The second weekend in September is packed with events in the High Desert, including 9/11 memorials, a vintage car show, Yermo Days, a stargazing event and more month.
Lions Club Car Show
The Apple Valley Lions Club will host a car show from 9am to 1pm on Saturday at the historic Apple Valley Inn. The event is a fundraiser for City of Hope Children’s Cancer Research and will include 9/11 tributes, music and prize drawings. Visitors are encouraged to wear soft glasses for donations. The Apple Valley Inn is located at 20601 Highway 18.
9/11 Memorial
The Veterans Support Group of America will host Barstow’s first “9/11 Remembrance Ceremony” at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mountain View Memorial Park at 37067 Irwin Road. The event will include organizations such as the Barstow Police and Fire Departments, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and Fort Irwin.
9/11 Flags of Honor
Earlier this month, Victor Valley College students, staff and community volunteers began placing honor flags ahead of 9/11 or Patriot’s Day.
Each Labor Day weekend, VVC places 3,023 symbolic honor flags, courtesy of the Victor Valley College ASB, on the hillside adjacent to the campus library.
Flags are also placed at the “United We Stand” monument, located next to the VVC library.
Attached to each flag is a card handwritten by the students, which includes the name of one of those killed in the 9/11 tragedy.
Wilderness Days
The Yermo Community Services District will host “Yermo Days” from 9 am to 2 pm Saturday at Norman Smith Park at 38315 McCormick Street in Yermo. The event will include a parade, games, food, a resource vendor fair, bounce houses, a petting zoo and a water slide.
Cosmic Nights
The Victor Valley Museum and the High Desert Astronomical Society will host Cosmic Nights from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday. The event will feature telescope viewing and an opportunity to talk astronomy with telescope operators. Visitors are encouraged to bring binoculars or set up their telescopes. The museum is located at 11873 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley. For more information, call 760-240-2111.
Friends of the Apple Valley Library
The Friends of the Apple Valley Library will host Richard Rorax’s Lost But Not Forgotten presentation at 11:30 a.m. on September 13. Rorax’s subject matter includes identifying remains of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam veterans. The library is located at 14901 Dale Evans Parkway in Apple Valley.
Daily Press reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz can be reached at 760-951-6227 or RDeLaCruz@VVDailyPress.com. Follow him on Twitter @DP_ReneDeLaCruz
