advanced UFO technology are available to human beings.

The first evening concluded with a panel discussion focused on that magical point in the future when governments actually come clean about the alien presence on our planet. This is called “The Disclosure Horizon.� When it will occur, no one knows. However, the fact that intelligent extra-terrestrials seem to have

extraordinary machines flying around Earth at incredible speeds and activating our radar detection systems seems to make such disclosure inevitable. There was a hot rumor circulating that President Obama will be the man to do it when he accepts the Nobel Peace Prize next month. We’ll see.

Such disclosure presents many problems.

How do we deal with a culture that may be tens of thousands of years in advance of ours?

From the 40’s thru the 60’s, there seemed to be a unique security force (Men in Black) that may have even employed murder to keep the cat in the bag. (Check out the strange “suicide� of former Secretary of Defense James Forestall).

Richard Dolan, author of “UFO’s and the National Security State� acknowledged that this was probably one reason for our current and growing Machiavellian security apparatus. So we may have to wait until the perpetrators are dead for any substantive truth to come out.

This is kind of like the unsealing of the Kennedy assassination files scheduled for the year 2039. Makes you wonder who really runs things. Consider what President Bill Clinton responded to a lady who asked him about UFO secrecy. He sighed and said, “There is a government behind this government, and I don’t control that.� Likewise, President Kennedy is quoted as saying that he was being kept from information about aliens, and he didn’t know why.

Investigator Peter Robbins discussed instances of public contact. For example, he presented documents showing that the president of Granada addressed the UN at least twice about UFO’s flying over his tiny Caribbean island nation. He asked for help but was met with silence.

Robbins also discussed the landing of a UFO in

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Voronezh, USSR on September 27, 1989. Three 9 foot aliens emerged with their robot, went for a stroll in the park, then got back in their shining ball and left. Hundreds of people saw this. It was reported by the news agency TASS throughout Russia. This was reported in U.S. newspapers the following month, but we all laughed because we knew it couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be real.

Linda Moulton Howe reported on the famous alien encounter on December 26, 1980 near the Bentwaters Royal Air Force base in England.

Eyewitness John Burroughs, a former member of the American military, was at the conference to confirm the contact between military personnel

Makes you wonder who really runs things. and the aliens. We are lucky to know this canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be true. We have Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC and CNN to keep our minds properly tuned.

Perhaps the most mind-numbing presentation was by Michael Schratt. For an hour he showed slides confirming perhaps a hundred instances of contact with aliens and their ships.

Mr. Schratt will be speaking in Los Angeles and Orange County during January 2009 at MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) meetings. (Google MUFON for information).

James Clarkson shared what he has learned

Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversation.

from contact with June Crain, an office worker with high military clearance at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. This base was reportedly the repository for much of the early alien craft and bodies that we acquired. June Crain finally couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t accept the secrecy anymore and, being in her seventies, she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care if they shot her or threw her in prison for revealing the truth.

She had to let the public know about the alien ships recovered from crashes at Kingman, Cape Girardeau, Aztec and Roswell. She had handled the physical evidence of these alien ships and this material clearly wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t of this Earth.

It was a great weekend in the capital of world gambling. Other speakers were James Carrion, Stephen Bassett, Ryan Wood, Dr. Michael Salla, Dr. Robert M. Wood, Nick Redfern, Paul Davids and Kenn Thomas. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the space here to report on all these wonderful presentations but each one of these speakers can be Googled on the Internet.

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HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21 to April 19) While it seems that chaos is taking over, you get everything back to normal, even if it means being more than a little assertive with some people. Expect to hear more job-related news soon.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Expect to be able to move ahead with your workplace plans now that you have a good idea of what you might have to face. You also can anticipate a welcome change on the home front.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A quieter period settles in, giving you a chance to catch your breath, as well as allowing for more time to handle some important family matters. The arts dominate this weekend. Enjoy them.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The frustrations of last week have pretty much played themselves out. You should find things going more smoothly, especially with those all-important personal matters.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Once again, you find a creative way to resolve a pesky problem in short order. However, a matter involving a possible breach of confidence might need a bit more time to check out.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Reuniting with an old friend could lead to the sharing of some great new experiences. But be careful you don’t find yourself once again being super-critical or overly judgmental.

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Desert Hot Springs, CA It would have been the world’s largest landfill just outside the park boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park, accepting 20,000 tons of trash per day from Los Angeles Country for the next 117 years. Tuesday the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court decision killing the Eagle Mountain dump.

For groups like the National Parks Conservation Association that fought for over a decade to stop Eagle Mountain, it is a big victory.

For those that pushed hard for the project, most notably Rick Daniels who led the effort for the dump before becoming Desert Hot Springs’ city manager, its a big loss.

The National Parks Conservation Association said in a Tuesday press release that the courts decision “is a major victory for everyone who cares about Joshua Tree National Park.” That group said and the Court agreed the dump would have devastated the Park’s wilderness with noise and light pollution of the night sky, destroyed the solitude for park visitors and would have threatened the desert tortoise by inflating the population of predators and scavenger birds.

Daniels was an outspoken advocate for the landfill during his time as President and Chief Executive Officer of Mine Reclamation Corp. that pushed hard for the project and had long heralded the dump as environmentally sound.

“In terms of geology, climate and location, Eagle Mountain is the best environmental choice for a new Southern California landfill,” said Daniels in 1996. “Eagle Mountain will provide a badly needed environmentally sound solution to the growing waste disposal crisis i n Southern California.”

Daniels’ Mine Reclamation Corp. was in line for a million dollar contract from L.A. County Sanitation District to bring in 4,000 tons of municipal garbage a day, a deal worth many millions to his company. The total amount of trash going to the landfill was so voluminous it was to be delivered by trains and then trucked locally to the landfill site seven days a week.

Daniels has since left Mine Reclamation Corp. and, ironically, now works as city manager of Desert Hot Springs, a town of 25,000 counting on creating a new southern entrance to Joshua Tree National Monument as an economic tourism boost for the impoverished city.

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“Today’s ruling is a landmark victory for Joshua Tree National Park’s bighorn sheep, desert tortoises, the park’s gateway communities,” said Mike Cipra, California Desert Program Manager in a press release for National Parks Conservation Association.

In order to satisfy opposition, Daniels’ Mine Reclamation Corp. tried to offer a list of assurances to the National Park Service that included a promise of $100,000 for the National Park Service to build a combination office and living space for research. Opponents to Daniels’ plan said that was just one of many enticements Daniels dangled in front of elected bodies and government agencies to gain approval for the project.

“Dump money for research?

They kill whales for research,” said Hilda “Cactus” Kwan of Joshua Tree.

A 1 9 9 6 background article by Kay Hazen of Kay Hazen & Company, a company that specializes in strategy & plann i n g , media relations, and controversial project challenges, detailed those enticements, including promises to make sure odors from the landfill would not blow into the Park, that only shielded lights be

used and that air offset credits would be sought for pollution coming from the dump.

In 1992, the debate over Eagle Mountain heated up the region. When Mine Reclamation Corp. tried to push the Riverside County Supervisors to take up consideration of the project in the middle of summer, the supervisors did not go along.

Eagle Mountain was such a hot issue that the Riverside County Board of Supervisors vowed not to vote on it until the end of September, since many county residents opposed to the deal would have been out of town in the summer months, said then Riverside County Supervisor Corky Larson. Larson represented the area of the county affected by the proposed Eagle Mountain dump.

Denise Dobrensky, president of FIT Environment, a group that joined in the effort to stop Eagle Mountain, ran headlong into Daniels when she said she had proof the landfill would contaminate the local water supply.

Daniels countered, “I’ve got Ph.D. engineers and seismologists and environmental scientists who have staked their professional credentials that that is not the case.”

Larson was at least partially swayed when she said many fears of leakage and contamination reflected “alarmist and inaccurate information” put out by resident groups opposed to the project. But Larsen admitted that the water issue was the one thing that could kill the project and said she was undecided about the landfill.

Dobrensky said the water issue is the most serious of many concerns residents have about the project. If it passed, it meant that “for the next 100 years, L.A.’s trash would be transported to the Coachella Valley,” Dobrensky said. “once that happens, we are in trouble.”

