Lucerne Valley Leader: December 3, 2014

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 • Serv ing Lucerne Va l ley s ince 1955

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SHERIFF’S BLOTTERBand pre

Group makes annual trek to install tree lights atop Strawberry Peak

WOLF MOUNTAINOh, to live on ...

Wolf Mountain Sanctuary is

home to nearly a dozen large,

wolvesBy PeTeR dAy

SeniOR RePORteR

Ta n y a L i t t l e w o l f heard her calling several decades ago.

“ M y g r a n d f a t h e r raised me and taught me everything about wolves,” Littlewolf said last week-end. “My grandfather taught me that my sum-mons in life is to take care of wolves.”

So in 1985, the New Mexico native moved to Lucerne Valley and built the Wolf Mountain Sanctuary, one of the few sanctuaries in the world where anyone can inter-act with full-blooded wolves.

Last weekend, sever-al visitors from the Los Angeles area made the nearly three-hour trek to visit the sanctuary.

“He’s over the moon,” said Michele Atkins about boyfriend Joe Paganelli, who bonded with the large canines on his birth-day.

Au s s i e Da n L ac k splits his time between Hollywood, where he is working on a film and

Monday, Nov. 2411:35 p.m. A disturbance was

reported in the 10000 block of Baker Road

8:37 p.m. A Carnelian Road resident reported a disturbance. Deputies were unable to locate the offender.

3:47 p.m. A disturbance was reported in the 30000 block of Kingsley Street.

3:38 p.m. A larceny incident was reported by a resident in the 30000 block of Sherwood Street.

12:30 p.m. A disturbance was reported in the 10000 block of Camp Rock Road.

12:13 p.m. A bad check situation was reported by a Mesa Avenue resident.

10:43 a.m. Deputies placed a Verdugo Road resident on a psychi-atric evaluation hold.

Sunday, Nov. 2312:53 p.m. Deputies were called to

keep the peace in the area of Custer Avenue and Grandview Road.

8:36 a.m. A drug-related arrest was made in the area of Wilshire Road and Locust Avenue.

Saturday, Nov. 2212:48 p.m. Deputies responded to

a civil situation in the 30000 block of Mojave Street.

6:13 a.m. A burglary was reported in the 8000 block of Meridian Road.

Friday, Nov. 218:19 p.m. A missing person was

reported by a Mesa Road resident.5:15 p.m. Deputies were called to

keep the peace in the 30000 block of Old Woman Springs Road.

4:42 p.m. Criminal threats were reported in the area of Post Office Road and Old Woman Springs Road.

11:14 a.m. Deputies responded to a civil situation in the 30000 block of Mojave Street.

Thursday, Nov. 2010:01 p.m. A disturbance was

reported in the 30000 block of Buenos Aires Road.

4:08 p.m. A Ventana Trail resi-dent reported a burglary.

2:18 p.m. A Kendall Road resident reported a disturbance.

12:29 p.m. A Kendall Road resi-dent reported a disturbance.

12:24 p.m. A disturbance was reported in the area of State Highway 18 and Baker Road.

12:22 p.m. A disturbance was reported in the 30000 block of Sage Street.

12:04 p.m. A burglary was report-ed in the 10000 block of Joshua Boulevard.

Wednesday, Nov. 191:34 p.m. A disturbance was

reported in the 8000 block of Aliento Road.

10:09 a.m. Illegal dumping was

LVES one of 14 local ‘low-achieving’ schoolsOpen enrollment designation gives students right to

transferBy BROOke Self And PeteR dAy

Lucerne Valley Elementary School is one of 14 local schools named on the the California Department of Education’s 2015-16 Open Enrollment list, which allows students at “low-achieving” schools to transfer to another higher performing district school.

The list includes 1,000 schools total across California Charter schools and schools that have fewer than 100 valid state standardized tests scores are exempt from being included.

Almost every local school district had at least one school on the list. Hesperia Unified, the largest local school dis-trict, had three while the Adelanto Elementary, Victor Elementary and Snowline Joint Unified districts each had two schools on the list.

Last year, LVES Principal

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Open Enrollment Schools

Apple Valley Unified1�� Phoenix Academy2�� High Desert Premier Academy

Adelanto elementary School district

3�� Columbia International Sci-ence, Math & T

4�� Adelanto ElementaryHelendale School District5�� Helendale Elementary

Hesperia Unified6�� Eucalyptus Elementary

7�� Hesperia Junior High8�� Hollyvale Elementary

Lucerne Valley Unified 9�� Lucerne Valley Elementary

Snowline Joint Unified10�� Vista Verde Elementary11�� Phelan Elementary

Victor elementary School district

2015-16 list, based on 2013 Growth API scores

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Christmas seasonofficially is here

By PeTeR dAy

SeniOR RePORteR

Driving to or from Lucerne Valley at night, you can’t miss it.: a light-ed Christmas tree atop Strawberry Peak.

Last weekend, resi-dents Millie and David Rader, along with a small but hardy group of help-ers, hiked up the peak to install the tree and its

dAVid RAdeR / SPeCiAl tO tHe leAdeR

Climbing to the top: Adam york, Millie Rader and Chris Archuleta.

Millie RAdeR / SPeCiAl tO tHe leAdeR

david Rader directs the crew as it installs guide wires on the tree.

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Wolf Mountain Sanctuary founder tanya littlewolf gets a snuggle from Holan, one of 11 wolves that reside on a 5-acre parcel in the hills of lucerne Valley.

