Weekend Desert Post from Palm Desert, California • Page 6

(lift's Father Serra sculpure cine recast at COD PALM DESERT Since the 1930's one of the main landmarks in the City of Ventura has been a statue of Father Serra which stands in front of the city hall. Now, a bronze replica of the statue is being cast at the California of enormous popularity. We are pleased that the statue is being cast at the California Sculpture Center both because we were impressed with the Center's capabilites and becuse it is a community college." The completed statue will be over nine feet tall, will weigh over 1900 pounds, and is being cast in 20 separate sections, according to Art Dennis, general manager of the Center, It is the largest project to date for the Center which has been in existence for 4 years but only opened its bronze casting facility in January of this year. Sculputre Center at College of the Desert. It will take the place of the original satue which was sculpted by Works Progress Administration IWPA) craftsmen and has deteriorated because it was constructed in concrete.

"The statue of Father Serra, the priest who founded the mission in Ventura, is a very popular landmark, standing at the top of a hill overlooking the ocean," explained Carol Green, assistant to the city manager in Ventura. "Replacing the dereriorating statue with a permanent bronze one has become a community project 10 years in business locally Always C71 Insist ri on LLJ -w-'i I I I 1 of the California Sculpture Center, The statue will be a major landmark for the city of Ventura. to celebrate Vertical Mini Blinds New Blinds Duettes 55 to 60W Pleated Shades Roller Shades 50 Off off a fTf rvi rmrrr ITUslUKT I1CC0I CARPETS BEAUTIFUL HIGH QUALITY CERAMIC TILE hrctaflrt toct nt tacksh Aw preparation CiOCENTSUIN RASTER PLUSH CARPET 21 Designer colors to Choose M.TI. Installed with pad CALL NOW 568-0341 VISIT OUR SHOWROOMS AT 72-381 HWY111 HOAMS CENTER CALL NOW (340-4743) Metal with muscle! Ford 63 SAE net hp dieset engine 5.000-lb lift capacity loader Optional Iront-wheel assist axle with load rating 8 500 lb breakout torce Choice ot power- or manual-reversing transmission Choice ot 78-cu or 1-cu yd loader bucket IMPLEMENT COMPANY SERRA REPLICA Pouring the bronze for the head of the statue of Father Serra being cast at College of the Desert is Art Dennis, general manager Local group TaIim OimaI PALM DESERT Local members of the John Birch Society will celebrate "John Birch Day" in honor of John Birch's 72nd birthday May 27. Birch members plan to distribute literature throughout the community, share recently-produced video tapes and increase the visibility of their organizations.

Efforts here are being coordinated with similar activities all across the nation, according to a spokesman for the socity. "While in the unifrom of a capttain in the U.S. Army, John Birch was murered by Chinese Communists in 1945. PSYCHIC PARTS SALES 49-980 Highway 86 COACHELLA, CA 92236 38 SSI' Sr i (619) 398-5167 SERVICE RENTALS BASEBALL We have always considered him to be the first casualty in the war between Communist tyranny and the free world. Unfortunately the casualty lists continue to grow and the free world continues to shrink," said local member Chuck Lurvey.

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