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After a much-needed spring break, it is great to get back to another exciting week at BHS.
Before break the choir had a great time at a two-day Disneyland trip, did a fantastic job at the backstage
workshop and enjoyed an excellent musical.
The spring sports teams have been doing a great job so far this season! They had a few excellent
tournaments over the past couple of weeks as well. Each team has done a great job in holding a higher
number of wins than losses.
Upcoming Home Sporting Events:
• Golf vs. Quartz Hill, March 31, 1 p.m.
• Swimming vs. Bishop HS, April 1, Pinney Pool, 3 p.m.
• Softball vs. Granite Hills, April 1, 3:30 p.m.
• Baseball vs. Silverado, April 3, 3:30 p.m.
This Thursday the choir is headed to the Bakersfield choir festival. Thursday is also the “Vote for Me” talent
show at 7 p.m. in the PPAC. April 3 and 4 are the All State Thespian Conference in Ontario.
Friday is also the 3 on 3 basketball tournament and the “Through the Decades”-themed casual dance.
Before break the choir had a great time at a two-day Disneyland trip, did a fantastic job at the backstage
workshop and enjoyed an excellent musical.
The spring sports teams have been doing a great job so far this season! They had a few excellent
tournaments over the past couple of weeks as well. Each team has done a great job in holding a higher
number of wins than losses.
Upcoming Home Sporting Events:
• Golf vs. Quartz Hill, March 31, 1 p.m.
• Swimming vs. Bishop HS, April 1, Pinney Pool, 3 p.m.
• Softball vs. Granite Hills, April 1, 3:30 p.m.
• Baseball vs. Silverado, April 3, 3:30 p.m.
This Thursday the choir is headed to the Bakersfield choir festival. Thursday is also the “Vote for Me” talent
show at 7 p.m. in the PPAC. April 3 and 4 are the All State Thespian Conference in Ontario.
Friday is also the 3 on 3 basketball tournament and the “Through the Decades”-themed casual dance.
Chess tourney Saturday
Inyokern Elementary School will host this month’s free chess tournament on Saturday, April 4.
Students from preschool through 12th grade are invited to attend. Registration is from 8:15 to 9 a.m., but
later registrations are accepted.
Everyone will get to play, and everyone will get an award. The awards ceremony will take place around 12:30
p.m. For information call 377-0034.
Students from preschool through 12th grade are invited to attend. Registration is from 8:15 to 9 a.m., but
later registrations are accepted.
Everyone will get to play, and everyone will get an award. The awards ceremony will take place around 12:30
p.m. For information call 377-0034.
Children’s Fair set for April 25
A Childrens Fair, sponsored by Eastern Sierra Association for the Education of Young Children, will take
place April 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at LeRoy Jackson Park.
The fair will feature free crafts and activities for children and their families, entertainment from the Farris
Family Singers, the band Cross Currents, the High Desert Dancers, the Pirate cheerleading group and more.
Booths will provide community-service information and more.
For more information call Becky at 608-1240.
place April 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at LeRoy Jackson Park.
The fair will feature free crafts and activities for children and their families, entertainment from the Farris
Family Singers, the band Cross Currents, the High Desert Dancers, the Pirate cheerleading group and more.
Booths will provide community-service information and more.
For more information call Becky at 608-1240.
CLAS announces events of a special year
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Lee selected to perform in honor orchestra orchestra
Amy Lee, a sophomore Burroughs High School
Concert Orchestra student, was recently selected to
participate in the 2009 California Music Education
Association All-State Honor Orchestra.
She mailed in her polished audio CD for an audition
along with an application.
The selection process was very competitive, and Lee
was one the few students chosen from among 54
high schools all over California. She was accepted to
play in Violin II.
Lee attended intense rehearsals March 12-14 and
was in the honor orchestra at the Ontario Convention
Center March 14, during which the orchestra
performed four selections conducted by Vincent
Gomes.
The All-State Honor Jazz Choir and All-State Honor
Choirs also performed during the three-day CMEA
conference.
Lee’s orchestra director at Burroughs is Mark Hatter,
and her private violin teacher is Shirley Helmick.
Concert Orchestra student, was recently selected to
participate in the 2009 California Music Education
Association All-State Honor Orchestra.
She mailed in her polished audio CD for an audition
along with an application.
The selection process was very competitive, and Lee
was one the few students chosen from among 54
high schools all over California. She was accepted to
play in Violin II.
Lee attended intense rehearsals March 12-14 and
was in the honor orchestra at the Ontario Convention
Center March 14, during which the orchestra
performed four selections conducted by Vincent
Gomes.
The All-State Honor Jazz Choir and All-State Honor
Choirs also performed during the three-day CMEA
conference.
