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has sprung wikipedia.com Courier Just In Athough it seems that spring began weeks ago, it offically arrives with the spring equinox when days are close to 12 hours long and increasing as the season progresses. Spring and springtime refer to the season, and also to ideas of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection and regrowth. The Northern hemisphere begins to warm significantly, causing new plant growth to spring forth, giving the season its name. In climates that have no snow and rare frosts, the air and ground temperatures increase more rapidly. Many flowering plants bloom this time of year. In normally snowless areas, “spring” may begin as early as February.

West Coast Ravens Formation Team flys over Inyokern Saturday. Team coordinator Paul ‘Rosie’ Rosales (inset) pictured with his custom RV-6A airship.. Valerie Minoux/Kern RiverCourier

Valerie Minoux Courier Exclusive I grew up in China Lake, I always loved air shows. Our family rarely missed the opportunity to see the “Blue Angels.” On Saturday, I was returning home from Ridgecrest and was drawn to view a spectacular sight in the skies over Inyokern. Six planes were performing aerial formations. They were, I later found out, part of a group called the “West Coast Ravens.” They were at Inyokern

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College’s investment in the Kern River Valley over the next twelve years was presented Wednesday. Cerro Coso Board President Jill Board hosted the Fourth Annual Community Forum at the KRV campus to highlight the focus the College has on student success. She introduced the newest Kern Community College District trustee, Mark Storch, from Ridgecrest who represents East Kern, Inyo and Mono counties for the district that governs Cerro Coso, Bakersfield and Porterville Colleges. Storch is looking forward to working with

The arrival of spring brings blossoms and wildflowers to Kern County. By mid-March, you can see the first color as fruit trees blossom and other fruit orchards begin to bloom. Apples blossom in late March and early April, with citrus trees blossoming in April. Vibrant wildflowers emerge between mid-March and midApril, weather permitting. Wildflowers See Wildflowers, page 5

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Airport for a yearly fly-in for their friend, the VP of the Inyokern Airport, Axel Alvarez’ birthday. Their planes, called “Van’s Aircraft,” were designed by Richard Van Grunsven. They are custom-built or as a member of the team said, “These planes are built by mere mortals, not in factories.” They are an experimental aircraft, basically what you might call a kit plane. In order to keep their experimental status, 51 percent is built by their original owners. They cruise at 180 mph

and are designed for recreation and education. The Ravens are a group of pilots from all over the west coast who fly their RV airplanes in formation at air shows and various other aviation events. While not affiliated with the military (although some of the pilots are) they adhere to strict formation flying standards that were originally developed by the U.S. Air Force and Navy. They fly with a degree of discipline and precision that

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rivals any other realm of civilian aviation. Their performance is a demonstration of skill and dedication to the art of formation flying. They are part of a large contingent in the United States. A highlight for the West Coast Ravens was to take part in a 50-plane formation flying for NASCAR earlier this month. In 2013, 49 aircraft were enlisted for a fly over of the Kansas City Chiefs’ football field in support of breast canSee Ravens, page 5

Wildflower Future of Cerro Coso presented Wofford Heights Community hotline Michael Batelaan Cerro Coso effect. She noted that the group in in making college has entered into a now open Courier Education the degree twelve year lease and disCerro Coso or certifica- played the remodeling formation Kern Board of Trade Community tion process plan that will include an

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more efficient so students can more quickly meet their life’s educational goals. Dr. Corey Marvin, Cerro Coso’s VP of Academic Affairs, told the participants that student success is the College’s first, second and third goal. Plans that have already been implemented at KRV have caused a 5.6 percent increase in student success compared with the 2.3 percent increase, College-wide. Board then briefly reviewed Cerro Coso’s goals for this year and highlighted how they were being put into

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improved student lounge, a student government office, improved labs, classrooms and computer lab. WiFi has been implemented on the campus and the nursing classes have started. Dr. Marvin stressed that classes are now being stratigically offered so that “students are on the pathway to completion.” Board noted that for every $1 that a student spends on their education at CCC, the taxpayer spends $5, and the funds are being more carefully spent. Board said that the administration of Cerro Coso is well on the way to growing a more innovative college. nature

Michael Batelaan Courier Stay Tuned Wofford Heights business and community members continue to discuss the forming of a business/community group. The group is focusing on organizational structure, the group’s name, officer and steering commitee selection. Preliminary commitees were formed to explore formation issues and to report back at the next meeting. The next group meeting is Tuesday, March 25 at 5 p.m. at the Chatterbox Café, 6629 Wofford Blvd., and all interested are invited to attend.

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kern river water data: Wednesday 6 p.m. Storage, Isabella Reservoir 60,211 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 251 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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■ Audition for a play with SPA March 22 Sierra Performing Arts will be presenting two one-act plays later in the spring, and will hold auditions for acting parts on Saturday, March 22, at 11 a.m., at Kernville United Methodist Church, corner of Big Blue and Sirretta. They will need both men and women who want to act in amusing, serious

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■ 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. ■ 12 - 1 p.m., AA, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-4112. ■ 1 p.m., Happy Hookers crochet club, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-6335. ■ 6 p.m. (2nd Fri.), Kernville Baptist Church game night. Next to Pizza Barn. 760-223-1036. ■ 7 p.m. Alano Club, AA 12x12 study, 4030 Perdue, Lake Isabella. ■ 7 - 8 p.m., AA, Kernville Chamber of Commerce, 11447 Kernville Rd.,760-379-4112 or 760-417-9701

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■ 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. ■ 3 p.m. (1st Sat.), Havilah Historical Society, Havilah Schoolhouse. 760-379-2636. ■ 5-7 p.m. Dinner. (2nd & 4th Sat. - Karaoke @ 7 p.m.) Eagles Lodge, open to public, Mt. Mesa. 760-379-3394 ■ 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. ■ 2 p.m., Discussion. 7:30 - 9 p.m., 6 p.m. Pot Luck, 7 p.m. Speaker (3rd Sat.), AA - KR Health Center, 67 Evans Rd., Wofford Hts. 760-379-4112 or 760-417-9701 ■ 2 p.m. Alano Club, AA discussion, 4030 Perdue, Lake Isabella. ■ 6 p.m. (3rd Sat.) Alano Club, AA speaker, 4030 Perdue, Lake Isabella.

