Press Release | January 15, 2010
Additional H1N1 (swine) flu community vaccination clinics have been scheduled in El Dorado County. The clinics are open to all El Dorado County residents. The vaccine is offered free of charge and will be administered subject to availability. According to El Dorado County Health Officer, Dr. Olivia Kasirye, the H1N1 virus continues to circulate in [...]
Ron Littlefield | December 29, 2009
Blood Drive
Give Hope – Give Life – Give Blood
Date: 1/7/2010 12:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Cost: Free
Location: Town of Apple Valley Recreation Center
14955 Dale Evans Parkway
Apple Valley, California 92307
LifeStream invites all healthy residents to give the gift of life Thursday, January 7, 2010, 12:00 p.m.to 4:15 p.m. at the Town of Apple Valley [...]
Press Release | September 20, 2009
El Dorado County health and school officials have reopened the Oak Ridge High, Rolling Hills Middle, and Silva Valley Elementary school campuses and El Dorado Hills Community Services District following a precautionary closure due to a noxious odor. Officials received word from the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that air-monitoring results from the Oak Ridge [...]
Press Release | August 14, 2009
The Merced County Department of Public Health announced the first Pandemic (H1N1) Flu-related death in a Merced County resident. Laboratory testing indicated the presence of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza virus in a sample submitted from an adult female with underlying medical conditions from the City of Merced.
“We would like to [...]
Press Release | May 5, 2009
Check out what the Recreation Department has in store during Summer 2009!
There is something for everyone from Swim Lessons to Science Camps to Kickball and more!
Also check out all of our events including the Water Festival, Swing the Town, Apple Valley Idol, the Firecracker Run, Mud Fest and more!
The Recreation Activities Guide will be mailed to all Apple [...]
Staff Reporter | May 2, 2009
LUCERNE VALLEY – A woman was flown by air ambulance to an area trauma center after being bitten by a snake outside the Lucerne Valley Post Office, officials said.
The woman’s condition was unknown after being admitted to Loma Linda University Medical Center, but Tracey Martinez, spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Fire Department said that [...]
Kate Rosenberg | May 2, 2009
LUCERNE VALLEY – Students gathered at 7 a.m. Saturday for the third annual Walkathon for Drug Free Teens.
Organized by Majority Rules club Advisor Karol Thompson, the students hold the walkathon each year in order to raise money to attend the Western States Youth 2 Youth Conference held at Claremont McKenna College, “as well as to [...]
Press Release | May 2, 2009
SAN BERNARDINO – County Superintendent Gary Thomas stressed the importance of schools, students and families to exercise preventive measures given the recent status of swine influenza outbreak in California.
“Confirmed cases of swine flu in California are rising, and it’s critical that schools and families remain vigilant and take every precaution to stay healthy and stop [...]
Staff Reporter | April 28, 2009
SAN BERNARDINO – The County of San Bernardino’s primary concern is the health and safety of its residents and visitors. The Department of Public Health is committed to providing updated information about the Swine Influenza as soon as it is available. For facts and the most recent available information about the [...]
Gen Wright | April 27, 2009
We each have the option of choosing how we will age and there is really only a two main choices. We can do nothing and surrender to a downward spiral of degeneration that leads to a lower quality of life during the last chapter of our life. Or we can take control and start taking [...]