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Listen To Your News		Thursday, June 3, 2010		News Archive

MARINE BASE SCRAPPERS RAM TRUCK, FLEE HELICOPTERS, 1 HELD
Yet another ‘scrapping’ episode aboard the sprawling Twentynine Palms Marine Base. Base officials said Sunday morning about 8:32 the Conservation Law Enforcement Officer for the Marine Base called range control to report a civilian vehicle in the Lavic Lake training area. Multiple units, including the special response team and a helicopter chased the vehicle through the training area. At one point a federal officer’s truck was rammed by the suspects' vehicle. The suspects’ drove over 2 miles in reverse until their vehicle became disabled and they fled on foot. At about 1:00 that afternoon the first suspect was apprehended by military law enforcement and turned over to the Sheriff’s Department. His name has not been released. Crews continued to search on the ground and from the air for the second suspect who'd reportedly been injured during the off road chase. Personnel stopped searching at dusk and left water in the area for the missing suspect. By noon on Monday range safety officials determined no one was in the training area and authorized training to resume. The halt in training and resources expended to search for the trespassers reach into the thousands of dollars.

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YUCCA VALLEY MAN ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY AT HOME DEPOT, SON WITH HIM
A man with his son in tow was arrested for burglary at The Home Depot. Sheriff’s officials said Tuesday evening about 7:40, Robert Bolin, 44, went into the Home Depot in Yucca Valley with his child, took a grinder and then left, setting off a merchandise alarm. Several employees saw Bolin as he left. Arriving Deputy Ryan Cook located Bolin and found the stolen property under the seat of his vehicle. The merchandise was returned to the store. Robert Bolin was booked into the Morongo Basin Jail for investigation of Burglary and held on $25,000 bail.

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JOSHUA TREE WOMAN FIGHTS WITH SON, ARRESTED FOR BEING DRUNK
A Joshua Tree woman fighting with her son was arrested for being drunk in public. Sheriffs’ spokeswoman Vera Martinez said Wednesday morning just past midnight, 9-1-1 dispatchers received a call that neighbors were yelling and screaming, and a mother was fighting with her son. Deputy Rubal Cava was dispatched to the home in the 61700 block of Oleander in Joshua Tree. When Cava arrived, he contacted Teresa Tenaglio, 46. After investigation, Cava cited and released Teresa Tenaglio for being drunk in public.

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Bill Neeb Chad Mayes George Huntington Lori Herbel Frank Luckino

YUCCA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL PART 2: PROPERTY LIENS, TOWN COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS Tuesday night’s Yucca Valley Town Council meeting saw a lot of talk about the town’s budget, or lack thereof. In a second part, reporter Tami Roleff covers other action taken Tuesday night... Tuesday night’s meeting of the Yucca Valley Town Council wasn’t all about the Town’s budget deficit. In other business, the Town Council passed a resolution to place tax liens totaling $8,900 on five properties. The properties were declared a public nuisance, and when the owners did not clean up their property, the Town did.

Bills for the clean-up costs have not been paid; hence the tax lien. The properties are located at 58218 Desert Gold Drive, 57573 Sunnyslope Drive, 56644 Antelope Trail, 7605 Borrego Trail, and 2 vacant lots at Twentynine Palms Highway and Grand Avenue. Moving on, the Council named Gregory Graham to the Planning Commission, and Jeff Evans to the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Commission. It tabled an ordinance establishing erosion and sediment control regulations to a future meeting when Council Member Frank Luckino would be present to discuss the issue. And finally, it recognized Maureen Randall of the Community Services Department as Employee of the Year.

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COUNTY TO LOSE 85 POSITIONS FROM DA AND PUBLIC DEFENDER
The San Bernardino County District Attorney's and Public Defender's offices are preparing to eliminate about 85 positions as the county tries to reduce its $89.4 million budget gap. The Board of Supervisors is expected to receive the proposed 2010-2011 budget today. Almost all of the 85 filled positions in the District Attorney's and Public Defender's offices are being eliminated because the state has cut funding to various programs, including the District Attorney's gang injunction unit, cold case unit and identity theft unit. The county's ongoing negotiations with its labor unions will be the big deciding factor in how the budget plays out. If the unions agree to forgo pay raises, further layoffs could be averted. If they don't, up to 410 additional positions, including sheriff's deputies could be eliminated, said a county spokesman. The District Attorney's Office expects to lose about 30 positions.

