mostly nonfiction and bakersfield news | October 31st, 2008
Union Cemetery: Freaky Doll, Broken Jesus
2008 October Madness: Biggest Baddest Bakersfield Halloween Events Guide
If you need a Bakersfield Halloween guide, then look no further. We have music, events, scary houses and scary places where you can take a video camera. Get ready to be haunted…
BAKERSFIELD/KERN COUNTY HAUNTS TO GO TO WITH A VIDEO CAMERA
Downtown Bakersfield Alleys
Forget the popular Wall Street alley, I’m talking get out of your car and [...]
MARYLEE SHRIDER: Mettler’s decision…wasn’t the best idea he’s had
It’s been a great week for “Yes on 8” supporters and the ultra conservative media, all of whom are simply giddy that their gladiator, Ken Mettler, walked like an untouchable aristocrat into a lion’s den of gay-mongering evil-doers, plucking yellow signs like daisies.
Was he making a wreath to wear above his breastplate of righteousness?
Eight days [...]
Petition Surfaces Seeking Ouster Of Ken Mettler
A petition surfaced Friday that seeks the ouster of Kern High School District Trustee Ken Mettler.
The petition reads:
This is a petition to request the the resignation of Kern High School District Trustee member Ken Mettler. Ken Prides himself for his zero tolerance policy against assault. Ken has proved him self unfit to continue making decisions [...]
Bakersfield Man Shot In Face
A man survived being shot in the face and shoulder Friday afternoon, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.
Gibram Guzman Burgara, 23, of Bakersfield, was shot in the face and shoulder while in an east alley on the 2700 block of Cornell Street at around 3:42 p.m., police said.
Burgara was taken to Kern Medical Center by private means. [...]
Little Literary: Twitter Novel ‘Small Places’ Gets Innovative Nod
The novel in microform. Not a new concept. That’s called flash fiction. But the use of the social media tool Twitter for original literary fiction landed me a nod for literary innovation in an article appearing in both print and online versions of Friday’s edition of the Christian Science Monitor.
The article, “The Novel By Tweet: The microblogging site, Twitter, launches [...]
True Bakersfield Horror: Terror at the Preventorium
I heard the story about a year ago. I saw the battered people from the car wreck. There was still fear in their eyes. They’d become victims of their own storytelling, their own curiosity about a maddening place in the hills.
People who want to be scared sometimes step too far over the edge. A midnight drive [...]
Get Sexy: Bakersfield Ranks 88 On Relocating Singles U.S. City List
Just when you thought you moved to a lonely arid city with terrible air, dust storms filled with evil spores and church groups that leave you singled out, there’s hope here in Bakersfield.
The relocation group, Primacy Relocation has announced the top 100 cities in the U.S. for relocating singles. Bakersfield ranks 88th.
If you haven’t had [...]
Flushed Away: Loaded Gun Found In Toilet During Meth Bust
A drug bust off a search warrant. A loaded handgun in a toilet bowl. Halloween Eve. The only thing missing was the “Trick or treat” at the front door.
With a search warrant in hand, Kern County Sheriff’s officials said they entered a Bakersfield home at 308 Ethrum Avenue on Thursday afternoon and found Joseph Salas, 23, in [...]
‘Yes On 8′ Rally Thursday Followed By ‘No On 8′ Rally, Press Conference Friday
While proponents of Proposition 8 gathered on White Lane and Gosford Road Thursday night, opponents said they’re gathering for a press conference and rally on Halloween at an area they call Peace Corner.
Thursday night, “Yes on 8″ supporters gathered on all four corners of a busy Bakersfield intersection. The ralliers were described as mostly teens and [...]
