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Whiskey Flat but a memory The Whiskey Flat Days 2011 festival is in the record books. The weather was windy and cold, but there was not much in the way of precipitation. The weather report called for possible snow, and some areas of California did get snow and others got a lot of rain. But the valley was spared. Our photo crew was everywhere at Whiskey Flat Days and we got a lot of contributed photos as well. We’ll try to print as many pictures as we can in this and subsequent issues. The selection was awesome this year, and it was difficult to choose which would go into this issue and which would not. The big news that everyone wants to know is who took Honorary Mayor. With a weekly paper it’s probably not much of a surprise any more to most, but the coveted office went to the team of “Mean Gene” Hacker and “Whitewater” Lucien Whitman. They raised money for Kern Valley Search and Rescue and an upcoming project to improve Riverside Park. Coming in second but still raising a lot of money for the REVA spay/neuter center was the team of
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Heart Walk Saturday Special to the Kern River Courier
Michael Batelaan/Kern River Courier
Records will be broken on Saturday, February 26 at Kern Valley High School when the Kern Valley Hospital Foundation sponsors the Jeanette Rogers-Erickson Heart Walk. Many individuals and more than 125 teams of four walkers and a manager counting laps have signed up. Walking starts at 9 a.m., and teams dressed in matching shirts, costumes and specialty headwear will compete for oldest walker, youngest walker, team with the most laps and more. Lunch is served in Woodrow Wallace cafeteria starting at 10:30 where prizes, surprises, raffles and more will take place. Hodel’s, Burger King, Mt. Mesa Market, Beyond Juice, Vons, and Isabella Market will be donating food and provisions while South Fork Woman's Club, Living Green and Optimal Hospice will be providing information, surprises and prizes. Please leave your pooch at home. For more info call Sonia at 760-382-8385.
Casino Night March 19
Fri: 80% chance rain, snow. High 47. Fri. night: 80% rain, snow. Low 29.
Sat. night: 30% rain snow, low 24. Sun.: Mostly sunny, high 43. Sun. night: Partly cloudy, low 30. National Weather Service
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Find a map of the valley and emergency info on this page.
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The Courier Calendar has moved to page 3. See events at a glance.
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Boat show is the place to be this weekend for sportsmen.
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Want to know where the garage sales are going to be? The Courier Marketplace page.
Kern River Water Data: Wed. 6 a.m.
The KRV Chamber of Commerce will once again sponsor a fun-filled Casino Night on March 19 from 5 to 10 p.m., with a Mexican dinner and lots of fun using “scrip,” or play money. There will be music and the usual Vegas-style games, and drawings as well. The fun all happens at the Senior Center in Lake Isabella. Admission is $25 per person, which includes dinner and $2,000 in scrip. You’d spend more than $25 just in the gas getting to Las Vegas. See the Courier Calendar on page 14 for more information.
Storage, Isabella Reservoir 209,584 acre-feet. (Low point was 155,858 ac-ft. Nov. 26. Pool capacity is 568,075 ac.-ft. at the spillway. Current limit is 360,000 ac.-ft.) Inflow, North Fork of Kern at Kernville 1398 cfs (5-hr avg.)
Bartell service Tuesday A memorial service for Nelda Bartell, former owner of Nelda’s Diner, will take place on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at 3:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Lake Isabella, near the junction of Highways 178 and 155. Afterward will be fellowship and food at Mt. View Baptist Church at 2959 Erskine Creek Road in Lake Isabella. The Jazz Tones, a group Nelda enjoyed (according to her daughter, Cheryl Borthick), will play.
Lake Isabella’s weekend weather
Sat.: 70% rain, snow. high 38.
Special to the Kern River Courier
This fierce creature had to be kept on a stout chain during the Whiskey Flat Days parade on Saturday.
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Outflow, Lower Kern 1398 cfs Special to the Courier
During the Whiskey Flat Days Parade, special recognition was given to the Kern County Fire Department for their continuing service and protection to the Kern River Valley. A California Senate Resolution plaque was awarded by State Senator Jeanne Fuller and presented to KCFD Captain Don Davis by Tyler Munzing from the Republican Assembly of the KRV float.
Borel Canal flow 0 cfs 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.