December 17-23, 2010 • Volume 5 Issue 25 www.Taftindependent.com “Serving the West Kern County Communities of Taft, South Taft, Ford City, Maricopa, Fellows, McKittrick, Derby Acres, Dustin Acres, and the Cuyama Valley” [email protected]FREE Weekly e Taft Independent Maricopa’s Night Out With Santa Santa Visits Taft Primary Get Your Birthday, Anniversary or Special Event in the 2011 Independent Community Calendar Black Gold Coffee House and Deli 508 Center Street • 765-6550 e Best Beer Selection on Tap in Taſt! We Now Serve e Best Tasting Meat Ball Sandwiches! 201 Kern Street • 763-9999 FREE Must have coupon Expires 1-12-10 10 bread sticks freshly baked in garlic butter, and topped with shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh grated parmesan cheese, Italian herbs and more garlic butter. Italian Cheese Bread with the purchase of any 2 pizzas and a soda Taft Independent 2011 Calendar Taft Oilworker Monument Taſt’s New Water Boys... West Kern Water District Get’s Two New Board Members Scott Niblett and Barry Jameson Join the West Kern Water District
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December 17-23, 2010 • Volume 5 Issue 25www.Taftindependent.com
“Serving the West Kern County Communities of Taft, South Taft, Ford City, Maricopa, Fellows, McKittrick, Derby Acres, Dustin Acres, and the Cuyama Valley”
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Painting Class Every Thursday Night til December 23rd
Painting Class beginning November 11th until December 23rd from 6pm to 9pm at The End of Times Gallery located at 428 Center Street. $10 per class. Acrylic paint is the suggested media. Students are responsible for their supplies. Please call for supply list. (Supplies available at Michaels or Aaron Brothers in Bakersfield.) Demonstrations and work time from 6pm to 8:15pm, class criticism from 8:15pm to 9pm. Class limited to 13 students. No class on Thanksgiving, November 25th.
3rd Annual Chilled and Grilled Toys for Taft Run Saturday, December 18th
The Chilled and Grilled is hosting their 3rd annual Toys for Taft Run Saturday, December 18th. Pre-register $30 per bike or car, $5 for additional rider or passenger. Day of event $35 per bike or car, $10 for additional rider or passenger. Sign ups begin at 7am on the day of the event at Chilled and Grilled, located at 621 Center Street. The ride will start at 9am at Chilled and Grilled and end at the Fifth Street Plaza, between Center and Main Street. There will be a BBQ with hot dogs, chips and soda after the ride with a bounce house for the kids and a special guest...Santa Claus will be there! 50/50 raffle, drawing for prizes $1 or 6 for $5. Poker cards will be handed out, lowest and highest wins, and a shoe boz auction. Food donations are also welcome and remember all donations stay in the Taft area. For more information call Chilled and Grilled at 765-2000.
Shredding on Santa’s Sleigh Skate & Rollerblade Competition Saturday, December 18th
Shredding on Santa’s Sleigh SKATE/ROLLERBLADE COMPETITION - this Saturday, Dec 18 at 10:00am, Taft Skate Park. $10 entry fee. Pre-registration required in the District Office by Thurs 12/16. Co-presented by The Garcia Spot. DJ, Raffles, Giveaways and Food!
Taft Resident Painting Show for January or February
Call for Taft artists to participate in a Taft resident painting in January or February at the End of Times Gallery located at 428 Center Street.Each participating artist will be given 6 to 8 feet of wall space. Each artist can invite friends and family to the opening where refreshments will be served. The work will be displayed for 1 1/2 months. If you are interested in showing your work pleasecall Jane at 765-4790. Musicians who would like to perform at the gallery please contact Jane also.
