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Jan. 24-30, 2010

Toy story!

Globetrotters bouncin’ toBakersfield Feb. 11! Pg. 2Forgotten cats Pg. 5Melodrama back withzany production! Pg. 6

Toy drive at roller rink rolling in donations, pg. 3

Sunday, Jan. 24Bakersfield Auto Swap Meet,with automotive parts andaccessories, gates open at 7 a.m.to 4 p.m., Kern CountyFairgrounds, 1142 P St. Free.bakersfieldswapmeet.com or399-7088.

Fair Trade Store, with jewelry,baskets, gift items from ThirdWorld countries; 11 a.m. to 1p.m. Sundays; and 3 to 6 p.m.Wednesdays, First Congrega-tional Church, 5 Real Road. 327-1609.

More events on page 8.

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Frontier HighSchool ‘MarchingTitans’ to hostcompetitionBY GINA FARNSWORTHCommunity contributor

rontier High MarchingTitans invite you to join thefirst of the season“PPAACC” competition to

be held at Frontier High School,6401 Allen Road, Saturday, Feb. 6from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. This competi-tion features many different schoolswith cheer, drum line, then colorguard.

Prepare to witness amazing skill,incredible talent and exactingteamwork. If you have never wit-nessed a indoor competition live,you won’t want to miss this.

Come support our school. Foodand drinks will be sold at the event.

For more information, visit: www.fhsbluecrew.org.

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‘Kids Night Out’ atColor Me MineBY NATALIE HUNTCommunity contributor

ey moms and dads! Leaveyour kids (ages 7 and up)with us, Color Me Mine!,9000 Ming Ave., Suite H-3

for Kids Night Out, Friday, Jan. 29at 6:30 p.m. and we’ll show ‘em agood time!

They will paint special ceramicpieces, enjoy pizza, watch moviesand play games! Cost is $25 perchild and $19 per additional sibling— about the same as a sitter, butway more fun! Prepaid reservationsare required.

The theme of this month’s kidsnight out is Superbowl! Kids willpersonalize a small tray with theirfavorite team's logo and colors andhave it ready for Super Bowl Sun-day treats!

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Grant will help provide care for those with MSBY CHRISTINE GRONTKOWSKICommunity contributor

ercy Foundation Bak-ersfield has announcedit will be teaming upwith the National Multi-

ple Sclerosis Society to help bringhigh-quality, comprehensive care tothose diagnosed with MS. The Soci-ety has been awarded $20,000through the Catholic HealthcareWest (CHW) Community GrantsProgram, and was presented with acheck at a luncheon on Jan.18 in theClerou Lecture Center at MercyHospital in downtown Bakersfield.

The National MS Society, South-ern California Chapter will be usingthe money to fund its Partners inCare Access to Health Care Pro-

gram, which will serve Kern Countyresidents with MS who are facingcomplex financial, physical and/oremotional challenges. The projectpromotes and enhances the avail-ability of high-quality comprehen-sive MS care, and strives to over-come barriers to accessing MSspecialty care and supportive serv-ices for effective disease manage-ment.

Kim Kotrla, the Chapter’sRegional Director for the SanJoaquin Valley is grateful that thisgrant will fund important servicesneeded to help individuals withmultiple sclerosis better managetheir disease. She says, “In this dif-ficult economy, there are even morepeople affected by MS dependingon the National MS Society for serv-

ices and support. This grant is cru-cial in ensuring that we can contin-ue our mission of addressing thechallenges of the Kern County MScommunity.”

Kotrla, along with ChapterTrustees Ray and Lisa Karpe, werepresent at the luncheon to receivethe check from Mercy FoundationBakersfield.

Partners in Care Access toHealth Care Program is just one ofa wide range of programs and serv-ices tailored to meet the needs ofpeople living with MS and theirloved ones.

To learn more about MS, orother programs and services of theSociety, call 1-800-FIGHT-MS (344-4867) or go online to:www.nationalMSsociety.org/cal.

