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On July 4, we were shaken. On the 5th, we were shaken again.

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The Town Hall meeting inRidgecrest Sunday was all about re-covery and moving on, but one bitof business at the meeting’s outsetreminded everyone that no onecan say whether the earthquakeemergencies are truly over.

Public Information Officer An-thony Romero kicked things offwith instructions about keepingthe aisles clear and how to exit safe-ly in the case of another quake.

“This is not to worry you or any-thing. We just want to make sureeverybody is safe in case we haveanother situation,” said Romero. “Iknow it’s pretty tight in here, but wehave to make sure that we are safe

in case something happens.”The room at the Kerr McGee

Center was indeed packed, withpeople filling all available seatsand lining the walls. One estimateput the number at 500 in atten-dance.

Romero is PIO for what is beingcalled “The Crest Incident” and isalso a captain with the Kern Coun-ty Fire Department.

After Romero’s introduction, astring of speakers spoke about thetransition toward recovery from thehistoric July 4 and 5 quakes whilestill remaining prepared in case an-other quake hits.

RPD Transitioning to recoverymode

Ridgecrest Chief of Police Jed

McLaughlin said that the city isnow transitioning to recoverymode.

“Where do we go from here?” heasked. “This has been, I know, a dif-ficult time for each and every oneof you. It had to be.”

McLaughlin said that RPD hasdone what they can to protect the

Moving on: Where do we go from here?

BY JESSICA WESTONCity Editor

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Town Hall emphasizes recovery while staying prepared

LAUREN JENNINGS/DAILY INDEPENDENTABOVE: Mayor Peggy Breeden gesturesas she proclaims, “Ridgecrest Rocks!”during Sunday’s Town Hall meeting.

RIGHT: People in a packed Kerr McGeeCenter in Ridgecrest give Mayor PeggyBreeden a standing ovation after her“Ridgecrest Rocks” remarks Sunday.

AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE: Quake-damaged locations shown are, from left, Big Lots, the Ridgecrest branch of the Kern County Public Library, and Walmart.Road construction shown is on Highway 178 on the way to Trona, as crews working under an emergency $3 million contract make permanent repairs to thehighway after it was cracked and shifted in Friday’s Magnitude 7.1 earthquake.

AREA ENTERS RECOVERY PHASE AFTER JULY 4 M6.4 QUAKE AND JULY 5 M7.1 QUAKE

“ Our deepest gratitude to first responders who were there in our time of need. We stand with the communities of Ridgecrest, Trona, Inyokern, and the entire Indian Wells Valley.”

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Quakes cracked the very foundation of TronaRIDGECREST GOT MOST OF THE ATTENTION, BUT TRONA GOT THE WORST OF THE DAMAGE

TRONA — Under the shade of a salt cedartree, next to a shipping container and neara sign that said “Prayer Changes Things,” theByrds of Trona had camped out overnightand planned to for the foreseeable future.

A sleeping bag was laid out on the patchygrass. Bags of chips and candies surround-ed a basket of green apples and fruit on a pic-nic table. The Byrds — mother Kay; fatherFred; sisters Karen and Cynthia Thompson;and the latter’s daughter, Brooke — were try-ing to re-create a household in the wake oftwo major earthquakes. A magnitude 6.4foreshock on Thursday, then a magnitude 7.1rumbler the following evening, had wreckedtheir town of 2,000 and left them scared.

They refused to return to their home of 21years.

“The first one was devastating,” saidKaren, as her niece played with Littlest PetShop dolls on a sleeping bag. “The secondone was terrifying. And they say a bigger onemight come. They were right about thesecond one, so why risk it?”

Across Trona, an unincorporated commu-nity of 2,000 on the edge of Death Valleylong mythologized in California for its des-olate location and tough character (the lo-cal high school football team is one of thefew, possibly the only, in the United Statesto play on an all-dirt field), residents are stillcleaning up in the wake of the quakes.

And while it’s hard enough to live hereeven in the best of conditions, many Tronanssay they now face a reckoning about their fu-ture.

The twin temblors cracked the very foun-dations of the town. A chimney stack at theSearles Valley Minerals plant, long Trona’seconomic lifeblood, partially toppled. Gravescaved in at the local cemetery. The sign at theonly park crumbled. At Esparza FamilyRestaurant, where locals gather at 5:30 inthe morning every day, a massive fractureblights its outside mural.

Water is inaccessible. Electricity is spot-ty. Dozens of homes have broken walls,split driveways or interiors that look like oneof the hard winds that regularly sweepthrough town blew right through them. Asof Sunday afternoon, cars still needed escortsin and out of Trona on Highway 178 fromRidgecrest, about a half-hour drive away, be-cause of a phalanx of construction crewsplacing new asphalt.

Even the sulfur stench that usually per-vades the air in Trona is more noticeable byits absence. The Searles Valley Minerals plantis shut down.

“If they don’t get up the mine,” Kay said,“the town is finished.”

A struggling townTrona sits at the edge of a dry lake from

which various companies have extractedminerals such as borax and soda ash for overa century, and its neighborhoods are rough-ly planned around four plants, all connect-ed by long, winding Trona Road.

In the 1950s, it had the makings of any re-spectable town: bowling alleys, a Fox movietheater, a hospital, a large pool. At its height,it had 6,000 people.

But Trona’s fortunes soured as the Navyexpanded its China Lake station and near-by Ridgecrest grew. Mining jobs becamescarcer; many residents grumble that the

current plant owners, Nirma Ltd., are basedin India and don’t care about their well-be-ing like previous bosses did.

The population has declined dramati-cally, along with the aesthetics; abandonedhomes litter the already parched landscape.On the way into town, someone spray-painted a sign advertising a San Bernardi-no County Sheriff ’s Department substationwith the face of a pig.

“The town is not too good right now,” said80-year-old Gail Austin, who has lived inTrona nearly his entire life and retired in2000 as a Searles Valley Minerals plant man-ager.

“There is a bit of a drug class,” admittedLarry Cox, pastor at First Baptist Church ofSearles Valley, which had to cancel its 65thanniversary celebration after the roof of itsfellowship hall caved in.

“It’s gone from being a great town wherewe had everything to one where we only haveourselves,” said Ralph “Zeb” Haleman, whowas eight stories up at the main mineralsplant when the second quake hit.

People had tried to rally community spir-it in recent years. The nonprofit Trona Carehas bought abandoned houses to tear themdown. There were plans for a new park, re-developed apartments. A Family Dollarstore opened in 2015.

It hasn’t been open since Thursday.In front of Trona High School, where res-

idents lined up to get cases of water, oatmealcookies and vegan Chinese food brought bygood Samaritans from Perris, Ricardo Romotended to his four pit bulls. They were in acage in the back of his truck. He was on hisway to Joshua Tree, accompanied by his dad

and other family members.“My house is wrecked,” he said. “And I

don’t know if we’re going to have a job onMonday.”

“If there’s another big one, Trona will begone,” said 76-year-old RoseAnn Austin, whohas lived here since 1963. Her main housedidn’t see much damage. But a propertyacross the street saw its front fence complete-ly ruined; cinder blocks were spilled acrossthe sidewalk and covered a large pile of wood

that the Austins had left for chipmunks tolive in.

“Our chipmunks don’t know what to do,”Austin said. “They don’t know where to go.I hope they have enough food stored away.”

Community spiritOther residents have buckled down.

BY GUSTAVO ARELLANOLos Angeles Times

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Trona residents reflect on earthquakes, recovery

SEARLES VALLEY — Hope,gratitude, community, resilienceand a little bit of frustration are thebuzzwords in the Searles Valley af-ter a pair of earthquakes rocked thearea.

Eric Cartmell sits on the porchof his home on 4th Street in Arguswith two of his neighbors and hisdog while his son Gunnar volun-teers at New Hope of Searles Val-ley Foursquare Church. Cartmellowns three other nearby homes,which he rents out. All homeshave significant damage from theearthquakes and are now uninhab-itable.

“We need people, man,” he said.“The governor put out an emer-gency in Ridgecrest and this iscalled the Searles Valley freakin’earthquake and they don’t even sayenough about here. I heard it wason the news that Trump is the onethat said what about San Bernardi-no? So Trump, even though a lot ofpeople don’t like him, ol’ Trump’s

the one that said it. We had no wa-ter here yesterday. We had nothing.It was bad.”

Cartmell said he also heard thatpeople in Ridgecrest were quick toremind others that the SearlesValley residents needed help aswell.

“I’m just glad the people inRidgecrest talked,” he said. “We’rejust tired, this is No Man’s Land.”

Due to injuries suffered on thejob at Searles Valley Minerals,Cartmell says he can’t walk and de-pends on income from the rentals.

“This house right here, it’s afoot over from where it was,” hesaid. “I can’t fix crap, man. So Ikind of depend on Gunnar and allthese other guys. Yeah, I mean,shoot, man. I guess it’s overwhelm-ing. Yeah, I’m in a bad way.”

A family friend is letting theCartmells sleep in a fifth-wheeltravel trailer that they’ve parked inthe driveway.

Back down at the FoursquareChurch, Gunnar Cartmell said hejust dragged his mattress out of his

BY JOHN D. BENNETTMojave Desert News

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SEE TRONA, A6

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IRFAN KHAN/LOS ANGELES TIMESGail Austin, 80, surveys the damage around one of his homes in Trona. He has spent almost his entire life in town.