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lights.T h i s ye a r ’s c rew

included Chris Archuleta, Jessie Tipton, Adam York, H.T. Barns, and Millie and David Rader.

The Lucerne Valley Chamber of Commerce pays for the electricity bill to run the lights.

From their vantage, the group could see Lucerne Valley and points

west.The annual lighting

signifies to Lucerne Valley residents that Christmas is officially here.

Senior Swap Meet Dec. 5-7

Many vendors are already signed up and more expected for the Lucerne Valley Senior Citizens Swap Meet in this coming weekend.

You can count on seeing antiques, mili-tary memorabilia, tools, knives , dol ls , comic books, western items, ammo, belt buckles, jew-elry, plus all those other treasures you didn’t know you needed until you see them!

The Swap Meet will be December 5–7 at the Senior Center, 10431 Allen Way, Lucerne Valley (behind the Library). Doors will open Friday from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m., On the weekend the doors open at 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Food will be available all three days. No entry fee.

There is still room for vendors. Booth fees for the three days are $20.00 for inside and $15.00 for outside. For a vendor’s application or further information call 760 248-6001.

Holiday concert and art show on Dec. 8

“A Winter Celebration of the Arts” will be held on Monday, Dec. 8 in the Lucerne Valley High School Byran L. Walker Gymnasium. The event is presented by the Lucerne Valley Middle and High School’s music and art departments and catered by the R.O.P. Restaurant Occupation and Baking classes.

The event will begin with hors d’oeuvres and a student art exhibit and sale from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Musical perfor-mances featuring solo and group will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Mrs. Spillman will be providing food, and admission is free.

Toy sign ups have moved to Senior Center

The toy sign up loca-tion has been changed from the Lucerne Valley Chamber of Commerce to the Lucerne Valley Senior Center.

The Senior Center is located behind the library at 10431 Allen Way.

The sign up loca-tion at Lucerne Valley E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l remains the same.

You must be a current resident of Lucerne Valley. Also needed is current proof of residency. It is required. No proof, no toys.

Sign up is until Dec. 18. No exceptions.

Santa Claws at the Zoo

Santa Claws is com-ing to town and he is coming to the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. This is not your ordinary Santa but a very special one. Our Santa will be available for a visit on the first three Saturdays in December: Dec. 6, 13 and 20 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Santa Claws is anxious to meet as many children as pos-sible and loves to have his photo taken with you and your family. So bring your camera, iPad, etc. and enjoy the holiday in the zoo.

Admission rates are: Adults $12; children 3 to 10 years and seniors 60+ $9; under 3 years are free.

The zoo’s winter hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting.

To learn more call 909-878-4200 or email [email protected] or visit our website at www.FriendsoftheBigBearAlpineZoo.org.

Lucerne Valley Youth Project seeks donations

The Lucerne Valley Youth Program is gearing up for the holidays and inviting the community to donate to its annual teen backpack gift program.

Donors are encouraged to give items, or money, to the organization, which provides already filled backpacks to more than 100 teenagers ages 13-17.

The Lucerne Valley Youth Program wi l l begin accepting back-pack applications on Nov. 17 with the application period ending on Dec. 15. Hardwick expects the backpack giveaway to be held on Dec. 20.

Applications will be available at the Lucerne Va l l e y C h a m b e r o f Commerce office.

For more information, call Pam Hardwick at 760-684-3382.

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PAGE 2 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 The Leader

This newspaper is dedicated to being an indispensable source of information and entertainment in our town while promoting the spirit of freedom��

EXECUTIVEPresident Barack Obama (D)The White House1600 Pennsylvania Ave�� NW,Washington, D��C�� 20500Phone: 202-456-1414

U.S. SENATEBarbara Boxer (D)112 Hart Office BuildingWashington, D��C�� 20510Phone: Inland Empire Office — (951) 684-4849Sacramento Office — 916-448-2787

Dianne Feinstein (D)331 Hart Office Building,Washington, D��C�� 20510Phone: 202-224-3841

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESPaul Cook (R)1222 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, D��C�� 20515Phone: 202-225-5861Fax: 202-225-6498Apple Valley District Office14955 Dale Evans ParkwayApple Valley, CA 92307

STATE OF CALIFORNIAGov. Jerry Brown (D)State Capitol Building, Suite 1173Sacramento, CA 95814Phone: 916-445-2841

STATE SENATEJean Fuller (R)Represents 18th Senate District (includes LucerneValley)

District Office5001 California Ave�� Suite 105Bakersfield, CA 94248-0001Phone (661) 323-0443Capitol OfficeState Capitol, Rm�� 3063Sacramento, CA 94248-0001Phone 916-651-4018

STATE ASSEMBLYTim Donnelly (R)Represents 33rd AssemblyCapitol Office (includes Lucerne Valley)PO Box 942849Sacramento, CA 94249Phone: 916-319-2033Fax: 916-319-2133District Office15900 Smoketree St��, Room 100,Hesperia, CA 92345Phone: 760-244-5277Fax: 760-244-5447

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTYSupervisor James RamosEmail: SupervisorRamos@ sbcounty��govCounty Government Center385 North Arrowhead Ave��, Fifth FloorSan Bernardino, CA 92415-0110Phone 909-387-4855Fax: 909-387-3018Joshua Tree District Office63665 Twentynine PalmsHighway, Joshua Tree, CA92252Phone: 760-366-1488Fax: 760-366-1489Big Bear District OfficePhone: 909-866-0140

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

SCHOOL BOARdNext meeting: Dec. 10, 5:30 p.m. at LVUSD

office.LVedA

Next meeting: Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. at the Senior Center.CHAMBeR OF COMMeRCe

Next meeting: Dec. 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Senior Center.

