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PIONEERTOWN MAN SUSTAINS MAJOR INJURIES IN ROLLOVER
CRASH NEW REPORT OUTLINES OUR DESERT REGION’S ECONOMY
PIONEERTOWN POSSE KICKS OFF 11TH YEAR TOMORROW *
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB SHOWCASE DINNER LAST NIGHT
JOSHUA TREE STUDENT ACCEPTED IN PEOPLE TO PEOPLE PROGRAM *
DESERT TORTOISES ARE COMING OUT OF HIBERNATION, A TIP
JT VFW DINNER TONIGHT, BREAKFAST SUNDAY *
BARBECUES BREAKFASTS. AND BAKE SALES TOMORROW *
JSHS LIGHTNING BASEBALL WITH BIG WIN WEDNESDAY
PIONEERTOWN
MAN SUSTAINS MAJOR INJURIES IN ROLLOVER CRASH
A PIONEERTOWN
MAN SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES IN A ROLLOVER CRASH YESTERDAY, HE WAS NOT WEARING A
SEATBELT. CHP INVESTIGATOR GUY HENRY SAID ALBERT TKACH (TA-KOSH), 53, WAS
SOUTHBOUND ON PIONEERTOWN ROAD ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF SKYLINE RANCH ROAD SHORTLY
BEFORE NOON AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED IN HIS 1972 FORD VAN. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS
HE ALLOWED THE VAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT, RUNNING OFF THE WEST EDGE OF THE ROAD
AS HE ENTERED A RIGHT TURN. THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE VAN HIT LARGE ROCKS CAUSING
HIM TO LOSE CONTROL AND OVERTURNING THE VAN. TKACH WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEATBELT
AND WAS EJECTED FROM THE VAN AS IT ROLLED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAME OPEN.
HE CAME TO REST AT THE WEST EDGE OF THE SOUTHBOUND LANE WITH MAJOR HEAD
INJURIES. ALBERT "AL" TKACH, A MUSICIAN WHO IS REGULARLY FEATURED ON THE Z107-7
LOCAL MUSIC SHOWCASE, WAS TAKEN BY COUNTY FIRE AMBULANCE TO DESERT HOSPITAL IN
PALMS SPRINGS.
PIONEERTOWN POSSE KICKS OFF
11TH YEAR TOMORROW *
NEW REPORT
OUTLINES OUR DESERT REGION’S ECONOMY
A NEW ECONOMIC STUDY SHOWS THE ECONOMIC TRENDS AND ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF OUR
DESERT REGION. REPORTER DAN STORK LOOKS AT THE FIGURES..... HOW MUCH IS THE
MOJAVE DESERT WORTH? A NEW REPORT PEGS THE BENEFIT TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COUNTIES THAT CONTAIN THE DESERT AT OVER $1 BILLION, AND AT OVER $3.5 BILLION TO
THE STATE ECONOMY OVERALL. THE REPORT COMES FROM DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, AN
ORGANIZATION WHOSE STATED MISSION IS "THE PROTECTION OF ALL NATIVE ANIMALS AND
PLANTS IN THEIR NATURAL COMMUNITIES". IT ARGUES THAT PROTECTING THE MOJAVE
DESERT ALSO "BENEFITS REGIONAL ECONOMIES" KEEPS PROPERTY VALUES HIGH,
CONTRIBUTES TO NATIONAL SECURITY,[AND] SAFEGUARDS SOME OF AMERICA’S MOST
FANTASTIC ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL TREASURES". IT SUPPORTS THESE CLAIMS BY GIVING
NUMBERS FOR THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SEVERAL USES. THE BIGGEST BY FAR COMES FROM
THE PRESENCE OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS MARINE BASE AND EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE.
NEXT COMES SALES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND THE VALUE OF PREMIUM REAL ESTATE IN
INYO AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, WHICH ARE TRAILED BY STILL-SUBSTANTIAL
REVENUES FROM OUTDOOR RECREATION AND FILMING. THE REPORT CAUTIONS THAT ALL OF
THESE ACTIVITIES ALSO HAVE GREAT POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING THE ENVIRONMENT, IF NOT
PROPERLY MANAGED. IT ALSO PLACES DOLLAR VALUES ON CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, AND
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. YOU CAN GET THE REPORT FROM
DEFENDERS.ORG. CLICK ON "RESOURCES", THEN "PUBLICATIONS" TO FIND THE LINK TO
THE REPORT "ECONOMIC OASIS: REVEALING THE VALUE OF THE MOJAVE DESERT".
