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‘DeadEye’ weather vs ‘CitySlicker’ Festival

Friday high 44° Cold and sunny

Friday low 31° Cloudy and cold

The honorary mayors’ race begins

Doggone resolutions for 2016 A "Milk-Bone survey shows Americans want more quality time with their dog in 2016" According to the 2016 Milk-Bone Canine Resolutions Survey -- an original survey of 3,000 U.S. "pet parents" by MilkBone brand dog treats (in conjunction with Learndipity Data Insights) -- more Americans than ever before have dogrelated resolutions for the new year. The top 10 most popular New Year's resolutions for pet parents (based on the percentage of dog parents who resolve to do each resolution) ■ 1. "I will spend more time with my dog." 52 percent ■ 2. "I will help my dog to have better health and wellness." 42 percent ■ 3. "I will take my dog on more trips with me." 34 percent ■ 4. "I will brush my dog's teeth regularly." 31 percent ■ 5. "I will help my dog get essential vitamins and nutrients." 30 percent ■ 6. "I will help my dog become less anxious and stressed." 29 percent ■ 7. "I won't feed my dog food from the dinner table." 25 percent ■ 8. "I won't leave my dog home alone for quite so long." 23 percent ■ 9. "I will help my pet lose weight." 21 percent ■ 10. "I will take my dog to dog training class." 15 percent Because New Year's Resolutions

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Michael Batelaan Courier Sightings The Kernville Saloon became the ‘Western Union Hitchin’ House’ and the backdrop for the 2016 Whiskey Flat Kickoff themed "Miners, Moon- shiners and Mail Order Brides." The dnner hosted last week by the saloon and catered by Jim Wyly of Mt. Mesa Market. There was lots of moonshine passed around at the tables and raffles and prizes given. Former Whiskey Flat Mayor T Totalin' Tony Julio, won the monies in the 50/50 drawing and Sonja Penny won the $100 money tree, which she donated back to the Chamber. The highlight of the

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Situation report Rick Brown, USACE Courier Update The US Army Corps of Engineers appreciate your interest and involvement at the public meetings in early December. They will update and release the final Environmental

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evening was the introduction of this year's Whiskey Flat Mayor candidates. Gary Ananian,

'the City Slicker', is running to raise money for the Kern River Conservancy, of which he is executive director, and 'Dead Eye Dave' Redman and his woman 'Mountain Mouth' Kate McDonald are soliciting

Assessment at the end of January 2016. ■ The Corps will conduct a study to verify that their plan to construct an interim boat launch at French Gulch will not cause unsafe traffic conditions. This is a direct result of public comment and concern. They expect the work to be conducted in the first half of 2016. If there are safety concerns about existing traffic conditions, they encourage the public to contact Caltrans. ■ The Corps took advantage of the low lake levels to finish installing new staff gauges in December, resulting in significant cost savings.

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funds for FYDO: Fix Your Dog Organization. ■ The City Slicker aka: Gary Ananian heard a rumor back in the flatlands and has it that there are some thirsty miners and horny outlaws in these parts of town and golden nuggets is to be made. So he jumped on his hybrid electric horse, guided by his Chinese made compass and headed north from the City of Angels, transporting some Appalachian shine and the finest mail order brides to be found from the Siberian foothills of mother Russia. He made it over Tejon Pass only to pay taxes at the Indian Casino along the territory lines. He paid his taxes by

See Race, page 12

They will remove the old gauges as part of the emergency spillway excavation. Staff gauges are special rulers that provide a quick and easy visual indicator of lake elevation. They also relocated their weather station and rain gauge so the instrumentation will be out of the way during construction. ■ The Corps will advertise a construction contract for new USFS administrative and recreation facilities after the final Recreation/USFS Relocation EA #3 is signed. Additionally, they will begin vegeta-

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Saturday low 34° Cold Sunday high 50° Cold and cloudy Sunday low 28° Partly cloudy

Pictured left to right are ‘Mountain Mouth’ aka: Kate McDonald, ‘Dead Eye Dave’ aka: Dave Redman, ‘ The City Slicker” aka: Gary Ananian and Keeper Brother aka: Rex Hinkey.

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Plan for the week ahead using the Courier Calendar. Pastor Schlensker writes about the true king manifested.

Senior Center

Remodel to limit access Jeremy Oliver, Aging and Adult Services Courier FYI On January 11, 2016 floor renovations to the Senior Center located at 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella will begin. During renovations, all access to the building will be through the North side of building. Most activities will continue during renovations. Senior lunch meals will continue to be served Monday Friday at 11:45 daily in Vets Hall ll, reservations can be made by calling 760-379-5831. The KRVSC Inc will continue to host bingo on Wednesdays in Vets Hall l, for more information call 760379-1428. For information on all other group activities contact the group directly or by calling Kern County Park's at 661-868-7000. The flooring project is anticipated to be completed by March 11, 2016.

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water data: Wednesday 6 p.m. Storage, Isabella Reservoir 33,363 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 205 cfs* Lower Kern Outflow 236 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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■ @ Ewings on the Kern January 9 7 to 10 p.m. with the Riverwind Band ■ @ Dave's Sports Bar January 13 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. with the Riverwind Band ■ @ the Kernville Saloon January 15 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with the Riverwind Band ■ @ Lakeshore Farmers Market January 16 10 a.m.

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. ■ 9:30 a.m., TOPS weight loss group, beginning

■ @ the Grandmother's Club January 18 10 a.m. at the Senior Center

“The City Slicker” (aka: Gary Ananian) ■ @ Big Blue Bear January 24 11 a.m. Coffee with the City Slicker

Community ■ 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 drive through drought food box distribution well be held from 9 to 11 a.m. while supplies last at 3628 Suhre St. the unoccupied building behind the Crossroads Shell station in Lake Isabella. Each person can pick up boxes

1/6/16 will be meeting temporarily at Mt.View Baptist 2959 Erskine Creek Rd. Lake Isabella.760-379-3366 or 760-379-5986. ■ 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.