See the Calendar listings on page 3 for more infor-mation on meeting locations.

MeeTiNG CALeNdAR

STRAWBeRRy PeAK

BRieFS

COMiNG UP

Millie RAdeR / fOR tHe leAdeR

the group: david Rader, Jessie tipton, Adam york, H.t. Barns and Chris Archuleta.

Adam york holds a guide wire during last weekend’s Christmas light installation on Strawberry Peak.

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Jessie tipton helps out.

HONORiNG OUR VeTeRANS

dOn JUdkinS / fOR tHe leAdeR

Photographer don Judkins, who has contributed to the leader for several decades, snapped this photo of the lucerne Valley Veterans Monument at Pioneer Park. if you look closely, you can see don in the reflection.

A special event the Seniors are sponsoring a Just Jewelry “Plus” Craft Show.

There will be lovely creative earrings, neck-laces, bracelets, etc. One of a kind original art works that would make beautiful stocking stuffers and perfect gifts for special people.

T h e “ P l u s ” p a r t includes other creations

of our artists. When I found out what they are I will let you know. I do know one artist does beautiful leather work.

To all my crafters. Call me to reserve your table. Our hours will be Saturday Dec. 13 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and Sunday Dec. 14 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Please call Freda (760) 247-2207.

Just Jewelry ‘Plus’Craft Show Dec 13, 14

Reach your customers.Advertise in the Leader.

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To update your listing, email edi-tor@lucernevalleyleader��com, call 760-248-7878 or mail Lucerne Valley Leader, P��O�� Box 299, Lucerne Valley, CA 92356��

Age WiseThis is a confidential counsel-

ing service for adults 55 and older, operated by San Bernardino County�� Appointments are set up at homes and community buildings in Lucerne Valley�� Call 800-451-5633��

Alcoholics Anonymous Lucerne Valley

The groups meet daily at 32774 Old Woman Springs Road in Lucerne Valley Shopping Center�� Call 760-242-9292 for details�� Following is a meet-ing schedule:

Sunday 5:30 - 6:30 p��m��, 12 x 12 Study��

Monday 6-7:15 p��m��, Family Al-Anon and 7:30 - 9 p��m��, Spanish speaking��

Tuesday 7:30 - 9 p��m��, Podium Meeting��

Wednesday Noon-1 p��m�� Participa-tion Meeting, and 7:30-9 p��m��, Guest Speaker/Birthday Chip Meeting��

Thursday 5:30-6:30 p��m�� Spiritual Maintenance Discussion Meeting��

Friday 5:30 - 6:30 p��m��, Open Participation, and 7-9 p��m�� Spanish speaking��

Saturday 7:30-9 p��m�� Big Book Study��

American LegionMeetings are held at noon on the

third Saturday of the month at the V��F��W�� located at 31861 Highway 18�� For more information, call 951-609-5507��

American Legion Women’s Auxil-iary unit No�� 879 meets on the first Saturday of each month at noon at Jack-o-Landia, located at 32351 Highway 18��

Calvary Bible Church youth group meeting

Calvary Bible Church is hosting a youth group meeting every Tuesday at 5:30 p��m�� at Calvary Bible Church (formerly at Pioneer Park)�� There is live music, a youth lesson and games�� All teens are invited�� For more information, call 760-248-1127��

Celebrate Recovery Hunter Harbor, a community

resource center, presents Celebrate Recovery every Tuesday from 6 to 8 p��m�� and every Friday at 6 p��m��

This Christian-based step study program provides support for those dealing with life’s troubles, includ-ing divorce, abuse, co-dependency, domestic violence, anger/emotional issues and addiction��

The group meets at the U-Turn building on the grounds of the Crossroads Chapel, located at 32525 Highway 18 in Lucerne Valley�� Call 760-220-3287 for details��

Chamber of CommerceBoard of Directors meet at 5:30

p��m�� on the second Monday of each month at the Senior Center��

Mailing address: Lucerne Valley Chamber of Commerce, P��O�� Box 401

Physical address: 32750 Hwy 18/Old Woman Springs Road

Phone: (760) 248-7215Fax: (760) 248-2096The Chamber’s new websites are

http://lvchamber��net/ and http://lu-

cernevalley��us/Email: Crossrd@lvchamber��net

and lvchamber@lucernevalley��usFor more information, call Lu-

cerne Valley Chamber of Commerce office at 760-248-7215��

Community Hospice (of Victor Valley)

Anyone interested in volunteer-ing should call 760-946-4730��Community Table

Lucerne Valley Community Table is a free dinner for the community every Wednesday from 4:30-6:30 p��m�� at St�� Paul Catholic Church, lo-cated at 8973 Mesa Road in Lucerne Valley�� All are welcome to attend, and donations are encouraged�� For more information, call 760-912-3100 or 760-912-4100��

Community Theater Group in L.V.

