ROLL OVER
ON AMBOY ROAD, SUSPECTED ILLEGAL ALIENS FLEE THE SCENE
NAME OF MARINE KILLED MONDAY RELEASED
HOST A FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT
NAVY DESTROYER NAMED AFTER 29 PALMS MARINE
COPPER MOUNTAIN COLLEGE HOST’S MULTI-MEDIA CONTEST
YUCCA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
29 PALMS WATER BOARD IN SESSION LAST NIGHT
NEW COMMANDING OFFICER TAKES OVER AT THE NAVAL HOSPITAL
TORTOISE HEAD STARTING
MASONIC LODGE ANNUAL PUBLIC SCHOOL AWARDS
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT THE RELAY FOR LIFE
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ACTION
ROLL OVER ON AMBOY
ROAD, SUSPECTED ILLEGAL ALIENS FLEE THE SCENE
A STRANGE SET OF
CIRCUMSTANCES RESULTED IN 8 PEOPLE, POSSIBLY ILLEGAL ALIENS BEING SENT TO
VARIOUS HOSPITALS, FOLLOWING A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 29
PALMS FIRE OFFICIALS ALONG WITH SHERIFF SPOKESWOMAN ANITA BAKER SAID THAT
AROUND 3 AM, A REPORT OF A SINGLE VEHICLE ROLLOVER ON AMBOY ROAD NEAR
BAGHDAD HIGHWAY WAS TAKEN BY 29 PALMS FIRE. WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED, A
TOYOTA FORERUNNER WAS FOUND BUT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT THE
SCENE. RESPONDING SHERIFF DEPUTIES LOCATED BLOOD AT THE SITE. DEPUTIES
CONTACTED A HISPANIC MAN AT THE LOCATION WHO TOLD THEM 7 PASSENGERS WERE IN
THE VEHICLE AND HAD FLED. A SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM WAS CALLED OUT, AND
LOCATED THE INJURED, 6 ADULTS AND ONE 10 YEAR OLD CHILD, 3 MILES FROM THE
SITE HUNKERED DOWN IN A CABIN. ALL 8 VICTIMS WERE TRANSPORTED TO VARIOUS
HOSPITALS FOR TREATMENT OF INJURES RANGING FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR.
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS WERE CONTACTED IN TO INVESTIGATE.
NAME OF MARINE KILLED
MONDAY RELEASED
MARINE CORPS OFFICIALS
HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF A MARINE KILLED IN A SINGLE CAR ROLLOVER ACCIDENT,
THAT OCCURRED MONDAY NIGHT. MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON PUBLIC AFFAIRS
CHIEF SGT MIKE LOWERY SAID THAT LANCE CORPOREAL RICHARD BAILEY, 18 OF
PHOENIX AZ. WAS KILLED AFTER HE LOST CONTROL AND OVERTURNED HIS 2007 CHEVY
COLBAT ON HIGHWAY 62, JUST WEST OF STATE ROUTE 177. 2 OTHER MARINES IN THE
VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURES AND HAVE YET TO BE IDENTIFIED.
HOST A FOREIGN
EXCHANGE STUDENT
HOSTING AN ‘ACADEMIC YEAR
IN THE USA’ STUDENT IS A WONDERFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
AND HOST FAMILIES FOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS ARE BEING SOUGHT. REPORTER
DAN STORK ROLLS OUT THE WELCOME MAT… WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOST A HIGH SCHOOL
FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT FOR A YEAR? THE STUDENT EXCHANGE ORGANIZATION
ACADEMIC YEAR IN THE USA WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. STUDENTS ARE 15 TO 18
YEARS OLD, WILL ATTEND HIGH SCHOOL DAILY, PARTICIPATE IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES, AND COMPLETE A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT. NATURAL PARENTS PAY
ALL PROGRAM FEES, HEALTH INSURANCE, AND PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A SPENDING
ALLOWANCE. HOST FAMILIES ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE FOOD ON THE TABLE, AND A
SHARED OR PRIVATE BEDROOM. TO GET FULL DETAILS ABOUT THIS CROSS-CULTURAL
ADVENTURE, CALL AYUSA’S LOCAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE ANJA HOMBURG AT
365-8589, OR VISIT
AYUSA.ORG.
