MORE TODAY ON THE DEATH OF WALLY BRADFIELD IN
TWENTYNINE PALMS
More details in the death of Twentynine Palms pioneer
Wallace "Wally" Bradfield, killed in a fatal car versus
pedestrian crash in Twentynine Palms yesterday. Sheriff
Sergeant Rick Collins said Peggy Burke, 64 of Twentynine
Palms was driving her 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier east on El
Paseo at 7:12 AM, when she drifted into the westbound
bicycle lane, hitting 2 pedestrians, 76 year-old Wally
Bradfield and 86 year-old Joseph Perez, from behind.
Bradfield was pronounced dead at the scene. Perez was
airlifted to Desert Hospital in Palm Springs with major
injuries. Burke was taken by ambulance to Hi Desert Medical
Center for treatment of minor injuries. Wally Bradfield
along with his wife Lucine owned and operated the KB Mart
supermarket in the Smoketree area of Twentynine Palms for
many years. The Bradfield’s had been honored as Pioneer Days
Grand Marshals in 1997.
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YUCCA VALLEY MAN DIES AFTER HE WALKS IN FRONT
OF CAR ON STATE ROUTE 247
A 63-year-old Yucca Valley man was killed Sunday when he
walked onto Highway 247 in front of a car and was hit,
sending him 30 feet from where the crash took place. The
man, whose name was not released, was hit by a Chevrolet
sedan heading north on Highway 247 near Paxton Road around
8:30 p.m., said sheriff's spokeswoman Arden Wiltshire. The
driver, 27-year-old Johnson Valley resident Brandon Dasilvia,
didn't see the man step onto the highway in front of him,
according to a sheriff's news release. The crash is under
investigation. The man was airlifted to Desert Hospital in
Palm Springs, and was pronounced dead soon after the crash.
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TWENTYNINE PALMS CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT,
CDBG AND A HISTORIC PLAZA UPDATE ON TAP
Community Development Block Grants, a mid-year budget
review, and an update on the Historic Plaza restoration are
all on a busy agenda for the Twentynine Palms City Council
tonight. Reporter Dan Stork checks the agenda -------
Twentynine Palms City Council meets in regular session at 6
PM on Tuesday February 24th. The council will
hold a public hearing and then vote on a task force
recommendation for the allocation of Community Development
Block Grant Funds for 2009-2010. Next up are reports and
discussions on the Indian Cove Natural Gas Project and
appointments to the General Plan Advisory Committee.
Additional items that will come before the council for
consideration include the mid-year budget review,
Transportation Development Act project submittals, an update
on the Historic Plaza, funding for an environmental study
required for a grant-funded Highway 62 road improvement
project, and the purchase by the city of 2 parcels for
$400,000. Finally, the council will move into closed session
to discuss real estate negotiations and two cases of
potential litigation.
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WALKERS, OHV RIDERS, AND EQUESTRIAN INPUT SOUGHT FOR TRAILS
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COUNTY WANTS TO PUMP WATER FROM LANDERS TO
PIONEERTOWN
The County is looking at plans to import water into the
Pioneertown system from the Landers area. Managing Editor
Karl Gardner has details ------
The County wants to take water from Landers for Pioneertown.
A proposal by County Special Districts to import water to
Pioneertown to overcome water quality issues has the Big
Horn Desert Water Agency crying foul. Stemming from new
State Mandates on arsenic contamination, the county
developed a plan to build a pipeline and import water from
county service area W-4, part of Ames Basin which supplies
water to Bighorn Desert View. Though the cost of the
pipeline is one major sticking point for the county, the
legality of taking water from the Ames Basin has Bighorn
Desert View rattling their sword. Agency General Manager
Marina West said that taking water from the Ames Basin and
exporting it to another service area violates the tenets of
a long-standing judgment on the use of Ames Basin water. 3rd
District Supervisor Neil Derry’s representative Alan
Rasmussin said the county is looking to delay any action, in
order to further research the issue.
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FREE SEMINAR ON HEART HEALTH FOR WOMEN THURSDAY
AT HI-DESERT MEDICAL CENTER
Heart
disease is the leading cause of death among American women.
Some risk factors can’t be controlled but some can, these
include high blood cholesterol, smoking, high blood
pressure, obesity and inactivity. Get the facts about women
and heart disease! Attend Hi-Desert Medical Center’s FREE
community health education seminar "Women and Heart
Disease", Thursday, at 6 p.m. at the Helen Gray Education
Center on the hospital campus. Join Dr. M. Gupta,
cardiologist at Hi-Desert Medical Center and learn the
warning signs of heart attack in women (they are different
than in men) as well as the latest medical treatment
advances. The seminar will also focus on heart health and
disease prevention. Registration is required by calling
366-6324.
