TOP STORIES
Melodrama makes for merry theatrical fun
Valerie Cassity/Special to the Sun
Missing Kernville man found
Cathy Perfect/Kern Valley Sun
County agency response to hoist rescue questioned
Cathy Perfect/Kern Valley Sun
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OPINION
Bill Deserved Better
On Sept. 23, 2011, Jennings William Bennett (Bill), a timber-faller was killed in a tragic accident in the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, Calif., while falling trees. He was fatally injured when a tree fell on him while working for Jess Witten Logging.
Kudos are in Order
Bravo to the Kernville Chamber of Commerce for another successful Whiskey Flat weekend.
So-called fishy rumor is fact
At a recent chamber of commerce meeting a member questioned the validity of a rumor he had heard that had locals grumbling. He had heard that the fishing derby committee was going to plant the derby fish on Saturday morning (the day the derby begins) rather than on Friday as in past years.
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SPORTS
Vikings’ second half surge sinks Broncs
Ray Conner/Sports Editor
Lady Eagles soar past Kern Valley
Patti McGarvey/Special to the Sun
Lady Broncs end season with 2-0 CIF playoff loss
Patti McGarvey/Special to the Sun
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KV LIFE
WestAmerica Bank tops in customer service
The Lake Isabella branch of WestAmerica Bank was recently honored with the President’s Circle of Branches. Only the top 10 branches out of 99 statewide qualify and the Lake Isabella branch was designated as number one.
Whiskey Flat results are in
The Kernville Chamber of Commerce released the names of winners in various categories for Whiskey Flat Days 2012.
Encampment draws more than 5,000
Matt Martz/Special to the Sun
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OBITUARIES
Margarite Alice 'McKinney' Spanner
March 26, 1916 - Feb. 14, 2012
Margarite “McKinney” Spanner went home to be with the Lord Feb. 14, 2012 at the Eastern Star Senior Living Center with her son Tom and his wife Sue by her side.
Arthur Westley ‘Rod’ Rodriguez
July 20, 1926 - Feb. 6, 2012
Rod’s journey began in the copper mining town of Morenci, in the mountains of eastern Arizona. When he left Morenci for Los Angeles in November 1942, little did he know how his journey would take him to the point of history on more than one occasion. Anxious to follow his brothers, both in the Navy, into the service during World War II, he enlisted in the Marines, 10 Aug 1943, shortly after his 17th birthday. On Sept. 18 he became a member of the 4th Marine Division, which soon headed directly from the US mainland to Kwajalein, for his first taste of action against the enemy. Subsequently based in Hawaii, he saw more action in Saipan, Tinian and finally Iwo Jima.
L. William ‘Bill’ Tebbe
Jan. 30, 1911 - Jan. 15, 2012
L. William “Bill” Tebbe, age 100+, passed away in his home Jan. 15, 2012, just 15 days short of his 101st birthday, with daughter Margaret and granddaughter Heather at his side.
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