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DESERT NEWS POST
Vol. 8
No. 2
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JANUARY 8, 2015
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JANUARY 2015
Yucca Loma Corridor Progress A Year After Groundbreaking
By Katrina Siverts
The Yucca Loma Corridor will
ultimately connect Yucca Loma
Road in Apple Valley to Green Tree
Boulevard in Victorville. One aspect of this big picture” is the Yucca
Loma Bridge, which began construction in February 2014. This major
project spans span the Mojave River
from Yucca Loma Road in Apple
Valley to Yates Road, north of Spring
Valley Lake on the Victorville side.
The bridge is just one aspect of the
far-reaching Yucca Loma Corridor.
Almost exactly one year ago,
on January 10, 2014 the Town of
Apple Valley held a groundbreaking
ceremony marking the beginning of
construction of the bridge.
By early February, construction
work had started on Phase I, which
consists of the actual bridge being
built over the river.
By August 2014, crews had sunk
60 foundation piles as much as 90
feet into the ground to support the
1,600-foot-long, four-lane bridge.
On October 1, the last rebar cage
was set for piles to make the support
piers for bridge, bringing the project
to about 40 percent completion.
On December 22 it was anContinued on page 4
PHOTO AND DESCRIPTION OF WORK FROM YUCCA LOMA BRIDGE FACEBOOK PAGE
Posted December 22: Abutment 1 at the Spring Valley Lake side of the
bridge, with falsework (framing) substantially complete; and Abutment
14, the Apple Valley end of the bridge, with all columns near completion.
Housing Project Resurrected in Summit Valley Area
By Katrina Siverts
Take a drive out to Summit Valley, site of the proposed housing
project in the old Las Flores Ranch
area and you’ll understand why
many High Desert residents will take
advantage of a January 19 deadline
A New Face for
Silver Lakes Board?
Jasmine Kresh is
running for one
of the three positions open on the
Silver Lakes Association Board.
She has lived in
SL for almost 15
years, raising two
boys there, after
Jasmine Kresh moving from LA
to be closer to my
mother after my father passed away.
and found a wonderful community.
for public comments.
A draft Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) on the proposed Tapestry Project in Summit Valley, if
approved, could see the construction
of up to 19,311 residential units on
9,365 acres in southeast Hesperia,
and eventually could boost the city’s
population by 50,000 to 80,000.
According to the draft EIR,
it could result in significant and
unmitigated impact in seven of 11
environmental areas: aesthetics, air
quality, cultural and paleontological
resources, land use, noise, popula-
tion and housing, and transportation
and traffic. Also impacted could be:
biological resources, geology/soils,
hazards and hazardous materials and
public services.
Public documents on the project
are available for viewing at City
Hall, the Hesperia library and online
at www.cityofhesperia.us (the document is 760 pages, and could take 10
minutes to download on a computer.
The proposed project offers these
alternatives: 1) No-build; 2) Existing specific plan; Reduced impact
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From the Publisher
Trina’s Travels
As publisher of
Desert News Post,
I was to wish all of
our readers a very
Happy New Year.
Last month, we
merged the High
Desert Community News into the
Desert News Post, Katrina Siverts
as a way to bring
Publisher
more and better
news to our Spring Valley Lake and
Helendale readers.
Our new “Real Estate Marketplace” feature is designed to help you
keep current on housing and commercial property activity, and other
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Trina’s Travels
Continued from page 1
issues affecting you (pages 13-16).
We are now offering ads printed
in Spanish. Since Hispanics make up
an ever-growing percentage of the local population, we are reaching out to
that community.
If you like listening to Christian
music, you’ll want to read about the
New Vision Radio stations in English
and Spanish (article on page 6).
Instead of calling this column a
“publisher’s box,” it is “Trina’s Travels.” I am always out and about in our
local communities covering news and
letting you know what’s happening.
I hope to see you out there keeping busy, and please be sure to say
“hi” if you see me at an event.
Katrina “Trina” Siverts
Publisher
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Ballard Rehabilitation............4
Christmas Fantasy..................7
Get in Shape............................5
Hypnosis Can Help You..........5
Midway Home Solutions........8
Non-Profit Boards...................6
Radio Stations.........................6
Yucca Loma Corridor.............4
Real Estate Marketplace
How to Choose an Agent......13
Investing in Real Estate........16
Market Watch: Industrial....15
Silver Lakes News
Jettin’ With Jazzie...................9
Yellow Jackets Soccer...........17
Spring Valley Lake News
Breakfast with Santa....... 18-19
Decorations & Singing..........11
Holiday Gala..........................12
Tree Lighting Ceremony.......10
BLM Spares Silurian Valley from Big Solar Project
If you have ever been to the Silurian Valley, you know it is one of
those grand places that inspires and
beckons you to pull over, get out
of your car, and hike. After driving
on Interstate 15 from Barstow, the
Silurian Valley is a strong dose of
tranquility, providing relief from
the traffic, billboards and franchise
restaurants of our Anthropocentric
world and what Aldo Leopold called
the “epidemic of geometry.” As you
drive up the two-lane Death Valley
Road, you leave behind the sight of
the small highway outpost of Baker
and you are swallowed by the immensity of the Silurian Valley. It is
just you and the narrow road dividing
thousands of acres of wilderness on
either side. In November, Jim Kenna,
the State Director for the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) in California, spared this place for future
generations when he rejected plans
by Spain-based Iberdrola to build the
Aurora Solar project.