City’s name changed to ‘Bucketsfield’ for aday in honor of Globetrotter, Buckets BlakesBY KEN OUELLETTECommunity contributors

ayor Hall proclaimed a change in our city’s name for a day atRabobank Arena on Jan. 12. Due to the historic charitable con-tributions of the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters and starplayer, Buckets Blakes, the Mayor was more then willing to

rename our city for the day to “Bucketsfield.”Buckets and Mayor Hall donated a bucket of tickets to local charities to

see the Harlem Globetrotters in action at Rabobank Arena on Thursday,Feb. 11.

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World Famous Harlem Globetrotters warmup.

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Toy drive at Rollerama benefits Bethany CenterBY SIERRA MOORE AND SHAINA LOOKERCommunity contributors

e would like to thankeveryone in the com-munity who helpedsupport our Christmas

toy drive! The first S&S Toy Driveat Rollerama was a great success!

We collected over 150 toys thatwere passed out to children at theBethany Center on Dec. 22.

All of the children enjoyed pick-ing out a new toy for the holidayseason! We would like to thankeveryone who came and supportedus, especially the wonderful peopleat Rollerama West, Irma Cervantes

from Univision, Mark Cristian fromChannel 23, Channel 17 news atSunrise, and everyone else whohelped us make this toy drive ahuge success!

We look forward to doing it againnext year!

Thank you!

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PHOTOS BY JULIE MOORE

Sierra Moore and Shaina Looker at the Bethany Center with the 150 toys collected during the first S&S Toy Drive.

PHOTO BY JULIE MOORE

Shaina Looker and Sierra Moore with Barbara Paulson from the Bethany Center.

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PHOTOS BY JULIE MOORE

1 Shaina Looker and Sierra Moore with Barbara Paulson from the BethanyCenter.2 Sierra Moore and Shaina Looker at Rollerama being interviewed regard-ing the Christmas toy drive they started for children at the Bethany Center.7. The girls at the Bethany Center with the 150 toys they collected duringthe first S&S Toy Drive.9. Sierra Moore and Shaina Looker with Irma Cervantes from Univision.

Sierra Moore andShaina Looker, bothfourth-grade studentsat Norris Elementary,hosted — with the helpof members of thelocal community — aChristmas toy drive atRollerama West lastmonth.

The toy drive was agreat success — thegirls collected more than 150 toys to donate to children atthe Bethany Center.

Our cover photo was taken by Julie Moore, Sierra’smother, and features the girls and some of their friendsskating and having a wonderful time at the toy drive.

Read on this same page about these young philanthro-pists and their efforts to provide toys at Christmas time tochildren at the Bethany Center.

4 Free tax workshop Jan. 28Kern Schools Federal Credit Union will provide a

complimentary workshop on tax strategies.

6 Does “Goodbody” get the gold?You’ll find out at the Gaslight Melodrama’s latest

wacky production of: “Goodbody’s Gold.”

7 “Goodies” galore in local sports talk!Sports Shorts columnist Michael Elliott offers a

complete round-up of what’s happening in sports today.

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Nominated by: Drew Spicer

I would like to nominate Mrs. Kuestfrom Rosedale North Elementary Schoolfor educator of the month. She is mythird-grade teacher and she’s wonderful.She makes class a lot of fun. Sometimesshe acts silly while teaching us some-thing new. She brought hot cocoa for usone day because we were reading astory about it. Mrs. Kuest also lets usplay multiplication games. Last but notleast, she has the best cursive I’ve everseen.

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Nominated by Guadalupe Hernández

Educator of the Month

I’d like to nominate my twin daughters’ kindergarten teacher Mr. Rhodes who teaches at Discovery Elementary School. At the beginning of the year, I was so skeptical after having learned that they were going to have a male teacher for kindergarten. He has superseded all of my expectations as to what a great kindergarten teacher should be. My girls love Mr. Rhodes. He teaches them lots of cute and silly songs. He builds up their self-esteem. He is just so marvelous with my girls!

To submit your nominee for Educator of the Month, go to: www.northwest voice.com then click on “Post Something!” and contribute a

paragraph about why you appreciate and would like to recognize your nominee. Be sure to include the educator’s name, school, department and picture. The contest is open to

educators in the Southwest area. Entries can also be e-mailed to: [email protected]. Each month the winning entry $50 gift certificate,

compliments of GW School Supply and The Northwest Voice.

