TWENTYNINE PALMS — Planning for this year’s Pioneer Days celebration, set to take place Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 16 to 19 at Luckie Park and other locations around Twentynine Palms, is ramping into high gear.

TWENTYNINE PALMS — Almost two months after two men were arrested for widespread vandalism to the Twentynine Palms Public Cemetery, District Attorney’s Office investigators and cemetery officials are still looking for people to come forward with information about damage to their property.

TWENTYNINE PALMS — Donovan Gonzales, who will be a senior at Twentynine Palms High School in the fall, just spent a good portion of the spring helping his teammates on the Wildcats varsity baseball team.

TWENTYNINE PALMS — The girls’ summer basketball program sponsored by Twentynine Palms Park and Recreation finished on a high note Sunday, July 27 in Pomona when the girls took a solid third-place finish behind Colony and Chino Hills.

YUCCA VALLEY — Times may be tight, but Basinites will still give it up for a good cause and for good art.

JOSHUA TREE — A new monthly support group for diabetics was launched Wednesday, July 16 conducted by Hi-Desert Medical Center dietitian Norma Rios.