Kenna’s decision represents a
significant milestone under the Department of Interior’s Solar Energy
Development policy, which seeks
to encourage industrial-scale solar
energy development in identified
“Solar Energy Zones” (SEZ) while
applying a more rigorous criteria
against projects proposed outside
of those zones in areas called “variance” lands. Iberdrola’s Aurora Solar
project is the first to be considered
under this process in California.
Rigorous Criteria - The BLM
evaluated Iberdrola’s proposal
against 24 different factors, ranging from the availability of space in
existing solar energy zones, impacts
on sensitive wildlife and cultural
resources. The project was proposed
for a location well over 100 miles
away from the nearest SEZ. The
BLM’s decision noted that the Riverside East and Chocolate Mountain
SEZs both have thousands of acres
of land available for new projects, so
the destruction of the Silurian Valley
was unnecessary.
Native Americans, explorers
and traders traversed the Silurian
Valley on the Old Spanish Trail that
connected Sante Fe, New Mexico
with Los Angeles. The trail crossed
the southwestern desert with short
distances between natural sources of
water - springs still used by wildlife
today. Visitors to the Silurian Valley
can experience a landscape that still
looks much like the way it did to
travelers nearly 200 years ago. There
are not that many places in the lower
48 states where our natural heritage
remains so intact; an industrial-scale
facility of any kind in the Silurian
Valley would dominate the view and
undermine the cultural and scenic
value of the area. The BLM’s decision notes that the cultural resources
of the Silurian Valley weighed heavily in the BLM’s rejection of Iberdrola’s variance application.
The BLM also looks at a project’s ability to use existing infrastructure when proposing to build a
facility outside of a SEZ. The BLM
found that Iberdrola’s proposed
solar project would require over
40 miles of new access roads. And
although Iberdrola said it planned to
connect its solar project to a nearby
LADWP transmission line, it had
not yet secured an agreement to do
so. If LADWP rejected its interconnection request, Iberdrola’s project
would require many miles of new
transmission lines through the desert
to reach other transmission facilities
near Primm, Nevada.
The BLM’s review of the project
application found conflicting views
regarding the value of wildlife
habitat in the Silurian Valley. While
a Western Governors Council habitat
evaluation tool noted only moderate
values for wildlife in the Silurian
Valley, this tool probably lacks the
local detail necessary to make sitespecific decisions. In a letter to the
BLM regarding the Silurian Valley,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS) noted the importance of
the area’s intact desert habitat as a
key east/west linkage for the desert
tortoise. The FWS also noted that
a solar project could become a trap
for migratory birds. Nearby dry lake
beds fill up with water after rains,
and attract a variety of bird species;
these birds could easily mistake a
shimmering solar plant for a body
of water.
What’s Next? The next major
policy decision for the Silurian Valley will be whether or not to keep the
Special Analysis Area that the draft
Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) included in the
area. The fate of the Special Analysis
Areas will be decided before the
DRECP is finalized - they will either
become development focus areas
or set aside for conservation. The
BLM’s decision to reject Iberdrola’s
solar application in the Silurian Valley suggests that the Special Analysis
Area there stands a better chance
of becoming part of the DRECP’s
conservation lands, but we will only
know when the BLM announces its
decisions.
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Update on Yucca Loma Bridge and Other Corridor Projects
Continued from page 1
nounced that Abutment 1 at the
Spring Valley Lake side of the bridge
had it’s framing substantially completed, and Abutment 14 at the Apple
Valley end had all of its columns
near completion.
Construction of the entire route
is a three-phase project. The bridge
work (Phase I) is expected to be
complete before the end of 2015, and
Phase II may start in mid-year. One
drawback of Phase I completion is a
potential bottleneck as traffic empties out from Ridgecrest Road onto
Bear Valley Road (until Victorville
can build its phase of the east-west
corridor from Ridgecrest Road to
Hesperia Road at Green Tree Boulevard, possibly sometime in 2017).
Phase II will design and widen
Yucca Loma Road east of Apple
Valley Road from the current two
lanes to a future four lanes. This also
features construction of a drainage
facility, sound wall, traffic signals
(including one for emergencies at
the current fire station), a pedestrian/
bike path on the south side and a
sidewalk on the north side of Yucca
Loma Road. Phase II is scheduled to
start in mid-2015.
Phase III is the city of Victorville’s portion of the corridor , which
will eventually extend Green Tree
Boulevard from Hesperia Road to
Ridgecrest and Yates roads about a
mile. The cost of Phase III is estimated at $36-$39 million. The right-ofway acquisition phase should begin
soon, which includes a four-lane
bridge over the Burlington North
Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad tracks
and an extension of Green Tree
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PHOTO AND DESCRIPTION OF WORK FROM YUCCA LOMA BRIDGE FACEBOOK PAGE
Posted December 22: Abutment 14, the Apple Valley end of the bridge,
Blvd. The railroad bridge design is
reported to be 35 percent complete,
and could start construction in early
2017 under Victorville’s authority.