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.

based on household size (unlike the USDA Commodities Distribution). For drive through pick up, from Lake Isabella Blvd. drive onto Turner and then right on Shure Street and park in order of arrival were volunteers will check people in and bring food boxes to your car. All recipients must be present for this special drought distribution due to different funding source and rules. See RotaryKRVfood on Facebook for updated information or call Richard Rowe at 760-333-4561 ■ 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. ■ Keepers of the Kern January 9 Keepers of the Kern invite you to join them at the Kernville Rodeo Grounds on Saturday Jan. 9 at 10 a.m. We will be helping to spruce things up a bit in preparation of Whiskey Flat Days. General clean up, some painting and chute repair. Bring a rake, shovel, gloves and a smile. For more information: call 760-376-2963, 360324-8178 or email keepersofthekern@ gmail.com. ■ Friends of the Library January 11 The Friends of the Library Installation Luncheon will be held at 12 noon on Monday, January 11, at the main library. There will be a program presented by Mandy Walters of ALE (Advocates for Library Enhancement) on the privatization issue facing the whole of Kern County. Call Sharonkaye Spoonemore at 760-223-3449 for more information. ■ KRV Little League January 11 Monthly Membership/Board Meeting, 6 p.m. at Mt.View Southern Baptist Church in Lake Isabella. For more information, call 760-379-6477 or email at krvlittleleague@gmail.com. ■ Houchin Blood Drive January 12 The KRV blood drive will take place at the First Baptist Church in Lake Isabella, from noon to 6 p.m. on Tuesday date. When donating, please bring picture ID with date of birth, be free from all cold, flu, sores or symptoms of infection and eat a meal at least 3 hours prior to donating. You must wait one year after tattoos, body piercings and be at least 16 years old and weigh at least 110 lbs. ■ Keepers of the Kern January 14 On Thursday, Jan. 14 Keepers will be going to Keyesville for a bit of housekeeping and exercise! Meet at 10 a.m. by the large dumpster at Keyesville South Recreation Area just south of the bridge on Hwy. 155. Help to make a difference in so many ways. Volunteers are what make it work. For more information: call 760376-2963, 360-324-8178 or email keepersofthekern@gmail.com. ■ USFS community meeting January 14 To promote public safety and forest health, the Kern River Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest is holding a Summit Healthy Forest Project collaborative community meeting to discuss this project. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at the Kern River Ranger District Office at 105 Whitney Road, Kernville. More information and maps detailing the Summit CE area can be found online at fs.usda.gov/project/?project=48185. Please address any questions to Steve Anderson at 760-376-3781 x 680. ■ Little League January 15 The first registration night for Little League will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Pizza Barn for players ages 4 to 16. Early

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Flocks, prickles and murder Rod Middleworth Courier Columnist

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AARP 55 Alive Driver Safety Program The Next AARP Driver Safety Program will be held Jan. 19th, Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene in Lake Isabella (2931 Erskine Creek Rd.). Participants must attend the entire day. The course does not involve driving, but does emphasize safe driving procedures for older drivers. In California, a certificate of course completion usually entitles the participant to a reduction in their auto insurance for three years following the date of the class. All materials and workbooks have been updated and include the latest driving information. To learn more, or to enroll, call instructor Gene Verbeet at 760-417-0579. Fees are $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Class size is limited and time is short, so call today.

Statewide mattress recycling program debuts On December 31 California became the second state in the nation with a statewide recycling program for used mattresses and box springs. The program, known as Bye Bye Mattress, allows California residents to drop-off used mattresses at participating collection sites and recycling facilities for free. Locally drop off at Kern County MRF, 9800 Sierra Way, Kernville. Phone: 661-862-8900; hours of operation: Th. through Tu. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Get more information at byebyemattress.com.

KCFD and KC Roads issues sandbag update Sand and Sandbags are offered at Kern County Fire Dept. Headquarters (5642 Victor St. Bakersfield during normal business hours (m-f, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding holidays. This is the only location where they are distributing the bags. Sandbags are subject to availability). Sand is received each day from the Kern County Roads Dept. Two bag funnels and two shovels are available for use at the sand pile, but residents are encouraged to bring their own. Sand only piles are offered at various locations around the county by the KC Roads Department. Residents must bring their own sand bags and shovels. Locations can be found listed at: http://www.kerncountyfire.org/education/emergency-preparedness/el-nino-information/location-of-san-piles-available-to-the-public.html. Kern County Fire Stations are no longer distributing sand or sandbags. Residents that need more information, should visit kerncountyfire.org/education /emergency-preparedness/el-nino-information.html or call 2-1-1. 2-1-1 contains the necessary details to help direct you

Entry to Gas Operations training PG&E's PowerPathwayTM is now accepting applications for the Entry to Gas & Electric Operations program in Kern County, a customized, 240 hour career prep course that will strengthen your candidacy for employment and add to your knowledge of the energy and utility industry. Coursework includes technical, job-specific and soft skills training, as well as the physical conditioning needed to effectively compete for entry-level field jobs. Prepare yourself with the skills you need to be considered for job opportunities in a high growth industry that offers good salaries and a variety of career opportunities. Do you have construction-related skills? Do you like working outdoors in a physically demanding work environment? Are you available to relocate and work emergency overtime? If this sounds like you, complete a course interest form. PG&E utility/pre-apprentice workers earn starting salaries of up to $25 per hour with a competitive benefits package, including company-paid pension and matching 401(k), medical/dental/vision benefits, tuition reimbursement and much more. No fee is required to participate in program. Apply for consideration to attend this free career training by completing the online course interest form at pge.com/powerpathway. Computers are available at the Lake Isabella Job Center affiliated office of America's Job Center help anyone interested in applying at 6401 Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella, next to the Senior Center. Call 760-379-4694 for more information.