Lee’s orchestra director at Burroughs is Mark Hatter,
and her private violin teacher is Shirley Helmick.
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The public is invited to join the China Lake Astronomical Society at the Maturango Museum April 4 and 5 for
solar observing and a star party celebrating the International Year of Astronomy.
During 2009 the International Year of Astronomy commemorates the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of a
telescope to study the skies, and Kepler’s publication of Astronomia Nova.
The year 2009 is also the anniversary of many other historic events in science, including Huygen’s 1659
publication of Systema Saturnium.
This year will be modern astronomy’s quadricentennial, with an international celebration of numerous
astronomical and scientific milestones.
The China Lake Astronomical Society is a participating member of the IYA2009 cornerstone project “100
Hours of Astronomy” to encourage as many people as possible, worldwide, to observe the heavens through
a telescope as Galileo did 400 years ago.
Schedule of events:
April 4 – Saturday, solar viewing, 1-5 p.m. Star Party dusk to 10 p.m. or later near the astronomical dome.
Webcasts from around the world on the big screen in the Sylvia Winslow Exhibit Gallery 1-9 p.m.
April 5 — “Sun Day” solar viewing 1-5 p.m. Webcasts from around the world on the big screen in the
gallery 1-5 p.m.
Handouts on astronomy and dark skies available to adults and children.
These events are at the Maturango Museum, 100 Los Flores Ave., at the intersection of Las Flores Avenue
and China Lake Boulevard.
For details call Carroll Evans, 375-5681, or visit the websites at www.100hoursofastronomy.org/ or www.
chinalakeastrosoc.org/
solar observing and a star party celebrating the International Year of Astronomy.
During 2009 the International Year of Astronomy commemorates the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of a
telescope to study the skies, and Kepler’s publication of Astronomia Nova.
The year 2009 is also the anniversary of many other historic events in science, including Huygen’s 1659
publication of Systema Saturnium.
This year will be modern astronomy’s quadricentennial, with an international celebration of numerous
astronomical and scientific milestones.
The China Lake Astronomical Society is a participating member of the IYA2009 cornerstone project “100
Hours of Astronomy” to encourage as many people as possible, worldwide, to observe the heavens through
a telescope as Galileo did 400 years ago.
Schedule of events:
April 4 – Saturday, solar viewing, 1-5 p.m. Star Party dusk to 10 p.m. or later near the astronomical dome.
Webcasts from around the world on the big screen in the Sylvia Winslow Exhibit Gallery 1-9 p.m.
April 5 — “Sun Day” solar viewing 1-5 p.m. Webcasts from around the world on the big screen in the
gallery 1-5 p.m.
Handouts on astronomy and dark skies available to adults and children.
These events are at the Maturango Museum, 100 Los Flores Ave., at the intersection of Las Flores Avenue
and China Lake Boulevard.
For details call Carroll Evans, 375-5681, or visit the websites at www.100hoursofastronomy.org/ or www.
chinalakeastrosoc.org/
WACOM to hear vocalist Chris Winn
Vocalist Chris Winn will be the featured entertainment at the WACOM monthly meeting. The luncheon and
program will be held Tuesday, April 14, at China Lake’s Paradise Community Center. Social time will start at
11 a.m., followed by luncheon at 11:30 a.m. The luncheon cost is $12. To celebrate spring, each attendee is
encouraged to wear a favorite hat.
WACOM is an organization dedicated to supporting local community charities. WACOM volunteers operate
the Thrift Shop on base. Call 446-6667 to check on daily specials or if you need a heavy pick up. A Boutique
Shop is offered on Tuesdays only from 9 a.m. until noon.
Reservations for the luncheon must be made by April 4. For reservations or cancellations, call Janet
Gambini at 446-1308 or Carole Poppen at 375-7789.
program will be held Tuesday, April 14, at China Lake’s Paradise Community Center. Social time will start at
11 a.m., followed by luncheon at 11:30 a.m. The luncheon cost is $12. To celebrate spring, each attendee is
encouraged to wear a favorite hat.
WACOM is an organization dedicated to supporting local community charities. WACOM volunteers operate
the Thrift Shop on base. Call 446-6667 to check on daily specials or if you need a heavy pick up. A Boutique
Shop is offered on Tuesdays only from 9 a.m. until noon.
Reservations for the luncheon must be made by April 4. For reservations or cancellations, call Janet
Gambini at 446-1308 or Carole Poppen at 375-7789.
‘Tainted Legacy’ author to speak, sign books
had been a serial killer.
Now her story has become “Tainted Legacy,” a book full of plot twists and irony, and on Wednesday, April 1,
6:30 p.m. at High Desert Haven, she will speak about her experiences with discovery and research, as well
as about to do and not to do in terms of publishing a memoir.
