CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST
FORMER BIGHORN DESERT VIEW WATER AGENCY
DIRECTOR EDWARDS
STEAL GAS, GET BURNT
BOMBING EXERCISES
SCHEDULED THIS WEEK ABOARD MARINE BASE
MORONGO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HONORED AS CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL
BILL TO IMPOSE FIRE-PROTECTION FEES PASSES COMMITTEE
WE REVIEW "ANOTHER DAY IN BAGHDAD" AT HI-DESERT CULTURAL CENTER
A DOLL TEA PARTY AT THE 29 PALMS LIBRARY SATURDAY *
YUCCA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL WILL LOOK AT SELLING TAX ALLOCATION BONDS TONIGHT
MORONGO BASIN FOSTER PARENT ASSOCIATION MEETS TONIGHT
RUMMAGE SALE AT 29 PALMS’ LITTLE CHURCH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY *
BINGO FOR BOOKS AT LANDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL *
BELLY DANCERS TO BE FEATURED AT YUCCA VALLEY EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
29 PALMS HS BASKETBALL PLAYER TO GET JOHN WOODEN AWARD
29 PALMS HS BEATS YUCCA VALLEY HS IN BASEBALL TUESDAY
A DISAPPOINTING LOSS FOR YUCCA VALLEY HS BOYS TENNIS
CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST
FORMER BIGHORN DESERT VIEW WATER AGENCY DIRECTOR EDWARDS
ALL FELONY CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CHARGES AGAINST FORMER BIG HORN DESERT VIEW WATER AGENCY BOARD MEMBER SHARON
EDWARDS HAVE BEEN DISMISSED. COURT RECORDS SHOW THAT THE 2 CHARGES AGAINST
EDWARDS WERE TOSSED OUT BY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE BERT SWIFT DURING A PRELIMINARY
HEARING TUESDAY. LAST AUGUST, CONFLICT OF INTEREST CHARGES AGAINST EDWARDS WERE
LEVIED FOLLOWING A YEAR LONG INVESTIGATION BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS PUBLIC
INTEGRITY UNIT. THOSE CHARGES STEMMED FROM TWO VOTES SHE CAST IN SEPTEMBER AND
DECEMBER OF 2006 THAT ADJUSTED WATER RATES, AND EDWARDS’ POSITION ON THE BOARD
WHILE DOING BUSINESS AS A COMMERCIAL WATER HAULER. IN HIS RULING, JUDGE SWIFT
FOUND THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO HOLD EDWARDS, AND RELEASED HER.
STEAL GAS, GET BURNT
A 34 YEAR OLD
JOSHUA TREE MAN TRYING TO STEAL GAS FROM A CAR IN JOSHUA TREE, SUSTAINED MINOR
BURNS AFTER THE CAR HE WAS STEALING FROM ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT FIRE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. COUNTY FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THEY WERE CALLED OUT AT AROUND 4:18 TO 7375
OLYMPIC, ON A REPORT OF A CAR FIRE. ARRIVING FIREFIGHTERS FOUND JEFF FISHER AT
THE SCENE WHO HAD QUOTE "TRIED TO STEAL GAS IN A STUPID WAY". SUBSEQUENTLY THE
VEHICLE ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT FIRE, BURNING FISHER. RESPONDING SHERIFF DEPUTIES
QUESTIONED FISHER… WHO GAVE A DIFFERENT NAME AND KEPT CHANGING HIS STORY, LEAD
DEPUTIES TO ARREST JEFF FISHER. THE SHERIFF ARSON AND BOMB SQUAD WAS CALLED IN
TO INVESTIGATE.
NEW MILITARY PROGRAM
ASSESSES SERVICE MEMBERS WELL-BEING
ACTIVE DUTY
MILITARY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE DEPLOYED IN COMBAT, OFTEN DEVELOP EMOTIONAL
AND OTHER PERSONAL ISSUES. Z107-7 MANAGING EDITOR KARL GARDNER SAYS A NEW
PROGRAM WILL HELP OUR ACTIVE DUTY ASSES THEIR OWN WELL-BEING.....MILITARY LIFE,
ESPECIALLY DEPLOYMENTS CAN PRESENT CHALLENGES TO SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES THAT ARE BOTH UNIQUE AND DIFFICULT. SOME ARE MANAGEABLE, SOME ARE NOT.
