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Re: Local News & Events

Postby sandman » Mon Sep 30, 2013 8:19 am

blackturtle.us wrote:I put together an info page on the Trona Gem-O-Rama that includes a link to several info pages at various websites, including the news article posted by MrFish.
LINK: http://www.dvplants.com/INFO/gem.html

The gem and mineral show is always a good time. Getting out on the lake is a great experience. I recommend it to anyone who hasn't tried it.
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Re: Local News & Events

Postby wildrose » Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:29 am

Reel West Film Festival in Lone Pine
Looks like the Lone Pine Film Festival is on the same day as the gem and mineral show here in Trona. It might be difficult to make it to both, especially with the roads washed out!
LINK: http://www.sierrawave.net/26714/reel-west-film/
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Re: Local News & Events

Postby CoolChick » Sun Oct 20, 2013 7:21 am

Gem-O-Rama gets huge turnout for 72nd annual event :pac:
As usual a ton of people came to town for this annual event.
The 72nd Annual Gem-O-Rama held in Trona and on the Searles Dry Lake bed on Saturday and Sunday drew thousands of visitors. English, Italian, Spanish, Asian and Slavic languages could be heard from rock enthusiasts during the field trips to the lake to collect minerals and gems.

LINK: http://www.ridgecrestca.com/article/20131016/NEWS/131019854
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Two people found shot in trunk after Ridgecrest gun battle

Postby surfsteve » Fri Oct 25, 2013 1:07 pm

Murder, Kidnapping Suspect Shot To Death After Kern County Chase
By Kate Mather, Ruben Vives and Richard Winton

October 25, 2013, 12:18 p.m.

A suspect who opened fire on passersby during an hourlong police pursuit in Central California has been killed, and two people found with bullet wounds in the trunk of his vehicle were airlifted to an area hospital, authorities said.

Details about Friday morning's incident in Ridgecrest, about 150 miles north of Los Angeles, were still developing, officials said.

Ray Pruitt, spokesman for the Kern County Sheriff's Office, confirmed the male suspect died after he "became involved in an exchange of gunfire" with authorities when the pursuit ended on Highway 395 roughly eight miles north of Highway 58.

Highway closed Photo: Highway closed

It was not clear when the man and woman found in the suspect's trunk sustained their injuries, nor were the extent of their injuries immediately known, Pruitt said.

A Kern County sheriff's deputy began following the vehicle -- wanted in connection with an investigation into an assault with a deadly weapon that later turned into a homicide -- about 7:10 a.m. in Ridgecrest, Pruitt said.

Information about that homicide was not immediately available.

The deputy followed the vehicle until he was joined by other units and tried to pull it over.

The pursuit began after the vehicle failed to yield, Pruitt said.

During the chase, the suspect "fired numerous times" at both the officers and civilians, Pruitt said. It was not immediately clear whether any injuries were reported.

The chase ended about an hour later after the suspect pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and exchanged gunfire with authorities, Pruitt said. Three agencies were involved in the shooting, Pruitt said: Kern County deputies, Ridgecrest police and California Highway Patrol officers.

About 10 miles of Highway 395 remained closed Friday morning as investigators combed the scene.

Allie Cass, 26, said Kramer Junction, better known as the "four corners" to residents, was closed off and all employees in the nearby businesses were told to stay inside their stores and restaurants. Cass said deputies had closed off the intersection to the public. She said they stood with shotguns.

“There were a lot of angry people here,” Cass said. “They locked us down and didn’t tell us anything. They should have told us why.”

Further south from the intersection, a 76 gas station employee who declined to give her name said a lot of truckers and drivers headed north on Highway 395 were stranded.

The employee said she was stunned to hear about the shooting.

“These kind of things don’t happen here in the middle of nowhere,” she said. “It’s very quiet here.”

In Ridgecrest, Mayor Dan Clark said he was thankful law enforcement officers were able to stop the gunman. Clark said the police chief told him the suspect "had been neutralized," but said it was still unclear "how many victims there are or the extent of the injuries."

Clark was teaching at Mesquite Continuation High School on Friday morning when the city's schools were all placed on lockdown about 7:30, he said.

“Everyone is very shook up and concerned in Ridgecrest," he said. "This is a small town and things like this just don’t happen here."

Ridgecrest, population just over 27,000, sits in the northeast corner of Kern County and is its third-largest city.


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Re: Two people found shot in trunk after Ridgecrest gun batt

Postby tronagirl » Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:45 am

Ridgecrest gun man shot dead in California's Mohave Desert
This video will probably be taken down by YouTube, but it shows the part of 395 where the chase ended.

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Re: Two people found shot in trunk after Ridgecrest gun batt

Postby mrfish » Sun Oct 27, 2013 6:49 am

Family and Neighbors react to Ridgecrest shooting
The shooter was recently arrested for being a felon in possession of ammunition.
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Re: Ridgecrest Shooting

Postby desertrat » Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:10 am

Anyone know how long they had 395 shutdown for? Was there any attempt to set up a detour? There must be some dirt roads that would have worked! I know collecting evidence and police work is important, but wasn't this case kind of open and shut?
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Re: Local News & Events

Postby tronagirl » Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:23 am

Kern's Camp Fire - A friend told me that there was a fire at Kern's Camp that was pretty bad. It took firefighters three hours to put out the fire and firefighters from the county, Searles Valley Minerals, and China Lake were on the scene. She said that the fire was caused by a spark which ignited some kerosene and gasoline and that the spark came from a car that was being repaired. She also said something about the guy who was working on his car not having a fire extinguisher. That seems kind of dumb. I need to check to see if the Daily Insufficient has any more info about the fire.
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Re: Local News & Events

Postby sandman » Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:07 am

tronagirl wrote:Kern's Camp Fire - A friend told me that there was a fire at Kern's Camp that was pretty bad. It took firefighters three hours to put out the fire and firefighters from the county, Searles Valley Minerals, and China Lake were on the scene. She said that the fire was caused by a spark which ignited some kerosene and gasoline and that the spark came from a car that was being repaired. She also said something about the guy who was working on his car not having a fire extinguisher. That seems kind of dumb. I need to check to see if the Daily Insufficient has any more info about the fire.

Home, antiques destroyed after car fire spreads in Trona
I found something posted by the San Bernardino Sun, but nothing from that sorry excuse for a newspaper published in Ridgecrest! Maybe they had something in the print version of their paper and they were just too lazy or too cheap to post the article online. In either case, it probably wasn't worth looking at!
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A car fire spread to a home on the northwestern tip of San Bernardino County on Wednesday, destroying the residence. San Bernardino County firefighters came to the 83000 block of Trona Road at 1:01 p.m. Live power lines blocked them from accessing the home.

LINK: http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20131114/home-antiques-destroyed-after-car-fire-spreads-in-trona
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Re: Local News & Events

Postby James Sel » Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:28 am

What is Kern's Camp? thx :?:
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