IRFAN KHAN/LOS ANGELES TIMESBrooke Thompson, 8, plays on the sleeping bag that her family slept in after

a pair of earthquakes drove them out of their home.

JOHN D. BENNETT/MOJAVE DESERT NEWSNew Hope of Searles Valley Foursquare Church Pastor Jon Goebel speaks to a reporter fromthe Wall Street Journal about damage to the church buildings.

California Gov. GavinNewsom took a tour of someof the impacted Ridgecrestbusinesses and residentialareas hardest hit by the re-cent earthquakes on Satur-day, including Trousdale Es-tates Mobile Home Park onWest Ward Avenue.

His entourage includedRidgecrest Police Chief JedMcLaughlin and City Man-ager Ron Strand, as well asKern County First DistrictSupervisor Mick Gleason.

During the tour of Trous-dale, Newsom inspectedsome of the buildings, someof which were either par-tially or completely knockedfrom their perch or de-stroyed.

The park was quiet,though three people wereholding down the fort whileother residents were else-where. Residents JamesCombs and Lori Churchill satunder a pair of shade struc-tures along with MichelleHewitt, who was visitingfrom out of town.

Newsom inquired aboutcondition of the mobile homepark, the morale of it resi-dents, and stopped to takeselfies or photo ops with thetrio.

Of the community, Combssaid that Trousdale “is apeaceful community” andcommended the actions ofthe Ridgecrest Police De-partment.

The group also remarked

that it is was fortunate thatthe earthquakes didn’t do asmuch damage as it mighthave in a place like Los An-geles.

McLaughlin noted thatresidents are always wel-come to make use of theKerr McGee Center, whichhas been set up as evacuationsite where people can getfood, water and a place torest and stay cool until every-thing calms down.

Combs, who has been liv-ing in Trousdale for twoyears, said his mobile homehad sustained damage, butwasn’t red tagged.

“I’m sleeping in my caroutside of it at the moment,”he said after gubernatorialdelegation left.

He also said he hadn’t ex-pected the governor’s visit.

“Suppose it’s no offensebut I didn’t vote for him,”Combs said. “But I’ve nevermet anyone of that impor-tance. It was kind of fun andI at least can I say I met agovernor and took a selfie.”

He said that some goodcould come from Newsom’svisit to Ridgecrest and Tronaafter the earthquakes sincethe governor could see thefirsthand account of the dev-astation.

‘It’s really a shame thoughthat it has to be devastatedfor something to happen,”Combs said.

Originally a resident ofSalinas, Combs moved toRidgecrest to help family,

“I liked it so much and Ifound my trailer here,” hesaid. “It’s a good community.”

Despite some damage at the college, on behalfof the entire CCCC community, we would like tothank all of those who have come to the aid ofour cities at this critical time. Our thoughts arewith everyone in Ridgecrest and the surrounding

areas affected by these earthquakes.

From all of us at Cerro Coso Community College



Newsom toursdamaged trailer parkduring visit

PHOTOS BY JACK BARNWELL/DAILY INDEPENDENTABOVE: Gov. Gavin Newsom takes a look around at Trousdale Mobile Home Park on Saturday whilespeaking with Michelle Hewitt, left, James Combs and Lori Churchill.

BELOW: Gov. Gavin Newsom takes stock of some of the damaged structures at Trousdale Mobile HomePark on Saturday.

BY JACK BARNWELLCommunity Editor

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Businesses and homes in theRidgecrest area suffered majorstructural damage during lastweek’s earthquakes, according topreliminary assessments officialssay will be followed later this weekby inspections that will determinehow much state and federal mon-ey will be set aside to support east-ern Kern’s recovery efforts.

People involved said the roofatop Ridgecrest Cinemas on Trian-gle Drive partially collapsed andthat many of the city’s smallerbusinesses may have to be “red-tagged,” meaning they have beendeemed uninhabitable.

“We have a lot of small business-es that were in the older part oftown, and some of them are beinginspected for possible red tags,” saidcounty economic development spe-cialist Suzette Caufield, who onMonday helped field calls to Ridge-crest’s earthquake inspections callcenter. “We’re going to have towork hard for finding space forthem to move into temporarily, ifthat works for them.”

Meanwhile, up to 40 mobilehomes and trailers have been red-tagged, said Caufield, who addedsome of those residences may beable to be placed back on theirstands or otherwise repaired.

Overall, the scope of the area’sstructural damage remainedsketchy three days after easternKern suffered a magnitude 7.1quake Friday, one day after the areawas hit by a temblor measuring 6.4.

On Monday afternoon, Presi-dent Donald Trump Tweeted that

he had spoken with Rep. KevinMcCarthy, R-Bakersfield, aboutthe recent earthquakes and thatthey, along with Gov. Gavin New-som, “will be working very closelyon emergency funding.”

State, federal inspectionsA more accurate picture isn’t

expected until Wednesday, whenstate officials and representativesof the Federal Emergency Manage-ment Agency and the U.S. SmallBusiness Administration plan tofan out across the area.

Depending on what they find,federal resources may becomeavailable to businesses, homeown-ers and renters.

“It’s very early in the process tomake any kind of call to say whatkind of programs are going to beactivated because of this,” saidSBA spokesman Kevin Wynne. Hesaid his agency will recommend re-sources be dedicated to the area ifat least 25 homes and businessesare found to have been negativelyimpacted by the quakes.

Some help will be available tobusiness owners regardless, saidKelly Bearden, director of Cal StateBakersfield’s Small Business Devel-opment Center. He said the officecan offer business consulting serv-ices, help finding financing and as-sistance with disaster-aid applica-tions.

Small business helpEven businesses located well

outside of Ridgecrest might qual-ify for special help, especially iftheir customers in eastern Kernhave been hurt or there has been

some kind of infrastructure prob-lem creating disruptions.

“We can’t help people who havedamaged homes, but we can helpthe businesses, or get some level ofsupport for them,” Bearden said.

Initial inspections have begun atThe Naval Air Weapons Station atChina Lake, which has closed toeveryone deemed not to be “mis-sion-essential.” Spokeswoman He-len Haase said that by Monday af-ternoon inspectors had reviewedabout 10 percent of the base’sroughly 1,200 facilities.

Inspection reinforcementsWhile she was unable to say

how any of the facilities faredthrough the earthquakes, or howlong the damage assessment mighttake, she did say additional person-nel are coming in from outside theregion to help with inspections.

Depending how bad the damageis in Ridgecrest, state-adminis-tered federal money may be de-ployed to help people whose work-place has been shut down, said oneof Kern’s top economic develop-ment specialists, Assistant Coun-ty Administrative Officer TeresaHitchcock. Individuals in that kindof scenario could be hired to helpwith the area’s disaster recovery,she said.

“We are already working onthose types of activities in order toensure that those folks have an in-come,” she said.

John Cox can be reached at 661-395-7404. Follow him on Twitter:@TheThirdGraf. Sign up at Bak-ersfield.com for free newslettersabout local business.

BY JOHN COXThe Bakersfield Californian

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Initial assessments find that businesses and homes suffered major damage

Trump issues emergency declaration forRidgecrest area

THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIANFederal aid should soon be on its way to Ridgecrest.U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced on Twitter late

Monday that President Donald Trump had approved anemergency declaration for the city that was rocked by twolarge earthquakes last week.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has already issued a state emer-gency proclamation and requested the president issuea federal emergency declaration on Friday, and KernCounty officials initiated a local emergency proclamationfollowing reports of widespread damage in the areaaround Ridgecrest.

The federal declaration allows federal agencies like theFederal Emergency Management Agency to directly aidRidgecrest.

Trump tweeted Monday afternoon, “Spoke to @GO-PLeader Kevin McCarthy about the earthquakes in Cal-ifornia and informed him that we will be workingclosely on emergency funding. Also spoke to Governor@GavinNewsom – all working together!”

McCarthy responded, “Thank you, Mr. President!” be-fore adding in a later tweet, “After last week’s earthquakes,this federal assistance will help restore our community.”

WorkingTogether ForThe Safety Of

Our Community



Cerro Coso sustains significant quake damageCollege Administrators

at Cerro Coso Communi-ty College have confirmedthat the Ridgecrest cam-pus has sustained sub-stantial damage as a resultof the recent 6.4 and 7.1earthquakes, and the cam-pus is closed until safetyinspections and possiblerepairs take place.

Although the buildingsweathered the movement,similar to other buildingsand businesses in the area,several buildings have ex-perienced ceiling and dry-wall damage, computersand printers are strewnabout, T-bar ceilings havecollapsed, file cabinets andbookshelves were knockedover, and glass was bro-ken.

“We are very fortunatethe college was closed forthe holiday in light of thedamage we have sus-tained,” said Cerro CosoPresident Jill Board.

The college was on sum-mer hours and is closed onFridays. The staff were offfor the holiday and lookingforward to a nice longweekend.

“It is nice that the staffand students could focuson their own families and

homes during a major cri-sis like this,” said Board.

Kern Community Col-lege District ChancellorThomas Burke immedi-ately approved the recom-mendation to maximizerisk management andclose all buildings untilfurther assessment of thedamage could be made.