Mrs. Linda Kuest

Local financial advisorsawarded top honorsBY MELISSA LINTAGCommunity contributor

USO Financial Services, L.P.,(CFS) announced that ScottBoyd and Tim Werdel, Invest-ment Advisors for Kern Schools

Federal Credit Union (KSFCU), arerecipients of the 2009 Gold Pacesetteraward and Silver Pacesetter award,respectively. CFS is the broker-dealerwhich partners with KSFCU to provideMembers with investment services.

Each year, CFS presents the Top Pace-setter Awards (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)to top Advisors from credit unionsthroughout the country who meet the cri-teria of a perfect balance of focus, com-mitment, and the best practice of servingclients and Members.

“KSFCU is proud to have Scott andTim’s exceptional knowledge of theinvestment field and their high qualitydedication to our Members recognized,”said Steve Renock, KSFCU

President/CEO.Scott Boyd, who was also awarded the

CFS 2009 Top Advisor Award, is a nativeof Bakersfield, graduated from Hender-son State University with a Bachelor ofScience degree in Biology and Chemistry.Boyd has been a Financial Advisor forover 30 years and holds the series 7, 6, 22,63, 66, 24 securities licenses, the Califor-nia State Insurance License, and isFINRA (Financial Industry RegulatoryAuthority) registered in California, Ore-gon, Texas, Arizona, and Missouri.

Tim Werdel was born and raised inBakersfield, graduated from the Univer-sity of California at Davis with a Bachelorof Science degree in Managerial Econom-ics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in His-tory. Werdel holds a Series 7, 63, 66 secu-rities licenses, the California StateInsurance License, and is FINRA regis-tered in California, Oklahoma, Idaho,Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Okla-homa, and Texas.

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Apply now for summer science programCOURTESY OF CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD

alifornia State University, Bak-ersfield is offering 20 elemen-tary and secondary teachers and70 high school students a unique

chance to conduct research with universi-ty faculty and students. Applications forthe four-week summer program will beaccepted through March 3. Stipends of$3,000 for teachers and $700 for studentswill be provided.

The Research Experience VitalizingScience - University Program (REVS-UP)program teams kindergarten through12th grade teachers and high school stu-dents with CSUB students and faculty toconduct research projects in biology,chemistry, computer science, earth sci-ence, mathematics and physics. REVS-UP is in its fourth year and is made possi-

ble by a grant from Chevron.“This is a one-of-kind program that

offers our community the opportunity toparticipate in research projects that hap-pen every day at CSUB,” said AndreasGebauer, chemistry professor and REVS-UP program director. “It provides sum-mer employment opportunities locallyand is designed to increase interest in sci-ence and mathematics careers in KernCounty.”

Fourteen research projects, rangingfrom exploring the world of chaos todeveloping chemistry experiments for theclassroom, will be available. The programwill run July 12 to Aug. 5.

Information about REVS-UP and appli-cation materials can be found at:www.csub.edu/stem. For additionaldetails, please contact Andreas Gebauerat 654-6840.

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BY MELISSA LINTAGCommunity contributor

he tax season is upon us andmany individuals are beginningto prepare all the paperwork fortheir federal income tax. To ease

consumer concerns during this stressfultime, Kern Schools Federal Credit Union(KSFCU) is providing a complimentaryworkshop on Tax Strategies with speakerLarry Braley from KSFCU’s InvestmentServices.

This workshop will help lessen the taxburden which many individuals experi-ence as it will cover topics that will maxi-mize the opportunities available to con-sumers. The workshop will also covercurrent tax laws, discuss how to utilize

planning strategies to take maximumadvantage of deductions and creditsallowed under law, how to determine yourtax liability, which savings and invest-ments have the most favored tax status,and more.

The free Tax Strategies educationalworkshop will be held on Thursday, Jan.28 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at KSFCU’s Admin-istration Building located at 9500 MingAve., west of the Marketplace. Consumerscan sign-up by calling 833-7045 or bygoing online at: www.ksfcu.org.

Kern Schools Federal Credit Union’sgoal is to provide tips and information inorder to help the tax filing process flowsmoother for the members of our commu-nity.

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CSU offers forgivable loans for doctoral studentsCOURTESY OF CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD

octoral students who are inter-ested in teaching at a CaliforniaState University may qualify forup to $30,000 in forgivable loans.

