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We at North of the River would like to know the park and recreation needs of your neighborhoods.
Please share with us the area in which you live, the facilities in which you use, and any recommendations that you believe would increase your neighborhoods recreation experience.
Please know...
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Prince Andy went to San Mateo for his first birthday celebration to compete in the first of the International Sportsman's Expo events. He jumped a new personal best and cleared that magical 20 foot mark by jumping 20' 5" winning 2 firsts in his waves and finishing 8th in the...
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North of the River is gathering the members of the communities opinions about the interest of building two state of the art recreation centers. These centers are still in the planning stage, so your input could affect the final outcome of the facilities and the programs they provide.
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Got some new pictures of Ruger, the "Ultimate Black Diamond"
Sit, stay--
Best Buds
On his "Throne"
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So, Shabby Girls is a children's boutique downtown. They have lots of adorable clothes for boys & girls and right now, they are having a sale on Fall/Winter Fashions at 40-50% off. Check out their website at www.shabbygirls.com and see some of the adorable clothes they sell!
The coolest...
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HURRY! Limited number of tickets available - Get your tickets TODAY!
Sunday, December 30
Nashville recording artist WADE HAYES will be performing w/special guests, Terry Hanson and the Westerner's on the new Blackboard Stage at Trout's Nightclub, Bakersfield,...
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Got my present early. The pictures are of what I recieved.
May I take this time to wish all of you a very
Merry Christmas
and the happest of
New Years
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KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit organization that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in North America. KaBOOM! brings together parents, community leaders and corporate partners to facilitate the group planning and design of new community playspaces. Our goal is...
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A Memory of Mine
Just off the highway to Bristol, England,
Twilight bounds softly forth on the grass.
And the eyes of those two ponies
Darken with kindness.
They have come gladly out of the willows
To welcome my cousin and me.
We step over the barbed wire into the...
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Well, more than likely, you’ve been to quite a few restaurants here in Bakersfield. So why haven’t you reviewed them yet in the Inside Guide? It’s fast and easy. But where do you start? What makes one review better than another?
Here’s some example of a great review...
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Friday Dec. 7th
Downtown Bakersfield’s First Fridays
Come to Little White Dress during our extended hours 11:00am - 8:00pm
to enjoy free Frrrozen Hot Chocolate from New York’s famous Serendipity 3 restaurant.
Known primarily for its famed confections, New York's Serendipity 3...
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THE NOT-SO-HOLY, SEMI-VENERABLE Saint Tom Joad (Henry Fonda), just paroled from prison after serving four years for manslaughter, meets a preacher on his way home named Jim Casy whom he remembers from his childhood, and the two travel together. When they arrive at Saint Tom's childhood...
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Hola! :D
Ok so remember some blog back when I wrote that if I could nerd out all day and dance all night, i would lol well i started to think. . . . WHY NOT?! This is America. If I'm going to live dreams is going to be here, right? So I began to try to come up with ideas to pursue this...
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Have posted an article about Andy. Will re-post it later here if needed. Andy won the Worlds Junior Division Championship by over 2 feet! He had a jump of 18' 9" in the finals to win going away. He also set a new Cynosports Junior World Record with a jump of 19' 3" in the...
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HALLOWEEN IS OFFICIALLY OVER!
NOW...
WANTS YOUR
THANKSGIVING STORIES!
(click on turkey to get gobbling!)
WHAT ARE YOU MOST THANKFUL FOR THIS YEAR?
WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING FOR TURKEY DAY?
HAVING A PRE-THANKSGIVING BASH?
EVENTS PLANNED? ART SHOW? PLAY? GIGS?
YOUR HOUSE INVADED...
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Hola! :D Happy Halloween!! lol I hope all of you have an awsome fun and safe Halloween :D
This year has been a special halloween for me. I don't really celebrate Halloween but I think I can learn to like this holiday lol This is the first time I carve a pumpkin and the 3rd time ever...
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Hello all, last couple weeks have been hard to get on here. Seems when you get "UP" in age you start visiting the ER more often. This past week I found out what it is like to give birth (I'm a male)! Ladies I now understand, really I do, I spent a couple days at Mercy...
