ROCKETEER "CELEBRATION" REVELERS - The Reveler band in the Cerro Coso Com. munity College produdion of "Celebration" rehearse a scene. They are (left to right) John C"'rk, Reno Venturi, Curtis Cerroll and Tim Connaghan. Five per. formances of this college Drama 27 production will be presented. They are scheduled tonight and tomorrow night at ':15, and also on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 16, 17 and 18. Community College production 'Celebration' to open tonight The Cerro Coso Community College Drama 'lI production of "Celebration " a musical fable, will begin a five- perfonnance nm tonight at 8:15 in the college lecture balL Other performances are scheduled at the same time am place tomorrow night and also on March 16, 17 and 18. Allex Bellen, who won the Community Light Opera and Theater Association (CLOTA) best actor award for his role in the CLOTA production of "Fiddler on the Roof," will be seen in the part of uPotemkin," the narrator. Bellen is employed in the NWC's Elec- tronic Warfare Department and has ap- peared in seven CLOTA productions. Other Center personnel featured in this musical, which is directed by Florence Green, include James Fitzgerald, who plays "Orphan," and Ken Markel, as "Mr. Rich.U Fitzgerald has previously been in high school, college, and community theater productions, but this is his first musical. "Mr. Rich" is Markel'S first singing role. He has previously appeared in Cerro Coso College productions. Debbie Wood will portray the part of "Angel." Besides appearing in Cerro Coso College, CLOTA, and Burroughs High School productions, she has studied music for several years and has toured the county with the St. James Singers. Othermembers of the cast who play the 11 Revelers are: Tim Connagban, Reno Venturi, Virginia Sandberg, Marsba Burgner, Peggy Westfield, Deborab Green, Nan~ Miller Nowak, Mary Woodling, Curtis Carroll, Kathy Schimpf and Johp Clark. The Revelers portray a variety of parts while wearing symbolic masks which depict their characters in the play. More than 130 masks, which are the work of Walt Koer- schner, will be worn by the Revelers. Bellen, as "Potemkin," leads the other performers througb the battle between Summer and Winter, good against evil. At the beginning of the play, "Orphan" is the eternal optimist and lover of life. "Angel," the actress who wants to be "somebody some day," falls in love with Orpban, but ,is Iromised ber chance to be somebody by "Mr. Rich;" the man who wants to tum the world into a plastic everything. In addition to the director, Ms. Green, the production staff includes: Rebecca Connow, musical director; Debby Trousdale, tecbnical director· Suzanne Koerscbner, student director; Shawn O'Brien, student technical director; Nancy Miller Nowak, cboreographer; Walter Koerscbner, mask designer; Mary Eisel, rehearsal pianist; Vivian Childers costumes; Steve Green, lighting director; Scott Grabam, lighting assistant; Sharon Werle and Roderick Watts, stage crew; Dawn Barra, props; Bill Benison, photography; and Paul Riley and Mike Garrett, orchestra. Tickets are now on sale for $2.50, general admission, and $1.25 for students and Associated Student Body cardholders. They may be purchased at the college business office arxI in Ridgecrest at the Gift Mart, Deboni's Ice Cream Parlor, and at Sports Etc. TENSE MOMENT - Cynthia Harris (standing right), in the part of Lena Younger, and Ava McClend50n (lefU, who plays Beneatha, comfort Nona Celestine, as Ruth, in an emotion-packed seened scene from the China lake Players' production Of "A Raisin in the Sun," which will open tonight to a sold~ut audience. This play is the dramatization of a poignant story about a black family and how the inheritance of-money affects their personalities. Tickets are still avail.ble for performances tomorrow and next Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18, at the China Lake Players' Hut, 405 Mcintire St., on the Center. A special events ,.55 will be issued at the main gate to persons attending the play and needing one. Curtain time is 1:15 p.m. Tra,eling theater group to perform Sat. at CerroCoso A performance by Magic Carpet, a traveling theatre ensemble of eight young San Franciscans, will be presented at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Cerro