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To all MAGIC TOUCH & MAGIC TAN family and customers, As of Jan.31st 2011 our salon’s doors will be closed. Our shop will be
joining the beauty team at Special Effects. Please contact your beauticians for their departure dates as each may vary. To our Magic Tan customers please come in and use any unfinished packages as they cannot transfer
over to Special Effects. Please come take advantage of our Special Effects tanning facilities. We are so sorry for any inconvenience and would like to say thank you for being a part of our family through the years. Again,
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Taft Manna 4 U is planning their 4th annual Christmas Dinner and toy give-a-way to be held at the Spot located at 201 Harrison Street on Tuesday, December 21st from 11:00 am to 1:30pm. Last year Taft Manna 4 U fed over 350 hurting people, and gave away over 400 toys. If you are hurting, lonely, or in need of help, you are invited to join us for this meal. Santa Claus will be there to give toys to kids in need age 10 and under.This will be a traditional Christmas Buffet Dinner with turkey, ham, potatoes, gravy, stuffing, green beans, fresh baked rolls and dessert. Seating is limited, so be early and please surrender your chair after eating so that others can sit and enjoy a meal. Taft Manna 4 U is asking for volunteers from the community to help serve dinner to our guests. We are also asking for donations of turkey, stuffing mix, instant potatoes and the all important pies. This is your chance to help your friends and neighbors who are having a hard time by showing your love and compassion to others. Remember “Feed my Sheep” and “We are known by our deeds not our words.” Taft Manna 4 U is a 501 non profit public benefit group, so all donations are tax deductable.
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4 TAFT INDEPENDENT December 17-23, 2010
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Recall Petitions Begin Circulating Against Judge Craig Phillips
It’s not easy being Judge. Take Taft’s Superior Court Judge Craig Phillips for instance, reported to be one of the friendliest, easy going and fair judges on the bench. (Yes, we had a few tickets before him, but he is always fair and we did forget to put on that seat belt that the CHP noticed a few months ago). The good Judge is always kind and in-clined to reduce fines for traffic violations for first time offenders. Well, seems that Judge Phillips forgot to reduce the fine for Mr. J. Kerry Fritz II and about 18 other misguided citizens of Kern County. Seems Mr. Fritz got so mad at Judge Phillips for an apparent rul-ing he made against Mr. Fritz II that he up and went down to the Kern County Courthouse and started a recall petition campaign against Judge Phillips. Yes, all Mr. Fritz II has to do is get about 41,000 valid signatures from registered voters from Kern County (we’re willing to buy lunch for the Midway Driller staff if he can do it) to get the recall against the judge on the ballot next November. In case your interested, here’s the charges that Mr. Fritz II has leveled against Judge Phillips: -He has violated his oath to defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic - He has violated time-honored standards to stay independent from the executive branch and not legislate from the bench - He is addicted to caffeine - He has rejected the will of the voters, abused his discretion, and reduced the respect for Kern County Courts to an empty shell - He has created his own reality and is a judicial tyrant, violated and dishonored our system of justice, and is unfit for office... Well, you get the idea. These 18 people and Mr. Fritz II don’t know the judge, and we figured out that the Judge just didn’t rule in Mr. Fritz II favor on a matter of legal issues before him as presented by Mr. Fritz II - you see Mr. Fritz II is one of the most prolific non-lawyers in Kern County, always threatening to sue someone for something for some perceived failing - and Mr. Fritz II sees to it that he always writes the legal briefs and acts as his own lawyer before any court, city council or Kern Board of Supervisors meetings that he avails himself to. It’s quite something to see Mr. Fritz II ramble about all things unfair and how he has been wronged. Seems Mr. Fritz II, who lived across from the Tumbleweed Cafe in Derby Acres (owned by local businessman Orchel Krier) use to call the Sheriff ’s Department at least 3 or 4 times a night complaining about loud noises coming from Orchel’s restaurant. The calls and complaints went on for months. Mr. Fritz even had restraining orders placed on many customers of Orchel’s restaurant that soon almost no one who lived in Derby Acres could go to the restaurant because of the restraining orders. Well, that not being enough (since Mr. Fritz II’s apparent goal was to shut down Orchel’s restaurant) Mr. Fritz II decided to take Orhcel - who also happens to be the nicest, most generous guy you ever want to know - to court in front of (you guessed it) Judge Phillips. Well, Judge Phillips saw what Mr. Fritz II was up to and he had a real nice surprise in store for Mr. Fritz II.
