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MerryChristmas Full

A music and light display this Christmas at the Olson residece at 8508 Sugar Pine Court in Southlake.

on! Michael Batelaan Courier Holiday Christmas tidings come with the full moon this December. December’s moon reaches peak size on Christmas Day, at 3:11 a.m. PST, according to Fred Espenak, an eclipse and moon expert with NASA's Space Flight Center, as reported by weather.com. It marks the first full moon on Christmas Day since 1977; two events won't align again until 2034. The timing of this year's Christmas orb means the fullest nighttime moon might be best viewed on Christmas Eve throughout the U.S. Each December's full moon - the last of the year - gets the nickname the Full Long Night's Moon or the Full Cold Moon, in honor of the month's dark, cold nights, according to the Farmer's Almanac. It can also be called the Moon Before Yule, Space.com notes. Each full moon throughout the year has its own moniker, typically dating back to Native American tribes, according to Space.com. These traditional names were later applied to the month in which the moons occur. The name Full Long Night is particularly apt because of the moon's position in the sky relative to Earth and the sun, the website continued: In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice marks the time in which the sun appears lowest in the sky. Full moons and lore often go hand in hand; whether this year's lunar calendar spells good luck or bad for Santa and his reindeer remains to be seen.

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weather Friday high 42° Cold with clouds Friday low 24° Patchy clouds Saturday high 46° Cold with sun Saturday low 26° Clear and cold Sunday high 53° High clouds and sun Sunday low 23° Cloudy and cold Accuweather.com

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178 Fellow Travelers

Review traffic issues Rod Middleworth Courier Travels Recently the "178 Fellow Travelers" met to discuss improvements on the Canyon Highway 178. Attending was Nicolas Esquivel, CE, a Traffic Engineer with Caltrans. As previously reported, this committee was formed to initiate improvements and awareness of safety issues in the Canyon. This meeting of the

steering committee discussed important data and statistics that have been obtained from a variety of sources concerning accidents along 178 from the mouth of the canyon to near China Gardens. Because of the formation of this committee Caltrans has sent their representative to go over our concerns and to look at safety suggestions made by the committee, such as modifying signage, installing road-side safety devices and proper and legal turn-outs. A ten foot map showing the Canyon 178 in its entirety was brought to the committee meeting for study by Nicolas Esquivel. The committee agreed that a copy of this map given to us will be of great assistance in finding trouble spots and safety issues on the road. Visits by 178 Fellow Travelers to community agencies and groups to explain our mission and advise folks about special

safety efforts that drivers should make have commenced and in the new year the public will see a burst of efforts in this safety education program. The Fellow Travelers group has the primary goal of making Highway 178 in the canyon safer. Their focus is on section 8 which runs from the mouth of the canyon to China Gardens. They have sought help from elected officials, and from law enforcement as well as from state agencies. They are concerned with the signing and marking of turnouts and what constitutes a legal turnout: proper signing and adequate length; with people crossing double yellow lines, slow drivers not using turnouts, overhanging rocks and other geological issues. Program chairpersons who would like to have a presentation please contact Don Morrison at 760376-3950.

Wayfarers Pictured from left to right are part of the Fellow Travelers of Highway 178 steering committee, Vicki Middleworth, Vera Anderson, Nicolas Esquivel (Caltrans Supervisor), Erie Johnson, Don Morrison, and Ernie Anderson examining the 10 foot Kern Canyon road map. Special to the Courier

Open burning begins Tyler Townsend, KCFD Courier 4-1-1 Due to increased humidities, higher fuel moistures, and the increased availability of fire protection resources, open burning within the State Responsibility Area began at 8 a.m. on December 21. Residents wishing to burn MUST verify that it is a permissive burn day prior to burning by contacting Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District AND their local Kern County Fire Station. Pile Burning Requirements ■ Obtain a Hazard Reduction Burn Permit from your local KCFD Station. ■ Only dry, natural vegetation such as leaves and tree trimmings may be burned. ■ The burning of trash, painted wood or other debris is not allowed. ■ Do NOT burn on windy days. ■ Piles should be no larger than four feet in diameter and

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water data: Monday 12 p.m. Storage, Isabella Reservoir 30,599 acre-feet 2015 Reservoir peak 47,666 acre-feet Pool maximum 568,075 acre-feet Pool safety limit 360,000 acre-feet Upper Kern Inflow 140 cfs* Lower Kern Outflow 153 cfs Borel Canal Outflow 0 cfs (stopped) Data from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cfs=cubic feet per second 1 cu.ft. = 7.48 U.S. gallons 1 ac.ft.= 325,851 U.S. gal. *(5-hr average Kernville)

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■ KRV Collaborative December 24 There is no Kern River Valley Collaborative meeting the month of December. It will resume in January. Call 760-379-2556 or go to KRVFRC.org for more information.

■ Children's Christmas Cantata December 24 On Christmas Eve at 5 p.m., The Christmas Story will be read followed by a Children's Christmas Cantata at Kernville First Baptist Church. The church is located at 46 Valley View Drive, Kernville. Come join in. ■ Kernville Chamber general meeting, December 28 The Kernville Chamber of Commerce's General Membership meeting is open to the public and occurs the 4th Monday of every month at the Chamber office in Kernville 3 to 4:30 p.m.. A mixer at a local business will usually follow. ■ Whiskey Flat Kickoff dinner January 2 Come and help kick-off the Whiskey Flat festivities and enjoy a BBQ Dinner, live music, and more. $25 per person and reservations are required. 5 p.m. is social hour, dinner at 6 p.m. Call the Kernville Chamber at 760-376-2629 to R.S.V.P.

Regular activities Fridays

■ Noon - 1 p.m., M - F, Senior Nutrition, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-5831. ■ 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.,TOPS #2293 weight loss group, Veterans Hall, Lake Isabella. 760-417-2272. ■ 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Alzheimers Respite Group, Veterans Hall, Lake Isabella. 661-393-8871. ■ 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., TOPS weight loss group, Mt.View Church, Lake Isabella. 760-378-3935. ■ 1 p.m., Happy Hookers crochet club, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-6335. ■ 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (3rd Fri.) Valley Caregiver Resource Center caregiver support at CCS, 2731 Nugget Ave. Lake Isabella. 661-821-1626.

Saturdays

■ 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Farmer’s Market, Lakeshore Lodge, Wofford Heights. ■ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Kern River Hatchery Free. 14415 Sierra Way Kernville. 760-376-2846 ■ 3 p.m. (1st Sat.), Havilah Historical Society, Havilah Schoolhouse. 760-379-2636. ■ 5-7 p.m. Dinner. (2nd & 4th Sat. - Karaoke @ 7 p.m.) Eagles Lodge, open to public, Mt. Mesa. 760379-3394 ■ 7 - 10 p.m. (1st Sat.), Dam Dancers square dancing, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. ■ 6:30 p.m. (1st Sat.) KV Gem & Minerals Club MGM Jewelry & Loan, 6749 Wofford Blvd.,, Wofford Heights. 760-376-3600.

Sundays

■ 9 a.m. to noon - VFW Breakfast, public welcome. 2811 Nugget, Lake Isabella. 760-379-3877. ■ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Kern River Hatchery Free. 14415 Sierra Way Kernville. 760-376-2846.

Mondays

■ Noon - 1 p.m., M - F, Senior Nutrition, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-583. ■ 1 p.m. (3rd Mon.), Kern Valley Democratic Club, Lakeridge Mobile Home Pk. Clubhouse, Lake Isabella. ■ 1 p.m., Line dance classes, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-0043. ■ 3 p.m. (2nd Mon.-Board/4th Mon.-Member ship), Kernville Chamber. 760-376-2629. ■ 6 - 9 p.m., KRV Community Orchestra, Cerro Coso College, Lake Isabella. 760-376-4461. ■ 6:30 - 8 p.m., Boy Scout Troup 690, 1st Baptist Church, Lake Isabella. 760-812-7082. ■ 6 p.m. (3rd Mon.), KRV Art Assoc., Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-2844. Dark July/August.

