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Ass’t. Secretary of Navy here
for Armed Forces Day
for Armed Forces Day
By REBECCA NEIPP, News Review Staff Writer
Court dismisses lawsuit against city council
By LAUREN LOEWEN,
News Review Staff Writer
News Review Staff Writer
Burroughs grad and community embrace each other
By Casey Wilson, News Review Staff Writer
“I’m here to say you can go home again,” Juan M. Garcia, III, assistant
secretary of the Navy (manpower and reserve affairs), told participants in
Armed Forces Day events last weekend. Fellow graduates of Burroughs
High School cheered him on as Garcia remembered events from the years
he spent here as a youth.
In 1979 Juan M. Garcia Jr., a naval aviator, packed up his wife and five
children and reported for duty at what was then the Naval Weapons Center,
China Lake. It didn’t take long for the family to fit into the community.
secretary of the Navy (manpower and reserve affairs), told participants in
Armed Forces Day events last weekend. Fellow graduates of Burroughs
High School cheered him on as Garcia remembered events from the years
he spent here as a youth.
In 1979 Juan M. Garcia Jr., a naval aviator, packed up his wife and five
children and reported for duty at what was then the Naval Weapons Center,
China Lake. It didn’t take long for the family to fit into the community.
David Vigneault looks at the wreath laid
by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Juan
Garcia at the Veterans Memorial at
Freedom Park. The young Vigneault’s
dad, also named David is a friend and
former Burroughs High School
classmate of Garcia.
Photo by Laura Austin
by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Juan
Garcia at the Veterans Memorial at
Freedom Park. The young Vigneault’s
dad, also named David is a friend and
former Burroughs High School
classmate of Garcia.
Photo by Laura Austin
Series of blunders thwart legal efforts of Don’t Tread on Me
A lawsuit filed against members of the Ridgecrest City Council, the city
manager and the county clerk has been dismissed after the plaintiffs and their
attorney failed to appear at their court date last week.
The suit came as part of an effort of Don’t Tread on Me Citizens for Freedom to
place on the June 8 primary ballot an action that would reverse the city’s
mandatory trash and recycling collection ordinance.
The citizens’ group objected to the city’s program when it was first brought
forward to appease the state oversight agency California Integrated Waste
Management Board (now Cal-Recycles). The state said the city was not
meeting the state minimum requirement of diverting 50 percent of the waste
stream into recycling programs.
Under threat of heavy fines, the city started the program last fall. During that
time Don’t Tread on Me began circulating petitions that would revoke the
controversial ordinance and force the city into a legal battle with the state.
manager and the county clerk has been dismissed after the plaintiffs and their
attorney failed to appear at their court date last week.
The suit came as part of an effort of Don’t Tread on Me Citizens for Freedom to
place on the June 8 primary ballot an action that would reverse the city’s
mandatory trash and recycling collection ordinance.
The citizens’ group objected to the city’s program when it was first brought
forward to appease the state oversight agency California Integrated Waste
Management Board (now Cal-Recycles). The state said the city was not
meeting the state minimum requirement of diverting 50 percent of the waste
stream into recycling programs.
Under threat of heavy fines, the city started the program last fall. During that
time Don’t Tread on Me began circulating petitions that would revoke the
controversial ordinance and force the city into a legal battle with the state.
Mobile Vietnam
Memorial Wall
absent from
festivities
Memorial Wall
absent from
festivities
The highly anticipated Mobile
Vietnam Memorial Wall, which arrived
here from the Antelope Valley Friday
afternoon, could not be displayed as
planned Friday evening because of to
leveling issues. The wall had been
expected to be on display May 14-22
in honor of Armed Forces Day.
The wall made the journey as
planned, from the Antelope Valley to
Ridgecrest, complete with a
motorcycle escort of over an
estimated 70 riders. Residents along
the route waved flags and cheered
the volunteers on as they made their
journey to Freedom Park.
Vietnam Memorial Wall, which arrived
here from the Antelope Valley Friday
afternoon, could not be displayed as
planned Friday evening because of to
leveling issues. The wall had been
expected to be on display May 14-22
in honor of Armed Forces Day.
The wall made the journey as
planned, from the Antelope Valley to
Ridgecrest, complete with a
motorcycle escort of over an
estimated 70 riders. Residents along
the route waved flags and cheered
the volunteers on as they made their
journey to Freedom Park.