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■ 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. ■ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. (2nd Sun.), AA, Paradise Cove Restaurant, Hwy 178, Lake Isabella. Breakfast 10 a.m. / Speaker 11 a.m. 760-379-4112. ■ 2 - 3:30 p.m., AA - KR Health Center, 67 Evans Rd., Wofford Hts. 760-379-4112 or 760-417-9701

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■ 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. ■ 2 - 3 p.m., Grief Support Group, Hoffmann Hospice 040-D Lake Isabella Blvd. 661-410-1010. ■ 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. ■ 3 p.m. (2nd Mon.-Board/4th Mon.-Member ship), Kernville Chamber. 760-376-2629. ■ 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. ■ 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. ■ 7:30 - 9 p.m., AA, Grace Chapel, 12308 Mtn. Mesa Rd., Mtn. Mesa. 760-379-7318 or 760-3797312. ■ 7:30 a.m., Al-Anon, KRV Hospital cafeteria, Mt. Mesa. 760-417-0199 or 760-379-7312

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■ 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 ■ 10:30a.m., Armour of God Narcotics Anonymous, College Community Services, 2731 Nuggett Ave., Lake Isabella. ■ 2 p.m. (2nd Tue.), KRV Cemetery District. Public invited. 760-376-2189.

drama. Faithful attendance at rehearsals is necessary for “The Therapist” by Margaret Ford, about a woman vigorously counsels her troubled patients and “It's Never Too Late” by Constantine Trepleff, about a middle-aged man who gets a medical reprieve and blossoms in unexpected ways. For information call 760-378-4800 or 760-3783108.

■ 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. (3rd Tue.), Fish & Game Habitat Club, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-376-3178 ■ 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

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■ 6 a.m. - 1 p.m., M - F, Senior Nutrition, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. 760-379-5831. ■ 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. ■ 10:30a.m., Armour of God Narcotics Anonymous, College Community Services, 2731 Nuggett Ave., Lake Isabella. ■ Noon (2nd Wed.) KRV Chamber of Commerce meeting, Moose Lodge, Lake Isabella. 760-3795236. ■ 12 - 1:30 p.m., AA - Women’s Serenity Circle, Mtn. View Baptist Church, 2959 Erskine Creek Rd., Lake Isabella. 760-379-7318 or 760-379-7312. ■ 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. ■ 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. - 9:30 p.m., Senior Dance, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. Live band. ■ 7 p.m. Alano Club, AA, 4030 Perdue, Lake Isabella. 760-379-7318 or 760-379-7312. ■ 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 p.m., Al-Anon, Christ's Fellowship Church, Wofford Hts.. 760-417-0199 or 760-379-7312

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■ 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. ■ 10:30a.m., Armour of God Narcotics Anonymous, College Community Services, 2731 Nuggett Ave., 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. ■ 5 - 7 p.m., TANF Cultural Night, French Gulch Campground. ■ 3:30 - 5 p.m. (4th Thu.), Kern River Valley Collaborative, Veterans Hall, Rm. 1., Lake Isabella. 760-379-2556, ext. 601. ■ 5 - 7 p.m., VFW Taco Thursday, open to public. 760-379-3877. ■ 4-6 p.m. (3rd Thu.), Republican Assembly of the Kern River Valley, Moose Lodge, Lake Isabella. 760-378-3695 or 760-376-1462. ■ 6 p.m., Rotary Club, KRV Elks Lodge, Wofford Heights. 760-376-2844. ■ 6 p.m., Weight Watchers, Lake Ridge Mobile Home Park Club House, Lake Isabella. Weigh-in 5:30 p.m. ■ 7 p.m. Alano Club, NA book study, 4030 Perdue, Lake Isabella. ■ 7 p.m. (45h Thurs.) KRV Gun Assc. Jan - Oct. Kernville Chamber, KRVGAnews@gmail.com ■ 6:30 p.m., Sweet Adelines, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. New members welcome. ■ 7 p.m., (3rd Thu.), Kern Valley Astronomy Club, Museum, Kernville. 760-376-1291. ■ 7 - 8:30 p.m., AA, Senior Center, 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella. 760-379-4112.

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■ 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 .

