Council to consider establishing Ridgecrest historic district
Ridgecrest Daily Independent
Ridgecrest old-timers like to share memories of the city’s early days. The task has been made easier by the Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert, which maintains a cluster of historic buildings on and around West Ridgecrest Boulevard downtown.
When the Ridgecrest City Council gets together April 21 they will look at formally establishing a Ridgecrest Historic District which would include these buildings.
“What we are trying to do is preserve as much of old Ridgecrest as possible,” said Mayor Eric Bruen Friday.
The proclamation was initially suggested by the HSUMD, a 501(c)3 non-profit, as a way of preserving and protecting the area of historic significance.
Ridgecrest Daily Independent
The Indian Wells Valley Water District is holding a special board meeting April 12. On the agenda is a discussion of potentially installing water flow reducers to the meters of customers with past-due accounts.
The board will also review updates to the district’s COVID Prevention Plan.
A closed session will include one item of potential litigation, three items of existing litigation (two with Mojave Pistachios, LLC and one with Searles Valley Minerals, Inc.) and a performance evaluation and compensation item regarding the general manager.
The board packet can be viewed at https://www.iwvwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/April-Board-Packet.pdf.
Sierra Sands high school students return to classrooms in Ridgecrest
Ridgecrest Daily Independent
April is not the typical month for a back to school event, but nothing during the COVID-19 pandemic is typical.
Some 555 Sierra Sands Unified School District students returned to school Thursday, making for a total of 2,118 students returning this week according to the SSUD Facebook page.
SSUSD high school students who elected to continue in-classroom learning returned to classrooms Thursday April 8.
Nearly half of Mesquite students chose to return according to Principal JoAnne McClelland, as quoted on Facebook.
Superintendent Dave Ostash reported earlier in the week that about half of BHS students in grades 9 through 12 had elected to return to in-person instruction as well.