East KernEast KernVisions

January 2015January 2015

Visions

Spotlight: Whiskey Flat and the Kern River area

Furnace Creek getaway

Bakersfield

Condors

hockey

Burro Schmidt’s tunnel

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Publisher

John Watkins

Editor

Aaron Crutchfield

Advertising Director

Paula McKay

Advertising Sales

Rodney PreulBarbara Schultheiss

Writers

Cheryl McDonaldRyan KuhnJoyce Grant

Aaron CrutchfieldJessica Weston

Adam Robertson

For this issue, we take a look at

the major festival that is

Whiskey Flat Days in

Kernville. We also feature

restaurant Ewing’s on the

Kern, a local institution that

recently reopened.

Inside this issue

Burro Schmidt’s Tunnel .....................3Bakersfield Condors ..........................4Tierra Del Sol Golf Course................5Whiskey Flat Days .............................7Ewings on the Kern...........................9

Whiskey Flat Days events ...............10California City 50th anniversary ......11Furnace Creek..................................12Movie extra casting agency .............13Upcoming theater productions .......15

On the cover: The Kern River, by Wikimedia Commons user Rastrojo

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On the cover: The Kern River, by Wikimedia Commons user Rastrojo

BY CHERYL MCDONALDFor the Daily Independent

I was flipping through the channelsthe other evening, on my way to theNews Hour, and I came across anepisode of Huell Howser’s CaliforniaGold. It was his episode on the “Califor-nia Underground.” The last half of theshow was just beginning, and guess whowas on the agenda: Burro Schmidt andhis tunnel.

I made my own trip to Burro Schmidt’stunnel in 2013 on a field trip with theHistorical Society of the Upper MojaveDesert. Several of us did a car/truck cara-van out to the location in Last ChanceCanyon just this side of Red RockCanyon State Park off of Highway 14 (Ihighly recommend the HSUMD fieldtrips, always interesting with lots ofknowledgeable people).

Burro Schmidt, or William HenrySchmidt, was from Rhode Island. Hecame to California for his health — mostof his family died of consumption beforethe age of 30. On arriving in Californiahe went to work for the Kern CountyLand Company and got interested inmining. Although he did do some min-ing in Copper Canyon, he began digginga tunnel in the El Paso Mountainsthrough Copper Mountain in 1906, andthis became his reason for life. He be-lieved this tunnel would be a useful wayto get ore mined in Last Chance Canyonover to Cantil and the train station on the

other side of the mountains. Unfortu-nately, it took him 32 years to completethe tunnel, and by then there were fasterforms of transportation. However, dig-ging this half-mile tunnel probably savedhis life. He lived to the ripe old age of 81,dying just a few days before his 82ndbirthday.

William got his nickname of “Burro”because his only companions were twoburros he used for hauling supplies. Henever married for fear of passing on thefamily disease — consumption is nowknown as tuberculosis.

During the summers he worked in theKern River Valley on farms as a ranchhand earning money to buy the supplieshe needed. In the winters he workedalone digging the tunnel with only a jackhammer, dynamite, a shovel and a singleore cart, which he pushed in and out byhand to remove the dirt and rock fromthe tunnel. His concern was not so muchabout the ore he was finding, but com-pleting the tunnel. He lived in a smallcabin he had built, insulated with maga-zines and newspapers, eating flapjacksand beans.

Near the end of his life, he offered thetunnel to the University of California fortheir studies on mineralogy, news spreadand soon Schmidt was entered into “Rip-ley’s Believe it or Not” as the “humanmole.” He eventually gave his interest inthe tunnel to Mike Lee, and when Mikepassed on, Toni Seeger purchased theclaim from the county seat, Bakersfield.

She lived in a newer house next toSchmidt’s cabin. Her home wasequipped with all the amenities, includ-ing pumped water from a well and powerfrom a gas powered generator. WhenToni passed on in 2003 at the age of 90,there was no longer a caretaker or guideto share the tunnel with tourists. Al-though I never met her I have heard nu-merous stories of her hospitality fromothers who used to visit on a regular ba-sis. Toni is buried in the JohannesburgCemetery and was loved by many in themining community.

