8at';& May 23. 1986 Spring Fair underway Fairgoers of all ages are enjoying the annual Spring Festival now underway at the Desert Empire Fairgrounds. The fair opens at 5:30 tOnight, and activities start at noon both tomorrow and Sunday. General admission, which includes being able to see the entertainment and exhibits as well as to enjoy all the fun available on the midway, is $1 per person, with senior citizens and handicapped persons admitted for 50 cents. Children under the age of 12 are admitted free of charge. Entrance to the fairgrounds is from the north gate only and auto parking will be entirely in the north parking lot. (Handicapped parking is right by the north gate entrance.) Entertainment tonight will feature former TV host Billy Mize, who started in the country music field in Bakersfield as a member of the "Trading Post" show on KERO-TV, hosted the Gene Autry Melody Ranch show for nine seasons over KTLA in Los Angeles, and has written songs for such stars as Dean Martin, Vicki Carr, Glenn Campbell, Ray Price and Mickey Gilley. Mize will do two performances beginning at 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Also sharing the lime light at these two performances will be Ridgecrest's own " Wayne Paisano" and his "Road Runners." INFORMATION CELEBRATION - The most popular event of American Heritage Week proved to be the international food sale In Administra- tion Circle on Tuesday during the lunch hour. More than 700 hundry participants " celebrated the differences" by munching on ethnic goodies prepared by various department recreation committees and community organizations. - Photo by PHAN Bob Reynolds Memorial Day Services Memorial Day services will be held at Desert Memorial Park cemetery in Ridge- crest on Monday at 10 a.m. Principal speaker for the event will be Capt. A.M. Bishop is celebrating Mule Days Mule Days are again underway this weekend in Bishop, about 140 miles north of Ridgecrest on Highway 395. Big events will be ongoing at the Tri-County fairgrounds, the Charles Brown auditorium - and the streets of Bishop themselveS:·Admission to all fairground events if $5 per person per show (separate shows are planned for daytime and evening). Events taking place at the fairgrounds include everything from pole bending to western pleasure events, along with steer roping and barrel and chariot races (all mule-powered). Of course, there'll also be packing and hitching contests and mule races of all sorts. And, naturally, mule shoeing. Other entertainment at the fairgrounds includes music to start Saturday's I p.m. and 7 p.m. shows, with music provided by "The Reinsmen." Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, there'll be a fiddling contest at the main arena. "The Reinsmen" will play again Sunday afternoon at I o'clock when the arena's afternoon activities get going, and the fiddling contest resumes when Sunday evening's events begin at 7o'clock. Tonight there'll be a dance at the Charles Brown auditorium starting at 9 p.m. En- trance fee is $6 per person and those who plan to attend must be at least 21 years old. The biggest non-motorized parade in the world kicks off at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the streets of Bishop. A special feature this year is that all California State Legislators will be riding in the parade. Sunday morning there'll be a pancake breakfast starting at 7 a.m. in the park, with the !jons Club doing the cooking as a fund-raising event. All that'll be left on Monday (besides a cleanup) will be a mule auction at 10 a.m. Information Engineering Workbench demonstrated KnowledgeWare, Inc., will demonstrate its Information · Engineering Workbench software on Friday, May 30, at the Com- missioned Officers' Mess. This com- puterized analysis tool runs on IBM PC/AT orclones. Heart of the IE Workbench is Knowledge Coordinator, an expert system module, that JNEXNews I Navy Exchange retail store customers will have lots of help with vacation plann- ing by taking in the gift ideas and travel sale that'll be underway from May 30th through June 5. Equally, there are great savings avail- able in the "Sight and Sound" sale that'll be on from May 29 throuph June 5. VCRs, stereos, telp.phones, rarfir-'i, videotapes. cameras and lots of t ,h~t items will be on sale. Sunday is another "Super Sunday" sale. with retail store hours being from 10 a.m. Wltil3:30 p.m. Early bird specials highlight the 10 a.m. until noon hours. And on next Friday, May 29 (military payday), there'll be a massive truck-load sale in front of the Plaza Snack Bar from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Fantastic savings are available on meat and Pepsi and Farmer Brothers products. .....1#&.... Aba ar" Peak Max MIn Gust Fri. 93 52 16 knots Sat. 94 54 Sun. 99 61 Mon. 99 59 Tlknots Tues. 96 64 27 knots Wed. 79 65 41 knots Thurs. 85 47 12 knots All measurements are made at Armitage Airfield. enforces infonnation engineering stan- dards and automatically performs a two- way translation between encyclopedia en- tries, diagrams and displays. Diagramm- ing tools include: Decomposition Diagrammer, Entity Diagrarnmer, Data Flow Diagrammer and Action Diagram- mer. Three short overview presentations and product demonstrations are planned, each taking about an hour. These are scheduled to begin at 10:30a.m.,12:30and 1:30p.m. Further information can be obtained by telephoning Esther Baile, Code 1413, at NWCext. 2115 or 2127. Enjoy a seafood plate from 5:30 to 9 at the Enlisted Mess tonight! Mterwards, disco to the band "Soundwaves" from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Reservations are not required and the price is only $1 for authorized patrons and guests. +++ Wednesday, May 28, is the last night to disco to the music of ··Upstage" at the Enlisted Mess. All authorized patrons and guests are invited to come for only $1 per person from 8 to 11 :30 p.m. +++ Every Tuesday night, from 5:30 to 8:30, the Commissioned Officers' Mess is offering a •'steak and all-you-can~atcrab legs" special for only $7.95. +++ Every Friday night enjoy prime rib au jus with salad bar and all the trimmings at the Chief Petty Officers' Mess. Dinner hours on Fridays are 5:30 to 9p.m. +++ In observance of Memorial Day, the Enlisted Mess, the Commissioned Officers' Mess and the Chief Petty Officers' Mess will be closed Monday, May 26. +++ At 10 a.m. next Tuesday the Oasis Garden Club and the California Department of Transportation will dedicate the information poster for the Blue Star Memorial Highway marker at Coso Junction Rest Stop on Highway 395 (about 22 miles north of the junction of Highways 395 and 14). The Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker program, sponsored by the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc., honors all those who have served, are serving or will serve in the nation's armed forces. Representing the Center will be Dr. Richard Kistler, head of Central Staff, and Mayor Mike Mowrer will represent the City of Ridgecrest. Performing at the dedica· tion will be the Murray Junior HighSchool band. Those who wish are invited to join the Oasis Garden Club on a walking tour of fossil falls following the ceremony. ++ + Cerro Coso Community College will hold its annual spring choir concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The concert is free to the public and will be held in the college lecture center. More than 20 selections will be performed during the two-hour program, which will have a brief intennission. Anyone wishing to join the choir is encouraged to register for the choir class held in both fall and spring semesters. Phillips, Commanding Officer of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Five. The traditional ceremonies include a .welcome by Sam Treece, Ship's Captain of VFW Ship 4084, who will serve as master of ceremonies. A wreath-laying ceremony will be led by a representative of the Gold Star Mothers; members of veterans and frater- nal groups will join. Following the program, a lunch will be served at the American Legion Hall, 641 Inyokern Road in Ridgecrest. Those pres- enting a copy of the printed program to show that they attended the ceremony at the cemetery or anyone in military uniform will be admitted free. The Verterans' Coordinating Council in- vites everyone in the Indian Wells Valley to attend this annual program. Hot weather warning Warm weather brings the need to remind those new to the area that leaving either children or animals in a car in hot weather is not a good idea, especially if the car windows are rolled up. Temperatures in a parked car at mid.