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Fill the Ambulance 2011

Sheriff's Apple Valley captain to retire in March APPLE VALLEY ? Bart Belknap, captain of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Apple Valley station, has announced he will be retiring in March and current station lieutenant Lana Tomlin will be taking over the top post. Belknap?s last day as... Musician performs 10 years after shooting took his hand A decade ago, musician Martin Chandler's career ? and his life ? were nearly cut short. On Feb. 17, 2002, sometime around high noon, Chandler's son told him it appeared someone was trying to enter their house. Remembering that a year earlier, an... Defendant in wildfire arson case guilty of sodomy RANCHO CUCAMONGA (AP) ? A suspected arsonist facing a death penalty trial for a 2003 Southern California wildfire has been convicted in a separate case of sodomizing a jail inmate. A jury last week found 30-year-old Rickie Lee Fowler guilty on... Authorities search for man in Old Town stabbing VICTORVILLE ? Authorities are searching for a man who stabbed a construction worker on the corner of Sixth and B streets in Old Town Victorville on Tuesday afternoon, San Bernardino County Sheriff's officials said. Witnesses reported that a little... Family uses tragedy to educate public "So what drugs did you shoot?" a woman asked Raquel Gregory whose infant son, Austin, had recently died from complications of a congenital heart disorder. The shock added to her already unbearable grief. At school, kids fearing they might ?catch... Man arrested for molestation years after abuse took place HESPERIA ? After allegedly being sexually abused for nearly a decade, a Hesperia victim finally spoke out, leading to the arrest Monday of an Adelanto man, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Hesperia station officials said Tuesday. Aaron Windham, 30,... AV laying off 3 people in wake of RDA dissolution APPLE VALLEY ? The town is laying off three employees including Assistant Town Manager Ken Henderson in the wake of California eliminating redevelopment agencies, according to a statement released Tuesday. After months of legal wrangling, Apple... Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California's ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to "lessen the status and human dignity" of... Positive reinforcement may boost children's brains ST. LOUIS ? If your child forgets his lunch or struggles with school work, a little more loving might turn things around. Supportive mothers who practice positive reinforcement seem to help their children?s brains grow, according to new research... Brains, not brawn The U.S. needs all the jobs it can get, and we're all for employers bringing factory work back here from China and other foreign locales. We support American manufacturing ? period. But the nation is not going to see the return of loads of jobs... Letters to the Editor 02-07-12 Adaptable humans David Holman says, ?I would like to invite Dale Hileman and all who agree with him about overpopulation to go ahead and remove themselves.? It is easy to say this while driving a car through Hesperia on the way to Sizzler. I... Celebrations 02-07-12 Carolyn Abney and Edward Godfrey Carolyn Abney of Hesperia and Edward Godfrey of San Bernardino are engaged to be married June 30 at Canyon Lake. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Cora Abney of Apple Valley. The groom-to-be is the son of Sharon... Shatner raises funds for Lewis Center APPLE VALLEY ? William Shatner formally awarded the Lewis Center for Educational Research $2,500 for its educational programs at a gifting ceremony in January. Pictured from lef t: William Shatner, actor; Cheryl Thompson, Lewis Center for... Military News 02-07-12 Army Sgt. Sofia Gomez-Infante has been mobilized and activated at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., in preparation for deployment to serve in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the Southwest Theater of Operations. The... Community events and briefs Catholic Daughters of the Americas to host dinner and show Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Our Lady of La Salette, is hosting a ?Swinging on the Stars? dinner and entertainment show from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 18 in the hall of Our Lady of... Back to Basics: When a purchase is not a transaction Whether you?re a longtime reader of my column or a new one, it?s never a bad idea to review some of the questions and concepts that can confuse new couponers. In the next few columns, I will answer some of the most frequently asked questions I... Staff removed at LA school during abuse probe LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The entire staff at a Los Angeles elementary school is being removed while authorities investigate horrific allegations of sexual abuse by two of the school's teachers, one of whom is accused of blindfolding children, taping... Man wanted in Apple Valley stabbing death arrested APPLE VALLEY ? Authorities tracked down and arrested the parolee wanted in his friend's stabbing death in Apple Valley, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff's booking reports. Clarence Hogue, 26, was arrested for murder Monday in Victorville... Birth announcements Jan. 25: Girl, to Chante and Huy Tran of Adelanto. 5 lbs. 9 oz., 19 inches. Jan. 25: Boy, to Jaymie Beilman and Jamie Delatorre of Hesperia. 7 lbs. 1 oz., 19 3/4 inches. Jan. 27: Girl, to Tiffany Rojas of Apple Valley. 7 lbs., 19 1/2 inches. Jan. 28:... DeFazio turns down plea bargain in Colonies case SAN BERNARDINO ? In another development tied to the far-reaching Colonies scandal, Apple Valley real estate developer John Dino DeFazio rejected a plea bargain offered by prosecutors Tuesday in San Bernardino court. DeFazio, 52, is facing up to... I Might Be Wrong: Coprich deserves Division 1 chance I still have yet to see Moneyball. I will. I?m a huge movie buff and beyond the praise the movie has been getting as an Oscar nominee, the story intrigues me. I just like the idea of the underdogs going around the current system to find their own... Area Roundup 2-6-12: Hawks a win away from league title RIDGECREST ? The Silverado boys soccer team had three players score two goals each Monday afternoon as the Hawks beat Burroughs 7-1 and moved closer to clinching the Desert Sky League title.Silvano Gonzalez, Ismael Delgado and Sergio Cardenas each... Drunken Adelanto woman flips vehicle, injuring pregnant passenger VICTORVILLE ? An Adelanto woman is scheduled to be in court Tuesday after she allegedly flipped her vehicle on Highway 395 injuring her pregnant passenger over the weekend, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Victorville station officials said Monday.... School shooting threat proven false HESPERIA ? Investigators acted quickly and disproved a rumor alleging a shooting was to take place at several local high school campuses on Monday, San Bernardino County Sheriff's officials said. Sheriff?s officials first caught wind of the rumor... Sheriff investigates Silverado teacher VICTORVILLE ? The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Crimes Against Children Detail unit is investigating a Silverado High School teacher, sheriff's officials confirmed Monday, but no details have been released about the case. English teacher Teresa...

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