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It started with Ryan way back in 2006. Then it Cassies turn in 2007 when Aidan was born. Last week it was Camilla, and this week, it is Ariel, my youngest(14)which is where she got the nickname, "Little".
As an eighth grader atFruitvale, she is in the Colorguard and Saturday was their...
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When my 16 year old daughter, Camilla, was born, I began calling her my "Punkin Pie". That became "Pie" after a time, and is still my pet name for her. Last year, as a sophomore at Centennial, she began have some real difficulties with school. Not the work, but the...
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My name is Vickie Ratliff. I am looking for my niece, Jeanette Ratliff, my nephews, Jason and Jack Ratliff and their mother Teresa Ratliff. I am also looking for my cousin Dale Orr and his mother Louise. If any one knows them would you please tell them to email me @
vickieratliff@live.com or to...
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Everytime I talk about my grandson, Ryan, everytime I am watching a game in a public place and say "That's my grandson", people look at me like I have two heads, and I find myself explaining the technical aspect of our kinship.
Ryan is my ex-wife's grandson. She is a little older...
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I have been extremely busy these last few weeks, and unable to visit the site and post. I saw on facebook that some of the regulars said things were getting nasty and personal here. Well, it has really always been that way, with many unable to keep it about the topic and deciding to make it...
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I'm not a man who takes true friends for granted. If you are my friend, I have your back, and I am sure you have mine. If that's not the kind of person you are, we will probably never be anything more than acquaintances. I'm not talking about fighting for me, because two of my closest friends...
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Superhero Week SNEAK PREVIEW!
Each week of our Children’s Summer Reading program has a fun theme, and next week we are proud to present all things SUPERHERO! Our storytimes this week includes characters like Ladybug Girl, a fearless young superhero; the giant...
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Create a Great Summer: Read!
The Kern County Library Summer Reading Program is finally here! Be Creative @ Your Library from June 8th to July 25th and enjoy a variety of free programs for kids at your library branches. Go to our website, www.kerncountylibrary.org, for more information...
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Murray Family Farms’ pick-your-own fruit season officially opens Friday.
The family business has locations at 6700 General Beale Road at Highway 58 and 9557 Copus Road at Interstate 5.
Murray Family Farms, owned by Vicki and Steve Murray, will be open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. The...
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Carters Machine recently expanded its family owned business to include a facility at 1066 Carrier Parkway Ave.
The machining business first opened in 2001 at 1830 Norris Road, owner Barbara Carter said. The new facility opened in February.
Carter said it’s challenging to find skilled...
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Now, I know that not everyoe shares the same beliefs as me, but to me, this is an amazing step towards a new LIFE without the eating disorder. This is a video my husband recorded of me starting a new life in Christ, or being re-born, one might say, by being baptised by Bobby, the Westside...
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I love my kids and will allow them to become involved in any productive activity they wish. I will run them around, spend some coin and see where things go. What I will not do is spend huge amounts of time and money on activities that serve no other purpose that fending off their boredom or fill...
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Well, it seems that Nancy will indeed be joining us at future meet n greets without having to use sign language or incomprehensible grunts, groans and squeals.
Her surgery was, at least partially successful. She can hear agian, but not as well as before. We left the hospital and, at her request,...
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Last week, 100K people received pink slips and now out of work. With one of the deepest recessions we have seen in generations, how bad do you think it is and how bad do you think it will get and when do you think it will be over? Also, is it really a recession or is it a depression?
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"I hit the city and I lost my band. I watched the needle take another man, gone, gone, the damage done"...Neil Young: The Needle and the Damage Done.
EKL...That's what we all called Edward Keith Lamm, my old friend. From 1984 through 1990 we were running and gunning together. Never far...
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The holidays are often as wonderful as they are stressful not only for parents, but for kids as well. It can be easy to skip meals, eat too many treats, and loaf around. University of Rochester Medical Center eating disorders and childhood obesity experts, alike, say we should be careful...
