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As a prelude to the national Great Backyard Bird Count coming up Feb. 13-16, join Alison Sheehey, Outreach Director of Audubon's Kern River Preserve in Weldon, in a basic bird identification class this Saturday to help identify birds at your local backyard feeders. The class will be held Saturday, Feb. 7 from 9 to 11 a. m. at the preserve, 18747 Highway 178. To contact Sheehey for more information, call 760-378-2029 or email krpfriends@audubon.org Murdoc Douglas/Kern River Courier

The manager’s home in front of Wofford Heights Mini Storage burned at about 8 p.m. Friday evening, along with the garage. Everyone was able to get out, but the family lost their dogs. A fundraiser will be held for Kira and Kevin Moldenhauer and their children on Sunday, Feb. 8 at El Portal II in Lake Isabella from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. No storage units were involved in the blaze. Andrew Duitsman from Kern County Fire Department’s Southlake station is shown fighting the fire.

Reach out to a lonely senior College Community Services in Lake Isabella needs caring individuals for their Senior Outreach Program. There are many lonely seniors living in the Kern River Valley who could use a friendly visitor. Mounting evidence suggests that staying connected can keep depression and feelings of isolation at bay. Also, people who stay connected to others by volunteering live longer than those who don’t volunteer. For more information, contact the Senior Outreach Program Coordinator Sharon Coughlin at (760) 379-3412.

The Great Backyard Bird Count Bird and nature fans throughout North America are invited to join tens of thousands of everyday bird watchers for the 12th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 13-16. A joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, this free event is an opportunity for families, students, and people of all ages to discover the wonders of nature in backyards, schoolyards, and local parks, and, at the same time, make an important contribution to conservation. Participants count birds and report their sightings online at www.birdcount.org. “The Great Backyard Bird Count benefits both birds and people. It’s a great example of citizen science:

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Sequoia Forest presents finances at meeting Mike Devich Kern River Courier

Members of the public are still suspicious about where Sequoia National Forest recreation fees collected locally are going. That was the general tone of the audience at the Forest Service meeting Monday night at the Odd Fellows Hall in Kernville. The Sequoia National Forest provided booklets of informational charts for the meeting, but a couple of arithmetical errors on one of their charts led to more suspicion on the part of the audience, after it was pointed out by Jill Thurman of Archie’s Hardware in Kernville. The Forest Service’s desire at one point to break up the audience into small groups for discussion prompted another member of the audience, Gary Craig of the Sportsman Inn in Kernville, to cry, “That sounds like divide and conquer!” Breaking up into smaller groups didn’t happen. The tone of the audience overshadowed the effort of the SNF to supply the figures that had been requested by audience members at another public meeting last summer. Many in the audience felt that since some

question about where the local HIRA situation stands, Rick Larson, Kern River District Ranger, explained that currently the Lake Isabella HIRA (High Impact Recreation Area) consists of the three dispersed campgrounds from the Auxiliary Dam beach area to the marina on the south shore. He was

See SNF, Page 9 Campground concessionaire to hike fees

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Tina Terrell, Sequoia National Forest Supervisor, makes a point at the meeting Monday night to present recreation revenue and expenditures. of the figures were from fiscal years and some were from calendar years, it made them very difficult to analyze and compare. Some wanted to discuss HIRAs in general, instead of talking about the numbers presented and how they would prioritize spending of recreation fees. In answer to a

The concessionaire that runs many local campgrounds for the Sequoia National Forest has raised camping fees. The increased fees are for campground and cabin rentals California Land Management operates on the Forest, including the Giant Sequoia National Monument. The company says recent higher fuel costs as well as higher maintenance costs forced the increase. CLM raised fees to a range of $16-$20 for single campsites, and $32-$40 for doubles. Group camp-

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Vol. 6 No. 1 Valley weekend weather forecast Fri.: 70% chance of showers. High 52. Fri. night: 60% ch. showers. Low 38. Sat.: 50% chance showers. High 54. Sat. night: 40% ch. showers. Low 37. Sun.: Mostly cloudy, low 56.. Sun. night: Chance showers, low 35. National Weather Service

Mike Mencarini got his limit in the flume at the Auxiliary Dam exit point.

Dr. Donohue recommends tests be done for colon cancer at age 50.

Outside In art show involves clients of BARC in Lake Isabella.

Kern River Water Data: Wed. 6 a.m. Storage, Isabella Reservoir 125,016 acre-ft. (Pool capacity is 568,075 ac.-ft. at the spillway. Current limit 360,000 ac.-ft.) Peaked at 258,239 ac-ft. June 16. Inflow, North Fork of Kern at Kernville 351 cfs (5-hr avg.) Outflow, Lower Kern 351 cfs Borel Canal flow 321 cfs 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.

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Kern River Valley – the place for fun Cowboy Auction on Thursday, Feb. 12 at Ewing’s On the Kern in Kernville (this is a change from the Elks Lodge in Wofford Heights). For information about this event, call the Kernville Chamber office at (760) 376-2629.

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Spotlighting the best of the Kern River Valley Owners/Editors/Publishers Michael Batelaan Mike Devich Contributing Editor Mike Ludiker Contributors/Columnists Jack Bustamante Rod Middleworth Matt Freeman Bodfish Bob Sally Thornburg Debra Rundell Ron Bolyard Donna Fitch California Joe Harry Thal Clarence Semonious Marya Miller Richard Rowe Dona Anderson Photographers Michael Batelaan, Mike Devich, Mike Ludiker Contributing Photographer Murdoc Douglas Ad Production Michael Batelaan, Mike Ludiker Advertising Sales Valerie Minoux Business Office Sara Wakeman Subscription Information The Kern River Courier is published and mailed weekly for $35 per year. Send payment to: Kern River Courier P.O. Box 1145 Wofford Heights, CA 93285 Advertising policies Publisher reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertising at any time. Cancellations or rejection shall not preclude payment on similar advertising previously run. KRV Publishing and the Kern River Courier are not liable for errors in copy or an advertisement beyond the cost of the actual space occupied by the error. Publisher reserves the right to place the word “advertisement” on any ad copy that appears to resemble editorial matter. Submission policies Editorial and photo submissions are welcome and will run at the discretion of the editors. Submissions will only be returned when accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. The editors reserve the right to edit all submissions. The entire contents of the Kern River Courier are copyright ©2008 KRV Publishing. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written consent. All rights reserved. Letters policies Letters to the Editor are run when space permits. They are meant as an open forum for expression. The views expressed in the letters to the editor within this paper are not necessarily the views of this paper, nor those of the staff. Letters to the editor pertaining to local issues and events or those that affect our area are encouraged. Please include your real name, address and phone number for verification. Pen names or incomplete names are not allowed. The Kern River Courier reserves the right to exclude any letter to the editor, or edit its contents for length and prevention of libel, or for other reasons as seen fit by the editors. Letters should not exceed 200 words.

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Courier Calendar ECHO Club Fundraiser to be held Tuesday, Feb. 10 Mark your calendars for Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 4-7 p.m. to get your food at Burger King in Lake Isabella and support KVHS students who are working on their

Regular meetings and activities Fridays • 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.- TOPS weight loss group, Mt.View Baptist Church, 2959 Erskine Creek Rd., Lake Isabella. 378-3935. •10-11 a.m.- Grief Support Group, Hoffman Hospice, 6048 Lake Isabella Blvd. 1st and 3rd Fridays. (661) 410-1010. • 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - AA, 6407 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella. • 5 p.m. - Kern River Hot Rodders Cruise Night, Circle Park, Kernville, 3rd Fri. • 8 p.m.- Al-Anon, 80 Evans Rd, Wofford Hts. For families of alcoholics. 376-2410 or 3762066.

Saturdays • 9:30 a.m. Sequoia Amateur Radio Group, Youth Center, Lake Isabella. Second Sat. • 3 p.m., KRV CB’ers dinner, Sr Ctr., Lake Isabella, 2nd and 4th Saturdays. • 7-10 p.m.- Dam Dancers square dancing, 1st Saturday, Senior Center, Lake Isabella.

Sundays • 9 a.m. to noon - VFW Breakfast, open to the public. 2811 Nugget, Lake Isabella. 379-3877.

