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LOCAL DEPUTY SUSTAINS MAJORS INJURIES IN
DIRT BIKE CRASH
MARINES AND SAILORS FROM 3RD LAR RETURNING THIS WEEK
AS WE APPROACH TAX DEADLINE, IRS SCAMS, PART1
COUNTY TO STUDY IMPACTS FROM FORECLOSURES
THE DESERT TORTOISE, OUR STATE REPTILE
PARTICIPATION SOUGHT FOR GRUBSTAKE DAYS COMMUNITY FAIR
YUCCA VALLEY LIBRARY LOOKING FOR DONATIONS FOR BOOK SALE
BIG RIVER OPENS FRIDAY WITH LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA FIND RAISER
NEW FEDERAL CONSERVATION ACT OMITS BIG MORONGO PRESERVE
29 PALMS RECREATION TAKING ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE SIGN-UPS *
YVHS TENNIS REMAINS UNDEFEATED
YVHS GOLF BEATS TPHS
LOCAL DEPUTY SUSTAINS MAJORS
INJURIES IN DIRT BIKE CRASH
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SHERIFF’S DEPUTY SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AFTER LOOSING CONTROL OF HIS OFF ROAD
MOTORCYCLE SATURDAY MORNING. CORPORAL JIM THORNBURG SAID THAT DEPUTY RICK
MILLARD WAS RIDING HIS SERVICE BIKE WEST ON HIGHWAY 62 WHEN A VEHICLE IN FRONT
OF HIM SLOWED SUDDENLY. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE, MALLARD
LOST CONTROL OF THE HONDA XR-650, AND WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. DEPUTY RICK
MALLARD WAS FLOW TO DESERT HOSPITAL IN PALM SPRINGS FOR TREATMENT OF BROKEN RIBS
AND A CONCUSSION.
MARINES AND SAILORS FROM 3RD LAR RETURING THIS WEEK
A LARGE GROUP OF MARINES AND SAILORS WHO DEPLOYED FROM THE 29 PALMS COMBAT
CENTER IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM ARE SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO THE BASE
IN THREE GROUPS THIS TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 9 AND 11. THESE
MARINES AND SAILORS WITH 3RD
LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION DEPLOYED TO IRAQ IN SEPTEMBER. IN A PROUD
TRADITION STARTED BY Z107-7 RADIO SINCE 1992, WE WILL MEET THE BUSSES AT THE
MORONGO GRADE AND ESCORT THEM TO THE BASE, GIVING OUT THEIR LOCATION LIVE ON THE
AIR SO CITIZENS CAN COME OUT TO THE HIGHWAY WITH BANNERS, FLAGS, SMILES AND
WAVES TO WELCOME HOME OUR RETURNING HEROES. IN RESPECT FOR FORCE SECURITY, WE
WILL ANNOUNCE THE RETURNS STARTING WHEN THE BUSSES ARE ABOUT ONE HOUR OUT
AS WE APPROACH TAX DEADLINE, IRS SCAMS, PART 1
WITH TAX DEADLINE THIS MONTH. THE IRS IS WARNING TAXPAYERS ABOUT SOME CONS
AND SCAMS OUT THERE. WITH THE FIRST IN A 2 PART SERIES, HERE IS REPORTER DAN
STORK...THE IRS HAS RELEASED ITS "DIRTY DOZEN" TAX SCAMS FOR 2008. TOPPING THE
LIST IS "PHISHING", IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE TRICKED INTO REVEALING PERSONAL
INFORMATION IN RESPONSES TO PHONY, BUT OFFICIAL-LOOKING EMAILS. THE IRS DOESN’T
USE EMAIL TO CONTACT TAXPAYERS. IF YOU GET UNSOLICITED EMAIL PURPORTEDLY FROM
THE IRS, THE AGENCY WOULD LIKE YOU TO FORWARD IT TO PHISHING [SPELL IT]@IRS.GOV.