A community theater group is forming in Lucerne Valley�� For fur-ther details, call Pete at 760-248-7171��

desert Crossroads Garden Club

Meets at 9:30 a��m�� on the sec-ond Thursday of the month at the Lucerne Valley Community Center�� For more information call Sara at 760-248-7614��

High desert Antique Power Association

This club for enthusiasts of an-tique tractors and vehicles meets at 7 p��m�� on the fourth Wednesday each month in Hesperia��

For more information, call Larry at 760-249-4259��

His Closet, His Pantry FRee MinistriesHis Closet His Pantry FREE Ministries offers free gently used/newclothing for the entire family along with houseware items and furniture��

Our hours are 10 a��m�� to 1 p��m�� Thursdays and Fridays, weather permitting��

The ministry accepts donations and is always in need of clothes han-gars, children’s clothes (especially winter wear) and shoes��

The ministry is expanding and will be closed for remodeling from Oct�� 17 through Oct�� 31��

His Pantry will be open on Oct�� 31 for its Community Food Giveaway��

His Closet is located at 34551 Highway 18 at corner of Locust (toward Big Bear)�� For more informa-tion, call 760-248-7070��Hunter Harbor, a Community Resource Center

Workshops offered: Parenting Classes, Parent Project Program, and Anger Management for all ages�� Call 760-220-3287 for details��

Janice Horst Lucerne Valley Branch Library

The Janice Horst Lucerne Valley Branch Library is located at 33103 Old Woman Springs Road in Lucerne Valley and can be reached by phone at 760-248-7521��

Hours are Monday through Wednesday 11 a��m�� to 7 p��m��, Thurs-day 10 a��m�� to 6 p��m��, Friday closed, Saturday 9 a��m�� to 5 p��m��, Sunday closed��

Children’s Story Time is on Wednesdays at 3 p��m�� The Book Club for Adults meets the last Wednesday of every month at 2:30 p��m�� Friends

of the Library meetings are held at 10 a��m�� on the second Tuesday of each month��

Events held at the library are free of charge unless otherwise noted��

Jubilee Mutual Water Board of Directors meetings for

the Jubilee Mutual Water Co�� are held at 9 a��m�� on the third Saturday of every month in the Jubilee Water Company office at 8828 Joshua Av-enue in Lucerne Valley, CA 92356�� For more information, please call 760-248-7883�� Email: jubileewaterco@gmail��com��

The Love and Compassion Ministries

The food giveaway program is from 3 to 4:30 p��m�� every second and fourth Tuesday of the month and is distributed from Midway Park lo-cated at 34824 Rabbit Springs Road��

Call Beverly Bethune at 562-688-3436��

Lucerne Valley BusProvides transportation from

5:30 a��m�� to 7:30 p��m�� weekdays, and 8 a��m�� to 4 p��m�� on Saturdays�� $2��25 per ride��

Call 760-948-4021 for more infor-mation��LVdRC – CeRT meetings

Meetings of the Lucerne Valley Disaster Readiness Council (LVDRC) and the Community Emergency Re-sponse Team (CERT) are held the 3rd Monday each month in the Commu-nity Center at 7 p��m�� A potluck dinner begins at 6 p��m�� which includes a disaster response training session at 6:30 p��m�� For more information call Bryan 760-248-2915 or Ron 760-248-2466�� The e-mail address is - LVDRC@yahoo��com��

Lucerne Valley Community Table

Lucerne Valley Community Table is a free dinner for the community every Wednesday from 4:30-6:30 p��m�� at St�� Paul Catholic Church, lo-cated at 8973 Mesa Road in Lucerne Valley�� All are welcome to attend, and donations are encouraged�� For more information, call 760-912-3100 or 760-912-4100��

Lucerne Valley domestic Violence Outreach, inc.

Call 760-248-2064 if help is needed��

For assistance with temporary restraining orders, marriage, family and anger management, counsel-ing is available by appointment�� A

batterer’s intervention program is also available��

Lucerne Valley economic development Association

LVEDA holds meetings at 5 p��m�� on the first Tuesday of each month at the Lucerne Valley Senior Center, 10431 Allen Way,

off Highway 247 in Lucerne Val-ley, behind the library�� Meetings are open to the public�� For more information, call Jean Magee at 760-953-1513��

Pacific Clinics Club House food give-away

The Pacific Clinics Club House (also known as A Place to Go) holds a food give-away on the first Thurs-day of every month��

The food give-away is sponsored by the Community Action Partner-ship of San Bernardino Food Bank Program and USDA Surplus Com-modities��

Lucerne Valley elementary School Booster Club

Local residents have created a non-profit organization to help bring money back into the elementary school for teachers and students�� They plan to take care of all the fund-raisers such as Box Tops for Education, Campbell’s soup labels and many more fun projects��

They plan to raise money to help with field trips, school supplies and other classroom needs��

Meetings will be held on the first Monday of every month at 3:30 p��m�� at the cafeteria at Lucerne Valley Elementary School��

Anyone can be a booster member for an annual cost of $5 To be on the board you must have a child enrolled at LVES�� Contact Keri Lindner with any questions at 760-248-2322��

Lucerne Valley Lions Club

The Lions club holds dinner meet-ings at 7 p��m�� on the first and third

Thursday of each month at Lions Pride Park�� Follow signs from Rabbit Springs Road and Highway 18�� Call 760-248-7670��

Lucerne Valley Lions Pistol, Rifle and Trap Range

Open to Public�� Rifle, Pistol range open at 8 a��m�� every Saturday - $8 per shooter, all day�� Trap range open at 8 a��m�� Saturdays - $5 per round (a round is 25 clays)�� Trap range open at 5 p��m�� Tuesday under the big lights - $5 per round�� Follow signs from Rabbit Springs Road and High-way 18�� Call 760-248-7670��

