this is an odd place

So, I am always in a local town for various reasons (it's on my way to work / has the best 99 cent store / $2 adult lap swim at community pool until Sept. 30! / might be a place to get a more affordable apartment / there's a better selection of materials to order at their library, etc.) and then I read Letter from A Scared Actress and realized that it's also the location where "Desert Warrior" was filmed?
That is so bizarre.