A VARIANT OF THIS SCHEME MAKES PROMISES RELATED TO THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS
PAYMENT, WHICH YOU’LL GET SIMPLY BY FILING YOUR RETURN FOR 2007.OTHER SCHEMES
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MAKE UNFOUNDED AND UNREASONABLE ARGUMENTS TO AVOID PAYING
TAXES. IF YOU DO THIS, YOU CAN BE SUBJECT TO A $5000 PENALTY. THERE IS A
COMPLETE LIST OF EXISTING FRIVOLOUS ARGUMENTS AT
IRS.GOV. A SCAM THAT IS NEW TO THE LIST THIS YEAR INVOLVES THE FUEL
TAX CREDIT. SOME PEOPLE ARE CLAIMING THIS WHEN THEIR OCCUPATION OR INCOME LEVEL
MAKES THE CLAIM UNREASONABLE. WE’LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT SCAMS THAT THE IRS IS
WISE TO IN ANOTHER REPORT.
COUNTY TO STUDY IMPACTS FROM FORECLOSURES
COUNTY SUPERVISORS DENNIS HANSBERGER AND BRAD MITZELFELT HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR
INTENTION TO STUDY NEGATIVE IMPACTS RELATED TO THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS IN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD DIRECT THE
SHERIFF’S AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO REVIEW ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY
THREATS RELATED TO VACANT, FORECLOSED HOMES, AND TO REVIEW POTENTIAL RESPONSES.
"THERE WERE MORE THAN 8,000 FORECLOSURES IN THE COUNTY IN 2007 AND WE HAD ALMOST
3,300 IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 2008," SAID SUPERVISOR MITZELFELT, WHO
REPRESENTS THE COUNTY’S FIRST DISTRICT. "THOSE VACANT HOMES PRESENT MANY PUBLIC
SAFETY RISKS, INCLUDING THE USE OF THE PROPERTY FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES,
VANDALISM, PROVIDING AN UNSAFE HANGOUT FOR YOUTH, AND THE THEFT OF METALS" ONE
RECOMMENDATION BEING PROPOSED IS TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL REGULATIONS RELATED TO
METAL THEFT. 'METAL THEFT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTY AND
VACANT, FORECLOSED HOMES ARE PROVIDING NEW TARGETS FOR METAL THIEVES," SAID
SUPERVISOR HANSBERGER, WHO REPRESENTS THE COUNTY’S THIRD DISTRICT. SUPERVISORS
WILL REVIEW PERTINENT STATE LEGISLATION AIMED AT MINIMIZING THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS
FROM VACANT HOMES AND TO RETURN TO THE BOARD WITH RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE DESERT TORTOISE, OUR STATE
REPTILE
WITH SPRING
COMES THE EMERGENCE OF THE DESERT TORTOISE. DID YOU KNOW THE TORTOISE IS OUR
STATE REPTILE??...REPORTER JOHN HUFF HAS MORE....CALIFORNIA HAS MANY SYMBOLS AND
EMBLEMS IS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES AS ICONS. IN 1973 CALIFORNIA DECLARED
GOPHERUS AGASSIZII, THE DESERT TORTOISE TO BE OUR STATE REPTILE. IN 1994 THE
TORTOISE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE REASON FOR PASSAGE OF THE CALIFORNIA DESERT
PROTECTION ACT. IT PROTECTS THE FRAGILE DESERT HABITAT OF THE TORTOISE AND OTHER
PLANTS AND ANIMALS. OUR SONORAN AND MOJAVE DESERTS TORTOISES ARE PROTECTED UNDER
BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. TODAY THERE ARE MANY THREATS TO THE ANIMAL’S
EXISTENCE. OVER POPULATIONS OF RAVENS, DISEASE, FERAL DOGS AND IRRESPONSIBLE AND
ILLEGAL OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE MISUSE. IF EAGLE MOUNTAIN WERE TO HAPPEN ATTENDANT
FLOCKINGS OF SEAGULLS, FOLLOWING THE MEGA-TRASH TRAINS WOULD ELIMINATE ALL
TORTOISES FROM OUR REGION. SCIENTISTS CONTINUE TO STUDY THESE CHARTER RESIDENTS
OF OUR LIVING DESERT TO DEVELOP BETTER STRATEGIES FOR THEIR PROTECTION.
