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This Sunday, November 15 at 2 p.m. a local East Bakersfield Family will be ready to move into their band new home, thanks to Habitat for Humanity Golden Empire. This will mark the 42nd home the local nonprofit agency has provided to...
Posted by Jason1983
- Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:47:48 PST
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The Gaslight Melodrama will be hosting a fund raising show for the Bakersfield Swim Club on Thursday, Oct 8th for the Premier of The Skylight Zone followed by Auntie Teenie Weenies Oildale Halloween Hoedown. All ticket sales will...
Posted by academeofdance
- Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:52:10 PDT
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It is very troubling and scarcely to come to a new place as a new immigrant. When I came to in Bakersfield 3 years ago, I felt worried and anxious about living in a new country. Fortunately, I met many nice and kind people who are...
Posted by koobsu9
- Tue Sep 22, 2009 16:37:14 PDT
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The cast from the Gaslight Melodrama's newest production of Westchester Finest turned out in costume to bowl for their favorite charity. The event took place on Wednesday, September 9th, at Westchester Bowl, 1819 30th Street. The bowl a...
Posted by academeofdance
- Tue Sep 15, 2009 07:08:07 PDT
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Posted by optimalhs
- Thu Sep 3, 2009 16:09:32 PDT
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July 16, 2009; Bakersfield, CA: April 25th felt a lot more like August this year as the stifling heat of summer had already begun to press down the day of the annual “Festival of Beers” at Stramler Park in...
Posted by lynender
- Thu Jul 16, 2009 18:51:00 PDT
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Jacqueline, or “Jackie” for short, knows she’s beautiful. She fully expects everyone to tell her so, and if you don’t, she’ll squint at you until you do. She has a...
Posted by rfrankhouser
- Thu Jul 16, 2009 15:37:18 PDT
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With kids home from school and everyone busy with summer activities our volunteer rate has dropped drastically. Summer is kitten season and the need for foster pet parents is critical. Adoptions are way down and our system...
Posted by catgirl
- Wed Jul 8, 2009 09:34:12 PDT
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http://weareallneda.com/
Let your voices be heard.
Posted by elginphelps
- Wed Jun 24, 2009 08:36:10 PDT
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The call went out in late January - we need 1200 quilts by late May. I remember thinking there's no way we can get that many quilts made! I volunteer with Quilts of Valor Foundation making quilts for wounded soldiers. The...
Posted by sballquilter66
- Fri Jun 12, 2009 19:20:09 PDT
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The Cat People of Bakersfield in their own quiet way have taken on the huge responsibility of monitoring, controlling and feeding homeless cats in designated areas. In this current economic crisis with people...
Posted by catgirl
- Sun May 31, 2009 18:00:49 PDT
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A new committee has been formed to promote economic reform and stability. Their goal is to create policies that promote and create a stable economy that will provide the opportunities for people to be able to provide for...
Posted by happyashell
- Thu May 21, 2009 12:27:38 PDT
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May 15, 2009
Organizers of the new Rotary Club of Bakersfield Twilight learned today of its application for charter membership had been approved by Rotary International (Evanston, Illinios), according to Brad Henderson, Special...
Posted by BRADHENDERSON
- Fri May 15, 2009 17:09:49 PDT
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Scott Wolford graduated from California State University Bakersfield in 1989 with a bachelors degree in Physical Education. He swam for the Roadrunners. He enjoyed the local lakes and headed for the coast to enjoy California’s...
Posted by Dolphinzen
- Thu May 7, 2009 07:34:40 PDT
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Kaiser Permanente and Goodwill Industries Lend a “Green” Helping Hand
April 22, otherwise known as Earth Day, is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than by participating in...
Posted by Jason1983
- Mon Apr 20, 2009 08:01:24 PDT
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Teen Court of Kern County
Teen Court was established in October 1993. Since the beginning, Teen Court has maintained a 90 percent success rate of minors not re-entering the formal Juvenile Justice...
Anonymous user
- Tue Apr 7, 2009 11:33:34 PDT
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The Chinese American Association of Kern County (CAAKC) is pleased to announce its 2009 board of directors. The board of directors is responsible for the organization’s fiscal stability, membership recruitment, event planning...