MANY TIMES THEY CAN BE DEALT WITH ON YOUR OWN. IN SOME INSTANCES MATTERS GET
WORSE AND ONE PROBLEM CAN TRIGGER OTHER MORE SERIOUS ISSUES. AT SUCH TIMES IT IS
WISE TO CHECK THINGS OUT AND SEE WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING. PERHAPS IT’S JUST A
BAD DAY, OR IT COULD BE MORE. THE MILITARY IS NOW OFFERING A NEW PROGRAM TO HELP
YOU PRIVATELY DETERMINE THE STATUS OF YOUR EMOTIONAL WELL BEING. THAT’S THE
PURPOSE OF THE TOTALLY ANONYMOUS AND VOLUNTARY MILITARY MENTAL HEALTH
ASSESSMENT. SELF-CARE IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF RESILIENCY. TAKING STOCK OF
YOUR EMOTIONS AND SEEKING SELF HELP ARE SIGNS OF COURAGE, NOT WEAKNESS. THE SELF
ASSESSMENTS, ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL MILITARY PERSONAL AND FAMILIES BY VISITING ON
THE WEB AT
WWW.MILITARYMENTALHEALTH.ORG
BOMBING
EXERCISES SCHEDULED THIS WEEK ABOARD MARINE BASE
COVER YOUR EARS, BOMBING EXERCISES ARE BEING HELD ABOARD THE 29 PALMS MARINE
BASE THIS WEEK. AREA RESIDENTS MAY NOTICE LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE MARINE
CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER THIS WEEK. THE MARINE CORPS EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE
SCHOOL, BASED IN QUANTICO, VA., IS PRACTICING BOMBING AND AIR COORDINATION
EXERCISES AT THE TWENTYNINE PALMS BASE. THE SCHOOL COMES OUT TO THE DESERT EACH
YEAR, BASE OFFICIALS SAID. THE TRAINING INVOLVES A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF JETS,
INCLUDING THE F-14.
MORONGO VALLEY
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HONORED AS CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL
A TOP HONOR FOR
ONE OF OUR LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE VERY SHORT LIST OF CALIFORNIA
DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS WAS RELEASED YESTERDAY. REPORTER DAN STORK SAYS THE
PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION WAS GIVEN TO MORONGO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.... ON
WEDNESDAY, MORONGO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECEIVED OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION THAT
IT HAS BEEN NAMED A CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL FOR 2008. STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION JACK O’CONNELL ANNOUNCED THAT 343 OF THE
APPROXIMATELY 6000 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN SO HONORED. IN
ORDER TO APPLY FOR THE AWARD, A SCHOOL FIRST HAD TO MEET STANDARDS BASED UPON
THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX AND ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS RESULTS. THEN
APPLICANTS UNDERWENT A RIGOROUS SELECTION PROCESS CONDUCTED BY THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. PRINCIPAL CINDY MCVAY SAID THAT SHE RECEIVED THE
EXCITING NEWS FROM STATE SUPERINTENDENT JACK O’CONNELL PERSONALLY ON MONDAY.
SHE SAID THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS A CULMINATION OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF
THE STAFF, STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY OF MORONGO VALLEY. "WE ARE HONORED
TO REPRESENT MORONGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT; WHERE THERE ARE MANY EXEMPLARY
SCHOOLS WITH SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES. IT IS VERY SPECIAL TO WORK IN A PLACE LIKE
MORONGO VALLEY ELEMENTARY, WHERE WE TRULY BELIEVE AND DEMONSTRATE THAT STUDENTS
LEARN EVERY DAY."
