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Volunteering
  How would you like to make an impact on the lives of second-grade students who are experiencing reading difficulties? You can by volunteering to tutor four students for one hour-a- week in the fall 2008 semester of the Community...
Posted by KCSOSCOMM - Thu Aug 7, 2008 17:14:59 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
Meow! Miracle is my name and I am a very sweet Manx as you will see. I’m a male and I love to play.  I have also been neutered. I’m about two years old but always a kitten. Just give me love and I...
Posted by MarktheCat - Thu Aug 7, 2008 17:13:11 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
Mew! My name is Stacie, and I am two. I am grey and white and very pretty. I love to be petted. I am friendly and I love everyone. Of course I am a girl, but I am spayed so I cannot have babies. Please adopt me....
Posted by MarktheCat - Thu Aug 7, 2008 17:10:25 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
Meow. I’m called Snowflake and I am being fostered right now. That means I have no forever home. I was abandoned in a large park and could not find my way back home. Then someone found me, so here I am with a lot of...
Posted by MarktheCat - Thu Aug 7, 2008 17:07:12 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
Here comes CHA CHA. She is a sweet 3 year old female Chihuahua mix wanting lots of love. She is timid at first but warms up within a few minutes. She like to be held and loved upon. CHA CHA was abandoned in the night at the SPCA. Now she...
Posted by bakersfieldspca - Thu Aug 7, 2008 17:05:54 PDT -- 0 comments

Travel
Apartment in the Ghetto        I found the place online and the price was right. Too right. The pictures showed a clean and quaint little studio apartment. The price could mean only one of two...
Posted by HeatherIjames - Thu Aug 7, 2008 16:32:30 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
These Pets May Be Adopted Quickly!  Please Visit THE KERN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 201 S MT. VERNON AVENUE To See All Of Our Adoptable Pets.  For More Information, Call 661-868-7144, Or Visit Our Website At...
Posted by Maggie_Kalar - Thu Aug 7, 2008 16:28:25 PDT -- 0 comments

News
Sixteen local college nursing students were presented scholarships by the Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Foundation.  Jackie Hay, scholarship committee chair and BMH Foundation board trustee made the...
Posted by CarylEdward - Thu Aug 7, 2008 14:10:05 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
Sandi is an approximately 4 year old, tan and white, spayed female, Husky/Shepherd mix.  She is a smart, enthusiastic, beautiful girl.  Sandi needs an active lifestyle where she gets plenty of exercise.  She loves people...
Posted by alphacanine - Thu Aug 7, 2008 14:07:54 PDT -- 0 comments

Schools
Day two of the USMC Educator’s Workshop in San Diego was a very full day. We loaded the buses at 0715 in the morning and headed to the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, which is right by the airport. We started our day by experiencing...
Posted by kkofcal - Thu Aug 7, 2008 12:22:06 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
Taffy is an approximately 9- to 10-year-old blond, spayed female Corgi-Chihuahua mix.  This little girl has a great deal of life in her.  Taffy has a great personality, is very sweet, and loves attention.  She would be a...
Posted by alphacanine - Thu Aug 7, 2008 12:02:17 PDT -- 0 comments

News
This is in response to a recent column by Lois Henry, Agency mows over public input. Wow!   Lois Henry, you mow over an agency for cattle! You are very good at slinging cow chips about subjects in which you have no...
Anonymous user - Thu Aug 7, 2008 11:55:55 PDT -- 0 comments

Health & Fitness
Research confirms the conventional wisdom that successful people work hard, and rebound from setbacks.  In short, they persist.  People who successfully maintain their New Year's resolutions for two years report an...
Posted by PeteStrongin - Thu Aug 7, 2008 11:48:27 PDT -- 0 comments

News
A refrigerated truck traveling southbound on Highway 99 exploded at about 3:30 this afternoon.  Employees of Jennings Transfer and Storage grabbed garden hoses and raced to help the truck driver.  Firefighters were...
Posted by Buffysynwtk - Wed Aug 6, 2008 10:31:54 PDT -- 0 comments

Local history
By Sophie (Lozano) Unkrey It was 1949. From an idea conceived by Mrs. Ilo (Blossom) Scatena, a group of young World War II ex-Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service) formed the club to be named Bakersfield Wavetts....
Posted by Contributor - Tue Aug 5, 2008 15:52:03 PDT -- 0 comments

Schools
 The start of another school year is just around the corner and that means that Ronald Reagan Elementary School students are going to be working hard to beat their 2007/2008 Box Tops for Education collection total of $2,176. ...
Posted by heidimccraw - Tue Aug 5, 2008 15:27:30 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
  Meow, I am Jeannie a female tabby! I am fun to play with. I do not know why I was abandoned. My birthday is March 11, 2008. I was tested and am Felv negative and was vaccinated and I come with a voucher for...
Posted by MarktheCat - Tue Aug 5, 2008 14:14:42 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
  Hi, I’m Jeannette and I’m a female tabby. My birthday is March 11, 2008. I was tested Felv negative and vaccinated and I come with a voucher for spay/neuter. I have dark stripes. I love to play and...
Posted by MarktheCat - Tue Aug 5, 2008 14:13:19 PDT -- 0 comments

