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MomeNetwork.com is Bakersfield's 1st Online Pregnancy and Parenting Resources dedicated to Moms and their Kids. Establish since January 2007, MomeNetwork.com's online community is a virtual mom sanctuary covering all things from...
Posted by momenetwork
- Tue Feb 26, 2008 15:35:00 PST
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In reaction to the initial reports, both print and televised, regarding the arrest of East Bakersfield High soccer player Ryan Woolley, I am somewhat disappointed in the way in which young Mr. Woolley is being treated.
Every...
Posted by blade2410
- Tue Feb 26, 2008 15:20:47 PST
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Memory is a flawed reference, but I'll bet if you suffered from Valley heat in the 1930s and lived anywhere between McFarland and Earlimart, you will remember The Delano Plunge. Built, owned and operated by my...
Posted by pbowhay
- Thu Feb 21, 2008 16:04:53 PST
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There is a great need in Kern and Tulare counties, and in America in general, for more mental health service providers and programs. It is estimated that by 2020 the percentage of clientele will be 100 percent greater than today, while...
Posted by gregory1
- Thu Feb 21, 2008 08:59:18 PST
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Right to Life of Central California Kern County Chapter hosts its 2008 annual banquet on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
This year our featured speaker is syndicated columnist and media personality Cal Thomas. We are very privileged to have Cal, who...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Thu Feb 14, 2008 15:34:30 PST
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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? I AM REALLY CONFUSED, FIRST THEY SAID THAT THE SUSPECT...
Posted by bubbalala
- Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:56:45 PST
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Yes it is true that Mr. Leon Anderson was not such a great person, but the people who are proud of his death are no better than he was. Many say that he should die because he had a disregard for human life. For you to rejoice over his...
Anonymous user
- Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:24:15 PST
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Behind closed doors in millions of homes across our nation, domestic abuse victims know that there is another world that is hidden deep within the shadows – a secret life that abusers never allow outsiders to see as domestic...
Posted by myra0919
- Mon Feb 4, 2008 10:50:17 PST
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Contact:
MaryKay Johnston
Program Manager
Telephone: (858) 486-0400
Email: marykay@calexcellence.org
Website: www.calexcellence.org
12 CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATION, WORLD-CLASS...
Posted by mapranke
- Fri Feb 1, 2008 10:37:56 PST
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Greetings -
I was impressed to get a few 'daze' worth of Bakersfield Californians once the roads opened up...equally impressive as our carrier comes out of Taft to deliver in Pine Mountain Club!
Posted by kati93222
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 09:59:43 PST
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Every weekday, as I attend my classes at Bakersfield High School, I'm surrounded by teachers that go beyond their job description; providing influential political insight or simply how to be successful in life....
Posted by Jairusc123
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 16:59:09 PST
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As we have been traveling from Iowa to Nevada for the Presidential campaign caucuses, we finally arrive in California next week as we travel around the state prior to the super-duper-tsunami-mega-extreme- awesome-include overused media...
Posted by CSPANCampaign2008Bus
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:26:09 PST
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The time is now to reform California's Three Strikes Law to what the people intended when passing the law in 1994. We are not F.A.C.T.S. We are mother's, father's and tax payers. With our initiative, sentences of...
Anonymous user
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 09:29:50 PST
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Nothing says love like the friendship of a loyal companion, not to mention the wet kisses that dogs provide their owners upon greeting them. Are you looking for a forever friend?
Well, then don't delay! Take a trip over to...
Posted by Maggie_Kalar
- Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:20:48 PST
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Nominations for the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce 2008 Beautiful Bakersfield Awards are due Friday, January 18. If you know about a business, organization or people that have contributed toward improving the quality of life in...
Anonymous user
- Fri Jan 4, 2008 10:51:16 PST
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A guid New Year to ane an’ a’!
‘A good New Year to one and all.”
-traditional Scots toast at Hogmanay
The New Year is celebrated throughout the world. While customs may differ, the...
Posted by scottjennifer
- Thu Jan 3, 2008 11:56:25 PST
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It's a beautiful day for the Silvius family of Bakersfield working on the Ronald McDonald House float for the upcoming Rose Parade in Pasadena. Their son Eric has been invited to ride on the float in the upcoming Tournament of Roses...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Wed Jan 2, 2008 16:56:13 PST
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For the past eight years the University of Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture has been presenting annual conferences to address major issues of our time. This year's conference entitled "The Dialogue of Cultures" focused...