■ Nuui Cunni Farmers Market March 22 The Kern River Paiute Council Nuui Cunni Farmers Market is held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for your produce needs. The market is located at 2600 Highway 155 in Lake Isabella between Lake Isabella and Wofford Heights at the French Gulch Forest Service Recreation Area. For more information contact 760-549-0800. ■ Lakeshore Farmers Market March 22 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. ■ Eagles Chili and Salsa Contest March 22 Fraternal Order of Eagles is hosting an open to the public chili (red chili and/or chili verde) and salsa contest from 5 to 7 p.m. KRV Eagles Aeire No. 3156, 12251 Highway 178, Mountain Mesa. For information call 760379-3394. ■ Veterans of Foreign Wars breakfast March 23 Have breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the Kern River Valley VFW Post 7665 Hall, 2811 Nugget Ave. (behind McDonald’s), Lake Isabella. For information call 760-3793877. ■ Free movie matinee March 23 “Radio” - inspired by a true story is a definite must-see for the entire family. It will be shown at the Kernville United Methodist Church at the corner of Big Blue and Sirretta on Sunday, March 23 at 3 p.m. ■ Commodities distribution March 25 Government food commodities will be distributed to those who qualify on Tuesday March 25 at the New Life Church in Wofford Heights, Grace Chapel in Mountain Mesa and at the Senior Center in Lake Isabella. Distribution starts at 8 a.m. ■ Historical Society meeting March 25 If the history of Kern Valley sparks your interest, come hear Al Price and Jayne Hotchkiss-Price. Both accomplished photographers, they have assembled beauty and history for a thought-provoking meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25 at the Senior Center in Lake Isabella. Call 310-293-9571. ■ Dam Safety Project Real Estate meeting , March 26 and 27 A public meeting about the Dam Safety Project will be open-house style an hour before/after the formal presentation allowing attendees to talk with our real estate specialists and members of the project team Wednesday, March 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. with formal presentation/Q&A session from 7 to 8 p.m. and on Thursday, March 27 from 9 a.m. to noon with formal presentation/Q&A session from 10 to noon at the Kern River Valley Veterans/Senior Center Community Room 1, 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella. ■ KRV Collaborative March 27 Join with the Kern River Valley Collaborative and learn about vital services and opportunities in the Kern Valley. It meets from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Senior Center in Lake Isabella. Call 760-379-2556 for more information. ■ Operation Christmas Child March 29 Join us in Bakersfield on Saturday, March 29, from 10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m., at Olive Drive Church, 5500 Olive Drive, Bakersfield, as we share 2013 collection results and stories for Operation Christmas Child. Help fill others with our enthusiasm about this project for 2014. Invite a friend and contact Judy McMillin, area coordinator, 661-303-0748, or Irene Martinson, 760-417-2279, to RSVP, or for directions and carpool information. ■ Keyesville Classic March 29 and 30 The 26th annual Keyesville Classic Mountain Bike Stage Race takes place on Saturday and Sunday, March 29 and 30.

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Shopping cart adventures touch it. As a help to mothers with toddlers, the store has carts shaped like trains and race cars, which often It seems that take up the whole aisle, with a trail when I go to the of cookies following behind that the grocery store and kid snatched as mom pushed the reach for a cart, I cart by. have to play a It always seems when you are game called “find ready to check out all the checkout a cart.” stands have lines clear across the First, I look in Middleworth store. So you must wait. the cart section, From there to the parking lot is find one and take the next hurdle. Getting the cart of a closer look to make sure that it is groceries to your car without being reasonably clean. I look for food or run over by some guy in a 1967 sticky stuff from little kids’ candy. Oldsmobile that never has been Next I look for a cart with wheels washed and has tobacco juice decothat turn without making a racket rating the driver’s as the uneven door is the chalwheel clacks lenge. along the floor. I The store should hire While you were usually find one with only one bad ‘Shopping Cart Police,’ whose in the store somejob it is to keep law and order body who was too wheel and after I and clean carts. lazy to put their try to scrape cart in its parking whatever is stuck - Middleworth space let the cart to the wheel, it smack against still makes a your car door. Here's my solution sound like a machine gun as it to this ordeal that we face each time echoes through the store. we shop. The store should hire As I venture into the store I “Shopping Cart Police,” whose job begin a sharp vigil for the big guy it is to keep law and order and with a death grip on his cart hanclean carts. If they see any wrongdle who is zipping around the store doers, they can yell “Freeze, at the speed of light, and woe to Shopping Cart Police! Let me see the unsuspecting soul who gets in your cart license.” his way. How you get a cart license will Next, I am on the lookout for merchandise that is stacked precar- be explained in another column at a later date. Shoppers unite! iously in the aisle, forcing the cart driver to beware of knocking it over. We notice that the stacks are Wofford Heights resident Rod usually bottles filled with liquid the Middleworth, a retired security manager for Pacific Bell. makes a large crash if you barely Rod Middleworth Courier Columnist

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Onyx Red Cross Event: Free Smoke Detectors On Sunday March 30, there will be three one-hour fire prevention presentations at the Weldon Methodist Church for residents of Onyx. The first is from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., the second is from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and the third is from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. At these presentations Onyx residents will be informed on what they need to know about fire safety, from installing and maintaining smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, to making an home evacuation plan and how to use and maintain a fire extinguisher. At the end of their meeting they will take home a goodie bag that contains a free smoke alarm, carbon monoxide detector, surge protector and a fire extinguisher. Onyx residents may register for these presentations by e-mailing Samantha Minks at samantha.minks@redcross.org or by calling 661-324-6427.

Esemble of beauty and history presented The Kern River Valley Historical Society wants to spark your interest in the history of the Kern Valley. Al Price and Jayne Hotchiss-Price, both accomplished photographers, will present a project they have been working on for three years. An ensemble of beauty and history that will guarantee a thoughtprovoking evening. Participants will join them on their journey around the Valley, stopping at the more obscure points of interest. The Kern River Valley Historical Society promotes the legacy of local history and invites the young people of the Valley to hear and see one great history lesson, and is extending this invitation to young and old alike. The program begins at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center in Lake Isabella and as always is free with some great cookies always waiting. Call Bruce Vegter at 310-293-9571 for more information.

Kern County Victim’s of Crime March The Kern County District Attorney’s Office invites all victims of crime, and their families, to join them in the second annual Victims’ March on Tuesday, April 8, at 5 p.m. The march is an opportunity to show our community that victims of crime have not been forgotten. They will march from Kern County Superior Court to St. Francis Church where the event will end with a Candlelight Vigil. For more information, call Mark Pafford at 661-868-2400.

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KV Search & Rescue Sporting Clay Tournament The 1st annual “Killing Fake Birds and Saving Real Lives” Sporting Clay Tournament is being hosted by Kern Valley Search & Rescue at 5 Dog’s Shooting Range on Saturday, April 5. 100 percent of the proceeds from this event will go towards the ongoing rescue operations and equipment maintenance for Kern Valley Search & Rescue. KVSAR is seeking shooters and sponsors for the event. There are various sponsorship levels as well as options for non-sponsored teams and single shooters who are looking for an afternoon of fun while supporting a great cause. All shooters will be treated to a barbecue lunch from Big Mike’s Ragin’ BBQ as well as a T-shirt. Interested shooters and sponsors may register by Saturday, March 22 at Riverside OneStop, 10800 Kernville Road, Kernville.