NAVY DESTROYER NAMED
AFTER 29 PALMS MARINE
A 29 PALMS MARINE,
AWARDED THE MEDIAL OF HONOR POSTHUMOUSLY IN 2006, HAS BEEN BESTOWED YET
ANOTHER DISTINCTION, HAVING A NAVY DESTROYER NAMED AFTER HIM. CORPORAL JASON
DUNHAM WAS KILLED IN 2004, AFTER SAVING 2 OTHER MARINES BY THROWING HIMSELF
ON AN INSURGENT’S GRENADE IN KARABILAH, IRAQ. CORPORAL DUNHAM, SERVING WITH
KILO COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 7TH MARINE REGIMENT, 1ST
MARINE DIVISION, WAS LEADING A PATROL OF MARINES IN KARABILAH IN APRIL 2004,
WHEN HE LED HIS SQUAD TO THE SITE OF AN AMBUSH – WHERE HE AND HIS MEN
STOPPED A CONVOY OF CARS TRYING TO ESCAPE. WHEN SEARCHING ONE OF THE CAR,
AND INSURGENT JUMPED OUT AND GRABBED DUNHAM BY THE THROAT. DURING THE
HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT, AN ENEMY GRENADE ROLLED OUT. CORPORAL DUNHAM DIDN’T
HESITATE WHEN HE JUMPED ON THE GRENADE, SUSTAINING MORTAL WOUNDS. ON APRIL
11TH THIS YEAR, CORPORAL JASON DUNHAM’S PARENTS, DAN AND DEBRA
DUNHAM, HONORED THEIR SON AGAIN, WHEN THEY WITNESSED THE KEEL BEING LAID FOR
A NEW NAVY DESTROYER, USS JASON DUNHAM DDG 109, AT BATH IRON WORKS MAINE.
COPPER MOUNTAIN
COLLEGE HOSTS A MULTI-MEDIA CONTEST
HOSTING IT’S OWN VERSION
OF AN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, COPPER MOUNTAIN COLLAGE IS HOLDING ITS 5TH
ANNUAL MULTIMEDIA COMPETITION FRIDAY. WITH MORE DETAILS, HERE IS REPORTER
TAMI ROLEFF… COPPER MOUNTAIN COLLEGE WILL HOLD ITS MULTIMEDIA STUDENT
COMPETITIONS FRIDAY FROM 3 TO 5 PM IN CLASSROOM 119A ON THE CAMPUS. THE
EVENT IS A STUDENT COMPETITION HELD EACH SEMESTER AT THE COLLEGE FOR THE
PAST 5 YEARS. EACH STUDENT PRESENTATION IS A 2- TO 5-MINUTE SLIDESHOW OR
VIDEO, COMPOSED OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO CLIPS, ANIMATIONS AND
GRAPHICS, AND IS SET TO MUSIC. AWARDS ARE GIVEN FOR THE MOST ORIGINAL AND
HIGHEST QUALITY SHOWS. THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FOR MORE
INFORMATION CALL SPELMAN EVANS DOWN AT 366-3791.
YUCCA VALLEY TOWN
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
THE MONTHLY FIRE
DEPARTMENT REPORT, AND A DECLARATION PROCLAIMING APRIL 26 AND 27TH
AS MORONGO BASIN RELAY FOR LIFE DAY, TOPS THE AGENDA AT THIS EVENING’S YUCCA
VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL MEETING, BEING HELD IN THE YUCCA ROOM OF THE YUCCA
VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER STARTING AT 6. ON THE DOCKET, FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, A RESOLUTION TO REVISE SWIM LESSON FEES, AND A CLAIM FOR LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION FEES. IN OTHER ACTIONS, A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER BALLOTS
ANNEXING ZONES TO STREET AND DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT 1, APPROVAL OF A
FINAL TRACT MAP ON 4 COMMERCIAL PARCELS AT THE HIGHWAY AND AVALON, AND
RESOLUTION TO RELINQUISH ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY OF MOBILE PARKS. PUBLIC
COMMENTS, STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS CLOSES OUT THE OPEN
PORTION, WITH A CLOSED SESSION FOLLOWING TO CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNCIL ON
EXISTING LITIGATION.
