Archive for January, 2010
Hot Rods & Beer To Host First Annual Music Festival in Holtville
By Luke Phillips After a slight hiccup, Holtville's first annual Music Festival will take place this Saturday at Hot Rods & Beer as part of the Carrot Festival. Hot Rods & Beer, owned by John Prock, has been operating in Holtville on a Conditional Use Permit since opening last July. Since the permit restricts several of the activities planned for the music festival, the city determined that Mr. Prock would need to obtain a special license from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Department to hold the event, which would also have to be approved by city officials. The Holtville Planning [...]
Holtville Mulls Over New Trash Services Contract
By Luke Phillips The Holtville City Council is asking for more information before deciding on the future of the city's trash disposal contract. The city's 7-year contract with Allied Waste Services expires in April of this year. The city has the option of negotiating a new contract exclusively with Allied Waste Services, or of preparing a Request for Proposals and putting the contract out to bid. At a meeting Monday, Jan. 25, the council voted 4-1, with council member David Bradshaw dissenting, to table the matter of Holtville's trash contract after council member Bianca Padilla said [...]
Graffiti Requires An Active Approach & Get Off Your Knees
At the end of december, I considered my resolutions carefully. At the end, a resolution to not hold back my feelings concerning this column space was appropriate for the direction I plan on going. So, without further adieu... With plenty of talk being devoted to the “Downtown” area of Brawley in the past few years, I’m not seeing a whole lot done. Sure, five events a year at Brawley’s Plaza Park organized by the Brawley Main Street Association is nice, and I can’t say I don’t enjoy myself at them. However, do those events really raise awareness of the downtown area at this [...]
California Police Activities League Visits Imperial County
One of the best run and most successful programs in the State of California was the host for a visit by the California Police Activities League and it’s Executive Director Gregg Wilson this week. After a lunch with the active PAL’s from Imperial County, Gregg Wilson and his staff met with Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and District 1 - Calexico Representative Louis Fuentes at the PAL office in Calexico. “We are impressed with the amount of commitment and dedication shown by the Board of Directors and the Athletic Director Carmen Estrada…”said Gregg Wilson. “The success is [...]
Holtville Sheriff’s Have Some Special Visitors
Sheriff's Office Has a Heart for Community The Holtville station of the Imperial County Sheriff's Department is making a great effort to become a vital part of the community of Holtville. On Wednesday, Sgt. Erro and his deputies pulled out all the stops to make a wonderful presentation to the children at Miss Betty's Preschool. The children were welcomed by the staff and Deputy Benavidez took them on a tour of the building to give them an idea of how the office operates. They were then escorted to the parking lot where there was a great deal of excitement. Sgt. Erro and Deputies [...]
El Centro Parks and Recreation Department to Receive Award
El Centro, CA – The City of El Centro Parks and Recreation Department was notified recently that they have been chosen to receive the 2009 California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS) Award of Excellence for the category of Agency Showcase for their summer brochure. The awards raise awareness for work well done among cities and communities throughout the state of California. Kristie Riester, Director of Parks and Recreation stated “Our department is so excited to receive this award! We feel honored that we were selected from many cities that have also been doing great things [...]
Honda Begins Operation of New Solar Hydrogen Station
TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Honda today began operation of a next generation solar hydrogen station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, Inc., intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight refill of fuel cell electric vehicles. Designed as a single, integrated unit to fit in the user’s garage, Honda’s next generation Solar Hydrogen Station reduces the size of the system, while producing enough hydrogen (0.5kg) via an 8-hour overnight fill for daily commuting (10,000 miles per [...]
New iPhone App Helps Residents Report Issues on the Go
New iPhone App Helps Residents Report Issues on the Go and Tap Into Government Around the Clock PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Potholes that need filling, barking dogs that need quieting, and graffiti that needs removing are now an iPhone tap away in dozens of cities and counties with today’s launch of the GORequest for the iPhone app by Government Outreach, Inc. “Cities of every size told us they wanted to give their residents the same iPhone convenience that only a few big cities have offered” iPhone users simply open the app, select an [...]
Royal Apollo Online Casino Now Accepting US Players
LARNACA, Cyprus--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One of the leading online casinos in the industry, Royal Apollo, has announced that it is now accepting players from the United States. This comes following a growing need to offer top quality online gambling entertainment to US players in a safe and secure gaming environment. US players should be able to find an excellent variety of bonuses to attract them to the Rival Gaming powered Royal Apollo online casino, starting with the $1,200 welcome bonus that is spread over the player’s first ten [...]
First Commercial Scale SunCatcher Solar Plant Unveiled
Only four months after breaking ground, Tessera Solar and Stirling Energy Systems (SES) recently showcased the highly anticipated Maricopa Solar power plant, which is the first commercial project for the SunCatcher concentrating solar power (CSP) technology. “The opening of Maricopa Solar is a significant milestone for our companies and for the solar industry,” said Bob Lukefahr, Tessera Solar North America CEO. “Maricopa Solar represents a genuine breakthrough in solar energy and demonstrates that Stirling dish solar power is now ready for commercial deployment in the US and around [...]