Coso Com- munity College lecture hall. This program, another in the series of presentations sponsored by Cerro Coso Community Services, is one which is in- tended for children, but also will appeal to those who are young at heart as well. Tickets, priced at $2 for general ad- mission, $1 for students, and 25 cents for children under eight years of age, may be purchased in advance at the College Business Office or in Ridgecrest at The Gift Mart or Sports Etc. They also will be on sale at the lecture hall door prior to the show tomorrow morning. The Magic Carpet group began as a resident repertory company for young people at Hidden Valley Theatre in Carmel Valley, Calif. - presenting original productions there for three years before going on the road. Some of the material included in the show is written by youngsters and called "Kid Writes." This includes a number about an Easter egg that is popular with most audiences. Traditional material such as Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump," also is presented The style of Magic Carpet's production includes music, mime, dance and im- Irovisation. The Los Angeles Times theatre critic, Dan Sullivan, called this program "quality theater for every child" The cast includes Jim Mairs, director; Wynn White, Jobn Rousseau, June Fry, Carlo Grossman, Deborah Berry, David Berry, David Dunham and Marlene Augustine. Museum-sponsored trip to Red Rock Canyon rescheduled Since the Maturango Museum trip scheduled last Saturday had to be cancelled due to the rain, the trip has been rescheduled for tomorrow. Led by Ken Pringle, participants on this outing will explore the geology and ecology of the Red Rock Canyon area. Also on hand will be Bob Berry, who will lead a side trip to Dove Spring Canyon. Anyone who would like to join this outing is asked to meet at the Red Rock Ranger Station at 9 a.m. tomorrow. This ranger station is located off the old Red Rock Canyon road, just to the west of the main highway. If prospective participants will contact Carol Panlaqui, museum curator, between 2 and 5 p.m. today, they will be put on the list of people to be notified if the weather again forces cancellation of the trip. Mrs. Panlaqui's telephone number at the museum is 446-6900. Mrs. Panlaqui would also like to remind Indian Wells Valley residents that the museum has an outstanding collection of books about wildflowers that are offered for sale. Since the unusually beavy rainfall has brightened the prospect for one of the local area's best wildflower displays, the museum has stocked up on books to help in identification and enjoyment of desert wildflowers. The museum is open daily from 2to 5p.m. CPO Club to feature 'Sounds of Country' gpo Entertainment at the Chief Petty Of- ficers' Club tonight and tomorrow night from 9to 1a.m. will be provided by "Sounds of Country." This is a return engagement for the group, which was wannly received during its Valentine's Day appearance here. A prime rib dinner will be served tonight from 6to 9 and tomorrow'sdinner menu will feature a seafood platter from 6 to 8:30. March 10, 1978 SHDWBDAT MOVIE RATINGS The objective of the ratings is to inform parents about the suitability of movie content for viewing by their chitdren. (G) . ALL AGES ADMITTED General Audiences (PG) . ALL AGES ADMITTED Parental Guidance Suggested (R) . RESTRICTED Under 17 requires accompanying PUentor Adult Guardi~n Regular starting time-7 : 30 p.m. ProtIr.m subled to ehll.... Without notlc•. • For further Inform.non all NWC ext, 2259 FRIDAY lOMARCH "AIRPORT77" (114Min.) Jack Lemmon, James Stewart (Adventure Drama) The third of the highly successful " Airport" dramas inspired by Arthur Hailey'S book features a cast of top names and spectacular effects. lemmon is a pilot hired by employer Stev.f-a-kind radar ICNO Sailor of Year nominees selected Three enlisted personnel from China Lake have been nominated as representatives of their respective commands to compete for the bonor of being selected as the CNO Shore Sailor of the Year for Fiscal Year 1978. The local nominees are Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Garry Walker, who is the Naval Weapons Center nominee; Aviation Hydraulics Mechanic 1st Class Denis Lambrecht, wbo has been nominated