Tuesdays

■ Noon - 1 p.m., M - F, Senior Nutrition, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-5831. ■ 9 a.m., Yoga Practice Group, Kernville Methodist Church. 909-753-9043. ■ 10 a.m. (2nd Tue.), Kern Valley Garden Group. 760-379-1129. ■ 10 a.m. - noon; 1p.m.- 3 p.m. Kern County Department of Public Health Immunization Clinic 7050 Lake Isabella Blvd, Lake Isabella. 877-818-4787 ■ 10:30a.m., Armour of God Narcotics Anonymous, College Community Services, 2731 Nuggett Ave., L.I. ■ Noon to 2 p.m. No cost craft class, Faith Community Church. Call 760-812-0755. ■ 2 p.m. KRV Cemetery District. (2nd Tue. every other month). Public invited. 760-376-2189. ■ 6 p.m. (2nd Tue.), Lake Isabella-Bodfish Property Owners, Senior Center, Lake Isabella 760-379-5552. ■ 6:30 p.m., (2nd Tue.) Epilepsy Support Group, Bakersfield. 760-376-1606 or 760-258-5272. ■ 7 p.m., (4th Tue.), KRV Historical Society, Senior Center, Lake Isabella.

Wednesdays

■ Noon - 1 p.m., M - F, Senior Nutrition, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-5831. ■ 9:30 -11:30 a.m. (1st & 3rd Wed.), Dam Quilters, senior apts., Lake Isabella. 760-223-0762.

■ Appointments at Veterans Services January 4 The Kern County Veterans Service Department is pleased to announce that, beginning January 4, 2016, it will be expanding its appointment hours. The office is located at 1120 Golden State Ave, near M Street in Bakersfield. Clients can call 661-868-7300 or 866-218-5367 to schedule an appointment or to get more information. ■ Cerro Coso College January 4 The College will reopen. Most offices are open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Fridays. Spring semester classes officially start on Saturday, January 16, 2016 for online classes and Tuesday, January 19, 2016 for on campus classes. Register early for best class selection. ■ Little League January 6 The first registration night for Little League will be held Wednesday, Jan. 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Pizza Barn for players ages 4 to 16. Early registration fee is $75 per player. New players will need to bring a copy of their birth certificate and a copy of a parent/guardian ID. Players may also sign up at any of the ongoing month-

■ 9:30 a.m., TOPS weight loss group, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 661-867-2579. ■ 10:00 a.m., T.A.P. Thought and Perception, Tank Park, Lake Isabella. 760-378-3304. ■ 10:30a.m., Armour of God Narcotics Anonymous, College Community Services, 2731 Nuggett Ave., Lake Isabella. ■ Noon (2nd Wed.) KRV Chamber of Commerce, Moose Lodge, Lake Isabella. 760-379-5236. ■ 12:30 p.m., Bridge Club, VFW Lake Isabella. 760-376-3138. ■ 1 - 2:30 p.m., Grief Support Group, Optimal Hospice, 6504-E Lake Isabella Blvd. ■ 6 p.m. (1st Wed.), American Legion Riders Post 711 VFW Hall, 2811 Nugget Lake Isabella. ■ 6 p.m. (3rd Wed.), American Legion and Auxiliary Post 711Veterans/Senior Hall Lake Isabella. Post 711 VFW Hall, 2811 Nugget Lake Isabella. ■ 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., Senior Dance, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. Live band. ■ 7 p.m., Elks Lodge, 2nd and 4th, except holidays,Wofford Blvd., Wofford Hts. ■ 7 p.m., Al-Anon, Christ's Fellowship Church, Wofford Hts. 760-223-3050 or 760-379-7312 ■ 7 p.m. (3rd Wed.), Fish & Game Habitat Club, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-9114.

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■ 9 a.m. - noon First and Third Thursdays, Kern County Veteran's Services County complex, 7050 Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella 661-868-7300. ■ 8:30 and 10 a.m., Mediyoga, Lake Isabella Senior Center. ■ 9 a.m., Yoga Practice Group, Kernville Methodist Church. 909-753-9043. ■ 9 a.m. - noon, Thursday Painters, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-5329. ■ 9:30 a.m., (3rd Thu.), Fire Safe Council, Supervisor’s office, County Bldg., Lake Isabella. ■ 10:30a.m., Armour of God Narcotics Anonymous, College Community Services, 2731 Nuggett Ave., LI ■ 12:30 p.m., Bridge Club, VFW Lake Isabella. 760-376-3138. ■10:30 a.m. Toddler Story Time, Lake Isabella Library, 7054 Lake Isabella Blvd. 760-549-2083. ■ 11:45 a.m. (4th Thu.), KRV Women’s Club meeting, Elks Lodge. ■ Noon - 1 p.m., M - F, Senior Nutrition, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-5831 ■ Noon, Exchange Club, Paradise Cove. ■ 3:30 - 5 p.m. (4th Thu.), Kern River Valley Collaborative, Veterans Hall, Rm. 1., Lake Isabella. 760-379-2556, ext. 601. ■ 5 - 7 p.m., VFW Taco Thursday, open to public. 760379-3877. ■ 4-6 p.m. (3rd Thu.), Republican Assembly of the Kern River Valley, 6075 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella. 760-378-3695 or 760-376-1462. ■ 6 p.m., Rotary Club, KRV Elks Lodge, Wofford Heights. 760-376-2844. ■ 6 p.m., Weight Watchers, Highland Chapel 5301 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella. Weigh-in 5:30 p.m. ■ 7 p.m. (45h Thurs.) KRV Gun Assc. Jan - Oct. Kernville Chamber, KRVGAnews@gmail.com ■ 6:30 p.m., Sweet Adelines, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. New members welcome. ■ 7 p.m., (3rd Thu.), Kern Valley Astronomy Club, Museum, Kernville. 760-376-1291.

ly players clinics. ■ Prayer Breakfast January 7 The Salvation Army invites the community to join them in prayer for our community, the State and our Nation at Nelda's in Lake Isabella at 7 a.m. All members of the Kern River Valley community are welcome to come and join them in prayer. Please arrive early so as not interrupt prayer in progress. Breakfast is optional. For more information call 760-379-4600. ■ Teen Advisory Board Meeting January 8 4 to 5 p.m. at the Kern River Valley Branch Library in Lake Isabella. These meetings are geared for the 6th through 12th graders. Come one, come all to brainstorm together and share your ideas for activities to do! Call DanniLee Taylor at 760-549-2083 for more information. ■ Emergency food giveaway January 9 CAPK and Rotary KRV added another day of food distribution from 9 to 11 a.m. in the back Senior Center parking lot in Lake Isabella. Each person can pick up boxes based on how many in the family (unlike the USDA Commodities Distribution). The forms to bring food to someone else will not work on this special drought distribution due to different funding source, different rules. See RotaryKRVfood on Facebook for updated information. ■ Red Cross First Aid, CPR Classes January 9 Dean Ott of KRV CERT will be teaching the American Red Cross First Aid and CPR and AED classes on from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The classes will be held at the First Baptist Church 3701 Suhre Street in Lake Isabella and are $35. Participants will get a Red Cross Card for each class attended. Please call Tom Klein at 661-333-0265 to pre-register for each class. ■ Basic Community Emergency Response Team Classes January 16, 23 and 30 The scope of this course includes: Disaster Preparedness, Fire Safety and Hazardous Materials, Disaster Medical Operations, Light Search and Rescue, CERT and the Incident Command System, Disaster Psychology, and Terrorism. The Classes will be held at the First Baptist Church, 3701 Suhre Street in Lake Isabella from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The classes will be held on Saturday, January 16, 23, and 30. This is a 20 hour program and participants must attend all sessions to receive a certificate. The class is free including the student manual. Upon completion anyone wishing to join CERT are welcome. To register please call Tom Klein at 661-333-0265. ■ Kern River Valley Little League January 17 Free Softball Clinic. The coaches of the KRVLL are putting on a once-a-month softball clinic for local little league age softball players who were registered for the 2015 season or will be registering for the upcoming 2016 season. Clinic will be held the 3rd Sunday of each month at 1 p.m. at Randall field in Kernville. Any softball player from t-ball and up who would like to improve their fundamentals is welcome! T-ball aged kids level can be boys as well as girls. ■ Kernville Chamber general meeting, January 28 The Kernville Chamber of Commerce's General Membership meeting is open to the public and occurs the 4th Monday of every month at the Chamber office in Kernville 3 to 4:30 p.m.. A mixer at a local business will usually follow.

