Historic Newspaper Archives

Pioneertown water fees OK’d

County supervisors voted final approval Tuesday for levying a fee of $243 on each of 328 properties in the Pioneertown area north of Yucca Valley to finance design work and assessment proceedings toward replacing the community’s deteriorated water system.

San Bernardino County Sun
August 8, 1982

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Pipeline OK’d

After a three-year delay, residents of Pioneertown northwest of Yucca Valley soon will see improvements to their water, thanks to Monday's decision by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to use $520,000 worth a state bond revenue to fund construction a 16,000 feet of pipeline, three wells and a reservoir.

The Desert Sun
May 10, 1983

Pioneertown race

Pioneertown hosts a 40K Biathlon race today, including a 10K run and 30K bicycle trip, starting and finishing at Pioneertown Palace. Men and women compete in age groups of 14-19, 20-29, 30-39 and 40-up, in relays as well as individuals and five-person teams.

San Bernardino County Sun
May 29, 1983

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Pioneertown: Residents uneasy about water

Four Pioneertown residence say they will contact a local attorney this week in the wake of plans by the San Bernardino County Office of Special Districts to create a new water agency at the former Western-themed movies set turned unincorporated community.

The Desert Sun
June 21, 1983

Board delays action on Pioneertown water

County supervisors Monday delayed action on Pioneertown’s water project after a group of residents expressed concern that the improved water service could spur development that would destroy the community’s Old West character.

San Bernardino County Sun
June 22, 1983

News from the… High Desert

The Pioneertown people don't want to get too excited yet, but the feeling is building. When the town's water district is actually formed and functioning, the problem that has held back phenomenal growth will be headed toward a final solution. They absolutely want to keep the Western motif of the town, and many want it to stay small, but with plenty of piped water available the growth will mushroom.

San Bernardino County Sun
June 23, 1983

Pioneertown Barbecue

Country and bluegrass music, Dixieland jazz, Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps, Threshold Sky Diving Team. Noon to 6p.m., July 3, Hayden ranch, Yucca Valley. Admission to grounds free. Steak dinner $6.50, hamburger dinner $3. I-10 west to Yucca Valley exit 62, north on SR 62 past Desert Hot Springs and Morongo Valley to Yucca Valley, left on Pioneertown Rd. Proceeds to benefit kidney disease victim John Cirio.

San Bernardino County Sun
July 1, 1983

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Pioneertown water system OK’d

The county Board of Supervisors Monday approved a long-stalled $475,000 property assessment program to finance replacement of the deteriorated water system at Pioneertown, north of Yucca Valley.

San Bernardino County Sun
July 12, 1983

Pioneertown gets SB approval
Water pipeline system to be upgraded

Worried that replacement of a water system will spur development and ruin the area's rustic atmosphere, a half-dozen Pioneertown residents intended to form an area homeowners association and to work to have the town a historical landmark.

The Desert Sun
July 12, 1983

Old News
The Los Angeles Times
September 26, 1983

‘A Preserve for Eccentricity’

It lies in a tranquil valley of more than 13,000 acres, ringed by sawtooth mountains, some 22 miles from Big Bear Lake. The surroundings are shrouded in both fact and fantasy, with names like Deadman’s Dry Lake, Old Woman Springs, Duncan Flats, Black Lava Butte and Devil’s Garden.

The Los Angeles Times
September 26, 1983