FFA recieves national recognition This year Kern Valley FFA was honored to have our chapter represented by three outstanding graduates who received their American Degree. Shelby Meyers, Jessica Ruiz and Eric Wallace each received this prestigious award at the 2015 National FFA Convention in Louisville, KY. They are now part of the less than 1 percent of FFA members nationwide that reach this level of success. This is truly an accomplishment and our chapter is extremely proud of them. FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students developing their potential for leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

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

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If in Circle Park you ran into several wolves they would be considered a 'pack'. Now suppose you are kayaking Just suppose on Lake Isabella and in front of you you are driving swim several whales, those rascals between Wofford should correctly be called a 'gam of Heights and whales'. Now we're cookin'. Kernville when Here are some more designasuddenly dashing tions. Several frogs zipping by across the highwould be called, an 'army'. Naturally way was a bunch groups of fish are called 'schools', of horses! My but did you know that the family of first inclination porcupines that live under your would be to say to Middleworth house is considered a 'prickle'? my wife, "Oh look, Consider that several crows flying there is a bunch of by are called a 'murder', don't ask funny horses." me why but that's what they are My wife would look at me and called. say, "That is not a bunch of horses When you it is according are walking to author, Jim barefooted in McMullan, a' I would point out to her Bodfish, look zeal of zebras'. that groups of animals often out for a 'colony To which I of ants'. have strange names and to be would reply, Suppose "Of course." In politically correct we should you open the the aftermath learn to use them. freezer door at of excitement, I - Middleworth Charlie's would point out Market in to her that Wofford groups of aniHeights, and there lounging on the mals often have strange names and frozen foods are several penguins, to be politically correct we should they should be correctly called a learn to use them. 'parcel of penguins'. For instance, when we see cows If you are walking down Isabella we know it's a 'herd of cows' not a Boulevard you should know that bunch or a crowd. those giraffes are considered a Having said that, I thought it 'tower' and the elephants beside might be interesting for both of my them are a 'herd'. readers to learn what groups of difIn Mt. Mesa if you see beautiful ferent animals are scientifically birds strutting down the road it known as. could be an'ostentation of peacocks'. When you see 8 or 10 sheep on a At this point if your zeal for more hill we correctly know them as a information gets the best of you, 'flock', but if on that same hill we check out your local library cause saw 4 or 5 leopards we should call I've run out of space, but look out that a 'leap of leopards'. for the prickle of porcupines hiding Suppose while walking the in the book return. streets of Kernville you come upon several walrus. You would say, "Oh Wofford Heights resident Rod look, there is a 'pod of walrus'" and Middleworth is a retired security indeed you would be scientifically manager for Pacific Bell. correct.

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about all of life is trying again and again and again. A part of life is the fun of We hear having a target. We all need to the same aim our lives in a meaningful message a lot direction. Your goal may be this time of starting a business, a new year. Put the career, retirement, writing a past behind. book, writing a song, running Look to the for public office or just living future. Let healthy. Everybody's goals are bygones be different but it's healthy to have bygones. one or two. Make a new We all need something to live Mollette commitment. for. Having a purpose increases Claim the new you in the New our zest and passion for life. Year. Having nothing to work toward We deterleaves us a bit mine to lose limp in our It's not the end of the world weight. We energy and if you've broken a resolution. decide that we sometimes We are human beings filled aren't going to hopeless and with flaws and inadequacies. do some depressed. Actually about all of life is trythings. Or, we After you ing again and again and again. decide to start read this article doing somedetermine what - Mollette thing. it is you want Life is filled to do and go with commitments, failures and for it. Write your goal down and recommitments. It's okay. We all put it where you will see it make commitments and then fail often. Some days you'll get sick to follow through. We diet for a of seeing your goal. Other days day and then blow it the next. you will be reminded that you We join a gym and then never are either doing great or maybe get around to working out. We you need to pick up the pace a aim to start a new endeavor, a little in effort. new hobby or a new lifestyle. I hope you make your goal in Sometimes we follow through. 2016. Good luck. Sometimes we don't. It's not the end of the world if Glenn Mollette is an American you've broken a resolution. We Syndicated Columnist and Author. He is are human beings filled with the author of eleven books and read in all flaws and inadequacies. Actually fifty states.

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Bible Trivia By Wilson Casey

1. Is the book of John in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. From Judges 16, how many locks of hair did Delilah have cut from the mighty Samson's head? 1, 3, 5, 7 3. Who made a great throne with a lion standing beside each armrest? Abraham, Solomon, Joshua, Daniel 4. Where were the first of Jesus' disciples -- Peter, Andrew and Philip -from? Zion, Bethel, Hebron, Bethsaida 5. Which Old Testament prophet predicted Jesus would be born in Bethlehem? Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum 6. From Psalms 51:12, "Restore to me the joy of thy" what? Love, Salvation, Forgiveness, Kindness Answers:

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The true king manifested Dan Schlensker, Courier Columnist Wednesday was Epiphany. The word, itself, means manifestation or appearance, or it could be an experience of a clarifying moment of illuminating discovery, Schlensker realization or disclosure. Epiphany is also a Christian festival held on 6 January in commemorating the arrival of the socalled "Magi from the east" (Matthew 2:1) to honor the new-born King. Who these Magi were is poorly understood. The popular Christmas song, "We Three Kings" calls them kings and says there were three of them, but these are likely not the case. The "three" probably comes from the number of gifts reported in Matthew's gospel account. He says they brought gold, frankincense and myrrh (Matthew 2:11), but he does not actually say how many Magi arrived. As for "kings," the Magi were almost certainly not royalty. Bible scholar Mark Allen Powell demonstrates that the kingship of the Magi did not arise until the 6th century. With respect to "wise men" as we also hear the Magi called, Powell asserts, that such a designation did not arise until the 8th century. From Greco-Roman literature, Jewish literature and the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament Hebrew) that term connotes servants of royal