BILL TO IMPOSE FIRE-PROTECTION FEES PASSES COMMITTEE *
WE REVIEW “ANOTHER DAY IN
BAGHDAD” AT HDCC
THE ORIGINAL
DRAMA "ANOTHER DAY IN BAGHDAD" IS PLAYING ALL THIS MONTH AT THE HI-DESERT
CULTURAL CENTER IN JOSHUA TREE. ASSIGNMENT REPORTER TAMI ROLEFF WAS AT THE
OPENING NIGHT AND FILES THIS REVIEW OF THE SHOW.....IT’S NOT PRO-WAR. IT’S NOT
ANTI-WAR. IT’S ANOTHER DAY IN BAGHDAD, A PLAY PRESENTED BY THE HI-DESERT
CULTURAL CENTER’S BLAK BOX THEATRE IN JOSHUA TREE. WRITTEN BY DAVID A. TUCKER,
AN ARMY RESERVIST, THE PLAY FOLLOWED THE DAY-TO-DAY LIFE OF 6 ARMY RESERVISTS
WHO WERE CALLED UP TO ACTIVE DUTY AND SENT TO BAGHDAD FOR A YEAR-LONG DEPLOYMENT
AT THE START OF THE IRAQ WAR. IN A SERIES OF SHORT VIGNETTES, THE SOLDIERS
EXPERIENCE INTENSE FEAR; HOURS OF BOREDOM; EXTREME SADNESS; FRUSTRATION WITH THE
LACK OF MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THEIR MISSION; ANTIPATHY FROM THE IRAQIS THEY ARE
TRYING TO HELP; AND THE HORRIBLE EFFECTS OF THE RANDOMNESS OF WAR. STAGED IN AN
INTIMATE, THEATER-IN-THE-ROUND SETTING, THE SET IS SPARTAN, WITH JUST CAMOUFLAGE
NETTING, A DESK, AND A FEW ARMY GREEN BOXES. YET THE ACTORS DO AN AMAZING JOB OF
DRAWING IN THE AUDIENCE AS THEY EXAMINE THEIR LIVES AND REASONS FOR SERVING IN
THE RESERVES. THE STAGE CREW DOES EXCELLENT WORK MANAGING THE LIGHTS, VIDEO AND
THE SURROUND SOUND THAT MAKES THE AUDIENCE FEEL AS IF THEY ARE THERE. THE SLIDES
SHOWN THROUGHOUT THE PLAY WERE TAKEN BY TUCKER DURING HIS YEAR-LONG DEPLOYMENT
TO BAGHDAD. RON HOUSE AND REBECCA HAVELY ARE CO-DIRECTORS; IN STARRING ROLES ARE
ABE DANIELS, RON HOUSE, CORBETT BRATTEN, JEFF WOOD, AMANDA VILLALOBOS,
JACQUELINE DILLING, SUZZANN MACCLOUD, AND STEVEN HERNADEZ. IN SUPPORTING ROLES
ARE BRAD HOLT, NICK MACLOUD, MANUEL RINCON, SHERRY POWELL, WENDY POWELL,
TIARAJUNE POWELL, AND KALANI POWELL. TICKETS FOR THIS GRIPPING AND TIMELY PLAY
ARE $12 AND $14, AND ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY
AFTERNOON, AS WELL AS APRIL 18, 19, AND 20, AND APRIL 25, 26, AND 27. FOR MORE
INFORMATION VISIT
WWW.HIDESERTCULTURALCENTER.COM.
A DOLL TEA PARTY AT THE 29 PALMS LIBRARY SATURDAY *
YUCCA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL
WILL LOOK AT SELLING TAX ALLOCATION BONDS TONIGHT
THE YUCCA
VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL MEETS IN REGULAR SESSION TONIGHT. REPORTER KARL GARDNER
JOINS US AGAIN WITH A CLOSE LOOK AT THE TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA....MORONGO BASIN
FOSTER PARENT ASSOCIATION MEETS TONIGHT LOOKING TO SELL TAX ALLOCATION BONDS AND
APPOINT TOWN MANAGER ANDY TAKATA AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC FINANCING
AUTHORITY, THE YUCCA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL WILL BE WEARING 2 HATS AT THIS
EVENING’S TOWN COUNCIL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING, BEING HELD IN THE YUCCA
ROOM OF THE YUCCA VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER STARTING AT 6. PRIOR TO THE TOWN
COUNCIL MEETING, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETS AT 5, WITH THE SALE OF TAX
ALLOCATION BONDS ON THE DOCKET. CONVENING AS BOTH THE PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
AND TOWN COUNCIL, THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO APPOINT THE TOWN MANAGER AS
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY, THEN APPROVE THE
ISSUANCE AND SALE OF TAX ALLOCATION BONDS. ADJOURNING THE JOINT SESSION, COUNCIL
HOLD POLICY DISCUSSIONS ON RE-STARTING THE TOWN’S BI-ANNUAL COMMUNITY CLEAN UP
AND RECYCLING DAY.