Dear Taft Independent and Westside Watcher:
Your November 5th Westside Watcher article was disgraceful. It disparaged law enforcement in Maricopa. The rule of law is one of the blessings that keeps the USA from becoming a third world country. Whether the Maricopa city hall and police are enforcing their laws to raise revenue for their city is irrelevant. I doubt that raising revenue is the only reason for them doing so. The impounding of cars from unlicensed drivers, speeders, stop sign runners, drug runners, human traffickers, cars with burned out tail lights, is a good effort that helps make makes a safe and peaceful community. Enforcing the law sets a higher standard of living within a com-munity. Law, order, and peace attract people to a community and maintain a setting for neighborly and healthy living and commu-nity growth. People who respect and obey community laws gener-ally do so out of respect for their neighbor. People who violate and disrespect laws, are either thoughtless or disrespectful toward their neighbors and their community. Lawless behavior degrades a community, and causes law-abiding people to leave it. Those who willingly disrespect and disobey the law are literally outlaws. A aggregation of outlaws in an isolated, rural setting is not one that attracts most people, including tour-ists, potential new residents, and businesses.
Joel Lehman
Instead of closing down Orchel’s restaurant and seeing things Mr. Fritz’ way, Judge Phillips determined that Mr. Fritz II was delerious and that Orchel could have a restraining order against Mr. Fritz II - a restraining order that kept Mr. Fritz so far away from Orchel’s restaurant that he could not even go into his own home across the street because it was within the restraining order boundary. Oh well, Mr. Fritz has until April 18th to get his 41,000 signa-tures - don’t hold your breath - to get his recall on the ballot. It won’t be easy.
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West Kern Water District Gets Two New Board Members
By Kent Miller Two lifelong residents of Taft will be joining the West Kern Wa-ter District’s Board of Directors at the agency’s Dec. 28 meeting.Barry Jameson, 44, and Scott Niblett, 46, ousted incumbent board members Tom LeClair and Stephen Steinhoffer in the November General Election and were sworn into office on Tuesday.
“I like community involvement,” Jameson said. “And there is something about water. It is a precious commodity around here. “I’ll do what I can to make water available to the area for the most reasonable rate.” Both Jameson and Niblett said there were no central issues that prompted them to run for the board. He has no major concerns with the operation of the district, Niblett said. “It’s part of doing business,” he said. “I see new wells going in for a continuing supply of water.” Niblett’s reason for seeking his first elected position was “mostly my concern for our water supply for our community and conserva-tion purposes,” he said. “I am pretty big on conservation. “We have always had a good water supply and I want to see that it remains that way. It’s a big part of our community and industry.”Jameson said: “I have been here all my life and I want to live here until I retire. I want to make sure we have plenty of good, clean water for my kids and grandkids to enjoy, just as much as we have.”
First election Neither new board member has previous experience in a publicly-elected position. Jameson has been on the city Planning Commission for eight years, including four years as chairman. Commission members are appointed by the City Council. “It’s still up in the air as to whether I will stay with the Planning Commission,” Jameson said. “I may continue. Hopefully I will, because I like being on there.” Niblett served on the board of the Taft Petroleum Club and was its president from 2000 to 2005. Both Jameson and Niblett attended local schools through Taft Union High School. Jameson also has an associate of arts degree from Taft College.
Goals “What I want to do on there (the board) now is just get on there and learn as much as I can,” Jameson said. “There are books to read. There is a lot to learn. I am up for the challenge.“You don’t just learn it all at one time. You continue to learn as you go.”
West Kern Water District offers a quality product and he wants to keep it that way, Niblett said. “Most of the goals I have are to keep our quality of water as it is,” he said. “I want to keep the quality of water for many years to come. “There is not a problem with the water. It is very good.”
Election signs While some signs posted in the Taft area promoted Jameson and Niblett as a team, they ran independently. “I know Scott, but we were not the ones who put the signs up,” Jameson said. “I don’t know who put the signs up. We didn’t run as a team.” As for the board members they will be joining, “I know Gary Morris because I work with him here at the high school,” Jameson said. “I don’t know the other two (Charles Comfort and David Wells) very well.” Niblett said he “pretty much knows them all. I’ll have no prob-lem working with them.” Jameson has worked for the last 18 years as grounds mainte-nance lead person and also as a bus driver at Taft High. “I’m in charge of all the grounds at Taft High,” Jameson said. “And I’m also head coach for the high school cross country team, for eight years. “One of hardest parts is to get kids out for the sports. We start in the summer and it is hard to get kids out for it because of the heat. Once they come out they have a good time and tell their friends. “And I have been on the Relay for Life. I volunteered for that. I worked with that project for the last two years. I was logistics chairman for the event for two years.” He was vice chairman for the former Westside Recreation Foundation, a foundation to raise money to provide help to youth in the area. The foundation provided funds for building picnic areas and basketball court lighting when the city Recreation Department didn’t have enough money for the projects, he said.“We raised the money for it,” Jameson said. Niblett is a construction superintendent for Black Hall Con-struction, a company that handles major state projects and large commercial construction.