PARTICPATION SOUGHT FOR GRUBSTAKE DAYS COMMUNITY FAIR
VENDORS, NON-PROFITS, FOOD BOOTHS, AND COMMERCIAL DISPLAYS ARE BEING SOUGHT
FOR THE UPCOMING GRUBSTAKE DAYS COMMUNITY FAIR. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD YEAR THE
COMMUNITY FAIR WILL BE HELD IMMEDIATELY LATER THE GRUBSTAKE DAYS PARADE, MAY
24TH. ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP FOR A NON-PROFIT FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY,
BOOTH OR DISPLAY SHOULD CONTACT KELLY AT THE BASIN-WIDE FOUNDATION AT 365-7019
OR MAUREEN AT THE TOWN OF YUCCA VALLEY 369-7211 FOR APPLICATIONS AND
INFORMATION. COMMERCIAL VENDORS ARE WELCOME. THE ALL-DAY EVENT WILL FEATURE LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT , PING-PONG AND HORSESHOE TOURNAMENTS, A BENEFIT SOFTBALL
TOURNAMENT AND MORE. THE GRUBSTAKE DAYS COMMUNITY FAIR WILL BE HELD AT THE YUCCA
VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER MAY 24TH FROM 11-6, PRESENTED BY HI-DESERT PUBLISHING,
Z107-7 RADIO, THE BASIN-WIDE FOUNDATION AND THE TOWN OF YUCCA VALLEY.
Y.V. LIBRARY
LOOKING FOR DONATIONS FOR BOOK SALE
THE YUCCA
VALLEY LIBRARY IS GETTING READY FOR THEIR BOG BOOK SALE THIS MONTH AND IS
LOOKING FOR DONATIONS. REPORTER TAMMI ROLEFF TELLS YOU HOW TO HELP OUT... THE
YUCCA VALLEY LIBRARY NEEDS BOOK DONATIONS FOR ITS UPCOMING BOOK SALE APRIL
17-22. GENTLY USED BOOKS, PAPERBACKS, DVDS AND BOOKS ON TAPE ARE WANTED. NO
MAGAZINES, PLEASE. BOOK DONATIONS SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE LIBRARY, ALTHOUGH
ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR DONATIONS TO BE PICKED UP. TO SCHEDULE A BOOK
PICK-UP, CALL IBBY BURGIN AT 365-1508. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK SALE,
CALL 228-5455.
BIG RIVER OPENS FRIDAY WITH LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA FIND RAISER
THE FRIDAY’S OPENING NIGHT OF THE ROGER MILLER CLASSIC, "BIG RIVER, THE
STORY OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN" WILL BE SPONSORED BY THE LEUKEMIA. LYMPHOMA SOCIETY.
CALLED "ONE OF THE GREATEST CREATIONS IN AMERICAN FICTION", THIS TALE OF
ADVENTURE AND SELF-DISCOVERY BEGIN ON A RAFT IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN THE
1840’S. THE MUSICAL NUMBERS INCLUDE, DO YOU WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN, MUDDY WATER,
AND WORLD’S APART AMONG MANY HITS. FOR THE OPENING NIGHT GALAL ONLY, TICKETS ARE
$25.00 EACH AND INCLUDE HORS D’OUVRES, WINE AND BEVERAGES BEFORE THE CURTAIN
RISES AND DESSERTS, COFFEE, AND A SILENT AUCTION DURING INTERMISSION. DOOR
PRIZES WILL ALSO BE GIVEN AWAY. FOR TICKETS OR INFORMATION FOR THE OPENING NIGHT
GALA OF "BIG RIVER", CONTACT CHERYL GILLON AT 830-6461 FOR TICKETS. FOR THE
REGULAR RUN OF THE SHOW, WHICH RUNS THROUGH MAY 10 WITH TICKETS AT $10.00 FOR
REGULAR ADMISSION, $8.00 FOR SENIORS AND MILITARY, AND $6.00 FOR KIDS UNDER 12
AND STUDENTS WITH ID. CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 361-4151 OR GO ONLINE TO
THEATER29.COM. THAT THEATER WITH AN RE.
