Recently added articles from The Desert Dispatch (Barstow, CA):
Barstow remembers life of avid volunteer: Don Kuhns, known for his community involvement, dies at 79.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Aaron Aupperlee Oct. 2--BARSTOW -- A skilled trombonist and band member to some, a past president, chairman or boardmember to many, a husband of nearly 60 years to one -- Don Kuhns appeared to have been everywhere during his time in Barstow. "If you went to ...
BRIEF: Fatal Fort Irwin traffic collision still under investigation.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--FORT IRWIN -- Military authorities are continuing an investigation into the motorcycle collision that killed a Fort Irwin soldier on post last week. Sgt. Jonathan M. Tidwell, 28, of Sedro-Woolley, Wash., died Thursday afternoon at Loma Linda University Medical Center ...
Hanahan has write stuff: Vets home resident finds joy in the written word.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: David Heldreth Oct. 2--BARSTOW -- A lot of things can change in more than 70 years. Samantha Hanahan, a resident at the California Veteran's Home, Barstow, can recall her high school social studies teacher giving the class an assignment to write a poem. She ...
Military, volunteers make rodeo possible.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Heldreth Oct. 1--BARSTOW -- Sometimes it's easy to look past what's right in front of you. The hundreds of spectators that showed up to the rodeo arena at the Yermo Annex of the Marine Corps Logistics Base for bull riding and calf roping missed the best ...
City Council to discuss tortoise conservation.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--BARSTOW -- T he City Council will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. to hold a public hearing about a plan to conserve desert tortoises and other endangered species in the Barstow area. The council will consider hiring environmental consulting firm, Impact Sciences, to ...