Dr. Pepper Commercial Filmed on Center StreetCenter Street Merchants Not Happy With Timing and Closure of Center Street A film crew of more than 60 people decended on Center Street on Monday this week to film a Dr. Pepper commercial, and many merchants and buisness owners were not happy with the closure of the 300 and 400 block of Center Street during the holiday shopping season. Business owners complained that the city council, which ap-proved the street closure a week earlier, should not have approved the closure of Center Street during the busy holiday shopping sea-son. Some promised to raise the issue at the next council meeting. During the filming, a Taft Independent photographer was told by a crew member to leave the scence of the filming on Center Street and threatened to call the police if he did not leave. The crew member pointedly told the photographer that if he
did not leave the public street, police would be contacted and he would be removed by police. The photographer left the set after
taking the photo-graph above.
Hollywood Invasion. A photo of the Dr. Pepper film set on Center Street. A film crew member told an Independent photographer that he could not take picture of the filming and threatened the photoga-pher with arrest if he did not leave the public street saying that the filming was a “closed scene”.
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Woman Says Maricopa Police Drew Weapon During Traffic Stop By Kent Miller
Members of a farm-worker family from Porterville appeared at Tuesday’s meeting of the Maricopa City Council, claiming that a police officer pointed his weapon at the female member of a trio of people in a car during a traffic stop Dec. 11 in the city. But the three people in the car at the time of the incident – mother Ramona Arevalo and her sons Abraham and Erasmo – didn’t show-up for a meeting Thursday afternoon with City Manager Daniel Ayala and “they refused to talk with us,” said Police Chief Derek W. Merritt. Attempts to reach the Arevalos at a Porterville telephone number were unsuccessful. There was no answer and a recorded message said a voice mailbox was not set up yet.
The family’s claim On a Maricopa Police Department Statement of Incident form signed by Abraham Arevalo, the family stated that at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 11 the trio was headed to work but became lost because they were not familiar with the Maricopa area. They drove through the town, realized they had gone too far and turned around, Abraham Arevalo wrote. “As we entered the town once again we were pulled over by a police officer,” he wrote. “Erasmo Arevalo was the driver. He had a suspended license so my mother tried to get off (out of ) the car. “That was when she was pointed with a gun by the officer. My mother, frightened by this, got back in the vehicle.” The officer then went to Erasmo Arevalo and asked for his license and the vehicle registration, according to the report. The driver told the officer his license was suspended but that his mother – the owner of the vehicle -- has a valid license, the report continues. The officer took both licenses and soon a community service officer who spoke Spanish arrived. Mrs. Arevalo told the community service officer that she was not feeling well and had her son drive so that they could get to work. Soon afterwards, a tow truck arrived and hauled the vehicle away, Abraham Arevalo wrote. Erasmo Arevalo was cited for speeding but in the report Abraham Arevalo claims they were traveling at or below the legal speed limit.
Investigation “I will let the investigator handle it,” Merritt said Wednesday evening. “They refused to talk with us. Without a comment from them I can’t comment.” On Thursday evening, Merritt added: “There are people from the community who witnessed the incident. They are all indicat-ing they have nothing negative to say about us. “The day they (the Arevalos) came in we tried to sit down and talk with them.. They weren’t interested in talking with us.”On Wednesday, Ayala said that he talked with the Arevalos briefly on Tuesday night and that they were to met with him on Thursday afternoon. “I talked to the people briefly and they were suppose to file a complaint and meet with me,” he said. “They have not finalized their report to the city.” But on Thursday evening, Ayala reported that “they didn’t call me back. We are doing our own investigation. We will get to the bottom of it.”
Available “We will make ourselves available (to them),” Ayala said. “I will be out of the office until Tuesday, but they have my (cell) phone number. “Anytime they want to meet with me I will be more than glad to meet with them. “I have spoken to the chief. There is no indication a gun was pulled or anything of that nature. That is the primary accusation. The officer denied it and we have witnesses supporting him.“We will do everything to make sure the city is responsive and doing things in accordance with proper law. “An investigation is part of our review. There is nothing to add until we complete the investigation. “A full response will come from the city at that time.”
