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Yucca Valley, CA – Since the approval of proposition 215 here in California in 1996 there has been much debate over the distribution of marijuana. Communities have been concerned over its influence on people and abuse of the system set in place. On the other hand there are many benefits to those with illnesses that are assisted by the medical use of the plant. For many conditions people prefer the effective use of marijuana as a treatment for their illnesses. Some of theses include migraines, nausea, chronic pain, insomnia, glaucoma, depression, cancer, AIDS/HIV, anxiety, anorexia, asthma, multiple sclerosis, chronic muscle spasms, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), arthritis, Crohn’s disease, seizure disorders, Parkinson’s disease, Cachexia, hepatitis C, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Types of products available are marijuana buds, edibles, concentrates, and oils. CAMS (California Alternative Medical Solutions) currently only offers the marijuana bud but does have people in the collective that cook the marijuana into food for those who can not smoke it or choose to consume it. “Seeds are still illegal to purchase within the United States,” D.J. Ross, executive manager of CAMS said. “To sell plants you must have a nursery license.” Currently neither plants nor seeds are offered by CAMS. Thirteen states have since approved the use of medical marijuana and another thirteen are pending legislative or ballot measures to approve it. Many in the Desert Communities are unaware that there is a local place to
receive assistance with the legal purchase, advice, and other information. There is a dispensary in Yucca Valley named California Alternative Medical Solutions (CAMS). Although CAMS supplies medical cannabis to those with physician recommendations they also offer other services as well. These consist of Eastern medicine, herbal and homeopathic remedies, acupuncture, acupressure, chiropractic adjustments, yoga, and more. These services provide a larger range of alternative medical help as opposed to many other dispensaries. CAMS is also one hundred percent nonprofit with a board that meets quarterly. The proceeds go into helping the local community in many ways to improve the community and education for children. “We donate to the animal shelter, the TAY center, Yucca Valley High School, the Boys and Girls Club, groups that deal with children, after school programs, assisted an elderly woman with a move, and a defense fund,” Ross said. Ross would also like to see a modern, updated skate park for the community kids and sidewalks for Yucca Valley. “A skate park with longer hours and more to do could help prevent kids boredom since there is nothing to do in this town for kids but do drugs and commit crimes,” Ross said. Before establishing CAMS Ross worked for Morongo Basin Mental Health as a drug and alcohol counselor and mental health specialist. Ross also worked with children in the First 5 program. After that he went into juvenile probation for two years. PAGE 20
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Joshua Tree, CA – On the evening of Saturday, June 27, 2009 the Joshua Tree Gay Pride festival, “In the Name of Love,” commenced and as 6:00 p.m. rolled around, people starting pouring in. It was slow going at first, but as the evening wore on, the fenced area behind Studio Godot filled with hundreds of people showing their support, networking, and socializing. It was a wonderful sight to see so many not only from our local community but from all around Southern California. There were many first time pride event visitors as well as many that had attended other events. The event was organized and put together by Sydney McCutcheon. Community members that helped with the event were Mike Lipsitz, Bob Bowden, Shery Elf, Andy Woods, president of the MB Cultural Arts Council, and Ted Quinn to whom “orientation is invisible,” Lipsitz said. PAGE 23
Paul Krassner – Dancing with Cannabis and the Dead SUNNY SUNDOWNER’S INTERVIEW WITH “60’S COUNTER-CULTURE LIVING LEGEND, YIPPIES CO-FOUNDER”
Sunny Sundowner (SS): I thought we could touch on, among other things, the un-official “Anthem of the Sixties,” or “Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll,” but I wanted to do it in reverse order… Paul Krassner (PK): OK. SS: Do you feel that the rock n’ roll music of the sixties helped lead to a revolution of spiritual consciousness in the West? PK: Well… At the time that the hippies started turning on with rock n’ roll, what was going on WAS a spiritual revolution. My good friend Lenny Bruce had a line: “The people are leaving the Church and going back to God!” (Laughter) SS: No wonder he pissed off the government! PK: Yeah, that was part of it… It’s just that there was no law against blasphemy, so
they had to get him for the language that he used… The main word they persecuted him for was the same word that Country Joe & the Fish popularized at the original Woodstock Concert with their infamous “Fish Cheer”: “Give me an F!...” and of course you know the other three letters. So, rock n’ roll music… I’m eclectic in my musical tastes, but if I had to choose only one, rock n’ roll is my favorite. Partly because of the association with the counter-culture, and partly because- I belong to a “Secret Army”… That only dance when they’re alone… And rock music made me want to dance- especially if I was stoned. I went to Egypt in 1978 when the Grateful Dead played at one of the pyramids. I was hanging out with (Grateful Dead Manager) Bill Graham there. I had already taken acid and he gave me a ‘marijuana cookie’
SS: They had them back then, eh? I thought it was just “brownies!” (Laughter) PK: Whatever you’d want to bake! And… we were both back in the area between backstage and the stage itself… dancing- And he confessed to me that that moment was the first time he had ever danced in public. I said: me too! But I think that the music provided the missing link between your body and your spirit. It united those aspects. So many of the songs were about “optimism, hope and the mystery itself.” So it was an integral part, not just of spirituality, but also of politics. There were songs about racism, the Vietnam War, about how cruel humans could be. These songs were a response to those things saying we wanted to replace ‘fear’ with ‘joy’ and the music was a soundtrack for that process. PAGE 22
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ARTIST IN FOCUS Artist Copper, bronze, zinc, steel and iron may not be every artist’s materials of choice, but Davis Murphy has had an intense passion for industrial materials ever since he grew up building and working on boats in Old Greenwich Connecticut and Miami, FL. Now living in Yucca Valley, Murphy, 54, has a national trail of work behind him, from a 60-foot atrium of life-size metal mountain climbers in Vail; to a school of mermaids, sharks, and pirates in Miami; a giant zinc lion head in Manhattan; and a 90-foot herd of thundering copper horses in DeBeque, CO. Mr. Murphy studied at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, focusing on classical drawing, sculpture in clay, and copper and steel welding. After Pratt Murphy moved to Miami, worked a job making copper sculptures, and having sailed since childhood, gravitated to the Coconut Grove boat basin. The Grove was the art center of Miami in the late 1970s, Murphy purchased and lived aboard a refugee boat big enough to create large scale artwork on. During the late 1980s in Miami, he co-founded Artifacts, an experimental gallery, and contributed to major nightclub art environments and installations
life for a major feature in the 1987 issue of Interview. Seeking to work more with the “hard stuff”, Murphy’s skills of 16th century metallurgy emboldened his technique of multiple heatings and manipulation of forms. Melting bronze over castings and copper and brass sheet, his new work birthed a visceral life-like outer “skin” supported by steel armatures. This is a similar technique used to create enormous works like the Statue of Liberty, though Murphy has taken the copper skin texture to a more life-like level, and keeps the copper from oxidizing green by applying heat and varnish. An exhibit at an antiques show in Florida attracted the attention of Richard Kessler, the hotel entrepreneur who co-founded the Days Inn chain and now owns dozens of 5-star resorts across the country. This led Mr. Kessler to commission Murphy to construct life-size “extreme” mountain climbers made of copper ascending a 60-foot atrium for his Beaver Creek Lodge in Vail, CO, completed in 2002. That same year he began his largest work – and the biggest outdoor sculpture in the state - a series of 18-foot
