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The softball teams haven't let me know how they are soing, so nothing softball today.
I guess now that I have found a new sport I should change the photo on my profile? Problem is I can't find something that will cover both dog jumping and softball. Had a relaxing weekend, didn't...
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Last night, I went to a free KUZZ Listener Show at the Crystal Palace. If you haven't been for a concert, it is an awesome venue. I personally have been to the Crystal Palace a few times and I love it. Cole Deggs & The Lonesome is a new country band that has a hit song called " I Got...
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Watching the Purina incredible dog challenge on ESPN today and was wondering how they were saying those dogs were jumping so far? I did some checking and found out that Purina measures where the front paws hit the water while the Splash Dogs and Dock Dogs groups measures...
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Vallejo--The Sonoma County Fair Splash Dog Challenge was a success for local flying puppy "Prince Andy". On Friday Andy qualified for the "Open" Division by finishing 2nd in the Junior class with a jump of 14' 7". On Saturday, 6 month...
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Andy the Flying Puppy
By Joe Cox 565-1808
I have found a new sport to enjoy. It is called Dock Jumping and features ordinary dogs doing spectacular jumps into water. Thousands of dogs across the country participate in big-air dock jumping. The concept of dock jumping is...
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Check out this video! It is hilarious! It is a game show that is like human tetris.
http://video.yahoo.com/vide...
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ONLY THE BEST QUALIFY
The ASA youth program, also known as the Junior Olympic program, annually registers over 83,000 youth girls' fast pitch softball teams comprising over 1.3 million girls and 300,000 coaches who try to qualify for ASA Nationals each year in 2...
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List of Kern County Teams that have qualified for ASA post season play:
"A" division:
Bakersfield Babes 14u
Bakersfield Havoc 14u
Bakersfield Babes 16u
Bakersfield Mustanges ...
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Bakersfields ASA "A" Division Teams qualify for post season play.
The Bakersfield Babes 14u's of Coach Tim Ford qualifyied for the PCR 14 Regionals in Tulare along with the Western Nationals in Phoenix, Az. The Bakersfield Havoc of Coach Jess Morua also qualified for the...
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I love the Fourth of July, mostly for the fireworks. As a kid, my family always drove to some hilltop to watch whatever fireworks were going off. To this day, I've never paid an admission fee to see the patriotic display.
This year, I was almost tempted to pay the $10 to $15 to go to BC's...
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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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Barq's has bite and I just adore Barqy!! Check this out: http://www.barqs.com/index.... can't believe I am encouraging peeps to visit a silly website. Now you know what I do when I'm surfing the internet...
I just adore when I give away free advertising and help with our branded nation...
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This Week In Bakersfield Theatre - weekend of June 24th, 2007
Welcome to our fourth issue of the drama news, the emails that keep you in the...
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Potential buyers and anyone else interested in taking a look inside the partially renovated Padre Hotel had a chance to stroll around the circa-1928 downtown landmark during the first of three open houses on Monday. View a video of the open house.
The Padre is listed for sale for $5.6 million....
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Have you read this book, TIME ON THE INSIDE: Behind The Walls In A Maximum Security Women’s Prison From An Insiders View ─ FMA Publishing ─ August, 2006? If so let me know what you think. And if not, then you should as I’ve been told from one of my reviewers: “If you want...
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The Padre Hotel in downtown Bakersfield is up for sale again for $5.6 million. Pacifica Enterprises LLC purchased the historic landmark building for $1 million five years ago, but the company's plan to add condos to the building never materialized and construction stopped halfway through a...
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As a part of our summer internship here at the Californian, we interns decided to start a blog about our experiences both at the newspaper and in the city.
I will start by making a list of things I enjoy about Bakersfield that I do not have in Iowa City:
Roads that are long enough their...
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newtobakersfield.com isn't just for people who are new to Bako!
I've been here for 4 years, and I still find things I didn't know about Bako on New To Bakersfield. I think there are a lot of really cool things to check out on there, such as the posting of the gas prices around town. It's always...
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So, I am sure we have all heard some of the cheesiest pick-up lines ever. Just a couple of the ones I have been told are:
Hi, my name is Don Juan! What is yours?