On December 18, the Victorville
City Council approved a $1.2 million
funding agreement for right-of-way
acquisition on the Green Tree Boulevard Extension Project, with the
money to be fully reimbursed by San
Bernardino County Associated Governments (SANBAG). This is the
final link of the larger multi-agency
Yucca Loma Corridor.
This and other major construction projects in the High Desert,
including the Ranchero freeway
overpass, can be monitored by webcam online at: www.trafficcctv.com
Ballard Offers Comprehensive Rehabilitation Care
Since 1972, Ballard Rehabilitation Hospital has been providing a
full spectrum of rehabilitation care
to patients recovering from disabling
illnesses and injuries.
Located in a quiet residential
neighborhood just off the 210 Freeway in the western portion of San
Bernardino, Ballard has a reputation
for excellent care and outcomes, and
attracts patients from all over California as well as out of state.
The highly trained staff consists
of more than 220 employees, including physical, occupational and
speech therapists as well as certified
rehabilitation nurses.
There are more than 65 physicians
on the medical staff and every patient is
followed daily by a Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation doctor as well as an
internal medicine doctor.
Every employee and medical
professional at Ballard believes it
is the right of every individual to
achieve independence and an enhanced quality of life.
The vast majority of Ballard’s
patients accomplish their goals and
successfully return home or to a
community setting.
For Inpatient Rehabilitation Ad-
missions, please call 909-473-1305.
Outpatient Physical Therapy in
Apple Valley is located at Ballard
Rehabilitation, 18805 Bear Valley
Road, Apple Valley, CA 92308.
Ballard Rehabilitation Hospital
offers outpatient physical therapy at
our Outpatient Clinic in Apple Valley. Our services include obtaining
insurance authorization, scheduling
and follow up to make us a “one stop
shop” for providing physical therapy
services to the community. Some of
our services include:
• Evaluation and treatment
• Orthopedic rehabilitation
• Functional capacity evaluations
• Neurological rehabilitation
• Amputation rehabilitation
• Sportsmetrics program
For Outpatient Clinic Admissions, please call (760) 247-4480.
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Get in Shape at Any Age with Help of Express Fitness
Exercise is a critical part of a
healthy lifestyle, and it can be a part
of your life no matter what your
age. In fact, staying active becomes
increasingly important as you age.
It’s never too late to start exercising, and research shows that,
no matter your age, you stand to
gain significant improvements in
strength, range of motion, balance,
bone density and mental clarity
through exercise.
Even frail seniors of advanced
age can improve muscle strength and
agility with exercise; it is important
for preventing falls and injuries.
If you’re presently incapable of
engaging in aerobic exercise, Whole
Body Vibration (WBV) training may
be something that can help you. The
WBV platform can help improve
performance, allowing them to become stronger, faster and more agile.
WBV stimulation affects the
entire body musculature, as well as
internal organs and glands. Muscles
spindle fire secondary to the mechanical stimulation produced by
the vibrating plate, and this rapid
firing of the muscle spindle causes
a neuromuscular response that leads
to physiological changes in the brain
as well as the entire body.
Several studies have shown
WBV helps prevent and/or reverse
age-related muscle wasting. It kickstarts the pituitary gland into making more human growth hormone
(HGH), which plays an important
part in overall health and longevity.
It provides health benefits to
those of any age, including building
strength, shedding excess fat, and
improving athletic performance.
WBV is a revolutionary approach to
fitness which addresses the neuromuscular system as a whole, rather than one
limb or muscle group at a time.
Regular exercise makes a major difference in your energy level, self-esteem
and probably your entire outlook on life.
It is really that powerful, whether you’re
18 years old or 80!
If you’re still on the fence about starting
an exercise program, there’s no time like the
present! A.V. Express Fitness offers the WBV
program, along with all of the standard workout equipment and training to get you started.
Call A.V. Express Fitness today at at (760)
242-6400, or stop by the gym, at the corner of
Highway 18 and Apple Valley Road.
Want to Improve Your Life in Areas of Success and Happiness?
There are a lot of misconceptions
about hypnosis, even though it is a
naturally occurring altered state of
consciousness that results in an increased receptiveness and response
to suggestion. It is an ideal way to
change or modify a variety of problem behaviors, including personal
things like stress, depression, anxiety, fears, habits, sadness and more.
Hypnotherapy is a team-based
approach to behavior change. You,
your hypnotherapist and sometimes
other healthcare professionals work
together to solve your issues.
Medical problems that can be
helped through hypnosis include
weight management, stop smoking,
pain, medication compliance, blood
pressure, and sleeping issues.
Emotional issues like PTSD,
OCD, mood swings, worry and anxiety can be helped.
Success and career goals, plus
help with test anxiety, memory, procrastination, confidence and fear of
failure are things that many people
like to work on.
Sports performance can be enhanced through the use of hypnosis.