Since her passing the cabin sites havebeen ransacked and pretty much de-stroyed by those with no respect for thehistory of this place. The tunnel is stillopen and is well worth the trip. The viewfrom the entry side is quite beautiful:Robber’s Roost, the Southern Sierras andWalker Pass. As you enter the tunnel, youwill need a flashlight, as it gets dark pret-ty fast. It is a narrow straight run formost of the length with only a couple of

side deviations. Near the other end thereis a sharp turn to the right and then youare soon out on the other side of themountain with an incredible view ofKoehn Lake and Cantil in Fremont Val-ley, and off to the left is Highway 395 andthe Rand Mining District.

Burro Schmidt’s tunnel is really worththe trip. An amazing tribute to the powerof what a focused individual can achieve.

Cheryl McDonald is a local artist andresident of Ridgecrest. You can see moreof her work on her website,www.cherylmcdonald-art.com. �

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Condors: Hockey just over the mountainsBY RYAN KUHN

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One might think hockey is only popular in places where deep layers of snowfall and lakes are frozen over, but here on the west coast, hockey’s popularity isactually on the rise.

Even before the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings won its two Stan-ley Cup Championships, hockey was popular in Southern California.

You just have to drive west heading over the Tehachapi Pass.Since 1998, the Bakersfield Condors have been entertaining fans on the ice and

have been successful, making the playoffs eight out of the last 11 years.“You can’t live (in Bakersfield) and not hear about the Condors or know some-

one who goes to the game,” said Kevin Bartl, vice president of communications.“After 17 years and 3 million fans coming through our doors, this has turned intoa pretty good spot.”

The Condors started by playing in the West Coast Hockey League before it dis-banded in 2003, and some of the teams, including Bakersfield, were absorbedinto the East Coast Hockey League.

The ECHL is divided into two leagues, with two divisions in each league. TheCondors play in the Pacific Division, which includes teams from Alaska, Utah,Colorado and other cities in California.

Just as minor league baseball helps give young players experience, each team inthe ECHL has an NHL affiliate. For years, the Condors were affiliated with theAnaheim Ducks, but just this last year, the Edmonton Oilers purchased the team.

Staying around has not been easy. While the Condors have seen continuoussuccess, other minor league teams have not. Both the San Francisco Bulls andFresno Falcons, who each had ECHL seasons in the past, folded midseason.

“You have to go back 17 years ago to when we got started and our whole M.O.was getting the players out in the community and working with nonprofits,” Bartlsaid. “We try to work with as many groups as we can, and we have woven our-selves into this community.”

This season, Bakersfield is currently 18-18, but first-year coach Jean-FrancoisHoule said it is a challenge every day.

“One part of our job is to develop players to move on to the next level, andsometimes they leave,” Houle said. “That said, it is a lot of fun to come to the rinkevery day, and it’s the best job in sports.”

The Condors not only cater to hockey fans, but to anyone that wants to have agood time. Some promotional nights that have been held include Star WarsNight, celebrating Seinfeld’s 25th anniversary, “Frozen” Night, and the infamousTeddy Bear Toss, where fans bring teddy bears and throw them on the ice afterthe team scores its first goal. The teddy bears are then donated to charity.

Another reason the Condors have been successful is their impact in the local

youth hockey community. “We have a rapidly growing youth hockey program that is guided along by ex-

players who still live here,” Bartl said. “As opposed to other communities, ouryouth players are growing up being taught by ex-pros, and it has done wondersfor us.”

Bakersfield has 28 games remaining on the schedule. Whether you havewatched hockey since you were a child or have never been to a game, the Condorswelcome any type of fan.

“For years we had a saying: ‘We don’t have hockey fans, we have Condors fans,’”Bartl said. �

RYAN KUHN/DAILY INDEPENDENTBakersfield goalie Frans Tuohimaa looks to keep the other team from scoring during arecent game.

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tierra Del Sol is tops for golf in high desertBY JOYCE GRANTMojave Desert News

The Tierra Del Sol (“Land of the Sun”) GolfCourse in California City is widely consideredone of the best-kept secrets in the highdesert.

The golf course, which opened in 1977, wasoriginally owned by Great Western Cities. Itwas part of what was termed the “317 Project”by the developers who eventually deeded the317-acre property to the city, under whoseownership it remains to this day.