Public input on OHV recreation invited The public is invited to comment on applications the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) submits to the California State Parks and Recreation OffHighway Vehicle Motorized Recreation Division. Preliminary applications are available on the division website at ohv.parks.ca.gov for review and comment through Monday, April 7. The website also provides detailed instructions for accessing the preliminary application and submitting comments. Public comments should be submitted to both the OHMVR and to the appropriate BLM field office by Monday, April 7. Comments or questions on the BLM Bakersfield field office applications should be submitted to Jamie Jalving, outdoor recreation planner, at jjalving@blm.gov or 661-391-6120.

March at the Kern Valley Museum The Kern Valley Museum art room will feature the work of long-time resident Bill Causey. Causey passed away in 2006, but his wife, Jane, has been gracious enough to share some of Bill’s pen and inks along with some beautiful watercolors. This exhibit is well worth another visit to our valley museum. While at the museum be sure to explore the Gem and Mineral display from David Dills in the library. David, a self-proclaimed “rock hound,” has done all the hard work collecting these fascinating gems and minerals. His display will be there March and April. The museum, next to the Post Office in Kernville, is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission is always free, so stop by often and enjoy all your museum has to offer.

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Daniel C. Cork, Sr. December 11, 1928 - February 17, 2014 Daniel C. Cork of Havilah went to be with his Lord on February 17, 2014 at the age of 85. Dan was born in Portland, Oregon on December 11, 1928. He attended Corvallis High School and then joined the U.S. Navy in 1945 and was honorably discharged in 1947. Married, with three children, he began his long adventurous career in aviation, ending with a retirement from the Flying Tigers as captain in the Boeing 747 aircraft. During this part of his career, he flew military personnel and cargo all over the world. Often you would hear him talk about seeing four sunsets in one day! He was recognized by the U.S. Air Force for his participation completing 43 contract Airlift Logistical Support Missions for the Military Airlift Command within the Republic of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1968. His hobby was restoring aircrafts. He purchased a Stinson 108, which he discovered crashed on an abandoned sheep ranch in Oregon, for the sum of $100 from the government. He completely restored it and it is flying to this day. Another was a Piper Tri-Pacer which he later donated to the Wings of Hope, ending his final dream of completely building a Pete N Pole Air Camper experimental plane from a diagram. He is survived by his sister Helen, daughter Cynthia, son Danny, Jr., nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. on April 5 at Crystal Lake Cemetery in Corvallis, Oregon. Death notices and obituaries with or without a picture are available for purchase in the Courier by calling 760-376-2860 during office hours weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or can be requested through your local mortuay.

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Dan Schlensker, Courier Columnist A while back I was unpleasantly surprised when my doctor, after a single measurement, told me I had high blood pressure and that I should begin Schlensker thus-n-such medication immediately. But my blood pressure had just been checked at another clinic not more than a month before, and it was fine. For decades my blood pressure has been exemplary. So I told my doc, “Hey, I think it’s an aberrant reading. I’ve never had high blood pressure before. Let’s wait a bit and see if it’s still too high after a week.” My doc approved. So I began to make readings three times per day with my personal anaeroid sphygmomanometer, and lo and behold, my BP was abnormally high. So much for historical patterns! A new reality had struck! I e-mailed my doctor and admitted to him that “I am no longer in the Egyptian river (de Nile),” and that I believed I needed some chemical assistance to manage my blood pressure. We humans don’t usually like to be shown to be deficient in any way, like I demonstrated with my blood pressure. That’s because we are plagued with that typical human disposition, which was

stimulated by the “I’m OK” movement, fostered by “self-actualization” training and encouraged through “self-esteem” indoctrination. But what it boils down to is simply … pride, human egotism. When people are in denial with respect to God, though, the results can be far more devastating. Some may assert that they are surely not all that bad and have done and are doing enough good to please God by themselves, thus denying their need for His grace, mercy and forgiveness. However, God demands perfection; nothing short of it is satisfactory and meets God’s requirement. Like God said to Abram, “Walk before Me, and be blameless.” (Genesis 17:1) God also said “there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins” (Ecclesiastes 7:20). The apostle Peter (first letter, fifth chapter, sixth verse) admonishes people to “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time.” There is absolutely no place for pride or arrogance as one stands before the face of the Almighty God of the Universe! However, Jesus said “whoever humbles himself shall be exalted” (Matthew 23:12). Watch for my next column: “End of Denial,’ which is coming soon. Dan Schlensker is pastor of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Lake Isabella.

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1. Is the book of Jonathan in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. Who escaped Damascus when the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket? Naboth, David, Saul, Peter 3. From Luke 23, what does Pilate suggest be done to Jesus, that he be chastised and ...? Hung, Stoned, Crucified, Released 4. When Abraham dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, where did he sojourn? Gerar, Nimrod, Aj, Tarsus 5. From Genesis 41, what Egyptian woman was the wife of Joseph? Euodia, Syntyche, Asenath, Gomer 6. Whose mother-in-law was Naomi and sister-in-law, Ruth? Deborah, Orpah, Adah, Rizpah ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) Saul; 3) Released; 4) Gerar; 5) Asenath; 6) Orpah Comments? More Trivia? Visit www.TriviaGuy.com © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

■ Father’s Heart Foursquare Church 11000 Kernville Rd., (Old Centry 21 building) Kernville. Sunday 9:30 a.m. 760-223-6704 ■ First Baptist Church of Kernville 46 Valley View Drive, Kernville. Sunday 10:00 a.m. 760-376-6403 ■ Kernville United Methodist Church 251 Big Blue Rd., Kernville. Sunday’s 9:30 a.m. 760-376-2751 ■ Prince of Peace Lutheran Fellowship 44 Big Blue Road, Kernville. Sunday School 9 a.m., Service 10:30 a.m. 760-417-2014 ■ St. Peter’s Anglican Church 11876 Sierra Way, Kernville. Sunday 10:00 a.m. 760-376-6362 ■ St. Sherrian’s Episcopal Church At Kernville United Methodist Church. Sunday 11 a.m

