March 2023 - Issue #13
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OF THE HIGH DESERT
SENIORS, VETERANS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES
NORTH FIRST AVENUE BRIDGE PROJECT BEGINS With the January 26, 2023 groundbreaking ceremony held in the east ballroom of the Harvey House and a photo op near the existing bridge, the eighty-five million dollar North First Avenue bridge project in Barstow has officially, and finally, begun. It is funded by a combination of federal highway bridge funds, state Measure I funds (the half-cent added to our sales taxes for highway projects), and five million dollars the city received in a grant from Caltrans Section 190 Grade Separation Program. The Section 190 funds will be used for aesthetics, design elements and street lighting to match those of the nearby Harvey House. Continue on page 10
GOLDSTONE VISITOR CENTER Visiting the famous Harvey House Depot in Barstow, you can’t help but feel you are stepping back in time. Back to the “Golden Age” of railroad travel. For an out of this world experience, enter the lobby and go upstairs. Two large rooms on the second floor now house the NASA Goldstone Visitor Center. The Goldstone complex is located within the boundaries of Fort Irwin so visiting it is not easy. The visitor center makes it possible to learn about their mission, space travel, our solar system, and how we communicate with spacecraft. Continue on page 19
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Daylight Saving Time and Its Effect on Mental Health - Page 4 Railroad Date Nails - Page 6 Sterling Inn’s Don Barber Embraces 30 Years of Hope, Growth and Opportunity - Page 7 News 4 Veterans- Page 14
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