figures, but they, themselves are never kings, and they are portrayed as relatively powerless in relation to their overlords. And they are never "wise" in the sense of "learned in matters of significance." Jeffrey Gibbs in his Matthew commentary observes that "magi" appear in the Old Testament narrative in Daniel 2, where the Babylonian courtiers are summoned to interpret Nebuchadnezzar's dream, and they are identified as "the wizards and the magi and the sorcerers of the Chaldeans." It is also noteworthy that they are unable to interpret the dream and that they defend themselves by asserting that no "wise man or magus or Chaldean" has ever been asked to attempt such a task. What we hear from these men from the east, though, whoever they were, is that they were convinced that the baby Jesus was "the King of the Jews, who has been born" (Matthew 2:2). When they included that description in their question to King Herod in Jerusalem, Herod's "wise men" discovered that Bethlehem was the place of the new King's birth. Herod, of course, was enraged by that proposition, since in his thinking there could be only one king of the Jews, and it was he. The Magi's gifts to Jesus although symbolically interpreted in various ways over the centuries were, indeed, kingly, though! And we now have gentiles reverencing the true King of Kings. Dan Schlensker is pastor of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church Lake Isabella.

Valley places of Worship Kernville

■ 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

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■ 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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Healthy forest public meeting held USDA/Courier Release A collaborative community meeting to discuss the Summit Healthy Forest Project will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 14 at the Kern River Ranger District Office of the Sequoia National Forest at 105 Whitney Road, Kernville. A call in line will also be available by dialing 1-888844-9904 followed by 1181744 #. At the community meeting, Forest Service staff will provide an overview of the Summit CE, which will remove overstocked green trees, as well as trees that are dead or dying, or pose hazards within 1,100 acres of Forest land around the Alta Sierra community. The Kern River Ranger District is seeking public participation, as it is in the process of preparing a categorical exclusion for the Summit CE. Forest health protection specialists will be on hand to discuss the effects of drought, insects and disease that are contributing to high tree mortality in the southern Sierra Nevada. Representatives of Southern California Edison will also be present to answer questions regarding maintenance of electrical infrastructure in Alta Sierra in light of increasing tree

mortality. A question and answer session and open house will finish out the meeting. According to District Ranger Al Watson, "Ongoing drought and beetle-infestation have killed many trees on Forest Service lands near homes, power lines and along roadsides near the community of Alta Sierra. To promote public safety and forest health, the Kern River Ranger District is proposing to move forward with the Summit CE as soon as possible." This project is authorized under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, as amended in 2014, to promote forest resilience to drought, insect and disease. The Summit CE is proposed to begin in mid 2016. More information and maps can be found online at fs.usda.gov/project/?project=48185 Written comments on this project should be submitted to Steve Anderson, Kern River Ranger District, PO Box 9, Kernville, CA 93238, prior to January 29 or email to comments-pacificsouthwestsequoia@fs.fed.us with Summit CE in the subject line. Please address any questions to Steve Anderson at 760376-3781 ext. 680.

Hazardous fuel reduction successes Cindy Thill. USFS Courier Release

These personnel supplement the permanent firefighting force by adding manpower during emergencies and Last week, firefighters completed a wildfires." Benik, went on to say, "OC prescribed burn project around the crews provide fire response throughcommunity of Riverkern. out the forest during periods of drawThe purpose of the project has been down, i.e. while permanent personnel to help protect the community by miniare assigned to other wildland fires." mizing the potential threat of wildland Over the course of the summer, 5 fire. The project included the burning of OC crews spent various days preposipiled fuels (limbs tioned for wildand brush), which land fire response improved and on the Kern River The organized crews are on-call helped maintain emergency fire crews. They are Ranger District. the existing fuel activated for emergency incidents While preposibreak between the and available primarily during fire tioned, these community and season. resources were National Forest utilized for vari- Benik lands. ous tasks around The fuel prepathe district, ration was performed by organized including Riverkern. crews stationed in Porterville. These Burn Boss, Matt Ball and Burn Boss crews opened up areas of dense fuels (T) Keli Stafford worked with upwards by cutting limbs and stacking brush of 12 firefighting personnel from the into piles to be burned during the windistrict's engines, patrols, crews and ter. water tenders, in accomplishing 30 Robert Benik, OC Coordinator, explains acres of piles. Stafford stated, "We had "The organized crews are on-call emerthe opportunity to speak with resigency fire crews. They are actidents, before, during and after the hazvated for emergency incidents and ardous fuel reduction. Everyone was available primarily during fire season. extremely happy with the results."

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Sheriff/CHP Substation 7046 Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella. Business only: 760-549-2100 Kern County Fire Stations ■ Kernville Station 76 11018 Kernville Road Kernville Business only: 760-376-2219 ■ Lake Isabella Station 72 4500 Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella Business only: 760-379-2626 ■ Southlake Station 71 9000 Navajo Ave. Weldon Business line: 760-378-3055 Kern Valley Hospital

Emergency Department McCray & Laurel, Mt. Mesa 760-379-2681 Recreation information ■ U.S. Forest Service Isabella Lake office: 4875 Ponderosa Drive. 760-379-5646 ■ Kernville office: 105 Whitney Rd. 760-376-3781 Closed weekends. General information ■ Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce 6404 Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella 760-379-5236 866-KRV4FUN ■ Kernville Chamber of Commerce 11447 Kernville Rd. Kernville 760-376-2629 866-KERNVILLE (corner Sierra Way & Kernville Roads)