Posted by RichardPoirier
- Tue Dec 25, 2007 17:18:57 PST
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Thank you everyone who has written my son Matthew, US Army Specialist, 10th Mtn Division, 4th Brigade deployed in Baghdad. Matthew said he had returned from mission and had received over 50 letters. I had not...
Posted by brianitos
- Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:13:30 PST
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In the United States, the processes of our political competitions are famously analogous to the processes of our capitalist economy. It is a broadly leveraged criticism that a candidate's position on an issue is, unfortunately,...
Posted by nickdziegler
- Fri Dec 21, 2007 15:17:13 PST
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The Lions Club of Bakersfield met with representatives from the Taft College Transition to Independent Living (TIL) program Dec. 13 to celebrate the Lions’ recent donation to the program. This fall the Lions donated $7,500 to Taft...
Posted by TaftIndependent
- Thu Dec 13, 2007 15:12:59 PST
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What three parts does Thomas Jefferson’s epitaph consist of? Who wrote the Federalist Papers? Why did World War II begin? An even more important question: In today’s society, who believes the introduction to the enticing tale...
Posted by kelsie
- Tue Dec 11, 2007 09:15:54 PST
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Every Sunday at noon a local chapter of the worldwide "FOOD NOT BOMBS" serves free vegetarian and vegan meals to a large, diverse group of hungry people. Food Not Bombs is a nonviolent protest to the war effort in which they...
Posted by mistermister
- Mon Dec 10, 2007 13:00:47 PST
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Your attendance is requested. We are having a Fundraiser with a Silent Auction & Raffles, Dinner, 50’s Music & Santa Claus! Benefiting Vietnam Vet, John Fitzpatrick. John is having his kidney transplant in later...
Posted by tajwilly
- Tue Dec 4, 2007 08:48:07 PST
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I worked as a farm overseer for four years in Popyan, Columbia in the state of Kalka, about 500 miles south of the Columbian capital, Bogota. I had twelve peasant workers who lived on the cabuya farm of 800 acres in the mountains. They...
Posted by jdharris1945
- Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:57:37 PST
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"Nigga please"
Wait, don't delete this!!!
I was driving home and thought I'd give Bailey another shot. You see, I stopped listening to the show after Bailey was arrested for his alcohol related incident. DUI, I believe. I...
Posted by gr8scott
- Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:39:00 PST
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Temple Beth El dedicates new Torah Learning Center
Temple Beth El, a Reform Jewish synagogue, will dedicate its new Torah Learning Center on Sunday, December 2. Festivities will take place at the temple, 2906 Loma Linda Drive in...
Posted by bayshore
- Wed Nov 21, 2007 09:31:01 PST
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It's been six years since my daughter Wendy Kyle was brutally murdered. She was stabbed several times and set on fire in her studio apartment in Oildale.
It is now a cold case and I feel like she has been forgotten.
It is hard to...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:50:37 PST
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After placing an ad in the Bakersfield Californian for a puppy I have for sale I recieved phone calls from 3 different people using the TDD operator relay services for the hearing impaired. All three asked for me to email them pictures...
Posted by lauras2003
- Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:35:16 PST
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On Friday, November 16, the Kern County Council of Governments (Kern COG) will officially announce the advent of 1,000 additional hours per year of California Highway Patrol (CHP) presence on Highway 119. The CHP's extended hours will...
Posted by TaftIndependent
- Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:28:03 PST
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This Veterans Day, let us salute and honor our Veterans. We must always remember their sacrifices. Let us all be grateful, and say a special prayer for them all.
Posted by Tahany
- Mon Nov 12, 2007 09:23:28 PST
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We are the Bakersfield Kern County Chapter of Families to Amend California's Three Strikes Law. We are reaching out to the community to inform that the state of California has legislated and initiated a Three Strikes Law which allows...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Wed Nov 7, 2007 10:54:22 PST
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Covenant Community Services Inc. is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to providing hope and love to abused and neglected children. Imagine a six-year-old boy whose father beat him with garden hoses, burned him with...
Posted by adine6
- Mon Nov 5, 2007 14:45:16 PST
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Community Action Partnership and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill held a ceremonial “breaking of the ground” of the Desert Willow Apartments today in Ridgecrest. The event marks the completion of a seven year long...