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The Needs Center Celebrates Christmas With the Community
Mr. and Mrs. Claus Visit Taft Primary
On Thursday, December 16th the students at Taft Primary were welcomed by two familiar faces, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. Mr. and Mrs. Claus went around to the different class-rooms to spread some Christmas cheer and to find out what all the good girls and boys want for Christmas. The students were given stocking with candy, coloring books and crayons provided by State Farm Insurance.
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On Tuesday, December 14th The Needs Center held their annual Christmas Party for needy families from the com-munity. More than 200 people turned out for the event at the popular Needs Center located on Main Street.
I do not usually write satire but here is a scary proposition that could come true as witnessed by other extreme laws recently passed. The country is now 13½ trillion dollars in debt and it is incorrectly believed, by the less informed—mostly socialists—that the only way to solve this problem is to increase taxes. Congress recently discovered how unfair Christmas really is as some get more presents than others. To correct this injustice a 1,500 page law called the Christmas Equalization Act is working it’s way through judiciary committees in both the House and Senate and will be on the floor of both houses very soon. Members are not likely to read it, as on other long-winded laws, but they are likely to pass a conceptual document instead from which lawyers spin the actual words—now an all too common practice. Under the new law, to begin next year, shoppers buying for loved-ones are required to identify receivers at check out for each gift and it’s amount. Retail stores are to then fill out form13,208, The Affidavit of Christmas Gifts, passing that information to the IRS for national list tabulation. The total allotment per Christmas per person is 20 gifts. Totals exceeding this number in intervals of 10 will be assessed a gradual value added tax up to 70% of the value of the gifts in excess. This amount will be given to those suffering from Christmas Depravation Syndrome, recently discovered by psycholo-gists to inhibit the development of ambition and drive. Overall value is also taxed if exceeding a total of $200 beginning at 25% and at $50.00 increments ending at 100% for any total exceeding $400.00 dollars. This information is submitted on The Affidavit of Excess Christmas Value (Form 13,209). If you have problems following these formulas so do the lawyers who made them up but it does help ensure full employment for them for decades to come sorting it out. Those applying for benefits could do so in the same place and same way they get food stamps or any other benefits. One idea receiving strong support is to turn it over instead to ACORN or some other reputable organization already in existence. The more likely option, however, is to create a whole new department, as the necessary monitoring would require at least 15,000 new federal agents to oversee. It certainly would create much needed employment, which would stimulate the economy. Recipients, however, would have to fill out another simple10 page form called the Underprivileged Christmas Affidavit (Form 13,210) which also allows participants to identify favorite gifts. Recipients would not be limited to 20 gifts as it is certain that they have been “gift deprived” for some time, nor would they have a total value limit placed upon them for the same reason. The excess taxes are thought to be sufficient for funding the under-gifted, but critics are skeptical about it’s ability to fund the 15,000 federal agents as well. Some say that gift givers will lower the number to the 20 gifts thus avoiding the excess tax altogether, leaving the taxpayer to fund both the “under gifted” and the agents thus, increasing the national debt. Proponents say that such is just uncompassionate right-wing extremist talk. Other legislation on the table is to tax excessive tree length, Christmas decorations, and turkey size. There are so many injustices to alleviate. Some few have even suggested making the holiday illegal. Law-makers hope to expand the legislation to Hanukkah next year for the same reasons.Merry Christmas, my liberty loving friends. Dr. Harold Pease is an expert on the United States Constitution. He has dedicated his career to study-ing the writings of the Founding Fathers and applying that knowledge to current events. He has taught history and political science from this perspective for over 25 years at Taft College. To read more of his articles, please visit www.LibertyUnderFire.org.
Oilworker Monument Bricks Still Available
Oilworker Monument Bricks are still available to honor those special people in our lives. Order forms are available for pick up at the Taft District Chamber of Commerce
400 Kern StreetPlease feel free to call the Chamber Office at 765-2165 to make arrangements
to have a form mailed, faxed or emailed to you or a loved one.
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“Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”
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Adult Bible Study and Sunday School 11 AMAdult Bible Study Monday 6:00 PMWednesday Night Service 6:00 PM
Aries (March 21-April 19): You may think you’re “winning” this argument, but you’re in fact losing quite a lot. Take a moment to look around and ask yourself if it’s worth it.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): Jump at the chance to travel this holiday season to spend at least some time with a long distance friend. You won’t be sorry you did.