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My father was a full blooded Pawnee Indian.He had many superstitions.The one that stands out the most to me is this: if a pregnant women is frightened or startled by something or someone the baby would take on a mark or similarity to the thing/person to whom the pregnant mother had been...
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Need to know where to party down this weekend for Halloween? Look no further!
Vinny’s Bar
When:
Saturday Oct 27, 2007
at 9:00 PM
Where::
Vinny’s
2700 South...
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Are you dressing up for Halloween? What are you going to be? Or are you dressing your kids or your animals? What will they be?
Some people really get into it and make these elaborate costumes. My mom was one and she would enter costume contests in these crazy hilarious outfits. I remember she...
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Omg! I cant belive its Wed. already! lol well im happy the week is just flying by ha ha ha! I can't wait for the weekend to get here already! Im going to LA to celebrate my cousin's Bday :D yay!! I love dancing!! idk the club we're going to yet but I do know its gonna be a...
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This is the Bakersfield.com Halloween blog. We started this last year and thought that we would do it again! So, let's start this off with a question!
What are your Halloween plans?
--Kari
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Well for those of you who haven't seen my profile before reading this post, you now know that I am a HUGE Centennial High School sports fan. After all its my alma mater, even though I never played sports. And I'm happy to say that with the (football) win over Stockdale 19-6 last...
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Did anyone attend the Bark in the Park in Lancaster this past weekend? Andy did a Little of everything. Dock Diving, Agility and lots of other fun things. Reports are that he hit the 18"-19" mark (Purina's measurement would have been 23"-24", not bad for 9 months...
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Last week we released episode 50 or The Road Show Motorcycle Podcast
Which means, amazingly, we have been "on-the-air" for almost a year.
At the same time my new album is almost done. It sort of harkens back to the late great '70's in that it is a concept album...
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HOLA! lol
ok so first I want to FLAUNT a big perly white smile to Tom and Mshizle for being so sweet and for wanting to participate in my geek club idea :D
NOW, a big THNX W/ AND X for those of you that checked out my FLAUNTVIDALMA blog and participated on the survey q's lol...
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Wow, thnx so much for those of you that got back at me on yesterdays post :D
Alright so, after yesterdays plea for a teacher, I realized that it would be so cool to find people like me to nerd out w/.
So what if a group of individuals that are interested in learning or perfecting their skill...
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Ok so I just got Adobe's Suite 3 the design Premium :) cool i know lol ( god , im such a nerd lol ) Anyway, I want to learn to use Dreamweaver, Flash and brush up on Photoshop and Illustrator. The issue is that I am a broke student and well learns mostly by herself. I need a teacher!! Someone...
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Controversy,just say no!Dialogs do not start with words like spank,or war, they start with "Hi let's discuss", you want something, say a sandwich, a bridge? You keep at it. Never stop,that's WWJD. Retreat in strength to save yourself,replenish and get out there and love someone no...
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I am going to give fair warning folks....I just received into my possession the two disc DVD of Kenneth Branagh's version of "Hamlet" and the excellent Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now ~ the Complete Dossier". I will try to refrain as much as my poor spirit will allow...
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Splash Dogs
Fun Jump
Watch happy dogs jumping off a dock into a pool of water. They LOVE it! And you will, too.
Your dog may try out and practice all day for $10 (refunded if your dog says, "NO WAY!"). There will be 2 entrance/exit ramps this year so...
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I see that Purina is putting another of it's Dog Challenge on NSPN today. I am curious to see how 8 month old Andy stacks up against those dog's. Remember that Purina measures from end of dock to dogs nose, not the base of his tail. In Andy's case that would be an...
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If you haven't heard already, the Blitz arenafootball2 team is likely going to fold. Unfortunately, we all knew this was going to happen about 3 years ago. That's too bad. I enjoyed going to their games and am going to miss seeing arena football here, even though...
