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Excelsior students receive iPads: Excelsior Charter School eighth-grader Robert Lucas, left, sets up his new iPad with the help of his mother, Joanna Lucas, Thursday. The Barstow campus distributed 21 iPads to eighth-graders, who will use the technology to complete math assignments, ... Full story

Spell it Out: Skyline North Elementary School sixth-grader Jalique Francis introduces herself to the crowd gathered Monday at First Baptist Church for the Barstow Unified School District Spelling Bee. This week’s competition will narrow down finalists for th... Full story

Barstow resident Wilma Ford celebrates 100: Centenarian still plays bridge, drives a car; By PETER DAY, special to the Desert Dispatch; BARSTOW • Last Sunday wasn’t just any day. Officially in Barstow, it was “Wilma Ford Day” in honor of resident Wilma Ford who turned 100 years old. A day earlier, the centenarian received a city proclamation from Mayor Joe Gom... Full story

Barstow woman walks for first time in 10 years: Terri Medina lost both legs due to diabetes, but fought to walk with the help of prosthetics; By PETER DAY, special to the Desert Dispatch; BARSTOW • Before coming to Rimrock Villa Convalescent Hospital last summer, Terri Medina spent her days sitting idly in a wheelchair. But today the 50-year-old former mortgage loan professional is doing something she hasn’t done in a deca... Full story

Come rain or shine: Barstow High School juniors Michel Isaacson, left, and Joy Franey, center, take cover under freshman Chris Whybrews’ umbrella, right, while waiting to get on the bus after school Monday. The rain was expected to clear up Monday night with the r... Full story

100 days of kindergarten: Parent volunteer Tina Grant, left, watches kindergartners, from left to right, Xander Mason, Francesca Garcia, Serenity Salkeid, and Johnnie Hernandez, string 100 pieces of cereal to create necklaces in celebration of their first 100 days of school a... Full story

Break a leg: Choreographer, Paul Peterson, right, teaches several aspiring actors for the Barstow Community College’s spring play, “A Thirst for Life, a vampire musical, a routine at the college Thursday night. Auditions and call backs for the play w... Full story

And the nominees are ...: The 31st Annual Community Recognition Awards will be held at the Cora Harper Community Center, 841 Barstow Road, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Jan. 28. Social hour will start at 5 p.m. The giving of awards and dinner will start at 6:30 p.m. The nomine... Full story

A day to remember: Letha Hemphill, left, and her daughter, Tayha Hemphill, second to left, sing “Unveiling my Story” while president of the Art and Industrial Women’s and Men’s Club, Mary Hailey, second to right, and Vice President Liz Hil... Full story

All That Jazz: Barstow High School junior Brandon Langford plays the tenor saxophone with the Barstow Community College Jazz Ambassadors group during Friday night’s “Evening of Dinner and Jazz” at Rosita’s Restaurant. The event was organized... Full story

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