Second-generation P.G.A. professional andNew Jersey native Bob Dacey has been thecourse manager for the past 20 years. Dacey’sfather, a golf professional, oversaw his son’searly career, which began when Dacey wonhis first golf tournament at the age of 11.

To this day, Dacey and his brother, John,are the only two siblings to have ever won theNew Jersey State Boys and Junior Golf Championship.

After graduation from Ramapo College with a degree in communications,Dacey embarked on an intensive seven-year program that culminated with hisreceiving the coveted status of PGA golf professional.

While formally apprenticing himself to his father, Dacey was also required to

master academic classes in a curriculum thatinstructed him in every aspect of the golfingworld.

Following this rigorous preparation, Daceysecured a position as head golf pro at the Ap-ple Mountain Country Club in Belvidere, NewJersey, where he remained for five years duringwhich time he also opened up the Howell GolfAcademy.

Known for his talent on the golf course, aswell as his administrative and people skills, inthe 1990s Dacey was recruited for the top golf-ing job in California City, where Dacey and hiswife, Joyce, have resided since June 1995.

The Tierra Del Sol Golf Course is a BruceDevlin and Robert von Hagge design. Thewell-known pair of pro golfers and golf coursearchitects collaborated in the ‘70s and ‘80s onsignature golf course designs that featuredbeautiful trees, elevation drops, and fastgreens.

The course, a six-mile walk from first tee to the 18th hole, is like a scenic parklined with benches and pleasant walkways, filled with the sounds of nature, andabounding in wildlife, including a peaceful duck pond on the periphery that issurrounded by cattails and bamboo.

Golfers who are birding enthusiasts appreciate that the property is also a state-

JOYCE GRANT/MOJAVE DESERT NEWSEast Kern County is home to first-class golf facility, Tierra Del Sol GolfCourse, located in California City.

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According to Dacey, the golfcourse is open “sunup to sunset,”and is closed only at Christmas.

At the clubhouse, one can orderhome-cooked meals, prepared byJoyce Dacey in the Bunker Restau-rant, which is open from 7 a.m. until4 p.m. seven days a week. Therestaurant is open to the public.

The Pro Shop, offering shoes,hats, jackets and golfing equipment,is also located in the TDS club-house. Special orders from any golfmanufacturer can be requested, andDacey offers a full range of club re-pair and club fitting.

TDS annually hosts the HighDesert Classic Pro/Am every Sep-tember. The popular event attractsentrants from all over the state ofCalifornia and the Southwest, andas far as the East Coast.

TDS also holds an annual charita-ble fundraiser known as the GraceResources Golf Marathon in whichparticipants play 100 holes of golfper person with the proceeds goingto benefit the Grace Resources Cen-ter, an organization located in Lancaster that provides emergency food, shelter,clothing and job training.

On Sept. 28 of this year TDS, which has raised more than a half-million dollarsfor the charitable organization, will host its 23rd annual fundraising event forGrace Resources.

Both resident and non-resident memberships are available at TDS with dis-counts offered to senior citizens, aged 62 and above.

Golf lessons are available for all skill levels starting at ages 5 and up. Privatelessons with Dacey are available by appointment.

His son, Robert, a scratch golfer, assists with free clinics, which are offeredthroughout the year to area students. Clinics are also offered to the golf team atCalifornia City High School and three high school golf leagues in Ridgecrest andthe Antelope Valley.

Dacey said he’s encouraged to see the growing emergence of girls golf teams. “This trend is really great, compared to the situation a few years ago,” he said.

“People are starting to appreciate the availability of golf scholarships for girls as aviable avenue to higher education.”

As one can imagine, golf courses have been hit hard by the water crisis in Cali-fornia.

“All golf courses have been going through some tough times,” he said. “We’vehad to cut back on water consumption already and we plan to do more in the fu-ture.”

However, in the process, staff have become creative in dealing with the waterissues in ways that have made the course more environmentally friendly andcost-effective, he said.

“We feel we’ve successfully met the challenges and, as long as the city keepssupporting us, we’ll be here keeping this a first-class facility,” Dacey promised.