Gemini (May 21-June 20): If you feel as though you’re making a huge mistake, then you are. It’s okay to change your mind, but do it sooner rather than later or it will get to be too late.
Cancer ( June 21-July 22): As uncertain as your future may feel right now, have faith because there are marvelous opportunities on the horizon for you.
Leo ( July 23-August 22): A rash decision can have further reaching effects than you realize. Keep that in mind before taking any action.
Virgo (August 23-September 22): Narcissism doesn’t look good on anyone. Especially around the holiday season, start making things more about others and less about yourself.
Libra (September 23-October 22): Work may be crazier than usual, but you need to balance it with your home life. To say loved ones are feeling neglected would be an understatement. Scorpio (October 23-November 22): As frustrating as things are with certain fam-ily members, know that things could be far worse than they are now. It’s not easy, but focus on the positive.
Sagittarius (November 23-December 21): Take responsibility and ownership when you have an error in judgment, don’t take it out on the nearest innocent bystander.
Capricorn (December 22-January 19): You need to tell a family member how they’re upsetting you, and I’d do it soon before your fuse runs out and things are made worse.
Aquarius ( January 20-February 19): Your tendency to try to control too much is starting to take its toll on loved ones. It’s not easy and not in your nature, but try to back off a bit.
Pisces (February 20-March 20): This is a great time to start seeking out opportu-nities. They won’t always fall in your lap, so go out and get them yourself.
If your birthday is this week: Certain areas of your life are causing you nothing but grief and higher blood pressure. Perhaps a good resolution for the upcoming New Year would be at least starting the process of getting yourself out of a bad situation and into a better one – one that will leave you happier and more fulfilled.
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WANTEDJunk Cars! Cash Paid (661) 805-0552
Someone to do yard work, mow lawn and clean up. 745-3211
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230 center streetbusiness office space for rent 4000 sq. foot. retail or restaurant 661-343-0507
325 Lierly 800/mo plus desposit, 2+1 + den, dining room, lg. liv. rm. breakfast room, call Eddie 818-585-9796
210 Naylor St. 3 bd. 1 ba. Remodeled house. $700 mo. plus dep. 909-239-8337.or 661-717-9056.
$100 move in. 108 Center Street. 1 bd., 1 ba. apt. (661) 846-6403. Equal Housing Opportunity.
FOR LEASE 2 bedroom 1 bath house in Taft heights washer and gas dryer hook ups $700 a month contact Rick at either (661)765-2328 or (661)342-5877 section 8 ok available now.
2bd, 1ba, condo 533 Front St. W&D hookups + yard. $850 mo + dep. 661-577-7020
3bd 2 bath in Maricopa. 2 Car Garage $850 661-645-1641 www.405california.INFO
APART. FOR RENTCreekside Apartments. 1 BD and 2 BD. Pool, AC & Appl. 661.765-7674. 420 Finley Dr.
Courtyard Terrace Apts. 1 and 2 bdrm’sPool,lndry rm.,1210 4th St. Apt. 1. Sec. 8 OK. (661) 763-1333.
Imperial Gardens. 1bd. rm. avail. $525 mo. Comes w/stove, dishwasher and refrig. Pool and manager on site. Water, sewer and trash incl. 661-300-1616 or 661-765-4299.
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210 Naylor St. 3 bd. 1 ba. Remodeled house. $700 mo. plus dep. 909-239-8337.or 661-717-9056.
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609 B Street 43K Duplex 1bed/ studio. Wow rent one & live in the other!
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Special Place. 2 bd. 1 ba. Condo style apartment. Hidden from street. Quiet with private fenced yard. $600 mo Plus $600 dep. Renter pays all utilities. Ref. and Credit check. 623-4296.
Home for sale by owner. Negotiable. 2 bd/1ba garage and large yard, etc. at 103 Polk St. Contact 661-903-1594 or 661-763-3075
Mobile Home For Sale in the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, 2 bdrm, 2 bath double wide. Needs some work $16,000. Inquire at the office or call 763-5751 or 342-6038.
FOR RENT502 Lucard 1/1418 B. St. 1/1420 B. St. 3/2602 Elkhorn 3/2Other Rental Properties Available!