Mondays • 6 a.m. - 1 p.m., M - F, Senior Nutrition, Senior Center, 6407 Lake Isabella Blvd., 379-5831. • 1 p.m. - Kern Valley Democratic Club, Senior Center, third Monday. • 1 p.m.-2 p.m., Line dance beginner classes, intermediate and advanced follow at the Senior Center. 379-0043. • 3 p.m. - Kernville Chamber of Commerce meets, board 2nd Mon., general membership 4th Mon. 376-2629. • 3:30-5 p.m.- Substance Abuse Family Support & Community Education, College Community Services, 2731 Nugget Ave., Lake Isabella. 379-3412. • 6-9 p.m. KRV Community Orchestra meets at Cerro Coso College, Lake Isabella, Rm G. 3764461. • 7 p.m. KRV Art Association meets, 3rd Mon., Senior Center. 379-2844. • 7 p.m. Havilah Centennial Group meets 1st Mon. at schoolhouse. 379-2636. • 7:30 p.m.Al-Anon, KRV Hosp Cafe. Help for families & friends of alcoholics. 376-2410 or 3762066.

Tuesdays • KRV Garden Group, 2nd Tues. 379-6162. • 6 a.m. - 1 p.m., M - F, Senior Nutrition, Senior Center, 6407 Lake Isabella Blvd., 3795831. • 9:30-11a.m.- Me & My Friends children’s playgroup, First Baptist Church, Lake Isabella. 379-2556. • 2 p.m. - KRV Cemetery District meeting at cemtery. 2nd Tuesday. Public invited. 3762189. • 7 p.m. - KRV Historical Society meets, Senior Center, Lake Isabella, 4th Tues.

C.N.A. State Testing. For more info contact Vickie Stacy at Kern Valley High School, 379-2611. Whiskey Flat Days Cowboy Auction at Ewing’s Feb. 12 A part of the Kernville Chamber of Commerce’s Whiskey Flat Days celebration (coming up President’s Day weekend, Feb. 13-16) is the

Wednesdays • 6 a.m. - 1 p.m., M - F, Senior Nutrition, Senior Center, 6407 Lake Isabella Blvd., 379-5831. • 9:30-11 a.m.- Me & My Friends children’s playgroup, United Methodist Church, Kernville, 379-2556. • Noon- KRV Chamber of Commerce meeting, Paradise Cove, quarterly. 379-5236. • 1:30 p.m.- Clan Diggers meeting 2nd Wed. at Highland Chapel Methodist Church, Lake Isabella. 3rd Wed. - Workshop same location. • 3 p.m. - Crystal Meth Anonymous meets at Fountain of Christ Church. 223-0074. • 6 p.m. - Fish & Game Habitat Club meets, 631 E. Evans Rd, Wofford Hts, third Wed. • 6:00 p.m. American Legion, Lake Isabella Sr. Ctr. Veterans Rm., third Wed. 379-5488. • 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.- Senior Dance, Senior Center, Lake Isabella dining rm., live band. • 7 p.m. Al-Anon, 80 Evans Rd. Wofford Hts, 376-2410. For families of alcoholics. 3762410 or 376-2066. • 7 p.m. - Elks meet, Wofford Heights Blvd.

Thursdays • 9 a.m. to noon - Thursday Painters, Community Room, Senior Center, 379-5329. • 9:30 a.m. - Fire Safe Council, Supervisor McQuiston’s office, Lake Isabella. Third Thurs. • 9:30 a.m. - Aglow Int’l, Senior Center, Room 1. 2nd Thurs. For women. • 11:45 a.m. - KRV Woman’s Club meets, Elks Lodge 4th Thurs. (some exceptions). • Noon, Exchange Club meets, Paradise Cove. • 3 p.m.- Republicans of Kern Valley meet 3rd Thurs. at Odd Fellows Hall. 549-3033. • 5 -7 p.m. - TANF Cultural Night - Native Youth & Community Cultural Ctr French Gulch Campground. • 5-7 p.m. VFW Taco Thursday, open to public. 379-3877. • 6 p.m. - Rotary Club meets - Golf Course, Kernville. • 6 p.m. - Wofford Height Community Assoc. meets at Family Life Center, Wofford Heights. 2nd Thurs. 223-1058. • 7 p.m.-Sweet Adelines meet-Senior Center, Lake Isabella. Prospective members welcome. • 7 p.m.- Kern Valley Astronomy Club, museum, Kernville. 3rd Thurs. 376-1291

Bingo Guide Friday, 12:30 p.m. - Eagles Bingo, Eagles Hall, Mt. Mesa Saturday, 12 p.m., South Fork Woman’s Club Bingo, 6488 Fay Ranch Road. Sunday, 1 p.m. Moose Lodge Bingo, Lake Isabella Blvd. Wednesday, 1 p.m - Senior Center Bingo, Lake Isabella. Thursday, Early Bird 12:15-Regular 1 p.m. St. Jude Bingo, Hwy 155 & Nellie Dent Dr., Wofford Hts. This information is sent to the Courier by the groups listed. It is suggested that groups provide a phone number in case interested individuals need more information.

Whiskey Flat Melodrama starts Feb. 12 in Kernville The Whiskey Flat Melodrama "The Masked Canary" will be presented Thursday through Saturday Feb. 12-14, 7 p.m. at Kernville Elementary School. Stars Jessie Campbell, Chuck Smith, Allison Stutsman, Valerie Cassity, Tony Cassity. Directed by Mary Hanawalt, Helen Smoot at the piano. Tickets are $7 for adults and kids 12 and under free. Presented by Sierra Performing Arts. KRV Library to have Readin’ Round-up Storytime Feb. 12 It's a Readin' Round-Up at Kern River Valley Library, Thursday, February 12, at 3:45! Cowboy and Cowgirl Story Time and craft. Come dressed in your Western best! KRV Library, 7054 Lake Isabella Blvd, 549-2083. KRV Woman’s Club Whiskey Flat Days luncheon Feb. 13 The Kern River Valley Woman’s Club will be hosting a special luncheon to celebrate the opening of Whiskey Flat Days on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Elks Lodge in Wofford Heights at 10 a.m. For more information, call Marian at (760) 376-4578. Whiskey Flat Days Festival President’s Day Weekend Feb. 13-16 Whiskey Flat Days is Kernville’s annual Old West celebration, during which the picturesque mountain town returns to the years of the early 1860s when it was called Whiskey Flat. Visitors from all over flock to Kernville on President’s Day Weekend (this year Feb. 13-16) to see the Grand Parade and take part in the many activities. There are old-time contests, tours, costumes, a carnival, music, dancing, crafts, and much more, all in the bracing mountain air in Kernville. Sometimes there is rain or snow, but that just adds to the winter mountain experience. The Honorary Mayor’s contest is just one of the many highlights of the event. For more information, call the Kernville Chamber of Commerce at (760) 376-2629, or visit the Chamber’s Web site at www.kernvillechamber.org. REVA Co-op to put on Sock Hop Feb. 14 at Senior Center There will be a Sock Hop on Feb. 14 at the Senior Center in Lake Isabella from 6 to 10 p.m. to benefit a low cost spay/neuter clinic in the valley, being organized by Jesse Martinez of the REVA Co-op. This will be a nonalcohol event. It’s a ‘50s/’60s Sock Hop Dance, with a live band. It’s a family affair for ages 14 and up. Relive the past as the Kern Valley Hot Rod Assoc. puts on a display of vintage cars. There will be prizes for hula hoop, limbo, dance contest and best era outfit. Get tickets by Feb. 10 for $8 or they

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Things I Have Noticed...

