Weekend with energetic grandkids tests a babysitter
A 45 year old grandma recalls watching two lively grandsons over a long weekend. The boys fought for cereal, swarmed a blow up pool, ran naked, and chased ice cream. The ice cream vendor mix up ends with gum change and a humorous miscommunication. The writer loves her grandkids but says she’s out of practice with multiple children.
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Andrew
Reno
Brad
Sten
Seanen
Ceian
Ceuaepany
Palaed
Apn
Brel
Noming
Gisione Sarma
Mairiends
Beta Pan
Living in a small town shapes how I express myself
I know the post office worker, his daughter, and his vacation habits. I’m familiar with the recycling place and the snow cone server. Rosie the baker accepts checks reluctantly, though I can write one. Being known means I worry about how I look and whether I care. Yet I value free expression despite possible local backlash.
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Rosie
O.K
Septober lunch menu notes from Freed section
The menu lists meals for Wednesday and Thursday with pork chop and beef stew options, plus desserts and beverages. It notes birthdays for Wasco and Shafter and includes entries for liver, pepper steak, and chicken pot pie with sides.
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Wasco
Shafter
Leaders blame terrorists and demand accountability
The author argues leaders should stop blaming others for terrorism and instead hold terrorists responsible. Citing examples from Israel, South Central Los Angeles, Texas, and Northern Ireland, the piece contends peace depends on confronting extremists rather than yielding to fear or political expediency.
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Israel
Jesse Jackson
Los Angeles
Texas
Lee Harvey Oswald
Amy
Northern Ireland
Poets Return to Green Hotel for October Show
Poets gather at the Green Hotel October 18 for an Evening of Cowboy Poetry. Molly Flanagan, notable on stage at The Green's Courtyard, headlines an event aimed at boosting arts awareness and cultural development. Dinner included. reservations via Jone Lollar at 746 4107. Tickets held at the door.
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Green Hotel
Molly Flanagan
the Green
Jone Lollar
Film boom nets nearly twelve million in Kern County in 1996
Nearly 12 million dollars flowed into Kern County in 1996 from filming. Productions listed include Couple II with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, X-Files The Movie with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, City of Angels with Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan, plus brands and companies such as Boeing Toyota Shell Oil and AT&T. A free local listing is offered by Danetta York at the Board of Trade phone 805-861-2367, with discretion over listings. The Kern County Film Commission belongs to the California Film Commission’s Film Liaisons in California network.
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Kern County
Jack Lemmon
Walter Matthau
David Duchovny
Gillian Anderson
City of Angels
Nicholas Cage
Meg Ryan
Overa Car
Target
Boeing
Lexus
Vaseline
Citroen
Harley Davidson
Toyota
Shell Oil
Minute Maid
At&t
Pontiac
Donna Karan
Danetta York
Board of Trade
Kern County Film Commission
California Film Commission
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