“It is disheartening tosee the main building inthis state after having just

moved back after a three-year remodel project,” saidBoard, “but the safety ofour staff, students, andcommunities is our mainpriority.”

Experts have been calledin to survey the damageand inform the college’snext steps.

Cerro Coso closed theRidgecrest campus onMonday. This includes theChild Development Cen-

ter. The campus will re-main closed until structur-al safety is confirmed.

“Despite the damage, onbehalf of the entire CCCCcommunity, I want tothank all of those whohave come to the aid of ourcities at this critical time,”Board said. “Our thoughtsare with everyone inRidgecrest and the sur-rounding areas affectedby these earthquakes.”

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CERRO COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGEABOVE: The administrative conference room at Cerro Coso Community College’sRidgecrest campus sustained damage during 6.4 and 7.1 quakes last week.RIGHT: Many items were knocked to floor on second floor of Learning Resource Centerat Cerro Coso College.

Reader photos: Earthquake damage around town

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANN RIZZARDINI

PHOTO COURTESY OF KIM FOISY

PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNIFER CLODT HAMMON

PHOTO COURTESY OF MONICA TESSE ADAME

PHOTO COURTESY OF RED HURTADO

PHOTO COURTESY OF MONA SALAMANCA

From left to right: Books on the floor at Red Rock Books, merchandise on the floor at Jo-Ann Fabric, and cleaners spilled at The Home Depot.

From left to right: Chimney damage at a local home, pantry items spilled on the floor of a local kitchen, and game room items spilled.

We cannot begin to thank everyone enough forpulling together in this time of need and getting the

hospital back open again for our community.



community from “the criminal el-ement.”

He added that, “We had an idiotcome in from out of town and takesomething from one of ours thatwas not his. We’ll catch him.”

He said there was another inci-dent the previous night.

McLaughlin said many agen-cies responded and were assistingRPD, including a 29-personSTRIKE team. He later noted thattwo Black Hawk helicopters werebrought in and were available forrescue.

He said that Ridgecrest has beenpromised support from politicianson the local level all the way up tothe White House.

“I thought someone was punkingme,” he said about the call from theWhite House.

He added that the city’s empha-sis at this point is helping peoplebecome comfortable enough to goback into their homes and offices.

“I’m glad you thought it wassafe to be able to sleep in your frontyard, but now I need you to getback into your house,” he said.

McLaughlin asked people re-port damages to their property byemailing [email protected] or call a hotline at760-499-5083.

RPD’s 911 system went down atone point, and Kern EmergencyCommunication Center took overthe calls and took in a call volumethat “exceeded into the thousands,”according to the town hall agenda.After the system was back up, RPDreceived over 500 calls from July 4to 6.

McLaughlin also announced thatRidgecrest Regional Hospital wasopen for business.

McLaughlin said the city willcontinue to work with Kern Coun-ty and CAL OES and that there willbe a centralized local assistancecenter — most likely at the KerrMcGee Center. He also urgedeveryone to follow RPD’s Face-book page.

McLaughlin also urged everyoneto not become complacent.

“This is our time to prepare forthe next one,” he said, urging every-one to have 72 hours worth ofsupplies on hand.

Battalion Chief Dionisio Mitchellfrom the Kern County Fire Depart-ment said KCFD has transitionedresources back into normal operat-ing status, while still maintainingstanding-by resources in case of an-other quake. He added that behav-iorial health services are availablefor those who need them.

Helen Haase from Naval AirWarfare Station China Lake report-ed that only mission-essential per-sonnel had access to the base.

Trona: ‘You can’t help but feela little isolated’

San Bernardino PIO David Wertdelivered a report on the Tronaarea.

“Our priority since the eventhappened has been to try to meetthe vital needs of the communitythe best we can and start focusingon getting life as close to normal aswe can,” he said.

He said that after an event likethis, “you can’t help but feel a littleisolated, especially if you are acouple of hundred miles from thecounty seat.”

He said the county is workingaround the clock to try to meet theneeds in Trona.

Wert added that Trona was stillunder a boil-water order, and it wasunclear when the water systemwould be up and running again.

“As long as it’s necessary, we willbe bringing in a lot of bottled wa-ter,” he said. There is a distributioncenter at Trona High School. Coun-selors will be available at the cen-ter at some soon time as well, ac-cording to Wert. The AmericanRed Cross was also reportedly atthe center.

Because a lot of people in Tronarely on services, starting Monday at10 a.m., there was daily free trans-portation from Trona to Ridge-crest.

He urged people to message theCounty of San Bernardino on itsFacebook page and to follow it onTwitter.

It was later suggested by a mem-ber of the public that people use theTrona neighborhood watch Face-book page to get information abouthow to help.

CAL OAS moving to recoveryphase

Emergency Services CoordinatorTerri Mejorado announced CALOES is also phasing out of its re-sponse phase and into its recoveryphase. She emphasized the im-portance of remaining preparedwith emergency kits and supplies,as well as providing supplies forchildren and pets.

She asked people sign up foremergency alerts by googling“Ready Kern” and following the di-rections on registration. CAL OESalso has a YouTube channel, aFacebook page and a Twitter feed.

“What we’ve been doing since thefirst quake, we’ve been out lookingat roads,” Ridgecrest Public WorksDirector Bard Lower reported. Hesaid the first quake caused littledamage. The second quake, how-ever, did cause damage that wasdocumented.

Lower said homeowners can callor email the city to get free adviceof the condition of their homes af-ter the quakes. The property dam-age contact information, again, [email protected] 760-499-5083. Lower said thosesending emails can include a phonenumber and description of thedamage and they will be calledback. He said in the case of urgentsituations to call and email.

Lower also reported that the lo-cal wastewater facility has beencontinuously operational since thequakes.

Red Cross: ‘Within an hour[the shelter] was not soempty’

“I rolled into town for this cutelittle 6.4 earthquake late on Fridayevening two hours before we had anot-so-cute 7.1,” said Red CrossPIO Mimi Teller. “I was here withall the staff and the shelter wasempty. Within an hour, it was not

so empty.”She said many people arrived at

the shelter after the second quake,initially from Ridgecrest and laterfrom Trona.

Teller reported that the RedCross had four supply vehicles inTrona Sunday supplying water,cleanup kits and snacks and thatthey intended to continue to return.

Teller noted that Kerr McGee isacting as a shelter, with a dormito-ry including cots, blankets andshowers, and they are ADA compli-ant. Emotional support servicesare also being provided, both fromthe Red Cross and Kern County.

“We are welcoming everybodyand anybody who needs our sup-port and our services,” she said. Shealso urged that people prepare forfuture events by having water, a“go” kit, and plans for families andpets.

“When it happens, duck, coverand hold on, and afterwards makesure your gas is off and your fam-ily is OK, and turn to the RedCross if you need to,” she said.

Kathryn Mackey from Marley’sMiracle Mutts talked about helpingdisplaced kids and pets. The grouppartnered with the American RedCross and helped by playing withpets and kids.

Kern Behavioral Health andServices: ‘This is a crisis’

A representative from Kern Be-havioral Health and Recovery Serv-ices, Ivan Carrasco, said his organ-ization has been working with theRed Cross to provide mental healthsupport.

“As everyone will probably men-tion and notice, this is a crisis,and you all have done an amazingjob with this,” he said. “I have to sayit’s been interesting coming in be-cause you guys don’t look as pan-icked as I felt coming in.”

Carrasco added that a team willbe on hand wearing green shirts to

provide mental health and otherhelp.

He also gave out the followingphone numbers:

Crisis hotline: 800-991-5272College community services:

760-499-7406Crisis stabilization unit: 760-

463-2880Also recommended the Smart

911 app online.

Gleason: ‘Sometimes it’s difficultto visibly see the damage’

Kern County First District Su-pervisor Mick Gleason said all thepolitical resources at all levels areengaged and want to help. Heurged people to seek help.

Gleason noted that the damageis not always that obvious at firstglance.

“One of the issues with earth-quakes is that sometimes it’s diffi-cult to visibly see the damage, butit’s there,” Gleason said.

He added, “We need to recover,and we have to be prepared incase recovery turns into somethingelse.” He said Kern County is fullyprepared to help with whateverhappens. Gleason also thanked theAmerican Red Cross.

“We are still not out of the woods.We don’t know what Mother Na-ture is thinking,” he said.

A representative from PG&E,which provides gas service toRidgecrest, also spoke. He saidPG&E has identified no major cus-tomer impacts but has found andrepaired a few leaks.

“As some of you know from thejackhammers that have been goingin the middle of the night, we havebeen responding immediately to allfindings,” he said.

He said this remains an activesituation and that PG&E is evalu-ating stress factors on pipes andplanning to survey every service toevery house.

He asked people wanting ansafety inspection or gas turnedback on to please call 800-PGE-5000 or 1-800-743-5000. Heurged people to allow PG&E toturn the gas back on and not to at-tempt it themselves.

Fong: ‘ We are a family and wetake care of each other’

Assemblyman Vince Fongpledged his support to the area.

“Ridgecrest, Trona and IndianWells Valley, we are a family and wetake care of each other,” Fong said.“So no matter what happens goingforward, we will walk alongside youevery step of the way.”

Fong promised ongoing supportand services for as long as neces-sary.

