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Oh, so tired at the fair!
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Alabama Benson rides on a swing at the Kern County Fair after her ballet performance with Lenore Smith's dance studio. She changed from her pink ballet slippers to her pink cowgirl boots!
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Ah, to be a Budweiser horse hauling off into the sunset with all that beer ...
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Claire White with the Budweiser horses at the Kern County Fair.
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Joey & Jacob Guerra on the last day of the fair.
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Jake Wheeler poses for a fun picture in front of the lamb barn at the Kern County Fair.
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Every now and then we stumble across a local blog which delights us.
Today's recommended blog is imaginatively titled The Travelling Circus, and describes itself as, "All the caravan travel and death-defying stunts, none of the animal cruelty. Follow our adventures around the world!"
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The following information from a BPD press release caught our eye:
Undercover officers conducted a “minor decoy” operation targeting the establishments within the fairgrounds that are licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. Of the thirteen establishments licensed to sell...
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For Immediate Release Monday, September 29, 2008
Results of Vice Unit operations at county fair
From Wednesday, September 17th, 2008, through Sunday, September 28th,
2008, the Bakersfield Police Department/Kern County Sheriff’s...
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Doesn't it look lovely outside?
Cloudy, almost sultry if you will.
What's it gonna be today? 65º? 70 perhaps? Will this wonderful day crest the 80º-mark?
Too right it will. It's predicted to be 97º today. It was 99 yesterday.
We're sure we're not the only ones who've had enough...
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Nathan and Patience are about to ride the little ferris wheel at the fair.
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Adam Lopez (in the blue shirt) enjoys the fair with his friend Isiah Rodriguez (in the black shirt).
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Rylie Head milks the cow and sister Kaitlyn Head rides the Carousel.
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Adam Jr. & sister Marissa Calvillo ride the train at the Kern County Fair. Submitted by their grandmother, Dianna Griffith.
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Never turn your back on the mechanical bull. It's a vindictive beast.
We now send it over to those wags at KGET17.
Video here. Scroll through the weather. You don't see weathergirl Alissa Carlson on the bouncy bovine.
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Adorable farm animals, sticky, sweet edible treats, kids play areas and thrilling exhibits (OK, we agree about the exhibits) were apparently not enough for this little boy.
Back to the Game Boy we thinks.
(The linked blog has since been made private, so there's no point clicking on it)
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This picture was taken aboard the Giant Ferris Wheel with a Blackberry and sent by Chris Gathings.
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Bradley Perez enjoys the carnival rides at the Kern County Fair.
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Micah Brogan Jr. enjoys some funnel cake before riding some rides at
Kern County Fair.
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Albert Nunez sent this picture of his 6-year-old son AC Nunez enjoying a ride at this year's fair.
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Consumer alert
This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Please do not contact the Sheriff's Communications Center.
Date: Monday, September 22, 2008
Time: 4:27:45 PM
Department Contact: Michael Whorf
Phone: 661-303-4592
Details:Yesterday at about...
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Southwest Voice contributor Superha (a former television reporter) (and she's on RaisingBakersfield.com too!) literally worked her way into joining The Bangles at the band's Kern County Fair performance Wednesday night.
The Super-Fan — wearing a custom made Bangle! On T-shirt —...
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A feud between the Hell’s Angels and Mongols Motorcycle Club is getting ugly, police say, and local officials have their eye on it.
In a briefing for law enforcement at the Kern County Fair Thursday, deputies and police on duty were advised to keep an eye out for the motorcycle gang...
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Victoria Barton shows her ewe lamb in the breeding show at the Kern County Fair.
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Some of the county's finest young artists have their greatest works displayed at the Kern County Fair.
Elementary and middle school students have their art in Harvest Hall for two weeks, and there will be an award ceremony 10:30 a.m. Sept. 24 to celebrate their accomplishments.
Kern County...
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Caught on video: Two Californian staffers stuff as much fair food in their pieholes as humanly possible.
Everything you need to know about the fair, including the food!
Greasy fingers can still hold cell phones as these photos prove.
And lastly, a discussion about the judges at the fair.
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It seems that every year when the fair rolls around, people speculate that businesses and restaurants in town don't get as much traffic. Everyone's at the fair, or so the theory goes. I've always wondered if it's true.