Everyone has something they
would like to change, whether it be
improving a skill, lessening anxiety,
getting rid of a bad habit, or any of a
number of other things. Wouldn’t it
Hypnosis isn’t just a stunt that
stage performers use to entertain
a crowd. It has actual therapeutic
value in helping people with issues.
be a good idea to find out what kind
of help is available?
During your first visit, you will
go through a simple assessment and
have a short discussion of issues you
would like to work on. This will help
your hypnotherapist get to know you.
A short hypnosis session will follow
that attends to some of those issues
and prepares you for future visits.
The most important question that
people usually ask is, “Will I cluck
like a chicken or bark like a dog?”
Answer: “Only if you want to.”
During hypnosis, the client remains completely aware of what he
or she is going on the entire time.
You cannot be made to do anything
that you don’t feel comfortable doing.
Bryan C. Dunn has been a resident of the High Desert for 26 years.
He has been performing hypnosis
and hypnotherapy since 1992, and is
associated with the Hypnosis Motivational Institute in Tarzana.
To book your first appointment,
call (760) 985-8270. Or visit www.
sagehypnotherapy.com for more
information.
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Spanish/English Radio Stations Minister to the Community
New Vision 360 is a radio station
that comes from the heart of God as
an instrument of His Spirit. This is a
unique alternative to radio programming in the Victor Valley. Music and
talk shows where listeners can call-in
are featured. The station has a Christian focus that ministers to the needs
of the Victor Valley community.
The English station signal can
be picked up in several areas of
California including Victorville, and
parts of the Inland Empire, Salinas,
Ventura County and the Las Vegas
area at FM 98.7.
Owner Pastor Rafael Porras
hopes to bless the community with
spiritual programming and helping
God open doors to people.
New Vision Christian radio station hosts get together in the Victorville studio for
some quality radio broadcast time. Los anfitriones de la Nueva Visión Cristiana
estación de radio en el momento del gasto Victorville hablando en el estudio.
Board Installation Held for Two High Desert Non-Profits
Two local non-profits have sworn
in officers for 2015. The Friends of
the Apple Valley Library (FAVL)
ceremony took place at the annual
Christmas celebration held at the
Apple Valley Library on December
9. FAVL meets the 2nd Tues/month
at 11:00 a.m. at Apple Valley Library.
The Mohahve Historical Society
ceremony took place at the annual
Friends of the Apple Valley Library board members: Left to right John Marnell,
President; Phyllis Lamb, standing in for her husband Nick Lamb, Recording
Secretary; Marcy Taylor, Corresponding Secretary; Fran Elgin, Vice President;
Mary Dutro, Director in charge of Book Sales, Lorena Gragg, Treasurer; and
Linda Chapman, Director. Not pictured Membership Chair Andrea Gutierrez
and Newsletter publisher Jim Muestra.
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Christmas party at the Lone Wolf
Colony on December 10. Join MHS
the fourth Thursday of the month at
7:00 p.m. at Victor Valley Museum.
For info call (760) 985-1918.
Mohahve Historical Society board
members: V.P. Marcy Taylor, Treasurer Sara Scott, Recording Secty
Dori Marino and Pres. Jackie
Fielder. Other FAVL volunteers (not
shown) include Corresponding Secretary Judy Odenbreit, Parliamentarian Johnnie Andrews, Membership
Chair, Bruce Hollenbeck, Bookstore,
Past President Pat Bridgers, refreshments Ed & Vera Sandoval, and 50/50
drawing TR Marino.
Nuevavision 360 es una emisora
de radio que surge de el corazon de
Dios para ser un instrumento de su
Espiritu a traves de una programacion a la manera de Dios.
Somos una alternativa unica en
la ciudad de Victorville, California
cuyo enfoque es alcanzar y ministrar
las necesidades de nuestra comunidad primeramente, y a todo lugar
donde se escuche nuestra señal.
Las ciudades en California a
donde entra nuestra señal incluye
Victorville, Inland Empire, Salinas,
y Ventura County. Tambien entramos
a St. George Utah. Comensando a las
9:00 pm Transmitimos en todo Puerto Rico atraves de Radio Revelacion
88.1 y en todo Panama por Systema
Radial Hosanna, Igual mente entramos a Guatemala con el programa
de Ministracion Voces De Autoridad.
Esperamos que todos sean bendecidos con nuestra programacion y
que Dios les siga habriendo puertas en
su camino. Llamanos a los siguientes
numeros dependiendo de tu Area.
Nuevavision / New Vision 360,
12555 Mariposa Rd. Suite J, Victorville, phone number (760) 488-2442;
Toll Free 1-877-217-4192 Para Todas las areas incluyendo Panama y
Puerto Rico (toll free call-in number
also includes Panama/Puerso Rico).
Spanish or English
Radio Advertising
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Soroptimist Fantasy Theme Was “A Hollywood Christmas”
Six beautifully decorated Christmas Trees
were raffled off for charity on Saturday, December 13. The event was the 41st Annual Christmas
Fantasy Luncheon and Fashion Show, the biggest
fundraiser of the year for the Soroptimist International of the Victor Valley.
Each year, club members are chosen to decorate
the trees and buy gifts to place in the space under-
neath them. The winner gets the tree and the gifts.
The theme this year was A Hollywood Christmas.
