Kern River Courier May 8, 2009

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May weekends continue with great events Mike Devich Kern River Courier

Last weekend it was the Sirretta Street Sale and a raft of other events. The next couple of weekends are just as chock-full of fun things to do here in the Kern River Valley

Mike Devich/Kern River Courier

Changing its stripes Lake Isabella Blvd. has a new bike lane south of Erskine Creek Road to Elizabeth Norris Road.

Bike lane striping causes confusion Mike Devich Kern River Courier

If you listen to the scuttlebutt in the town of Lake Isabella, many people have been scratching their heads over the restriping of Lake Isabella Boulevard between Erskine Creek Road and Elizabeth Norris Boulevard.

A bike lane and a center left turn lane have been added, and one travel lane has been subtracted.

Many of the questions had to do with why the bike lane was so wide, until a new stripe was

added Tuesday. The extra room is for parking along the curb.

Barry Nienke, Senior Engineering Manager with the Kern County Roads Department, told the Courier Tuesday, “The bike lane is wide enough to accommodate both the bicycle lane and parking. I understand that my crews painted a new line today that delineated the bicycle lane from the parking area. This should help clarify things.”

But Kern Valley drivers may

See STRIPING, Page 9

Weekend of May 9-10: • The Rotary Club of the Kern River Valley will put on their 10th annual Classic Car Show on Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Riverside Park in Kernville. Enjoy ‘50s and ‘60s music, a chili cookoff, a pet parade, a giant raffle, and much more. It’s free to walk around and look at the spiffy cars, but those great T-shirts will tempt you into parting with a few bucks! Call (760) 378-3888 for information.

• In conjunction with the car show there will be a Kernville Art Walk on the streets of Kernville on Saturday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kernville merchants sponsor local artists who will show on the sidewalks

of the town. No charge for browsing. For more information, contact Nancy Walker at Kernville Antiques and Gifts, (760) 376-2239 or (760) 376-2676.

• A fundraiser run/walk will be held on the Whiskey Flat Trail in Kernville on Saturday, May 9 benefiting Run-4-A-Way, a local non-profit organization dedicated to promoting fitness and well-being. The event is a 10K, 5K, 3K, or 1K run/walk. There are categories for all ages. There are lots of individual and team race prizes. Included in the registration fee participants will receive a one-hour rafting trip with Sierra South, a complimentary beverage from the Kern River Brewery, and chance to win many more prizes from local merchants. First race begins at 8 a.m., with all others following in 15-minute increments. For information contact Darby at 760-376-1067 or Mike at 760376-4405.

• Don’t forget! Sunday May 10 is Mother’s Day!

See MAY, Page 9

Postage rates increase Monday On May 11 the price for a 1-ounce first class stamp will increase from 42¢ to 44¢. Prices for other mailing services — Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services (including Parcel Post), and Extra Services — will also change. The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index, said the U.S. Postal Service.

Forever Stamps can be purchased at the current price and can be used after the price changes at no extra cost.

Have you reprogrammed your cell phone yet? Better get your owner’s manual out from under that uneven table leg.

If you have a speed-dial list in your cell phone, in a few months it may not work any more – unless you redo it. Here’s why.

The phone company introduced the new 442 area code here Saturday. But you may not have noticed. That’s because the new area code is an “overlay”– meaning that if you have a phone number with a 760 area code, that didn’t change. And you can still call anyone you want on it. But when new phone numbers are issued in the 760 area, they may come with a 442 area code.

What that means is that if you’re

calling a 379 number, it may exist both in the 760 and 442 area codes.

That’s why we’re all being required to dial the entire 11-digit phone number complete with area code as of November of this year.

For instance, let’s say on Dec. 1 you want to call us at the Courier to order a gift subscription for Christmas. Your phone number has a 760 area code. So does ours. But you will have to dial 1-760-376-2860.

If you don’t use all 11 digits, your call won’t go through.

This will also affect all your equipment that dials out auotmatically – computers, cell phones, landline phones, and much more.

As of May 2, the new system started and you can start reprogramming those devices.

Better start now – you probably have more of them than you think.

Lake Isabella’s weekend weather Fri.: Sunny, breezy.

High 84.

Fri. night: Clear, breezy. Low 56.

Sat.: Sunny. High 86.

Sat. night: Clear.

Low 57.

Sun.: Sunny, high 86.

Sun. night: Mostly clear, low 57.

National Weather Service

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Rod Harrison had a couple of four-pound trout in his limit.

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Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger reunited at movie premiere.

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New syndicated column “Collecting” for all the yard sale maniacs out there.

Kern River Water Data: Wed. 6 a.m.

New 442 area code here now Mike Devich Kern River Courier

Vol. 6 No. 14

Storage, Isabella Reservoir 183,168 acre-ft.

(Pool capacity is 568,075 ac.-ft. at the spillway. Current limit 360,000 ac.-ft.) Low point was 110,156 ac-ft. Dec. 12.

Inflow, North Fork of Kern at Kernville 2240 cfs (5-hr avg.)

Outflow, Lower Kern 728 cfs Borel Canal flow 536 cfs Murdoc Douglas/Kern River Courier

Rayann, 11, and Rayn, 6, made this fun “green machine” out of tree trimmings and their mother’s cart on Sunday.

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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Friday, May 8, 2009

Kern River Valley – the place for fun lic on Friday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call (760) 549-2083.

SFWC to hold special dinner and auction on Friday, May 8 The South Fork Woman’s Club will be holding a dinner followed by a Chinese Auction and a silent auction on Friday, May 8 at the clubhouse in Weldon.

Entertainment begins at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6. Donation is $8 per person. The event is open to the public.

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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 Ron Bolyard Donna Fitch California Joe Richard Rowe Clarence Semonious Harry Thal Photographers Michael Batelaan, Mike Devich, Mike Ludiker

Courier Calendar

Contributing Photographer Murdoc Douglas Ad Production Michael Batelaan, Mike Ludiker Advertising Sales Valerie Minoux, Kelley Scarborough Business Office Sara Wakeman Subscription Information The Kern River Courier is published and mailed weekly for $35 per year.

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Friends of Libraries to hold used book sale May 8-9 The Friends of the Kern Valley Libraries will hold their next book sale at the Kern River Valley Library conference room, 7054

Lake Isabella Blvd., May 7-9. The book sale will be open for members only on Thursday, May 7 from 4-6 p.m. Memberships will be sold at the door for $6. The book sale will be open to the pub-

Regular meetings and activities

Club, E. Evans Rd., Wofford Heights. 3764249.

• 2 p.m. - KRV Cemetery District meeting at cemtery. 2nd Tuesday. Public invited. 376-2189.

• 7 p.m. - KRV Historical Society meets, Senior Center, Lake Isabella, 4th Tues.

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.

Fridays

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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.

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Letters should not exceed 200 words.

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• 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.- TOPS weight loss group, Mt.View Baptist Church, 2959 Erskine Creek Rd., Lake Isabella. 3783935.

•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 376-2066.

Saturdays

• 6:30 a.m.- noon - Farmer’s Market, Nuui Cunni Ctr, French Gulch. 661-978-8712 • 9:30 a.m. Sequoia Amateur Radio Group, Youth Center, Lake Isabella.

Second Sat. • 10 a.m.- Otaku-Kai Japanese anime club, Reel Cinema, Wofford Heights. 2236765.

• 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. 376-4461.

• 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. 3762410 or 376-2066.

Tuesdays

• KRV Garden Group, 2nd Tues. 3796162.

• 6 a.m. - 1 p.m., M - F, Senior Nutrition, Senior Center, 6407 Lake Isabella Blvd., 379-5831.

• 9:30-11a.m.- Me & My Friends children’s playgroup, First Baptist Church, Lake Isabella. 379-2556.

• 12:30 p.m. Bridge Club, Rod & Gun

Wednesdays

• 6 a.m. - 1 p.m., M - F, Senior Nutrition, Senior Center, 6407 Lake Isabella Blvd., 3795831.

• 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.

• 12:30 p.m. - Bridge Club, Eagles Lodge Mt. Mesa, 376-4249.

• 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. 376-2410 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.

