Carnival kicks off Boys and Girls Club week

Submitted by Sabrina Rodriguez on Tue, 2010-03-16 20:35

This year National Boys and Girls Club Week will run from March 21-27, but to kick the week off a carnival will be held on Saturday, March 20.

The carnival will be held at the Armstrong Youth Center located at 801 Niles St. from 10:00am-4:00pm.

Along with food, there will be bounce houses, carnival games, obstacle courses, and a rockwall. Club staff will also be on hand to give tours of the facility and talk about their after-school programs.

Wristbands for the event will be $5 per child.

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Local logo unveiled for Tour of California race

Submitted by Cory Smith on Tue, 2010-03-16 18:30

Here it is -- the logo for the local portion of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California.

The logo, created by local artist Michael Salle, was unveiled Tuesday evening by the Bakersfield Sports Foundation. It incorporates elements specific to the Bakersfield portion of the cycling race, including a large '5' encasing a cyclist to signify that Bakersfield is the Stage 5 finish and lettering from the famous Bakersfield sign.

"I really wanted to show the intensity on the cyclist's face to express the hardships the riders have to endure throughout the Tour," Salle said in a news release from the sports foundation. "I designed the rough edges of the '5' with that in mind along with researching past Amgen Tour of California races."

The logo was selected from 37 entries.

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Progress promised for Fairfax off-ramp from 178

Submitted by Carol Ferguson on Tue, 2010-03-16 18:08

Progress is promised on that off-ramp from Highway 178 to Fairfax.  The ramp has yet to open, even though the rest of the new interchange is done.

But, work has now started to tear up the flawed off-ramp, according to Thomas Road Improvement Project spokeswoman Janet Wheeler.

Wheeler told Eyewitness News on Tuesday, the pavement is being pulled out, and underground utility lines have been moved.

It's the ramp to northbound Fairfax from westbound 178, and the problem is the area between the ramp and the freeway is too steep to meet highway standards.

The company that designed the ramp will have to pay the $1.7 million to rebuild it.

The corrected ramp is now expected to be done this summer.

 

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Cheer tryouts coming at BC

Submitted by Carol Ferguson on Tue, 2010-03-16 12:40

Show your spirit at BC.  Tryouts are coming up for the 2010-2011 Bakersfield College Cheer Team.

Team tryouts are open to graduating high school seniors and Bakersfield College students.  Current BC students must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0

High school students must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.2 -- and transcripts should be brought to the clinic.

Orientation and first practice is Monday, March 22 in the "Huddle" on the east side of the Bakersfield College Gym at 4 p.m.

A cheer clinic will be taught March 22 through March 26 from 4 - 6 p.m. daily in the Huddle.

And tryouts are Friday, March 26 at 5 p.m. in the Dance Room.

Information packets are available in the Lauguage Arts Building 205A.

To get more information, call 395-4619.

 

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Police looking for alleged wallet thief

Submitted by Cory Smith on Mon, 2010-03-15 16:36

Bakersfield police are looking for a man suspected of stealing another man's wallet.

The victim put his wallet on the counter at the ampm convenience store at 3333 Union Ave. while paying Feb. 17. The suspect grabbed the wallet and ran, according to police.

A surveillance photo of the suspect was released Monday as police try to identify and locate him.

Anyone with information helpful to the investigation is asked to call police at (661) 326-3907.

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Local shop celebrating anniversary with free ice cream

Submitted by John Dabkovich on Mon, 2010-03-15 11:06

The Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop in northeast Bakersfield is celebrating the company's 32nd anniversary by giving way free ice cream cones.

It's a tradition that dates back to the opening of the first Ben & Jerry's shop in Burlington, VT back in 1978.

Customers get a free scoop of ice cream to celebrate the anniversary and the launch of the new flavor lineup.

This year's celebration is scheduled for March 23rd.  Free cones are available from noon to 8 p.m. at the Ben & Jerry's store in the East Hills Mall.

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Man allegedly stabs girlfriend while she washes dishes

Submitted by Cory Smith on Mon, 2010-03-15 11:06

A woman was allegedly stabbed Sunday by her live-in boyfriend while she was washing dishes.

The woman, whose name was withheld, told Kern County Sheriff's deputies that her boyfriend came home, grabbed her while she was working in the kitchen and stabbed her in the chest. She was able to get the knife away from her boyfriend and ended up at Memorial Hospital, where she reported the attack.

Deputies went to the couple's home on the 1300 block of Catalpa Way and arrested the woman's boyfriend, 61-year-old Geronimo Chavez, according to a sheriff's office news release.

The woman's injuries don't appear to be life-threatening, the sheriff's office said.

It's unknown what sparked the alleged attack.

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Woman gets rescued from bluffs

Submitted by Gene Cooks on Sun, 2010-03-14 15:39

This morning a woman had a scary moment when she fell on a pathway at the Bluffs on Panorama and Alta Vista. 

She was traveling along and fell and broke her leg luckily she had her cell phone and was able to call 911.

When help arrived they hoisted her up and put her on a stretcher and she was taking to a local area hospital.

Bakersfield Fire Btn. Chief Gary Turner said "she was lucky she had her cell phone." And cautioned that whenever you're walking near the bluffs you should always bring a buddy.

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Registration open for Tour of California Stage 5 pre-ride

Submitted by Chris Huot on Thu, 2010-03-11 11:38

The Bakersfield Sports Foundation today announced amateur cyclists are invited to participate in the official 2010 Amgen Tour of California Stage 5 Pre Ride on Saturday, May 1.

The event will give cycling enthusiasts a chance to ride on the actual stage five route of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California from Visalia to Bakersfield. Two distances are available to accommodate various skill and fitness levels.

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BC's Garden Fest goes green

Submitted by Nicole Neumiller on Wed, 2010-03-10 23:23

Bakersfield College’s annual Garden Fest is switching things up in 2010. They are going green, meaning that the emphasis will be on environmentally friendly gardening and issues.

The event will be held on Saturday, April 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The horticultural happening will be located in the College’s Environmental Horticulture Gardens, located on Mt.

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