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It's Snow Time!!! Matt Freeman Courier Columnist Everybody loves to play in the snow, especially here in the KRV where we have not had a lot of it the last couple years. Well so far Freeman this winter that is not the case and there is plenty to go around up in the high country. We have already taken the kids up once to the snow and I am sure we will be taking them many more times. I wanted to share with you some of the great places a family can go to enjoy a day up in the white stuff without having to travel a lot. One of our favorite spots is Alta Sierra, which is actually part of Wofford Heights but is at the summit of Greenhorn Mountain; separate from the main town of Wofford Heights. Alta Sierra is a really quaint, neat area of Kern County. Basically it is all residential, with the exception of a nice restaurant called the Greenhorn Grill and a seasonal Kern County, Forest Service fire station and ski resort. Alta Sierra is located right at 7,000 feet in elevation and is a quaint mix of cabins and scenic side streets and places to explore. It is the perfect place to get away from the heat in the summer and go up and enjoy the snow in the winter. It looks like the ski resort, which is located on Rancheria Road, will be open at some point this year as long as we keep getting this weather. It's a lot of fun, the owners do a great job and it makes for a wonderful fami-

ly outing, complete with hot chocolate and a nice snack bar and the bunny hill, the only one I have ever had the guts to ski on! To get there from the center of Lake Isabella it's about a half hour ride to Wofford Heights then up Evans Road. Make sure and bring chains or have a 4x4 vehicle if there is ice on the road. Another great spot to enjoy the snow here locally is to head up the Kern River north of Kernville on Mountain 99 into Tulare County. It's only about an hour or so and it is a very scenic and relaxing drive. You can go to Johnsondale, which is around 7,000 feet in elevation or you can head up Sherman Pass Road up to the snow line. There are plenty of places to stop and play in the snow along the way. A couple of quick safety tips, always be mindful when pulling off the road, make sure where you park is stable and most of all make sure and watch the kids. I had to run after my daughter the other day because she could not stop and was headed for the road on a sled: not good! Keep in mind basic safety and common sense guidelines, stay out of roadways, watch for deep snow that can get you stuck, and stuff like that. It's a blast going up there to the high country, a lot more fun than sitting around watching TV all day and your kids will thank you for it. Get out there and throw some snowballs! 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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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. For more information, call 760-379-6477 or email at krvlittleleague@gmail.com. ■ 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 and more. 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 for a certificate. The class is free including the student manual. 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

(and doggy "Ruff-olutions") are easier said than done, the MilkBone study also fetched the top five most effective ways for both humans and canines to actually stick with their new year's goals -often by doing them together. ■ 1. Have a 'Resolutions Buddy.' Because dogs follow through with rituals even better than humans - 55% of dog parents say their dog helps them exercise more, for instance -you can better stick to your personal health and wellness goals by including your "furry

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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. Call 760-3796477 or email at krvlittleleague@gmail.com ■ Kernville Chamber general meeting, January 25 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. All are invited to attend from 3 to 4:30 p.m. ■ KRV Collaborative January 28 Join with the KRV Collaborative and learn about vital services and opportunities in the Kern Valley. It meets from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Senior Center in Lake Isabella. Call 760-379-2556 or go to KRVFRC.org Submissions to the free Courier Calendar must be received by 1 p.m. on Tuesday to make Friday’s issue. Events must be open to the public. Any cost must be listed. Items submitted for a free Calendar listing may be shortened. Listings are printed in chronological order by date, event, and space available. Items deemed general business advertising will not be accepted.

buddy" in them, too. ■ 2. Say 'Good Morning' Since it's easier to keep resolutions before you have other demands during the day, develop a morning routine that reinforces positive habits. If you and your dog aren't getting all of the important nutrients you need from regular meals, why not give yourself a morning vitamin and your dog a Milk-Bone Good Morning Daily Vitamin Treat? ■ 3. Create Nighttime Rituals Because night time rituals help calm and relax both you and your dog before bed, try to stick with a regular sleepytime routine that focuses on stress-reducing reso-

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lutions (like a soothing petting session while watching your favorite program). ■ 4. Think Healthy Fun Make important health-related resolutions way more fun by exercising outside with your dog or even brushing your teeth together (with the help of a Milk-Bone Brushing Chews Fresh Breath for your pup). ■ 5. Give Yourself a Reward Just like dogs love treats when they exhibit good behavior, make sure to regularly reward yourself and your dog with something pleasurable for following through on your resolutions.

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Faith and football Sam Struckhoff Courier Contributor

PICKS OF THE WEEK “Woodlawn” (PG) - Faith and football face off against racism in this based-on-a-true-story film about a high-school team struggling with the end of segregation in an infamously violent time in Birmingham, Alabama. Coach Tandy Gerelds (Nicholas Bishop) is at a loss until he and the team receive an intervention from "sports chaplin" Hank Erwin (Sean Astin), who beseeches the team to carry on with love, forgiveness and faith in the Lord. All eyes are on running back Tony Nathan (Caleb Castille), a talented black player fighting for himself and the soul of his team. “Straight Outta Compton” (R) - This biopic tells the verse-laden story of three rappers from L.A. whose voices would be instrumental in redefining hip-hop. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy E (O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell, respectively) broke onto the scene in 1988 as N.W.A. With their non-hip white manager, Jerry Heller (Paul Giamatti), the group's controversial and unflinching lyrics tapped into an ongoing struggle and launched their careers to intense highs and lows. Those uninitiated in the history of hip-hop will find a gripping musical wild ride, similar to the trajectory most music biopics take. Viewers more on the inside will notice a good deal of omissions and revisions, to be expected when the

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movie is produced by the people it's about. It's a worthwhile and wellexecuted look at a still totally relevant chapter in American music and culture. “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” (R) - Minnie (Bel Powley) is a spunky teenage girl who is ecstatic about becoming a woman. She's had sex with her mother's boyfriend (Alexander Skarsgard), and she's eager to see how the world can open up for her as she navigates this new side of herself. Her mother (Kristen Wiig) isn't much of a beacon, gratefully indulging in the sex and drug offerings of 1970s San Francisco. Minnie dreams of being a comic artist, and records her colorful perspective in ways that take over the screen. This is a rare movie that walks a tricky path. Minnie's story isn't easy to tell. She's still very much a kid, and she's not at all objectified the way girls are in other teensencounter-sex movies. It's an attention-grabbing first timer for director Marielle Heller, based on a graphic novel by Phoebe Gloeckner. © 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Bodfish Bob Bodfish Bob’s Fruit Cocktail Cake 2 cup self rising flour 2 1/2 cup sugar Pinch of baking soda 1 No. 303 can fruit cocktail 2 large eggs 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1 can coconut 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup evaporated milk 1 stick margarine 1 tsp.Vanilla Sift 1 cup sugar, flour and soda into mixing bowl. Add fruit cocktail and juice. Add eggs; beat until mixed well. Pour into greased 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch pan. Sprinkle top with brown sugar, coconut and chopped pecans. Bake at 350 degrees, 25 to 30 minutes. Just before cake is done combine sugar with remaining ingredients. Boil hard for 5 minutes. Pour over

