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The Kern Valley Campus of Cerro Coso is located in the Kern Valley Plaza in Lake Isabella.

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Natalie Dorrell Courier Spotlight Cerro Coso Community College is streamlining the registration process for students in the Kern River Valley with an Open House on Thursday, Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the college’s Kern River Valley campus in Lake Isabella.

College counselors and admissions professionals will be on site to assist on a dropin basis with general information, admissions, assessment testing, counseling and educational plans, registration, learning resources, scholarships and student life.

Cerro Coso Community College is here to help students meet their career and

educational goals. Fall classes begin Aug. 24.

Register early for best class selection. Class schedules are available on the Cerro Coso website at

cerrocoso.edu.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to visit the campus and see what Cerro Coso in the Kern River Valley has to offer.

patients. Every day people’s lives depend on the quick reaction and competent care of emergency medical technicians.

The College is offering two EMTC classes this fall in the Kern River Valley.

■ EMTC C105 E m e r g e n c y Medical Technician 1 will meet on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 5:10 to 10:15 p.m. at the Kern Valley campus in Lake

Isabella with instructor Steven Pendergrass.

The course will survey the techniques of emergency medical care through recognition of signs and symptoms of illnesses, and injuries. Proper procedures of emergency care and transportation aspects required for EMT-I personnel are covered. Upon

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Senior meal delivery program

Meals on wheels changes drivers Michael Batelaan Courier Just in Gregg DeSantis, president of Senior Citizens, Inc., announced today that the non-profit will no longer be financially supporting the Meals on Wheels program in the Kern River Valley.

Senior Citizens, Inc. was formed in 1983 for the purpose of assisting Kern County in providing meals to seniors who are homebound. Over the last 30 years, the group has

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"We just aren't able to bring in the kind of money that we used to," DeSantis said. "We plan to continue fund raising to provide improvements to the Senior Center, such as an education center, book and magazine loan library and Wi-Fi." In his announcement DeSantis noted that the non-profit has been contributing funds into the county program in the form of cars, gas and insurance and driver wages. "It would take $30-45,000 more nature

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than we are raising to continue funding the program," he said.

DeSantis expressed his gratitude for all who have contributed and continue to contribute to the program. The focus will go from Meals on Wheels to other senior needs.

Jeanette Downs, Business Manager for Kern County Aging and Adult Services told the Courier that the agency could deliver meals at a

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Friday high 87° Sunny Friday low 62° Mostly clear Saturday high 89° Sunny Saturday low 65° Mostly clear Sunday high 89° Sunny Sunday low 66° Mostly clear National Weather Service

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For additional information on financial aid, placement exams, academic advising services call the Kern River Valley campus at 760-379-5501.

New exciting classes being offered Are you looking for an exciting and challenging career helping others?

Emergency Medical Technician training at Cerro Coso Community College works with a variety of jobs including paramedics, law enforcement officers, fire fighters, air medical crew members and many more to provide care and transportation of sick and injured

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Fire danger in the state of California is above normal levels.

Significantly dry conditions are present due to historically low precipitation and high temperatures. Everyone has the responsibility to prevent humancaused wildfires.

Please use extreme caution when traveling on highways.

You can help prevent these destructive fires by following some simple guidelines: ■ Be wheel safe Check tire pressure.

Driving on an exposed wheel rim throws sparks. Be prepared ■ Carry safety gear - Carry a shovel and a fire extinguisher in your street and off-highway vehicle.

■ Follow use restrictions and access closures It is important to check with local agencies about any closures before venturing off road.

■ Keep vehicles off dry grass - Exhaust systems can heat up to 1,000 degrees and ignite adjacent grasses and shrubs.

■ Check your spark arrester Before heading outdoors, clean your OHV spark arrester.

This will reduce the chance of a spark starting a wildfire.

■ Have nothing dragging - Make sure vehicles are properly maintained with nothing dragging on the ground.

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Plan for the week ahead using the Courier Calendar.

Isabella Lake has something for everyone part 2.

Bodfish Bob’s grape recipes have no wrath.

Join in the fun & games on the Courier puzzle pages.

Buy, sell & trade in the Courier Marketplace.

kern river water data: Wednesday 6 p.m.

Storage, Isabella Reservoir 70,520 acre-feet 2013 Reservoir peak 106,783 acre-feet Pool maximum 568,075 acre-feet Pool safety limit 360,000 acre-feet Upper Kern Inflow 179 cfs* Lower Kern Outflow 251 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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Onyx Farmers Market Daily The Onyx Certified Farmers Market, hosted by the Kern Valley Growers Association, is now open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through November at 300 Doyle Ranch Road (near the old Onyx Store) in Onyx.

River Rhythms free concert series August 2

Regular activities Fridays

■ 6 a.m. - 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.

■ 11 a.m.- 3 p.m., Bingo and lunch at Eagles, open to public, Mt. Mesa. 760-379-3394 ■ 12 - 1 p.m., AA, Senior Center, 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella. 760-379-4112 ■ 1 p.m., Happy Hookers crochet club, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-6335.

■ 5 p.m. (1st Fri.) Kern Valley Cruisers and Hot Rods, Sierra Vista Restaurant, Weldon.

■ 6 p.m. (2nd Fri.), Kernville Baptist Church game night. Next to Pizza Barn. 760-223-1036.

■ 7 p.m., AA, Alano Club, 4030 Perdue Avenue, Lake Isabella.

■ 7 - 8 p.m., AA, Kernville Chamber of Commerce, 11447 Kernville Rd.,760-379-4112 or 760-417-9701 ■ 8 p.m., AA, KR Health Center, 67 Evans Road, Wofford Hts. 760-379-4112 or 760-417-9701

Saturdays

■ 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Farmer’s Market, Nuui Cunni Center, French Gulch. 760-549-0800 ■ 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Farmer’s Market, Lakeshore Lodge, Wofford Heights.

■ 9 a.m., Yoga Practice Group, Kernville Methodist Church. 909-753-9043.

■ 2 p.m., AA, Alano Club, 4030 Perdue Avenue, Lake Isabella.

■ 3 p.m. (1st Sat.), Havilah Historical Society, Havilah Schoolhouse. 760-379-2636.

■ 1 p.m. Darts, 3 p.m. Poker, 3 p.m. Pool, Dinner 57 p.m. Eagles Lodge, open to public, Mt. Mesa.

760-379-3394 ■ 6 p.m. (3rd Sat.) AA, Alano Club, 4030 Perdue, Lake Isabella.

■ 7 - 10 p.m. (1st Sat.), Dam Dancers square dancing, Senior Center, Lake Isabella.

■ 9:30 a.m. (1st Sat.), Aglow Int’l, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. Barbara,760-378-3672 or Geraldine, 559-359-8953.

■ 7:30 - 9 p.m., AA - KR Health Center, 67 Evans Rd., Wofford Hts. 760-379-4112 or 760-417-9701

Sundays

■ 9 a.m. to noon - VFW Breakfast, public welcome. 2811 Nugget, Lake Isabella. 760-379-3877.

■ 9 a.m. to noon, Breakfast at Eagles, public. welcome. Highway 178, Mt. Mesa. 760-379-3394.

■ 2 - 3:30 p.m., AA - KR Health Center, 67 Evans Rd., Wofford Hts. 760-379-4112 or 760-417-9701

Mondays

■ 6 a.m. - 1 p.m., M - F, Senior Nutrition, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-5831.

■ 10 a.m., Exercise Class, Lakeridge Mobile Home Pk. Clubhouse, Lake Isabella. 760-379-3206.

■ 12 - 1 p.m., AA, Senior Center,Lake Isabella.

760-379-7318 or 760-379-7312.

■ 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.

■ 2 - 3 p.m., Grief Support Group, Hoffmann Hospice 6040-D Lake Isabella Blvd. 661-410-1010.

■ 3 p.m. (2nd Mon.-Board/4th Mon.-Member ship), Kernville Chamber. 760-376-2629.

