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March 15 - 21, 2013 TAFT INDEPENDENT

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Community Events.........3

News Briefs......................3

Recreation Report..........4

Westside News.................5

Westside News.................6

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Movie Review...................8

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Grandma’s Attic Resumes at Taft Library Grandma’s Attic Storytime resumes at the Taft Branch Library on Satur-day, January 19, 2013 and will continue every Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. through April 20. Aimed at 5 to 8 year-olds, Grandma’s Attic offers an old trunk full of surprises and stories presented by a different volunteer reader each week. Children who participate will receive a form to return to their teacher for credit in their school reading program. Parents are always welcome to attend, or may enjoy some library or computer time while their child is occupied. Also starting on Thursday, January 17 at 11:45 a.m. is Preschool Storytime, for 3 to 5 year-olds. Join us for stories and fun for the younger set. For more information, call 763-3294 or visit the library at 27 Emmons Park Drive.

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IRS Has $92 Million for Californians Who Have Not Filed 2009 Income Tax Return Refunds totaling over $92 million may be waiting for an estimated 100,700 taxpayers in California who did not file a federal income tax return for 2009, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. However, to collect the money, a re-turn for 2009 must be filed with the IRS no later than Monday, April 15, 2013.The IRS estimates that half the potential refunds for 2009 are more than $500.Some people may not have filed because they had too little income to require filing a tax return even though they had taxes withheld from their wages or made quarterly estimated payments. In cases where a return was not filed, the law provides most taxpayers with a three-year window of opportunity for claiming a refund. If no return is filed to claim a refund within three years, the money becomes property of the U.S. Treasury. For 2009 returns, the window closes on April 15, 2013. The law requires that the return be properly addressed, mailed and postmarked by that date. There is no penalty for filing a late return qualifying for a refund.The IRS reminds taxpayers seeking a 2009 refund that their checks may be held if they have not filed tax returns for 2010 and 2011. In addition, the refund will be applied to any amounts still owed to the IRS or their state tax agency, and may be used to offset unpaid child support or past due federal debts such as student loans. By failing to file a return, people stand to lose more than refund of taxes withheld or paid during 2009. In addition, many low-and-moderate income workers may not have claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). For 2009, the credit is worth as much as $5,657. The EITC helps individuals and families whose incomes are below certain thresholds. The thresholds for 2009 were:$43,279 ($48,279 if married filing jointly) for those with three or more qualify-ing children, $40,295 ($45,295 if married filing jointly) for people with two qualifying children, $35,463 ($40,463 if married filing jointly) for those with one qualifying child, and $13,440 ($18,440 if married filing jointly) for people without qualifying children. For more information, visit the EITC Home Page. Current and prior year tax forms and instructions are available on the Forms and Publications page of IRS.gov or by calling toll-free 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676). Taxpayers who are missing Forms W-2, 1098, 1099 or 5498 for 2009, 2010 or 2011 should request copies from their employer, bank or other payer. If these efforts are unsuccessful, taxpayers can get a free transcript showing information from these year-end documents by filing Form 4506-T, Request for Transcript of Tax Return, with the IRS or by calling 800-829-1040.

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4 TAFT INDEPENDENT March 15 - 21, 2013Editorial

Westside Watcher

Your Guide To The Best Restaurants and Entertainment on the Westside

The Taft

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Taft Calendar of EventsThe Fort St. Patrick’s Dinner March 14th

Taft Chamber Cinco De Mayo Celebration May 5th.

Chamber Rails to Trails Car Show is June 8th.

The Taft Fireworks Show on the Rails to Trails July 3rd.

Family Day July 4th.

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EASTER EGG HUNTSaturday, March 2310:00 a.m. SHARP!‘A’ Street Park, TaftAges 2-8FREE! Bring a basket and be sure to show up at least 15 minutes early for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Egg Hunt will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Kids will get to “hunt” for candy, plastic eggs, and prizes in different areas, divided by age groups. The Easter Bunny will also be there and the fun will take place rain or shine! BBQ LUNCH & MOVIEMonday, March 2511:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.Community Center Assembly RoomGrades K-8$3 per personHot dogs! We’ve got hot dogs! Bring your appetite to this fun lunch outing. We will serve barbecued hot dogs, chips, drinks and watch the movie “Rise of the Guardians”.

