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Colonel Baker surveyed and designed many new towns in the east and through this experience gained knowledge that narrow streets and town circles are not the way to lay out a young city.
A horse and wagon couldn’t even turn around...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 09:18:59 PST
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My interest in animals began at a very young age. As a child, I would bring home baby birds that fell from nests and try to save them. I would try to bring home every stray in the area, as many children do.
My passion grew from bringing...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 09:18:29 PST
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A biochemical analysis performed at Cal State Bakersfield indicates that artifacts unearthed in Colorado were used to butcher ice-age camels and horses that roamed North America until their extinction about 13,000 years ago, according to...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 09:18:04 PST
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Five hundred dogs in my house? Am I nuts? Yes, I am a dog foster mom and I run Canine Canyon Ranch Rescue for large mutts over 50 pounds.
When I moved to Tehachapi in 2001 and finally had a yard, I thought I would get a dog of my own....
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:56:51 PST
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Hi, my name is Daniel Kinder. I am a 15 year old sophomore attending Liberty High School and member of St. Philips Church in Bakersfield, CA. On January 24th, 2009 I attended the 5th annual Walk for Life in San Francisco. Walk for Life...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:46:03 PST
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Hi, my name is Poo and I am not up for adoption because I already have been adopted.
When my mom, Tisha Brown, returned from Iraq she adopted me and we moved to Bakersfield with her mom, Joyce Smith.
I am a very happy, little dog and...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:21:14 PST
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Mary Wayner had every reason to give up. She had surrendered her body to drugs, her children to CPS and her life to hopelessness.
Drug-free today, Wayner has been reunited with her children and she has a job and a house....
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Mon Feb 2, 2009 13:27:12 PST
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Tikal has been described as the “archeological equivalent of shock and awe”. It is one of the largest and most impressive of all the Mayan ruins, and is especially intriguing because it was lost in the jungle for over...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:17:04 PST
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The Arvin Union School District Board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20 was not business as usual. Mrs.. Jerrelle Kavanagah was delighted to present Mr.. Randy Hooser with a special award. Randy's award came from the California Highway...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 14:18:50 PST
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There are few things I enjoy more in this world than taking a relaxing cruise. I really don’t care where the ship is going. The ship, for the most part, is the destination.
There are a few simple rules that pertain to cruising,...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:20:35 PST
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On Tuesday, January 20th, the students at Highland Elementary were able to experience a Farmer's Market first hand. Students were given “Hawk Cash” to purchase locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables from our vendor Food 4...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:00:47 PST
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"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" ... until it comes back to bite you.
Digressing to the 1970s and 80s, cotton marketing co-op CALCOT and the Kern County Farm Bureau — perceived as players in an emerging...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Fri Jan 16, 2009 17:53:35 PST
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Before being issued a credential, prospective teachers today must prove their proficiency in reading, writing, and math by passing the California Basic Education Skills Test, CBEST for short. Just like doctors, lawyers, and...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 14:27:24 PST
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The industrious beavers that have lately reappeared along the Kern River bottom in Bakersfield are reminescent of the reason our city is built in it's present location.
Have you ever wondered why Bakersfield was built where it...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:18:23 PST
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Charles John Schmidt
January signals fresh beginnings. A time of the year that usually brings about self-reflection and resolute changes. January 19, 2009 will mark 90 years of fresh beginnings for local business man...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:44:24 PST
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