http://people.bakersfield.com/home/RecentPostComments Recent Post Comments on Bakersfield.com en-us http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65977 As soon as we get that little "restraining order" missunderstanding cleared up we will be fine! haha http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/68572 Hey I know a great handyman for hire! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65330 Please update this information http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/62132 You are a super-smart girl, Jolie. God has wonderful things in store for you. Your research in your article was very thorough and very informative. Hopefully it can help others see this disease for what it truly is. And I am so happy that you are free from your eating disorder. I, too, suffered from the same thing for only about six months though back in 2001. I sought the help I needed and... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/67873 Happy Birthday, from one military wife to another. My husband just returned home from a year in Iraq. He left 4 months after we were married. We missed our birthdays together and all our "first" holidays as husband and wife, and it looks like he may be gone again, soon, so I understand how you feel. You show amazing strength, courage, and pride, and that is truely commendable. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/66673 I hope ya'll are ok.. I've been checking your post everyday for an update and am just so concerned. I pray ya'll are ok.. Joe http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/67873 Happy BIRTHDAY militaryspouse!! God bless your husband for his service and safe return! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/67873 "The only true thing that matters most, is that he remains safe and successful in all that he does" wow! if that is not true love, I don't know what is.:) well I hope you have a wonderful birthday!=) God Bless You for your pure heart;) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/52420 Jim, Laughed at, yes. Sorry, but it's true. Too bad about the Post Office gig, also. Does "a legend in his own mind" even begin to sink in? Writing a book is fine, but one like this leaves the reader with the impression the writer is in the same league as those he idolizes(which anyone who knows you is NOT the case). I have to agree with the previous poster. It must be tough being a... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65977 So how was dinner with Rachel? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/62132 Hi Jolie thanks for sharing your story. Have you ever heard of a band called Superchic[k] - they have a really great song called courage you should totally hear it! check out playlist.com and search superchick and you might find it and hear it. It will totally encourage you. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65276 ~BIGGEST SMILE!!!~ CONGRATS!!! It was an honor to share this day with you!!! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65256 Most of us can relate to the refusal to give something up, even if only temporarily. Recently I went through closets and drawers and shelves gathering "stuff" in anticipation of making the last (well, almost) run to Goodwill. It's widely accepted that if an item isn't worn in two years, it's time to part with it. The brutal truth was that it was well past time to part with most of the... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65276 Kathi & Karen- Congrats and how thrilled we are to share this historic day with you. I have known you both since you were pups in love 12 years ago. You have known Vanessa and I since we were pups in love...we still are and forever will be. To share this day, my birthday, of all days- is the greatest gift I have ever known. To legal wed the people we love- to know civil liberty as it was... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65276 A big congrats to you! I was able to be there today as a supporter and it was a beautiful day full of happiness and joy. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65276 wow, thanks all for your comments. The energy there this morning WAS truly amazing. I am glad I was able to share some of it with this blog post. Kathi Briefer-Gose http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65276 Ann Barnett, whether or not anyone realizes it, accomplished something wonderful today, even if not in the way she may think. I went downtown today. Sad to say, I do not enjoy trying to park downtown, and I saw no parking nearby. I did see where the weddings were taking place, however, and I sent some loving magick their way. I saw no protesters. The only reason I could see the... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65276 Many congrats. Your story gave me goosebumps and tears. This is a very exciting day for everyone. I remember when I first heard about the supreme courts decision, I called my finace and together we celebrated for all the people who finally get to say thier vows just as he and I will be doing. We are going this evening to a celebration for all of you and we couldn't be more excited! ... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65276 Congratulations. I wish you all the best in life. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65276 Congratulations! Hugs, hugs, and more hugs for you! :) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65276 Congratulations!! I wish you many more years of love. I am happy that you have (finally) been allowed to share in this civil right. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/65276 Congratulations! All the best to you both! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/61257 My mom wrote this about my papa, and i love him so much as well. To tell you the truth, he is my hero. He is the one that showed me the fun in baseball. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/64372 If you don't like Conservatives and Christians...fine. But don't make false arguments and try to use the Bible to justify your lifestyle. The Bible speaks very clearly about homosexuality. You're attempt to twist scripture is a very weak one. The love David had for Jonathan is translated as Brotherly love. Others translate it as the bond soldiers form in battle. You can't just make David... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/60215 Bernie.. well said! I was brought up to believe in people for who they are, not what color skin they have. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/62032 How crazy is that? I've never seen anything like that before, either! It's so weird. It looks like it's been Photoshopped or something...ha ha. A few weeks ago when my mom and I were picking roses, she went to get some for the vase on the kitchen table, and she found a huge bunch of roses that looked like a whole bouquet, which it basically was. The whole bunch was four stems that had fused... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/62014 And p.s. - the puppets are darling too! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/62014 These are wonderful books, by a very talented writer and artist. I wish my children were still young enough to enjoy them. But, I'm holding on to them in hopes of grandchildren one day. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/61869 Ridiculous. You really have no clue what is going on over in Iraq. The native Iraqi by and large isn't "protecting thier homeland" from our troops. It's al Qaeda...it's the fanatics that are blowing themselves up in marketplaces and schools. They're not defending Iraq, they're simply taking thier fanatacism where the Americans are...which is in Iraq. If we weren't in Iraq, perhaps they... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/61256 I was a kid in the North Shafter Farm Labor Camp about the time the tent tops were being replaced by more permanent wood structures. I didn't know I was poor at the time. All the adults I knew were just like my parents, hard working farm labor people, none were lawyers, businessmen or doctors. It was nice when the great center lawn of the camp was flood irrigated, it became a kid's water... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/59268 She has been accepted in the Communication Disorders program to become a Speech Pathologist.   Mom and Dad are very proud parents! We love you! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/59007 You go girls!!! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/59008 Carrie, thank you for all you've done for Relay! This is my second year with Relay and that opening lap is what makes the entire year so worth it. Thank you so much for sharing your story here. You are our WARRIORS! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/58060 Hey Vickie! It's Sharon. This is really cool. How have you been? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/57021 Betcha men painted it! :-) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/57104 That American flag paint scheme is wicked. thanks for sharing. That paint job reminds me of some of the cool tiger paint schemes some foreign governments have used on their aircraft for public performances or war games. I'm surprised the 117 is being retired "so soon" (soon when compared to other U.S military aircraft still in action). What's the timeframe for increased production and... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/56055 I hope you're familiar with our Inside Guide interactive business directory, at http://bakersfield.com/insideguide, where you can review restaurants and other businesses! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/21260 Very well said, and I agree fully with you on this... And Thank You for saying it out loud and clear! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/48299 I got. I got it. Just reading that made my heart race. Very eloquently put. Beautifully written. Thanks for sharing...now to read it again...mind if I print that out and hang it in my office? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/54908 The Bakersfield Musical Theatre production of CATS should not be missed by any theatre goer. A new standard has been set with respect to the quality of local theatre. The dancing, singing, and acting are as good as you will find anywhere with maybe the exception of professional Broadway shows. There appear to be many new faces which display talent to an extremely high degree. The dancers are... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/32449 I remember growing up in Arvin and attending the EL Rancho Theatre in the 70's that was something we looked forward to doing on Friday nights. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/54665 I love this story! I hope that Supervisor Maggard and his staff saw this. ~Dana www.northwestvoice.com http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/52443 I hadn't heard from her for several years...maybe even ten. Then, today I got a Sympathy letter from my oldest sister (1 of 3 older sisters) Poem sent to me by my oldest sister, Jenna Allen who lives in another state. This poem was given to her after our Father passed away. I am sharing it here, just because: Miss me but let me go when I come to the end of the road and the sun has set for... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/53809 Students Prove Theories at Kern County Science Fair The caption below is incorrect and was attached to my daughter's picture in the story about The Kern County Science Fair. Actually in many of the science fair projects students hypothesize one thing but through their data and trials find out that their hypothesis is incorrect. This is part of the learning process and does not make their... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/52458 Thank you so much! We like being a service to our community. Also, there are some GREAT writers here, and The Voice publications are a great place for them to share their talent AND to get published. Thank you for responding to my call for "transplants!" I will be interested to learn more about your views on the city. :) Take care! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/52458 I'm a transplant. We just moved to Bakersfield little over a year ago from the Philippines. It's great to get the magazine and to learn about community events and the people behind them. The articles are interesting reads and I look forward to receiving future copies. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/52443 Skip's been found only feet from where he dove in. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your well wishes and prayers. The official services/memorial for Skip have been arranged and will be as follows: Friday April 11th at 2:00 PM in the little Chapel at: Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels www.welch-ryce-haider.com 15 E Sola St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 965-5145 The local Memorial... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/52520 Wow. Thank you so much for sharing this. Incredible sacrifices from our Greatest Generation. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/52443 What a horrible tragedy. I am so sorry, Sooz. ~Dana http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/52448 That photo just made my day!! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/52443 sooz - just catching up on what happened. I offer my condolances and I pray the Lord will keep you strong and bring closure and work this out for the good in an eternal perspective. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/52446 Thank-you for your insight on such a terrible tragedy. My heart goes out to all involved. A fun ball game turns into a lifetime of sorrow. I hope "Friend" with the help of family gets all the medical attention he will need through out his life. Maybe "Grandma" needs help too, maybe she lashed out at the child under tension or she was just too quick to judge, like so many people do.... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/52420 Are you kidding me? Gerry Whitehead writes a book? LOL, really? Hey Jim...remember when you were working for that Bakersfield car dealer and were told to deliver a car to a customer....you got lost, couldn't find the place and drove around for like 5 hours until you ran out of gas...and the guys house was only like 5 miles away...remember that? You got fired for that remember? Or how about the... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/51400 What a great place! The camp ground also has access to some realy good bike trails aswell as the costal access. It really would be sad to see it closed. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/51400 Yeah, I love this place too. Great place to camp and just sit and stare at the ocean. I hope it gets to stay open! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/50107 HEY DARAH THIS IS LYNNE YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR FROM CHILDHOOD I THINK YOUR STORY IS THE SWEETEST THING EVER AND I WOULD LOVE TO GET TESTED TO SEE IF IMA MATCH TO BE YOUR DONOR! IVE THOUGHT ABOUT YOU ALOT! EMAIL ME BACK AND LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO. LOVE YA GIRL!!! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/48359 Thank you for sharing such a well written and loving story. Peace to you, lauramba http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/50266 I just received a letter from the DMV to renew my license and I have to go in as well. Im really upset about it. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/50181 Can the sellers keep the deposit on a house that is not in the condition is was when they made the offer? I doubt it. That's the point of a home insection before purchasing. I put a deposit down on a mobile home on it's own lot and when the inspector gave me the report I backed out. All it cost me was the escrow company's title search fee. I would check out the legalities of it. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/49338 Yes, I am. '04 grad. Most people think my screen name means I'm bald :). http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/49338 Domer - Are you an alumnus of ND? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/49338 Don't get me wrong I love the Prime Cut, but I miss the old location and the type of service it would bring. I would go there quite often, got to know the gals behind the counter, and the food was always amazing. The new location, along with the change in service and high prices has limited my patronage of the restaurant. I’m sure this has been more than offset by the increase in traffic... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/49338 Surely you can't be serious. Ever since Prime Cut's move to the new location, everything about the place has suffered. The service is slow and rude and the prices are outrageous. $10 for a tri-tip sandwich with no sides? That takes some nerve and arrogance. And the chicken that you rave about is so dry that my dog won't eat the leftovers. I was a dedicated patron of the old location on... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/44880 wow... i am excited to hear that... me and my wife have just started on that path... we have been going to 24 hr fitness 3 or more times a week, and watching what we eat... you are an inspriation... thank you very much for your story. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/21955 me gusta tu poema, se me haze bien bonito que se lo dedicaste a tu madre ^.^ http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/44699 that was soo cute ^.^ http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/47486 The only people who will ever know exactly what happened are the witnesses. One of them is now dead, the others are police officers involved in the shooting or perhaps local residents. Each have incentive to lie about who did what. Let's face it though, we give police officers the benefit of the doubt in these situations. I mean, why did this guy have a gun in the first place, and why... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/47401 Everyone has to live or die by their choices but you make it sound like the KGET anchors should be happy to report this stuff. It's funny that you say "attempts to humanize", like it was a dog or a toaster that died. It was, in fact, a human, and it's tragic that his life had to end the way it did. Also, it's not just black people. All kinds of people think they're above the law and blame... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/47486 The whole situation sucks. Seriously. But I honestly don't think there was any conspiracy here. The whole world just hurts all the time. Unfortunately some of us will be casualties of it regardless of our involvement. I'm not a law or forensics expert. I hope just like you that the truth is uncovered, but please don't allege a conspiracy when the forensics team reports their findings.... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/47486 My thinking to the question of who shot the officer, is Leon. As to how he got shot in the face, you usually look towards what you are shooting at & we already know he fired at officers. Shot while on the ground? where did witnesses say this? I haven't seen that anywhere yet. As for being hit in the vest, most people will aim for center mass, thats what the vest covers. BPD offiers carry 40 s&w... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/47486 AS THE SMOKE CLEARS AND EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL, FOR SOME. THERE ARE STILL ALARMING QUESTIONS OUT THERE TO MANY. WHO REALLY SHOT THE POLICE OFFICER? * The Criminal. I AM REALLY CONFUSED, ** I can tell. FIRST THEY SAID THAT THE SUSPECT WAS TAZED AND THEN SHOT, ** According to the last report he was. The taser does NOT always immobilize, sometimes both darts do not make contact... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/46323 Great Article!!! I once hard someone say the following and it stuck on my brain... Parents don't realize when they critize a child mother/father infront of the child, they pretty much send a message to the child that something is wrong with his/her DNA. They pretty much critize the child DNA!!! Can you imagine telling a child part of hiS/her DNA has a problem?? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/46323 You are right on the money here.The last paragraph really sums it up.This is not about the parents,it is only about the child.Well done! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/45434 Love your post on the art of the handwriten note...great info! Thanks for sharing! Colleen http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/45453 My, my are we not great! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/45453 It was news since the cops were called (thankfully), but I didn't like the photos of the arrested kids on the front page. I think it provided the arrested students with attention (negative) that they did not deserve. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/43129 Mr. Lynch: Your account of Hart Park is interesting. I frequent the park and enjoy it even in its delapadated state. I believe an earlier story told that your father helped to build the water wheel. You must have an interest to see the park return or surpass its once great state. Please keep me posted regarding any plans for renewal. I would like to be involved. I look forward to reading future... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/38556 An extremely intriguing perspective on used car dealers. Thanks for sharing. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/36224 One other thing I discovered about loosing weight is that it is easier to take the weight off than it is to keep it off. That mioght explain why so many gain their weight back. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/36224 I have had a weight problem the majority of my life and it is not easy being heavy; first of all, society does not accept obese people as being human. Fortunately for me, I am 100 lbs. less than I was, but I still have at least 100 lbs. to go. I don't know if I will ever loose the rest of this weight, but at least I am thinner than I was. Being obese has caused unwanted health problems such... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/41357 BJ,Merry Christmas to you, your family and friends. And All your fellow troopers. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/41356 I must thank everyone who has been writing my son. He had returned from a mission and had received over 50 letters already and was ecstatic. Here is a few emails from Matthew. Date: Dec 20, 2007 8:16 AM Hey guys, Im doing good over here and I cant wait to get that package, I miss you guys so much I cant even tell you! I Things are going well, I went to my buddies memorial service... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/21176 I was in Parr's unit in Iraq and believe me none of us in his platoon will ever forget him http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/39312 awesome!! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/37980 Great storytelling Dad. I didn't know all that had happened. Love, Missy http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/36224 I'm SOOO proud of you. I know you worked hard to get where you are. You are a beautiful person. SH http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/28886 A hundred and one views and no response. Well, o.k.   Life As It Should Be doesn't remember the story in the Bible that they carry to the thousand churches in this town; the one about Mary Magdelene and how The Christ found her at The Well and the town citizens with stones in their hands and how, later on, she was there at The Cross and a couple of days later at The Tomb.  Life... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/37082 How wonderful that you now understand those "stupid rules". It's also says alot about you as a man , and that you can tell them how much you love them and your sister. How sad that some people never get to tell their parents those endearments until it is too late. Peace and happiness to you all. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/36912 Frontier's band probably will do great things. Mr. Kelley is a heck of an instructor and a nice guy, too. I never played in band or colorguard, but my sister did colorguard at Centennial. Mr. Kelley's bands always fared pretty well at many major competitions and the band and colorguard even was allowed to march in London's Millenium Parade held to usher in the new millenium almost 8 years... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/36023 For the comment that Mr. Witbee made:As a member of FACTS(Families To Amend Three Strikes), We take a stand to amend the "3 Strikes Law". We are not condoning anyone that commits a crime, but we are asking that when a crime is commited, they do have to pay for their crime; but the time has to fit the crime. Our prisons are so over populated with non-violent offenders, that are doing... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/35080 This is from Tom Hawkins: The picture in qestion is either the Brass Rail or Pyrenese Bar in the late 30's but more probably in the early 40"s. My dad is the second gentleman standing at the back of the bar behind the pin ball machine. He worked for Genetral Petroleum, which I believe later became Mobil. He worked on the old Belridge Lease and was foreman of a roustabout gang. If there was an... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/36023 And just what type of "harmless" felonies are these people being convicted of? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/35080 This was e-mailed to me by Angie "Checchi" Brown, the niece of Dick and Rose Fanucchi: It is our families opinion, (and we hope the correct one) that the bar you featured in The Bakersfield Californian submitted by Peter Apanel, Oregon resident was The 808 Club on Baker St in East Bakersfield. The The 808 Club was owned by our Uncle and Aunt, Dick (Domenico) and Rose Fanucchi. Dick and... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/25881 Your husband's "silence" merely denotes his evolution from a "servant" to an equal partner.What am I talking about? We will NEVER be equal!  http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/32481 do u have any pic from pearl harbor http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/35080 I just talked to Mary Metropolis, who was born in 1917 and will turn 90 on Halloween. She says that when she was 16, she worked for Advanced Beverage and knew many of the local bars. She is not sure which bar is in the photo. But she says the photo is from either 1933 or 1934 when Bakersfield hosted Frontier Days. Her dad, John Demos, owned The Last Chance bar under the Bakersfield Hotel at... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/35080 I just realized that because I'm posting everyone's responses that are sent to me via e-mail, MY picture is showing up a lot here. Sorry! I just talked with Marlene Orloff who says her dad is the man in black in the foreground of the photo. She is not sure which bar is pictured, but she is sure it's her father in the photo: Martin Orloff. He was born in 1905 and she puts him at about 35... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/35080 This comes from Mona Carver of Granite Station: This photograph of the bar is not Granite Station bar because it never had tile floor and no pin ball machine and the bar was much shorter than the one pictured in this photograph. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/35080 Sent by text message by Darrell Bowen: Is the picture in todays paper the Noriega hotel? I know that Noriega's has been changed a time or 2 but you can walk in there today and see that wall behind the bar thats what i thought it was when i first looked at it. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/ViewPost/35080 Mr. Richard Lopez just called me to give this response: The bar looks like it's my cousin's bar at Narducci's. I'm not sure, but it looks like that bar. It's not Woolgrowers because they never had a bar. It's not the Padre because the bar at that angle is too big. It looks like Narducci's. At the far end of the wall where the people are standing, they may have taken that out and that's where...