Brawley

DAN BYERLY Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Glen Abbey Memorial Park and Mortuary at 3838 Bonita Road in Bonita for Dan Byerly, 82, of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, who died June 11 in his home. Mr. Byerly was born March 12, 1919. He served with honors as a pilot and landing signal officer for the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married his first wife, Merle Oliver, in 1942. She died in 1987. They had lived in the Imperial Valley until 1983, when they moved to Lake Havasu City, Ariz.

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BRAWLEY - Residents will soon see the arrival of some new businesses in the city, as Kotori Japanese Food restaurant, Starbucks Coffee Company and an additional Family Dollar Store prepare to open their doors in Brawley. “It has been exciting to see some construction commence on Highway 86 and we are expecting Starbucks here shortly, along with Fred Loya Insurance,” City Manager Rosanna Moore said during a City Council meeting Tuesday. Along with the emergence of Starbucks near the entrance of Brawley on Highway 86, the restaurant Kotori Japanese Food is slated to open its business in the Vons shopping center, adjacent to Donut Plus, Moore said.

The Brawley Bypass opened to motorists about 1:45 p.m. this afternoon, according to the California Department of Transportation. The new bypass will relieve area traffic congestion and improve the flow of international goods between California and Mexico by providing an alternate route for commercial trucks and motorists around Brawley, according to a press release from the state agency. “This project not only reduces commercial truck congestion on Brawley's streets, it also completes a critical link in the transportation corridor that moves goods to Los Angeles and the rest of the nation,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.

The Brawley Union High football team will be having a dinner and awards ceremony at 6 p.m. Monday at the American Legion Hall in Brawley. Dinner for parents is $7 at the door.

First Baptist Church of Brawley will have a fundraiser yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church, at the corner of Highway 86 and Legion Road. — VICKY MAGANA vmagana@ivpressonline.com

Power has been restored in Brawley. About 1,600 Imperial Irrigation District customers lost power earlier today, and the IID Energy Department reported on its Web site's outage tracker that power has been restored about 3 p.m. The cause of the outage earlier this afternoon is not known at this time.  

BRAWLEY - Six runs in the bottom of the third inning is all the Brawley Union High baseball team needed to beat La Jolla High, 7-1, in the CIF-San Diego Section Division II play-in game here Tuesday. The win advances the No. 6 Wildcats into the double-elimination tournament and eliminates the No. 11 Vikings for the second year in a row. They fell to Brawley, 6-0, last year. The home team advances to face No. 3 Madison High at 3:30 today in San Diego. “Today was a big win,” said Brawley catcher C.J. Perez, 18. “La Jolla is a really good team and they beat us twice in the season.” The Wildcats had previously lost to the Vikings, 1-0, and, 5-2, both times in tournaments.

BRAWLEY - The City Council here unanimously approved a newly drafted balanced budget for fiscal year 2013-2014 during Tuesday night's council meeting. Considering several proposed changes and two capital projects, the city reached a balanced budget for the next fiscal year, with a total recommended budget projected at about $61.6 million, according the city staff report. “I commend staff and the city manager for all their hard work in putting together a balanced budget before this council,” Councilman Don Campbell said during the meeting.

I want to bring to your attention the excellence of our local hospital - Pioneers Memorial of Brawley. My wife had a sudden and dramatic stoppage of circulation to her left arm. The limb became black and pulseless. The emergency service at Brawley was superb and following recovery of circulation she was transferred to her normal hospital service at Desert Regional in Palm Springs. Over the past 10 years I have been responsible for sending emergency cases, U.S., Canadian and European visitors for emergency care to Pioneers Hospital and without exception they all have received superb treatment with excellent results.

Brawley resident Fernando Elenin Garcia, 20, will stand trial on two counts of arson in Brawley, an Imperial County Superior Court judge determined Tuesday. Arrested less than a month ago, Garcia underwent his preliminary examination Tuesday morning at the Imperial County jail court. Superior Court Judge Donal Donnelly made the final decision in the case, deciding that it is plausible, based on the direct and substantial evidence, that Garcia may have committed the two counts of arson and further motioned his case to be decided through a trial court.

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BRAWLEY - The Brawley Union High softball team ended its season here Tuesday after suffering a 1-0 loss to Mission Bay High. Both teams were competing against each other in the play-in round that leads into the CIF San Diego Section Division III playoffs. The game lasted just over an hour. “Savannah had a great game, we just didn't get the hits” said Brawley assistant coach Jeff Wise. “We had a great season. We overachieved over where people thought we would be (this season)

BRAWLEY - In an effort to prepare for real-life offensives, the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit operated a limited-scale raid in an abandoned housing project here late Monday evening. It was the unit's first time operating a raid in the area, which Capt. Ted Vickers said was a unique change of pace. “This kind of gets us out of our comfort zone,” Vickers said. “This gives us the perfect opportunity to come to a place that the Marines have never seen before and the ability to go into houses like this and have an area where we can actually land helicopters is great.

Healthcare Lead Clinical Lab Scientist in Brawley, CA.  Direct & lead disease related studies. Research.  Req: Bach in Med. Tech & 5 Years Exp. & CA CLS License Eligible. Mail resume to: Silvia Salazar, HR Generalist Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District , 207 W. Legion Road Brawley, CA 92227

When is the city of Brawley going to complete Wildcat and Panno streets? I see people walking and using motorized wheel chairs on Highway 86 and on Legion Road. Pretty unsafe! Just wondering, since the city of Brawley is now proposing a new plan for a comprehensive bike and walkway system connecting residential neighborhoods with parks, schools and future businesses? Is this a joke? How about connecting the streets to start with? Where will the funds come from? Also, I see Cattle Call Park just had another street and parking makeover.