What's Happening - June 24, 2015
Car Gathering at El Coyote Loco on June 25The monthly Car Gathering will be held on June 25 at El Coyote Loco restaurant. Classic car lovers will begin gathering around 5 p.m.No LVEDA meeting in JulyAs...
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View ArticleCommunity Table weekly meal ministry ends
The Community Table ministry, which has provided countless thousands of free meals to Lucerne Valley residents, has ended after 5-1/2 years in operation, according to organizers Ken and Pat Hoye."Due...
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LVES center to honor beloved board member
The Lucerne Valley Elementary School's Early Childhood Learning Center has been officially renamed the Julia Bell Early Childhood Academy in honor of the beloved educator.Bell was a teacher, principal...
View ArticleMinor injuries after head-on collision on Highway 18
LUCERNE VALLEY — Three people suffered minor injuries after their cars collided late Monday night on Highway 18 near Rabbit Springs Road, California Highway Patrol officials said. According to CHP...
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Fireworks set for July 3, parade on July 4
Fireworks lit up the Lucerne Valley skyline last year at Pioneer Park. The same is in store again this year, this time on Friday, July 3. File photo --------------Staff reportIndependence Day events...
View ArticleFirst Mountain Bank and Premier Business Bank to merge
From Staff and Wire ReportsLOS ANGELES — PBB Bancorp, the holding company and 100 percent shareholder of Premier Business Bank, and First Mountain Bank announced Tuesday that they have entered into a...
View ArticleMarket's solar project moving ahead — slowly
By Peter Day Senior ReporterLucerne Valley grocer Linda Gommel is a roll-up-her-sleeve and get-er-done type. So it's probably no surprise that the hurry-up-and-wait phase of her store's rooftop...
View ArticleSheriff's Blotter 07-01-15
By Peter Day Senior ReporterMonday, June 2211:16 p.m. A theft was reported in the 32000 block of Highway 18.8:46 p.m. A noise-related disturbance was reported on Rabbit Springs Road.7:40 p.m. A...
View ArticleWhat's Happening - July 1, 2015
"NightWalk" Thru the Museum on July 3Grab your flashlight and enter the dark void of our LV Outdoor Museum. Come join us July 3rd before the fireworks show in the Park. "NightWalk through the Museum"...
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Pastor shares struggles, rewards in book
PASTOR GARY SCHLENZ ______________________By Peter Day Senior ReporterPastor Gary Schlenz's journey has been up and down, but it's always been with God by his side.Schlenz, of Crossroads Chapel, shares...
View ArticleLocal Digest: July 1, 2015
4th OF JULY EVENTSFireworks festivities start Friday at 6Independence Day events will be held over two days in Lucerne Valley with a fireworks show on the evening of Friday, July 3 and the annual 4th...
View ArticleLV Market braces for discount store competition
By Peter Day Senior ReporterLUCERNE VALLEY — The quaint, small-town-friendly Lucerne Valley Market and Hardware Store has stayed in business for half a century on a wing and many prayers."Our mission...
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Lucerne Valley CERT participates in National Field Day
From left: (Front row) Paul Powell and Barbara LaGrange; (back row) Owen Myers, Lynn Myers, Jeff LaGrange, Regina Jones and Roger Peterson. Caroline Lieber / For the Leader ------------By Caroline...
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Thinking of heading up to Big Bear this weekend?
Smoke blankets the desert near Landers off of Highway 247 last week. Photo: Caroline Lieber --------------------From staff and wire reportsWhile there will be many recreation activities — including...
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Thinking of heading up to Big Bear this weekend?
Smoke blankets the desert near Landers off of Highway 247 last week. Photo: Caroline Lieber --------------------From staff and wire reportsWhile there will be many recreation activities — including...
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Guest Commentary: California sets record in installed solar capacity
Above: Rhone Resch ----------------By Rhone ReschIf California was a nation, it would rank 6th in the world in installed solar energy capacity. That’s pretty amazing – and one of the key takeaways from...
View ArticleWeekly Booking Logs: July 8, 2015
WARRANTS: On June 27 at 9:37 p.m. in Big Bear Lake, Kyra Ann Vaughn, 42, of Lucerne Valley was arrested on two $50,000 misdemeanor warrants. One was for resisting arrest, and the other warrant was for...
View ArticleValley Voices: A response to Pastor Michael Chandler
By Dr. Ron ChapmanI was looking forward to this week's edition of the Leader because I expected there to be at least one letter to the editor condemning the U.S. Supreme Court's split decision in...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Applauding Lorane Abercrombie
Over a year ago, I read a short item in the Leader — that a member in good standing should come and volunteer to be on the board of directors of the Lucerne Valley Chamber of Commerce in order to serve...
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