by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Five (VX~); am Hospital Corpsman 2rxI Class Yvonne M. Conley, who is the nominee of the local Branch Clinic of the Naval Regional Medical Center in Long Beach. The CNO Sailor of the Year competition is open to all active duty personnel in paygrades E-4 through EAi with the ex- ception of recruiter canvassers who are eligible for the Navy Recruiter of the Year competition. The Pacific am Atlantic Fleet Sailors of the Year will be selected by their respective Fleet commamers, while the Shore Duty Sailor of the Year will be selected by a board established by the Chief of Naval Personnel. The three finalists who are chosen from the Fleet and Shore Establishment will be advanced to the next higher pay grade if they are eligible and will receive an all- expense paid trip with their depements to Washington, D.C., with the option to con- tinue on to the stateside location of their choice for five additional days of rest and relaxation. All expenses for their dependents' transportation and per diem will be funded by the Fleet Reserve Association. Both HM2 Conley and AD1 Walker were selected as NWC Bluejackets of the Month during 1977, and HM2 Conley this past January became the first woman sailor to win the Bluejacket of the Year award at the Naval Weapons Center. She serves as petty officer~ge of the Medical Clinic's Surgical Service Department. Her responsibilities include maintaining all surgical supplies in good order and sterile condition and dispensing supplies to patients and medical clinic staff. (Continued on Page 5) CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED - Best wishes of !heir respective Commanding Officers were extended to three enlisted personnel from China Lake who have been selected as local nominees for the CNO Shore Sailor of the Year honor. In the photos shown above (left to right) Rear Admiral William L. Harris, NWC Commander, Capt. Robert W. Taylor, Officer.in· Charge of .he Branch Medical Clinic, and Capt. Leonard E. Giuliani, Commanding Officer of VX-S, are congratulating the nominees from their commands who are ADl Garry Walker, HM2 Yvonne M. Conley and AMHI Denis Lambrecht. has cootributed significanUy to this radar development IrOgr&m's success. I am impressed with your tecbnlcal competence and your professionalism." Gerber, who is a 1965 graduate of California State University in San Diego, began working at the Naval Weapons Center in July 1966. Since starting out as a junior professional employee nearly 12 years ago, he has fulfilled assignments at Irogressively responsible levels and is row recognized as a topnotch mecbanical engineer involved in the design and develoIrDent of radar in structures and antenna systems. . From 1966 to 1975, Gerber was employed ill the Weapons Department (or its (Continued on Page 3) Al2 Sammie E. Goode AZ2 Goode chosen as Blue/acket of Month for February Aviation Maintenance Administra- tionman Second Class Sammie E. Goode bas won the coveted Naval Weapons Cen- ter's Bluejacket of the Month award for February. AZ2 Goode, the only AZ assigned to the Targets Division of the Aircraft ,Depart- ment, is responsible for maintaining log books on more than 20 aircraft and all the . division's scheduling and documentation. His recommendation for the award noted his ability to work in harmony with others and his "exceptional willingness and ability to coordinate the division's varied functions." In addition to his regular duties, AZ2 Goode is tbe Aircraft Department's Athletics Officer, chairman of the depart- ment's Recreation Committee and secretary for both the NWC Joint Military- Civilian Recreation Council and the Cen- ter's Sports Committee. He is also the Target,Division's safety officer. A career Navyman with more than six years' service, he is a veteran of two tours of duty aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger off the coast of Vietnam during the war in Southeast Asia. He wears the Presidential Unit Citation which was awarded to the USS Ranger's crewfor Vietnam service, the Good Conduct Medal, tbe Vietnam Service Medal and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. AZ2 Goode received an official Letter of (Continued on Page 5) , OCR Text: ROCKETEER "CELEBRATION" REVELERS - The Reveler band in the Cerro