I had some guy in the grocery store ask me "Can I help you?" I said "Do you work here?" He said...
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I thought it would be fun to start a blog about dating and see what everyone had to say about the different things that come up when dating someone. I will cover various topics but thought I would start with having people share their worst date ever! I can say that I have been fairly lucky to not...
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Last night was round one of American Idol finale, and I have to admit I really enjoyed it... normally the show is so full of fluff it's mind numbing, but it was singing (and good singing) from start to end. Unfortunately for Blake he had a rough night... and how fair was that last...
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I'm sitting here wondering... what are some of the things that people find most interesting on this website?
My favorite section is the Inside Guide; I love food and it's interesting & entertaining to read about other people's experiences. I've found a lot of great places through the Inside...
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I know I've already posted recently for NBC's fall lineup... but now I've visited the site and found an awesome followup to their original announcement.
Check out the link http://www.nbc.com/Fall_Pre... a very indepth view at not only the nightly line-up... but also the show...
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After the kids were tucked away & all comfy in their beds... it was "Heroes" all the way baby!!! Normally I tuck little gems away on my DVR for another night (so I can skip past the volumes of irritating commercials), but not last night... last night I waited about 20 minutes...
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Fall 2007 in Prime Time:
By the Numbers
Now that the five network presentations are over, here is the fall 2007 breakdown:
Total New Shows: 30 (six more than fall 2006)
Genre Breakdown:
Dramas: 17
Comedies: 6
Non-Scripted: 7
New Shows by Network:
ABC: 8
CBS: 5
NBC: 5
Fox: 6
CW: 6
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FALL 2007
Monday
8:00 p.m. Prison Break
9:00 p.m. K-VILLE
Tuesday
8:00 p.m. NEW AMSTERDAM
9:00 p.m. House
Wednesday
8:00 p.m. BACK TO YOU
8:30 p.m. 'Til Death (new time)
9:00 p.m. Bones (new time)
Thursday
8:00 p.m. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
9:00 p.m. KITCHEN NIGHTMARES
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Bob Marx confirmed Thursday that he has resigned as president and CEO of the Bakersfield Convention & Visitors Bureau after less than six months on the job. Marx started at the convention and visitors bureau in December after previously serving as vice president of marketing for the San...
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Here is CBS' fall 2007 primetime schedule with new shows bolded in caps, followed by the new program descriptions:
Monday
8:00 p.m. How I Met Your Mother
8:30 p.m. THE BIG BANG THEORY
9:00 p.m. Two and a Half Men
9:30 p.m. Rules of Engagement
10:00 p.m. CSI: Miami
Tuesday
8:00 p.m. NCIS
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Teri Riley, The General Manager of Bakersfield most respected and highly rated Television station, KGET TV-17, was fired today. Known for her quick rebuttals and skills in manipulating the staff underneath her... Teri made quite a few enemies in the public eye.
It's been sad to watch...
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Here is ABC's fall 2007 schedule with the new shows bolded, followed by the new program descriptions:
Monday
8:00 p.m. Dancing With the Stars
9:30 p.m. SAM I AM
10:00 p.m. The Bachelor
Tuesday
8:00 p.m. CAVEMEN
8:30 p.m. CARPOOLERS
9:00 p.m. Dancing With the Stars Results Show
10:00 p.m....
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A couple of days ago I posted my travel plans for the week. Unlike the last extended journey I attempted, there have been no technical failures, but let's just say the plan has been a little, ummm...loose. More about that later. But first I have to share this with you guys.
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In a recent interview Bob Marx, the new president and CEO of the Bakersfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, said he would like to make Bakersfield more of a tourist destination and improve the city’s image (check out the entire interview here). How can that be accomplished? Can...
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OK, so this is really two posts in one, but what the heck.
On Thursday I will be leaving Bako for a weeks trip to Colorado. My 2 main objectives are to meet up with the riders involved in The Ride for Columbine http://www.c2cride.org/
and do a road report for Friction Zone magazine. ...
