From the September 27, 2013 Edition
When Hope Matters Most: Question, Persuade, Refer
By Patric Hedlund
“Ask!” is the message Ellen Eggert most passionately seeks to convey to those she trains in suicide prevention.
“If you are with someone you …
From the September 20, 2013 Edition
Kern County Assessor-Recorder, Jim Fitch, announced September 18 that the taxable value of Kern County property for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013 is assessed at $92.3 billion.
This total, for fiscal year …
From the September 20, 2013 Edition
Classes for the current four-week Beginning Piano session held Saturday mornings at Frazier Park Library will end October 5.
Starting in November, each four-week session will begin the first Saturday of each month. So November …
From the September 20, 2013 Edition
The South West Healthcare District has provided a grant to the Mountain Communities Family Resource Center to help fulfill its mission “to build a safe, healthy and enriching environment for all Mountain Community citizens,” by …
From the September 20, 2013 Edition
Monday, Sept. 23 and Tuesday, Sept. 24 in Bakersfield
Help fight the silent epidemic that takes only one breath to endanger lives. The Fighting Valley Fever symposium, convened by Congressman Kevin McCarthy in Bakersfield is …
From the September 20, 2013 Edition
Could $10,000 help with outreach and marketing to make your festival or event its most successful ever in 2014? Director of the Kern County Board of Trade Teresa Hitchcock and area representative David Chavez will …
From the September 20, 2013 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
Yes, it was the event of the year to see and be seen. A spacious tent was planted beside Castac Lake, within the Tejon Ranch vineyard. The Shelter on the Hill Festival …
From the September 20, 2013 Edition
By Sgt. Mark Brown, KCSO
Between January 1, 2009 and August 31, 2013, the Frazier Park Substation investigated 259 drug crimes involving methamphetamine, heroin, opioid prescriptions, marijuana and drug paraphernalia (approximately one per week).
Drug …
From the September 13, 2013 Edition
David Mansel wrote a rant September 7, focusing frustration at the employment practices of Kern County. It was his resignation letter. The county, he says, paid him as “extra help,” held to 9 months of …
From the September 13, 2013 Edition
Directors of Animal Shelter and Medical Center Terminated with No Notice
By Patric Hedlund
It was a bloody week in the halls of Kern County government in Bakersfield.
On Monday, Sept. 9 Kern County …