AA Meetings

■ If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. Meetings daily; Kernville, Lake Isabella, Wofford Heights. Call Alcoholics Anonymous 760-379-4112.

Bingo Guide

■ Saturday, noon, South Fork Women’s Club, 6488 Fay Ranch Road., Weldon ■ Sunday, 11 a.m., Moose Lodge, 6732 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella. ■ Wednesday, 1 p.m., Senior Center, 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella. This information is submitted to the Courier by the groups listed.

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Memories of Christmas Rod Middleworth Courier Columnist

Editors Note: In the Courier December 18 issue Salome's Stars posted last week, Taurus had the year for "possible changes" as 2011. It should read 2016. King Features apologizes for the error.

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Additional students qualify for diplomas The passage of the California High School Exit Exam, the CAHSEE, as a graduation requirement has been suspended by Governor Jerry Brown. Beginning January 4, 2016, when Kern High School District school sites reopen after Christmas recess, students from 2003-2004 to the present, who have met all other graduation requirements but have not passed the CAHSEE, may pick up a diploma from their last high school of attendance. A picture ID will be required. Students may contact their school site, or the Kern High School District Office for additional information at 661-327-3100.

Cerro Coso Closed for Winter Recess All offices and classrooms at all Cerro Coso Community College campuses will be closed for winter recess from Thursday, December 24, 2015 through Sunday, January 3, 2016. Online registration will be available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day through the College website: cerrocoso.edu. The spring schedule of classes is also available online. The College will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2016. Most offices are open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Fridays. Spring semester classes officially start on Saturday, January 16, 2016 for online classes and Tuesday, January 19, 2016 for on campus classes.

Veterans Services now offering appointments The Kern County Veterans Service Department is pleased to announce that, beginning January 4, 2016, it will be expanding its appointment hours. Veterans will now be able to schedule an appointment to see a Veterans Service Representative. Appointments will be available Monday through Thursday, morning and afternoon, and Friday mornings. The primary goal of expanding the appointment hours is to reduce wait times for clients. The office hopes this will improve the overall experience for veterans and their families when applying for benefits the veteran has earned as a result of his or her honorable military service. The department can help veterans apply for many federal and state benefits including compensation for service-connected disabilities, pension for war-era veterans (to include pension with aid and attendance), residency in a California Veterans Home, issuance of military records and awards, just to name a few. The office is located at 1120 Golden State Ave, near M Street in Bakersfield. Clients can call 661-868-7300 or 866-218-5367 to schedule an appointment.

Rotary KRV becomes a breakfast club Beginning Friday, January 8, 2016, the Rotary Club of Kern River Valley becomes a breakfast club, meeting at 7 a.m. the first 4 Fridays each month at Kernville's Ewing's on the Kern where it was formed in 1962. As the world's first service club organization, Rotary began as an idea 111 years ago. Locally, the Rotary Club of Kern River Valley holds a car show the first Saturday in May, hosts a food trailer during Whiskey Flat Days plus fundraisers throughout the year. Rotary makes small grants to needy causes in the Kern River Valley focusing on the youth and projects to combat hunger in the Kern River Valley, like its Potato Gleaning project and Community Action Partnership of Kern to distribute food to lower income Kern Valley residents. This November, Rotary KRV revived the pancake breakfast raising money for KRV Toys for Tots and the Family Resource Center's "Be An Angel" program. For more, go to RotaryKRV.org and FACEBOOK.com/groups/RotaryKRV/.

Red Cross, Community Emergency Response Team Dean Ott of KRV CERT will be teaching the American Red Cross First Aid and CPR and AED classes on January 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The classes are $35 and participants will get a Red Cross Card for each class attended. The KRV CERT class will teach the participant how to prepare for all kinds of disasters. As we all know, all the First Responders; fire department, law enforcement, and ambulance companies, will be overwhelmed within the first 5 minutes of a major disaster. It is up to each individual and family to be prepared and be able to take care of themselves for at least 3 days. The CERT Program will teach the participants how to do this. The scope of this course includes: Disaster Preparedness, Fire Safety and Hazardous Materials, Disaster Medical Operations, Light Search and Rescue, CERT and the Incident Command System, Disaster Psychology, and Terrorism. The CERT classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The classes will be held on Saturday, January 16, 23, and 30. This program is a 20 hour program and participates much attend all sessions to receive a certificate. The class is free including the student's manual. Upon completing the class anyone wishing to join the local CERT group are welcome to join.

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Christmas has always had a special meaning from the time I can first remember until today and beyond. My first touch with Christmas was Middleworth when I was 5 years old. I don't remember much from that time except for Christmas. My dad and mom had divorced, my mom taking my brother and my dad taking me. Taking me meant moving to Miami Beach with him and I don't remember much except for one day. The brilliant white sand beach there looked like snow. My dad had bought a tiny tree, maybe 2 feet high, which he stuck in the sand and it sat there with one Christmas ornament. I know there was a present involved but I don't know what it was, but I do remember the beach because it was like snow. As time passed my dad realized he was not prepared to take care of a 5 year old. So I went to live with his mom and dad, my gramma and grandpa, and Christmas took on an even stronger meaning. Each year gramma and gramps and I took a trek through real snow to find a tree and we would always look for and find "the perfect one". The best part was I got to pick the tree and help decorate it. We had friends over, gramma would play the piano and we

would all sing Christmas Carols. I learned "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by heart and gramma would have me recite it in front of our friends. I was a ham! After 9 wonderful years, gramps passed away and gramma and I moved to a beach house which was three houses from my dad. It was there on the porch of our bungalow that we placed a store bought evergreen tree which I helped decorate to the sound of crashing surf. In a later year I met my wife and I especially remember our first Christmas. We were living in a trailer and did not have a lot of room (or money) and had bought a tiny tree which we placed on a table. My Christmas present to my wife was a yellow stuffed dog with a silver bell in his ear and she bought me a hammer! I still have that hammer in my workshop; unfortunately the stuffed dog got old and ragged and was put to rest! In later years Christmas took on even sweeter memories. In the background of all the Christmas celebrations has been church and the reason for Christmas. This year we will celebrate the Christmas season with our children, our grand-children and our greatgrand-children along with a host of friends and relatives. As this column is typed, we can hear on the radio Carols and beautiful Christmas music. We would like to take this time to wish you all a happy and significant holiday season! Wofford Heights resident Rod Middleworth is a retired security manager for Pacific Bell.

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Deadlines Christmas Holiday: December 25 issue Deadline: Noon Friday, December 18. New Years Holiday: January 1 issue Deadline: Noon Wednesday, December 23.