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Tonight, for me, it's ALL about "The Office"!!! It's just not a Thursday without it! And tonight's it ONE HOUR LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's a few other things on network TV tonight too:
Thursday 5/03/07
Night 8 of the May 2007 Sweeps
8:00 p.m. Ugly Betty...
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The planning for the Kern COunty Senior High School All-star Softball Game is progressing. Another weekend is upon us. I have invited all our local politicians to the Senior High School All-Star Softball game. It should be a good chance to be seen by members of the community? I will also...
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Tonight I'm all about the "American idol results show", "Lost" & "America's Next Top Model" (for the wife).
Enjoy btown and I'll catch youin the A.M.
Wednesday 5/02/07
8:00 p.m. According to Jim
8:30 p.m. Notes From the Underbelly...
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A Famous Dave’s BBQ restaurant is expected to open later this year at the site of the former Pizza Market on Rosedale Highway just east of Coffee Road.
Famous Dave’s has established a reputation as one of the better BBQ chains and has drawn good reviews from Californian food critic...
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So... did you miss me this morning? Was your coffee a little more bitter without me? I hope you were able to go on living without my words of inspiration. Or, more than likely, you didn't even notice and now I'm going to go cry in a corner. :)
Last night was a great night...
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After what I felt was a very boring weekend of television I am looking forward to a week of nearly all original programming!
Usually when it hits 90+ degrees outside my butt it glued to the couch, but TV this weekend sucked! The only diamond amongst a pile of broken glass was HBO's...
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If this years Senior High School All-star Game (Friday, June 15th @ 6:00pm) is not successful it may well the last time it is put on here in Kern County. This is a once in a life time event of YOUR KERN COUNTY SENIOR GIRLS. Never again will they be able to play in a Senior High School...
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The planning for the Kern COunty Senior High School All-star Softball Game is progressing. Another weekend is upon us. I have invited all our local politicians to the Senior High School All-Star Softball game. It should be a good chance to be seen by members of the community? I will also...
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Well, my first week as a blogger is coming to end... what do you think? Are you hanging on every word or quietly cursing at me in your head? Is there something from the TV world you would like to see more of?
None-the-less I will be back Monday morning with my 2cents abut what...
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QUESTION - Did you watch "The Office" on TV last night?
FACT - it was by far the funniest 30 minutes of television this week!! (and you even got to learn a thing or two about bears)
I don't even know where to start when it comes to this show... Andy's meltdown in front...
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Quick question to all of you readers out there...
What is your preferred local news station? KGET, KERO or KBAK?
and Why?
Lately I've been watching quite a bit of cable news (mostly because I don't get home until after the 5p news is over), but I tend to watch KGET when I do.
Love Lori...
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I CAN'T WAIT to see the office tonight (probably one of my favorite shows of ALL TIME)... if you haven't been online to check out the bonus clips and deleted scenes it's worth the trip (http://www.nbc.com/The_Offi... Then it's must see TV on ABC with Grey's Anatomy, then Scrubs (from DVR)...
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In my personal opinion last night's American Idol musical extravaganza was pure entertainment at its near best... that is after fastforwarding through the many (many, many, many, many) commercial breaks and skipping most of the tear-inducing impoverished nation scenes (heartless I...
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NBC (KGET TV-17) - 8p: Thank God You're Here (R); 9p: Crossing Jordan (N); 10p: Medium (N)
My Network (KUVI TV-45) - 8p: American Heiress (N); 9p: Saints & Sinners (N)
FOX (KBFK TV-58) - 8p: American Idol - 2 hour special night (N)
CBS (KBAK TV-29) - 8p: Jericho (N); 9p: Criminal...
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Being my first blog I will try and keep criticism to a minimum... I will start by saying I am a firm believer in the magic of DVR, and seldom (that should be in caps) SELDOM ever watch a single commercial in Prime Time.
Tuesday night is a one stop shop for me, and that train parks it on the Fox...
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On a lighter note than many of our recent ones, this blog is meant to bring a smile.
One day, several years ago, my ex-husband and I took a day trip to Beverly Hills on the off chance that we might be able to enjoy one day without biting one another's head off. It was a nice, temperate day, and...
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