By Staff Reports (Victor Valley)–The Inland Empire Women’s Business Center at Cal State San Bernardino will host a three-part workshop on Wednesday, June 15, Tuesday, June 21, and Wednesday, June 29 to help business owners establish their accounting system using…
Category: Barstow
Barstow’s population was 21,119 at the 2000 census. Barstow is located 55 miles (89 km) north of San Bernardino.
Barstow is a major transportation center for the Inland Empire Metropolitan Area. Several major highways including Interstate 15 and Interstate 40 converge in the city. It is the site of a large rail classification yard, belonging to the BNSF Railway. The Union Pacific Railroad also runs through town on trackage rights on BNSF’s main line to Daggett 10 miles (16 km) east, where it heads to Salt Lake City, then the BNSF heads to Chicago. It is about 62 miles (100 km) to Baker, California and 111 miles (179 km) to Primm, Nevada.
Barstow is home to Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow and is the closest city to Fort Irwin Military Reservation.
Celebrate A Safe Summer At Summer Swimfest!
By Staff Reports (Victor Valley)–Families are invited for a free morning of fun and water safety related activities. In light of the recent drownings and submersions within San Bernardino County, First 5 San Bernardino invites families learn and participate in…
Don Yoder Picked As New Chief Of Police For Victorville.
By Nikki Garrett Metzger High Desert Daily (Victorville) – San Bernardino County Sheriff Rod Hoops was on hand at the Victorville City Council meeting Tuesday night to introduce the new Chief of Police for Victorville, Don Yoder. Soon-to-be Captain Don…
Knight’s Successful Week Protecting Our Children And Military; Volunteers With Records Not Welcome In Our Classrooms.
By Staff Reports (Victor Valley)–This was a successful week for legislation authored by Assemblyman Steve Knight (R-Antelope Valley) who argued the merits of two measures that ultimately passed the Assembly with bi-partisan support. One would allow schools to have enforcement…
Victor Valley Chamber Foundation Thanks All Who Participated
By Staff Reports (Victor Valley)–The Victor Valley Chamber Foundation would like to thank the readers that participated in 2010-2011 Foundation Reading Programs. The Dr. Gerard Brown Read to Me Program participated at Green Tree East Elementary School this year, with…
Amtrak California Ridership And Revenue Off The Charts
By Staff Reports (Victor Valley)–California motorists left the highways in record numbers over the past 12 months to ride two of California’s highly successful intercity passenger rail corridors, Caltrans announced today. Led by the San Joaquin corridor, which serves the…
Supervisors Approve Agreement To Build Barstow Lenwood Bridge
By Staff Reports (Victor Valley)– Construction of a critical bridge over railroad tracks in Barstow took another step forward today when the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement among the County, the City of Barstow and the…
San Bernardino Drowning Prevention Network
By Staff Reports (Victor Valley)–In light of the recent drownings and submersions within San Bernardino County, First 5 San Bernardino along with San Bernardino Drowning Prevention Network (SBDPN), and Safe Kids Inland Empire remind families about the importance of water…
George Runner Calls For Debt Sale To Help Close Budget Gap
By Staff Reports (Victor Valley)– Board of Equalization Member Senator George Runner today called upon the Governor and legislative leaders to consider selling off a portion of the billions of dollars in debt owed the State of California to help…
County Of San Bernardino Museum Calendar Update
By Staff Reports (Victor Valley)–The San Bernardino County Museum has recently announced some updates to some upcoming events. For more information visit http://www.sbcounty.gov/. June 8: Reading Discoveries book discussion, “What’s The Matter with California” by Jack Cashill, 7:30pm. Free. June…