RUMMAGE SALE AT 29 PALMS’
LITTLE CHURCH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
*
BINGO FOR BOOKS
AT LANDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL *
BELLY DANCERS TO BE
FEATURED AT YUCCA VALLEY EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
THE TOWN OF
YUCCA VALLEY’S BELLY DANCING TROUPE WILL BE FEATURED AT THE UPCOMING EARTH DAY
EVENT SET FOR APRIL 19TH. ROP BROADCAST STUDENT CHRISTINA PROFITTA SAYS THERE
WILL BE A WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN’ GOIN’ ON.......
29 PALMS HS
BASKETBALL PLAYER TO GET JOHN WOODEN AWARD
TPHS ATHLETE
MONTREAL HARRIS HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO RECEIVE THE JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD AS THE MOST
VALUABLE BASKETBALL PLAYER FOR THE CIF SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 4. THE AWARD
WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE LOS ANGELES ATHLETIC FOUNDATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND THE NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR. THE DINNER AND
GALA EVENT WILL BE HELD TOMORROW AT 7:30 P.M.. AT THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
SHERATON HOTEL. COACH LARRY BOWDEN, WHO WILL ACCOMPANY MONTREAL HARRIS TO THE
EVENT, SAYS HE IS ONLY THE 2ND PLAYER FROM SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TO RECEIVE THE
AWARD AND ONLY THE 5TH TO RECEIVE IT FROM OUTSIDE THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA
SINCE IT'S INCEPTION IN 1994.
29 PALMS HS BEATS YUCCA VALLEY HS IN BASEBALL TUESDAY
THE VARSITY BASEBALL TEAMS OF YVHS AND TPHS TOOK THE FIELD IN 29 PALMS
TUESDAY. THE TPHS VARSITY WILDCAT BASEBALL TEAM ENDED ITS 4-GAME LOSING STREAK
BY DEFEATING THE YUCCA VALLEY TROJANS. YVHS STARTING PITCHER BARRY HATHAWAY DID
A FINE JOB OF HOLDING THE WILDCATS TO 4 RUNS OVER 6 INNINGS. BUT AFTER 5 INNINGS
THE TROJANS WERE DOWN, FOUR TO NOTHING, THEY RALLIED TO SCORE 3 RUNS TO MAKE IT
A 1 RUN GAME. DOWN 1 RUN WITH THE TYING RUN ON THIRD, TPHS PITCHER JUNIOR
DONOVAN GONZALES GOT THE TROJAN BATTER TO POP OUT TO FIRST BASEMEN DREW
MARTINEZ TO END THE THREAT AND SECURE THE WIN. THE LAST OUT WAS MADE AND THE
FINAL SCORE WAS WILDCATS 4, TROJANS 3. THE TROJANS NEXT GAME IS TODAY AT BANNING
HIGH. THE CATS, NOW BACK ON THE PLAYOFF TRAIL, VISIT DESERT HOT SPRINGS.
A DISAPPOINTING LOSS FOR YUCCA VALLEY HS BOYS TENNIS
THE YVHS BOYS VARSITY TENNIS TEAM SUFFERED A DISAPPOINTING DEFEAT AT THE
HANDS OF BEAUMONT HIGH WEDNESDAY. COACH JENNIFER HARLOW SAID DOUBLES PLAYERS
BYRON ALVORD AND NEIL BOST SCORED THREE WINNING SETS TOWARDS THE FINAL SCORE OF
5-13. HAPPY DHILLON AND SKYLAR AUBREY EACH WON ONE SET. NEXT UP FOR YVHS IS PLAY
AGAINST DESERT MIRAGE HIGH SCHOOL IN THERMAL FRIDAY.
* AVAILABLE ON DAILY AUDIO FILE ONLY
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