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Rudy Hernandez, a Bakersfield resident, testicular cancer survivor and advocate will join the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) to unite people affected by cancer and raise awareness about cancer issues at the inaugural...
Posted by CSUB1
- Tue May 13, 2008 09:58:51 PDT
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Dream Builders Team Aera Energy focuses on project “Coloring Our Community”
There are many ways to give back to the community and various groups who could use some help. This spring a Dream Builder team consisting of eight...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Mon May 12, 2008 17:03:47 PDT
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WEST ROTARY CONTRIBUTES $60,000
TO YOUTH PROGRAMS IN KERN COUNTY
By Barry Rosenfeld,
Contributing writer
Bakersfield West Rotary has established new funding standards because of the...
Posted by cbrcbr
- Fri May 9, 2008 15:47:05 PDT
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Morgan Mize and Baylie Duncan celebrated their entrance into the “teen years” with a huge party. They have been best friends since kindergarten and their birthdays are only a month apart, so a combination party...
Anonymous user
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 13:01:09 PDT
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The Woman’s Club of Bakersfield celebrated its 112th birthday with a luncheon on March 24, 2008. This year’s theme, “Festivals and Holidays Around the World,” was chosen to honor California Federation of...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 15:06:57 PDT
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Nine year old Roshini Ravi looks at the printout in her hand and repeats in her head what she sees.... c-a-c-o-g-r-a-p-h-y. It means bad handwriting or bad spelling and that is exactly what she is trying to avoid as she prepares...
Posted by surendra_d
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 09:08:38 PDT
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BY DAN GORMAN
Mission executive director
The Bakersfield Rescue Mission, which recently announced its first-ever limit on space for homeless males to 110 beds, wants to keep space open for an extra 40 men.
This means the Mission...
Posted by cgeorge
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 20:43:22 PDT
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Motorcycle Ride—Covenant Ride for Hope to Benefit Kern County’s Abused and Neglected Children
Covenant Community Services is holding a motorcycle ride to benefit programs that serve Kern County’s abused and...
Posted by adine6
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:24:55 PDT
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We have been Foster Parents with Kern Bridges Youth Homes since November 2004. Tisha’s parents have been foster parents for over 10 years and this inspired us to become foster parents, even though we had children of our own....
Anonymous user
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 14:56:58 PDT
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April 22, otherwise known as Earth Day, is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than by participating in Kaiser Permanente’s E-Waste collection day, held in partnership with Goodwill Industries.
What is...
Posted by Jason1983
- Mon Apr 7, 2008 11:02:57 PDT
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Local Fundraiser Spearheaded by Kaiser Member
Paige Atkison Brightens Lives
On April 12, 10-year-old Paige Atkison wants to brighten the futures of children born with cleft...
Posted by Jason1983
- Mon Apr 7, 2008 10:25:05 PDT
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The Vietnam Airlift
The fall of Saigon, March 1975
By Janice Gleason
Contributing writer
When Saigon fell, the news programs showed the U.S. Embassy in Saigon under siege by the Vietnamese citizens trying to get into the embassy so...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Tue Apr 1, 2008 14:52:47 PDT
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Bakersfield West Rotary will be holding its 16th annual Cioppino Feed on April 5 at Garces High’s Leddy Hall at 6pm. The event has raised more than $300,000 for local youth charities since 1993.
The...
Posted by cbrcbr
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:35:37 PDT
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If you have a history in Girl Scouting as a former Girl Scout, volunteer or staff member, Girl Scouts-Joshua Tree Council would like to invite you to spend an afternoon “Walking Down Memory Lane."
This fun filled...
Posted by pahbph9
- Thu Mar 20, 2008 14:00:34 PDT
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For World Water Day, March 22, The United States Fund for The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has initiated the Tap Project, a campaign that asks patrons of participating restaurants to donate as little as $1 as payment for the...
Posted by nickdziegler
- Mon Mar 17, 2008 15:28:48 PDT
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THE SALVATION ARMY TO HOLD DONATION DRIVE
AT CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL
The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) of Bakersfield will be hosting a Donation Drive with the community at Centennial High...
