Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/28/2010 - 00:00
From Staff and Submitted Reports
A Lucerne Valley Elementary School science project was selected to be displayed at the Space Telescope Science Institute on the Johns Hopkins University campus in Baltimore, Md., last week.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/28/2010 - 00:00
L.V. football team blows out Animo Leadership for first win of season
By KRIS REILLY, EDITOR
LUCERNE VALLEY • The Lucerne Valley High School football team picked up its first victory of the season in style, celebrating homecoming by trouncing Animo Leadership 45-6 at Ron Peavy Field on Friday night.
The Mustangs improved their record to 1-2 with a dominating defensive effort and an offensive attack that Animo Leadership (0-4) seemed powerless to stop on the ground or through the air.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/28/2010 - 00:00
FROM STAFF REPORTS
LUCERNE VALLEY • Two hit-and-run traffic incidents injured a total of three people in Lucerne Valley late Sunday night and early Monday morning, officials said.
A hit-and-run driver struck a pedestrian and a man on a tricycle Sunday night. California Highway Patrol investigators were searching for a black Chevrolet Suburban with the license plate number 6LSH818.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/28/2010 - 00:00
By KRIS REILLY, Editor
LUCERNE VALLEY • A 21-year-old Lucerne Valley man was riding a bicycle in the middle of Highway 247 when a car struck and killed him last Friday night, authorities said.
Joshua Boulanger was hit by a four-door sedan at approximately 8:45 p.m. between Camp Rock Road and Dallas Avenue. He was riding eastbound on Highway 247 along with another male bicyclist.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 00:00
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Lucerne Valley • Over the next month, local residents will have at least two chances to meet the candidates for Lucerne Valley’s only elected office.
The Lucerne Valley Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring two candidate forums for the upcoming school board elections. The first forum will be held Sept. 29 (next Wednesday) at 6 p.m. at the Lucerne Valley Community Center.
The candidates will be given time to introduce themselves and state why they are running for the positions, and audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 00:00
By KRIS REILLY, Editor
The Lucerne Valley High School football team lost 24-20 to Viewpoint last Friday despite 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.
The Mustangs are now on 0-2 on the season heading into this Friday’s Homecoming Game against Animo Leadership.
The Mustangs fell behind 24-0 against Viewpoint last week and couldn’t quite complete the comeback.
“We came out really flat, with not enough energy, and by the time we figured it out it was too late,” Lucerne Valley coach Chris Klinger said.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 00:00
By KRIS REILLY, Editor
LUCERNE VALLEY • The Bureau of Land Management last week announced its intention to block settlement, sale or mining claims on 332,000 acres of public land for the next five years while the Marine Corps examines a plan to expand its Twentynine Palms base.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 00:00
School funding could decrease next year if attendance doesn’t pick up
By KRIS REILLY, Editor
LUCERNE VALLEY • Enrollment at local schools has been lower than expected so far this year, which could lead to a decrease in funding for a district that is already strapped for cash.
Submitted by admin on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 00:00
School needs about $6,000 to send students to Big Bear
FROM STAFF REPORTS
An annual tradition for Lucerne Valley Elementary School students is in jeopardy because of a lack of funding.
Mary Eller, a teacher at LVES, said the school is about $6,000 short of the money it needs to send its fifth-graders to High Trails Outdoor Science School in Big Bear.
Eller said that the funds collected from the community have been much lower than last year, and with the event scheduled for Oct. 4-8, she’s getting worried that the trip might not happen.
Submitted by admin on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 00:00
Ramos used Yablonsky’s photo in campaign flier
By TOMOYA SHIMURA, Staff Writer
SAN BERNARDINO • A Lucerne Valley murder defendant is suing San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos, claiming Ramos tainted the potential jury pool by printing the defendant’s photo in election campaign fliers.
Ramos mailed a flier to registered voters within the county during his re-election campaign in May, according to the lawsuit filed by John Henry Yablonsky.
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