The Tierra Del Sol Golf Course is located at 10300 North Loop Boulevard inCalifornia City. Further information can be obtained at the website, www.tdsgolf-club.com, or by calling 760-373-2384 or 1-800-GOLF-TDS. �

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A taste of the Wild West at Whiskey Flat DaysBY AARON CRUTCHFIELD

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Locals and travelers can get a taste of what the Old West was really like whenKernville is taken over by Whiskey Flat Days Feb. 13 through 16.

The 58th annual event, featuring a carnival, rodeo, parade, wild west shootoutsand more, attracts about 55,000 people over the course of President’s Day Week-end. For comparison, Kernville and the surrounding area has a population ofabout 3,000 the rest of the year.

“It’s an outdoor event, and it encompasses the entire Kernville,” said Lily Ma-son, Executive Director of the Kernville Chamber of Commerce. “We have peoplebooking their stays here six months to a year in advance. It’s amazing how ourtown welcomes all those people, who come from all over southern and northernCalifornia, all over the United States, and we have had some international travel-ers for this event, too.”

This year’s theme for Whiskey Flat Days is “Fearless Fighting Bucket Brigade.”Travelers can visit the Whiskey Flat Encampment, across from the rodeo

grounds and hosting more than 200 participants, dressed in period-correct attireto show how things were 150-plus years ago. Watch hold-ups and gunfights,sawmill demonstrations, horseshoeing, a shotgun wedding, and more. The en-campment runs from noon till sundown each day.

“This encampment is an amazing learning experience for anyone that wants tolearn more about the Wild West,” Mason said.

An Old West event would be remiss without a rodeo, and Whiskey Flat Daysdelivers on that.

“We have a rodeo, the Wild West Days Rodeo, and that rodeo takes place onthe 14th and 15th,” Mason said. “It starts at 1 p.m. at the McNally Rodeo Arena inKernville. That is a fantastic event. It draws about 10,000 people.”

There is also a carnival, and the parade starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday.There will also be music, with the headliners being the Rock Bottom Boys.“They are an amazing band,” Mason said. “They travel all over the place —

Kern County Fair, Ventura Fair — and we’re lucky enough to have them for a sec-ond year here. They’ll be playing concerts on Saturday and Sunday throughoutthe day. Of course, we have additional bands that will be opening for them.”

But the most suspense comes from the mayor’s race. The winner won’t be an-nounced until Sunday.

Leading up to the event, each of the two candidates will be selling “bribes” toraise funds for local causes, with the biggest fundraiser as the winner.

“We have two mayor candidates running currently,” Mason said. “We haveMan-Trackin’ Jami. She is running for the Kern County Search and Rescue, soshe’ll be raising funds for that. The other group is a duo. It’s Rockin’ Rex and Jel-ly Belly Joel, and they’re the Keeper Brothers. One of them is one of the foundingmembers of the Keepers of the Kern, so they’re raising money for that, and also

for the Nuui Cunni Cultural Center here in Lake Isabella. So the race is underway.”

The event started off 58 years ago as a way to bring people to Kernville in theoffseason, as the town relies on tourism to keep its economy moving. During thesummer, Kernville offers the Kern River and whitewater rafting and kayakingavailable on it. But in February, not so much. Thus, the Whiskey Flat Days cele-bration was born.

“I believe we had about 3,000 people at the first Whiskey Flat Days, so it’sgrown in its 58 years,” Mason said. “It was to be able to bring more people andtourism into town to support our local businesses.”

The history of Kernville goes back to 1845, when artist and topographer Ed-ward Kern accompanied John C. Fremont on his expedition. They camped at theconfluence of the north and south forks of the Kern River. A gold rush in 185 ledto the formation of town, which was first called Rogersville, then Williamsburg,and then Whiskey Flat after a bar opened. The town was renamed again in 1864,this time to Kernville.

The original site of the town is now under water — it was flooded when thedam for Lake Isabella was completed. Kernville was moved upstream to its pres-ent location. �

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A Kernville local has brought a local icon back.Ewings on the Kern, an iconic steakhouse built in 1954 on a cliff overlooking

the river, had been closed for a while, but reopened a month and a half ago afterMark Preston and his wife, Sherry, bought the place.