Co-Publisher’s Corner

Fleas make one want to flee

Courier starts sixth year

Rod Middleworth Kern River Courier Columnist

On a rainy day this year I noticed that, in spite of the downpour, there were still many golfers on our Kernville fairways sloshing through the rain, intent on finishing their game. At first I thought, “What foolishness!” Then I remembered one rainy Middleworth day in Santa Barbara when I, too, slogged across a muddy, soggy, golf course intent on finishing my game no matter what. We were staying at a wellknown beachfront resort attending a Rotary Club golf tournament. My partner and I had left our wives at one of the suites that morning. The wives would unpack and then attend a Rotary ladies tea and we would meet them around noon. As we were on the 16th green, the heavens opened up and it poured. We opted to finish our game (I don't know why) in mushy grass, mud, and torrential rain. Alas, we didn't place, but we did get wet, cold and miserable. As we drove back, dripping water all over my partner’s new car, we laughed at our folly. Pulling up in front of our bungalows we saw that not only were our wives not

there, but neither were our luggage and personal items. We called the desk but they had no notation of us being moved. They called around while we drove around looking for our spouses. Time passed and we began to worry, until we were finally told that they had been moved and where. Arriving there, we found that after we left for the game our wives discovered our rooms were full of fleas! They were on everything, crawling up their legs, hopping, biting – they were everywhere. The manager was called and said he would move them immediately to luxury suites at no extra charge. They were promptly moved, but he forgot to tell the front desk. Upon inspection, our rooms were beautiful, and located in the new section of the resort. Best of all they were flealess. However – about 11 that night our room started to shake! You guessed it, a freight train was going by on a spur track about 50 feet from our bungalow. Again that night another train rumbled past our bedroom. We were too tired to complain. At least we were dry, the locomotive didn't sound its horn, and there were no fleas. Wofford Heights resident Rod Middleworth, a retired security manager for Pacific Bell, is an instructor for the local AARP Driver Safety Program and coordinator for the Lake Patrol volunteers.

CALENDAR continued from page 2 are $10 at the door. Call 378-3101. KVHS Musique Club to hold Dinner/Concert Feb. 19 The Musique Club will be holding a Dinner/Concert, open to the public, on Thursday, Feb. 19 in the Fine Arts Building. The evening will include performances by all the KVHS Music classes, an Art show sponsored by the FFA and Library Media Center, and a spaghetti dinner. Tickets are $6.00 at the door the night of the event. For more info contact Melissa Slagueiro at 379-2611. BLM holds public workshop assessing routes Feb. 25 The Bureau of Land Management is planning a public workshop to discuss management of travel over their land. The workshop will be held in Lake Isabella on Feb. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, 6732 Lake Isabella Blvd. All written comments on the route inventory will need to be received by March 13 to be incorporated into the comment database. For further information on travel management and the public workshop, contact DeWitt at (661) 391-6120 peter_dewitt@ca.blm.gov Forest Service to hold public workshop assessing routes Feb. 28 The Sequoia National Forest is planning a public workshop on Feb. 28 to display maps and information and explain key features of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement concerning designated travel routes for wheeled motorized vehicles on the forest. The DEIS was released Jan. 30 and there will be a a 60-day public review period which will end on March 31, 2009. The meeting place is not yet determined, but it will be Saturday, February 28 from 9:30 am - 11:30 am. in the Lake Isabella area. There are five meetings scheduled, the other four outside the valley. For details, call Mary Chislock, Public Affairs or Mary Cole, 559-784-1500. Heart Walk for Kern Valley Hospital Foundation Feb. 28 The Kern Valley Hospital Foundation will hold a Heart Walk event on Feb. 28 as a fund-raising event and a heart-healthy experience as well. Individuals or teams are encouraged find a sponsor and get out in the fresh air and participate. Awards will be given. For more information, call Jeanette Rogers at (760) 376-4419. CPR class to be taught by CERT Feb. 28 Dean Ott from KRV CERT will be teaching the American Red Cross First Aid Class for anyone interested in the training or who needs refreshing. The class will be held Feb. 28 at the First Baptist Church in Lake Isabella. The cost of the class with certificate is $20. To register, call Tom Klein at 379-2797. Parenting classes begin on March 12 at Family Resource Center Parenting classes begin on Thursday, March 12. Classes will be two hours in length, 10 a.m. to noon, and run weekly for 10 weeks ending on

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Mike Devich Kern River Courier Co-Publisher

our hands real black inserting all those Claim Jumpers into this week’s in-valley Courier. If you’re detail-obsessed, you We do this because we want to might have noticed the “Vol. 6, No. contribute in some way to the 1” at the top of page 1 of this issue. Kernville Chamber of Commerce’s If you didn’t, effort to bring visitors to Whiskey well, you’re Flat Days. normal. Next month we’ll do the same But to us, thing for the Kern River Valley that tiny little Chamber of Commerce’s Isabella bit of type Lake Fishing Derby. Our Kern means a great Angler was a huge success last deal. This issue year, and this year we expect it to marks the start be even bigger. Ask your Courier of our sixth ad advisor how to be in it. The ad year. Devich deadline will sneak up on you fast, We’ve come so do it now. a long, long way since the beginAnd we have taken on another ning. Today, we have several publi- project as well – an officially sanccations, all under the banner of tioned program guide for the new KRV Publishing. Living Green festival to take place The biggest such publication is March 27-30 at Family Life Center our annual Whiskey Flat Claim in Wofford Heights. If you or your Jumper, which started the whole business are green in your orientathing off back in 2004. This year’s tion, let us know what you are issue is inserted in this issue. doing to help the world be greenWe printed 10,000 Claim er. And we’d love it if you would Jumpers, which is a whole lot of like to advertise your business in Claim Jumpers. It’s so many that the guide as well. we couldn’t pick them up at the So our sixth year should be a printers all in one load. Michael banner year. We’re growing Batelaan and I picked up one load, because people are realizing what and then one of our ad sales advia good value our ads are. When sors, Val Minoux, they realize and her husband, that they’re Steve, were kind wasting enough to pick up money by the rest in being in Bakersfield with publications their big truck. that fewer Then Michael and fewer and I and Val and people are our office managpicking up, er, Sara Wakeman, they come to put a brightly-colus. That’s ored sticker on the because front of each of the they’ve out-of-valley heard how copies to ask incredibly potential visitors to popular our come join the celepublications bration in are. It’s all in Kernville Feb. 12how many 16. That took sevcopies get eral hours. picked up. Then Michael “We get The Courier’s Mike Devich with read.” That’s and I set out to distribute thou10,000 copies of the Whiskey the motto sands of copies far Flat Claim Jumper. the Courier’s and wide. We founders dropped Claim started out Jumpers all over Bakersfield, with, and we’re proud to say it still Tehachapi and Ridgecrest, at any applies. place where the locals there gather. Mike Devich is one of the We’ll have a couple of thousand Courier’s co-publishers. He can be copies at Whiskey Flat Days for reached at visitors to pick up. And we made office@kernrivercourier.com

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Recreation Info U.S. Forest Service Lake Isabella office: 4875 Ponderosa Dr. (enter from Hwy. 155 just over the hill from Hwy. 178) (760) 379-5646 Kernville Office: 105 Whitney Rd. (around the corner from the museum) (760) 376-3781 (760) 379-5236

General KRV Info Kernville Chamber of Commerce 11447 Kernville Rd. Kernville Corner Sierra Way & Kernville Road Toll Free: 866-KERNVILLE Local: (760) 376-2629

Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce 6404 Lake Isabella Blvd. Across from Senior Center

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Legend Boat Launch Ramps Camp Grounds z Towns Hospital + Other Features

Emergencies - call 911

Wofford Heights

Kern Valley Hospital McCray and Laurel, Mt. Mesa (760) 379-2681

Kernville

Airport Wofford Heights Park

General Drainage Area 2,093 Square Miles Capacity, Gross Pool 570,000 Acre-Ft. Surface Area, Gross Pool 11,400 Shoreline, Gross Pool 38 miles Length, Gross Pool 9 miles Main Dam Maximum Height 185 Feet Length at Crest 1695 Feet Auxiliary Dam Maximum Height 100 Feet Maximum Length 3,257 Feet Lake Construction Started March 1948 Finished April 1953

County Dump Cyrus Canyon OHV Area Target Range ModelAircraft Controllers Stine Cove Robinson Cove Hanning Flat

Tillie Creek Live Oak

Kern Valley Substation Sheriff’s Department and CHP 7050 Lake Isabella Blvd. (760) 549-2100 Weekdays only, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

STATISTICS

Golf Course

M.L. Ludiker Artwork & Design

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Wildlife Area to Ridgecrest

Old Isabella Rd Auxiliary Dam Engineer Point Paradise Cove LI Visitor Center Kissack Bay Main Dam Hospital

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South Fork Wildlife Parking Area

Southlake Map courtesy Mike Ludiker www.kernvalley.com

Let’s Go Fishing

Flume is a good place Jack Bustamante Kern River Courier Columnist

File photo/Kern River Courier

The Kern Valley Museum is a local landmark you must see.