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Brad Mitzelfelt

MITZELFELT NAMED PRESIDENT OF TRANSPORTATION AGENCY County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, who represents the City of Twentynine palms, was unanimously elected yesterday to serve as president of San Bernardino Associated Governments or SANBAG for a one-year term beginning July 1. Supervisor Mitzelfelt was elected by the 29-member SANBAG Board of Directors, which is made up of elected council members or mayors from each of the County’s 24 cities, plus all five members of the County Board of Supervisors. SANBAG is responsible for building major transportation projects, including freeways, interchanges, and major local streets. SANBAG also functions as a Council of Governments in conducting regional planning activities. The agency is responsible for distributing funding from Measure I, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax that goes exclusively to transportation.

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Rod Hoops

SHERIFF ROD HOOPS TO BE ON Z107.7 "UP CLOSE" SHOW TOMORROW San Bernardino County Sheriff Rod Hoops will be the guest on the Z107.7 "Up Close" tomorrow. Hoops, the top law enforcement officer for the biggest county in the country, will talk about the history and ongoing operations for the Sheriff’s Department. His department acts as the police Department for both the City of Twentynine Palms and the Town of Yucca Valley. This is a rare chance for local residents to call in and speak directly with Sheriff hoops in the live call-in talk show format. Sheriff Rod Hoops, on the "Up Close" show, tomorrow morning at 10:00, here on Z107.7 radio.

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ANOTHER TELEPHONE SCAM HERE IN THE MORONGO BASIN
The scammers are at it again, targeting people locally with their con games. Managing Editor Karl Gardner has this scam warning…
A warning today, scam artists are working the phones in the Morongo basin, and a Wonder Valley man was almost a victim. The man, only identified as Daniel, said he received a phone call early this week, offering a $5000 government grant, all he had to do is wire $149 dollars in ‘processing fees’. The scamers told Daniel he needed to go the nearest Western Union Office and call back for an address to send the ‘processing fee’. Daniel recognized the ruse as a scam after the caller said his name was chosen since he’d never declared bankruptcy and always pays his taxes on time. Remember, government grants are never offered over the phone or via e-mail.

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JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK OFFERS FREE ADMISSION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
The National Park Service is waiving entrance fees at all parks this Saturday and Sunday, including our own Joshua Tree National Park, for National Trails Day. All campgrounds are open through the upcoming weekend. Normal camping fees and other user fees will still be collected. Joshua Tree National Park offers many different trails from easy self-guided nature trails to extended wilderness hikes. Visitors to Joshua Tree are reminded that summer often brings high daytime temperatures that can exceed 100 degrees in the middle of the day. Normal hot weather precautions should be taken. Campers and picnickers are reminded to bring water, as most park campgrounds and picnic areas do not have water available. National Park entrance fees will also be waived on August 14 and 15, September 25, and November 11, 2010.

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LOCAL AUTHOR AT JOSHUA TREE LIBRARY SATURDAY
Local author Mari Collier will read selections from her book ‘Gather the Children’ Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at the Joshua Tree Library. Mari’s book blends the genres of historical and science fiction and is set in Texas after the Civil War. Mari Collier has lived in Arizona, western Washington and currently resides in Twentynine Palms. Light refreshments will be served. For more information about this program, please call the Joshua Tree Library at 760-366-8615.

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FLAMINGO HEIGHTS YARD SALE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
The Flamingo Heights Community Association is having their spring fling yard sale Friday and Saturday from 8 till 3. Among the many items offered are two sewing machines, books, books and more books for 25 cents, kid and adult clothes for 50 cents, videos, maple desk, love seat, guy stuff and all the usual and unusual. They are located nine miles out of Yucca valley off Old Woman Springs Road one block behind Hero Catering on Perris Street. They will be serving hot donuts and free coffee in the mornings and hot dogs for lunch.

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A BUSY MONTH FOR OUR DESERT MOON
One of the unique things we enjoy here in the desert is a clear view of our beautiful night skies. This month will be full of spectacular astronomical delights. Reporter Derwood Andrews says...
The Moon is busy this month, it will visit Jupiter on the 6th around 4:30 a.m. in the East and Venus on the 16th between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. The new Moon arrives on the 12th, but of coarse you can’t see that. The summer solstice is at 4:28 a.m. on the 21st of June and the beginning of three months of summer. The heat is on. Before that on the 5th and 6th you can spot a bright Mars, about one degree North of Regulus the brightest star in Leo. You’ll find that in the West about 9 p.m., just look for the reverse question mark. If your neighbors are kind enough to keep those lights off you may even catch a look at the space station whizzing by on the 23rd out of the Southwest at 9:51 at night. Lay back and enjoy the free show in the heavens.

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YUCCA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD ON THE ROAD TOMORROW
The Yucca Valley High School Trojan Co-Ed Track and Field team is on the road to Clovis High School tomorrow and Saturday competing in CIF State finals, with event times to be announced.

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