Trout Festival at Kernville Fish Hatchery This event has been canceled.

See our April 24 front page story.

Rotary Club Car Show to be put on in Kernville May 9 The Rotary Club of the Kern River Valley will put on their 10th annual classic car show on Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Riverside Park in Kernville.

The show is open to all 1975 or older cars, trucks, street rods or custom cars. Enjoy ‘50s and ‘60s music, a chili cookoff, a pet parade, a giant raffle, and much more. Call (760) 378-3888 for information.

Rotary’s Kernville Art Walk to be held Saturday, May 9 There will be a Kernville Art Walk on the streets of Kernville held during the Rotary Club’s Car Show on May 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Nancy Walker at Kernville Antiques and Gifts, (760) 376-2239 or (760) 376-2676.

Whiskey Flat Trail Run/Walk May 9 in Kernville A fundraiser run/walk will be held on the Whiskey Flat Trail on May 9 benefiting Run-4-A-Way, which is a local non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the fitness and wellbeing of the citizens of the Kern River Valley. The event is a 10K, 5K, 3K, or 1K run/walk. There are categories for all ages. There are lots of individual and team race prizes. Included in the registration fee participants will receive a one-hour rafting trip with Sierra South, a complimentary beverage from the Kern River Brewery, and chance to win many more prizes from local merchants.

First race begins at 8am, with all others following in 15 minute increments. Information Contact: Darby@ 760-376-1067, Mike @ 760-376-4405 and email: grebird@aol.com or register online: online@www.krvr.org Financial seminar by Edward Jones, Inc. to be held May 11 A financial seminar about annuities will be held May 11 at 10 a.m. at the Kern River Golf Course. Luz Polcik of Kernville, financial advisor, and Jeff Farnum of the Lincoln Life Insurance Co. will be on hand to answer questions. Please RSVP to Polcik at (760) 379-1722 by May 4 to reserve your space.

Exchange’s Book of Golden Deeds awards dinner May 12 Rachel Rowlett and Lloyd “Country” Huckleberry will receive the Kern Valley Exchange

See CALENDAR, Page 3

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Things I Have Noticed...

Paying it back to the desert Rod Middleworth Kern River Courier Columnist

A while back my wife and I were camping near Lone Pine. One day we decided to take a seldom-used road that headed east through the desert. It was a beautiful day and we were on a narrow asphalt road that wandered through the sage and desert flowers.

Middleworth After a few miles we noticed an old sedan parked along the road and slowed to see if someone was having trouble and needed help.

There was no one in the car but it was full of gallon plastic water jugs, some with and some without water. They completely filled the inside of the car, leaving only a little space for the driver.

Then we spotted the driver, a weathered old man just a few yards away from his car, standing amid the brush and desert flowers. Curious folks that we are, we stopped. I got out of the car and walked over to the old man who stood there with a gallon jug in each hand. We chatted for a few moments, and I told him that we were camping, and today were just taking a ride through this stark and beautiful country. He said he lived in Lone Pine and had lived there for over 60 years. Said he couldn't imagine living anywhere else. By this time

my wife had joined me, and finally, curiosity overcame us and I asked the old man just what was he doing with those plastic gallon jugs way out here.

He looked at us with his old blue watery eyes, face lined with wrinkles, skin tinted by years of sun, and said: "Well, I love this country. I've always loved to look out over this land covered in flowers and sage. When I'm weary or need to rest my soul, I come out here. But you know, we've been in a drought for the past five or six years and many of the plants and flowers are dying. So a while back I decided to water some of them.

“Every day I fill up all my jugs with water, come out and in a different spot each day I water as many as I can. I know it’s not much and I'm shoveling against the tide. But it makes me feel good and it’s part of my payback for the pleasure this land has given me over the years."

And then he finished emptying his jug of water, said "Excuse me, I've more to do," and headed back to his old car.

We drove away that day, not thinking about a crazy old coot who was jousting windmills, but of a kind and caring man who loved his world and wanted to do something to pay it back. And this was his own special way.

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.

Photo by Michael Ramirez-Mares

A monument from E. Clampus Vitus to Silver City Ghost Town in Bodfish was unveiled Sunday morning.

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CALENDAR continued from page 2 Club’s Book of Golden Deeds award at a special banquet on May 12 at Paradise Cove. The Book of Golden Deeds award is an Exchange Club program that honors worthy persons or groups who continuously donate time, talent and energy to help those in need. Social hour will begin at 6 pm. The dinner and awards program will begin at 7 pm. Dinner will cost $21 and will be a choice of salmon, chicken or prime rib. Everyone is welcome. For reservations please call Debbie Freeland at Westamerica Bank, 760-379-2691.

May 13 deadline to register for May 16 Piute Fire field trip A field trip to the Fiute Fire has been scheduled for Saturday, May 16 at 9:00 a.m. at the Kernville Ranger Station, 105 Whitney Road, Kernville. It will include site visits and information on planned restoration projects. A short overview of the day's activities will be presented prior to the field trip with expected time of return by 5 p.m. Participants will need to bring a sack lunch and drinks for the day. The Forest Service will be carpooling participants or you may drive your personal vehicle. RSVP's are required to coordinate vehicles and drivers. Please RSVP, no later than Wednesday May 13 to Cindy Thill, at (760) 376-3781, extension 625.

Cerro Coso to hold graduation in Ridgecrest Friday, May 15 The Cerro Coso Community College Commencement Exercise is slated for Friday, May 15 at 6 p.m. Commencement will be held in the Gym located in the Raymond A. McCue Athletic Complex on the west side of College Heights Blvd. in Ridgecrest. Cerro Coso will be honoring nearly 210 eligible graduates including those from the Kern River Valley Center in Lake Isabella. Eric Bruen has been selected as the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Speaker. Bruen is president-elect of the Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce and will begin his term in June.

History Days festival to be held May 15-17 in Kernville Want to know more about the incredible history of this area? Then History Days is for you. The 13th annual festival will be held at the Kern Valley Museum in Kernville on May 15, and 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be exhibits, demonstrations, live entertainment, door prizes, refreshments and much more. History Days is put on by the Kern River Valley Historical Society. Call the museum at (760) 376-6683 for more information.

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CERT emergency team reschedules CPR class for May 16 The CPR class that was being offered by the KRV CERT group scheduled for April 18 has been rescheduled due to the instructor being called out of town. The CPR class is now set for May 16 from 9am to 1pm at the Youth Center in Lake Isabella. Everyone who has signed up for the class please call Tom Klein at (760) 379-2797 and re-register for the May 16 class.

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Dewar’s in Bakersfield celebrates 100 years May 16 and 17 Dewar’s famous candy shop in Bakersfield will be celebrating their cen-

6700 Wofford Heights Blvd. Wofford Heights ph:760-376-1403 e-mail: rpgallery@msn.com

661-325-3963

Mon., & Wed. thru Sat. 10am to 5pm Closed Sun. & Tue

Fax 661-325-0240 800-894-8882

See HAPPENINGS, Page 8

(Private & Long term)

Art for Sale or Rent

WildlifeGallery& Studio

Adventures K E

Legend Boat Launch Ramps Camp Grounds z Towns

Hospital + Other Features

STATISTICS 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

Golf Course

M.L. Ludiker Artwork & Design

Airport Sierra Way

Wofford Heights

Kernville

Mountain 99

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Wofford Heights Park

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

Tillie Creek Live Oak

North Fork Marina Camp 9 Hungry Gulch Rich Gulch West Side

French Gulch Marina Pioneer Point

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Kern River Valley information 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

Boulder Gulch

French Gulch

R I V E R

Water Ski Area

Lake Isabella Wildlife Area

South Fork Recreation Area

to Ridgecrest

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

South Fork Wildlife Parking Area

Map courtesy Mike Ludiker www.kernvalley.com

Cerro Coso College offering summer session classes Looking for something to do this summer? Why not enroll in a class at Cerro Coso Community College?

Cerro Coso will start you on your way to a challenging and rewarding educational experience.

The summer session of classes begins May 26. The college is offering a variety of courses this summer including day, evening, online and accelerated classes. A full listing of the summer session class schedule is available on line at www.cerrocoso.edu. or at the college campus,

located in the Vons Shopping Center, 5520 Lake Isabella Blvd.