29 PALMS WATER BOARD
IN SESSION LAST NIGHT
WINNERS OF POSTER
CONTEST, DRAFT BUDGET, AND NO RAISE IN RATES, FOR NOW, THE WORD FROM THE 29
PALMS WATER DISTRICT BOARD. REPORTER TERRY BIGLER HAS MORE… WINNERS OF THE 2ND
ANNUAL TWENTYNINE PALMS WATER BOARD POSTER CONTEST WERE NAMED AT THE REGULAR
MEETING WEDNESDAY EVENING. FIRST PRIZE OF A 50 DOLLAR SAVINGS BOND WENT TO
KEVIN BROWN, SECOND PRIZE OF A 25 DOLLAR SAVINGS BOND WENT TO CODY GION, AND
THIRD PRIZE OF A 25 DOLLAR SAVINGS BOND WENT TO HANNA KING. SINCE THE WATER
DISTRICT IS NOT THE MEMBER OF AN INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER AGENCY, IT IS NOT
ELIGIBLE FOR PROPOSITION 82 FUNDING. THIS WAS THE ONLY REASON THAT THE ISSUE
WAS RAISED BY DIRECTOR CISNEROS FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER. SURPLUS FUNDS
FROM ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 4 WILL BE USED TO REPAIR THE PARKING LOT AT THE
LEAR FIRE STATION. THE BOARD ALSO HEARD THE DRAFT BUDGET FOR FISCAL
2008/2009. THERE SHOULD BE NO INCREASE IN RATES THOUGH THE WATER TREATMENT
PLANT WILL BEGIN TO OPERATE 7 DAYS A WEEK, STAFF ANTICIPATES DOUBLING THE
CAPACITY OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN ANOTHER 4 YEARS. THE BOARD
ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION IN WHICH NO DECISIONS WERE MADE. IN FIRE
BUSINESS, UNDER FINANCE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATES ON A
CASH BASIS AND HAS NO DEBT. CHIEF THOMPSON ANTICIPATED NO INCREASE IN THE
TAX RATE FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS.
NEW COMMANDING OFFICER
TAKES OVER AT THE NAVAL HOSPITAL
A NEW COMMANDING OFFICER
TAKES THE HELM AT THE ROBERT E. BUSH NAVAL HOSPITAL ON BOARD THE MARINE
BASE, AS CAPTAIN DON ALBIA RELIEVES CAPTAIN MARK BOMAN. CAPTAIN BOMAN TOOK
COMMAND IN AUGUST 2006, AND CONTINUES HIS CAREER AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MEDICAL
SERVICE CORPS, BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY. CAPTAIN ALBIA IS REPORTING AS
THE HOSPITAL’S 9TH COMMANDING OFFICER FOLLOWING A TOUR AS
EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NAVAL HOSPITAL CORPUS CHRISTI. THE TRADITIONAL CHANGE OF
COMMAND CEREMONY WILL BE HELD FRIDAY MORNING APRIL 25TH IN FRONT
OF THE HOSPITAL, STARTING AT 9.