SIDEWALK CHALK ARTTuesday, March 2610:00 a.m.Community Center Parking LotAll AgesFREE! All young artists and creative minds are invited to leave their mark on our sidewalk. We’ll provide the chalk - you just choose a big spot to decorate as you wish. CANDY BAR BINGOTuesday, March 262:00-3:00 p.m.Community Center Assembly RoomGrades K-8FREE! Join us for an hour of Bingo fun where you can win candy prizes. Be sure to bring a friend!

KIDS FUN DAYWednesday, March 2710:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.Community Center Assembly RoomGrades K-6$8 per person ** registration deadline – March 26Join us for a fun day of games,crafts, lunch, snacks and more! The more the merrier, so be sure to sign-up with a friend! Pre-registration is required.

TIE-DYE T-SHIRTSThursday, March 281:00-2:30 p.m.Community Center Activity BuildingGrades 2-8$5 per person ** registration deadline – March 27Bring a new, 100% cotton t-shirt and you will be able to tie-dye it some cool colors. Kids are encour-aged to wear old clothes to work in. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. BOARD GAMES & LUNCHFriday, March 2911:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Community Center Assembly RoomGrades 1-8FREE!Join us for a few hours of nothing but fun and games! Bring a sack lunch along for a short lunch break.

ART IS FUN!Wednesday, March 203:00-4:00 p.m.Community Center Assembly RoomAges 4+$3 per personDrop by for an hour of painting, drawing, coloring and more! Kids are invited to come create their own masterpieces using crayons, markers, paint, paper, glue and more. Younger kids will need a helper.

TAFT COLLEGE SOFTBALL CAMPWho: Ages 6-15When: March 27-29 (Wednesday – Friday)Time: 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (lunch provided, 12:00-1:00 p.m.)Where: Taft College Softball Field Fee: $40 per player (includes t-shirt and lunch)Registration deadline: Thursday, March 21

YOUTH BASEBALLWho: Ages 12-15 (league age as of June 30, 2013)Tryouts & Draft: Saturday, May 11Practices Begin: May 20Session: March 15 – April 5Fee: $50 per playerRegistration deadline: Thursday, April 25

CARD MAKING WORKSHOPS Who: Ages 55+When: Friday, March 22 and Friday, April 26Time: 9:00 a.m.Where: Senior Rec Room (Community Center Activity Building)Fee: $1 per personWe will provide paper, envelopes, markers, rubber stamps, ink, scissors, glue, stickers and all kinds of fun materials that you can use to make cards for any occasion – birthday, anniversary, get well, sympa-thy and holidays. Please sign-up in the Senior Rec Room or give us a call at 763-4246.

CHEAP & EASY BINGOWho: Ages 55+When: Monday, March 25 and Monday, April 22Time: 12:30 p.m.Where: Community Center AuditoriumFee: $3 per personJoin us the 4th Monday of the month for some cheap and easy bingo! For one low price, we will play 12 games of straight bingos on hard cards. All money collected will be paid out; the more money we bring in, the bigger the pots! We need a minimum of 10 players each week; please sign-up in the Senior Rec Room or give us a call at 763-4246.

GAMES & DESSERT NIGHTWho: Ages 55+When: Friday, April 5Time: 6:00 p.m.Where: Community Center AuditoriumFee: FREE!Want to get out of the house for a while? Come play some games (cards, board games, Wii bowling) and have a little dessert. Please sign-up in the Senior Rec Room or give us a call at 763-4246.

SUMMER LIFEGUARDS NEEDED! We are in search of some lifeguards to work part-time this summer at the Natatorium Swimming Pool. Applications are available in the District Office, 500 Cascade Place in Taft. Lifeguard candidates must be at least 16 years of age (as of June 1) and successfully pass a Lifeguard Training Course. Application deadline is Thursday, March 21. For more information, please contact Stephanie at 763-4246 or [email protected]

BINGOThursday AfternoonsGames start at 1:30 p.m.Community Center Assembly RoomAges 21 and olderBuy-in varies, $10-15 averageCash pots! Pull-tabs also sold.