The past debates raged in one form or another for two decades. The debate could now be finally ended with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to save Joshua Tree National Monument from those that would trash it. The only remaining threat will be if the entire U.S. 9th Circuit Court agrees to hear the case en banc.

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Spirit in the Machine

Holistic East Vs. West Medicine

by Earl Nissen

What do you see when you look in the mirror? A sophisticated amalgam of cells, bones, and organs bathed in blood and animated by your sexy brain?

That's the Western world's hypothesis.

Man is a fleshy machine. Swap out the parts when they erode. Pump in some new chemicals and drugs to lube the joints. Oops, the EKG says RIP. They why in 1975 did former Governor Jerry Brown legalize acupuncture? Needles placed in strategic points on your "chi" energy meridians used for medical therapy? Perhaps the tacit approval in the 1970's of "alternative medicine" has morphed into fullblown official acceptance in the new millennium. East does meet West in the globalized "flat" world!

Eastern medicine views the whole person as a multi-dimensional being enervated and sustained by "chi" energy.

It's very different from the Western view of "health," which deals with disease and damage repair, the body as a machine, and prescription of drugs, even with their potential side effects and addictions. One theory is that Western medicine developed from dissection of cadavers, where in Eastern culture the body stays intact after death.

The catch-all term "holistic medicine" describes the Eastern approach of prevention of illness by maintenance of the body's harmony. You are a microcosm of the universe! And maybe due to the bilateral symmetry of our physical selves, a healthy balance of chi is a mixture and flow of "yin," the receptive female energy, and "yang," the projective male energy. Similar to an electrical circuit, the chi flows in central channels and energy highways called "meridians" which approximate the main muscles and organs. The acupuncture needles, placed in specific locations, can interrupt and redirect chi energy to affect the body's nerves and systems.

Is it a folly of ego-based thinking to deny seeing the body as imbued with God-like energy and love? It's like "doubting Thomas" putting his fingers in the wound! If "chi" is cosmic life energy, then perhaps we can do more than rearrange the flow of yin and yang to maintain health. Perhaps we can pray or ask for God to send us more "chi" when we need it. It could be seen as a miracle cure, and miracles do happen, as evidenced by the recent canonization of 5 new saints by Pope Benedict XVI. In one case, prayers to Father Damien

of Hawaii cured one woman of cancer and another of intestinal illness.

The Western world evidences extraordinary accounts of God and healing powers. Take the German mystic, Hildegard of Bingen, born in 1098, who wrote about spiritual healing. She experienced trance visions from childhood and eventually became an abbess at a Benedictine convent. "In all creation, trees, plants, animals and gemstones, there are hidden secret powers which no person can know of unless they are revealed by God," she wrote. She performed healings with gemstones.

Jump to from pre-Medieval to recent times, when Edgar Cayce, born in 1877, also received healing advice in trance. He was a simple photographer from Kentucky who found out he could diagnose and prescribe cures while in a mild trance state. What was incredible was that in the trance state it was another entity, or a higher-self version of Cayce, which spoke. A trusted secretary transcribed his many trance recitations, which also told people about their past lives, interpreted their dreams, and even included prophecy about future events.

Cayce's legacy is catalogued at the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Another modern spiritual healer was Harry Edwards, born in 1947, from Surrey, England, who reportedly did astral travel during meditation and performed hands-on healing. Similar to statements by indigenous shaman and Eastern reiki energy healers, Edwards did not claim to be a "healer." "I myself never cured anyone," he wrote. "My part is simply that of a channel for the healing powers."

Perhaps because the results spoke for themselves it was believed that the miraculous healing came from somewhere "beyond," and maybe directly from God. George Chapman, from Liverpool, England, channeled the spirit of a deceased physician, Dr. William Lang. It was "Lang," working through Chapman, who helped him perform "etheric surgery" in the 1950's while in trance when he removed cataracts and did open heart surgery. Even today psychic surgeons hail from the Philippines and Brazil. But be wary, as there have been some documented fakers who have removed so-called diseased material which later turned out to be chicken organs produced in post-surgical sleight-of hand.

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Dinos and Christ in the Park Pay your $5 for the robot museum and watch them roar in all their rubbery glory. There are signs throughout the dinosaurs promoting Creationist views and contradicting science – “Is your ancestor God or Cheetah?” “From the primordial soup to the zoo to you – is evolution true?”

The best part is the end of the trail where you can climb up three stories into the T-Rex and look out his mouth. Tots at the park seemed thrilled with the dinosaurs and maybe too young to read all the charts.

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ten-foot high statue of Christ with his arms raised in blessing. For the following ten years, the sculptor Martin, a former aircraft worker, created the many pieces of statuary that now comprise the park. Martin died in 1961 after completing more than 50 figures, one of which is a massive concrete bas-relief of the Lord’s Supper, weighing approximately 125 tons, 20 feet tall and 30 feet wide. All of the statuary is made of steel-reinforced concrete, hand-finished with a white paint/plaster mixture.

The park has changed hands many times.

As anyone with an inkjet or laser printer knows, using the manufacturer’s ink refill cartridges costs a lot of money.

In the Coachella Valley, Lasr-Ink, with three locations, is filling the need for low-cost refill printer ink.

Lasr-Ink supplies re-manufactured cartridges at a fraction of the expense of new. In addition, recycling used cartridges helps landfills by reducing unnecessary processing of plastics, inks and toner leftovers.

Sometimes finding the right ink it is a detective job. Customers don’t realize there are so many models. Regardless, for business accounts, LasrInk aims for same day delivery from all three locations, six days a week.

This keeps business people on the job working, instead of driving to get ink and toner products.

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We’ll replace it with a full one.” If their ink damages your printer, they will fix it or replace it. Try getting your telephone or Internet supplier to do THAT!

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At Martin’s death, Desert Christ Park was presented to the Yucca Valley Parks and Recreation District, which administered and maintained the park. In 1987, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed suit against the Park District to have the park removed from public taxpayer support. In 1993, the park was taken over by the non-profit Hi-Desert Nature Museum Association for continued upkeep and administration. In 1996, a non-profit foundation was formed for the administration of the park. The first president of the foundation board was Wolfgang Maschler, who served until his death in 2003. Maschler worked with limited funds toward bringing the park back from years of neglect, vandalism and damage from the 1992 earthquake.

Peaceful and surreal, these snowy white statues amid the Joshua Trees radiate a kind of supernatural joy, tucked away behind condos and up against the hills. Walking around I heard a strange sound. Seems that a large nest of bees have made a home in the base of one of the statues.

I’m sure Jesus would say bless the beasts and the children. And the tourists, too.

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City As I left I was slightly questioned, questioning, and definitely watched. As theme parks go this is truly weird, but is it any stranger than Disney’s singing bears and mass corporate animism? I really don’t know. I’m just glad I don’t have kids I have to explain all this to.

Looking for more Biblical trail parks, I drove up Hwy 62 into Yucca Valley and turned onto Sunnyslope Drive. Dedicated to “Peace on Earth and the Brotherhood of Man,” Desert Christ Park overlooks the high desert town with more than 40 snow-white statues and images portraying scenes of Christ’s life and teachings.

These remarkable works of steel-reinforced concrete were created by artist-sculptor Antone Martin a half-century ago as a world peace shrine. The park is a product of one man’s devotion to his art and his God. This Desert Christ Park is non-denominational and is open, free of charge, during daylight hours every day of the year. It is operated and maintained by the all-volunteer staff of the nonprofit Desert Christ Park Foundation.

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Two Bunch Palms Resort & Spa has been named as SPA Magazine’s Silver Sage Readers’ Choice winner in the category of “Best Mineral Spring Spa” and “Best Spa for Couples”. It’s a great honor to receive these two awards” says Mark Eads, General Manager, “this is the third year in a row we’ve won for Best Mineral Springs and our first year for Best Spa for Couples.”

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At the Palm Springs Air Museum on Nov 14th, celebrate Veteran’s Day and the museum’s 13th anniversary. In addition to a fly-in of vintage T-34 airplanes, there will be demonstrations, reenactments, activities for the kids and plenty of food vendors. For info, go to www.air-museum.org.