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Birth of Jesus

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. 8

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby,

keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” 13

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14 “ lory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” 15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” 16

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So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby,

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1. Which two of the four Gospels do not mention the birth of Christ? Matthew, Mark, Luke, John 2. 2 Corinthians 5:17 and Galatians 2:20 are among the verses to focus on what in a new year? Blessings, Moving forward, Grace, Church attendance 3. From Matthew 1:20-21, who told Joseph (in a dream) the Baby's name was to be Jesus? Angel, Mary, Innkeeper, The Magi 4. Which book proclaims the first day of the new year is for resting and a memorial sounding the trumpet? Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers 5. Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the ... of God? Likeness, Approval, Glory, Redemption 6. In which month of the religious calendar did the new year begin in the Bible? 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th Answers:

What Child Is This? Dan Schlensker, Courier Columnist The popular Christmas carol, "What Child Is This?" asks a profoundly important question! The angels, who startled those shepherds on the hillSchlensker sides outside Bethlehem that night, spelled it out precisely: "today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:11). That designation of "Christ" is the New Testament equivalent of "Messiah," the Savior promised and predicted for centuries by the prophets! Those Hebrew shepherds should have known exactly Who it was they were going to visit. When God took upon Himself human flesh and became a man, though, He needed a name to identify Himself and distinguish Himself from other men. As we celebrate Christmas, we commemorate exactly that: God taking on human flesh and manifesting Himself in the form of a man. And the name, which He took for Himself in human form, the name that answers the question "What Child Is This?" was "Jesus," which literally means Savior. Like the angel of the Lord told Joseph in that dream recorded in Matthew 1:21, "you shall call His name Jesus, for it is

Dan Schlensker is pastor of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church Lake Isabella.

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■ First Baptist Church of Kernville 46 Valley View Drive, Kernville. Sunday 10:00 a.m. 760-376-6403 ■ Kernville United Methodist Church 251 Big Blue Rd., Kernville. Sunday’s 9:30 a.m. 760-376-2751 ■ Prince of Peace Lutheran Fellowship 44 Big Blue Road, Kernville. Sunday School 9 a.m., Service 10:30 a.m. 760-417-2014 ■ St. Peter’s Anglican Church 11876 Sierra Way, Kernville. Sunday 10:00 a.m. 760-376-6362 ■ St. Sherrian’s Episcopal Church At Kernville United Methodist Church. Sunday 11 a.m

He who will save His people from their sins." Thus that name portrays the reason for which God took on human flesh and fully became a man. The mission, for which the Son of God, Jesus, was sent to this earth, was to pay the eternally damning penalty price for the rebelliousness and disobedience of all mankind - all the way back to Adam's and Eve's rebellion in the Garden of Eden. The fact is, that in the court of a just, almighty God, human sin demands human punishment. What's more, that sacrificial human would have to be perfect and sinless, like the Old Testament sacrificial lambs - perfect without spot or blemish. Otherwise the sacrificial Lamb-Man would be paying for his own sins. Since, according to the Preacher in Ecclesiastes 7:20, "there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins," God had to do it Himself. So, God took on human form in order to have a perfect, sinless human body to offer as a sacrificial payment for the sins of the world. That's why Christians get so excited at Christmas time! They see not just a cute baby in a manger, but they perceive the One, Who would eventually end up on a cross, giving His very life for the sins of the world … just like His name said: Savior.

■ Faith Community North Campus 20 W. Panorama, Wofford Hts. Sunday Service 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. 760-376-6719 ■ New Life Assembly of God 25 Arden Av., Wofford Hts. Sunday 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.760-376-6402 ■ St. Jude Catholic Church 86 Nellie Dent Dr., Wofford Heights. Sun, 8 a.m. & 10 a.m., Sat. 4 p.m. 760-376-2416 ■ Calvary Chapel 125 Sycamore Drive, Wofford Hts. Sunday 10 a.m. and Wed. 6:30 p.m.760-376-8789 ■ Christ Fellowship 80 Evans Road, Wofford Hts. Sun. 10:30 a.m. Lake Isabella/Bodfish

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■ First Baptist Church of Lake Isabella 3701 Suhre, Lake Isabella. Sunday 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. School 9:45 a.m. 760-379-5615 ■ Landmark Missionary Baptist Church 2741 Mountain View Rd, Lake Isabella. Sunday 9:45 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. 760-379-5640 ■ Mt. View Southern Baptist Church 2959 Erskine Creek Rd, Lake Isabella. Sun. 9:00, 11:15 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. 760-379-4296 ■ Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall 1911 Edith Ave., Lake Isabella. 760-379-8672 ■ Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (LCMS) 377 Highway 155, Lake Isabella. Services Sunday 11 a.m. 760-379-2343 ■ Kern Valley Bible Church 3920 Golden Spur, Lake Isabella. Sunday 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. 760-379-5482 ■ Church of the Nazarene 2931 Erskine Creek Rd., Lake Isabella. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. 760-379-2062

■ Highland Chapel United Methodist 5301 Lake Isabella Bl., Lake Isabella. Sunday School & Worship 10:30 a.m. 760-379-2120 ■ Lake Isabella Church of Christ 3711 Golden Spur, Lake Isabella. Services 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wed. 6 p.m. Bible Study Sun. 10 a.m. ■ Kern River Valley Seventh Day Adventist 3801 Golden Spur, Lake Isabella. Saturday Service 9:30 a.m. 760-379-3206 ■ Kern Valley Pentecostal LightHouse 3730 Wagon Wheel Dr., Lake Isabella. Sunday School 9:45 Services 10:45 a.m., and 5 p.m. Wednesday 6 p.m. 760-379-5819 ■ Salvation Army The local national affiliate Mon. 9 a.m.-1p.m. 6105 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella. 760-379-5100. ■ SGI - USA Buddhist Lotus Sutra based discussion and meetings Call 379-6162 for dates and times. ■ Church of Christ Mt. Mesa 6400 Dogwood Av., Mt. Mesa. Sunday 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. 760-379-4792 ■ Church of Jesus Christ/Latter Day Saints 6400 Park Av., Mt. Mesa. Sunday 10:00 a.m. 760-379-2904 ■ Grace Chapel 12312 Mt. Mesa Rd., Mt. Mesa. Sunday 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. 760-379-4093 ■ Christian Assembly 12424 Mountain Mesa Rd., Mt. Mesa. Sunday 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. 760-379-6377 ■ Victory Tabernacle (United Pentecostal) 4324 Birch, Mt. Mesa. Sunday 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. 7 p.m. Wednesday 760-549-3186

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■ Kern Christian Church “The River” 14900 Hwy 178, Southlake. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 760-378-3780 ■ Faith Community South Campus 16475 Hwy 178, Southlake. Sunday morning 9 a.m., 760-376-6719 ■ Weldon United Methodist Church 20021 Hwy. 178, Weldon. Sunday 8:30 a.m. 760-378-2321 ■ Weldon Baptist Church 20674 Highway 178, Weldon. Sunday 10 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. 760-378-4964. To include your place of worship, send the information to us by e-mail, mail or in person (our address is on page 2).

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Costumed movie goers with their light sabers in tow battled the cold at The Reel Cinema in Wofford Heights Thursday night for the premier showing of “Star Wars The Force Awakens.” ‘Storm Troopers’ will be those venturing out later in the week as temperatures drop into the 30’s and rain and snow is in forecast. Bailey Stewart Special to the Courier

The‘force’ descends on theater Pam Stewart Courier Sighting More than 100 Star Wars fans lined up on the red carpet outside of The Reel Cinema in Wofford Heights on Thursday, Dec. 17 for the premier of "Star Wars, Episode VII: the Force Awakens," which was sold out by Dec. 1. Josh Graham, Jason Foster and Derek Williams were the first in line, waiting close to six hours for the 7 p.m. show. Why? "Its tradition," said the 20something-year-old Graham. But how can it be tradition when he

wasn't even born when the first three movies premiered? Graham explained, "My father was in line for all of the first three films. I'm carrying on his legacy." Costumed children held mock battles with toy light sabers while waiting in line with their excited parents, eager to share their own childhood experiences in a galaxy far, far away. Reel Cinema will continue to show "Star Wars, Episode VII: the Force Awakens" through mid-January. The opening weekend drew close to 700 movie-goers, according to Taylor Goins, theater manager.