Posted by APT
- Mon Mar 17, 2008 15:18:47 PDT
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Not long ago the local McDonald’s owners asked me to inquire about building a Ronald McDonald family Room in Bakersfield. A facility such as this actually houses several families for short stays while their children are in...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Mon Mar 10, 2008 14:57:25 PDT
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The Southern Sierra Council, Boy Scouts of America has honored six local leaders with Scouting’s highest honor during the Council Annual Leadership Dinner held Friday, January 25, 2008 at the Bakersfield Museum of Art.
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Posted by CarolynZ
- Mon Mar 3, 2008 09:04:16 PST
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J.J. has faced challenges and hardship from the time he was three days old. He was born with cancer, given up for adoption and left to live in a hospital until his fourth birthday. With no prospective adopted parents, he was...
Posted by APT
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:00:18 PST
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You can buy Girl Scout Cookies to donate in this package going out in March to soldiers in Kuwait. A dear friend of mine's daughter, Candace, is there with the US Air Force. They are on duty out in the desert there. We love and respect...
Posted by tajwilly
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:55:07 PST
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Iraq — Why would four civilians spend $32,000 of their own money to leave the good old USA on Christmas Day to come to war?
“To grill steaks,” said Tom Anton, founder of Cooks from the Valley, a group of men from...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Thu Feb 21, 2008 15:19:11 PST
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Benjamin Carl Capps received his Eagle Scout Award at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor held on February 1st, 2008. Born in Bakersfield, California, Ben is the youngest son of Carl and Marlene Capps and Grandson of Lloyd and Ella Colvin. Ben...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Thu Feb 21, 2008 09:16:11 PST
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Who says chivalry is dead? The gentlemen of Kappa Sigma, a fraternity at California State University Bakersfield, are working to change the image of your typical college fraternity.
Given the circumstances and times...
Posted by KyleOConnor
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 16:58:37 PST
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Fifteen families are needed to host exchange students for a 3-week stay from July 31- Aug. 20. Many activities will be scheduled for the students.
We need good, wholesome families for boys and girls ages 13-18. The only cost to you is...
Posted by roxtar
- Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:31:24 PST
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AT&T Pioneers Donate $5,000 to Bakersfield Foster Care Center
Grant to Help Pay for School Needs, Education and Foster Parent Training
On Monday, February 4, AT&T’s volunteer organization, the AT&T Pioneers,...
Posted by JANLBANS
- Mon Feb 11, 2008 09:28:16 PST
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WalkAmerica, the March of Dimes largest fundraising event, which brought in $117 million nationwide last year, has been renamed March for Babies. The new name makes a clear connection to what the March of Dimes is all...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Wed Feb 6, 2008 16:57:35 PST
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Covenant Community Services has an immediate need for volunteers who are willing to mentor former foster youth ages 17-21. The youth are part of Covenant's transitional housing program for emancipated foster youth. Mentors...
Posted by adine6
- Tue Jan 15, 2008 17:12:43 PST
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The Mendiburu Magic Foundation will be donating $20,000 to Bakersfield Memorial Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 3. All money was raised at the recent “Spirit of Wine” Extravaganza hosted at Valentien Restaurant by Dr. Hemmal...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Thu Jan 3, 2008 12:30:38 PST
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The Kern County Paralegal Association has organized a blanket drive for the Bakersfield Homeless Center during the month of January. Please bring new or gently used blankets to the offices of Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, et al., at...
Posted by KCPA87
- Thu Jan 3, 2008 11:59:22 PST
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The Salvation Army is calling on the people of Bakersfield to give back this Christmas season by volunteering as a Red Kettle bell ringer.
While many in the local community continue to struggle financially, the Army has seen a...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Wed Dec 5, 2007 11:56:09 PST
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On December 1st, 2007, St. Francis Parish hosted a wine and cheese party. The event was well attended with a Silent Auction and Raffling to benefit the St. Faustina Maternity Home.
St. Faustina provides a safe haven for young...