Saturday, November 14th, Palm Springs “Classic Car Cruise” will begin at 406 N. Indian Canyon Drive (Spa Resort Casino Overflow Parking Lot) and include a judged competition, cruise of Palm Canyon and Indian Canyon Drives, followed by a reception and entertainment. Immediately following the judging competition, the “cruise” will take place and return to the staging area for the reception with food, drinks and entertainment. Questions?

Call the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce at (760)325-1577.

Rainbow Inn; then dinner with the speaker, 7pm, Restaurant Gastrognome, in downtown. For info, call (951)659-2360 Friday, Nov. 13th through Sunday, the 15th , Urban Yoga in Palm Springs is hosting a “Mini Bhakti Fest Weekend”, with ongoing yoga, breathing and meditation workshops by yoga master Pradeep Teotia. Fri. 5:00-7:00pm; Sat. 1:003:00pm; Sun. 9:45-11:30am, 2:00-4:00pm.

Saturday night will have kirtan music by the wonderful Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe at 7:30 pm.

If you’ve never experienced kirtan, you absolutely must. $15 prepaid/$20 door. (760)320-7702.

Last weekend was hopping at Pappy & Harriet’s with shows from Thelonious Monster and Leon Russell. Bob Forrest was in rare form playing a hometown show, happy as a sober clam singing snatches of Beatles songs with his longtime bandmates.

On a cool Sunday afternoon Leon Russell brought out hundreds of bikers, rockers, hippies, yippies, and scenesters to groove to his timeless tunes. Russell wasn’t particularly animated and never spoke to the audience until the very end of his almost 2 hour set, but had them in the palm of his funky piano playing hands. He brought most of the women to tears during A Song For You. For anyone who ever lost anyone, the line about “when my life is over, remember when we were together” is a killer.

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In these downsizing times The Mini Show is a good idea. There will be an Artists’ reception Friday November 13th from 6-9pm at the Red Arrow Gallery, 61010 29 Palms Hwy., Joshua Tree, California.

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It may already be sold out but the Dinner in the Diner at the Joshua Tree and Southern Railroad on Saturday November 14, 2009 sounds really fun.

This year’s dinner is being catered and will include delicious BBQ Ribs & Chicken, BBQ Beans, Coleslaw, Corn, Role & butter, water & coffee.

Reservations for this event are full. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list please send an email to kbeells@hotmail.com.

November 14 at DIGS in Palm Springs, Rick Kazyak of RK Kitchen and Bath is offering a workshop as part of their “Total Living” series. Does your kitchen live up to your standards? DIGS and Rick will show you how to make it happen. The fee is $15, and DIGS is in the Courtyard Shops at 515 North Palm Canyon. www. palmspringslivinganddesign.com.

On the morning of Friday, November 13th, the Desert Managers Group will host a press conference at The Living Desert in Palm Desert to bring attention to the threatened desert tortoise and the tortoise’s plight due to the changing desert ecosystem. Three renowned experts will be speaking on the current state of the desert tortoise and the causes and effects of their changing ecosystem. Save the slowpokes, we love our tortoises!

The Idyllwild Community Recreation Council Speaker’s Series, featuring Royal Robbins, rock climbing pioneer & author, on “Pioneers of Early Climbs on Tahquitz,” Wednesday, November 18th at 6 pm, at the

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Idyllwild, CA…November 12, 2009--Idyllwild Arts Dance Department will present their annual Fall Dance Concert through the direction of department chair Ellen Rosa November 18, 19 and 20 with performances at 7:30 pm in the Idyllwild Arts Foundation Theater. The Dance Concert is open to the public and free of charge.

This stellar program will include excerpts from the Fairy Scene from the ballet Sleeping Beauty, re-staged by Ellen Rosa. Also on the program will be a modern dance piece

by IA Dance Faculty member, Ron Brown, entitled, Lost Objects set to music by David Lang, Michael Gordon and Julia Wolfe. Other IA Dance Faculty members will also premier pieces at this performance. Jonathan Sharp has choreographed an entertaining, theatrical contemporary ballet to music by Astor Piazzolla; Lillian Barbeito’s piece reminds one of a French bistro while Deborah Brockus has choreographed an irresistibly slinky jazz piece.

Closing the show will be Stephanie Gilliland’s highly energetic piece, Strata to music by Transglobal Underground.

A recent addition to the Idyllwild Arts faculty, Miss Rosa was commissioned by Media City Ballet to choreograph their education show, The Four Musicians. Lewis Segal of the Los Angeles Times has called Miss Rosa’s style…“a unique jazz ballet style.” As a dance educator, Miss Rosa served on the dance faculty of Chattanooga Ballet School, Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts High School, Camarillo Academy of Performing Arts, Moorpark College, and East Los Angeles College and is currently on the faculty at Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program.

Miss Rosa recently became an ABT certified instructor in levels primary - 5.

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Veterans groups came together under the banner of the Desert Veterans Memorial Association to salute the nation’s banner and commemorate those that have served in its service.

The day started with a 10 a.m. ceremony with an address by Col. Eugene N. Apicella from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms at memorial park at the corner of Da Vall Drive and Ramon Road in Cathedral City.

Flag commemorating veterans that have lost their lives were posted by families of the fallen.

The 13th Annual Palm Springs Veterans Day Parade in neighboring Palm Springs followed from 3:30 to 5:15 p.m. in the city’s downtown. The parade traveled from Ramon Road and Palm Canyon and headed northbound on Palm Canyon to Alejo Road.

The ceremony continue with a post-parade concert at the intersection of Amado Road and Palm Canyon Drive that concluded with a fireworks display.

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Cathedral City Rotary Honors Fallen Heroes At Patriot Park on the corner of Date Palm and Dinah Shore drives in Cathedral City, a sea of American flags waves to the passing traffic, over 5000 strong. The Healing Fields Project originally began as a memorial to the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and has since grown to include all those who have fallen in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Every flag carries the name of a fallen soldier or civilian. Those who were residents of the high and low deserts are separated in an

area of their own, and thirteen newly-placed flags directly on the corner commemorate the lives lost recently at Ft. Hood in Texas.

Sue Preist, a volunteer with the organization says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each flag placed is a visible reminder of the selfless dedication to our country by our military personnel, and the ultimate sacrifice made by these men and women.â&#x20AC;?

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DESERT HOT SPRINGS Redevelopment of Desert Hot Springs Goes South

by Dean Gray

Desert Hot Springs, CA – The long-awaited renovation of the city’s downtown is underway.

After two years of promises, construction began just days before the recent election, moving south from Pierson. Some gambled it was a boost to the re-election of council incumbents, others grumbled at traffic delays and business disruption.

Initial construction has been a collection of pedestrian hazards leaving pedestrians at risk. A recent amateur video captured a mom walking a toddler within a few feet of construction workers felling palm trees and rolling them past the woman and her child. Her motherly instincts yanked the child out of the way of the rolling palm trunk in fear.

No hardhat flagmen warned off unsuspecting pedestrians to steer clear of massive front loaders ripping apart sidewalks and street pavement.

Motorized wheelchairs, the elderly with walkers and pedestrians of all ages have found their normal pedestrian route impassible and seeking passage from home to store by other routes. Those routes are unmarked streets without sidewalks and now shared by an increasing number of motorists themselves seeking another route through the construction. No detours are posted. No safe passage planned.

Circumventing construction on the heavily impacted central business core requires pedestrians to travel east to Octotillo or west to Cactus.

With no curbs or sidewalks, wheel-chaired pedestrians find themselves sharing a road with cars whizzing pasts just inches away. They have no other choice. The gravel put down as a temporary fix for the able bodied is not friendly to the wheelchair bound.

Dozens of mature palm trees, some just planted a few years ago at a cost of $16,000, and a wide variety of other healthy landscape

bushes and trees were ripped out and discarded.

Alert citizens arrived to scavenge up what could be replanted or sold.

“I don’t know why they didn’t make any effort to save the trees,” said Joseph Fellers, a resident and certified horticulturist, “These are all very valuable. It seems a complete waste. A construction worker commenting for the amateur video explained why they were not saved, “Because the city has the money.”