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

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■ First Baptist Church of Lake Isabella 3701 Suhre, Lake Isabella. Sunday 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. School 9:45 a.m. 760-379-5615 ■ Fountain of Christ Church 5101 #A Lake Isabella Blvd, Lake Isabella. Sunday 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 9:45 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. 760-379-5640 ■ Mt. View Southern Baptist Church 2959 Erskine Creek Rd, Lake Isabella. Sun. 9:00, 11:15 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. 760-379-4296 ■ Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall 1911 Edith Ave., Lake Isabella. 760-379-8672 ■ Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (LCMS) 377 Highway 155, Lake Isabella. Services 11 a.m. 760-379-2343

■ Kern Valley Bible Church 3920 Golden Spur, Lake Isabella. Sunday 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. 760-379-5482 ■ Church of the Nazarene 2931 Erskine Creek Rd., Lake Isabella. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. 760-379-2062 ■ Highland Chapel United Methodist 5301 Lake Isabella Bl., Lake Isabella. Sunday School & Worship 10:30 a.m. 760-379-2120 ■ Lake Isabella Church of Christ 3711 Golden Spur, Lake Isabella. Services 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wed. 6 p.m. Bible study Sun. 10 a.m. ■ Kern River Valley Seventh Day Adventist 3801 Golden Spur, Lake Isabella. Saturday Service 9:30 a.m. 760-379-3206 ■ Kern Valley Pentecostal LightHouse 3730 Wagon Wheel Dr., Lake Isabella. Sunday School 9:45 Services 10:45 a.m., and 5 p.m. Wednesday 6 p.m. 760-379-5819 ■ Salvation Army The local national affiliate Mon. 9 am - 1 pm. 6105 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella. 760379-5100. ■ SGI - USA Buddhist Lotus Sutra based discussion and meetings Call 379-6162 for dates and times. Mountain Mesa ■ Church of Christ Mt. Mesa 6400 Dogwood Av., Mt. Mesa. Sunday 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. 760-379-4792 ■ Church of Jesus Christ/Latter Day Saints 6400 Park Av., Mt. Mesa. Sunday 10:00 a.m. 760-379-2904 ■ Grace Chapel 12312 Mt. Mesa Rd., Mt. Mesa. Sunday 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. 760-379-4093 ■ Christian Assembly 12424 Mountain Mesa Rd., Mt. Mesa. Sunday 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. 760-379-6377 ■ Victory Tabernacle (United Pentecostal) 4324 Birch, Mt. Mesa. Sunday 2 and 3 p.m. 760-549-3186

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

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Celebrate desert wildflowers! Ridgecrest Area Visitors Bureau Courier Release The high desert is a soft palate of rolling monotona, hills and bright blue skies. This quiet serenity is joined by the blossoming of brilliantly colored wildflowers following desert downpours. Our community honors these beauties every spring. Trailheads are mapped out for tranquil strolls, where you will experience

Wildflowers, Continued from page 1 cover the foothills and spread across the valley and desert floors, moving to higher elevations with warmer weather. ■ Wildflower Etiquette Wildflowers are a popular attraction in Kern County. While it’s everyone’s right to enjoy the wildflowers, it’s also everyone’s responsibility to protect them for others to enjoy. Please keep in mind that picking wildflowers is illegal. Removing wildflowers interferes with pollination and reduces their numbers. Transplanting blooming wildflowers is seldom successful and the plants usually die. Enjoy their beauty without damaging them. Respect all signs regarding accessibility, and do not trespass on private property to view wildflowers. Check with property owners for permission to cross fences and enter private property. If you’re going out spotting, here are

wildflowers, ground squirrels, desert iguanas, birds and much more! At the downtown festival, there are informative guest speakers, inspiring artwork, delicious food and thoughtful souvenirs. The festival builds on the already very popular annual wildflower show held at the Maturango Museum. Contact racvb@filmdeserts.com, or call Ridgecrest Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 760/375-8202 or 800/847-4830

some things you might want to bring with you: • Water • Hat • Camera • Picnic lunch • Bug repellent • Light jacket ■ Wildflowers online If you’ve spotted wildflowers in Kern County, the Board of Trade would love to hear from you. You will also have the option of uploading photos with your submissions. Your submissions may be included on Board of Trade’s Wildflower Sightings page. Submit the information on line at visitkern.com/wildflower-sightingsubmission. ■ Wildflower hotline As always, you may also call the Wildflower Hotline at 661-322-WILD (9453) for information or the Kern County Board of Trade at 661-868-5376 to submit your sightings.

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■ 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

Kern Valley Hospital Emergency Department McCray & Laurel Mountain Mesa 760-379-2681

Recreation information ■ U.S. Forest Service Isabella Lake office: 4875 Ponderosa Drive. 760-379-5646

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

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Antler, Fin & Feather Report