“This community has supportedour military, it has always risen tothe occasion, and I have no doubtyou will rise to the occasion for thechallenge” he said.

Fong urged others to reportdamages to the city and also saidthey can call his office at 661-395-2995.

Tracey Reynolds spoke on behalfof State Senate Minority LeaderShannon Grove, thanking first re-sponders, agencies, law enforce-

ment and Ridgecrest governmen-tal leaders. She said Grove’s officeis providing many services andcan be contacted at 661-323-0443or Reynolds at 661-428-0821.

She said Grove’s office can helpwith rebuilding homes, replacingvital documents, requesting assis-tance with state agencies, and evenfinding a ride to the DMV.

Congressman Kevin McCarthy’srepresentative, Clayton Fowler,also pledged McCarthy’s support.

He said McCarthy has beenmonitoring the situation closelyand working with local, state andfederal partners. Fowler said peo-ple can contact McCarthy’s Bakers-field office at 661-327-3611 formore information.

McCarthy, Fong and Grovetoured Ridgecrest and China Lakelooking at damage from the firstquake. They left town prior to the7.1 magnitude quake Friday night.

Breeden: ‘Ridgecrest Rocks!’Ridgecrest Mayor Peggy Breeden

was the final speaker. She tookthe podium amid loud cheers.

“I can’t say ‘thank you’ enough.We are an amazing community,”Breeden said. “I know we have he-roes in this community.”

She suggested people give rela-tives out of the area their neighbors’phone numbers and check onneighbors four houses down on ei-ther side.

“We have had so many calls say-ing, ‘I can’t get ahold of my moth-er. I don’t know what’s going on.’”She asked that people give neigh-bors numbers so family memberscan use those numbers to checkfirst.

Breeden also urged everyonewho needs help to speak out, not-ing that the city has received an of-fer of $50,000 to help earthquakevictims with needs not covered byinsurance.

Breeden ended her speech on anupbeat note.

“Ridgecrest Rocks!” She said,raising her arm.

An announcement to all SearlesValley Minerals employees wasread, saying that SVM is workingto figure out best approach tomake repairs and that only essen-tial personnel were being grantedaccess at that time.

A lighthearted moment tookplace during the public questionportion of the meeting.

A woman asked about publictransportation and other servicesfor disabled people.

McLaughlin said the city canuse their transit buses and even of-fered a ride in his own car.

“If you need a ride here for themeetings or whatever, we will fig-ure it out even if I have to come andpick you up myself,” he said. He lat-er repeated the offer to anotherwoman, leading to some jokingback and forth.

McLaughlin and Fong said infor-mation to help mobile home resi-dents in particular should be forth-coming soon.

The Daily Independent remainscommitted to keeping you up todate on this story.

TOWN HALLContinued from A1

LAUREN JENNINGS/DAILY INDEPENDENTAssemblyman Vince Fong answers a question during Sunday’s Town Hall meeting in Ridgecrest.

LAUREN JENNINGS/DAILY INDEPENDENTKern County Fire Department Capt. Anthony Romero addresses thecrowd during Sunday’s Town Hall Meeting at the Kerr McGee Center.

room and put in the back of his truck. In ad-dition to volunteering as a youth leader at thechurch, he works for the local water compa-ny.

“After the 6.4 we fixed about eight main-line leaks,” he said. “We’d just started gettingthe water boosted back up over here. I’d justgot home from work and then that 7.1 hit andthen the mainline got completely shut off, themainline carrying it from Ridgecrest tohere.”

Gunnar Cartmell was philosophical aboutthe nearly back-to-back earthquakes takinga toll on lines that had just been repaired.

“It is what it is,” he said. “You can’t reallymess with Mother Nature. If it hits, it hits.It’s kind of upsetting, but oh well. At leastwe’re safe.”

Meanwhile, Pastor Jon Goebel is helpingdirect donation efforts.

“We had guys from Orange County, Yor-ba Linda/Anaheim area that came up andbrought water,” he said. “And then theybrought help. I mean they were physicallyhere to offload this stuff and then load it intofamilies’ vehicles. I mean, what a blessingthat was.”

Husband and wife team Glyn and JenaJones drove through from Hildale, Utah,with a trailer full of supplies. The couple arecampus directors for the Short Creek DreamCenter - a faith-based community, recovery,and education program in Hildale.

“We knew of the Trona Pinnacles, we’dnever been here, but we’d heard of it,” saidGlyn Jones. “We were watching TV and weheard about the need here. We run a foodbank, so we had all this extra food in ourwarehouse.”

The Joneses brought about 4,000 poundsof water and food to distribute in the Sear-les Valley.

“We saw the tweets and the need go out onFacebook that Trona needed some water andsome assistance,” said Jena Jones. “Wecalled Ridgecrest and they said they were al-

ready getting some donations, so we thoughtwe’ll just come deliver it right to Trona.”

Further up along Trona Road, the SanBernardino County Fire Department Officeof Emergency Services had set up a waterdistribution point at Trona High School andwere seeing a steady stream of people seek-ing help. Members of Community Emer-gency Response Team and Army NationalGuard Soldiers were assisting with the dis-tribution. Behavioral health specialists werealso on hand at the school offering counsel-ing services and an emergency communica-tion center of amateur radio operators hadset up shop.

“A Pepsi distributor in Mojave donated sixpallets of water,” said Emergency Services Of-ficer Miles Wagner. “That’s 72 cases per pal-

let and 24 bottles per case. It was just out ofthe blue, and we’re very appreciative.”

In the Pioneer Point area of Trona, FirstBaptist Church of Searles Valley PastorLarry Cox was about to start Sunday serv-ices under generator power, but feeling for-tunate.

“We had no structural damage,” he said.“I mean, we have surface cracks and thingslike that, but nothing to the structure. So thatwas a blessing for us.”

Ceiling tiles fell down in the church officeand auxiliary building and kitchen area asa result of shaking from the second earth-quake. The parsonage, where Cox lives withhis family, also suffered only minor damage.

“There are four buildings on the proper-ty, and other than our kitchen looking a lit-

tle messed up, we’re good,” he said. “Otherthan that, we fared quite well. We’re count-ing our blessings for sure.”

Immediately after the earthquake Cox andother church members fanned out throughthe community.

“I mean, literally, within a couple minutesafter we made sure all power and gas andelectric and everything was off here, we gotinto vehicles and went off in different direc-tions called all of our deacons and hadthem start checking in on that the shut-insand the widows and the elderly right away,”he said. “We found out pretty much the samething everywhere, with some exceptions.There are 40 buildings in town that have hadenough significant damage to them to bered-tagged. You know, we’ll see how every-thing fares out with this, but yeah, everybodyseems to be fine. We’re quite thankful, quitethankful.”

As they prepared for services, churchmembers were arriving with supplies todonate to those in need.

“We have water. We have cleaning suppliescoming in and we are going to see about pos-sibly bringing in food in the week or so tocome in case something like that becomes aneed,” said Cox. “At this point. I know it’s nota need. And of course the roads are open sowe’re not anticipating that will be a need.But, you know, our (water) tank up there isless than a quarter full right now. So Trona,Westend and Argus are out of water. That’swhy bottled water is going out. And that’swhy there was such a push to get it here. Weneed it much more than Ridgecrest.”

Cox said the community was also thank-ful for the response by utility companies andothers.

“SCE and Caltrans were just marvelous,”he said. “I mean, they were immediately onthings, I mean, right away. And we had ourpower back on, you know, very soon after theearthquake. The roads were impassable,but Caltrans jumped on it within, I think,four or five hours everybody was able to drivethrough. Some parts of the road had droppedfive feet or more. So that’s really saying some-thing. I mean, we are just so very thankfulfor them.”

Tony Channell, originally fromVictorville, has lived in Trona onlysince October but said he quicklyfound a community groove he hadnever previously experienced. Af-ter the second quake, he immedi-ately got a crescent wrench andwent around his neighborhoodvolunteering to shut off gas lines.

“I’m 40, but this is the first timeI’ve found a real home,” he said. “Itlooks ugly from the outside, but in-side, it’s a lot of love.”

First Baptist Church served as awater station and had the men ofits congregation go from home tohome to check in on “widows andshut-ins,” Cox said. St. MadeleineSophie Barat Catholic Church,usually open only twice a month,planned to hear confessions.

At the Christian Fellowship ofTrona, where the power was out,about 12 congregants stood in thesanctuary room to gather informa-tion they’d pass along to othersaround town. Tips came fast: The

Red Cross was going to have a big-ger presence from now on after amiscommunication the day be-fore. Beware of price gouging intown. People from around theworld want to donate money, sowho can help set up a GoFundMepage?

Julia Doss, who runs a TronaNeighborhood Watch Facebookpage, did most of the talking. Shesaid that 40 sack lunches someonehad donated were “grabbed in notime,” and that what the townneeded most besides water and icewere diapers, wipes and gallon-sized Ziploc bags.

Doss, who works at Searles Val-ley Minerals, noted that there werea lot of newcomers in town. “As acommunity, we’ve gotten used tokeeping to our friends,” she said.“Now is a time to learn who(strangers) all are.”

Those present nodded. Theywere enthusiastic but tired. Sevenaftershocks with magnitudes of atleast 3.0 had already struck Tronaon Sunday morning.