“They should rename Palm Drive to Stump Drive,” said Fellers. “I’m not impressed.”

Merchants have been left guessing about the disruption to their businesses, the timing of the sidewalk removal and when it will be put back. There were no phone calls, no notice of a schedule and no visit by city employees. No announcements were made in any publication or website to warn merchants that they had to close due to construction dangers.

The only notice to merchants was a loud whine of concrete cutting and clouds of talcum like cement dust wafting through the air and into their shops. The talcum was never cleaned up and was tracked into stores.

Downtown redevelopment is a $3 million project of transformation. When done the hope is it will be what everyone is looking to see. But from our view this week as the project began, it is not off to a good start. For the merchants now faced with an interruption to their businesses at the very start of the snowbird season, it could not be worse timing.

New streetscapes, landscaping, sidewalks, lighting and benches may make up for that.

Storefronts will have new facades and a trellis with a misting system will spray passersby during hot summer walks. But for now it’s a dangerous and costly mess accompanying construction.

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If Mayor Yvonne Parks was weary from the recent election she did not show it. The day after last Tuesday’s election results showed her the decisive winner in her reelection as mayor, she was off to a series of speaking engagements.

On those election results, she handily beat Councilman Russell Betts. Total vote count out of the registrar of voters office continues to eek up from earlier reporting of vote counts as provisional and other ballots are counted. As of this writing, the vote totals show Parks at 1,289 (61.35%) and Betts at 812 (38.65%) votes.

For city council, two open seats were filled by incumbents Councilman Scott Matas garnering 1,270 votes (33.0%) and Councilwoman Jan Pye with 998 votes (26.0%). Public Safety Commissioner Russ Martin showed as the only credible challenger with 893 votes (28.27%).

If you thought the election season is over, think again. Next up is an election over the city parcel tax. That tax became a major issue in the campaign with Betts taking the position hom-

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Parks also ran a blitz of radio and TV ads in the last week of the election that suggested Betts was in favor of raising homeowner’s property tax.

The Desert Sun declared Parks went negative.

The parcel tax debate is now working its way through city hall with the city finance director working out formulas that will determine the ratio of parcel tax paid by homeowners vs. large landowners. A city council finance committee will get the first look before it goes to the city council. Debate is now raging in city hall if the finance committee will debate the issue in public

or in secret behind closed doors. Mayor Pro Tem Karl Baker is advocating keeping discussion from public view.

Jet noise was a minor issue in the campaign. If jet noise bothers you, you will have noticed as we have that the flight path out of Palm Springs International Airport has shifted over Desert Hot Springs.

We mention here because as we type the noise of a jet passing overhead is clearly audible in this room with all windows and doors closed to the airspace overhead. Parks sits on the airport commission.

We have a correction to issue. In last week’s edition we ran an article about Vonda Pate who contacted our paper to peddle campaign mud in the last election. We find out since then that she prefers the name Vonda Pate-Davis. To our readers and Pate-Davis, we offer our apology for getting her name wrong. We stand by our story.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, the city council heard a recommendation from city staff at its special meeting last Monday to stop advertising public notices for bid in the newspaper and instead post the notices in three locations in the city and on the city website. City staff complained the city was paying extremely high rates for legal ads to the Desert Sun. In a shameless self promotion in what is supposed to be our news hole, we remind all of Riverside County that the Desert Valley Star is now accepting your LEGAL ADS AT GUARANTEED LOWEST RATES! Finally, if you are a landlord in the city, get ready to pay for the city to inspect your property. In a move that applies to all rental units including single family residences, the city is planning to charge an inspection fee per unit (to be determined) and come knocking with its inspectors. Look for the item on an upcoming city council agenda. It will cost some landlords tens of thousands of dollars. Renters may have some benefit in cases where slum-lords exist. But eventually those renters will pay the price even if their landlord has been responsible. Look for rent increases.

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Local property owner has creatively assisted residents and would be owners with their housing needs for many years in this valley.

• Palms Springs Studio with full kitchen.

Just ask our handyman of 12 years who has lived 8 of those years here and has always had enough work from us to more than pay his rent. Or Tina in #3 who places ads on Craig’s List for us and saves $300.00 off her rent. This 9 unit building is near the bus stop and restaurants and has 2 units available. One maybe for you.

• Yucca Valley & 29 Palms Rooms - Furnished or Unfurnished.

Ask Serg or Christina about our month to month room rentals that they temporarily used when first arriving here for Marine duty until we found them a house. Ideal for temporary extended stays while going to school, waiting for a house or otherwise. Have kitchen privileges, cable TV, WiFi starting at $400 a month.

• Houses in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, 29 Palms, etc.

We also have a list of 100’s of people who got their first home using one of our many creative methods to rent with purchase option, owner financing, trades, etc. We have assisted them with getting new jobs, cleaning their credit or whatever it takes. Lives have turned around for those who honored their word and didn’t try to get something for nothing. Are you ready for a change?

Because we own these properties and are not real estate agents, we can be as flexible as we want–or as you need. For example, 1st time homebuyers could qualify for an $8,000.00 home purchase credit as a down payment.

If you’re interested, I encourage you to act now as there are moves afoot to further restrict agreements between private parties and the tax credit is also due to expire later this year.

TIRED LANDLORDS! or investors.

We have free & clear houses, land, notes, vehicles, etc... even CASH. Will buy house or entire portfolio

760-413-4484

NOTE FOR SALE

75K @ 18% yield Secured by House on 5 Acres 60% LTV

Can be Discounted to Yield 20%

760-298-6562

Monica Barnes Realtor-Property Mgr Lic # 01201739

to make us afraid.

There is much more in our faith to make us unafraid.

Frederick W. Cropp

YUCCA VALLEY OWNER FINANCING Large 3 BR 2 bath or Rent w/Purchase Option

Finished Patio Room 2400 sf under roof

760-666-8911

HORIZON REAL ESTATE

APARTMENTS DHS 2br/2/ba unit w/carport view view view. Pay only $600/month D.H.S. Studios 6 month lease for $395/month & $350 Security Deposit.

DHS Available now! 1 br/1ba units from $500 to $610 month DHS 2br/2/ba units w/ fireplace & carport only $700 month. Ask about move-in special!

DHS 3br/2.5ba units w/granite counters. Pay only $850-$900/month.

HOUSES DHS Available now! 3br/2ba homes from $850-$925/month DHS Available now! 3br/2ba homes for only $1,000/month DHS 3br/2ba homes w/den & granite counter tops for only $1,000/month Ask About Move-in Specials!!