Must See: Kern Valley Museum From the outside, the Kern Valley Museum is unassuming. But once inside, visitors see it is bursting with exhibits, memorabila and displays of the area’s colorful and storied past. There is an area where artifacts from the Tubatulabal Indian tribe are displayed. Other displays include photos of Old Kernville and Old Isabella before the lake came in during the 1950s. All aspects of past life in the Kern River Valley are explored, from basket making to gold mining to hydroelectric power, cattle ranching, Western movie filming, farming, and much more. Usually a local artist’s work is featured in the museum’s art gallery. In back of the museum is a large area where artifacts such as the stagecoach used in the John Wayne movie of the same name are kept. A key scene in the movie was filmed here in the valley along the Kern River. An old miner’s cabin from the local mountains was moved here piece by piece and reconstructed to show visitors what a gold miner’s life was like in the 1800s. The museum is run by the Kern River Valley Historical Society, a local organization of over 800 members. Volunteers act as docents. The museum is open Thursday through Sunday, 10 to 4. The museum is free to visit, but donations are gratefully accepted. In May of each year the museum puts on a big festival, History Days. – Kern River Courier

Beautiful trout are running the length of Lake Isabella in the flume, all the way from the North Fork along Engineers Point to B.S. Beach and out the lower side of the Auxiliary Dam. Grab Lots of nice my net trout are being caught. and Last Sunday while Elaine help me and I were out bring in for a stroll in the North Fork this area, all of a fish! sudden we heard a yell. “Jack, give --Jack me a hand! Bustamante Grab my net and help me bring in this fish! Jeffery Baker was fishing in the flume where the North Fork Marina used to be, and hooked into a beautiful 2-1/2 pound trout. Garlic Power Bait was the hot ticket. Mike Mencarini caught his limit of trout in the flume coming out of the Auxiliary Dam. A

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Mike Mencarini got his limit in the flume where it comes out of the Auxiliary Dam.

chrome Kastmaster with half a night crawler was Mike’s preferred bait. Trout are still biting, so let’s go fishing! Photos courtesy E&J’s Tackle and General Store. For bragging rights, bring your catch to E&J’s, 6498 Wofford Blvd, Wofford Heights, near the Wofford Heights Post Office.

Pictorial postal cancellation to be available during Whiskey Flat Days

21 historic buildings featured on The History Channel & The National Directory of Haunted Places. Antiques shops, museum displays, self & docent guided tours. 20 minutes from Kernville... 100 years back in time! Open weekends – 10 am to 4 pm or by appointment anytime. 3829 Lake Isabella Blvd., Bodfish, Ca. 93205 Ph: 760-379-5146

The Kernville Chamber of Commerce will be commemorating the 54th annual Whiskey Flat Days event Feb. 12-16 with a special pictorial postal cancellation. The cancellation provides a keepsake of the event and cancels your postage. Canceled stamped envelopes featuring the “Forever Stamp” will be on sale for just 42 cents. The cancellation features the artwork of Miss Jeanette Rogers and is available at the Kernville Post Office on Friday, Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Post Office. If you can’t make it then, the cancellation will be available for 30 days at the Post Office or by mail.

Entertainment K E R N

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Couch Theater

Celebrity Extra

Adult not into ‘HSM3’

Rosie has new project coming

Previews of new DVDs By DNA Smith PICK OF THE WEEK "Changeling" -- Angelina Jolie gives an award-winning performance as Christine Collins, a single mother living in 1920s Los Angeles who challenges a corrupt police department and is brutalized as a result. Based on an actual case, the story revolves around the disappearance of Collins' 9-year-old Angelina Jolie son. She files a report with the LAPD and for five months nothing is done. After some public pressure is put on the department, the LAPD picks up a kid found in Indiana and tries to pass the child off as Christine's son -despite the fact that the boy's dental records don't match, he's shorter, uncircumcised and all of the kid's teachers say "It's not the boy." Collins confronts the LAPD, who respond by saying that she has become mentally unstable due to the abduction of her child and should be placed in a mental institution. So, they throw her in the

looney bin, where she undergoes some pretty horrible treatment. Although this isn't Clint Eastwood's best directorial effort ("Unforgiven" still holds that spot in my book), "Changeling" is a compelling and heart-wrenching motion picture. KIDS AND FAMILY "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" -- I have not seen this movie. I will never see this movie. That's because I am neither a 10-year-old girl nor gay. But, I know it's going to sell a bajillion copies, and all you parents out there will have to go out and buy it for your kids, so I'm letting you know that it'll be out on Feb. 17. There. I've done my part. You have my sympathies. TV SERIES "Murder, She Wrote" The Complete Ninth Season "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" The Fifth Season "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" The Eighth Year "Dead Like Me" Complete Series "The Beverly Hillbillies" The Official Third Season "The F Word" Series One "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" Season 1, Vol. 1 "Ragnarok" Complete Box Set "Smurfs" Vol. 1 (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

By Cindy Elavsky Q: I loved the series "Firefly," especially its star, Nathan Fillion. What is he doing now? -- Hannah J., Englewood, Fla. A: The handsome Canadian actor, who will turn 38 next month, is currently starring in the ABC drama "Castle." Nathan portrays author Richard Castle, who is enlisted by the NYPD to help solve a murder that Nathan Fillion appears to be copied from the scenarios in the murder/mystery books that his character writes. While the show is classified as a drama, it draws upon the '80s hit show "Moonlighting" for its romantic-comedy inspiration. Nathan also starred as Captain Hammer in the Internet sensation "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," along with Neil Patrick Harris. *** Q: I've missed seeing Rosie O'Donnell every day on "The View." What has she been up

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Test for colon cancer before symptoms appear DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What are the symptoms of colon cancer? Are there any? -- B.P. ANSWER: The colon is about 5 feet long. It begins in the lower right side of the abdomen, ascends on the right to just below the liver, crosses over the abdomen to the left side and then descends to the rectum. Symptoms of colon cancer depend where the cancer is located. Cancers on the right side often cause open sores that bleed. Since it takes a while for undigested food to reach the rectum from the right side of the colon, the blood often is seen as tarry, black stool. Cancers of the section of colon that spans the upper part of the abdomen from the right to the left sides can cause obstruction of the bowel. Cancers of the left side of the colon, the most common site for colon cancer, can lead to narrow stools, cause stomach cramps and discharge bright-red blood into the stool.

Weight loss is a sign of colon cancer, regardless of its site. Don't wait for symptoms to check for colon cancer. This cancer has a number of excellent screening tests, and it can be detected early, when it's treatable and curable. Everyone at age 50 should have a colonoscopic exam, a scope exam of the colon. The examining doctor sees every inch of the colon and spots any cancer or any polyps, the precursors of colon cancer. X-rays called double-contrast barium enemas are another way of detecting colon cancer. The booklet on colon cancer deals with its detection and treatment. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 505W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient's printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. ***

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have a serious problem. I say "serious" because I have had a doctor laugh at me for asking the following question, for which, incidentally, I paid $25. For about six years, I can hear my heartbeat loudly in my left ear. No one can tell me why. I hear it 24/7. I am about to lose my sanity. I pray you can help. -- D.M. ANSWER: Lots of people hear their heartbeat in one or both ears. The condition is called pulsatile tinnitus. One of the biggest causes for it is artery hardening, something that comes with age. Blood flowing through less flexible arteries near the ear becomes noisy. People hear their own heartbeat. Caffeinated beverages make the beating louder. Put a radio at your bedside and tune it to soothing music at night. The music can often muffle the heartbeat sound. If music doesn't work, then turn the radio to a location where

you hear static. Static often gets rid of the heartbeat noise. Sometimes changing the head position abolishes the beating sound. A few rare conditions produce pulsatile tinnitus -- a narrowed neck artery, an artery-vein malformation, a damaged aortic heart valve and high blood pressure are examples. I would guess these conditions would have been discovered in the six years you have had the problem. *** Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Readers may also order health newsletters from www.rbmamall.com. (c) 2009 North American Syndicate Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Kern River Courier

Country Living

Living the rich life for a week California Joe Kern River Courier Columnist

We just came back from our timeshare in San Jose del Cabo in Mexico. Everything about it was grand – the view, the gorgeous studio apartment, the Murphy bed that sprang out from the wall, the huge, California Joe round Jacuzzi 12 feet from our ground floor apartment, and even the Italian restaurant that sat beside the bright green grass overlooking the Sea Of Cortez. Just a quick plane ride down the Mexican coast from Los Angeles, a short trip in the van through the sweltering streets of San Jose, and there you are at your new address. Creamy white buildings silhouetted against a azul blue sky. Folks in bathing suits coming to and from the Olympic size swimming pool. And beyond the pool, the white sandy beach with its thundering surf. The first night we had dinner at the clay-colored Momma Mia restaurant overlooking the white sandy beach.We sampled some kind of local seafood with, of course, a tangy salsa and crisp fresh veggies. I had a glass of the local wine after first imbibing my Stateside favorite, a Bohemia dark beer. We toasted our good fortune in getting away from the chilly mountains for a week and made plans to go lots of places and see all we could see of this gorgeous paradise.