■ 6 p.m. (3rd Mon.), KRV Art Assoc., Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-2844.

■ 6 - 7 p.m., AA, Mtn. View Baptish Church, 2959 Erskine Creek Rd., Lake Isabella. 760-379-7318 or 760-379-7312.

■ 6 - 9 p.m., KRV Comm. 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.

■ 7:30 - 9 p.m., AA, Grace Chapel, 12308 Mtn. Mesa Rd., Mtn. Mesa. 760-379-7318 or 760-3797312.

■ 7:30 p.m., AA, KR Health Center, 67 Evans Rd., Wofford Hts. 760-379-4112 or 760-417-9701

Tuesdays

■ 6 a.m. - 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.

■ 9:30 - 11:30a.m., Me & My Friends children’s playgroup, 1st Baptist Church, Lake Isabella. 760379-2556.

■ 10 a.m. (2nd Tue.), Kern Valley Garden Group.

760-379-1129.

■ 10 a.m. - noon Kern County Department of Public Health Immunization Clinic 7050 Lake Isabella Blvd, Lake Isabella. 877-818-4787 ■ 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., AA, Alano Club, 4030 Perdue Ave., Lake Isabella.

The Kern River Valley Education and Cultural Foundation brings 7 p.m. Friday evening, family-friendly performances to Riverside Park in Kernville free to the public. The musical styles vary each week. On Friday, Aug. 2 see Out of the Blue, formed in 2003 in the Kern River Valley by Michael Gallagher (mandolin and vocals) and Patricia Seamount (guitar and vocals).

Terry Harris (dobro and vocals) was added

■ 2 p.m. (2nd Tue.), KRV Cemetery District.

Public invited. 760-376-2189.

■ 6 p.m. (2nd Tue.), Lake Isabella-Bodfish Property Owners, Senior Center, Lake Isabella (760) 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.

■ 7 - 8:30 p.m., AA, KR Health Center, 67 Evans Rd., Wofford Hts. 760-379-4112 or 760-417-9701 ■ 7 - 8:30 p.m., AA - Weldon Methodist Church, 20021 Hwy. 178, Weldon. 760-379-4112

Wednesdays

■ 6 a.m. - 1 p.m., M - F, Senior Nutrition, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-5831.

■ 8 a.m. - AA, Alano Club, 4030 Perdue Ave., Lake Isabella.

■ 9 -11:30 a.m. (1st & 3rd Wed.), Dam Quilters, senior apts. behind Vons, Lake Isabella. 760-3799921.

■ 9:30 a.m., TOPS weight loss group, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 661-867-2579.

■ 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., Me & My Friends children’s playgroup, Kernville Methodist, 760-379-2556.

■ Noon (2nd Wed.) KRV Chamber of Commerce meeting, Moose Lodge, Lake Isabella. 760-3795236.

■ Noon, Eagles Lunch/Shuffleboard, open to public, Mt. Mesa. 760-379-3394.

■ 12:00 p.m., AA, Alano Club, 4030 Perdue Ave., Lake Isabella.

■ 12:30 p.m., Bridge Club, Eagles Lodge, Mt. Mesa. 760-376-3138.

■ 1:30 - 3 p.m., Grief Support Group, Optimal Hospice, 6504-E Lake Isabella Blvd.

■ 5:30 p.m., Weight Watchers, Weldon Methodist Church. 760-267-4693.

■ 6 p.m. (1st Wed.), American Legion Riders VFW, 2811 Nugget, Lake Isabella.

■ 6 p.m. (3rd Wed.), American Legion, Senior Center Veterans Rm. Lake Isabella. 760-379-5086.

■ 7 p.m. (3rd Wed.), Fish & Game Habitat Club, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-376-3178 ■ 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., Senior Dance, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. Live band.

■ 7 - 8:30 p.m., AA, KR Health Center, 67 Evans Rd. Wofford Hts., 760-379-7318 or 760-379-7312.

■ 7 p.m., Elks Lodge, Wofford Blvd., Wofford Hts. ■ 7 a.m., Al-Anon, Christ's Fellowship Church, Wofford Hts.. 760-379-7318 or 760-379-7312

Thursdays

■ 6 a.m. - 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.

■ 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.

■ 11:45 a.m. (4th Thu.), KRV Women’s Club meeting, Elks Lodge.

■ Noon, Exchange Club, Paradise Cove.

■ 1 p.m., (2nd Thu.), Clan Diggers, Lake Isabella Library. 760-379-2303.

■ 3:30 - 5 p.m. (4th Thu.), Kern River Valley Collaborative, Veterans Hall, Rm. 1., Lake Isabella. 760-379-2556, ext. 601.

■ 4-6 p.m. (3rd Thu.), Republican Assembly of the Kern River Valley, Moose Lodge, Lake Isabella. 760-376-1462 or 760-379-0673.

■ 5 - 7 p.m., TANF Cultural Night, French Gulch Campground.

■ 5 - 7 p.m., VFW Taco Thursday, open to public.

760-379-3877.

■ 6 p.m., Rotary Club, KRV Elks Lodge, Wofford Heights. 760-376-2844.

■ 6 p.m., Weight Watchers, Lake Ridge Mobile Home Park Club House, Lake Isabella. Weigh-in 5:30 p.m.

■ 6:30 p.m., Sweet Adelines, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. New members welcome.

■ 7 p.m. (45h Thurs.) KRV Gun Assc. Jan - Oct. Kernville Chamber, KRVGAnews@gmail.com ■ 7 p.m., (3rd Thu.), Kern Valley Astronomy Club, Museum, Kernville. 760-376-1291.

■ 7:30 p.m., AA, Senior Center, 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella. 760-379-4112.

Bingo Guide

■ Saturday, noon, South Fork Women’s Club, Fay Ranch Road., Weldon ■ Sunday, 11 a.m., Moose Lodge, Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella.

■ Wednesday, 1 p.m., Senior Center, Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella.

■ Thursday, Early Bird 12:15 p.m., Regular 1 p.m., St. Jude Catholic Church, Hwy. 155 & Nellie Dent Dr., Wofford Hts. This information is submitted to the Courier by the groups listed. Please call the phone numbers provided to check meeting times and location .

in 2005 and Kris Martin (bass and vocals) came on board in 2008. They have all been playing most of their lives and their influences range from folk, bluegrass, country, rock and roll and jazz. Bring your lawn chairs. For information call Charlie Busch, concert series coordinator at 760-376-4500 or KRVECF at 760-379-0764.

Aglow August 3 Aglow meets at the Lake Isabella Senior Center from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. Come and be blessed. Call Barbara Pechy at 760-378-3672 or Geraldine Smith at 559-359-8953 .

Lakeshore Farmers Market August 3 This market is hosted by the Kern Valley Growers Association from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. The market is at the Lakeshore Lodge, 7466 Wofford Blvd., Wofford Heights.

Nuui Cunni Farmers Market August 3 The Kern River Paiute Council Nuui Cunni Farmers Market is held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for produce needs.

The market is located at 2600 Highway 155 at the French Gulch Forest Service Recreation Area. Contact 760-549-0800.

Star Party August 3 Kern River Valley Astronomy Club holds a Star Party starting at sunset the Saturday night closest to the new moon at the Fairview Helispot, 12 miles north of Kernville. Bundle up. Bring some hot chocolate or coffee and a lounge chair.

Contact Rich Burdge at 760-376-1291 or 760-376-6290 or richburdge@aol.com. It is best to call to check if haze, smoke or cloud cover might prevent event .

Lantern Light Tour and Ghost Hunt August 3 GRIT Paranormal will be headlining 8 to 10:30 p.m. at 3829 Lake Isabella Blvd. in Bodfish. Cost: $12 per person (all ages). All proceeds to go to the renovation, restoration and museum acquisitions. Cash only night of event or advance tickets by credit card. Questions or purchase tickets call 760-379-5146 or email ghosttown@verizon.net.

