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Rehearsing his role as a prosecution attorney, Nick Robasse (center), 16, objects to a question posed to 15-year-old Yvonne Rojas (right front, seated) who keeps in character as a 31-year-old witness while fellow lawyer Alfredo Barcenas (left), 16, listens intently Friday.
Learning by trial
High school mock trial team to compete
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BARSTOW •  When the bell rings at the end of the day, the Barstow High School students who gather in Room 63 turn the classroom into a courtroom. Some students become witnesses to a crime. Others practice their roles as attorneys. Still... Full story
Costumes for a cause
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A group of kindergartners at Henderson Elementary School donned their Halloween costumes and “fed the pumpkin” Friday. Kids came to school, disguises ranging from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to witches and mummies, with canned and dry... Full story
Trick or Treat!
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From left: Cousins Lealofi Chanwong, 5, Jariah Leaofi, 4, and Samuelu Tomaeonu, 3,  inspect their candy and the Halloween decorations at a trick or treat event in the Norman Smith Student Services and Administration building at Barstow... Full story
The Kelso Depot will serve as the venue for the Mojave National Preserve's 15th anniversary celebration.
Mojave Preserve to celebrate 15th anniversary
Park offers free hikes, tours Saturday
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KELSO • October 31 may be a day of fun and dress up, but for conservationists and rangers at the Mojave National Preserve, Halloween is the anniversary of a day that changed the California desert forever. Fifteen years ago Saturday, U.S.... Full story
Staff Sgt. Henry Cortez helped grill up enough ‘California Q' ” a specialty of Dana Point-based barbecue caterers Two Guys Grilling •” to feed about 510 soldiers at Fort Irwin"s Sandy Basin Community Center Tuesday.
Fort BBQ shows appreciation to soldiers
Food gets a California twist
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FORT IRWIN • Most soldiers at Fort Irwin have tried or at least heard of regional barbecue styles like Texas or Memphis barbecue — but California barbecue? On Tuesday, hundreds of fort soldiers got their first taste of what David Biber,... Full story
After the parade ...
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City laborer Scotty Brown arranges barricades that were used during Saturday's Mardi Gras Parade at the city public works yard at 900 Avenue H on Monday afternoon. The Public Works Department spent the weekend and part of Monday cleaning up and... Full story
The Barstow High School Aztec Marching Band and Color Guard paraded down the street, kicking off the Barstow Kiwanis Club's 77th Annual Mardi Gras Parade Saturday night. The marching band was the honorary grand marshal this year.
Scenes from the Mardi Gras Parade
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And the winners are... Best use of theme: Henderson Elementary PTAPresident’s choice winner: Barstow & Route 66 Pageant FamilySweepstakes winner: Cameron Elementary SchoolCommercial1st place: Curves2nd place: Kim Harris Dance Studio3rd... Full story
Volunteer Michael Suplee helps Margaret Graessle, Desert Manna's AmeriCorp volunteer, build the shelter's float for the Mardi Gras Parade on Thursday.
AmeriCorp worker seeks to bring more volunteers to Desert Manna
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BARSTOW • Margaret Graessle loves people and is no stranger to helping them. As a Christian missionary, the Newberry Springs resident traveled to India three times, and has helped Hurricane Katrina victims. But as an AmeriCorp volunteer,... Full story
Luis Gutierrez, 10, blows out candles on the Barstow Boys and Girls Club's birthday cake during an open house on Thursday night.
Barstow Boys and Girls Club celebrates 10th birthday
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BARSTOW • The Boys and Girls Club of Barstow held its “Lights on After School” open house Thursday night, but it may as well have been a 10th birthday party. The club was decorated with streamers and posters, children were playing... Full story
Harvest season is here
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Six-year-old Felysitee Beattie resists twitching her nose as Rachel Hill (left), a parent and health clerk at Skyline Elementary School, puts the finishing touches of cat eyebrow whiskers on the first-grader. The Skyline community celebrated its... Full story
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