Education won’t be free destined to fail. If you pay for a boat permit on Isabella Lake, then we should be able to use these funds specifically on our lake for inspecIn my last two tion and prevention. columns, I introThey can research and they can duced you to the study these pests until the cows current invasive come home, but without individuals species that will actually inspecting the vessels and soon be part of the vehicles transporting this pest, it our lake, flume, won’t be good enough. So far I power plants, etc. Mencarini have not seen, nor have I heard of The reason I any state, county, or federal agency say this is we have no means whatdoing any inspection or providing soever to prevent this catastrophic any educational material to help us event from actually happening. In prevent this order to stop this inevitable event. invasion, we need Yet we are being strict inspections. Does this remind us of anoth- forced to pay extra This would mean er fee that we can’t see where fees to use the lake hiring a warm it goes? when we are body to check already struggling each boat prior to - Mencarini for the recreational being launched in dollar. Does this our lake. I usually remind us of don’t make bets another fee that has been imposed but this is a sure bet it won’t hapon us? I am referring, of course, to pen on our lake. the fire prevention fee. I won’t harp on what we can or I am sure that if we could see an will do; I will tell you that your lake effort made to utilize these fees in a permit fees have increased specifiway that benefits those who pay cally to fund the education, preventhem, it just might soften the blow. tion and the inspection process. It has become obvious that we canAssembly Bill AB 2443 allows the not stop this invasion. Leastways, it collection of fees to fund the invahasn’t happened yet. There are just sive species program. I tried to read through the text of not enough bodies in place to do the job properly. It’s just another fee this bill but just couldn’t keep from that goes to nowhere. bouncing my head off the table. It is an absolute snoozer. What this boils Mike Mencarini is a Wofford Heights down to is the State will collect resident and avid fisherman. For questhese fees and generally disperse tions or comments you can reach him them to study a program that is through the Kern River Courier. Mike Mencarini Courier Columnist

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Ravens, Continued from page 1 cer awareness. This team will take part in the L.A. County Air Show, being held at Fox Field in Lancaster, Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22. The LA County air show will also include the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, “Fat Albert” Lockheed C-130 Blue Angels Support Aircraft, Chuck

Aaron, Kirby Chambliss, Red Bull Air Force - Wingsuit Flyers, Greg Colyer, Bill Braack, Heritage Flight - P-51 Mustang and F-86 Sabre Jet, Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aerobatic Demonstration, Korean War Reenactment and Northrop N9MB Flying Wing. For more information on the West Coast Ravens and the airshow, you can visit their websites at westcoastravens.com and lacountyairshow.com.

General infomation ■ Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce 6404 Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella Local: 760-379-5236 Toll Free: 866-KRV4FUN

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Calendar, Continued from page 2 ■ Fairview Helispot star party March 29 Kern River Valley Astronomy Club holds a Star Party starting at sunset at the Fairview Helispot, 12 miles north of Kernville (look for the orange cones about one mile south of McNally’s). Bundle up, bring some hot chocolate or coffee and a lounge chair. For more info, contact Rich Burdge, daytime, 760-376-1291. ■ Missions Moment Fundraising Event March 30 Come join Dr. Rob Jones, who does missionary work related to the medical field, who will be a guest speaker at Kernville United Methodist Church Sunday, March 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will be combined with a $7 spaghetti dinner (spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and dessert) and silent auction. All proceeds will go into the KUMC Missions Fund. This fund is used to support missionary work at the local, national and international levels. ■ Prayer Breakfast April 3 Each month The Salvation Army, Lake Isabella Service Extension Unit, invites the community to join us in prayer for our community, the state and our nation. The Prayer Breakfast is held the at Chef Serape Restaurant in Lake Isabella at 7 a.m. Families and members of the Kern River Valley community are welcome to come and join us in prayer. Please arrive early so as not interrupt prayer in progress. Breakfast is optional. For more information call The Salvation Army at 760-379-4600. ■ Kill Fake Birds, Save Real Lives April 5 Kern Valley Search and Rescue invites you to Kill Fake Birds and Save Real Lives in its 1st annual Sporting Clays Tournament on Saturday, April 5, from 7 a.m. to noon at 5 Dogs Shooting Range. 100 percent of the proceeds will go towards the ongoing rescue operations of Kern Valley Search and Rescue. Cost is $75 per shooter or $375 per

5-shooter Team.. A barbecue lunch and Tshirt is included. Sponsorships are welcome. For more information please visit kernvalleystar.com. ■ Suicide Survivor support group April 9 The Suicide Survivor support group is for people who have lost someone to suicide. It is a safe place to share your grief, find hope and achieve healing. It meets in the Library Room of the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 377 Highway 155, Lake Isabella, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 760-223-0845. ■ First Baptist Church Game Night April 11 Come join the fun and play board games, be in competitions, and win prizes at the First Baptist Church of Kernville’s Game Night, starting at 6 p.m. Bring a snack to share and an appetite for play. Call John Cole for more information at 760-2231036. ■ Lake Isabella fishing derby April 12 through 14 The Isabella Lake Fishing Derby is now in its 25th year. With more than $100,000 in prizes, everyone has a chance to win. There will be one tagged trout worth $25,000, and if not caught during the Fishing Derby, the $25,000 tagged trout will be worth $1,000 from April 15 to Sept. 1. For additional information call 760-3795236 or e-mail info@isabellafishingderby. com. ■ Habitat restoration workdays April 12 Join Audubon Kern River Preserve staff and volunteers for a Habitat Restoration work day. They will be planting native shrubs, grasses and trees on 24 acres of formerly cultivated floodplain along the South Fork of the Kern River. Meet at 8 a.m. at the Alexander Restoration Site on Fay Ranch Road, 1/3 mile north of Highway 178 in Weldon. Contact Sean Rowe by email: srowe@audubon.org or call 760-378-2531 to RSVP.

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The legend continues By Sam Struckhoff Pick of the Week “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” (PG-13) — Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and his crack news team return for more absurd, man-child antics. The last movie left off with Ron on top of the world, married to his beautiful rival/co-host, and the toast of San Diego. Seven years later, the decadent ’70s are over, and Ron must reassemble his original news team to take on an early 24-hour news channel. Ferrell and director/friend Adam Mckay follow the same formula that worked in the past -- let funny people improvise their way through the scenes and see what makes people laugh. “47 Ronin” (PG-13) — After their master is betrayed and forced to commit suicide, 47 samurai warriors vow to get revenge. Kai (Keanu Reeves) is a half-breed who will somehow play an instrumental role in vanquishing the supernatural evil that awaits the ronin. Set in a dour and mystical version of feudal Japan, the titular warriors must do battle with a sly sorceress (Rinko Kikuchi) and a limping plot. Really, for an action-adventure story about revenge and shapeshifting monsters, this film is kind of a bummer. None of the samurai get to be three-dimensional characters. Reeves looks committed to

