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Local surgeons sentencing postponed

By Uriel Avendano
Times Editor Judge eyes law that may prohibit probation in grand theft case in this case are not only
offensive but shameful
as well. To attempt to
On Jan. 27., the sen- siding Judge Jeffrey Pre- There are no unusual ing memorandum filed ity bar. (...) He had first- now use his position as
tencing of local Palo vost to examine Penal circumstances in this by prosecuting County hand contact with the a factor for granting pro-
Verde Hospital surgeon Code section 1203.045, case where the defen- of Riverside District At- indigent patients that bation is unwarranted
Dr. Hossain Sahlolbei, which the prosecution dant (Sahlolbei) stole torney Michael Hestrin. were desperate for his and ridiculous.
who last October was argues prohibits a sen- nearly $500,000.00 from The amount of money care and the care of the For the defenses part,
found guilty of grand tence of probation. the District Hospital stolen by the defendant hospital due to the re- Dr. Sahlolbeis attorney,
theft in value exceeding The defenses earlier that served an indigent here is nearly five times mote location of the city Kenneth White of Brown
$200,000, has been post- motion for a new trial and remote communi- the amount of $100,000.00 of Blythe. His pure acts White & Osborn LLP, of-
poned in order for pre- was also denied. ty, states the sentenc- probation ineligibil- of selfishness and greed See surgeon/A2

A family affair Blythes

Rec-N-
Crew pays
Red River Farms has been raising animals,
crops in the Palo Verde Valley since 1950s
By Cathyleen Rice shows, kind of like a dog
it forward
Times Reporter show, and we had Cham- By Cathyleen Rice
Times Reporter

T
pion Simmental Bull at the
he Mullion family of Arizona National Livestock
Red River Farms has Show the first of the year. As a pillar in the com-
recently returned We just returned from ex- munity, the Rec-N-Crew
home after a long hibiting cattle in Denver at has facilitated and gen-
trip from Denver, Colo. the National Western Stock erated charitable funds
Exhibiting their cream of Show. For our first time, to the youth and busi-
the crop cattle at the Na- thats kind of the Super Bowl nesses of Blythe.
tional Western Stock Show, of cattle shows, we did quite Although working un-
the gang came home feeling well. We were well repre- der the umbrella of The
pretty good about their ac- sented and we did pretty Joe Wine Blythe Recre-
complishment. good. The best we did there... ation Center, the foun-
We take cattle to cattle See family/A4 dation continues to give
back and nurture the
Blythe and Palo Verde
Valley community.
History
In existence since
the mid to late 1950s,
The Blythe Recreation
Foundation was formed,
which would later en-
compass the Rec-N-
Crew, a non-profit or-
ganization, which was
formed to purchase ne-
cessities to improve the
Joe Wine Blythe Recre-
ation Center, as well as
provide the center with
supplies and equipment.
With the cost once
shared between the Palo
Verde Unified School
District and the City of
Blythe, subsequently, as
the years went by, the
city began to take over
funding and manage-
ment.
Having the city as the
main financial contribu-
tor at that time, six, paid,
full-time and one, part
time employees with
Photo Courtesy of Michael Mullion benefits were staffed
Meet the Mullions: (rom left to right) Jamey, Logan, Hayden, Madison and Michael. TOP RIGHT: XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX with a budget of $620,000.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX However, as the econ-
omy took a hit in 2008,
by 2009, funding for the
Rec. Dept., was cut to

One for the books: Ross Garretts historic ram hunt

the present budget of
$260,000 per year.
Yet, there are still
employees, three to be
By Uriel Avendano nabbed the Orocopia exact with salaries total-
Times Editor Mountains only legal ing $95,000 and the op-
desert bighorn this year. erational cut back sat at
Youll see us hunt- For Garrett, the sport $165,000.
ing during deer season, of hunting is rooted in Being that there is a
but when its not? Were the enduring family- shortage of money, when
the first ones out there name traditions handed fundraisers are held, the
protecting and preserv- down from one genera- money raised is then de-
ing that deer. We preserve tion to another. Having ducted from the opera-
what we hunt because grown up in the rural tional expense allotted
we have a respect for the northeastern part of to the Rec. Dept, which
animal were chasing. Blythe, Garretts kin- leaves the scheduled ac-
Ross Garrett ship to the hunt started tivities still short of nec-
at an early age.

I
essary funding.
took notes all Soon as I could get According to the 2016
through our my license, I got it and expense report, to fully
hunting trip, we started out like all support all programs
like I usually the kids around here do sponsored by the Rec.
do. Then I come back with dove season. Go Dept., the budget should
and put it all together through hunters safety, be between $310,000 to
what we ate that day, and then after that, $340,000 per year.
how we did our hikes, your first dove season, Therefore to help as-
who did what, notes recalled Garrett, now sist the Rec. Dept., in
Ross Garrett, the 2016 with two grown sons of Photo courtesy of the Garrett family raising funds and to help
California Department his own in Brandon and Blythe native Ross Garrett, the 2016 California Department of Fish & Wildlifes only ram tag with the youth and adult
of Fish & Wildlife ram Jake. From there you drawer for this year, traversed the nearby Orocopia Mountains with a team of hunting peers in programs of Blythe and
tag drawer who recently See hunt/A2 search of the prized Desert Big Horn ram, Jan. 8. See Rec-n-crew/A2