Veterans of Foreign Wars breakfast August 4 Have breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sunday at the Kern River Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7665 Hall, 2811 Nugget Ave. (behind McDonalds), in Lake Isabella.

For information, call 760-379-3877.

Junior Golf Clinic August 6 and 8 A free golf clinic will be offered for golfers between the ages of five and 15 by Jeff Hale at the Kern Valley Golf Course from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, Aug. 6 and 8. Lunch will be provided. Learn more by calling the golf course at 760-376-2828 or Jeff Hale at 760-379-5042.

Cerro Coso Open House August 8 Cerro Coso Community College is hosting an open house for those interested in becoming a college student in the Kern River Valley. Starting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, you can learn about college programs, register for classes, learn about financial aid, prepare for and take the placement test, and more. Lunch will be served. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the campus and plan your future.

Call 760-379-5501.

Praise and worship concert August 8 Enjoy an evening of praise and worship with Dave Anderson and Roger Walck (on piano and guitar). The concerts they present include Gospel music, old-time Sunday School songs, contemporary Christian music, and stories of God’s grace and mercy. It will be at Shepherd of the Hills

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Now clearly a bridge to nowhere Earlier this year I wrote the Forest Service to ask why the road to the “bridge to nowhere” is closed. They said the “legal reason”" was due to rutting and erosion. They also said that this decision was made in 2009 after “two and a half years of public notice and participation” and they didn’t have the funding for the gate until recently. Who is the “public” that decided we don’t want access to this bridge or to the river?

If a Forest Service road can be shut down due to lack of maintenance, then this means that any of “their” roads can be shut down at any time. Would it have been more cost-effective to get a truckload of dirt to fix the road rather than close a bridge that would cost taxpayers millions today? Instead, the “bridge to nowhere” is now a permanent monument to government waste and mismanagement that we are forced to see every time we drive to and from Bakersfield.

Now I see that the Forest Service is planning on shrinking the HIRA areas around the lake. At first I thought this will open up free access but these areas will likely become campgrounds with higher fees and virtually all other access will be closed due to “rutting” or “low oxygen levels” in the water. The people will be herded like cattle into these smaller areas where they can be closely monitored.

We are no longer viewed as citizens, but as subjects to be controlled. We have become nothing more than a means of revenue used to support the personal agendas of those in charge.

Neil Olsen Bodfish

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River Rhythms 2013 free concert series The Kern River Valley Education and Cultural Foundation has announced the line-up for the 2013 River Rhythms free concert series at Kernville’s Riverside Park. All shows will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. each Friday in August. All shows are free of charge and will feature local and regional artists. There will also be light food and beverage products available for purchase. For sponsorships, donations, and information, contact River Rhythms chairperson Charlie Busch at Kern River Radio, 760376-4500 or KRVECF president Chuck White at 760-379-0764.

Energy Assistance funds available The Salvation Army has received the 2013-14 Energy Assistance Funds, from Southern California Edison.If you are qualified you may receive up to $100 toward your unpaid SCE bill. For those who are listed with SCE as “all electric households,” you may receive up to $200. Sorry, but only residential customers may apply. The EAF funds are available to moderate- to low-income individuals every 12 months. You must have a current unpaid Edison Bill (in your name), proof of all household income, a picture ID and some additional information available when making your appointment. The new system is completely computerized and you must have all required information or we cannot enter it into the program. No walk ins. Call 760379-4600 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for an appointment.

Curse of the cherry tomatoes Rod Middleworth Courier Columnist

would grow into a tomato, grew.

I stood near the plants and talked to them, read them stories No matter and even sang robust nature how I try, I do songs. And then one day some not have a green tomato blossoms turned into thumb. tomatoes but as I could see, By now everynone of them were of the one knows that Beefsteak variety. Instead, all if I plant it, it were of the cherry tomato ilk.

Middleworth will die. But I was disappointed but I had being ever the to admit, they would be easier to optimist again give away. Every day I faithfully this year, I planted tomatoes. watered and gave them plant I looked at the description of food and discussed with them what I could expect if I put toma- the state of the world politics. to plants in some secluded area The season is almost over. in my yard. I All the hoped that tomatoes I No matter how I try, I do not neighbors picked are have a green thumb! would not see now in a small - Middleworth bowl in the the debacle of me again ruinicebox. A ing my plants. total of 22 Also I would keep track of the cherry tomatoes were grown. costs and check those costs Their skin is like latex and they against what Vons charges. are hard as a rock. We had a So I bought four tomato couple in a salad last Saturday plants, all of the Beefsteak variand I almost broke a tooth on ety ($1.25 each). Then I bought a one of them. Well almost. bag of potting soil ($5.42), and Just for kicks, I divided the some tomato fertilizer ($4.16). I number of tomatoes I raised (22) noticed a contraption called an into the total cost of growing Earth Box, which I was assured them $60.82 and found that each would grow anything. I bought cherry tomato cost me $2.76. two Earth Boxes plus postage This didn’t include the cost of and tax ($34.99). I mentally estimy labor and the ridicule of my mated the cost of California neighbors when they spotted my Water Service used over the next barren plants. eight weeks ($15) for a total cost So next year I will resist the of $60.82. urge to become a man of the soil Then I sat back in my lawn and instead will buy my 'maters chair and watched the plants from Vons. grow. They got big and bigger.

There, if I don’t like them, at But very few blossoms, that least I can return them!

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Kernville Chamber announces summer hours The Kernville Chamber of Commerce announced that it will now be open later. The new summer hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

If you are traveling to the Kern River Valley or to the Southern Sierra this summer, the Chamber encourages you to stop in and learn about the fine lodging, restaurants, antique shops and wonder blue skies available here. The Chamber wishes you safe and happy travels. For more information, call the Chamber office at 760-376-2929.

Save for Christmas Operation Christmas Child recommends with the back-to-school and mid-summer sales, we can save money as we help children around the globe. Get those bargains so you will be ready to fill shoeboxes. Plan to attend the annual Countdown event on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Family Life Center and get free materials. Then be ready for the Collection Week Nov. 18 to 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day that week to deliver filled boxes. Call Irene Martinson at 760-417-2279 to volunteer for any of these events, for the fundraisers, to host a packing party or for more information.

Idea Exchange Space Ideas toward a resilient and sustainable future will provide free movies, free magazine exchange, free book exchange and an exchange of ideas.

They will meet monthly in the conference room of the Kern River Valley branch of the library, 7054 Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella. The Idea Exchange Space is designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas via multimedia, guest speakers, the exchange of books and magazines, theater and a place to converse about topics that promote a resilient and sustainable future. Your donations go to a matching scholarship fund set up to provide the persons manning the Idea Exchange Space to attend the October Bioneer's Conference, (bioneers.org) October 18 - 20, 2013. If interested in manning the space please contact, Ellen Schafhauser, 760-608-9143.

Every Teen Counts E.T.C is open for the summer Monday-Friday 11a.m. to 5 p.m.

(Wednesday is 2-5) and it is free for ages 10-16. Come play games, do crafts, have lunch. There is a Kinect x-box, pool table, wifi/ computers. For questions call 760-376-4100.

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Out of the Darkness Community Walk

Where it can’t be seen

Show suport for suicide prevention

Jack Duitsman Courier Columnist

and trust in the power of God is met with a disease progression that is unrelenting. Financial downturn in ways unexpected; or Behold, You a relationship that had once desire truth in the flourished takes a downturn that inward parts; will not be yielding a storybook And in the hidden ending, and we wonder where part You will make the plan of God might have gone. me to know Even more telling of this inner wisdom. - Duitsman person that can be unknown even Psalm 51:6 to our most determined scrutiny are those moments in life where An Old Testament proverb all is well with our world, and we warned the fabric merchant find a curious chilling between against folding a damaged cloth in our heart and the Lover of our such a way that the unknowing soul. Troubling moments when buyer would be unaware of the the Word that was once powerdefect. Thinking they had purful, alive, and deeply meaningful chased what had appeared to be becomes unsettlingly boring, and undamaged, an deep hunger unfolding of the for faith is cloth would Thoughts and dreams, hopes seemingly reveal someand fears, attitudes and replaced by thing entirely determinations, all these are lackluster indifdifferent. It has bound up in places where even ference. been postulated the most discerning and closest These that as individkindred spirits are uncertain... twists and uals, our true turns are lived inner nature is - Duitman out on a daily most revealed basis . . . in when we are places the alone, for in those moments when human eye cannot see, and the none but us can see our actions human mind can only probe in and inner thoughts, we prove who imperfect ways. we really are.

