Adopt a Highway: February 1 (this Saturday): meet at 7:30 at the Chamber of Commerce office/Noteworthy Realty, 1911 Mentone Boulevard. Everyone is welcome to clean up the Boulevard for a couple of hours. If you haven’t volunteered to do so before, CalTrans requires you to watch a short video, then head out to clean up.
On February 6 at the Redlands Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia at 9 a.m., the County Aging and Adult Services will hold their once-every-four-years event for years 2020-2024. Everyone is invited to attend and give input as to ideas of what Aging and Adult Services can do for seniors in Mentone. The County department will implement new programs or modify existing programs based on community input.
The Senior Center at the Library will hold its Valentine’s Day pizza party on February 12 from 12-2.
The Chili Cookoff will be on June 13 this year, Mentone’s 123rd anniversary. Volunteers are invited to submit chili crockpots, as well as to coordinate the cookers, the parking or the vendors. To volunteer, call the Chamber office at 909-362-7860.
More on the successful First Annual Film Festival: 60-70 people attended most of the day at the Mill Creek Cattle Company, in the Diamond Jim’s Saloon. Mill Creek provided a popcorn machine, there were 20 entries and a red carpet with the Mill Creek insignia were features. One feature was a short film on the Zanja, which is accessible on Gazebo Gazette’s Facebook page. Awards were trophies and pictures. The 2020 Second Annual Film Festival will be around November 6 for three days, starting with Thursday’s “Meet and Greet,” Friday night and all day Saturday, in a tent on the vacant land next to Hovey Tile (by the Chamber of Commerce sign). Mill Creek Cattle Company will host the Saturday Night red carpet event. More details will come later.