HUNTERS SAFETY COURSEMay 6-8, 20136:30-9:30 p.m.Community Center AuditoriumSign-up the first night of class!$5 per personInstructors: Larry Heptinstall and Ken Beard


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One of Taft’s best kept secrets is its community garden located on 9th Street across from True Value Hardware. The community garden is a place for the people of Taft to grow plants, herbs, fruits and vegetables. To rent a bed costs $40 a year and the plots are four feet wide, 12 feet long, and one foot deep. Water, soil and even seeds are provided at no cost. The garden is operated by a volunteer board of directors that meet monthly. If you are just interested in growing plants and produce for yourself or your family, you can still save $100-$200 a year, accord-ing to garden board member Ray Hatch. “I picked a pot’s worth of green beans for dinner and saved about four dollars,” said Hatch. “That’s how much it would have cost at Albertson’s and that was just from a small section of my plot.” On Saturday, April 27th the garden will celebrate Spring with “Spring into Gardening” at the Community Garden from 9am to 11am. A tree planting is planned on Friday, April 26th with the city of Taft in recognition of Arbor Day. Several booths with garden related subjects will be on display. The special day is aimed at families and individuals who love to garden or want to learn or be introduced to gardening. There will be many community tables featuring different partners and sup-porters of the garden. Some of the tables featured will be Taft High AG students and a tasting table with some fruits and vegetable right from the garden. A special coloring contest will be featured for elementary school children along with planting demonstrations. Finally, pumpkins

The Taft Community Garden is supporterd by donations from many community organizations as seen here on a poster located at the garden. The West Kern Water District leases the land to the garden committee for $1 per year.

With more than 30 raised bed boxes, boxes rent for $40 each. Only one box is available now due to increasing demand. The gerden com-mittee plans to build more rassed garden boxes when funding becomes available. The boxes are built by the Taft High School ROP program.

seeds will be given out to children to grow their creations over the summer and enter a pumpkin growing contest in the fall with many different categories to choose from. The High School Ag class will have plants on sale. Garden board member Susan Wells from the Taft College TIL program is the event planner. “The TIL Program has been involved with Taft Community Garden since the beginning,” Wells said. “The biggest benefit the students receive from participating with the garden is performing a service for the community. Students receive many benefits while attending Taft College/TIL Program such as a good education, work experience and ultimately learning to live as an independent adult.” TIL students currently have two of their own boxes. If you are interested in renting a box, making a donation or get-ting involved in the garden, call Kathy Johnson at 770-7202.

Taft Community Garden Growing on the CommunitySpring Into Gardening Event Saturday, April 27th

Volunteers (above) maintain the garden throughout the week. The brick walkway show here was built by Taft Correctional Institute inmates. Below, the garden is located at the corner of 9th and Kern Streets across from True Value Hardware. The garden is a non-profit community organzation funded by donations and box rentals.


Local businesswoman Connie Redfield was recognized by the Friends of Taft College Library (FOTCL) as their 2012 Honored Friend. A recognition tea was held Tuesday afternoon, March 12, in the TC Banquet Room. Connie has long offered her support to the college library’s Friends group as the former owner of All in the Sandwich and a member of FOTCL. An avid reader and supporter of libraries, Connie was one of the first people to join the new Friends group and to help relocate the college library and integrate its programs into the community. College Librarian and FOTCL President Dave Berry is pictured presenting Connie with the award plaque. Additionally, her name has been added to the Taft College Library Wall of Honor. Connie is also pictured with members of the FOTCL Board of Directors: (standing) Tyrone Maddox, Dr.

Taft College Friends of the Library Honor Connie Redfield

Taft College Library Director Dave Berry with Connie Redfield. Standing: (left to right) Tyrone Maddox, Loretta Lipscomb, Dave Layne, Connie Redfield, Dave Berry, Esther Livingston. Seated: (left to right) Mimi Collins, Bonnie Beatty.