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This story is written from my heart. It is not written to change peoples' minds...I do not want to debate the issue, I do not want hate mail but feel free to comment (but keep it polite). I am just writing to say that there are real people, real families on both sides of this issue and we all...
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Enough about politics, religion and sexuality....Let's talk food for a minute.
My mother bought me a crock pot sometime last year. Since we're never home early during the week, she thought I'd benefit from it. WRONG!! I'm using it for the first time today, just out of the...
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Haven't heard yet? The Kern County Fair opens Wednesday, and our reporters have all the details.
Cheapskate blog readers already know you can get in free from 3 to 5 p.m. just this Wednesday, Sept. 17, on opening day. Two hours only!
Beyond that, it's easy to spend lots fast at...
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I spent an hour yesterday watching two groups debate Proposition 4, a measure on November’s ballot requiring parental notification for pregnant minors seeking abortions.
On one side: Camilla Chavez, executive director of the Dolores Huerta Foundation; Patsy Montgomery, public affairs...
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When I was a child, one of the things that I loved about my birthday was that it meant that there were exactly three months until Christmas. That was when my family started planning and preparing. My mom and I would start shopping and baking and making gifts; my dad would begin planning and...
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Hi, My name is Lorie and I am originally from the Shenandoah, Iowa area, Page County. My grandparents were Morris and Charlotte Thompson. I know my grandma had relatives out here as well as grandchildren. Her maiden dame was Collins. Her daughter moved out here and married...
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Breasts can be very polarizing — even when it has to do with breastfeeding, a natural practice.
Remember the dust-up over the 2006 Babytalk magazine cover that showed a baby nursing?
"In this country, breasts are highly sexualized, and people sort of forget they’re there to...
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Have you ever drug tested your kids?
This press release made me think about those home drug test kits often seen in Walgreen's and CVS.
A new home-based hair follicle drug test kit called HairConfirm™ Prescription can detect drug and prescription use as well as usage frequency for up to...
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THE EMPTY SPACE’S SUMMER PICNIC & BASKET AUCTION!
“A picnic for all ages to benefit The Empty Space!”
Saturday, June 21st
1-4pm at Jastro Park
In an effort to bring back the annual “theatre picnics” of the past, The Empty Space would like to extend an...
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In honor of Father's Day, we share this online survey from U.S News & World Report found by one of our staffers.
It's a quick seven questions meant to make you think about this big choice.
Here it is!
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Listening to your parents talk to you about sex probably ranks high on the lifetime ick-o-meter.
I can remember my mom launching into it while I was sitting with her and a bunch of her friends in our kitchen. She said, "You're becoming a young woman now." I said, "Oh no,"......
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This past weekend, some friends of mine were BBQing and the baby, whose 20 months old drank lighter fluid. (I wasn't in attendance). The child is now fighting for his life. I have known this family for about 8 years now and felt the need to share this story.
I'm not hear to...
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Read about Carlos Ortiz Jr's
donation of life - a wonderful story!
(click picture below to read now)
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One of the first things I remember is being tickled unmercifully by two of my older sisters. After my incessant shrieking and kicking, eventually they would tire of such monotony and see what other mischief they could get into.
Another of my memories is sitting on the floor in...
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I just want to wish everyone a happy and safe Easter. Have fun with your families and remember that the real meaning of Easter is Jesus and The Ressurection (spelling?).
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Maybe it's not so bad if your teen daughter has a boyfriend after all.
Child Trends, a research center that focuses on children and youth, has found that sexually active teens who are in a "romantic" relationship with their partner and who see their partner socially are more likely to...
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Hi there, from Niagara Falls, Canada. New to blogging in general, however I needed another way to try to find family. Im in search of those who descend from John Henry Bennett & Mary Jane nee Barnum. They moved to Bakerfield from Petrolia, Canada abt 1906. Some of their kids moved as well....