Coso Com. munity College produdion of "Celebration" rehearse a scene. They are (left to right) John C"'rk, Reno Venturi, Curtis Cerroll and Tim Connaghan. Five per. formances of this college Drama 27 production will be presented. They are scheduled tonight and tomorrow night at ':15, and also on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 16, 17 and 18. Community College production 'Celebration' to open tonight The Cerro Coso Community College Drama 'lI production of "Celebration " a musical fable, will begin a five- perfonnance nm tonight at 8:15 in the college lecture balL Other performances are scheduled at the same time am place tomorrow night and also on March 16, 17 and 18. Allex Bellen, who won the Community Light Opera and Theater Association (CLOTA) best actor award for his role in the CLOTA production of "Fiddler on the Roof," will be seen in the part of uPotemkin," the narrator. Bellen is employed in the NWC's Elec- tronic Warfare Department and has ap- peared in seven CLOTA productions. Other Center personnel featured in this musical, which is directed by Florence Green, include James Fitzgerald, who plays "Orphan," and Ken Markel, as "Mr. Rich.U Fitzgerald has previously been in high school, college, and community theater productions, but this is his first musical. "Mr. Rich" is Markel'S first singing role. He has previously appeared in Cerro Coso College productions. Debbie Wood will portray the part of "Angel." Besides appearing in Cerro Coso College, CLOTA, and Burroughs High School productions, she has studied music for several years and has toured the county with the St. James Singers. Othermembers of the cast who play the 11 Revelers are: Tim Connagban, Reno Venturi, Virginia Sandberg, Marsba Burgner, Peggy Westfield, Deborab Green, Nan~ Miller Nowak, Mary Woodling, Curtis Carroll, Kathy Schimpf and Johp Clark. The Revelers portray a variety of parts while wearing symbolic masks which depict their characters in the play. More than 130 masks, which are the work of Walt Koer- schner, will be worn by the Revelers. Bellen, as "Potemkin," leads the other performers througb the battle between Summer and Winter, good against evil. At the beginning of the play, "Orphan" is the eternal optimist and lover of life. "Angel," the actress who wants to be "somebody some day," falls in love with Orpban, but ,is Iromised ber chance to be somebody by "Mr. Rich;" the man who wants to tum the world into a plastic everything. In addition to the director, Ms. Green, the production staff includes: Rebecca Connow, musical director; Debby Trousdale, tecbnical director· Suzanne Koerscbner, student director; Shawn O'Brien, student technical director; Nancy Miller Nowak, cboreographer; Walter Koerscbner, mask designer; Mary Eisel, rehearsal pianist; Vivian Childers costumes; Steve Green, lighting director; Scott Grabam, lighting assistant; Sharon Werle and Roderick Watts, stage crew; Dawn Barra, props; Bill Benison, photography; and Paul Riley and Mike Garrett, orchestra. Tickets are now on sale for $2.50, general admission, and $1.25 for students and Associated Student Body cardholders. They may be purchased at the college business office arxI in Ridgecrest at the Gift Mart, Deboni's Ice Cream Parlor, and at Sports Etc. TENSE MOMENT - Cynthia Harris (standing right), in the part of Lena Younger, and Ava McClend50n (lefU, who plays Beneatha, comfort Nona Celestine, as Ruth, in an emotion-packed seened scene from the China lake Players' production Of "A Raisin in the Sun," which will open tonight to a sold~ut audience. This play is the dramatization of a poignant story about a black family and how the inheritance of-money affects their personalities. Tickets are still avail.ble for performances tomorrow and next Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18, at the China Lake Players' Hut, 405 Mcintire St., on the Center. A special events ,.55 will be issued at the main gate to persons attending the play and needing one. Curtain time is 1:15 p.m. Tra,eling theater group to perform Sat. at CerroCoso A performance by Magic Carpet, a traveling theatre ensemble of eight young San Franciscans, will be presented at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Cerro Coso Com- munity College lecture hall. This program, another