13550 Palm Drive Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240

760-288-2126

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MEL BENSON REAL ESTATE

61814 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA. 92252 Rosemarie Benson, Broker 760-366-8488 Donna Hathaway, Realtor/Associate benson2007@verizon.net CHARMING 2 bedroom, 1.75 bath mobile home on a view lot & in a quiet neighborhood. New carpeting + vinyl in kitchen area. Master bedroom has a roomy walk-in closet. Nice screened porch on the East side to enjoy your morning coffee and afternoon iced tea. Detached storage building. Nicely landscaped with mature trees & shrubs.74828 Morning Drive (cross street Maude Adams) REDUCED TO $69,950. Call us for an appointment to see. (#847) TINY BUT CUTE best describes this little darling, located 1 1/2 block North of the highway on a RM-zoned lot. Small kitchen with electric stove + small dining area. Utility room has washer hook up only. Nice full bath/shower over tub Detached guest room with own 3/4 bath (unknown if permitted.) Nice open patio & lots of mature landscaping. Chain link fenced yard includes extra lot sold with this property. Being sold “as is” 6418 Sunburst Ave.(cross street Commercial St. ) $82,450.00 (#866) CHARMING 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in North Joshua Tree. Ceramic tile thru-out most of home, just bedrooms carpeted. Nice open floor plan. Corner fi replace in living room. Attached 2 car garage with utility hook-ups & auto opener. Propane forced air heat & refrig. cooling. Chain link fenced lot. Home is tenant occupied, please do not disturb tenants. 4949 1st Street East (cross street Broadway) REDUCED TO $117,500 (#867) COZY 3 BEDROOM, 1 bath home with fireplace on a corner lot on paved road. Laminated flooring. Central heat and air + evap. cooling. Slider goes out to a chain link fenced read yard. Attached 2 car garage with laundry area. 61776 Calle Los Amigos (cross street Avenida La Candelia). Shown by appointment. $89,995 (#875) CUTE & COLORFUL - describes this gem of the desert. Located in North Joshua Tree, about 3/4 mile off paved road, this 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths home is located on .60 acre lot. Neat living room with fireplace, plus a dining room. You will love the master bedroom with a hot tub, pellet stove, floor to ceiling bookcases, and sitting area. A tasteful use of color has been used inside and out, plus ceramic tile fl ooring and carpeting, and 2 evap coolers. A beautifully landscaped rear yard opens off a small patio, and beckons you to sit and enjoy the peace & quiet. 2 storage buildings are included. Nice mature landscaping in front of home, along with a carport, add to its charm. 62575 Barbara Lane (cross street Border Ave.) $149,500 Please call for an appointment to see. (#858) CLOSE IN & just a bit of TLC needed to make this your dream cottage. 1 bedroom, 3/4 bath home located in 29 Palms. Situated on .16 acre lot on paved street. Mature landscaping. Natural gas. Detached 1 car garage w/concrete drive. Outside laundry area. 6623 La Luna Avenue (cross street Juanita Road) in 29 Palms. $53,000 (#876) SUPER VIEW LOCATION!! 6871 California Ave (cross street Sullivan). Unusual 2 story home on 2 view acres on the South side of Joshua Tree. Ground level has 1 bedroom. den, family room w/fireplace insert and 1/2 bath. You can accent each room w/area rugs on the painted floors. The upper level has its own full bath, bedroom, living room, kitchen area & laminate flooring, just ideal for guests or teenagers. Oversized 2 car garage with utility area. This can be yours for only $210,000 (#877) Shown by appointment only.

PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB TENANTS.

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M-F 9am - 5pm • Sat. 9am - 3pm Closed Sunday

Salton Sea - Mystery, Marinas Salvation With a strategic location on the Pacific Flyway, the Salton Sea is a major stopover, habitat and nesting ground for over 400 species of birds, some of which travel as far as Alaska and the tip of South America. Lines of them glide lazily just above the water, the Santa Rosa Mountains hazy on the far shore, and an army of white pelicans lay claim to the marina’s jetty, while a pair of kayakers keeps them company. The sea looks larger from the east side, stretching south beyond the curve of the horizon.

The Salton Sea State Recreation Area occupies 18 miles of the shoreline beyond North Shore, offering shaded picnic tables, a boat launch and RV hookups. Waterfowl of every type wade along the shoreline, and some people actually swim in the water, which is 25% saltier than the ocean.

At the sign for Bombay Beach, a right turn takes you into this dusty, hardscrabble community, holdouts of the Salton Sea Dream, where golf carts are the preferred transportation. A levee keeps the sea at bay, and on its other side, decaying carcasses of mobile homes line the shore, reclaimed by salt and sun and weather. A single establishment services the community, and a Salton Sea trip is not complete without time spent with the upbeat locals at the Ski Inn. The patty melts made on the griddle here are reputable enough that the Food Network’s Anthony Bourdain made it a stop during an episode of his show, “No Reservations.”

The Wister Unit of the Imperial Wildlife Area, ten miles beyond Bombay Beach, is another prime birding location, and its 4200 acres

of marshes and wetlands host many of the Sea’s 400 species. The ranger at the gate will direct you to the best spots based on the time of day and season.

The tiny town of Niland is the gateway to the “other desert”. Five miles to the east of town, a burst of color peeks over the horizon. Round a curve, and Salvation Mountain spreads before you, fifty feet in height and a hundred yards long.

Leonard Knight has been painting his colorful biblical messages on the hill since 1985, and thousands of visitors have made their way to this remote spot, far from just about everywhere. He cheerily gives tours to anyone who wants one, despite his difficulty hearing. It’s better just to let him tell his story anyway. Ever since Sean Penn filmed parts of his film Into the Wild here, things have apparently picked up. “Twice as many people come here now,” he says with a smile, “and they all love it. It’s all about love.

That’s what it (his mountain) says.”

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Just behind Salvation Mountain, a unique social experiment is taking place, one which also figured prominently in Into the Wild. On the site of an abandoned WWII Marine installation, a squatter’s city has taken hold, and Slab City is now an institution. The “Slabbers”, as they call themselves, are a ragtag collection of misfits, utopians, outcasts, escapees, idealists, off-roaders and winter birds. Structures of every type and comfort level house about five hundred far-flung souls. There’s no water or electricity, but a semblance of society remains, with an impromptu café, a church, and regular musical performances. It’s like Burning Man 365 days a year. For an interesting experience, seek out the Oasis Café and hear the color of the local conversation. One particularly colorful fellow offers that “at night, this becomes a whole ‘nother place, man. Sometimes it’s wild, sometimes it’s freaky, but it’s always cool.” I bet. Just don’t take pictures of these folks – they

may not like it.

The San Andreas Fault emerges from the earth’s crust at the south end of the Salton Sea, and evidence of this can be experienced firsthand, at the corner of Davis and Schrimpf roads, just south of Niland. Mud volcanoes, or “mud pots”, dot the crusty dirt landscape, about twenty in all. Viscous ooze, smelling of sulphur, bubbles and sputters from the six foot mounds, evidence that tectonic activity is allowing heated gases to escape the earth. Further evidence of geologic activity is the numerous geothermal energy plants in the area, capturing superheated steam and converting it to electricity.

The road to The Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. takes you across fertile farmland, care of water from the Colorado River and the All American Canal. You’re in the heart of the nation’s winter breadbasket. At the visitor’s center, volunteers will pinpoint the best locations on any given day to spot osprey, herons, burrowing owls, egrets, terns, loons, blue footed boobies, Canadian geese, Sand hill cranes, and a host of others. The Red Hill Marina and Unit 1 sections offer a multitude of ripe opportunities.

On the way back north on highway 86, the purple folds of the Borrego Badlands fill the view to the west. At Salton City, pull off for a cold road soda at Captain Jim’s. The locals there will hear your story, and fill you full of theirs.

One lovely, leathery regular clues visitors to this lonely corner of California in on the locals’ secret. “You have to be half baked already to live in the desert,” she says, “but when you get out this far, you’re fully cooked.” Amen.

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Out of town? Call: (800)208-1004

Your Road Home...

DRE License #01476654

55365 29 Palms Hwy.Yucca Valley, CA 92284 http//www.titanrealestate.com

Lots & Land Cabin on 5 wide open acres. Power and Water to the cabin.

Perfect for horses and dirt toys.”

21129233 $34,900

4 BEDROOM 2 3/4 BATH NORTH JOSHUA TREE Detached 1 bedroom 3/4 bath, detached single garage with shop, fully fenced and on paved road, wood stove and more!! 21130900 $119,900

Landers. Hwy 62 East to OWS Turn left/ north. Turn right/ east onto Lynn; turn onto Acoma Right/ and a right onto Cone. Property has sign.

Water and power in the street 21128504 $15,000 Landers. Hwy 62 to OWS 247 north Rd to Deer Lane turn R. east to property. Property is the SW corner of Deer lane and Schweitzer. Old Woman Springs Rd east to Linn turn R. east to Dear trail turn left north to property. Take water in summer. 21129704 $15,000 Landers. Hwy 62 to 247 OWS North to Linn RT east; to Dusty Mile Turn left north; lot is on the NE corner of Dusty Mile and Max Lane. Old slab on property Power pole on property, water in the street. Old Woman Spring north to Linn turn east right. to Dusty Mile turn left to property. 21129703 $15,000

YUCCA MESA CABIN ON 4.75 ACRES. Also has a 490 sq.ft. slab. Ready to build on. Paved road. Water meter is in. Power is on the road. “Seller was going to retire here but ran out of money.” 21127198 $55,000

Cabin in very desirable area, with electric and water tank. Hill/mountain views. App. 400 sq. ft. on approximately 2.5 acre(s). 21130111 $31,500

Morongo Valley. From Palm Springs. 3rd parcel on your left as you pass Rawson Rd. Morongo Valley.

