On Nov. 15, in what was its most attended field trip in memory, the Kern River Valley Historical Society visited the Borel Canyon Hydroelectric Power Plant on CA-178 in Bodfish. The plant has been decommissioned because it no longer has access to a water source to power it, and its fate has yet to be determined.
The Kern Valley Museum closed because of COVID-19 in March, but that does not mean all activities came to a halt.
Sue Stevens of California City drew the winning ticket for a Cowboy Boot quilt donated by the Dam Quilters group.
Stevens drew the winning raffle ticket at Cheryl’s Diner, which displayed the quilt and sold tickets for the Kern River Historical Society while the museum was closed.
Proceeds from the raffle go to the museum, located at 49 Big Blue Road in Kernville.
The non-profit museum, run by the historical society, is free to the public. Visitors can expect to see artifacts dating from prehistoric times to the present.