Posted by amberc
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 13:48:46 PDT
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Several weeks ago, just before we moved into our new house, a friend of mine asked for a favor. She had been feeding a young cat who was the sole survivor of a litter that some heartless cretin had thrown into the creek behind her house....
Posted by ghostriter
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:03:05 PDT
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Santa Clara, CA
The Santa Clara Marriott Hotel welcomed Bakersfield DAR Chapter Regent Linda Adams and Chapter Treasurer Mary Ann Claxton to the California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution to their 101st State...
Posted by LindaA
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 14:13:03 PDT
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Instead of meeting in a church building this past Sunday, local church community Kaleo Fellowship, along with Life Journey Christian Church and a group from Yadah, went out into the community for volunteer work.
It was part of...
Posted by Contributor
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:19:50 PDT
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Easter is just around the corner and the Society for Disabled Children is contributing to the excitement by hosting its 15th Annual Easter Basket Eggstravaganza.
The Eggstravaganza will feature over fifty Easter Baskets with a...
Posted by Pat99
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 09:02:48 PDT
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LQ’s Performing Arts Center’s “Giving BACK to the Community” Weekend
LQ’s Performing Arts Center, a nonprofit group which dedicates itself to empowering and enriching the lives of...
Posted by laquette
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 08:52:48 PDT
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LQ’s Performing Arts Center will perform at the BPAL (Bakersfield Police Activities League)
LQ’s Performing Arts Center, a nonprofit group which dedicates itself to empowering and enriching the lives...
Posted by laquette
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 08:48:04 PDT
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Local churches partner with League of Dreams this Sunday.
In place of meeting at a church building, local churches Kaleo Fellowship and Life Journey Christian Church will be the church by partnering with the League of Dreams.
Gone 4...
Posted by neverbelacking
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:13:12 PDT
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Dear Bakersfield and Surrounding Community Familes,
We are delighted to announce a very special program in your community!
AYUSA International (Academic Year in the USA) is a high school foreign...
Posted by ayusawesternregion
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 09:19:26 PDT
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Exchange students from Germany, Taiwan, Brazil and other countries will be arriving in Bakersfield this Fall to participate in an Academic Year in the U.S.A. (AYUSA). AYUSA International, a non-profit youth exchange...
Posted by ayusawesternregion
- Mon Mar 9, 2009 09:46:49 PDT
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For eight months out of the year, for the past seven years, the deserts of southern California have had an unacknowledged advocate.
Braving extreme daytime heat, the freezing temperatures of the winter night and the constant threat of...
Anonymous user
- Mon Mar 2, 2009 10:32:30 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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WarmLine, a local non-profit parenting organization, is celebrating 30 years by launching its “1st Annual Luau and Silent Auction”. The event is a fundraiser and all proceeds will help WarmLine continue to...
Posted by warmline
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 13:41:09 PST
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Since 1910, the ideals of Scouting have guided young men to perform "service to others and to the community." Responding to the plight of America's poor and hungry is a traditional Scouting "good turn." During World...
Posted by CarolynZ
- Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:33:06 PST
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The Christmas season brought tears to many Bakersfield families. Tears of joy, tears of hope, and tears of thankfulness flowed as families in need received an outpouring of caring from the community. Through...
Anonymous user
- Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:00:23 PST
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CARENET is collecting gently used and new furniture, which will be distributed to Kern County’s foster children and emancipating foster youth. On Saturday, January 10th, CARENET staff will be collecting beds, bedding,...
Posted by adine6
- Tue Jan 6, 2009 09:06:35 PST
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Bakersfield will soon have it’s own Ronald McDonald House at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. What better way to ring in the New Year than volunteering to help decorate the Ronald McDonald House Rose Parade Float in Pasadena!...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Mon Dec 29, 2008 17:42:17 PST
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Santa missed a lot of names on his list for several years. Bob ( name changed for confidentiality) did not know what to say when asked what he wanted for Christmas. No one had asked him that question for a long time. In...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 15:40:52 PST
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The Positive Outlook agency hosted a special Christmas party on Friday night (December 12th) at Johns Incredible Pizza on Rosedale Hwy. The foster children represented by the agency and their "parents"...