Bodfish Bob’s Coconut Logs 1/4 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup dates, cut fine 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1 egg, beaten 2-1/2 cups Rice Krispies cereal Flaked coconut Stir together the butter, sugar, dates, nuts and egg and cook 6 minutes, after it comes to a simmering boil, stirring. Remove from heat; add Rice Krispies and form into small rolls and roll in coconut. Bodfish Bob’s Nine Minute Fruitcake 2 1/2 cup sifted flour 1 tsp. baking soda 2 eggs slightly beaten 1 jar mincemeat 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 cup chopped walnuts 2 cups candied fruit and peels Grease 9 inch tube pan. Sift together flour and baking soda. In large mixing bowl, combine eggs, mincemeat, milk, nuts and fruits. Fold in dry ingredients. Pour batter into pan. Bake in a 300 degree oven until cake center springs back when lightly touched and top is golden, about 2 hours. Cool cake slightly before turning out. Cake top may be brushed lightly with heated corn syrup and decorated with cherries, candied pineapple slices and walnut halves.

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Health Insurance Matters

It's a New Year Harry P. Thal Courier Columnist Starting a new calendar is very significant in health insurance. When the ball dropped in Times Square, the clock was reset for Thal your health insurance. You now have a new year as well as a new deductible to satisfy. If you are planning any elective procedures, plan them early in the year. You will most likely satisfy your deductible, and then future follow up visits would be covered. When you go to the pharmacy to refill your prescription drugs, that too may have a deductible and most often, it is separate from the health plan deductible. Even if your plan has a $0 prescription deductible you may find your co-pays have increased. Hopefully you were a good shopper. If not, people on Medicare will have a right to appeal and get a formulary exception. You will find in 2016 there will be "Standard Pharmacies" for all plans, and then there will be "Preferred Pharmacies". The preferred pharmacies will often offer better prices if you use them. There is also the possibility that your pharmacy may not be "participating" at all with your plan. If you are charged a very high cost, question if it is covered by insurance. 2016 will see another acronym that is popping up. You may even receive a letter from an ACO, "Accountable Care Organization" requesting your

permission to be able to share your medical records with other medical providers within their group. This is a good thing, as physicians have signed on to this ACO to help provide better and more effective health outcomes. The same will hold true with the HMO plans. Some HMOs are even sending nurses into the homes to follow-up. The bottom line is, there will be more contact from the medical profession. This is not to be a privacy issue, but to promote your good health. I have heard people proudly tell me that they never see a doctor. While this does indicate that they appear to be healthy, these are the same people who may have high blood pressure, and then a heart attack or stroke, and be surprised. Also, how many people don't have symptoms until it is too late? Cancer can be checked in many cases in its early stages. Once is spreads, then it is hard to abate. So the healthy braggart gets an early funeral. In 2016, most individual and Medicare aged plans provide many preventative benefits, at little or no cost to the policy holder. Employer plans vary, as they are not yet fully under the rules of the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). If you have group employer coverage, check with your Human Resources, and then get checked by your physician, before you have symptoms. Harry P. Thal, MA, is a licensed insurance broker in California (0621106) Thal is on the National Association of Health Underwriters Medicare Advisory Board. He may be reached at 760-376-2100, harrythal@aol.com or harrythal. com.

Talking About Real Estate

2015 is gone and 2016 is here means that builders are starting to snoop around just a bit. Vacant land is always the last to appreciate in value and the first to depreciate in Well 2015 is gone value in any market trend here localand 2016 is here! ly. The real estate We also have some other good industry here in news: this winter we are having so California and localfar. It is early still of course, but it ly has had a good looks like El Nino is doing its thing. year, and 2016 looks Freeman We are getting a lot of weather and to be even better the snowpack in the high country is with all this rain we looking very good. If we get a signifiare getting, pray it continues! cant increase in the lake level in 2016 The Kern River Valley and surthat lasts for more than the spring, it rounding areas are a very unique real is going to really estate market. help the housing Both because of A healthy tourist economy and market here in market condihealthy water levels are always the valley. A tions around the a good thing for a vacation area healthy tourist state and nationlike ours is. economy and ally and also due healthy water to micro-eco- Freeman levels are always nomic condia good thing for tions here locala vacation area like ours is. ly. Over the next few weeks I will be Also interest rates continue to delving into market numbers here remain very low. Even with the locally for 2015 and also giving my recent Federal Reserve increase of predictions for the future of the real interest rates, they only raised by a estate market here in the Kern River quarter percent, and 30 year mortValley. gage rates are still widely available There is quite a bit of good news, for under 4 percent for a conventionfirst of all, for 2014 the total sales on al loan or just slightly over for an the Kern River Lake Isabella Multiple FHA, VA or USDA loan. That is good Listing Service were 27.1 million dolnews for everyone. Housing affordlars. For 2015 that figure bumped up ability is always a big factor in any to 30.1 million dollars. That is great real estate market and here in the news. That is a 10 percent increase in Kern River Valley, we have some of market sales volume. A lot of those the most affordable housing in the increased sales came in the form of a entire state of California! stable stick built housing market and increased manufactured home sales. Matt Freeman is a realtor with There was also some action on vacant Freeman’s Lakeside Realty 760-379-5915 or land, the first in a long time which 760-223-0880. His column is not intended Matt Freeman Courier Columnist

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Announcements, Continued from page 3 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.

