Desert Trail, September 15, 2016

Our WIFI Control Center

We now have free wi-fi available at our Wonder Valley Community Center, 80526 ½ Amboy Road! If you have a portable device capable of accessing the Internet that you’d like to donate to the community center, it would be very much appreciated. Call 760-367-9880 for information.

The Wonder Valley Community Meeting was very informative, as usual. These great monthly meetings are organized and moderated by our MAC Representative Teresa Sitz. During the meeting, Teresa introduced our new Special Districts Coordinator Ric Figueroa, and County Fire Captain Mike Bilheimer gave a presentation and answered many questions from the audience.

Don’t miss the unique live music and art collaboration Desert Desolation Décor Festival at The Palms, 73131 Amboy Road, on Saturday, September 17 starting at 7:30pm. Artists include Son of the Velvet Rat, Gilbert Bretterbauer, The Sibleys and Special Guests. Call 760-361-2810 for information.



Our community center will be busy on Monday, September 19. At 9:30am, the He Provides Ministry will return from their summer hiatus to give out free clothing and household items. From 10:30 to 12:30, the USDA Food Distribution will take place. The community center will remain open until 4 pm.

Karen’s Commentary: Monday was my last day as the Interim Wonder Valley Special Districts Coordinator. It was fun, but tiring. My personal goal was to get the building straightened out and organized, and I achieved that goal, but boy, am I pooped! I’m more than ready to be a lazy retired bum again. I’ll still be a volunteer at the Book Program and the food distributions and will check in with Ric now and then to find out how things are going, but I can see that he’s very capable and will do a great job. So thank you to everyone who helped me out in the last four months . . . I hope to see you at our cool – and organized – community center!

Darlene’s Commentary: Our Wonder Valley Community Center has a new Coordinator, Mr Ricardo Figueroa (also known as Ric). He is very nice, easy to talk to and has a great smile. I do believe that Ric will fit right in with we Wonder Valleyites. Welcome, Mr Ric!

Handy Hint: The perforations on the ends of your aluminum foil box are for creating end locks that are meant to keep the roll secure inside the box. Many similar products, such as plastic wrap, come equipped with the same feature so you’ll never rip the whole roll out of the box while attempting to tear off just a single piece.

Thought for Today: Death can stunt your growth.

Until next time . . . remember to take time to enjoy the WONDERs all around us.