“In ’66 when I got here, it was a pretty amazing building and restaurant,” MarkPreston said. “Movie stars were coming in from LA, and it was a destination.”

After escrow closed, the Prestons spent time getting the building ready.“It just needed some love, so we went through an almost eight-month renova-

tion, inside and out,” Preston said. “We’re not quite done with the outside, but theinside is done and gorgeous.”

Ewings features traditional steakhouse fare, including steaks, lobster, lamb,pork and halibut. There are banquet rooms, a bull bar, a wine cellar with a fewhundred bottles, a dining room with a spectacular view of the river, and an open-air patio with a fireplace and big-screen TVs.

Ewings is open at 7 a.m. seven days a week, with the last order coming at 9

p.m. and a bar menu that takes over after that.As for the house specialty?“Probably prime rib, of course, and our steak,” Preston said. “We have a lot of

different specialties that are really nice, medallions that are beautifully present-ed.”

He also said he’s gotten a good reception from the community.“Everybody’s just excited and thankful that it’s back,” Preston said. “Being a

part of this community — I’ve been doing the grocery business since I was 11 andI’m 60 now — they know me and what my expectations are, and I think they’vereceived it well. Like anything, we’re going to have bumps, but I think we’rebumping through it.”

It’s something Preston has a personal investment in, after spending nearly fivedecades in the grocery business in Kernville.

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The area where California City now exists was largely uninhabited prior to the1960s. Padre Francisco Garcés, a Franciscan missionary, camped at Castle Buttein what is now California City in 1776 during the Juan Bautista de Anza expedi-tion of Arizona and California.

In the late 19th century, the Twenty Mule Team Trail, which carried loads ofborax to the railhead in Mojave from Harmony Borax Worksmines in the east,ran through the California City area.

California City had its origins in 1958 when real estate developer and sociologyprofessor Nat Mendelsohn purchased 80,000 acres of Mojave Desert land withthe aim of master-planning California's next great city. He designed his modelcity, which he hoped would one day rival Los Angeles in size, around a centralpark with a 26-acre artificial lake. Growth did not happen anywhere close towhat he expected. To this day a vast grid of crumbling paved roads, intended tolay out residential blocks, extends well beyond the developed area of the city.Satellite photos show how it stakes its claim to being California's third largest ge-ographic city, 34th largest in the U.S.

California City was incorporated in 1965 and is celebrating its 50th anniversarythis year by getting everyone involved in plenty of activities all year long to culmi-nate by a dinner/dance celebration on Dec. 5, which is five days before the officialDec. 10 incorporation of the city.

The celebration was to kick off Jan. 22, 2015, with a dinner hosted by the EastKern Historical Museum Society. In February, the Arts Commission and theDesert Rose Garden Club will hold a ‘60s Valentine Party followed in March by aQuarter Auction and Golf Tournament organized respectively by the SunshineVendors and the Parks and Recreation Department.

April will bring the ever-popular Easter Egg Hunt hosted by Parks and Rec,and May is the celebration of the Chamber of Commerce’s Desert Tortoise Daysand the Annual Art Show of the Arts Commission. May is also the East Kern His-torical Museum Society’s Mother’s Day Tea. June is the Father’s Day NAPA Truckand Car Show in collaboration with the California City Optimist Club.

The Fourth of July Firework Gala is an event comparable as other displays seenin much bigger cities.

The California City Community Club brings a Casino Night in August, and theMuseum Society will have a groundbreaking ceremony for the building of theNew TV Gorden Museum to replace the museum that burned in the early ‘80s.

October is the Renaissance Fair weekend hosted by Parks and Recreation, theCancer Awareness Walk hosted by the East Kern Health Care District and thescary Halloween presented by the Parks and Rec Department. In November, theSenior Citizens Association will present historical displays of California CityThrough The Years. December will also bring the famous Tree Lighting and Pa-rade followed by the 50th Anniversary Dinner Dance. The California City EDCwill host their second annual Holiday Village and the California City Quails bird

watchers will hold their Christmas Bird Count.In spite of the areas of California City that haven't developed, California City

has grown from 3,200 people in 1985 to over 14,000 in 2009 and is still a grow-ing community. Nat Mendelsohn was right about everything except maybe thetimeframe. According to most residents, the best is still to come.

