Kern COG honors officials and programs at awards banquet
The Kern COG awards program honors Wilson for public service to transportation and historic preservation. Ken Volpe receives the Regional Award for Environmental Resources. Local government innovation goes to Jamison Center and WLN/GANAR. Pauline Larwood is cited for distinguished leadership. Dale Hawley wins public official lifetime achievement. ceremony features The Spindles and Dennis Owens.
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Bureau of Land Management
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Robert Courtney
Kern County
Department of Human Services
Jamison Children's Center Park
Kelcy Owens
Tehachapi
Dale Hawley
Bakersfield
Dennis Owens
Taylor Murder Case Shocks Wasco and Shafter Communities
Reports suggest the killer may face death under special circumstances if convicted. The victim is linked to March Taylor and other family members while investigators pursue an arrest, amid widespread speculation in Wasco and Shafter.
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Daily Birthday and Anniversary Calendar
November dates list birthdays for David Zachary Lorena Fraley Zachary Melero Karla Tabor Billy Gladden Jennifer Weishaar Doris Harder Jack Groves Elma Wilson Jessica Ratzlaff Tim Powell Jane Colbert Bill Wigley plus anniversaries for Kelly Andrina Bergen Mickey Barbara Gladden and Ann Walworth.
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Lorena Fraley
Zachary Melero
Karla Tabor
Billy Gladden
Jennifer Weishaar
Doris Harder
Jack Groves
Elma Wilson
Jessica Ratzlaff
Tim Powell
Jane Colbert
Bill Wigley
Kelly
Andrina Bergen
Mickey
Barbara Gladden
Ann Walworth
Longtime Kern County official LeRoy Jackson dies at 71
Former Kern County supervisor LeRoy Maurice Jackson died Saturday in Bakersfield at age 71. Funeral services were held November 4 at Lutheran Church of Prayer with burial at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Jackson served as 1st District supervisor from 1965 to 1977 and helped secure Navy land for Kern Desert Regional Park. Survivors include wife Jean, a son LeRoy, daughter Theresa Butler, two stepsons, 14 grandchildren, and other relatives.
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Bakersfield
Lutheran Church of Prayer
Greenlawn Memorial Park
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North Bakersfield
Shafter
McFarland
Delano
Havilah
Roy Ashburn
Board of Supervisors
Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce
Kern Desert Regional Park
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George Deukmejians
State Department of Transporation
Naval Weapons Center
Ridgecrest
Michael Wilson
John Wilson
Man sustains serious injury in bike collision
An accident on Wednesday Oct 28 involved a vehicle and bicycle injuring 35 year old Hispanic man Ascencion Moreno of Shafter. He rode north on South Shafter Avenue at 5 30 p m when struck by a Ford pickup. Moreno was taken to San Joaquin Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield for severe injuries. No arrests or citations were issued.
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Shafter
Shafter Avenue
Moreno
San Joaquin Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield
Kiwanis and City Events Listed for Thursday
Community calendar lists Kiwanis and Veterans Hall noon hours at Sr Center 1 30 p.m LAPD education director Thursday event at Vets Hall 7 p.m Shafter City Council meets at City Hall 7 p.m.
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Vets Hall
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