“Tainted Legacy” documents Murphy’s search for the truth about alleged serial killer Bertha Gifford.
According to Murphy’s website, www.skaymurphy.com, “If the newspaper reports, magazine articles, online
postings and comic book features are true, my great-grandmother qualifies as America’s first female serial
killer.
“When I discovered that I had an ancestor who had spent the last years of her life in an institution for the
criminally insane,” she wrote, “I was compelled to determine why, for several reasons.
“First, because I love a good mystery, and her guilt had never been fully established.
“Second, because of an admitted romantic notion that I just might clear her name, if that were warranted.
“And last, because I needed to know more about my history so that I could understand more about myself.”
She has been writing since the age of 21 and has had her work published in The Writer, the Christian
Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times and many children’s and literary magazines. She has a master’s
degree in American literature, and she enjoys teaching English and journalism to high school students in
Upland.
For her program in addition to addressing memoir publishing, Murphy will also examine conventional and
on-demand publishers and the differences between them, as well as the pitfalls and rewards of publishing in
general.
The public is invited and admission is free.
Now her story has become “Tainted Legacy,” a book full of plot twists and irony, and on Wednesday, April 1,
6:30 p.m. at High Desert Haven, she will speak about her experiences with discovery and research, as well
as about to do and not to do in terms of publishing a memoir.
“Tainted Legacy” documents Murphy’s search for the truth about alleged serial killer Bertha Gifford.
According to Murphy’s website, www.skaymurphy.com, “If the newspaper reports, magazine articles, online
postings and comic book features are true, my great-grandmother qualifies as America’s first female serial
killer.
“When I discovered that I had an ancestor who had spent the last years of her life in an institution for the
criminally insane,” she wrote, “I was compelled to determine why, for several reasons.
“First, because I love a good mystery, and her guilt had never been fully established.
“Second, because of an admitted romantic notion that I just might clear her name, if that were warranted.
“And last, because I needed to know more about my history so that I could understand more about myself.”
She has been writing since the age of 21 and has had her work published in The Writer, the Christian
Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times and many children’s and literary magazines. She has a master’s
degree in American literature, and she enjoys teaching English and journalism to high school students in
Upland.
For her program in addition to addressing memoir publishing, Murphy will also examine conventional and
on-demand publishers and the differences between them, as well as the pitfalls and rewards of publishing in
general.
The public is invited and admission is free.
Desert Planters to present gardening expert
Pat Marfisi, an internationally experienced organic farming expert, will impart the secrets of successful “no-
dig” gardening at the next regular meeting of the Desert Planters of Ridgecrest. Yes, you can have the
pleasure and beauty of a lush, fragrant, water-wise landscape without all the backbreaking work!
Marfisi learned the no-dig methodology in Australia during an apprenticeship with World Wide Opportunities
on Organic Farms.
This international cultural exchange program offers volunteer interns the chance to learn about organic
lifestyles while receiving room and board from WWOOF host families.
Volunteers choose the locations and programs that most interest them and make direct contact with
participating groups to arrange a stay.
Marfisi will answer questions about the WWOOF program and about his experience as a volunteer.
The public is invited to attend this free presentation scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Immanuel
Ministry Center.
For more information call Shirley Craver at 377-4629 or LaVerne Harms at 375-9505.
For more information about the World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, search www.wwoof.org.
dig” gardening at the next regular meeting of the Desert Planters of Ridgecrest. Yes, you can have the
pleasure and beauty of a lush, fragrant, water-wise landscape without all the backbreaking work!
Marfisi learned the no-dig methodology in Australia during an apprenticeship with World Wide Opportunities
on Organic Farms.
This international cultural exchange program offers volunteer interns the chance to learn about organic
lifestyles while receiving room and board from WWOOF host families.
Volunteers choose the locations and programs that most interest them and make direct contact with
participating groups to arrange a stay.
Marfisi will answer questions about the WWOOF program and about his experience as a volunteer.
The public is invited to attend this free presentation scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Immanuel
Ministry Center.
For more information call Shirley Craver at 377-4629 or LaVerne Harms at 375-9505.
For more information about the World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, search www.wwoof.org.
Legion to present Rod, Bike & Buggy Show
American Legion Post 684 will present the first annual Rod, Bike & Buggy Show Sunday, April 5.
demonstration also featured.
Refreshments will be provided by the women’s auxiliary, and music will be provided by Disc Jockey “Johnny
T.”
Trophies will be awarded to the winners. To enter, or for more information, call Dale at 608-1402.
demonstration also featured.
Refreshments will be provided by the women’s auxiliary, and music will be provided by Disc Jockey “Johnny
T.”
Trophies will be awarded to the winners. To enter, or for more information, call Dale at 608-1402.