Staff Reporter | April 6, 2010
Beatriz Valenzuela
ADELANTO • A judge has granted a permanent gang injunction against the Brown Pride Gang in Adelanto which among more than two dozen terms would make it a crime for members to congregate in public or wear gang attire within the safety zone, authorities said.
“We are actually suing the gang,” Deputy District Attorney Brent [...]
Press Release | November 24, 2009
Town closed Thurs-Mon for holiday
Posted Date: 11/24/2009 1:45 PM
The Town of Apple Valley will be closed from Thursday, November 26 through Monday, November 30 for the Thanksgiving holiday. This closure includes Animal Services, Town Hall, Public Works and Code Enforcement.
For emergencies pertaining to vicious dogs, animals with life threatening injuries, sewer, [...]
Staff Reporter | September 13, 2009
ADELANTO • Steven Hensley pitched a three-hit shutout as High Desert cruised past Rancho Cucamonga 5-0 Saturday night in the opening game of the second-round series.
Hensley worked nine innings and struck out 10 while giving up just one walk. The right-handed starter from Asheville, N.C., finished with a 9-3 record during the regular season with [...]
Staff Reporter | September 8, 2009
ADELANTO • Travis Scott scored on a fielding error by Modesto second baseman Maikol Gonzalez in the 10th inning, and the High Desert Mavericks beat the Nuts 9-8 on Saturday at Stater Bros. Stadium.
Scott led off the bottom of the 10th with a single and was moved over by a Juan Diaz sacrifice bunt. After [...]
Staff Reporter | September 6, 2009
ADELANTO • The High Desert Mavericks scored at least one run in every inning but the sixth on the way to a 17-5 blowout win over the Modesto Nuts on Friday night at Stater Bros. Stadium.
The Mavericks pounded out 23 hits, including 20 singles. Jamie McOwen had the only homer, a solo shot in the [...]
Staff Reporter | September 5, 2009
ADELANTO • Four home runs — three of them in the third inning — weren’t enough for the High Desert Mavericks as they lost 14-8 to the Lancaster JetHawks on Thursday at Stater Bros. Stadium.
High Desert starter J.C. Ramirez (8-10) suffered a disastrous first inning that featured three doubles, a homer, a walk and a [...]
Ron Littlefield | June 29, 2009
VICTORVILLE — After 12 years of leasing cramped quarters, a local charity that’s been home to hundreds of needy single mothers will finally have a permanent home of its own. Moses House Ministries received 5 acres of property to expand its programs through a donation by the Don Ferrarese Charitable Foundation.
“I can’t tell you what [...]
Ron Littlefield | May 21, 2009
ADELANTO – Adelanto was founded in 1915 by E. H. Richardson, the inventor of what became the Hotpoint Electric Iron. He sold his patent and purchased land for $75,000. He had planned to develop one of the first master planned communities in Southern California. Richardson subdivided his land into one-acre plots, which he hoped to [...]
User Setup | February 19, 2009
ADELANTO – San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt today presented a $20,000 check to the Boys and Girls Club of the Victor Valley to be used for anti-gang programs in Adelanto.