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Listen To Your News		Wednesday, September 30, 2009		News Archive

3 ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY
Two men and a juvenile arrested in for robbery in Twentynine Palms. Sheriff’s Spokeswoman Vera Martinez said Saturday night around 11, dispatchers received a call from man saying three men had been following him, threw him to the ground, put him in a choke hold, hit him then took his I-Pod. The caller said he was just walking down National Park Drive at Utah Trail when the trio attacked. Deputy Erickson Dominik responded and after taking with 3 suspects, they admitted they followed the victim for about ¼ mile, confronted him, beat him up and took his $150 I-Pod. 18-year-old Anthony Canales, and 20-year-old Ehrrich Grenzow, were booked into the Morongo Basin Jail for Investigation of robbery, and held on $100,000 bail each. The third suspect a, juvenile was taken to juvenile hall.

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TOOLS STOLEN FROM TRUCK PARKED AT WALMART
Over one thousand dollars in specialty tools was taken from a work truck at the Yucca Valley WalMart. Sheriff’s officials said Sunday night at about 7:30, Brittany Kyle took her husband’s work truck to WalMart. When she came out about 40 minutes later she discovered someone stole around $1100 worth of sheet metal tools from the truck bed. The victim, Aaron Kyle of Twentynine Palms, said the tools are very specialized, used for work on air conditioning and heating systems. No leads have been developed in the case; investigators are reviewing WalMart security tapes. Anyone with information in the theft is asked to call 362-3594.

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JOINT TWENTYNINE PALMS CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING The Twentynine Palms City Council and Planning Commission met in a rare joint session last night. Expansion of Granite Construciton’s aggregate mining operations was on the docket. Reporter Dan Stork was there and files this report... Representatives of Granite Construction updated a joint session of the 29 Palms City Council and Planning Commission on the status of plans to expand the company’s aggregate mining operations in 29 Palms. The company estimates that its current site will be exhausted by next year. It wants to expand operations to an adjacent 178 acres it already owns, and will set aside an equal amount for habitat preservation. Granite’s Environmental Manager Jane Powell recounted that the company started pursuing expansion in 2006.

A draft Environmental Impact Report was completed early last year. Granite initiated additional biological and vegetation studies, and a revised EIR is expected during October. Before it can begin extracting from the new acreage, the company has to get past EIR certification, zoning changes, a development agreement with the city, a conditional use permit, and approval of a reclamation plan. Also required are approvals from Federal and State wildlife agencies, which is concerned about tortoise impact. Granite plans to mine and reclaim the land in phases, not waiting until the site is played out before replacing topsoil. The city will collect an estimated $55,000 per year in mitigation fees on the estimated 450,000 tons of sand and gravel that will be removed annually. City officials and members of the public asked many questions related to safeguards, inspections, traffic, water usage, and tortoise protection, which Powell and other company representatives fielded readily.

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TWENTYNINE PALMS G-PAC SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
The Arts, Culture, Community Design, and Tourism sub-committee of Twentynine Palms General Plan Advisory Committee will be in session this evening in City Council Chamber on Adobe Road Starting at 6. Up for discussion, Existing General Plan Vision, and Proposed Guiding Principals, along with Land use, circulation, trails, public facilities and emergency services. The pubic is encouraged to attend, there will be an opportunity for public comment.

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TWENTYNINE PALMS ART GALLEY RECEPTION
It’s the second show of the Twentynine Palms Art Galley’s 2009 – 2010 season. Reporter Tami Roleff joins us with the details...
The second show of the 2009-2010 season at Twentynine Palms Art Gallery features paintings in watercolor, acrylic, oil, and mixed media by Morongo Basin artists Ellen Hill and Anna Michelle Houghton. The show runs from Wednesday through October 25, with a special artist reception on Sunday from 12 to 3 at the gallery. Houghton’s works reflect a wide variety of artistic vision from photo-realistic and impressionistic landscapes inspired by local desert vistas to a colorful variety of non-objective mixed media works. Houghton attended Cabrillo College where she studied landscape, still life, and watercolors under the direction of Terry Hogan. Hill’s primary influences are nature and her Native American heritage. Each piece begins with watercolor paintings, disassembled and reconstructed to reflect Hill’s intensely personal perceptions of the natural world. In this show, she explores the path of the wind across granite. The 29 Palms Art Gallery is located at 74055 Cottonwood Drive, off National Park Drive, in Twentynine Palms. Regular gallery hours are 12 to 3 Wednesday through Sunday.

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STOLEN CAR SET ABLAZE IN YUCCA VALLEY
A call to report a fire turned out to be a blazing car. Sheriff’s officials said around 10:24 Saturday night, someone called dispatchers to report a fire just east of Joshua Lane near Aster Avenue and Golden Bee Drive in Yucca Valley. The caller said flames were near 20 feet high. Arriving firefighters discovered a 2003 Jeep burning, and quickly doused the flames. Investigation deputies found that the Jeep had been stolen from the parking lot of Pappy and Harriet’s in Pioneertown, driven to the Yucca Valley location then torched. The investigation continues.

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MORONGO BASIN TRANSIT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETS THURSDAY
The Morongo Basin Transit Authority, that’s the MBTA, Board of Directors meet in regular session Thursday afternoon at MBTA headquarters on Verbena Drive in Joshua Tree, starting at 5. Items of interest on the docket include and authorization to spend close to $350,000 to build a new transit center in Twentynine Palms and developing a schedule to buy new vehicles.

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TODDLER TIME STORY TIME
Toddler time story time programs are being offered at the Twentynine Palms Branch Library. Reporter Dan Stork joins us again with the schedule...
The Twentynine Palms Library is offering Toddler Time and StoryTime programs beginning in October. Story time programs are starting October 1, 2009 and will be offered every Thursday at 10:30 am. StoryTime will include stories, singing and socialization for children ages 3 to 5 years old and will provide them with beginning reading skills and help ready them for kindergarten. Toddler Time programs are starting October 7, 2009 and will be offered every Wednesday at 11 am. Toddler Time will include singing, dancing, reading and more for chiidren ages 1 to 3 years old, and will offer them a fun environment to learn and play with other children in their age group. For more information about StoryTime and Toddler Time, please call the Twentynine Palms Branch Library at 760-367-9519.

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ONE DAY YARD SALE IN JOSHUA TREE
Find the one of a kind treasure during a one-day yard sale put one by the Seventh Day Adventist Woman’s Ministry, being held tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Drop on by the sale being held at 60401 Latham Trail in the Friendly Hills area of Joshua Tree, maybe you’ll find that special item you’ve been looking for.

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TWENTYNINE PALMS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL WINNERS AT HOME
The Twentynine Palms Lady Wildcats Volleyball team played at home against Coachella valley yesterday. They won in three games 26-24, 25-15 and 25-12. The freshmen girls Alex Herrera and Catherine Mount were the outstanding players in the game, with Mount named Wildcat of the week. The Lady Cats Junior Varsity Volleyball team also took home a win 2 games to 0.

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LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Coming up in local high school sports Thursday, the Yucca Valley High School Lady Trojan Volleyball Team hosts the Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles at home with matches starting at 4:30; and the Lady Trojan Tennis team is down the hill at Desert Hot Springs versus the Golden Eagles, those matches start at 3:15. Out east the Twentynine Palms High School Wildcat girls’ Tennis and Volleyball teams travel away to face the Desert Mirage Rams, games times are 3:15 and 4:30 respectively. In Cross County action, both the Twentynine Palms and Yucca Valley High School runners travel up the mountain to Big Bear to compete in the 1st DeAnza League meet, with runners on their mark at 3.

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