FOR SALEWhy rent when you can buy for almost half the cost?!620 Ash 3/2.75 completely remodeled!302 Jefferson Remodeled and seller will finance!211 Irene 3/1.75 with pool!Contact us for details and a complete list of homes for Sale!___________________
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YARD SALESAdvertise your FREE yard sale ad. Up to 3 lines free. Fax your ad to 765-6556 or call and leave message at 765-6550 by 2 p.m. Thursday.
Yard Sale Saturday, 318 Eastern Ave. Inside. 8am-? Furniture and misc.
Yard Sale at 6th and North. Sunday 9am-4pm. Hutch, freezer, tables and more.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Taft Fox Theater Survey
Let us know what you want from your local theater. Go to http://taft-fox-survey.com and take the survey. It only takes a few minutes and is important to improving the Fox Theater.
Grief Support Group, offered as a community service by Optimal Hospice Care. Meetings held 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. At Chevron Valley Credit Union, Community Room, 1092 W. Kern St., Taft. Enter by outside entrance – Albertson’s Shopping Center. Free and open to the public. Info call 716-4000.
Alzheimer’s Disease Association Of Kern County is offering Respite Care here in Taft. Call-Cathy Perkins at 760-379-0848 for RESPITE CARE info. Respite Care is available every Thursday At the First Baptist Church located at 220 North St. from 9:00am—3:00pm.
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Mechanic/Welder. New Cuyama farm is seek-ing a highly motivated individual that is willing to work in a fast paced agricultural environment to maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machin-ery, equipment and vehicles, such as trac-tors, harvesters, pumps, tilling equipment, trucks and other mechanized, electrically powered or motor driven equipment. Must also be able to weld metal componentstogether to fabricate or repair products accord-ing to layouts, blueprints or work orders, using brazing and variety of arc and gas welding equipment. Must possess knowledge of farming equipment, exp. in fleet service, must be computer literate, (Spanish/English) & a valid CA driver’s license required. Email resume & salary history to [email protected] or fax to (623) 853-9069.
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Tickets Now Available for Annual State of the County Event Challenges and opportunities facing Kern County will be the focus of the thirteenth annual State of the County event, sponsored by the Kern County Board of Trade. The event, highlighted by the annual State of the County Address, is scheduled for Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at the Bakersfield Marriott Hotel at the Convention Center. The evening’s keynote speaker will be the incoming chairman of the Kern County Board of Supervisors, who is scheduled to be named in early January. “The State of the County event provides our community with the opportunity to hear directly from our leaders,” said Board of Trade Executive Director Rick Davis. “This interaction between leadership and the public is unique to Kern County, and something we believe is invaluable.” Doors will open at 5 pm for a no-host networking reception. Dinner follows at 6:30 pm with the program
– highlighted by the State of the County Address – starting one hour later. Tickets are priced at $45, with a limited number of 10-seat reserved tables available for $450. Tickets must be purchased in advance, with none sold after January 12.
District Board Awards $1.2 million For New Technologies New grant program encourages emission-reduction innovation The Valley Air District’s Governing Board has awarded $1.2 million in the first round of funding for new technologies that will reduce emissions in innovative ways. The Technology Advancement Program (TAP) awards funding for projects in renewable energy, waste to energy and mobile sources. Six proposals, submitted during a competitive Request for Pro-posals process last summer, were approved at the Dec. 16 board meeting:· Engine, Fuel, and Emissions Engineering, Inc – $151,499 to demonstrate an improved compact selective catalytic-reduction system for use on a dairy biogas system· Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc. – $300,000 to demonstrate a hydrocarbon lean NOX catalyst system in off-road construction engines· Terex Corp. – $258,000 to convert a wheel loader to plug-in hybrid operation, and identify fuel savings and emission reductions· City of Fresno – $140,000 to retrofit parallel hydraulic hybrid drive trains onto one existing and one new liquefied natural gas-powered refuse trucks· Solar Storage Company – $250,000 to demonstrate a renewable solar power-generation system as an alternative option for remote, diesel-powered, agricultural irrigation-pumping systems· FlexEnergy – $100,501 to demonstrate an ultra-low NOX system capable of accepting low-quality gas “Our hope is that, with this investment in the Valley’s economy, we will be able to promote the area as a top choice for green jobs and businesses,” said Seyed Sadredin, the District’s executive director and air pollution control officer. The initial funding included $900,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Governing Board also authorized an additional $1.4 million in funding to be available in 2011 (including $400,000 from the EPA). The District will open another competitive RFP early next year. “This program is a valuable tool to stimulate innovation in ways that will directly help to improve the Valley’s air quality, and to also support the Valley’s dynamic and growing alternative energy-devel-opment community,” said Samir Sheikh, the District’s director of Strategies and Incentives. Complete information and guidelines for TAP are available at http://www.valleyair.org/Grant_Programs/TAP/tap_idx.htm. For more information about the Air District, call a regional office in Modesto (209) 557-6400, Fresno (559) 230-6000, or Bakersfield (661) 392-5500.