Proceeds from the event helps the
many Soroptimist programs that help
women and girls in our local community.
The luncheon featured a fashion show sponsored by Macy’s with accents by Susan Porter
Jewelry. Gift baskets, quilts, and other door prizes
were won by some
attendees.
The decorated
trees were on display
at the Green Tree
Golf Course Clubhouse since November. Winners took
them home that day.
For more information about Soroptimists e-mail to:
[email protected], or call
(760) 486-2405.
This year’s models
wearing some
beautiful holiday
dresses from Macy’s.
PHOTOS BY GARY GEORGE
Becky Otwell enters some tickets into the drawing box for a chance to win this decorated tree.
Are You Better Off than
You Were a Year Ago?
Were you in better financial shape at the end
of 2014 than you were at the end of 2013? If so,
you should consider yourself very lucky, because
many Americans are not.
According to a recent study by Feeding
America, a network of 200 food banks, one out
of seven Americans relies on food banks to put
food on the table.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Labor
reports that the percentage of Americans who are
employed is about the same as it was during the
depths of the last recession, and that the rate of
U.S. homeownership has fallen for seven years
in a row.
At this point, a record one in eight American
men in their prime working years (25 to 54) is not
in the labor force, according to statistics released
by the Senate Budget Committee, and the number
of Americans that are “working part-time involuntarily” has increased by more than 50 percent since
the beginning of the last recession, CNNMoney
reported recently.
Furthermore, as of 2012, one out of every four
part-time workers in America was living below the
poverty line, according to the University of New
Hampshire’s Carsey Institute.
A recent study from the Congressional Budget
Office reports that approximately 60 percent of all
U.S. households get more in transfer payments
from the government than they pay in taxes.
Massive Housing Tract
Proposed Near Old Las
Flores Ranch Location
Continued from page 1
footprint; 3) reduced density; 4) reduced impact
footprint & density; 5) Half-acre lots; 6) estate
density (5-acre lots), all detailed in the EIR.
Topics in documents include plans for drainage, land use, new roads, equestrian trails, public
services, sewer facilities and more.
Sections proposed are: Mesa Village, Summit
Valley Village, Grass Valley Village (equestrian).
Included would be two town centers (500,000700,000 sf) of commercial and retail on 94 acres;
367 acres of park land, sports fields and passive
recreational open spaces; elaborate trails & EQ
system;12 schools covering 263 acres; post office, library, fire station, wastewater reclamation
plant and more.
Phase 1 proposes 2,173 residential units, the
majority of them low-medium density. It also
would feature 66 acres of park land (a 26-acre
community park and eight neighborhood parks),
an elementary school, a wastewater reclamation
plant, roadways, drainage facilities and other infrastructure and 222 acres of open space.
For more information on the project documentation, call the City of Hesperia at 760-947-1000.
City offices are closed until Jan. 2.
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Midway Home Solutions Has Served Us for 54 Years
Midway Home Solutions had it’s
humble beginning as a repair shop
in a rear garage on Midway Street in
Victorville. Originally called Midway
Appliance, it was started by Cliff and
Esther Lager in 1961. They outgrew
the garage in just two years and rented
a small building on 7th Street. The $75
per month rent was paid by selling
Norge appliances and repairing appliances and vacuums.
By 1965 Midway was a Maytag
Home Appliance Center and had
moved into the Victor Valley Shopping Center, the main retail hub of
the High Desert. Those were the days
when Santa Claus was played by Doris Davies and the entire community
shopped at that center.
The six-member Lager family had
a reputation of taking care of their
customers, with Cliff repairing leaky
wringer washers and dead ice boxes,
while their sons made deliveries to the
famous towns of Apple Valley, Hesperia, and Lucerne Valley.
In 1976, after most of the kids had
moved away and Cliff retired, middle
son Don and his wife, Pamela, took
over Midway. The company maintained
it’s top spot as the “go-to” appliance store
in the High Desert despite the fluctuating
economy of the 70’s and 80’s.
In the 1990’s a third generation,
Chandra and Lora, joined their dad
in the business. Don built a 25,000 sf
showroom warehouse on La Paz Drive
in Victorville, five times as big as the
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Don Lager with granddaughter Kelsey and daughter Chandra in the
showroom of Midway Home Solutions.
original location on 7th Street, offering
customers a new distinctive shopping
experience and continuing their top notch
customer service.
In the new millenium, Midway took
advantage of the building boom to expand again. They moved into the old
Kmart store near Costco in Victorville,
their current location.
With 86,000 sq.ft. of showroom/
warehouse space, the store is filled with
items to provide every solution to a client’s home. The name change to Midway
Home Solutions describes a business that
can “turn your house into a home, one
room at a time.”
Inside the store, shoppers will find
the High Desert’s largest displays
of appliances, furniture,mattresses,
electronics and kitchen and bath remodeling, plus lighting, decor, and
much more.
Their remodeling department can
design and build a brand new kitchen
or bathroom in about six weeks.
As a member of the Nationwide
Buying Group with $15 billion in sales
and 5000 stores in the U.S. and Canada, combined with innovative buying methods such as full truck loads,
closeouts and scratch & dents, Midway
beats up the competition daily.