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MORONGO BASIN PART OF CANCER STUDY
The
American Cancer Society is including our area as part of a
long-term study. Reporter Tami Roleff has details ------
Residents of the Morongo Basin will be included in a
long-term cancer study conducted by the American Cancer
Society. Study participants are followed over many years and
information about their lifestyle and medical behavior is
collected and assessed. Previous studies have played a major
role in establishing links between smoking and cancer. Men
and women between the ages of 30 and 65 who have no personal
history of cancer are invited to join the study. Enrollment
for the study will take place at the Relay for Life Morongo
Basin at the Yucca Valley High School football field on
April 25 and 26 beginning at 8 a.m. For more information,
call Anita Roark at 568-2691, then press 3 at the recording,
extension 228.
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JOSHUA TREE CLEAN TEAM OUT TOMORROW MORNING [AUDIO ONLY]
YUCCA VALLEY WASTEWATER ADVISORS MEET IN
ROUTINE MEETING
The
Yucca Valley sewer advisors meet tonight. Reporter Karl
Gardner says the meeting is a routine one -------
A very routine agenda for Hi Desert Water’s Wastewater
Public Advisory Committee, meeting this evening at District
offices, 55439 Twentynine Palms Highway, starting at 6.
Items on the docket include committee member resignations
and leave of absence, clarification of the Brown Act,
California’s open meeting laws, sub-committee talks, and a
round table discussion.
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BIGHORN DESERT VIEW WATER AGENCY BOARD MEETS TONIGHT, TO
CONSIDER MAIL-IN BALLOTS [AUDIO ONLY]
COMBINED HIGH SCHOOL CONCERTS TONIGHT AT YUCCA
VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, THURSDAY AT TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL
The musical groups from both of our local public high
schools will perform together at Yucca Valley High School
tonight and Twentynine Palms High School Thursday. Reporter
Dan Stork says don’t miss this show of the top talent from
both schools ------
Following a re-scheduling to accommodate basketball playoff
schedules, the combined concert of Yucca Valley and 29 Palms
High Schools has been set for Tuesday, February 24th
at the Yucca Valley High School Gym, and Thursday February
26th at the 29 Palms High School Gym. In addition
to numbers performed separately by musical groups from the 2
schools, The Symphonic Bands from both schools will combine
on a James Swearingen piece entitled "Dawn Of A New Day."
The Select Choirs will perform the Lennon/McCartney
composition "In My Life." All of the ensembles will combine
for the concert finale on "When You Believe," from the
animated feature The Prince of Egypt. Both
performances are at 7 PM. The admission at Yucca Valley is
$3, and is $2 at 29 Palms. The Booster club from each school
will hold a bake sale at its concert. The ensembles at YVHS
are under the baton of Bill Barrett, who is in his 10th
year as Music Director at Yucca Valley. Michael Mayes has
conducted the performing ensembles at Twentynine Palms High
School for the past 6 years.
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THE "WRONG-WAY COMET" IN THE DESERT SKY TONIGHT
It should have been named the ‘wrong way comet’ when it was
first discovered 18 months ago. A new Comet named Lulin
isn’t your ordinary fuzzy snowball whizzing across the
heavens, Lulin is moving backwards. Amateur Astronomer Sam
Davidson says Lulin is a very fast comet moving opposite of
the moon and planets. The very unusual comet will visible in
our skies, with the best views this evening, if you know
where to look, said Davidson. Starting about 7:40, Lulin can
been seen near Saturn near the eastern horizon. Saturn
appears as a bright point of light just below the
constellation Leo. Better yet, join the Andromeda Society
this evening at 7:30 as they view the "wrong way comet" with
high powered telescopes set up in the parking lot between
Sears and Applebee’s in Yucca Valley. If you miss Lulin
tonight, look for it Wednesday just to the right of were it
was.
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CLASS IN MEDITATION AND CHANTING TUESDAY EVENINGS [AUDIO
ONLY]
JOSHUA SPRINGS SCIENCE FAIR THURSDAY NIGHT [AUDIO ONLY]
TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL IN CIF
QUARTERFINALS TOMORROW
On
Saturday, the Twentynine Palms Lady Cats Basketball team
defeated the Morro Bay Pirates 53 to 42 to earn a spot in
the quarter finals of the CIF playoffs which will be played
tomorrow in Los Angeles. Our girls will play the Windward
Wildcats, the number one team in the division. The win
raised the ladies record to 22 and 5. Coach Tim Stanford
said the Lady Wildcats have played in the quarterfinals of
CIF, 3 of the last 6 years. Team defense was the key on the
night; Offensively the team was led again by captain Haly
Herrera who scored 25 points going 14 of 18 from the free
throw line including 13 of her last 14 down the stretch.
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