On-campus registration is being held Monday-Friday on a firstcome, first served basis. Students will find registering online using myBanWeb services both easy and convenient. Just go to www.cerrocoso.edu to register for summer classes.

For additional information on financial aid, placement exams, and academic advising services call 3795501.

Letters to the Courier Dear Kern River Courier, I really enjoy your newspaper. I liked the old photo of Kern Valley High School last week. It's good to see what our area looked like 50 years ago.

Please, more of the same.

I also enjoy your Marketplace ad satires each week. Who writes those, anyway? I always look for the weird one each time I get to that page.

Larry Bergeron Lake Isabella Mike Devich responds: Our resident wisecracker Mike Ludiker does those. My favorite was the “Slightly used dam for sale. Drilled full of holes to see if it leaks.”

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Let’s Go Fishing

The bite is on, so bait a hook Jack Bustamante Kern River Courier Columnist

Trout, bass, catfish, bluegill and crappie – what more could a fisherman ask for?

Everything is biting and more important, almost everyone is catching.

Great stories of crappie all around the lake. One local fisherman told a story about thick schools of crappie out at Rocky Point. He found a hot --Jack spot and Bustamante fished for half an hour.

The depth gauge read 23 feet.

After about an hour the school of crappie was so thick that the depth gauge read seven feet. What a bite!

Lots of nice trout still coming in along the shoreline. Rod Harrison brought in a limit of beauties. Two of Rod’s limit were over four pounds each!

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Couch Theater

Celebrity Extra

‘Valance’ deserves 2-DVD set

Rourke, Basinger meet again

Previews of new DVDs

By DNA Smith PICK OF THE WEEK "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (Paramount Centennial Collection) -"Liberty Valance" is a perfect storm of a film where a legendary director (John Ford), a stellar cast (James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin) and great John Wayne story all come together to create a timeless classic.

This first disc of this twodisc release contains the original film and two commentary tracks. The first is with filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and features archival interviews with John Ford and James Stewart. The second track has commentaries by John Ford, James Stewart and Lee Marvin on selected scenes. The second disc is packed with extras: several mini-documentaries, theatrical trailers, stills, etc.

DIDN'T SEE 'EM, NEITHER SHOULD YOU "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" -There's a reason I didn't buy the "Dorf on Golf" video back in the '80s. I saw the trailer and several scenes and could see that it was a pile of dingo doo.

The same can be said for "Paul Blart: Mall Cop." I saw the trailers and a few clips from

the film. They were so horrible, my nose actually began to bleed. However, if you're one of those people who think a chubby guy riding a Segway and sporting a Comedy Moustache is the acme of humor, then look no further.

Although, I must caution you: For every copy of "Paul Blart" sold, a baby deer gets punched in the face. Just sayin'.

"Valkyrie" -- Let's be clear: Tom Cruise isn't an actor. He's a movie star. He doesn't need to worry about stupid things like character or motivation. He just needs to look good and put the proper expression on his face that a particular scene calls for. I say this because in "Valkyrie," Cruise is supposedly playing a Nazi officer. A German. But from his accent, you'd think he'd come from the Malibu region of Bavaria. Tom Cruise is to acting what Derek Zoolander is to modeling. The film is about a plot by highranking Nazi officers to assassinate Hitler. But from what I've seen of the film, the only thing murdered is your suspension of disbelief and your will to live.

TV SERIES "24" Season Seven "True Blood" The Complete First Season "Friday Night Lights" The Third Season "30 Rock" Seasons 1 and 2 "The Guild" Seasons One and Two "8 Simple Rules" The Complete Second Season "Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.0 and 2.5"

By Cindy Elavsky Q: Does Kim Basinger have any films coming out soon? F.W.C., Decatur, Ala. A: Kim's most recent film, "The Informers," was released earlier this month and also stars Billy Bob Thornton, Mickey Rourke and Winona Ryder.

While they do not share screen time, this is the first time that Kim and Rourke, Basinger Mickey have appeared in the same film since "9-1/2 Weeks." In fact, they hadn't seen each other since "9-1/2 Weeks" was released back in 1986, with their happy reunion being on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Informers." *** Q: "Sons of Anarchy" on FX is the best series on TV. I have been waiting years for a realistic biker show and for a bad-boy hero. Please tell me it has been renewed for a second season. - Diane C., Vinton, Va. A: I am happy to report that "Sons of Anarchy," starring Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal and Ron Perlman, has been renewed for a 13-episode second season, which is scheduled to

begin airing in September. Kurt Sutter, creator and executive producer (and also Katey Sagal's husband), has said: "I think the underlying themes of family and the common man's fight against oppressive corporate greed has grabbed people's attention. It's relatable, it's very timely and it's why the audience is coming back week after week." *** Q: Can you please tell me what Alex O'Loughlin is doing since his series "Moonlight" ended? - Alice W. in Oregon A: Aussie actor Alex O'Loughlin recently finished filming the feature film "Whiteout" with Kate Beckinsale and Tom Skerritt, which comes out in September. The film follows Kate's character, U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko, as she tries to track a killer in Antarctica before the sun sets for six months. Also, production has begun on the romantic comedy "The Back-Up Plan," in which Alex shares the screen with Jennifer Lopez. *** Have a question for Cindy? Email her at letters@cindyelavsky.com, or write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Faith

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Voices of Faith

Mark Twain on his religious upbringing

Give the gift of faith Clarence Semonious, pastor Prince of Peace Lutheran Fellowship, Kernville

I became a father so long ago that my oldest, a daughter, is now older than the age at which I see myself. I now go to her for advice; yet her arrival into our family is still clear in my mind. I wanted the precious bond as her father to last forever.

I sat with her in a rocking chair, knowing that my real prayer for her as her father Semonious had to be to aid her as she matured into an independent person, able to establish her own life. I compare my tears that day to those shed at a wedding; an overflowing of joy on behalf of one dearly loved.

Another person, Hannah, who was a wouldbe mother, went to God with her desire.

Scripture describes her as receiving from her husband, “a double portion, because he loved her.” 1 Samuel 1:5. When she did bear a son, she named him Samuel, which means “his name is El (or God),” in thankfulness to him from whom the gift of life comes.

Much later, Paul wrote a letter to Timothy and praised his faith. He said, “I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.” 2 Timothy 1:5. I sincerely wish that I could write that all mothers have and teach such a faith. Fortunately, I have seen many mothers of faith in our valley from many churches who display such a faith as Hanna,

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Eunice and Lois.

Remember when I said that I wanted the precious bond as my daughter’s father to last forever? Fatherhood or motherhood is more than a title of status. My status as her father will continue, but my ability to function in the role of father has changed over time and will one day cease. That is why Paul’s words to Timothy are so precious. When Lois could no longer function in the roll of mother, her gift of faith to Eunice continued to bless her.

Likewise, that same gift of faith to Eunice’s son, Timothy continues to bless past grandmother and mother.

The gift of faith is so powerful that Lois’s gift of faith has reached beyond our ability to track and understand all the blessings. Even more impressive is Hannah’s gift of faith. Eli’s intercessory prayer made God’s signature on His gift of a son clearly seen for thousands of people and for many generations. Faith is a perfect gift. James wrote that “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” James 1:17. John wrote that of Jesus that, “He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” John 1:10-12.

Faithful children make Mothers’ Day.

The Kern River Courier encourages messages from all churches. E-mail them to office@kernrivercourier.com

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do not take any credit to my better-balanced head because I never went crazy on Presbyterianism. We go too slow for that. You never see us ranting and shouting and tearing up the ground. You never heard of a Presbyterian going crazy on religion.

Notice us, and you will see how we do.

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e get up of a Sunday morning and put on the best harness we have got and trip cheerfully down town; we subside into solemnity and enter the church; we stand up and duck our heads and bear down on a hymn book propped on the pew in front when the minister prays; we stand up again while our hired choir are singing, and look in the hymn book and check off the verses to see that they don't shirk any of the stanzas; we sit silent and grave while the minister is preaching, and count the waterfalls and bonnets furtively, and catch flies; we grab our hats and bonnets when the benediction is begun; when it is finished, we shove, so to speak. No frenzy, no fanaticism --no skirmishing; everything perfectly serene.