Which we never did. The truth is, we spent most of our week lollygagging around that timeshare resort. There were used paperback books to read that you could get at the main office. There was the wonderful beach to stroll up and down on and smart shaded cabanas to sit inside of and watch the swimmers and the walkers parading by in their gaily colored skimpies. Twice we went into town to the art galleries. Once on the rickety old yellow bus that’s practically a downtown necessity for getting around anywhere in Mexico. Then the other time a “50-peso experience” taxi that rivals any edge-of-the-cliff-experience I’ve enjoyed anywhere! One afternoon/evening we splurged for our main Cabo adventure. First we took a bus from Jose del Cabo to Cabo San Lucas 18 miles away where we sat at a Hooters by the sea and ate chips and drank dark beer. Shortly thereafter, we wound our way seaward to the arch in the rock that symbolizes the seaward entrance to Cabo San Lucas. It was a little tough coming back here after a week in Cabo. Back to the rugged mountains and the colder temperatures. So I called my kid brother in Marco Island, Fla. He’s the one with the penthouse overlooking the Florida Everglades. The brother with the small yacht parked right below his window five flights down. We talked about our coming trip to Florida in early March. It’s a hard life but I’ll try to stand up to the strain. California Joe is the storyteller persona of Stevenson Phillips, an actor and singer living in Kernville. You may reach him at sscaljoe@aol.com.

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More on tectonic plates

Donna Fitch Kern River Courier Columnist

Meet Courtney Nelson. Seventeen, enthusiastic, hopeful, creative, hungry to devour experiences, eager to express herself, and confident that she and this world can tackle whatever comes her way and all that she initiates. It is amazing what an effect someone with Fitch youth and a zest for life can have on you. You become alive in her presence. The view into this young woman’s world will capture your heart and fascinate your mind. As she describes her involvement in the Excel Club, the California School Federation, the Drama Club, Core 15, and the Library Media Center, it sounds like no big deal because “in my freshmen year I was in like 10 clubs.” Then she pops up with, “I want to learn 13 languages, especially Latin, because it helps you learn the

others.” Graphic design is Courtney’s ambition; the seed planted as “I drew in the sand in kindergarten.” It is a change in plans from architecture, “because it got too far from art. Things don’t have to make absolute sense in art.” Courtney attended Cerro Coso College, taking Two Dimensional Design this year, an advanced placement class. “I was really proud of the last piece (my final project). I had to design an album cover. I was reading the book ‘King Dork’ and the people were in a band, so I created an album cover for them, called ‘Chillin’ with the Plasma Nukes.’ which had a high heel on a chess board,” she said. California College of the Arts in San Francisco is her target school. “I hope I can afford it.” This, my friends, is our future. What are we willing to do? It takes a village to raise a child. What choices will we make? What message will we send? Donna Fitch is a local artist. For questions or comments you can reach her through the Courier, office@kernrivercourier.com.

Ron Bolyard Kern River Courier Columnist

Last week, I reviewed in some detail the Convective Plate Tectonic model. This week I will discuss a more mundane subject, the “Zebra” diagram shown in the Jan. 16 issue. This begins the proof of the Plate Tectonic Bolyard model. Below is a block diagram showing the features at the spreading ridge and of the “zebra” diagram. Please retain these diagrams for our discussion next week.

Definitions for the Spreading Ridge: Definitions for the Zebra Diagram: Point a: Central Rift

Point a: Central Rift Point b: Spreading Ridge Point b: Normally Magnetized Basalt Point c: Transform Fault Point c: Reversely Magnetized Point d: Oceanic Crust Basalt Point e: Mantle Point f: Upwelling Mantle Until Next Week … Ron Bolyard is a retired geologist and has developed an “acute interest” in the geology of the southern Sierra Nevada since he moved here in 1999.

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Voices of Faith

Pain is defined in spiritual terms Clarence Semonious, pastor Prince of Peace Lutheran Fellowship, Kernville

As defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP): pain is, “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.” But I am referring to any physical, emotional or spiritual insult to the ‘me’ that lives Semonious inside the body I see in the mirror. (That is, I am deliberately avoiding clinical nomenclature so as to avoid intellectual clichés.) In my life, I have entered into situations that were obviously life-threatening. Actually, we all have. Sometimes the dangers are not as apparent as at other times. The difference for me has been that I have chosen certain activities as worthy of the lifethreatening jeopardy. Personal entertainment, bravado and hunger for personal recognition are among those things not worth that threat. In the words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” Ecclesiastes 3:1. But how does one know when it is a time to be born or a time to die; a time to kill or a time to heal; a time to break down or and a time to build up; a time to weep or and a time to laugh; a time to mourn or a time to dance?

Many are quick to pronounce judgments filled with buzz phrases and include such emphatic phrases as “I would never…” Often these statements are followed by ‘unless.’ Just check the myriad blogs on the Internet. There is a group that is praised in the 17th chapter of Acts. Verse 11 explains of the Bereans, “Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.” By way of example, a statement attributed to Gandhi, “There are many causes for which I am willing to die, but none for which I am willing to kill,” falls short of Biblical accuracy when compared to the third chapter of Ecclesiastes as well as other passages. My relationship with God is healthy only if my philosophy is consistent with God’s word. If one would “Think Eternal,” examine all teachers and pastors as did the Bereans; examine the Scriptures daily. Start with a simple exercise. The Lord’s Prayer is in Matthew 6:9-13. It is also begins in Luke 11:2. Now look for other places scripture says, “our father.” You can find that phrase 135 times. Get to know our heavenly Father. And spend some time examining, “…forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” Talk about pain, is God dealing with you as you deal with your debtors? After the Amen, Jesus goes on to say, “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Matthew 6:14-15. Daily Bible study truly is a life changing experience.

God doesn't look at how much we do, but with how much love we do it... –Mother Teresa

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Churches of the Valley Kernville First Baptist Church of Kernville 46 Valley View Drive, Kernville Sunday Services — 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. 376-6403 Prince of Peace Lutheran Fellowship Center 44 Big Blue Road, Kernville Sunday School 9 a.m. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. 417-2014 Kernville Foursquare Church Kernville Chamber of Commerce 11447 Kernville Road Sunday Services 9:30 a.m. 223-6704 Kernville United Methodist Church 251 Big Blue Rd., Kernville Sunday Services 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. 376-2751 St. Peter’s Anglican Church 11900 Sierra Way, Kernville Sunday Service 10:00 a.m. 376-6362 St. Sherrian Episcopal Church Odd Fellows Hall, Kernville Sundays 10 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. 379-5615 Fountain of Christ Church 5101 #A Lake Isabella Blvd, Lake Isabella Sunday Service: 9:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Wed. 6 p.m. 417-0793 Landmark Missionary Baptist Church 2741 Mountain View Rd, Lake Isabella Sunday Services 9:45 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. 379-5640 Mt. View Southern Baptist Church 2959 Erskine Creek Rd, Lake Isabella Sunday Services 8:30, 11:15 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. 379-4296 Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (LCMS) 377 Highway 155, Lake Isabella Sunday Services 12:00 p.m. 379-2343 Kern Valley Bible Church 3920 Golden Spur, Lake Isabella Sunday Services 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. 379-5482 Church of the Nazarene 2931 Erskine Creek Rd., Lake Isabella Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. 379-2062 Highland Chapel United Methodist 5301 Lake Isabella Bl., Lake Isabella Sunday School & Worship 9:30 a.m. 379-2120 Lake Isabella Church of Christ 3711 Golden Spur, Lake Isabella Sunday worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bible study Sun. 10 a.m., Thurs. 6 p.m. Kern River Valley Seventh Day Adventist 3801 Golden Spur, Lake Isabella Saturday Service 9:30 a.m. 379-3206 Kern Valley Pentecostal LightHouse Church 3730 Wagon Wheel Dr., Lake Isabella Sunday School 9:45 Services 10:45 a.m. Eve. 5 p.m. Wed. Service 6 p.m. 379-5819