of one of the country’s largest wild horse sanctuaries, with more than 36,000 acres set aside for wild mustangs. Murphy’s stunning herd of sculptures leap and gallop with their manes and tails flying in the wind. The six horses form a 90-foot herd that head down a mountain and cross a road leading to a river where coyotes, bands of wild turkeys and massive elk gather. Another piece he constructed on the property is of two stallions fighting with front hooves and heads 14-feet high in the air. At 32-feet long, this piece is high enough to drive a car under. Due to the sheer size of the horse sculptures, Murphy needed to work onsite for years on end in the canyon, where the weather goes from blistering to blustery in the course of a day. “I’ve always felt a connection to the wild power and refined beauty of the horse,” says Murphy. “They have a physical presence and emotional intelligence that makes for such a unique relationship with people. Working onsite changed the nature of the work. Seeing the silhouettes and the mountains and sky around them made me see them
Davis Murphy Renaissance Metallurgist STORY & PHOTOS BY SANDRA HALE SCHULMAN Murphy with one of the running horses
Constructing the sculpture, Murphy wraps the copper sheeting around steel frames
during the South Beach art explosion. Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine hired Murphy and the gallery’s stable of artists for a two-week mission; a photographic investigation of the city’s art and night-
copper stallions galloping across the canyon at Kessler’s luxury resort in DeBeque, CO. DeBeque is the home of the Ute band of Native Americans and the site
differently. They get too static in a studio setting, seeing them stretched out in this huge canyon freed them up visually. Plus the more I hammer on them and torch them the better they looked.” PAGE 23
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Even at triple digits, I think this is the coolest place I’ve ever lived. Hi, I’m Sandra, and I’ll be your new editor here at American Free Journal and Desert Valley Star. I’ve been coming out to this surreal little slice of high and low heaven for over ten years, but never thought I’d live here. A big city gal, I’ve lived in some wild places at the best of times – NYC’s East Village and Soho in the punk/art heyday of the 70s; Miami Beach’s Art Deco district when Scarface was shooting its way out and Miami Vice was tanning its way in; Nashville in the 90s where I worked with Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn and The Dixie Chicks; and have spent some of the 00s in Los Angeles making films and a record. Along the way I wrote about it all- in major dailies, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Variety, Entertainment Weekly and Country Music Magazine.
I reconnected with my Cherokee roots and helped get a Grammy category established for Native American Music. I’ve written two books, got a grant to write a third from the BMI-Woody Guthrie Foundation, produced a tribute record with some famous names (John Densmore of The Doors, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams III) and have even been curating some art shows - I have a museum show coming up in December in Santa Fe. In short I love to make, and write about, a scene. Which brings me to the desert. The first time I came here I had won a trip that included a spa hotel stay in Palm Springs (at the Spa Hotel) and a Mustang convertible. It sounded great, until they flew me here in August. I spent the days in the cold mineral pool and driving around at dusk through the empty streets, over the San Andreas fault, and into Joshua Tree Park. The cinematic bleakness and beauty was overwhelming, but there wasn’t much else to do or see. Dry as dust I thought. A few years later my then roommate Rockabilly Filly Rosie Flores brought me along for a raucous weekend at Pappy & Harriet’s and Rimrock Cabins where my Nashville pals Lucinda Williams, Jim Lauderdale and the late great Duane Jarvis stayed. Alright I thought, there’s cool music and art and even Western movie sets here. I get it. It’s got it all.
In December 2008 my artist beau – who makes huge horse sculptures and I finally made the move away from the LA noise to the hi-desert hum. And boy have I found a scene. I am knocked out by the knock out people that live here – artists, musicians, writers and radicals (Paul Krassner anyone?). A flea market that rivals anything anywhere; a political scene with just enough corruption; world class music venues; famous dead rock stars; ghosts of The Rat Pack; Indian tribes making history and millions; all nestled into some of the most awe inspiring landscape in Creation. The only thing missing was an art film house, so a few months ago, I started a weekly film night called Hwy 62 Cinema at the funky Red Arrow Gallery in JT. I’m happy that it has been embraced by the community and I am getting some great local celeb hosts screening their favorite films. What I hope to bring to this fledgling paper is the energy that already surrounds it – vortex, manic and high. We’re upping arts and politics coverage and bringing in some world class contributors. This 4th of July week we appropriately touch on Freedom issues that – agree with them or not – are what this country is founded on. With the slow death of the daily, we are aiming to be the new news alternative, covering issues that matter to all of us right here, right now. Let us know what you think, like and dislike. Just like Uncle Sam, we need YOU. ■
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Hello Dean, What an article!! In the years since incorporation [Yucca Valley], I have never seen such a continued desirous reach for power and control. I served on the committee to incorporate Yucca Valley, the General Plan Committee, etc. and when I watch this council, I am amazed that it has not been recalled (excluding Lori Herbel) for some of the decisions it has made that were found to be in the wrong. I have seen a member of the council falling asleep, one or two that are trying to catch up because they did not read the material prior to the meeting, those that speak, and when they do, it shows that they have not studied or researched the material, and then the duly elected Mayor that believes the will of the people is not to be tolerated. That he has been elected to make the best decisions, without
listening to the people? Last laugh? How many backs were turned on him when he made this statement and others? How many left the room with disgust because he was usurping his power and could not contain himself. Who cares if he apologized later! That was to try to save face. Fat chance! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your outstanding sense of reality was great. May God bless your day and keep you in His care. Laurine ■■■■ People, When I read your paper it made sense. You see, I was at the Yucca Valley town council meeting where the two men were ejected and I was shocked. One man was booted out because he laughed. The other guy got the boot cause he said “why not put it to a vote.” The problem is the way the
“other” newspaper reported the show. They didn’t mention that anyone got ejected. Then in the editorial later they slapped around Lori Herbel by twisting around the facts as if it was her fault the guys on the council wanted to change the rules to prevent her from being mayor. Now, who am I going to believe? The newspaper that reports the truth (yours) or the one that gets it wrong (Hi-Desert Star) Please send me a subscription. I want to support you all as best I can. Franklin Weston Arnoldi ■■■■ Hey, I have an idea. Why doesn’t the city council of Desert Hot Springs use the Jewish Temple building there for a health clinic for poor people who have no insurance? Those 14 acres on Palm Drive that Riverside County PAGE 8
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TOM’S BIZ TIPS Sometimes Shrinkage is Good BY TOM GREEN
As a California small business owner, you are paying the highest tax rate in the country except in some special circumstances. For example, in Hawaii, for a married making over $400,000 the rate is now the highest at 11% versus California’s 9.3%. T h e problem with California’s is it kicks in at the unusually low number of $47,056 and this, coupled with a sales tax that starts at 7.25% puts California small business owners at a competitive disadvantage. Recently, I spoke of the business owners’ challenge with lawsuits over the course of their business life, yet insurance can cover about 80% of those costs or exposures. Not so with taxes, though. As they say, “You can’t escape death or taxes.” Well, that is not entirely true. With good tax planning you can lower your tax obligation significantly. I realize this is a very boring topic to most and especially to the entrepreneurs and owners of small business yet with such a significant portion of your overhead in the form of one tax or another tax planning should command some of your time. Historically, a small business has been a great vehicle for lowering your taxes because almost everything connected to it is deductible and with good records you could connect most of what you spend to the business in one way or another. Now with every level of government thirsting for revenue many deductions are sure to go bye bye.