Midway has over 45 employees,
many of whom have been with the
store for years and years, and all considered family, They work together
to offer clients same day delivery, top
rated customer service, guaranteed low
prices, and the largest selection found
anywhere in the High Desert.
Their extensive parts and service
department makes sure customers
receive the extra care they deserve.
Professional salespeople treat each
client as an individual, not just a
number, and help them to make the
correct choice the first time. With large
retailers promoting the “help yourself”
attitude, Midway believes in a more
personalized experience.
In addition, 12 month no interest
financing is available every day. No
credit? It’s no problem at Midway.
Thanks to the small town loyalty
that local folks still have, Midway
will be serving this area for another 54
years. With the High Desert growing
so rapidly, it’s important to remember
the “mom & pop” businesses that
helped this small town grow, and to
frequent these stores if we want to see
it continue to thrive.
Midway is proud to belong to all of
our local chambers of commerce.
So, when your refrigerator takes a
dump or your TV is on the fritz, the
spring is popping from your mattress
or you need a fresh new look to your
kitchen, think of Midway Home Solutions, the home solution experts.
Located off the I-15, Roy Rogers
Exit, just south of Costco, the address
is 14444 Atstar, Victorville, CA 92395.
For more info, call (760) 245-3731 or
toll-free at (866) 651-8944. Or visit:
www.MidwayHomeSolutions.com
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Holiday Home Tour
The Helendale Chamber of Commerce presented its 15th Annual Holiday Home Tour with some beautiful
homes decorated beyond any holiday
town I have ever seen.
There was a lovely Victorian
Christmas theme feel at the home of
Cheryl and Bob Kalich. Santa and
his lovely wife was there to take your
wish lists and share some cookies and
milk. Stan and Gloria Rhodes home
was like an actual storybook house
with the most intricate
details to every inch of
this dream abode. Jan &
John Miller has a sense
of fun humor with their
Santa office of naughty/
nice lists overflowing
and boxes of coal to be
shipped. Shirley & Scott
Cleveland had a peaceful home with Indian art
throughout and a relaxing brook nestled in the
back yard.
Each of the eight
houses to view had beautiful hostesses to greet
you and tell you a few
details about the home.
I must say all were done
so elegantly yet warm,
and most of all full of the
holiday spirit.
Stories & photos by Jasmine Kresh
School Newsworthy
While volunteering at Helendale
Elementary, I was in the cafeteria and
was introduced to two ICA (Independence Charter Academy) students,
Celestina Esquibel and Aililah Esquibel, whom are sisters and part of the
internship between schools. As part of
their curriculum the sisters work in the
cafeteria to earn credits and job experience. They were both so positive and
sweet. Celestina is a senior and looking go to college next year. This is a
wonderful program that really helps
students learn more then just being in
a classroom.
Music Festival in it’s Third Year
Helendale Senior Outreach presented their holiday themed music
morning with Mr. Chuck Love as Master Witt and Banter of Ceremonies.
If you were not wearing red/green
or Christmas sweater you were in the
wrong place. The CSD set up a jolly
little wonderland stage for all the singers to belt out their favorite melody.
Dale Leach crooned “On A Snowy
Christmas Night,” and Cheryl Burt
swayed to “Grown Up Christmas
List,” as Joelle Olguin had a standing
ovation no matter
what she sang. The
Deserettes (Kimberly Cox, Vicki Heppe
and Merrilee Leggitt) sang in perfect
harmony and Tom
Kirk with Ken Best
caroled “Lil’ Drummer Boy,” in their
matching sweaters.
I have a feeling
everyone left humming their favorite
Christmas song.
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THE REAL ESTATE MARKETPLACE
Seven Tips to Help You Choose a Real Estate Agent
Ever wish you could see through
the hype to hire the best real estate
agent for buying or selling your
home?
When it comes to choosing real
estate agents, “we don’t have the
information that we have about other
service professionals,” says Stephen
Brobeck, executive director of the
Consumer Federation of America,
in Washington, D.C.
However, there are things you
can do to pull back the curtain and
accurately assess a real estate agent’s
past performance and potential
success with your home. Whether
you’re the buyer or the seller, here
are seven ways you can find out more
about your agent before you hire.
1. Talk with recent clients Ask agents to provide a list of what
they’ve listed and sold in the last
year, with contact information, says
Ron Phipps, president-elect of the
Chicago-based National Association
of Realtors. Before you start calling
the names, ask the agent if anyone
will be “particularly pleased or particularly disappointed,” he says.
With past clients, “I’d like to
know what the asking price was and
then what the sales price was,” says
William Poorvu, professor emeritus
at Harvard Business School and coauthor of “The Real Estate Game:
The Intelligent Guide to Decision-
Buying a Home.”
3. Pick a winner - Peer-given
awards count, says Phipps. One that
really means something is the “Realtor of the Year” designation awarded
by the state or local branch of the
National Association of Realtors.
“These agents are the best as
judged by their peers,” he says.
“That’s a huge endorsement.”
making and Investment.”
And, if you’re the seller, ask if
these past properties are similar to
yours in price, location and other
salient features, Poorvu says. What
you want is someone who specializes
in exactly what you’re selling.