At first glance, the above verse It was to this inner and unseen of Scripture can appear to be yet person Jesus spoke regarding the another unreachable goal - “Truth ability of our Father in Heaven not in the inward part.” Just great, only to see, but who also desires this part of me that is unknowto work His transformation back able even by me in my best state to His glorious image. is now supposed to tow the line Thoughts and dreams, hopes of truth in an unerring way. and fears, attitudes and determiMoments when a lie appears nations, all these are bound up in more expedient than the truth we places where even the most discan sense the power of God’s cerning and closest kindred spirits love that brings truth to the fore. are uncertain if they know us like What would Jesus do becomes they think they do. In fact, in cermore than an ambiguous threat tain instances, we are even suror theoretical riddle, it literally prised by responses to life’s becomes the outworking of the moments that are far less than we Father’s heart in our daily lives. might have hoped.

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Ellen Eggert Kern County Mental Health Courier Extra It's that time again, Kern Valley residents-time to show your support for suicide prevention and awareness. The 2013 Kern County Out of the Darkness Community Walk is set for S a t u rd a y, September 14, at Beach Park in Bakersfield.

Check-in starts at 7:45 a.m., and the program will commence at 9 a.m.

As always, registration is free, and each participant who raises a minimum of $150 receives a tshirt. In addition, refreshments will be provided for all who take part, and more information will be available to address some of your questions and concerns about this matter.

Kern Valley made a bold statement of support last year when over 70 KV residents participated in the 2012 Community Walk. This year's organizers are challenging

Valley places of worship Kernville Father’s Heart Foursquare Church Kernville Elementary School, Kernville. Sunday Service 9:30 a.m. 760-223-6704 First Baptist Church of Kernville 46 Valley View Drive, Kernville. Sunday Services 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. 760-376-6403 Kernville United Methodist Church 251 Big Blue Rd., Kernville. Worship Celebration, Sunday’s 9:30 a.m. 760-376-2751 Prince of Peace Lutheran Fellowship Center 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 Service 10:00 a.m. 760-376-6362 St. Sherrian’s Episcopal Church Services held at Kernville United Methodist Church. Sunday Service 11 a.m.

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you to aim for at least 100 participants-let the rest of Kern County know that you are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to raising awareness of suicide prevention and supporting those who have lost a loved one to suicide.

Unfortunately, suicide does not seem to be disappearing any time soon, but new information is coming forth that can help us gain some inroads in this b a t t l e .

Activities such as this walk help fund the research and give us the opportunity to educate the public that there is hope on the horizon-that we are going to "fight the good fight" in this situation for as long as necessary.

Join with likeminded others at this worthy event, and make a statement against suicide. For more information, please check out the Kern County website at outofthedarkness/kerncounty or call Ellen Eggert at 661-868-1552.

Family Life Center Foursquare Church 20 W. Panorama, Wofford Heights. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. 760-376-6719 New Life Assembly of God 25 Arden Av., Wofford Heights. Sunday Services 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.760-376-6402 St. Jude Catholic Church 86 Nellie Dent Dr., Wofford Heights. Sun, Mass 8 a.m. & 10 a.m., Sat. 4 p.m. 760-376-2416 Calvary Chapel 125 Sycamore Drive, Wofford Heights. Services: Sun. 10 a.m. and Wed. 6:30 p.m.760-376-8789 Christ Fellowship 80 Evans Road, Wofford Heights. Sun. 10:30 a.m.

Lake Isabella First Baptist Church of Lake Isabella 3701 Suhre, Lake Isabella. Sunday Services 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. 760-379-5615 Fountain of Christ Church 5101 #A Lake Isabella Blvd, Lake Isabella. Sun. 9:45 a.m. Wed. and Thur. 5:30 p.m. 760-417-0793 Landmark Missionary Baptist Church 2741 Mountain View Rd, Lake Isabella. Sunday Services 9:45 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. 760-379-5640 Mt. View Southern Baptist Church 2959 Erskine Creek Rd, Lake Isabella Sunday 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 11 a.m. 760-379-2343 Kern Valley Bible Church 3920 Golden Spur, Lake Isabella. Services 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 Church 3730 Wagon Wheel Dr., Lake Isabella. Sunday School 9:45 Services 10:45 a.m., 5 p.m. Wed. 6 p.m. 760-379-5819

Mountain Mesa Church of Christ Mt. Mesa 6400 Dogwood Av., Mt. Mesa. Sunday Services 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. 760-379-4792 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 6400 Park Av., Mt. Mesa. Sunday Services 10:00 a.m. 760-379-2904 Grace Chapel 12312 Mt. Mesa Rd., Mt. Mesa. Sunday Services 9:45 a.m. 760-379-4093 Christian Assembly 12424 Mountain Mesa Rd., Mt. Mesa. Sunday Services 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. 760-379-6377 Victory Tabernacle (United Pentecostal) 4324 Birch, Mt. Mesa. Sunday Services 2 and 3 p.m. 760-549-3186

Southlake/Weldon Kern Christian Church “The River” 14900 Hwy 178, Southlake. Sunday Services 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 760-378-3780 He Cares Fellowship 16475 Hwy 178, Southlake. Services Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 760-379-6935 Weldon United Methodist Church 20021 Hwy. 178, Weldon. Sunday Services 8:30 a.m. 760-378-2321 Weldon Baptist Church 20674 Highway 178, Weldon. Sunday 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. 760-378-4964

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Special hunting opportunities offered In Central Region

Dove hunting begins Sept. 1 Janice Mackey California Fish and Wildlife Courier Outdoors Dove season is approaching and people seeking hunting opportunities may visit the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Upland Game Bird Program’s web page. It lists numerous statewide hunts, including many opportunities in CDFW’s Central Region.

Dove season is from Sept. 1 through 15 and Nov. 9 through Dec. 23. Additional information on species and bag limits can be found at www.dfg.ca.gov/regulations.

In the Central Region, serving Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, Tulare and Tuolumne counties, there will be five dove hunt sites hosting nine special hunt sessions.

Applications and information are available online at dfg.ca.gov/ wildlife/hunting/uplandgame/game bird.

Hunters will be selected by a

computerized drawing for one hunt only. Applicants must submit an application with their choice of hunts listed in order of preference.

Applications may include up to two hunters applying as a party.

Hunters may apply only once for each hunt, either as an applicant or as a guest. Submitting multiple applications will result in disqualification.

CDFW advises applicants that there are changes for this upcoming season. The North Grasslands Wildlife Area China Island and Salt Slough unit quotas have been reduced to reflect a decrease in food plot acreages.

Additionally, no special draw will occur for the Huron hunt site as a special food plot was not planted.

The purchase of an Upland Game Bird Stamp supports these special hunts and other programs that provide additional upland game bird hunting opportunities.

The stamp is required for all upland game bird hunters except apprentice hunters.

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Kern County Fire Stations Kernville Station 76 11018 Kernville Road Kernville Business calls only, 760-376-2219 Lake Isabella Station 72 4500 Lake Isabella Blvd.