Twentynine Palms Hwy. 2 prime acres with great Hwy 62 location. Right smack in the middle of the direct path of progress. Gateway to the High Desert. 21115286 $29,000 Joshua Tree. Yucca Valley to Joshua Tree on 29 Palms Hwy turn left on sierra (south) to property. No sign yet.

View parcel - electric poles in street and water too. Sierra is paved and smooth, what a deal. 21129887 $35,000

3 bedrooms, 2 bath with bonus room for office.

Beautiful desert home for large family with room to grow. National park view. 21130866 $239,500

Super cute and clean 2 bedrooms. Remodeled 675 sq. ft. garage. Granite counter tops. New roof on house and garage. New paint,carpet, and flooring. Looks like a brand new custom home. “A must see for this location and price range.” 21127044 $82,900

A GREAT FAMILY HOME in Sky Harbor formal living & dining room. Family room w/ cozy fireplace. Pool & spa area separated by block wall. The rest of the back yard is fenced and cross fenced. Bathroom for pool right off pool area and some fruit trees.” 21118370 $218,000

5 ACRE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY 1600 sq. ft.

3 br. 1.75 bath house. Seller will sell or trade for anything that makes sense. Seller is very motivated.

Drive By First. 21126166 $325,000

29 Palms. From Hwy 62, go south-east on Hatch Rd., north on La Buena Tierra; property bordered on the west by La Buena Tierra, on the north by Juanita, east

by Mission and on the south by Old Dale. Prime Major Subdivion land! Zoned for 4 lots per acre. Flat nearly level.

Paved roads, utilities all around! 21117127 $275,000 PIONEERTOWN. From 29 Palms Hwy to Pioneertown Road (N) To Minna Gombell (right) to Red Ryder sign on parcel. Great views in Pioneertown.

Nice place to ride your horse and smell clean air.

1.26 ac. Just surveyed. 21130515 $35,000

TITAN DOWN TOWN MORONGO VALLEY Prime location, Commercial property with 150 feet of frontage on Hwy 62. Could be put to many uses, was Real Estate Office, a very buy Roofing Company. Has Art Shop tenant now; Located in the center of town on three lots. Has Art Shop tenant now; Located in the center of town on three lots. #21130855 $229,000

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GENERAL POLICY

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Please check your ad the first day it runs to see that all the information is correct. This will ensure your ad is exactly what you want readers to see. Call us the very first day if any error occured.

The Publisher wants to do everything possible within the confines of good taste and legal constraints to help you advertise your products or services to your best advantage.

The newspaper does reserve the right to edit or reject any copy or illustration.

HUGE INVESTMENT

Appliances Refrigerator Whirlpool 19cf. Works

Great. Culligan household filtering system. $275. 760362-3754

16 lots for sale in several states. Up to 5 acres. Value $465,000 - sell for $100,000 obo. Call or eMail for list 760318-5746 or vjbus@aol.com

miscellaneous ESCAPE D AY SPA

Massage: (Buy 10, Get 2 FREE!) $50/hour. Facials, Massage, Peels, Great Specials! Gift certificates available. Now Featuring Lingerie and Western Shirts! 55581 29 Palms H W Y. Y u c c a Va l l e y 760-228-9656

I BUY AND SELL U.S. & Foreign Coins, Currency

and Supplies. State Quarters, Tokens. Dave’s

Washers, Dryers, Coins 61857 29 Palms

Refrigerators, Ranges, repair+Service, Blair’s Wholesale Appliance 55827 29 Palms Hwy. YV. 369-2504-361-6001

business opportunities

Hwy. Joshua Tree, CA 92252. Call 760-366-1202

FOR SALE

Yard sale every day lots of items 55517 Linn Rd Landers364-2270

Colloidal Silver:

Dietary Supplement; finest, safest, stable .0007 microns; 2000 PPM. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 760251-7483 Healingways.com

help wanted a little painting,

a little carpentry, a little yard work. Flexible hours.

Dave 760-364-3830

Drivers with Class A licence needed now. 760288-0948

LANDERS : Large house

5 acres $6500 down fixed $700/month. Take over payments $99,000. 760364-9235 or SJS760@aol. com remodeled 3 bed, 2 bath, plus bonus room next door.

On large fenced yard in town. @129,000. Tarbell 949-929-5942

4bd dream Home! Only

Payments from $300/mo!

Free info& Listing 800-7812479

Cute 3BR 1300sf

renovated house & detached garage. 5 view acres, horses OK. Tile in entry, kitchen and bath.

Bargain price $159,900.

888-504-0177.

LARGE CUST O M

2233 sf HOME on 5 ac. 2BR.1.75BA. Wood flooring, fireplace. Nice enclosed breezeway leads to private guest qtrs.w/ ktchn & bath. 576 sq. ft. garage. 4 metal outbuildings on slab. much more.

MLS#21127080 $235,000 C a l l Ti t a n R e a l t y a t 760-365-0608

1

ACRE

29

Palms from $6,500 t o $ 1 2 , 5 0 0 909-444-0026

looking for nails & pedicure person with following. Natural nails/gel OK, no acrylics. Call Escape Day Spa 760-228-9656 ask for Linda

REAL ESTATE LOTS & ACREAGE Lot w/ Utilities &

area of Joshua Tree.

Great views. Utilities avail. The lot to the west, also available. $64,000.

Benson Real Estate 760366-8488

Choice parcel w/

great views. 5.43 acres on paved road w/water meter, electricity and phone. $34,950.00 (760) 401-7514

South side of Joshua

Tree in the Panorama Heights area 1.08 ac w/ water meter paid (need to be re-installed) & utilities avail. GREAT VIEWS, New homes in area. OMC OAC. $50,000. (#789) Call Mel Benson Real Estate 760-366-8488

FAST SALE NEEDED?

tomthehomebuyer.com or call now 413-3440

2 nice in-town lots $15,000 each

o.w.c. w/small down.

760-369-0110

Roommate Boulders, Wildlife, Spectacu-

lar Views. Yucca Valley Rooms and Cabin acres with Activity House Privileges. Art and Science Colony. $400 to $500 mo. (background check req.) fritzkeonig@linkline.com

REAL ESTATE MOBILE HOMES

REAL ESTATE RENTALS Equal Housing Opportunity - All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. To complain of discrimination,call HUD toll free at 1-800-424-8590

Mature Adults Room

House for Rent, DHS 2 Bedroom 1 Bath on 1 acre 61555 Pierson Commercial Zoned Great for landscaping business, Mechanics Trucks or animals Call Atrix 760-288-2948

Includes Garage, laundry, cable, all utilities, kitchen privilege prefer senior Sis I ok $400.00 Month 760228-2979

R O O M 4 RENT N e w

Furnished Room, gated, elderly SSI welcome, $350 + 1/3 utilities 760-203-0519

Snowbirds, 2 bedroom apartment/1 bath $630/ month tel: 818-522-8111

1bd house fridge, stove;

w/t paid; w/d hookup; remodeled. $500/mo + $500 sec 364-3550 or 366-2883/ La Casa Apartments, DHS 10818 San Miguel Studios $495 1 Bedroom $625 Nice quiet Complex Pool off Street Parking Call Atrix 760-288-2948

Agua Caliente Apartments, DHS 66785 8th St. 1 Bedrooms $625 2 Bedrooms $725 Private Patios, Pool & Spa Covered Parking, Call Atrix 760-288-2948 Yucca Valley 2bd/1ba,

double garage, fenced, stove, fridge, W/D. $800/ mo. Plus $1,000 security deposit. 626-401-2056

S u n Vi l l a Apartments, DHS 13181

Calle Amapola. Studios no kitchen (bachelor pad) $450 includes utilities Studios w/ kitchen $575 Call Atrix (760) 288-2948

“Senior Complex” 55+ 2 BR, D.H.S, (Section 8 OK!) 760-329-0405

400/mo. Morongo

Va l l e y 4 9 6 0 7 Senilis Ave 1st & last.

