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Henry Harold Wagner was born in Bakersfield in 1930. He happens to be the father of an adopted child - this was recently discovered. He passed away a few months ago and now attempts are being made to find any surviving family...
Posted by DAYTONITE
- Thu Nov 29, 2007 17:34:56 PST
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Christmas is my favorite time of year. One just needs to walk into my front door to see that. It begins the minute Thanksgiving is over. The "Law" of the Wilson house is that Thanksgiving cannot be slighted with...
Posted by ninawilson
- Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:51:00 PST
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This November, the Kern Autism Network (KAN) collaborated with Kern Regional Center to distribute turkeys to families affected by autism spectrum disorders to insure they enjoyed a holiday dinner for Thanksgiving.
KAN purchased...
Anonymous user
- Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:40:35 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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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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BABY FEST 2008
The Doula Connection is proud to bring back Baby Fest to Bakersfield, California for 2008. They are in search of sponsorships for this event,...
Posted by RedMouse
- Fri Nov 9, 2007 13:40:22 PST
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Well Mom and Dad it seems like just yesterday i was sitting there with you guys talking about how i couldn't wait to get out of your house because of your stupid rules but i have come to realize that all those rules you gave me were to...
Posted by Marines88
- Wed Nov 7, 2007 11:06:22 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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We’ve all heard about the childhood obesity epidemic, the amount of overweight adults in America, but what have you heard about those parents who are obsessive calorie counters and compulsive about their exercise...
Posted by strollergirl
- Mon Oct 8, 2007 17:19:05 PDT
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In 1964 a young priest named Father Tod Brown, an assistant pastor at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, knocked on the Martinez family's front door forever changing the lives of the five younger siblings. Father Brown, with his...
Posted by Tahany
- Thu Sep 20, 2007 09:15:52 PDT
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Hi, we were fishing at Hedrick Pond — by Balch Park — and caught 19 rainbow trout. They were all 9 inches or bigger. This was on July 5, 2007. We used spinners and salmon eggs. Our hometown is Bakersfield. Our names are...
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- Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:10:47 PDT
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On Saturday, September 29, the Kern Autism Network will present “Speaking on Vision Therapy in Autism,” a workshop led by Dr. Penelope Suter. The workshop will be held at Dr. Suter Optometry, 5300 Lennox Avenue, Suite...
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- Mon Sep 10, 2007 16:47:53 PDT
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The Better Business Bureau of Central California, in conjunction with Valley Plaza Mall, would like to help you protect yourself against the possibility of identity theft. Get rid of all those old bank statements, credit card bills...
Posted by vmsanders
- Fri Sep 7, 2007 09:14:14 PDT
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I started reading at three years of age. At least, that is the story according to my parents, who have always been more than willing to believe that their firstborn was a reading prodigy. It began with sounding out road signs with my...
Posted by ghostriter
- Fri Sep 7, 2007 09:12:19 PDT
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Covenant Community Services Inc. (CCSI) is a non-profit, social services organization that provides therapeutic foster care, mentoring, family preservation and mental health services to foster children and their families—helping...
Posted by adine6
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 15:44:37 PDT
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Once again The Californian has demonstrated callous disregard by printing the purported apology letter from the man who bludgeoned to death Michael Hoy, my son, in October 1987.
The editor’s note above this abomination refers to...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Mon Jul 16, 2007 17:20:57 PDT
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Hi,
To anyone in Bakersfield listening,
My family is seeking to know my relatives and their past and other family. We are looking for any information including where Fred and Lucinda are buried, memberships,...
Posted by OneArtist
- Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:18:25 PDT
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The commercial seemed like a typical ad for a medication. A man concerned for his high cholesterol explains the benefits of this new wonder drug that promises to reduce the clogging in his arteries by 30 percent. After a voice over goes...
Posted by rtwice93555
- Thu Jun 21, 2007 14:58:28 PDT
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A Tough Day
It was a tough day. It started with me losing my patience with our pool contractor. A pipe had broken, the pool was losing...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Thu Jun 21, 2007 14:48:27 PDT
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One Wedding and Two Toddlers
It was my brother’s wedding and it didn’t occur to me that my three year old had the potential to be a problem until we...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:48:01 PDT
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I guess this is the year for retrospect as my family lost my Dad 25 years ago this year, at the age of 53. He died two days after his 53rd Birthday of cancer. The thing I can honestly say that he may be gone from our lives in...
Posted by lindamfrancis
- Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:43:39 PDT
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The Obligatory Laugh
My husband once told me that one of the things that made him sure I was the one to marry was because I would often be the only one laughing...
Posted by HeatherIjames
- Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:14:59 PDT
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From left to right:
Back row: Patricia Bailey, 65; Douglas Bailey, 87
Second row: Devin Shannon, 23; Marcie Shannon, 47; Joshua Shannon, 27
Third row: Kristyn Shannon, 21; Josie Shannon, 25
Fourth row: Andrew Shannon, 15...
Posted by dogster
- Mon May 21, 2007 10:06:24 PDT
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The California Off Road Vehicle Association (CORVA) held its Family Fun Day and Convention in California City in eastern Kern County during the weekend of March 30th through April 1st.
The event was attended by an...
Posted by Dixie
- Thu Apr 5, 2007 13:40:36 PDT
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At this time in your life, you are probably focusing on your career and looking forward to retirement. But, certain challenges may be looming that could hinder you from achieving your goals. Sometime between the ages of 40 and 60, you...
Posted by gotnews
- Thu Mar 1, 2007 12:44:17 PST
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Baseball, football, basketball, soccer. These are some of the things that boys love to play, especially with their dads.
These special times shared between father and son should be cherished, since youth passes by all too fast. Son's...
Posted by gotnews
- Thu Mar 1, 2007 12:31:10 PST
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