Backyard gardener classes offered by Bakersfield College
Bakersfield College agriculture department offers two spring courses for backyard gardeners. Soils 52A covers soil health and watering while Crop Science 52 Advanced Vegetable Gardening teaches large vegetables pest control bees and organic methods. Richard Molinar notes spinach and rhubarb contain poisons. classes start week of January 29 with Monday and Wednesday evening sessions. Enrollment: BC records at 395-4301.
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Bakersfield College Agriculture Department
Richard Molinar
Crop Science 52
BC Records Office
Kiwanis Talk Highlights Agricultural Trade Trip
Warren G. Carter, McFarland farmer and U S Member of the Fruit and Vegetable Advisory Committee, spoke to the Shafter Kiwanis last week. He described his May 1978 trip with the Agricultural Education Foundation to England, Sweden, the Soviet Union, Roumania, Yugoslavia, Hungary and Austria. Carter, also a California Almond Industry Commissioner and former Kern County Farm Bureau president, noted the trip reminded him this is the greatest country. Bob Diltz was the program chairman.
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Warren G. Carter
McFarland Farmer
U.S
Fruit and Vegetable Advisory Committee
McFarland
Bob Diltz
Shafter Kiwanis
Red Square
Moscow
Russia
Tax sale nets over 180000 for county funds
Tax Treasurer John R. Dotgnty reports the Tax Deeded Land Sale held January 19, 1979 raised more than 180000 with about 270 attendees including 144 registered bidders. Excess proceeds may be claimed within one year by interested parties. the Tax Collector schedules few annual public auction sales and properties become deeds to the State after five years. A baby, Paul Phillip Parker, was born January 17, 1979 to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Parker of Wasco, weighing six pounds five ounces at 8:00 p.m. The child is the twenty seventh grandchild of Leonard Parker and eleventh grandchild of Leonard Fiedler. Alice Langlois of Ventura is the great grandmother.
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John R. Dotgnty
California
Board of Supervisors
Paul Phillip
Marion Parker
Second ‘Street
Wasco
Ryan
Leonard Parker
Leonard Fiedler
Bluefield
New
Alice Langlois
Vetura
Ann Landers letters discuss bill collectors and guidance
Readers defend loan collectors and urge open communication to ease debt. A teenager thanks Ann for booklets on teenage sex and parenting, praising fairness. An adopted teen explains choosing life and two-parent home, while a caller praises Ann’s guidance and offers requests for her booklets via mail.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Laura
Missouri
Ann, Landers
Chicago
Ilinois
Rogers bill to end inheritance tax aims to create jobs
Assemblyman Don Rogers introduces AB 264 to abolish California inheritance and gift taxes. Coauthors Senator Walter Stiern and Assemblyman Phil Wyman, both Kern County representatives, cite tax as unfair and harmful to investment, jobs, and growth. The measure reduces state revenue amid a projected multi billion dollar surplus and awaits hearing in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee.
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California
Don Rogers
Bakersfield
Walter Stiern
Phil Wyman
Kern County
T Kern County
Rogers
Assembly Revenue ‘and Taxation Committee
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Shafter
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RCA
Diagonel
Colvard G
James St. Shofter
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