Lake Isabella Business calls only, 760-379-2626 Southlake Station 71 9000 Navajo Ave. Weldon Business calls only, 760-378-3055

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Antler, Fin & Feather Report

Something for every angler Mike Mencarini Courier Columnist

shad as their food supply, Isabella crappie are abundant and doing well. The winter bite is also good Part two of two with Rocky Point and French Gulch parts about the Marina as hot spots.

Isabella Lake Catfish: Isabella has long been fishery. known for its big cats and lots of them. There are channels, blues and Bass: Isabella flatheads. There are day and night Lake is renowned bite. Cats in the 20 pound class are for its huge bass, common.

Mencarini with many fish Carp: The lake also proweighing in the teens. With an motes a healthy carp population for abundance of shad, crappie, those that like them for their table bluegill and the periodic stocking of fare and the angler or archer who trout, Isabella bass have plenty of catches them for sport, with sumfood to grow mertime being them big. Some best.

The Kern River Valley is a say Isabella Bluegill: sportsman’s paradise with great could produce The lake also has year-round fishing and hunting the next some bluegill with a mix of hiking, camping, California and redear but biking, rafting... record bass. with the large - Mencarini population of Trout: Whether fishing crappie and lots from shore or a boat, Isabella trout of big bass, the bluegills have strugare easily caught. Fish and Wildlife, gled. along with the Chamber of The Kern River Valley is a Commerce annually stock thousportsman’s paradise with great sands of pounds of beautiful rainyear-round fishing and hunting bows. Trout in the four- to sixwith a mix of hiking, camping, bikpound class are not uncommon. ing, rafting and an airport for those Crappie: Isabella features a who have a small plane. There are year-round crappie bite with both plenty of accommodations to fit white and black species. In the everyone’s needs and budget, most spring when the lake water level within a few minutes of the lake. begins to raise, large schools of Mike Mencarini is a Wofford Heights crappie can be found in the subresident and avid fisherman. For quesmerged willows of the North and tions or comments you can reach him South Forks. With the thread fin through the Kern River Couier.

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760-379-5646 Kernville office: 105 Whitney Rd. 760-376-3781 (around the corner from the museum) Closed weekends.

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Lake Isabella (across from Senior Center) Local: 760-379-5236 Toll Free: 866-KRV4FUN Kernville Chamber of Commerce 11447 Kernville Rd. Kernville (corner Sierra Way & Kernville Roads) Local: 760-376-2629 Toll Free: 866-KERNVILLE

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Lutheran Church where Highways 155 and 178 intersect. The concert is being held on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. A free-will offering will be received to benefit the Shepherd’s Canyon Pastors Retreat. Call 760-3792343.

Enforum pooRaisa August 9 Help enforum raise money to build restrooms and have fun, too. On Friday, Aug. 9 from 5:30 to 10 p.m., come vote for your favorite at the chili cook-off, eat barbecued sandwiches and hear live music at 3615 Suhre St. Lake Isabella. enforum, Inc. is a non-profit organization in Lake Isabella currently working on creating a community venue serving the varyung generations of the community. For more info go to enforum.us/events.

2nd annual wine-tasting fundraiser August 10 The Rotary Club of Kern River Valley invites you to the 2nd annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser benefitting the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Retreat. It is being held at 7:30 p.m., at the Pine Cone Inn, 13383 Sierra Way in Kernville. $25 per person.

Each year Rotary provides a program to recognize and develop leadership potential among young people in our community.

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selected to attend on all expense paid leadership retreat to be held at Camp Ramah in Ojai, CA. RSVP to Luz Polcik 760-379-1722

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Me and My Friends playgroup August 12, 14 and 16 Me and My Friends play group, hosted by the Family Resourse Center in Lake Isabella is have three play groups in August: on Monday, Aug. 12 in Tank Park in Lake Isabella; on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at Riverside Parkin Kernville and on Friday, Aug. 16 at Mountain Mesa Park. This is a fun time for toddlers and parents. Call 760379-2556 for more information.

Senior safety program August 13 Ashley Glover, Kern County Sheriff’s Office crime prevention specialist will present information on senior safety and more at the Lake Isabella-Bodfish Property Owners Association meeting Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Lake Isabella Senior Center.

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By Sam Struckhoff PICKS OF THE WEEK “The Company You Keep” (PG) -- Back in the 1960s, Jim Grant (Robert Redford) was in a radical group called the Weather Underground. During a bank robbery conducted by the group, something went wrong and a bank guard was killed. In the present day, Grant is a father living under an assumed name when a young journalist (Shia LeBouf) writes an article that exposes Grant’s revolutionary past. Grant goes on the move with his daughter and visits characters from his past. Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon and Julie Christie play aged radicals facing the 21st century.

“Olympus Has Fallen” (R) -- In one coordinated attack, foreign operatives take over the White House, kidnap the president and wipe out the Secret Service. It’s up to Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), a disgraced ex-Secret Service agent, to rescue the president and foil the plot. Fortunately, Banning has the action-hero skills and one-liners to back up his action-hero name.

So the story is nothing new.

There’s even a movie out this summer with almost the exact plot, but that slows the movie’s agenda: kicking bad-guy butt without mercy. Director Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”) gives the fight scenes full-effect, and makes good

Robert Redford in “The Company You Keep”

use of Butler’s tough guy talents to build this new branch onto the “Die Hard” family tree.

“Emperor” (PG-13) -- After Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II, the nation was at a crucial tipping point. Gen. Douglas MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones) had to decide what should be done with Emperor Hirohito. The Japanese were fiercely loyal to their leader, but many Americans wanted to see the emperor punished for war crimes. This historical drama follows Gen. Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox), the man MacArthur picked to investigate the Emperor and his involvement in Pearl Harbor.

There is a lot of weight woven into the plot, and none of it works.

The film tries to examine all sides of the delicate decision, while still having Fellers pursue a romantic interest. Much of the movie is just sheer boredom and frustration, watching Fox worriedly drive around, finding out nothing. © 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Recipes for Dummies by Bodfish Bob allow to cool to room temperature.

In a bowl, gently stir in the butter with mayonnaise, parsley, curry powder, garlic, marjoram, salt and pepper. Combine this with the cooked chicken, grapes and almonds. Refrigerate until ready to serve Bodfish Bob’s Pork Chops in Grape Sauce

Bodfish Bob’s Melon Grape Salad 1 cup cantaloupe melon, cubed.

1 cup watermelon cubed and seeded.

2 cups green grapes, seedless.

5 T lime juice. ½ cup honey.

2 T Dijon mustard.

Toss the melons and grapes with one tablespoon of the lime juice and chill, covered. Once ready to serve, pour out the liquid, drying out serving bowl. Whisk together the remaining lime juice, honey and Dijon mustard. Toss with the fruit.

Bodfish Bob’s Chicken Grape Salad ½ cup butter 2 cups mayonnaise ¼ cup parsley, minced ½ tsp curry powder ¼ tsp garlic, minced pnch marjoram, salt and black pepper 4 cups diced, cooked chicken breasts 2 cups seedless grapes ½ cup slivered almonds, toasted.

Melt the butter in a saucepan, then

2 boneless pork chops, one-inch thick olive oil salt and freshly-ground black pepper 4 T balsamic vinegar 1 cup seedless grapes (red or green) 1 T butter Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Brush each pork chop lightly with olive oil and sprinkle it with salt and black pepper. Brown the chops on each side; then remove them from the pan. Add the balsamic vinegar to the skillet, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add the grapes, tossing to coat with vinegar. Return the pork chops to the skillet, spooning juices over chops.

Cover tightly and cook over low heat for about 8 minutes, until chops are just done. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the chops and grapes to a serving platter; keep warm. Stir the butter into the sauce until melted.

Cook, uncovered, over medium-high heat until the sauce thickens slightly.

Spoon the sauce over the pork chops and grapes.

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This month will be another big one for the casual observers. We are going to see one of the biggest meteor showers of the year, along with a James few from last month. First, on August 3rd, we will see the start of a smaller shower, the Kappa Cygnids. This meteor shower will be seen throughout the sky but even at its peak activity on August 18th, will only produce about 3 meteors per hour. Though we will still see the activity of most of the showers I mentioned last month.