With all the taxes California charges it is still spends 12 billion more than it takes in and is on the verge of bankruptcy. California also leads the nation in outflow since 2004 we have lost 1.5 million ... tax payers and at the same time added 2.4 million no or low tax payers for example infants and lower paid immigrants. One tax move that many have been making is to leave California all together for a more favorable tax jurisdiction such as Washington state or Texas. This is, of course, a very drastic measure and there are many things to consider. Even if moving is not in the
With good tax planning you can lower your tax obligation
cards for you, what I am really recommending is you look for ways to make your business more portable. The obvious choice is more use of the internet and other mobile tools that allow you to work from every where or anywhere. I say this even with the push to tax emails out there. Along with more portability I am suggesting a purge of all unnecessary expenses. Take a critical look at each expense line. I cut a couple thousand of automatic charges that I rarely used by just looking at them closely. This may seem like an odd time of the year to talk taxes, yet one tax tip is to have different entities with different fiscal years to spread the tax burden. With our C corporations fiscal year just ending, I was looking at it, so I naturally have it on my mind. To your business success. ■ tom@americanfreejournal.com
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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
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Dr. Jan Garavaglia is the host of the Disget well. Unfortunately, they’re also loaded with covery Health channel’s series, Dr. G: Medical nasty bugs – and not the kind that live in your Examiner. In her Florida medical practice, she yard or garden, either. I’m talking about bacteria presides over 1,100 autopsies a year. and viruses that can make you deathly ill. I don’t The results help solve crimes, settle lawthink there’s any place where you’re more likely suits and help grieving families. In her 2008 to get sick than a hospital. According to the Cenbook, “How Not To Die”, Dr. G. reveals that she is ters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a medical detective who specializes in identifythere are 1.7 million health-care associated ing the often-unintentional ways we harm our diseases every year, and that’s cause for alarm bodies. She then goes on to give valuable tips on if you become a hospital patient…” how to use the information she gathers from her “The best protection against…any hosautopsies to live better, smarter and longer. pital-acquired infection is a simple hygiene: Dr. G. believes that many deaths she sees hand washing. Sometimes the amount of bacdon’t need to happen. She says these unnecesteria under one fingernail is more than on the sary deaths can be prevented “with the simplest rest of the hand. Fortunately, in an age when life saving acts, whether it’s strapping on a seat antibiotics are becoming less effective, hand belt correctly, making subtle changes to your washing remains a remarkably useful defense diet, or following your docagainst the spread of infection. tor’s orders… Don’t let people touch you in For example, did you Making the the hospital until you’ve seen know that open or partially them wash their hands. That open car windows increase right choices goes for everyone – including the risk of more severe injudoctors and nurses.” ries in an accident…” Dr. G. concludes that how “Sure,” she notes, can offer a chance not to die really boils down to a “some people just have bad set of ten basic lessons. luck and develop an illness at a much longer LESSON #1: KNOW YOUR NUMBERS You’ll live a longer and or suffer an accident that healthier life when your body is totally unavoidable, but and healthier life. mass index (BMI) is under 25. a lot of us make our own The adverse health effects of bad luck. Life is a series of obesity are multiple and avoidchoices. And these choices, able…Know your blood glucose (blood plus genetics and luck, determine our fate. sugar) level…Check your blood pressure You can control what you eat, you can conearly and check it often... The last numbers trol how fast you drive, you can control whether that are essential to know are your lipid or not you abuse drugs – you control the choices profile: total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol you make. Making the right choices can offer a (the bad one, which should be low), and chance at a much longer and healthier life. HDL cholesterol (the good one, which In this book Dr. G. suggests what to take should be high). High blood pressure is a along as a first aid kit while traveling and when silent killer… you should see a doctor. She explains how to LESSON #2: LISTEN TO YOUR BODY distinguish between heartburn and a heart If something doesn’t feel right or you have attack. Her book also has sections on the side an unusual pain that causes concern, pay effects of medications, how to choose a doctor attention to it. See your doctor and find an and how to avoid picking up illnesses while answer…Get regular physicals and have hospitalized. appropriate screening tests… For example, she observes, “Hospitals LESSON #3: USE AS DIRECTED around the country are loaded with the latest Take your medicine as directed, follow your medical equipment and technology to help you
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DESERT WOMEN Two Jills of All Trades Profiles of Two Desert Women BY BARBARA RENTON
Desert Hot Springs, CA - Teresa Melton was born in Imperial County, CA. Her father worked 30 years for Imperial Irrigation District. She’s lived in Riverside County now for 17 years. Her mother died four years ago in May to diabetes.
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Teresa’s adopted son, Dereck is now 24 and living in Florida. She is now the creator and owner of the new Melton Clothing Company which make the Wee Bit Irish brand. She is a survivor of throat cancer. Her business partner, Debra Chrastka may be a Yankee born in Chicago, but has lived in Riverside County for 15 years. Her mother was a very popular dancer in Chicago during the 1920s and 30s. Her father was an engineer there but died last May of lung cancer.