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ou never see any of us Presbyterians getting in a sweat about religion and trying to massacre the neighbors. Let us all be content with the tried and safe old regular religions, and take no chances on wildcat.

Bible Trivia by Wilson Casey

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.

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1. Is the book of 2 Thessalonians in the Old or New Testament or neither?

2. From Song of Solomon 8, what is so powerful that many waters cannot quench it? Hope, Love, Salvation, Peace 3. Which book (KJV) begins, "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners"?

Philippians, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews 4. Thorns and what else grew from the ground that God cursed after Adam and

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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.

Eve's sin? Vines, Ivy, Thistles, Weeds 5. According to Paul, in hardships Christians are "more than" what? Friends, Conquerors, Warriors, Innkeepers 6. From Luke 19, what town was home to Zacchaeus?

Jericho, Tarsus, Thessalonica, Corinth ANSWERS: 1) New; 2) Love; 3) Hebrews; 4) Thistles; 5) Conquerors; 6) Jericho(c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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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.

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Wellness

Friday, May 8, 2009

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Health Insurance Matters

Part 4 of a multi-part series about Medicare Harry P. Thal Kern River Courier Columnist

Part One explained what Medicare did, and the second part spoke of the out-of-pocket costs. Part Three took a deeper look into the out-of-pocket costs and what you, the consumer can do to control it. This time, I'll show you some of the alternatives to keep your monthly expenses to a minimum.

For most Americans, the choice of covering the Medicare deductibles and co-payments is the "Medicare Supplement.” Last week I discussed the attributes of these plans, and the freedom of choice in choosing medical providers they provide.

However, not every senior can afford this luxury.

"Medicare Advantage" was created in 2004 as an alternative to Medicare. This program basically takes the monies that the federal government would have put into the Medicare Trust Fund, and instead pays it to a private insurance company. In essence, when joining a Medicare Advantage plan, you are assigning your benefits and privileges from the government to a private company.

The private company then assumes the risk. If the cost of your care is greater than what the government pays, the company must bear the expense. If they are able to con-

trol the cost of your care, then they earn a profit. While the insurance company must, by law, provide the same benefits as Original Medicare, many situations and circumstance is subject to interpretation.

While the Original Medicare program may approve a medical procedure recommended by your physiHarry Thal cian, a Medicare Advantage plan might require additional justification before approving an expense.

There are different types of Medicare Advantage plans available.

In Kern County, he most popular is the Medicare Advantage HMO (Health Maintenance Organization).

Most local physicians belong to at least one plan. While most plans are charging $0 additional monthly premium, they all do not have the same benefits. Between April 1 and Dec. 31, participants are in a phase of the program known as "Lock-In". They are unable to change plans unless they are moving to a new area, enter a nursing facility, or several other situations defined by the regulations.

One exception is for people on MediCal. They are allowed to change. In

some situations, this group of people will learn that the benefits are different between plans, as one such plan actually will provide free transportation to the doctor, even if in Bakersfield. These people on MediCal, with this particular HMO plan can have as many as 48 one-way trips a year.

This is a great help for people needing specialized treatment not available here in the Valley.

While the Medicare HMO is by far the lowest in out of pocket costs on a monthly premium basis, readers should not assume all these plans are "free". There are costs for entering the hospital, going to the doctor, or the need for laboratory and x-ray.

These co-pays differ greatly between plans, and often a person can keep the same doctor, same hospital, and

same specialist, yet reduce their copays.

These Medicare Advantage HMO plans do change each year. The name of the plan may remain the same, but the deductibles, co-pays and other costs can differ from year to year greatly.

The bargain plan in 2008 is not the best value in 2009, and it is anybody's guess what –Harry Thal 2010 will bring.

While the Medicare HMO is by far the lowest in out of pocket costs on a monthly premium basis, readers should not assume all these plans are "free."

Harry P. Thal, MA, Certified Senior Advisor, is a licensed insurance broker. He is a member of the Kern Valley Hospital Advisory Board and is President of the Kern Association of Health Underwriters, He may be reached at 760-376-2100, e-mail harrythal@aol.com or visit him on the web at www.harrythal.com

Ask Dr. Donohue DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Have clubfeet disappeared? When I was a child, I knew several children who were born with them. Now I never hear about it. I am 92. -- R.T. ANSWER: Clubfeet have not disappeared. It happens to about one in every 1,000 newborns.

This is something that happens during fetal development. The foot bones are misaligned. The result is the soles of the feet turn to face each other, like the position of praying hands with palm against palm.

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Talking About Real Estate Tough to get real estate loan

AYSO soccer sign-ups for kids to take place AYSO UK International Soccer Camps will take place June 1-5 at the KVHS lower field from 5-8 p.m. Camp is for ages 4-16 and is $100 for the week. All participants receive a camp T-shirt as well as an awards day at the end of the week. Interested players may sign up through the Kern Valley Soccer website at http://kvsoccer.clubspaces.com or www.aysosoccercamps.org (or call Kelly at 760/376-2971). Also, specialized standalone Striker and Goalkeeper Clinics will take place on Saturday, July 6 from 9 a.m. to noon for $25 each.

During this same time period will be a coaches’ clinic provided to all our coaches at no cost. We encourage all last year's coaches and any potential new coaches to join us. The camp coach curriculum includes Health Kicks!, a new program based on the President's Council on Physical Fitness, the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association.

Come join Kern Valley Soccer for a great week of fun and sign up for the next year's season as well. Registration will be at the same site during the same time and will be $65 per player.

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Matt Freeman Kern River Courier Columnist

This week I would like to touch on the best way to get a real estate loan, and what your lender will need to facilitate that for clients.

I have talked before about how the Matt Freeman lending environment has changed in the last couple of years. I have noticed monumental changes in lending practices and underwriting guidelines with all of the loans that our office originates as well as other lenders.

FHA\VA\Conforming – everything has changed and is still changing. More money down is needed, better credit is needed, and typically escrows are taking longer because banks are doing more investigation. However, interest rates are incredibly low!

They change daily, of course, and there are many factors that go into what determines the

rates, but with good credit and equity or a large down those great rates are available on either a purchase or a Refi.

So here are the basics you need to gather for a lender in order to do a mortgage loan: 1: Three months checking and savings statements, all pages 2: Two forms of ID to comply with the Patriot Act 3: Latest retirement account statements, all pages.

4: Two years W-2's 5: Two years tax returns, if self-employed.

6: Two latest paycheck stubs As well as DNA, Blood Samples, etc... Just kidding! It seems like it, though, when you are doing –Matt Freeman a loan the banks really investigate.

Even though it can be frustrating with the extra guidelines and more, patience is required for sure. The payoff is a great loan at a great rate in one of the greatest buyer's markets this nation has ever seen.

“Patience is required.”

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Matt Freeman is a Realtor with Freeman’s Lakeside Realty (760) 379-5915 or cell 223-0880.

His column is not intended to replace legal advice.

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Patient Appreciation Day at Mesa Chiropractic on May 16 Mesa Chiropractic will have a Patient Appreciation Day on Saturday, May 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The clinic is at 2810 Nugget Ave., Lake Isabella. There will be discounts on services, refreshments, free gifts, and more. Call for your appointment today at (760) 379-3425. Walk-ins will be seen as time allows.

Whitman Dancers at KVHS Saturday, May 16 The Tracie Whitman Dancers will perform Saturday, May 16 at 6 p.m. at The Fine Arts Building, Kern Valley High School. Adults are $10, Children 12 and under $5. Don't miss a fabulous show; "The Places We Go." Bring the family. The Whitman Dancers are performing for one night only. And space is limited. Call for more information, 760-379-0033 Kern Valley Follies talent auditions May 16 and 23 Do you have talent? Then come be a part of the first-ever Follies show in the Kern River Valley. Singers, dancers, comics, bands and variety acts are being sought. Auditions will be held Saturday, May 16 and Saturday, May 23, both at 11 a.m., at the Reel Cinema Theater in Wofford Heights. The show will be held in August. To RSVP, please call Frank at (310) 989-0325 or Mandy from the theater, (760) 379-7903.