Fire Leaves Two With Minor Injuries Elk Hills, Ca - Monday, December 13, 2010 at 5:37 A.M. Kern County Fire received a call for a possible well on fire near gate 2 on the Elk Hills oil field. Approximately 17 firefighters responded to the incident to include a Kern County Hazardous Materials Team and Environmental Health. On arrival, crews found two 500 barrel tanks containing well operation fluids involved with fire along with a nearby two inch natural gas line leak-ing, but not involved with fire. Both tanks have been extinguished. Crews will continue to cool the tanks and inject foam to suppress any flammable vapors preventing further ignition. Once the tanks are cooled crews will manually shut down the gas line to allow any clean-up. Two minor injuries have been reported but refused transport. The cause of the fire is under investigation. If you have any questions, please contact the Public Information Officer at (661) 330-0133. For further updates visit kerncountyfire.org
Agreement Protects 1 Million Acres of Roadless Areas in SoCal Forests- Home to California Condors, Arroyo Toads, Other Imperiled SpeciesSan Francisco — Four national forests in Southern California — home to condors, arroyo toads and other rare species — will benefit from an agreement announced today between conservationists, the state of California, off-road vehicle users and the U.S. Forest Service to protect more than 1 million acres of roadless areas from development. The agreement is awaiting approval by federal district court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel. The deal concludes a federal case brought by conservation groups challenging Forest Service man-agement plans for four Southern California national forests that failed to assess cumulative damage to the forests caused by road, trail and unauthorized route construction in pristine roadless areas. The challenged plans designated more than 900,000 roadless acres for possible road building or other development. In 2009 a federal district court agreed with the groups, ruling that the plans violated the National Environmental Policy Act. The parties agreed to negotiate a settlement. More than 1 million acres of roadless areas within the Angeles, Los Padres, Cleveland and San Ber-nardino national forests are surrounded by some of the most rapidly urbanizing areas in the United States. Under the agreement, federal and state agencies, conservationists and ORV users will work together to improve and protect the roadless areas. The Forest Service will reconsider protecting several of the areas permanently as wilderness. Parties will identify roads and trails that are degrading roadless areas; the Forest Service will prioritize these for decommissioning and restoration. While the agency reconsiders the management plans, it will protect all roadless areas from harmful activities, including those that could prevent them from being recommended as wilderness in the future. The environmental groups represented by Earthjustice attorneys Erin Tobin and Trent Orr in the suit are the Center for Biological Diversity, Los Padres ForestWatch, Sierra Club, Defenders of Wild-life, California Native Plant Society, California Wilderness Coalition and The Wilderness Society. “Under this agreement some of the most wild and pristine areas of Southern California’s national forests will be better protected from potential damage,” said Ileene Anderson, a Center for Biological Diversity biologist. “These areas provide critically important strongholds for endangered species such as steelhead, California condors and arroyo toad; especially during this time of climate change.” Earthjustice attorney Erin Tobin said, “Southern Californians need and want wild areas, wildlife, healthy forests and clean drinking water. That’s what these national forests have to offer and they will be better protected going forward because of the agreement we’ve reached.” Kim Delfino, the California program director for Defenders of Wildlife said, “California’s national forests are some of the last remaining wild places in our state, and smart planning is essential to pro-tecting the forests’ resources, especially vital wildlife habitat.” “John Muir called for the protection of all wild places,” said Joyce Burk of the Sierra Club’s South-ern California Forests Committee. “We are a step closer to protecting some of Southern California’s wild places with this agreement.” “As the Southern California population pushes past 15 million, wild lands are even more critical to the region because they provide drinking water, clean air and outdoor recreation,” said Annette Kondo, spokeswoman for The Wilderness Society’s California office. “Any additional wilderness will be a life-enhancing gift for future families.”
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