Debra has a son, John, 25, who has his degree in business. Debra’s been a successful property owner here for a decade and rents eight houses in Desert Hot Springs, Bermuda Dunes, La Quinta, and Mexico. For the past three years now they have been operating Loving Touch Pet Sitting which serves Coachella Valley as well as the Morongo Basin. They take care of vacationing residents’ pets which also includes other services: watering plants, refilling bird feeders and transporting pets for emergency trips to the vet in Indio. They are bonded and insured members of several Chambers of Commerce. This now includes being Certified with Pet Sitters International. For 20 years PSI has been serving 8,000 members in the U. S., Canada and Europe. If that is not enough for them to keep busy, Teresa and Debra also have adopted five stray dogs, two cats and a rabbit, which were all rescue animals. They both love this desert for its serenity, friendly people, and dry climate. To contact either of these active desert women: Teresa 760-574-5359, Debra ‘Debeye-do’ at 760-485-7446. ■
Letters to the Editor bought for $7 million three years ago is still a vacant lot full of weeds. Since Supervisor Ashley spent another $7 million on the Homeless Warehouse last year instead of spending it on the health clinic there, maybe the city council of Desert Hot Springs can find a way to make a silk purse out of a sows ear by using the Jewish Temple for poor peoples services. Or would tearing it down and starting over be less expensive? Leslie “Cranky” Washington ■■■■ RE: Yucca Valley Town Council Succession There has been much confusion regarding the Town Council selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore. I would like to set the record straight. The Town’s municipal code clearly represents historical policy dating back to our incorporation in 1991. This historical policy has been codified through an ordinance to allow a rotation among the Council. The intent of the ordinance is clear: “It is the intent of the council to rotate the position of mayor and mayor pro tempore through the legislative body to provide each council member the opportunity to serve.” In order of votes received, the 2006 election winners were Chad Mayes, Bill Neeb and Lori Herbel. Neeb served as Mayor after the election,
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Mayes now serves as Mayor Pro Tempore, and according to the intent of the municipal code, I am next in line for the historical rotation to Mayor Pro Tempore in December. I am presently seated on the dais according to the historical Council rotation. Contrary to reports, the Town Manager brought this matter to the Council by requesting an interpretation of the ordinance. The gentlemen on the Council made the following comments at the June 9 Council meeting: “I think the positions should be earned”, “You should not be able to automatically rotate”, “Mayor should be in concert with the policy movement and ideals of the majority of the Council”, “Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore is not an entitlement by nomination”. The historical Council rotation has worked peacefully for the past 18 years, so why “throw it out” now as the Mayor directed? The position of Mayor should not become a political position based on vague approvals that foster issues of discrimination. Future Council members deserve the same opportunities to serve as past and present Town Council members have historically received. Lori Herbel, Town Council Member, Yucca Valley ■■■■
Route 62 Vintage Marketplace Everything Old Is New BY CARLY PELOQUIN TEEN REPORTER
Yucca Valley, CA – The Route 62 Vintage Marketplace is a charming antique shop located on Highway 62. With its bright oranges and contrasting purple colors it is easily one of the most noticeable Vintage Markets in the Morongo Basin. The beginnings of this special landmark can be found in its loving owner Dawn Blevins. She purchased the building in 2004 and is the owner and operator of the whole place. Dawn Blevins has been a resident of Yucca Valley for 17 years. Five and a half years ago she decided to open the Route 62 Vintage Marketplace. When she first moved to Yucca Valley and had trouble finding a job, she went into waitressing. But, Dawn soon discovered that it wasn’t what she wanted to do. She was terrible at waitressing, so she decided to pursue art. Dawn started out with floral and design. She worked the entire time out of her kitchen. From floral and design she moved onto reimaginated art. Dawn described this as taking pieces of furniture and creating new furniture out of it. This was also done out of her kitchen. She worked in her kitchen for ten years. In the Route 62 Vintage Marketplace many examples of re-imaginated art can be found. Tables made out of old doors; cabinets with old posters on the sides are only a couple of the types of things that can be found there. There is also a lot of recycle, assemblage, and license plate art done by her husband Dennis Blevins. Dawn’s store has been featured in the July issue of British Vogue for the décor that can be found there. She also has several awards from the community. But her favorite one is the Women Helping Women Award.
“I love helping women starting new careers and also starting new lives,” she says. Some of the ways that she has helped other women is by assisting them in starting their own business and aiding them through hard times in their lives. The Route 62 Vintage Marketplace is also home to the Studio 62 Gallery. The gallery features work from 10 different local artists. It plays host to around eight different art shows a year. A wide variety of things can be found there from jewelry, woolen purses, and recycled art. Many of the things that are featured in the gallery are for sale so the public can have a chance of owning one of those special pieces. The Market has antiques from all over. There are 33 different antique dealers who work with the Route 62 Vintage Marketplace. Dawn also looks for antiques to purchase and sell. She says, “Wherever we go we look for stuff. It’s an addiction.” Throughout the shop, nifty antiques such as vintage clothes and purses and things that can be used in one’s house can be found. Dawn is also a color specialist, she picks colors for local buildings and homes throughout the Morongo Basin. Almost all of the businesses along Highway 62 were given color recommendations by Dawn. Dawn Blevins is a person of many talents. She is the owner and operator of the Route 62 Vintage Marketplace, a talented artist and antique dealer. But one of her favorite things to help with is the Women Helping Women’s group and contributing to the community. ■