Loretta Garcia Lipscomb, Dr. David Layne, (Connie), Dave Berry, Esther Livingston; (seated) Dr. Mimi Collins, Bonnie Beatty. Friends of TC Library is a group of volunteers from the campus and the community who support the library by offering public programs and supporting library services. The next FOTCL program will be The Cat in the Hat, by the popular performer Duffy Hudson. This program will be co-hosted by the Westside Friends of the Library and will be offered free to the public on Thursday evening, April 11th. Friends of Taft College Library meets monthly on second Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., in the library. For more information: [email protected]


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“Stand with Rand,” the Patrick Henry of our Day. By Dr. Harold Pease The approval rating presently for Congress, according to the Washington Post, is 14 percent and few Americans be-lieve them capable of providing the leadership that is so des-perately needed in our time. Few, if any, command universal respect and there are no Patrick Henry’s, serious advocates of freedom even if they do not get reelected. The last time the parties worked together was during the Bill Clinton tenure and the last time a majority of Americans had any real hope for the future was during the Ronald Reagan Administration when he ended the “Cold War.” That may have changed for many on March 6, 2013, when one man stood, initially mostly alone with but a few Tea Party friends, on the Senate floor arguing for 13 hours far into the evening, even against his own party, for what he believed to be right. Most of my students have no idea what a Senate Filibuster is, as it has never occurred in their lifetime, but it allows a Senator to speak on a topic for as long as he can stand and speak. He may entertain questions from colleagues but he must never yield the floor. He may not leave the Senate Chambers, even for a restroom break, or sit down. Such passion for liberty has never, in my lifetime, brought both ends of the political spectrum together and reminded us of our shared core values. Civil libertarians and Tea Party supporters buzzed their approval on social media. The American Civil Liberties Union referred to the event as historic and courageous. As the night wore on more people watched C-SPAN at one time then reportedly ever before. America had a new hero and the phrase “Stand With Rand” gained popularity in a single evening. Not from the establish-ment press which largely ignored the new “Patrick Henry” of our day, and the significance of this moment, but decidedly without it. Rand Paul, son of presidential contender Ron Paul, inten-tionally held up the confirmation of John Brennan as the new CIA Director because he had been elusive on the subject of drone use to kill Americans on U.S. soil, merely thought to have terrorist connection. This had happened in Yemen to a 16-year-old American boy Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, and Paul wanted assurance that it would not happen here. Failing to

get it from the nominee he next asked for it from the Obama Administration. Certainly they would agree that such would be uncon-stitutional and a violation of the 5th Amendment’s due process provision to do so. Brennan’s stalling on the question amplified the need for such a statement which was even more amplified when the President seemed to be stalling also. The filibuster should have ended within the first hour. The world waited for an answer. That clarification finally arrived from Eric Holder the next day, but why was it not easily forthcom-ing? Fear of the U.S. government is stronger today than at any time since the American Revolution and it does not help hearing that the Department of Homeland Security is buying up enormous quantities of ammunition to use somewhere and on someone: presumably on Americans because DHS has no function outside the country. As kind as they have been to illegal immigrants, even letting 2,000 incarcerated inmates go in early March, because of impending cuts due to the hardship anticipated from the Sequester, it is unlikely that they plan the ammo for them. Nobody seems to know. Since the word “terrorism” is not adequately defined or limited, (the best the government has given us is “Al-Qaeda-like” organizations) both ends fear a revolving definition. Vice President Joe Biden has already called the Tea Party terrorists, and Occupy Wall Street folks have already had clashes with law enforcement. If the federal government is anticipating a clash with her own citizens, it would be a short step in logic to assume drone strikes could be used on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil as well. The assurance sought for by Paul should have been sup-ported by everyone giving an oath to support the Consti-tution as such a course, by the federal government, would effectively end the Fifth Amendment of the Bill of Rights. What makes Rand Paul especially credible is that everyone who knows him attests that he would have done the same thing, and made the same case, in a George W. Bush Admin-istration. What was just as revealing with respect to the Rand Paul filibuster was who was not there defending our right not to be shot down by a drone in our own country. Only 15 Sena-tors participated with Paul leaving 84 others to explain to their constituent’s why they had not defended the Constitu-tion as their oath demanded. They were: Senators Ted Cruz (Texas), Marco Rubio (Fla.), Mike Lee (Utah), Pat Toomey (Penn.), John Thune (S.D.), John Barrasso (Wy.), Tim Scott (S.C.), John Cornyn (Texas), Jerry Moran (Kan.), Ron Johnson (Wis.), Jeff Flake (Ariz.), Mitch McConnell (Ky.) Saxby Chambliss (Ga.) and Ron Wyden (Ore.). Sadly, the