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his role as the honor-bound servant, but even he seems like he’d rather be in a different movie. “The Bag Man” (R) — Jack (John Cusack) is a hitman with a simple task: pick up a bag, take it to a seedy hotel in the middle of nowhere, and wait for his boss to come pick it up. Oh, and do not look in the bag, under any circumstances. Things go awry from the start, and Jack arrives at the creepy hotel with a body in his trunk and a bullet hole in his hand. A steady trickle of bizarre characters appear as the body count piles up. Robert De Niro plays Dragna, the crime boss who tends to blather on with pseudo-philosophical nonsense. With a script this full of weirdness and unearned violence, you really get the idea that Cusack and De Niro weren’t interested in the project for its artistic merits. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Bodfish Bob’s Cashew Brittle 1 cup cashew nuts, halves 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup corn syrup 1/8 tsp salt 1 tsp margarine 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp vanilla In a 1 1/2 quart microwave-safe dish, stir together sugar, syrup, salt and nuts. Microwave on high four minutes. Stir well. Microwave four minutes more. Stir in margarine and vanilla, microwave for two minutes . Add baking soda and stir until light and foamy. Immediately pour into a greased pan, spreading out thin. Cool in a pizza pan. Bodfish Bob’s Hot Chicken Salad 2 cups cooked chicken, cubed 1 cup celery, sliced 1/2 cup salted cashew nuts, chopped 3 T lemon juice 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup milk

Mix all ingredients except 1/2 of onions and paprika. Pour into greased 1 1/2-quart casserole and bake covered for 30 minutes at 350 degrees, then remove and top with onions, paprika and bake five minutes. Bodfish Bob’s Chicken Cashew Casserole 1 cup cooked chicken, cut up (or turkey) 1 can undiluted cream of mushroom soup 2 T tomato paste 1 1/2 cup celery, coarsely cut 1 T minced onion 1/4 lb. cashew nuts, chopped (salted or unsalted) 30 crumbled crackers (saltines or Ritz) salt and pepper to taste Mix all ingredients (except crumbs). Place layers of mixture in 1 1/2-quart dish alternating with layers of two cups of crumbs, ending with crumbs on top. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes at 325 degrees. Makes five to six servings. Bodfish Bob’s Hawaiian Chicken Salad 3/4 cup margarine 1 egg yolk 1 1/2 cup sifted flour 1/2 cup cashew nuts, chopped 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla 3/4 cup crushed potato chips Cream butter and sugar. Mix in egg yolk and vanilla. Add flour, chips and nuts. Roll into small balls and press with fork. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Watch closely.

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Health Insurance Matters

New to Medicare, Part 2 Harry P. Thal Courier Columnist Last week I discussed how to obtain a Medicare card. Now that you have your new ID card, what does it do? Medicare has two Thal major parts known as Part A and Part B. Part A is the hospital benefit and covers your inpatient stay in a hospital. It has its own deductible of $1,216 per benefit period. Once you satisfy the deductible, most costs are covered by Medicare in full, which may include the room and board, inpatient prescription drugs, surgery, x-ray and laboratory as well as nursing. It will also cover some stays in a skilled nursing facility after a three-day hospitalization. Part B of Medicare is the Medical benefit. Part B has an annual deductible of $147. Once this deductible has been satisfied, Medicare pays 80 percent of allowed services. The patient is responsible for the 20 percent, and any “excess” charges. You incur an “excess charge” when your medical provider charges more than what Medicare allows. This expense is limited to 15 percent of the allowed amount. Granted, 20 percent can amount to a considerable sum if you have anything major. So, there are several alternatives to consider. First, you can “self-insure,” assuming the financial risks of the balance of the bills.

After “Self-Insuring” comes an alternative set up by the government and insurance companies called “Medicare Advantage".” There are different types of MA plans, and not all types are available in all areas. Locally we have but one type of plan; the Medicare HMO. With these plans, you select a “Primary Care Provider” from an insurance company’s list, and this person directs all your care (other than emergency), referring to specialists, laboratories and hospitals. Most Medicare Advantage plans contain a built in prescription drug benefit. These plans are very inexpensive locally in 2014 and if you can live with the decisions and control of the plans, this is a good low-cost alternative. The last alternative is the Medicare Supplement which come with various benefit combinations. I only recommend the plans with the best coverage. Plan F that allows you to choose your own primary care provider, to travel anywhere in the country, provides a foreign travel benefit (though inadequate). You may use any specialist, self-refer and typically get appointments with providers and specialists sooner. Choice of provider is only limited to their taking Medicare, their willingness to take a new patient and their schedule. Harry P. Thal, MA, is a licensed insurance broker in California (0621106) Thal is on the National Association of Health Underwriters Medicare Advisory Board. He may be reached at 760-376-2100, harrythal@aol. com or www.harrythal.com.

Talking About Real Estate

Recent market trends for the Valley Matt Freeman Courier Columnist It looks like we are in for another year in real estate better than the previous year. The local real estate market has recovered sigFreeman nificantly since the price and volume lows we experienced from the economic recession of 2008. So far this year, valley wide, according to the data on the Kern River Lake Isabella Multiple Listing Service, a total of $3,476,950 of real property has sold since Jan. 1, with another 40 properties currently in escrow. For 2013 at this time, we had a total of $4,320,574 in closed sales by this date and fewer pending sales. The market segment that has made the most significant movement in the last year is single family, stick-built housing, which has always made up the lion’s share of the local market. Last year at this time it was 48.15 percent of total sales. So far this year that market segment has accounted for 64.18 percent of total sales. Other market segments are lagging, although it is still early in the year. Compared to last year so far, manufactured home sales and mobile home sales are down by approximately 12 percent across the board, and vacant land sales are down from 8.94 percent of the market this time last year to only being 1.22 percent of the market this year.

