Rotary Club funds youth leadership at AYLA camp and retreat
The Rotary Club sponsored Micah Adams Antonio Hernandez and Jonathan Gomez to attend RYLA Camp and a preseason retreat at Hume Lake to build team chemistry. The students praised problem solving communication and confidence training and all wrote thank you notes describing the life changing experience and future impact.
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Micah Adams
Antonio Hernandez
Jonathan Gomez
Rotary Club
Jonathan
Antonio
Ayla
Micah
Freedom Week Military Blood Drive Challenge in Bakersfield
Houchin Community Blood Bank runs a Military Blood Drive Challenge during Freedom Week May 18 to 25 across Bakersfield donation centers with mobile drives. Marines won past years. donors may win a trip for two to New Orleans. Events include Armed Forces Day lunch, flag exchange, and a Freedom Week dinner at Truxton center with Jake's Tex Mex.
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Houchin Community Blood Bank
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New Orleans
Truxton
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Jake
Volunteer outreach seeks Wasco Shafter seniors helpers
Kern County Mental Health Volunteer Senior Outreach Program seeks volunteers to deliver groceries to Wasco and Shafter seniors and train helpers. Contact Melanie Davie Haynes at 758-7332. Wasco United Methodist Church Memorial Day dinner features Deep-Pit BBQ on May 27 from 5 to 7 PM with takeout. Church is at 7th Street and Birch. tickets $10 for adults $8 for children. call 758-6366 for info.
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Kern County Mental Health
Wasco
Shafter
Melanie Davie Haynes
KCMH
Melanie Davie-Haynes
Bakersfield College marks 99th graduation class
Bakersfield College held its 99th commencement on May 10 celebrating the class of 2013. Dr Sonya Christian praised the graduates as the first cohort under her leadership, with 836 degrees awarded and 550 planning to transfer to four year schools. Shafter residents among the graduates were listed.
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Bakersfield College
Sonya Christian
Christian
Shafter
Daniel Aguilar
Sean Caudillo
Alejandro Cuevas
Kayla Forker
Ana Hernandez
Brittany Horn
Loryn Mullens
Candy Rocha
Ana Sanchez
Julie Skalisky
Grant Wittenberg
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DMV Shafter Office to Close for Renovations Three Months
The Shafter DMV office will close from May 31 at 5 PM to September 3 at 8 AM for renovations, its first major upgrade since 1968. The building will be expanded and more parking added, with customers urged to use online services or other offices in Bakersfield or Delano and to schedule ahead.
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Shafter Dmv
Bakersfield
Delano
Blast from the past car show returns to Wasco June 1
The Old Farts Car Club hosts a hot rod and oldies event at Wasco High on June 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Prizes include 1, 2, and 3 inch awards and Best in Show, plus a raffle for a 420 hp 383 engine with TH 350 or $2,000 cash. Proceeds benefit Wasco High School Scholarship Fund Kern County Honor Flight and the American Cancer Society.
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OFCC
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Bakersfield
Buttonwillow
Wasco High School
Kern County Honor Flight
Kern County American Cancer Society
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