“Try to get a little bit of rest,”Doss said with a smile, “betweenthe shivers and shakes.”

Working With Our First Responders,City Officials, City Staff And

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IRFAN KHAN/LOS ANGELES TIMESA family has breakfast next to where they spent the night under a salt cedar tree, too afraidto return to their home of 21 years. From left: Karen Byrd, 39, Cynthia Thompson, 43, KayByrd, 64, Fred Byrd, 67, and Brooke Thompson, 8.

JOHN D. BENNETT/MOJAVE DESERT NEWSJena Jones, campus director for Short Creek Dream Center of Hildale, Utah, distributes supplies at the New Hope of Searles Valley Foursquare Church in Argus. Jones and herhusband Glyn saw news coverage about the earthquakes and drove straight through to deliver some excess supplies that had been collected by their faith-based community, ed-ucation and recovery program.

JOHN D. BENNETT/MOJAVE DESERT NEWSA home on F Street in Argus is shown suffering significant damage. As of Sunday, thehome had not been officially inspected, but the owner said he suspected it to be de-clared uninhabitable.

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Ridgecrestsearches for stability as aftershocks rollthrough city

As aftershocks continuedto roll through Ridgecreston Monday, the city slowlybegan to try to find a sense ofnormalcy following two largeearthquakes that occurredover Fourth of July weekend.

While public safety agen-cies have begun to scale backoperations and residents re-turned to sleeping in theirhomes after a night or twooutside, the city has turnedits attention to fixing thedamage caused by a 6.4 mag-nitude earthquake on Thurs-day and a 7.1 magnitudeearthquake on Friday thatboth struck near Ridgecrest.

“It is recovery mode now,”said Ridgecrest Mayor Peg-gy Breeden. “There is nosearch and rescue, there is noimmediate dreadful issuesthat we have to face. Now wehave to face rebuilding.”

One of the only majorpublic buildings to be effect-ed by the earthquake, Ridge-crest Regional Hospital, re-turned to full operations onMonday.

The hospital had closedThursday after losing powerduring the earthquake, andan inspection following Fri-day’s quake revealed thatdamage to the second floor ofa new patient tower wouldrequire several months ofrepairs.

However, CEO James Su-ver said the damage wouldnot hamper the hospital’soperations.

As some aspects of life re-turned to normalcy, othersremained in drastic flux.

More than 90 people wereexpected to sleep in a RedCross shelter on Mondaynight as transportation be-tween the shelter and sur-rounding areas improved.

A park space behind theshelter at Kerr McGee Com-munity Center in Ridgecrestwas also used by many resi-dents who were not com-fortable sleeping inside.

“The further we get outfrom the start of the disaster,people start to begin recov-ery at all different phases,”said Red Cross Spokes-woman Nicole Maul, whoadded that the organizationhad no plans to close theshelter.

Kern County supervisorsare scheduled to hold anemergency meeting Tuesdayafternoon to ratify an emer-gency proclamation signedby County AdministrativeOfficer Ryan Alsop and FireChief David Witt on Thurs-day.

The declaration will allowthe county to provide servic-es to recovery efforts fasterthan under normal circum-stances.

The county is aiding thecity and numerous otheragencies in creating a localassistance center whereRidgecrest residents will beable to go to receive a varietyof recovery services.

As of Monday afternoon,no date had been set for thecreation of the center, but lo-cal officials hoped for itscompletion soon.

Both the Bakersfield PoliceDepartment and the KernCounty Sheriff ’s Office con-

BY SAM MORGENThe Bakersfield [email protected]

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JOHN D. BENNETT/MOJAVE DESERT NEWSMembers of First Baptist Church of Searles Valley in Pioneer Point collect supplies for distribution to those inneed.

Trona still in recovery modeTRONA — Searles Valley remains a

ground zero for relief effort followinga pair of powerful earthquakes thatstruck the Ridgecrest area on Thurs-day and Friday, July 4 and 5.

According to an update from SanBernardino County Supervisor RobertLovingood, Red Cross emergency re-sponse vehicles have been travelingthroughout Trona and other commu-nities, assisting where needed. RedCross volunteers have been handingout snacks, water and clean-up kits toresidents who need the items.

Arriving in the Searles Valley, themost significant indication of some-thing being wrong is thatthe Searles Valley Mineral plants allappear to be shut down. Althoughunable to confirm officially, the plantsare designed to automatically shutdown some operations in case of anemergency. At least one chimney at theTrona facility had reportedly partial-ly collapsed.

Cracks and buckles on several roadsthroughout the Searles Valley — in-

cluding the communities of Trona,Argus and Pioneer Point — also offertestimony to the earthquake effects.Elsewhere, homes had shifted fromtheir foundations, block walls hadtumbled down and other homes hadcracks and buckled walls. More than40 homes were reportedly deemed un-inhabitable and ordered evacuated.

In addition, a Red Cross vehiclehas staged at Trona High School,83600 Trona Road, to supply sand-wiches and Meals Ready to Eat, alongwith water, until potable water servic-es have been restored.

The water main for Searles Valleywas heavily damaged during the earth-quakes and is still under repair. Thereis no estimated time of completion.

The Trona Post Office is closed un-til further notice. All residents are di-rected to go to the Ridgecrest Post Of-fice to conduct all postal needs includ-ing picking up and dropping off mail.

The State Water Resources ControlBoard Division of Drinking Water,the San Bernardino County Health De-

partment, and the Searles DomesticWater Company are advising resi-dents of Trona to only use boiled tapwater or bottled water for drinking andcooking purposes. The affected area in-cludes: Westend, South Trona, Ar-gus, and Trona Village.

There is still work underway to es-tablish a cooling center for residents touse during the heat of the day. A cou-ple of sites being considered are cur-rently being assessed.

Electricity and natural gas havebeen restored to the Trona area,though if repairs are required, shut-downs may be required.

Portable restrooms were also setup in the Trona area. Argus Avenue be-tween Sage Street and Wildrose Streethas re-opened.

A once-a-day shuttle will departfrom Trona High School at 10 a.m. andreturn from the American Red CrossShelter in Ridgecrest at 12:00 p.m.(noon). The Victor Valley Transit Au-thority will be providing the trans-portation service.

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NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVENthat, in accordancewith California Com-mercial Code Sec-tions 7209 and 7210and California CivilCode Section798.56a, the mobile-home described asa 1995 Spring Hill,Decal No. LBK6151,Serial Nos.CAFLSOA17676S21 3 ,CAFLSOB17676S213, located 1599 N.Norma Street,Space No. 21,Ridgecrest, Califor-nia 93555, will besold at public auc-tion at 10:00 a.m. onJuly 18, 2019 atRidgecrest TC, LLC,1599 N. NormaStreet, Space No.21, Ridgecrest, Cali-fornia 93555. Theparties believed toclaim an interest,Alexander MarieJohnson, AndrewJohn Johnson, LuisAlvarado, SethGibeaut, CascadeCorporate Mgmt.Inc., have beengiven notice and thetime specified forpayment in the no-tice has expired. Theundersigned is enti-tled to a warehouselien against said mo-bilehome to satisfythe lien, storage andother relatedcharges incurred in-cluding reasonablecharges of notice,advertisement andsale. AlexanderMarie Johnson, An-drew John Johnson,Luis Alvarado, SethGibeaut, CascadeCorporate Mgmt.Inc., RegisteredOwners, Legal Own-ers, Interested Par-

tice of Sale. If thesale is set aside forany reason, includ-ing if the Trustee isunable to conveytitle, the Purchaserat the sale shall beentitled only to a re-turn of the moniespaid to the Trustee.This shall be thePurchaser's soleand exclusive rem-edy. The purchasershall have no furtherrecourse against theTrustor, the Trustee,the Beneficiary, theBeneficiary's Agent,or the Beneficiary'sAttorney. If you havepreviously been dis-charged throughbankruptcy, you mayhave been releasedof personal liabilityfor this loan in whichcase this letter is in-tended to exercisethe note holdersright's against thereal property only.Date: Quality LoanService Corporation2763 Camino DelRio South SanDiego, CA 92108619-645-7711 ForNON SALE informa-tion only Sale Line:916-939-0772 OrLogin to:http://www.quality-loan.com Reinstate-ment Line: (866)645-7711 Ext 5318Quality Loan Serv-ice Corp. TS No.:CA-19-850028-BFIDSPub #0154453

