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🌱 How an 80-year family secret surfaced at a Joshua Tree bris

Spotted on the Joshua Tree calendar: Joshua Tree Philosophy Symposium Friday Oct. 2 at 6:00 P.M. at Beatnik Lounge

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In today's newsletter:

  • How an 80-year family secret surfaced at a Joshua Tree bris
  • Why a Joshua Tree hot tub became the perfect celebrity proposal spot

Also on today's calendar: Joshua Tree Philosophy Symposium Friday Oct. 2 at 6:00 P.M. at Beatnik Lounge and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 89 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Hazy sunshine and very warm, temps: high: 92, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 90 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Circle of History: An 80-Year Journey From Tunisia to Joshua Tree (jewishjournal.com) — A deeply personal family story unfolds during a Brit Milah held under the open skies of Joshua Tree where a visiting rabbi discovers an 80-year connection to the baby's Tunisian ancestors. For Joshua Tree residents, it's a rare glimpse of how your desert community became the setting for a multigenerational moment of Jewish history, linking North Africa, Israel, Los Angeles, and your own backyard.
   

• Line of Fire Star Kat Cunning Shares Unique Story Behind Getting Engaged to Jules Latimer 3 Times (people.com) — Actor Kat Cunning shares that their first of three proposals with fiancée Jules Latimer happened during a quiet hot tub getaway under the stars in Joshua Tree. For locals, it's a reminder of how your desert town's night skies and rentals are becoming a favorite backdrop for intimate celebrity moments, with the couple later celebrating more elaborately in Cabo San Lucas.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Joella's Hot Chicken posted a job opening for AC Housekeeping Manager in Joshua Tree. Apply here.
  • Copper Mountain Community College posted a job opening for Financial Aid Specialist in Joshua Tree. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Joshua Tree here.

🗞 Nearby News

Yucca Valley

  • Blackwater Holylight, The Holy Corrupt and Muut added to Mojave Experience 2027 (lambgoat.com)
  • DISARRAY - Lisa Foiles Brings The Nightman Cometh to Punk Rock Museum's Halloween Party, Oct. 30, 2026 (disarray.blog)
  • Twentynine Palms makes camping on public lands illegal if done outside designated areas (z1077fm.com)

Twentynine Palms

  • 12 California Towns That Have Been Quietly Losing Residents In Recent Years (newsbreak.com)
  • Twentynine Palms City Council meets tonight (9/29) to discuss public land camping and homeless encampments (z1077fm.com)
  • COD Board of Trustees to Add New Face in December (ukenreport.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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