following morning both Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Senator John McCain of Arizona took to the same Senate floor and castigated Paul for his stand. For me this was a moment of truth separating those who are real patriots from those who once were. Senator McCain was a co-author of the infamous National Defense Authorization Act signed into law by President Barack Obama New Years Eve 2011, which authorized the President, through his mili-tary, to kidnap any U.S. citizen thought to be associated with a terrorist organization and ship them to Guantanamo Bay for indefinite detention. Such action would strip Americans involved of their 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments to the Bill of Rights. Rand Paul voted against that law too. No wonder he stood for 13 hours in defense of our liberty and the Constitution. If there is any hope in our saving our Republic it will come from those who stood for our core values this day. Will you “Stand With Rand” too?


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Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 AMAdult Bible Study and Sunday School 11 AM

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Peace Lutheran Church- LCMSTaft- A caring community under Christ

We welcome you to worship with us at peace lutheran church, 26 Emmons Park Drive (across from the College). Worship service begins at 10:00 a.m.

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California Becoming a Feudal SocietyBy Conn Carroll

For most of its history, California has occupied a special place in the mind of most Americans. From the height of the Gold Rush through the 1980s, California’s warm weather and booming econ-omy drew enterprising, educated and talented immigrants from across the country. California was the melting pot of America’s melting pot, leading all states in the number of residents who were born in other U.S. states. As I wrote in The Washington Examiner’s “California in Crisis” series last week, (Taft Independent Issues March 1st and 8th, 2013) that California is dead and gone. According to a 2012 University of Southern California study on state demographics, you have to go back to the early 1990s to find a time when more Americans were moving to California than leaving it for other states. Thanks to high housing prices and a weak job market, Cali-fornia is now a net exporter of U.S. citizens to other states. As a result of this shift, native Californians became a majority of the state’s population only in the last decade. Their numbers will continue to rise. And since foreign immigration is also expected to level off, the report predicts growth will occur “almost all among native Californians, many but not all of whom are the children of immigrants.” Unfortunately for California, this local-born population is not increasing fast enough to replace the disappearing immigration. The number of Californians under age 18 will virtually halt over the next 20 years, while population growth among those 65 and older will quadruple. The current ratio of one senior for every five working-age residents will become a 3-to-10 ratio by 2020, and 4-to-10 by 2030. If California’s new native-born population was particularly wealthy or well-educated, this demographic imbalance might not be such a big problem. But it is not. And this will severely strain California’s generous welfare state. Even before the Great Recession, California already suffered from some of the highest levels of income inequality in the nation. And according to recent Public Policy Institute of California study, the recent downturn only exacerbated the problem. “Com-pared to the rest of the country, California experienced larger declines in income at the bottom of the distribution and smaller declines at the top -- leading to the largest gap between upper and lower incomes in at least 30 years,” PPIC reported. Worse, a 2012 California Budget Project study found that what little job recovery has occurred in the state has been confined to the low-skill sector. The employment rate for prime-working-age Californians with a bachelor’s degree or higher has been flat since the recovery began, whereas those with just a high school diploma and those without one have both seen job gains. To the extent that the California labor market is recovering, it is a McJobs recovery. Of course, the Googles, Facebooks and Apples of California are all still swimming in profits and growth. If you do happen to have a job already among the highest fifth of California income earners, your weekly wages are up 1 percent since 2006. But every other income group has experienced sharp earnings losses. California is rapidly becoming a near-feudal society. On one side is an older, educated, landed, wealthy elite that lives on California’s beautiful coasts. Then there is a much larger, younger, less-educated, indebted mass living inland, many of them working farm jobs at subsistence wages. The good news is that both of these groups seem content sup-porting a Democratic Party whose policies (which I outlined in the series last week) reinforce these trends. And if any of the current Californians don’t like what the new California has become, they are free to leave. The bad news is that millions of middle-class families already have, and the trend is likely to continue. This article first appeared in the Washington Examiner on Macrh 2, 2013.