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PICKS OF THE WEEK “Sicario” (R) The drug wars along the U.S.-Mexico border are a hazy, morally ambiguous nightmare where doing The Right Thing is never what it appears. Emily Blunt stars as FBI Agent Kate Marcy, an upright investigator who sees firsthand some of the worst carnage wrought by the ruthless drug cartels. She's called into a secretive assignment by a swaggering operative from another agency (Josh Brolin), and tossed into the heart of darkness along with a shady "adviser" claiming to be a former Colombian prosecutor (Benicio Del Toro). It's memorable and unsettling, which is good. Director Dennis Villanueve packs such tension into every frame, all of it tied to the twisting maze the audience follows through Blunt's performance. It's thrilling and intense, but not exactly a joy ride of go-get-'em cops vs. crooks. “The Walk” (PG) - Twin Towers were ruining the distinctive skyline, a mercurial Frenchman saw the WTC and dreamed a big dream. Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) had a circus-y background in Europe, but put on his biggest show in New York when he walked a tight-rope between the iconic skyscrapers. The movie quickly covers Petit's background, before getting to the planning and execution of the walk. At first, you may think, "Guy walks across a wire, that's a whole movie?"

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Well, the whole thing was quite illegal and required heist-style planning and infiltration to accomplish, complete with a ragtag band of specialists and amateurs. The movie really does pick up right around the central stunt, as Robert Zemeckis knows how to stretch and get every ounce of wonder out of a pivotal moment. "Scout's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse" (R) - Three teenage boys are unprepared when they have to come of age and save their skins due to a zombie outbreak hitting their small California town. While on a camping trip, Ben and Carter (Tye Sheridan and Logan Miller) decide to finally ditch the Scouts -- and their dorky friend Augie (Joey Morgan) -so they can go to a party and try to be like the other teens. Too bad everybody's turned into zombies when they get back to town, and they have to horror-comedy their way to safety with help from a waitress from the local strip club (Sarah Dumont). It doesn't do much to revitalize the overdone zombie-comedy field, but it tries. © 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Bodfish Bob’s Mini cheese mix Halve 1 pound seedless grapes, and place evenly into small foil petitfour cups. Add a small chunk of Reggiano Parmigiano (12 ounces total) to each cup. Bodfish Bob’s Crabmeat cup Distribute 1/2 pound jumbo lump crabmeat evenly into 30 mini crispy (or phyllo) shells. Add 1/2 teaspoon (1/4 cup total) lemon mayonnaise to each shell; garnish with avocado and a watercress sprig. Bodfish Bob’s Spice on a stick Combine 30 tail-on, peeled, deveined shrimp; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 1 tablespoon honey; salt; and pepper. Thread

Bodfish Bob’s Chicken adobo Season 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken cutlets (pounded thin and cut into 1- x 3-inch strips) with salt and pepper. Thread onto skewers and brush with sauce from a can of chipotle chiles in adobo sauce; cook each side 2 minutes on an oiled grill pan. Bodfish Bob’s Steak and salad Preheat oven to 450°. Rub 1 (2pound) beef tenderloin with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Roast 25 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 140° (medium-rare). Let stand 20 minutes; thinly slice. Combine 1/4 cup mayonnaise and 1/4 cup horseradish in small bowl. Slice 1 baguette diagonally into 30 slices. Spread each piece with mayonnaise mixture; top with beef and a fresh pea shoot. Visit Bodfish Bob on the Internet at www.bodfishbob.com or email him at bodfishbob@hotmail.com.

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Winter road closures and snow-play opportunities on the forest USFS Courier 4-1-1 Forest Service officials have implemented a seasonal road closure for high elevation areas of the Sequoia National Forest due to the recent and anticipated storm activity. Most Forest Service administered roads on the Hume Lake and Western Divide Ranger Districts are now closed for public safety and resource protection. Highway 180 between the Hume Lake cutoff and Cedar Grove was closed early this year because of the Rough Fire. Tulare County closed the roads leading into Balch Park and Mountain Home, along with the Western Divide Highway and Parker Pass. Visitors coming to spend some time in the snow covered mountains need to be prepared for winter conditions. Tire chains are required near the 5,000 foot elevation on most roads during the winter months, and will be required at lower elevations during snow storms. On the Hume Lake Ranger District, Quail Flat and Big Meadow winter trailheads are both accessed off the Generals Highway. Take a right turn past the Big Stump Entrance Station on Highway 180 to access these sites. Both provide safe parking, restrooms, and trash services. Big Meadow Road is open for tracked over-snow vehicles from the winter trailhead to Big Meadow Campground, Unit 5. Roads nearby, also open to tracked over-snow vehicles, are Woodward Road (FS 14S18) and Rock Road (FS 14S14). The area to the south of Big Meadow Road, includ-

ing the Jennie Lakes Wilderness is open to foot traffic and snow-play. Along the Generals Highway, between Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, overnight lodging is available at Montecito Lake Resort montecitosequoia.com . This resort operates under a special use permit with the U.S. Forest Service and offers over twenty miles of groomed crosscountry ski trails in the Giant Sequoia National Monument. Along the Kings River, Camp 4 ½ Rental Cabin, Camp 4 and Green Cabin Flat campgrounds are open year-round with access from Pine Flat Lake. Sequoia National Forest visitors are encouraged to travel with vehicles and equipment that are suitable for driving in winter mountain weather. Caltrans recommends all vehicles carry snow chains when traveling during snowy weather. Please visit caltrans.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/wntrdriv.h tm for more winter driving tips. The surrounding backcountry attracts skiers and snowshoers during the winter months. Please travel prepared for cold weather by bringing along extra winter clothing, flash-light with fresh batteries, food, and water. Above Porterville, on the Western Divide Ranger District, snow seekers will find a snow play area near Quaking Aspen Campground on Highway 190. Portable bathrooms are located in the parking lot of the Ponderosa Lodge for the public use. Wishon Campground is open year-round for camping, reserve your spot by calling 1-877-444-6777 or find on the World Wide Web at recreation.gov

CDFW completes wildlife action plan Carol Singleton, CDFW Courier Outdoors After a multi-year effort involving conservation groups, agencies, tribes, private landowners and other stakeholders, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has completed the 2015 State Wildlife Action Plan Update. The action plan is now under review by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and should receive final approval in February 2016. "The State Wildlife Action Plan is a vital planning tool for resource conservation managers and land managers across the state," said CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham. "This revision will ensure the plan contains the most up-to-date and scientifically-sound information on the status of California's wildlife." The action plan identifies and prioritizes at-risk species and habitats, and provides conservation strategies to help protect and conserve these species. The plan is not a regulatory document. Rather, it is meant to build consensus and collaboration by identifying best management practices for conserving the state's most vulnerable wildlife species. Once the action plan is approved, it will open up millions of dollars in federal grant funding for programs that benefit at-risk species such as the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, coho salmon and others. "The revision process mirrored our department's core values of collaboration, transparency and public participation," said Bonham. "We worked closely with partner agencies, nonprofit groups and the public to ensure every effort was made to provide updates along the way and solicit feedback." As mandated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, CDFW revises the State Wildlife Action Plan every 10 years. The

action plan focuses on a regional approach to conservation, one that takes into consideration the complexity inherent to every unique ecosystem. In addition to the conservation strategies addressed for each ecosystem, the plan also contains companion plans to address key overarching issues such as agriculture, energy development, landuse planning and water management. In a separate but related action, CDFW and the Bureau of Land Management today signed an agreement highlighting the use of innovative wildlife conservation tools on public lands managed by the BLM in California. These tools provide for actions on public lands that improve wildlife habitat conditions and better align California and federal conservation goals. The agreement recognizes that the 15 million acres of BLM lands in California are critically important for sensitive species. The agencies have agreed to cooperatively identify public lands where more lasting wildlife conservation would meet mutual goals. As such, the agreement will accelerate and facilitate delivery of conservation efforts highlighted in the State Wildlife Action Plan and at the same time provide for addressing threats and stressors in a targeted way. California is home to 197 mammal species, 433 species of birds, 84 reptiles, 67 species of freshwater fish and 5,047 native plants. It has more species than any other state. However, population growth, increased development, water management conflicts, invasive species and climate change are putting tremendous stress on these natural resources. For more information on the State Wildlife Action Plan, visit dfg.ca.gov/SWAP/