626-962-6967

E l

R e p o s o

TRADE DHS Commercial

RV or Mobile Home

HOUSE FOR RENT:

taken as down payment on 3BR 2ba house in Yucca Valley 760-666-8911

JT large HOME 2 bd 1 ba on 1 acre fenced yard front and back, spacious kitchen, eating area. $750/ month + security deposit 949-929-5942

$399 Move-In Special Atrix Property Mgmt 760288-2948

and roommate situations available. Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, 29 Palms, Landers. Some with acreage. 760-413-4484

lot on busy street. Trade for down payment on income property 760-298-6562

Apartments, DHS 66540 6th St. Bachelor Pad all uti. incl. $515.00 Pool & Laundry. Quiet Complex Atrix 760-288-2948

yucca valley Room

fixer house plues detached 500 sq ft shop 5.6 acres, area, barn, Buena Vista hilltop views. $109,000. EZ terms. 919-222-5651

1 - 2 - 3 B e d r oom s

S pa Tow n H o u s e

& Board • Nice Areas in Yucca Valley & 29 Palms Reasonable Rates 3 meals a day Room Service, Laundry Facilities, Internet, Phone & Cable Available 760-219-3285

Apartments DHS 66334 5th St. Studios $575 1 Bedrooms $695 All utilities included plus Basic Cable.

Gated court yard, Pool & Laundry. Call Atrix (760) 288-2948

SalesPerson Wa n t e d : O r g a n i z e d , FSBO 3BDRM 1,000 sf

Diligent, Experienced. 760365-6348

Free and clear motor home or mobile homes as down payment for remodeled 2 Bd home Landers 5 acres. 760-298-6562

1.15 acres in desired

$45,000! Foreclosure...$85k

HEALTH

TRADES ACCEPTED

329-6246

Owner Desperate! 2

2001 Ford F350 4X4 b e l o w M a r k e t Va l u e !

Diesel. Dually Truck.

Auto. $9500 OBO. John 760-668-8484

Panorama Hts area of Joshua Tree, 520 sq. ft.

ONE room cabin with 3/4 bath (needs finishing).

Some finishing needed to combination kitchen/ dining/living room. Det. 3 car garage Being sold “AS IS”. 5710 Sierra Ave. $109,000 (#815) Call Mel BENSON RE 760-366-8488

bd 2 ba 5 acre view property.

REAL ESTATE HOUSES

Firewood - Dense yellow 29 Palms: Recently pine $120 true half cord split and delivered. Full pickup load 760-362-4003.

Cabin in the Desireable

Septic 5 acres 29 Palms at end of road next to expensive houses. Will trade as down payment on executive home in High Desert 760-666-8911

BE 1ST to join Top Inc. 500 Horses OK Call Paul 760Telecom Opportunity. Earn $1000’s helping people save & make money. www.5linxusa.net

Remodeled 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, plus Bonus Room next door. On a Large fenced yard in Town. $129,000.

Tarbell 949-929-5942

66100 Santa Rosa, DHS 4 BD, 2 BA, $995mo, 2 Car Gar. ATRIX 760-288-2948

for Rent - Marines, Seniors, SSI welcome. Kitchen, fireplace. Only $400/month.

760.413.4434

Furnished Room YV.

29 Palms, Room for

Room in Joshua Tree, includes all util. $450 + dep.

Julian 760-366-8100

available now! 5bd 2ba Home only $435/mo! 3bd 1ba Condo only $300/mo! Free Info & Listing 800-781-2479 JOSHUA TREE House,

$595.00, 2 + 1, 65-833 29 Palms Hwy. $600.00 security deposit. Move in today. 818261-5318 Year lease.

29 Palms Avail. 2 bd - 1 ba, wash dry hookups. Quiet Mobile Home Park. Start $550 + utilities. 760-298-6562 Spacious & remodeled

quiet room, lovely area, private entry, bath, living room. Price negotiable. 760-366-3207 or 760-265-8611

LUXURY 1 bed / 1 bath

upstairs flat above private home. Great views, new kitchen, oak floor, courtyard, fountain, security fence, share laundry. $700 plus utilities share. References required.

760-363-7821

Y u c c a Va l l e y f o r Rent Duplex. 2 large bed

Rent - Marines, Seniors, SSI welcome. Kitchen, fireplace, pool table. Starting at $400/ month. To view, call Serg at 801-859-5987 or Christina 801-696-8689

1 bath fncd yd att garage 6422 Balboa #B w/d hookup w/t paid. Sec 8 OK $675 + deposit. Avail. June 1. Creg 760-534-6113 or Lisa 818-675-0079

BUILT 2006 house, 4

JOSHUA TREE Apt f or

bedrooms 2 baths 2 car garage attached, on 1/2 acre. Walk to WalMart.

Granite kitchen and bathroom counters. Very clean. $1299 + deposit.

949-929-5942

HOUSE FOR RENT:

66287 Avenida Cadena DHS, 4 BD 2 BA, $995mo 2 Car Gar. ATRIX 760-2882948

Ranch House, 2.5

acres, 3bd, 2ba, corrals, fruits trees, views, animals welcome. $1,200.00 mo. water paid. 760-668-9581 Morongo Valley

ho u s e fo r r e n t 5 bdrm, 2.5 bath, pool +

hot tub. Pets okay. $1674 + deposit (negotiable).

Purchase Option. 68405 Conception Rd. Cathedral City. Please call 510-3517686

3bd 2ba Buy for only

Rent. $430/month + $500 deposit. 2 refs req. No Pets.

Water & Trash Included.

760-367-9163

3 or 4 bedroom for rent.

760-835-8428 760-228-9881

or

68240 Calle Azteca

3 bd/2ba 2 car gar. $895 mo. 760-288-2948 ATRIX

DUPLEX, 2 Bd, 1 Ba.

Wa s h e r / d r y e r h o o k - u p , carport, South Joshua Tree.

Quiet neighborhood. Includes water. $675/month plus dep.

760-559-8304

W ood s y 2 b e d / 1 bath cottage, fenced yard,

1 garage. Lots of trees, clean & quiet. Yucca Valley 760-363-7821

HOUSE Yucca Valley/

Joshua Tree 3 or 4 bd for rent 760-835-8428 or 760228-9881

$245/mo! 4bd 1ba only $325/mo! 1-4bd Rent to Own Foreclosures! Free Infor & Listings 800-7812479

Joshua Tree Room & Board. Seniors and

Ava i l a b l e Now

For Rent - 2 bdrm/2

LOCATION LOCATION

Joshua Tree Room & Board. Seniors and

4 bd 2ba 2 car garage $950 mo. New paint and carpet. Fenced yard. Pets Negotiable. 67618 Loma Vista, DHS 760-567-4031 55+ cozy gated community, 2 bedroom, large California Room, Mountain Views, Hot Springs Pool and Spa. Remodeled, RV Parking. $33,000.00 NO DOWN. $700.00 per month, includes park lease. 760-329-1610

SSI welcome. New home.

Barbecue area. Garage parking. 760-974-9359 bath home in Joshua Tree.

Large private yard. Ready for immediate move-in. 760413-4484

SSI welcome. New home.

Barbecue area. Garage parking. 760-418-5044

APARTMENTS

NE W LY RE M O D ELE D $600/mo 760-298-6562

29 PALMS: 1.25 acres w/water meter will trade for mobile home 760-666-8911

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE artist studio or OFFICE SPACE

Yucca Valley Old Town $200-300/month 760.365.6348 to see space

Personals Hollywood Stuntman,

retired, 48 years young, seeks lady friend to share fun activities - such as casino excursions.

New to Morongo Valley. Dean 285-3810

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the screening room Another look at great movies for the home theater.

NOWHERE FAST? Getting off the grid

By Robin E. Simmons

Robin E. Simmons

Seems like we all have a yearning to discover who we are. One way we try and do this is by veering from our set course, heading off our beaten path. We love new adventures on and off the road.

Movies have a long tradition of taking us to a new place, where the journey is the destination and the end of the road is oblivion, death or ironically where we began the trip. Movie heroes usually hit the road in two ways: reluctantly – often by force, or eagerly by choice. The former is usually a desperate trip going nowhere fast, and the latter a slow meander to self-discovery.

