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Supervisor Ramos talks, listens
By PETER DAY Senior ReporterLUCERNE VALLEY • In a wide ranging address, Third District Supervisor James Ramos shared the county's recent accomplishments and areas for improvement during last Thursday's...
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Capt. Ben Van Wyk retires after 32 years as a Station 8 firefighter
By PETER DAY Senior ReporterBen Van Wyk knew his calling even as a fresh-faced adolescent.He became a fire explorer while still a student at Apple Valley Junior High School and was formally hired...
View ArticleReporter's Notebook: Film industry in town
By PETER DAYLast week I got a call from our courier Don Judkins, who has had a decades-long association with the Leader and the Lucerne Valley community. Something was up at Rabbit Dry Lake, Don...
View ArticleSports: Mustang baseball season begins
By PETER DAY Senior ReporterThe season has begun for the Lucerne Valley High School baseball as it played its first game against Joshua Springs Christian High (Yucca Valley) on Tuesday. (Results were...
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The ABCs of honeybees
By PETER DAY Senior ReporterThey may sometimes sting, but honeybees are a wondrous — and integral — part of our ecosystem that can be kept in many backyard gardens.That sentiment, and many specifics on...
View ArticleSheriff's Blotter 03-04-15
By PETER DAY Senior ReporterTuesday, Feb. 249:55 p.m. A Desert View Road resident reported a forgery.2:10 p.m. A disturbance was reported in the 7000 block of Mesa Road.1:18 p.m. A disturbance was...
View ArticlePublic input sought during renewable energy listening session
The Land Use Services Department will continue to solicit public input on the future of renewable energy development throughout the County’s unincorporated areas during a special listening session from...
View ArticleWhat's Happening - March 4, 2015
St. Paul Fish FrySt. Paul Catholic Church will hold it's famous Fish Fry dinners with all the trimmings for on Friday, March 6 and Friday March 20. Donation: $7.50 for adults and $3.00 for children....
View ArticleWeather spotters are part of nationwide volunteer network
The effects of severe weather are felt every year by many Americans. To obtain critical weather information, the National Weather Service established SKYWARN, a volunteer project with nearly 290,000...
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Carmen Fox: Looking to Serve
By PETER DAY Senior ReporterWith three kids aged 18, 16 and 10 and generations of roots in Lucerne Valley, Carmen Fox is invested in the town's past, present and future.Last November, Fox, 41, was the...
View ArticleSenior housing project presented to county
By PETER DAY Senior ReporterThe Lucerne Valley-Johnson Valley Municipal Advisory Council last week formally presented a 114-acre senior housing project proposal to Third District Supervisor James...
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Fundraiser attracts hundreds of supporters
By PETER DAY Senior ReporterThe most festive event in Lucerne Valley last weekend had hundreds of people reveling in live music and enjoying tasty food and refreshments.But the reason for the...
View ArticleReligion: The Four Gospels
By JAMES REINEBACHChristianity is the cheerful message of the Gospel and it brings joy and peace from heaven to earth. The English word gospel, comes from a blend of older English words gode and spel,...
View ArticleWeekly Booking Logs: March 11, 2015
STAFF REPORTSTATE PRISONER: On Feb. 26 at 1:15, Ga Dakota Moss, 20, of Lucerne Valley was arrested by an outside agency. He had a $5,000 misdemeanor warrant for driving without a license. He was booked...
View ArticleFFA News: Local chapter celebrates FFA Week
By KEAGAN WEISFFA Week was held from Feb. 17 through the 20th. The five Ag classes — Ag Science, Mechanics, ROP Landscape, and Leadership — competed against each other in many different...
View ArticleSheriff's Blotter 03-11-15
By PETER DAY Senior ReporterTuesday, March 31:24 p.m. A disturbance was reported in the 9000 area of Buena Vista Road.10:46 a.m. A theft was reported in the 10000 block of Kendall Road.10:06 a.m. A...
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Photo: 'Willy Wonka Jr.'
DRAMA PREVIEW — Gavin Hirschhorn performs a song from "Willy Wonka Jr." during last Wednesday's meeting of the Lucerne Valley Unified School District's governing board as board members Dawn Turnbull,...
View ArticleLucerne Valley High to hold 12th annual Mock Interviews
The Lucerne Valley High School Business Club is hosting its 12th annual Mock Interviews on Thursday, March 12 in the Lucerne Valley High School Library.The classes involved in the Mock Interviews will...
View ArticleWhat's Happening - March 11, 2015
Lucerne Valley Outriders eventsThe Lucerne Valley Outriders will hold their monthly ride on March 15th at Jack-O-Landia Park on Hwy 18th on March 15th hosted by Mary Ann Randle. It will be the usual...
View ArticleTempers flair at school board meeting
By PETER DAY Senior ReporterJOHNSON VALLEY • For the third month in a row, tensions were high as Dawn Turnbull butted heads with other members of the Lucerne Valley Unified School District’s governing...
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