Lucerne Valley MuseumThe Lucerne Valley Museum will

be open the last Saturday of each month from April through October�� Hours will be 10 a��m�� to noon�� Any donations can be made at that time as well��

Lucerne Valley Senior Citizens

Meetings are at 12:45 p��m�� on the second Wednesday of the month at the Lucerne Valley Senior Center�� Center is open from 9 a��m�� until 1 p��m�� on weekdays��

Lunch is served at 11:30 a��m�� for senior citizens and guests, Monday through Friday�� Call 760-248-2248��

Lucerne Valley TOPSLucerne Valley TOPS No�� 1066

meets every Monday at the Lucerne Valley Community Church located at 10375 Ladera (behind the fire station)��

Weigh-in 8:15-9 a��m��, meeting 9 -10:15 a��m�� For more information, call Esther at 760-248-9320 or Sharon at 760-646-3690��

Lucerne Valley Unified School district

Meetings are held at 5:30 p��m�� on the second Wednesday of each month at the district offices on Aliento Road just south of Highway 18�� Call 760-248-6108 for details��

Lucerne Valley/Johnson Valley Municipal Advisory Council

Meetings are held at 5 p��m�� on the third Thursday of the month at the Lucerne Valley Community Center�� The public is encouraged to attend��

Agendas are typically posted in the What’s Happening section of The Leader the week before each meet-ing�� For further information, call 760-248-7048��

Moose LodgeThe Moose Lodge is open from

11 a��m�� to closing every day�� Meet-ings are held on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7 p��m�� in the newly renovated Moose Lodge�� Guests welcome to call for information�� Monday night burgers,

Wednesdays is taco night�� Friday and Saturday dinners call first�� Contact the Moose Lodge at 760-248-6164 for more information��

Outriders equestrian Club

Meetings are at 11 a��m�� on the first Sunday of the month at the Moose Lodge�� Persons interested in joining are welcome to attend�� For more information, call Marie Scafidi 760-220-2834 or Mary Daugherty at 760-333-5483��

Parents Growth GroupThis parenting group meets the

second Thursday of each month at the Crossroads Chapel on Highway 18 in Lucerne Valley��

Call Heather Otwell at 760-248-9211 or e-mail otwellfam@gmail��com for details��

Pet Overpopulation Coalition

Residents of San Bernardino County are eligible for help, to spay and neuter pets��

Receive $50 per dog and $25 per cat�� Limit of three vouchers at one time per family��

Call P��O��P��C��O at (888) 767-2550 or 760-248-7848��

RoadrunnersThis women’s charitable organi-

zation meets on the first Monday of the month at 10 a��m�� at the Lucerne Valley Senior Center�� No lunches will be served��

The group is involved in many charitable events for children throughout the year��

Call 760-248-7215 or 760-248-6176 for additional details��

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5551

The Lucerne Valley VFW is look-ing for new members�� Members enjoy savings on cell phone service, education, hotel and car rentals, real estate and mortgage services, healthcare services, commercial merchandise and more�� DD214 required��

Contact the post between 8 a��m�� and noon by phone at 760-248-7484, by email at VFWPost5551@yahoo��com or by mail at P��O�� Box 2012, Lu-cerne Valley, CA 92356�� You can also stop by the physical location at 31861 Highway 18��

Meetings are held on the third

Saturday of each month starting at

10 a��m��

Hamburgers and tacos are no

longer available��

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cALENdAr

The Lucerne Valley community is about to lose an unsung hero.

Elizabeth Barbosa, who has served as the part-time office man-ager for the Chamber of Commerce for the past few years, is leaving later this month. Before she leaves, I wanted to share my thoughts on the position, which I believe is one of the most important in our town.

The 2013 Honorary Mayor’s race was especially vibrant, fun — and successful. One of the key reasons is that Elizabeth participated in the campaign events. This year, however, she wasn’t present because the Chamber can only afford to pay for Elizabeth’s in-office hours.

But, in my opinion, when you have someone as appealing as Elizabeth, you can’t afford not to pay for her to attend special events. If the Chamber can’t pay beyond 20 hours a week, then maybe the Chamber could have a member volunteer an equal amount of hours at the office so the office manager can attend and help run Chamber events such as ribbon cuttings and grand openings.

• The Chamber needs to grow with the times. The Apple Valley, Hesperia and Victorville cham-bers occasionally offer free networking meetings and mixers. The office manager and a board mem-ber could occasionally attend those events to see what other, larger chambers are doing.

• Connect with Nancy Monson at the high school to see if she has other additional manager candi-dates who, like Elizabeth, have attended LVHS.

• It might be beneficial to increase the Chamber’s social media presence. Get the Chamber on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube and connect.

Well, that’s my two cents.

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who think

there are two kinds of people in the world and those who think those who think there are two kinds of people in the world are self-righteous jerks.

A listener called me to task concerning a story about a man who told his son there are two kinds of people: those who return their shopping carts and those who don’t.

His first point was that it’s dangerous and foolish to use simplistic catego-

rizations. On this I have to agree, although I didn’t think the father who divided the world into two categories was being literal. I think he was making the point that we all have endless choices — either to do the right thing instinctively and consistently or to join those who find excuses not to. The original story came from a book Hugs for Dad by John William Smith. I don’t know if it’s literally

true or not, but it’s a pow-erful parable.

His second point was that he objected to the

implication that anyone who doesn’t return shopping carts is falling short on any scale of virtue. “As long as markets pay union wages and benefits to employees to collect these carts,” he said, “I shouldn’t reduce

the amount of their work.”