Youth Football and cheerleader signups begin May 16 On May 16 Youth Football will be at James Station and Vons from 9:00am - noon. On June 6th they will be at the Kernville and Mt. Mesa baseball fields from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm. On June 27th they will be at Reel Cinema in Wofford Heights and Vons from 9:00am until noon. They will also be signing kids up during their monthly board meetings on the third Thursday of every month at El Portal II in Lake Isabella.

Kern Valley Orchestra Concert Sunday, May 17 The Kern Valley Community Orchestra will be presenting a concert entitled “A Mexican Festival” at Kernville Elementary School, 13350 Sierra Way in Kernville, on Sunday, May 17, at 4 p.m. The selections to be performed include España Cañi, Tú Too Tango, Mexican Overture, Carmen, and more. There will also be a performance of Piano Sonate, Op. 49 No. 2

by KVCOA scholarship student Emily Carde. Donations will be accepted at the door and children are free. Refreshments will be served.

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EVENTS continued from page 8 Government commodities distributed Tuesday, May 19 Food commodities will be distributed to those who fit certain economic guidelines on Tuesday, May 19. Begins at 7 a.m., Grace Chapel, Mt. Mesa; 7 a.m., Elks Lodge, Wofford Heights; 7 a.m., Senior Center, Lake Isabella.

Havilah Days a celebration of its history May 23 This event has been canceled.

KRV Art Association’s Spring Show is Memorial Day Weekend May 23-25 The Kern River Valley Art Association has been holding an art show every spring and fall for 48 years. The show will be held in Kernville’s Circle Park in a beautiful mountain setting on Memorial Day Weekend, May 2325, starting at 9 a.m. each morning. Vendors, please submit an application to the Art Association to join in. For more information, call Judy at (760) 378-4109.

Ceremony honoring historical Four Chaplains Sunday, May 24 The KRV American Legion Post 711 and the KRV Veterans Honor Guard are sponsoring a Four Chaplains Memorial Ceremony on Sunday, May 24, the day before Memorial Day. It will be held at the First Baptist Church in Lake Isabella at 3 p.m. The ceremony will be dedicated to four United States Army chaplains who gave their lives to save other soldiers during the sinking of the USAT Dorchester during World War II, giving up their own life jackets. Officiating will be Chaplains Gerald Goodman, Roger Van Der Werken and Clarence Semonious. Everyone is welcome.

Golf Tournament and gala to be held May 30 for Kern Valley aquatics program A golf tournament will be held May 30 as a fundraiser for the Kern Valley Aquatics Program. The tournament will be held at 9 a.m. with a four-person scramble. $50 for non-members, $35 for members includes lunch.

Prizes! Call (760) 299-2030 to enter. From 4:30 to 8 p.m. is a gala event to be held at the Lakeview Lodge Gazebo, Wofford Heights. Event includes a performance by the Whitman Elite Dancers; a special Olympian guest speaker; live music by a local Kern River Valley musician; live and silent auction; appetizers, desserts and cocktails; raffle prizes. All proceeds to benefit the Kern Valley Aquatics Program. Tickets – Family $30; Couple $25; Single $15; Gala and Golf Tournament Combo $60. Please register: online: www.kvap.org; email: info@kvap.org; 760-299-2030. The first 50 people to register for the Gala or register online for swimming lessons will receive a special gift.

Kids Fishing Derby to be held Saturday, June 6 The Kern Valley Fish & Game Habitat Club is again holding its annual Kids Free Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 6. Many other sponsors are involved, too. Get hooked on fishing, not drugs. It takes place on one of the two California Free Fishing Days per year, so fishing licenses are not required. However, all other regulations must be followed. You must preregister before you fish. There is no cost to enter, and free food and prizes are offered to the kids. Register at Wofford Heights Park on Friday, June 5 from 3-6 p.m. or Saturday, June 6 from 6-9 a.m. Weigh-in is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. All fish except bass are allowed. Awards ceremony is Saturday at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call Larry at (760) 376-2470.

KR Motors to hold Poker Run Saturday, June 6 Get ready for a great 78-mile ride, a BBQ lunch, music and a chance to win money! Kern River Motors in Lake Isabella is presenting its first annual poker run on Saturday, June 6. Registration begins at 9a:30 a.m. at Kern River Motors, next to Crossroads Shell in Lake Isabella. The poker run starts at 10:30 and continues to 2 p.m. It ends at the Moose Lodge in Lake Isabella with lunch, music and awards. Single rider fee is $35, double rider $50. For more information, contact Lisa at (760) 549-0077.

Government commodities distributed Tuesday, June 23 Food commodities will be distributed to those who fit certain economic guidelines on Tuesday, June 23. Begins at 7 a.m. at Grace Chapel, Mt. Mesa; Elks Lodge, Wofford Heights; Senior Center, Lake Isabella.

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.

Death notices James Blaine Stevens James Blaine Stevens, 88, of Wofford Heights, passed away at home on May 4, 2009. Services are pending. Arrangements by Lake Isabella Funeral Home, 6048-A Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella, CA 93240. (760) 379-5006.

Joyce Taylor Joyce Taylor, 74, of Lake Isabella, passed away at home on May 5, 2009. Services are pending. Arrangements by Lake Isabella Funeral Home, 6048-A Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella, CA 93240. (760) 3795006.

David Noel Bettger David Noel Bettger, 68, of Bodfish, passed away May 6, 2009 at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. Visitation is at Lake Isabella Funeral Home on Saturday, May 9 at 10 a.m. Services are pending.

Arrangements by Lake Isabella Funeral Home, 6048-A Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella, CA 93240. (760) 379-5006.

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Transistor radio an early model Larry Cox Courier Syndicated Columnist

Q: I have one of the first transistor radios manufactured, the Admiral Model 7L12. I have been offered $75 for it, but wanted to contact you before I make a decision. Bill, Albuquerque, N.M. A: I found your radio in the Antique Trader Radio and Television Price Guide edited by Kyle Husfloen (Krause Publications, $19.99), which I consider to be fairly accurate in reflecting current values in the marketplace. Husfloen claims your radio is worth about $250. As with most collectibles, the value depends on several factors, including condition, rarity and desirability. *** Q: I have a copy of "Education of a Princess," a memoir written by the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia. It is the second edition, published in 1930. It was signed by her when she visited New York during the early 1930s. How much do you think my book is worth? -- Luisa, Daytona Beach, Fla. A: When I get questions concerning the value of books, I immediately check out my favorite Web site, www.abe.com. At this site, I found dozens of copies of this book priced for less than $10 each. A

Troy, N.Y., dealer offers an autographed copy for $170, which appears to be the same edition that you have. On the other hand, I checked with two autograph dealers and they agreed that the signature of the Grand Duchess is worth only about $50. I suspect the value of your book is somewhere between $50 and $170. *** Q: I have a matched set of fencing sabers that were crafted before World War I and used by a military academy in Germany. The hilt guards are made of bronze and attached with handmade rivets, reflecting their antiquity. I can't seem to find out much about them and hope you can at least steer me in the right direction. -Konnie, Bunnell, Fla. A: I spoke to Thomas Winter, an appraiser of swords, and he has agreed to help you. His addresses are 817 N. Patton Ave., Springfield, IL 62702; and Thomas.winter@comcast.net.

Write to Larry Cox in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475, or send e-mail to antiquequestions@aol.com. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox is unable to personally answer all reader questions. Do not send any materials requiring return mail. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Kern River Courier Our Valley, Our Earth

It’s our fault Ron Bolyard Kern River Courier Columnist

Below is a map showing the Lake Isabella environs and the trace of the Kern Canyon Fault. This fault has recently come into prominence by the local press, the Army Corps of Engineers, and others expressing the seemingly Bolyard dangerous location of the fault under the Auxiliary Dam. The main concern is the possibility of future movement along the fault that would perhaps affect the integrity of the Auxiliary Dam. Would the dam break, releasing 150,000 Ac-Ft into Lake Isabella, if the dormant fault re-activated?