Poetry
The line stretches as far as the eye can see, Patiently waiting their turn with glee. Greeting each one with a big smile, for they are only here for a short while. Each one only taking what they need, They there begin to roll at top...
Posted by Contributor - Tue Aug 5, 2008 13:54:42 PDT -- 0 comments

Volunteering
The students from Linda Larma and Daughters Academe of Dance held its annual Summer Dance recital to benefit the Kern County Child Abuse Prevention Council on July 28-30 at the Gaslight Melodrama Theater and Music Hall.  Everyone in...
Posted by academeofdance - Tue Aug 5, 2008 13:53:49 PDT -- 0 comments

Schools
My name is Karen Roberts. I am a teacher at Central Valley Continuation High School in Shafter. A few months ago, someone in the Kern High School District e-mailed a flyer to all KHSD employees for the United States Marine Corps Educator...
Posted by kkofcal - Tue Aug 5, 2008 09:24:40 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
  I am Gripper and I am female tabby with white markings.  I also have short fur. I was born May 1 in a junk yard and found just before they took me out with the garbage. What a life to be born in a junk yard and...
Posted by MarktheCat - Tue Aug 5, 2008 09:16:32 PDT -- 0 comments

Reviews
Tacos Las Salsas 10818 Rosedale Hwy. Bakersfield, CA. 93312 (661) 829-2014 My husband has been eating tacos from Tacos Las Salsas for a while but a couple of weeks ago we went in and sat down for lunch,  We could not believe how...
Posted by sspickler - Mon Aug 4, 2008 15:08:47 PDT -- 0 comments

Travel
       I am at the point in my life where I neither feel young nor old. I know I have opponents in the field who say I should still very much consider myself young.  But enough whipper snappers...
Posted by HeatherIjames - Mon Aug 4, 2008 14:36:45 PDT -- 0 comments

Photos
These pictures were taken aboard the Ranger 85 during my fishing trip on July 20.
Posted by cableman13 - Sun Aug 3, 2008 14:44:05 PDT -- 0 comments

Photos
Tomas Weaver of Tehachapi caught this 13-pound Dorado fly-lining a sardine July 20 on his 1 1/2 day trip aboard the Ranger 85 out of San Diego.
Posted by cableman13 - Sun Aug 3, 2008 14:41:19 PDT -- 0 comments

Sports
I noticed that Bakersfield resident Mike Valpredo was returning to cover the NFL preseason for the Bengals this August. In visiting family back in Ohio last month I read an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer has him noted among on...
Posted by RonJBakersfield1841 - Sun Aug 3, 2008 14:39:01 PDT -- 0 comments

Photos
We took our girls camping for the first time this past July 2008 to Kernville, CA and our oldest daughter caught her first fish with her aunt Sherry, which was a 7 pound Rainbow Trout.
Posted by ccanaday6678 - Fri Aug 1, 2008 10:04:52 PDT -- 0 comments

News
Apparently Caden McCloud the son of Morning Show host Kenn and Crystal McCloud also found it hard to say goodbye to KBKO 96.5 Bakersfield Country!
Posted by Goldilocks - Fri Aug 1, 2008 10:01:06 PDT -- 0 comments

Other
Ceramic Tile is glossy requiring proper preparation for refinishing. There are many, and I do mean many websites handing out bad information on just how to paint ceramic tiles. Painting ceramic tile requires a bonding agent to be...
Posted by ksrountree - Thu Jul 31, 2008 15:38:32 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
*** UPDATE: Sugarbear has been adopted! Hi!  My name is Motors and I am a spayed female, Domestic Short Hair Tortie mix.  I am approximately two years old.  I came to the shelter after my owner was no longer able to...
Posted by Maggie_Kalar - Thu Jul 31, 2008 15:29:28 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
  Hi, I’m Jeannette. I’m a female tabby. My birthday is March 11, 2008. My sister Jeannie and I were tested Felv negative and were vaccinated. I am a brown tabby with speckles and Jeannie has black...
Posted by MarktheCat - Thu Jul 31, 2008 14:24:55 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
 Meow, I am Jeannie, a female tabby! I am fun to play with. I do not know why my sister Jeanette and I were abandoned. My birthday is March 11, 2008. We were tested and am Felv negative and were...
Posted by MarktheCat - Thu Jul 31, 2008 14:22:45 PDT -- 0 comments

News
 In my opinion in the Michael Montgomery case I believe that injustice is being objected. He was below the legal alcohol level. I think that he should be in the hospital getting the treatment that he needs. I understand people died...
Anonymous user - Thu Jul 31, 2008 14:19:40 PDT -- 0 comments

