Golden State Nursery Poinsettias Expands in Kern County
Golden State Nursery near Bakersfield, a 26 acre greenhouse complex, grows more than 30 million vegetable transplants and 200000 poinsettias annually. Owner Joe Maniaci notes 120 peak season workers, 75 year round, 90 percent women, with three fourths of output sold outside Kern County. Tomatoes lead the business, with foliage plants and a greenhouse parts department also present. The operation employs 80 greenhouses with UV inhibiting plastic and a seed machine capable of 600000 seeds per eight hours. Maniaci aims for about 20 percent annual expansion as the nursery diversifies and expands to meet demand.
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Kern County
Golden State Nursery
Rosedale
Bakersfield
California
Joe Maniaci
Kern County Board of Trade and Board of Supervisors
Maniaci
Plex
Denver
el Paso
Honolulu
Los Angeles
Germain Seed Company
Shafter
Trice Harvey
Carolyn Schweer
Harvey
Arvin
Fred Frick
Kern Board of Trade
James Radoumis
Dan Bennage
Board of Trade
KCCD Strives to Preserve Services Amid 11 Million Loss
Kern Community College District faces possible 40 percent budget cuts due to Proposition 13 impacting local property tax revenue. Chancellor-elect James Young warns of an $11 million shortfall while the three colleges Bakersfield Porterville and Cerro Coso review options. A tentative 1978-79 budget of 27.7 million was presented. trustees will meet with bargaining units and hold a work session to plan reductions while keeping colleges open.
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KCCD
Kern Community College
James Young
Young
Fusion breakthrough with 26 terawatts on a sand sized target
Lawrence Livermore Lab reports the first full powered laser fusion test using the Shiva system on May 18. The 26 terawats in 95 trillionths of a second focused on a grain sized target produced a record 7.5 billion fusion reactions as heavy hydrogen ignited.
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University of California
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
At Wits End by Erma Bombeck
A humorous tale recounts a Connecticut man praising police for ticketing his wife for speeding. He quips about a genetic lead foot and recalls a hospital parking lot incident with a humorous backseat-privacy punchline. The column lampoons traffic justice and marital banter with Bombeck’s characteristic wit.
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Wits End
Erma Bombeck
Connecticut
Milford
Pontius Pilate
Lettuce 98 Cents Triggers Diet Signal In Faith Tale
A writer tests divine diet guidance by praying for a sign and finds the omen on lettuce priced at 98 cents. The piece links rising produce costs to dieters and contrasts moral hunger with everyday cravings, ending with a candy bar triumph.
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Mayva
Senior Citizens Menu Summary by Day
The menu covers Thursday Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday items for seniors including beverages and main courses such as Swiss steak with gravy fish fillet beef liver with onion roast beef with gravy turkey sandwich and beef tips with sides like scalloped potatoes green beans mashed potatoes and turnip greens. Desserts include ice cream ambrosia fruit salad sherbet and sheet cake with margarine.
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Shafter Press
Golden State
Joe Maniach
Trice Naw
Fred F
Bermuda
LDS
Black Oak Nursery
Bonnie Hubbard
Dan Hubbard
Rusbares
Calif
Valley Aaa
Claaleg Sd Sunday
Knudsen
del Monte
Catsup Tomato
Franks
Fair Acres
R.C. Cola
Dri
Kern
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