Posted by lynender
- Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:48:25 PST
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The Mendiburu Magic Foundation is a non-profit public benefit organization that is a recognized 501c3 entity, according to the United States Internal Revenue Service. MMF was founded in loving memory of Nancy Ann Mendiburu on June...
Posted by bmendiburu
- Tue Dec 2, 2008 08:55:24 PST
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The Caravan for Compassion traveled the Kern River Valley Saturday collecting food and clothing for the needy.
Al Steuart and Dr. Holly Spohn-Gross organize the monthly effort. Al initiated the call to action when he heard about the...
Posted by Kernville
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:49:02 PST
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The Aces are one of three Kern County Special Olympics floor hockey teams and one of 75 teams in Southern California. These athletes come from all over Kern County and some have been playing floor hockey for over 20...
Posted by TheNoiseFactor
- Fri Nov 7, 2008 14:33:24 PST
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Another fundraising event occurred this morning on the bike path. It is a good cause, as many are, but once again people representing the organization somehow believe that they can ignore basic common sense and the law in the name...
Posted by Ipedalon
- Fri Nov 7, 2008 14:08:22 PST
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Most members at the Bakersfield South Rotary Club could not run for their life, but when it comes to raising money for a good cause, there’s no faster moving feet in town. One of the club’s most popular fundraising events is...
Posted by Contributor
- Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:35:07 PDT
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Kern County Animal Control's Monthly Off-Site Adoption Event is scheduled for Saturday, November 1st at the PETCO located at 8220 Rosedale Highway in Bakersfield.
Off-site adoptions involve taking adoptable animals from...
Posted by Maggie_Kalar
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 16:25:50 PDT
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Kern River Valley residents have been hard hit by rising fuel and food costs. When Al Steuart heard that the local food banks were almost empty he decided to organize a food drive. The Caravan for Compassion drove around Lake Isabella,...
Posted by Kernville
- Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:02:05 PDT
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Bakersfield Breakfast Rotary provided a hot meal for over 200 homeless people at the CHW Learning Center, 631 E. California Ave., on Saturday, Oct. 4.
Bakersfield Breakfast Rotary meets on Wednesdays at 6:45 a.m. in The Petroleum Club...
Anonymous user
- Fri Oct 17, 2008 14:35:28 PDT
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Please join us in our attempt to help feed the less fortunate this Thanksgiving. We are holding our 2nd Food Drive for the Bakersfield Rescue Mission. The food drive lasts through Nov. 26.
Last year was our first Food Drive and somone...
Posted by helpusellgrv
- Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:53:10 PDT
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I have been hearing about the Volkslauf mud run ever since I joined the
Marines. I used to read about it in the Marine Corps Times, and upon moving
to Bakersfield I often saw the bumper stickers out in town. This year I was
given the...
Posted by Contributor
- Thu Oct 16, 2008 09:11:18 PDT
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KernCorps AmeriCorps, administered through the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office, is teaming up in with the Cesar Chavez Service Learning Club of Mountain...
Posted by KCSOSCOMM
- Tue Oct 14, 2008 14:12:57 PDT
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Getting them to ask a question, not tell a story: that’s the most frustrating part of reading to Kindergartners (Ks). Art Linkletter may have said that “Kids say the darndest things,” but I submit...
Posted by Contributor
- Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:05:13 PDT
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Entries are now available for the 2nd Annual Masters Golf Tournament Package and a chance to win a trip to Augusta, GA. Entries are available at all local golf courses and the Bargain Box, 1924 Q Street. ...
Anonymous user
- Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:33:26 PDT
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The Community Service Cooperative, a California State University, Bakersfield student organization, along with the Associated Students, Inc., will be hosting the inaugural Community Service Awareness Week on Monday, Oct. 27....
Posted by CSUB1
- Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:05:31 PDT
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Get ready to clean out your cupboards and make a gift list! Girl Scouts will be in the community once again with delightful treats to tantalize your taste buds. No, it is not Girl Scout Cookie time; this time of year, Girl Scouts...
Posted by Pat99
- Thu Oct 9, 2008 14:33:34 PDT
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