Business News
The Kern County Women Lawyers Association installed two attorneys from the Bakersfield law firm Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard (KMTG) on July 24 as President and Vice President for the 2008 - ’09 term. Kristin A. Hagan...
Posted by KMTG - Thu Jul 31, 2008 14:02:58 PDT -- 0 comments

Author's Corner
About a year ago, I read an article in The Bakersfield Californian which related to the fact that there is a great scarcity of books written about Hispanics, their ancestors and families. I found this to be very sad, but so true. This...
Posted by Contributor - Wed Jul 30, 2008 15:18:38 PDT -- 0 comments

Pets and animals
My name is ROY. I am a 2-year-old Australian Shepherd mix and am quite friendly. Although I like my transitional home at the Bakersfield SPCA, I really want a back yard I can call home. I am energetic and obedient. If you like to take...
Posted by bakersfieldspca - Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:39:39 PDT -- 0 comments

Sports
Frye Motorsports was originally set up to help bring awareness to brain tumor patients.  A very good friend of mine was diagnosed with a brain tumor earlier this year. Thank goodness through God's good grace he spared him his life...
Posted by Espee1 - Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:35:08 PDT -- 0 comments

Other
 Eva Reynolds, my mother, will celebrate her 88th birthday on August 8th, 2008.  In other words, she will be 88 on 8-8-08.  While she may not move very fast, her mind is very sharp.  She keeps score for...
Posted by lclevenger - Tue Jul 29, 2008 15:58:14 PDT -- 0 comments

News
I think the way that people are treating my brother Michael is wrong. Yeah, he was the driver in the accident, but he shouldn't be treated badly for their deaths. Everybody has their time when God calls them home and it was the time....
Posted by ANDRE101107 - Tue Jul 29, 2008 15:56:26 PDT -- 5 comments

Other
Claw Foot Antique Bathtubs are treasured by people from all walks of life. They are original art and loved by many. You can find these bathroom relics in farm pastures, antique stores or being used as a planter box by those who...
Posted by ksrountree - Tue Jul 29, 2008 15:47:41 PDT -- 0 comments

Business News
Bathtub Refinishing Do It Yourself Or Hire A Pro? In years past bathtub refinishing was only available from professional refinishing companies costing hundreds of dollars. That has all changed with the addition of do-it-yourself...
Posted by ksrountree - Tue Jul 29, 2008 15:46:04 PDT -- 0 comments

Volunteering
My granddaughter, Sierra Wesala (9 years old) is from Exeter Ca; she's here visiting the family. She got her first hair cut today (besides trimming her bangs). Her hair was over 3 ft long and she got 1 1/2 ft cut today and donated it to...
Posted by Contributor - Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:42:37 PDT -- 0 comments

Fishing
This dog shark was caught off the Cayucos Pier on July 2, 2008 by Todd Irvine with the help of his 21/2 year old son Ethan.  Anchovies were used to catch this 44 inch - 20 lb fish.  Todd Irvine - age 41 - Bakersfield, Ca- phone...
Posted by wirvine - Mon Jul 28, 2008 14:28:55 PDT -- 0 comments

Faith
  One of the greatest benefits of working a swing shift is having the day time to spend with my 3 year old grandson Tyler. I try to keep myself involved in his activities to make sure he does the right things. I was 3 years old...
Posted by rtwice93555 - Mon Jul 28, 2008 14:22:40 PDT -- 0 comments

Other
Anyone who prefaces the word "theory" with the words "just" or "only" obviously doesn't even know what a theory is. The ignorant among us equate theory with belief. They aren't the same thing and no the...
Posted by avantichamp - Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:51:59 PDT -- 1 comment

Pets and animals
These Pets May Be Adopted Quickly!  Please Visit THE KERN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT 201 S MT. VERNON AVENUE To See All Of Our Adoptable Pets.  For More Information, Call 661-868-7144, Or Visit Our Website At...
Posted by Maggie_Kalar - Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:49:26 PDT -- 0 comments

Other
Every now and then I start to wonder about life.  Not so much about mine, not so much about yours, but about life as it is general.  I was driving home around half past noon.  The same way, the same way always.  But,...
Posted by HeatherIjames - Thu Jul 24, 2008 16:52:56 PDT -- 0 comments

Other
When you know the difference between plagiocephaly and craniosynostosis before your baby is six months old, you've earned it. When you know three different ways to cure diaper rash, you've earned it. When you take the time to draw...
Posted by HeatherIjames - Thu Jul 24, 2008 16:41:59 PDT -- 0 comments

Local history
The great Kern River flood of 1868 had left hundreds of acres of fertile, alluvial soil on the north side of Kern River adjacent to Bakersfield. A settlement called 'Northside' was founded there in 1875. The Beardsley Canal was built...
Posted by Contributor - Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:31:50 PDT -- 0 comments

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