So land is sitting and people seem to be gravitating to stick homes rather than manufactured housing which is a reflection both of the current availability of stick-built housing and the result of the recently tightened mortgage lending guidelines regarding manufactured homes. However, manufactured housing is where the great deals remain in the market. The average sale price of a manufactured home so far this year is $65,115 while the average sale price of a stick-built home is $106,257. Over the last few years, we have seen an increase in total volume of sales, but not significant price appreciation, which is the true indicator of a healthy market. Increased volume of sales typically means the market has found a bottom, meaning that prices are low enough that demand starts to get higher than supply. When demand outstrips supply, prices rise. I am pleased to report that so far this year, average sold prices for stickbuilt housing are up approximately six percent compared to last year. However, for manufactured homes, we are down by two percent, mobile homes are down by eight percent, only three pieces of vacant land have sold and no single family lots have sold as of this date though several are currently pending escrow. So the local market has its strong and weak points, but overall things are looking pretty good for 2014.

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Matt Freeman is a Realtor with Freeman’s Lakeside Realty 760-379-5915 or 760-223-0880. His column is not intended to replace legal advice.

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ARIES (Mar. 21 to Apr. 19) Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes isn’t easy for you. But if you do it, you’ll gain a better perspective of what you need to do to achieve your goals. Be open to new ideas. TAURUS (Apr. 20 to May 20) There are still some problems you might have to deal with before moving on to your next project. It’s a good idea to accept help from those who share your objectives. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It’s time to recognize the difference between those who are truly concerned for you and those who simply plan to use your good nature to their advantage. New ideas become increasingly attractive. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Depending on a promise made becoming a promise kept could be more than a mite unwise at this time. It’s best to proceed on your own rather than wait for aid that might never arrive. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) A recently revitalized relationship might not be quite what you expected. But give yourself more time to deal with the changes. A little flexibility can go a long way. Good luck. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) A major change could prompt more adjustments. Some of them might be difficult to deal with at first. But hang in there, and before you know it, you’ll be coasting to your next

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Kern River Courier Legal Notices NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF EFFIE JANE COOPER aka EFFIE J. COOPER S-1501-PB-63559 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of EFFIE JANE COOPER aka EFFIE J. COOPER. A PETITION for Probate has been filed by: DARILYN EFFIE KAPPEL in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN. THE PETITION for Probate requests that DARILYN EFFIE KAPPEL 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: March 27, 2014 at 9:00 A.M. in Dept. P, 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 the Petitioner: Roger I. Stein 1525 No. Norma St., Suite C Ridgecrest, CA 93555 (760) 446-4667. (Published: Kern River Courier: March 7, 14 and 21, 2014) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GARY BERTRAND aka GARY ALLEN BERTRAND, deceased S-1501-PB-63390 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GARY BERTRAND aka GARY ALLEN BERTRAND, deceased. A PETITION for Probate has been filed by: GARRET M. BERTRAND in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN. THE PETITION for Probate requests that GARRET M. BERTRAND be appointed as personal representative to administer

the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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: April 24, 2014 at 9:00 A.M. in Dept. P, 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. Petitioner: Garret M. Bertrand 11566 Clubhouse Pkwy Farmington, Arkansas 72730 (479) 200-0480 (Published: Kern River Courier: March 7, 14 and 21, 2014) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: JINA MARIE'S SWEETS (2014 B0904). Street address of principal place of business: 8905 Cadbury Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93311. Mailing address of business: 8905 Cadbury Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93311. REGISTRANT: Jina Gibbons, 8905 Cadbury Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93311. Date the business commenced: 00/00/0000. Business is being conducted as an Individual. 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: Jina Gibbons. This statement filed on 02/19/2014. Expires 02/19/2019. Mary B. Bedard, CPA, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk. By: J. Garcia. Published by the Kern River Courier March 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: CARRIE'S TREATS (2014 - B0964). Street address of principal place of business: 3242 Desert Cloud Avenue, Rosamond, CA 93560. Mailing address of business: 3242 Desert Cloud Avenue, Rosamond, CA 93560. REGISTRANT: Carrie Duren, 3242 Desert Cloud Avenue, Rosamond, CA 93560. Date the business commenced: 00/00/0000. Business is being conducted as an Individual. 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: Carrie Duren. This statement filed on 02/24/2014. Expires 02/24/2019. Mary B. Bedard, CPA, AuditorController-County Clerk. By: J. Bojorquez. Published by the Kern River Courier March 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2014.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: ENVIROWEEDING TECHNOLOGIES (2014 - B1111), DBA#2: ENVIROWEEDING (2014 - B1112). Street address of principal place of business: 711 Weedpatch Hwy, #305, Bakersfield, CA 93307. Mailing address of business: 5501 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93309. REGISTRANTS: Dallis Lewis, 711 Weedpatch Hwy, #305, Bakersfield, CA 93307 and Cynnde Lewis, 711 Weedpatch Hwy, #305, Bakersfield, CA 93307. Date the business commenced: 00/00/0000. Business is being conducted as a Corporation. 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: Cynnde Lewis. This statement filed on 02/27/2014. Expires 02/27/2019. Mary B. Bedard, CPA, AuditorController-County Clerk. By: M. Dominguez. Published by the Kern River Courier March 21, 28, April 4 and 11, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: LEFTCOAST FIGHT SHOP (2014 B1159), Street address of principal place of business: 811 19th Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301. Mailing address of business: 3289 Chester Lane, Bakersfield, CA 93309. REGISTRANT: Vanessa Ann Fredriksen, 3289 Chester Lane, Bakersfield, CA 93309. Date the business commenced: 02/01/2014. Business is

being conducted as an Individual. 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: Vanessa Ann Fredriksen. This statement filed on 03/03/2014. Expires 03/03/2019. Mary B. Bedard, CPA, Auditor-Controller-County Clerk. By: J. Garcia. Published by the Kern River Courier March 21, 28, April 4 and 11, 2014.

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