Posted by communityactionpartnership
- Mon Nov 5, 2007 10:21:48 PST
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Community Action Partnership and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill invite the community of Ridgecrest and Kern County to join in a ceremonial “breaking of the ground” of the Desert Willow Apartments. The...
Posted by communityactionpartnership
- Thu Nov 1, 2007 12:35:07 PDT
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Luis A Valladares, 24, the son of Elvia Valladares, has joined the Peace Corps and will soon be graduating from his training.
Valladares joined the Peace Corps because “I felt that I could really do some good into part of the...
Posted by peacecorps
- Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:10:13 PDT
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Hello Friends,
Did you know that I'm the 1st Vice President of Bakersfield's KCPA-TV.com and that we're building a video only site at www.vdo.kcpa-tv.com and want you to help bring traffic to it?
We'll be producing several cable TV...
Posted by DoctorMason
- Mon Oct 29, 2007 09:28:20 PDT
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Kern County Public Access TV (661.599.4714) wishes to share with you the following email, because the information discussed is important to local residents.
You and I have a rare opportunity to alter the media landscape in Fresno and...
Posted by DoctorMason
- Mon Oct 29, 2007 09:23:34 PDT
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Taft native Ray Mortimer was honored by the Taft Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the chamber’s weekly sit and sip. Mortimer is a member of several Kern County Grand Jury committees and operates the hunter’s safety...
Posted by TaftIndependent
- Thu Oct 25, 2007 09:11:59 PDT
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As part of the Red Ribbon ceremonies yesterday at Evergreen Elementary School, there were contests between classrooms for best door decorations. Room 21 fifth graders chose to create a door decoration and wall banner honoring Kiki...
Posted by Kittyjo
- Thu Oct 25, 2007 09:05:13 PDT
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Governor Schwarzenegger Casts Veto of Harmful Card Check Bill in California, Reports The National Alliance for Worker and Employer Rights
The National Alliance for Worker and Employer Rights praises the good work of Governor...
Posted by NAWER
- Fri Oct 19, 2007 09:30:26 PDT
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I've been reading about the fight outside of Santiago's restaurant . Some people are blaming Mr. Santiago Figueroa, for lack of security, which is totally unfair. I have frequented...
Posted by Tahany
- Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:46:58 PDT
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October is National Adopt-A-Shelter Dog month, so naturally the staff at Kern County Animal Control is encouraging people who have been thinking about adopting a dog to look to their local shelters where hundreds of wonderful dogs are...
Posted by KCAC
- Wed Oct 17, 2007 17:27:28 PDT
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Fuller Tours West Kern Water District
32nd District Assemblymember Jean Fuller toured the facilities at the West Kern Water District Wednesday. The trip was part of Fuller’s continued work toward finding a solution to...
Posted by TaftIndependent
- Mon Oct 15, 2007 08:27:31 PDT
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My only sister, Dina Schmidt, made a decision to end her life last week. I have been reeling from her death every since the call came at 4:00am Monday morning. Somehow the police found my father in Iowa and told him, I was surprised to...
Posted by littledebbie64
- Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:11:22 PDT
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif., October 4, 2007 — Laughter and smiles filled the Laurelglen Elementary School cafeteria as students, teachers and administration stood alongside Bakersfield City Council Member Harold Hansen, representatives...
Posted by JANLBANS
- Fri Oct 5, 2007 09:11:07 PDT
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The Valley Plaza, along with major sponsors, provides nonprofits with an opportunity to raise money through the Festival of Giving. On November 11, 2007 the mall will close to the public and reopen at 7PM for Festival of Giving...
Posted by adine6
- Wed Oct 3, 2007 13:26:13 PDT
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We dial 9-1-1 for an emergency, 4-1-1 for phone number directory service. Now , effective October 1, callers throughout Kern County can dial 2-1-1 for information and referral services – linking all of Kern County to human service...
Posted by communityactionpartnership
- Thu Sep 27, 2007 13:21:26 PDT
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Now your internet searching and shopping can raise funds for Covenant!
We all search the internet for various types of information. Now, all that searching can benefit Covenant Community Services through the power of...
Posted by adine6
- Thu Sep 27, 2007 09:03:58 PDT
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Through Bank of the West’s Charitable Contributions Program, Covenant obtained a $5,000 operating expense grant in support of Building Blocks. Building Blocks is a transitional housing program for emancipated foster...
Posted by adine6
- Tue Sep 25, 2007 08:59:40 PDT
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