NEW FEDERAL CONSERVATION ACT OMITS BIG MORONGO PRESERVE
A NEW FEDERAL BILL DESIGNATING PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR CONSERVATION AREAS
IS LEAVING OUT THE BIG MORONGO PRESERVE IN MORONGO VALLEY. REPORTER DAN STORK
HAS DETAILS.....A BILL SCHEDULED FOR A VOTE ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 9TH IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WOULD PUT UNDER PERMANENT PROTECTION 26 MILLION
ACRES OF CONSERVATION AREAS NOW MANAGED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. THE
LAND IS PART OF THE NATIONAL LAND CONSERVATION SYSTEM CREATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER
IN THE LAST YEAR OF THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION. BUT MOST OF THE
FORMALLY-DESIGNATED DESERT CONSERVATION AREAS IN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THE BIG
MORONGO CANYON PRESERVE, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BILL. AS REPORTED IN A
LOS ANGELES TIMES ARTICLE IN MID-MARCH, BLM ATTORNEYS SAY THE OMISSION IS PURELY
TECHNICAL, BECAUSE THE WORD "NATIONAL" IS NOT PART OF THE NAMES OF THE OMITTED
AREAS. BUT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND SOME LAND BUREAU EMPLOYEES SEE THE INFLUENCE
OF UTILITY COMPANIES, WHO WANT THE LAND TO BE AVAILABLE FOR TRANSMISSION LINES,
AND OF OFF-ROAD VEHICLE ENTHUSIASTS, WHO FEAR THAT THE LANDS WILL BE CLOSED TO
THEM, AT WORK. ACCORDING TO THE LA TIMES ARTICLE, STAFFERS FOR REPRESENTATIVE
MARY BONO, WHO IS ONE OF THE 11 REPUBLICANS AMONG THE 67 CO-SPONSORS OF THE
BILL, SAY SHE IS RELUCTANT TO AMEND THE HOUSE BILL TO INCLUDE THE CALIFORNIA
LAND. BUT SENATOR DIANE FEINSTEIN SAID SHE WILL PUSH TO FIX THE SENATE VERSION
OF THE BILL TO INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL 7 MILLION ACRES OF CALIFORNIA DESERT.
29 PALMS RECREATION TAKING
ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE SIGN-UPS *
YVHS TENNIS REMAINS UNDEFEATED
THE YVHS BOYS TENNIS TEAM REMAINS UNDEFEATED AFTER A TIGHT MATCH AGAINST
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL IN RIVERSIDE, FRIDAY NIGHT. DOWN BY ONE PLAYER, THE TEAM
PULLED TOGETHER AND MANAGED A FINAL SCORE OF 10-8, BRINGING THEIR OVERALL LEAGUE
SCORE TO 5-0. THE TEAM IS AIMING TO MAINTAIN THE WINNING STREAK WHEN THEY COME
UP AGAINST DESERT HOT SPRINGS IN A HOME MATCH TODAY.
YUCCA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL GOLF
BEATS TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL
THE YUCCA
VALLEY TROJANS GOLF TEAM TOOK ON THE WILDCATS OF TWENTYNINE PALMS THURSDAY IN A
BATTLE FOR FIRST PLACE. BOTH TEAMS ENTERED THE CONTEST WITH ONLY ONE LOSS AND
PROVED THEY WERE UP TO THE CHALLENGE WITH THEIR BEST PERFORMANCES OF THE YEAR.
IN THE END, YUCCA VALLEY BESTED TWENTYNINE PALMS 207 TO 229 ON THE STRENGTH OF
SEVERAL STRONG PERFORMANCES. FOUR DIFFERENT TROJANS SHOT THEIR BEST ROUND OF THE
YEAR INCLUDING JOSH CULVER'S CAREER BEST 39. THE TROJANS NOW SIT ALONE IN FIRST
PLACE ATOP THE DE ANZA LEAGUE WITH A RECORD OF 10-1 OVERALL AND 5-1 IN LEAGUE.
YUCCA VALLEY WILL NEXT TRY TO AVENGE THEIR ONLY LOSS OF THE SEASON AS THEY TAKE
ON DESERT HOT SPRINGS TUESDAY DESERT DUNES GOLF CLUB.
* AVAILABLE ON DAILY AUDIO FILE ONLY
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