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USC Fracking Study Predicts 14% Boost in California EconomyBy Michael Long, Publisher

A study conducted by the University of South-ern California revealed that using fracking as a method oil and gas extraction in the Mon-terey Shale Formation could increase the state’s economy by as much as 14 percent. The study, funded in part by the Western States Petroleum Asso-ciation, was conducted independently by a USC research team of econo-mists and engineers. Taft and most of Kern County is located in the Monerey Shale oil field which stretches from the southern San Joaquin Valley to Central California covering approximately 1,750 square miles. The area could make California the top producer of oil in the country. The shale area is predicted to contain more that 15 billion bar-rels of technologically recoverable oil, or 2/3rds of all the known recoverable oil in the lower 48 states. The oil booming Bakken Shale located in North Dakota is estimated to hold nearly 4 billion barrels. The study said that drilling in the Monterey Shale Formation could ad up to 2.8 million new jobs, and $24.6 billion in local and state taxes. “Based on the experience of other states, not only would state unemployment fall, but significant migration of properly skilled workers into California would occur,” the study read. “More job gains can be captured by Californians with appropriate education and training.” Fracking refers to the procedure of creating fractures in rocks and rock formations by injecting fluid into cracks to force them further open. The larger fissures allow more oil and gas to flow out of the formation and into the wellbore, from where it can be extracted. Fracking has resulted in many oil and gas wells attaining eco-nomic viability, due to the level of extraction that can be reached. The study concluded that fracking would: 1. Create more jobs. Developing oil from the Monterey Shale could add from 512,000 to 2.8 million new jobs in California, depending upon the year. 2. Stimulate economic growth. Total economic activity in the state, as measured by the state’s gross domestic product (GDP), could increase by 2.6% to 14.3% on a per-person basis. 3. Increase personal income. On a statewide basis, aggregate personal income could grow by an average of from 2.1% to 10.0%. 4. Boost government revenue. Tax revenue collected by Cali-fornia state and local governments could grow by $4.5 billion to $24.6 billion. “As the experience in other states demonstrates, development of shale-oil reserves has resulted in significant increases in employ-ment, incomes, and government tax revenues. The current study suggests that, through the prudent and carefully regulated develop-ment of the Monterey Shale, the state of California could poten-tially achieve proportionately large increases in the production of crude oil, leading to similarly large economic gains. The study is intended to expand to expand the base of information that will lead to improved policy decisions for the people and businesses of California.”

Gas Prices Beginning to FallCHICAGO (March 14) – What do New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and Miami gas price averages all have in common? In each respective market today’s average is lower than its price point from one year ago, with Chicago an impressive 29 cents lower than a year ago. Overall, the national average had fallen for 12 straight days before rising on February 11. The national average now stands at $3.67 per gallon, its lowest level since its peak, to date, at $3.79 per gallon on February 27. What’s going on? “Right now motorists may be pleasantly surprised with the direction gasoline prices are taking and it’s due largely to timing; the more costly summer-blend gasoline is not yet available in most markets and there’s also a bit of a ‘fire sale’ – consumers get some relief from refinery efforts to unload their remaining ‘winter-blend’ gasoline inventory,” said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum ana-lyst, GasBuddy. “But, these are not the days of wine and roses…” . “We still believe that another upward trend in retail gasoline prices is a strong possibility, coinciding with the full implementa-tion of summer blend gasoline and it will arrive in April,” he added. “Interestingly enough, while three states (HI, CA, AK) still see prices over $4 per gallon, 45 states now have lower prices to-day than a year ago, and Illinois has the greatest year-over-year discount with its average price down by 22 cents per gallon,” said Gregg Laskoski, another senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy. “Colorado is one of just five states seeing a higher average today than last year.”

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(661)765-5000 or (661)343-0507

Randy’s Trucking

(661) 763-4773 1050 Wood Street

Cart-Away Concrete Mix Trailer • Hydraulic Rotation and Tilt for Mixing and Dumping

• Mixes Concrete While Traveling • • Large Internal Blades •

• Rear Operator Control Panel •

Chicks are here!Barred Rock

Rhode Island Red$3.99 each - pullets

3/13 Sikies and SebrightsSilver Laced Wyanodottes

We Love Cats!Grooming and Washing(Include Wash, Cut and Nails)

Dog Nail Trim 12.00 2nd Pet $9.00

Birds - nails and Wings $9.00 with beak $14.00

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