The Chancellor’s Doctoral IncentiveProgram provides loans to a limited num-ber of students pursuing doctoral degreesat accredited universities throughout theUnited States.

The program is designed to increasethe number of promising doctoral stu-dents who are interested in competing for

future CSU instructional faculty posi-tions. After participants receive theirdoctoral degrees and obtain a qualifyinginstructional position in the CSU, a por-tion of their loan from this program willbe forgiven for each year of employment.

Additional details and applications areavailable online at:http://www.calstate.edu/hr/cdip/index.shtml.

Applicants do not need to be a CSUgraduate to qualify for the forgivableloan. Applications are due Monday, Feb.22.

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Tim Werdel

Free tax strategies seminar offered by KSFCU

We are failing the cats in our commu-nity. There’s no other way to say it.

While we continue to euthanize far toomany dogs, the number of dogs enteringthe shelter and being reunited withtheir owner, released to rescues oradopted out is increasing. It is a far dif-ferent story for the cats where, in 2009of the 13,852 cats who entered the shel-ter 11,042 were euthanized. Eighty per-cent. By any standard applicable, thosenumbers are dismal.

We bring kittens into our homesbecause we love their fluffy goodness,then turn them out — for shedding, forscratching on furniture, for not usingthe litter box, for allergy issues — thelist goes on. We move and leave thembehind on the streets because we “can’tbear to take them to the shelter,” or wedrive them to the outskirts of town anddump them.

We buy into the myths about their lackof trainability, their independence,their safety around babies and abouthow spaying or neutering cats makethem bad hunters. Or maybe we don’treally buy into it at all, but choose theexcuse that makes it easiest for us tobelieve that it’s OK to care for a crea-ture one day, and abandon it the next. After all, there’s always another kittenout there when we want to give it anoth-er go. Right?

One day, maybe not. There’s a coali-tion forming this year, made up of rep-resentatives of just about every agency,nonprofit, rescue group and feral cat

colony caretaker in the greater Bakers-field area who wish to work towards asolution. No one group has the power totackle this problem alone, and they all

know it. They’vetried.

The Bakers-field SPCA wentt h r o u g h$225,000 in2008-2009 inTrap-Neuter-Release (TNR)funds.

In 2009 theBSPCA offered500 vouchers forTNR. They weregone in threeweeks. Our fail-

ure is that large.Maybe this new joining of forces will

finally begin to accomplish what indi-vidual groups have thus far been able todo. Perhaps as a unified coalition, theircollective voices will be heard loudlyenough that we, as a community, willhear their message clearly and help doour part to do better by creatures oncerevered as gods in the ancient worldwho, through no fault of their own, havefallen so very far from grace.

I’ll keep you posted.Have a pet-related question or com-ment? E-mail Vicky at:[email protected] or go to:www.pawprintcitytimes.com.


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hey are the ghosts of our community, winding around theedges of our neighborhoods and businesses, seen but notquite seen. A source of annoyance for some, of pity for

others, and their numbers, despite strong efforts from severalfronts, are not dropping nearly as much as anyone would like.

Time for a new approachfor homeless cats

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Gaslight Melodrama is back with azany production of “Goodbody’s Gold!”

BY LINDA LARMACommunity contributor

The Gaslight Melodrama, 12748Jomani Dr., will be kicking off itsbrand new season with the pro-duction of “Goodbody’s Gold.” In

“Goodbody’s Gold,” Grammy Grumpreeand her lovely daughter, Sugar Good-body, own and operate the Earnest T.Goodbody Silver mine. Mr. Ignatz Fowler,a person of questionable scruples and evilpurpose, plots to obtain the mine from theladies. He is ably assisted by Teddi Busti-er, a saloon lady with a zest for materialthings. Hero, Bob Faithful, does his

utmost to thwart the villain’s plans. Canhe and Sugar overcome Fowler’s evil plotand find happiness?

We are welcoming back Jill Burdick,Don Kruszka and Barb Mercado to ourzany cast of characters. The show runsnow through Feb. 20. Showtimes are Fri-day and Saturday night at 7 p.m. and Sun-day Matinees at 2 p.m.