Next,on August 9th, we will have the best visibility of earthshine on the Moon just after dusk. Earthshine occurs when sunlight is reflected from Earth to the night side of the Moon making the night side appear to glow faintly and the entire orb of the Moon is dimly visible making for a unique look at Earths closest neighbor. Then on August 13th, we will see the Moon in conjunction with Saturn. A conjunction is when two objects move into the same path together, relative to our view from Earth. In this case we will see Saturn moving behind the Moon making this a good view for those of you with a small telescope or binoculars.

Also this month, we will see one of the biggest celestial events of the year. The Perseids meteor shower

will reach its maximum activity on August 13th, with roughly 60-100 meteors per hour. The radiant and most activity of this shower will be Northeast from us in the constellation Perseus. Lastly this month, on August 3rd, Japan will launch the ISS HTV-4. The HTV-4 or H-II Transfer Vehicle is an unmanned resupply spacecraft used to resupply the Kib? Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) and the International Space Station (ISS). HTV-4 will bring 3.6 tons of dry cargo, water, clothes, experiment devices and spare parts to the International Space Station.

The Spacecraft will be docked to ISS for 30 days.

Very recently last month, it has been confirmed that the Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Olympics will go where no torch has gone before: on a spacewalk from the International Space Station. On November 7th, 2014 an unlit Olympic torch will launch with three new crew members to the ISS and will return to Earth two days later.

During its stay on the International Space Station, the torch will be taken outside ISS on the first Extravehicular Activity (EVA) where they will take video and pictures and downlink them back to Earth. The host nation is also to embed fragments of the meteorite that exploded over Russia a few months ago into a special set of gold medals.

Casey James, is an astrophotographer, Kernville resident, contributing columnist and photographer for the Kern River Courier.

Health Insurance Matters

IRMAA and MAGI Harry P. Thal Courier Columnist I received an email from a new client who is just turning 65. She had questions which might be of interest to some readers. So, after changing the names, Thal I present this.

Pam: Received AARP letter saying monthly withdrawals of $163.90 would be made for Part B beginning Sept. 5.

Harry: Pam, re-read. The $163.90 is the monthly premium for your Medicare Supplement.

Pam: Received letter from Social Security saying based on 2011 income the amount being withdrawn will be $209.80 (standard Medicare = $104.90 + IRMAA = $104.90).

Harry: Congratulations! Your household income is between $214,000 and $320,000. Medicare’s base rate is $104.90 for people earning less than $85,000 individually or $170,000 as a couple, based on tax returns of two years prior. My personal goal is to pay $335.70 a month for Medicare (earning over $428,000).

The true cost of Medicare Part B is four times $104.90. The other 75 percent is taken up by the Federal Government’s ”General Revenue.”

High income earners pay a greater share of the cost.

Pam: I don’t understand what these two numbers have to do with the $163.90.

Harry: Very little. The $163.90 is

the cost of the supplemental insurance which pays the Medicare deductible and co-pays.

Pam: The chart also showed IRMAA of $29.90 for the Rx plan.

Does this mean on top of the $96 quoted in the letter from AARP? Harry: Yes, The $96.90 is not the full cost of the prescription drug plan.

The government funds about $80 per month for this benefit, paying the insurance plan of your choice. The difference in cost is the monthly premium. In your case, the real cost of the insurance would have been about $176.90 per month. As a high income earner, you are paying a little more with the IRMAA, and the government is saving $29.80 off the $80 they would have been spending.

Pam: And then everything goes up again in January?

Harry: All the January rates have not been published yet. I suspect they will go up slightly. How-ever, some of the rates may go down on medication costs. Don’t forget, the monthly premiums for your Medicare supplement are age-based, so they will continue to rise as well. When you total up all your expenses, it remains far lower than what you would pay if you were less than 65.

Harry P. Thal, MA, is a licensed insurance broker in California (0621106) He is a member of the Society of Certified Senior Advisors and Past-President of the Kern Association of Health Underwriters.

Harry is on the National Assoc. of Health Underwriters Medicare Advisory Board. He may be reached at 760-376-2100, harrythal@aol.com or www.harrythal.com.

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loan or even an FHA loan. Approval is based on credit but more on debt than anything else. Someone with no or litI wanted to tell tle debt and only so-so credit can still everyone this week buy a home for nothing down with a about a loan product USDA. Escrow usually takes 60 days out there that works or even more because they are govwell for this area, ernment loans, and the home has to USDA Rural meet Section 8 housing requirements Housing loans. meaning the home cannot really be a Freeman There are some fixer upper it has to be in good shape. catches of course It takes the right situation to take but this type of loan can work really advantage of a USDA loan if you have well for certain buyers. Best of all, limited funds down, and as always we these loans are 100% financing, mean- recommend you put as much down ing no down paypayment as posment! That is sible or at least extremely hard to pay your own USDA loans are a great opportufind in today's closing costs. nity for both a buyer and seller. lending environHowever, ment. As far as I - Freeman with a patient know a USDA and cooperative loan is the only loan besides a VA or seller, USDA loans are a great opporCAL-VET loan that will let you put no tunity for both a buyer and seller. So, money down. USDA loans also allow if you are looking for a place, have no for the seller to pay some or all of the money down and meet the underwritbuyer's closing costs, up to 6% of the ing requirements, a USDA loan is purchase price which in some cases is absolutely something you want to all of the closing costs! think about in today's market. The USDA loans are for rural areas only, nice thing too is that the Kern River which the whole Valley qualifies for.

Valley is still a buyer's market right They are also for primary residence now! We are seeing some shortages buyers, meaning you must be living in of inventory and the pace of sales has the house you are buying. It cannot be risen, but as of now prices have not a 2nd home or investment property. really moved up. Look for this to Also, USDA will only finance stick-built change by next year if the existing homes, not manufactured homes, trends continue, so now is the time to unless they are brand new and being get in the market! installed with a construction loan Matt Freeman is a Realtor with which USDA does. Another good Freeman’s Lakeside Realty 760-379-5915 or thing, the credit guidelines are more 760-223-0880. His column is not intended relaxed on a USDA loan than a regular to replace legal advice.

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Elks Saturday community BBQ The public and members of Kern Valley Elks Lodge 2358, Wofford Heights, are invited to a weekly Saturday BBQ in the Elks Park, 11a.m. to 1 p.m., directly behind the Lodge. While these events are to raise funds for Elk's sponsored youth activities, it is also a fun way to spend lunch time with friends in the shade. To start with, the BBQ will consist of Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, drinks and chips. Occasionally other food items may be offered including watermelon. All personnel are Elks volunteers.

Kawaiisu Chapter DAR Constitution BBQ Tickets are now available for the annual Constitution BBQ sponsored by the Kawaiisu Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. The date is Sunday, September 22. The place is the Elks Lodge Park. The cook is Jim Wyly. The time is 4pm and the cost is $15.00 per ticket with children at $8.00 and those under 4 free. Please call Regent Sandy Keiffer at 760-379-8152 or Marian DeMars at 760-376-4578. You don't want to miss this.

Tubatulabal Tribe to teach native crafts The Tubatulabal Tribe would like to invite you to come and learn how to make baskets, gourds and jewelry every Friday at 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. There will be an admission fee of $5 and a small fee for the item that you make. At 12600 Mt. Mesa Road in Lake Isabella. Call Louise Akers 760-379-4590 if you have any questions.

Calling all Bridge players Expert, intermediate or novice, the Kern Valley Bridge Club wants you! If you enjoy the game, join them on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Eagles Lodge in Mt. Mesa. If you love challenge, call Bobby at 760-3794336 or Judy at 760-376-3138. Lessons are available for beginners with Bobby.