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Winter time crappie a challenge Matt Freeman Courier Columnist Lake Isabella is known for its crappie. On a good year, during the spring in places the shore is lined up with fisherman Freeman going after these tasty pan fish. Honestly crappie fishing is absolutely a blast when you can find the fish and they are willing to bite. Typically however, in most areas once the spring spawn is done the crappie are not really targeted much by fisherman in most lakes, including Lake Isabella. They go deep in the summer and can be hard to find, and in the fall they school up and come shallow to feed. If you can find them then, you will catch as many as you can handle and often they are the bigger ones that usually stay deep. The most challenging times to catch crappie are the dog days of summer and the dead of winter. However there is an advantage this winter in our lake: low water. Crappie are a structure oriented species most times of the year. In the winter they school up and go deep, venturing from structure typically to feed. What many don't know though is that crappie actually bite well in the winter time, it's all about finding them. First you need a boat, secondly good electronics and you have to know how to read them. In our lake there are a lot of boul-

der fields and stumps as well as full grown submerged trees, the crappie will key in on this structure in the winter if it is in the right spot. Search areas with structure, vary water depth and take the time to find them; that is what it takes. Look deep first, for structure and for large concentrations of baitfish. If you can find a place where the structure is abundant and there are suspended schools of shad, you are in the money. After that it is just a matter of finding where the fish are hanging out at any given time. Crappie are pretty easy to find on a sonar if you know what to look for and are able to differentiate between bait balls and shad schools and crappie schools. Often crappie will school up under a large concentration of baitfish and slowly pick at them, especially if the baitfish are themselves keying in on the underwater structure. Find the structure, find the bait, then find the crappie, in that order. In this lake you have a decent chance at hooking a big bass or catfish too! Once you find where the crappie are holding, fish live minnows deep or use small jigging spoons. Kastmasters, Little Cleo's, Daredevil's, even larger crappie jigs work well. It takes some patience to find fish willing to bite, but once you do, it's game on! Bring the cold weather gear, you are gonna freeze, but it can be worth it! Matt Freeman is a local resident, businessman and outdoorsman and can be reached at cooltuna12@yahoo.com or 760-223-0880.

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POOL DOCTOR Swimming Pool Service Office: 760-379-6259 4613 Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella Adjacent to Kirkham's Hardware

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Onyx - 2bd/1ba remodeled triplex, new appl, fenced yd., no smoking, trash pd, pets considered, bus stop across street, $550/mo. Special w/1 yr lease Call 760-220-8787 ____________________________ South Lake - Studio - $500/mo + sec. dep., inclds utilities except cable. (951) 236-2866 ____________________________ Wofford Heights - 3bd/2ba, 2 car gar., patio/deck, very private w/lake & mtn. views, $1,150/mo lease, pets on approval, no smoking, shown by appt. 760-301-2855 ____________________________ Kernville - 2bd/1ba in quiet neighborhood. $700/mo + dep. & utilities. No pets. (760) 379-7318 ____________________________ Wofford Heights - large, clean 1/bd apt, new paint & carpet, no pets, no smoking, $450/mo + dep, wtr/trsh pd, (760) 223-1058 ____________________________

Firewood - Pine & Oak Also do weedeating, trash hauling, chimney sweeping, tree trimming & car towing.

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LARRY SCHUPPAN’S Garage Doors and Openers New Sales & Repairs Will pick up all old small and large appliances, batteries, scrap metal, etc. @ no charge. (760) 417-2806 ____________________________

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www.AblePm.com Lake Isabella Commercial 920 sq ft. workshop space with bathroom, ready for your prosperous business! WATER PAID. $349.60rent/$400dep Larger units also available. 12th mo FREE with 2 year lease

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Lake Isabella 2bd/1ba apartment. All appliances included: stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer & dryer. Savings on utilities: WATER & TRASH PAID. Tile flooring in kitchen & bath. Small private fenced yard in back. Single level with sidewalks for easy accessibility. $625rent/$600dep, 1/2 off 1st month’s rent, ONLY $912.50 to move in!

Elizabeth Miller "CCCC" accepted

Kernville 2bd/1ba house with garage. Surrounded by a large yard with a covered patio in back. The open kitchen layout includes a stove & refrigerator. Big picture windows line the living room, allowing great views of the trees to be seen throughout the room. A natural stone wall envelops the pellet stove. Large closets in the bedrooms. Cooler, washer & dryer hook-ups. 1 small dog ok. $850 rent/$800dep Wofford Heights 2bd/1ba mobile with garage & RV parking. All appliances included: stove, refrigerator, d/w, washer & dryer. A bright & open layout makes this a must see! Fully fenced with no yard work, gardener included! 1 small outside dog ok. $750rent/$700dep, 1/2 off 1st month’s rent, ONLY $1,075 to move in! Wofford Heights Studio apt/1ba newly remodeled. ALL utilities PAID, TRASH PAID. Tile floors, stove & granite countertops. $400rent/$425 dep, 1/2 off 1st month’s rent, ONLY $625 to move in! Squirrel Valley 3bd/2ba house with garage. The large kitchen includes a gas stove, dishwasher & plenty of storage with beautiful wood cabinets. Nice front porch, plus a patio in the back with a small fenced area leading to the garage. A/C & wood stove, large laundry room. A very spacious yard surrounds the house with RV parking. 1 small dog ok. $895rent/ $900dep, 1/2 off 1st month’s rent!

760-379-5479 Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm Saturday 9am to 3pm

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760-223-1146

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Oil Changes while you wait! Brakes - Belts - Hoses Clutches, Differentials, Adjust - Exchange - Repair 5300 Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella

760-379-8578

Roark Crim 760-549-3227

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Recycling Lake Isabella Mon-Sat 8-4 Archies, Kernville Thur 8-4 Kern Christian Church Southlake Fri 8-4

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Interior / Exterior Residential / Commercial Quality Products Professional Service Competitive Prices Serving the KRV for over 16 years

760-378-3000

Petal Pusher Plus Lake Isabella Florist We are the only Full-Service, AllOccasion Florist in the Kern River Valley 6040 Lake Isabella Blvd. Ste. A, Lake Isabella 760-379-4100 petalpusherplus@ymail,com petalpusherplus.com

Cheryl’s Diner Open 7:00am Breakfast Served All Day Patio Dining 11030 Kernville Road Kernville

760-376-6131

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760-379-6135

(760) 376-1409 Mon. thru Fri.10:30am-5:30pm, Sat.10am-2pm 11006 Kernville Rd.#2 Kernville, CA 93238 www.designsbyerin.org

Tom Mara Owner-Operator

NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL!!!