Ticket prices are $20 general admis-sion, $18 senior citizens and $9 for chil-dren. For the Sunday Matinee, all generaladmission is $18 and students (includingcollege) with a valid school ID are $9.

For tickets, please call the box office at587-3377.

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pend a Magical Saturday withMagician Ron Saylor at TheGaslight Melodrama,12748Jomani Dr.

After seeing Ron Saylor’s show, you toowill be asking “how does he do

that?”Make your reservations now forthis magical show.

Show times are Saturdays — January30, and February 6 and 13, at 11 a.m.

Ticket prices are $6 and may be pur-chased by calling the box office at 587-3377.

Family fun for everyone!

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he Gaslight Melodrama,12748Jomani Dr., will begin registeringchildren for its Children’s The-atre Workshop in March for its

summer session which begins in June.Your child will learn creative dramat-

ics, improvisational techniques, singing

and musical interpretation, choreogra-phy, make up and stage craft.

The workshop is for ages 5 through 17.The workshop will be held at the GaslightMelodrama and next door at our dancestudio — Linda Larma and DaughtersAcademe of Dance.

Tuition for the eight- week session is$385.

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Registration for the melodrama’s summerchildren’s theatre workshop will begin soon

Spend a magical Saturday with Ron Saylor!

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Jill Burdick as Grammie Grumpree & Don Kruszka as I.B. Fowler in “Goodbody’s Gold.”

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Coryn McBride as Teddi Bustier in ”Goodbody’s Gold” at the Gaslight Melodrama.


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round The Horn. Let’s turn adouble play or two and seewhat we can come up with.We’ve got lots of goodies intoday’s sports package. Guesswe’ll stay on point of sorts and

touch on some winter baseball deals. Oh my word! The Angels’ John Lack-

ey going to the Boston Red Sox? Washoping that the coveted free agentwould re-sign with the Halos. WorldSeries MVP, Hideki Matsui, signingwith the Angels is a prudent move onlyif “Godzilla” stays healthy. Sadly, itwas time for Vladimir Guerrero tomove on as his production was slipping.We’ll miss ya Vlad! And former AngelChone Figgins moving to the Northwestto anchor third base for the SeattleMariners? Those Mariners will befavorites to win their division as theyalso picked up pitcher Cliff Lee to forti-fy an outstanding nucleus.

It was uplifting to see the CSUB mensbasketball team pick up a rare victoryat home versus Montana State the othernight. Freshmen locals, Marcus Hall,from Bakersfield Christian, andStephon Carter, from Garces, wereinstrumental in the Roadrunners’ thirdvictory of the season.

I believe that it is fair enough to begthe following question due to their 3-14record on the season: Is it really worththe monetary take to schedule national-

ly renowned opponents knowing you’reprobably going to get drubbed and endup with a poor overall record at sea-son’s end? You have to know that all ofthe losing has to be taking its toll men-tally on the players, and coaches as

well. Me thinks theanswer is yes.

In these strainedeconomical times,the $350,000 or so ofrevenue brought inby the basketballprogram helps tokeep the athleticdepartment afloat.

The players andcoaches know thatwins will be scarce.Just seeing the ela-tion emoted after theMontana State victo-ry by the squad for-tifies the positive

answer to the question. Wanna see some heart? Go check out

Coach Tod Denison’s Garces girlshoopsters. Sporting a 16-2 overallrecord with but, count ‘em, SEVENplayers on the team! You go, girls!

Dodger fans and baseball fans in gen-eral had a great opportunity to have anup-close and personal visit with base-ball’s premier ambassador as TommyLasorda headlined the Bakersfield

Light Brigade’s annual Hot Stove Din-ner at the fairgrounds on Jan. 23.Nobody can spin a baseball story likeLasorda.

Staying local, it’s been stated before,but bears repeating. The BakersfieldCondors are simply a model profession-al minor league organization which oth-ers, who aspire to elevate their status,may look up to. At midpoint of the sea-son, the Condors set perched atop thePacific Division in the National Confer-ence of the ECHL. Due to their prolificpromotional acuity, the team’s atten-dance average hovers around 5,000.

Front office guru, Matthew Riley, nev-er ceases to amaze.