JOSHUA TREE STUDENT ACCEPTED IN PEOPLE TO PEOPLE PROGRAM *
DESERT TORTOISES ARE COMING OUT
OF HIBERNATION, A TIP
WITH SPRING
BRINGING NEW LIFE INTO THE DESERT, OUR FRIENDS THE DESERT TORTOISE ARE BEGINNING
TO WAKE FROM HIBERNATION AND BEGIN TO FORAGE FOR FOOD. REPORTER JOHN HUFF HAS
TIPS ON HOW TO GENTLY HELP OUR ENDANGERED ICONS. WHAT’S THAT IN THE ROAD? IT’S
MOVING? AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR, IT MIGHT BE A DESERT TORTOISE. ALTHOUGH
THEY’RE PROTECTED BY THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT FROM BEING TAKEN OR HANDLED BY
HUMANS, HERE IS ONE INSTANCE WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW OVERRIDES THE LETTER OF
THE LAW. IF YOU SEE A DESERT TORTOISE ON THE ROAD, PLEASE MOVE OUT OF HARM’S
WAY. BEFORE YOU DO THAT, CHECK APPROACHING TRAFFIC FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. APPROACH
THE ANIMAL GRADUALLY AND GIVE IT A CHANCE TO SEE YOU. GRASP IT BY THE SIDES OF
ITS SHELL AND LIFT IT SLOWLY A FEW INCHES OFF THE GROUND. IF YOU HAVE GLOVES,
WEAR THEM. IF NOT USE A TOWEL, SHIRT OR PAPER BAG AS A PROTECTIVE BARRIER TO
PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE. MOVE THE TORTOISE ACROSS THE ROAD THE DIRECTION
IT WAS HEADING - IT KNOWS WHERE IT’S GOING. PLEASE WATCH YOUR SPEED AND KEEP AN
EYE OUT FOR ANIMALS ON THE ROAD.
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB SHOWCASE DINNER LAST NIGHT
THE BOYS AND THE GIRLS CLUB INVITED FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS TO DINNER LAST NIGHT.
REPORTER KARL GARDNER WAS THERE AND SAID THE EVENT WAS TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR
SUPPORT.... TO
EXPRESS GRATITUDE THOSE WHO DONATE AND SUPPORT THE HI DESERT BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HELD A SPECIAL THANK YOU DINNER THURSDAY EVENING,
WHICH SHOWCASED WHAT ACTIVES AND ADVENTURES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CLUB TO YUCCA
VALLEY’S CHILDREN. BOARD PRESIDENT FOR THE CLUB, JESSICA GIBBS SAID TODAY IS ALL
ABOUT KID’S AND IT’S NATIONAL KID’S WEEK THIS WEEK FOR THE BOYS & GIRL’S CLUB OF
AMERICA. STARTING OFF THE EVENING, THE CLUB’S CHOIR SANG A REFRESHING RENDITION
OF WE ARE THE WORLD. A SENSE OF BEING SAFE, HAVING AN AFTER SCHOOL ‘MOM’ IS HOW
ONE CLUB MEMBER DESCRIBED HER TIME AT THE FACILITY DURING A ‘TEEN PANEL’
DISCUSSION. MORE SPACE AND ACTIVITIES FOR TEENS WAS ANOTHER POINT MADE DURING
THE DISCUSSION. TO THOSE WHO DONATE TIME AND MONEY GIBBS SAID WE APPRECIATE ALL
THEY HAVE DONE.
JT VFW
DINNER TONIGHT, BREAKFAST SUNDAY *
BARBECUES,
BREAKFASTS AND BAKE SALES TOMORROW
BARBECUES,
BREAKFAST AND A BAKE SALE ARE ALL ON TAP THIS TOMORROW. JOSHUA SPRINGS CALVARY
CHAPEL IS HOLDING A FUNDRAISING BARBECUE FROM 11 TO 3 THE YUCCA VALLEY COMMUNITY
CENTER TO SUPPORT A MISSION TRIP. HAMBURGER OR HOT DOG, CHIPS AND DRINK, $5.
FROM 8 TO 11 THE COPPER MOUNTAIN MESA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION WILL HOST THEIR
FIRST SATURDAY BREAKFAST AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON WINTERS ROAD. ON THE MENU
FOR JUST $4, EGGS TO ORDER, PANCAKES BISCUITS, JUICE, SAUSAGE AND BACON. AND
FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM, THE FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH ON HALLEE ROAD IN JOSHUA TREE WILL
HOLD A RUMMAGE AND BAKE SALE.
JSHS LIGHTNING BASEBALL
WITH BIG WIN WEDNESDAY
THE JSHS
LIGHTNING BASEBALL TEAM, NOW 4-7 OVERALL AND 3-0 IN AGAPE LEAGUE PLAY, HAD A
GREAT GAME AGAINST THE EXCELSIOR EDUCATION CENTER EAGLES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT
LIGHTNING FIELD, WINNING THE GAME 9-2; THEY PLAY THE APPLE VALLEY CHRISTIAN
WARRIORS TODAY AT APPLE VALLEY.
* AVAILABLE ON DAILY AUDIO FILE ONLY
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