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gigs in Connecticut, where they go to cool off Indio, CA: It used to be easy to keep track from our summer heat. Kal-Gigs here in the of Kal David when he owned Blue Guitar. Any valley have become more elusive as a result. given weekend he was there. Now, you’ll have Now comes KalDavid.com, Kal’s official to look elsewhere, as in the Jackalope Ranch in web site. He has been Indio. a busy guy. Yes, you The Jackalope Kal David pulling can keep up with Kal’s Ranch is easy enough those blue notes schedule with the calto find. It is on in a heated riff. endar section on this Highway 111, just very clean web site. down the road a piece If you are serious from Jefferson Street. about the Blues, or Can’t really miss the learning the Blues, place, it has its own then Kal David’s Blues traffic light on Guitar Master Class Jackalope Drive. Series might be what From there, just you are looking for. I follow your ears and am not certain, but I you will find Kal, bendthink it is the only ing, pulling and othersuch course available wise coaxing notes for Blues guitarists. from his Firebird. The site claims that These are the kind of you will “play faster, notes that make you have more confidence on stage, and learn to close your eyes and just follow the sound wherimprovise.” ever it takes you. Good heavens! There are a lot of guitarists The Jackalope Ranch is a vast dining hall who would do well to take this course. But my with as many separate areas as one could ask drifting mind comes back to the tiny stage from for. Far from the band, you barely hear a note which blue notes emanate, clear, high and and the music gets progressively louder the sharp, slicing through my brain cells. closer you get to the band. No, really. The Ranch is so vast I cannot imagine the staff needed GOOD CHEER & SPIRITS ! There really is no substitute for Kal David and the Real Deal on stage and right now they when the place is full of patrons. This was later are available for your dancing and listening on a Saturday evening and the crowd thinned pleasure Friday and Saturday evenings at the out early, but those not interested in leaving Jackalope Ranch in Indio. were glued to their chairs in close proximity to I was originally going to talk more about Kal, not wanting to miss a single note. the Ranch but the place is so vast, with a menu I do have all of Kal’s CDs but there is nothGOOD CHEER & SPIRITS ! so expansive, that I put this endeavor off until ing like the Real Deal, live; the bass pulsing in Desert Hot Springs next time when I can devote more space to the my chest, the snare so bright it’s 12105 likePalmaDrive, whack Ranch. I did enjoy my appetizer of Jackalope on the head, and of course, those indescribable Nachos, a portion of which were still tasty the blue notes from Kal’s guitar, slicing through my next day. Large portions, great prices. And you brain with ease. get Kal David’s music. What more could you Kal has been on the road for the most part want? ■ of the past few years, playing a whole bunch of blues festivals across Canada and a few select
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Guide Dogs Get The Grant BY JAMES VALENTINA
On Friday, June 26, 2009, Guide Dogs of the Desert was the recipient of the Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant presented by the Palm Springs Elks Lodge 1905. This is the third year that Guide Dogs of the Desert received this award. Roccie Hill executive director states, “We are honored to once again be the chosen charity for this award from the Palm Springs Elks.” In addition to the check presentation, there was a fundraising dinner, open to the public, to benefit Guide Dogs of the Desert. During the dinner, Guide Dogs of the Desert gave a presentation and guide dog demonstration. ■
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SET OF 6 RARE Franciscan Dinner Ware. October Pattern. Extra Pieces. call 760365-9201
FINE PHONOGRAPH records, with jackets of George Carlin call 760-365-92014
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I BUY AND SELL U.S. & Foreign Coins, Currency and Supplies. State Quarters, Tokens. Dave’s Coins 61857 29 Palms Hwy. Joshua Tree, CA 92252. Call 760-366-1202
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SALESPERSON WANTED: Organized, Diligent, Experienced. Sell Ads for Most -Read Weekly in Coachella Valley Michael 760-365-6348
SEEKING... Bar Manager / Co-Owner A brand new high quality cocktail Lounge Bar opening soon in Yucca Valley is looking to engage a Bar Manager who will also be a Co-Owner. Shareholding & Wages are negotiable. Taking responsibility for Bar Tenders & cleaning staff supervision, daily cash procedures & inventory contral. eMail: alan@myplacelounge.com
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ITEM WANTED ONE CRYPT in mausoleum at Joshua Tree Memorial Park. Will pay cash call 760-365-9201
ATTENTION REHABBERS! “Wholesale deal of the Week” 241 Santa Rita, Banning. 3 BR, 2 Bath, 1200 Sq. ft. Foothills, Cute style - built in in 1938. Fix up Loan in Place 760-416-0044 ext 147
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FSBO 3BDRM 1,000 sf fixer house plues detached 500 sq ft shop 5.6 acres, area, barn, Buena Vista hilltop views. $109,000. EZ terms. 919-2225651
Free and clear motor home or mobile homes as down payment for remodeled 2 Bd home Landers 5 acres. 760-416-0044 Ext. 131
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REAL ESTATE LOTS & ACREAGE LOT W/ UTILITIES & Septic 5 acres 29 Palms at end of road next to expensive houses. Will trade as down payment on executive home in High Desert 1-888-642-2924 Ext-123 FAST SALE
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COMMERCIAL VACANT Lot along Adobe Road, a prime location in the City of 29 Palms. 9450 sf lot between Homestead and Manana Drive. Only $65,000. Inland Empire Realtors 909-460-9922
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Recently Remodeled 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, plus Bonus Room next door. On a Large fenced yard in Town. $129,000. Tarbell 949-929-5942
1 ACRE 29 Palms from $6,500 to $12,500 - 909-444-0026
MOBILE HOMES
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FOR SALE
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY 3+ ACRES ZONED FOR RV PARK, GENTLEMEN’S BAR, RESTAURANT, ETC. $79,500 760-578-4416
FOR SALE by owner: 2.5 acre lot raw. Hwy 247 O.W.S.R. and Mirard (no meters). Parcel #0000130000 Flamingo Heights (behind Mojave Liquor) $75K O.B.O./ O.W.C. 1.15 ACRES in desired area of Joshua Tree. Great views. Utilities avail. The lot to the west, also available. $64,000. Benson Real Estate 760-3668488 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
private entry, bath, living room. Price negotiable. 760-366-3207 or 760-265-8611
M O B I L E H O M E S 29 PALMS Avail. 2 bd - 1 ba, FOR RENT OR SALE: 29
RENTALS
29 PALMS:
HANDYMAN SPECIAL Great Part
QUIET ROOM, lovely area,
TRADES ACCEPTED
Mostly Longterm Owners. 1-2-3 Bedrooms. Financing Available. Call Heather 760-409-4628.
or investors We have free & clear houses, land, notes, vehicles, ETC. even CASH. Will buy house or entire portfolio 760-413-4484
$25/4 WEEKS 15 WORDS + 10¢ per add’l word per week
CABIN IN the Desireable 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
degree views, corner lot, water meter in and paid for. $35,500 obo Parcel #612-333-01 CALL Michelle Braley at Coldwell Banker Realty (760) 365-8880 or owner (760) 362-2719 or WRITE to: C.R. Swartz, 67792 Winters Rd. 29 Palms, CA 92277
29 PALMS, Quiet Park,
$10/WEEK 15 WORDS + 10¢ per add’l word OR
Palms, Quiet Park, Mostly Long-term owners. 1-2-3 Bedrooms. Financing Avail. Call Heather 760-409-4628
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.