Mt. Mesa Church of Christ Mt. Mesa 6400 Dogwood Av., Mt. Mesa Sunday Services 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. 379-4792 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 6400 Park Av., Mt. Mesa Sunday Services 10:00 a.m. 379-2904 Grace Chapel 12312 Mt. Mesa Rd., Mt. Mesa Sunday Services 9:45 a.m. 379-4093 Christian Assembly 12424 Mountain Mesa Rd., Mt. Mesa Sunday Services 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. 379-6377 Victory Tabernacle (United Pentecostal Church) 4324 Birch, Mt. Mesa Sunday Services 4 p.m. 379-6360

Bible Trivia by Wilson Casey 1. Is the book of 1 Peter in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. What was a god of the Philistines having a man's face and hands, but the body and tail of a fish? Bullock, Elohim, Dagon, Baal-gad 3. Who slew a giant that had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot when he defied Israel? Sibbechai, Cyrus,

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Miscellaneous SGI - USA Buddhist Discussion Meetings - call 379-6162 for dates and times. Based on the Lotus Sutra. Salvation Army Mon. 9 am — 1 pm. Service and applications at 6105 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella. TSA feeds the hungry lunch Monday through Friday. Assistance is offered to persons or families who are having difficulties paying utility bills, in need of food, clothing, spiritual and other counseling. 760379-5100.

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Southlake/Weldon Kern Christian Church “The River” 14900 Hwy 178, Southlake Sunday Services 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. 378-3780 Weldon Baptist Church 20674 Highway 178 Sunday Services 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. 378-4964 Weldon United Methodist Church 20021 Hwy. 178, Weldon Sunday Services 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 378-2321 Wofford Heights Family Life Center Foursquare Church Panorama, Wofford Heights Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. 376-6719 New Life Assembly of God 25 Arden Av., Wofford Heights Sunday Services 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. 376-6402 St. Jude Catholic Church 86 Nellie Dent Dr., Wofford Heights Sunday Mass 7:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m 376-2416 Calvary Chapel 125 Sycamore Drive, Wofford Heights Sunday Services 9 & 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. 376-8789 Christ Fellowship 80 Evans Road, Wofford Heights Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

Silas, Jonathan 4. From Proverbs 22, what is a good name better than? Great riches, Scorn, Its own reward, Lust 5. What town was home to Jesse's boys? Gilgal, Jericho, Hebron, Bethlehem

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Courier chuckle of the week: “"On cable TV they have a 24-hour weather channel. We had something like that where I grew up. We called it a window.” Dan Spencer

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Salomeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stars ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Some unsettling facts about a past situation could come to light. And while you'd love to deal with it immediately, it's best to get more information to support your case. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A straightforward approach to a baffling situation is best. Don't allow yourself to be drawn into an already messy mass of tangles and lies. Deal with it and move on. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Don't be discouraged or deterred by a colleague's negative opinion about your ideas. It could actually prove to be helpful when you finally get around to finalizing your plan. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Ignore that sudden attack of "modesty," and step up to claim the credit you've so rightly earned. Remember: A lot of people are proud of you. LEO (July 23 to August 22) A financial "deal" that seems to be just right for you Leos and Leonas could be grounded more in gossamer than substance. Get an expert's advice to help you check it out. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Don't ignore that suddenly cool or even rude attitude from someone close to you. Asking for an explanation could reveal a misunderstanding you were unaware of. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Unless you have sound knowledge, and not just an opinion, it's best not to step into a family dispute involving a legal

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matter, regardless of whom you support. Leave that to the lawyers. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) An awkward situation presents the usually socially savvy Scorpian with a problem. But a courteous and considerate approach soon helps clear the air and ease communication. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A calmer, less-tense atmosphere prevails through much of the week, allowing you to restore your energy levels before tackling a new challenge coming up by week's end. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your approach to helping with a friend or family member's problem could boomerang unless you take time to explain your method and how and why it works. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Someone who gave you a lot of grief might ask for a chance for the two of you to make a fresh start. You need to weigh the sincerity of the request carefully before giving your answer. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Too much fantasizing about an upcoming decision could affect your judgment. Better to make your choices based on what you know now rather than on what you might learn later. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of seeing the best in people and helping them live up to their potential. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Trivia Test By Fifi Rodriguez 1. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Bay of Fundy? 2. SCIENCE: How much faster does sound travel in water than in air? 3. MATH: What is the origin of the word "zero"? 4. ENTERTAINERS: Which famous deceased comedian once trained as a boxer? 5. INVENTIONS: What was the yo-yo's use for hundreds of years before it became a toy? Answers:

1. Between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia 2. Four times faster 3. Arabic, from the word "sifr," which means empty 4. Bob Hope 8. A weapon.

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Taxes still due even if you have had adverse financial situation David Uffington Special to the Courier

Sequoia National Forest to hold meetings to review travel routes The Sequoia National Forest is one step closer to having a system of designated travel routes for wheeled motorized vehicles. On Jan. 30, the U.S. Forest Service released a Travel Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a 60-day public review period which will end on March 31, 2009. The Travel Management Draft EIS examines five alternative ways to manage a designated system of existing routes, most which occur through the southern portion of the Sequoia National Forest. The Draft EIS describes these five alternatives, and the public input used to develop them, the analysis of the alternatives and the effects of implementing each one. "I would like to hear from our public throughout this 60-day public involvement process," said Tina Terrell, Sequoia National Forest Supervisor, who will make the final decision. "My objective is to balance public access to your national forest by providing a diversity of road and trail riding opportunities, along with the need to protect unique forest resources." The focus of the next 60 days will be to communicate what is in the Draft EIS, to help the public understand the proposal, to review the analysis, and to attend public meetings to discuss issues and concerns. Following the analysis of public comments, Forest Supervisor Terrell will make a final decision and create a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD). This decision is scheduled to be made late spring 2009. Five public workshops will be held throughout forest communities to display maps and information and explain key features of the document. The workshop schedule is: • Kerr-McGee Center/ Fossil Falls Room 100 W. California Ave., Ridgecrest, CA Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm • Forest Supervisors Office 1839 S. Newcomb, Porterville, CA Saturday, February 21, 2009 9:30 am - 11:30 am • Clarion Hotel 3540 Rosedale Highway, Bakersfield, CA Saturday, February 21, 2009 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm • Lake Isabella Location To Be Announced later. Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:30 am - 11:30 am • Clarion Hotel 3540 Rosedale Highway, Bakersfield, CA Saturday, February 28, 2009 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm The workshops and open houses are opportunities for interested people to drop in during the event hours to informally meet with Forest Service staff and learn about the Draft EIS. Each meeting will feature maps and other information that illustrate and explain an overall travel management system. Displays and Forest Service personnel will be on hand to help guide people to the information they want. The Draft EIS, ten maps representing the alternatives, and other project information will soon be available on the Sequoia National Forest website at www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia/projects/ohv_route_designation, or a CD with the Draft EIS and maps can be requested by email from sequoiaroutes@fs.fed.us, or by contacting Chris Sanders, Project Team Leader, at (559) 784.1500. This travel management project is part of a Forest Service initiative designed to address the impacts of unmanaged recreation on the health of national forests. The DEIS proposes to regulate and manage wheeled motor vehicle use in the Sequoia National Forest and to identify roads and trails where this use will be allowed. It also addresses seasonal closures of wheeled motor vehicle routes. Other National Forests in California are developing similar management direction. – Sequoia National Forest press release

By now you should have received your W-2 or 1099 forms for your taxes. If you've run the numbers and suspect you're going to be short when it's time to pay, you're not alone. Lots of people are experiencing adverse financial situations right now, and the Internal Revenue Service knows this. It's devoted a whole section of its Web site to help you. Gather your information now. The worst thing you can do is delay making a game plan. Here are some things you need to know: • If you lose your job and get severance pay, it's taxable, including any amounts for sick time or vacation pay. • If you get unemployment compensation, it's taxable. • Even if your employer went out of business, it must provide you a W-2 form by Jan. 31. Contact the IRS for help in getting a substitute W-2. • For information on moving or cashing out an IRA, moving costs to take a new job, getting food stamps or selling assets, see IRS Publication 4128 (Tax Impact of Job Loss). • Keep track of your mileage and expenses (including having a resume written) while you hunt for a job. They might be deductible. See IRS Publication 529 if you have expenses related to your work or if you move more than 50 miles away

to take a new job. • Debt cancellation generally incurs a tax liability. For example, if you settle a credit-card debt for less than you owe, the forgiven amount becomes income that is taxable. However, this is not necessarily so with mortgage forgiveness, including foreclosure. The Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 creates exceptions to the kind of debt cancellation that is taxable. See the details in Publication 4681. • If you have an installment agreement for a prior tax year, and you can't meet your payments because you've lost a job, call the IRS. It's possible that the IRS will be able to reduce those payments. Be prepared to supply proof of your changed situation. If you already suspect that you won't be able to pay all your taxes by April, there are options such as a short-term extension, offer in compromise and installment agreements. Don't be too hasty in setting up an arrangement, however. Your situation could change by April. David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

