'24 August 8, 1991 Community Events On Friday, August 9, the China Lake AsIronomical Society will hold a srar pany at their site south of Ridgecresl Bring a tele- scope or binoculars, or share one of theirs. The fun starts at 8:30 p.m. For directions or more infor- mation, caIl 375-5681 or 375- 3(f}7. ..... Bodie, Califomia, considered by some to be the most famous of all ghost towns, will be the sub- ject of the Maturango Museum's August slide presenlation. Gary Slaab will host a phOlographer's tour of Bodie on Wednesday, August 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers (100 W. California). This is a prelude to the Museum field trip to 'Bodie on August 24-25. Bodie was a mining town dur- ing gold rush days and is located 30 miles north and east of Mono Lake. It was still functioning at the tum of the century, and still occupied into the 1940's. It is now a Slate park. Its dozens of buildings are protected; a phOlog- rapher's delight of old houses, mining buildings and a cemetery. ••••• Janet Westbrook wiD lead the Maturango Museum's annual overnight camping trip to the Bristlecone Pines planned for August 17-18. The Bristlecone Pines grow at elevations of 9,000 to 11,500 feet, from the White Mountains all the way to Wheeler Peak in Eastern Nevada. Some of these venerable trees are over 4,000 years old. On Saturday, August 17, meet at the Museum parking lot at 8 a.m. and caravan to the area You may camp Saturday night at the Pinon Camp group campground; bring all your own water and food. MOIel accommodations are also available in Big Pine or Bishop. On Sunday, August 18, the group will go on to the Patriarch Grove where the real scraggly and largest trees are. This rough dirt road goes 11,500 feet; be sure your vehicle is in very good con- dition. On the way home, you can shop at the Museum at Indepen- dence or the Laws Railroad Museum north of Bishop. Call the Museum at 375-6900 for reservations. ••••• On August 17, the Maturango Museum will present a Saturday Adventure at 2 p.m. Bill Sims, United Methodist holds old fashioned Ice Cream Social Homemade ice cream, pies and cakes wiD highlight the Unit- ed Methodist Women's Annual Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, August 14, at 6 p.m. on the lawn of the United Methodist Church's Social Hall , 639 N. Norma Street. Prices, including bever- age, are $1 for children six years old and younger and $2.50 for all others. Entertainment will be provided by the Merry Chords Male Gospel Chorus, under the direction of Warren Stump. Come join the fun! Summer playgroup available Are you a parent or child care provider who would like to get out of the house -- and not just to the grocery store? Then join Community Connec- tion for Child Care:every Wednesday through Aug. 7 from 9 to II a.m. at Hellmer'S Park (off Wamer, near the Senior Center and Pin- ney Pool) as they present T~ Kid Konnec- tion S_r Playgroup Series. This series is designed to offer fun activities for infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers and elemenlary school- age children, while giving adults a chance to . meet and form their own pIaygroups. For more information, caIJ 375-3234 IX' 371-3269. retired school principal, will entenain pre-schoolers with his tale of Narcissus. While this pro- gram is especially geared towards the younger set, parents are encouraged to come out and enjoy this program . Saturday I Adventures are free with admis- sion to the museum. ••••• Beginning August 17 tbrougb Sept. 11, a series of acrylic paint- ings entitled Na/ure /0 Infinity by Los Angeles artist Norma Jean Squires will be displayed in the Sylvia Winslow Gallery of the Maturango Museum. 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