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Morongo Basin Unity Home holds its 10th Annual Wild West Showdown at Yucca Valley Community Center on Saturday, October 17. The fundraising evening combines live music and a barbecue dinner with dessert, live and silent auctions. A candlelight vigil remembers people who have lost their lives to domestic violence.
The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at 57090 29 Palms Highway in Yucca Valley. Tickets are $50 per person or $90 per couple and are available through Eventbrite or the Unity Home office. Proceeds support Unity Home's work with victims of domestic violence.