in the series of presentations sponsored by Cerro Coso Community Services, is one which is in- tended for children, but also will appeal to those who are young at heart as well. Tickets, priced at $2 for general ad- mission, $1 for students, and 25 cents for children under eight years of age, may be purchased in advance at the College Business Office or in Ridgecrest at The Gift Mart or Sports Etc. They also will be on sale at the lecture hall door prior to the show tomorrow morning. The Magic Carpet group began as a resident repertory company for young people at Hidden Valley Theatre in Carmel Valley, Calif. - presenting original productions there for three years before going on the road. Some of the material included in the show is written by youngsters and called "Kid Writes." This includes a number about an Easter egg that is popular with most audiences. Traditional material such as Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump," also is presented The style of Magic Carpet's production includes music, mime, dance and im- Irovisation. The Los Angeles Times theatre critic, Dan Sullivan, called this program "quality theater for every child" The cast includes Jim Mairs, director; Wynn White, Jobn Rousseau, June Fry, Carlo Grossman, Deborah Berry, David Berry, David Dunham and Marlene Augustine. Museum-sponsored trip to Red Rock Canyon rescheduled Since the Maturango Museum trip scheduled last Saturday had to be cancelled due to the rain, the trip has been rescheduled for tomorrow. Led by Ken Pringle, participants on this outing will explore the geology and ecology of the Red Rock Canyon area. Also on hand will be Bob Berry, who will lead a side trip to Dove Spring Canyon. Anyone who would like to join this outing is asked to meet at the Red Rock Ranger Station at 9 a.m. tomorrow. This ranger station is located off the old Red Rock Canyon road, just to the west of the main highway. If prospective participants will contact Carol Panlaqui, museum curator, between 2 and 5 p.m. today, they will be put on the list of people to be notified if the weather again forces cancellation of the trip. Mrs. Panlaqui's telephone number at the museum is 446-6900. Mrs. Panlaqui would also like to remind Indian Wells Valley residents that the museum has an outstanding collection of books about wildflowers that are offered for sale. Since the unusually beavy rainfall has brightened the prospect for one of the local area's best wildflower displays, the museum has stocked up on books to help in identification and enjoyment of desert wildflowers. The museum is open daily from 2to 5p.m. CPO Club to feature 'Sounds of Country' gpo Entertainment at the Chief Petty Of- ficers' Club tonight and tomorrow night from 9to 1a.m. will be provided by "Sounds of Country." This is a return engagement for the group, which was wannly received during its Valentine's Day appearance here. A prime rib dinner will be served tonight from 6to 9 and tomorrow'sdinner menu will feature a seafood platter from 6 to 8:30. March 10, 1978 SHDWBDAT MOVIE RATINGS The objective of the ratings is to inform parents about the suitability of movie content for viewing by their chitdren. (G) . ALL AGES ADMITTED General Audiences (PG) . ALL AGES ADMITTED Parental Guidance Suggested (R) . RESTRICTED Under 17 requires accompanying PUentor Adult Guardi~n Regular starting time-7 : 30 p.m. ProtIr.m subled to ehll.... Without notlc•. • For further Inform.non all NWC ext, 2259 FRIDAY lOMARCH "AIRPORT77" (114Min.) Jack Lemmon, James Stewart (Adventure Drama) The third of the highly successful " Airport" dramas inspired by Arthur Hailey'S book features a cast of top names and spectacular effects. lemmon is a pilot hired by employer Stev.f-a-kind radar ICNO Sailor of Year nominees selected Three enlisted personnel from China Lake have been nominated as representatives of their respective commands to compete for the bonor of being selected as the CNO Shore Sailor of the Year for Fiscal Year 1978. The local nominees are Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Garry Walker, who is the Naval Weapons Center nominee; Aviation Hydraulics Mechanic 1st Class Denis Lambrecht, wbo has been nominated by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Five (VX~); am Hospital Corpsman 2rxI