For more information about the 50th Anniversary celebrations, please contactMary Ann LeBlanc at 760-977-8064 or MaryAnnLeBlanc@hotmail.com. �

California City celebrates 50 golden years

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BY ADAM ROBERTSONThe Daily Independent

The Furnace Creek Resort, situated inDeath Valley National Park, is part of oneof the hottest places on Earth; with dailyhighs reaching or exceeding 110 to 120degrees in July, it is not a place one wantsto get lost. However, during the coolerfall to spring months, the conditions areperfect for people to enjoy the myriad at-tractions the area has to offer.

Death Valley itself, reported as one ofthe hottest places on Earth and home tothe lowest point in the Western Hemi-sphere, is only a stone’s throw from Fur-nace Creek. As one of the nation’s largestnational parks, the valley has someamazing sights.

“Everywhere you look, you will findnatural wonders unknown in any otherpart of the world,” touts the resort’s web-site.

A variety of outdoor activities, idealrecreation during the cooler months, areavailable through the resort and NationalPark office.

For equestrian enthusiasts, horsebackrides along trails as well as tours areavailable from fall through to spring. Ac-cording to the resort’s website, the Ranchat Furnace Creek offers one- and two-hour guided rides; the one-hour ridegoes out to the floor of Death Valleywhile the two-hour takes riders into thefoothills of the Funeral Mountains.

The ranch's staff offers basic riding in-struction and is able to answer any ques-tions about the area. The stables can pro-vide helmets to any who need them,though children 6 to 18 years old are re-quired to wear one.

The ranch also offers carriage rides tothe lowest points of the valley, at 282 feetbelow sea level, and hay wagon rides.The carriage rides are approximately 45minutes long and described as perfect foran afternoon of relaxation.

Walking and hiking opportunities areavailable for people wishing to exploreand view the desert’s beauty under theirown power. The resort offers high claimsof the natural landscapes available.

“The breathtaking scenery itself justi-fies recreation and guests are encouragedto take advantage of the several hikingand walking trips,” states the resort’swebsite.

According to the their website, whileformal trails do not exist, the paths othervisitors have taken are easy to follow. At-tractions like the Harmony Borax Works,Gold Canyon and the sand dunes of Mo-saic Canyon are within a one- to three-mile hike of the resort. They also offerguided walks with naturalists each daywith illustrated talks about the environ-ment in the evening. Various walkingand hiking options are available and“many points of interest are accessiblefor the casual or seasoned walker.”

Wildflower viewing and bird watchingare also activities available in Death Val-ley and around the resort.

Off-road adventures through Jeeprentals are also available for those seek-ing a more high-tech or fast-paced expe-rience. The resort's website states peoplecan take the Jeeps through canyons,craters and around old mines. The web-site states the area “offers unparalleledviews and adventure only available whenyou leave the paved highways behind.”

The Jeeps are only available for rentfrom mid-September to mid-May. Whileno off-roading experience is required,renters must be 25 years old and have avalid driver’s license as well as proof ofinsurance covering a rental vehicle.

As a very low-tech attraction, thedesert is perfect for stargazing. With veryfew city lights around and a huge ex-panse of open valleys right out theproverbial back door, the Furnace Creekarea is ideal stargazing territory. Accord-ing to the resort’s website, it is 120 milesfrom Las Vegas and 295 miles from LosAngeles; this gives stargazers a perfectview of the sky free from skyscrapers andalmost no city lights for miles.

While stargazing is welcome and en-couraged year-round, the National Parkrangers hold events for stargazers duringthe winter and spring. The park has evenbeen labeled a Gold Tier Dark Sky Park,the highest-level award a stargazing areacan receive.

“Whether you’re an astronomer usinga high-powered telescope, or someonewho simply enjoys stargazing, Death Val-ley’s dark skies offer an opportunity tosee things that cannot be detected inmost of the world,” states the resort’swebsite.

While it is over 50 miles away from theresort – near the Nevada state line –Scotty’s Castle is another place to visit ina trip to Death Valley and Furnace Creek.The home was built by Albert Johnsonand his wife in the early 1900s as a sum-

mer home after they fell in love withDeath Valley. After the Johnsons’ deaths,the National Park Service purchased thearea the house was built on.

