🌱 How Yucca Valley’s past comes alive at this free Saturday museum

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• How Yucca Valley's past comes alive at this free Saturday museum

Also on today's calendar: Barre Fusion Pilates.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, temps: high: 97, low: 81.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A trip through our region's wild and wonderful history through the Morongo Basin Historical Museum (z1077fm.com) — Yucca Valley history is front and center at the Morongo Basin Historical Museum, where exhibits highlight early settlers around Warren's Well and even the old need to drive into town just to get mail. Located in nearby Landers, the museum offers free Saturday visits, rich local artifacts, and volunteer opportunities for residents interested in preserving the high desert's past.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yucca Valley

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Saturday September 12
• Out of this World Run →
  Machris Park, 59100 Santa Barbara Dr, Yucca Valley
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 14
• Barre Fusion Pilates →
  Yucca Valley Community Center, 57090 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling →
  $5 Pizza Place, 282 Old Woman Springs Rd, Yucca Valley
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8
• Water Polo, Boys VR vs North, J.W. - Boys Water Polo
  Palm Springs High 2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, California, 92262
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball, Girls FR vs Palm Desert - Girls Volleyball
  Palm Springs High 2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, California, 92262
  4:00 pm
• 04:30 PM College of the Desert Welding Fall 2026 Class
  Palm Springs High 2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, California, 92262
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball, Girls JV vs Palm Desert - Girls Volleyball
  Palm Springs High 2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, California, 92262
  5:30 pm
• Board Of Education Meeting
  Morongo Unified School District 4950 Sunburst Ave, Joshua Tree, CA 92252, USA
  6:00 pm
• Volleyball, Girls VR vs Palm Desert - Girls Volleyball
  Palm Springs High 2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, California, 92262
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• 08:00 AM Fall Sports Pictures
  Palm Springs High 2401 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, California, 92262
  8:00 am
• Creative Cafe →
  Food for Thought Café, 59700 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree
  12:00 pm
• Flag Football, Girls JV @ Elsinore - Girls Flag Football
  Palm Springs High 21800 Canyon Dr, Wildomar, California, 92595
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is this your kitty?
  They came to my door around 1:30am on Pueblo/Cherokee. My motion camera picked up their movement. I will update if they return. (Nextdoor Acoma Trail)
• I don't need a lot of these, but a rainy day or two a month during the summer would be more than awesome.
  Just a wonderful break and with warm rain we get the intense desert smells. (Nextdoor Storey Park)

• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Recreation Leader I - Part-time Seasonal/Temporary in Yucca Valley. Apply here.
• Rockwell Care posted a job opening for Payroll Coordinator in Yucca Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yucca Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Joshua Tree

• Visit all national parks for free on Sept. 17 (ocregister.com)
• Russian Circles and Pelican team up for a heavy hometown show at Bohemian National Cemetery (chicagoreader.com)

Desert Hot Springs

• There's a new No. 1 atop our latest football power rankings (desertsun.com)

Twentynine Palms

• Twentynine Palms man sentenced to three years for wife's death (kesq.com)
• Marine Corps turns to virtual battlefield to train troops for drone warfare (stripes.com)
• IE Varsity's Week 3 high school football schedule, Sept. 10-12 (modbee.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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