Helendale, California

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Keepsake vol One
Keepsake vol Two

  1. Inner cover page,
  2. School District
  3. Helen Becomes Helendale - 1918
  4. Helendale Teacherage
  5. Songs written for Helendale
  6. About the Fifth Annual Helendale Rendezvous
  7. Schedule of events -
  8. Self Guided tour
  9. An Old Landmark
  10. Life As A Boy In Lenwood, California
  11. Jack Gaffney Crew Chief, Nose Artist
  12. Growing Up On The Desert
  13. Life On The Desert As I Remember It
  14. Orebaugh Biography,
  15. Buzz Banks
  16. Eva Von Dettum Helendales Poetess
  17. Old Number 8
  18. Airplanes That Sailed Over The Victor Valley Skies In The Past
  19. Brief History of George Air Force Base
  20. Unsung Heroes
    21.

 

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Keepsake vol Two

RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD

 

RESOLUTION 94-95-2

RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF
THE HELENDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
TO SPONSOR THE 1994 HELENDALE RENDEZVOUS

 

WHEREAS, the Helendale community's strategic location on the Mojave River Trail made it the frequent pathway of ancient Native Americans; and

 

WHEREAS, historical figures such as Father Garces (1776), Jedediah Strong Smith (1826), "Pathfinder" John C. Fremont (1844) passed on the trail through this immediate area; and

 

WHEREAS, the Spanish Mule Trains in the 1830's and the Mormon Wagon Trains and United States Army Camels frequented this area in the 1850's; and

 

WHEREAS, Point of Rocks served as the earliest known identity of this community, which was later named Helen and re-named Helendale; and

 

WHEREAS, the Helendale School District holds the honor of being known as the oldest school district in the California High Desertt first organized as the Mojave School District on February 4, 1877; and

 

WHEREAS, the Philosophy of the Helendale School District states, in part, that "...we see ourselves as partners in providing our children with an understanding of the past", and "...we will mutually focus on effective instruction that reflects our local history....".

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

 

That the Fifth Annual Helendale Rendezvous be recognized by this Board of Trustees as an event of considerable worth to the children, families and citizenry of this community; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:

 

That the Helendale School District enter fully into sponsorship of the 1994 Helendale Rendezvous.

 

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE HELENDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT on this fifteenth day of September, 1994. 

Signed By:     Nancy Cliath
	       Terry Donoghue
	       Jesse Malone
	       Frank Nyulassy
	       Kathy Welch

Attest:

By: Frank M. Nyulassy, Clerk

 

 

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