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at a trustee auction.You will be biddingon a lien, not on theproperty itself. Plac-ing the highest bid ata trustee auctiondoes not automati-cally entitle you tofree and clear own-ership of the prop-erty. You should alsobe aware that thelien being auctionedoff may be a juniorlien. If you are thehighest bidder at theauction, you are ormay be responsiblefor paying off allliens senior to thelien being auctionedoff, before you canreceive clear title tothe property. You areencouraged to in-vestigate the exis-tence, priority, andsize of outstandingliens that may existon this property bycontacting thecounty recorder's of-fice or a title insur-ance company,either of which maycharge you a fee forthis information. Ifyou consult either ofthese resources,you should be awarethat the same lendermay hold more thanone mortgage ordeed of trust on theproperty. NOTICETO PROPERTYOWNER: The saledate shown on thisnotice of sale maybe postponed one ormore times by themortgagee, benefici-ary, trustee, or acourt, pursuant toSection 2924g of theCalifornia CivilCode. The law re-quires that informa-tion about trusteesale postponementsbe made available toyou and to the pub-lic, as a courtesy tothose not present atthe sale. If you wishto learn whetheryour sale date hasbeen postponed,and, if applicable,the rescheduledtime and date for thesale of this property,you may call 916-939-0772 for infor-mation regarding thetrustee's sale or visitthis Internet Website http://www.qual-ityloan.com, usingthe file number as-signed to this fore-closure by theTrustee: CA-19-850028-BF. Informa-tion aboutpostponements thatare very short in du-ration or that occurclose in time to thescheduled sale maynot immediately bereflected in the tele-phone information oron the Internet Website. The best way toverify postponementinformation is to at-tend the scheduledsale. The under-signed Trustee dis-claims any liabilityfor any incorrect-ness of the propertyaddress or othercommon designa-tion, if any, shownherein. If no streetaddress or othercommon designa-tion is shown, direc-tions to the locationof the property maybe obtained bysending a written re-quest to the benefici-ary within 10 days ofthe date of first pub-lication of this No-

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TS No. CA-19-

850028-BF Order

No.: 8749611

YOU ARE IN DE-FAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUSTDATED 1/31/2017.UNLESS YOUTAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAYBE SOLD AT A PUB-LIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THENATURE OF THEP R O C E E D I N GAGAINST YOU,YOU SHOULDCONTACT ALAWYER. A publicauction sale to thehighest bidder forcash, cashier'scheck drawn on astate or nationalbank, check drawnby state or federalcredit union, or acheck drawn by astate or federal sav-ings and loan asso-ciation, or savingsassociation, or sav-ings bank specifiedin Section 5102 tothe Financial Codeand authorized to dobusiness in thisstate, will be held byduly appointedtrustee. The sale willbe made, but withoutcovenant or war-ranty, expressed orimplied, regardingtitle, possession, orencumbrances, topay the remainingprincipal sum of thenote(s) secured bythe Deed of Trust,with interest and latecharges thereon, asprovided in thenote(s), advances,under the terms ofthe Deed of Trust,interest thereon,fees, charges andexpenses of theTrustee for the totalamount (at the timeof the initial publica-tion of the Notice ofSale) reasonably es-timated to be setforth below. Theamount may begreater on the day ofsale. BENEFICIARYMAY ELECT TO BIDLESS THAN THETOTAL AMOUNTDUE. Trustor(s):AMBROS ABROWNING, ANDARACELI BROWN-ING, HUSBANDAND WIFE ASC O M M U N I T YP R O P E R T YRecorded: 2/1/2017as Instrument No.000217014731 ofOfficial Records inthe office of theRecorder of KERNCounty, California;Date of Sale:7/31/2019 at 10:00AM Place of Sale:On the front steps ofthe City Hall Southbuilding at 1501Truxtun Ave, Bak-ersfield, CA 93301Amount of unpaidbalance and otherc h a r g e s :$224,045.68 Thepurported propertyaddress is: 243 KIM-BERLY LN, RIDGE-CREST, CA 93555Assessor's ParcelNo.: 396-491-08-00-0 NOTICE TO PO-TENTIAL BIDDERS:If you are consider-ing bidding on thisproperty lien, youshould understandthat there are risksinvolved in bidding

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The following per-sons are doing busi-ness as: OwensPeak West WaterCo, 350 N. OwensPeak Rd., Inyokern,CA 93527, KernCounty.

This business isconducted by a Un-incorporated Associ-ation: MechelleErnst, 244 Mark Ct.,Inyokern, CA 93527,Nancy Tipton, 6456Denise Ave., Inyok-ern, CA 93527,Richard Marshall,6456 Denise Ave.,Inyokern, CA 93527.

This statement filedwith the CountyClerk of Kern Countyon 06/11/2019.

The registrant com-menced to transactbusiness under thefictitious businessname or nameslisted above on10/22/1984.

MARY B. BEDARD,CPA, Auditor-Con-troller-County Clerk

By N. Franco,Deputy Clerk

The filing of thisstatement does notof itself authorize theuse in this state of afictitious businessname in violation ofthe rights of anotherto a trademark ortrade name underfederal, state, orcommon law (seesection 14400 etseq., business andprofessions code). Itis the responsibilityof the registrant todetermine that thefictitious businessname selected willnot violate another'srights establishedunder law.

NOTICE: THIS FIC-TITIOUS BUSI-NESS NAMESTATEMENT EX-PIRES FIVE YEARSFROM THE DATE ITWAS FILED IN THEOFFICE OF THECOUNTY CLERK.

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NOTICE: THIS FIC-TITIOUS BUSI-NESS NAMESTATEMENT EX-PIRES FIVE YEARSFROM THE DATE ITWAS FILED IN THEOFFICE OF THECOUNTY CLERK.

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MENT

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The following per-sons are doing busi-ness as:?PizzaFactory, BeanstersEspresso, 1601 NTriangle Dr, Ridge-crest, CA 93555,Kern County.

This business isconducted by a Lim-ited Liability Com-pany: CR Calvi LLC,139 Balsam St#1300, Ridgecrest,CA 93555.

This statement filedwith the CountyClerk of Kern Countyon 06/13/2019.

The registrant com-menced to transactbusiness under thefictitious businessname or nameslisted above on N/A.

MARY B. BEDARD,CPA, Auditor-Con-troller-County?Clerk

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The Historical Society of the UpperMojave Desert, located at 230 WRidgecrest Blvd, is looking forvolunteers to help in its Gift Shop,during its Classic Movie Nites andOpen Mic Nites and other events, orin organizing its archival libraries —in a wide variety of ways. We’re funpeople and would like you to be partof our team! (760) 375-8456.

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reason, the Pur-chaser at the saleshall be entitled onlyto a return of the de-posit paid. The Pur-chaser shall have nofurther recourseagainst the Mort-gagor, the Mort-gagee or theMortgagee’s attor-ney. Date: FirstAmerican Title Insur-ance Company4795 Regent Blvd,Mail Code 1011-FIrving, TX 75063First American TitleInsurance CompanyMAY BE ACTINGAS A DEBT COL-LECTOR AT-TEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT.ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINEDMAY BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSEFOR TRUSTEESSALE INFORMA-TION PLEASECALL 1-866-539-4173NPP0355776

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you and to the pub-lic, as a courtesy tothose not present atthe sale. If you wishto learn whetheryour sale date hasbeen postponed,and if applicable, therescheduled timeand date for the saleof this property, youmay call 1-866-539-4173 or visit this In-ternet Webhttps://www.hudso-nandmarshall.com,using the file num-ber assigned to thisc a s eCA1900284976 In-formation aboutpostponements thatare very short in du-ration or that occurclose in time to thescheduled sale maynot immediately bereflected in the tele-phone information oron the Internet Website. The best wayto verify postpone-ment information isto attend the sched-uled sale. If the saleis set aside for any

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vestigate the exis-tence, priority, andsize of outstandingliens that may existon this property bycontacting thecounty recorder’soffice or a title insur-ance company, ei-ther of which maycharge you a fee forthis information. Ifyou consult either ofthese resources,you should be awarethat the same lendermay hold more thanone mortgage ordeed of trust on theproperty. NOTICETO PROPERTYOWNER: The saledate shown on thisnotice of sale maybe postponed one ormore times by themortgagee, benefici-ary, trustee, or acourt, pursuant toSection 2924g of theCalifornia CivilCode. The law re-quires that informa-tion about trusteesale postponementsbe made available to

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in the County wherethe real property islocated. NOTICETO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you areconsidering biddingon this property lien,you should under-stand that there arerisks involved in bid-ding at a trusteeauction. You will bebidding on a lien, noton the property it-self. Placing thehighest bid at atrustee auction doesnot automatically en-title you to free andclear ownership ofthe property. Youshould also beaware that the lienbeing auctioned offmay be a junior lien.If you are the high-est bidder at theauction, you are ormay be responsiblefor paying off allliens senior to thelien being auctionedoff, before you canreceive clear title tothe property. You areencouraged to in-

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expenses of theTrustee and of thetrusts created bysaid Deed of Trust.The total amount ofthe unpaid balanceof the obligation se-cured by the prop-erty to be sold andreasonable esti-mated costs, ex-penses andadvances at the timeof the initial publica-tion of the Notice ofSale is $85,678.07. The ben-eficiary under saidDeed of Trust hasdeposited all docu-ments evidencingthe obligations se-cured by the Deed ofTrust and has de-clared all sums se-cured therebyimmediately due andpayable, and hascaused a written No-tice of Default andElection to Sell to beexecuted. The un-dersigned causedsaid Notice of De-fault and Election toSell to be recorded

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181-13-00-4 Thestreet address andother common des-ignation, if any, ofthe real property de-scribed above is pur-ported to be: 1009N O R T HS T R E C K E RSTREET, RIDGE-CREST, CA 93555The undersignedTrustee disclaimsany liability for anyincorrectness of thestreet address andother common des-ignation, if any,shown herein. Saidsale will be made,but without covenantor warranty, ex-pressed or implied,regarding title, pos-session, or encum-brances, to pay theremaining principalsum of the note(s)secured by saidDeed of Trust, withinterest thereon, asprovided in saidnote(s), advances,under the terms ofsaid Deed of Trust,fees, charges and

