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Listen To Your News		Sunday, July 4, 2010		News Archive

DUI CHECK POINT TONIGHT
The Local CHP office announced the will conduct a sobriety/driver license checkpoint tonight somewhere in the Morongo Basin, most likely along State Route 62. The goal of the CHP is to ensure the safe passage of each and every motorist by targeting roads where there is a high frequency of intoxicated or unlicensed drivers. The sobriety/driver license checkpoint is a proven effective tool for achieving this goal and is designed to augment existing patrol operations. The sobriety checkpoint will be in operation from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. Monday morning. Morongo Basin Area Commander, Lieutenant Tim Tompkins said, "All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by intoxicated or unlicensed drivers".

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4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS IN YUCCA VALLEY
Come on down to Yucca Valley this Fourth of July for a special free celebration of Independence Day. The evening will feature music, a high-energy dance show, Military equipment and color guard, food, specialty items, and a fabulous synchronized fireworks show. The festivities begin at 6:00 p.m., at the Yucca Valley High School Football Field with a fabulous static display of Military equipment including a spectacular M1A1 Abrams Battle Tank from the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base. The Z107-7 Mobile DJ Music Show with Manny Flores starts at 6:45 with a wide variety of patriotic music and music for all ages. At 9:00, it’s the largest fireworks show in the History of Yucca Valley. The 4th of July Celebration and Fireworks show is free, although donations will be requested at the gates.

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BROWN BAG LUNCH LECTURE
Here is a chance to learn more about the avian species that inhabit our desert environment. Reporter Derwood Andrews has more on this special Brown Bag Lunch Lecture...
I don’t know about you, but when I tell someone who’s never been here, that I live in the desert, they say ‘What in sand dunes and heat where nothing lives’... I’ve actually never seen such wonderful wild life anywhere, including the various bird species that make this place home. At noon on Thursday July 8th, at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument visitor center, in Palm Desert, will begin a ten stop tour (short drives) of the area’s best known birding sites. You will be given the ‘Palms to Pines Birding and Nature Trail’ map after a discussion by Kurt Leuschner. It’s all free of charge as is the ice tea, just bring a brown bag lunch and your bird spotting outfit. In fact, every second and forth Thursday through August is another Brown Bag Lunch Lecture, for a full schedule visit hidesertnaturemuseum.org or call 760-369-7212.

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COUNTY PROPERTY VALUES DECLINE
San Bernardino County property values have declined, County homeowners may expect lower property tax bills, but the declines in the assessment roll could signal further money problems for local governments. The Assessor's Office released the value of taxable real estate within the county Wednesday, they show a 4.5 percent drop in countywide property values. Homeowners can seek tax relief when the market value of their home falls. As a result, assessor's officials have reassessed many properties this year by an average of $25,000 that means a reduction in property tax of about $300. Assessor's personnel seek out properties where tax breaks are appropriate, Homeowners can also ask for tax relief. Such requests for are handled free of charge, so homeowners do not need to pay third-party companies to handle claims.

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