Friday February 10 will be the 2nd dogburn of the season. It has been called by Chief Boomer. We will meet at the dump station at 6 pm. We will then follow our fearless leader to a secret undisclosed location. Sunset is supposed to be at 6:19pm while moon rise will be around 5:30pm. Bring a loooonng roasting stick, whatever …
Cookie Drive (Sally–Cookie)
Support the YPG Fire & Emergency Services Come Join the… Cookie Drive (Buy or Bake) FEB 7,8,&9 9:am till Noon Drop Off: Boomer & Cookie’s Follow signs to: New Vision 5th wheel WEST OF 5 CORNERS on Dolly Lane
Desert Traditions
It is a great that some traditions here on the desert seem to be able to continue even when the person(s) who led them has not returned for one reason or another. Thank You for the Lights One of those traditions is the Peanuts & Nutcracker Light Parade. It has gone through a few different organizers and has found …
Activities on the LTVA
Now that everyone is starting to arrive, it is time to give specifics about the activities here. Mon., Wed., & Fri. there is excise in the Gravel Pit @ 9am. Following that is Yoga @ 10. Both of these are in the Gravel Pit Ramada Tues. is the weekly meeting of the EmergencyResponse Team. Held in the trailer behind the …
Peanuts & Nutcracker’s Christmas Light Parade By Pistol Pete & Kookie Uke
Every December people on the desert enjoy a light parade. People decorate their cars with lights and drive around the LTVA. The first time we saw the parade of lights was in December of 1997. We were impressed that out here in the desert something so beautiful could make it feel more like Christmas and we owe it all to …
The Key to Longevity Is Kindness, World’s Oldest Person Said…
By Hey Jude April 1, 2016 One of the world’s longest living people said the secret to her long life was kindness: “Treat people right, the way you want them to treat you.” (Gertrude Weaver from Arkansas, passed away last year at the age of 116). Now, the world’s oldest living person is Michigan woman Jeralean Talley (age 115), and …
Little Iggy
Iggy’s passing has been noted by many. The funeral directors were Daisy Mae & Hula Hoop; the headstone was designed by Daisy Mae; the grave diggers were Lil Abner & War Hoop; the Iggy singing eulogy was written by Hey Jude; the social media consultant was Montana Chickadee; the pall bearers were Sand Storm & Storm Claw; and the funeral …
Skunk Holler Racing
By Hey Jude, the Roving Reporter Every second Saturday at 10:00 a.m., folks gather at Skunk Hollow for these races and are aptly dubbed Skunk Holler, due to all the hollering and cheering of the spectators for their favorite racers. This roving reporter finally decided to attend for the first time, in mid Feb., and could not believe these little Nascars! …
A Brief History of Swap Shop
Bob/Slobberjaws & Mary/Vixen January 1, 2016 To the best of Slobberjaws recollection: Slobberjaws “thinks” the swap shop started about 1995, Kra-Z-Ate probably was the originator of this idea. In the beginning, people would call in swap shop stuff on their CB radios. Then the mailbox was purchased for people to drop off their swap shop items in around 2001. Every …
Christian Service Center Choir
By: Gordon Hunt – Desert Boater December 1, 2015 Editor’s Note: The Christian Service Center now has its own website at: csc.rvhobo.net The Christian Center has a long history here on the desert. Over 40 years ago this ministry began through the work of Jim and Katie Fish. Most of that history is well documented. Music has always been a …