Another good question for sellers
is: How long has the home been on
the market?
2. Look up the licensing - States
will have boards that license and
discipline real estate agents in those
states, says Phipps. Check with your
state’s regulatory body to find out if
the person is licensed and if there
have been any disciplinary actions
or complaints.
Some states, including Virginia,
Arizona and California, put the information into online databases that
consumers can search. “But I think
very few people do,” says Robert
Irwin, author of “Tips & Traps When
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THE REAL ESTATE MARKETPLACE
Market Watch: Update on Industrial Space in the High Desert
There was
17,808,500 SF of
industrial space
in the High Desert as of the end
of August 2014.
Approximately
40.0% was in the
City of VictorJason Lamoreaux ville, while the
CEO/President at
Cities of HespeColdwell Banker
ria accounted for
Commercial Real
Estate publishes
20.4%, Adelanto
the Market Watch
17.7%; The Town
of Apple Valley
14.6% and Barstow was 7.0%. Approximately 0.2% of the total industrial stock in the High Desert was in
rural areas. No industrial space was
delivered during the first 8 months
of 2014; nor was there any industrial
space under construction at the end
of August 2014. Current Market
rents are below the level necessary
to make it financially feasible to
develop spec industrial buildings.
During the last three years the
only space constructed was for
space preleased to credit worthy industrial tenants. Sterling,
the development company for
the Southern California Logistic Airport properties, has been
reluctant to build industrial
buildings without any preleasing. The developer’s current
strategy is to design and develop buildings to satisfy the
needs of specific tenants.
During the first 8 months
of 2014, the Net Absorption
of industrial space in the High
Desert was 98,294 SF. Coldwell
Banker Commercial leased
the remainder of a 151,000
SF building on Caliente Road
in Hesperia as the tenant took an
additional 75,000 SF in the same
building. The City of Barstow ex-
perienced a 58,000 SF increase in
industrial demand through August
2014, while the City of Adelanto
experienced a 75,000 SF decline in industrial occupancy.
During that same period the
demand for industrial space in
the Town of Apple Valley was
essentially stable, while the
City of Victorville saw an increase of 17,000 SF. Over the
last 2 ¾ years, an average of
170,000 SF was absorbed per
year in the High Desert. This
reflects the relatively slow rate
of economic recovery since
the last recession.
There was 1,059,000 SF of
vacant industrial space in the
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Four Reasons Why It’s a Great Time to Invest in Real Estate
(DGIwire) - Interested in investing in real estate, but think the
opportunity is gone because home
sales have returned to almost normal levels? Think again. More than
six million homeowners are still in
default, according to the National
Association of Realtors. Another 12
million homeowners remain underwater, meaning they owe the bank
more than their home is worth—
which also means more homes will
be coming on the market.
The difference with today’s
distressed market as opposed to
that of a few years ago, during the
height of the recession, is all about
the answer to the question: “What
are the three most important factors
in real estate?” Answer: “Location,
location, location.” Instead of seeing
foreclosures and short sales across
the country, we’re seeing them in
pockets. The good news is that these
pockets are prime spots for vacation
homes or rental properties.
With this in mind, the website
Copyright-free content provided by DGIwire.
MoneyCrashers.com offers the following tips as to why now would be
a good time to invest in real estate:
1. The high volume of recent
foreclosures: Many former homeowners have been displaced due
to foreclosure, so there are a lot
more renters in the market, making
it optimal for investors to buy rental
propertieswithout the burden of the
mortgage payment.
2. People prefer houses to apartments: This creates a great opportunity
for real estate investors. Also, those
who have owned homes prior generally will makebetter tenantsbecause
they tend to treat rental homes as they
Market Watch: Industrial Update
Continued from page 15
High Desert as of the end of August
2014. The vacancy rate was 5.9%,
which was down 60 basis points
from yearend 2013. Most of the excess vacancy was in two cities. The
vacancy rate in the City of Hesperia
decreased to 15.5%. The 480,000
SF industrial floor area vacated by
Rubbermaid when it relocated to
SCLA accounts for 13.2 percentage
points of the vacancy rate. When this
one building is excluded the vacancy
rate in the City of Hesperia is only
2.3%. The vacancy rate for the City
of Barstow decreased from 20.3%
in 2012 to 8.1% in August 2014.
The vacancy rates in the three other
cities of the High Desert were low
ranging from 2.3% in the City of
Victorville to 3.6% in the Town of
Apple Valley. Quoted Rents have
risen slightly since the end of 2012.
This reflects a modest tightening of
the industrial market in the High
Desert. Actual rents are still below
the level required to support new
construction. When the demand for
industrial space begins to expand at a
significant and consistent basis there
should be a substantial increase in
the industrial rent levels throughout
the High Desert.
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are used to treating their own home.
3. Tenants often prefer private
landlords: Most people would prefer
to rent from a good private landlordas opposed to a property management company. For some, it is the
security of knowing that only the
landlord has the key to the home.
Others might feel that there is an
opportunity to eventually purchase
the home through a lease with option
to buy, or lease-purchase contract.