Many of my readers have asked me to comment on the integrity of the dam in case the fault did move. I have not dis-

cussed the issue officially, nor is it my place to do so. I will leave the release of information to the officials with geological expertise that are extensively studying the dam.

The map courtesy of Rich Rowe.

To be continued. 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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STRIPING continued from page 1 still be unfamiliar with how to drive when there’s a bike lane.

Here’s what the California Driver’s Handbook has to say about bike lanes (those who haven’t looked at the handbook for a while might want to take notes): • A bicycle lane is shown by a solid white line along either side of the street, four or more feet from the curb. The white line will usually be broken near the corner and the words “BIKE LANE” will be painted in the lane.

• When you are making a right turn and are within 200 feet of the corner or other driveway entrance, you must enter the bike lane for the turn. Do not drive in the bike lane at any other time.

• You may park in a bike lane unless a “No Parking” sign is posted.

• Pedestrians are not allowed in bike lanes when sidewalks are available.

• Drivers of motorized bicycles should use bike lanes carefully to avoid accidents with bicyclists.

A few things motorists should know about bicycle riders: • Bicyclists on public streets have the same rights and responsibilities as automobile drivers. Respect the right-of-way of bicyclists because they are entitled to share the road with other drivers.

• Drivers must not overtake a bicyclist just before making a right turn.

Merge first, then turn.

in, as many local drivers know, a car in front of you going either direction in the fast lane on Lake Isabella Blvd. would suddenly stop prior to making a lefthand turn, sometimes neglecting to signal. This caused some anxious moments for many trying to avoid a rear-ender.

The new lane should take care of the problem – if everyone knows how to use the lane.

For those who have forgotten, here is information from the California Driver’s Handbook: • A center left turn lane is in the middle of a two-way street and is marked on both sides by two painted lines. The inner line is broken and the outer line is solid. If a street has a center left turn lane, you must use it when you turn left (CVC §21460.5[c]) or start a permitted U-turn.

• You may only drive for 200 feet in the center left turn lane.

• This lane is not a regular traffic lane or a passing lane.

• To turn left from this lane, signal and drive completely inside the center left turn lane. Do not stop with the back of your vehicle blocking traffic. Make sure the lane is clear in both directions and then turn only when it is safe. Look for vehicles coming toward you in the same lane to start their left turn.

• When turning left from a side street or driveway, signal and wait until it is safe. Then you may drive into the center left turn lane. Enter traffic only when it is safe.

• You may drive across a center left turn lane.

“This lane is not a

regular traffic lane or a passing lane.”

Center left turn lane should increase safety Before the center left turn lane came

MAY continued from page 1 • South Fork Middle School will hold their second annual Mother’s Day luncheon on Saturday, May 9 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The cost is $10 from 6th grade to adult and $7 for 5th grade and below. This event is open to the public. Please make reservations by Monday, May 4.

• The Friends of the Kern Valley Libraries will hold a used book sale at the Kern River Valley Library conference room, 7054 Lake Isabella Blvd., on Friday, May 8 and continuing through Sunday, May 10. The book sale will be open early for members only on Thursday, May 7 from 46 p.m. Memberships will be sold at the door for $6. The book sale will be open to the public on Friday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call (760) 549-2083.

Weekend of May 16-17 • The weekend’s events start with the first day of Kern Valley History Days on Friday, May 15.

On Friday, there will be a Pioneer Lunch at the Odd Fellows Hall at noon; demonstrations outdoors behind the museum and inside; and musical and other entertainment throughout the day. All three days will feature free refreshments, door prizes and a costume contest.

• On Saturday, May 16, History Days features antique tractors and engines; appearances by Roy Rogers lookalike Bill Nolt; tours of Old Keyesville and the Walker House; nature speaker Ali Sheehey at 10 a.m.; musical entertainment throughout the day; demonstrations inside the museum and outdoors include Dutch Oven cooking from 10:30 a.m. to noon, gold pan-

ning, whittling, working with rawhide, blacksmithing, gunsmithing, wood art; displays include Kern River Preserve, Nuui Cunni Indian Cultural Center, Southern California Edison.

• On Sunday, May 17, History Days features a Pie Baking Contest starting at 11:30 a.m., judging at 1:30, winner announced at 2:30; "Out of the Blue" concert during the pie baking contest; Costume contest winner announced immediately following pie baking winner at 2:45 p.m.; Appearances by Roy Rogers lookalike Bill Nolt; musical entertainment throughout the day; demonstrations inside the museum include a geology slide show with Kern River Courier columnist Ron Bolyard at 9:30 a.m.; demonstrations and displays.

• Do you have talent? Then come be a part of the first-ever Follies show in the Kern River Valley,to be held in August. Auditions will be held Saturday, May 16 and Saturday, May 23.

Singers, dancers, comics, bands and variety acts are being sought. Auditions will be held at 11 a.m. both days at the Reel Cinema Theater in Wofford Heights. To RSVP, please call Frank at (310) 989-0325 or Mandy from the theater, (760) 3797903.

• A CPR class will be held by Kern Valley CERT on Saturday, May 16 from 9am to 1pm at the Kern Valley Youth Center in Lake Isabella on Golden Spur. Everyone who signed up for the canceled class last month please call Tom Klein at (760) 379-2797 and re-register for the May 16 class.

• And don’t forget –Memorial Day weekend is May 23, 24 and 25.

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California Joe’s Country Living

Absent landlord remembers California Joe Kern River Courier Columnist

I’ve been a landlord for 30 years. My wife’s stepfather got killed in a car accident and her mother injured. I took over the house in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles.

Actually, it took me over.

The threebedroom white stucco Mediterranian house on a deep lot in a good neighCalifornia Joe borhood has been one long pain in the neck. (And elsewhere!)

My first tenants were four college kids who begged me to rent to them. Unfortunately, I did.

When the neighbors frantically called as the frisky four were throwing burning matresses from the upstairs window, I realized this landlording gig might require a little study on my part.

Little did I realize the learning curve that laid ahead! Next came the two couples who were going to make the whole place a sort of European colonial. Doors and windows open all the day, flowers everywhere, open house every afternoon at four. Tea! But quickly enough, one couple wouldn’t come to the other couple’s open house. Or pay their

share of the rent. So, I had to close down the open house!

Then, I got a lucky break. A cabinet maker with three kids and a Canadian wife who had a great job in the TV industry rented the house and stayed there for 12 years.They’d probably still be there, but they got divorced.

And as a parting gift, their big shaggy dog made a big shaggy mess on the dining room floor.

Even sanding never completely obliterated the dastardly deed.

After that my memory starts to fail. There were the two gay guys; one did something at a studio. They had a great garden behind the garage. And Scott, I think his name was, put in patio stones in the back yard. But after two years, when I timidly suggested we should talk about some kind of rent increase, they had a fit. Then a nice Brazilian lady, married to a MexicanAmerican fellow, a Realtor named Jerry. They had three kids and stayed there some three years until they bought their own house. When they were gone I went into the bathroom and saw Jerry had replaced my antique bathroom sink with a larger and cheaper imitation from the Big Box store down the street.

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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This week we introduce two new features, the popular “Collecting” syndicated column by Larry Cox, and the onepanel informational illustration “The Garden Bug.” The latter has been an occasional feature in the size of our old Devich CardAds, but now it expands to an eighth page, and we’ll run it as often as we have space for it.

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Kern River Courier Legal Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: Magnum Trail Cage & Fur Co. (2009-B2428) Street address of principal place of business: 20501 Schell Ranch Road, Caliente, CA 93518.

Mailing address of business: 20501 Schell Ranch Road, Caliente, CA 93518. REGISTRANT(S): Robert Thomas, 20501 Schell Ranch Road, Caliente, CA 93518.

A, Individual. Date the business commenced: 00/00/0000.

Notice: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this State of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or

Common Law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) Signed: Robert Thomas. This statement filed on 04/09/2009. Expires 04/09/2014. ANN K. BARNETT, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk. By N. Hawley.

