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Donnalee Huffman came from Los Angeles to Bakersfield in 1980. She was looking for a smaller town so that her youngest daughter could go to school in a neighborhood close to her work. She smiles when she mentions "smaller town"...
Posted by caroline
- Tue Oct 30, 2007 08:46:00 PDT
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Kern Senior Collaborative is hosting a Scramble Golf Tournament on Oct. 19 at Sycamore Canyon Golf Course, 500 Kenmar Lane in Arvin. Registration is at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m.
The Kern Senior Collaborative is a...
Posted by caroline
- Thu Oct 4, 2007 12:14:58 PDT
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For the third consecutive year, the Kern Senior Collaborative is presenting a Spirituality and Aging forum. The theme this year is “Successful Living Through a Spiritual Life.” Spirituality is not defined through...
Posted by caroline
- Thu Aug 16, 2007 16:23:42 PDT
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Bill Solko grew up in Kansas, spent three years in the Navy in the San Francisco area and ended up in Bakersfield 25 years ago.
“It’s a long ways from Kansas” said Solko, smiling.
He is retired from the...
Posted by caroline
- Tue Mar 6, 2007 11:47:52 PST
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February 11 at Rosewood Retirement Community was a very special night, “For the Love of Seniors.”
The Kern Senior Collaborative, with the help and support of Rosewood Retirement Community, held a retirement dinner...
Posted by caroline
- Wed Feb 21, 2007 13:16:08 PST
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Sometimes when I interview people and the interview ends, I go “Whew, how do they do that!” The interview with Bette Horn, one of the Northwest’s many busy people, ended on that note! Bette is a great...
Posted by caroline
- Tue Jan 23, 2007 15:32:52 PST
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In the early years of their marriage, Jim and La Dell Hill remember that gasoline was 15 cents a gallon. Sometimes they could find it for 10 cents. Their first car was a 1928 Ford Model T Touring Car.
When they had two babies in...
Posted by caroline
- Tue Oct 24, 2006 17:42:08 PDT
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It was Sept. 3, 1935 in Lindsay, Okla. A young couple was getting married in the home of the groom’s uncle — the very same place they met just a few months earlier. The pastor introduced them to family and friends for the...
Posted by caroline
- Thu Sep 21, 2006 18:01:19 PDT
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Dolores Smith is a musician. All you have to do is see the sparkle in her eyes and you know that music is in her heart.
Dolores earned her bachelor of music-performance-organ at Cal State Long Beach the same year as one of her sons...
Posted by caroline
- Mon Aug 14, 2006 08:30:42 PDT
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The Kern Senior Collaborative is presenting the 2nd Annual Spirituality and Aging Forum on Sept. 7 at Hodel’s on Knudsen Drive. Seniors, their families and caregivers are invited to attend this inspiring half-day event that...
Anonymous user
- Wed Aug 2, 2006 17:43:24 PDT
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Northwest Bakersfield is populated by a huge group of talented people. The more I see of them, the more I am convinced that there is a “draw” about the Northwest that brings this pool of writers, artists and community...
Anonymous user
- Wed Jul 19, 2006 14:50:11 PDT
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Rev. Rose Schmoll has lived in Northwest Bakersfield for 15 years. She has lived in Bakersfield longer but chose to move to the Northwest 15 years ago when she purchased a new home.She brags about being a “Tar Heel.” In case...
Posted by caroline
- Wed Jun 14, 2006 16:20:17 PDT
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Have you ever thought about writing? Short stories? The novel that ends up on the New York Times Best Seller List? Children’s books? Maybe just a letter to your family?Peg Connelly says she has written all her life. And, Peg...
Posted by caroline
- Tue Apr 18, 2006 18:09:30 PDT
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Les Robison grew up on an orange ranch in Orange Cove, Calif.Where is Orange Cove?If you look at the map, it is literally Central California, very close to Fresno.The 2000 Census listed the population of Orange Cove as 7,200.When Robison...
Posted by caroline
- Wed Mar 22, 2006 16:54:53 PST
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Chuck Switzer has lived in Bakersfield for 40 years, having moved here from the city of racecars, Indianapolis. Chuck says he is proud to call Bakersfield home. One of the reasons he chose Northwest Bakersfield is because he finds it...
Posted by caroline
- Sun Feb 12, 2006 19:08:12 PST
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