This rationale ignores

the story’s main message: Be considerate, clean up after yourself, and make life easier, not harder, for the next guy. Under his analysis, we help custodi-ans and housekeepers by making a mess.

I don’t think I was a bad person when I didn’t return shopping carts, but I think I’m a little bit better now that I do. You see, there are two kinds of people in the world: those who want to be bet-ter and those who don’t.

This is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts.

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RePORTeR’S NOTeBOOK

VIEWPOINT

Thanks, property rights!

There are two kinds of people

Making UC educationeven less affordable

Thoughts on theChamber position

By JOHn StOSSel

Th i s Thanksgiving, I gave thanks for something

our forebears gave us: property rights. People associate property rights with greed and selfish-ness, but they are keys to our prosperity. Things go wrong when resources are held in common.

Before the Pilgrims were able to hold the first Thanksgiving, they near-ly starved. Although they had inherited ideas about individualism and prop-erty from the English and Dutch trading empires, they tried communism when they arrived in the New World. They decreed that each family would get an equal share of food, no matter how much work they did.

The results were disastrous. Gov. William Bradford wrote, “Much was stolen both by night and day.” The same plan in Jamestown contrib-uted to starvation, can-nibalism and death of half the population.

So Bradford decreed that families should instead farm private plots. That quickly ended the suffering. Bradford wrote that people now “went willingly into the field.”

Soon, there was so much food that the Pilgrims and Indians could celebrate

Thanksgiving.There’s nothing like

competition and self-interest to bring out the best in people.

While property among the settlers began as an informal system, with “tomahawk rights” to land indicated by shaving off bits of surrounding trees, or “corn rights” indicated by growing corn, soon settlers were keeping track of contracts, filing deeds and, alas, hiring lawyers to sue each other. Property rights don’t end all conflict, but they create a better system for settling disputes than physical combat.

Knowing that your property is really yours makes it easier to plant, grow, invest and prosper.

In Brazil today, rain-forests are destroyed because no one really owns them. Loggers take as many trees as they can because they know if they don’t, someone else will. No one had much reason to preserve trees or plant new ones for future har-vests; although recently, some private conser-vation groups bought parcels of the Amazon in order to protect trees.

The oceans are treated as a commons, and they are difficult to privatize. For years, lack of owner-

ship led to overfishing. Species will go extinct if they aren’t treated as property. Now a few places award fishing rights to private groups of fishermen. Canada privatized its Pacific

fisheries, saving the halibut from near collapse. When fishermen control fishing rights, they care about preserving fish.

Think about your

Thanksgiving turkey. We eat tons of them, but no one worries that turkeys will go extinct. We know there will be more next year, since people profit from owning and raising them.

As the 19th-century economist Henry George said, “Both humans and hawks eat chickens — but the more hawks, the fewer chickens; while the more humans, the more chickens.”

(Sadly, even Henry George didn’t completely believe in private prop-erty. He thought land should be unowned, since latecomers can’t produce more of it. Had he seen how badly the commonly owned rainforest is treat-ed, he might’ve changed his mind.) Hernando de Soto (the contemporary Peruvian economist, not the Spanish conquista-dor) writes about the way

clearly defined property rights spur growth in the developing world. Places without clear property rights — much of the third world — suffer.

“About 4 billion people in the world actually build their homes and own their businesses outside the legal system,” de Soto told me. “It’s all haphazard and disor-ganized because of the lack of rule of law, the definition of who owns what. Because they don’t have (legally recognized) addresses, (they) can’t get credit.”

Without deeds, they can’t make contracts with confidence. Economic activity that cannot be legally protected instead gets done on the black market, or on “gray mar-kets” in a murky legal limbo in between. In places such as Tanzania, says de Soto, 90 percent of the economy operates outside the legal system.

So, few people expand homes or businesses. Poor people stay poor.

This holiday season, give thanks for property rights and hope that your family will never have to relearn the economic les-son that nearly killed the Pilgrims.

John Stossel is host of “Stossel” on Fox News and author of “No They Can’t! Why Government

Fails, but Individuals Succeed.”

Since Barack Obama took his first oath of office, and after taking it

promised in his inaugu-ral address to act boldly and swiftly to “create new jobs (and) lay a new foun-dation for growth,” wages paid to American work-ers have been essentially frozen. Which means in the real world that those wages have been steadily falling.

Yet in the near-ly seven years that the average American’s rev-enue has declined (we’re only talk-ing here about those gainfully employed), sala-ries and benefits for most of California’s legions of public workers have risen. That includes, of course, employees — particu-larly professors — in the University of California system.

The costs of paying higher and higher sala-ries and benefits to that segment of California’s academic community has resulted, ultimately, in demands by UC’s presi-dent, Janet Napolitano, for more money to fund the increases. We talked about that in this spot Monday, but what we didn’t mention was the decision by the UC Board of Regents last Thursday to whack UC students with tuition hikes of up to 5 percent a year over the next five years. Tuition fees at UC are $12,192 this year. A five percent a year

hike for five years would boost that number by 28 percent, to $15,605.

Gov. Jerry Brown, a member of the board, says the regents reneged on a deal they made with him to freeze tuition for five years in exchange for not only the increased tax dollars the UC has received, but also addi-tional increases promised in the governor’s next two

budgets.Which tells you

much about UC’s administrat ion and its ethical conduct regarding money. Promises go out the window when teachers’ unions demand

pay and benefit hikes.But never mind that.

