Around Town: Another one bites the dust
By Pat Orr Apple Valley ReviewI have now either “retired” or chased out-of-state five or six pastors in my adult life. The latest, Frank “Butch” Fahnestock, announced recently he is retiring this July...
View ArticleFrom a cage to Colorado Boulevard
Editor’s note: Granite Hills High School senior Jungwha “Sophia” Park recently won a San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools contest for an essay she wrote. Park was one of many eligible...
View ArticleQ&A with Patricia Johnson: Shooting straight
Local gun enthusiast Patricia Johnson was born in Torrance and grew up around the beach cities. She worked various jobs such as a production assistant at what was then UPN 13, an assistant at an...
View ArticleFeeding the needy one pet dish at a time
Pantry at AV animal shelter offers pet food to low-income familiesBY AMY ZILLNER APPLE VALLEY REVIEWWhat began as a Girl Scout project for one local 12-year-old turned into a effort to give back to...
View ArticleArrest logs for May 28, 2013
Editor’s note: Due to space restraints, arrest logs for May 9 to 15 were not included in the May 21 edition of the Apple Valley Review. Those logs are printed here. We apologize for the...
View ArticleAround Town: Remembering
By Pat Orr Apple Valley ReviewMonday was Memorial Day — a day, sadly, when more Americans think about barbecue than they think about sacrifice.More than a dozen cities and towns claim they were the...
View ArticleOp-ed: Obama’s mounting articles of impeachment
By Daniel B. Jeffs For the Apple Valley Review It’s already obvious that the Sept. 11 anniversary Benghazi, Libya terrorist attack costing the lives of our ambassador and three security personnel was...
View ArticleGunner's mates roll it up
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin Wray Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Joseph Janelle, left, from Apple Valley, and Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Brittany Grace, from Livermore, roll...
View ArticleHometown talent to adorn Civic Center stage
From Staff ReportsLess than a month after the “Concerts in the Courtyard” series ends, Apple Valley residents will have live music throughout the summer right around the corner.The seventh annual...
View ArticleQ&A with Chad Sipes: Rockin’ the little shop
Apple Valley resident Chad Sipes was born in 1962 and raised in Ontario. He graduated from Chaffey High School in 1980.Sipes said he discovered the wonderful world of fantastic film probably around 5...
View ArticleChest compressions for the record
By Davida Siwisa James Apple Valley ReviewLast Wednesday, an American Medical Response team had a simple goal: set a record for the most people trained in chest compression-only CPR in one day.That...
View ArticleArrest logs for June 4, 2013
All names listed are residents of Apple Valley, and all suspected crimes were committed in San Bernardino County unless otherwise stated, as reported by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleAround Town: Local cops shoot birdies for fun
By Pat Orr Apple Valley ReviewThis headline is only marginally false. The cops playing in the Apple Valley Police Activities League Golf Tourney on Monday will be having fun. Whether there will be any...
View ArticleOptimists honor, appreciate Apple Valley students
From Staff ReportsThe Optimist Club of Apple Valley recently honored several students at the club’s annual Youth Appreciation Program.“This is my favorite event of the year because this is not a...
View ArticleFahnestock prepares to step down from the pulpit
BY AMY ZILLNER APPLE VALLEY REVIEWOne local pastor is readying his final sermon before he moves from the pulpit to the pews.On June 9, longtime Apple Valley resident Dr. Frank “Butch” Fahnestock, the...
View ArticleRockin’ the park
DAVID PARDO, APPLE VALLEY REVIEWLatin Express perform during the first Sunset Concert of the series’ season at Apple Valley’s Civic Center Park. Concerts will continue through August on Thursday...
View ArticleArrest logs for July 2, 2013
All names listed are residents of Apple Valley, and all suspected crimes were committed in San Bernardino County unless otherwise stated, as reported by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleAround Town: Union got your goat — call for a vote
By Pat Orr Apple Valley ReviewOn my way in to Wal-Mart last week, I asked the petition gatherer at the door how things were going. He said he was told they had gotten enough signatures in the first few...
View ArticleYucca Loma Elementary goes down the rabbit hole
By Davida Siwisa James Apple Valley ReviewYucca Loma Elementary School’s first summer school session wrapped up with the Red Queen, Mad Hatter, Alice, teachers and students.The school hosted a closing...
View ArticleAV celebrates Independence Day
By Martial Haprov EDITORMusic, food, fireworks and fun will be the name of the game on Thursday as the town of Apple Valley presents its annual Freedom Festival.In celebration of 237th Independence Day...
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