Class Yvonne M. Conley, who is the nominee of the local Branch Clinic of the Naval Regional Medical Center in Long Beach. The CNO Sailor of the Year competition is open to all active duty personnel in paygrades E-4 through EAi with the ex- ception of recruiter canvassers who are eligible for the Navy Recruiter of the Year competition. The Pacific am Atlantic Fleet Sailors of the Year will be selected by their respective Fleet commamers, while the Shore Duty Sailor of the Year will be selected by a board established by the Chief of Naval Personnel. The three finalists who are chosen from the Fleet and Shore Establishment will be advanced to the next higher pay grade if they are eligible and will receive an all- expense paid trip with their depements to Washington, D.C., with the option to con- tinue on to the stateside location of their choice for five additional days of rest and relaxation. All expenses for their dependents' transportation and per diem will be funded by the Fleet Reserve Association. Both HM2 Conley and AD1 Walker were selected as NWC Bluejackets of the Month during 1977, and HM2 Conley this past January became the first woman sailor to win the Bluejacket of the Year award at the Naval Weapons Center. She serves as petty officer~ge of the Medical Clinic's Surgical Service Department. Her responsibilities include maintaining all surgical supplies in good order and sterile condition and dispensing supplies to patients and medical clinic staff. (Continued on Page 5) CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED - Best wishes of !heir respective Commanding Officers were extended to three enlisted personnel from China Lake who have been selected as local nominees for the CNO Shore Sailor of the Year honor. In the photos shown above (left to right) Rear Admiral William L. Harris, NWC Commander, Capt. Robert W. Taylor, Officer.in· Charge of .he Branch Medical Clinic, and Capt. Leonard E. Giuliani, Commanding Officer of VX-S, are congratulating the nominees from their commands who are ADl Garry Walker, HM2 Yvonne M. Conley and AMHI Denis Lambrecht. has cootributed significanUy to this radar development IrOgr&m's success. I am impressed with your tecbnlcal competence and your professionalism." Gerber, who is a 1965 graduate of California State University in San Diego, began working at the Naval Weapons Center in July 1966. Since starting out as a junior professional employee nearly 12 years ago, he has fulfilled assignments at Irogressively responsible levels and is row recognized as a topnotch mecbanical engineer involved in the design and develoIrDent of radar in structures and antenna systems. . From 1966 to 1975, Gerber was employed ill the Weapons Department (or its (Continued on Page 3) Al2 Sammie E. Goode AZ2 Goode chosen as Blue/acket of Month for February Aviation Maintenance Administra- tionman Second Class Sammie E. Goode bas won the coveted Naval Weapons Cen- ter's Bluejacket of the Month award for February. AZ2 Goode, the only AZ assigned to the Targets Division of the Aircraft ,Depart- ment, is responsible for maintaining log books on more than 20 aircraft and all the . division's scheduling and documentation. His recommendation for the award noted his ability to work in harmony with others and his "exceptional willingness and ability to coordinate the division's varied functions." In addition to his regular duties, AZ2 Goode is tbe Aircraft Department's Athletics Officer, chairman of the depart- ment's Recreation Committee and secretary for both the NWC Joint Military- Civilian Recreation Council and the Cen- ter's Sports Committee. He is also the Target,Division's safety officer. A career Navyman with more than six years' service, he is a veteran of two tours of duty aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger off the coast of Vietnam during the war in Southeast Asia. He wears the Presidential Unit Citation which was awarded to the USS Ranger's crewfor Vietnam service, the Good Conduct Medal, tbe Vietnam Service Medal and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. AZ2 Goode received an official Letter of (Continued on Page 5) , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1970s,Rocketeer 1978,Rktr3.10.1978+.pdf,Rktr3.10.1978+.pdf Page 1, Rktr3.10.1978+.pdf Page 1