Jack Tripp Ph: 760-379-6259 Cell: 760-549-9018 4613 Lake Isabella Blvd. PO Box 2821 Lake Isabella, CA 93240 Adjacent to Kirkham's Hardware

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1. In 2012, Mike Trout set an Angels franchise record for most runs scored in a season, with 129. Who had held the mark?

2. Which player led the National League the most times in both doubles and triples for a season?

3. Who was the last NBA player before New York’s Tyson Chandler in the 2011-12 season to have a field-goal percentage for a season of at least 67.9 percent?

4. How many years was it between George Foreman winning a major heavyweight boxing title for the first time and the second?

5. Of the original 10 Major League Soccer teams, how many have won an MLS championship?

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760-379-1300 __________________________ LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRIC Quality Work Fair Prices Call Ross (760) 981-3361 License #708148 __________________________ Stan’s Painting & Restoration Exterior & Interior - 2 2 Years Professional Exp. - $15 per hr.

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_________________________ Chuck Barbee - Still & Video PHOTOGRAPHY Portraits - Family Events Equestrian - Historical Photo Scanning & Restoration Transfers to DVD & CD 760-376-8784 __________________________ PAUL’S POOL SERVICE

MT. MESA Commercial & Residential Contractor’s Lic. #587951 310-347-5208 •• 310-533-0584 __________________________ Ray’s Painting & Decorating Interior/Exterior Painting Wall Coverings License #C705814 “Lowest Rates in the KRV” (760) 417-9797 or (760) 378-2097 TAXI SERVICE SERVICE Now Available Kern River Valley 1-760-376-2227 Local & Out of Town Service Please don’t drink & drive!

KYT & FAMILY Painting, weed abatement, tree triming, small engine & concrete repair, hauling, prof. carpet cleaning, 25yrs in the KRV, Licensed 760-549-3468 • 760-376-2031

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Young Floor Company Licensed & Bonded, Over 20 yrs exp. Wood & tile floors, painting, water sprinklers, excellent references.

Call Ed 760-417-2605 ___________________________ Pine & Oak Firewood Tree Triming - Trash Hauling Building Demolitions Weedeating Call Chris - (760) 379-4326 ___________________________ Dog & Cat Grooming Service Now @ Critter Sitters (under new management) For grooming info-760-378-2148 For boarding info-760-378-3101 ___________________________ Premium Coarse Decomposed Granite Fill Dirt • Sand • Gravel Call for current Pricing 760-379-4848 ___________________________ MARK’S Mobile Computer Repair “We Travel to Your Location” •Repairs •Upgrades •Tuneups •Networking •Troubleshooting

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760-376-1214 / Fax-760-376-1214 e-mail: marksmobilecomputer repair@gmail.net ___________________________ CHAR’S DRY CLEANERS and ALTERATIONS Fast Service 6101 Lake Isabella Blvd.

Lake Isabella (760) 379-6340 ___________________________ JEWELRY REPAIR Sizing, Re-Tip, Prongs Free Quote - Fast Service 47 Years Experience Jewelry Mart 6101 Lake Isabella Boulevard Lake Isabella (760) 379-3631

Wanted Want to buy walk-in type camper or shell - not over 7 foot long. Ed (661) 444-0058 ___________________________ Utility Trailer Wanted - 8 to 10 ft in length, single axle, 15” rims, no brakes, no pick up beds please, no ultra lites-Harbor Freight. Will pay up to $600 if in good shape with good tires. (760) 379-1123

Wofford Hts - very nice 1bd/1ba MH in Sportsman TP, #24, neat & clean, inclds wtr, trash, laundry & fish hse, $7,500, 760-376-2722 ___________________________ Wofford Heights - 1bd/1ba MH in Sportsman TP, #15, completely remodeled, inclds water, trash, laundry & fish house, $13,000, (760) 376-2722 ___________________________ Vintage 50’s Trailer 15 ft, interior is in good condition, $950, (760) 379-4546 or (760) 417-973 7

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Garage/Yard Sales Saturday, Aug. 3, 8am-1pm 7107 Wofford Blvd, Wofford Hts Clothes, household & misc. ___________________________ Everything’s Gotta Go! Sat., 8am-noon, 6500 Wofford Blvd, next to WHts Post Office.

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Make offer on whole enchilada! ___________________________ Fri & Sat, Aug 2-3, 8am-4pm Sun, Aug 4, 9am-4pm 400 Sirretta St, Kernville Designer fabrics by the bag, burlap sacks, frames, furniture, home decor, garden art, clothing & so much more!!!

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Commercial Kernville - Office or retail space available on Kernville Road.

Excellent exposure. 760-376-3059 or 818-642-7588

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Fisherman’s Paradise RV spaces in Camp Kernville. @ 24 Sirretta St. within walking distance to downtown. Private Beach!

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Wofford Heights Sites available in quiet Senior Park, with laundry facilities & fish house. Walk to lake. $250/mo inclds water/trash.

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Kern River Courier Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: CLASSY THOUGHTS BASKETS BY DESIGN, (2013 - B4003) Street address of principal place of business: 16209 Sierra Way, Kernville, CA 93238.

Mailing address of business: 16209 Sierra Way, Kernville, CA 93238. REGISTRANTS: Sherrie Montes, 16209 Sierra Way, Kernville, CA 93238 and Carlos Montes, 16209 Sierra Way, Kernville, CA 93238.

Business is being conducted as a Married Couple.

Date the business commenced: 00/00/0000.

Notice: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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: Sherrie Montes. This statement filed on 07/03/2013. Expires 07/03/2018.

Mary B. Bedard, CPA, AuditorController-County Clerk. By: E. Del Villar. Published by the Kern River Courier July 12, 19, 26 and August 2, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: CLEAR SIGHTS WINDOWS & SOLAR SERVICES, (2013 - B4159) Street address of principal place of business: 14625 Tingle Avenue, Weldon, CA 93283.

Mailing address of business: 14625 Tingle Avenue, Weldon, CA 93283. REGISTRANT: Cheyenne Mota, 14625 Tingle Avenue, Weldon, CA 93283 .

Business is being conducted as an Individual.

Date the business commenced: 00/00/0000. Notice: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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: Sherrie Montes. This statement filed on 07/15/2013.

Expires 07/15/2018.

Mary B. Bedard, CPA, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk. By: M. Dominguez.

Published by the Kern River Courier July 19, 26, August 2 and 9, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: HARRY'S, (2013 - B3989) Street address of principal place of business: 6540 Wofford Boulevard, Wofford Heights, CA 93285.

Mailing address of business: P.O. Box 3831, Wofford Heights, CA 93285.

REGISTRANTS: Harry Turnham, 58 Loma Drive Wofford Heights, CA 93285 and Patricia Turnham, 58 Loma Drive, Wofford Heights, CA 93285. Business is

being conducted as a Married Couple.

Date the business commenced: 00/00/0000. Notice: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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: Sherrie Montes. This statement filed on 07/03/2013. Expires 07/03/2018. Mary B. Bedard, CPA, Auditor-Controller-County Clerk.

By: A. Guerrero. Published by the Kern River Courier July 19, 26, August 2 and 9, 2013.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Fictitious Business Name being abandoned: Son-Rise Espresso (2013 - B1090) Street address of business: 36 Hwy 155, Lake Isabella, CA 93240.

Mailing address of Business: 9015 Apache Drive, Weldon, CA 93283. REGISTRANTS WHO WISH TO ABANDON THE BUSINESS NAME: Scott Siddle, 9015 Apache Drive, Weldon, CA 93283 and Deena Siddle, 8015 Apache Drive, Weldon, CA 93283. Original FBN Statement Filed on: 02/20/2013.

This Statement of Abandonment filed on: 07/15/2013. Mary B. Bedard, CPA, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk by A. Guerrero, Deputy Clerk (34993). Published by the Kern River Courier: July 26, August 2, 9 and 16, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: MCDONALD'S WOOLOMES AVE, (2013 - B4080) Street address of principal place of business: 610 Wollomes Avenue, Delano, CA 93215. Mailing address of business: P.O. Box 11478, Bakersfield, CA 93389.