TORTOISE
HEAD STARTING
THE DECLINE OF THE DESERT
TORTOISE HAS SPARKED MANY CONSERVATION ENDEAVORS, INCLUDE THOSE OF THE
MILITARY. REPORTER JOHN HUFF TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THOSE EFFORTS WITH THIS
ON TORTOISE HEAD STARTING… A MILITARY BASE MAY SEEM AN UNLIKELY PLACE TO
FIND HOPE FOR RENEWING THE DECLINING DESERT TORTOISE POPULATION. CERTAINLY,
A MILITARY BASE HAS ITS OWN VERY SPECIFIC PRIORITY BUT BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE
INCLUSION OF MASSIVE WILDERNESS AREAS WITHIN BASE BOUNDARIES, TORTOISE
SHELTERED-BREEDING HAS ENTERED THE MILITARY JACKET. GIVING A HEAD-START TO
DESERT TORTOISES IS PART OF DAILY ROUTINE AT THE ARMY’S ELITE FORT IRWIN,
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE AND THE MARINE CORP’S AIR-GROUND COMBAT CENTER HERE
IN 29 PALMS. THE LARGE BUFFER ZONES OF WILDERNESS AROUND THESE BASES HOST
EGG-CARRYING FEMALE TORTOISES WHICH ARE COLLECTED AND RELOCATED TO SHELTERED
ENCLOSURES. OPTIMAL RELEASE GIVES THE HATCHLINGS A BETTER CHANCE OF
SURVIVAL. SHELTERED RELEASE TECHNIQUES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PULLED SEVERAL
SPECIES FROM THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION, THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR AND THE RED WOLF
TO NAME TWO. FOR THEIR PATIENT DEDICATION TO TORTOISE PRESERVATION THE
DESERT TORTOISE OUTREACH GROUP SAYS TO ALL OUR FELLOW CITIZENS STANDING UP
FOR THE COLORS: THANK YOU.
MASONIC LODGE ANNUAL
PUBLIC SCHOOL AWARDS
THE YUCCA VALLEY MASONIC
LODGE, WILL BE HOLDING THEIR ANNUAL PUBLIC SCHOOL AWARDS CEREMONY, THIS
EVENING AT THE LODGE ON THEATER ROAD IN YUCCA VALLEY. THE EVENT BEGINS AT
6:15, AND IS FOLLOWED BY A PERFORMANCE BY THE YUCCA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ
ENSEMBLE. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED AND LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT
THE RELAY FOR LIFE
THE MORONGO BASIN RELAY
FOR LIFE, COMING UP THIS WEEKEND, IS IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS, AS THE COMMUNITY
COMES TOGETHER TO HELP THOSE WHO HELP US ALL. JOINING US AGAIN, WITH THE
DETAILS HERE’S ASSIGNMENT REPORTER TAMI ROLEFF… RELAY FOR LIFE IS A 24-HOUR
TEAM WALK-A-THON EVENT THAT WILL BE HELD FROM 9 A.M. SATURDAY TO 9 A.M.
SUNDAY AT TROJAN FIELD AT THE YUCCA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. FOOD WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR THE FULL 24 HOURS OF THE EVENT, BUT VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL
NEEDED TO HELP WITH THE FOOD SERVICE FROM 4 PM FRIDAY UNTIL NOON ON SUNDAY.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP SET UP TENTS AND KITCHENS, AND TO WORK AS
COOKS, PREP COOKS, RUNNERS, TICKET TAKERS, BUFFET CAPTAINS, AND DISHWASHERS.
VOLUNTEERS CAN WORK AS MANY HOURS AS THEY ARE ABLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR
TO ADD YOUR NAME TO THE VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE, CALL MARA AT 221-4176.
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL
BASEBALL ACTION
IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
ACTION TUESDAY, THE YUCCA VALLEY TROJAN BASEBALL TEAM TOPPED THE DESERT HOT
SPRINGS EAGLES, WITH A FINAL SCORE OF 6 TO 4. THE TROJANS JUMPED OUT TO A 4
TO 0 LEAD IN THE FIRST INNING ON DANIEL YEOMAN’S TWO RUN TRIPLE. THE TROJANS
HELD OFF THE EAGLES WITH A GOOD SHOWING BY STARING PITCHER DENNIS GRAY. OUT
EAST THE 29 PALMS WILDCATS BASEBALL TEAM DEFEATED THE DESERT MIRAGE RAMS 10
TO 2. THE CATS SCORED EARLY AND CRUISED TO AN EARLY 7 TO 2 LEAD. NICK GOMIEO
LED THE ONSLAUGHT WITH 3 HITS INCLUDING A DOUBLE AND TRIPLE. THE CATS KEPT
THE PRESSURE ON THE RAMS AS THEY STOLE 10 BASES ON THE DAY. THEY CURRENTLY
SIT IN THIRD PLACE IN DE ANZA LEAGUE PLAY, AND ARE LOOKING TO SECURE A FINAL
PLAYOFF SPOT.
