celebration put on ice
VICTORVILLE • Monday afternoon’s Desert Sky League boys soccer match didn’t do much for either Granite Hills or host Silverado after an 80-minute scoreless tie.The Cougars (17-4-4 overall, 6-1-3 DSL) were expecting to clinch the league...
Area Roundup 2-8-10: Jackrabbits pull even with Aztecs
VICTORVILLE • Senior Christina Conick scored a goal in the second half to lift the Victor Valley girls soccer team past Barstow 1-0 in a key Desert Sky League match on Monday.With the win, the Jackrabbits (4-7 MRL) moved into a tie for third place...
VESD eyes shortened school year, retirement incentives
VICTORVILLE • Victor Elementary School District officials are looking to shorten the school year by one day and convince employees to retire early as state cuts threaten to slash the district’s budget by more than $10 million, or nearly 13...
AV finance director out
APPLE VALLEY • Town Finance Director William Pattison has resigned amid domestic violence charges, officials said.Pattison, 45, was arrested at a home in Las Vegas on Dec. 26, with officials from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department...
Rain spurs Mojave River to go with the flow
When Mother Nature calls the state Department of Water Resources has no choice but to listen.That’s especially true for the Mojave River in an El Nino year. The usually dribbling-to-dry riverbed now has a substantial flow of water thanks to the...
Snow a possibility Tuesday night
The Victor Valley may have not seen the last of winter weather just yet.A winter weather advisory is in effect for Apple and Lucerne Valleys from late Tuesday afternoon into early Wednesday morning, according to Accuweather.com.Forecasters say a...
Launching a dream for Phelan teen
PHELAN • To see history happen, Amber Wallace took a route no one should have to take.The Phelan girl early Monday morning saw what could have been the last nighttime launch for the space shuttle at Cape Canaveral, Fla. After several delays due to...
County, Hesperia not liable for deputies accused of beating man
San Bernardino County and the City of Hesperia are not liable for the actions of deputies who allegedly beat a man while they were investigating a possible cock fight in Hesperia, according to a decision by a federal judge.The plaintiff, Mauro...
AV to vote on new well for country club
APPLE VALLEY • Though the town is still months away from closing escrow on the Apple Valley Country Club, the council will vote Tuesday night on a request to approve an estimated $350,000 for a new well to water the club’s fairways.The casing on...
"Magic" Johnson to speak at High Desert Opportunity conference
VICTORVILLE • Former Los Angeles Laker and business entrepreneur Earvin “Magic” Johnson will be the keynote speaker for the 2010 High Desert Opportunity business conference, organizers announced Monday.Throughout his career, Johnson racked up...
Victor Elementary trustee resigns
VICTORVILLE • Willie Pringle, who’s served on the Victor Elementary School District Board since 1994, announced he is resigning from his post as board trustee effective March 10.Pringle is leaving the board because he anticipates moving from...
Tuesday Community Events
Every Tuesday• Business Networking International7 to 8:45 a.m. every Tuesday. Marie Callender’s, Mariposa Road, Victorville. (760) 246-6287. • Victorville Senior Citizens Club Inc.9 a.m. Horseshoe pitching; 10:30 a.m. cards. 14874 Mojave...
Let's revisit 'don't ask, don't tell'
It will be argued — it has been argued — that allowing homosexual people to serve openly in the military would inevitably undermine morale and unit cohesion. The essence of the argument, as expressed recently by military historian and Vietnam...
Talking with Mel Brooks
MINNEAPOLIS • Brooklyn-reared funnyman Mel Brooks may be one of the most celebrated and decorated figures in entertainment history. In December the comedian, actor, director, producer, screenwriter and composer added the Kennedy Center Honors sash...
'Wolf Man' reflected writer's wartime Jewish experience
Screenwriter Curt Siodmak was a German Jew of Polish descent who fl ed Europe for Hollywood in the 1930s to escape persecution from the Nazis. So there’s little wonder that his 1941 Universal horror classic “The Wolf Man” parallels the...
Hundreds flee Afghan town ahead of offensive
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN • Minivans piled high with mattresses and clothing lined up at checkpoints Sunday as hundreds of civilians fled a Talibancontrolled area ahead of a planned NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan. The militants, meanwhile,...
Thank goodness for The Who
The Who plays the halftime show during Sunday’s Super Bowl, and thank God for that. If this were 1990 instead of 2010, we might have to watch a bad Elvis impersonator perform a card trick involving the New Kids on the Block, Olympic figure...
Explore the diversity of Vancouver
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA • With its colorful ornamental gate, traditional garden and old-Shanghai-style street lamps, a small section of Vancouver lays claim to the title of Chinatown. However, it’s the nearby suburb of Richmond that acts...
Spreading the pain, finally
The news Saturday that the Hesperia Unified School District is contemplating layoffs is not exactly a surprise. Times are tough all over. Great swaths of the private sector work force have already been decimated by the economy’s crash over the...
Letters 02-07-10
The judge’s Ivory Tower Re: “Deadly consequences Judges rejected mom’s bid for restraining order” (Daily Press Feb. 3). What on earth can San Bernardino County Court Judge Robert Lemkauman say, in response to the sequence of events...
Monday community events
Every Monday• Butterfly Tamers Toastmasters Club7 to 8 a.m. McDonald’s, 19200 Bear Valley Road, Apple Valley. 242-9813. • Victorville Senior Citizens Club8:30 a.m. Koffee Klatch; 10 a.m. exercise class; 1 p.m. bridge game. 14874 Mojave...
Man dies after hitting disabled truck
CAJON PASS • A 20-year-old Fort Irwin soldier was killed in the Cajon Pass when his car struck a disabled tractor-trailer on Interstate 15 north of Highway 138 early Sunday morning, according to the San Bernardino County Coroner.The coroner...
Celebrations 02-07-10
Barbara and Leo Croteau Robert “Leo” and Barbara Croteau of Silver Lakes celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on a cruise with 87 family members and friends. The couple were married Nov. 19, 1949, in Bridgeport, Conn., moved to...
Why I volunteer
When the Kids On the Block puppeteers are performing before an audience of fully engaged and attentive children, they frequently sneak a peak from behind their puppet character to catch the children’s expressions of awe, delight and excitement. At...
Support Groups
Devine Deployment meets at 6 p.m. the second Monday of each month. It is a faith-based combat veterans’ outreach for veterans from all wars and from all denominations. Included are a monthly fellowship and potluck for prayer, encouragement, helpful...