REGISTRANT: Cinco Manos Inc., 2310 F Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301 .

Business is being conducted as a California Corporation. Date the business commenced: 00/00/0000.

Notice: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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: Joey Cinquemani, President. This statement filed on 07/10/2013. Expires 07/10/2018.

Mary B. Bedard, CPA, AuditorController-County Clerk. By: A. Guerrero. Published by the Kern River Courier July 26, August 2, 9 and 16, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: KERNVILLE AUTOMOTIVE, (2013 - B4330) Street address of

principal place of business: 40 Tobias Street, Kernville, CA 93238.

Mailing address of business: 40 Tobias Street, P.O. Box 1632, Kernville, CA. 93238.

REGISTRANT: Mary Ward, 2800 Irwin Avenue, Lake Isabella, CA 93240 .

Business is being conducted as an Individual. Date the business commenced: 07/22/2013. Notice: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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: Mary Ward. This statement filed on 07/22/2013. Expires 07/22/2018.

Mary B. Bedard, CPA, AuditorController-County Clerk. By: J. Garcia.

Published by the Kern River Courier July 26, August 2, 9 and 16, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: RJN'S SON RISE ESPRESSO, (2013 - B4170) Street address of principal place of business: 36 Highway 155, Lake Isabella, CA 93240. Mailing address of business: P.O. Box 535, Bodfish, CA 93205.

REGISTRANTS: Jennifer Haratani, 53016 Climber Court, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532 and Kirk Haratani, 53016 Climber Court, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532 . Business is being conducted as a Married Couple.

Date the business commenced: 00/00/0000. Notice: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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: Jennifer Haratani. This statement filed on 07/15/2013.

Expires 07/15/2018. Mary B. Bedard, CPA, Auditor-Controller-County Clerk.

By: A. Guerrero. Published by the Kern River Courier July 26, August 2, 9 and 16, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: ANIMAL HOUSE CA, (2013 B3927) Street address of principal place of business: 6511 Wofford Boulevard, Wofford Heights, CA 93285. Mailing address of business: P.O. Box 1621, Kernville, CA 93238.

REGISTRANT: Joshua Colt Johnston, 6511 Wofford Boulevard, Wofford Heights, CA 93285 .

Business is being conducted as an Individual. Date the business commenced: 06/26/2008. Notice: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided

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in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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: Joshua Colt Johnston. This statement filed on 07/01/2013. Expires 07/01/2018.

Mary B. Bedard, CPA, AuditorController-County Clerk. By: A. Guerrero. Published by the Kern River Courier July 26, August 2, 9 and 16, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: DEEKAY IMAGES, (2013 B4305), DBA #2: TERENCE S PHOTOGRAPHY, (2013 - B4306).

Street address of principal place of business: 1802 Briercliff Court, Bakersfield, CA 93311-8504.

Mailing address of business: 1802 Briercliff Court, Bakersfield, CA 93311-8504.

REGISTRANT: Terence Stevens, 1802 Briercliff Court, Bakersfield, CA 93311-8504.

Business is being conducted as an Individual. Date the business commenced: 01/01/2012. Notice: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any

change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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: Terence Stevens.

This statement filed on 07/19/2013.

Expires 07/19/2018.

Mary B. Bedard, CPA, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk. By: A. Guerrero.

Published by the Kern River Courier July 26, August 2, 9, and 16, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: DREAM ASSETS, (2013 - B4345), DBA #2: DREAM ASSETS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, (2013 B4346). Street address of principal place of business: 4515 Anne Marie Street, Bakersfield, CA 93313.

Mailing address of business: 4515 Anne Marie Street, Bakersfield, CA 93313.

REGISTRANT: Jose Navarro, 4515 Anne Marie Street, Bakersfield, CA 93313. Business is being conducted as an Individual.

Date the business commenced: 00/00/0000. Notice: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence

address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. 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: Jose Navarro. This statement filed on 07/23/2013.

Expires 07/23/2018.

Mary B. Bedard, CPA, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk. By: J. Garcia.

Published by the Kern River Courier August 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2013.

KRV PUBLIC CEMETERY DISTRICT SURPLUS EQUIPMENT SALE (for sale until all items are sold) Hustler 60" mower, 2 walk-behind, commercial mowers, Hydro seeder, Dargo dump trailer, Swamp cooler and 500 gal. fuel tank. (760) 3762189

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fires during this season.

Remember, “One Less Spark One Less Wildfire.”

For more information on the One Less Spark Campaign visit our website at preventwildfireca.org.

completion of the above objectives and passing the final exams, students will receive a Certificate of Completion and state skills form. This qualifies students to apply and take the national exam for the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, to ultimately qualify for application within the State of California. This full term class begins Aug. 24.

Technicians are entering many fields in the job market due to the diverse abilities of the EMT. Once completed and certified as an EMT, students often continue into other health career programs including: vocational nursing, medical assisting, pharmacy technicians, and other fields from wild land firefighting to safety officer positions. Having this training is useful in everyday activities including coaching, youth group or activity advisors, scout leaders, ski patrol, and family or individual functions.

■ EMTC C106 1st AID/Cardio Resuscitation/ Auto Ext is a one-day course instructed by Dana Alloway will meet on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Kern Valley campus. This course teaches current First Aid instruction for “Schools and the Community” through discussion, demonstrations and practical experiences.

It includes Emergency Action Steps; breathing and cardiac problem recognition and care; CPR for adult,

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Continued from page 1 lower cost than was requested by Senior Citizens Inc. "The only difference will be in who is doing the driving, " she said. Volunteers were providing some services before and will continue to do so. The plan is to condense four routes into three routes. In June, DeSantis asked for $35,000 from the Board of Supervisors for the fiscal year that began July 1. The County had been providing one driver and vehicle, Senior Citizen paid three drivers and paid for three cars.

First District Supervisor Mick Gleason stated, "The County is taking a greater role in the delivery of the meals. There will be no disruption in services to our senior citizens. Everyone who is receiving this service will continue to receive the same service. There have been some minor changes in that the county is now budgeting more for the delivery of these meals."

The Rosamond, Taft and Ridgecrest nutrition programs have been entirely funded by the County for the past 30 years. Some Bakersfield programs, such as North of the River have been assisted by other non-profits.

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child, infant; AED Automated External Defibrillator for adult and child, and choking for conscious and unconscious person; wound care; bandaging; shock; poisoning; local poisonous plants and animals; burns; bone and joint injuries including splinting; diabetic emergencies; temperature extremes and other sudden illnesses. It may also include disaster preparation and family planning for local emergencies.

Technology is a pervasive and growing force that continues to make an indelible impact on our world today. This fall, Cerro Coso Community College is offering a variety of digital media arts classes online designed to prepare students for employment or self-employment in the web industry.

■ DMA C111 Fundamentals of Web Development is an entry-level course designed to provide students with the skills they need to create web pages in XHTML and

CSS using a text editor. This course emphasizes current web standards which include code validation, semantics and separating content from style. Microformats and modern web trends are also discussed.

■ DMA C201 E-Commerce will provide students with a foundation for market analysis, business administration, sales and marketing, management, customer service development, and financial planning. The Course also provides students with and understanding of legal, tax, regulatory, and security issues that apply to e-commerce.

Students in this course will develop a business concept and create a functioning e-commerce Web site. Completion of DMA C111 with a grade of C or better is required to take this course.

■ DMA C213 Web Development w/PHP and MySQL will provide students with the skills they need to create dynamic web pages with PHP and MySQL. Students will explore practical applications of PHP including Web form data processing, work with MySQL databases, and read and write text files.

Fall 2013 classes begin Aug. 24. For a complete listing of fall classes being offered through the Kern River Valley campus and registration information visit the Cerro Coso web site at cerrocoso.edu or call the Ridgecrest Counseling Office at 760-3846219.