"Maintenance Service" 6435 Lake Isabella Blvd (Post Office Center)

760-378-2377 Home and office for all your cleaning needs

Engineering LLC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Filters • Pumps • Motors • Cleaners Installed & Repaired • 40 Years Experience Serving the Kern River Valley Since 1997

Electrical • Plumbing • Painting Yard Work • Tree Trimming • Tree Removal • Tractor Work Sprinkler Systems Warner H. Hitch/owner PO Box 1267 Weldon 760-378-3228 Cell: 760-223-2963

FEED BARN GROOMING Dianne Storm Owner

Dog Grooming • Boarding Kennel Pet Supplies 2100 Edith Street Lake Isabella, CA

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Kern River Courier Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT DBA #1: JANIT SOLUTIONS (2015-B6836), DBA#2: J-NET SERVICES (2015-B6837), 412 Abigail Street, Ridgecrest, CA 93555. Mailing address: 412 Abigail Street, Ridgecrest, CA 93555. REGISTRANT: Janet Enterprises, LLC, 412 Abigail Street, Ridgecrest, CA 93555. Date the business commenced: 10/22/2015. Business is being conducted as an individual. This Fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this State of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or Common Law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Signed: Xochitl Castrejon, Manager. This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County 11/18/2015 and expires 11/18/2020. Mary B. Bedard, CPA, AuditorController-County Clerk. By: M. Dominguez. Published by the Kern River Courier December 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT DBA #1: RIDGECREST INSURANCE STOR (2015-B6652), 649 Maria Court, Ridgecrest, CA 93555. Mailing address: 649 Maria Court, Ridgecrest, CA 93555. REGISTRANTS: Eloy Manual Rodriguez, 649 Maria Court, Ridgecrest, CA 93555 and Angela Vass-Rodriguez, 649 Maria Court, Ridgecrest, CA 93555. Date the business commenced: 00/00/0000. Business is being conducted as a Married Couple. This Fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use

in this State of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or Common Law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Signed: Eloy Rodriguez. This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County 11/10/2015 and expires 11/10/2020. Mary B. Bedard, CPA, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk. By: J. Garcia. Published by the Kern River Courier December 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2015. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No.: 2013-01832-CA, A.P.N.: 51323302003, Property Address: 8300 Black Knot Court, Bakersfield, CA 93311 PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/15/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Trustor: Antonio A. Antiporda, Jr. and Melanie O. Antiporda, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants. Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC. Recorded 06/21/2007 as Instrument No. 0207131033 in Book ---, Page --- of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Kern County California. Date of Sale: 01/08/2016 at 10:00 AM. Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the City Hall,

1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $346,537.84. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by the Trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 8300 Black Knot Court, Bakersfield, CA 93311, A.P.N.: 51323302003. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $346,537.84. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written

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Help Wanted Outside Comissionable Advertising Sales Rep. Part time supplemental to full time potential. Must have own transportation, clean DMV & able to work on own schedule in the KRV, Bakersfield & Ridgecrest areas. Mail resume to P. O. Box 1145, Wofford Heights 93285 or submit online to: office@kernrivercourier.com

Lucky Seat Game Lucky Moose Drawing 2 Night Owl games Entry fee $20

Party Favors Drawings Giveaways Gifts & Prizes

Sunday January 3, 2016 • Sign up Sundays at the Moose, Lake Isabella Mitzi's Pulltab Special - all proceeds go to players! $100 in Moose Money • Doors open at 10am • Warm Ups at 11am Early Birds start at noon • Regular games guarantee $100+ each Blackout pays $250 • Specials will pay all proceeds collected New Cash Ball starts at $100 • Free New Year Dauber for First 40 Entries

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request to commence foreclosure and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale, the opening bid may be less than the total debt. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866) 960-8299 or visit this Internet Website http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultMan agement/TrusteeServices.laspx using the file number assigned to this case: 201301832-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: November 30, 2015. Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary, c/o 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92606. Automated Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299. http://www.altisource.com /MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/Tr usteeServices.laspx For Non-automated Sale Information, call: (866) 240-3530. WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE (Published by the Kern River Courier December 11, 18 and 25, 2015) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No.: 2013-04141-CA, A.P.N.: 143-36515-00, Property Address: 5311 Grant Grove Street, Bakersfield, CA 93307 PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/08/2002. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Trustor: Joseph E. Gartman and Kristine Gartman, Husband and Wife. Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC. Recorded 11/13/2002 as Instrument No. 0202191562 in Book---, Page--- of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Kern County California. Date of Sale: 01/04/2016 at 10:00 AM. Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $127,410.32. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by the Trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 5311 Grant Grove Street, Bakersfield, CA 93307, A.P.N.: 143-365-15-00. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incor-

rectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $127,410.32. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale, the opening bid may be less than the total debt. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866) 960-8299 or visit this Internet Website http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultMan agement/TrusteeServices.laspx using the file number assigned to this case: 201304141-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: November 23, 2015. Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary, c/o 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92606. Automated Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299. http://www.altisource.com /MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/Tr usteeServices.laspx For Non-automated Sale Information, call: (866) 240-3530. WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE (Published by the Kern River Courier December 11, 18 and 25, 2015) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No.: 2015-02657-CA, A.P.N.: 365-09104-00, Property Address: 5401 Brookdale Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93308 PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/04/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Trustor: Jose Jesus Martinez, a Married Man. Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC. Recorded 12/15/2006 as Instrument No. 0206309354 in Book ---, Page --- of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Kern County California. Date of Sale: 01/08/2016 at 10:00 AM. Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $419,538.36. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWN ON A

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STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by the Trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 5401 Brookdale Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93308, A.P.N.: 365-091-04-00. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $419,538.36. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale, the opening bid may be less than the total debt. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866) 960-8299 or visit this Internet Website http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultMan agement/TrusteeServices.laspx using the file number assigned to this case: 2015-02657CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: November 24, 2015. Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary, c/o 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92606. Automated Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299. http://www.altisource.com /MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/Tr usteeServices.laspx For Non-automated Sale Information, call: (866) 240-3530. WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE (Published by the Kern River Courier December 11, 18 and 25, 2015) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No.: 2015-01778-CA, A.P.N.: 514-18204-00, Property Address: 3611 Kathy Suzanne Way, Bakersfield, CA 93313 PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST

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Kern River Courier Legal Notices Legals, Continued from page 10 DATED 12/15/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Trustor: Wilda J. Wheeler, an Unmarried Woman. Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC. Recorded 12/23/2005 as Instrument No. 0205353776 in Book ---, Page --- of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Kern County California. Date of Sale: 01/08/2016 at 10:00 AM. Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $242,815.58. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by the Trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 3611 Kathy Suzanne Way, Bakersfield, CA 93313, A.P.N.: 514-182-0400. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $242,815.58. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale, the opening bid may be less than the total debt. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866) 960-8299 or visit this Internet Website http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultMan agement/TrusteeServices.laspx using the file number assigned to this case: 201501778-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: November 26, 2015. Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary, c/o 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92606. Automated Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299. http:// www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/De faultManagement/TrusteeServices.laspx For Non-automated Sale Information, call: (866) 240-3530. WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE (Published by the Kern River Courier December 11, 18 and 25, 2015) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No.: 2015-02804-CA, A.P.N.: 516-40107-00, Property Address: 1204 Berkshire Road, Bakersfield, CA 93307 PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/25/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Trustor: Jayson Alvarez Yadao, a Married Man, as His Sole and Separate Property. Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC. Recorded 11/04/2005 as Instrument No. 0205308587 in Book ---, Page --- of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Kern County California. Date of Sale: 01/08/2016 at 10:00 AM. Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $395,095.17. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR

CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by the Trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1204 Berkshire Road, Bakersfield, CA 93307, A.P.N.: 516-401-07-00. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $395,095.17. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale, the opening bid may be less than the total debt. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866) 960-8299 or visit this Internet Website http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultMan agement/TrusteeServices.laspx using the file number assigned to this case: 201502804-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: November 26, 2015. Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary, c/o 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92606. Automated Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299. http://www.altisource.com/ MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/Tr usteeServices.laspx For Non-automated Sale Information, call: (866) 240-3530. WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE (Published by the Kern River Courier December 11, 18 and 25, 2015) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT DBA #1: STATE LINE TRANSPORT (2015B7062), 14716 Harvest Crest Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93314. Mailing address: 14716 Harvest Crest Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93314. REGISTRANT: James Madison Payne, 14716 Harvest Crest Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93314. Date the business commenced: 12/01/2015. Business is being conducted as an individual. This Fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this State of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or Common Law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Signed: James Madison Payne. This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County 12/02/2015 and expires 12/02/2020. Mary B. Bedard, CPA, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk. By: J. Garcia. Published by the Kern River Courier December 11, 18 and 25, 2015 and January 1, 2016. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No.: 2015-02938-CA, A.P.N.: 224-08111-00, Property Address: 9900 Juniper Way, Tehachapi, CA 93561 PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07/30/2012. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Trustor: James Hacker and Karen Whittington, Husband and Wife, as Joint Tenants. Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC. Recorded 09/13/2012 as Instrument No. 000212129726 in Book ---, Page --- of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Kern County California. Date of Sale: 01/20/2016 at 10:00 AM. Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California.

Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $262,309.95. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by the Trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 9900 Juniper Way, Tehachapi, CA 93561, A.P.N.: 224-081-1100. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $262,309.95. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale, the opening bid may be less than the total debt. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866) 960-8299 or visit this Internet Website http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultMan agement/TrusteeServices.laspx using the file number assigned to this case: 201502938-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: December 1, 2015. Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary, c/o 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92606. Automated Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299. http://www.altisource.com /MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/Tr usteeServices.laspx For Non-automated Sale Information, call: (866) 240-3530. WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE (Published by the Kern River Courier December 18 and 25, 2015 and January 1, 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT DBA #1: LEMONADE LOCKS (2015B7154), DBA#2: LEMONADE LOCKS WIG BOUTIQUE (2015-B7155), 2620 Chester Avenue, 2nd Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301. Mailing address: 15626 Marty Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93314. REGISTRANT: Kelly Denise Giblin, 15626 Marty Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93314. Date the business commenced: 12/01/2010. Business is being conducted as an individual. This Fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this State of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or Common Law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Signed: Kelly Denise Giblin. This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County 12/08/2015 and expires 12/08/2020. Mary B. Bedard, CPA, AuditorController-County Clerk. By: J. Garcia. Published by the Kern River Courier December 18 and 25, 2015 and January 1 and 8, 2016.

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All classes will be held at the First Baptist Church, 3701 Suhre Street in Lake Isabella. If you have any questions or want to register please call Tom Klein at 661333-0265.

Millions in tax refunds waiting to be claimed Board of Equalization Chairman Jerome E. Horton urges taxpayers to find out if they are among the 49,000 Californians who are eligible to claim a total of $28 million in personal income tax refunds that the US Postal Service returned to the Franchise Tax Board in 2015. Most of the returned checks involve taxpayers who moved but failed to update their addresses. "Taxpayers can learn whether they have a refund waiting, and can automatically be issued a refund once they have updated their mailing address, by using the FTB's Check Your Refund Status online tool, available in both English and Spanish, or by calling FTB at 800-852-5711," Chairman Horton said. Additional refunds may be claimed with the 2016 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, the VITA program, which will offer free tax preparation to households with incomes of $54,000 or less. Trained and certified volunteers from the BOE, the FTB, and university and community college accounting programs will provide tax preparation and filing assistance to individuals and families. The volunteers will also assist taxpayers with claiming eligible refunds, and federal and state tax credits. Qualified taxpayers may be entitled to claim the federal Earned Income Tax Credit of up to $6,242 and the state EITC of up to $2,653. "I strongly encourage taxpayers to claim the tax refunds to which they are entitled, take advantage of the 2016 VITA program to claim their share of millions of dollars in 2015 tax year refunds and EITC, and utilize direct deposit to receive their tax refunds more quickly and efficiently," said Chairman Horton.

Dine with Eagles The Fraternal Order of Eagles invites members and the public to come to the Eagles Aerie at 12251 Hwy 178 in Mtn. Mesa for dinner and Karaoke every Saturday night. Dinner is at 5 p.m. and karaoke at 7 p.m. There will be a variety of other fun each time. Call 760-379-3394 for more information.

Search and Rescue sponsorship program Kern Valley Search and Rescue relies on the community to fund and maintain the rescue equipment needed to perform rescues on the Kern River and throughout the Kern River Valley. They look to local businesses and individuals annually to sponsor the unit with a donation to help meet their goal of providing the highest level of rescue readiness possible. KVSAR is a 501c3 non-profit organization and is composed entirely of volunteers. This year they are working toward purchasing a zodiac rescue boat for shallow water use, a monopod pulley system, and life vests and helmets for team members. Any amount helps and all donations are tax deductible. 100 percent of donations go to rescue equipment. If you are a gold ($500), silver ($250) or bronze ($100) sponsor, you can receive a commemorative plaque. Make checks payable to Kern Valley Search and Rescue, PO Box 1287, Lake Isabella, CA 93240 or donate online at kvsar.com. You can email any requests for information at kernvalleysearchandrescue@gmail.com.

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Left to right:: Immediate past president Bob Talbott passes control to the new board Anne Wildhaver, treasurer, Rex Hinkey, vice president, Karen Kuehl, secretary, and Patrick Fitzgerald, the new president.

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Friends celebrate year of ‘FishStock’ Michael Batelaan Courier Buzz The Friends of the Hatchery celebrated the holidays and their installation of 2016 officers at a party held last week at Ewings on the Kern in Kernville. The big success of the year was the first annual FishStock festival day last September. This was a Woodstock-like day filled with music, games, food and family fun. It was held on the hatchery grounds. Bolstered by the success of FishStock, which raised twice the goal set to fund fish feeding, the group was in joyous spirit. Rex Hinkey said, "We got the momentum started with FishStock. We want to keep it going. Our hatchery should be the crown jewel. We want to bring back the fun, educational aspects.

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During the holiday season, an estimated 57 percent of travelers plan to visit family or friends' homes. With family bonding a cherished part of the season, it's important to remember that too much togetherness can cause stress for both visitors and hosts. As Benjamin Franklin's famous phrase goes, "fish and visitors smell after three days." To help travelers love their families even after the holidays, national hotel chain Extended Stay America has 10 traveler tips for better holiday togetherness time, allowing families to create happy memories during the most wonderful time of year. ■ Get Out of the House Plan a family outing like ice skating or attending a sporting event. A little fresh air is the perfect solution for the "cooped-up" feeling that comes with an extended visit. ■ Lend a Hand Offer to help Uncle Chuck chop firewood or go to the grocery story with Grandma. Beyond being a nice gesture, spending quality time with a single relative fosters individual relationships and adds variety to the holiday routine. ■ Entertain the Kids While the in-laws catch up on family gossip, offer to take the kids to the park or start a snowball fight. Channeling your inner child is fun and allows you to sneak away and get some much-needed fresh air and exercise. ■ Say Goodbye Seventy percent of Americans have, at some point, wished they weren't staying with friends and family during the "most wonderful time of the year." Being able to say goodbye at the end of the night gives guests and hosts time to recharge, making together-

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ness more enjoyable. For out-oftowners, check into a local hotel for a restful retreat to maintain your family's sanity from restless nights on the couch, or Uncle Eddy hogging the bathroom.

■ Have a Wholesome Breakfast Overindulging on sweet treats make travelers feel sluggish and crabby. ■ Blow Off Steam Go for a jog or work out at the hotel fitness center to ensure your endorphins are flowing when you face the family. ■ Save Money It's hard to relax when preoccupied with mounting travel expenses. Remain focused on your friends and family by setting a strict budget before holiday trips and diligently sticking to it. ■ Invite the Neighbors The more the merrier! Spice up conversations by introducing new personalities into your family gatherings like neighbors, co-workers or friends. ■ Split Up Designate different activities for the ladies and gentlemen. While the boys are off watching football, the girls can treat themselves to the spa or shopping. This gives couples a chance to fly solo, catching up with friends and family. ■ Give Back Food banks and donation centers regularly require holiday help, volunteering as a group is a great way to make holiday memories, while supporting others. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

Burning, Continued from page 1 height. ■ Clear a 10 foot diameter of bare soil around

your piles. ■ Have a shovel and a water source nearby. ■ An adult is required to be in attendance of the fire at all times. Safe residential pile burning by landowners is a crucial tool in reducing fire hazards. Local, State, and Federal Fire Agencies will also be uti-

lizing this same window of opportunity to conduct prescribed burns aimed at improving forest health on private and public lands. For more information on burning and fire station listings, visit the Kern County Fire Department website at kerncountyfire.org.