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and roommate situations available. Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, 29 Palms, Landers. Some with acreage 760-416-0044 Ext. 14
wash dry hookups. Quiet Mobile Home Park. Start $550 + utilities. Heather 760-409-4628
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 ROOMS FOR Rent. 50 years +. Quiet. 365-6207
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY YUCCA VALLEY for Rent Duplex. 2 large bed 1 bath fncd 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 K N O W I N G LY A C C E P T A N Y ADVERTISEMENT FOR REAL ESTATE WHICH IS IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW. TO COMPLAIN OF DISCRIMINATION,CALL HUD TOLL FREE AT 1-800-424-8590.
29 PALMS Room for Rent Marines, Seniors, SSI welcome. Kitchen, fireplace, pool table. Only $400/month. To View call Norm at 760-821-3053 cell or 760-361-4145 1 + 1 O N 2.50ac. very clean, quiet area, new roof & patios, swamp/propane, fridge & stove $585 + $700sec. credit check, no smoke/pets 760-366-1974 JOSHUA TREE:
LG 1 Bedroom on acreage. Quiet Area, Very Clean. Swamp/Propane, fridge, stove. $565/mo +700 security. No Smoke. 760-3661974
29 PALMS,
Room for Rent - Marines, Seniors, SSI welcome. Kitchen, fireplace, pool table. ONLY $400/month. To view, call Norm at 760-821-3053 (Cell) for 760-361-4145.
3 OR
4 bedroom for rent. 760-835-8428 or 760-228-9881
J O S H UA T R E E
Apt for Rent. $430/month + $500 deposit. 2 refs req. No Pets. Wa t e r & Tr a s h I n c l u d e d . 760-367-9163
SPACIOUS &
remodeled hourse for rent. 5 bdrm, 2.5 bath, pool + hot tub. Pets okay. $1674 + deposit (negotiable). Purchase Option. 68405 Conception Rd. Cathedral City. Please call 510351-7686
3BD 2BA Buy for only $245/ mo! 4bd 1ba only $325/mo! 1-4bd Rent to Own Foreclosures! Free Infor & Listings 800-781-2479 PALM SPRING Studio with full kitchen and all utilities paid. $600. Discount for good credit 413-4484
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
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
DUPLEX, 2
Bd, 1 Ba. Washer/dryer hook-up, carport, South Joshua Tree. Quiet neighborhood. Includes water. $675/month plus dep. 760-559-8304
WOODSY 2
bed / 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 760835-8428 or 760-228-9881
WORK OFF
RENT Palm Springs. Perform various tasks within your skill range for rent reduction on newly remodeled studios. Utilities Paid! 760-3231036
400/MO. MORONGO V a l l e y 4 9 6 0 7 Senilis Ave 1st & last. 626-962-6967
JOSHUA TREE
Room & Board. Seniors and SSI welcome. New home. Barbecue area. Garage parking. 760-974-9359
SERVICES NOTICE TO READERS: California law requires that contractors taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor or materials) must be licensed by the Contractors State License Board. State law also requires that contractors include their license number on all advertising. You can check the status of your licensed contractor. www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB
CAREGIVING. REASONABLE 365-6207. Joe or Nick
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LEAKBUSTERS RISING propane bills? You may have a leak!! L.P.G. line pressure test, $60 service fee. 760-364-2095
LICENSED PLUMBER Handyman, Landscaping. Reasonable Rates. (760) 660-7213. Lic # 615960
VEHICLES FOR SALE 1988 1
Ton Toyota dualie with service body, new tires. $3000. 760-228-1439
VEHICLES RECREATIONAL RV SPACES
29 Palms Quiet Park near Base and Golf Course. Hookups and Storage. Call Heather 760-409-4628
1 - 2 - 3 B E D R O O M S 2009 SONOMA a n d r o o m m a t e situations. Yucca Val, Joshua Tr e e , 2 9 P a l m s , L a n d e r s some w/acreage 760-416-0044 Ext 143
FOR RENT
- 2 bdrm/2 bath home in Joshua Tree. Large private yard. Ready for immediate movein. 760-323-1036
AVAILABLE NOW!
5bd 2ba Home only $435/mo! 3bd 1ba Condo only $300/mo! Free Info & Listing 800-781-2479
JOSHUA TREE
Room & Board. Seniors and SSI welcome. New home. Barbecue area. Garage parking. 760-418-5044
APARTMENTS N E W LY R E M O D E L E D $600/mo 760-323-1036
29 PALMS: 1.25 acres w/water meter will trade for mobile home 760-416-0044 Ext. 127
COMMERCIAL RENTALS FREE STANDING
office bldg. for rent 1200+ sf available June 1. Call TJ 760-333-9303
by Thor Travel Trailer, bumper pull, 23’, Front Queen Bed, rear bath, perfect condition, used once. $12,500. 29 Palms. 760-362-0044
PERSONALS JUST AS I thought. There are holes here after all. Once I fugured it out it was easy. All I had to do was to reduce the number of stale ads and remvoe the useless ads for pie in the sky dreamers (toasters that fly and occupations of envelope licking) and re-arrange everything
so it made sense. It seems like an alternative universe and it is late at night - but I will not apologize.
BROTHER GANJA, Sister Moonbeam. Wherefore art thou? Are you feeling spunky? Or has the monkey on your back suddenly jumped on your chest? Have you discovered a covert way to relieve yourself without calling attention to what you are doing? Do you find yourself wandering outside at night under the full moon to enjoy nature and a quiet moment to relieve yourself either on the lawn or sand when no one is looking? Does that bring out your animal instincts? or is it only me? Please join the study group “Natural Relievers” You need not be court appointed to attend. The first Thursday of every month we meet at the church. Remember... staying together causes discontent and aggrevation but it helps to break on through to the other side like Jim Morrison sang about. SEE YA AT THE MEETING!!!!!!!
EVER WONDERED where all the materials from automotive tires really goes once it rubs off on the pavement? Think of it... billions of tires getting chewed up and sending small particulate masses into the atmosphere. What can be done to stop the polution? Where is Mr. Al Gore when needed most? BABY, BABY
Baby... This old goat is seeking some social intercourse. Now, don’t get the wrong idea. I’m a Republican and a young widow, age 67 with curley blonde hair and a killer figure. You be my boy toy and I be your GILF or, as they say in Panama “your lovely ripe papaya.” Let’s make a fruit salad together. Meet me in the produce isle of Food 4 Less on Saturday or Sunday or Wendesday for some reason. Don’t be late.
WANTED: EDIBLE Tropical fish. Why just look at ‘em? Eating fish is recommended in the Bible. So what, you say. High quality fish food makes these critters quite an attraction and generally full of protein if not poisonous. Even some vegetarians like ‘em, especially the ones that are really colorful and if they don’t look like Nemo. A culinary delight for desert .