4. Prices are at a low: Considering that housing is generally our biggest expense, it might be worth considering relocating to an area where
a nice property can be obtained for
a reasonable price. Some of the best
places to buy are Arizona, Florida,
California, Michigan and Nevada.
As with any other investment or
business venture, it’s important to
know what the risks before taking
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Anthony C. Humpage, CEO of Legacy Education Alliance Inc., says, “The
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and are equipped with the proper focus.
We aim to provide would-be real estate
investors with the skills needed to profit
from this booming market.”
11 Critical Home Inspection
Traps to be Aware of Weeks Before
Listing Your Home for Sale
Victor Valley, CA - According to industry experts, there are over 33 physical
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home for sale.
Whether you own an old home or
a brand new one, there are a number of
things that can fall short of requirements
during a home inspection. If not identified
and dealt with, any of these 11 items could
cost you dearly in terms of repair. That’s
why it’s critical that you read this report
before you list your home. If you wait until
the building inspector flags these issues for
you, you will almost certainly experience
costly delays in the close of your home
sale or, worse, turn prospective buyers
away altogether. In most cases, you can
make a reasonable pre-inspection yourself
if you know what you’re looking for, and
knowing what you’re looking for can help
you prevent little problems from growing
into costly and unmanageable ones.
To help homesellers deal with this
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Stories & photos by Jasmine Kresh
Jasmine Kresh Runs for S.L. Board Helendale Yellow Jackets Win
Jasmine lives in Silver Lakes with
her mother and two sons.
boys and family pets in this area that is
still wholesome, and has a small town
feel. That is what she will work to maintain. Jasmine is active in the Helendale
School District, Helendale Chamber,
AYSO Soccer and the recreation committee. She is a current events writer
for three local newspapers.
Jasmine Kresh asks for your vote as
a director on the board. She has a strong
commitment to do what is right for everyone, and will listen to your concerns,
take action on your behalf and keep you
informed. She feels there needs to be
change, and whether you vote for her or
not, she would like to meet you, which
you can do at the candidate forums on
January 7, 7 p.m., at the clubhouse, and
on January 17th, 10 a.m., at the Lions
center. This is a great chance to ask
about any concerns and get your questions answered. As a reminder, please
vote on February 7.
A personal note from Jasmine:
An elderly gentlemen approached me outside the market, “I
know you, you’re running for the
board. I have a few questions.”
I said, “go ahead and ask,” so he
went on, “ I know you don’t golf, but
are you going to ignore the golfers if
you get on the board?”
I answered, “without the golf
course and lakes we’d be living in
Hinkley!” The golf course is what
makes this community and should
never be ignored, I assured him.
He then asked me what my
agenda was, and I told him I want
to keep everyone informed, and I
would listen to what they want for
their community. This neighborhood
belongs to all homeowners and each
has a right to know what is going
on. Many can’t make the meetings,
held at 7 pm on a weekday; they are
either at work, or with their families.
I’d like to find a better way to let
people know what’s going on than
just reading it in The Ledger, where
it is printed in small, faded type. I’ve
found that even using a magnifying
glass, you still cannot read it.
“Okay, I have one more question,” said the man. “What are you
going to do about the seniors out here
and the dues that keep increasing?” I
looked at him and told him that my
86 year old mother lives with me and
is on a Social Security She does not
want the dues to keep rising. I am
a single parent and I know a lot of
other hard-working families also do
not want their dues to go up.
He took a second, looked at me,
and then gave me a High Five. “You
have my vote!,” he said.
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She had always wanted to live in a
close-knit community, so she followed
that dream. She lives with her mom, two
Last year, the ACE girls softball
team win the CIF Championships,
putting Helendale on the sports map,
and now another team to brag about!
Over Thanksgiving break Helendale
AYSO U-10 Yellow Jackets won the
Apple Valey Turkey Shoot of 2014!
This was no small feat as the best
teams in the High Desert competed
to win the title. The three day event
was intense, and parents, friends and
families were there to support these
great kids and coaches.
On the last day, the playoff was
against Victorville, a year-round
team, while ours is only four months.
The game was tied one-to-one,
and even though both teams were
tired, they went to two extra periods,
and were still tied. The referee had
the head coaches pick 5 players for
penalty kicks to determine the win.
It was a nail-biter until the last
player from the Yellow Jacket kicked
the final shot and missed. The Victorville team was screaming with joy
until the referee stated it didn’t count
because he hadn’t blown the whistle,
giving Helendale another chance.
The referee blew the whistle and our
player scored the goal, giving the
Yellow Jackets the Championship. Every single parent ran into the
field screaming and hugging the
kids, all crying for joy, including the
coaches, said Coach Augie Espizona
with a big proud smile on his face.
Congrats to Silver Lakes Yellow Jackets! Armando Romero
#13,,Raymond Hernandez # 18,
Lydia Banuelos # 3, Erik Salinas
# 11, Zekiel Garcia # 21, Olivia
Benitez # 12, Brandon Gonzales #
20, Grant Heggenberger # 9, Trevor
Tobiasson # 2, Westin Forbes # 17,
Max Driffin # 16, Maddy Nichols # 4
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