Pro football fans, your Final Four isset. The cast of characters include: Theol’ gunslinger himself, Brett Favre ofthe Vikings. You loathed him prior tothese last two seasons for his indeci-sions regarding retirement and the cir-cus surrounding the final decisions.Yet, here he is, at age 40, on top of hisprofession. And then there’s his semi-final counterpart, Drew Brees of theSaints. Small of stature, yet possessorof a cannon of an arm. In the AFC, youhave league MVP Peyton Manning ofthe Colts, seemingly everywhere onyour screen — on the field and in theadvertisements. You might get sick ofseeing his mug, but as portends to TinaTurner’s song title, he’s “Simply TheBest!”

Not the least of which lastly leaves usChip, er, Rex Ryan, bombastic coach ofthe surprising New York Jets. He defi-nitely is a “chip off the old block” as hecoaches and gives lip service, just ashis father, Buddy did years ago as theEagles head coach. Don’t count out hispunishing rushing attack and staunchdefense.

Just ask a Chargers fan.

ASports Shorts: This, that & the other!

MICHAELELLIOTTSports columnist

Athlete of the monthDustin Fisher

Dustin Fisher played forthe Olive DriveTrailblazers. His third-grade NOR flag footballteam went undefeated thisseason.

Dusty loves football andwas excited when hescored points for the team.His family is very proud ofhim!

This photo was taken byhis Uncle Wes of him scor-ing a touchdown!

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Sign up for BakersfieldBobby Sox on Jan. 30!BY KATHY BESSCommunity contributor

akersfield Bobby Sox will beholding its final sign up on Jan.30 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. atCrossroads Pizzeria in the shop-ping center on the corner of

White Lane and New Stine Road.Girls ages 3-18 may sign up. There are

no tryouts in Bobby Sox; all girls willplay. If you are new to Bobby Sox thisyear, please bring a copy of your birthcertificate to the registration.

Cost is $105 for the Mini Sox division(ages 3-6), and $125 for all other divi-sions.

For more information visit: www.bak-ersfieldbobbysox.com or call Kathy at832-1271.

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Monday, Jan. 25Creative Corner hosting aBazaar, featuring handmadeitems such as fabric art, kitchenaccessories, quilts, children'sitems and more, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,Somatic Health & Boutique, 42718th St. 871-3340 or 619-4153.Master’s Swim Team, year roundprogram, learn to develop swim-ming skills, strokes, techniques,improve physical fitness, 5:30 to7 p.m. Monday through Thurs-day, McMurtrey Aquatic Center,1325 Q St. $60 per month.www.bakersfieldswim.us or 852-7430.Recreational Swim Team, yearround swim team, learn to devel-op swimming skills, strokes,techniques, abilities, 4 to 5:30p.m. Monday through Thursday,McMurtrey Aquatic Center, 1325Q St. $60 per month. www.bak-ersfieldswim.us or 852-7430.Senior Discovery Days, eachMonday for seniors 60 and olderreceive 50 percent discount offadmission,10 percent discount inthe gift store, CALM, 10500Alfred Harrell Highway. 872-2256.Tai Chi Classes, two sessions:9:30 to 10:30 a.m. or 5:45 to 6:45p.m. every Monday and Wednes-day, Golden State Mall, upstairsin the ballroom, 3201 F St. $45 for

eight sessions. 665-8033 or 204-0949.

Tuesday, Jan. 2625th Anniversary Banquet, forthe Bakersfield Pregnancy Cen-ter; keynote speaker is comedianGordon Douglas, client testi-monies, Dan Schaffer will be theemcee, 6:30 p.m., First Assemblyof God Church, 4901 CaliforniaAve. For complimentary tickets,call 326-1915.Creative Corner hosting aBazaar, featuring handmadeitems such as fabric art, kitchenaccessories, quilts, children'sitems and more, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Tuesday, The Villas at ScenicRiver, 4015 Scenic River Lane.871-3340 or 619-4153.CSUB Men’s Basketball, vs. CalState Fullerton, 7 p.m.,Rabobank Arena, 1001 TruxtunAve. $5-$25. gorunners.com or654-BLUE.Electronic Waste RecyclingEvent, bring your computers, tel-evisions, VCRs, stereos, copiersand fax machines, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Tuesday through Saturday,CSUB, Parking Lot I, 9001 Stock-dale Hwy. 654-2580.Kid’s Grief Connection SupportGroup, 6 to 7:30 p.m., OptimalHospice Care, 4700 StockdaleHighway, Ste.120. 716-4000.Optimal Hospice Grief Support

