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Shafter’s Golden Oak Elementary School on Thursday received $5,000 for physical fitness equipment and $1,000 for school supplies for winning the 2009 Governor’s Challenge, central valley region.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger launched the competition in 2005...
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What Zach's doing: Wedding rehearsal! Sounds like fun, right? Then, um, bachelor party. boring
SHAFTER GENERALS
Coach: Ben Ansolabehere (first year)
2008 record: 1-9 (0-5 South Sequoia League, 1-4 home)
Average points: 9.6
Average points allowed: 37.7
*Average rush yards: 87.4...
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Great news.... the paperback edition to Pencil Drawings has just been accepted by Amazon.com's marketplace! Then in 6-8 weeks I will hear if(when) the book has been accepted for global distributions to booksellers such as Barnes and Nobles and most any of your favorite booksellers.
So if...
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Shafter Police Department
Press release
The following is a press release of information which occurred over the May 16th – 17th weekend.
On Saturday evening a DUI checkpoint was conducted at Beech and Lerdo. Six hundred and one vehicles came through the checkpoiunt. Officers pulled...
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Officer Involved Shooting in Shafter
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance,...
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What gesture shows the most respect? Is it a bow? A salute? A blog post? Whatever it is, we owe it to Anna Jelmini, because the Shafter throwing standout, her of the double state championship last year, is at it again.
Today at the Triton Invitational in San Diego, Jelmini tied the...
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The Kern High School District waited until after spring break to fill its open positions, so it come as no surprise that this week has seen two football coaching jobs open. A day after Dennis Manning left Foothill to coach Ridgeview, Shafter has hired Garces freshman coach Ben Ansolabehere as its...
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WANTED
INFORMATION ON HOME INVASION ROBBERY
By
SHAFTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
201 Central Valley Highway, Shafter, CA
Suspect #1 Hispanic male, approx. 23 years old, 5’4, medium build, dark curly hair, spotty beard, black sweatshirt, blue jeans, spoke with an unusual Spanish...
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Local TV station, KERO-23 aired a story last night about an abandoned pit bull puppy chained up and left to die in a Shafter sump.
Fortunately someone saw the puppy, covered in trash, and alerted Shafter Animal Control. The puppy is now at the shelter and I just got this e-mail from shelter...
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The Foxy Lady cocktail lounge in Shafter had its license suspended after California Alcoholic Beverage Control officials found an employee was allegedly selling cocaine and marijuana.
The suspension was made after a months-long investigation by the state agency.
The lounge has been disciplined...
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A coroner is en route to the 28700 block of Riverside Street in Shafter. A worker in an almond orchard died as he was clearing brush into burn piles, according to Kern Fire Department official. He was working on top of a vehicle, a type of front-end loader tractor. The heavy piece of machinery...
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This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Time: 8:39:59 AM
Details:
On 11-25-08, Officers of Cal-Mmet, assisted by Shafter Police...
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FATAL ACCIDENT
NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the...
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Well, I finally did it. I finished that nearly year long project of putting together a book on how I draw ... and man, I'm beat, worn out and don't want to see a black and white pencil drawing for awhile! Come to think about it, it is time to get back into color.... hmmmm
I'm...
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Suspected Homicide
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the...
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Kern County Fire Department Press Release
SHAFTER, CA – Sunday August 31st 2008 at approximately 1:06 P.M., a call
was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a structure fire in
the 500 block of Shafter Ave, in Shafter. Approximately 30 Kern County
Firefighters responded...
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Today we pass another milestone in the long trek of 2008 preseason football. Our team previews here at School House Zach have ventured into the South Sequoia League. We start with a team that fell off the face of the Earth last year after two straight winning seasons. Will this year bring about...
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Los Angeles looks down on Bakersfield, Bakersfield looks down on Shafter, Shafter looks down on Wasco.
Wasco: Find your Buttonwillow!
Who knew? Read more here.
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Interesting details emerged today from of a Shafter Police investigation. Investigators are trying to find a truck and driver they believe hit and killed 17-year-old Nancy Medina of Oildale last week on Lerdo Highway before fleeing.
The truck’s side mirror broke on impact, and police...
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SUSPICIOUS DEATH
NEWS RELEASE
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CORONER DIVISION
This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters. Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the...
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Two Parolees arrested for Carjacking
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Monday, June 16, 2008
Time: 8:39:52 AM
Details:
Two parolees will be arraigned for carjacking. Twenty-four...