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71778 SUNNYSLOPE 29 PALMS, CA 92277 3 Bed, 1.75 Bath approx 1,564 Sq Ft on approx 0.52 Acres (22,651 Sq Ft Lot). Features 220 in Laundry, Natural Gas, Single Pane Windows, Storage in Garage, Workshop in Garage, Ceiling Fans, Dishwasher, Electric Oven, Electric Range, Propane Water Heater.. Hills View, National Park View, Chain Link Fence, Landscaped, Slab Patio, Wood Fence.. $120,000 MLS# 21129688
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MEL BENSON REAL ESTATE 61814 29 PALMS HWY, JOSHUA TREE, CA. 92252
ROSEMARIE BENSON, BROKER DONNA HATHAWAY, REALTOR/ASSOCIATE
760-366-8488 benson2007@verizon.net
DESERT OASIS WITH SPECTACULAR VIEWS is what you will have from this large 1 bdrm., 1 3/4 bath home located close to Joshua Tree National Park. Home sits on 2.5 acres & the adjoining 2.5 acres is also included for a total of 5 VIEW ACRES. Cute County Kitchen with appliances & ceramic tile florring + outside sitting area to sit and watch the morning sunrise. Great living room with large picture window to look out to enjoy the forever views all around you. Huge den with lots of storage (could be 2nd bdrm.) with woodstove, ceiling fans & slider that goes out to 1 of the 3 seperately fenced yards. You will love this large bedroom with another big picture window looking out to the South, mirrored closet doors, swa,p cooler & electric heater. Large custom full bath with sunken tub/shower, which also leads to private spa area. Large utility room with washer/dryer. Home will be mostly furnished. Mature trees & mini orchard all on auto watering system. Neat pond with waterfall. Also included with this property is horse corrals, tack room w/ electric, metal shed (holds 10 bales of hay or ???). workshop/storage w/electric. This is a ONE-OF-A-KIND, MUST SEE PROPERTY as there are so many amenities. Also available is the adjoining (2) 2.5 acre parcels, to the West for an additional $59,000.00. You could own a total of 10 acres with a home. SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT - 7000 Montoya Rd (cross street 29 Palms Highway) in 29 Palms. &269,995.00 (#872) 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, and floor to ceiling bookcases and sitting area. A tasteful use of color has been used inside and out, plus ceramic tile flooring 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 & quite. 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.) $149,500.00 (#585)
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CAMS has chosen not to be on the main strip. “We didn’t want to be like the tobacco stores in town, next door to a pet store or hobby store. These are centers where families are going to be at. We picked the furthest place from where you would traditionally find children,” Ross said. Although you will find CAMS located next door to a karate/ballet school, at the time this was the only location available and after Ross had spoken to the owners it was said to be fine. “We self-regulate advertising looking at drug manufacturing models and pharmacy models,” Ross said. This also makes it easier with so many rules and ordinances with advertising. Yet, this does not affect business since it is all word of mouth. Word of mouth has proved to be a success since CAMS is only able to currently support 600 people and they now have a collective of 320 people including city and school officials. “We do have a fund for expansion.” Ross said. “We are looking at Barstow and Victorville. There are many people who come here from that area.” “To our knowledge we are the only dispensary in San Bernardino,” Ross said.
The reason being San Bernardino County Sheriff, Gary Penrod, claimed marijuana was illegal here because it undermined federal law. New sheriff Rod Hoops reluctantly accepts medical marijuana but says that counties need to monitor patients and dispensaries better. “Tuesday the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved a 45-day moratorium to establish dispensaries,” Ross said. Also approved was a program to screen applicants and issue cards to patients so they will not be subject to arrest for possession. All transaction of marijuana is taxable. “I think the government needs to regulate marijuana like alcohol and tobacco. People will then be more apt to pay the taxes on the product. This would also help our financial and judicial systems,” Ross said. “Putting non-violent offenders in jail for a drug related cause creates criminals instead of rehabilitating them.” People are more than welcome to stop by and see what it is all about and get a tour. Monday through Friday they are open until 7:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday until 6:00 pm. The phone number is 1-800-4097969 for more information. ■
$5,000 CASH TO YOU No Kidding! I will pay you to sign for me on a mortgage loan so I can take advantage of the great rates available now. I have paid off hundreds of loans in a timely manner.
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THIS IS IT. The perfect little cabin for those much needed get-aways from the hustle and bustle of city life. Open vistas and of privacy abound. Already has water and power. This little gem does need some work, but well worth every bit of it.... 21116240 $38,000
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 $75,000
SUPER CUTE AND CLEAN 2bedrooms. 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 $92,500
NICE STARTER HOME IN great neighborhood 1.50 AC. One bedroom one bath. Wonderful views all around. Short sale, bank approval needed. 21128732 $95,000
LARGE 4 BDRM WITH den and or workshop. Dbl. garage. Custom tile on all floors. Great Master Retreat. Fenced and cross fenced with R.V. gate. Nat. Gas. Paved road. “A true must see in this price range for that large growing family.” 21121528 $165,000
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. MLS# 21126166 $325,000
Lots & Land 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 “$19,000” 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 $28,000 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 “$28,000” 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” LANDERS. FROM YUCCA VALLEY take hwy 247 to Reche rd. and turn right. Make a right hand turn on Yucca Mesa road and go almost all the way to the top. The property starts on the left hand side of the road 330 feet back from the top of the hill which is Napa rd.” “Yucca Mesa Road. Beautiful 2.2 acre lot high up with great views. Many new homes in this area. A true must see if looking for that parcel to build your dream home on. Water and power avail.” 21123288 “$30,000” 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” 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”