Think instead of the stu-dents and their parents, and remember that, even though those parents’ yearly earnings have been frozen, now they’re faced with paying the steadily increasing cost of attend-ing any of the 10 schools in the UC system.

Are we the only ones who think that the costs of public education in California have gotten out of hand, that when teachers’ unions call for “rebuilding our schools,” what they really mean is getting more money to help teachers’ bank accounts? That’s what’s going on at UC, and that’s what Janet Napolitano has in mind when she thinks of how she will spend those tuition fee hikes.

JOHNSTOSSeL

STeVeWiLLiAMS

CHARACTER CoUNTS MIcHAEL

JOSEPHSON

Thank you to Strawberry Peak Christmas Tree helpers

Dear Editor,I wanted to take a minute to thank all those

who helped to put the lighted Christmas Tree on top of Strawberry Peak this year.

Chris Archuleta, Jessie Tipton, Adam York, H.T. Barns, and Mille Rader

In just three hours we hauled all of the equipment up to the top got everything rigged up and tied down and the tree was lit once again on Saturday evening, November 29, 2014.

Thank you also to the Lucerne Valley Chamber of Commerce for paying for the elec-tricity bill each year.

Sincerely, David Rader

LeTTeR TO THe ediTOR

PeTeRdAy

the sanctuary. In his homeland, he works with African lions, but spend-ing time with American wolves has captured his imagination.

James, who serves as a caretaker at the sanc-tuary, is finding a wolf named Holan is helping the U.S. Marine recover from post-traumatic dis-order.

“It gives him peace,” Littlewolf said. “He loves the animals.”

While many discover the beauty of nature while bonding with wolves, the large (some can weigh up to 200 pounds) canines aren’t domesticated dog.

“Wolves are wild. You can never tame them. You can never take the wild out of a wolf. You become part of their pack.”

N o n e t h e l e s s , Littlewolf ’s connection with the animals is unde-niable.

“I love my wolves. I love them all.”

W o l f M o u n t a i n S a n c t u a r y i s o p e n T h u r s d a y t h r o u g h Sunday. Cost is $25 for a one-hour tour. For more information, call 760-248-7818 or visit www.wolf-mountain.com.

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NEWS / SPOrTS

The Leader publishes the names of those who are arrested in Lucerne Valley as well as Lucerne Valley residents who are arrested elsewhere in San Bernardino County, along with the reason for their arrest. All information comes from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

•DRUNK IN PUBLIC: On Nov. 19 at 11:47 a.m. in

the area of Bear Valley Road and Jess Ranch in Apple Valley, 30-year-old Andrew William Anderson of Lucerne Valley was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public. He was booked, cited and released the next day.

•CoNCEALED DIRK oR DAGGER: On Nov. 25 at

11 a.m. in San Bernardino, Jaime Piña-Pineda of Lucerne Valley, 24, was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed dirk or dagger, which car-ried bail of $25,000. He also was arrested on a $10,000 warrant for being under the possession of a controlled substance. He was booked into the West Valley Detention Center.

•PARoLE VIoLATIoN: On Nov. 19 at 11:54 a.m.,

26-year-old Gary Lee Taber of Lucerne Valley was arrested on suspicion of a parole violation. He was booked into the High Desert Detention Center.

•mETHAmPHETAmINES PoSSESSIoN: On Nov.

19 at 1:37 p.m., 32-year-old Shawn Michael Weitrzykowski of Lucerne Valley was arrested on a $25,000 warrant for being under the sus-picion of methamphetamines possession and being in the possession of a controlled sub-stance. He was booked into the Victor Valley Station and released later the same day.

•mETHAmPHETAmINES PoSSESSIoN: On Nov.

23 at 9:59 a.m., Michael Anthony Siebuhr, 34, was arrested on a $7,500 warrant for being under the suspicion of methamphetamines pos-session. He was booked into the Victor Valley Station and released later the same day.

WEEKLY BOOKING LOGS

reported in the 10000 block of Medanos Avenue.

6:21 a.m. A bur-glary was in the

30000 block of Sage Street.

Tuesday, Nov. 1811:32 a.m. A larceny

arrest was made in the area of Highway 18 and Joshua Road.

BLOTTERFROM PAGe 1

PeteR dAy / tHe leAdeR

A mated pair of wolves howl with excitement.


dan lack, who hails from Australia, bonds with a wolf last Saturday. lack has worked with lions.


A memorial area has the names of wolves that have come and passed on at the sanctuary. Currently, the Wolf Mountain Sanctuary wolf pack consists of Blue, niwah, Shanta Wanagi, Wakinyan, Wacipi, yawto, Holan, Wanagi, Wana, Chikal, denali and takaani.

WOLFFROM PAGe 1

Mary Eller outlined a multi-pronged plan to improve after an unex-pected 43-point drop in the school’s Academic Pe r fo r m a n ce In d ex . LVES’s API dropped from 762 to 719. The state goal for all schools is an API of 800.

Eller’s improvement plan, which was created after brainstorming ses-sions with school staff,

included increasing col-laboration time, work-ing more with “bubble” students, making student achievement a clearer focus, implementing more current teacher curricu-lum, improving interven-tion opportunities, and watching student learn-ing benchmarks more closely.