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The online magazine "Smith" asked their readers condense their life stories into a six word sentence. Everyone from popular actors to regular people like ourselves responded. I found it amazing how genuine and honest people were with their lives, but even more interesting was how a...
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As Baby Boomers age, taking care of elderly relatives will become a greater task.
To help people with relatives suffering from Alzheimer's, the Alzheimer's Disease Association of Kern County is hosting a workshop on caregiving.
Starting tomorrow, "Alzheimer's, The Basics in...
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Tehachapi lost one of its young shining stars on this past Christmas night. Cierra Redenius was killed in a traffic accident on Highway 14, on her way home from a holiday trip. According to the newspaper report, she was almost home, just north of Lancaster, when the car she was in rolled over,...
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Hi there, everyone! I would like to wish you all a wonderful, peaceful and happy Thanksgiving Weekend! May the coming holiday season and the next year be joyful for you all, and may next Thanksgiving find you with even more to be thankful for. Enjoy!
Love, ghostriter and family
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Mom put up a post about our family dinner deal last night and I wanted to reply and post some pix on there, but couldn't figure out how to do it without filling up the entire page with a pic, so here are some pix that were taken last night and one from when we(my generation)were all kids.
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Ok to start thanks so much to Murphy for the help!!! I didn't get far but at least it's something...
Ok for sure we know He had a sister named Christina. Johnny owned a shop named Johnny's auto shop, and worked at a place called Joe's auto parts. He was born in 62 or 63. His mother and...
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Well after a lot of questions and a bit of waiting I have some more info.
Mr. Garcia had a auto shop some 25 years ago called Johnny's Auto Shop, before that he worked at a place called. Joe's auto parts. He has a younger sister named Christina, also one more sister and 1 or 2 brothers. We do...
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Nowadays, everything must be named, categorized and analyzed to give a concept a proper place in the monster that is American Culture.
Pretty much, you need a book. A how-to book is even better. A humorous how-to book puts it over the edge.
Enter: Knock Yourself Up: A Tell-All Guide to...
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Bon Appetit! ;0)
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AKC FUN MATCH
October 28, 2007
at
Liberty Park
V.I.P. Grooming SPA & Boutique along with the Junior Handlers of Kern County will be holding an All Breed Fun Match open to all registered AKC dogs ages 4 months and older.
Registration begins at 7:30am
Classes Offered...
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ABC23 has an interesting story and video about a local photographer's decision not to honor a gift certificate for a family photo shoot because a grandfather and grandson don't fit the business's definition of a family.
Jennifer Grogan bought the Fahey Photography gift certificate at a...
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Why? Why once a year do we as humans feel the desire to attend a county fair? I mean how many times in your life do you need to sit around for an hour and wait to see a calf born? How often do you need to ride the Farris Wheel in order to be an adequate human being? I understand the adolescent...
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It had been awhile. Time had passed, the seasons had changed, I had changed, my situation in life had changed, things at work had changed, but in the face of all these changes one thing, as I was to be quiclky reminded, had not changed. Not one bit, and that was that moving still sucks. I was...
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I can't say that I know a ton about wrestling but I have a ex-boyfriend that loved wrestling and even wrestled himself. The WWE is very much like a soap opera with some wrestling in between so I would watch it with him. Even before I met him, I would watch if The Rock was on because he is so...
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Got Belly?
Workshop/ Bazaar/ Hafla
Who:
Bahiyya Almas Belly Dance Co.
What:
Free workshop @ 12 noon-2PM
Bazaar @ Studio 3PM-4PM
(if you have any items to sell please feel free to contact us for information on how to participate in the bazaar)
Hafla @ Studio 5PM-until you...
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Our 2 week vacation comes to an end today. The high points were my niece's graduation, seeing my sister and husband, visiting with my Mom and Dad and returning home to witness the Atlantis touching down at Edwards AFB.
Before we left there were countless home projects that required...
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