Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 00:00
By KRIS REILLY, Editor
Lucerne Valley Unified School District Superintendent Mike Noga last week released a statement explaining his decision to leave the district.
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 00:00
FROM STAFF REPORTS
LUCERNE VALLEY • Good news for commuters and local business owners: The road work on Highway 18 is soon coming to an end.
A San Bernardino County project adding a turn lane at the intersection of Highway 18 and Trade Post Road dragged on for more than a month. The work slowed traffic in the middle of town, and local business owners said their sales were hurt by a perceived lack of access to their parking lots.
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 00:00
By KRIS REILLY, Editor
The youth of Lucerne Valley may not be able to play local Little League baseball this year.
With the season approaching and many other leagues already holding sign-ups, Lucerne Valley Little League is nowhere to be found.
Officials at Community Service Area 29 Parks and Recreation said they had not heard anything from local Little League officials about the use of Pioneer Park for try-outs or games, and no sign-up notices have been released.
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 00:00
TEXT AND PHOTO BY KRIS REILLY, EDITOR
A sneak peak of the Budweiser advertisement shot partly Lucerne Valley debuted on national television this past weekend.
Scenes prominently showing the Cougar Buttes area were shown, and the end of the ad featured a title stating: “To be continued, February 6, 2011.”
Feb. 6 is Super Bowl Sunday. The ad aired during the NFL conference championship coverage on Sunday. The images shown here were captured from a video screen.
The scenes were shot about a week before Christmas.
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 00:00
CHP: Alcohol appears to have been a factor
By KRIS REILLY, Editor
A Lucerne Valley man was airlifted to Loma Linda Medical Center in critical condition after a traffic collision on Old Woman Springs road on Jan. 18.
Richard Quinon, 48, of Lucerne Valley, was driving a Dodge Neon at an unknown rate of speed and struck a Chevy Tahoe from behind at around 9:50 p.m., California Highway Patrol officials said.
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 00:00
DAVID PARDO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
John Yablonsky, 47, right, talks with Deputy Public Defender David Sanders in court as a jury trial begins for a cold case where a Lucerne Valley woman was rapped and killed more than 25 years ago. San Bernardino County Sheriff officials matched Yablonky's DNA in 2009 from the crime scene.
By TOMOYA SHIMURA, Staff Writer
VICTORVILLE • Daryl Kraemer walked inside his mother’s Lucerne Valley home and smelled “something dead,” almost like a septic tank, in an unusually hot house.
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 00:00
By KRIS REILLY, Editor
LUCERNE VALLEY • When local company Gridnot first introduced its plan to offer a home renewable energy system for a dollar, many people assumed it was too good to be true.
But if last Friday’s meeting at the Senior Center is any indication, there are plenty of locals willing to take a chance on the new company — and a few who are still skeptical.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 00:00
Oceanside resident warns of noise if Marines expand to the west; Updates from LVEDA meeting
By KRIS REILLY, Editor
I’ve talked and written plenty about the possible impacts of the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps base expansion, but there’s at least one element I hadn’t considered.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 00:00
SUBMITTED BY RENEE HAGEN
The Lucerne Valley High School wrestling team continued a successful season with solid showings at two tournaments in the past two weeks.
On Jan. 8, LVHS traveled to West Covina for South Hills High School’s 10-way meet. Competing against much bigger schools than they were accustomed to, the Mustangs finished eighth out of 10 teams.
Isaac Aguilar (112 pounds) and 215-pounder Jeremy Riley each went 5-0 on the day, while Joshua Cruz (152 pounds) and Tyler Beans (160) each had a 4-1 record.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 00:00
FROM STAFF REPORTS
LUCERNE VALLEY • At least one person was injured when a small car was involved in an accident with a UPS truck on Highway 18 near El Dorado on Jan. 4.
The car apparently hit the truck sometime around 12:45 p.m. The extent of the person’s injury was not known, and the California Highway Patrol was still investigating the incident.
Alcohol was not suspected to be a factor, a CHP official said.
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