At its March 2014 meeting, the State Board of Education decided not to calculate 2014 Academic Performance Index scores amid his-

toric reforms including the transition to Common C o r e a n d t h e n e w California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress system. Therefore, the 2015-16 open enrollment list was produced based on the 2013 Growth API scores, according to the CDE. The state is also in the middle of determining the next program it will use to hold schools account-able and may completely get rid of the API system.

12�� Liberty Elementary13�� Green Tree East Elemen-

tary

Victor Valley Union School district

14�� Adelanto High

Source: California Depart-ment of Education

Open Enrollment Schools List based on 2013 Growth Aca-demic Progress

SCHOOLSFROM PAGe 1

LISTFROM PAGe 1

Wrestlers kicks off seasonANAHEIM • The Lucerne

Valley High School wres-tling team went to its first official event of the season on Saturday, Nov. 29.

Meeting at 5:45 a.m. to make the trek to Ana-heim to attend the Sweet 16 dual event at Magnolia high school was an early start for the Mustang team but well worth it.

The day started off slow by first taking on the team from Irvine high school who proceeded to brutalize the Mustang wrestlers. Lucerne Valley then went against Katella, La Mirada and in the final round Heritage high Renee HAGen / SPeCiAl tO tHe leAdeR

Mustang wrestlers: Samantha Sullivan (113 lb), Sara Sullivan (120 lb), and daniel Hernandez (126 lb). Sam Aguilar (106 lb), Colby Hambrick (132 lb), Jason Simonek (170 lb) and Oscar Sanchez (195 lb). See WReSTLiNG • PAGe 6

schools. Overall the Mustang

team went 2-2 on the day but individually they received accolades.

The following wres-tlers received individual medals for their efforts. Bronze medals were earned by Samantha Sullivan (113 lb), Sara Sullivan (120 lb), and Daniel Hernandez (126 lb). While Sam Aguilar (106 lb) and Colby Hambrick

(132 lb) earned silver medals. Bringing home the gold were team cap-tain Jason Simonek (170 lb) and Oscar Sanchez (195 lb).

Although the Mustang wrestling team is small this year, they are prov-ing their toughness in the sport. The Mustang team takes on Desert Hot Springs in a home dual on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. in the LVHS gym-nasium and then travel to Riverside-Poly high school for another dual tournament on Dec. 6.

PAGE 6 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 The LeaderrELIGION/cOMMUNITY

If you’re attending, or even hosting, a holiday party this year, you’re probably on the hunt for a delicious recipe to wow your fellow guests. For me, I much prefer experiment-

ing with a side dish to create a fun twist on a classic meal.

Leave the turkey or ham be the traditional staples, but have some fun with a few of the side dishes, is what my method is. That’s exactly what I did with this cauliflower stir fry recipe. This zesty twist on your clas-sic holiday veggie is the perfect holiday party recipe ... and it will probably have your guests devouring every bit of their veggie!

iNGRedieNTS• one head cauliflower• vegetable oil• two tablespoons minced garlic• two tablespoons soy sauce• one teaspoon ground ginger• juice from one lime• three green onions, diced• one tablespoon Tabasco Original Red

May God give you of heaven’s

dew and of earth’s richness-

- an abundance of grain and

new wine. May nations serve

you and peoples bow down to

you. Be lord over your broth-

ers, and may the sons of your

mother bow down to you.

May those who curse you be

cursed and those who bless

you be blessed.”

Genesis 27:28-29

Tabasco Cauliflower Stir Fry

LUCERNE VALLEY RECIPES

HOLLY SOSA

diReCTiONSBreak up the cauliflower into fairly small flo-

rets, using your hands is best for this process.Heat a large skillet to high and add in vegetable

oil. Just enough to coat the pan, maybe two table-spoons.

Add your cauliflower, ginger, and garlic; allow it to turn brown in some areas.

Cook for three minutes of you like a crunchier end result or five if you prefer softer cauliflower, then reduce the heat to low.

Add soy sauce, lime juice and the green onion.Mix well and allow to cook for an additional

minute.Next, add in that oh-so-lovely Tabasco!Mix until the Tabasco is nicely incorporated

and add more to taste if you prefer.... and boy, do I prefer!

Serve and enjoy!

Holly Sosa is a Lucerne Valley blogger and mother. She is a mother of two and step-mother of three. Holly is passionate

about kid fashion, crafting, and cooking; and claims gravy is her soul food. She writes for her own blog, OurHollyDays.com and contributes to CookedWithLoveByMom.com where she,

along with six other women, post daily recipes.

ReligionWRESTLING

FROM PAGe 5

The Apple Valley Lions Club and the Town of Apple Valley will be hold-ing a vision screening and health fair, “Giving the Gift of Sight”, on Dec. 13 at the James A Woody Center, 13467 Navajo Road, Apple Valley. Those attending will have their vision checked and will be provided a pair of recycled eyeglasses.

Participants will have the opportunity to also have their hearing, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar checked. No reservations will be taken. Service is on a first come, first served basis. The event opens at 8 a.m. and is expected to close at about 3 p.m. Since it will take about two hours

to be served, plan to arrive no later than 1 p.m. Earlier is better.

While there are 13,000 pairs of eyeglasses, the best selection of pre-scriptions is available to those first served. All of the individuals assisting the public including the optometrists are unpaid volunteers. Those with insurance coverage for eye-wear refrain from attending the vision screening to allow those truly in need to have a chance to be served.

Further information visit www.californialions-friendsinsight.org or www.avlions.org. Or call Jim Peugh at 909-730-4422.

Vision screeninghealth fair

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