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Here is another drawing that was finished a while back but got too busy to post it here (I am on my third drawing since this one was completed). The photo is from the same photographer that took the the picture of the man in a turban, who happen to be a desert herdsman. A man from a wealthy...
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Almond growers are paying more than ever before for the bee hives that pollinate their crops. And that could eventually lead to higher prices at the grocery store.
This is huge for the local economy, as almonds are a half-million dollar industry just in Kern County.
More than 600,000 acres of...
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I know.... It's been a while since I posted anything here . The last half of 2007 was a busy one. Cranking one commissioned drawing off after another. Then the start of this year, I started a project I have been wanting to do for a while. Put together a book on how I draw.
I have been blessed...
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We make our own mess.
The graph of yearly violations of the 8 hour ozone standard for Shafter, Bakersfield, and Arvin seems to show Bakersfield is the source of Arvin's pollution and Shafter is fortunate to be upwind.
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Toxic Site Rots In Middle of Town For Twenty Years
The article was in today's paper (see link below). Have a look at the pictures if you have the time.
Shafter Awaiting Cleanup Proposal
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NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE
In the Bakersfield suburb of Shafter sits the Brown and Bryant toxic waste site number two. You probably heard about Arvin's problem recently and EPA's promise to clean up their mess over the next 15 to 30 years. A very similar site sits in Shafter, just upwind...
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After completing several commissioned drawings since October, it was time I draw something for me. A practice I find myself doing especially after drawing people I feel aren't challenging enough... geez, I hope that doesn't come across as bad as I think it does?
Anyhow , just for the fun of...
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2007 has been a busy year! To the point I have had to put off several drawings of friends and models I know, to get these projects done. And for that I can only say to those waiting, I am...
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I just got word that a book I did drawings for is now available at Barnes & Noble, so next time there check it out!
Art Models Life Nudes for Drawing painting and Sculpting
by Maureen & Douglas Johnson
I didn't get paid from it, but the exposure is cool! Now to raise enough money...
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Okay I know I'm not the only visual artist with a profile on Bakotopia, let alone in Kern county wanting some exposure for his art work, so all you visual artists out there lets take advantage of Bakotopia and start our own artist community there.
http://bakotopia.com/
Post your work and...
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Not long ago I responded to an ad on Craig's List where a director was looking for an artist to help with his next movie. And will if you don't know me yet ... let you tell you ... I jumped at the chance just to see what this was. Turns out he is putting together an independent movie and needed...
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I wasn't going to post this drawing. Not sure if I liked it since it was a rush job for a possible assignment at work but here it is. It was rejected because it's not in color. I guess I better get off my butt and get back into color. Black and white pencil drawings just aren't what they used to...
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Here is one of the newest drawings I have completed. It's not for sale, but was done just for the practice. I have several new projects in the works and if all goes well I have meetings with a few gallieries in LA at the end of thios month and will be taking some new pieces with me.
Any...
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Okay folks.. here is my latest drawing I thought I had better share. There were several since my last posting but those were commissioned and I don't always show those without the owners permission. However yo can go to my website and check them out there.
Some pathetic news.... I broke my...
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Here is the second drawing to the Pirates of The Carribean Series, based on the Disney Movies. Orlando Bloom as Will Turner.
This small 4.25" x 6.25" pencil drawing took two days to complete. Working on it about 45 minutes in the morning before work, lunch breaks and again in...
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Here is the first on the newest small drawing project which I was able to work on between commissioned drawings. A series from Disney's Pirates of the Caribean. I'm sure I won't be drawing as many as I did for the X-Men collection but at least three and no more than six.
Feel free to let me...
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Finally... I'm almost done with this series! Here is a portrait of Kelsey Grammer as the Beast, in X-Men's The Last Stand. One more to go and the series is done!Actually, I think this series is the start of a few interesting projects. Another artist here at The Californian is working on a...
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Sorry for the silence folks. I have been very busy with work and so this latest drawing has taken longer than should have. The others were done in a day or two but this one took over a week. Just not feeling up to much of doing anything but I knew I have to finish what I started here.
Not to...
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Just thought I would share a series of drawings I have been working on during my lunch breaks and in the evenings once the days are over. Each pencil drawing measures 4.25"x6.25" and are being framed three to a frame. Please let me know what you think of these and what would you like to...
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