Guided tours of the luxurious homeare given by park rangers in 1930s-eradress, year round. Tours of the house it-self are available, as well as tours of theunderground tunnels where the innerworkings of the building are located.

The house tour is ADA accessible, butthe tunnels are not.

Other activities around the resort atvarious times of the year include camp-ing, theatric shows, festivals and educa-tional programs, shopping, bicyclerentals, golf courses – including tourna-ments – and hundreds of photographyopportunities. The resort itself also offersa number of attractions – such as basket-ball courts, swimming pools, a spa andchildren’s playground – although, manyof these are reserved for guests of the inn.

More information on the resort and itsattractions can be found at furnace-creekresort.com. �

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According to Elena Vitale, if you are working as an extra on a movie set, there aretwo words you need to know.

“What I tell the extras is, there’s two words that you are really, really listening for:one is ‘action,’ and the other is ‘cut.’”

Vitale ought to know. In a recent interview, she ran through an impressive resume:a UCLA graduate with a degree in film, she runs the High Desert Talent Agency &Casting. She has been involved in local theater in one form or another since 1971,having directed over 200 shows. She also had her own theater on Balsam Street forfive years. In addition, she taught at Cerro Coso Community College as an adjunctfaculty for 18 years and currently teaches classes for the community education pro-gram for the college, she said.

Of it all, however, “film has always had a soft spot in my heart.”Consequently, she has been running her talent agency since 1995. “It has evolved

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She has supplied as many as 170 people to film shoots, providing extras for moviessuch as G.I. Jane, Planet of the Apes, Arizona and the Brave, she said. On the TV pro-gram The Event, for example, “I've had over 100 people on set” and “when theyfilmed another recent [production] we had over 100 people again.”

In addition to “action” and “cut,” Vitale said she trains her extras in the finer pointsof on-set etiquette.

“You have to arrive early,” Vitale said. “No alcohol, no drugs, there’s nothing likethat. Don’t bring anything that makes noise. And you’re going to sit there for hours,”so bring something to do that is quiet. The sound equipment is very sophisticated,she explained, and picks up many noises.

Extras are usually parked in a certain area. “And they’re not supposed to leave fromthat area, so that they're there when they want them.” Extras can wait for hours, shesaid, and Vitale is occasionally called on to “wrangle” them.

Pay can run $50 for an eight-hour day, with time and a half or double-time forlonger hours.

“It’s not glamorous to be an extra,” Vitale said. “They’ll use you and then [you're]done.”

Still many people sign up for the experience, intrigued by a behind-the-scenesglimpse of movie-making magic.

Vitale has some stories of her own.She said she provided about 120 people to Johnny Depp's film, The Brave, but said

“my experience with that film was probably the most difficult of experiences.”The movie filmed in Red Mountain, she said, and was plagued by disorganization

and last-minute changes in plans.The set, she said, was impressive. The storyline had to do with Depp's character

living around a junkyard “and so they built this magnificent city.” It had chicken wirewith artistically applied garbage flipped over the dirt walls that the production wasn’t

supposed to touch. Vitale said she was intrigued by Depp and watched him work, albeit discreetly. She

described him as complicated and “a very quiet man.”Casting the film provided challenges. Depp was not present at the first meeting,

leaving Vitale to contend with his his first AD [assistant director] and his second AD.Vitale said the ADs had provided a book of the type of people they were looking for

and “I’m looking at this book, and in my mind I’m thinking, 'Where am I going tofind these people?'

“And as it turned out, we found raunchy looking people, so to speak.”The background characters were meant to be “kind of the dredges of the world,

and so we had to provide him with that.”Although the film was ultimately never released in the US, Vitale said, “I got some

poetic justice. He took it to the Cannes film festival and they didn’t like it. The onlything they liked was the background folk.”

Planet of the Apes, she said, “was a different kind of an experience,” complete withhaving to share casting duties with another agent.

That movie added something new to the extras' preparation. “The first few weekswas kind of amazing in that the actors [had] to go through ‘Ape School.’ Theybrought people up from LA to train [them].

“They had to be crouched, they had to use their hands, they had to maneuveraround. It was quite a rigorous kind of education.”