Published by the Kern River Courier April 17 and 24, May 1 and 8, 2009.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1:JACKSON CHIMNEY SWEEP (2009-B2615), DBA#2: JACKSON ALL SEASON HOME MAINTENANCE (2009-B2616), Street address of principal place of business: 110 Buckhorn Drive, Bodfish, CA 93205. Mailing address of business: 110 Buckhorn Drive, Bodfish, CA 93205. REGISTRANT(S): Stephen Jackson, 110 Buckhorn Drive, Bodfish, CA 93205. A, Individual. Date the business commenced: 09/06/1992. 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: Stephen Jackson. This statement filed on 04/16/2009. Expires 04/16/2014. ANN K. BARNETT, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk. By G. Durward.

Published by the Kern River Courier April 24, May 1, 8 and 15, 2009.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Fictitious Business Name being abandoned: KERN RIVER CLOTHING COMPANY (2008B7530); Street address of business: 11101 Kernville Road, Kernville, CA 93238; Mailing address of Business; P.O. Box 1017, Kernville, CA 93238; REGISTRANT WHO WISHES TO ABANDON THE BUSINESS NAME: Lucian Whitman,

11101 Kernville Road, Kernville, CA 93238; Original FBN Statement Filed on: 11/11/2008.

This Statement of Abandonment filed on: 04/21/2009. ANN K. BARNETT, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk by G. Durward, Deputy Clerk (34993). Published by the Kern River Courier May 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2009.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1:PETAL PUSHER PLUS (2009-B2717), DBA#2: LAKE ISABELLA FLORIST (2009B2718), Street address of principal place of business: 11019 Kernville Road, Kernville, CA 93238. Mailing address of business: P.O. Box 1017, Kernville, CA 93238. REGISTRANT(S): Lucian Whitman, 11019 Kernville Road, Kernville, CA 93238. A, Individual. Date the business commenced: 11/15/2002. 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 pur-

suant 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: Lucian Whitman. This statement filed on 04/21/2009. Expires 04/21/2014. ANN K. BARNETT, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk. By G. Durward.

Published by the Kern River Courier May 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2009.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name(s) DBA #1: GLAS CO MFG. (2009-B3050), DBA#2: LAKESIDE GLASS, A SUBSIDIARY OF GLAS CO MFG. (2009-B3051), Street address of principal place of business: 3605 Oakwood Road, Squirrel Valley, CA 93240. Mailing address of business: 3605 Oakwood Road, Squirrel Valley, CA 93240.

REGISTRANT(S): Daniel Quella, 3605 Oakwood Road, Squirrel

Valley, CA 93240.

A, Individual. Date the business commenced: 00/00/0000.

Notice: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this State of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or Common Law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code) Signed: Daniel Quella. This statement filed on 05/06/2009. Expires 05/06/2014. ANN K. BARNETT, Auditor-ControllerCounty Clerk. By G. Durward.

Published by the Kern River Courier May 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2009.

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6437 Lake Isabella Blvd. in the Post Office Shopping Center.

Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 9-12. 379-8927 Children's Clothing and More

Special Offer The Kern River Courier will drive them to your door. Camp & Tent trailers; Toy Boxes; 5th Wheels; Van Conversions; any RV’s ~ Class A,B, or C. We’ll help you sell it by printing your "RV for Sale" ad - up to 5 lines for FREE! Just submit it to us (contact info is on page 2) and we'll run it for 2 weeks in May. Some restrictions may apply.

2 Ride able Horses - 1 standard, 1 quarter horse. Technics Organ- excellent cond. $1,300 obo. Carl Barks Lithographs of Donald Duck & Uncle Scrooge signed & numbered. 376-3945

Styled 1936 Marlene 500K Mercedes replica. See at Rotary Car Show May 9. Riverside Park, Kernville. Happy Mothers Day?

Rent to Own - Nice 2bd/2ba dbl wide Mobile Home w/patio & deck + 2 car carport in quiet 55+ park. $595/mo. Includes space rent. + deposit. 760-379-2092 _________________________ Lake Isabella - 2 Bd w/garage, wood burning stove, fenced yard, trash & water for lawn paid. $575/mo +$500 security deposit.

Call 378-3374 _________________________ Lake Isabella - 1,425 sq.ft. 2 bd, 2 ba home. Beautiful huge fireplace. LR, FR, completely remodeled. Large fenced rear yard. Short walk to grocery shopping, restaurants & banking. $900/mo + $900 security deposit. No pets. Call Paul @ 379-3686, Cell (661) 301-0017 or Linda @ 376-2635, Cell 417-0317 _________________________ Kernville - Hi-Ho Mobile Home Park. 2 bd / 2 ba Apts. $595/mo + deposit and utilities.

760-376-2671 _________________________ Wofford Hts. 3bdrm 1 ¾ bath frame house. $1000 + dep. Bonus rm + xtra rm on detached garage, fenced, xlent neighborhood.

Walk to stores, movies, Family Life Ctr. Great for children. Call Jim at 379-2844

Homes for Sale Cabin For Sale - Cabin on 1/3 acre lot at 102 Hoebeck Bodfish.

Cross street of Columbus, fixer upper for $68,000. 661-428-1108 __________________________ Lake Isabella - Nice 2bd/2ba dbl wide Mobile Home w/patio & deck + 2 car carport in quiet 55+ park, $25,000 or financing available. 760-379-2092

40FT RV ACCESS w/hookups.

Large 2bd. 2ba, Den+Formal lvg, 2-car garage+workshop. Corner lot+cul-de-sac. New roof, Lake view, fireplace + many upgrades.

8331 So. Lake Dr., Southlake. $159,000 (760) 379-7094

Ads - 5 Lines - $5.50

Explore the Kern Valley ––S h o p p i n g , D i n i n g , L o d g i n g ––

5430 Lake Isabella Blvd.

379-8144 Largest pool table in town!

Lah-De-Dah-Gifts, Collectables, Antiques. “If it’s not here, we don’t have it.” Sewing Center for Sewing Needs. 41 Big Blue Rd. Kernville. Call 376-6704.

Land For Sale

Reward

40 Acres View Ranchland. adjoining BLM. 100 mi NorthEast of Reno, Nevada. On county maintained road, close to State Hwy 400 & I-80. $449 down, $449/mo, $49,900 full price. Owner financing. No qualifying. 775-453-3724

LARGE CASH REWARD! ID who stole my property!

DR Wood Chipper - Orange Jonsered 2150 Chainsaw, Red Jonsered 2165 Chainsaw, Red Husqvarna 235R Brush Trim'r, Troy Built 55K Generator, Red Steel Tool Box w/tools, Weather Station - Gold colored North Face sleep bag, BLACK Moss Tent - Red and Tan Call: 562-420-7593 or KCS (760) 549-2100 Case# SR0820268 Justice needs your help.

COCKTAILS AND DANCING

Spaces for Rent SPACES FOR RENT Wofford Heights Mobile/RV Park Great Location! Quiet, mature trees, walk to lake, market, medical, park & theater. Free rent on the 6th month. Call Able 760-379-5479.After 3pm & weekends, call Ralph @ 310-387-7136

Pets

A CUDDLY PUPPY FOR MOM Predominantly white, CKC-registered Chihuahua pups. 8 weeks old. Shots. Wormed. Raised in home, parents on premises. Will grow to 5-6lbs. 2 Males: $300 ea.

1 female $400. 379-1403 __________________________ FOUND Small Cute Dog - Found in Squirrel Valley on Sat., 4/18.

Call 379-3835

Place your Marketplace ad in 3 easy steps:

Each line equals 27 spaces or characters approx)

Add a line $1.00 ea.

Photos add $5.00 ea.

Frame add $1.00

Mailing Address_________________________________________ Daytime Phone Number___________________________________

Master Card

Visa Check or Money Order

Credit Card Number______________________________________ Name as it appears on card________________________________ Expiration Date_______Signature___________________________

Now Accepting Applications for a part time position. Must have digital camera and knowledge of Photoshop. Apply in person at the Jewelry Mart, Lake Isabella.

Rockfish Tourney

5 lines = $5.50

Name_________________________________________________

Help Wanted

Number of weeks ad is to run______ X your ad total = $__________ Amount due.

