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🌱 What VVTA’s new Hesperia-based COO could mean for your bus ride
Spotted on the Hesperia calendar: Shadow Ridge Senior Breakfast
Greetings Hesperia! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What VVTA's new Hesperia-based COO could mean for your bus ride
- Late-night Hesperia street robbery leaves investigators searching for four attackers
- Three High Desert crashes in hours leave Hesperia and neighbors grieving
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 101 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 104, low: 71.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 100 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Esteban Rodriguez now chief operating officer of Victor Valley Transit (mercedsunstar.com) — Hesperia's own Victor Valley Transit Authority has named veteran transit leader Esteban Rodriguez as its new chief operating officer, overseeing daily operations and future planning. With decades of Southern California transit experience, he's expected to focus on safety, reliability, and expanding accessible bus service across the High Desert communities VVTA serves. 
2. Man Attacked And Robbed By Four Men In Hesperia (vvng.com) — A man walking along Danbury Avenue near I Avenue in Hesperia was attacked late Saturday night by four men, one reportedly armed with a pistol, who stole his wallet and phone. Deputies are still investigating the robbery, and no suspect descriptions or arrest information have been released yet, so residents should stay alert in the area.
3. Three overnight crashes claim lives in Victorville, Hesperia, Adelanto (mercedsunstar.com) — One person from Hesperia died after a motorcycle and car collided at Seventh Avenue and Farmington Street, part of a tragic series of three fatal crashes in Hesperia, Victorville and Adelanto. Separate wrecks also killed a pedestrian from Apple Valley and a Victorville pickup driver, with alcohol suspected in the Victorville crash as investigations continue.
4. Suspect sought in Victorville wreck that claimed lives of two teen girls (vvdailypress.com) — A Hesperia teen, 16-year-old Isabell Hill, was killed alongside her best friend in a suspected street-racing crash in Victorville, and investigators are still searching for the alleged hit-and-run driver. CHP says 50-year-old Terry Lamar "Capone" Easter fled the fiery scene, leaving behind an injured child passenger, and now faces a $1 million arrest warrant as officers ask the public for tips.
📸 Around Hesperia
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hesperia
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- Shadow Ridge Senior Breakfast
Hesperia Community Day Shadow Ridge School, 15776 Main St #5, Hesperia, CA 92345, USA
7:30 am - Sultana Girls Tennis (Home) vs Adelanto
Hesperia Community Day Hesperia, CA 92345
3:00 pm - Hesperia HS-JV Football, Home vs Jurupa Hills HS
Hesperia Community Day Hesperia High School, 9898 Maple Ave, Hesperia, CA 92345, USA
3:15 pm - Back to School Night for Pinon Hills Elementary School
Snowline Joint Unified Piñon Hills Elementary School, 878 Mono Rd, Piñon Hills, CA 923
5:00 pm - Sultana Volleyball (Home) vs Barstow
Hesperia Community Day Hesperia, CA 92345
5:15 pm - Sultana Girls Tennis (Home) vs Barstow
Hesperia Community Day Hesperia, CA 92345
3:00 pm - Hesperia HS-JV/Varsity Girls Tennis, Home vs. Victor Valley HS
Hesperia Community Day Hesperia High School, 9898 Maple Ave, Hesperia, CA 92345, USA
3:15 pm - Cypress Back to School Night
Cypress School of the Arts Hesperia, CA 92345
5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
📣 Hesperia Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- HS Volleyball (AWAY - University Prep)
Victor Valley Union High School District VICTORVILLE, CA 92395
4:00 pm - HS Girls Volleyball v Lakeview
University Preparatory School GYM
5:30 pm - Shadow Ridge Senior Breakfast
Hollyvale Elementary Shadow Ridge School, 15776 Main St #5, Hesperia, CA 92345, USA
7:30 am - Back to School Night
Victor Valley Union High School District VICTORVILLE, CA 92395
5:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sheila had her puppies!
For those who are following along... ACD - Blue Heeler Mama dog (now named Sheila), was found on July 26th at the Starbucks off the 15 freeway and… (Nextdoor South Hesperia) - FREE DOG haircut !!!
Who's going to let me do this to their dog for free (Nextdoor Hesperia Rd)
- Victor Valley Community College posted a job opening for Part Time Faculty, Notary Public (Non-Credit) in Victorville. Apply here.
- SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist (Bilingual Spanish) in Apple Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hesperia here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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