Ultimately, she said, when filming was done by the Pinnacles, “you had these wideopen spaces and they had to lope along as apes in the larger scenes.”

According to Vitale, movie experiences vary. “And the type of experiences that youglean, some are good, some are not good.”

One good experience was working with Amy Brenneman. According to Vitale, shewas a pleasant person. “Oh, my gosh. So friendly, so — I want to say — human,” de-spite being poised for subsequent stardom with Judging Amy.

Prospective extras check in with Vitale’s agency. “We take a picture, they fill out pa-perwork and then it's on file.”

Anybody can do that, she said. Parental approval and participation are required forkids to take part and “there's different rules when they use children on sets. So wemake sure that those rules are followed.”

There is no telling what a production may require.One commercial required a person who could fit into a particular costume. “They

gave me the measurements that this person had to fit into this suit. Had to. So wehad a female that I had to get into a specific thing,” she said.

“You never know. They've wanted little people, a photo double to an actor.It varies. Each one is a unique experience and each one comes in with their own re-

quirements and their own needs.”A recent addition to her services, according to Vitale, is definitely high tech. “Aerial

Perspectives” uses remotely piloted vehicles to take cameras along for the ride. “It’svery economical by comparison to the use of helicopters and planes,” she said.

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There’s no need to leave town for live theatrical entertainment this upcomingseason. For local theater-goers, springtime (and summer) options abound. Fromcomedy to drama to a little bit of good old-fashioned Hollywood murder, our lo-cal theater groups have got it covered.

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at My Enchanted CottageThis original mystery by Daniel Stallings is set in 1943 Hollywood and will be

presented as a “full immersion” experience. The vintage Hollywood theme wasinspired by the Enchanted Cottage, the event’s venue, he said. “The space neededsomething that was set in an era of glamour.”

March 21, 28, April 25 at 2 p.m.at My Enchanted CottageTickets on sale March 1 at Red Rock Books, 760-375-3454

on Golden Pond, CLotALarry Lier is directing this classic production for Community Light Opera The-

ater Association (CLOTA). “This is our golden anniversary for CLOTA and wewanted to find things that kind of related,” he said. The play is a comedy-dramaabout relationships and how an 80 year old man deals with them. He makes upwith his daughter and “resigns himself to the fact that he's not going to live forev-er and he's going to go out fighting.”

Performance dates: March 6-8, 13-14, 20-21The CLOTA buildingFor more information call CLOTA at 760-446-2411

the Lion in Winter, CLotATo celebrate their anniversary, director Barbara Roberts said, CLOTA let mem-

bers vote from among past shows which they would like to see again. “The Lionin Winter and Sweeney Todd were selected.” As for Roberts, it’s a show “I havewanted to direct for years. It's a fabulous show. The art of repartee could havebeen invented for this.”

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Measure for Measure, ridgecrest Community theatre troupAccording to director Pearl Woolam, Measure for Measure is considered one of

Shakespeare's problem plays because it mixes genres, but it is a personal favoriteof hers that has been getting more attention in recent years.

Performance dates: April 10, 11 7:00 p.m.The Old Town TheaterTickets on sale in March at Red Rock Books, 760-375-3454.

Dreams, rMESThe 2015 major production by the Ridgecrest Musical Enrichment Society

(RMES) will be “DREAMS.” The group describes it as a new variety show featur-ing characters from storybook, fantasy and fairytales. Expect to hear music fromproductions such as The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Mary Poppins, The Pirates ofPenzance, Anastasia, Into the Woods, Frozen and other works.

Open auditions are planned for early May, with rehearsals beginning in Juneand performances scheduled for the August/September timeframe.

For more information see www.RMESonline.com.Editor’s note: DI reporter Jessica Weston’s mother is scenic artist Dorothy

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Per Mo. +Tax1 at this PaymentFB001194Automatic, 2WD, Voice Navigation, RearView Camera, Moonroof and More.$888 to Start

1.9%APR LONG TERM FINANCINGON APPROVED CREDIT

All advertised prices exclude government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealerdocument preparation charge, and any emission testing charge. Excludes fleet & leasing. MilitaryAppreciation Offer. College Graduate Bonus. Prices good thru date of publication.

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