Group, for adults, 6 to 7:30 p.m.,Optimal Hospice Care, 4700Stockdale Highway, Ste.120. 716-4000.School Violence Threat Manage-ment Workshop, for school staff,administrators, law enforcement,governmental agencies and thepublic; 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Uni-versity Square, Room 2, 2000 KSt. $45 includes materials and acontinental breakfast. Deadlineto register is Jan. 21. 636-4744.Sierra Club Conditioning Hikes,3 to 5 miles, 7 p.m., meet at cor-ner of Highways 178 and 184.872-2432 or 873-8107.Tai Chi, 48 forms of Tai ChiQuan, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., ArthritisAssociation Adaptive AquaticsCenter, 1800 Westwind Drive,Ste. 500. $40. 477-8605.

Wednesday, Jan. 27Condors vs. Alaska Aces, 7 p.m.,Rabobank Arena, 1001 TruxtunAve. $7 to $23. bakersfieldcon-dors.com or 324-7825.Gifts & Home Decor, with TheCreative Corner, 11 a.m. to 3p.m., The Grove Retirement Cen-ter, 4801 Fruitvale Ave. 871-3340or 619-4153.Tai Chi, 32 forms of Tai ChiSword, 6:45 to 7:45 p.m., ArthritisAssociation Adaptive AquaticsCenter, 1800 Westwind Drive,Ste. 500. $35. 477-8605.

Thursday, Jan. 2830th Annual Prayer Breakfast,with keynote speaker KeithErickson, 6:45 a.m., RabobankConvention Center, 1001 TruxtunAve. Tickets are $15 and can bepurchased at any Russo's Books,Berean Christian Stores orRabobank Box Office. 332-3600.Kegley Institute of Ethics Lec-ture, will have Michael Davis dis-cuss “Why You Have a Duty toPay Even Higher Taxes, 7 p.m.,CSUB, Multipurpose Room, 9001Stockdale Highway. Free; freeparking after 6:30 p.m. in Lots A,K and L. 654-2555.Swine Flu Clinic, 1 to 5 p.m.,Wasco Medical & Dental Center,2101 7th St., Wasco. $2. 759-2233.“The Sound of Music,” doorsopen at 6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m.Thursday through Saturday,Stars Dinner Theatre, 1931Chester Ave. $50-$54; show onlytickets $25. 325-6100.

Friday, Jan. 29“An Evening of Opera,” 7:30p.m., CSUB, Dore Theatre, 9001Stockdale Highway. $10; $6 stu-dents/seniors. 654-2168.Condors vs. Idaho Steelheads, 7p.m. Friday and Saturday,Rabobank Arena, 1001 TruxtunAve. $7 to $25. bakersfieldcon-dors.com or 324-7825.

Signature Wedding Event, fea-turing brand new designer wed-ding gowns, accessories andmore, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridayand Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Sunday, American Cancer Soci-ety Discovery Shop, 5420 Califor-nia Ave. 324-1359.

Saturday, Jan. 30Cotton Patch Quilters of KernCounty 2010 Quilt Show, “Quiltsfor All Seasons,” with featuredartist Judy Betz, vendors, coun-try store, drawings, 10 a.m. to 7p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Sunday, Kern County Fair-grounds, 1142 P St. $5 daily or $8for 2-day pass; free for husbandsand children under 12; $3 park-ing. bakersfieldquiltguild.org.CSUB Womens Basketball, vs.Cal Poly, 7 p.m., CSUB, IcardoCenter, 9001 Stockdale Highway.$4-$25. gorunners.com or 654-BLUE.Grand Entrance Party, withentertainment and appetizers,tour the facility, 2 to 4 p.m.,Columbus Estates, 3201 Colum-bus St. Free. 872-5855.Help Plant a Tree!, hosted byTrans-West and supported by theTree Foundation of Kern in col-laboration with the city of Bak-ersfield and the county of Kern; 2p.m, Hart Park.


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