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 residency in a California Veterans Home, issuance of military records and awards. 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. For more, go to RotaryKRV.org and FACEBOOK.com/groups/RotaryKRV/.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Aspects call for care in preparing material for submission. Although you might find it bothersome to go over what you've done, the fact is, rechecking could be worth your time and effort. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) he week is favorable for Bovines who welcome change. New career opportunities wait to be checked out. You also might want to get started on that home makeover you've been considering. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might have to be extra careful to protect that surprise you have planned, thanks to a certain snoopy someone who wants to know more about your plans than you're willing to share. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Family ties are strong this week, although an old and still-unresolved problem might create some unpleasant moments. If so, look to straighten the situation out once and for all. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Although the Lion might see it as an act of loyalty and courage to hold on to an increasingly shaky position, it might be wiser to make changes now to prevent a possible meltdown later. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your gift for adding new people to your circle of friends works overtime this week, thanks largely to contacts you made during the holidays. A surprise awaits you at the week's end.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Don't hide your talents. It's a good time to show what you can do to impress people who can do a lot for you. A dispute with a family member might still need some smoothing over. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Be open with your colleagues about your plan to bring a workplace matter out into the open. You'll want their support, and they'll want to know how you'll pull it off. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Trying to patch up an unraveling relationship is often easier said than done. But it helps to discuss and work out any problems that arise along the way. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) While your creative aspect remains high this week, you might want to call on your practical side to help work out the why and wherefore of an upcoming decision. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Dealing with someone's disappointment can be difficult for Aquarians, who always try to avoid giving pain. But a full explanation and a show of sympathy can work wonders. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Getting a job-related matter past some major obstacles should be easier this week. A personal situation might take a surprising but not necessarily unwelcome turn by the week's end.

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1. Dan Uggla, with 154 home runs. 2. Mickey Lolich, with 2,679 strikeouts. 3. Detroit's Matthew Stafford, in the 2011 season. 4. Herb Magee, with Division II Philadelphia University, also in 2015. 5. Left wing Mike Cammalleri, with 27. 6. Norway, with 329 medals (118 gold, 111 silver, 100 bronze). 7. Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Craig Wood and Tiger Woods.

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6505 Wofford Blvd., #3 Kernville-Hi Ho Senior MHP, 11901 Sierra Way, 2bd/2ba apt, $490/mo + deposit & utilities, no pets. 760-376-267 ____________________________ Wofford Hts-2bd/1ba, kitchen + dining, lge living room w/fireplace, laundry room, over sized garage, No cats or smokers. $800/mo. Call (760) 223-0544 for application. ____________________________ 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 ____________________________ 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 - clean 1 bedroom apt, new paint & carpet, no pets, $450 +deposit, water & trash paid, (760) 223-1058 Lake Isabella - 2bd/1ba-$633/mo Refurbished MH w/2 car carport, patio/deck, in nice 55+ Park. (760) 964-2514 ____________________________ Lake Isabella - 2bd/2ba-$733/mo. Refurbished MHs w/2 car carport, patio/deck, in nice 55+ Park. (760) 964-2514

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2bd/2ba dbl wide MH in 55+ park, w/2 car carport, patio/ deck. $15K cash (760) 964-2514 ______________________________

224 Cypress Lane Wofford Heights Sites in quiet Sr MHP Laundry facilities • Fishhouse Walk to lake • $290/mo. Includes water/trash 760-549-9260 ______________________________

RV spaces with private beach Camp Kernville, 24 Sirretta St. Walking distance to downtown $299/mo. 760-376-2345 ______________________________

R V Space - Lake Isabella Large, large space in 55+ MHP Only 1 available $372/mo. includes trash Paradise Mobile Home Estates (760) 379-2092

Commercial Kernville - two warehouse, shop buildngs for lease - 760-417-9330 • one 1,500 sq ft - $600/mo •one 3,700 sq ft - $1,200/mo (2,000 sq ft main level w/1,700 sq ft loft)

Lake Isabella - Move in Ready 3bd/2ba double wide mobile home in 55+ park w/2 car carport, patio/deck. $32K cash (760) 964-2514 ______________________________

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Prime Historical Property For Sale PRIME! PRIME! Downtown Lake Isabella location - 20+ acres w/irrigation well + 3bd/ 2ba home. Walking distance to everything. Excellent business/investment opportunity. OWC. Lets talk - all terms negotiable. (760) 417-0876

Vacant Land 2 view lots in Kernville with underground electricity & well water. OWC-Terms negotiable (760) 417-0876

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Kern River Courier Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT DBA #1: LEMONADE LOCKS (2015-B7154), 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, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk. By: J. Garcia. Published by the Kern River Courier December 18 and 25, 2015 and January 1 and 8, 2016. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No.: 2015-00429-CA, A.P.N.: 081-072-50-00, Property Address: 1310 South Mahan Street, Ridgecrest, CA 93555 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 11/09/2006. 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: Andrew D. Ayres and Danielle S. Ayres, Husband and Wife, as Joint Tenants. Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC. Recorded 11/21/2006 as Instrument No. 0206287142 in Book ---, Page --- of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Kern County California. Date of Sale: 02/03/2016 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: $177,031.86. 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: 1310 South Mahan Street, Ridgecrest, CA 93555, A.P.N.: 081-072-50-00. 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 $177,031.86. 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/Defaul tManagement/TrusteeServices.laspx using the file

number assigned to this case: 2015-00429-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 9, 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/TrusteeServi ces.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 January 8, 15 and 22, 2016) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No.: 2014-08649-CA, A.P.N.: 034-423-08-00, Property Address: 2106 Sierra Vista Avenue, Delano, CA 93215 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 12/21/2006. 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: Antonio J. Cisneros and Elvia Maria Cisneros, Husband and Wife. Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC. Recorded 12/29/2006 as Instrument No. 0206320429 in Book ---, Page --- of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Kern County California. Date of Sale: 02/03/2016 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: $319,640.00. 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: 2106 Sierra Vista Avenue, Delano, CA 93215, A.P.N.: 034-423-08-00 . 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 $319,640.00. 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/DefaultManagement/ TrusteeServices.laspx using the file number assigned to this case: 2014-08649-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