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TSG No.: 8751529

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CA1900284976

FHA/VA/PMI No.:

APN: 352-181-13-

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NORTH

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STREET RIDGE-

CREST, CA 93555

NOTICE OF

TRUSTEE'S SALE

YOU ARE IN DE-FAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST,DATED 07/25/2005.UNLESS YOUTAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAYBE SOLD AT A PUB-LIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THENATURE OF THEP R O C E E D I N GAGAINST YOU,YOU SHOULDCONTACT ALAWYER. On07/24/2019 at 10:00A.M., First AmericanTitle Insurance Com-pany, as duly ap-pointed Trusteeunder and pursuantto Deed of Trustr e c o r d e d08/08/2005, as In-strument No.0205209615, inbook , page , , of Of-ficial Records in theoffice of the CountyRecorder of KERNCounty, State ofCalifornia. Executedby: GENE LETTER-MAN AND DE-L O R E SL E T T E R M A N ,WILL SELL AT PUB-LIC AUCTION TOHIGHEST BIDDERFOR CASH,C A S H I E R ' SC H E C K / C A S HEQUIVALENT orother form of pay-ment authorized by2924h(b), (Payableat time of sale inlawful money of theUnited States) Onthe front steps ofthe City Hall Southbuilding at 1501Truxtun Ave, Bak-ersfield, CA 93301All right, title and in-terest conveyed toand now held by itunder said Deed ofTrust in the propertysituated in saidCounty and Statedescribed as: ASMORE FULLY DE-SCRIBED IN THEABOVE MEN-TIONED DEED OFTRUST APN# 352-

Dated: 5/31/2019By: Jason W. Web-ster, Judge of the Supe-rior Court

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ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE FOR

CHANGE OF

NAME

SUPERIOR

COURT

OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF KERN

CASE NUMBER

RCV-19-27

TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner, JulieAnn Sargent filed apetition with thiscourt for a decreechanging names asfollows:

Present Name: Christian Frank Kilby

Proposed Name: Nicholas Nox Sar-gent

2. THE COURT OR-DERS that all per-sons interested inthis matter shall ap-pear before thiscourt at the hearingindicated below toshow cause, if any,why the petition forchange of nameshould not begranted.

NOTICE OF HEAR-INGDATE: 7/24/19TIME: 9:00 AMADDRESS: SuperiorCourt Of California,County Of Kern132 East Coso Av-enueRidgecrest, CA93555DEPT: BR

3. A copy of thisOrder to ShowCause shall be pub-lished at least onceeach week for foursuccessive weeksprior to the date setfor hearing on thepetition in the follow-ing newspaper ofgeneral circulation,printed in this county(specify newspa-per): The Daily Inde-pendent.

each week for foursuccessive weeksprior to the date setfor hearing on thepetition in the follow-ing newspaper ofgeneral circulation,printed in this county(specify newspa-per): The Daily Inde-pendent.

Dated: 5/31/2019By: Jason W. Web-ster, Judge of the Supe-rior Court

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ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE FOR

CHANGE OF

NAME

SUPERIOR

COURT

OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF KERN

CASE NUMBER

RCV-19-28

TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner, Angel-ica Ann Kilby filed apetition with thiscourt for a decreechanging names asfollows:

Present Name: Angelica Ann Kilby

Proposed Name: Seva Ann Sargent

2. THE COURT OR-DERS that all per-sons interested inthis matter shall ap-pear before thiscourt at the hearingindicated below toshow cause, if any,why the petition forchange of nameshould not begranted.

NOTICE OF HEAR-INGDATE: 7/24/19TIME: 9:00 AMADDRESS: SuperiorCourt Of California,County Of Kern132 East Coso Av-enueRidgecrest, CA93555DEPT: BR

3. A copy of thisOrder to ShowCause shall be pub-lished at least once

ties, please take fur-ther notice that, inorder to prevent themobilehome frombeing sold at the no-ticed sale, the fol-lowing amount mustbe paid prior to thesale: total claim todate of $3,472.29(additional amountsincurred shall beadded to thisamount as providedin the CommercialCode). Bidders arerequired to showproof of cashier’sc h e c k ( s ) / m o n e yorder(s) in anamount equal to theclaim to date amountprior to bidding.Michael J. Rubino, 4Hutton Center Drive,Suite 730, SantaAna, California92707 (949) 309-9740 AuthorizedAgent for RidgecrestTC, LLC

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CLASSIC PEANUTS BY CHARLES SCHULZ

DILBERT BY SCOTT ADAMS

GARFIELD BY JIM DAVIS

Daughter in bedroom next doorfrowns on mom's relationship

DEAR ABBY: I am a54-year-old single womanwho recently started dat-ing again after four yearsof total abstinence. Mytwo adult daughters, ages18 and 22, live at homewith me.

My dilemma: I am smit-ten, to say the least, withan attractive, supportiveand very loving man. Ihave invited him over andintroduced him to thegirls, which went well untilthe other night, when my22-year-old overheard usbeing intimate (her bed-room is next to mine).There was no screamingor anything lewd, no nu-dity or PDA, but I happento have a slightly noisybed.

She now refuses to sleepin her room and sent mea text telling me she wantsto live with her dad be-cause she thinks it's dis-gusting. I'm not sure howto feel. On one hand, Ithink she needs to growup, but at the same time,I don't want to be thecause of her discomfort.

I explained to her thatI'm happy after beingalone for so long and per-haps she could be happyfor me. My partner thinksshe's jealous of our newrelationship. The 18-year-old couldn't care less.

My question is, am I be-having inappropriately?Don't I have just as muchright to enjoy my homeas they do? -- GETTINGBACK TO IT IN NEWYORK

DEAR GETTINGBACK: I can see how youryoung adult daughtermight be uncomfortable

being confronted with hermother's sexual activity,to the musical accompa-niment of squeaking bedsprings. Most people havea hard time accepting theirparents as sexual beings.You didn't mentionwhether your daughter'sfather would welcome thisdaughter moving in withhim. If he's all for it, thatwould be the way to dealwith her discomfort.

DEAR ABBY: I've beenhappily married for 13years. Over the last fewyears we have experiencedour brushes with theprospect of infidelity, butwe remain committed toeach other. While our mar-riage is a healthy and hap-py one, our commitmentto each other has recentlycome into question, andwe have been fightingmore than usual.

Recently, a good friendof mine since almost child-hood -- and brief lover inmy early 20s -- with whomI have maintained friendlycontact over the years,propositioned me. He saidhe has never fallen out oflove with me and will con-tinue to wait. I cut off myrelationship with himwithout agreeing to an af-fair (or anything else) andhave moved on with mymarriage.

My concern is, now Ifeel this urge to let myhusband know about theexchange, mostly to rein-force my commitment tohim and maintain trans-parency. But part of me isafraid that bringing it upwill cause more upset, andmaybe I should keep it tomyself. What should I do?-- NEEDING SOMEGUIDANCE

DEAR NEEDING: Notall of our urges are meantto be acted upon. Be hon-est about your motive.What do you think tellingyour husband will accom-plish? Will it bring youcloser to each other, or re-mind him that you are at-tractive to other men andmake him jealous? Will itanger him enough to wantto punch your old friendand former lover in thenose? If this is a possibility,some things are better leftunsaid.

Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips,and was founded by hermother, Pauline Phillips.Contact Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com orP.O. Box 69440, Los An-geles, CA 90069.

For everything you needto know about weddingplanning, order "How toHave a Lovely Wedding."Send your name and mail-ing address, plus check ormoney order for $8 (U.S.funds) to: Dear Abby,Wedding Booklet, P.O. Box447, Mount Morris, IL61054-0447. (Shippingand handling are includedin the price.)

DEAR ABBY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGFOR PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE COUNTY OF KERN’S

FY 2012-2013 THROUGH FY 2016-2017 ANNUAL ACTION PLANSEMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS PROGRAM

On August 13, 2019, the Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing to provide the opportunity for public comment regarding a proposed amendment to the County of Kern’s FY 2012-2013 through FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plans for Community Development Programs (Action Plan). Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) advised Kern County of remaining Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds from expired contracts that would be available to reallocate if a commitment to spend the funds is completed by September 13, 2019. Information was shared with existing ESG subrecipients. Women’s Center High Desert, Inc. applied to repair their existing facility in Ridgecrest and expand services in Lake Isabella assisting the homeless population in the Kern River Valley and eastern Kern County.

Amend the Action Plans2012-2013 $167,539.352013-2014 $2,088.702014-2015 $19,396.652015-2016 $41,031.612016-2017 $27,501.09

Total $257,557.40

Immediately after the public hearing, the Board will consider the following actions:a. Approval of amendment to the County’s FY 2012-2013 through FY 2016-2017 Annual Action Plan as

provided herein;b. Authorization for the County’s Planning and Natural Resources Department to reallocate prior year ESG

funds to Women’s Center High Desert, Inc. and create Project # 46.19.5The public hearing is scheduled for:

Location: Board of Supervisors ChambersCounty Administrative Center1115 Truxtun Avenue, First FloorBakersfield, California 93301

Date: August 13, 2019Time: 2:00 P. M. or thereafter

Comments and/or questions prior to the public hearing concerning the proposed amendments can be directed to Catherine Vasquez, Housing Programs Manager at:

Planning and Natural Resources Department2700 “M” Street, Suite 250

Bakersfield, California 93301Phone: (661) 862-5050

Facsimile: (661) 862-5052TTY Relay: (800) 735-2929

The Board of Supervisors Chamber is accessible to persons with disabilities. Disabled individuals who need special assistance to attend or participate in a meeting of the Board of Supervisors may request assistance at the Clerk of the

Board of Supervisors, Fifth Floor, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, or by calling (661) 868-3585, or via TTY Relay: (800) 735-2929.