Congratulations to Rocky N. Slate for boxing the biggest rockfish during tourney. A 235 lb Boulder Beauty. The $200 prize will cover his back and hernia pain pills. Tooma Stone took 2nd with a 100 pounder caught on dry flies. Most caught prize and $1.98 went to Cher A. Slab who brought in 237 pebbles, a new record. Unfortunatley, she was fined $350 for exceeding the limit. Sorry to the Granite & Quarry family kids, but we told you to stay away from worms that rattle. See you all next year.

1. Write your message on the form.

Please be neat. Ads start at 5 lines for $5.50 and only $1.00 for each additional line.

2. Total first five lines and $1.00 for each additional line. Multiply the total by the number of weeks you wish your ad to run. Fill in the blanks below. Payment must be with order.

3. Enter credit card #, or make check, money order payable to: Kern River Courier P.O. Box 1145 Wofford Heights, Ca 93285-1145 6392 B Wofford Blvd.

Wofford Heights, Ca 93285 Mail or deliver to above address.

Ad must reach us by Tuesday 12 noon of the week it is to run.

Each line equals 27 spaces or characters. Actual length of published ad may vary depending on combination of letters, spaces and words. Please read your ad as soon as it is published. If you do find an error, notify us immediately. The Kern River Courier will take responsibility for only one incorrect insertion and will not be responsible for more than the cost of one insertion. No further liability shall apply. The Kern River Courier reserves the right to reject any ad and may edit ads as needed.

Payment is required prior to run. Phone orders are accepted with credit card only.

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Friday, May 8, 2009

Courier chuckle of the week: "Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps."

Emo Phillips

See Page 6 for answers to puzzles

Salome’s Stars ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Untangling personal problems might take more time than the impatient Lamb expected. But it's important to hang in there until all those knotty situations are straightened out.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You still need to work out last-minute snags in your dealings with a rival. Hold your ground despite a perceived lack of support. Things should turn around.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Best not to delay preparing for that upcoming family event. The sooner you get things started, the better chance you have of finding potential problems and making changes.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The romantic Moon Child might be reluctant to see the reality behind that "ideal" situation. But by midweek, the practical Crab emerges to help clear away the moonbeams.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Although the Big Cat might be receptive to more "purr-suasion" to get you to agree to a workplace change, make sure you can distinguish the fine line between facts and flattery.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your positive attitude in the workplace helps to get you noticed by the right people. Now use some of that new self-confidence to help shore up a personal relationship.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Although you might still have to work out some problems with a business partner, things go more smoothly on the

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home front. An investment opportunity might need more study.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Don't be reluctant to act on your suspicion. Even if others see nothing wrong, the astute Scorpio could sense an underlying problem that isn't always obvious on the surface.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A new opportunity presents some obstacles that need to be dealt with as soon as possible. Delaying action in hopes that the problems will go away could be counterproductive.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A friend or family member's request might carry some hidden factors that could later create problems. Be sure you know all the facts before you make your decision.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A setback in implementing a plan could turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Use the downtime to rework your original concepts and see where changes could be made.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You might not be consciously fishing for compliments, but admit it - won't you feel great when your efforts are noticed?

Accept the praise gracefully. You earned it.

BORN THIS WEEK: Your love of beauty in your personal life extends to your efforts to protect and preserve the natural world around you. (c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Trivia Test

By Fifi Rodriguez 1. HISTORY: The Battle of Hastings was fought for control of which country?

2. U.S. STATES: How much did the United States pay Russia for the Alaskan territory in 1867?

3. MUSIC: Who wrote and sang "The Theme from Shaft"?

4. LITERATURE: What was the London address of Sirius Black's ancestral home in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"?

5. GEOGRAPHY: Where is Mount Vesuvius?

Answers:

1. England 2. $7 million 3. Isaac Hayes 4. Number 12, Grimmauld Place 5. Italy

Friday, May 8, 2009

(c) 2009 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Kern River Courier

Gift & Dining Ideas forMom

Friday, May 8, 2009

Mother’s Day Especial Just for Mom on her special day

Mom’s Lunch or Dinner

1/2 Off

Good all day, Mother’s Day. Coupon not valid in conjunction with any offer.

11 Kern River Drive Kernville (760) 376-3246 Across from Riverside Park

Open 6 Days A Week • Closed Tuesday

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Join us

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Mother’s Day Mother’s Day Brunch & Dinner Chef Matt will prepare a Special Mother’s Day Brunch: Featuring

Live Music by White Water of Kernville Friday & Saturday May 8th & 9th 6 to 10pm

Fresh Fruit Crepe's or an Avocado Lobster Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce. And for Dinner a Special Steak and Lobster or Pan Seared Salmon. Brunch will be served from 11:00am to 3:00pm and Dinner from 3:00pm to 7:00pm.

10720 Pine Drive Alta Sierra (760) 376-8900 On the Greenhorn Mountains. Only eight miles west from Wofford Heights! Follow the signs from Hwy155, New Hours: Ser ving Breakfast Saturday & Sunday Thursday Dinner only, from 4:00pm to 8:00pm Friday Lunch & Dinner from 12:00am to 9:00pm Saturday Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner from 9:00am to 9:00pm Sunday Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner from 9:00am to 7:00pm

3628 Suhre Street Lake Isabella

Next to Crossroads Shell Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Owner: Lisa Stephens

760-549-0077

Kern River Motors Offers Extended Warranties.

Special Financing, Motorcycle Products and Parts Including Oil and Filters.

Attention All Moms…Who Said You Need to Drive A Mini-Van, Check Out this ‘Momster’ Truck with Room for Everyone!!!

2004 Ford F250 Super Duty Crew Cab Long Bed (#A13884) XLT, V8 6.0L Turbo Diesel, 4-inch Lift, Chrome Wheels, Power Running Boards and Many More Extras For the Family… A 12 Month/14,500 miles extended warranty comes w/ purchase.

Sale Price $18,688.00

Let us know that you're a Mom when purchasing this great truck & receive a $100.00 Gas Card by mentioning this Ad at the time of purchase!

All prices plus government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any deal document preparation charge, and any emission testing charge.

Price good through 05/22/09.

Sunday May 10th Opening at 2:00pm

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Steak & Crab Dinner 6 to 8 oz. Filet Mignon with $32.95 1/2 lb. of Alaskan King Crab Legs Regular Menu also available Reservations Suggested Prime Rib Served every Thursday

Hamburger Stand Open Saturday & Sunday 10am to 4pm

Restaurant Hours: Thurs. & Sun. 4:30 to 8:00pm Fri. & Sat. 4:30 to 9:00pm General Store Hours: Friday, Saturday & Sunday 9:00am to 4:00pm

15 miles north of Kernville on Mtn.99 Reservations

760-376-2430

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Happy Mother’s Day

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ed! v o M Has Spencer Alexis Special (Mother’s Favorites) 50% Off 3 Piece Sets & 30% Off Tops Offer good through May 10, 2009

A Unique Clothing Boutique Where fashion makes a statement!

New Location at 6 Tobias Street On Circle Park in Kernville

760-376-2510

Quality & Affordable Clothing, Shoes & Accessories for Women Open Wednesday & Thursday 10:00am to 5:00pm Friday 11:00am to 5:00pm Saturday 11:00am to 6:00pm Sunday 11:00am till 3:00pm

CelebrateMother’s Day For that Special Mother or Wife WithUs 20% to Sunday May 10th

Mother’s Day Special Stuff Chicken Breast, Soap or Salad, Choice of Potato, Vegetable & Bread

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$

50

Don’t forget to have Strawberry Crepe's at Breakfast or save room for our Strawberry Shortcake Dessert Open 6:00am • Dinner 11:00am • Breakfast Served All Day

Cheryl’s Diner

11030 Kernville Road Kernville 760-376-6131

40% Off Sale!

Come in and see our large selection of Black Hills Gold, Birthstone, Emerald & Diamond Jewelry

We are buying your Gold & Scrap

Coins & Jewelry We now carry watch batteries and offer fax services

6429 LAKE ISABELLA BLVD. LAKE ISABELLA

760-379-5200