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postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: December 9, 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/ 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 January 8, 15 and 22, 2016) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT DBA #1: BALANCING THE BOOKS (2015-B7399), 237 Redwood Meadow Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308. Mailing address: P.O. Box 5144, Bakersfield, CA 93385. REGISTRANT: Delois Ann Smith, 237 Redwood Meadow Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308. Date the business commenced: 06/01/2010. 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: Delois Ann Smith. This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County 12/23/2015 and expires 12/23/2020. Mary B. Bedard, CPA, Auditor-Controller-County Clerk. By: A. Valenzuela. Published by the Kern River Courier January 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT DBA #1: KERN RIVER VACATION TRAILERS (2015-B7332), 11901 Sierra Way, Space #14, Kernville, CA 93238. Mailing address: P.O. Box 1514, Kernville, CA 93238. REGISTRANT: Marcie Ann Rose, 11901 Sierra Way, Space #14, Kernville, CA 93238. Date the business commenced: 02/06/2010. 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: Marcie Rose. This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County 12/17/2015 and expires 12/17/2020. Mary B. Bedard, CPA, Auditor-Controller-County Clerk. By: J. Garcia. Published by the Kern River Courier January 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2016.

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Sister act Sandy Johnstone and Susie Seeger posed as an undertaker and a groom in a skit performed before the crowd attending the Whiskey Flat Kick Off Dinner at the Kernville Saloon.

Satin and lace Former Whiskey Flat Mayor Satin Cheryl aka: Cheryl Parmelee, Kick Off dinner coordinator passes out the door prizes and raffle prizes at the event.

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donating one of his ugly Ukrainian brides to the Indians. He passed along the oily valley known as Bakersfield and into the Kern Canyon where he ran into some thirsty SoCal Edison employees. They asked for some shine and tail but he refused and kept going as they still haven't fixed the water meters on his high rise homestead back in old Mexico. His hybrid wagon blew a wheel and he was stuck on some dusty old road where he found two drunken fools who called themselves the Keeper Brothers. He agreed to exchange moonshine for repairs with them so they can fix the wheel which they did. He also asked them to help with his journey through the canyon and they agreed to show him the promised land of miners and outlaws that were seeking his services. He finally made it to Whiskey Flats and met two young ladies named Better Times Barb and Shameless Merry who showed him around the encampments of thirsty souls. They provided him some good ole hospitality in their hipster shack and a warm meal before he went to bed. But now a local musician named Dead Eye Dave and his accomplice Mountain Mouth Kate and a wolverine looking dog named Fydo stand in his way of making money and jeopardizing his shipment of moonshine and Russian brides. The City Slicker vows to find a sleazy way to prevail the City Slicker way.

Report, Continued from page 1 tion mitigation efforts in 2016. Stay tuned for small business opportunities in the coming months. ■ The Corps is securing the vacated trail-

The City Slicker forwarded this self-describing poem to the Courier: This City Slicker is a river warrior Blustering in from the flat lands, With a rollicking stride, he sweeps along, Swaggering boisterously with moonshine. He growls as he storms the river, A conservationist big and bold. And the trees all shake and quiver and quake, As he robs them of their graffiti and trash. The City Slicker is a wilderness warrior pillaging just for fun. He'll knock you 'round and upside down, and laugh when he's conquered and won. Them golden nugget bribes I ask from you will help me and my band of warriors from K e r n River Conservancy beautify this mighty wild and scenic Kern River. ■ Dead-Eye Dave aka: Dave Redman is well known to our community as the lead singer/guitarist of the band Riverwind, singin' both types of music, Country and Western. Before Dead-Eye semi retired, and began aplayin the guitar for his supper, he was known far and wide as DoubleDown Davy, a gambler of some success. Those who have travelled some may have visited one of the virtually countless number of gambling boats, gin mills, and saloons he founded during that time, in towns and timeforgot collections of hovels from here to the Snake River. Anyhow, that was all before his accident. The gambling accident which

ruined his credibility as a gambler, for what man has the fortitude to throw money before a Blind Man a-holding cards? "Twas a random thrown poker chip which took out my right eye, and an Ace of Hearts in the hand of a past paramour which destroyed my remaining orb," the now monikered DeadEye Dave proclaims. Dead-Eye's gambling prowess will serve our mountain village right. Dead-Eye can bluff a buffalo and has no fear of playing at the big stakes table. Endorsed by the notorious Law Dawgs, Mayor-to-Be Dead-Eye promises Law and Order for everyone who votes for him. Everyone who doesn't, you shall be on your own. Dave promised your women and children will be safe and the dogs…well the puppies will not be sad. Running alongside her man is The Mountain Mouth, also known as Big-Nose Kate. This fiery gal, although sporting more enemies than is seemly possible, has her supporters. Kate and her cohort from across the lake, Whip Crackin' Wendy, have been asavin' puppies and dogs around these parts fer years. ■ The Mountain Mouth's aka: Kate McDonald origins are bizarre to say the least. Raised by dogs, the orphan Kate never spoke a word until she was well on in years, instead, utilizin' barking, growling and the such, to communicate. But once "tamed", by the nuns at a remote convent, she began a career of writing and

ers until they are removed. Initially, the trailers were to be towed for disposal offsite, however, upon closer inspection, it was determined that the trailers are in no condition to be towed. The contract is being

modified to take proper environmental precautions and to allow demolition of the trailers on-site before hauling the material away. Once approved, the contractor can begin demolition and removal operations.