Every effort will be made to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities by making meeting material available in alternative formats. Requests for assistance should be made five (5) working days in advance of a meeting whenever

possible.

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tinued to operate within thecity. Law enforcement dutieshave transitioned fromemergency response to

heavy patrols.“We’ve got groups of agen-

cies sweeping neighbor-hoods doing a proactive,preventive patrol,” saidRidgecrest Police CaptainJustin Dampier. “We’re be-ing available and seen sothat (residents) that know if

something goes down, we’vegot enough emergency per-sonnel to deal with it effec-tively.”

But many aftershockshave kept local residents onedge.

“We’re slowly evolvingback to where we need to be,

but there’s still a cloud of un-certainty around many as-pects of the community,”Dampier added.

Soon, the process of re-building will begin, whichcan be difficult as theprospect of a third largeearthquake looms over the

city.However, after a commu-

nity meeting Sunday eveningthat attracted around 600people, residents remainedresilient despite the hardshipthey had been through.

“I think there is a realneed for spiritual and emo-

tional support services tocontinue,” said SupervisorMick Gleason, whose dis-trict covers Ridgecrest. “I’mlooking forward to us slow-ly getting back to our normalroutines. Hopefully mothernature will cooperate withus."

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LAUREN JENNINGS/DAILY INDEPENDENTAssemblyman Vince Fong, Mayor Peggy Breeden and County Supervisor Mick Gleason talk before Sunday’s Town Hall meeting in Ridgecrest, which attracted about 600 peopleand discussed information for the city’s recovery effort.

The City of Ridgecrest put out a call to retiredor current civil servants as it continues its goalof inspecting businesses and homes impacted bythe 6.4 magnitude and 7.1 magnitude earthquakesthat hit Thursday and Friday.

In a post, the Public Works Department not-ed it needs current or retired general contractorsto screen / evaluate phone calls of residential andcommercial properties to prioritize inspections.

“If interested, contact Public Works DirectorBard Lower at 530-457-7232,” the city stated inits update. “We are looking for locals who may notbe working at this time, to man the phones. Wedo not need help in the field. We only need helpfrom persons with building knowledge to workin the office answering phones.”

The City has established a hotline for residentsto report damage. Kern County Building Inspec-tors are assisting with staffing the hotline. If thereare any questions or requests from Kern Coun-ty residents to report damage, please directthem to call the Ridgecrest hotline.

The number is 760-499-5083.Remember to use the resources available to you

to use the correct phone numbers. The KernCounty Sheriff 's Office and Ridgecrest Police de-partment are very busy with calls regarding theearthquake, in addition to normal calls for serv-ice.

Local Assistance center at Kerr McGee Thursday-Saturday

From Thursday July 11, 2019 through SaturdayJuly 13, 2019, there will be a Local AssistanceCenter (L.A.C.) set up at the Kerr McGee Center,from 10:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. The L.A.C. provides asingle facility at which individuals, families, andbusinesses can access available disaster assistanceprograms and services.

“There will be State, County, and local agenciesthat will be there to assist and provide informa-tion to everyone who has been affected by theearthquakes,” the city said in an update. “Once wehave a confirmed list of all of the agencies, we willpublicize the information throughout the city.”

A volunteer veterinary team is now set up at theRed Cross Shelter in Ridgecrest inside the KerrMcGee Center.

The team will treat animals every sort, not onlywith injury care but also those whose illness madeworse by stress or other issues.

Contact Maya at 310-808-5943 if there is aneed for house calls or farm visits. House call vis-its to those in Trona will soon be underway.

With DVMs now there, the Voluntary VetTeam will be able to prescribe/dispense appro-priate sedatives to animals who wereterrorized/tried to (or did) flee with the shaking.

City in need ofvolunteer engineers forcalls, inspections

Ridgecrest Regional Hospital is back open for business

Ridgecrest Regional Hospital(RRH) announced that it has re-opened, following its forced closuredue to a nearby magnitude 6.4 earth-quake hitting on Fourth of July, fol-lowed by a second major earthquakeof 7.1 magnitude the day after on Fri-day, July 5.

The Emergency Department isback to full operations and acceptingambulances, Labor & Delivery has re-sumed normal operations, and allother departments are returning totheir usual business hours. Plans arestill in place to re-open the hospital’sUrgent Care facility from Monday,July 8.

The first 6.4 foreshock saw thehospital evacuate at approximately11:40 a.m. on July 4, with any inpa-tients at the time being transferred tosurrounding hospitals in Lancaster,Palmdale and Bakersfield areas viaMercy Air Ambulance. The Emer-gency Room was set up as a triage forwalk-in patients in tents outside thefront of the hospital and plans werein place to accept patients in active la-bor, with one of two available oper-ating rooms set up for the event of aC-section delivery.

While awaiting a review on Thurs-day from state inspectors, followingthe first 6.4 magnitude quake. thehospital’s own review found no struc-tural damage, but cracks in the walls,broken water pipes and water dam-

age were visible. Ensuing the 7.1magnitude earthquake on Friday, asecond inspection found that thenew patient tower requires repairwork to the second floor. Former in-patient units in the older part of thehospital were re-opened with ap-proval by the state, to resume normaloperations at noon on Sunday, July 7.Bella Sera building was unaffectedand residents remained at the skillednursing facility, located at the back ofthe main hospital.

“Damage to our new patient tow-er is unfortunate and repairs arelikely to take several months,” saidRRH President/CEO James Suver.“However, this will not hamper hos-pital operations, as we prepare tomove back and utilize some of theolder parts of the hospital. Our staffand physicians were incredible. Var-ious staff members worked aroundthe clock to get our hospital openquickly. The support of Liberty Am-bulance staff, with additional supportfor San Bernardino AMR ambu-lance and Hall Ambulance, allowedus to keep providing patient care.”

On Friday, July 5, the hospitalposted a message of thanks on its so-

cial media to Ridgecrest Mayor Peg-gy Breeden, Ridgecrest Police Depart-ment Chief of Police Jed McLaugh-lin and City of Ridgecrest City Man-ager Ron Strand, “for their unfailingsupport in the community's time ofneed.”

The hospital received numerousdonations during the disaster, in-cluding: food and drinks provided bythe local McDonald’s and Starbucks;pizza from Little Caesars Ridgecrest;cases of water from the town’s Wal-mart Supercenter; easy-up canopiesfrom Big 5 Sporting Goods and fansfrom Home Depot.

“We have seen tremendous supportfrom the community, our businesspartners, the city, Kern County EMSand the State EMS agency,” Suversaid. “And the dedication and com-mitment from our own employeesand volunteers is unparalleled. Wecannot begin to thank everyoneenough for pulling together in thistime of need and getting the hospitalback open again for our community.”

Ridgecrest Regional Hospital con-tinues to keep patients informedwith regular updates through itswebsite at https://www.rrh.org/ andsocial media channels: Facebook(www.facebook.com/RidgecrestRe-gionalHospital), Instagram (@ridge-crestregionalhospital), LinkedIn(https://www.linkedin.com/compa-ny/ridgecrest-regional-hospital/).

Desert Valleys Federal CreditUnion, headquartered at the epicen-ter of the affected region, is proudto announce $1 million commit-ment to supporting the families af-fected by the Independence Dayearthquakes which shook the Sear-les and Indian Wells Valley commu-nities over the past few days.

Beginning on Monday, July 8,and through July 12, Desert Valleyswill be providing short-term loansof up $1,000. Desert Valleys is opento the community, and non-mem-bers are welcome to join to take ad-vantage of this resource. The loanswill have a 90-day repayment optionand low interest rate to allow mem-bers the chance to apply for assis-tance programs or insurance sup-port. Desert Valleys can provide upto 1,000 loans to the community as

demand requires. “Getting emergency funds into the

hands of people in need is our fo-cus,” said Desert Valleys CEO EricBruen. “People are replacing food,medical supplies, and other neces-sities as quickly as possible. Whencombined with the possibility ofbeing without work for a few days,we want to provide at least a finan-cial piece of mind to our communi-ty.”

To help assist those members inthe Trona community, the credit

union mobile branch will be de-ployed throughout the week to pro-vide assistance. Desert Valleys Sen-ior VP Dana Griffin will be headingup a supplies and donation effortthrough the week as well.

“Our Mobile Branch gives us theopportunity to bring critically need-ed supplies every day to the commu-nity,” said Griffin.

Desert Valleys is a not-for-profitfinancial cooperative committed toserving the Ridgecrest and Tronacommunities. Desert Valleys hasserved these communities since1946 and proudly seeks to improvethe lives of our 4,400 members. Formore information about Desert Val-leys events, visitwww.desertvalleys.org, join us onFacebook, or tweet us @Desert-Valleys.

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