Here’s another look at interesting movies about characters that veer off the road more traveled.

“EASY RIDER” (1969) Sitting in a USC screening room with Peter Fonda, I remember seeing this iconic film before it was released. At the time, I was dealing with my application for Conscientious Objector status with the draft board. I was also being hassled by the FBI as an outspoken critic of the Viet Nam war.

The movie poster of Fonda as Captain America with a flag-embossed jacket riding on a big bike with the caption “A man went looking for American and couldn’t find it anywhere” resonated with me. And at the end, when the redneck in the pickup with the bulging tumor shoots “Billy” and “Wyatt (Fonda and Dennis Hopper)” I was incensed. This was the same world I was in. The same prejudice. The same hate. Reel life was real life.

This film was the first big “youth movie” that perfectly targeted its already alienated audience. It was a bulls-eye. For me, it was a brave movie because I knew that the creative team of writer Terry Southern, director Dennis Hopper, actors Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda truly believed what they put on the screen. This movie empowered me. I realized I was not alone in how I saw the world, the war and America.

As a film student, I was not just interested in film as propaganda, but also in how the film was shot. I knew it was shot for cheap – less than $500K. And it broke the rules, like the law of “consistent screen direction” by having the bikes go in all directions. There was the innovative use of music I actually listened too. Wow, the

Electric Prunes! How did they know?

I wondered if the dope they smoked on screen was real and I asked Fonda. He smiled and said, “Of course.” I liked that. I liked the stoned “Freedom” speech from Jack Nicholson.

I believed what Jack said. Those were my words too! This movie made Jack Nicholson a star, and with the perfect audience that identified with him from the start.

I still love the joyful, free, wide-angle moving shots of the bikes on the open road with Steppenwolf’s “Born to be Wild” pulsating on the soundtrack. “Get your motor running…” Oh yeah.

Watching the movie today with the hindsight of alleged maturity(?), I now see an amateurish film. Indulgent and sloppy.

Silly in places. But the core question of What Is America? rings truer than ever.

Look for ward-of-thestate, convicted murderer and former record producer Phil Spector as a dope dealer in the opening scenes. (R, widescreen, 95 minutes)

have to be gay to love it.”

As a kid, I always thought Dorothy dancing along the yellow brick road toward the Emerald City was a not so disguised out-of-body trip to the golden streets of heaven itself. And the benign Wizard as revealed behind the curtain was a much more benevolent God than the fearful one depicted in the Old Testament.

Renewed interest in this classic has been justified and rewarded with an eye-popping, crisp new Blu-ray transfer. The hi-def version of a young Judy Garland are lovelier than ever. And Jack Haley’s Tin Man, Bert Lahr’s Cowardly Lion, and Ray Bolger’s Scarecrow are part of our collective dream imagery. And of course take on new incarnations in “Star Wars.”

James Cameron, on speaking recently of his highly anticipated 3-D movie “Avatar” said “The Wizard of OZ” is his favorite moves. You really can’t go wrong with flying monkeys, a witch, a wizard, Munchkins, a tornado, a tin-man robot guy, a talking lion and a really cute girl lost on the road to heaven. Hey, aren’t we all?

My favorite way to watch “Oz,” is to turn down the sound and instead play Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon.” Be sure to begin the CD exactly with the third roar of the MGM lion logo. You will be amazed at how the music matches the movie. Very weird. Warning: don’t do this if you are in an altered state. Hard to believe this was not intentional, but band members deny it. (Not rated, full frame, 101 minutes)

“WIZARD OF OZ” (1939) Not a huge hit when it was first released, this ultimate road movie takes a young American girl from her heartland American home and plunges her into a decidedly unAmerican night-mare.

Layered with meaning that morphs upon repeated viewings and from person to person, this is a favorite of several generations of movie buffs. Someone recently said to me, “You don’t

“VANISHING POINT” (1971) Made on a budget of a little over $1 million, “Vanishing Point” is a surreal road movie starring an intense Barry Newman at the wheel of a white Dodge Challenger. He barrels down the highway from Boulder, Colorado, to San Francisco in an attempt make it in less than 15 hours and win a stupid bet with a dope dealer.

As he drives, the speeding car becomes a time machine of sorts, bringing vividly to to mind past episodes of his life – which we share with him -- that add up to, well, not much. Sad and nihilistic with an abrupt ending, just like life per his experience. (R, widescreen, 99 minutes)

“TWO-LANE BLACKTOP” (1971) Even more plotless than “Vanishing Point,” “Two-Lane Blacktop” was made for less than $1 million. Two drag-racing slackers played alternately weirdly, awkwardly, high and/or stiff by musicians James Taylor and Dennis Wilson, race cross-country on legendary Route 66 road against drifter Warren Oates in his finely tuned GTO. Bizarrely, what was a pure asphalt and machine dream, shifts gears and turns into a competition for the favors of unappealing hippie Laurie Bird.

Even so, Monte Hellman’s offbeat existential film has become a highly-regarded piece of cinema art here and in France by a subculture of fiercely dedicated cinéastes primarily because of its minimalist style and references to “pure cinema.”

In other words, this is a movie about movies. The asphalt, or two-lane blacktop, is a metaphor for the 35MM film-strip unspooling in the projector. It takes you places while you sit still -- just like the on-screen drivers experience the ever-changing landscape through their “widescreen” windshields. But at the end of the dream (for that’s what film experience is), the movie reminds the viewer that this is merely a figment, only shadows on the screen, and it’s time to wake up. Then abruptly, the last frame of the film freezes and, literally, melts off the screen, leaving the audience to navigate its way along the landscape we all must traverse. (R, widescreen, 103 minutes)

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NOWHERE FAST? “THELMA AND LOUISE” (1991) Gal pals Thelma and Louise hit the road for escape and adventure and the unknown. Are they looking for a new life or running from life?

Or both? From the opening shot of an empty desert highway stretching to the horizon, we intuitively know that the end of the road is coming.

t page 25 this is a feminist manifesto that forces the viewer to ride along on this fatalistic trip to the edge and beyond.

Ridley Scott’s superb eye and confident direction give writer Callie Khouri’s compact screenplay the emotional sheen it needs to keep the viewer aligned with the protagonists.

We think, if we could only love them, then everything will be OK. We feel the damage and abuse they have suffered and are sympathetic to their dilemma. But it’s too late. They have made up their minds to take us over the edge and it is horrible and beautiful. Ahhh, sweet release.

This has been called the first mainstream lesbian film. (R, widescreen, 129 minutes)

“GERRY” (2002)

Geena Davis and S u s a n Sarandon are terrific as two lost souls trying to take control. At times bitter and angry,

A few years ago there was a short news article in the “Los Angeles Times” about two guys who went hiking and then got lost and dehydrated and one of them apparently killed the other –apparently to put him out of his misery.

Gus Van Sant was so inspired by that little news clip and made an entire feature film about the incident.

Casey Affleck and Matt Damon were unfortunately talked into this dreary, laughably inept, boring waste of perfectly good celluloid.

Here’s the plot: two guys, both inexplicably

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In spite of Van Sant’s outrageous pretentiousness, this is not an homage to Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot.” No Godot here, just Godawful.

But it is a cautionary tale about what can happen when one wanders on a whim too far off the beaten path.

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This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/09/09 LARRY W. WARD, Signed by: D. Perez.

File No. I-2009-03112

MAY INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Electronic items, tools, and household items, etc.

NOTE: This Fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or Common Law (see section 14411, ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code.)

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November 12, 19, 26 & December 3, 2009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is (are) doing business as: Dunebuggy Tours, 59511 Hwy 111, Palm Springs, CA 92262, Riverside County.

Full name of registrant(s): Louise Harris This Business is conducted by: Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct.

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Signed: Louise Harris This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/09/09 LARRY W. WARD, Signed by: S. Romero.

File No. I-2009-03116 NOTE: This Fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or Common Law (see section 14411, ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code.)

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR NAME CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. INC091097 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 46200 OASIS STREET INDIO, CA 92201 COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner: Alexander Salinas Perez, for Name Change filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: Alexander Salinas Perez to Proposed Name: Lucky Salinas Perez 2.

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