Archive for January 13th, 2010
Holtville Carrot Festival Event Dates Are Changed
The Holtville Chamber of Commerce said this week that the dates for this year’s Carrot Festival have been revised. The Carrot Festival will start Friday, Jan. 29th instead of Feb. 6th with the Carrot Festival Queen Coronation, Citizen of the Year award and State of the City speech. It will be held at the I.V. Swiss Club on Worthington Road. Saturday, Jan. 30th the Holtville Athletic Club will rejoin the Carrot Festival lineup with its 19th Annual Rib Cook-Off at Samaha Field. There [...]
Three Arrested In Brawley On Stolen Property Charges
By Chris Furguson Three young men were arrested in Brawley for possession of stolen property and resisting a peace officer after a vehicle check in the city on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. The suspects, Brian Perez, 19, Jorge Ibarra, 18, and Jose Saldana, 18, all of El Centro, were caught after a vehicle check in an alley north of the 1000 block of Main Street, said Cmdr. Brett Houser The vehicle, a Kia Spectra, had been reported stolen from El Centro earlier that day. A vehicle check at [...]
CBP Stops 50 Gaming Birds Being Smuggled into Mexico
Only 34 of the Birds Found Alive SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers performing outbound operations Monday at the San Ysidro port of entry stopped a pickup truck heading south on Interstate 5 with 50 birds restrained and hidden in the bed of the truck. When authorities were able to remove the 46 roosters and 4 hens from their tightly packed compartment, 16 of the birds from the bottom of the compartment were dead. At about 10:15 a.m., CBP officers pulled aside [...]
AMERICAN RED CROSS AIDS VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI
AMERICAN RED CROSS AIDS VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI Accepting Monetary Donations for Relief Efforts SAN DIEGO, January 13, 2010 — On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused widespread damage on the island of Haiti, especially in the capital city of Port au Prince. Aftershocks continue to shake the island. As with most earthquakes, we expect to see an immediate need for food, water, temporary shelter, medical services and emotional support. The American Red [...]
Tackling Disabilities Flag Football Event
By Jorge Villalobos Flag Football, food and fun was the name of the game at the El Centro Regional Medical's "Tackling Disabilities," event. The event which at first hosted "Tackling Autism," evolved to take on a wider scope of disabilities, to raise money for the ECRMC Foundation. Which in turn will buy new equipment and prepare a better staff to take on today's ailments. "We chose a cause, a cause that was near and dear to some ECRMC employees," explained Mary Dinely, [...]
