Linda Monroe sent me this picture of the bronze plaque Jess Dominguez created for the centennial and of the dedication ceremony for the plaque. Jess did a great job with the plaque and Linda took some great photos of it. Thanks for sharing Linda.
Happy Birthday! I wish I could be there.
Cholla Sizemore’s booklet on the Argus Cemetery is back from the printers and ready for sale! This is an order form you can save to your computer and print out. These will be available for sale at the Museum. For more information about this book please go to: http://www.news-ridgecrest.com/news/story.pl?id=0000002223 and http://www.ridgecrestca.com/article/20140227/NEWS/140229596
As part of the Centennial for Trona, New Hope of Searles Valley Foursquare Church is hosting a car, truck,, bike show on Sat. March 29th at their family center corner of 4th & B st. in Argus.
https://www.trona-ca.com/car-truck-motorcycle-show-registration-form/
The Trona Centennial committee is looking for sponsors:
Sponsor levels are:
Borax – $1000.00 or more
Hanksite -$750.00 to $999.00
Potash – $500.00 to $749.00
Halite – $100.00 to $499.00
Trona – $1.00 to $99.00
Send your donation to:
Trona Centennial
PO Box 630
Trona, CA 93592-0630
There will be a Searles Valley History Symposium on Friday, March 28, 2014
Talks already Spoken for are: Trona Mining History; Trona in the 1950’s; Trona Place Names; Trona Water Line; Searles Valley Historical Society History; Epsom Salt Monorail; Shady Myrick’s Mining Adventures in Searles Valley; Garden City; Bootlegging in the Area. If you are interested in Giving a please contact Russ Kaldenberg at kaldenberg@machlink.com. They are looking for about seven more talks.
The Trona Centennial Celebration will be held March 28-30, 2014. The Former Tronan’s Picnic will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2014 from 3PM to 5PM at the Trona Elementary School Cafeteria. Please check the centennial schedule for more information.
Centennial Schedule and Map
Trona Centennial Celebration History Symposium Schedule
Official Trona Centennial Celebration Facebook Page
The Daily Independent Ridgecrest
Centennial Car Show
Car-Truck-Motorcycle Show Registration Form
The post office is the building on the left behind the cars in the picture above. It opened on March 27, 1914. It’s opening marks the beginning of the town,Trona. The first post office in Searles Valley was actually on the other side of the lake in Slate Range City. Slate Range City was already an abandoned ghost town by 1914. The picture below shows the post office from another angle.
