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Recall effort presses forward
Fire destroys garage, crews save home
City officials anxious about $100K price tag for special election
Self-haulers still
under diversion
mandate
under diversion
mandate
By REBECCA NEIPP,
News Review Staff Writer
News Review Staff Writer
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An effort to recall three members of the Ridgecrest City
Council has left petitioners under pressure to meet
Council has left petitioners under pressure to meet
deadlines, the city wondering how to finance the ballot items and candidates for the
November election divided on their support of the effort.
November election divided on their support of the effort.
| Kern County and China Lake firefighters mop up a fire on Farragut Street that destroyed a detached garage. Photo by Laura Austin |
Robert Eierman said that he and other lead petitioners are making good progress on
the current effort. He and a handful of other residents, calling themselves Don’t Tread on
Me Citizens for Freedom, began pursuing the recall effort several months ago in
opposition to the council’s failure to adopt their initiative to revoke mandatory trash and
recycling collection and force a lawsuit with the state.
the current effort. He and a handful of other residents, calling themselves Don’t Tread on
Me Citizens for Freedom, began pursuing the recall effort several months ago in
opposition to the council’s failure to adopt their initiative to revoke mandatory trash and
recycling collection and force a lawsuit with the state.
By REBECCA NEIPP,
News Review Staff Writer
News Review Staff Writer
The long-awaited option
out of the city’s formerly
mandatory trash and
recycling collection
program has already
allowed nearly 800
residents to haul their own
rubbish. But the city
remains under probation
from Cal-Recycles, which
demands an increase in
diversion of recyclables
from the waste stream
from Ridgecrest property
owners.
out of the city’s formerly
mandatory trash and
recycling collection
program has already
allowed nearly 800
residents to haul their own
rubbish. But the city
remains under probation
from Cal-Recycles, which
demands an increase in
diversion of recyclables
from the waste stream
from Ridgecrest property
owners.
Firefighters from Kern County Fire Department stations 73, 74 and 77, and the China
Lake Fire Department responded Sunday at 11:05 a.m. to a structure fire in the 1500
block of South Farragut Street in Ridgecrest.
Lake Fire Department responded Sunday at 11:05 a.m. to a structure fire in the 1500
block of South Farragut Street in Ridgecrest.
Wounded Marine to speak at 9-11 event
By ANN MARIE COUSINEAU
Special to the News Review
Special to the News Review
| Marine Cpl. Evan Morgan in a Challenged Athletes Foundation event, one of the many avenues he uses to maintain an active lifestyle. Courtesy photo |
When Marine
Corporal Evan Morgan
Corporal Evan Morgan
speaks in Ridgecrest following the 9-11 Parade of 1000
Flags, he’ll report on his own experiences in battle —
and represent all veterans of his generation.
The 27-year-old wounded warrior will be this year’s
keynote speaker following Ridgecrest’s third annual 9-11
Parade of 1000 Flags slated for Saturday, September 11.
“I am always honored to be asked to participate in
events like this one,” Morgan said. “To serve as the
keynote for this event has me feeling especially humbled,
as the events of 9-11 left an indelible impact on my mind,
and my life in general.”
He said he plans to speak “about the impact of 9-11 on
the patriotism of Americans. I will also talk of enforcing its
importance as a historical turning point for our country
and commend the bravery of my generation in
volunteering for a military that they knew would be
engaging in combat operations.”
Morgan enlisted in the Marine Corps following high
school graduation in Colorado. He served two combat
deployments in Iraq from 2002 to 2006.
Flags, he’ll report on his own experiences in battle —
and represent all veterans of his generation.
The 27-year-old wounded warrior will be this year’s
keynote speaker following Ridgecrest’s third annual 9-11
Parade of 1000 Flags slated for Saturday, September 11.
“I am always honored to be asked to participate in
events like this one,” Morgan said. “To serve as the
keynote for this event has me feeling especially humbled,
as the events of 9-11 left an indelible impact on my mind,
and my life in general.”
He said he plans to speak “about the impact of 9-11 on
the patriotism of Americans. I will also talk of enforcing its
importance as a historical turning point for our country
and commend the bravery of my generation in
volunteering for a military that they knew would be
engaging in combat operations.”
Morgan enlisted in the Marine Corps following high
school graduation in Colorado. He served two combat
deployments in Iraq from 2002 to 2006.