Anonymous user
- Mon Dec 3, 2007 21:28:49 PST
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If you ask Michael McCarthy III about his life, he will tell you “I have been given everything I needed from my parents, and I live comfortably in a neighborhood where the nights are quiet and the front lawns perfectly...
Posted by noahm7
- Mon Dec 3, 2007 14:28:02 PST
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Thank you for taking your time to review this message about Bakersfield Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Bakersfield Chapter membership to date is 78 members and growing. Regular meetings are held on the...
Posted by LindaA
- Mon Dec 3, 2007 08:44:37 PST
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Turkeys were flying off the trucks at Planz Park Monday morning — well, as fast as a frozen turkey could go.
It was the annual "Operation Gobble Program" organized by California Water Service Company. The company asked...
Posted by jbaldwin
- Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:19:05 PST
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KERNVILLE, CA — Thanks to many volunteers, over 100 bags of unsightly trash have been removed from the riverbanks of the Upper Kern River, on the Sequoia National Forest.
Guy Jeans, owner and operator of the Kern River Fly Shop,...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Thu Nov 15, 2007 16:54:06 PST
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Last night, the Clovis City Council passed their
Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act
(DIVCA) ordinance. This action ensures that Clovis
will be a part of the statewide franchise agreement
that...
Posted by DoctorMason
- Wed Nov 7, 2007 09:00:02 PST
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We are holding a Food Drive for the Rescue Mission for Thanksgiving. A couple weeks age the food that was collected was stolen from the Tuff Shed container located right outside of our office.
Our Food Drive is almost over and I have...
Posted by helpusellgrv
- Wed Nov 7, 2007 08:58:38 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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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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What do light bulbs, toothpaste and mulch have in common? They are all products used by three local boys in their Leadership Service Projects to obtain the coveted title of Eagle Scout, the highest rank a young man can achieve in...
Posted by noahm7
- Wed Oct 24, 2007 14:36:16 PDT
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Goalie and midfielder, Taylor Buttcane loves to play soccer. More importantly, he appreciates all the volunteer work that goes into making a season happen for hundreds of kids each year. That is why, when the AYSO region --...
Posted by noahm7
- Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:18:30 PDT
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On Saturday Nov, 10 the St. Vincent De Paul conferences of St.
Francis and Guadalupe Churches will hold a yard sale to benefit the
poor. St. Vincent De Paul volunteers go to the homes of the poor to
alleviate...
Posted by trackrandy
- Mon Oct 8, 2007 17:35:43 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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State Farm Insurance Enters Classroom Set to Inspire
Through financial and volunteer support, State Farm is helping prepare local students to succeed.
Bakersfield, September 21, 2007: State Farm Insurance employees will enter...
Posted by JuniorAchievement
- Wed Oct 3, 2007 09:09:14 PDT
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Gabriela Mello is first of many new faces to join local board of worldwide economics education nonprofit.
Bakersfield, September 19, 2007: Gabriela Mello, Bakersfield resident and Citibank Community Relations Officer, was elected...
Posted by JuniorAchievement
- Wed Oct 3, 2007 09:06:28 PDT
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All children have a right to a safe home with loving people to care for them. Unfortunately, each year thousands of children in Kern County are abused, abandoned, or neglected by their families or caregivers—people who are...
Posted by korren23
- Mon Oct 1, 2007 12:14:18 PDT
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Saturday morning… for most, it’s a time for pajamas, lazing around or having fun with family and friends. But for one group of community conscious young people, Saturdays are an opportunity to be of service.
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Posted by SandyMoffett
- Mon Oct 1, 2007 12:05:14 PDT
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Awarding money to nonprofits who meet the focus area of the Junior League of Bakersfield (JLB) is the finest of the Junior League’s endeavors to make a difference and improve the community.
On September 11, 2007, eight...
Posted by helene
- Thu Sep 27, 2007 09:16:33 PDT
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Odyssey Hospice patient Emilia Garcia is 95-years-old and has been a native of Bakersfield since 1952. Bertha bustamonte, her daughter, mentioned to our Community Education Representative, David Reich, that her...
Posted by astecki
- Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:08:18 PDT
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