There were six arrests made by the Kern County Sheriff's Department between January 19, 2009 and January 27, 2009: One in Bodfish; one A digest of arrest reports from in Mtn. Mesa; two in Onyx; various public safety agencies in the and two in Lake Isabella. All Kern River Valley area arrests were transported and booked at Central Receiving Facility in Bakersfield. January 19, 2009: A 37 year old Bodfish male, was arrested in the 3400 block of Lake Isabella Blvd., Bodfish on suspicion of being in possession of marijuana and making annoying 911 phone calls. January 24, 2009: Two males were arrested in the 8000 block of Harmony Ln., Onyx. One, an Onyx 26 year old, on warrants charging him with battery, suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance, and traffic violations. The other, a 25 year old Weldon male, on suspicion of public intoxication and brandishing a weapon. A Lake Isabella 36 year old male was arrested in the 12200 block of Hwy 178, Mtn. Mesa on suspicion of making threats, false imprisonment, spousal battery and parole violation. January 25, 2009: A Lake Isabella 26 year old female was arrested in the 2500 block of Lupine Street, Lake Isabella on a warrant charging her with being under the influence of a controlled substance and driving without a license. January 27, 2009: A 38 year old female, was arrested in the 2500 block of Irwin Street, Lake Isabella on a warrant charging her with traffic violations and failure to appear in court.

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Death notices Judy Downard Judy Downard, 63, of Lake Isabella, passed away Jan. 31, 2009 at her residence. No services are scheduled. Arrangements by Lake Isabella Funeral Home, 6048-A Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella, CA 93240. (760) 379-5006.

Fred Lee McClure Fred Lee McClure, 56, of Weldon, passed away on Feb. 2, 2009 at his residence. Services will be Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 at the Lake Isabella Chapel, 6048 Lake Isabella Blvd. Arrangements by Lake Isabella Funeral Home, 6048-A Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella, CA 93240. (760) 379-5006.

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Coin and Jewelry Show in Bakersfield Feb. 12-14 The Bakersfield Convention and Visitors Bureau and CK Shows are proud to announce the return of the Central California Coin & Jewelry Show on Feb. 12-14 at the Red Lion Hotel in Bakersfield. Thirty dealers will be on hand to give free appraisals and are prepared to buy, sell or trade gold, silver, coins, paper money, jewelry, sterling silver items, diamonds, watches or broken jewelry.

The event opens on Thursday from 2 to 7 p.m. The show continues Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All sessions are open to the public and there is no cost for admission or parking. Attendees are encouraged to bring items for free appraisals. Over $10 million worth of rare coins and jewelry will be on display, including the 1893-S silver

HAPPENINGS continued from page 3 May 21 (there will be no class during the week of Spring Break; April 610). All classes will be held at the KRV Family Resource Center in Lake Isabella. Participants will learn about controlling anger, seeking new behavior methods, talking to your children about problems, and how to provide a safe and loving home. Charge is $55 for ten two-hour classes. Course is limited to first seven people to enroll. Weekly parenting classes meet court and CPS requirements. Keyesville Classic for mountain bikers on weekend of March 15 The annual Keyesville Classic is a mountain bike race put on each year by the Southern Sierra Fat Tire Association in the beautiful hills of the Keyesville Recreation Area. For more information, see http://ssfta.com/ Sweet Adelines Friends & Family Night March 19 The Kern Valley Sweet Adelines female barbershop harmony singing group will be having their Friends and Family Night on March 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Senior Center in Lake Isabella. For more information, call Cheryl at (760) 376-4124. “Living Green in the KRV” event coming March 27-30 Want to know how to reduce your “footprint” on the world? Learn about living responsibly, protecting our environment and conserving our resources at a new festival in the valley, “Living Green in the KRV.” This “expo”-like festival will have many booths and lots of information about living green. The location will be the Family Life Center in Wofford Heights. For more information, call Richard at (760) 333-4561 or go to www.krvr.org. 5K Run to be part of Living Green event March 28 The 5K run will begin at 8 a.m., right after a kids 1K fun Run. Wofford Heights Park, end of Williams St. at E Evans Road, Wofford Heights. The 5K course adjacent to Lake Isabella is flat and entirely on dirt with two small stream crossings. In addition to the usual gender and age splits there will also be a "Mom & Stroller" Class, as well as a Clydesdale Class for the 225lb+ runners. Entry fee: $25 (includes a eco-friendly stainless steel water bottle & race T-shirt). Online Registration. Sponsored the Wofford Heights Community Association & by Run-4-A-Way, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting health, fitness & wellness in the Kern Valley community. INFO: Darby (760) 376-1067 cptdarbo@lightspeed.net or Mike (760) 3764405 mikelanephoto@mac.com. Geneaology seminar to take place March 28 The ClanDiggers Genealogical Society is sponsoring a seminar on Saturday, March 28 at the Kern Valley Bible Church in Lake Isabella. The speaker will be Certified Genealogist Nancy Ellen Carlberg, who has worked in the field since 1979 . She began her career assisting Alex Haley as he prepared his television docudrama “Roots.” She also worked on the TV show “Queen” and on a mini-series called “Palmerstown, USA.” She then began to write books on the subject of genealogy and history and now has produced an impressive library. Carlberg is coming prepared to answer all of your questions about researching and about available sources. The seminar will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and lunch will be provided. Tickets at $20 per person are available from Marian DeMars at 376 4578 or Don Keiffer at 379 8152. Isabella Lake Fishing Derby to be held April 4-6 The Isabella Lake Fishing Derby attracts thousands of anglers from all over to try to catch the tagged trout worth $10,000. This year, however, there will be ten $10,000 trout! And, in addition, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the derby, there will be a $20,000 trout! And there are multitudes of other prizes, including cash awards for 1,000 other tagged fish. You must be pre-registered to be able to win. The derby is put on by the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce with major help from the Kern River Valley Fish and Habitat Club and many national sponsors. Also, new this year is a 50/50 raffle to benefit the Kern River Valley Youth Center. Call Dave at 376-4430 about the raffle. For derby information, go to http://derby.kernrivervalley.com/ or call the chamber at (760) 3795236. Kern River Festival whitewater races put on April 18-19 The Kern River Festival has been going on since the 1960s and features races by kayaks and rafts on the mighty Kern River in Kernville. It’s fun to watch, but you can participate as well. It is put on by the Kern Valley River Council. For more information, visit http://www.kernfestival.org/ or call (818) 340-3083. Information for most items from the Kernville Chamber of Commerce. To include your event in the Kern River Courier Calendar, just submit the information to the Courier (our addresses are on page 2) by Tuesday for Friday’s issue. Events must be open to the public and admission price, if any, must be listed.

dollar (estimated value: $5,000), 1794 Flowing Hair Half Dollar (estimated value: $35,000), and a 16-carat tanzanite and 2-carat diamond pendant (estimated value: $44,000). For further information on the coin show, contact CK Shows at 888-330-5188 or www.ckshows.com. The Bakersfield CVB is a nonprofit, city managed, economic

development organization with the purpose of strengthening Bakersfield's economy through the marketing, promotion, and selling of the city and region as a site for conventions, corporate meetings, trade shows, pleasure travel, group travel, cultural, sports and special events. For more information on the CVB, please contact Chris Huot at (661) 852-7235.