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Who's your favorite football team(s)? Mine are:
1. CENTENNIAL GOLDEN HAWKS (HIGH SCHOOL)
2. BC Renegades (junior college)
3. Notre Dame (college)
4. USC/Southern California (college)
5. OAKLAND RAIDERS (NFL)
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Seven month old Prince Andy traveled to Diamond Lake, OR. this past weekend. He took part in the "Northwest Challenge" and came away with a 2nd place in his junior division before moving up to try on the senior division. In the senior division Andy finished 8th over all. He is being...
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Having had to use the TV for white noise, I kept waking up all night so I finally turned it off and was sleeping well enough until I was awakened by the text message bleep of my cell phone at 6:30am. Seems someone wanted to say good morning on my last day of the trip. I guess it didn't occur to...
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Sorry for the delay folks..it was unavoidable!
Installment # 4 Day 5 of the ME trip
Day five started early. I got up at 6:30, packed and called Ed, who gave me directions to the harley shop in Phoenix, Ore where I snagged a shirt then met Ed at his house. The plan was to have breakfast...
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Thanks for your comments. Got word last night that Andy had one jump of 17'2" a new PR. Wow, what will next year bring? will write more when they return with details.
I think God gave us dogs so when the weight of the worls was upon him, man could have a friend when...
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The Auburn event on Sept 15 & 16 has been canceled. So, looks like Andy will go up to Squaw Valley, Ca. to jump in the Art Barkfest Fun Jump event. All proceeds go to the local ASPCA in Squaw Valley. Don't think I'll go this time, awful long drive for this old man ;) ...
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Haven't been on here for a while. Spent last few days in Memorial Hospital. Had a little plumbing done. Went in for a Angio-plaste, Doc had to do an "Intervention" and inserted a "Stint" while in there, all is OK now. At home taking things easy for a few days. Gotta get...
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Since I have been laid up this last few months, I have taken time to work on the Novella that has been banging around in my head for a while. My unique spin on it is to present it in powerpoint format with original music.
Unfortunately at this time I have not been able to figure out how to...
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Looking for a place to train Andy. Ot could be a swimming pool. It needs a ledge for him to see as he jumps, not a sloping bank. If you know of a place please let me know about it. Need a place to get him ready for the upcoming World Championships in AZ.
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`Hello everybody, new friends and old. I have really missed being a part of this community, but every since the motorcycle accident on May 14 I have felt that I have had little to share. There have also been a number of setbacks in the healing process that have thrown me into a long...
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The Super Retriever Series, Splash Dogs Super Fly, competition took place at the Sports Warehouse in Reno, NV. this past weekend. There were two divisions of competition, the Amateur division for dogs jumping 18 feet and under and the Professional division for dogs...
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Granddaughter and her hubby took Andy to San Diego this weekend to teach him how to surf. Yep, thats right, ride the board, hang ten, all of it. They said he did good, even caught a couple waves by himself. Got a video of him surfing, what can't my "Grandson" do? Guess next they will...
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I just read that Whoopi Goldberg is going to replace [she who should not be named] on the View. I never watched it before, but I think I will give it a try now that Whoopi is going to be on it. I have always liked her immensely. But who is going to be on it with her? Anyone interesting? I would...
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Did you read today's Bakersfield Californian (7-28-07) ? They ran my story of Prince Andy the Flying Puppy along with pictures, slid show and video. Very nice job too.
Not much to write about today, going to try to give my older lab a hair cut today, that should be fun?
The USA...
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As Americans search for more healthy options and take less time for meals, fruit smoothie shops have gained in popularity both locally and nationwide.
Fruit smoothie sales in the United States have shot up more than 80 percent in the last five years, topping $2 billion last year, according to...
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This Week In Bakersfield Theatre - weekend of July 29th, 2007
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For all of you crazy TV people (including me) here is the freshly released ABC fall premiere dates (New Shows in bold... my thoughts in blue):
-Dancing With the Stars: Monday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m. ET
-The Bachelor: Monday, Sept. 24, 9:30 p.m. ET (90-minutes)
-Dancing With the Stars (Performance...
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