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$6m facility to hold cutting-edge program
By REBECCA NEIPP,
News Review Staff Writer
News Review Staff Writer
By REBECCA NEIPP, News Review Staff Writer
By REBECCA NEIPP,
News Review Staff Writer
News Review Staff Writer
Judge rules suit unfit
for small claims court
for small claims court
Jill Board named Cerro Coso president
| An architect's rendering of the finished building. |
“Most of the board and some of the
community know we have a $6-million
facility ready to break ground,”
Burroughs High School Principal David
Ostash told the Sierra Sands Unified
School District Board of Education at its
March 18 meeting.
“But a facility is just that — it’s bricks
and mortar, steel and glass. What
counts is what goes on in there. I think it’
s pretty clear that we have something
exciting ready to take place in that
building when it’s done.”
community know we have a $6-million
facility ready to break ground,”
Burroughs High School Principal David
Ostash told the Sierra Sands Unified
School District Board of Education at its
March 18 meeting.
“But a facility is just that — it’s bricks
and mortar, steel and glass. What
counts is what goes on in there. I think it’
s pretty clear that we have something
exciting ready to take place in that
building when it’s done.”
A second attempt by a Ridgecrest man
to sue local waste hauler Benz
Sanitation has been denied by Kern
County Superior Court Judge Cory
Woodward.
Jim Rachels went to small-claims court
in February seeing $300 in damages
from Benz. For months Rachels had
challenged during public meetings the
city’s mandatory trash and recycling
program.
because Rachels was actually seeking
declaratory relief, small-claims court
was the inappropriate venue for the
claim. Judge Woodward agreed and
dismissed the case.
to sue local waste hauler Benz
Sanitation has been denied by Kern
County Superior Court Judge Cory
Woodward.
Jim Rachels went to small-claims court
in February seeing $300 in damages
from Benz. For months Rachels had
challenged during public meetings the
city’s mandatory trash and recycling
program.
because Rachels was actually seeking
declaratory relief, small-claims court
was the inappropriate venue for the
claim. Judge Woodward agreed and
dismissed the case.
Sandra Cerrano, chancellor of the Kern Community College District, on
Monday announced the district’s choice for the new president of Cerro
Coso Community College — Jill Board, who has earned respect and
praise in her current job as Cerro Coso’s vice president of student
services.
Board will begin her presidential duties July 1. She replaces retiring
president Mary Retterer to become Cerro Coso Community College’s
eighth president — and the third woman in a row to hold the job.
CCCC serves 5,600 students per semester in the Ridgecrest, Kern
River Valley, Eastern Sierra and South Kern regions of Kern County.
Monday announced the district’s choice for the new president of Cerro
Coso Community College — Jill Board, who has earned respect and
praise in her current job as Cerro Coso’s vice president of student
services.
Board will begin her presidential duties July 1. She replaces retiring
president Mary Retterer to become Cerro Coso Community College’s
eighth president — and the third woman in a row to hold the job.
CCCC serves 5,600 students per semester in the Ridgecrest, Kern
River Valley, Eastern Sierra and South Kern regions of Kern County.
McCarthy hailed as new hope for Republican party
By REBECCA NEIPP, News Review Staff Writer
Rep. Kevin McCarthy is once again in the national spotlight for his effort
to bring the Republican Party back into power in the lower house of
Congress.
Last week’s feature “The New New Newt” in Newsweek Magazine
harkens back to a November article in Washington, D.C.’s The Hill, which
outlines McCarthy’s modern interpretation of Newt Gingrich’s 1994
“Contract With America.”
The articles note that the challenges faced — not to mention political
climate — are different 16 years later, but cite McCarthy’s positive outlook
and work ethic as points in his favor.
The 45-year-old’s political star has been on the rise almost since the
beginning of his political career. A fourth-generation resident of Kern
County, he had relatively humble beginnings that included running his
own business at age 20 before earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees
in business administration at California State University, Bakersfield.
to bring the Republican Party back into power in the lower house of
Congress.
Last week’s feature “The New New Newt” in Newsweek Magazine
harkens back to a November article in Washington, D.C.’s The Hill, which
outlines McCarthy’s modern interpretation of Newt Gingrich’s 1994
“Contract With America.”
The articles note that the challenges faced — not to mention political
climate — are different 16 years later, but cite McCarthy’s positive outlook
and work ethic as points in his favor.
The 45-year-old’s political star has been on the rise almost since the
beginning of his political career. A fourth-generation resident of Kern
County, he had relatively humble beginnings that included running his
own business at age 20 before earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees
in business administration at California State University, Bakersfield.
Transit needs discussed in hearing
Staff says route system should correct many current limitations
By REBECCA NEIPP, News Review Staff Writer
More cuts to transportation funding lie ahead for the city, already struggling
to maintain the public service.
But according to Public Works Director Dennis Speer, the city’s current
effort to shift service from a dial-a-ride format to a fixed-route system could
potentially increase service to local residents with less funding.
to maintain the public service.
But according to Public Works Director Dennis Speer, the city’s current
effort to shift service from a dial-a-ride format to a fixed-route system could
potentially increase service to local residents with less funding.