Legal Notices NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PAUL A. MULDER S-1500-PB-58626 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PAUL A. MULDER. A PETITION for Probate has been filed by: FRED T. MULDER in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN. THE PETITION for Probate requests that FRED T. MULDER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on: February 26, 2009 at 9:00 A.M. in Dept. E, located at 1215 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in section 9100 of the California Probate Code. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in section 1250 of the California Probate Code. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: BRIAN L. FOX, Atty. 290 Maple Court, Suite 206 Ventura, CA 93003 (805) 658-9204 (Published: Kern River Courier: January 30, February 6 and 13, 2009)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: SOUTH FORK ENTERPRISES (2009-B0279) Street address of principal place of business: 4586 Kelso Creek Road, Weldon CA 93283. REGISTRANTS: Ted D. Scott, 4586 Kelso Creek Road, Weldon CA 93283 and Patricia A. Scott, 4586 Kelso Creek Road, Weldon CA 93283: I, Husband and Wife. The date the business commenced: 12/01/1998. 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 (Bus & Prof 14400 et seq. This Fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk's Office. (01/13/2014) A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. SOUTH FORK ENTERPRISES. This statement filed on 01/13/2009. ANN K. BARNETT, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk By G. Durward (34993)-Published by the Kern River Courier January 23, 30 and Feb. 6, 13, 2009. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: Piute Pump Co. (2009-B0488) Street address of principal place of business: 4571 Lake Isabella Boulevard, Lake Isabella, CA 93240. REGISTRANT: Richard Gonzalez: A, Individual. The date the business commenced: 03/14/2004. 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 (Bus & Prof 14400 et seq. This Fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk's Office. (01/22/2014) A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. PIUTE PUMP CO. This statement filed on 01/22/2009. ANN K. BARNETT, AuditorController-County Clerk By M. Rodriquez. (34993)Published by the Kern River Courier January 30, February 6, 13 and 20, 2009. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: RedMountain TradingPost.com (2009B0401), DBA#2: Red Mountain Trading Post (2009B0402), Street address of principal place of business: 405 North Ranch Road, Havilah, CA 93518. REGISTRANT: Susan Reinke, 405 North Ranch Road, Havilah, CA 93518: A, Individual. The date the business commenced: 00/00/0000. 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 (Bus & Prof 14400 et seq. This Fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk's Office. (01/20/2014) A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. REDM O U N TA I N T R A D I N G POST.COM, RED MOUNTAIN TRADING POST. This statement filed on 01/20/2009. ANN K. BARNETT, AuditorController-County Clerk By G. Durward. (34993)-Published by the Kern River Courier January 30, February 6, 13 and 20, 2009. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name being abandoned: America Lives, NUMBER 2004-B5997; Street address of business: 120 Dodger Street, Bodfish CA 93205; Mailing address of Business; P.O. Box 2, Bodfish CA 93205; REGISTRANT(S) WHO WISH TO ABANDON BUSINESS NAME: Eugene Verbeet, P.O. Box 2, Bodfish Ca 93205; Original FBN Statement Filed on: 09/13/2004. The Statement of Abandonment filed on: 01/23/2009. ANN K. BARNETT, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk by G.Durward, Deputy Clerk (34993). Published Kern River Courier January 30, February 6, 13, and 20, 2009. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: All About Travel, (2009-B0888), DBA#2: Debra Wiruth Fine Art Gallery (2009B0889), Street address of principal place of business: 11006 Kernville Rd, Kernville CA 93238. Mailing address of business: P.O. Box 69, Kernville CA 93238. REGISTRANTS: Nick Wiruth, 1037 Burlando Road, Kernville CA 93238, Debra Wiruth, 1037 Burlando Road, Kernville CA 93238. I, Husband and Wife. The date the business commenced: 03/01/1990. 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 (Bus & Prof 14400 et seq. This Fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk's Office. (02/04/2014) A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time.ALL ABOUT TRAVEL/DEBRA WIRUTH FINE ART GALLERY. This statement filed on 02/04/2009. ANN K. BARNETT, AuditorController-County Clerk By M. Rodriguez. Published by the Kern River Courier February 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2009.

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The Kern River Valley’s Bird World

Winter Wren is the smallest wren found in North America along rivers, creeks and ditches. The Winter Wren is the This is the sixth in a series on rarest occurring of the KRV's Kern River Valley's seven wren seven wrens, with six individuspecies. als being the most ever seen The WINTER WREN is a bird on a single day's count in the of cool, moist forests. It is a nest- 30- year history of the KRV ing season resident across south- Christmas Bird Count, and six ern Canada and into the northon any single South Fork Valley ern states of the eastern half of Christmas Bird Count in its the U.S. nearly 15-year history. The Winter Wren spends winAt a 4-inch average length, ter in the southeastern U.S. This the Winter Wren is the smallest species is a wren found year-round resiin Canada dent in the and the Appalachians, The Winter Wren's United British States. As song, like the Columbia, and Bob Steele's Pacific coast photo shows, Energizer bunny, U.S. states, the Winter including Wren has is keeps going and Alaska. darker In the Kern brown/cinnagoing and going. River Valley, mon color the Winter than any – Bob Barnes Wren is a rare other KRV nesting species wren and a along streams very short, with overgrown vegetation. stubby-looking tail. They have been consistently The Winter Wren's song, like been found in nesting season the Energizer bunny, keeps along the creek going through going and going and going. the Trail of 100 Giants. How does it stop itself from In wet years, they have been falling to the ground in exhausfound along the creek going tion at the end of each song? through Greenhorn Mountain What an extended burst of enerPark. Some winters, individual gy from such a small life form. Winter Wrens have descended BINOCULARS - To learn about to the KRV floor where they a wealth of information on binochave been found in very moist, ulars go to thick vegetation, especially www.optics4birding.com. This Bob Barnes Kern River Courier Columnist

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The Winter Wren is like the Energizer Bunny of bird song. It is a very rare visitor to the Kern River Valley.

web site has general information on binoculars as well as comparisons of numerous makes, models, and prices. Until next week, happy and productive birding. Bob Barnes & Associates seek to maintain the historical, natural, and recreational wonders of the Kern River Valley while building a strong, year-round economy. Write - PO Box 953, Weldon, CA 93283, e-mail - bbarnes@lightspeed.net.

Reprinted from the Kern River Courier, Feb. 10, 2006. Bob Barnes, a well-known expert on birding (and former president of the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce) now lives in Ridgecrest and can be reached at bbarnes@lightspeed.net Our thanks to renowned nature photographer Bob Steele for allowing us to use his stunning photos. Visit his Web site at www.bobsteelephoto.com.

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Anyone who can identify even a few vious years. In 2008, participants species can contribute to the body submitted more than 85,000 checkof knowledge that is used to inform lists. conservation efforts to protect birds “The GBBC has become a vital and biodiversity,” said Audubon link in the arsenal of continent-wide Education VP Judy Braus. bird-monitoring projects,” said “Families, teachers, children and Cornell Lab of Ornithology director, all those who take part in GBBC get John Fitzpatrick. a chance to improve their observa“With more than a decade of data tion skills, enjoy nature, and have a now in hand, the GBBC has docugreat time counting for fun, count- mented the fine-grained details of ing for the future.” late-winter bird distributions better Anyone can than any projtake part, from ect in history, novice bird including some Families, teachers, watchers to truly striking experts, by changes just children and all those counting birds over the past who take part in GBBC for as little as 15 decade.” get a chance to improve minutes (or as Each year, in long as they addition to their observation skills, wish) on one or entering their enjoy nature, and have a more days of the tallies, particigreat time counting for event and pants submit fun, counting for the reporting their thousands of sightings online digital images future. at www.birdfor the GBBC count.org. photo contest. – Judy Braus Participants can Many are feaalso explore tured in the what birds others are finding in popular online gallery. Participants their backyards—whether in their in the 2009 count are also invited to own neighborhood or thousands of upload their bird videos to YouTube; miles away. Additional online some will also be featured on the resources include tips to help identi- GBBC web site. Visit www.birdfy birds, a photo gallery, and special count.org to learn more. materials for educators. Businesses, schools, nature The data these “citizen scientists” clubs, Scout troops, and other comcollect helps researchers under- munity organizations interested in stand bird population trends, infor- the GBBC can contact the Cornell mation that is critical for effective Lab of Ornithology at (800) 843-2473 conservation. Their efforts enable or Audubon at everyone to see what would other- citizenscience@audubon.org or wise be impossible: a comprehen- (202) 861-2242, Ext 3050. sive picture of where birds are in The Great Backyard Bird Count is late winter and how their numbers made possible, in part, by support and distribution compare with pre- from Wild Birds Unlimited.

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