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Best Quality! Best Price! Guaranteed! SS: One of my recent articles for the Desert Valley Star focused on the music of the Jimi Hendrix Experience and the energetic effect it had on one’s metaphysical energy centers, or “Chakras,” if you will. So I was wondering if you remember an “Experience” or two with him? PK: Well… Jimi Hendrix was the first “black Yippie.” The “Yippies” back in the sixties were the “Youth International Party”… and he had a Yippie button on his hat, and one thing the Yippies did besides protest the Vietnam War in Chicago in 1968, was to, on Valentine’s Day of the next year, send out hundreds of rolled joints to people in many different professions- teachers, lawyers, anyone we could think of. There was even one particular person they sent one to because his name in the phone book was “Peter Pot.” And each joint was mailed with a leaflet with the truth about marijuana and the unjust laws against it. So, Jimi paid for the pot… that was his contribution to that act of the Yippie’s “Guerilla Theater.” SS: “Now it can be told…” PK: In New York, the next year, in ’69 at Woodstock another thing that stands out in my mind, with all the incredibly good music that was there, was Jimi Hendrix’s rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner,” because this was a gathering of the tribes from around the country and internationally, that had seen the “American Dream” morph into the “American Nightmare”. That version expressed, for me, that anguish and disappointment of what was happening in the country- culturally, politically, spiritually… and that it articulated the consciousness of the audience- which, again, I’m projecting… but it was optimism that we have an alternative value system, and we’re going to LIVE IN IT- It’s not going to be an ‘abstract thing” in this country. So the ‘soul-full-ness’ of the wailing of his guitar… symbolizing that out of this “empire that was beginning to crumble”- I mean, we can see that more and more now over the decades, crumbling under the weight of it’s own corruption, there was another “empire” building, that we called the “counter-culture.” SS: And you were on the fore-front of that counter-culture. Well, speaking of that concert, I’m reminded of the other famous ‘sunrise set’ by the Jefferson Airplane, with Grace Slick waking everyone up with “Look what’s happening out on the streets- Got to revolution!” the opening lines of the title-cut of their album “Volunteers of Amerika” (the original title before RCA records made them change it to just “Volunteers.”) That leads me to ask you a question regarding something that she talked about in her autobiography, “Somebody to Love? A Rock and Roll Memoir”. Because she was friends with Nixon’s daughters before she
moved to San Francisco, she was invited to some social function at the White House that Nixon would be participating in. But here’s the really wild part: she took as her date, your sixties Yippie Co-founder, Abbie Hoffman, and their plan was to dose the punch bowl with LSD so that hopefully Nixon would get dosed and see the “error of his ways.” So, I was just wondering what you think might have been the result if they had succeeded in their “mission.” PK: Well, that’s a hypothetical question… SS: I know- it’s a big “IF!” PK: I don’t know… Abby would have gone to jail sooner? (Laughter) SS: I was just wondering if you might be able to give an impromptu scenario of Nixon on acid - affecting the political situation of this country. PK: Oh, I thought he WAS on acid! (Laughter) SS: But it was the “Brown Acid” they warned people at Woodstock NOT to take! PK: He didn’t listen when they said that! (Laughter) I don’t know… Allen Ginsberg always thought that he could create world peace if he could get - at that point it was Kennedy and Krushev, - to both take LSD. I think because it helped serve as a vehicle to connect the sub-conscious and the conscious minds - but people projected their own experience on it and assumed that that would also happen with somebody like Nixon. But I think that acid would strengthen or extend a value system that somebody already had. So Catholics would have a “Catholic Acid Experience,” Jews would have a “Jewish Acid Experience”… whatever the symbols were. The best example is when I was at (“Acid Guru”) Tim Leary’s place in Millbrook (New York). When we were talking, the phone rang and he let me listen in- it was a stockbroker who was calling Leary to thank him for turning him on to acid, because it gave him the courage to “sell short.” By the same token I met a Socialist who, as a result of his acid trip there, gave a talk to the Socialist Scholars Conference about why Socialists should take acid. So whatever ‘vision’ someone had, acid could expand it. So I, being an Atheist… people couldn’t believe it, saying, “You mean you took acid and you didn’t find God!?” and I would say, “No, I found several more gods not to believe in…” (Laughter) Award-winning satirist Paul Krassner edited the groundbreaking countercultural magazine, The Realist (1958-2001), but when People magazine called him “Father of the Underground Press,” he immediately demanded a paternity test. He has just released a new book “In Praise Of Indecency: The Leading Investigative Satirist Sounds Off on Hypocrisy, Censorship and Free Expression” on Cleis Press and is embarking on a speaking/reading/standup tour in July. See PaulKrassner.com for more info. ■
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Gay Pride Music and entertainment were performed by Ted Quinn and the Gay Marines in a Ted Drake tribute, The Fairy Tales playing songs of the past, the Jim and George Jazz Duo, Lee Balan a poet, and multimedia interludes by Psychic Tsunami. LGBT clubs and organizations in attendance were the A.W.A.R.E. Club from Copper Mountain College, Desert AIDS project, Hi-Desert LGBT News, Out & About Morongo Basin, the Gay and Lesbian Archives of LA, and Equality California. There was also a silent auction inside Studio Godot as well as sales of rainbow memorabilia for those in attendance. The A.W.A.R.E. Club also raised $80.00 for their club ventures. The clubs sales were mostly from the beaded rainbow jewelry made by club members. The A.W.A.R.E. Club would like to thank all those in the community for their support.
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“Captain Miller of the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department was extremely gracious and accommodating in sending officers by, with out disrupting the event. It was handled well and the visitors felt safe,” Lipsitz said. Philip Klasky and Chris Carraher were also there and helped tremendously with security. The entertainment ran until about 11:00pm with the last of the people leaving out about midnight, and several people heading to the Joshua Tree Saloon, who proudly flew rainbow flags outside the establishment. In the end the night was a huge success with 350-400 or more people at points, with possibly more throughout the evening with people coming and going during the event. Joshua Tree Gay Pride is planned to be an annual event with this being the first, we can all hope to see more to come. ■
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One hazard of the job was hiding from the Dick Cheney-esque hunting parties that came blasting through the canyons, shooting at elk, deer, wild turkeys and anything else that moved. In season Murphy and his crew had to wear orange vests and take shelter in the jeep warehouse until the coast was clear. One of the horses actually took a buckshot hit. For gallery shows, he has been creating delicate bronze figures using an organic direct cast pour technique that Isamu Noguchi used in the 1950s. He has also been experimenting with attaching copper figures to mechanical chairs and motors, creating wild robotic forms that dance and buck helter skelter. Since relocating to Yucca Valley late last year, Murphy has had shows of his smaller horse sculptures at the El Dorado Polo Club in La Quinta, at Two Feathers Gallery on El Paseo in Palm
Desert, at the Equine Affaire in Pomona, in shows at the Hi-Desert Museum, Roadside Attraction Gallery in 29 Palms, and at the Best of the West Fest in Pioneertown. “I love the light and the space and the energy out here,” Murphy says. “I tried living and working on a sailboat in Marina del Rey last year, but I needed more room and I made too much noise. All I think I bother out here are the coyotes.” He has been commissioned to do artwork for artist Prince, is in the collections of Limelight Studios, Telemundo Miami, 20th Century Fox Pictures and he was recently commissioned to provide artwork for the hit movie “Marley & Me” starring Jennifer Aniston. Murphy’s work can currently be seen at galleries in Naples FL, North Salem NY, New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, Palm Desert, CA and Montreal. See www. davismurphy.net ■
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