But sometimes restaurants and businesses DO run ads with words such as...
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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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With the Kern County Fair fast approaching, I'd like to know what you like and dislike the most. List your top 3 in each category. (just posting this to have a little fun)
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One of Kern County's biggest events of the year offers a chance to get in FREE.
It's the Kern County Fair, of course, and from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, you can walk in for free.
That's the start of the fair's 12-day of run.
Courtesy of the fair, here are the highlights for the...
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I'm a September 1st man myself, though I've heard others say end of September or even the last day of the Kern County Fair.
I realize those pesky 100-degree days may make a surprise appearance in September, but the leaves are littering the yard and the worst is over.
When do you consider...
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Bakersfield Life magazine has an ongoing tournament to discover the greatest thing about Bakersfield.
A Condors official (the Condors were edged out by the Kern County Fair) remembers his skill at predicting previous tournament winners and offers his picks for this tournament. Check out his...
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I feel guilty about abandoning this blog again, so I'm back to remind all the amateur photographers out there that if you want to enter your pictures in the fair, the entry forms are due by tomorrow.
Apparently, now you can enter online, but you can also do it by mail, fax or drop it off in...
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We love the Kern County Fair as much as the next gap-toothed goofball hopped up on speed and fried twinkies, but we certainly don't go there for the musical acts. So thank goodness for our northern neighbors Fresno who have at least tied us (and maybe won — Bret Michaels and Great White for...
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Kern County Fair makes list of reasons to visit the U.S.
No joke.
"famous places are waiting for you"
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In our ongoing search for all things lovely about Bakersfield, we stumbled across this gem from Breeder's World:
A blog poster wants to know about a judge's preference for sheep at the Kern County Fair.
Wool you please check it out here?
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A Condors team official bemoans a recent Californian reader survey which voted the Kern County Fair above a Condors game for best family entertainment.
Read the blog here.
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My spoon collection got a blue ribbon at the Kern County Fair. Not bad for my first time entering something! I know, it sounds silly: "spoon collection" (dork), "blue ribbon" (nerd), "Kern County Fair" (carnie wannabe).
But I truly love the fair, and I'm actually...
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First good news: It's been two months since my surgery. I went to the doc yesterday and I finally got rid of my cast and I'm now enjoying some freedom. But, I still have to wear an orthotic boot for at least three more weeks. I'm now PWB - partial weight...
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Last night a couple was married at the Kern County Fair. The imagery from Californian writer Felix Doligosa Jr. is classic:
"Nacho smells and wedding bells," "dirt stained her white wedding gown," and "fairgoers munching on corn dogs and drinking beer gathered around...
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I'll never forget the day I covered Latino family day at the Kern County Fair four years ago. As I interviewed a Folklorico dancer, our makeup dripped down both of our faces. Then, suddenly, I was blind. My mascara had run into my eyes and they were on fire. I squeezed my eyes shut. The dancer...
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The Kern County Fair, which starts Wednesday, is good for A LOT of cheap thrills. But the ones I'm most excited about are the concerts! They are free with fair admission!
And if you get your fair tickets at Albertsons, you save $2, so instead of $8 you're paying $6! Talk about a cheap thrill...
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One of my favorite things about living in Bakersfield is the Kern County Fair. I've gone to a lot of county fairs, and this is by far my favorite. I love the "small town feel." I like to go by myself and just peruse all the barns and tents with entries, everything from art and...
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I see that this years theme for the Kern County Fair is going to be "Rock around the Clock". The list of bands playing at the Budweiser Pavilion is up and I have to say that I will be checking out a few of those bands this year. This year the fair is starting a week early.
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We were watching the news last week and a local anchor opened her story as follows. "Well, people in Bakersfield are getting Jungle Fever as the Kern County Fair blah blah blah..."
I bust out laughing as Kendra eyed me strangely.
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Last night at the Kern County Fair, Lydia and I ran in to some friends who attacked their corn on the cobs with a savage hunger only a fair-goer can experience.
I don't know if these photos make me hungry or want to puke. Check out the video, too. It's priceless.
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I warn you. If you want to eat the food at the Kern County Fair with a clean conscience stop reading. I knew that all that fried food wasn't good for you, but I was surprised to find out just how bad it was.
Below is a story I wrote in today's paper about the nutritional value of fair food....
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